About the CoverThe blaze of fire stumbles amidst

the breakthrough of an unstoppable force that brought the spring of a green life that marks a gleam chance to put things in order. As trying to persist the change this forceful act must be consistent in order to maximize the goal towards an upbeat future!

a green life that marks a gleam chance to put things in order. As trying to persist the change this forceful act must

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Disenchanted

A Tale of a Hidden Talent

Other Side of Death

Messenger of Death: Truth or Hoax?

Fliptop: The New Breed of Balagtasan

Mercedes Biome: The Future Environmental Car

Facebook Mania

ASAP LIVE

Glow of the Chapel

Digging Truth Beneath Marcos

Freedom Board

SERAPIO

Amazing Stories

Artworks

Feature Articles

Special Pages

Written by: Joel Tesado (Anchor-Batch 2007)

Written by: “Anonymous”

Written by: D/C Kelly Martinez

Written by: D/C Fritz Banzon

Written by: D/C Celso Castillo

Written by: D/C Fritz Banzon

Written by: D/C Claude Fritzer Dominguez

Written by: D/C Shella Mae Delica

Written by: E/C Maria Estrella Bondoc

Written by: D/C Fritz Banzon

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21 Literary

22 Scuttle Butts

CONSEQUENCERESTING ON ACTIONS

Every action in this world will bear a consequence, either positive or negative, a balance outcome will exist. A positive change has developed through the actions done by the administration in stopping the spread of an appalling problem that almost destroyed its educational system and its institution. Truly it’s never too late to do the right thing, the administration’s move in kicking-out an instructor in this school year 2010-2011 have given the students a chance to seize a better sort of teaching.

Although this problem of paying and buying of grades is difficult thing to stop, because it turns out to be a way of survival just for the students to pass or continue their studies. Still, not neglecting this issue shows an effective strike to start the move towards removing it.

Many things have developed in this institution for it to become the finest and to give its students the education they really deserve. One thing that is really important are the persons who taught the students the education they wanted, the persons they trust to teach them to be competitive enough in their courses that empowers them to function effectively, and to meet the demands of global seafaring. But how can they be a world class seafarer? If the persons they trust are absent in class and if the students think it’s alright to miss a class because the instructor is willing to accept money or a gift for a passing grade. If that’s the case

they should make a booth for paying and buying of grades here in this institution.

For the betterment of this university the instructors should meet their obligations in giving a high-quality education, throwing-out the prodigy of accepting payments for a passing grade and perhaps to start the change on their own. Like any other issues, one wants the change now and this problem though, never ends but preventing it could make a thing. For a school grounded on quality education produces proficient learners and a solid university.

Hence, UC-METC is moving forward towards a world class and competitive institution through this action that pertains in fighting some incompetent and corrupt instructors that had been out for the good of this university. Thus, making the change one step at a time tells us that indecent motive won’t set any further spot in here.

Triumph won’t be possible unless all probable objections must be first overcome. Thus, this may served as a challenge to the admin istration to maintain their ways in continuing a good quality education.

In this case, to continue taking the course of action should be the best for it may save a ship in distress!A

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Over the moon aspects, a rowdy and jam-packed abode, laughter’s shared as one after another a bottle of spirit is being emptied, glamorous projections on every click of a camera, overwhelming moments seized as the recorders turned on, hale and hearty food divvies up on those were one of the best reminiscence I ever had; a family reunited when my aunt held her big day, the union with her husband, at our home town. It is of great delight evoking how those moments, it seems I’m on a cloud nine.

I wish everyday were the same that every is just around you, they were fun-loving right before your eyes, hug them whenever you want to, share what’s on your mind, do silly thins and then laugh, laugh as loud as you can, as if nobody is around, yet, it was just a once in a lifetime nirvana and I was just lucky that it came to happen when I was around. I am a seaman by profession; a field well noted by the dictum ‘see the world free and earn dollars’. Truth or not? I don’t know, but base on my experiences I’ve already been to different places without spending a single penny from my pocket for the travel expenses, all I need when strolling to a place new to is my fully charged digital camera, some denominations for a cone of ice cream, or some slices of pizzas or pasta and a can of soda, or perhaps a beer or two when my mates acquiesce to hop in a bar.

Those were our simple self treats after spending some couple of days or perhaps a month-long voyage of isolation and world-weariness, seeing nothing but a boundless picturesque horizon of seas, sumptuous at dusk and dawn. If you don’t know how to blend with multi-national crew you’ll be fed up. Be patient as well and never to get run out of it or else you’ll risk everything. Just satisfy yourself with those passé and timeworn DVD movies you can find at the recreation hall, enjoy the ride, go with the flow and never to get annoyed with your mate’s careless earsplitting and bizarre voices as he stand intoxicated right next to the videoke. Don’t get jaded with your mates, minor disputes may arise, learn to reconcile, he might happen to be your buddy for some couple of months or even the year-around and perhaps in your next contracts, so valuing harmonious relationship on board is a commitment. Exigent tasks then you’re free to hit the board exams, succeed and elevate yourself. But remember, promotions depend on how you carry yourself onboard. So bring out the best in you because if you did, you’ll get more.

My father is a master mariner and with keen determinations, I am now gradually endeavoring to pursue the track he had left behind. As I could recount, father spends most of his time at sea that I rarely see him around thus making me feel reserved towards him.

Disenchanted But deep inside I knew my father is good and very kind at heart, may he knew I love him so much. With my father’s status quo, I had already envisioned how things are most likely to happen in the future, and by now these arte my trepidations, my disenchantments. I love my family so much that if only I could stay with them at all times I will, but I have to shape my future, I have plans in life, I want to make a goal, and abiding farewell is quiet an answer. It might be intolerable, but whether we like it or not this is how a seafarer’s life is being defined. So be brave to suffer the lonesomeness in the solitary ease.

Giving life to my dreams is probably the reasons why I am engaged with this remote career. Far from my loved ones, my family, who truly are my weakness as well as my strength. Missing loved ones back home is every seafarer’s nostalgia. We might be enjoying the merriments during Saturday nights, Christmas eve, new year and birthday parties on board yet the reality behind these faces in high spirits is a standpoint that there is no such happiness and best laughter’s comparable with the ones spend with your families.

I remember during my apprenticeship, I spend two birthdays on board, two special days supposedly best celebrated with my family around me, yet what I just got were overseas SMS greetings from my loved ones back home and some bunch of best wishes from the social site facebook. Yuletide season is best rejoiced with your nearest and dearest around you but with my line of work it rarely happens. There were a lot of family vacation, birthdays of special people and some social gatherings. I can’t imagine how supposedly happy I am like them if only I was around. Probably I could have laugh with them, shared my thoughts, and clinked my glass with theirs as we all say “cheers”, if and only if I happened to be around. I’m still young and only got two years in the seafaring industry, yet it sees I’m already gone astray. How much more in the days yet to come? Will be drifted away? I feel so sorry for myself; I deemed a lot of moments in my life are predestined to be missed, for half the span of my existence set? sails at the seas.

Joel Tesado (Anchor-Batch 2007)

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A Tale of a Hidden Talent

Each semester, the number of girls enrolling in this course has increased. With this gradual change, cadettes have come to dominate our campus in several different ways. Despite the rare environment they mingle in, they have found ways to really stand out aside from the very distinction they naturally create in a class setting.

As most people know (save for those who do not care at all), our student body president is a cadette herself. Male schoolmates have this tendency to sometimes tease or banter the small population of women in this campus. Being a girl, she may not totally get away from it. Yet, there is somewhat a perceived impression that these girls are not as ordinary as they usually appear, that is, in unique ways.

A lot is expected from them. However, if these cadettes do not hold any accountability on the school at all, then they can behave in whichever way they want to as long as they do not violate any school rules.

Our scant cadettes can behave like normal girls do. But for the female student body president, she is expected to conduct herself in a more proper way which is deserving of high regard as she sets an example to both male and female students alike. She is the epitome of a good leader whom they would be able to look up regardless of mental capability or gender since leadership is based mainly on one’s attitude and dedication. However, majority of the students is apathetic and unmindful of what a real leader should be. So, it is hardly up for them to decide.

To give a brief overview of Pres. Mizrainne Garcia’s achievements, she had been the vice president for external deck of the Council of Maritime Leaders last school year 2009-2010. Having run for president the following school term, she had earned the votes of the majority putting her in the highest position of the student council, the CML President for school year 2010-2011. Aside from the positions she has held, she is part of the Honors’ Class section Deneb. And with strong charisma, she is able to rule the CML office using her own method of implementing authority. She has even earned the high regard from the several instructors who are willing to share their advice on handling school affairs. However, it has come to our attention that the accountability of handling the student funds, which were taken from the P30 paid by each cadet during enrolment process, has become her major role. The students have certainly elected a treasurer for this job description. And any deviation from this expected job assignment would definitely create issues within the organization.

Anchor Publication, the voice of UC-METCians, has come up with this article after the Council of Maritime Leaders has consistently refused to submit their financial statement. The same had

happened a year prior to this school year. This time though, there had been issues circulating about the expenditure and allocation of budget. Though this concern seems to be an internal dispute among the members of the CML, it is the students’ right to know how their money was dutifully spent. As carefully deliberated, this is a school issue which concerns all students alike regardless of the campus culture that we practice and the apathy that the students display. So, where is the financial statement? And why is it necessary to investigate the financial activities of the highest leader of the student body council? How then can students determine whether the allocation of budget was used appropriately? Would it be fair to keep this from the attention of the preoccupied and nonchalant students of UC-METC whether they care enough or not?

It is with deep regret that the Anchor has come to the resolution of paying close attention to the reports of several students about the manner in which the studentship funds may have possibly been consumed. As this school practices democracy, any party involved has every right to explain his or her side. Had it not been for the suspicious source of funds to finance her relatively spendthrift lifestyle, Ms. Garcia would have been spared of being on the spotlight to justify why they cannot produce a financial statement.

Reports from her acquaintances that’ve seen her very often shop for new things may not be considered hard evidence. Yet, in the last few months, gadgets of many kinds have been purchased. These things may come from different sources of income, yet this may be somewhat doubtful considering that the student fund is already in her care, which can be affirmed by the rest of the officers. She may have other financial sources like a part-time business or a personal financier. Aside from that, the CML have been selling personalized t-shirts, which is one great source of income especially when the sale is good. However, except for the prescribed type-C shirts, selling of merchandise inside the campus especially initiated by the student body council is not authorized as this has deviated from their objective which is to cater the students’ major concerns. Our campus exists to provide education, not to sell unnecessary products like most markets do. Somehow, it can be assumed that the profit earned from their sale is for personal gain. If not,

there would be more projects and programs for the school which would be beneficial for all students. Still, as most students have observed, the activities that are promoted this school year have been more focused on “not-so-productive” entertainment rather than on students’ active involvement of social and environmental issues, which matter more. Though the latter may sound conventional, this is what’s appropriate for school organizations to instill into the students’ mentality to minimize apathy among ourselves. Entertainment can be offered at a moderate level except if the aim of the said activities is to promote educational leisure.

In relation to the controversy of the missing financial statement, these are only minor issues. What is sensationalizing the suspicious acquisition of multiple costly gadgets, as the fact that she is the bearer of the student funds, and she has mysteriously earned these without presenting a financial statement. Most people have friends who have stable and high-paying jobs. The students’ parents and other family members may be employed themselves. Yet this kind of costly lifestyle could not be afforded. We have come to vote for her since we believed that her values as an average person would somehow encourage the mediocre to rise above their situation like how she has done for herself.

These would not provoke suspicion if not for the undisclosed and kept secret “financial statement.” Given the ample time to come up with that report, there had been no news on where the students’ money had gone to, whether it was spent economically for important matters, or whether the claimed expenditure was spent on irrelevant activities which would not enhance student involvement. Still, the question remains, where is the financial statement?

Would it be a coincidence that she has gained a lot of possessions in a span of a year (during her term), and that the organization in which she rules over has been unable to produce the financial report, and has procrastinated in presenting this? Are students not allowed to understand why simple computation of project expenses cannot be completed on time?

This would be a sad thing to be left unnoticed. You be the judge!A

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6 | Opinion

Other Side of Death

My love for life leads me to discover the beauty of death, by knowing the beginning of it aspires me to learn the ending as well. It was like reading a lovely story, once I started reading I won’t stop until I know how it ends. Don’t call it forewarning since it felt what is about to happen but I just love to learn. Life is the period of every living things’ existence. Anything we do, feel or think belongs to life. Death on the other hand, is the end of everything and somehow the beginning of something else. Believe me, it soon will be tackled.

Most of us have inspiring stories to tell about our life while others prefer sorrowful memories. As I am, I loved to reminisce my 15th joyful birthday celebration. I hated those times when I failed on major exams. I regretted the days when I became an atheist for a year and a half but felt fully blessed when I found my way back to God.

Death is oftentimes not intertwined in our everyday conversation. It was set aside and never been mentioned not like talking about life. Today, when children talk about an incident of death or people who are already deseased parents would probably hushed them. But they are more entertained when hearing good news. It’s not death who carries scythe and steal your soul when you die, of course. The essence and idea of death has been obscured and forgotten when in fact death covers all aspects of life whether being inspired, happy, sad, etc.

How we were forgiven from our sins is through the death of our Savior Jesus Christ, not by His birth alone. His death shows how compassionate He is to us. It gives us a new hope and a chance to prove in our hearts that we repent. Even in our sinful deeds we are given an importance.

Likewise death shows love. A love that is called supreme among all other love. Parental love sometimes subsides, brotherly and sisterly love vanish and even our love for someone else fades because the heart does not seek these human love but for love that

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can suffice our longing. In early Renaissance Period,death was

considered holy since most people who died during wars gained respect and their deaths showed how firm were their dedications to the country and to their fellowmen. Death then was sacrifice. When somebody sacrificed his life to save ours or our nation from the war of both sins and weapons was not even worth a million times of human love. Jesus sacrifices His life for us same with the soldiers for their nations.

Death is a way to be renewed. I often heard stories that someone changed his bad attitudes after one of his family died. It’s a funny way to change one’s life but is logical. We don’t need to wait for someone to die before we change our bad attitudes but we need to end one thing in our life to give space for something better. Once in my life I forgot God’s existence and started being a non-believer. But when I realized my mistake, I could not accept God back in my heart unless I would end my wrong idea. Consequently, this ending strengthens me to have a better foundation of faith in God. And same as killing my negative feelings like hatred, guilt and pride and gripping on what lies ahead of me.

In contrary, like a piece of paper faded in time, becomes very important or a picture neglected but soon missed. Death is unpredictable! What seems to be unimportant turns worthy but is too late to take back. I never thought what my friend and 3rd degree cousin has done in my life until she passed away. Just after her death I realized how seemingly valuable she is to me and my family. We longed for her, her jokes that made us smile when we’re sad and how she treated us as one of their family when we visited their home, how she supported me in doing assignments and followed my aspiration in life. Yes, we missed her but it’s too late.

Life is passing and death is never an ending. It is like a door that leads us to something better. The door is the source of light other than the light that shines above us. It illuminates the way so that we may know or anticipate what will happen ahead of us. The actions start from where we stand. Life is the foothold to where we advance our feet and death is the light, a guide to attain a good result in the end so that we may not waste our existence. Death becomes beautiful in some people’s perceptive; some others think it’s destructive. The fear of man to talk about death withdraws them to realize the good side of death and to anticipate what’s inevitable of having life. Along the way, death still has a rule in carving our way of living today and what matter is that death will come, may not be now but soon...

Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live.” – John 11 : 25

D/C Kelly R. Martinez

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With the coming of the year 2012 more and more speculations are coming out from the mouth of those people who tried to foretell how the world would end. Who

really started this controversial issue by the way? If we really are to dig out the root of this issue it would all point to Michel de Nostredame or better known worldwide as

Nostradamus whom I will call here in my article as the “Messenger of Death”.Nostradamus was born on the 14th of December, 1503 in St. Remy de Provence,

France. His family was a Christian-turned Jew. At the age of 16, Nostradamus studied classical grammar, rhetoric and logic at a University of Avignon. After a

plague in 1520 Nostradamus took his place as physician. Nostradamus became known, even in this early time, as a miracle worker. Nostradamus enrolled

into medical school at the famous Montpelier medical facility in October 1529 and but practiced medicine about 1525 by treating victims of plague in the communities of Southern France. There he gained the reputation as a gifted healer. After he lost his first wife and daughter due to the plague, he focused on Astrology and began to see his first vision.

Even without his prophecies Nostradamus has made his mark in the history of mankind for his medical attributes but with his predictions, he made his name very controversial. His predictions did not gain him popularity until he predicted how King Henry II died on July 1, 1559, wearing a golden jousting helmet, where he was mortally wounded in the eye and neck by the splintered lance of his younger opponent, Captain Gabriel Montgomery of the Scottish Guard. Both men had lions embossed on their shields. Henry lingered for 10 days before suffering a cruel death from his wounds. This prediction was

made four years before it happened in his 32nd quatrain (poem with four lines) in chapter 1 which states:

The young lion, shall overcome the older On the field of battle, by singular duel;

Through armor of gold, his eye will be pierced, Two wounds in one, then to die a cruel death.

After that more predictions were made which includes the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan, the assassination of the late President John F. Kennedy and the 9-11 attack in New York which was stated in his 87th quatrain in chapter 1. It says:

Enormous-promontories on fire in the center of the mainland Will cause trembling in the towers of the City of New York; Two great rock-monoliths continuously will be attacked, This is when air-vessels will turn-around to a new course.

All of those predictions were all about the death of a man if not men and were made centuries ago. It is amazing how he accurately predicted those events or did he? His prediction on the 9-11 attack gained negative comments as well. The modern critic of these days questioned the accuracy of the translation of his quatrains since his quatrains were mixed with old French. The vagueness of his quatrains and the non-sequential events in the chapters of his books made his predictions seem to appear as mere coincidence in the present days’ events and raises the doubts about the credibility of his predictions and the accuracy of the translation of his quatrains.

Could this be true? Could Nostradamus be a real messenger of death or could he be just one those hoaxes wearing placards on their neck saying “THE END IS NEAR”? No matter how the world would end in the future, one thing is for sure – only time can tell.A

D/C Fritz Banzon

7Feature | Source: http://didyouknow.org/nostradamus/

May mga kakaibang estilo ngayon ng rap music na nauuso sa Pilipinas na kung tawagin ay “flip top” na tila pinagsama-samang pagkanta, debate at balagtasan.

“One of a kind” Kung maituturing ang First Filipino Rap Battle League na nagsimula nung February 2010 at humakot na ng isang

milyong tagapanood sa internet sa loob ng mahigit isang buwan. Kinalalahukan ito ng mga kilalang rapper sa buong bansa. Ang

format ng labanan ay hango sa isang rap battle sa America kung saan binibigyan ng isang minuto and bawat rappers sa kanilang mga dialogo at pinagbubotuhan nang mga kilalang rappers ang mananalo.

Sa halip na karaniwang pagkanta sa paraan ng mabilis o mabagal na pagbigkas ng salita, ang fliptop ay kalaunay nagiging balagtasan nang makabagong panahon. Tulad ng Balagtasan, kailangan ang ritmo sa mga binibigkas na salita, ganun din ang talas ng isip sa pagsagot sa katunggali sa flip top.

Ayon kay Anygma, isa sa mga nagpasimuno ng nasabing laro, na kapag mas masakit at mas malaro ang salita mas maganda. Sa

paraang ito, malayang maipaparamdam ng isang Filipino ang kanyang sarili. Nakakatawa mang isipin na kahit hindi man sa mga salitang formal naipapahayag ang mensahe ngunit minsan para sa kanila ito ang dapat.

Isang halimbawa ng pag-rarap na hango sa flip top na kung saan nag duduwelo ang dalawang rapper na napakita sa YouTube:

“Bakit ako magpapapogi? Bakit ako magpapa-Belo? digmaan pinuntahan ko dito, hindi pagmomodelo.” hirit nang isa.

Habang ang isa naman ay nagwika nang: “Ngipin mo nag-iiskandalo, hindi na secret, nakalabas bawat isa…singlaki ng chiklet.”

Ayon sa rapper na si Ben-Deatha, miyembro ng grupong Salbakuta, bilib siya sa kakaibang rap na ipinakikita sa flip top. Nakikita niya na masaya ang naturang uri ng musika kahit ang tema ay tila nakasentro sa pang-aasar.

Halina’t subukan ninyo ang makabagong estilo ng pagrarap na

kung tawagin ay “Flip-Top”!

Source: Google.net/Filipino/rap.blogspot

D/C Celso Castillo

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With the global warming we are facing today, it is quite obvious that we are in a bad position right now. We badly need to take actions in saving the world from total destruction. The automotive industry, being accountable for the condition of our atmosphere is doing its best to remedy the situation. Some resort to electric operated cars, solar powered cars, low-fuel consumption hybrid cars, and the likes.

Considering yourself using electric operated and solar powered cars, you might have second thoughts and envision yourself driving a golf cart. We can’t live the future driving golf carts, can we? Surely we can’t. We all imagine the future with flying cars and not with golf carts.

Well, Mercedes Benz just got a concept car which will help in saving the world without jeopardizing the designs. Now you may imagine yourself driving a combination of the bat mobile and a stealth fighter for they are in the process of realizing their nature-inspired concept car. Not quite far from the flying cars like we envision in the future.

In the recently concluded 2010 Los Angeles Design Challenge, different car design studios competed with their futuristic car designs. But the one that stood out is the entry of Mercedes-Benz Advanced Design Studios in Carlsbad, California. They call it the Biome. It is the only nature-inspired concept car that grows and thrives like the leaves on a tree.

With the challenge “Light Weight”, the Biome with a weight of 1,000 lbs. (about

454 kg.), did not only surpass the challenge but it also awed the people with its one of a kind features. The Biome is grown in a laboratory and not made in the production line. That’s right, it is grown in a laboratory. The interior of the Biome grows from the three-pointed star (the organic seed which has the DNA of BioFibre) in front while the outer part of it grows from the star at the rear. The resulting structure would be made from an ultra light material called “BioFibre” which is lighter than metal but tougher than steel.

The Biome functions in complete interaction with nature just like the ordinary plants. The idea is that the car would collect energy from the sun and store it within the bonds of a fuel alternative and convert it into BioNectar4534 (fuel of the car) the only by-product of which is oxygen. You might be thinking about refuelling. That’s not a problem. Mercedes has already developed technology to retrofit trees with receptors, which would allow us to harvest their excess solar energy into BN4534.

Although this is still a concept car but this stands a good hope for mother earth and for the benefit of mankind. And if the team of Mercedes Benz will pursue on this concept it’s not far from becoming real in the near future.

Source: Mercedes-Benz BIOME Concept – could cars be grown in a lab.htm

D/C Fritz Banzon

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“How on earth did we stalk our exes, remember our co-workers’ birthdays, bug our friends, and play a rousing game of scrabulous before Facebook?” Entertainment Weekly

As of January 2011, Facebook has more than 600 million active users worldwide. The majority of the school population, young and old have an account on Facebook. The number one social networking site has grown its popularity because of its unique and easy features that gives communication, fun and more likely, created to link up everyone easily online.

Facebook was founded by Mark Zuckerberg with his college roommates and fellow computer students Eduardo Savern, Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes. The websites membership was initially limited by the founders to Harvard students, but was expanded to other colleges and universities. It gradually added support for students at various other universities before opening to high school students and finally to anyone aged 13 over.

The featured games (Farmville, Ninja Saga, Mafia Wars etc.) and the unique aspects like the used of “wall” to connect to your friends makes this site more entertaining and exciting. The site attracts people in all ages, even young ones have an account and numerous senior citizens are active members. One thing in using Facebook is that you can track someone’s life without ever having to put up with them, hilariously means you could stalk your crush life secretly.

This networking site has another phase, there’s no doubt it is unique but it has negative effects like pornography, piracy, hacking etc., that some users don’t even know it’s happening, one thing is that giving much more time using it, than doing things more important that made a proof of online addiction that can greatly affect the user. Nowadays, Facebook turns out to be a practical aid for education through becoming a medium for passing of assignments or projects. Likely, every user tends to benefit by their way. Facebook today is a great thing for its like being together with your love ones unconditionally online.

According to Wikipedia, Facebook is considered the most heterosexual of all social networking sites, (maybe by just randomly adding a person as a friend could lead to a reunion with a friend in your old days). In today’s generation some acquaintances or casual friends have gradually developed romantic relationship through Facebook. Also, this is considered as one of the additional means of communication of long distance relationship and

when one is in that kind of relationship, it would entail occasional checking of your partner’s Facebook activity. Another helpful use of it is that it helps a lot for computer-literate seafarers on-board to communicate with their loved ones and acquaintances on land. Add to that, it is a means of updating them on the actual events or whereabouts of the people they are connected with. Thus, when on board this is one fun way of spending free time in a solitary environment.

D/C Claude Fritzer C Dominguez

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10 | Feature Source: Wikipedia.org.net/wiki/facebook

It started w i t h

a bang! The Teacher’s Day C e l e b r a t i o n went over with enthusiasm and

thrill UC-METC Faculty and Staff proffer

its considerably most ambitious variety show entitled “ASAP LIVE in METC” which used a parody to the ABS-CBN Sunday noontime

show “ASAP XV”. The difference between the two

was that, first, the performers were our esteemed instructors who

did not only share their knowledge but also their talents in singing, dancing, and acting. Everybody was astonished after seeing their instructors singing and grooving on the stage. Aside from that, they also made a twist on every number and added comical effects on it just for entertainment. That good and comical show captured the crowd’s attention and made them enjoy the show. The audience couldn’t help but cheer for their favourite instructors amidst shouts and laughter.

The silence broke down the tension in the gymnasium when Engr. Yujoco, Mr. Aballe and Mrs. Agravante led the prayer by singing the song entitled “The Prayer”. When Mrs. Regis, Mr. Tagod, Mr. Navaja, Ms. Diaz, Ms. Quirit, Mr. Salibay and Mrs. Agravante started to heat up the floor, the solemnity shifted into frivolity. It was

then followed by a solo performance of Mrs. Cherry Barcelo who made everyone jam with her song. The Jabbawockeez, composed of the campus admin heartthrobs namely Engr. Binondo, Engr. Abadiano, Mr. Velasco, Mr. Abella and Mr. Lorca entertained everybody with their smooth and suave moves. The crowd was stunned when they witnessed for the first time the hidden talents of the dean of the Deck Department, Capt. Arnel Malaga together with 2/M Maluya and 2/M Escaran who serenade the spectators with their spectacular song number. The gorgeous ladies with Engr. Navarro, Mr. Moreno and Mr. Navaja wearing their fascinating and alluring gowns then captivated the eyes of the viewers with their sexy and tempting waka-waka dance number. A ballroom dance by Ms. Panlaan and Mr. Alfeche made everybody shout out because of their breathtaking and astounding stunts. Many numbers then followed and the excitement intensified as one number after another was shown at stage. A comical skit entitled “If I know pa lamang, I never never gayud,” with the instructors as the lead actors and actresses ended the first part of the program leaving the audience with goose bumps on their skin in view of the fact that it was very unusual, extraordinary and remarkable watching our instructors showcase their different talents. Part two of the program was the band showdown. Everybody enjoyed every song the bands played making them lively, energetic and vivacious all night.

That superb event was truly a history in the lives of the instructors the students. It was really rewarding for the students to have a glimpse on the concealed hidden talents that METC instructors had kept from view. These mentors could not hide the satisfaction that they felt the moment they were given the chance to deviate from the usual daily routine: talking in front of the class, working on their class records, giving quizzes and one hundred and one other usual activities of teaching.

All in all, ASAP live in METC showed that the faculty and staff of UC-Mambaling were not only academically inclined in the training of cadets in the different aspects and disciplines of life, but also in sharing their hidden talents to entertain and to enjoy lighter and funnier moments.A

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D/C Shella Mae DelicaD/C Nonoy Cyril SablesD/C Edveen Felix Baldomar

News BitsNew Constructions

D/C SHERWIN D. SOMBILON

The construction of a four story building and a larger swimming pool has started in the grounds of UC-METC. The structure is located at the I-building and at the side of basketball court. Both are to be completed in time for the S.Y. 2011-2012.

The first structure has an area of 5,090 square meters for a four story building that consists of classrooms and a planned library at the second floor. According to Engr. Rowel Pitugo of the Solid Construction Services the building approximately cost eighty million pesos and the target date of completion will be on May 15, 2011.

On the other hand, the swimming pool has the target date of completion on April 7, 2011. Engr. John Yasser J. Pekitpekit shared that the swimming pool costs ten million pesos. It has a length of twenty five meters, width of twenty meters and a depth of ten feet with nine lanes and diving boards. With the cooperation of Bethesda Bio-Pool Builders, this construction is made possible to meet the needs of the UC-METC students.

This new constructions will really help the METCians in their needs for satisfactory world class facilities and services.A

ASTRO VISIT D/C Ronnel E. Elatico

The Astro Ship management Incorporation (ASMI) donated a model ship of “Tensu Maru Panama” to UC-METC last December 2, 2010. It was welcomed by the UC-METC IMEC and Briese cadets.

The donation was organized by Lt. Uldarico A. Coscos and QMR Secretary Mrs. Catherine P. Abella. The Kambara Kisen Company, the mother company of Astro handed over the model ship in the person of Kambara Kisen President Mr. Akio Jo to UC President

Atty. Augusto W. Go at the IMEC quadrangle. This turning over represents the partnership of UC and ASTRO, which means scholarship

and cadetship to UC-METC cadets who are qualified and soon to be professional officers

of the Astro itself .The Company recruits cadets from the school and when they graduate, they

will be on board the said ship as apprentice.

It is not only the company that will benefit but also the students and the university.

“It boosts the tie-up of the shipping companies and the school because it will enhance the friendship between them and encourage the students to enrol in UC- METC” said Lt. Uldarico Coscos.

This is also the reason why UC-METC is known not only in Cebu but in the whole country as well for it is where the world class seafarers came from and that companies are offering scholarships to UC-METC cadets. Having companies like Astro gives good foundation to the school for students to have a brighter future ahead of them fostered by this institution.

CML ELECTION 2011 FINAL RESULTS

Position Name Votes

PRESIDENT Jumetilco, Bonifacio M. 2259VP INTERNAL DECK Deiparene, Arvin Niño P. 1540VP INTERNAL ENGINE Geraldez, Dionesio Jr. T. 1373VP EXTERNAL ENGINE Abello, Jeve Rey M. 1369SECRETARY Pacheco, Rene Lynn O. 1510TREASURER Deniega, Sergio Jr. H. 1622AUDITOR De la Casa, Reynaldo C. 1501PRO DECK Requina, Glosuvel A. 1911PRO ENGINE Abauto, June Edward H. 1488MARSHALL DECK Sahilan, Arnold Roin C. 1185MARSHALL DECK Bullicer, Ralph O. 1366MARSHALL ENGINE Agaton, Japheth G. 1337MARSHALL ENGINE Magdadaro, Jay Veen O. 1369

CML FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.Y. 2010-2011

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Ako si Serapiong tagawtawanDili mahilom kung naay istorya nga kahibulonganMga istorya nga wala pa mapamatud-iAtong istoryahan para mahibaw-an sa estudyante

Ug ania, wala magpalibak, Mga tingog sa mga estudyanteng murag bakang gihubakMga bagulbol nilusot sa among bungbong Murag mga bata nga naay gisumbong

Opisina sa eskwelahanAdunay usa ka lingkurananSa mga estudyante giiluganMura ug naay bulawan

Negosyo sa estudyanteSinina nga mosulti Apan ayaw ipanabiKay wala pa ni aprubahi

Pangulo sa estudyante Na-kick out sa dormitoryTungod sa lalaki,Gipasulod sa tungang gabii

Mga kahimanan nga kahibulonganAnia iyang gikuptanApan siya dili angayanKay naa pay lista nga wala makit-an

Si Mam kalibutan ug kasaysayan Angayan pakpakan Tungod sa iyang binuhatan Laliman ka mosulod sa klase traynta minutos sa dili pa mahuman?

Ania pud si Sir “Weather Man” Grado sa estudyante iyang paubsanApan kung imong bayaranMalipayon siya nga kini patas-an

Si Sir kontra polusyonSa klase murag walay desisyonKung siya makulbaanAmigong sigarilyo iyang dagkutan

Naa paý ubang maestro sa major subjectsPuro experience lang ang hisgutanAsa na diay ang principles ug conceptsNga angay sa estudyante makat-unanNaa ba diay tubag sa questions sa PRC examKun experiences sa instructors ra ang mahinumduman?

Naunsa na man ang ubang instructorsWala gihapon matagam sa pila ka tuig nga pangwartaNaaý namligya’g tag 500 pesos nga CD reviewer pagkapaitaSi Serapio nahisagmuyo kay blank CD diay. Sir, pagkatonto.

Kalooy gyod ni serapio nag problema kaayo Kay ang ilang maestro namaligyag ticketMahal kaayo, kun di mopalit walay grado.Si Serapio napugos, walay paniudto.

Naa pod maestro sa safety manuntok ug mangliab sa estudyanteDiscipline man kuno kini apan di ba naay laing paagiTungod sa iyang kaisog dina mosud mga kadeteSir, intawon, palihog, chill...pwede?

Kining haircut, si Serapio nakapangutanaKinahanglan ba gyod inspection twice a month naHastang lisora, haircut unya momahal naNaa baý buhok motaas kaayo sa duha ka semana?

Mga kawani sa opisina sa administrasyonAngayan tudloan ug leksyonDili kabalo mo entertain ug estudyanteAngayan paeskwelahon ug customer service nga klase!

Maayo unta kung matabang pa! Adunay kasulbaran sa mga, gipang-istorya.Kay kalooy ni Serapio kung di maagwantaBasin ang kalayong gikuptan mo ulbo na.

“MGA BAGUTBOT NI SERAPIONG TAGAWTAWAN”

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KNOWLEDGE AHEADKNOWLEDGE AHEADKNOWLEDGE AHEADKNOWLEDGE AHEADKNOWLEDGE AHEADGuess What?

• The water of Dead Sea is roughly 10 times saltier than the water in Earth’s Oceans.• The Driest Place on Earth is Atatcama, Chile which only gets 0.3 inches (.9 cm) of rainfall a

year.• The Coldest Place on Earth is Vostok, Antartica which reached a low temperature of -129 of

(-89 oc) on July 21, 1983.• Bands of pirates once used Madagascar as a base from which to attack ships travelling

around the Cape of Good Hope.• It took 34 years to create this 50- mile long canal across the Isthmus of Panama. Its huge

locks connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.• The biggest wave on record occurred in Lituya Bay on the southern coast of Alaska in

1958. An earthquake measuring 8.3 on the Richter scale hit the area and shook loose an estimated 40 million cubic yards of dirt and glacier from a mountainside at the head of the bay. When the debris hit the water, a massive 1,720-foot wave was created and washed over the headland.

• The worlds oldest ship of today is M/V DOLOUS. It was built in 1914 by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company for the Mallory Steamship Company of the United States. The ship held the biggest floating library in the world. Normally there were somewhere between 3000 to 5000 books on the shelves and half a million in the hold.

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Have you noticed that the UC-METC campus appears to be seemingly shrinking in the last few years? The actual area doesn’t change. However, the addition of buildings and facilities seems to have made the campus more compact-looking as these have occupied most of the formerly vacant grounds. Indeed, UC-METC has evolved through time in terms of campus modernization.

The latest additions, which are still under construction, include the swimming pool located at the back of the maritime training center and the most apparent building installation right in front of IMEC area.

Before these were thought of, another costly establishment was constructed. Some semesters ago, our school chapel was relocated.

To describe in details the old chapel for the benefit of those who had not seen it or had not reached the time when it was still in operation, it had several weak points as a place of worship.

As it was located beside the covered court where students while away during their vacant period, the vicinity had the tendency to be boisterous from students’ chatter. Another drawback was the very limited seating capacity, which left the rest of the attendees sitting outside and getting distracted by external detractors. Add to these, the place was not properly kept as it looked like a small shabby storage room because of lack of maintenance when it was considered a holy sanctuary for people who wanted to reflect or pray. Another weak point was the very location where it was situated, which most people

found hard to locate. It is built on the far side of the campus where most students were restricted from loitering.

Generally speaking, the old chapel was not conducive for holding holy mass or novena because of such limitations. And it was because of these very reasons that the university President, Atty. Augusto W. Go, together with his wife, Madame Elizabeth Go, decided to relocate the said chapel to a more easy-to-locate spot in the campus.

Currently, our new chapel has been moved to Dorm 1 where students can drop by without deliberation at anytime. As the place is spacious this time, more attendees can be accommodated. Musical equipment is also enhanced as the area has wider space for more instruments.

Our school chapel’s activities include a holy mass held every first Friday of the month and on special occasions. Life of the Spirit Seminar (LSS) is also conducted whenever schedules are available. The Catholic Charismatic Youth Ministry (CCYM), along with other religious organizations acknowledged by the school, often holds their praise and worship activities in the new chapel.

Featuring this novelty which has been established a year or two ago may seem to most as an old issue which doesn’t need any special attention. However, we would like to express our gratitude to the people behind the construction of this new chapel. We greatly appreciate the effort of making our school experience better in so many ways.

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E/C Maria Estrella Bondoc

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D/C Fritz Banzon

We knew ex-President Ferdinand Marcos for his tyrant dictatorship with brute force as his main way of imposing law and all his criminal-like acts during his regime. Above all, we knew him due to the vast wealth his family owns. Many have said that these wealth were actually from the treasury of

the Philippines. On the contrary, Marcos had admitted that his wealth actually came from the mythical Yamashita’s treasure. The credibility of his confession is quite silly the first time you hear it but once you

go over this background check on Marcos being a treasure hunter, you might just change your mind.In 1952 two laborers came to Marcos and asked his help in collecting their pay from two ex-Imperial

Army veterans. They claimed they were hired to dig a deep pit near the old military base and had uncovered a lot of gold bars. Instead of paying them the Japanese had run them off at gun point. Marcos went with them and they sneaked up on the excavation. Marcos saw the two Japanese hauling gold bars up from the pit and struggling to load them on the back of a truck. Marcos told the laborers to wait there while he went to get help. Marcos returned within an hour with two men. All three were armed with rifles and hand guns. Without fanfare the three armed men took up positions and on command shot and killed

the two Japanese and two other Filipinos who were in their camp. Then without flinching they shot the two laborers.

Marcos and his two friends removed the rest of the gold bars from the pit and finished loading them on the truck. The total weight of the bars was over two tons. The truck sagged on its springs. He then had his friends collect the bodies and drop them down the pit. The rest of the day was spent by the three men filling the pit in order to hide bodies. When it was about a meter from the top Marcos dispatched his two friends with a hand gun and rolled them into the pit. He finished filling the pit and cut down branches

which he spread around to hide the activity. (http://www.yamashitatreasures.com/news-dong.html)From that event Marcos knew that the rumor about the Yamashita’s treasure is true. With his gold,

guns and goons, Marcos won the Presidential election. His position as president had given him authority to explore more the islands in the Philippines in search for the treasure. In mid 1960’s Marcos recovered US$8 billion from a tunnel known as “Teresa 2” which was located 38 miles south of Manila, in the Rizal province. In 1969 he sent a military officer to Tokyo and learned that there is a huge treasure site right

under the main flagpole in Camp Aguinaldo. Using his Presidential Security force and other soldiers he excavated the site. Before the end of the year he was able to recover over two thousand metric tons of

gold and a lot of precious stones. The amount of gold exceeded the gold reserve of Banko

Sentral ng Pilipinas during that time which is only 600+ tons. He is then the wealthiest man

in Asia and wealthier than his own country.Then there was this allegation from a

certain Roger Roxas who claimed to have found a Golden Buddha with a detachable

head containing diamonds inside which was stolen by ex-President Marcos through the aid of his soldiers. The complete story of this is on

this sitehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Xpj0or

ZR0Y&feature=related. These might just prove that the Marcos

treasure was really from the Yamashita’s treasure but since time hides well the secrets

of the past, none of our doubts could be confirmed. The mystery still lives on as to

whether Marcos is telling us the truth and if the Yamashita’s treasure really exist.

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A young man was getting ready to graduate for college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom. Knowing his father could well afford it, he told him that it was all he wanted.

As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs that his father had purchased the car. Finally, on the morning of his graduation his father called him into his private study. His father told him that he was proud to have such a fine son, and that he loved him dearly. He handed his son a beautifully wrapped gift box.

Curious but somewhat disappointed, the young man opened the box and found a lovely leather-bound Bible. Angrily, he raised his voice at his father and said, “With all your money you give me a Bible?” and stormed out of the house, leaving the holy book.

Many years passed, and the young man was very successful in business. He had a beautiful home and a wonderful family. But then he realized that his father was very old, and he thought perhaps he should go to him. He had not seen him since that graduation day. Before he could make arrangements, he received a telegram informing him that his father had passed away, and that the he willed all of his possessions to his son. He needed to come home immediately and take care of things.

When he arrived at his father’s house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart. He began to search his father’s important papers and saw the still new Bible, just as he had left it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. As he read through, a car key dropped from an envelope taped behind the Bible. It had a tag with the dealer’s name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the words... PAID IN FULL.

How many times do we miss God’s blessings because they are not packaged as we expected?

“Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” - Mark Twain

Most people are fond of hearing stories especially when these are of the odd sort or eccentric nature. Fantasy themes have come to captivate the imagination of most people. And for this, F. Scott Fitzgerald has written a short story about “.”

When published books are adapted into movies, this goes to show that they are interesting enough to be portrayed on the big screen. This story is one of them.

Benjamin Button was a boy born with the appearance and physical maladies of a very elderly man. Because of his condition, he was abandoned by his father after his mother died shortly after giving birth to him.

Looking like a seventy-year old man, he lived his life backwards. Old-looking, he started out his life like a normal kindergarten learning to say the alphabet and to count numbers. Though learning came easier for him, with all the physical limitations common among seniors, the jeers and mockery were challenging enough for an old man. The unbecoming disadvantages of old age had become the reason why he was treated differently unlike other kids of his “same age.”

Through the years, he grew younger and stronger. And at some point, he was given the opportunities to feel the vigor of youth take over him. His physical strength gave him power to do things that he once wanted to do like going to college and excelling in sports. People had stopped bullying him for his abnormality.

All this time, he had felt love, the most normal and natural feeling he held for someone. He came in and out of his lover’s life for different reasons. Until one day he went back to her as a little child. As he was born an old man, he also died an infant in the arms of the love of his life.

In real life, no case has been reported about a person growing backwards. Science has not been up to altering a person’s physiological body in such a way that growth would reverse. As a fictitious film, the characters depicted real-life dramas touching others’ lives through the power of reflection and sensitivity. The most common thing people share is the feeling of love, along with the fear of rejection and humiliation in different forms. But what makes a person beautiful is his wounded soul. What heals a person’s own hurts is helping others in healing theirs.

Growing old seems to be one of the major fears that people sometimes face. Though there are some who impatiently want to grow up when they were little, it is a known fact that changes and age is one thing most people would want to defy.

One reflection we can extract from his story is the truth that we all have seasons in our lives. There is time for us to be happy, and time to be sad. There is time for everything. Changes are inevitable. But no matter how constant these changes are, we get to understand that seasons are nature’s way of letting us know that we are not in control, that there is a higher being caring for our lives whether we grow forward or backward.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Graduation Gift

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E/C Maria Estrella Bondoc

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Scent of Happinessby: Maria Estrella L. Bondoc

Cautiously you have made your way into my heartLove as it is, you’ve woven such a wonderful startYou’ve broken my chains and conquered my fearsDay in and day out you’ve stopped my river of tearsEvery time I’d wonder if you would ever changeSince your sudden transition is somehow strangeAs I see a better you, I become contented as everYou breathe out happiness whenever we’re togetherUnder your spell, I am charmed by your affectionDecided I am that I’d forever dwell on this elation

I Love My GFD/C Ronnel E. Elatico

I love my girlfriend with every fiber of my beingShe is the only one I’d rather be seeingWherever I go or whatever I do,She’s in my thoughts the whole day through

When the storms of life get me down,A sweet kiss from her will turn me around.To have her in my life is a gift from aboveAn undeserved blessing of beauty and love.

I love this girl for everything she’s worthNo one could replace her anywhere on earth. For the rest of my days my love I will giveTo her who gives me the reason to live.

Crush OnlyBy: Delica, Shella Mae P.

As I look at you secretly,I want to be with you so nearly.Sometimes when you glance at me accidentally,I wish you were the prince in my fantasy.

If I can’t see you every day,I feel so sad, mad and very lonely;For you inspires me day by day.And make me smile all the way.

My heart beats faster when you pass by,To hide this bouncing heart is hard to try.If I see your smile, I think I’m on the sky-For in your wings you made me fly.

One time with the other girl, I caught you in my eye,My heart broke and made me cry;But, I truly know that you are not for meFor you are my crush only.

So Far Awayby: Maria Estrella L. Bondoc

Could a lifetime be enough to fill in the moments of distance?Like a song in the night that drifts off without a single glanceYearning for your presence, I anxiously wait for a good signDesolate and hopeless this river of tears had made me blindEver since you’ve gone away, life had been a painful ordealSuch poignancy has drowned the very life of what little I feelAs another day breaks its entry, more waiting drains me dryYet despite being frustrated I never go tired to wail and cryUntil the day when you return, I’ll sit beside the windowsillDreaming that sooner than expected, I’ll be seeing you still

At Peace Beside Youby: Hoshi

Clouds of happy thoughts hover above my headLying silently beside you in the warmth of my bedYour scent lingers like soft perfume to my sensesDrifting me from my chaos into a world of stillnessEach stroking you make sends quiver to my spineSoothing me as I lie awake in such sweet reclineAnd when I open my eyes, I feel you beside meYour hands on my face overwhelm me with felicity Under your care I lavish in this sweet surrenderDazed with comfort I fall into a dreamless slumber

Hard To Say Goodbyeby: Shiella Mae Delica

So many times I’ve tried To say the word “goodbye”I feel so deep in sorrowWhen I think of tomorrow.

They say letting go is the best wayBut deep within me, it is hard to do.I turn to God and prayTo tell me the best thing to do.

I let my teardrops rollDown my cheeks, I made him fall.As I bite my lips gently,Showing that, I accept the truth wholeheartedly.

Now I really know how it feels.To love someone for real.Just when I thought I’ll be loved in returnBut my heart just get burn.

I’ve tried to say goodbyeBut I can’t afford seeing my heartBleeding everytime I try, can’t make a lie‘cause it’s really hard to say goodbye.

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Congratulations Batch Draco!

Anchor Editorial Board Members who will be recognized this March 2011!

D/C Jimjee A TioAnchor Member from 2008-2011Finance Manager 2009-2010Managing Director 2010-2011“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing. A wise man doesnt need advice and a fool wont take it.”

D/C Noe VillacinAnchor Member from 2008-2011Senior Editor 2009Associate Editor 2009-2010Editor-in-Chief 2010“The biggest mistake is believing there is one right way to listen, to talk, to have a conversation -- or a relationship.”

D/C Joseph Christian S BernadasAnchor Member from 2009-2011Creative Director 2009-2010Production Director 2010-2011“Life may not lead you where you want, but have faith and you are exactly where you were meant to be.”

E/C Maria Estrella BondocAnchor Member from 2008-2011Senior Editor-Magazine 2009-2010Associate Editor 2010-2011“Nothing is predestined: The obstacles of your past can become the gateways that lead to new beginnings.”

D/C Arnel Jade CubioAnchor Member from 2008-2011Senior Editor-Makina 2009-2010Finance Manager 2010P& R Director 2010-2011“No matter what age you are, or what your circumstances might be, you are special, and you still have something unique to offer. Your life, because of who you are, has meaning.”

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