The Agnesian (2025)

21/11/2025

𝐈𝐍 𝐏𝐇𝐎𝐓𝐎𝐒 | ALAGA9 launches second leg of student voice for tech-driven education

In an ongoing effort to ensure that students take an active role in shaping the country’s learning landscape, Phoenix Aralink’s ALAGA9 forum once again gathered young representatives from private schools across the Philippines to share their perspectives on a future powered by educational technology.

Participants engaged in focused discussions on artificial intelligence, diverse learning styles, study hurdles, classroom technology, coding literacy, and the broader direction of Philippine education in a digital age.

Representing St. Agnes Academy Inc. was Carlene Manalo, one of the student innovators behind the Hazard-Resilient Agri-System Built with Artificial Intelligence for Growth and Adaptive Typhoon Protection (HABAGAT)—a project aimed at supporting agriculture through disaster-adaptive, AI-driven solutions.

The forum, facilitated by Dr. Reuben Velarde, highlighted how technology continues to reshape modern learning. School administrators and education officials joined the event held at Royce Hotel, Clark, Pampanga, earlier today, November 21.

via Raph Palencia
Photos by Liam Esquivel

19/11/2025

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙞𝙯𝙯𝙮 𝘽𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙣 𝙏𝙬𝙞𝙧𝙡𝙨 𝘼𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘼𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣!

The stage transforms into a world of rhythm, laughter, and pure imagination. From the first flick of the baton to the final dazzling note, our talented cast brings to life a musical whirlwind filled with energy, charm, and heart. 💃🪄

Step into the world of Mr. Jolly’s Singing School, where harmony is suddenly interrupted by an unexpected guest—an erratic conductor with a waving baton!

See you on November 19 (Wednesday, 9:30 AM-12:00 NN) at the SAA HS AVR, and let us together witness The Dizzy Baton, a one-act comic operetta! Where the music twirls, the colors whirl, and the performers spin a story you’ll never forget!

16/11/2025

𝐈𝐍 𝐏𝐇𝐎𝐓𝐎𝐒 | Grades 3, 6, 9, and 12 Agnesian students came together for the Sponsorship Mass, reflecting their continued journey of faith and unity. The celebration was presided by Rev. Fr. Lyndon Balubar on November 16, 2025, at St. Gregory the Great Cathedral.

Photos by Ryen Celadiña

14/11/2025

𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐍𝐎𝐖 | Phoenix Aralink’s ALAGA9 amplifies student voice in tech-empowered educ future

In a push to strengthen student involvement in shaping the future of learning, Phoenix Aralink’s ALAGA9 forum brought together students from private schools nationwide to share their insights on technology-empowered education.

Student participants discussed key topics such artificial intelligence, learning styles, study challenges, technology in the classroom, coding skills, and the future of education.

Among the participants was Liam Esquivel of St. Agnes Academy Inc., one of the student innovators who designed a Hazard-Resilient Agri-System Built with Artificial Intelligence for Growth and Adaptive Typhoon Protection (HABAGAT).

The forum was led by Dr. Reuben Velarde, who tackled technology’s role in modern learning, and was attended by school administrators and officials at Century Park Manila on November 14, 2025.

13/11/2025

In an era clouded by corruption, division, and silence, truth must not only be told — it must be 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐝.

After meticulous screening and deliberation, the Editorial Board has chosen the new torchbearers — those who will carry the pen not as an ornament, but as a weapon of conscience. Now more than ever, when voices are drowned by noise and justice is blurred by power, The Agnesian stands firm in its duty to speak, to question, to illuminate.

Together with its student journalists for the School Year 2025-2026, the publication will continue the sacred mission of 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 — with ink that does not yield, with words that do not waver, and with faith that does not falter.

02/11/2025

Today, November 2, 2025, we solemnly celebrate the Feast of All Souls, a day dedicated to the faithfully departed who have followed Christ and now share in His eternal glory.

May this celebration remind us of our universal call to holiness and encourage us to live in steadfast witness to the Gospel.

Through the mercy of God and the intercession of all the saints in heaven, may we be strengthened in faith and virtue.

Blessed All Souls’ Day!

30/10/2025

𝐈𝐍 𝐏𝐇𝐎𝐓𝐎𝐒 |

Students from Grades 6 to 12 actively took part in the Tahanang Tanghalan Workshop held at St. Agnes Academy, Inc. on October 30, 2025.

The workshop, organized by the Tahanang Tanghalan production, aimed to nurture students’ creativity and appreciation for the performing arts through engaging sessions in dance, singing, acting, and filmmaking with hopes of honing their skills, confidence, and collaboration in creative expression. It concluded with a stage play performance by the Tahanang Tanghalan production team, which captivated the Agnesian community and celebrated the beauty, artistry, and inspiration of performance art.

24/10/2025

𝐈𝐍 𝐏𝐇𝐎𝐓𝐎𝐒 |

The High School Unit of St. Agnes Academy, Inc. gathered as one community for the culminating event of the United Nations (UN) Celebration on October 24, 2025.

The event highlighted the theme of peace and unity through a variety of activities. Students from Grades 7 and 8 enjoyed exciting games that promoted teamwork and camaraderie. Grade 9 students set up creative booths offering items themed around peace and the United Nations. Bands from Grades 9, 10, and 11 energized the celebration with performances centered on harmony and hope. Meanwhile, Grades 11 and 12 students engaged in a meaningful Rich Conversation, followed by selected Grade 12 students presenting handcrafted advocacy shirts with peace motifs.

Photos by Celadiña, Mesias, Magno, Vinluan, Esquivel, Macasinag, Lotivio, Noora and Quintano

21/10/2025

𝐀𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬

Purpose. Faith. Action.

Guided by these values, St. Agnes Academy, Inc.’s High School Social Involvement Program (SIP) and Science Area joined hands in celebrating the Season of Creation through community-based tree-planting and coastal clean-up drives

The initiatives reflect the school’s enduring commitment to Benedictine stewardship, which grows not merely from a sense of duty, but from a genuine expression of faith in action.

Aligned with this year’s theme, “Peace with Creation,” the activities conducted at Barangay Mabinit and Sawangan Park aimed to encourage faith-based ecological responsibility among students and partner communities.

“The main goal of the Season of Creation celebration is to foster a deeper spiritual and practical commitment to ecological stewardship,” said Kris Alcantara, Head of the Social Involvement Program.

Alcantara added that the clean-up drive and tree planting served as tangible acts of faith, allowing students to fulfill their role as stewards by restoring and healing a piece of God’s creation.

Grade 10 students of St. Agnes Academy Inc. joined volunteers from different sectors in the local government’s initiative to clean the Legazpi Boulevard’s coastlines on September 20, 2025.

This demonstrated the city’s solidarity with the International Coastal Clean-up Day, a global volunteer event that aims to raise awareness on ocean pollution and remove trash from beaches and waterways.

In another initiative, students from the STEMagnanimous Organization and Earth Savers Club alongside teachers from the high school department took part in a tree-planting drive spearheaded by the Tubig Kan Buhay People’s Network.

This event formed part of a larger program dedicated to the development and protection of the Mayon watershed, where participants planted Gamhar and Narra trees in Barangay Mabinit.

Following the tree-planting proper, participants affirmed their commitment to the environment by signing the Covenant of Watershed Guardianship and Community Unity which outlined shared goals of protecting, restoring, and sustaining the said area.

Alcantara highlighted that the collaboration between SIP and the Science Department demonstrates how faith and science complement one another in promoting environmental care.

This marked the culmination of the Season of Creation 2025 celebration at St. Agnes Academy, reinforcing the call for continued action and shared accountability in caring for creation.

via Skyy Carrascal

18/10/2025

𝐆𝐎𝐎𝐃 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 |

The Agnesian community would like to congratulate the following Agnesians who grabbed honors in the recently concluded Division Math Fair 2025 with the theme "Legazpeñong MATHinik: Angat ang galing" on October 17, 2025 at Taysan Elementary School.

In the Grade 10 Math Quiz, Rommel Besorio bagged 4th place out of 32 participants. On the other hand, Carlene Manalo clinched the 4th spot in the Grade 12 Math Quiz out of 28 competing students.

In the E-Modulo Art Design for the Junior High School division, Samuel Isabelle Panti ranked 8th among 18 entires.

Zenjrix Olfindo and Sebastian Figuras also competed in the Grade 10 and 12 Math Quiz categories, respectively.

The students were trained by Ms. Jennifer De Leon, Ms. Charina Padilla, Mr. Adrian Casin, and Ms. Jesica Moster.

Congratulations once again, dear Agnesians!

via Raph Palencia and Jared Blanquisco

18/10/2025

𝐆𝐎𝐎𝐃 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 |

𝐒𝐇𝐒 𝐀𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐠 𝐧𝐚𝐭'𝐥 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐜𝐀𝐂𝐄 2025

Two teams of Agnesian Questers, comprised of students from the senior high school department, snagged podium spots in the 8th National Phoenix Aralinks Quest ShowACE, an annual national coding competition hosted by Phoenix Aralinks.

In the Physical Computing Artifacts Track, Carlene Manalo, Liam Addison Esquivel, and Eduard Angelo Luna were hailed as the overall champions, with their prototype, entitled Hazard-resilient Agri-system Built with Artificial Intelligence for Growth and Adaptive Typhoon Protection (H.A.B.A.G.A.T), besting over 219 entries in the same category.

Furthermore, Ralph Gabriel Codorniz and Peter Marshall Vales ranked 1st-Runner Up in the Software-based Computational Artifacts Track, with their output entitled Accurate Guidance for Information Literacy and Awareness (A.G.I.L.A), placing well among 182 entries from competing Aralinks Schools.

Moreover, both teams were accompanied by their coaches, Sir Mar Ford Rebanal and Sir Chryss Fajardo, as well as their documentation team, comprised of Angel Azucena, Alan Salvo, and Ryen Celadiña, who supported the two teams in the development of each of their projects.

Guided by this year's theme, "Creative Thinking Through Technology", the outputs of the Questers focused on developing community-centered and advocacy-driven solutions toward real-world issues while incorporating creativity and relevance.

The Top 3 Innovations, along with their Honorable Mentions per category, were selected and evaluated by judges who belong to both academia and industry.

Congratulations, Agnesian Questers! These hard-earned wins are the fruits of your talents and care for our community!

via Raph Palencia and Jared Blanquisco

15/10/2025

𝐁𝐈𝐑𝐓𝐇𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒 |

The Agnesian Publication celebrates the birthday of our ever-dedicated Copy Editor, 𝐀𝐬𝐡𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨. 💌 With your keen attention to detail and love for language, you weave every draft into something cohesive, clear, and full of heart.

May your day be filled with the same thoughtfulness and warmth you bring to every piece you touch. ✍️ Here’s to more stories refined, dreams written, and moments worth rereading.

Love,
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲

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