by Giana Bacordo Everyday, Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) students, faculty, and staff pass through campus entrances watched over by its security guards. From greeting students on their way to class to regulating campus traffic, security guards are a constant in the Atenean experience. Beyond their posts, they are a part of the relationships that…

By Kirsten Legaspi The Grade 12 students of the Ateneo de Manila Senior High School (ASHS) launched their Katipunan Fund Drive (KFD) on Monday, October 12, at the Main Building, to raise funds for partner communities, including victims of calamities, and Grade 12 Christian Service and Involvement Program (CSIP) Capstone projects.  Started in 1995 by…

By Maggie Mangahas The Ateneo Senior High School  (ASHS) Samahan ng mga Iskolar na Naglilingkod at Gumagabay (SINAG) gathered junior scholars to celebrate a decade of community through its annual Junior Scholars Assembly,  under the theme ”Halina” on Saturday, October 10, at the Blackbox Theatre. The event featured alumni sharing their experiences as scholars, interactive…

By Lucy Angeles The municipality of Lope de Vega in Northern Samar was placed under a state of calamity due to the worsening impact of El Niño, affecting local agriculture and community health. The declaration was made by Sangguniang Bayan Resolution No. 15-120 to allow the local government to take action and aid the affected…

By Kirsten Legaspi Vice President (VP) Sara Duterte rejected former police officer Rodolfo Gracioso Jr.’s claim that he delivered cash to her and her family, involving other officials like former House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco, in a press conference on Tuesday, October 6. In late September, Gracioso submitted his affidavit to the National Bureau of…

Pubmat by Junae Mansalapus By Julia Talan The Frontliners of Education—Teachers Teachers are never just teachers. Look into a teacher’s home off the clock, and you will find them grading papers, preparing lessons, creating additional learning materials, and responding to student concerns. With a job as intensely demanding as teaching, the work bleeds often into…

By Juancho Cantada The Ateneo Blue Eagles began their campaign at the University Athletic Association of the Philippines Season 89 Girls’ Chess tournament with mixed results against the University of Santo Tomas (UST) Junior Lady Woodpushers and the De La Salle Santiago Zobel (DLSZ) Junior Lady Woodpushers on October 3 to 4 at the UST…

Pubmat by Adrien Exxon Chua By Miranda Lopoz A historic first—the ballots have been cast and the elected proclaimed, but victory is yet to take true form as the Bangsamoro people tread the untrodden territories of self-rule. Last September 14, the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) held its first parliamentary elections, closing a…

By Kirsten Legaspi The public transportation group Samahang Manibela, Mananakay, at Nagkaisang Terminal ng Transportasyon, widely known as Manibela, held a one-day strike on Monday, September 28, before canceling the remaining two days of its planned three-day protest, after the Department of Transportation (DOTr) implemented an increase in fare rates nationwide. The DOTr and Land…