Pisay-EVC ends year with Paskorus ‘24
By Claire Orejola || Photo by Poimen Agnila Philippine Science High School – Eastern Visayas Campus (PSHS-EVC) celebrated Paskorus 2024 with the theme “Maribhong, Marisyo, Malamrag” at the PSHS-EVC gymnasium on December 19, providing the students with the opportunity to showcase their performances and the many hours they had spent practicing for the different contests.…
Kanlaon eruption displaces thousands
By Josh Aseo || Photo by Inquirer.net Over 87,000 civilians were displaced after the eruption of Mount Kanlaon in the Negros Islands at approximately 3:03 p.m. on December 9, 2024. “The eruption produced a voluminous plume that rapidly rose to 3,000 meters above the vent and drifted west-southwest. Pyroclastic density currents or PDCs descended the…
Pisay-EVC thanks faculty, staff in Pagbati 2024
By Josh Aseo || Photo by Dani Anos To show appreciation for the hard work of its employees, Philippine Science High School – Eastern Visayas Campus (PSHS-EVC) held Pagbati 2024 in the campus gymnasium on October 7, 2024. The event, headed by the Student Alliance (SA), served as the school’s official culminating activity for National…
Use available resources to reach goals — Villegas
By Vinci Tamayo || Photo by Dani Anos Paris Olympics 2024 Bronze Medalist Aira Villegas on August 23 shared words of inspiration for young athletes during an interview by The Science Net, the official English student publication of Philippine Science High School – Eastern Visayas Campus. Upon being asked about her advice for aspiring athletes,…
Romualdez temporarily suspends LPTRP, re-allows Tacloban-Campetic route
By Clarence Jude Tabinas || Photo by Poimen Deb Agnila “I will suspend first the ordinance and coordinate closely with the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) and other agencies.” This was said by Tacloban City Mayor Alfred Romualdez on September 6 in an interview with K5 News FM Tacloban Digital where he verbally…
Pisay-EVC celebrates Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa
By Josh Aseo || Photo by Ashley Royo To celebrate the annual Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa, Philippine Science High School – Eastern Visayas Campus (PSHS-EVC), through the Filipino Unit, held a culminating activity in the campus gymnasium on the afternoon of August 30, 2024, where students and faculty members dressed in traditional Filipino attires. The…
Pisay-EVC Science club holds STEM Bootcamp
By: Josh Aseo || Photo by: Kiara Gaut With the theme “Empowering innovation to forge resilient, sustainable, and human-centered infrastructure for a brighter tomorrow,” the Society for the Advancement of Research in Science (SARS), the official science club of Philippine Science High School – Eastern Visayas Campus (PSHS-EVC), held USWAG, a Science Technology Engineering and…
Pisay-EVC community reignites Christmas spirit
By: Mark Lester Cartel || Photo by: Michel Malaqui Christmas season is in the air as Philippine Science High School-Eastern Visayas Campus (PSHS-EVC) held its Christmas tree lighting ceremony last December 1. The opening program took place at the gymnasium, which was led by Batch 2027’s Aliyah Agang and Aaron Elicanal. Said event featured performances…
Pisay scholars bring book characters to life
by Gabriel Vinci Tamayo || Photo Credit: Danielle Anos Pisay EVC scholars dressed as their favorite book characters for the Book Look contest held in celebration of the 89th National Book Week and National Reading Month on November 24 in the campus gymnasium. Said event was one of the three competitions held for the 89th…
Stude journos attend training-workshop series
by Samantha Macabit || Photo Credit: Joshua Sudario To capacitate the skills of selected Philippine Science High School-Eastern Visayas Campus (PSHS-EVC) student journalists, The Science Net and Ang Pukot kicked off the first day of training-workshop series, November 18. Jenette Fariola-Ruedas, former reporter of ABS-CBN News and current information officer of Region 8’s Commission on…
PSHS-EVC, BFP Palo conduct quake, fire orientation
by Daneil Cerdeña & Clarissa Vicentillo || Photo Credit: Kiara Gaut To reorient scholars about disaster preparedness, Philippine Science High School – Eastern Visayas Campus (PSHS-EVC) conducted an earthquake and fire drill orientation in collaboration with the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Palo, November 20, 2023. Fire Officer I Romeo Canayong and Fire Officer I…
Pisay-EVC studes share insights during Safe Spaces Act forum
by: Kyle Andrew Abello || Photo Credit: Kiara Gaut Aine Latoja and Chamuel Petilla, students of the Philippine Science High School – Eastern Visayas Campus (PSHS-EVC) graduating class of 2024, both gave their insights on the Safe Space for All forum organized by the Student Services Division (SSD) on September 22 in the school auditorium.…
PSHS-EVC Wellness Core Group attends life coaching seminar
by: Josh Aseo || Photo Credit: Jessa Turalba To strengthen the support system for students’ well-being, the Student Services Division (SSD) and the Guidance Office of Philippine Science High School-Eastern Visayas Campus (PSHS-EVC), organized a Wellness Core Group training to 29 personnel at the C Pavillion Lounge at San Jose, Tacloban City, September 18 &…
Hontiveros, Diokno grace PSHS-EVC’s SAGE ’23 Miting de Avance
by: Gabriel Vinci Tamayo || Photo Credit: Rizh Mañago Senator Risa Hontiveros and Atty. Chel Diokno virtually graced the Philippine Science High School-Eastern Visayas Campus’ (PSHS-EVC) Student Alliance General Elections (SAGE) Miting de Avance, September 8 at the school gymnasium. Hontiveros inspired the Pisay scholars through a video message, wherein she emphasized that standing up…
PSHSS kicks off PisayCom ’23
by: Samantha Macabit || Photo Credit: Jerry Serdeña With the theme “Creating compelling promotions to spread science news on social media”, the PSHS System conducted PisayCom 2023, a system-wide event attended by selected scholars, held online last August 29-31. The event formally kicked off with a welcome message from Dr. Renato U. Solidum, Jr., Department…
PSHS-EVC launches SY 2023-2024 virtually, awards scholars in Pasidungog 2023
by: Frances Katharine Manalo || Photo Credit: Jerry Serdeña To formally open the start of School Year 2023-2024, the Philippine Science High School – Eastern Visayas Campus welcomed its scholars in the Opening Program: Pasidungog 2023 held on August 23, 2023, at 9:00 in the morning through Zoom and Facebook Live. The Campus Director, Ms.…
PSHS-EVC celebrates SMT Fair 2023
by: Frances Katharine Manalo || Photo Credit: Kiara Gaut After two years of online learning amid the pandemic, the Philippine Science High School – Eastern Visayas Campus (PSHS-EVC) is back-on-track as it launched its face-to-face celebration of the annual Science, Math, and Technology (SMT) Fair 2023 on March 28-31, 2023, with the theme, “Sustainable, Renewable, Inclusive.” …
Earthquake strikes Turkey and Syria, more than 40,000 killed
by: Aya Ecaldre || Photo Credit: Erdem Sahin/EPA-EFE A 7.8 magnitude earthquake, followed by a series of aftershocks, devastated southeast Turkey and northwest Syria last February 6, 2023, at 4:17 A.M (GMT+3). More than 10,000 injuries have been recorded, and the death toll has surpassed 40,000. The earthquake’s epicenter was near Nurdağı and Gaziantep, home…
PSHS-EVC Sportsfest 2022: The Charitesia commences
by: Frances Katharine Manalo || Photo Credit: Kendra Osias With the theme “Unity in the Spirit of Camaraderie,” the PSHS-EVC finally kicked off Sportsfest 2022: The Charitesia last January 30, 2023, in the school gymnasium. Hosted by Batch 2025, the week-long event will end on February 3. On Monday morning, the opening program, hosted by…
China experiences an upsurge in COVID-19 cases after dismantling stringent “zero-COVID” policy
by: Gabriel Vinci Tamayo || Photo Credit: REUTERS/Aly Song China scrambles to accommodate patients as the nation undergoes a new wave of COVID-19 cases right after the rollback of the most significant restrictions through its “zero-COVID” policy, forcing residents to stay inside their homes and subsequently resulting in the desertion of streets in major cities.…
Maharlika Investment Fund bill swiftly approved by the House of Representatives
by: Daneil Anthony Cerdeña || Photo Credit: Rappler On December 15, 2022, House Bill No. 6608, also known as the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) bill, was approved in its third and final reading at the House of Representatives. The MIF bill is a policy that employs citizens, promotes trade, expands infrastructure, and aims to establish…
PasKoral and Pasko Jingle kick off EVC’s Holiday Season
by: Aya Ecaldre || Photo Credit: Paskorus Technical Working Group To celebrate the holiday season, the Philippine Science High School – Eastern Visayas Campus (PSHS-EVC) held the annual competition for the PasKoral and PaskoJingle virtually last December 19, 2022, via Facebook Live. Organized by the PEHM unit, together with Musikanta, the event showcased video outputs…
US Vice President Kamala Harris visits the Philippines
by: April Princess Closa || Photo Credit: Rappler In an effort to bolster the US-Philippines alliance, US Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to the Philippines for a three-day official trip from November 20 to 22, making her the highest-ranking US official to visit the country under the Marcos administration. Harris arrived on Sunday night, November…
President Marcos attends the APEC CEO Summit 2022
by: Johanna Macababbad || Photo Credit: PBBM’s Official Facebook Page/Xinhua “Dark clouds loom large if we are not to be prepared. They loom on the economic horizon, and now, more than ever, our governments and economies must work closer and better together as partners in order to find that break in the clouds where the…
Paeng leaves PH in ruins after making landfall as a severe tropical storm
by: Vinci Tamayo || Photo Credit: Eloisa Lopez/Reuters After plowing through the Philippines and affecting the lives of over 3.96 million individuals, Severe Tropical Storm “Paeng” — internationally known as Nalgae — left the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Monday noon, October 31, leaving 6,542 damaged residences. The death toll also now sits at…
Horror in Seoul: At Least 151 Killed in Itaewon as Halloween Night turns into Deadly Crowd Crush
by: Frances Katharine Manalo || Photo Credit: Jung Yeon-Je/AFP An estimated 100,000 people in a surge, costumed partygoers fleeing in terror, desperate first aid attempts on sidewalks, and dead bodies lined up in narrow streets—these were the scenes in the nightlife district of the South Korean capital as a Halloween celebration turned into a tragic…
DepEd Spokesman Michael Poa reveals plan to omit Mother Tongue from curriculum still under review
by Vinci Tamayo || Photo Credit: George Calvelo/ABS-CBN News On October 18, 2022, a day after the Department of Education (DepEd) Undersecretary Epimaco Densing III announced the desertion of Mother Tongue as a subject to ease the K-12 curriculum, DepEd Spokesman Michael Poa clarified during a public briefing that the plan was yet to be…
PSHS-EVC Awards its Scholars in Pasidungog 2021-2022
by Patricia Galapon || Photo Credit: Floydalyn Nitura To our dear students, Antonio Brown once said: “The journey is never-ending. There’s always gonna be growth, improvement, adversity; you just gotta take it all in and do what’s right, continue to grow, continue to live in the moment.” The Philippine Science High School-Eastern Visayas Campus (PSHS-EVC)…
Mass Shooting: Over 30 people killed by former police officer at a local day-care center in Thailand
by Daneil Anthony N. Cerdeña || Photo Credit: Arab News Trigger Warnings for the content of this article: Violence and mentions of suicide Last October 6, 2022, in Uthai Sawan, Nong Bua Lamphu, Thailand, a local day-care center shifted from being a positive place to instantly becoming a historical area due to a former police…
Unity: Marcos’ solution to issues presented to the United Nations General Assembly
by Daneil Anthony N. Cerdeña || Photo Credit: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters On September 21, 2022, the President of the Philippines, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., represented the Philippines by speaking at the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. “Climate change is the greatest threat affecting our nations and peoples. There is no…
Catastrophic floods continue to ravage Pakistan
by Vinci Tamayo || Photo Credit: Akhtar Soomro/The Guardian Since mid-June 2022, extreme monsoon rainfall and bursting glacial lakes have caused disastrous floods to wreak havoc in Pakistan. Weeks of torrential rain disrupted the lives of 33 million people and resulted in approximately 1,500 deaths as of September 16, 2022. The government has declared the…
Philippines experiences a surge in scam messages
by April Closa || Photo Credit: Tiffany Afable The Philippines is currently experiencing a spike in fraud messages, which have recently become more rampant and aggressive, with some texts accurately including people’s first names. The alarming surge has urged telecommunications companies to take action, with PLDT and Smart Communications blocking 23 million scam messages from…
Queen Elizabeth II dies at 96, ending a reign longer than any British monarch
by Katharine Manalo || Photo Credit: Chris Jackson/Good Morning America Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-ruling monarch, died at the age of 96 at Balmoral Castle last September 8, 2022, after more than seven decades of an era-defining reign. The news of her peaceful passing followed hours after Buckingham Palace announced that doctors were concerned about…
PSHS-EVC implements limited in-person classes for AY 2022-2023
by Aya Ecaldre || Photo Credit: Floydalyn Nitura After two academic years of virtual learning, the Philippine Science High School – Eastern Visayas Campus (PSHS-EVC) finally opened its doors to Grades 10-12 students for limited in-person classes last September 5, 2022. Prior to the opening of classes, virtual orientations for students were held via Zoom,…
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