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CONTENTS1 Editorial2 Commnews8 News

REGULARS16 Living Socio Civic: On the Benefits of Volunteerism by Marian Trespeses

18 Green Watch: (F*ckanomics) A Look into the BP Oil Spill by aaron aw

19 Alumni Links: Rowena Tomeldan inTerview by ayla reyes

PROBE AND COMMENTARIES20 Priorities for the Next Six Years by paolo TaMase

22 All About Debt by DaviD De paDua

24 Grading the 10-Point Agenda by Chiara Cokieng

FEATURES26 Quiz: Are Your Foundations Steady? by ben bisMark

28 Facelift by von benaviDez anD Chila innoCenCio

30 Picturesque by ralph DanTes

31 The Five Best Structures in Fiction by Jes Manipon

32 One Council and Two Fat Cats by kenneTh reyes

34 Bridge Over Troubled Members by kenna bariT

36 Redesign the Tambayan37 Out of the Closet by geoff bauTisTa

38 Homo Echonomicus by Mia asTuDillo

COLUMNS39 Fitness Corner: It’s Never Easy by karlo paTron

40 Avant Garde: Fashion Blueprint by CoCoy vargas

42 Gilbert’s Logbook: MASH by gilberT bueno

45 The Burnbook: July Juice by ashley anD MarykaTe

fronT anD baCk Cover design by Kevin EstopacebaCk page CoMiCs by Kenneth Reyesfun page by Ben Bismark

Paolo Emmanuel TamaseEditor-in-Chief

Ma. Carmela Angeli AstudilloAssociate Editor

Benedict BismarkManaging Editor

Jessica ManiponNews Editor

Kenneth Luigi ReuesFeatures & Art Editor

Kevin Adrian EstopacePhoto & Layout Editor

Kristine Joy CunananSpecial Projects Editor

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Rehi DimayugaPaolo TamaseSel OrtigaKevin EstopaceAngel EspirituMia AstudilloIrene ArzadonLayout Staff

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Ogie enriquez fOr Ad HOc

Hello ecosocers! Welcome to a new school year! And with the first semester comes…. (wait for it…) ECOSOC MONTH!!!!!! This ECOSOC MONTH is going to be LEGENDARY!! Brought to you by none other than the one and only AdHoc!! A shout-out to the best directors and assistant directors! Cocoy, Enzo, Ray, Myk, Ica, Reg, Lia P., Mads, and Cams! And to all the fabulous members of AdHoc I am excited to work with all of you! Remember…. We are.. UNITED!!!

To the applicants welcome to the start of your journey as ecosocers! As I have told some of you, in Ecosoc, you’ll gain friends that will never leave you hanging and develop your skills and talents in the process! San ka pa? I wish you all the best on your acquaintance party and all of your subsequent endeavors!

I would like to take the opportunity to thank the greatest Ad Hoc-Taskforce team eveeeeer!!! We made it amidst all the difficulties and challenges! I feel so privileged to have had the experience with working with all of you! J *two thumbs up!*

Of course to my family in ecosoc, the execom, thank

PrOj. detAilsdAte creAted dAte finisHed lOcAtiOn MAteriAls PurPOseMar. 1990 Dec. 8, 1990 Quezon City Brains, Muscle, Heart Christian Gentleman

lAurence gO fOr tAskfOrce

PrOj. detAilsdAte creAted dAte finisHed lOcAtiOn MAteriAls PurPOseMay 1988 Feb. 1, 1990 Quezon City Good stuff Love TF hihihi

WTF!Oo, alam kong hindi bagay sa ‘kin magmura. HAHAHA

But before you judge me for saying that, let me tell you what it really means.

W.T.F. = We’re Task Force.Normally, I wouldn’t have to say or reiterate that we

are the Task Force committee. But for this semester, I’d like to take this opportunity to introduce to you the Task Force 10: Thea, Kim, KevinG, Dhiren, Jo, RJ, Misha, Mark, Myra, Hazel, Jess, AC, Norika, Elwin, Ralph, Kenna, Kenneth, Jeremae, KevinE, Horace, Avril, Irene, Geoff, Gilbert, Alex, Bing, Mik, Trixie, Angeli, Simone, Von, Cathy, Pai, Ryan, Faye!

Ecosoc, this is the team that will revive, redefine and revolutionize the Taskforce we all know. This is the team of many firsts: the first to have a vision for the future TF teams, the first to have a scholar-centered event, the first that will reach the 200,000 mark and the first to have a “stimulation”

for its members. And I am very proud to be part of this team of firsts. J

“Best ever. To be the best.” Valid claims, yes; but unfortunately, our goal this

semester is not to be the best. Being the best entails comparing one’s self with others who are inferior. Is this really what we want ourselves to be? No. We are better than wanting to be the best. It is not our goal to be the best. Instead, we desire to be in a league of our own, sans any comparison to anybody. In an altogether different league, we challenge ourselves to define our own standards - - without reference to what we have done, what others have done and what others are doing.

WTF. We are Task Force. Not the best, but the one and only Task Force of Ecosoc. This semester, we aim to share this pride with all of Ecosoc. You may not be part of Task Force, but we hope to inspire you with what we do, which is what Ecosoc stands for – sociocivic.

WTF! I’m proud of Task Force – I’m part of TF. I’m part of The Family. J

you for a wonderful first term! I feel that we have achieved a lot of our annual goals and it’s all because of our teamwork and excellent group dynamics. I’m looking forward to a semester of actualization, even more fun, kilig moments *ehemdeanehemellaehem* and creativity! GO EXECOM-pleto!!

This semester, we ecosoc, will reaffirm our identity as a socio-civic organization. We are to strive to understand that when we say socio-civic, we just don’t mean cdc activities but rather we must maintain a mindset that what we do, all our activities, are for nation building as well. We train our members to be productive citizens of our country, we encourage high school students to think critically through nyc, we tutor our scholars to become the next gen of isko and iskas among others. With this mindset I believe that the essence of our existence as an organization is validated and strengthened as we move forward as an organization.

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sel OrtigA fOr seccOM

PrOj. detAilsdAte creAted dAte finisHed lOcAtiOn MAteriAls PurPOseAug. 1989 May 5, 1990 San Juan Smallness Sparklez

HELLO EVERYONE, I can’t finish this (Tamase, 2009) commnews!

Welcome back to a brand new school year, a brand new life, and definitely a brand new tambayan! Have you seen the new stuff? It’s amazing! The lockers, the short boy, the TWO new fans (THANK YOU GOLDEN APPS AND REGI LI!), and most especially the AWESOME new theme board! Seccom has been working since May just to make your second home here in UP something worth staying in.

Ladies and Gentlemen, A MANLIER SEC-COM! To the boyzz: Regi—you rocked that RnR booth!! Reyneil— black sheep #1 HAHA just kid-ding! Thank you for being active this sem! Bing—practice naaa! We’re gonna win you know what. Hendrick—thank you so much for always

always being around! :D Dom—thank you for pentooling!! HAHA Gab—did we rock that first stop motion video or what? HAHA thank you for joining seccom!

To the girlzz:Geoff—I’m sooo proud of you! Thank you for being active despite you coming from the other course. HAHAThea—Tanggalin mo na pantali mo! Kanta ka ulit please! HAHAJeanne—stop letting people abuse you! Joke lang! Thank you for being super game with everything!Mela—Thank you for still choosing SEC-COM! :) I’m glad you’re still here!Louie—black sheep #2 HAHA Thank you sooo much for still being active!Ave—Thank you for all the hard work espe-cially during RnR booth!Pakaye—Thank you so much for re-affing

and more importantly choosing SECCOM! I’m so glad you’re still active! :)Alin—I was really touched when I found out you picked SECCOM as your commit-tee. Hope to see you more! :)

To the appzz:Jessica, Ryan, Ella, Jen, Yasmin and Ja-nine—you made the best choice when you chose SECCOM as your committee. You are now… COOL.

Oh! Oh! To the sparklerzz: Chiara, Lia, Kenna, Janna, Enzo, Kelvin, A, Van, Henry and Mik! HELLOOOO! You rock too, even if you’re not from SECCOM.

Get ready, Ecosoc! SECCOM will rock your world this sem! (SigsheetGreen-campaignNewmerchandiseCDCartwork-shopEcosocmonthgallery)

I ended up finishing it anyway. (Tamase Trademark)

liA AMe fOr finAnce

PrOj. detAilsdAte creAted dAte finisHed lOcAtiOn MAteriAls PurPOseMarch 1990 Jan. 1, 1990 Silang, Cavite Sugar, Spice, E. Nice Better, richer world

WELCOME BACK ECOSOCERS! It’s a new school year again! It’s our last first commnews as execom. And our last first semester as seniors. Ang bilis lang… OVUR! (Oh, and hello to the BUBBLING APPS, the oldest app batch! Guys, batch project pleaaase!) First off, thank you to everyone who watched ECLIPSE! And sa mga nag-help mag-sell ng tickets and nag-support sa pagbenta kahit hindi Finance (Noreen, Kat C., Andre, Faye, Carlo Go, Carl, Jo, Kimmie, Enzo, OMG HINDI KO NA MAALALA YUNG LAHAAAT! Sorry!), THANK YOUUU! You guys are the best! Thank you sa mga nag-help mag-publicize! Basta thank you sa lahat nang nag-support! GROUP HUG!

To execompleto, who have been very supportive all the way—THANK YOUUU! Ano, Tagaytay na ba tayo? Bohol? Hahaha!

To the BEST COMMITTEE EVERRR! Walang kasing ganda sa buong kalawakan! Hello to my then-apps-now-members Niña, AC, and Trishka—thank you for still choosing Finance after your app process! To my old members Justin, Yka, Alex, Madel, Kenna, Ica, Chase, and Hazel—thank

you for staying! To Bettina, Simone, Patrick, and Tobie—Welcome BACK to Finance! (Aaaww ang cute, Finance is your HOME talaga!) And of course, to the BEST VCs: Car and Gilbert! Aawww you are the BESTEST! Sorry for making you deal with my stress and thank you so much for listening to my rants! As in grabe, THANK YOU TALAGAAA! And sorry if striness ko rin kayo! Haha. Car, WOOO, Congrats for making it as batch rep, I’m so proud of you! Gilbert, WE WILL CONQUER iPlant! Kaya natin to! Uuy, yung Showtime natin! To my apps: Georgina, Camille, Aya, Kiele, Justin, Sarah, and Paul—YAY! Welcome to Finance! Enjoy your app process and continue to participate lang in all the events and of course, TAMBAAAY LANGGG! J

PEOPLE, sa mga may utaaaang (hahaha), pleaaase—magbayad naaaa! Hahahaha. Thank you! Malapit na kami mag-start mag-collect ulit, so pleaaase, mag-ipon na kayo! Hahahaha :))

Nail Files (P500 – P400 na lang!) and Cerealicious (P100 – P80 na lang!) GCs for sale!

Thank you to Café Iana, Nail Files, and Cerealicious!

ellA PArel fOr externAls

PrOj. detAilsdAte creAted dAte finisHed lOcAtiOn MAteriAls PurPOseMay 1989 Feb. 20, 1990 Quezon City Heart of kindness Spread Kindness

deAn dulAY fOr AcAd

PrOj. detAilsdAte creAted dAte finisHed lOcAtiOn MAteriAls PurPOseNov. 1988 Aug. 11, 1989 Pasig City Muscles Move markets (8/28)

“A smile on the face is a sign that the heart is at home.”Welcome to Blueprint, Ecosoc! Smile! :)Expect an exciting line-up of events from Externals this

sem! Social awareness is the key. In line with our theme of

going back to our civic roots, Externals is launching an Essay Writing Contest open to high school students this August.

Also this August, let us open our tambayan once again to our Econ family. Fall in love with CAP, DebSoc, ETC, OBEM, RVC, Sidhi and SESC with this year’s FRIENDSHIP WEEK. Love knows no (tambayan) boundaries.

Watch out for a cooler TAMBAY TUESDAY! Are you ready to see your future? See what the stars have lined up for you this September!

And since both the presidents of PhilCES and JPES are from our org, let’s be super duper active! Let’s aim for the Best Member Org Award! Yay! To my reps, continue working hard for these orgs. I have a surprise for you this July!

Hellooo Externals! Let’s build windows and bridges this semester! Annika, good luck with your thesis. Cheska, I love

that even if you’re not in Econ you’re still super active. Chila, it’s time to get wild! Darrel, don’t be so stressed with the JPES presidency. Dhiren, I am amazed by the work you’ve shown so far. Wow. Hannah, good job with the ballers! May future ka sa sales. Kacel, bonding time na please! Leila, ang hot mo. Magpakita ka naman! Leus, stay bibbo and fun okay. Menay, I still consider you as my mem. I miss you. Miko, thanks for doing the video. Keep on “sparkling.” Patty, super good job with Eventology! Galing mo. Reg, stop studying and start partying! Tikay, thanks for being so dependable always. Yay. WilJ, bawal malandi!

Hello to my X-apps: Larz, Joan, Joanne, Quek, Ria, Shelly, Tong and Yen-Yen! Don’t defer, okay? You’ll love Ecosoc, promise!

Cliquish, I love you all. I may not show it kasi I’m always bitchy (haha sorry!) but I really do. Thank you for everything!

Till the next issue,Ella Parel: Building, pero bawal mag-assume.

This semester, let the Academic Affairs Committee take you on a wild, yet intellectually stimulating ride across countries, cultures and ideas. We’ll start in South Africa and the World Cup with Ushindi: The 2010 Recognition Day, which happens right after we distribute this copy of Echoes. So, if you’re reading this during the event, stop it! Next, we’ll take you into the rainforest, to infinity, and beyond with The Green Light Project: Moving Markets Towards Environmental Sustainability. This is a joint project with the SESC, and the EDRES councilor and insanely proud acad member Chiara “chi_coks” Cokieng. Then we’ll go down get the lowdown in my hometown at the Jologs Quiz Bee, which will be spearheaded by the Acad apps: Juliet, Sam, Cid, Leo, Neil, Daryl, and Rojen. Have fun with your app process and

always do your best!Of course, I cannot accomplish any of this with

out my fantastic Acad team. My VC’s for this sem are Reuel “The Animal” Realin and Diane “DV” Vitriolo. My members are Marian T., Cheenie, Von, Jess, Junjie, Chicoks again, Irene, Kimmie, Gab Sollano aka GaSol, Therese, Nikko, Horace, Nads, Nikko and Zim. Thank you for choosing Acad. I am very, very grateful, and fortunate. Remember UAE all the way! United Acad of Ecosoc!

Again, let Acad take you for a ride.Sit back and enjoy.

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jAY tOlentinO fOr cdc

PrOj. detAilsdAte creAted dAte finisHed lOcAtiOn MAteriAls PurPOseApril 1988 Jan. 18, 1989 Angono, Rizal 170 lbs. of Jay Jay Around

PAOlO tAMAse fOr ecHOes

PrOj. detAilsdAte creAted dAte finisHed lOcAtiOn MAteriAls PurPOseNov. 1989 Aug. 12, 1990 Quezon City Skin and Fat Chicharon

Helloooooo! Kamusta kayong lahat? Haha!Thank you sa lahat ng mga members na nag-participate

actively sa lahat ng mga activities ng CDC last semester. Sobrang marami kayong napangiti and natulungan. Be proud sa mga nagagawa niyo and never forget our responsibility as UP students. It’s a whole new sem and there’s still so much that we can do! As we go through each of our days, let us not forget that we are a socio-civic organization and that we joined ECOSOC because we believe in our thrusts of service, excellence, and tradition.

Sa mga apps, I hope matutunan niyong lahat ung love para sa mga ginagawa natin. Once magets niyo kung ano talaga ang ECOSOC, I doubt babagsak kayo sa app process. Good luck sa inyo! J

This semester, our Monday tutorials will be held at the Ugnayan Center of Brgy. Pook Palaris. We will tutor some of the students from this community and help them better understand their lessons in Math and English. Some of them don’t know how to add or subtract yet, or even write their

own names properly. You might be the one who can teach them how so please do sign up for our Monday tutorials. J

If you haven’t read the new Monday CDC guidelines on the CDC board, please basahin mo na. Seryoso. Hahaha.

Our Saturday Day Care will be more fun this sem! CDC Mini-Treasure Hunt and Race of Thunder will now be during our Saturday CDC sessions. O ‘di ba? Attend na kayo Saturday CDC’s! Bawal malate!

Pwedent bumati? Hahaha! Anj! Chare! Early! Geli! Kyla! Stef! Will! XP! Welcome

to CDC! ‘Di ko pa kayo nammeet lahat! Haha! Sayang wala kayo pagcommeets and genmeets L But sana mafeel at home kayo sa ECOSOC and sana gawin niyo na ‘tong second home niyo. J Good luck! :D

Angeli! David! Jade! Jana! Jeremae! Lia! Matel! Mhela! Pers! Totoy! Sobrang happy ako na nasa CDC pa rin kayo! :D Jo! Kendrick! Nikki! Welcome to CDC! Hannah! Faye! Waaa! Sobrang thankful ako sa inyong dalawa talaga! J

CDC!!! Happy to seeerrrve!!! J

Hello Ecosoc! It’s already been a month since the first day of classes, but it’s been a very slow start for most of us. Now that reports, cases (naks) and theses are piling up, it’s time to get down to business.

This semester, Echoes has a lot in store for Ecosoc. We’ll have our three regular releases (July 14, August 25, Induction Ball) and a CDC Field Trip on September 4. Most importantly, Echoes will release a Socio-Civic Special Edition. This full-length issue, to be released on September 8, is meant to be an examination of Ecosoc’s socio-civic blueprint: how we as Ecosocers understand our nature and how the rest of the world views us in relation to this, the history of our socio-civic involvement, and the future of our cause.

Unfortunately, we’re also self-imposing budget cuts so more funds can be allotted for other, admittedly, more important Ecosoc projects. To compensate, we’ll continue sending Online and Alumni Editions via email, and we’ll put up an Echoes wall in the tambayan (where partial copies of the issues will be posted). We’ll also return to full grayscale

for our issues, except for the tambayan copies. However, if you want a guaranteed copy of Echoes with a colored cover, you may subscribe for only P100 (for all three releases) and P40 (for a single release). Just contact Ben Bismark for subscriptions.

Please support IT MIGHT BE YOU! Reuel and Noreen, Josh and Patty, Jason and Von, Kevin and Simone, Alex, Kat, Gab, and Dean and Ella are really good people—help them find someone who’ll be good for them.

Lastly, allow me to greet my hard-working, critical, and talented editors: Mia, Ben, Kenneth, Jes, Tin, and our newest editor, Kevin! We still have a lot to improve on in terms of our work and our team, but thank you for always being so generous and understanding of my shortcomings. To the Echoes apps Bea, Deo, Josh, Josiah, and Matt, I look forward to working with you this semester! You’ll have a bright future in Ecosoc if you are willing to work for your membership and embrace what it truly stands for.

That’s all for now! Enjoy reading the rest of the issue!

MAikO OkAdA fOr liAi

PrOj. detAilsdAte creAted dAte finisHed lOcAtiOn MAteriAls PurPOseJanuary Oct. 17 Metro Manila Alumni Network Network!

jAnnA Ong fOr MeMcOM

PrOj. detAilsdAte creAted dAte finisHed lOcAtiOn MAteriAls PurPOseNov. 1989 Aug. 23, 1990 Quezon City see ‘The Jar’ see ‘The Jar’

Hello Ecosocers! It’s been a long time… Indeed, it’s always great coming back to school and being with people like YOU! Ecosoc really makes life so colorful and wonderful!

First and foremost, I want to say hello to the freshest and amazing Liaison team ever *drum rolls* Carrie, Carl, Chrissie, Elwin, Jessica, Jorell, Jovy, Joy, Katrina, Mads, Mark, Nadine and Pai! It’s been so great working with you all, I’m so thankful to have you guys, thanks for being active and supportive on our events and projects! 3 more to go so let’s do this! J

Hello Blueprint applicants! Specially to my bibo Liai apps—Ayla, Ars, Simone, Leslie, Louie, Zyder and Kim! I can already see the potential in you! Hope you’re all enjoying being in Liai so far. There will be more to come so I hope you’ll be active and learn a lot! Don’t hesitate to tell us if you have concerns.

To everyone, thank you for attending CDC with Alumni last July 10th! I hope you all had fun being with the kids and welcoming our alumni back! We’re really glad to see a lot of alumni who came. Thanks to my team for doing such a great job!

I am also happy to inform everyone that in line with the Liaison Committee’s mission of helping the professional development of Ecosocers, we have a new project, @ liai: Career Tweets, where we’ll give you weekly career updates, available internships or scholarship programs, and other career-oriented scoops from AIESEC, UP CAP, and others. Just follow us and stay updated!

Please help us Revamp and Reconnect! If you know Ecosoc alumni, kindly give us their names and contact details so we can add them in our database; or if you also know Ecosoc alumni who want their works and journals to be featured in our upcoming alumni website, just tell us! Or drop it in the envelope on the Liaison board. J

To Execom Execompleto, thank you always for the support! Let’s continue supporting each other more forever. I love you all!

So there guys, let’s look forward to another joyful semester! HATI-HATI!

P.S. I’ll always be your little princess. I know you’re happy there. Thank you and I’ll always love you.

GAMERZ.I am writing my 1st commnews (again) for the semester…2 more commnews to gooooo! Fine, I’ve been cheating HAHA. I usually violate the 350-word limit by not putting spaces or putting periods in the middle.parang.ganito.oh. (just kidding paolo!) So I thought of a way to summarize this commnews! I’m going to divide my commnews: 5 paragraphs, 70 words each! 5x70=350! Grabe! LIFE IS SO FAST I CAN’T BELIEVE IT.

GREETINGS!Ellow powhz! Mustah? haha kidding. Ecosoc welcomes YOU! To the new Ecosocers, the “balik-active,” all the members AND THE BLUEPRINT APPS!!! I think most of us are still in summer mode even if it’s already July! Don’t feel sad and BLUE…PRINT happiness around you. Okay sabawz. We have a very good theme this semester so let’s all try to live up to its goals. Let’s work together!

UPDATES.Ecosoc has 156 members and 66 applicants. To the probies and suspended, don’t hesitate to approach your MEMguards! Watch out for the The JAR, MEMstats, RDOs, MEM of the week! Thanks for supporting Apps’ Or! The attendance was very overwhelming. Read the MEMos!

Apps!! Congrats with Back to the Future! One event down! Welcome to the 12 awesome Guardian Ward Families! Just tambay, attend the events and be sociable :p

MEMCOMazing!You’re all amazing. You me proud and happy! Thanks for bearing with my texts, bossiness, mood swings, etc! You complete my Tuesdays! hihihi. COCENZO/ENCOY! Sorry and thanks!! SUPER GALING NIYO (nuff said). Myk-Aves- Congrats and GJ with Apps or! Rehi-PatG- GJ with Freshie Primers, CG-Cams: GW will rock! Angel-PatA: we

<3 memcard! Chesca-Ryan: surprise me! Trixie-Misha: The jarrrrr! Cathy-Norika: lapit na TBS!

Kahit di niyo event, thanks for working hard. I love you all!

CLIQUISH!Ogie-Major progress w/adhoc! Burns-career ng TF ah!! Sel-KAYA. Your works are amazing! Lia-congrats w/Eclipse!! Galing! Ella-Yihee in demand yung ext! Dean-NYC will rock! Jay-keep the CDC love alive! Pao-you and your issues! Maiko-gj with all the new liai stuff! A-b, c, fundraisers much? gj! Van-sorry for giving you boys!!

Awww! 3 more months w/you. Thanks for sending the MEMos and for being supportive! Let’s do thissss!

Welcome home, EcoSoc :)350 WORDS!

AArOn Aw fOr sPev

PrOj. detAilsdAte creAted dAte finisHed lOcAtiOn MAteriAls PurPOseJuly 1987 April 27, 1988 Quezon City Awesome Make awesome babies

vAn vAldez fOr sPOrts

PrOj. detAilsdAte creAted dAte finisHed lOcAtiOn MAteriAls PurPOseOct. 1989 July 21, 1990 Quezon City Complicated stuff Complicated stuff

Welcome to the new sem, everyone! I assure you that every execommer has come back older and wiser. I have come back the oldest but I assure you, age is but a number and I assure everyone, that I am still a child! *laughs*

I write here before you bringing news of a new SPEV! If last year we had the wildest people alive, we have a new look for Ecosoc…SpEv is SUPAH FEYURS! SpEv has not lost it’s swagger! We come back a solid committee made of some of the most vibrant personalities in Ecosoc…Econ…UP!

Enter Andre! The biggest celebrity this side of Lady Gaga, the outspoken debutant that has a way with words, and people, and words about people.

Then there’s Jason, Vice Man! His power and passion compensate for all the testosterone lost from our graduates.

Returning mems: Lia, Myra, Kat, Kelvin, Ralph, Reine, Sue, Angelica, Rick. I’m sure this sem will be better if not as FUN, FUN, FUN as the last one. Because you guys won’t let that happen, right?

New guys: Maika, Chrissa, Noreen (though luma ka na), RJ, Sol and Steven. I like what I’m seeing so far! I’m just gonna put it out there and make a bold prediction! This team is better than last.

To my apps: Romano, Risa, Ryna, Zia, Just, Jill, Norbert Peter Indunan. Wag kayo matakot sa amin, adjustment period lang to. After a few weeks you’ll be laughing like retards with us.

To everyone reading this, get ready for a great sem!

P.S. Please support your committee reps for Ecosoc’s Next Top Model… With money!

Hi guys! J It’s a brand new semester and it’s a time for change. If last semester we focused more on fitness and wellness, then this semester we would focus more on different kinds of SPORTS! First of all, get ready for MBA. Expect a lot of varied games and of course the return of old time classics like Balloon Wars. (Laurence knows this from experience… Haha!) Also, get ready for the much awaited Sports Cup! This would be a time for all Ecosocers to showcase all their talents and skills. And it could also train all of us for Schoolympics (plug for the SAC councilor). Who will be the King of the jungle, the Red Eagle, Green Lion, Blue Shark or the Yellow Duck? We will know this sem! Also, always look at the sports board for some wellness and sports tips this semester. This would be replaced constantly so that all of you could be kept updated with your sporting and health needs.

All these wouldn’t be possible without team SPORTS! Hi to Anjo, Bianca, Cello, Henry, Issay, John Gan, Josh, Karlo, Cheyence, Cocoy, Dave, Kevin G., Kim, Mik, and Ray. Guys, we are one of the coolest sports committee ever! Also, I would like to say hi to the new applicants of SPORTS! Hi to Hari, Janina, John, JP, JR, Miguel, Ria, and Topy! Hope you find your application process fun and exciting (and since you are in Sports, I know you will!!)

Hope all of us could get a blast from this new semester and have fun! (Not too much fun) “Hehehehe” (quote from Henry)

P.S. SPORTS got this!! (with my odd hand gesture…Haha! J)

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