PJPS 2023: 7 Years of Amity
by: Reese Camposano || Photo Credit: Kendra Osias The sun shines through the plane’s window on the Ritsumeikan delegates’ faces as the aircraft gently descends and its wheels bounce on the tarmac. Simultaneously, the bus outside the airport vibrates in anticipation of their arrival as it glows beneath the daylight. After two years, the Philippine-Japan…
New Year, New Me? Setting Realistic Resolutions for 2023
by: Aine Latoja || Photo Credit: Andrea Atkinson/The Daily Nebraskan A lot of times, we pressure ourselves to automatically change into someone new the minute the clock strikes midnight. As we jump to the sound of torotots and sparkling fireworks, we whisper small promises to become a better version of ourselves this new year. But…
Ibang-Iba Talaga Ang Pasko Sa Pinas: What Makes Up A Uniquely Pinoy Christmas
by: Zenas Agnila || Photo Credit: Diversify “Umagang may dala ng bagong pag-asa—,” the loud, abrupt carols of the neighbors’ prepubescent children blend in with the subdivision’s already Christmas spirit-infused evening atmosphere. The scent of Tatay’s adored sweet-style spaghetti lingers throughout the residence and in everyone’s unassuming nostrils. And coming in clumps, extended families slowly…
Politics, Passion, People, and PMUNYS III: A Post-Summit Memoir
by: Poimen Agnila || Photo Credit: PSHS-EVC Delegation To the uninitiated, Model United Nations is nothing but a bunch of unnecessarily discursive and overly impassioned teenagers showing up in coats and slacks, spewing out pages’ worth of UN SDGs-related statistics, and getting into heated debates about the political and economic state of the world right…
Transcending Borders Online and In-person: This is RSGF 2022
by: Aine Latoja || Photo Credit: Aine Latoja As the pandemic slowly loses its reins on travel restrictions, the events held online over the past two years have gradually transitioned back to face-to-face. One of these is the Rits Super Global Forum (RSGF), which invites students worldwide to discuss solutions in line with the Sustainable…
IMUN Philippines 2022: Social Reconnection in the Midst of Global Disconnect
by: Ellyce Lim || Photo Credit: International Model United Nations (IMUN) After two long years of holding the International Model United Nations (IMUN) Conferences through a screen, the IMUN is back at it with its second 3-day on-ground conference since the beginning of the pandemic, following the first face-to-face event held last June 2022 in…
Here’s to the Burnt Out Gifted Kids
by: Poimen Agnila || Photo Credit: Kyle Nase To the math competition delegates and science quizzers, the journalists and essay writers, the pleasures to have in class, the honor roll students, and everyone who was called “gifted” but never felt gifted enough—this one is for you. Nobody ever talks about how difficult it is to…
Not All Heroes Wear Capes: To Every Teacher Out There
by Zenas Agnila || Photo Credit: Floydalyn Nitura I can still vividly recall my earliest memory of a teacher. Daycare can be downright hell for any 4-year-old who finds comfort in the familiar confines of home — and I was no outlier. School was uncharted territory, and I was a rogue ranger, aimlessly navigating its…
Grief and Grievances: Queen Elizabeth II’s Complicated Legacy
by Poimen Agnila || Photo Credit: Wio News Queen Elizabeth II—the longest-serving monarch in the history of the British royal family, a symbol of aristocratic elegance, and the subject of countless internet memes about being quite the resilient geriatric—is a figure whose impact on modern history and pop culture is nothing short of universal. However,…
Back to F2F: Adjusting Once Again to the Old Normal
by Aine Latoja || Photo Credit: Floydalyn Nitura New school year, new changes, new me. Students at PSHS-EVC are once again adjusting to a blended learning set-up that incorporates both online and face-to-face classes. In this new phase, there are a new set of challenges to accommodate—for one, the adjustment period of students in this…
What to Expect When You’re Expecting (to Be in Grade 12): Tips for Your Senior Year
by Elijah Kesh Rosales || Photo Credit: Nathalia Canlas So…, you’re going to be due in just a few months, for… graduation, that is. Right now, you might have a flurry of emotions overwhelming you one way or another. And I get it, there will be feelings of fear and anxiety as you enter your…
PMUNYS 2022: Honing the Minds of the Future
by: Norielle Eco || Photo Credit: Philippine Science High School System “Students? Discussing international political issues? What do they know? They’re just kids!” Well, the goal of Model United Nations (MUN) is to help the students develop a deeper understanding of the world’s most pressing problems by letting them engage in research-based discussions. As an…
Women in STEM: Uplift, Empower, Encourage
by: Aine Latoja || Photo credit: The Sociable When President Corazon Aquino signed the mandate in 1988 allowing March 8th to be declared as a special working holiday known as National Women’s Day, it allows Filipinos to acknowledge the women who have fought for better working hours and equal pay in their workplaces and have…
Love and Its Varying Types
by: Aine Latoja || Photo Credit: Oprah Daily As the month of love rolls in, many anticipate the holiday that falls on a lovely-looking number, 14. Valentines’ Day is a celebration of everything related to romance and love. From romantic comedies to cheesy pick-up lines, this special day is associated with dreamy hues of pink…
Nobel Peace Prize 2021: A Battle for Press Freedom
by: Norielle Eco || June 2020. Dozens of reporters fill the venue, each of them eagerly awaiting answers. They stand outside the courtroom of Manila Regional Trial Court, where, sitting in the center is a prominent journalist, devastated by the court’s verdict. Beside her are her lawyer and a former colleague who shared the same…
What it Means to be a Teacher
Aine Latoja || Illustration by Erika Flanco || The 5th of October passed by without much fanfare. Even so, many students took the initiative to greet their favorite teachers a Happy Teacher’s Day, likely motivating and brightening their day as they continue to teach in this current mode of learning. Therefore, let us review what…
Quiet, Please! The New Librarian is Here
Julianna Nebrija || As the pandemic progresses, there’s still no sight of students on school grounds. Classrooms lay barren and canteens lack the buzz of people stopping by to grab a bite. Despite all of this, a certain facility still aims to provide— even from miles away. In early 2021, a job opportunity arose within…
The Closing Curtains: Recognizing Lamiraw’s Legacy
Julianna Rosh Nebrija || After a year of online classes amidst the pandemic, the school year 2020-2021 finally comes to a close. The past year posed challenges like no other for both students and teachers – with dramatic changes to everyday school life laden with great difficulties in communication and in execution. With the sense…
TV Shows to Watch for Quarantainment
Julianna Rosh Nebrija || With the community quarantine in the country lasting nearly one year, it seems that everyone has tried every hobby imaginable, from baking cakes to attempting to keep garden plants alive. For many Pisay students, the same can be said. Sometimes, though, settling down and turning on a beloved TV show seems…
Earth’s not feeling well, Mr. Stark
Elijah Kesh Rosales || Close your eyes and take a deep breath. Imagine the expanse of the azure blue sky as it blankets the world in its entirety. Imagine the waves that paint and distort reflections of the very same sky in shades of blues and hues one’s eyes can only ever imagine. Imagine the…
Her Kept Promise
Ricci Jilliane Faelnar || She woke up to the sound of constant ringing. Still half-asleep, she fumbled to reach her phone. She pressed answer on the video call flashing on-screen, thinking nothing of it. With a classic case of bedhead and sleep heavy eyes, she accidentally answered to the Pintados Foundation. Little did she know,…
Can Tiktok be dangerous when we’re just having fun?
Jana Venigas || The widely known video-sharing app, Tiktok, is used by multiple teenagers and adults alike. The application allows users to film and share videos up to 60 seconds. The usual media is curated in a system called the “For-you page”, which, as the name states, provides similar content as that of which a…
The Home, The Universe Rather
Elijah Kesh Rosales || The Universe is a pretty vast place. With the gazillion colossal stars and planets that it holds and the seemingly infinite void that is outer space, it almost seems like it could go on and on and on forever, or so I used to believe. It’s funny because, for the past…
RSGF 2020: Experiencing it all online
Julianna Rosh Nebrija || For years now, the Rits Super Global Forum served as an inviting gateway for students from all over the world to the Japanese culture—giving them the opportunity to experience firsthand the country’s school life, traditions, architecture, technology, and so much more. Unlike the previous years, though, a new problem brought by…
Project Alunig: Youth for Those in Need
Ricci Jilliane Faelnar || It all started with a ping of a new message: “frend, baka gusto mo mag-organize ng fundraising eme” 12th-grade student from Philippine Science High School- EVC Jannah Veron Nuevas had messaged Marifel Balbarona, seeking help in bringing an idea into life. The two eventually founded “Project Alunig”, a fundraising and donation…
Out Like a Light: How to Overcome Study Slump
Ricci Jilliane Faelnar || I lie awake tonight. My hands are tightly folded on my stomach as I stare at the darkened ceiling. In an attempt to distract myself, I try to make out the silhouettes of the unopened light bulb, the strange black line stretched above, and the edges where the walls meet. My…
Flicker in the City’s Flame
Typhoon Ulysses submerged the once fiery Tuguegarao City in murky waters. Ricci Jilliane Faelnar || Nestled in golden fields and napalm skies, Tuguegarao is regarded as the hottest city in the country. Its extreme heat doesn’t only refer to the area’s temperature, it also tells stories of its radiant residents. In burning appreciation of fire…
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