Photo Fiasco: The 2013 NSPC Archive

The overwhelming experience at Ormoc still lingers my memories though this year's National Schools Press Conference has already signed off a month now - it still is fresh and very much alive. It is in my humble beginnings that I became aware how big a writer will be if the very least of his...

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Newspaper Layouting: Not Just Some Work

Our different layouts As for a student collaborative writer, lay-outing papers are not just some work, but a way of life. I, myself have ventured the art of honing perfect-looking papers for high school throughout the years, and since opportunity finally had the courage to show up, it might be the...

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A Mother's Day Special: Kay Inay

“Ang awiting ito’y para sayo At kung maubos ang tinig di magsisisi Dahil iyong narinig mula sa labi ko Salamat! Salamat…” Hindi ko lubos na mawari kung sapat na ba ang maialay ko itong natatanging musika ni Yeng Constantino upang magantihan man lang ni katiting ang pawis at hirap na kanyang...

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Pro-Nature: Make the Right Choice

Burning plastics is a bad habit. Don't burn plastics. Ignorance and laziness. Either of the two can create a huge impact from the human race that can later lead to impairment of the earth. With these intolerable acts, incorporated with the human nature of being selfish, it is highly regretful...

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Trees are Crying

“Whoa!” he muttered. He was up from a shrieking nightmare. He dreamed of that tragedy—drastic, tyrannical. Mang Romel was severely sweating. He was squirming in the frantic shadows of that regretful occurrence. But Juan fully recovered. Mang Romel learned his lesson. Juan was a sophomore student...

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What's Up, Cebu!

Chronicling the Queen City of the South only means one thing - royalty. Not literally do I mean rich but this stunning place is wealthy of landmarks and a history's comfort zone. After the coveted national press tilt in Ormoc City, we were given a chance to drop by in Cebu and stroll for at least...

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Nature Unmasked!

You can never say you have witnessed the true beauty of Ormoc if you will never visit the stunning Lake Danao. Bonus! The National Schools Press Conference was already jam-packed that having a tour with nature is a plus! My father during the crossing of the lake The day after my event...

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Bringing Legacy

Stiff competition has commenced at Ormoc's earth during the just-concluded 2013 National Schools Press Conference (NSPC) last April 7-12 where best of the best campus journos in the entire country get together to outwit one another, and it was nothing but priceless just to be part of such national...

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Golden Jubilee: A Look Back

Grandeur and ecstacy. Exciting words. It is as though obnoxious problems were atleast nonexistent and pressing matters were left behind, nonetheless, nervousness came lurching around my stomach as to what would likely be the comeout. People were frolicking under the scorching heat of the sun. Coupled...

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Despite the Hardships and Trials

Barely two months have passed when the massive Pablo (Bopha) aftermath has left a traumatic occurrence amidst a place typhoon-free then, yet fate seems to challenge it's people's strengths on how far they can go. The wound the typhoon left merely became a scar to the Cateeleño people, nevertheless...

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Photoshop Fun: Magazine Covers

It was hard for me to pass time during the massive destruction of typhoon Pablo (Bopha) with no Internet connections and at first, cellular phone signals. So, I made some mag covers from old photos stored in my laptop. Feedback: Can you rate these covers 1-5 so I can work on some improvements? 5...

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