Volume 1 | Issue 1 ASPC Publishing House.
March 04, 2024
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Heat disaster strikes: Oriental Mindoro declares a
state of calamity due to El Niño by Jacinthe Peñalosa
Bulalacao, a hectares and 539 region as also added by severe drought, but will show signs of
municipality in rice hectares. by the Bulalacao with it potentially decreasing.
Oriental Mindoro, According to a Information Office. losing about 357.4 The Department
announces a state of local agriculturalist, (BIO) million pesos. of Social Welfare
calamity due to Rommel de The Department Philippine and Development is
experienced drought Guzman, Bulalacao of Agriculture (DA) Atmospheric, said to give
in its agricultural is the first also stated that over Geophysical and monetary and
sector due to El Niño municipality in the 7,668 farmers from Astronomical material assistance
last February 27. the Philippines to other regions like Administration to severely affected
Reports from proclaim being in dry MIMAROPA, (PAGASA) then farmers.
the region say that spell because of El Western Visayas and informed that El
it caused over 87 Niño with its other Zamboanga Niño is to continue
million peso worth causes linked to its Peninsula were as already expected
of losses from the infrequent rain estimated to be with it like to persist
damaged 325 onion occurrence in the negatively affected from May to June
Children walk on a dried up river in Surallah town in the southern Philippine province of South
Cotabato, March 29, 2019. [Jeoffrey Maitem/BenarNews]
by Jacinthe Peñalosa
A star has died: Jaclyn Jose passes away at 59
Jaclyn Jose, a and place of death Jose was a five Gawad Urian,
veteran actress died still not being phenomenal and two Luna Award, and
at the age of 59 due announced. highly successful a FAMAS Award,
to myocardial i The news was actress, being born on additionally being
nfarction or heart confirmed by her 2 October 21, 1963, she nominated in the
attack last March 2, children, Andi and received numerous Asian Film Award.
“
2024 with her time Gabby Eigenman: prestigious awards Some of her
such as being the first notable works
“It is with great sadness that I
Filipino to receive an include “Mula Sa
announce the untimely passing of
award of being the Puso,” “Marimar” and
my nanay, Mary Jane Guck, better
known as Jaclyn Jose, at the age of
60 on the morning of March 2, 2024
due to a myocardial infarction or
“ Best Actress from
Cannes Film festival
for her performance as
“Ma’Rosa” on 2015,
“Alyas Robinhood”,
last seen as Chief
Espinas in “FPJ’s
Batang Quiapo.”
heart attack.”
CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 18: Actress Jaclyn Jose attends the ‘Ma’Rosa’ premiere during the 69th
Annual Cannes Film Festival at the Palais des Festivals on May 18, 2016 in Cannes, France. (Photo by
Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
2 EDITORIAL
Aid or deceit?
by Jay Amodia
As President common comprehension it the Philippines’ the Filipino people.
Bongbong commentary of “only would instill that it economic stability. As As general
Marcos calls for the prices are helps the common economists would knowledge and
wage increase, it growing but our Filipino people in adhere to it, philosophers pursue,
poses questions wages stay the surviving and being increasing wages a solution for a dead
for its purpose on same.” able to sustain their without proper inter- tree directed to its
whether it is an aid With these, a lives but on a wider vention towards the branches is not a
towards the life of the seemingly retarded perspective of the growing inflation only solution at all.
Filipino people or a approach towards problem, does it affects the Solutions should
deceitful act to mask the monetary really? Increasing purchasing power start and focus on
the growing inflation problem and quality wages of the Filipino of peso and would the root cause of
rate in the country. of life of the Filipinos workers to be able to furthermore risk the everything and with
Throughout the was brought at hand. afford a life worth capacity of the this issue, it should
President Marcos’ Rather than what living is a deceitful country in start with the inflation
term, it has always most economists and act of masking the general in terms of rate of the country
been an inevitable professionals would truth behind the being on par within as it poses these
topic to discuss the prefer, the root of the country’s the global economy. branched out
only growing inflation government economy. While “aid- In short, we’ll stay problems such as
rate of the country administered an ed” Filipinos jumps in and be bunked within within the aspects of
reaching its highest approach towards glee as they are able the depths of third- affecting the
cap within the increasing the wages to afford the life they world countries. purchasing power
decade of more of common workers need and mutually With all of these of workers with their
or less 7%. It has to be on par with deserve, the state of at hand, it is only wages in
always been the increased price the country’s acceptable to comparison to the
something of essentials and economy is at stake. question whether this prices of things.
burdening the lives factors affecting the Inflation in itself is really an aid or a
of the Filipino people quality of life. is detrimental to a deceitful play of the
with the most At first country, especially government towards
EDITORIAL I think it is highly evident country’s economy is at
STAFF that rather than the wage
increase being celebrated, it
stake. It may help the
people for the mean time in
Jacinthe Peñalosa should be judged and seen their purchasing power but
News Writer within the perspective of the country’s essential PPP
something done to fool and or Purchasing
Anne Yasay play with the minds of the Power of Peso if risked and
Feature Writer
Filipino therefore not
Lady Kaina Gutierrez people. It is just a protected more so upheld.
Feature Writer judiciary compromise Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. deivers his
towards the cry for help of second state of the nation address at the House
Josiah Psalm Gerasta the people. It is a of Representatives in Quezon City, Phil-
ippines on Monday, July 24, 2023.
Sports Writer
directed move to individually (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Jade Morgado help the people but not the
Cartoonist general public or the country
in general. When this act
Veia Mara Sidaya is done, tolerated, more so
Layout Artist
celebrated, and not called
Jay Amodia out, the future of the
Editor-in-Chief
3 FEATURE
TDIF: Thank DepEd Its Friday
by Anne Yasay
education curriculum”. Every Friday of January
This program 2024 will be dedicated
emphasize the need to to the “Drop Everything
strengthen and and Read” (DEAR)
prioritize aspects of activity which allows
education outlined in students to
the MATATAG develop a habit of
Agenda, a government reading as it is a basic
initiative striving to tool for learning.
improve the country’s The progra primarily
education system. focuses on develop-
This is also aligned ing not only students’
with DepEd Order reading skill but also
(DO) No. 013, s. values, health, and
2023, a directive from peace education. The
DepEd outlining the first half of the day will
adoption of the be centralized on the
National Learning operation of the
DEAR Day. Students were asked to ‘Drop Everything And Read’ during the launch of
DepEd’s ‘Catch-Up Fridays’ program. (Courtesy of DepEd Philippines Facebook page) Recovery Program National Reading
(NLRP), which guides Program (NRP), while
students to get up to the second half will
In the pursuit of entitled Catch-Up an educational
speed after learning concentrate on values
addressing the issue of Fridays. This program mechanism initiated to,
disturbances caused and the other
“learning poverty” faced will be implemented as stated in the DepEd
by the COVID-19 aforementioned
by many of the across all elementary Memorandum 001 s.
pandemic. skills, including the
Filipino youth of today, and secondary schools 2024,
Collectively, homeroom guidance
the Department of and community “strengthen
Catch-Up Friday aims program.
Education (DepEd) has learning centers (CLC) foundational, social,
in the to enhance students’
unveiled a new and other relevant skills
country. skills in reading,
program last necessary to actualize
Catch-Up Fridays is writing, analyzation,
January 12, 2024 the intent of the basic
and critical thinking.
Bird of Sands
by Lady Kaina Gutierrez
Dream of standing One 45-minute boat the MV Europa Cruise destination dream for that its other half of the
at the edge of the ride from the coast of Line revealed this feat tourists, Kalanggaman sandbar will come back
world, where over Palompon, one can of nature to the world. Island represents the once again because of
in the horizon, the witness the beautiful With nothing but locality’s resilience and the tides. The isolated
turquoise waters touch solitude of the islet. Its sand and sun and surf, persistence on being seagull of the waters
crystal sands, and the name comes from the there is no shrouding a beauty. Affected by will once again re-
winds sway the palm Bisaya word “langgam,” the beauty of the des- typhoon Yolanda, the gain its wings, just as
trees ever so slightly. as the island’s strip and tination. For the souls migrating birds and Palompon did.
Nestled in the heart sandbars shape itself seeking adventure, the one of its sandbars had
of Palompon, Leyte, into a bird flapping its island offers many been wiped away. The
Kalanggaman Island wings when viewed over- activities such as typhoon’s effects are
stands firm as one of head. The lone bird of surfing, kayaking, scu- evident in the island
the go-to wonders in sands had been a local ba-diving, and more. when it is sought out for,
the Philippines. secret until back in 2013, Aside from being a but scientists have said
Tabuk Marine Park Fish and Bird Sanctuary in
Palompon, Leyte Photo via Marie Marticio)
4 SPORTS
Ernie Gawilan bags PH’s first golden breakthrough
by Josiah Psalm Gerasta
Bouncing back medalist Toh Wei
from a bronze effort, Soon (5:12:16).
Ernie Gawilan dives This was a
for PH’s first golden neck-and-neck race
win in men’s 400-me- for gold as China’s
ter freestyle season Huang Xianquan was
seven at the 4th not far behind the
Asian Paralympics competition with a
Games in Hangzhou finish time of 5:16:63
Olympic Center securing the bronze
Aquatic Arena, China medal.
on October 24, Tues- This victory is a
day. nother addition to his
Despite his collection after bag-
underdeveloped ging a bronze last FILIPINO para-swimmer Ernie Gawilan’s Tokyo Olympic Games campaign officially
extremities in both Monday, October 23, ended on Monday in the men’s 100m backstroke S7 event. — JAT TENORIO/PHILIPPINE
SPORTS COMMISSION
his legs and his left at the men’s 200m
“
limb, the 32-year- individual medley in happen too often.
old Gawilan cruised
through the event
and clinched the
the para games.
He claimed that it
was indeed a big joy
The paralympics
concluded with
having the
Philippines rank
“I’m really, really happy be-
cause I was able to bounce
back from my loss yesterday,”
“
gold medal with a for him that he was
finish time of 4:58:29 just not an athlete 17th in the overall
Gawilan
Gawilanstated
statedininaareport
report after
after
just 13.87 seconds who gave the country tally with one gold,
ahead of the first medal but in one silver, and two celebrating
celebrating his historicwin.
his historic win.
Singaporean silver gold which does not bronzes.
Differently Able: Jerrold Mangliwan’s phenomenal
journey in the 4th Asian Para Games by Josiah Psalm Gerasta
Jerrold
Mangliwan, a native
of Tabuk, Kalinga,
was born with a
sensory disability in
seats as
Manglinawan
camee charging
down ahead South
Korea’s Jeongdae
“ “I’m thankful
for another
opportuni-
ty like this.
his lower extremi- despite his biological All the hard
ties, leaving his legs condition, garnering
nonfunctional. This,
however, does not
serve as a hurdle for
him the silver place
in the men’s 100m
T52 finale.
work with my
coaches bore
fruit,”
“
the athlete but a mo- Through his
tivation to overcome phenomenal journey
Jerrold Mangliwan bags 1st PH silver in 4th Asian Para feats he is least in the 4th Asian Para Mangliwan proud-
Games by FROM THE WIRES
expected to Games, Mangliwan ly expressed who
Disability, indeed, wheelchair racing in transcend. has proven that trained with
is not the limit as the 4th Asian Para The crowd at disability does not coaches Joel
veteran racer Jerrold Games in Hangzhou, Huanglong Sports limit one’s capability. Deriada and
Mangliwan clinches China on October 24, Stadium oval were Bernard Ebuen.
PH’s first silver in Tuesday. at the edge of their
