Megayon Festival

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Volume 8 No. 4 The Official Student Publication of Toribio Minor National High School SY: 2014-2015

By Etienne Krista A. Ang

Congresswoman Aurora E. Cerilles turned over the one new classroom TMNHS garners
building to Toribio Minor National High School teaching staff and students
last January 21, 2015. second place
It took place in the said school with the presence of Congresswoman
Cerilles, Mayor Roy E. Encallado with the Sangguniang Bayan Members, Ba- By Rejay Tinoy
rangay Officials,
School Governing
Council, General Toribio Minor National
PTA Officials, High School received second
TMNHS faculty, place award in the exceptional
staff and students. category in the 2014 Brigada
Congresswoman Eskwela Best School Implement-
Cerilles headed er last September 8, 2014.
the cutting of rib- The award was given dur-
bon followed by ing the 9th Division Office Anni-
the blessing cere- versary Celebration at DepEd,
mony led by Fr. Division Office, Provincial Gov-
Paterno Dalumpi- ernment Center, Dao, Pagadian
nas.
The occasion City.
formally opened With this year’s theme,
with a program “Making Schools Safer,”
which was hosted TMNHS believed that the school
by Mr. Jourdan E. is responsible in molding the
Atilano. The learners to be responsible indi-
teachers led the viduals in the society.
doxology, the Brigada Eskwela is one of
singing of the the school’s activities that are
National Anthem being implemented by the DepEd
and the Zambo- THANKS A LOT. Congresswoman Aurora E. Cerilles delivers a mes- for the benefit of all students.
anga del, Sur sage during the Inauguration of the one new classroom building at
March. Mr. Dio- Toribio Minor National High School. “We believe that this activ-
mede H. Rosales, ity plays a big part in students’
the school head expressed his warmest welcome to the visitors. Intermission learning,” Mr. Diomedes H.
numbers were performed by select students to entertain the guests. Rosales said.
Congresswoman Cerilles was the guest speaker of the occasion. In her He added that the improve-
speech she said, “ Kani inyong pag-eskwela, dili lang taman sa high school, ment of the school does not end
padayon kamo sa pag-eskwela sa kolehiyo.” up here for it is a year-round un-
The highlight of the program was the inauguration of the one new class- dertaking to give the students
room building, Congw. Cerilles turned it over to Mr. Diomedes H. Rosales, the conducive to learning.
school head who accepted it gladly.
The program was successful. It was made possible through the efforts of
TMNHS family.
 2 TMNHS mentors attend training
THUMBS UP. Eliza H. Bazan and
Liza R. Magarao demonstrate their
skill in Cookery and Beauty Care.
In preparation for the required
and mandatory assessment and certi-
fication to be conducted by the Tech-
nical Education Skills Development
Authority (TESDA), the Department
of Education conducted a Divisional
Skills Training for Grade 9 TLE
Public Secondary School Teachers
on February 13-15, 2015 and Febru-
ary 20-22, 2015 at Molave Vocation-
al Technical School (MVTS).
The school sent two TLE
TMNHS hosts Qualci 5
demo teaching
By Ashtin Rovie Lucaylucay
As basis for ranking, The Divi-
sion of Zamboanga del Sur con-
ducted a two-day demonstration
teaching for new applicants last
February 18 and 20, 2015 held at
Toribio Minor National High
School, Margosatubig, Zamboanga
del Sur.
Toribio Minor National High
School was the center of the activi-
ty in Qualci 5. There were 32 ap-
plicants from the different munici-
palities under Qualci 5 successful-
ly demonstrated in their major
field.
English Club leads National
Reading Month Celebration
WIN NEW FRIENDS. Ivory Bayeta,
Grade-9 Newton student , together
teachers name- with her classmates , reads a story to
ly: Eliza H. Grade 8 students.
Bazan with the
Specialization To commemorate the birth
of Cookery and anniversary of the late Senator
Liza R. Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino, Jr.
Magarao with
the specializa-
and to celebrate his ardent love
tion of Beauty for reading, Toribio Minor Na-
Care. Both tional High School conducted a
teachers had month-long celebration in read-
paved the way ing with this year’s theme, “Nasa
and were Pagbasa ang Pag-asa”.
trained for 6 Since there is growing
days in order and alarming proportion of poor
to enhance fur- readers in the high school today
that needs the attention and con-
cern of all educators, the school
continues to promote every Fili-
pino child a competent reader.
On the other hand, to win
new friends, students participated in
“Read a Book Win a Friend” activi-
ty. This was done by a group of stu-
GOOD LUCK. Jenerose Macamay,
principal of Tiparak NHS, Tambulig, dents from the different year level
as readers. They also received
Zamboanga del Sur observes one of
school supplies as their prizes in
the applicants in demo teaching.
joining the activity .
The demo teaching was observed
On the 27th day of November,
by the education supervisors and
2014 at exactly 9 o’clock in the
principals in the division: Educa-
morning, all teachers who had
tion Program Supervisor Alma
their classes conducted a reading
Carbonilla, APS Gay Apduhan
activity to their students to cul-
Mr. Ruel Belarmino, Mrs. Jenerose
minate the Nationwide Simulta-
Macamay, principal of Tiparak,
neous Araw Ng Pagbasa .
Tambulig, NHS, District Supevisor
Ruel Fuerzas and Mrs. Morea Ori-
on.
 Zamboanga City hosts Centennial Jamboree
After one hundred years of
ALL SMILES. Alona Acosta and
Jesrel Acope attend the Centen-
nial Jamboree at Ecozone, Zam-
boanga City.
existence, Boy Scout of the Philip-
pines united again in a Centennial
Jamboree at Ecozone, Talisay, Zam-
boanga City last November 8-12,
2014.
Secondary Teachers garner T hird Place
As part of the celebration of the
79th Araw ng Margosatubig, second-
ary teachers both from private and
public schools attended the employ-
ees’ night held at Margosatubig
gymnasium on February 19, 2015.
The employees from private
and public agencies were grouped
into five: Local Government Unit
(LGU), Margosatubig Regional Hos-
pital, DepEd Elementary, DepEd
Secondary and National and Private
Sectors. The hosts of the celebration
were Mr. Jourdan E. Atilano and
Mrs. Helen B. Calacala.
There was search for Mr. and Mrs.
Employees which was done through
drawing of lots. Mr. Ferdinand Co-
chesa and Mrs. Mary Jane Arisgado
were crowned as Mr. and Mrs. Em-
ployees 2015.They are both teachers
at Margosatubig Academy, Inc., rep-
resenting Deped Secondary.
It started with a program. Mayor Ma-
ria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar, the
Council chairwoman and Engineer
Reynaldo Misanes, the Vice chair-
man of the Zamboanga City Council
gave a warm welcome and expressed
their deepest gratitude to everyone.
“Zamboanga City was chosen
to host the big event because this city
is historical since the first formation
of the Scout troop on the island was
that Loillard Spencer Troop of Zam-
boanga formed in 1974 by a United
States Navy lieutenant named Sher-
man Kiser in Recodo,” Mayor Sala-
zar said.
Peace and Development
through Scouting” was the theme of
the event. Vice President Jejomar
Binay, the National Chairman of the
Boy Scout of the Philippines was
First runners-up were Hon. Henry
Berberio with his behalf Mrs. Nancy
Beberio from the National Agencies
and Private Sectors; second runners-
up were Mr. Renante Cartaciano and
Mrs. Aileen Miñao Raña from the
Local Government Unit; third run-
ners-up were Mr. Reynaldo Raña
and Mrs. Flora Rajah from Margo-
satubig Regional Hospital; fourth
runners-up were Mr. Neil Elmidor
and Mrs. Jovy Omaña from DepEd
Elementary.
The occasion was attended by
Congresswoman Aurora E. Cerilles,
the guest speaker of the celebration
and Board Members Felicidad B.
Funtanilla and Vicente P. Cajeta.
One of the most exciting parts
of the evening was the Pop Dance
Competition which was participated
by the different participating agen-
cies. MRH out reigned the other
the guest speaker.
Vice President Binay clearly
explained the deepest meaning of
the theme. After giving his speech,
he, together with the commissioners
and staff freely released the doves as
they symbolize peace.
Miss Alona Acosta, Boy Scout
Coordinator of Toribio Minor Na-
tional High School with Jesrel P.
Acope, attended the said activity.
There were approximately 6,
300 registered scouts attended the
big activity coming from the differ-
ent councils across Mindanao. There
were also US Navies and US Armies
who joined the activity.
By Jesrel P. Acope
agencies. They got the first place
followed by the LGU, second place,
DepEd secondary third place, DepEd
Elementary fourth place and Nation-
al and Private Agencies fifth place.
Every Participating agency received
cash prize in joining the said compe-
tition.
By Louraine Earl R. Tambus
TMNHS teachers show their elec-
trifying moves during the Pop
Dance Competition.
 Margosatubig ranks 6 in Megayon Street Dance competition
THE PRIDE OF MARGOS. TMNHS
students perform their showdown
during the Megayon Festival.
Toribians bag 24 medals in District Schools Press Conference
To develop the students’
journalistic skills, the Division of
Zamboanga del Sur launched the
2014 Simultaneous District Press
Conference last December 3-5,
2014.
Margosatubig District con-
ducted the said conference at
Margosatubig Regional Pilot
School, Margosatubig, Zamboan-
ga del Sur. It was participated by
elementary and secondary stu-
dents, school paper advisers, dis-
trict pool of trainers in journalism
and school and district officials.
Facilitators were elemen-
tary and secondary teachers who
attended the Training of Trainers
(TOT) for Elementary and Sec-
ondary Schools District Facilita-
tors in Journalism.
By Etienne Krista A. Ang
Margosatubig ranked 6th
place among the other 24 munici-
palities in the Megayon Street
Dancing competition last Septem-
ber 15, 2014 held at Dao, Pagadi-
an City.
The activity is in line with
the celebration of the 62nd Araw
ng Zamboanga del Sur.
There were about 300 danc-
ers coming from Toribio Minor
National High School who repre-
sented Margosatubig with their
Two TMNHS teachers
were facilitators of the said con-
ference: Mrs. Herculina P. Marata
and Mrs. Helen B. Calacala.
There were approximately
200 student-journalists including
coaches who participated the Dis-
trict Press Conference.
It started with an opening
program on the first day of the
activity. Right after the program,
lectures and workshops conduct-
ed.
The participants joined in
any of the seven individual con-
test categories in journalism both
English and Filipino.
coordinators: Mrs. Carol Joyce
M. Ybarle, Mrs. Glen B. Rosales
and Mr. Jourdan E. Atilano.
The costumes and props
were sponsored by the Local
Government Unit headed by
Mayor Roy E. Encallado.
It was a one-day activity. The
competition started in the morn-
ing of September 15, 2014. Top
five were recognized and were
given cash prizes, certificates and
trophies.
CONGRATS. TMNHS student-
journalists display their medals
and certificates during the District
Press Conference.
There were 24 gold medals
received by the participants of
TMNHS and they were qualified
to join this year’s Division
Schools Press Conference in Jan-
uary 2015.
 EDITORIAL

K+12 Education: Is It Important?

By Kenneth B. Saavedra

The K+12 Education program in the Philippines

has already been implemented. It was opened by our
President Benigno C. Aquino III where we as stu-
dents will have to undergo the new curriculum of ed-
ucation.
Ebola Virus Disease: Prevention
K+12 program is composed of Kindergarten, Is Better Than Cure
six years of elementary, four years of junior high
school and an addition of two more years for senior By Jehan Kayle T. Birin
high school.
Be cautious but don’t panic. That seems to be
Many of the Filipinos are not in favor of this the best advice when discussing the possibility of the
K+12 Education. Many of the students are complain- deadly Ebola virus.
ing of the additional years and also their parents be- Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), formerly known
cause it is also additional expenses. Yes, it really re- as Ebola hemorrhagic fever is a severe, often fatal ill-
quires more budget not only to parents but also to the ness in humans. The virus is transmitted to people
government. from wild animals and spreads in the human popula-
tion through human-to-human transmission. The latter
We believe that K+12 Education in the Philip- occurred in a village near the Ebola River, from which
pines would raise the quality lifestyle of Filipino peo- the disease takes its name.
ple. But, this could not be done without being pre- The first EVD outbreaks occurred in remote
pared. Aside from more expenses, the students will villages in Central Africa, near tropical rainforests,
also need more classrooms and more qualified teach- but the most recent outbreak in West Africa has in-
ers. volved major urban as well as rural areas.
We Filipinos have no other choice because the The Ebola virus causes an acute serious illness
program has already been implemented. As a student, which is often fatal if untreated. Ebola Virus Disease
the most important thing to do is to do our best and first appeared in 1976. There have been more cases
study harder. and deaths in this outbreak.
There may be a lot of factors to consider for So, even if we are not directly affected by the
the K+12 Education to succeed. But if we Filipinos disease, let us make washing of hands a hobby and
will open our minds to change and we will take it on avoid touching blood anywhere. Always wear proper
a positive way, we will definitely attain our most as- clothing. And most of all do not interact with people
pired educational standards which will play a great who are affected by the Ebola Virus Disease.
role in our country’s development and will help uplift There is a little reason to panic over an Ebola
us from poverty. Virus outbreak. If we will just follow the things that
we are told we will prevent the spread of Ebola Virus
Disease, no one will be harmed, nor cured.
 Toribio Minor NHS offers
Open High School Program (OHSS)
Reference: Open High School System
(Bureau of Secondary Education)
‘’It is an alienable right of every individual to receive education which will enable him/her to become
productive citizen. The constitution, recognizing this right, explicitly mandates that every individual re-
gardless of age, sex, and race, political or socio-economic status must enjoy access to quality and relevant
basic education. To this end, the Bureau of Secondary Education has designed the Open High School Sys-
tem, as an alternative delivery mode of secondary education. Out-of-school youth of high school age now
have a greater chance of finishing their studies even outside of the formal school structure.’’
The program is open to Filipino learners of high school age who can demonstrate capacity for inde-
pendent learning and are willing to undertake self-directed learning. Learner applicants shall present any of the following require-
ments:
 High school report Card (in case of drop-out)
 Elementary Report Card (for high school entrants)
 PEPT qualifying certificate
An interview shall also be conducted with parent/guardian to give the school a complete profile of the learner’s socio-
economic, health, and psycho-social background.
For the first semester of the school year, the learner shall be expected to report to the teacher/adviser and the subject area teach-
ers on a weekly basis to establish learner’s readiness for independent study. This shall be subsequently reduced to a monthly consul-
tation during the second half of the school year when the learner has demonstrated capacity for self –directed learning. Whenever
possible, all learning resources other than modules and textbooks shall be made available to learner.
Toribio Minor National High School is now on its 8 th year of the implementation of the Open High School Program (OHSS) in
the locality. This program seeks to provide an alternative learning system to high school students who cannot go to school regularly.
Students who are working part time after school hours and most often tired to attend classes can grab this opportunity.” Education is
continuous process of acquiring skills, knowledge, habits, and attitudes of individuals.’ It does not end when we are old and get mar-
ried. Our young and teen-aged mothers who have the strong desire to finish their high school education are the first clients of the
modular study. There are a lot of opportunities in education that can help our out-of-school youth enhance their basic educational
skills. This school year 2014-2015, the school has identified six students (6) who will graduate this March 2015 under the Open
High School Program. Please now avail the alternative secondary education in Toribio Minor National High School by the Depart-
ment of Education. Educating the people is our foremost concern. Go! OHSS

D’GONG
Editorial Staff
SY 2014-2015
KHRISTLE KAYE P. LANUTAN KENNETH B. SAAVEDRA ETIENNE KRISTA A. ANG
Copyreader Editor-in-Chief News Editor

MYFANWEI P. GALADLAS JEHAN KAYLE T. BIRIN JAYPEE ACALA

Photojournalist Associate Editor Sports Editor

NICOLE SHANE H. MIRAL CHARLES AUDREY B. CALACALA

RICA C. ENCALLADO Science and Technology DEX HERALD LOZARITO
MEAKHA CATIENZA Cartoonists
Feature Editors Contributors:
REJAY TINOY Coordinators:
Coordinators: LOURAINE EARL R. TAMBUS LUCKY G. LAGURA
HERCULINA P. MARATA JEROME B. TARIPE RAYETTE FAITH D. ARAGONES
DINDO S. CAÑON JESREL ACOPE DARNA I. MONDALIS
JOURDAN E. ATILANO ASHTIN ROVIE LUCAYLUCAY RECHEL A. CORDERO
CAROL JOYCE M. YBARLE

Adviser: School Head

HELEN B. CALACALA DIOMEDES H. ROSALES
 K-12 Stairs to your dream or to dim?
Khristle Kaye P. Lanutan
K-12 is the new program for education. It means that “School” life in the Philip-
pines is now 12 years. “That’s so tiring!” a lot of teenagers said, but is K-12 really tiring or
just inspiring?
A lot of us find it tiring because of the two years added. But many also said that those
two years are MIRACLES! Because when students will just pass the exam that will be given by the TESDA,
there’s a possibility that they can go abroad immediately! That’s so AMAZING! Not only is the program new
but also the books and their thoughts. The academics are more advancing but easier! For geniuses, they said.
But many of us also, hate K-12 because aside from the two years added, THE PROJECTS! They are
worried because of the millions of projects, figuratively speaking. There are also teenagers that cannot do their
house chores, the reason why? It’s simply because they are very busy making their projects! They always
blame K-12 because of those things!
No! Please stop blaming K-12 because of those things. SOME OF THOSE projects are just given by
your teachers; there are some times that those are not even instructed in the book. They must learn how to di-
vide projects, activities, and assignments! For example, first day will be the first teacher; the next day will be
the second teacher. And they must stop giving projects during Fridays because weekends must be the days for
them, for us, to rest.
So, don’t blame K-12 but also blame your teachers, just share your side or suggestions to your teachers,
and if your teachers will be really out of control, learn to accept those activities, learn how to manage your
time, and instead of worrying about those things, just concentrate with your projects and don’t forget to thank
your teachers for the training.
K-12 will never put you in dim; it’s an adventure towards your dream! K-12 is not tiring, it’s just
INSPIRING!

K-12: More Job Opportunities

Charles Audrey B. Calacala

Why is there an urgent need to change our educational system?

Philippines is now in danger of losing neighbors in the ASEAN region like Thailand,
Malaysia and Indonesia as they are stepping up their K-12 English Curriculum.
K-12 Basic Education System globalizes our graduates. Though it’s expensive but the numerous failures
will far outweigh the cost of educating the children. A new K-12 Curriculum equips the students for more job
opportunities. Since most of the students graduating from high school does not step to college. They could not
also find a job because they are not well equipped and skilled. They end up jobless and add up to the millions
of unemployed waiting for organizational charity and support from the government. They are still supported
financially by non-government organization charities. So, it is more expensive to maintain and support the
jobless than adding two more school years.
We may not only wish for a miracle cure that will instantly heal the problems affecting basic education
because there is no single solution to improve the whole system.
We hope our government could use the budget properly so to produce the best teachers to improve the
quality of teaching and thereby hone the best students in the future.
 Equality for the LGBT Community
Jehan Kayle T. Birin

In a chance confluence of issues and events, a Filipino transgender was killed allegedly by a United
States Marine in Olongapo City, just a Synod of bishops in the Vatican was moving towards a position of
greater compassion for transgender. Despite changes in attitude in many parts of the world towards
transgender or gay people, they continue to occupy a kind of limbo in the society. The Vatican led by Pope
Francis is seeking for greater openness and acceptance of homosexuals.
Now comes the killing of Jeffrey Laude, who went by the name of “Jennifer” as he lived his life as a
transgender in Olongapo City, a person with the basic physical attributes of a man but the sense and feelings
of a woman. He appeared to have been the victim of a hate crime. Police said he was found naked in the bath-
room of a hotel; his head had apparently been forced down into the toilet bowl and drowned.
The speculation is that the killer, who must have fancied himself a macho man, might have been driven
to such a degree of violence upon discovering that he had been taken in by a man he thought was a woman.
The suspect is an American Marine, a member of a military contingent who participated in a recent naval ex-
ercise with Filipino forces in Zambales.
There can, of course be no such “happy ending” for Jeffrey/Jennifer. But it is the side issue of homosex-
uality that makes this incident doubly unfortunate.
Transgender must be treated equally and fairly just like ordinary people. It is their right, not a privilege
that can be taken away from them anytime. We can only hope that the Vatican will help bring about greater
understanding and acceptance of transgender so that hate crimes like that which so brutally took the life of Jef-
frey/Jennifer in Olongapo City will one day be a thing of the past.

GLOBAL ALERT!
Rica C. Encallado

Climate change has been a never ending issue and it will not probably end if actions
are not taken around the globe as soon as possible. We might lose the world eventually.
The main reason of this phenomenon is the rapid growth of inventing things and technology. The con-
version of forests into subdivisions or malls is also one.
It is supposed to be improvement not destruction, but because of our laziness and that technology is over
-powering us we are destroying the world. The world God created for us.
Climate change is getting worst and worst. We now experience calamities such as drought, destructive
storms more than once a year, wildfires and rising of the sea level. That’s what we get for taking everything
for granted. We should not put this issue aside for we don’t know to what it may lead us. We should take ac-
tions before it’s too late.
With these happenings, we must change our point of views and style of living. Remember that careless
living does not lead you to anything.
TMNHS joins Megayon Festival
By Meakha Catienza

Toribio Minor National

High School participated in the
Megayon festival dance among the
24 municipalities in the province
of Zamboanga del Sur.
Megayon Festival is
considered the official festival of
the province. It highlights the
cultural diversity of the three
groups of people that contribute to
the founding of Zamboanga del
Sur: Subanens, Muslims, and the
local settlers. It is a week-long
gathering held in September.
Megayon is the Subanen word for
unity. The festival also portrays unity and
solidarity as it showcases through a festival
dance which depicts peace, unity, and love
among people.
The municipality of Margosatubig
performed a unique cultural dance that
showcased the livelihood and diverse
culture of the municipality. It also
highlights the cultural groups of the
people that populate Margosatubig.
The people were astonished of the
colorful costumes of the dancers that
made the crowd gathered and took
pictures. It also gave joyful
impression to Margosatubig. It was
also a great privilege that Mayor Roy
E. Encallado supported the said
activity.
 The First Winner of “The Voice Kids”
By Charles Audrey B. Calacala
Team Sarah conquers this season of the first winner of “The Voice Kids” Lyca Gai-
ramond.
At her young age, this little girl from Cavite has had a more challenging start in life. Her
father is a fisherman and her mom helps by scavenging what she can from trash cans.
She used to help her parents with their livelihood which captured the viewers’ hearts. Lyca
has become a symbol of hope especially to those who have hardships in life.
As her performances throughout the show, the audience stood for to this 9-year old
young singer who sang with deep emotion that inspired to a lot of people.
Under Sarah Geronimo’s mentorship, Lyca improved her diction, tempered her voice’s ability to rise and
fall, and honed her distinctly full-bold voice.
Also from team Sarah, Darren Espanto came in second. Juan Karlos Labajo from Team Bamboo came in
third, while Darlene Vibares from Team Lea Salonga came in fourth.
Decked out in black boots, jeans and a snappy jacket, Lyca sang “Basang-Basa sa Ulan” in the final round
of competition with iconic celebrity guest performers, the powerful singers of Aegis. The final four sang enthu-
siastically with a guest artist. The family of Lyca cheerfully cheered for her. Her performance also drew a stand-
ing ovation from Bamboo.
The dream of a better life is within reach. Lyca’s prize package includes a recording contract, a P1,
000,000.00 cash prize, a trust fund, a musical instrument showcase and a new house and lot.

Jamie Herrell, crowned as Miss Earth 2014

Miss Earth is an annual
international beauty pageant pro-
moting environmental awareness. It
is one of the three biggest beauty
pageants in the world. Every nation
sends a representative to join the
competition. This pageant happens
every year and the lucky beauty
queen would be crowned as Miss
Earth.
Last November 29, 2014,
Jamie Herrell bested 84 others to
win the Miss Earth 2014 title. To-
gether with the other lucky win-
ners, Andrea Neu of U.S.A. (Miss
Earth- Air), Maira Alexandra Rodri-
guez of Venezuela (Miss Earth-
Water), and Anastacia Trusova of
Russia (Miss Earth-Fire).
By Nicole Shane Miral
Wearing a stunning red gown,
she bested the other contestants
with her simple but smart re-
sponse during the question-and-
answer portion.
“If you win tonight’s
crown what will you do to help
slowdown or reverse the effects
of global warming?” one of the
judges asked.
She answered confi-
dently “Global warming has
been known for being a very
long overdue issue. That is why
if I am crowned tonight I will
use my title to inspire others to
help our government and we
start with the kids.”
“The kids are the peo-
ple of tomorrow and if we
teach them, they will also help
their community.”
Her answer touched
everyone’s hearts.
 New Faces in TMNHS
Ma’am Rechel A. Cordero is a native
of Buug, Zamboanga Sibugay. She graduat-
ed at MSU-Buug College with a degree of
BSED major in English as Cum Laude and
finished her Master’s Degree at Saint
Columban College last 2008 and she also completed her academic
requirements in Doctor of Education major in Educational Admin-
istration at Western Mindanao State University - Zamboanga City.
She embraced the noblest job since September 26, 2007 at Imelda
NHS—Zamboanga Sibugay and with open heart she transferred
here in our prestigious institution when she got married. She believes
that a teacher is a living hero.
Another new mentor in TMNHS who
finished her Bachelor of Secondary Education
major in Mathematics at Mindanao State Uni-
versity-Iligan Institute of Technology, Iligan City
in 2012. She is Ma’am Delilah S. Jaca.
She was first assigned at Balintawak ment was in Balintawak National High
National High School. She lives in Pagadian
City.
For her, a teacher is like another who molds the characteris- share a lot of things to others.
tics, knowledge and brings joy to students.
Our next stop is a woman who
shows strength and firmness is recently
appointed as the disbursing officer of Toribio
Minor National High School. She is Mrs.
Cecilia B. Gabule. She is a graduate of
Bachelor of Science in Accountancy at
Southern Mindanao Collleges in Pagadian City in 1998.
She resides in Pagadian City.
Ma’am Gabule believes in the saying, “Do not do unto oth-
ers what you don’t want them to do unto you.
A license holder of three profes-
sions namely: Bachelor of Science in Physi-
cal Therapy (BSPT), Bachelor of Science in
Nursing (BSN) and Bachelor of Science in
Secondary Education (BSED)- she is such a
jewel!
She is a graduate of BSPT in 1999 at Liceo
de Cagayan University and a mother of two
wonderful kids, Aldrich Jay and Juliana.
In 2002, she took her Professional Education course at
Western Mindanao State University (WMSU) and passed the LET in
2003 which made her now a full pledge teacher.
In 2004, she acquired units for BSN at WMSU and in the
same year she took the Licensure Examination for nursing and
passed it.
At present, she is the adviser of Grade 8-Saturn and a
certified TMNHS Kapamilya with 18 units of MAED in Science.
She believes in the principle that—Nothing is too hard if
you have the courage to try and the faith to believe.
Ma’am JUVY FRANCISCO SAREN, you are amazing!
A woman who loves the teach-
ing profession. She is Mrs. Rosie P.
Siton. She graduated Bachelor of Sec-
ondary Education at Basilan State Col-
lege in 1993. Her first school assign-
which lasted for three years.
Ma’am Siton is inspired in her teaching profession to
A new face who is present-
ly the bookkeeper of Toribio Minor
National School. She is Mrs. Julieta
C. Gutang. She finished Bachelor
of Science in Accountancy at Saint
Columban College, Pagadian City in
1998.
“My profession for me is not only a lifetime job in the
government but an opportunity and a challenge to improve
myself and to render a quality service to others.”
 The Canonization of Saints
John Paul II and John XXII Pope spreads messages of
mercy and compassion
Canonization is the official process of
declaring someone a saint. The process today
followed to become a saint is when a person dies
who has “fame of sanctity” or “fame of martyr-
dom”, the Bishop of the Diocese usually initiates
the investigation .
The Church will also investigate the candi-
date’s writings to see if they possess ‘purity of
doctrine,” basically, nothing deviating or against
the faith. All of this information is gathered and sealed is submitted to the Congregation for the Pope Francis wasted no time ham-
causes of the saints. Once the cause is accepted by the Congregation, further investigation is mering home the theme of his visit to
conducted to become beatified and declared “Blessed” by virtue of martyrdom itself. Other- the Philippines; mercy and compassion.
wise, the candidate must be credited with a miracle. In proving the miracle, the Church looks at
whether God truly performed a miracle and whether the miracle was in response to the inter- “I hope that this prophetic summons
vention of the candidate saint. After of this beatification, another miracle is needed in canoniza- will challenge everyone, at all levels of
society, to reject every form of corrup-
tion and the formal declaration of sainthood.
tion which diverts resources from the
Karol J. Wojtyla known as Saint John Paul II was a Roman Catholic priest, bishop, and poor, and to make concerted efforts to
cardinal who eventually rose to become a Pope and died on April 02, 2005. The healing of a ensure the inclusion of every man and
French nun from Parkinson’s disease is the miracle that turns Pope John Paul II into Saint woman and child in the life of the com-
John Paul II on April 27, 2014. munity.” This is one of the lines of
Saint John XXIII, original name Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli (born November 25, Pope Francis.
1881, Sotto il Monte, Italy—died June 3, 1963, Rome; beatified September 3, 2000; canonized
April 27, 2014; feast day October 11), one of the most popular popes of all time (reigned 1958– By: Mark Jerome Taripe
63), who inaugurated a new era in the history of the Roman Catholic Church by his openness
to change (aggiornamento), shown especially in his convoking of the Second Vatican Council.
On September 3, 2000, Pope John Paul beatified him. Miracles were attributed to him and his
body was found to be in an uncorrupted state, a phenomenon consistent with sainthood.

BESTFRIENDS
By Rica C. Encallado
We are best friends forever
Perfectly made for each other
Not afraid to face danger
As long as we are together
To you, I would share my laughter
Together we would face our fears
And we will not shed tears
We’ll stay strong all throughout the
years.
SUCCESS
By Meakha Catienza
Just Like A Bird
By Rica C. Encallado
If you mean things and your eyes are set
You shall surely get your goal and that’s a All I want is to be free
bet Just like a bird flying with glee
Hard work, honesty and concentration are Singing beautifully in a tree
the keys to success Soaring high above the sea.
Try again and again and never surrender.
Rise every time you fall I know, I will be someday
Don’t be afraid to reach your goal And they will surely pay
Concentrate on every task that you do Now, I just have for that day
It can be work or can be play too. For there’s nothing I can do today
‘Coz one day for sure, everything will be
okay
If you’ll just follow the instructions or key
Follow these steps and success shall itself
lighten your pathway
And fill your life with joy, happiness and
peace every day.
 Artificial and Implantable Organs

By Alexandra Siffer- Currently, SynCardia Systems, Kidney failure is being addressed by

lin June 06, 2013 Inc. provides patients with a full-
functioning artificial heart. The manu-
Courtesy of Syn- factured heart replaces both failing ven-
tricles and all four hearts valves and
Cardia Systems, eliminates the need for pacemakers and
defibrillators.
Inc.
For now, the goal is to keep patients
alive until they can receive a real organ,
One solution for the shortage of but one day, patients may be able to live
transplantable organs is creating for long periods of time with artifi-
artificial ones that last . cial hearts or kidneys.
researchers at the University of Cali-
fornia, San Francisco, who will at-
tempt to successfully demonstrate
that their replacement organ works
in humans
The project, lead by researcher, Shu-
vo Roy, will eliminate the need for dialy-
sis. A silicon filter removes toxins from
the blood. The artificial kidney is able to
maintain the appropriate water balance
in the body. Human testing for the kid-
ney is scheduled for 2017.

Already, researchers are developing Source: http://

bioartificial organs that can keep
patients with serious organ failure
alive and functioning for years.
The longest a patient has been supported
with the SynCardia Total Artificial Heart
healthland.time.com/2013/06/06/5-
discoveries-that-will-change-the-future-of-
is nearly four years before receiving a organ-transplants/slide/artificial-organs/
successful transplant.

New Organ, New Life

By Jehan Kayle T. Birin
“Kidney for sale!” We know this phrase is very
ironic, yet we always hear it now a day. Because of
poverty, many people risk their lives just to save their
families from hunger. For them, one way in which
they can be able to save their family is to sell their
organs.
Organ transplantation is the transfer of an
organ from one body to another to replace the re-
ceiver’s injured or absent organ. The growing field of
regenerative medicine is allowing scientists to generate
organs to be reground from the person’s own cells.
There are two types of organ transplantation- the
auto grafts and the allograft.
Auto graft is a type of organ transplanta-
tion wherein the organs or tissues are transplanted
within the same person’s body. On the other hand,
allograft is another type of organ transplantation
wherein transplants are recently performed between
two subjects of the same kind. It can be from a liv-
ing or dead body.
Organs that can be transferred from one
Throughout the world, the kidneys are the
most commonly transplanted organ, followed by the
liver, and then the heart.
Cornea and musculoskeletal grafts are the most
frequently transplanted tissues: these outnumber
organ transplants by more than ten times.
Organ donors may be living, brain dead, or
dead via circulatory death as well as brain death up
to 24 hours past the termination of the heartbeats.
Unlike organs, most tissues can be conserved or
stored for up to five years. Some organs such as
brain cannot be transplanted.
Organ donors may be doing more than just
saving lives. They may be giving a new life to organ
transplant receivers. Example of this is heart trans-
plantation. Heart transplantation is not simply a
question of replacing an organ that no longer func-
tions. The heart that pumps blood is NOT the center
of emotion. The main function of the heart is just
to pump blood and distribute the nutrients and gases
needed by the body. The “Brain” is the center of
emotion specifically the Hypothalamus. These inte-
grated hallucinations forced them to change feelings
 Mobile Phone Facts
Did You Know? 20 Facts about Mobile Phones
1. Your mobile phone has more computing power than the computers used for the Apollo 11 moon landing.
2. In 1983, the first mobile phones went on sale in the U.S. at almost $4,000 each.
3. Apple sold 340,000 iPhones per day in 2012
4. Mobile phones have 18 times more bacteria than toilet handles.
5. In Japan, 90% of mobile phones are waterproof because youngsters use them even in the shower.
6. Mobile Phone Radiation can cause Insomnia, headaches and confusion.
7. Scientists have developed a way of charging mobile phones using urine.
8. The first mobile phone call was made in 1973 by Martin Cooper, a former Motorola inventor.
9. Apple's iPhone has higher sales than everything Microsoft has to offer.
10. Nomophobia is the fear of being without your cellphone or losing your signal.
11. Over 250 million Nokia 1100 devices were sold, making it the bestselling electrical gadget in history.
12. 100,000 mobile phones are dropped down the toilet in Britain every year.
13. More People In The World Have Mobile Phones Than Toilets.
14. China has more internet users on mobile devices than on PCs.
15. So many Facebook photos and videos are uploaded via mobile that it takes up 27% of upstream web traffic.
16. Apple's iPhone consumes US$0.25 worth of electricity per year if it's fully charged once a day.
17. 65% of smartphone users download zero apps per month.
18. 99% of all mobile malware is targeted at Android users.
19. The technology behind smartphones relies on up to 250,000 separate patents.
20. The average person unlocks his or her smartphone 110 times each day.
Source: http://www.factslides.com/s-Mobile-Phones
Researched by: Nicole Shane Miral

Peanuts may reduce risk of death, heart disease

WASHINGTON, United States – Eating pea-
nuts, in small amounts, may reduce the risk of mortal-
ity, especially death from cardiovascular disease, a
new study Monday showed.
The report compiles research from people of
varying races, including Caucasians, African Ameri-
cans and Asians, all from low income backgrounds.
Researchers found that consuming peanuts regu-
larly reduced mortality among men and women from
all groups, and suggests that eating the nuts — which are relatively
affordable — can be an inexpensive and nutritious way to reduce
mortality and cardiovascular disease around the world.
The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical
Association, Internal Medicine includes more than 70,000 Cauca-
sians and blacks in the United States and some 130,000 Chinese
people in Shanghai.
Reduced total mortality
“We found that peanut consumption was associated with reduced
total mortality and cardiovascular disease mortality in a predomi-
nantly low-income black and white population in the US, and among
Chinese men in the US, and among Chinese men and women living
in Shanghai,” said senior author Xiao-Ou Shu, associate director for
Global Health at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC). The
risk of death from cardiovascular disease was slashed by between 23
and 38 percent.
But co-author William Blot warned that because the data was from
observational epidemiological studies and not randomized clinical
trials, “we cannot be sure that peanuts per se were responsible for the
reduced mortality observed.”
“The findings from this new study, however, rein-
force earlier research suggesting health benefits
from eating nuts, and thus are quite encouraging,”
added Blot, who is also associate director for cancer
prevention control and population-based research at
VICC.
Less expensive nut
Peanuts are less expensive and more widely available than many
other nuts, and are eaten by many cultures around the world.
The nutritious nuts — which are actually legumes — are high in
and unsaturated fat, fiber, vitamins, and anti-oxidants and can
boost cardiovascular health with as little as 30 grams eaten
weekly.
“The results suggest that including a modest amount of nuts as
part of a well-balanced diet may be of benefit,” said Peter Weis-
berg, director of the British Heart Foundation, who did not par-
ticipate in the study.
“The data do not show that the more peanuts you eat the lower
the risk of a fatal heart attack, so people should not start eating
large quantities of nuts, particularly salted nuts, in the hope that
it will protect them from heart disease,” he added.
Previous research has focused on white upper class research
subjects.
The participants in this latest study were observed for between
five and 12 years.
 ZamboSur makes history
Under the scorching of the sun,
ZamboSur swept-out Dapitan, Sibugay,
Dipolog, and ZaNorte and won its first
ever league title in women’s volleyball
last Regional Meet, February 27, 2015 at
Dao, Pagadian City.
ZamboSur came out of nowhere to
take and bring the crown home after
winning with their arch-rival ZaNorte in
a stunning three-set sweep, 25-21, 25-
20, 25-19.
Angelie Bodjungan, the MVP de-
livered blazing spikes fuelled with
strong determination to ZaNorte and
made them lead during the first set of the
game, 25-21.
During the second set of the game,
the heat was still going on when Christy
Tabada released quick sets to Angelie
Bodjungan and sent effortless spikes to
ZaNote, 25-20.
LAVISMAR Defeats MOLTAM in the Championship Game
By Kenneth B. Saavedra
Under the braising heat of the
sun, LAVISAMAR devastated
MOLTAM in the Volleyball Champion-
ship Game during the Provincial Meet
held at Dao, Pagadian City last Decem-
ber 14, 2014, (18-25, 20-25, 23-13, 25-
21, 25-19).
MOLTAM’s unified strength
and powerful attacks made LAVISMAR
defenseless in the first set of the game,
(25-18).
“Padayon mo sai nyong gib-
uhat, mintras wa pa sila kakuha sa atong
diskarte,” told the coach of MOLTAM
Team.
MOLTAM players continued
their strategy as what their coach had
told them. MOLTAM delivered blind
serves to LAVISMAR that gave
MOLTAM a lead in the second set of
the game, (25-20).
Third Set gave hope to LAV-
ISMAR when MOLTAM’s coach was
given Yellow Card due to excessive sub-
stitution (6-out and 6-in). Coach Diego
Lozarito and Chaperon Glen Bation
changed their strategy to counter the
blind attacks of MOLTAM provided
Confidence of the ZamboSur ladies
continued to grow larger in every set of
the game for their eagerness to achieve
the title of being a champion.
Catherine Fernandez contributed
lighting serves and unseen spikes to Za-
norte during the last set of the game,
ZamboSur finished the game in 25-19.
The unexpected three-set sweep
during the championship game was
made by ZamboSur.
In the history of Zamboanga del
Sur this is the first time that they became
THE CHAMPION!
“Nothing is impossible with GOD,”
uttered by Coach Glen B. Rosales after
the breath-taking game.
By Kenneth B. Saavedra
LAVISMAR a lead in the third set, (25-
13).
Cristy Tabada, the Team Cap-
tain together withSherly Love Ipantoled
their team. Tabada launched powerful
spikes on ball accurately set by Ipanto.
Thus made MOLTAM defenseless and
provided LAVISMAR a lead in the third
set, (25-13).
LAVISMAR enjoyed the mo-
mentum of the game when Kristine Mae
Sofia delivered blazing serves which
hard to counter by MOLTAM. Fourth
Set ended with the score 25-21.
“Focus your mind to what you
are doing and pour out all your strength
on the game,” shouted Coach Diego
Lozarito. CristyTabada burst raging
spikes that grilled MOLTAM, (25-19) in
the last set of the game.
“Maayo sila manula pero ganse
lang sila namo sa diskarte sa among
coach!” Ug kay nagtinabangay man gud
mi tanan para sa among kadaugan,” ut-
tered Tabada after the breath-taking
match.
OUR SALUTE TO ZAMBOSUR TEAM.
A pose of Zambo.Sur Volleyball play-
ers with their coach, Mrs. Glen B.
Rosales (5th from the right).
Margos Vanguard Crushes
Team Lapuyan (2-0)
Margos Vanguards blasted the
defenseless Team Lapuyan in the Cham-
pionship game, 2-0 (25-18), (25-14) in
the 2nd round of the Triangular Meet at
Kabatan National High School, Vincen-
zo Sagun, Zamboanga del Sur last No-
vember 22, 2014 under the scorching
heat of the sun.
Before the start of the match,
the referee briefed the players and condi-
tioned their minds about the spirit of
sportsmanship while doing their best to
win the game.
Wilson Rondrique, team cap-
tain of Margos Vanguard, led the team
to win two sets of the game. Together
with his teammates they gave hard de-
fense and powerful spikes.
Team Lapuyan pushed through
to tie-up the score to 13-13 in Set 1 led
by Quenzar Sulong, team Captain of
Team Lapuyan.
Sir Diego Lozarito, coach of
Margos Vanguard, is relaxed watching
the game because his players were confi-
dent in playing the game.
Team Lapuyan has a lot of
timeouts to correct their strategy. Coach
Rosanna Nuñez tried to waken up her
players in order to play well.
“We strengthen first our de-
fense in order for us to win”. Wilson
Rondrique, team Captain of Margos
Vanguard spoke after the game.
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Students of both schools
give their loudest yells to energize
Pacquiao Attains Victory Against Algieri
KNOCKDOWN. Pacquiao looks on after knocking down Algieri.
In a gritty display and formi-
dable guts and exemplary hero-
ism, our PambansangKamao –
Manny Pacquiao blasted power
punches over the undefeated
Chris Algieri in 12- round boxing
at the Venetian Macao’s Cotai
Arena, China last November 23,
2014.
Pacquiao floored Algieri once
in second round, twice in sixth
and ninth rounds and once in
tenth round, with his powerful left
and right combination jabs.
Early in the 12th round,
Pacquiao connected a right hook
that began to swell Algieri’s left
eye.Manny Pacquiao perfect jabs
and unstoppable hooks made Al-
gieri hard to defend himself that
from Margos Vanguard Crushes…
Students of both schools gave
their loudest yells to energize the
players and inspire them to play
hard.
Vanguards ended the game
with smiles on their faces after assur-
ing their victory in completing the
match with 2-0 (25-18) & (25-14)
scores.
By Jaypee P. Acala
brought him into two succeeding
knockdowns in the sixth round of
the fight.
Pacquiao delivered zoom-
ing counter punch to Algieri that
made a crowd and millions of
fans and supporters leaped for
joy. Thus, giving another two
successive knockdowns of Chris
Algieri in the ninth round.
The blood-smelling Manny
Pacquiao launched powerful
punch, fuelled with strong deter-
mination floored Algieri in the
tenth round.
Pacquiao landed 229 of 669
punches, while Algieri connected
108 of 469 blows. Pacquiao em-
bellished his score with six
knockdowns.
After the 12th rounds,
Pacquiao raised his hand for vic-
tory. Pacquiao won via unani-
mous decision over Algieri with
the final score 120-102, 119-103,
119-103.
“Algieri was really a good
fighter but he is just lack of expe-
rience”, uttered Pacquiao after the
breath-taking fight.
By Kenneth B. Saavedra
Editorial
Life of an Ath-
lete
Having skills on sports
is a great talent. You may not have the
talents on arts, singing or dancing but
you consider yourself intelligent if you
have this in your heart. Athletes do not
just develop their hands, legs or other
body parts but it develops their skill in
making a plan in the game.
Athlete is a fun career, individual
or group. Through this career, you will
be famous and have fans or many
friends that will support you in your
game. Examples of famous athletes are
Lebron James in Basketball, Tiger
Woods in Golf, Manny Pacquiao and
etc. They achieve their success through
sports. But they cannot get away with
bashers and haters especially in social
media. An athlete also cannot get away
with problems in their family. As a re-
sult, they cannot concentrate, no pres-
ence of mind, and it’s possible to lose
the game. Sometimes, athlete suffers in
their sports life. They encounter trouble
with other teams or their teammates.
The life of an athlete is really hard but
many enjoy seeing what they do.
Although they are facing trials in
their home and facing a challenge on
court, this life is a happy life. Not only
are you fun in playing, but also socializ-
ing other person on-court. Anyone is
accepted to be an athlete. Even if you
are thin or fat, short or tall and even you
are young or old, as long as you love to
play.
Jaypee P. Acala