Photo by ANTHONY T.

TRIAS

OLLOWING the 14th General Chapter of the Congregation of the

Augustinian Recollect Sisters convened last April to May 2012, the school
administrative board of St. Joseph College (SJC) Cavite City implements
changes in its roster of religious administrators.
Sr. Ma. Ninfa Inzon, A.R., M.A.Ed. from Albay will serve as SJCs new superiordirectress, replacing Sr. Ma. Flora A. Silvero, A.R., who will now serve full time as
superintendent of all Augustinian Recollect schools in the Philippines.

Sr. Marianita Atencio, A.R., M.A.Ed. from San Carlos City, Negros Occidental
will serve as the new research director, replacing Engr. Noel Presa, M.A.Ed.,
who will assist the Dean of Education.
Sr. Doraine Suyko, A.R., M.A.N. who formerly served as school nurse, will now
be the local coordinator (sister-servant) of the Augustinian Recollect Student
Crusaders.

Sr. Noemi Mapa, A.R., Ed.D. comes back as dean of the Professional Education
Department and the Graduate School after a year of assignment as principal in
Laoang, Northern Samar, replacing Prof. Maria Theresa Giron, Ph.D., who will now
focus on her duties as faculty member in the Graduate School Department.

On the other hand, Srs. Aurelia Pastidio, A.R., M.A.Ed. (school registrar),
Eleuteria Lao, A.R. (school treasurer), Damiana Tafalla, A.R., M.A.Ed.
(local community econome), and Luzviminda Escal, A.R., M.A.Ed. (basic
education principal) will retain the offices they held the previous academic
year.

Sr. Amada de Ramos, A.R., Ed.D. from St. Rita College, Manila will serve as dean of
the Hospitality Management Department, replacing former HRM program head Mr.
Aldrich Fernandez.

The above-mentioned changes in the administration were formally announced

during the institutional general assembly held last June 7, 2012, at the SJC
Audio-Visual Room. [JJC]

Take Jesus as model - Inzon Camara receives

O DISCUSS about the

upcoming academic year,
the administrators, faculty
and staff of St. Joseph College,
Cavite City held its annual general
assembly at the college audiovisual room, June 7, 2012.
In her first message as directress of
the institution, Sr. Ma. Ninfa Inzon,
A.R., M.A.Ed. encouraged the
academe to take Jesus as their
model in serving the schools
clientele, who came to serve and
not to be served. She also
mentioned that sincerity and loyalty
are what the Josephian community

needs in order to project a positive

image of the school to the greater
community.

Recollect Board of Trustees

reminded the school community to
realize the vision of becoming a
life-giving
and
innovating
education ministry, and encouraged
everyone to engage in the schools
marketing concerns.

Lets bring back the glory together,

Inzon said, in relation to the declining
enrollment rates in the institution due
to the present trend of tertiary
education in the country, and the SJC will stand forever. SJC will
increasing number of basic and stand as SJC forever, Mapa said.
higher educational institutions in the
city and nearby municipalities.
St. Joseph College is one of the first
institutions of higher education in
On the other hand, Education and the province of Cavite to offer
Graduate School dean Sr. Noemi teacher-education, health care and
Mapa, A.R., Ed.D., who is also a hospitality programs since the
member of the Augustinian 1940s. Jonald Justine U. Itugot

LBED alumnus tops June 2012 NLE

N ALUMNUS of the
SJC Lower Basic
Education Department
landed on a top spot in the
recently released June 2012
Nursing
Licensure
Examination results.
Christian Wilson R. Turalde of
grade school batch 2004
garnered an average of 84.20%,
placing himself on the 8th spot
of the top 10 examinees.
Turalde is the eldest child of
SJC Institute of Health
Sciences dean Marilyn Turalde,
and is a graduate of the degree
Bachelor of Science in Nursing

BSP service medal

N RECOGNITION of his
meritorious and outstanding
service rendered to the Boy
Scouts of the Philippines (BSP)
as scout master for numerous
years, Mr. Edilberto M. Camara
of St. Joseph Colleges Basic
Education Department was given
the Silver Service Award of the
Boy Scouts of the Philippines.

given to those who have greatly

served the unit, institution, area,
district, and local council, upon
the recommendation of the
scouts National Court of Honor.

The award was dated October

31, 2011, but was officially
released in June of 2012.

SJC directress Sr. Ninfa Inzon,

A.R. pinned the medal to
Camara, and presented its
accompanying certificate in front
of the Josephian administrators,
faculty and staff during the 2012
General Assembly held on June
7, 2012.

According to Scoutcenter.net, a
scout advancement resource
website maintained by BSPs
Merit Badge Center, the award is

Camara has attested once again

that the Josephian academe has
something to prove even at the
national level. [JJC]

from the University of the

Philippines-Manila. He is
currently enrolled in the
Doctor of Medicine program
of the same university.
Josephian nursing graduates
also took the licensure exam,
where 56 out of the 115 takers
were successful. Of these 115,
79 were first time examinees
and 36 were retakers.
SJC Cavite garnered a
percentage of 48.70%,
slightly higher than the
national passing percentage
which is 45.69%. (Jonald
Justine U. Itugot)

SCOUT MASTER. SJC Directress Sr. Ma. Ninfa Inzon, A.R. pins the
BSP service medal to Mr. Edilberto Camara. Photo by Anthony T. Trias

NEWS

HRM hosts first ever Future Chef Indian Roy teaches

Puzzle Solving, Catching a
Live Tilapia, and the Culinary
Arts Quiz- before actually
starting to cook. Finishing the
fastest was Sangley Point
Nat io na l H igh S choo l
(SPNHS) who went home
with the Best in Obstacles
award.
Making it more interesting,
after catching the live fish,
each team had to butcher their
main ingredient on their own
at the butchering station
which included the scaling of
the fish and removal of its
innards. St. Joseph College of
Cavite (SJC) was hailed with
the Best in Butchering
award.

COOKING MASTERS. Students from San Sebastian College

exhibit their cooking skills by flambeing. Photo by Anthony T. Trias

ITNESSING
young talents in
the art of food
preparation, the Department
of Hospitality Management
hosted its first ever interschool cooking competition
entit led Future Chef,
morning of December 14,
2012.
The event was open to senior
high school students.
Out of four participating

groups, San Sebast ian

College Recoletos (SSCR) cooking trio was awarded
champion of the competition
with their sizzling plate dish,
St. Peters Fish with
Whisky and Cream. They
also received the awards
Face of Future Chef and
the Cleanest Working
Station.
Add ing t w ist t o t he
competition, the contestants
had to undergo three obstacles

According to Dr. Ruel S.

Arcon, one of facult y
members of the department ,
the objectives of the event
was to serve as an avenue for
students to showcase their
skills in the culinary arts, to
encourage students to take up
the HRM course, and
importantly, to promote the
school.
SPNHS and SJC also won 1st
a nd 2 nd ru nner up
respectively, while Hermano
Miguel Integrated School
(HMIS) ended up in last
place. Jose Miguel Alberto
Carlos

ARSC local chapter holds 2nd congress

HE
August inia n
Recollect Student
Crusaders (ARSC)
Local Chapter held its 2nd
Local Congress on November
28-29, 2012 at the school
gymnasium with students
from grades IV to VII, high
school and college.
This years theme is ARSC:
Integral Faith Formation
Rooted in the Word of God,

Firm in Faith, Sharing in the

Ministry of the Church.
The congress, held once in
three years, opened with a
parade followed by the bible
enthronement. The opening
talk was given by Sr. Rona
Alaza, AR, the ARSC
national director.
The students were divided
into 18 groups with 25-27

members each headed by two

facilitators. The groupings
were done to give the students
from the different levels the
chance to get to know each
other better so that they can
work together during the
activities.
The participants had fun
learning the ARSC Hymn and
Jam. They were also very
attentive during the talks. Fr.
Floriano Roa talked about
being Rooted in the Word of
God while Bro. Polie
Atienza spoke about being
firm in our faith. Fr. Miguel
Concepcion III discussed
sharing in the ministry of the
church.

paper folding art

N
INDIAN
n a t i o n a l
demonstrated his
talent in the art of
paperfolding at the school
gymnasium on the last
day of August 2012. This
event is held to advertise
his book entitled, Indian
Paper Art.
Rajan Roy is an Indian
educator from New Delhi
and teaches paper folding
as a profession. As part
of his travels during their
schools holiday, he first
visited the Philippines to
showcase his countrys
talent in the art whose
origin is Japanese.
After staying for two
weeks in the archipelago,
his
next
destination
would be
Singapore
where he also plans to
stay for two weeks and
perform
the
same
demonstration.

Some ninet y int erested

students purchased his book
after his demonstration in
SJC. The book featured a
Filipino translation of the
instructions.
According to Roy, the book
would cost around onehundred pesos in India. He
then offered a bargain of fifty
pesos if the book was bought
on the spot.
With only rolls of colored
paper, his skillful hands
showed how to make the
Meenakshi Temple, Saru Tree
and the Japani Fan. He also
made flowers like the rose
and lotus.
Mr. Eleuterio R. Paraiso,
subject area coordinator for
MAKABAYAN, acted as
Rajan Roys translator in
explaining his demo because
of his inability to speak
English fluently. Kharissa
Anne P. Orilla

After Calungsods
sainthood, Tagle
gets red hat

NLY three days

a f t e r
t h e
canonization of St.
P edr o Calu ngso d, t he
Philippines is again under
Vatican spotlight as Pope
Benedict XVI appoints
Manila Archbishop Luis
Antonio Gokim Tagle as a
cardinal of the Roman
Catholic Church.
Through the November 24,
Tagle joins the College of
Cardinals along with five
other non-asian prelates.
This appointment makes him
the Philippines lone cardinalelector in case of a conclave,
since all Filipino cardinals are
past the electoral age of 80
years old.

Before he was assigned to

shepherd Asias largest
archdiocese, he served the
Diocese of Imus for nearly ten
years.
Tagle will be the seventh
Filipino member of the
College of Cardinals in the
history of the Philippine
church, and the worlds
second youngest cardinal at
the age of 55, following SyroMalankarese
Ma jo r
Archbishop Basilios Cleemis
who is currently 53.
Because of his young age,
Tagle will be qualified to join
upcoming papal elections for
the next 25 years. Jonald
Justine Itugot

The groups reflected about the

talks through the Taize
Prayer, human monument,
and
promise
wall
presentations. As a fitting
closing ceremony, a mass,
presided over by Rev. Fr.
Jerry Belen, was held.

HEAR YE! James Diang proclaims the Gospel at the Cavite City
public market during the ARSC parade. Photo by Anthony T. Trias

The ARSC executive officers,

together with Mr. Eleuterio
Paraiso and Sr. Doraine Suyko
AR, ARSC teacher- and sisters e r va nt s , r e s p e ct ive l y,
organized the event. Maria
Sabrina Erica Carlos

RISING STAR. With only 10 years in the Episcopate, and a

year in Asias largest See, Luis Antonio Tagles cardinalate
makes him an official Papal candidate. Photo from CBCP News

NEWS

CAT, CWTS attend

PH eyes papal visit soon
flood disaster training

IMELY with the

rainy season, SJC
Cavite
Citys
Citizenship Advancement
Training (CAT) officers
and
Civic
Welfare
Training Service (CWTS)
students attended a twoday seminar on Flood
D i s a s t e r
R i s k
Management in Naval
Base Heracleo Alano,
Sangley Point, Cavite
City, July 20-21.

included basic swimming

strokes
and
resuce
operation stages.
Cayetano explained that
the seminar was only at
t h e
g o o - t o know (awareness) level.
He said that the skills
taught are only the most
basic in rescue operations.
He also told everyone that
to be a professional
rescuer, one must undergo
more rigorous training.

The seminar, which is a

requirement under the
National Service Training
Program
(NSTP),
introduces disaster risk
r e d u c t i o n
a n d
management awareness to
its takers, wherein both
the CAT and the CWTS
are part.

The Josephians were also

trained for rubberboat
operations, wherein the
crew showed the parts of
the
vessel
and
demonstrated the ways of
carrying it to varying
distances.

The school asked the

assistance
of
the
Philippine Navy to
facilitate the seminar and
was approved by Naval
Base
Cavite
chief
Commodor e Leop ol do
Alano. This included the
use of the Naval Base
Cavite Social Hall, the
swimming pool and the
NavSOG unit.
On the first day, head
Instructor Lieutenant
Junior Grade Cayetano
shared his expertise on
water survival and rescue
techniques,
which

According to local NSTP

coordinator Sr. Aurelia
Pastidio, AR, a mangrove
planting project is also in
her list of plans for the
Josephian service training
program. This is also
inlined with the national
program that requires the
NSTP t a ke rs t o be
involved in environmental
protection.
For
the
closing
ceremonies, the CAT
officers and CWTS
students were awarded
certificates of training
completion in the school
gymnasium, July 25. Jose
Miguel Alberto Carlos

Pope Benedict XVI delivering a speech for the 50th IEC in Dublin, Ireland (Internet Photo)

OPE
BENEDICT
XVI might conduct
his first official visit
to the Philippines soon in
line with the Archdiocese
of Cebus selection as host
o f t he I nt e r n a t io na l
Eucharistic Congress (IEC)
in 2016.
I would like to invite you
to join me in praying for
Gods blessing upon the
next
I nter nat io na l
Euc ha r ist ic Co ngre ss,
which will take place in
2016 in the City of Cebu,
said the 85-year old pontiff
during the recently held
IEC in Dublin, Ireland.
Cebu is considered to be the
Philippines cradle of faith,
especially of Catholicism,
being the place where the

Spanish colonizers first

introduced the Christian faith
to Filipino natives in the early
16th century.
According to Fr. Miguel
Garcia, executive secretary of
the Episcopal Committee on
Eucharistic Congresses, the
IEC aims to promote the
importance of the Eucharist in
the life and mission of the
Roman Catholic Church in
order for the faithful to gain a
deeper understanding and
better celebration of the
Liturgy.
This time, it is our turn to
share what we have received
and be missionaries and
evangelizers, added Garcia.
In 2021, the Philippine
Roman Catholic Church

will celebrate its 500th

year in the country since it
w a s br o u g ht by t he
Spaniards in 1521, and it
will only be the nations
second time to host the
IEC, the first being in
1937, he ld
in the
Archdiocese of Manila.
Last year, the Bishop of
Rome was invited to visit
the Philippines to attend
the 400th anniversary of
Asias lo ne Pont ifica l
institute of higher learning,
the University of Santo
Tomas in Manila, but
d e c l i ne d d u e t o his
advanced age and hectic
schedule, according to the
Apostolic Nuncio, and
inst ead sent
Zeno n
Cardina l Grocho lewski.
Jonald Justine Itugot

JJC bags awards in division press tilt Search for love,

TAFFERS of the participants about self and Gerlie Urbano (5th) Josephians urged
Junior
Josephian expression as a new form for editorial cartooning.

Chronicle,
the
official publication of
SJC Basic Education
Department,
bagged
numerous awards in the
recently
concluded
Division Schools Press
Conference (DSPC) held
in
Ladislao
Diwa
Elementary School last
September 27-29, 2012
with
the
theme,
Promoting
Digital
Literacy through Campus
Journalism.
U n i v e r si t y o f S a n t o
Tomas professor and
bestselling author Eros S.
Atalia was the keynote
speaker
during
the
plenary session.
At ali a expl ai ned t he
concepts of anarchonomy
and postmodernism in
relation to school paper
advising. He likewise
enlightened
the

of entertainment.
Aside from the concurrent
conferences, contests
were held to measure the
journalistic ability of
basic education students
from public and private
schools.
Josephian winners during
the DSPC were James
Diang
(1st)
for
photojournalism, Sabrina
Carlos (3rd) and Gilchrist
Nocon (2nd) for news
writing, Jen Llarenas
(4th) and Juliana Cacha
(4th) for copyreading and
headline writing, Anjelica
Yuvienco (3rd) and JC
Espiritu (4th) for sports
writing, Chloie Claud
(3rd)
and
Mikaela
Resultan (4th) for feature
writing, Miguel Carlos
(4th) and Diana Alix (4th)
for editorial writing, and
Samantha Pimentel (5th)

For the much awaited

radio
broadcasting
contest, i -Speak SJC
(English) and Democrata
San Jose (Filipino) both
landed on the third place,
but was able to bring
home the Best in Radio
Scriptwriting award for
both English and Filipino
categories headed by
Kharissa Orilla and Shiela
Magcauas, respectively.

OSEPHIANS marked the

feast day of the great
Doctor of the Church, St.
Augustine of Hippo, with the
celebration of the Holy Eucharist
officiated by Rev. Fr. Floriano
Roa, August 28, 2012 at the
school gymnasium.

Roa also gave some of his

pickup-lines to energize his
audience midway through his
homily.

A special contest entitled

Journalists Got Talent
was also held with third
year SJC student Ma.
Mikaela Resultan landing
on the third place.

San Roques assistant parish priest

focused his homily on love. He told
the Josephians that people try to
find love in different places of the
earth and yet only to find it in
themselves. With this he quoted the
African Saint saying, Look into
your heart and you will find the
love that God has for you.

After the mass SJC directress Sr.

Ma. Ninfa Inzon, A.R., informed
the community about the 2nd
Cavites Hoteliers Exposition in
which Josephians bagged
awards. Also, student council
president Jeremiah Reyes
announced high school senior
Johann Parcons achievements in
the recent karate competition.
And lastly, health sciences dean
Marilyn Turalde happily
congratulated all the nursing
graduates of batch 2012 who
passed the recent nursing
licensure examination.

Upon returning to SJC,

the
winners
were
recognized through a
short program held after
the flag ceremony of
October 1, 2012. Gilchrist
Lauren Nocon

He told the faithful that the

church describes St. Augustine as
the holiest among the wise and
the wisest among the holy, and
urged everyone to develop not
only talino (intelligence) but also
karunungan (wisdom).

The principal, Sr. Luzviminda

Escal, A.R., ended the program
by greeting everyone a happy
fiesta, and regular classes
resumed after the short awarding
ceremony. Gilchrist Lauren
Nocon

This was Roas debut mass with

the Josephian Community.

EDITORIAL

Editorial

K-12 for a better citizenry,

a better country

HIS YEARS batch of high school freshmen are the countrys first
seventh-graders under the K-12 Basic Education Program. They
will graduate in 2018 after completing six years of high school.

In 2011, the Department of Education required all public schools to

offer kindergarten classes. Under the program, all students must first
complete kindergarten prior to admission to grade 1. This is followed by
a six-year elementary education. Secondary education has two
stagesfour years of junior high school (7th-10th grades) and two
years of senior high school (11th-12th grades).
The Philippines is the last country in Asia to implement a K-12
program. According to the Official Gazette of the Republic of the
Philippines, the purpose of the program is to provide sufficient time for
mastery of concepts and skills, develop lifelong learners, and prepare
graduates for tertiary education, middle-level skills development,
employment, and entrepreneurship.
The Aquino Administrations K-12 program will address the growing
dropout and unemployment rates in the country. The additional two
years of high school is geared to provide skills to students so that they
may have the competence to have gainful employment right after high
school.
The 12 years of basic education was specially designed so that
graduates may have the option to pursue a college degree, join the
work force or set up shop after high school.
The intention is laudable, however, the implementation is saddled with
flaws and problems. Critics of the program say that the additional two
years entail additional costs and will burden parents all the more.
Furthermore, the lack of classrooms, books and teachers still remain
unresolved to this day. Thus, raising questions and doubts as to
whether the program will actually contribute to the improvement of the
quality of education. Results of some studies revealed that lengthening
the duration of education does not determine its quality.
Despite the flaws and setbacks, the government is determined to give
priority to education and this step deserves our support and
cooperation.
The process is long and tedious. It will take six years or even more to find
out whether K-12 was the right course to take or not. The measure by
which we will judge its success will be the quality of employment our first K12 graduates will have in 2018. And to gauge whether this will impact our
countrys overall performance may take six more years, long after the
Aquino Administration has been taken over by a new administration.
Till then, we must give our full cooperation and hope and pray that the
long wait will be worth it.

Freedom to Commit Crime?

OU would be living under

a rock if you hadnt
known about t he
co nt r ov er s ia l C yb er cr im e
Prevention Act. Netizens staged
uproar against this law saying that
it is unconstitutional, undermining
freedom of speech and expression,
specifically the provision about
cyber-libel.

What is astounding is the fact

that netizens find cyber-libel
unconstitutional traditional libel, not.

My take on this issue is quite

controversial. I am actually for
this law and I would like to see
this implemented. Let me explain
why.

For me, nothing is wrong with it.

Libel is simply an accusation
made to ruin the reputation of
another. I find it outrageous that
people would consider this
unconstitutional. Isnt it a moral
obligation not to defame others?
Then why do people say that it
undermines freedom of speech?

I have read parts of the Act, and I

came across where cyber-libel is
cited as a crime. I have also
reviewed the Revised Penal Code
where libels definition is cited.

Prohibiting libel does not limit

freedom; committing the deed
does. What is astounding is the
fact that netizens find cyber-libel
unconstitutional, but traditional

libel not. But I also find parts of

the law quite unnecessary. For
one, the fact that an individual can
be penalized for both libel and
cyber-libel is quite unjust, and I do
think they need to amend that part.
Im sure many of us have
experienced being blamed for
something that is not true. The
Cybercrime Prevention Act just
makes us be responsible for what
we say over the Internet. Perhaps
its just time that the Internet
become a place of responsibility.

JUNIOR JOSEPHIAN CHRONICLE

Editorial Board
Jose Miguel Alberto M. Carlos
Editor-in-Chief
Jeremiah Nathaniel F. Reyes
Associate Editor
SECTION EDITORS & ASSISTANTS
AKIRAM E. BRICEO / Kharissa Anne P. Orilla (News),
CHLOIE LANCE R. CLAUD / Ma. Mikaela M. Resultan (Feature),
JOHN CHRISTOPHER A. ESPIRITU / James Earl Moises B. Diang (Sports),
JAMIE MARIELLE L. AMBAT / John Ronnel B. Rosales (Literary)
CORRESPONDENTS
Maria Sabrina Erica M. Carlos, Gilchrist Lauren C. Nocon (News);
Diana Deigh A. Alix, Graychelle P. Santiago (Feature);
Mari Anjelica M. Yuvienco (Sports); Jane Samantha T. Preciado (Literary)
Photojournalists: Erica G. Camua, Alliah Kim G. Caete, Michael A. Ramos
Cartoonists: Samantha Louise R. Pimentel, Gerlie Mae O. Urbano
Layout Assistants: Maria Faustina Helena V. Chin, Arabelle Dorothy V. Teodoro
Circulation Managers: Juliana Therese C. Cacha,
Patrisha D. Tumala, Rica Mae D. Rayala
Mr. Jonald Justine U. Itugot
Moderator

www.sjc-cavite.edu.ph

Popularity or Honesty: Which is their Priority?

HE 2013 Election is fast

approaching. It is not yet
the beginning of the
campaign period but it seems that
some are already busy putting
their names and images on
different forms of media. This
strategy is not prohibited by law
but still faces criticism.
Because of this political habit,
Sen. Miriam Santiago filed Senate
Bill No. 1967 also known as the
Anti-Epal Bill. If signed into
law, it can penalize officials for
posting their names or photos in
tarpaulins announcing a project.
According to the bill, violators
will be imprisoned and should be
disqualified from their positions.

We are looking for a skilled

leader and not a famous
personality.
The act of publicizing public
officials through signages is a
widespread disease in the
Philippines. Anywhere you go,
you can see their posters
announcing that they have projects
in their area or streamers used as a
greeting during a special occasion.
Although too much proliferation
of their publicity is a nuisance in
the eyes of many, they remain
insensitive and still do what they
want just to promote themselves.

A public servant should commit

to his service. A politician
should not spend to popularize
his image to the public. We are
looking for a skilled leader and
not a famous personality. At the
end of the day, the people will
either benefit or suffer from the
one they elected.
This election, let us hope that
deserving leaders will make big
innovations in the Philippines.

OPINION

Question:

Understanding Prejudice
Actually, we are not innocent of
the crime. Our little opinions and
whispers count. The hurt lasts.

HE world today has

g o n e
q u i t e
judgmental. Try to
admit it, that even us judge
other people according to
their physical appearance,
race, sexuality, religion, and
the things that they have
done.
Am I right right?
Well, did you ever ask this
question while you were in
the state of judging them,
Is this right? To just brand
them with names; even scar
their lives with our puns, but
not knowing who and what
they truly are?
Its unnerving, it really is.
Who do we think we are,
huh? Are we the ones who
cr eated the people we thrive
with, the people that we see
and roam the earth with? We

are not God, the one who

cr eated us, to just label
other people and judge them
for what they have done. We
may have free rights, but we
dont have the power to just
name ourselves better than
others and downgrade them.
Prejudice, a word which
mea ns a pr econc eived
judgment or an adverse
opinion or leaning for med
without just grounds or
before sufficient knowledge,
is mostly committed by the
people of today. We think
that we are so much better
than others, when masked
by
our
pride
and
boastfulness. We arrive to a
state wher e we dont ponder
much about it and just judge
others on the spot. Our

sudden
opinions
are
sometimes being led out
badly because of the fact
that we dont think of it that
much.
And,
it just so
happens that we can hurt
other peoples feelings with
our unthought-of words.
The people who feel so good
about hurting others, also
known as bullies, dont even
understand that they are
ruining the persons life
while continuing their bad
habits. Actually, we are not
innocent of the crime. Our
little opinions and whispers
count. The hurt lasts.
Our life here on earth will
only be temporary, so why
dont we make our stay
happy? Let us stop judging
people so irrationally that
they may do the same. Let
us entrust our life to God,
our Father and Creator, the
only one who has the right
to judge us all.

In what ways can you advertise/

promote the school outside the campus?
I will tell my friends that our school
is modern and beautiful.
Julia Agatha Bagnato, II-Colossians
I will tell my friends that by studying in SJC,
they will become closer to God.
Maria Carmela Tablason, IV-Mark
I will encourage my friends to study here
by telling them how friendly the Josephian
teachers and students are.
Nicole Ayn Sanchez, VII-Timothy
To promote this school, I will share some
positive information to my friends, relatives,
and other people.
Ysabela Carolina Te, III-Ephesians
I can promote the school by participating
in activities outside the school.
Roi Christian Advincula, VII-Timothy

Dear Editor,

Digital Martial Law

The money isnt the main concern,
but the free and open knowledge
that the internet gives us.

N September 12, 2012,

nine days before the 40th
anniversary of the
declaration of Martial Law, the
Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012
or Republic Act No. 10175 was
given the nod by President Benigno
Simeon Aquino III to be an official
law of the Philippines, an action that
the Filipino people criticized so
much.
Its purpose is to tackle legal matters
concerning Filipinos interaction
online. Under this act are offenses
like cybersex, identity theft, illegal
access to data (or hacking) and libel.
And if you are charged with these
violations especially libel, you are
going to spend your life behind bars
at the maximum of twelve years and
be fined a maximum of 1,000,000.
You could get arrested if you post in
your status that your barangay
captain loves Mahjongg or Tong-its
more than his job. And surely youll
be involved if you click the like
button or share the post. But what if
someone hacked your account?
What if it was a joke? What if you
were not the one who did it and
instead someone made a fake
account and use your name? Is it still
your fault?

The new law received a lot of

criticisms because of its effect to
the freedom of expression and
freedom of speech in the
Philippines. Before, we are
allowed to speak what we want to
say to the public according to what
is true. But with the approval of
the law, the Filipino people cannot
point out even just the flaws of
their government. The libel is too
strict because of its penalty.
According to what is defined to
the Revised Penal Code, the
public and malicious imputation of
a crime, or of a vice or defect, real
or imaginary, or any act, omission,
condition, status, or circumstance
tending to cause the dishonor,
discredit, or contempt of a natural
or juridical person... And take
note of the part, real or
imaginary; you could get in
trouble if you shame someone by
publishing a post with a lie or with
the truth.
Because of this, many sectors
immediately protested against this
act. A group of hacker activists
named Anonymous Philippines
lead the objection by hacking
government websites such as the
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas,

Department of Interior and Local

Government, and National
Telecommunications Commission
(NTC).
Several petitioners questioned the
laws constitutionality. Among of
these petitioners is Kabataan Partylist Rep. Raymond Palatino. On
October 2, 2012, the day before the
law went to effect, Filipino netizens
opposed by changing their
Facebook profile picture into black
and trending the hash tag
#notocybercrimelaw on Twitter. I
was surprised by this event, when I
opened my Facebook account and
saw those black pictures; I thought
that our internet was broken, until I
saw the articles from different sites,
saying about the protest against the
law. And there you go, on the 9th of
October 2012, the Supreme Court
suspended the Anti-Cybercrime
Law. Of course all of us are
overwhelmed because the protests
were effective and freedom of
expression still reigns.
But we cant still be sure. This is just
a temporary restraining order, only
stopping the implementation of the
law only for 120 days. So even if we
are free from this law today, we are
still under it after four months. But,
the fight against those who mess
around with our freedom of
expression is not over and we can
still hope that this digital martial law
will not pursue.

The Parents-Teachers Auxillary Council had planned for

better facilities in the school. They even have the money to
make it happen. I hope theyll give us some updates about
it, especially when the students are longing for it.
Particularly for the lockers. I hope this would reach the
PTAC. I am looking forward to this and the whole JJC staff.
Thank you!
Sincerely yours,
Marriel A. Bello

Hi there, Marriel!
Thank you very much for your letter. And, glad to say that
it has reached the PTAC.
Regarding the update you were looking for, here it is. As
everyone may have not noticed, the new performance studio
had its full-length wall mirrors already installed, and was
formally opened last December 15.
Also, when you visit the comfort rooms, there are already
locks in every cubicle. A relief. This too is a project of the
PTAC and it will not end with only that.
As of the lockers, the school administration had decided
that it will be the project of the school and not of the PTAC.
In the survey conducted in the middle of the school year, it
seems that not the majority of the student body is willing to
have the said lockers.
Expect a lot of improvements before the end of this school
year. I hope you that you will continue to support the
publication, the PTAC and the school administration in
making our school the best she can be.
Sincerely,
The Editor

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JeLS: An e-Learning Initiative

The Star of Bethlehem:

FACT or FICTION?

VIRTUAL CLASSROOM. A course site for the Revitalized Homeroom Guidance Program
(RHGP) for second year students is available in the Josephian e-Learning System.

N ITS THRUST to be a
truly
innovating
educational institution,
St. Joseph College Cavite
City engages its students to
the Josephian e-Learning
System (JeLS), which is an
online course management
system running on the
MOODLE platform.

Course sites are protected

sections of the website
wherein only the teacher and
students of a particular subject
can interact with each other.
Through it, teachers can post
discussions, presentations,
activities, or even quizzes,
and the students can also
submit their work online.

MOODLE (which stands for

Modular Object Oriented
Digital
Learning
Environment), is an opensource software that enables
educational institutions to
setup their own virtual
le a r n in g e n v i r o n me nt .
Through it, teachers and
students can interact with
each other through the built-in
private messaging system or
through their course sites.

JeLS is also envisioned to

ease the workload of teachers;
that is why it also supports
automat ed grading for
multiple choice examinations.
Aside from this, it is also
equipped with a computerized
plagiarism checker that
automatically scans for
possibly plagiarized text from
students online submissions.
This e-learning system is

also connected with the

schools libraries, thus
enabling the students to see
what books they currently
have on-loan from among
the basic education, college,
and graduat e schoo l
libraries.
St. Joseph College ensures
JeLS users that whatever
information they have in this
e-learning system is safe and
secure since it is hosted
inside the institution using
the schools own web server.
For teachers and students who
would like to activate their
JeLS accounts, they may visit
the school web administrator,
or access http://jels.sjccavite.edu.ph. Jonald Justine
Umali Itugot

VE RY Chr ist mas

tableau of the Holy
Family features a star
directly above it. The star was
so extraordinary that it helped
the three wise men find the
child Jesus. Was there really a
star that shined ever so brightly
to signify that particular event?
First of all, the magi were
actually revered Babylonian
astronomers and astrologists
who were expert in the study of
the stars and planets. Cosmic
events were interpreted as
omens or signs of things to
come. The three must have
observed somet hing so
spectacular in the sky that led
them to see King Herod and tell
him about a foreboding.
Todays scientists are still
working hard to find out the
facts behind the Star of
Bethlehem. Prof. David Hughes
offer four possibilit ies
published in a report by NEWS
Magazine:
1. An alignment between the
Sun, Earth, Jupiter and Saturn
which could generate a very
brilliant spectacle. This happens
only once in 900 years.

2. A huge comet, most

probably Halleys comet
which was visible to the
naked eye in 12 BC.
3. Light from the birth of a
new star. Astronomers in the
Fareast have recorded a new
star in 4 BC which would
have been positioned directly
over Jerusalem at the time
when Jesus was born.
4. A star configuration was
fo r med
by
ancient
astrological aspect lines
which connect the planets.
So many possibilities backed
by bot h biblica l and
historical accounts and
scientific data. After so
many centuries of study,
scientists with their modern
tools still debate on the Star
of Bethlehem. But one thing
is certain. There is nothing
co nt ent io us abo ut t he
journey of the magi and the
appearance of the star.
And as the search continues,
our spirit remains illuminated
by our faith in Christ. Maria
Sabrina Erica Carlos

TB month focuses on
awareness, prevention

New year, new life and... a new phone?

Apple releases the best iPhone yet

HE Apple corporation
just keeps on giving
the world the latest
technologies. Theres just no
way stopping it. If youre
looking for something new,
then Apple always has
something for you.

Internet Photo

Apple is known for the iPod,

the iPad, the iPhone and the

Mac line of computers. The

late Steve Jobs who was the
CEO of Apple Inc., conceived
the idea of using a multitouch screen to interact with a
computer in a way in which
people could type directly into
the display, essent ially
removing the keyboard and
the mouse. After reviewing
the prototype and its user
interface, made by the
recruited Apple engineers,
he conceived a second idea
on implementing it onto a
mobile phone. Jobs
introduced the iPhone as a
combination of three
devices: a widescreen
iPod with touch controls,
a revolutionary mobile
phone,
and
a
breakthrough Internet
communicator.
One of the latest phones
t hat
are
fo r ma l l y
introduced by Apple last
September 12, 2012 and
launched on September 21,

2012, is the sixth generation

of the iPhone, the iPhone 5.
It is a slimmer and lighter
model of the iPhone series
that introduces a higherresolution and a 4-inch
screen. This also includes a
custom-designed ARMv7
processor called Apple A6, an
update to Apples mobile
operating system known as
iOS 6 that also runs on iPhone
4s, and support for LTE
(Long-term evolution).
Apples iPhone 5 became the
fastest-selling smartphone of
all time when Apple sold
more than 5 million of them
during the devices debut
weekend, and iPhone sales for
the quarter came in at 26.9
million units.
If you want a fast and reliable
phone, the Iphone 5 is a good
catch. Let us again wait for
what Apple still has under
wraps. Maria Mikaela
Resultan

Photo from the School Clinic

N CELEBRATION of
t he
Nat io nal
Tuberculosis Month, the
school clinic organized a
seminar for college students
entitled Awareness and
Prevention of Tuberculosis
at the Audio Visual Room,
August 31.
The Department of Health
(DOH) defines tuberculosis
as a disease caused by a
bacterium
called
Mycobeacterium
t uber cu lo s is , t hat is
acq u ir ed ma i n l y b y
inhalation of infectious
droplets containing viable
tubercle bacilli.
Institute of Health Sciences

faculty member Emily Q.

Angles, who holds a
Masters Degree in Nursing
Administration, served as
speaker during the event.
Angeles emphasized that the
mode of transmission of the
said communicable disease
is through droplets produced
by coughing, sneezing and
t alk ing o f infect ed
individuals.
The speaker also mentioned
about the Directly-Observed
T r e at me nt S ho r t co ur s e
(DOTS) strategy of the DOH
in treating clients with
Tuberculosis, catering the
patients for free. Catherine
B. Diaz

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SCORE FOR SAMSUNG:

Samsung releases awesome electronic Notepad

ET a lot of you know

that one of Apples best
co mpet it o rs
is
Samsung. Well, its just
because of the smartphones
Samsung produces that actually
beat up some of Apples
featured devices.
One for
example is the Samsung
Galaxy Note.
Many thought it was just
another of the S series because
of the same look and color.
But, when you watch the video
ad on YouTube, for sure you
will say, Whoa! It can do
that?! It has full of new and
unexpected ideas.
Reviews have proven that this

Galaxy Note is truly amazing!

Some say its better than the
Ipad.
The latest Note features an HD
Super AMOLED Display and a
bigger screen of 5.5 with the
ratio of 16:9 while the SIII only
has 4.8. The new Samsung
Galaxy Note 2 has a faster
performance because of its 1.6
GHz quad-core processor. And,
it has this easy-tasking feature
that lets you do multiple things
in just one screen. Like in a
computer, you can watch a
video while you browse the
internet.
The big difference with the S
series is that the Note uses a

stylus pen, very perfect for

artists and creative persons.
Its also for the average
person because it can also use
this for just writing down all
the things you need like
important phone numbers,
dates, directions, and other a
lot more information; like a
regular notepad.
Its also
easier for you to express your
own ideas in the way you
want it. You can draw it with
a pen, color it and share it to
other people. Fast and easy
If you are an artist whos tired
of carrying papers and pencils
then the Samsung Galaxy Note
2 is most convenient for you.
Chloie Lance Claud

GOING STRONG. Samsung continues to compete in the

market despite patent disputes with Apple. Internet Photo

What to expect this 2013? Explorers attend Natl

Science Summit

XPERIENCE tells me
that technology goes
out-of-date the second
you buy it. When my aunt
bought a new Apple iTouch
3rd Generation, the store
released the new Apple
iTouch 4th Generation that
includes a camera in the
afternoon of the same day.
Aint that a little frustrating?
In this fast and modern world
we are in now, we tend to buy
the latest, most powerful and
the most convenient gadgets
in highest definition of color,
sound and detail that we can
find. Cell phones, MP3s,
laptops, tablets, cameras,
game gadgets, tv, speakers,
earphones, cd players, and a
lot more. However, in just a
matter of weeks, and if you
are lucky, maybe in a few
months, todays latest models
are replaced by newer devices
with far greater features and
improvements than what we
could have imagined.
The year 2012 was a
remarkable time for techies as
companies released quite a
number of touchscreen
gadgets, portable devices, and
mo r e
hig h - t ec h

Internet Photo

advancements.
And
competition for market share
remains stiff especially
between Samsung and Apple.
The race is tight as consumers
dema nd fo r furt her
improvement.
Here is a peek at what things
might pop out of the shelves
of your favorite tech stores.
Rumors are ripe about the
release of iPhone 5S or 6, just
months after the release of
iPhone 5. The new model is
said to come in a variety
colors, a far cry from Apples
signature black or white hues.
It boosts of a better HD
display and an NFC chip.
Analysts believe that the
camera will also be upgraded.
And it is supposed to be
release at mid-year.
R iva l S a msung would
definitely not take this
development sitting down.
The all-new Samsung Galaxy
IV that will feature an
integrated S Pen stylus,
exclusive only to Samsung
Galaxy Notes, and a massive
5-inch AMOLED display
with Full HD 10801920
resolution is in its final stages
of production. Rumors have it

that it will have a quad-core

processor and feature a 13
megapixel camera. Another
exciting thrill is the rumored
release of the Samsung
Galaxy Note 3 phablet
which has an even bigger
screen, making it more of a
tablet than a phone.
Since the newly released
W i nd o w s 8 is mo r e
convenient when ones device
i s t o u c hs c r e e n, so me
companies like Sony, Lenovo,
Asus and Dell are working
round-the-clock to convert
their laptops from the
traditional flip-ups to rotating
screen tablets.
T he p o s s i b i l it i e s a r e
incredible and limitless. A
new product comes along to
serve every need and demand
of the consumer. For us with
little cash on hand to invest in
upgrading our gadgets, we
need to think which product
would actually serve its
purpose in our lives so that it
can help us take control
instead of the gadgets taking
control over us. And thats the
true measure of a gadgets
usefulness to its owners.
Chloie Lance Claud

SCIENCE MONTH. Members of science clubs from different

schools gather at the Caritas Don Bosco School gymnasium for a
session.. Photo by James Diang

S ONE of their
activities in the
month of national
science clubbing, members
of the St. Joseph Colleges
Explorers Club attended the
annual National Science
Clubs Summit held in
Caritas Don Bosco School in
Bian, Laguna on September
8 to 9, 2012.
Scientricit y: Energizing
S c ie nc e C lu bbe r s fo r
Sustainable Energy was the
theme for this years
national summit.
Happening simultaneously
nationwide, Laguna was the
chosen summit site for
Region IV A with CDBS
as the host school.
The t wo -da y su mmit
emphasized the promotion of
sustainable energy and the
improvement of energy
efficiency in the country.
Lectures and workshops about
sustainable energy were given
during the summit.
One of the main features of
t he summit is t he

eliminations round of the

PSYSC Science Olympiad, a
q u iz bee hap p e n in g
s imu lt a neo us ly w it h
summits in different NSCS
sites. The schools who
qualified for the National
quiz bee will battle on Sept.
30.
Johanna Dane Delgado, John
Paul Aspiras, and Jonathan
Joel Prudente of the grade
school department, and
Jeremiah Nathaniel Reyes,
Jose Miguel Alberto Carlos,
and Kharissa Anne Orilla of
the high school participated
in the said quiz bee.
The
MathSciAKA
Engineering Challenge and
Interactive Workshop were
the highlights of the second
day. Moreover, the I Teach
Science Seminar was
conducted for teachers and
advisers of the participating
schools.
Other activities included
team-building activities, the
sub-camp quiz competition,
and the Socials and Pledge
Night. Akiram Briceo

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Sweet Victory

Perseverance
T

RY and try until you

succeed. He said as
he went through it. He was
a retired Philippine Navy at
the age of 56 and having
his pension but still not
enough for the study of his
daughter and for their food
so he had to drive a
tricycle.
It was late in the evening
when I interviewed my
father.
Dad, did you finish
studying? I asked while
hes sitting and watching.
No, because of financial
problems, I just finished
4th year high school. My
dad, Rodrigo P. Resultan,
was born March 28, 1948,
and at that time its hard to
make enough money for
their studies.

HAVE never felt this

excited in my entire
life. After the grueling
wait, we finally arrived at
the place. Its now or never,
guys. We need to win this
one.
When I first stepped out of
the bus, I felt the excitement
raging through my veins. I
could not let it all out for it
would be awkward for me to
run around on the grass like
a little kid. This is my first
time in the University of the
Philippines (UP) in Diliman.
Im here not for an admission, though. My schoolmates are joining a speech
choir competition and I am
here as an audio technical
support staff. After witnessing their three weeks of
practices and dry runs, I am
sure that they were ready to
face the judges and bring
home the bacon.
One by one, other competitors garbed in their uniform
shirts walked into the hallway of the Melchor Hall.
We felt a bit intimidated
thinking that they were more
prepared than us because we
did not even color code our
outfits. We were ushered
into our assigned dressing
room which we shared with
our opponent--St. Bridgets
Schoolan all-girl team
which is a consistent winner
of the contest. They say
their girls can act and sound
like boys.
They seemed
pretty nice.
At 1:30 pm, it is almost
show time. I felt the nervousness of our speech choir.

To lighten up the mood, we

had an instant photo shoot
along the corridors. And the
anxiety faded away. Then it
was time to face the challenge.
I watched all the performances. And wow! They
were all good. It must have
been hard for the judges to
pick the best one. Then it
was our turn.
Our 25member team quickly assembled on the stage. They
were ready in a jiffy but a
technical problem regarding
the intro music caused some
delays and ate up precious
time. I saw their worried
faces and was afraid that it
may affect their performance. But the choir gave an
outstanding performance.
Later, we were informed that
the sound lag was taken
from the extra time allotted
for props preparation. And
since we did not have any
props, we were safe. Thank
God that we still had a good
chance of bagging a place.
After a short break, we were
back in the auditorium for
the announcement of winners. The first announcement
was the winner of the Peoples Choice Award. SJC
has been the consistent winner of this award for the past
five years. And we were
confident that we were going
to win again this year for a
record six-year feat.
The host went onto announce, And the winner is
Saint.. Our emotions
suspended and ready to jump
out of our seats. Bridget!

We retreated back to our

seats and swallowed our
screams. That hurts! Then
the announcers face turned
red.
Something was not
right. Another person took
the microphone and apologized to the audience about a
mix up. A very awkward
moment. And the Peoples
Choice Award goes to St.
Joseph College! Yes! Our
team climbed up the stage
and took the certificate that
almost got away.
St.
Bridgets was gracious and
congratulated us and cheered
for us. Proof that competitors could well turn out to be
ardent supporters, too.
In the main event, SJC was
declared 3rd place winner.
However, another issue
cropped up.
The second
placer was disqualified because they did not render the
required English piece. We
waited anxiously for the final decision. And then the
final result was revealed--a
2nd place win for SJC!
Miracles did happen. Not
just once, but twice, one after the other!
For us, it was not all about
the trophy and the place,
what mattered the most was
how we tried our best to
earn the prize so there wont
be room for regrets and the
valuable lessons we learned
on this journey.
As we
leave behind the next batch
of the speech choir, we
know in our hearts that this
experience would serve them
well in their attempt for the
win next year. Chloie Lance
Claud

After studying, what did

you do? still startling on
how Ill ask him my
questions. Finding jobs to
make mo ne y fo r my
family. Like? Ive had
to work as a factory
worker, gasoline boy, then
when I heard the news
about recruiting in the
Philippine Navy, I tried to
apply and was able to be
part of it.
It was in June 1972 when

he started training at the

Naval School Center, Fort
San Felipe, Cavite City.
Isnt the training hard for
a person like you? Of
course its hard but you
just need to be patient.
He
was
also
the
breadwinner of the family.
After the training, before
I
w as
assigned
in
Headquarters
Home
Defense Command as a
clerk, my salary was just a
P120 pesos and giving my
P50 pesos allotment to my
mother,
monthly.
Rodrigo was promoted
after one year as Seaman
Second (S2), then after
anoth er
three
ye ars
became Seaman First (S1).
In the year 1976, I was rea ssig ne d at Milit a r y
Training Group as an
Instructor. How did you
get in your high position?
Its by promotion, when I
was promoted as Chief
Petty Officer.
What can you tell to those
who are still studying and
dreaming to be a Military
Personnel? He laughed
first, before answering me.
Kung may tiyaga, may
nilaga. he co nc luded
while eating a biscuit.
Maria Mikaela Resultan

A Bright Light

HERE are lights that

are dim, lights that
sparkle, and lights that
shine bright. People tend to
be like lights. There will
always be a different standard
for each. One may think that
she or he is glowing from all
the work he has done, but in
fact, she or he might just be a
broken lightbulb.
It depends on what you do
and what you account of the
things you do. quotes
Alexander Cayas, a retired
employee from Unilab. He is
a prominent figure in the
company, an Administrative
Officer, receiving more than
10 awards from the latter. He
is described in an article in
Bayanihan (Unilabs news
magazine) as humble and
quiet, having a stoic
appearance but a warm
personality, and a guiding
bright aura.
Cayas has a newspaper cutout of the said article, (which
title is appropriately titled A
Bright Light) which he puts
inside a frame with many

other
pict ures
and
memorabilia from his time in
Unilab. Alex Cayas states that
he treasures the pictures and
newspaper cut-outs because
these remind him of the days
he walked around the office
and the memories that led him
to what he is now.
The first award that I
received was the Perfect
Attendance Award. Its kind of
funny that that award led me
to much greater things.
Cayas laughs. The Perfect
Attendance Award is lined up
along with several other
trophies and medals. Alex
Cayas won four Rajah awards
and six Sultan awards. He
says he is still shocked over
the fact that the company
entrusted posit ions and
trophies to him.
Seeing yourself as a bright
light and being a bright light
are two very different things.
Cayas quotes. But I always
wished to be a glowing flare
rat her t han a broken
lightbulb. Juliana Therese
Cacha

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Taste of Success

Teachers Zeal

teacher is one who

fac ilit at es
and
motivates the students to
become a complete person
that can face the world of
t i me , M a a m A n g i e
answered.

OR most ordinary
p e o p le ,
co o k i ng
isnt a simple task.
But for a very passionate
woman, it wasnt all that
difficult.
Meet Patria M. Santos, a 49
year old lady who admitted
that cooking will always be
her true love.
Anyone can cook. Food
always comes to those who
love to cook. Patria said.
At age seven, Patria Santos
already discovered her
interest in cooking. I still
remember, I always wait
for my mother to come
back ho me fro m t he
market.
And when she
cooks, I always watch her
and ask questions about
what she do es. she
recalled.
Her mother was very happy
to know that her daughter,
Patria, wants to cook. So
she lets her daughter watch
her while she cooks.
When I turned 10, my
mother allowed me to help
her cook during fiestas,
birthdays, or if there are
occasions to be held in our
house, she said. I know
that my mother was proud
of me during that time
because at a very young
age I was able to help her
and I feel glad whenever
she told her friends about
how I cook. I know that she
is proud of me. Patria
added.
Then as she grew older, she
has this one dream to be
an
asp ir ing
cook.
Unfortunately, because of
financial problems, she
stopped schoo ling. I
thought it was the end of
my dream, she said.
Resulting to this, she
looked for a job that will

fit her ability and skills.

Luckily, she found a small
eatery. I know this was
meant for me, and there I
found the man I will love
for the rest of my life, she
said with her eyes full of
love.
After they got married,
Patria left her job and
chose to be a plain
housewife. But the luck
was still on her, as one of
her sister-in-law has the
same passion when it
comes to cooking and, later
on, offered her a job to her
business.
My
sister-in-law
employed me as one of her
cooks in her restaurant,
she said with a smile.
And that started her dream.
As
of
now,
she
continuously works at the
said restaurant.
Patria said that she was
t ha nk fu l d e sp it e o f
challenges that comes my
way, I still survived.
This tough woman serves
as a true role model to
those people who are still
achieving their dreams.
Focus on what you do
today and you will see
what lies ahead, she
advised.
Nowadays, one must be
strong-hearted
and
imaginative. Dont let anyone
judge you because of where
you come from. These are
her words that came from her
heart when asked about what
she can advised to those who
are planning to start their
business.
P at r ia S a nt o s w a nt ed
herself to become an
i n s p ir a t io n t o o t he r s
especially to those who
find t heir int erest in
cooking. Jaydee Quiambao

Angela L. De Guzman
finished her studies in
University of Sto. Tomas with
a bachelors degree in
Secondary Education major in
English. Maam Angie, as
what her students call her,
never actually dreamt of
beco ming a t eacher.
Basically to be an educator
was my last choice when I
was young, she honestly
said. But then, my parents
who are both educators
influenced and motivated me
to join the wagon of
teachers. So up until today,
she continues to educate
students that needed her help.
Her family likewise, is happy
for her decisions and
achievements. Proud silang
lahat sa akin, she said.
Maam Angie manages the
Janas Play and Study Center,
a tutorial place where students
can enjoy what they are doing
and at the same time, learn
new things. It is a place just
like home, as she described.
I want to know the reason
why
the
academic
performances of students are
not consistent. And that
motivated me to assist them,
to share knowledge and
techniques and to make
learning enjoyable, she
recalled while being inspired
about her tutorial center.
Being the manager and a
teacher, she always assured
her students that they are
comfortable even if they are
in the center and away from
home. There is a time for
them to play and at the same
time, a time for them to study

their lessons, she explained.

She also inculcates in them
moral values and selfmotivation for them to always
stand on top among others in
the future.
Her experiences in the past
fifty-two years made her
st rong and t hus, she
overcomes her problems. She
said, Difficulties, problems
and hardships are parts of life.
But I always look at them as a
challenge and at the end of it;
Ill be on top of them. She
also reminded, You should
r i s e a bo ve fr o m a l l
difficulties. Be in control of
the situation but do not let the
situation control you.
Sad to say, there is a
decreasing number of students
taking up Education as their
course. As what Maam
Angie thought, economic
problem is the bottom line
reason that causes it.
Students pick courses where
they are financially secured
and they often think of their
salary in the future, she
explained.
However, this
hero bravely said, Teaching
is the noblest profession. It
can be a stepping stone for
students to climb up the
ladder of success. Kapag
walang teacher, walang

doctor, nurse, architect, pilot,

engineer, etc.
She never fails to inspire and
amazed her students by her
words and actions. I think
that being a teacher is not a
job but a part of myself, she
admitted. Because of her,
many of her students are
doing great in their schools
and in dealing with the
challenges in their own life. I
will not stop educating and
imparting knowledge until my
last breath, she actually said.
This admirable teacher who
experienced teaching college
for 18 years (in SJC), a
volunteer teacher in abroad,
manages a tutorial center
effectively, an all-around
instructor (i.e., declamation,
oration, speech choir, storytelling, poems, etc.), a loving
and caring mom and a
successful person for the people
around her is truly remarkable.
It only proves that she loves
what she had and who she is.
There is no such thing as
regret regarding Education as
my course and becoming a
teacher up to the present.
Because I know that there will
always be endless sharing of
knowledge for the generations
to come, she finally
concluded. Kharissa Orilla

Film Analysis: Brave

A

MOVIE makes one

family unite. It counts
as a bonding time with each
other and a way to be close
with the members. There are
thousands of movies which
can be watched with them.
One is Brave.
Brave is about a Scottish
princess, Merida, who
wanted to change her fate.
After arguing with her
mother, she ran away and
accidentally went to a witch.
Merida requested to create a
spell that can change her
fat e. The che micals
combined by the witch
turned out into a pie.

Unfortunately, the pie turns

her mother into a bear. They
w e nt
t o
adventures
which led them
on how the spell
can be vanished.
Peo p le
ca n
always gain a
lesson from a
movie. In this
case,
Brave
tells us to be
contented with
what we have
and on what we
are. We cannot
change our fate
nor tamper it.

Only God knows everything.

Mikaela Resultan

Internet Photo

FEATURES

Just one call he will be there

UST one call, and

he will be there.
Just ask him, and he
will do the best he can.
Rolando Toto Cruz, 45
yrs. old, is a resident of
Barangay 57 Repolyo,
where he is known for
he lp ing
in
a lmo st
everyones domest ic help
requests. He is good at
carpentry and technical
works,
and
knows
something in electronics.
Asked whats his reason
fo r
helping almost
everyone in our barangay,
he said, Kasi la naman
a k o n g
i b a n g
pinagkakaabalahan. Wala
naman akong palaging
ginagawa sa bahay kasi si
Mama na yung nagluluto,
tas ang asawa ko naman
nasa trabaho, at yung
mga anak ko nasa school.
At saka, wala din akong
t r ab a ho . P er o , d it o
kumikita ako minsan o
k a ya n a k a k a l i b r e n g
merienda.
Even he did not finish
highschool, he has a lot of
knoweledge in the things
he do in helping others
like carpentry. But, as a
person he is not capable

laughter, he continued,
Tas isa pa! Nong d ko
nagawa yung electric fan
ng kapitbahay namin, kung
anu-ano ang sinabi nung
may-ari sa mga kapitbahay
namin. Pero bago yon,
sabi niya okay lang daw.
Nainis talaga ako doon,
siniraan ako nung anong
yun! He was pertaining
to our neighbor infamous
for spreading exaggerated
stories.
of doing everyt hing as he
said that, Hindi ako
marunong magluto.
Masaya naman ako dito
kasi, yun nga, wala
naman akong ginagawa.
Sa TV naman, Eat Bulaga
lang pinapanood ko. This
was his reply about if hes
happy doing the requests
of his neighbors and if its
okay being able to help
them.
If there were any
unforgettble events in this
job of him, he said,
Syempre, madami nga
eh.
Yung isa nung
pumutok yung saksakan
habang ginagawa ko, dun
kina Rhoda. Buti nga d
a k o n a k u r ye n t e e h ,
naulan pa noon!
Wit h a sudden burst of

Para sa mga bata dyan,

mag-aral lang kayo kasi
mahirap
yung
d
nakapatapos. Pero dapat
masaya din kayo sa mga
ginagawa niyo. Tulungan
n i yo a n g m g a m a y
kailangan. Given by Toto,
these words of wisdom can
be great help for everyone,
as he is already, himself, a
great help.
Rolando Toto Cruz,
known for helping others
in the best way he could,
promised to continue to
respond to others request.
He will prove that even he
did not finish his studies,
he can be as useful as
professionals out there by
helping others. And, with
just one call, he will be
there to help. Raf Austin
Estacio

What did Noynoy say?

LL Filipinos only
hope for one thing the Presidents SONA
was all TRUE.
President Benigno Noynoy
Aquino III delivered his 3rd
State of The Nation Address
at the Batasang Pambansa on
July 23, 2012, Monday. The
said SONA talked about the
condition of the nation yearly
as his term of being a
Philippine President. In his
SONA, the President talked
about the issues like the

economic achievement s,
accident rate, improvement in
education and health services,
and his objectives for the
coming years. He mentioned
that the economy had increased.
He added, millions of students
who could not go to school
before due to poverty ware now
able to study. He also assures
t he benefit s of being
government worker and its
salary increase. For the all the
Filipinos sake, he assured the
betterment of the airports,
buildings and the national roads
that will be seen in
the future.
After reading and
watching
his
SONA,
one
question popped in
my head Totoo
kaya lahat yon?
Of course, in the
first place, his
SONA was all good
news, and it was an
achievement for
him and for us, too.
It means that the
P h i l ip p i ne s
is
TRYING to step
forward in the level
of success. There
was just some part

When hard
work pays off

that he still said negative

things on Arroyos term. I
mean, hes now the Philippine
President and he should not
keep comparing the past from
his, if he want to be better
than them. He should just go
and work harder to show them
that hes much better.
One more thing, SONA
doesnt involved just the
President but also us.
According
to
him,
Humaharap po ako sa inyo
ngayon, at sinasabing: hindi
ko SONA ito. Kayo ang
gumawa nito. SONA ito ng
sambayanang Pilipino. I
agree with him because for
example, most of the people
say that our government is
corrupt whenever they have
no job when he, himself, is
not working hard to get a
decent job. People should
think that the corruption
theyre blaming in the
government
is starting in
ourselves. So, we should help
ourselves so that we can also
help the nations status.
But, above all things, I am
hoping that betterment of our
country will continue in the
future. Marriel Bello

S THE SAYING
goes, experience is
the best teacher.
Well, I am about to tell you
a tale of a woman. A woman
of dreams, driven by
determination, hard work
and experiences in life to
reach her goals. She is Mrs.
Lenie Estolloso, and this is
her story.
Her father had no permanent
job while her mother during
her childhood was a
household worker. There
comes a point in her life that
her mot her had three
employers to work with
everyday doing different
household chores just to
earn money to sustain the
needs of their family. From
there, she realized that
things were quite hard for
them.
When she started her second
year in high school, she
became a working student.
She worked every weekend,
during Christmas break and
summer vacation as a baby
sitter and household worker.
She had been doing this until
she graduated college.
During the course of her
journey,
she
had
encount ered a lot of
experiences, some so harsh
that you could not imagine
that it happened. They had
to skip meals in a day or just
share a pack of noodles with
the rest of the family just to
fill in their stomach.
But of course, God is so
good, those experiences
taught her to be strong,
determined and never to
lose hope. She used those
e xp e r ie nc e s t o st r ive
further in her studies.

When she was a child, she

prayed to God that she
wanted to give her mom
just
a
meda l
but
unfortunately, she didnt
make it. Yet, it is just
amazing how God works
because she has been given
the honor of being Cum
Laude having the degree of
B a c he lo r in S c ie nc e
Industrial Educat ion at
Cavite State Universit y
Rosario CCAT Campus.
The happiness that God has
given her is so precious
and priceless because she
did not only received a
medal but something more
worthy than it for all the
hard work, support and
love given by her mom and
her whole family.
From that moment, she told
herself that destiny is not a
matter of chance but it is
something that you have to
work hard and pray for. For
God, nothing is impossible;
just be humble and let him
be the center of your lifes
desire.
As of now, she is working as
a TLE secondary teacher at
Cavite National High School
for four years. And she is
happily married and have
two kids.
Indeed, her journey toward
success is such a wonderful
story for us to aspire and be
inspired always. We just
have to believe in God and
in ourselves and draw
inspirations from all the
things whether good or bad
so that in the end, we may
achieve the fruits of our
labor and experience the
happiness when our hard
work pays off. Michael
Ramos

SPORTS

Spikers earn better status, Sports Feature: Larra Bernal

arra Marie Bernal, a
CNHS still champs
sophomore student, is

HE
Josephian
Volleyball Boys team
surprised everyone
when they brought out some
of their basketball players into
the volleyball scene who
helped drive the squad to a
third place while t he
Caviteans defended their
title in CICAA 2012.
SJC Volleyball has improved
its rank in the annual tourney
from being last in the former
year wit h it s seco nd
appearance.
The volleyball tournament
took place in Ladislao Diwa
Elementary School and later
in the Montano Hall.
With key additions of John
Christopher Espiritu, Kirby
Balacanao and Mark Lean
Espanto, the SJC team
overwhelmed the Sangley
Point National High School
spikers, who were last years
second placer, twice in the
tournament.
After winning their first game

against SPNHS, the troop

faced the defending champs
Cavite National High School.
At the first set of the game,
the team captain of SJC
volleyball, Deric Vitobina,
suffered from an ankle sprain,
forcing him to watch from the
bench for the rest of the game.
As for CNHS, who probably
is the most productive team in
the event, dominated the
game in just two sets.

In the next game, Deric

Vitobina played with a slightly
healed ankle but still lead his
team to its second victory over
SPNHS. The captain didnt
allow himself to just watch his
team play without him in such a
needed win.
In their next game, surprise
c o mp e t i t o r S o v e r e i g n
Christian Grace Academy
ended SJCs run for the
championship. Although the
game started great for the
Josephians, a second set
scoring run by the SCGA was
unstoppable.
John
Christopher Espiritu

a consistent academic
achiever and beauty titlist.
But the girl blessed with
beauty and brains, is also a
champion athlete.
Larra is a sports enthusiast.
S he had t r ied chess,
volleyball, basketball and
bad mint o n. But, she
d e v e lo p e d a sp e c ia l
inclination to Taekwondo.
Larra started training in
Taekwondo in her grade
school days. Then, her coach
introduced her to the basics
of Karate. The new sport
caught her interest all the
more. Afterm talking to her
mother about this, she
started taking classes and
discovered her true passion
in Karate.

finished with two gold

medals.
Because of perseverance, the
14-year old black belter has
acquired more than fifty
medals from all the Karate
competitions that she had
joined since grade school.

The 54 fighter considers

participating in the Palarong
Pambansa as her biggest
stint in the sport where she

Her family, her coach,

friends as well as her fellow
athletes inspire Larra to be
better.

With a 5-2 scorecard, the

team propelled their way to
almost the top before being
downed by Cavite National
High School.
The other participat ing
teams were Sangley Point

Yap and De Pedro, also last

years contender, promise to
be back next year, more
prepared and more skilled.
They will aim for gold.
James Earl Moises Diang

Lady Cagers:
We had fun

e had fun, says

one of St. Joseph
Colleges lady cagers.
The teams showcased great
amount of sportsmanship
despite finishing last in the
r ecent Cit y Meet o n
October.
In their second outing in the
new league, the team had
finished last the previous
year against the champion,
Ca vit e Nat io na l H ig h
School.
This year, the newly
installed bracket of city meet

PAMELA SALAZAR
IV-Mark

National Highschool, San

Sebast ian
CollegeRecolletos and King Of
Glory Academy.
Mark Viray of CNHS won
1st place in the singles
division.

basketball has attracted two

more teams, San Sebastian
C o l le g e - R e co le t o s a nd
Sangley Point National High
School.
Even with a losing record,
t he p la ye r s r e ma i ne d
positive. They knew they
were the underdogs.
And so a player said, We
were just enjoying the game.
We were not thinking of the
scoreboard anymore.
Even the coach was seen
having fun in the bench.
John Christopher Espiritu

Larras greatest dream is to

be a World Champion. And
she will not stop until she
reaches that dream. Anjelica
Yuvienco

VB girls finish 4th in CM 2012

Badminton team
finishes second
lenn Albert De Pedro
and Ginno Yap
finished
in
a
convincing second place in the
citymeet badminton doubles
division last September.

Though Larra has a passion

for sports, she does not fail
to devote time to her studies,
friends and hobbies. She is
also quite a dancer who
idolizes the talented hiphop
dancer Chachi Gonzales.

AINNA MAALAC
IV-Mark

OR TWO years in a row, the

lady spikers of St. Joseph
College managed a 4th place
finish in City Meet 2012 last October.
Out of five competing schools, the
spikers retained their place by
whooping newbie Sovereign Grace
Academy.

The team was lead by veteran whooper

Pamela Salazar and intramurals MVP
Ainna Maalac.
Despite all efforts by the SJC squad,
Cavite National High School still
emerged dominant in the league and
took home, once more, the golden title.
Jose Miguel Alberto Carlos

SJC INTRAMURAL GAMES 2012

CHAMPIONS

Basketball Boys - Green Team

Basketball Girls - 4th year
Volleybal Girls - 4th year
Volleyball Boys - 4th year
Badminton Boys (2nd Year) - Bryan Tanzo
Badminton Girls (2nd Year) - Jelee Llarenas
Badminton Boys (3rd Year) - CJ Gilera
Badminton Girls (3rd Year) - Patricia Reyes
Badminton Boys (4th Year) - JC Espiritu
Badminton Girls (4th Year) - Princess Saldon

Theres still to prove

White outlasts Green,
Ignacio reigns as MVP
of his hands.
The White team opened the game
with a 13-0 run.
The Underdogs finally broke the
silence by a single charity by John
Ross Aclan (one of the only two
scorers of their team).
The Underdogs almost immediately
caught fire sparked by an off-a-steal
dunk by Lean Espanto.

IT JUST had to be written.

in the second half.

In a sensational championship
match, the Underdogs (Green team)
made sure to put up a fight against
the White team who took home the
trophy of the Basketball Boys
Seniors division on the last day of
the intramurals.

In the last 15 seconds of the game,

Espanto launched from rainbowcountry with a chance to tie the game at
38 and send it to overtime, but missed.

It was the ability of Espanto to slice

through the Whites zone defense
that kept them in the game. The 5foot-10 forward single-handedly
answered back with a 14-0 run as
they took the lead for the first time
in the ball game, 13-15.
This is when the exchange of baskets
and several deadlocks took place.

FTER Manny Pacquiao lost his fights against Timothy

Bradley and Juan Manuel Marquez, is this the time for
Manny Pacquiao to retire in his boxing career? I do not
think so.
Sports analysts suggest that Manny Pacquiao should retire in his
boxing career now and just focus on being the Sarangani
congressman and a bible preacher.
Sports analysts say that Pacquiao can not focus on three different
things at the same time, that is why he should retire at an early
age of 33 so that his record would not be deteriorated.

After trailing by as much as seven,

the Whites slowly regained the lead
at 35 which was capped by a three
from Ignacio. But Underdog 24,
answered yet again with his own
three. Another three by Ignacio
ended the scoring for both teams.

However, if Pacman is to retire at this very time, he could not

prove to all that he is the real Boxer of the Decade. Thats why,
for me, the pride of Philippine boxing shouldnt retire because I
do believe that he can still win his fights via knockouts or
convincing decisions. And most importantly, if he retires now he
couldnt face the undefeated Flloyd Mayweather Jr. and knock his
arrogance off his face. A sight to see.

Hot -h anded E spant o al m ost

outscored the whole White team
with 31 points including four threepointers in the match. Jose Miguel
Alberto Carlos

Despite criticisms, Pacman should ignore what other people say

on what he should do. He should continue doing what he is
known for, and that is dishing out solid and lightning speed
punches to his opponents.

If you dont fall, youll never learn. -Lee

No one should not stop him in bringing home pride and glory for
flag and country.

The game ended 38-35 in a heartstopping ball-game.

Newly awarded Most Valuable
Player Czarmil Ignacio led the
Whites in offense with 14 points
including two crucial three-pointers

Jonas Ballesteros of the Underdogs

secured the offensive rebound.
Espanto tried another three, but
missed again. Ballesteros again took
the offensive board. This time,
Aclan got the ball and shot from
three-point range. The ball found
the bottom of the net but the
referees called it a no-count as time
expired just before the ball went out

CONFIDENT. Meagan Lee glides on ice during 2011 Skate

Manila Competition. Photo courtesy of Margarette S. Lee

Meagan Lee has been reaping honors

for eight years now, amassing over
90 medals! Most memorable to her
was when she was seven. She
travelled to Shenzhen, China to
compete in Skate Asia back in
2006. She bagged two gold medals
and two fourth place finishes. In that
same year, she went to Singapore for
the Winter Classic Competition
where she went to reap three gold
medals and a bronze medal. Her
most recent tournament was
Summerskates 2012 held at the
SM Mall of Asia on May 21 to 24
where she went home a gold and a
silver medal. For sure, more awards
will come Meagans way as she
continues to work on her craft.

Fists up Manny!

Ballers finish third

in CICAA 12, again

ITH
a
1-2
scorecard,
t he
J o s e p h i a n
basket ball bo ys squad
finished with a repeat at third
in the recently concluded City
Meet held at the Montano
Hall on the last week of
October.

The difference from last year

IF YOU DONT FALL, daughters talent. She asked
is that last year had only four
YOULL NEVER LEARN, Meagan if she wanted to take up
teams to participate in the
believes Meagan Soriano Lee, a skating seriously. Why not give it
high school sophomore as she a try? Meagan replied back. She dedicates her success to her meet and this year had five.
continues to glide through success Immediately, she got a professional parents, family, friends and The Sovereign Christian
in the field of ice skating.
coach to mentor her and prepare supporters. She is thankful to God Grace Academy had only
her for the pressure that comes with because He made it possible for her participated this year who also
battled against Sangley Point
Once she was just an ordinary girl sports competitions.
to reach her dreams.
National High School, San
who skated for fun. But now at age
13, she has become an international Meagan works very hard. Whenever For those who want to be like her, she Sebastian College-Recoletos,
winner.
there is a competition, she trains every advices, Skating is fun but a really Cavite National High School
day after school. Her entire Saturday dangerous sport. It can help develop and of course, St. Joseph
Meagan started skating when she is devoted to training. Some lessons your self-confidence, conquer your College.
was six years old. She admired the are very difficult and many times she fear and make you a better person
skilled skaters practice in the rink. felt like crying. But she does not give However, expect some The CNHS Carabaos took
An assistant coach guided her. Her up. At the skating rink, she reigns disappointments. If you dont fall, away the championship title
observant mother immediately supreme with her calm demeanor youll never learn. Graychelle P. from last years champs, the
SSC-R Baycats.
noticed the potential in her and positive attitude.
Santiago

After winning their first

game against the SCGA, the
SJC team succumbed to last
year s cha mpio nship
contenders, CNHS and
SSCR. The losses ended the
SJCs stint in the double
elimination event.
Team captain John
Christopher Espiritu said
that the team was still
thankful with what they had
achieved in the last two
years but still is in regrets
because he believed that this
years crew had the best
bat ch of players t hat
couldve brought home the
golden title.
Now, the team is moving on
and looking forward to build
a new team especially
because seven out of the
fift een man- squad are
graduating this school year.
John Christopher Espiritu