Tarlac State University - The Oracle

Tarlac State University - The Oracle The Official Student Publication of Tarlac State University - College of Arts and Social Sciences.

๐‹๐ˆ๐“๐„๐‘๐€๐‘๐˜ | ๐—–๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—น๐—น-๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ Just a normal day, sipping coffee and a lit cigarette around m...
17/09/2025

๐‹๐ˆ๐“๐„๐‘๐€๐‘๐˜ | ๐—–๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—น๐—น-๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ

Just a normal day, sipping coffee and a lit cigarette around my mouth while the debris of pain and discomfort resembles huge waves of water flowing around as I ride my boat to gather some fish.

A raven floating in the sky whispering odd tales of danger that may come, it said "go back this journey of yours is not worth the trouble. Go back, my friend, go back." And I shrugged the warning with a smirk, grabbed another, drank a quarter glass of liquor โ€” I was calm for a moment, till it struck me as a huge shadow.

At first I thought it was a storm, swollen by the uncertainties of the waves.

But no โ€” this one was different with dark smokes, a flag drenched in crimson blood filled with stars more like a starlight sent from hell. Men with boots that were polished, thinking they could trample around the waves. It was obvious they mocked us looking down from their iron fortress as if the sea bowed to their every word.

I wanted to laugh, some cheap imitations blinded by royalty etched in old, dirty money much like the crowns they hold made of rusts and a journey all cashed on by a set of borrowed maps.

Horns screaming, they masked their in capacities and insecurities about themselves with those small and noisy horns they have, such mirror-like masculinity that can break with even an inch of force applied to it. Spraying cannons was weird, wildly egotistical if you ask me, but oh well a fisherman's life is indeed filled with stupid imagery. Napoleon complexes all over, huge ships, but little anchors they towered me like mountains, yet the men inside seem burdened by something smaller than their pride, much like their manhood.

Then the comedy cameโ€ฆ

Two vessels out-bulling each other ended up colliding and kissing each other, a romance of clumsiness plus arrogance. I lit another cigarette, confused but calm again at least, the smoke curling like my quiet grin. I am but a fisherman, yet the sea knows me by my name.

๐—ฆ๐—ผ ๐—œ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น๐—น, ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ. ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜, ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐˜€, ๐—œ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ป๐—ผ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ. ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—œ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜†, ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜†, ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ: ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด.

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Text by Cenon Pineda
Graphics by Ma. Corinne Moscare
Layout by Chino Brendon Tangonan
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๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜€ โ€ข ๐—”๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜€ โ€ข ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜€

Warmest greetings to the guiding light of our college, Dr. Brendalyn A. Manzano, you have not only served the institutio...
17/09/2025

Warmest greetings to the guiding light of our college, Dr. Brendalyn A. Manzano, you have not only served the institution with willingness but also aided in shaping the direction of the students and colleagues who draw strength from your example. Much like a compass that remains true despite the shifting winds, you continue to steer us with clarity, compassion, and purpose.

๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐ž๐ฐ ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ, ๐ฐ๐ž๐ฅ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ž๐ฑ๐œ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐œ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ฐ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฅ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž. ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐๐ข๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ค ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐š๐œ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก ๐๐š๐ฒ.

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๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜€ โ€ข ๐—”๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜€ โ€ข ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜€

๐๐„๐–๐’ | ๐—–๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ฆ ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—š๐—œ๐—˜ ๐—˜๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†, ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ด๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€Students from the College of Arts and Social Scienc...
16/09/2025

๐๐„๐–๐’ | ๐—–๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ฆ ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—š๐—œ๐—˜ ๐—˜๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†, ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ด๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€

Students from the College of Arts and Social Sciences (CASS) attended a seminar on SOGIE equality and gender struggles yesterday, September 15, at the College of Engineering and Technology Audio-Visual Room (CET-AVR), Tarlac State University (TSU).

The activity was organized by the Supreme Student Council (SSC) in partnership with the Safe Space Society (SSS), with the theme โ€œHair Grows Like Resistance: Pumiglas sa Posas ng Diskriminasyon, Edukasyon, Karapatan, Bigyang Aksiyon.โ€

Mr. Nelson Lansangan Jr. of the Provincial Human Rights Office, one of the guest speakers, discussed the difference between the SOGIE Equality Bill and the Safe Spaces Act, stressing the need for clarity among those unaware of their purpose.

"Yung Pilipinas ay nakakaranas pa rin ng abuso base sa kanilang SOGIE, kaya nakakalungkot na hanggang ngayon nararamdaman pa rin natin ito... There is an ongoing struggle between progressive social movements and conservative institutions," Mr. Lansangan said.

He added that without the passage of laws addressing inequalityโ€”long delayed for nearly two decadesโ€”classism would prevail, and discrimination would continue to affect Filipinos.

Another speaker, John Clifford Piรฑera, an advocate from the University of the Philippines, delivered an in-depth discussion on gender struggles and neoliberal education. He emphasized the intersection of activism and class struggle in advancing the rights of the q***r community.

"If the g**s, le****ns, and trans people did not act that way, walang mangyayari... Peaceful protestโ€”what does that even mean?" Mr. Piรฑera said.

Meanwhile, CASS Governor Clarisse Ann Dacanay conveyed her appreciation for the seminar, noting its importance in advancing the causes they continue to fight for. She commended the Supreme Student Council for organizing the activity, emphasizing that platforms addressing issues on Safe Spaces and SOGIE provide not only knowledge but also a sense of hope.

The program concluded with SSC Senator on Records Krisha Paulene Guevara expressing gratitude to the attendees, the Safe Space Society, and the guest speakers for imparting their knowledge to the students.

The seminar served as a platform to raise awareness on the struggles faced by the LGBTQIA+ community, encouraging students to become more socially aware and proactive in promoting equality.
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Report by Cenon Pineda
Photos by Leean Margarette Magat
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๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜€ โ€ข ๐—”๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜€ โ€ข ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜€

๐‡๐€๐๐๐„๐๐ˆ๐๐† ๐๐Ž๐– | Various students from different departments assemble as the TSU Supreme Student Council (SSC), in partne...
14/09/2025

๐‡๐€๐๐๐„๐๐ˆ๐๐† ๐๐Ž๐– | Various students from different departments assemble as the TSU Supreme Student Council (SSC), in partnership with the Safe Space Society and SOGIESC, kicks off the seminar entitled โ€œHair Grows Like Resistance: Pumiglas sa Posas ng Diskriminasyon, Edukasyon, Karapatan, Biglang Aksyonโ€ at the CET AVR, TSU Main Campus.
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Report by Cenon Pineda
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๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜€ โ€ข ๐—”๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜€ โ€ข ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜€

September is ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—”๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต, a time to pause, reflect, and remind each other that every life matters...
14/09/2025

September is ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—”๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต, a time to pause, reflect, and remind each other that every life matters. Behind every smile, there can be silent struggles, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ตโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฌ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฌ๐˜ข๐˜บ.

Whatโ€™s important is knowing that help is always within reach. You are not alone. Whether you're battling heavy thoughts or supporting someone who is, remember that your presence and your words can make a difference. Even the smallest act of kindness can be a lifeline.

๐˜“๐˜ฆ๐˜ตโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ, ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ซ๐˜ถ๐˜ฅ๐˜จ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ. ๐˜“๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ด ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต: ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฏ'๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต.
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๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜€ โ€ข ๐—”๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜€ โ€ข ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜€

๐’๐๐Ž๐‘๐“๐’ ๐…๐„๐€๐“๐”๐‘๐„ | ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ผโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต As we, Filipinos face multiple disaste...
13/09/2025

๐’๐๐Ž๐‘๐“๐’ ๐…๐„๐€๐“๐”๐‘๐„ | ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ผโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต

As we, Filipinos face multiple disasters, the firmness left by our ancestors sought to keep us standing. We are attained to remain fighting even with no weapons, we use our knuckles. Battling with unyielding fists, set forward for a feast.

In a battle between pride, both are edging on to their grips. Exchanging attacks and slams are a way to reveal the strongest. Using fists to strike tells who has got the might.

๐—” ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป

From a sport called โ€œboxing,โ€ numerous players have come up with various types of attacks, jab, lead hook, uppercut, cross, and many more. But there is a flashy punch attack that runs in Filipino bloodโ€”the bolo punch. It was invented and popularized by a Filipino boxer Ceferino Garcia around 1924. He is also considered as the master and father of the bolo punch. This attack was originally used in martial arts and does not fall under the field of traditional boxing punches.

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https://theoraclejourn.wixsite.com/the-oracle/post/striking-the-bolo-punch-as-the-filipino-s-flashiest-breakthrough
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๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜€ โ€ข ๐—”๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜€ โ€ข ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜€

๐‹๐ˆ๐“๐„๐‘๐€๐‘๐˜ | ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ธ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ผ, ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐˜†?Sa minamahal kong Tatay,Natatandaan ko pa ang sinabi mo noong sinuot mo sa akin ...
12/09/2025

๐‹๐ˆ๐“๐„๐‘๐€๐‘๐˜ | ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ธ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ผ, ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐˜†?

Sa minamahal kong Tatay,

Natatandaan ko pa ang sinabi mo noong sinuot mo sa akin ang gintong medalya. "๐˜š๐˜ข ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ '๐˜บ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ, ๐˜•๐˜ข๐˜ฌ, ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฌ๐˜ข ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ข." Hindi ko pa naiintindihan noon, sa murang edad ko ba naman. "๐˜‰๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ต, ๐˜›๐˜ข๐˜บ? ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฐ?" maliban sa ngiting malinaw na nakapinta sa iyong mukha, hanggang doon na lang ang aking naaalala.

Ngunit ngayo'y sadyang iba na ang takbo ng aking memorya. Kaluluwa ko'y matagal nang lumulutang sa hangin ngunit ang katawan ay tila nakapako parin sa yakap ng aking higaan. Nakakatawa nalang balikan ang mga panahong akala ko na kaya ko pang abutin ang tala โ€” iyon ang kathang isip na sinaksak sakin ng mundo noong mga araw na alam kong kaya ko pa. Iyon ang paniniwala na hinayaan mong paniwalaan ko.

Pero wala. Itong pambato mong ibon ay tila isang manok na hindi makaahon sa sariling k**a. Nagpumilit na pumapagaspas ang pakpak ngunit sa lupa lang ang bagsak ng batang hindi na alam kung saan nga ba siya patungo sa buhay niya.

Hindi mo naman kasalanan, Tay. Siguro naging mataas lang ang lipad ko noong una, kaya't ganoon rin kalalim ang bagsak ng anak mong wala nang kuwenta.

Bukas, kung ito pa'y darating, babalik lang ako sa trabaho. Walang medalya sa leeg, walang sulating akademiko. Hindi na estudyante โ€” natapos ngunit hindi nakapagtapos. Bukas muli, gigising sa parehas na tunog ng orasan โ€” hudyat ng isang araw na nagpapaalala kung paanong ang pangarap ay minsang hindi kinaya.

Tinatawag na ako ni Nanay, masyado na raw akong nahihirapan. Paano naman ito, Tay? Ayaw naman sana kitang iwan...
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๐˜›๐˜ข๐˜บ, ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜บ, ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฐ. ๐˜—๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ข ๐˜ด๐˜ข ๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ณ ๐˜ฌ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ข'๐˜บ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฌ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ธ๐˜ข ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ข๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ. '๐˜‹๐˜ช ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ช, ๐˜ฌ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ข ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ต, ๐˜ด๐˜ข ๐˜ฌ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฎ๐˜จ๐˜ข ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฎ๐˜จ๐˜ข ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฐ ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข ๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜บ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ด๐˜ข ๐˜ฌ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ข๐˜ฏ.

๐˜—๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜บ๐˜ข, ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ.

๐˜•๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ญ, ๐˜ด๐˜ช ๐˜๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜ด.
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๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜€ โ€ข ๐—”๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜€ โ€ข ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜€

๐‹๐Ž๐Ž๐Š  | Cheers filled the TSU College of Engineering  Audio-Visual Room (COE AVR) on September 10 as the newly crowned M...
12/09/2025

๐‹๐Ž๐Ž๐Š | Cheers filled the TSU College of Engineering Audio-Visual Room (COE AVR) on September 10 as the newly crowned Mr. and Ms. CASS 2025, Franko Sangil and Joy Celine David, graced the stage with not only beauty but also intellect, conquering the Question and Answer portion with eloquence.
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๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜€ โ€ข ๐—”๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜€ โ€ข ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜€

๐๐„๐–๐’ | ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ฟ. ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐— ๐˜€. ๐—–๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ฆ '๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ Communication Department representatives Joy Celine David and Frankco San...
11/09/2025

๐๐„๐–๐’ | ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ฟ. ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐— ๐˜€. ๐—–๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ฆ '๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ

Communication Department representatives Joy Celine David and Frankco Sangil were crowned as the new Mr. and Ms. College of Arts and Social Sciences (CASS) 2025 during the annual pageant held yesterday, September 10.

Organized by the CASS Student Council, the pageant showcased the contestantsโ€™ beauty, confidence, and advocacies as student leaders representing their respective departments.

Wayne Andrew Enriquez, also from Communication, and Krisha Mae Gamboa from Psychology, were named 1st Runners-up, while Alfie Quitaleg and Kristin Ann Diones, both from Communication, finished as 2nd Runners-up.

In an interview, David said her biggest motivation came from her family and loved ones.

โ€œSyempre ang pinakaunang nagsupport talaga sakin dito is my familyโ€ฆ especially my mom, friends na rin, classmates, and other loved ones. Sobrang thankful ko talaga sa kanila dahil pinush nila ako na maniwala sa sarili ko. With that belief and support, thankfully, nakuha ko naman yung crown,โ€ she shared.

READ MORE:
https://theoraclejourn.wixsite.com/the-oracle/post/comm-bets-reign-as-mr-and-ms-cass-25
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Report by Justin Marc Torres and Patricia De Jesus
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๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜€ โ€ข ๐—”๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜€ โ€ข ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜€

๐๐‘๐„๐€๐Š๐ˆ๐๐† ๐๐„๐–๐’ | With their brilliance and aura, Franko Sangil and Joy Celine David from the AB Communication Department ...
10/09/2025

๐๐‘๐„๐€๐Š๐ˆ๐๐† ๐๐„๐–๐’ | With their brilliance and aura, Franko Sangil and Joy Celine David from the AB Communication Department was hailed as the Mr. and Ms. CASS in the coronation program staged at CET AVR, today, September 10.

Wayne Andrew Enriquez - 1st Runner Up
Krisha Mae Gamboa - 1st Runner Up

Alfie Quitaleg - 2nd Runner Up
Kristin Ann Diones - 2nd Runner Up

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๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜€ โ€ข ๐—”๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜€ โ€ข ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜€

๐‰๐”๐’๐“ ๐ˆ๐ | After the nerve-racking Hashtag challenge, the competition has narrowed down its search for the Mr. and Ms. CA...
10/09/2025

๐‰๐”๐’๐“ ๐ˆ๐ | After the nerve-racking Hashtag challenge, the competition has narrowed down its search for the Mr. and Ms. CASS 2025 to its Final Top 3 who are set to face the much awaited Final Question and Answer portion, here at the CET AVR, September 10.

Male Category
- Franko Sangil
- Alfie Quitaleg
- Wayne Andrew Enriquez

Female Category
- Krisha Mae Gamboa
- Kristin Ann Diones
- Joy Celine David
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๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜€ โ€ข ๐—”๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜€ โ€ข ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜€

๐‰๐”๐’๐“ ๐ˆ๐ | The Mr. & Ms. CASS candidates continued to shine as they awarded the major awards, today, at CET AVR, TSU Main...
10/09/2025

๐‰๐”๐’๐“ ๐ˆ๐ | The Mr. & Ms. CASS candidates continued to shine as they awarded the major awards, today, at CET AVR, TSU Main Campus. The list is below:

People Choice Award
Female - Krisha Mae Gamboa
Male - Alfie Quitaleg

Best in Production
Female - Kristin Ann Diones
Male - Alfie Patricio

Best in Casual Wear
Female - Joy Celine David
Male - Alfie Quitaleg

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