DaangDokyu starts its festival for Philippine Documentaries with the theme: Martial Law, Never Again.” with five free documentaries for Martial Law week. The festival showcases Filipino made documentaries portraying the struggles and hardships the Filipino people have faced during the Marcos rule and Martial Law and the countless human rights violations that have been perpetrated…
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Hi-Lites ASHS is the official student publication of the Ateneo de Manila Senior High School.
New Guidelines for SY 2020-2021 ADMU Application
Online application for the Ateneo de Manila University went live on September 1 at 4PM. They announced the suspension of the Ateneo College Entrance Test (ACET) for this year’s admissions cycle. All information can be accessed at https://apply.ateneo.edu/college Applicants from select Metro Manila schools, including the Ateneo de Manila Senior High School (ASHS), are asked…
Officials clash on Proposing Martial Law or Relying on Pre-existing Laws to Handle Sulu Bombings
Twin suicide bombings disturbed citizens of Jolo, Sulu last August 24, 2020. According to Aljazeera, the explosions killed eight security forces, six civilians and the bombers of the two blasts, while 75 security personnel and civilians were injured. Sulu has been the stronghold of the Abu Sayyaf Group, an armed group notorious for kidnapping, bombings,…
Doctors Say Duterte’s Illness Nearing Stage 1 Cancer
President Rodrigo Duterte announced on Tuesday that his Barret’s Esophagus Condition was worsening and deteriorating his health. His doctors advised him to watch his diet as it was nearing stage one cancer. As previously mentioned, the President has a variety of ailments such as Buerger’s Disease and myasthenia gravis and among others. Despite these health…
Vibe Check!
Everyone has been trying to attain their glow up this quarantine but it’s not just about finally taking that “woke up like this” IG story. It’s also about cutting off toxic relationships that we are involved with for our own well-being. Sometimes, toxicity does not just happen between friends or lovers but it may happen…
Recommendations from the OVP
In a press conference last August 24, Vice President Leni Robredo presented eleven recommendations after meeting with several researchers, analysts, and other experts to support and augment the COVID-19 response of the national government. 1: “Healthcare and the economy are not in conflict with each other.” VP Leni suggested that the government craft a quick,…
Back to School 101
It was one long summer break and five months of doing nothing at home tested our ability to be in solitude. Now that we already have classes, even if it’s online, we are still expected to prepare well for it. Online classes are just as important as learning in the classrooms and it also needs…
Know your Lawyers: Free Legal Aid in the Philippines
As the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 becomes effective, most of us are worried for everyone’s safety. Our usual daily activities and simply exercising our rights may become grounds for arrests. With that, we must know who to ask for help when our rights are infringed. Here are some of the groups of lawyers that may…
New Rules, Let’s Count ’em
The ASHS has officially started SY 2020-2021 and with the new online set-up, new rules and regulations have been set in place to maintain discipline. The IT Services Office sent the SHS Online Learning Primer to the OBF accounts of the senior high students last July 27. It included all the changes in the rules,…
Introduction to the ASHS Commission on Elections
The Ateneo Senior High School Commission on Elections (ASHS ComElec), in a post last August 8, 2020, informed the ASHS Community about their role as a commission. They are the sole governing body that oversees, manages, and maintains school elections, and monitors the checks of the student government and its duly elected officials. They do…
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