The Link

04/09/2025

01/09/2025

THE LINK AND A GLIMPSE OF ITS PAST | The 59th Founding Anniversary of The High School Student Publication of LSM—September 1, 2025

The Link is the official high school publication of Lourdes School of Mandaluyong (LSM). From publishing newspapers to releasing The Linkage magazine, the school’s special literary folio, The Link has carried six decades of history. Its enduring legacy rests on the dedication of generations of staff members who made sure the publication thrived through the years. Remarkably, the organization is even older than the Philippine Daily Inquirer, which started in 1985.

READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE:
🖊https://sites.google.com/lsm.edu.ph/thelink/thelinkorganization/the_link_and_a_glimpse_of_its_past



Contributors:

Written and documented by: Hanz Efren Abantao
Documented by: Leocas Samoel Encarnacion
Supervised by: Ms. Queenie Ann Ku
Approved by: Mrs. Melanie Jane Santos
Assisted by: Mrs. Julie-Ann Tacgos, Ms. Nicrielle Vidal, Ms. Lara Cabinbin, Mr. Marvin Atencia
Communication with: Mrs. Loretes Lumabi, Ms. Lordincel Ann Tagle, Ms. Richelle Tilla-In, Ms. Wendyrica Torreda

Special acknowledgements to the former The Link adviser and current Grade School Principal, Mr. Lincoln Ariz, for reviewing the content of the article and providing additional information.

26/08/2025

Sa bawat barya, kumikislap ang mga mukha ng ating mga bayani at ng watawat na sagisag ng bayan. Subalit, nananatiling nakatago sa likod ng alaala ang mga Pambansang Siyentipiko, mga pantas ng iba’t ibang larangan tulad ng medisina, pisika, at kemika. Sila ay tahimik na gumanap sa kanilang tungkulin upang itaguyod at isulong ang pinakamataas na antas ng kaunlaran sa mga nasabing larangan.

BASAHIN: Mga Bayani na Nararapat I-ukit sa Barya
ni Dalem Roswell C. Sipin
🖊https://sites.google.com/lsm.edu.ph/thelink/filipino/mga_bayaning_nararapat_i_ukit_sa_barya



✍ Dalem Sipin
📰 Hanz Abantao at Leocas Encarnacion

25/08/2025

‘Isang Diwa, Isang Lahi, Isang Bayanihan’—iyan ang tema ngayong Araw ng mga Bayani, ika-25 ng Agosto, 2025. Inaalala ang mga dakilang nakibaka para sa ating kalayaan—yaong mga mas pinili ang bayan kaysa sa sariling kapakanan. Ngunit sa kasalukuyan, ibang anyo na ng pakikibaka ang ating nasasaksihan—ang mga araw-araw na karanasan ng kapwa nating Pilipino. Sa ating lipunan, higit na kinakailangan ang kabataan sa pagsulong ng tunay na diwa ng pagkabayani.

BASAHIN: Kabilin sa Kabataan, Bayan ang Bayani
ni Leocas Samoel O. Encarnacion
🖊https://sites.google.com/lsm.edu.ph/thelink/filipino/kabilin_sa_kabataan_bayan_ang_bayani



✍ Leocas Encarnacion
🎨 Nicolo Sonza

21/08/2025

“I have carefully weighed the virtues and faults of the Filipino and I have come to the conclusion that he is worth dying for.” – Benigno Simeon “Ninoy” Aquino, Jr.

Today, we commemorate the life of a true Filipino, who changed the course of our history. The late-journalist and senator from Tarlac, Ninoy Aquino Jr., lived in one of the darkest periods of Philippine history. In the early years of the term of President Ferdinand Marcos Sr., when Martial Law was not yet declared, Ninoy Aquino was the fiercest critic of government abuses. When Martial Law was declared, the senator was arrested along with the other members of the opposition in 1973. The political tyranny of the time was rampant. However, his time in prison only ended in March of 1980 due to a heart attack in his cell. He was permitted to leave the country and stay in the United States.

His exile was a brief pause. On August 21, 1983, despite the death threats, he went back to the Philippines with the name “Marcial Bonifacio” to negotiate with the Marcos regime—to promote peace and unity. Instead, he was shot dead for the Filipino he considered “worth dying for.” With his death being the springboard to a national consciousness, the restoration of Philippine democracy happened under his wife, Corazon Cojuanco Aquino, in 1986.

Now, it has been 42 years since Ninoy Aquino’s passing, where freedom had its spark. Ninoy Aquino faced the issues of his time with courage and idealism; he sought not bloodshed, but the brotherhood of man. To every Lourdesian who recites the Creed until its last tenet, “I am a Filipino” and knows the issues reminiscent of today—personality politics, extrajudicial killings, and socioeconomic divide—it must be asked:

Is the Filipino still worth dying for?

ARTICLE WITH REFERENCES: Is the Filipino Still Worth Dying For?
By Hanz Efren G. Abantao II
🖊https://sites.google.com/lsm.edu.ph/thelink/features/is_the_filipino_worth_dying_for



Credits:
✍ Hanz Abantao
📰 Jansen Macalindong

18/08/2025

LATHALAIN | KATUTUBONG KASAYSAYAN:
PINANDAY NA PAGKAKAKILANLAN

Sa tatlong pulong yakap ng Timog-Silangan,
Mga kultura’y nakaduyan,
Tila samu’t saring buhanging bakal, munti at hilaw,
Ngunit ang taglay na halaga’y tunay na nakasisilaw.

Itong mga isla’y pandayang nag-aalab
Humahabi ng wika—hibla ng ating hinaharap;
Subalit ang espada, kung di kikinisin,
Ang kalawang na itatapon sa pusod ng dilim.

Sa Homonhon, dumating ang martilyo ng Kanluran,
Hawak nila ang apoy ng pananakop at kagitingan,
Na siyang nagpatunaw sa ating pagkakakilanlan,
Mga isla ng oro at plata, yero ang naging kapalaran.

Sa tatlong siglo, tayo’y sinunog at nilunod
Sa langis ng dayuhang ang turing sa’tin ay alipin.
Ating mga tradisyon, pinapakutitap, pinagpupukpok,
Hanggang sa tuluyang pumanaw ang kulturang kayumanggi.

Lahat ng sugat ay maaaring maghilom,
Ang bakal na makalawang ay muling magniningning,
Halina, mga anak ng bayan, mga pusong magiting,
Ang siyang kanlungan ng sariling atin.

BASAHIN: Katutubong Kasaysayan: Pinanday na Pagkakakilanlan
ni Jose Joaquin Siwa
🖊https://sites.google.com/lsm.edu.ph/thelink/filipino/katutubong_kasaysayan_pinanday_na_pagkakakilanlan


✍ Jose Joaquin Siwa
🎨 Kenneth Fariñas

14/08/2025

LATHALAIN | PERLAS NG SILANGANAN

O kay ganda ng wikang ating pinagyaman,
Na sa puso’t diwa’y sa atin lamang,
Ito’y pamanang bunga ng ating nakaraan.

Tayo ay nagkakaisa sa ating kinalakhan,
Ang milyong-milyong tao’y nagiging isang bilang,
O kay ganda ng wikang ating pinagyaman,

Ang hangarin—lipunang may kalayaan,
At ngayo’y dapat tupdin, ipagsanggalang
Ito’y pamanang bunga ng ating nakaraan.

Ang wika ay isang yamang dapat pahalagahan,
Sapagkat ito’y hindi para sa iisa lamang,
O kay ganda ng wikang ating pinagyaman,

Bilang mga Pilipino, ito’y dapat ipaglaban,
Sapagkat sa Perlas ng Silanganan tayo’y isinilang,
Ito’y pamanang bunga ng ating nakaraan.

Saan man tayo magtungo, ito’y tungkuling ingatan,
Yamang walang kapantay at katumbas na bilang,
O kay ganda ng wikang ating pinagyaman,
Ito’y pamanang bunga ng ating nakaraan.

BASAHIN: Perlas ng Silanganan ni Christian Jay Tagaro
🖊https://sites.google.com/lsm.edu.ph/thelink/filipino/perlas_ng_silanganan


✍ Christian Jay Tagaro
🎨 Lorenzo Gian Racelis

11/08/2025

Ipinagdiwang ng Paaralang Lourdes ng Mandaluyong ang pagsisimula ng Buwan ng Wika at Kasaysayan kasabay ng Maka-Ebanghelyong Kapatiran sa Brother Juniper Square noong ika-5 ng Agosto, 2025. Itinampok dito ang mga makukulay na pagtatanghal tulad ng mga katutubong sayaw, balagtasan, at makabagong pagtula mula sa mga g**o at mag-aaral. Layon ng pagdiriwang na palalimin ang pagpapahalaga sa wika, kasaysayan, at malasakit sa kapwa bilang bahagi ng pagkakakilanlang Pilipino.

BASAHIN: Buwan ng Wika at Kasaysayan 2025, Inilunsad
ni Leocas Encarnacion
🖊https://sites.google.com/lsm.edu.ph/thelink/filipino/buwan-ng-wika-2025



Credits:
✍ Leocas Encarnacion
📸 Nicolo Sonza

09/08/2025

Swimmers from the Lourdes School Tigersharks made waves in a series of swim meets held over the past months, earning a remarkable haul of medals and awards. Competing in various events across the National Capital Region, the team showcased their swimming prowess, discipline, and determination. Their remarkable performances in both individual and relay events proved the strength of their training and commitment.

READ: LSM Tigersharks Make Waves, Hauling Medals in a Series of Meets by Leocas Samoel O. Encarnacion
🖊https://sites.google.com/lsm.edu.ph/thelink/sports/lsm_tigersharks_make_waves_hauling_medals_in_a_series_of_meets



Credits:
✍📰 Leocas Encarnacion

Photos from Master Juan Alberto Hernandez and the LSM Tigersharks

25/07/2025

Following the 16th SICC Invitational Swimming Championship, we congratulate Master Elijah Nathan C. Nano, a student from Gr. 12-St. Bernard of Corleone, for coming home having won gold in all categories of his division.

READ: LSM Tigershark Clears the Pool for Gold in Singapore by Laris Cristian R. Dela Cruz
🖊https://sites.google.com/lsm.edu.ph/thelink/sports/lsm_tigershark_clears_the_pool_for_gold_in_singapore



Credits:
✍ Laris Dela Cruz
📰 Leocas Encarnacion

Photos from Master Elijah Nano and Singapore Island Country Club

24/07/2025

As violent rains and intensified winds engulf NCR due to Habagat and Tropical Storms Crising, Dante, and Emong, it’s time to stop making risky choices during storms. From ignoring flood alerts to believing fake news, it is imperative to learn the smart, science-backed steps to stay safe this rainy season. ☔💡

READ: POUR Decisions to Make This Rainy Season: Intensified rains swamp NCR by Dalem Roswell C. Sipin
🖊https://sites.google.com/lsm.edu.ph/thelink/science_and_technology/pour_decisions_to_make_this_rainy_season_intensified_rains_swamp_ncr



Credits:
✍ Dalem Sipin
📰 Jacob Jaranilla

23/07/2025

The continued onslaught of the southwest monsoon, along with Tropical Cyclone Crising and several other weather systems, has caused widespread flooding in several areas across the National Capital Region (NCR). Floods with heavy rainfall has led not only to class suspensions but also to questions on the capability of sectors in the Philippines to continue with flood control systems. With long-term and efficient flood control now a necessity, The Link Editorial Board provides its hot take on the latest issue.

Uncontrolled Flood Control
🖊https://sites.google.com/lsm.edu.ph/thelink/opinion/uncontrolled_flood_control

Credits:
✍ Hanz Abantao
🎨 Jairus Accad