ASTIG - A Service Towards Integrated Growth

09/08/2026

Due to inclement weather conditions, please be informed that our meeting with the Publication Adviser has been rescheduled.

The new date will be announced soon, please stay tuned for further updates.

Stay safe and dry, everyone! ☔💙

08/08/2026

📣 CALLING ALL ASPIRING CAMPUS JOURNALISTS—THIS IS YOUR TIME TO SHINE!

The ASTIG Publication is officially CALLING FOR APPLICANTS! All incoming first-year students enrolled in the National Service Training Program (NSTP) are encouraged to join the official publication of the University of the Assumption – NSTP!

We’re looking for passionate and creative individuals who are ready to tell stories, capture moments, and bring ideas to life through Writing, Layout Art, Cartooning, Photojournalism, Illustration, Videography, and Editing.

Apply through this link:
https://forms.gle/CtYSNG56A6QG9HqTA

📌The deadline for submission is August 10, 2026, at 11:59 PM. 🕛
📌Meet up with Sir Kenneth Dizon at the NSTP Office, Ryan 100, on August 11, 2026, at 3:00 PM. 🕒

07/08/2026

𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗡𝗢𝗪 | 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿

Serving the nation begins with serving the people around us. In every act of compassion, every conversation that offers hope, every hand extended in times of need, and every heart willing to listen, the spirit of nation-building comes alive. This second issue of the ASTIG Publication celebrates the Assumptionist commitment to becoming instruments of service wherever they are called.

Within these pages are stories of volunteers who reached communities with relief, students who shared their faith through Bible studies, individuals who opened spaces for others to be heard, and ordinary people whose kindness became a source of strength for many. Each story reflects a simple truth: love for country is expressed through genuine care for one another.

This collection honors service that asks for no recognition. It captures moments where empathy became action, where shared burdens became lighter, and where communities grew stronger through unity and compassion. These experiences show that every meaningful contribution, no matter how small, helps shape a nation founded on hope, responsibility, and solidarity.

As you turn every page, may these stories encourage you to look beyond yourself, embrace opportunities to serve, and become part of a generation that chooses to lead with purpose. The future of our country is built by people who are willing to serve today, and every Assumptionist has the power to leave a meaningful mark on the communities they touch.

𝐅𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: https://heyzine.com/flip-book/46a4342946.html

𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀:
Magcalas, Andrei
Dela Cruz, Prince
Cayanan, Hannah
Elemento, Kim
David, Loraine
Palma, Shaine

𝗖𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀:
Carrillo, Christian
Magcalas, Andrei

𝗟𝗮𝘆𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀:
Cayanan, Hannah
Dela Cruz, Prince
Dizon, Wayne
Magcalas, Andrei
Lacanlale, Aldrin

𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘀:
Cayanan, Hannah
Batac, Ralph
Dizon, Wayne
Hernandez, James

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀:
David, Samantha
Apostol, Patricia
Lagac, Paulo

07/08/2026

07/08/2026

𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆. ✍️🏆

𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗚 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 proudly celebrates the outstanding achievements of its campus journalists in the 𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗡𝗔 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻! 📰✨

✨ 𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗡𝗔 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗙𝗙’𝗦 𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗚𝗢𝗥𝗬
• 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗵 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗹 𝗖𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗻 — 7th Place, 4-Panel Photo Story

✨ 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗠 𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗚 (𝗢𝗻-𝘁𝗵𝗲-𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻)
• 𝗦𝗵𝗮í𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗮 — 2nd Place, Editorial Writing
• 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗼 — 4th Place, Editorial Cartooning
• 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗶 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘀 — 1st Place, Opinion/Column Writing

✨ 𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗦𝗢𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔 𝗣𝗔𝗚𝗘 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗦
• 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶 — 2nd Best Feature Article
• 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶 — 2nd Best News Article
• 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗶 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘀 — 2nd Best Literary Article
• 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗵 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗹 𝗖𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗻 — 1st Best Cover Photo

✨ 𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗚 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗦
• 2nd Place — Best Performing Student Publication (Overall)
• 2nd Place — Best Performing Student Publication (Individual Category)
• 3rd Place — Best Performing Student Publication (Social Media Page)

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲, 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁. 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀!

𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀: Andrei Magcalas
𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗰𝘀: Wayne Dizon

07/08/2026

LITERARY | Voice of the Unheard

Have you ever felt voiceless?
Like every word that leaves your mouth vanishes into the void?
Like your cries dissolve into thin air—unseen, unheard, unacknowledged?

Not everyone will listen to your screams—that is the bitter truth. Not everyone will lend a hand when you are struggling—and that, too, is reality.

But what if I choose to change that reality?

With my mind and my pen, I will write the stories of the unheard—the cries of the voiceless, the grief of the oppressed, the pain behind silenced eyes. I will become the bridge between their silence and a world that refuses to hear them.

Throughout my journey, I have known what it feels like to be invisible, to be muted by fear and swallowed by the noise of indifference. There were moments when all I could do was sit in the shadows, swallowing harsh truths I could not speak. I know the weight of being ignored. I know the sting of being dismissed. And I know how it feels to ache for someone—anyone—to listen.

The day I picked up a pen and decided to write not just for myself, but for others, was the day I found my purpose. I made a promise to use whatever voice I have to amplify those who are silenced—especially my fellow students, those who are grieving, struggling, and fighting battles they never speak of. Through my words, I will let them be heard.

Helping others be seen and heard fills my heart. It is healing in itself. Because once, I longed for someone to speak for me—and now, I am becoming that someone for others.

I will be the voice I once needed.
I will write so others will not be forgotten.
I will be the voice of the unheard.

So until then, I will always write—
For truth,
For integrity,
And for our right to exist.

Written by: Andrei Magcalas
Graphics by: Karl Wayne Dizon

07/08/2026

𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐈𝐍 | 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐈𝐬 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝?

Ilang henerasyon na ba ang nasabihan ng katagang “ang kabataan ang pag-asa ng bayan?” Paulit-ulit itong binibigkas sa mga talumpati, isinusulat sa mga aklat, at inuukit sa isipan ng bawat mag-aaral. Ngunit paano kung ang mismong kabataan ay unti-unti nang nawawalan ng paniniwala rito? Paano kung sa bawat araw na lumilipas, mas nagiging malinaw ang kakulangan kaysa sa pag-asa?

Sa gitna ng ganitong realidad, tila may mga panandaliang pahinga ang lipunan—mga sandaling may umaabot na tulong, parang patak ng ulan sa tuyong lupa. Saglit itong nagbibigay-buhay, saglit nagpapagaan ng pakiramdam, ngunit hindi sapat upang tuluyang mapawi ang matagal nang tagtuyot. At sa paglipas ng mga araw, bumabalik ang parehong siklo ng pangangailangan, na tila ba walang permanenteng lunas.

Habang ang ilan sa amin ay lumaki na hindi kailanman nag-alala kung may pagkain pa sa hapag sa susunod na araw, may mga batang sa murang edad pa lamang ay napilitang matutong mamuhay sa gitna ng kakulangan. Habang kami ay nasanay sa malinis na damit, komportableng tirahan, at sapat na pagkain, sila naman ay lumalaki sa kapaligirang salat sa mga pangunahing pangangailangan—umaasa minsan, sa tulong na hindi tiyak kung kailan muling dadaan.

Sa pagpasok namin sa Sitio Tahimik sa Del Pilar, San Fernando, Pampanga, agad bumungad ang mga batang naglalaro sa gilid ng daan—ang ilan ay walang suot na pang-itaas, gusgusin ang hitsura, payat ang pangangatawan, ngunit may mga ngiting tila ba walang bahid ng pagod sa buhay. Sa simpleng pagdaan namin sa kanilang lugar, tila ba kami ang naging kakaibang tanawin sa kanilang araw.

Ang komunidad na ito ay isa sa mga partner communities ng University of the Assumption para sa programang NSTP ng mga estudyante sa ikalawang semestre. Bahagi ito ng pagpapatupad ng Republic Act No. 9163, o National Service Training Program Act of 2001, na naglalayong hikayatin ang mga kabataan na maging aktibong bahagi ng nation-building sa pamamagitan ng paglilingkod sa komunidad.

Bilang bahagi ng programang ito, nagsagawa ang mga mag-aaral ng outreach activity kung saan namahagi kami ng mga relief goods sa mga pamilyang naninirahan sa lugar. Habang ang ilan sa aking mga kaklase ay masayang namimigay ng tulong, hindi ko maiwasang makaramdam ng lungkot. Sa bawat supot ng pagkain na aming inaabot, tila mas lalo kong nararamdaman ang bigat ng realidad na kinahaharap ng mga taong narito araw-araw.

Hindi ko lubos maisip kung paano nakakayanan ng mga batang ito ang ganitong klase ng buhay—isang kapaligirang bunga nang matagal ng kakulangan sa maayos na serbisyo at sapat na suporta—na maaaring makasama sa kalusugan ng kanilang mahina at murang pangangatawan. Ngunit sa kabila ng lahat, patuloy silang nakangiti, naglalaro, nabubuhay sa mundong kanilang kinagisnan.

Paano nagiging normal ang isang mundong puno ng kakulangan?

Paano nananatiling totoo ang kanilang mga ngiti sa kabila ng hirap na kanilang nararanasan?

Gayunpaman, isang tanong ang patuloy na bumabagabag sa aking isipan: sapat na bang tanggapin na lamang ang ganitong kalagayan bilang normal? O nararapat bang magkaroon ng mas malalim at mas konkretong tugon ang lipunan sa mga pasaning ito?

Ang pamamahagi ng relief goods ay maaaring magbigay ng pansamantalang ginhawa, ngunit hindi nito tuluyang nababago ang sistemang nagluluwal ng ganitong kahirapan. Higit pa rito, kinakailangan ang pangmatagalang solusyon—edukasyon, oportunidad, at mga programang tunay na mag-aangat sa kanilang kalagayan. Sapagkat ang mga batang nakita naming nakangiti sa gilid ng kalsada ay hindi lamang mga mukha ng kahirapan; sila rin ay mga mukha ng pag-asa.

At marahil, doon nagsisimula ang tunay na diwa ng paglilingkod: sa pagkilala sa kanilang realidad, at sa pagnanais na maging bahagi ng pagbabago.

Ang karanasang ito ay hindi lamang simpleng community visit para sa isang asignatura. Isa itong paalala—na sa labas ng ating komportableng mundo, may mga taong patuloy na lumalaban araw-araw para lamang mabuhay.

At habang patuloy nating nasasaksihan ang mga ganitong realidad sa ating lipunan, hindi maiwasang itanong: kung may mga programang dapat naglilingkod sa mamamayan, bakit nananatili ang ganitong kalagayan?

Kung gayon, sa harap ng ganitong realidad, hindi ba’t makatarungang magalit—hindi sa mga taong naghihirap, kundi sa sistemang patuloy silang iniiwan?

Written by: Prince Daniel Dela Cruz
Graphics by: Hannah Karel Cayanan

07/08/2026

𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗡𝗢𝗪 | 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿

In the wake of a new beginning unfolding, a year’s worth of stories, voices, and moments of service now comes together in one defining release. From quiet drafts to bold declarations, witness the unveiling truth of this school year’s first issue of ASTIG Publication.

Stories of truth, shaped within and beyond the halls of the University of the Assumption, come together in this first release, where service quietly breaks through and ideas take form in words that finally find their place. It opens new paths for expression and connection, allowing each piece to exist freely, resonate deeply, and reach beyond the limits of what was once imagined possible.

With its first-ever e-copy, the ASTIG Publication breaks past limits, allowing every word to travel farther, reach deeper, and live beyond the page—marking not just a beginning, but a bold expansion of where truth can be seen and felt.

Come forth with us as we turn these pages that bind us in shared moments and quiet meaning, and witness the stories still waiting to be told beyond the horizon.

𝐅𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: https://heyzine.com/flip-book/428c04edd2.html

𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿:
Magcalas, Andrei
Dela Cruz, Prince
Cayanan, Hannah
Elemento, Kim
David, Loraine
Palma, Shaine

𝗖𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁:
Carrillo, Christian

𝗟𝗮𝘆𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁:
Dela Cruz, Prince
Dizon, Wayne
Magcalas, Andrei
Lacanlale, Aldrin

𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘀:
Batac, Ralph
Dizon, Wayne
Hernandez, James

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿:
De Ala, Eunice

07/08/2026