ASHS conducts active-threat emergency drill

By Alexia Bangayan The Ateneo Senior High School (ASHS) conducted an active-threat emergency drill on Tuesday, August 25, amid heightened school safety concerns.  During the extended Moderators Inspection Period (MIP), students debriefed with their classmates and moderators and were oriented on appropriate responses to an active threat. The orientation included videos discussing what students should…

INC rally enters third day after transfer to Liwasang Bonifacio

By Kiera De Guzman The Iglesia ni Cristo (INC)-led rally continued for a third day on Thursday, July 2, after organizers transferred the gathering from the EDSA People Power Monument in Quezon City to Liwasang Bonifacio in Manila.  The venue was changed after the Quezon City Department of Public Order and Safety revoked the group’s…

Inside the Tacloban School Shooting: The Systemic Safety Question 

Inside the Tacloban School Shooting: The Systemic Safety Question  by Giana Bacordo For many Filipinos, the idea of a shooting happening inside a classroom is difficult to imagine. The 43-second video of the attack itself, however, makes that reality ever more tangible and impossible to ignore. Hunched underneath a table, the camera points up, the…

PSC holds presscon following deaths of Ateneo student-athletes

By Alexia Bangayan The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) held a press conference on Wednesday, June 10, following the deaths of Ateneo de Manila University Men’s Basketball players Divine Adili and Rene Baterbonia. According to PSC chairman Patrick Gregorio, the commission will provide monetary assistance of P250,000 to the respective families of the victims. ”Definitely hindi…

The Rise of Political Theatre 

By Kiera De Guzman Politics has become a spectacle. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines a spectacle as “something exhibited to view as unusual, notable or entertaining.” This has become embarrassingly true in the Philippines as every week brings a new controversy: impeachment proceedings, Senate leadership disputes, arrest warrants, corruption, and political alliances shifting before the public…

Flight from the Hill: the Soaring End of a Blue Beginning

By Reanna Cornejo There is a quiet fallacy in the modern educational curriculum: senior high school is nothing more than a transit lounge — a fleeting, two-year limbo between the shelter of junior high and the grand importance of university. But the Ateneo Senior High School (ASHS), steeped in tradition that demands nothing less than…

AJA juniors deliver medal-heavy opening day on UAAP mats

By AJ Alarcon Grappling victories in their competitions prior to their University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 88 Judo Tournament campaign, the Ateneo Judo Association (AJA) high school lineup kept its winning run rolling. On the opening day of the tournament, the Blue Eagles carried that form onto the league’s mats, bagging one…