T H E O F F I C I A L P U B L I C A T I O N O F T H E S C H O O L O F

A R T S A N D S C I E N C E S ( S A S )

V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 7

N E T W O R K N E X U S

(Applied Communication

Department). These com-

panies gave different in-

sights, exposure and

awareness for respective

field of specialization of

students so that they would

be ready for work.

The five-day educational

tour for me was worth it and

interesting. We were lucky

because everybody en-

joyed the tour and we were

happy because we met the

main objectives; 1.) to con-

duct study tour and expo-

sure tour for 41 AB Com-

munication students and 20

AB English students in UP

LB and Metro Manila for (5)

days, 2.) to promote aware-

ness on the relevance of

the places visited to their

It was the first education-

al tour of the Bachelor of

Arts in English 4 and Bache-

lor of Arts in Communication

Arts 3 and 4. However,

there‟s a second thought on

his mind whether we will join

or not because of financial

problem which happened to

some of us before we get

included in the list for those

who will join the tour. It start-

ed on November 28 and

lasted until December 2,

2010. The tour participants

visited different companies;

National Broadcasting Net-

work (NBN-4), Greater Ma-

nila Area (GMA-7), Manila

Bulletin, Manila Broadcast-

ing Company (MBC), and

Philippine Council for Agri-

culture, Forestry and Natural

Resources Research and

Development (PCARRD)

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ISSN NO. 2094-7852

course and add inputs on

generals ideas already ac-

quired, 3.) to promote ca-

maraderie among 58 stu-

dents and learned to val-

ue of harmony during their

tour, 4.) expose the stu-

dents on the recent learn-

ing in their respective spe-

specialization, 5.) prepare for

their internship. Even though

the itinerary was not followed

and there were little argu-

ments, the trip was very safe

and successful. And for the

students, it was a good expe-

rience and enjoyable for eve-

rybody

J A N U A R Y 2 6 , 2 0 1 1 , W E D N E S D A Y

There are many proba-

bilities- water comes back to

shore, not necessarily the

same water, not necessarily

the same shore, belonging

to one same set.” Just like

the experience we had in our

first ever Educational Tour,

the happiness we felt cannot

be replaced by money or

anything. Some said that

they can go there whenever

they wanted to go but come

to think of it, they cannot

experience the very same

feelings that we had. - Char-

maine F. Jandusay/ Ab-

English4

“Money cannot buy the experience”

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V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 6

Waking up early at No-

vember 29, Monday, was

very unusual for me. It is

like a tricky test on how fast

I can move! I got irritated

because the other students

who were with us in the

room, they were so slow

that Bujoy, Bujhei and I had

to be together in the shower

room. After fixing ourselves

we went down stairs for

breakfast. Around 8:00

o‟clock in the morning we

went to Manila Cathedral to

offer some prayers and took

pictures. Other students

rode on “kalesa”. Finally

after waiting for them we

have to move on to our

next destination which is

the PBB House, but unex-

pectedly we were trapped at

the park

and the

policeman

caught our

driver be-

cause his

license has

already

been ex-

pired. Any-

way, we

stopped

near the park to wait for ate

Jelaine because she is go-

ing to give money to Zalyn

for her allowance. After a

small conversation with the

policeman we moved on.

Even

though

we were

late, our

driver

gave us a

trip in

front of

PBB

House.

We took

pictures

and then

we went

to UP

Diliman.

We came late

that‟s why we did-

n‟t spend so much

time there; there‟s

no time for us to

roam around.

Take note of

this, our instruc-

tor Mr. RTN

accompanied us

in the C.R. be-

cause we have

to pee. How

thoughtful of

him. We went to

SM north Edsa

where had our

lunch. After we

ate our lunch we went to

Cinema 9. We waited for so

long because we‟re going to

watch 4C (four contempo-

rary plays in one). It‟s fine to

wait because the play was

worth so much. We learned

a lot in that four contempo-

rary plays. Each play was

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worth so much. We learned a

lot in that four contemporary

plays. Each play has different

theme: love for a friend, self

and country. After the play,

each group went to different

destination for dinner. - Chris-

tine M. Mirones, ab eng4

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V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 6

Nowadays, many peo-

ple believe that love does

not exist in our contempo-

rary world. However, the

Philippines Stagers Foun-

dation showed that love

cannot be disregarded. It

always lingers to each of

us. They showed that love

still exist on their stage play

entitled “4C” (Four Contem-

porary Plays). It is a single

stage performance consist-

ing four different stories with

the theme “LOVE”.

The first story is entitled

“Fan” which is a story of a

young boy who hide his real

identity as a gay to his fami-

ly. Only his girl best friend

knows his secret. He is a

big fan of a Korean Actor on

a poster which stands on

his room. He fantasized and

idolized the actor in the

poster very much and imag-

ined as his boyfriend. Until

the time comes that the

poster and the gay issue

leads to a fight between him

and his best friend. That

fight made him realize many

things like the love for his

best friend and his family.

He realized that the love for

his best friend is more im-

portant than his homosexu-

al love for the actor in the

poster.

The next story is about a

girl who is searching for true

love. It is entitled “Romeo

Loves Juliet”. Juliet is a

vulgar – typed girl who

wants to find love no matter

how hard it is. Until she met

a guy on “Facebook” and

they end up on an eye ball.

She fell in love easily with

Romeo and shows who she

really is. She never hesi-

tates to show her real feel-

ings towards Romeo. At

that time Juliet thinks that

Romeo is the one, her true

love and the right guy for

her. However, it broke her

heart when Romeo left her

and sent her a text mes-

sage saying that she is very

funny but he does not like

her and everything was just

a joke. The message of the

play is that before we love

others, we should love our

self first.

The third story is a differ-

ent kind of love. It is the

love for our country. It is

entitled “Judas’ Lair” which

is a story of brothers who

have different political per-

spectives: Tony, being a

descendant of their father

who is not after the pro-

gress of the nation but on

the legacy of their family

and Edward, a patriotic Fili-

pino who wants to change

the political system in the

country.

The last story is mixed

with love for the opposite

sex and the love for own

country. It is entitled

“Felipa” which is about a

woman who is believed

exorcised by an evil. His

husband who is deeply in

love with her tries to save

her from her agony and

asked a quack doctor to

cure her wife. According to

the doctor the only way to

save his wife is through

death. He hesitates but

when he saw that his wife is

suffering so much he shoot

himself and died not know-

ing that it was just a plan

between her wife and the

quack doctor who happens

to be her father. Felipa be-

ing in love with her husband

confided that it was her who

killed her husband because

she loves her country more

“4C” (Four Contemporary Plays in one)

than her husband.

The four stories shows

different kinds of love; love

for family, love for friends,

love for the country, love for

one‟s self, love for God and

love for opposite sex. It

shows that no matter what

happen, no matter what our

past is, no matter who we

are and where we are we

will still love and love and

love because we do not

know where and when will

love strikes us. But one fact

will remain that love still exist

and it will always exist. - Ma.

Janine M. Morales, ab com-

munication 4

NETWORK NEXUS

EDITORIAL BOARD

Desiree Anne M. Miñas

Editor-In-Chief

Almira Leah S. Motol

News Editor

J-Mar Robin B. Medenilla

Lay-out/Graphics

Mr. Randy T. Nobleza

Adviser

Mrs. Rosalinda M. Nuñez

Ms. Anna Roffel Ornedo

Mr. Gerald R. Querubin

Co - Advisers

Dr. Victoriano R. Regio

Dean, School of Arts and

Sciences

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V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 6

One of the TV stations

that I feel accommodated

us very well during our

study tour is the NBN-4.

National Broadcasting Net-

work or NBN-4 is a govern-

ment station which basically

focuses on national issues

unlike other TV stations

which focus more on enter-

tainment and commercials.

When I step out of our ser-

vice van, as I look at the

building of the NBN-4 I did-

n‟t see it as a TV station

otherwise it looks like a

hospital or a college build-

ing. As we go inside, we‟re

grouped into two because

the studio can‟t accommo-

date us all at once. I belong

to second batch where we

wait for about an hour. The

lengthy wait was worth it

because of the knowledge

that our tour facilitator

shared with us, and also my

burning curiosity was satis-

fied regarding what happens

inside the station

As a Marinduqueño, we are

lucky because one of the

“bosses” of NBN-4 came from

Marinduque and she gave us

access to have an OJT on

their station. It‟s good news

for our fellow 3rd year Com-

munication Arts student that

will undergo training this com-

ing summer. As I remember

the tour facilitator said some

of the student who has under-

gone training in their station

landed jobs in different big

station in the country. How I

wish, we, A.B Communication

-4 students could also have

an OJT or experience working

on NBN-4 so we can apply

our knowledge about our field

of specialization and hopefully

land a job related to our

course.

Francis O. Malimata

Comm Arts IV

The Inside Scoop: NBN-4

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V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 6

Tuesday, we went to

NBN channel4. This time

we were wearing our uni-

forms. That time I wanted to

escape. But, I did not do

that. NBN is faced to the

BAI compound and the way

inside is heading to my

auntie‟s house. Nothing, I

just want to go there but

there is no time. We en-

tered inside by group be-

cause the studio couldn‟t

accommodate us all. The

studios are not that big for

all of us. It was great. One

thing I learned is their tran-

sition of works.

Next to it we went to

GMA7. We were expecting

to see their artist and tal-

ents but we did not. We

took pictures again because

we could take nothing but

pictures. We went on their

studios from the smallest

(studio1) to the biggest

(studio7). According to our

guide studio 7 is the largest

studio in the Philippines.

After of the sight on their

studios, we realized that the

studios were not really

beautiful unless they were

all set up, decorated and

given designated lights.

Then, from the network we

went to Trinoma and we ate

our dinner. We modeled our

uniforms. According to

those who greeted us our

uniform is cute in the eyes

and it looks sexy. Gle, Nest,

Ana and I went to the Sky

Garden. We took pictures

while imitating the pose of

the fairy displayed there.

We went to the book store.

They bought Bob Ong’s

book. I bought two diction-

day 2: nov. 30/ tuesday

aries for my brother and

sister. Then, Gle and I

made fun on the elevator.

We rode there just from 3rd

floor to 2nd floor. The guide

inside of it asked us where

to go but we went outside of

the elevator and laughed

out loud. Then we went

back to the dorm to rest, but

we continued making fun

with so much laughter.-

Amieh Chlem Logatoc, ab

eng4

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V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 6

He who laughs so nice,

he who makes us laugh, he

who throws corny jokes, he

who entertains and he who

plays our requested songs -

--who is he? He is Mr. DJ.

We were on our third day

of educational tour when we

met famous Disc Jockeys of

well known FM stations in

the country. We got a

chance to talk to the DJs of

Yes FM and Love Radio of

Manila Broadcasting Com-

pany. Of course, there were

aspiring DJs in our group

who asked: “What are the

characteristics a DJ must

posses?”

I am sure you know

Totoy Bato and Maria Mal-

dita of Yes FM. How about

Rico Panyero of Love Ra-

dio? They told us that the

following are the qualifica-

tions to be a Disc Jockey:

• Observant. A DJ should

observe things around him

so that he can tell some-

thing interesting in his adlib.

• Naughty mind. A DJ

should explore his imagina-

tion to get his listeners‟ at-

day 3: dec. 1/ wednesday

tention. He should assume

things that his listeners may

think.

• Sharp voice will do. Be-

ing a DJ does not require to

have a baritone voice.

Sharp voice will get the

attention of the listeners.

Nicoleyala has a sharp

voice that makes her pro-

gram alive.

• Unique character. Every-

one has its own character to

be emphasized. He maybe

a talkative one, serious,

humorous or the combina-

tion of the said characters.

It is also important that a DJ

has a punchline that the

listeners would hear every-

time he talks on air. Mr. Fu

has “Meganon?”

Maybe some of you aspire

to be one. So start to devel-

op these characters and

entertain us. Hope to hear

you on air, soon! - Rhoeline

Melendez, Ab Comm4.

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V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 6

Routines in the morning

and today we‟re in our soci-

ety shirts. The mobilization

for the budget cut happened

this day.

We went to Manila Bulletin

and our guide was Mr. Rey

Pacheco. We watched a

video clip about the history

of Manila Bulletin and then

entered the place where the

process of printing and

packaging happen. I am

amazed with the huge ma-

chine that can make hun-

dred fifty copies over an

hour. It is a Mitsubishi ma-

chine from Japan and it

costs million dollars. Mr.

Nobleza was not with us

because he went to the

National Library to get Inter-

national Standard Serial

Number (ISSN) for the

newsletter but he lend me

his digital camera to take

pictures inside while he‟s

away.

We had our lunch in the fast

food chain

near Star City.

After eating,

we stayed in the parking lot

and waited for out time to

visit Manila Broadcasting

Company. Mr. Nobleza

gave us a lecture about

literary techniques that we

could use in our writing

class. I am aware that today

is the mobilization of differ-

ent state universities and

colleges protesting about

the budget cut in the educa-

tion. It‟s a big threat in our

education fund and in our

future that‟s why they come

up with a protest. It hap-

pened around 1pm in the

Senate hearing on the 2011

budget. I received a text

message from the president

of CEGP Southern Tagalog

Roge Gonzales but unfortu-

nately we didn‟t participate

in this protest because

we‟re not allowed and we

just can‟t. I just ran in the

street where they made

their way going to Congress

and took pictures. We went

back and resumed the dis-

cussion.

We decided to visit the Cul-

tural Center of the Philip-

pines because we‟re bored

waiting for the other group

to come out of MBC. I had a

terrible headache but I just

ignored it and enjoyed the

visit in CCP because only

elite person have the privi-

lege to enter and have

passes in the complex so I

considered myself lucky to

see what‟s inside. I ob-

tained Yo Cards for free

and got some for Ms. Osac-

din as a souvenir. At long

last, our turn to have a tour

tour inside MBC came. We

just visited different radio

stations namely Love Ra-

dio, Yes Fm, Easy Rock,

DZRH and Radyo Natin.

We learned few history and

information about the sta-

tion and then we took pic-

tures.

We are supposed to be in

Star City and Mall of Asia

but since misunderstand-

ings happened with some

glitches in the itinerary, we

just head back to the dormi-

tory to have our dinner and

rest for tomorrow‟s trip.-

Mad-eye kaliwete

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V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 6

This is the last day of

our tour. Bye bye Manila.

We left the dormitory early,

around 5:00 in the morn-

ing. We travelled without

any foods in our stomach,

neither coffee nor bread.

But our tour adviser gave us

bread to eat… I shared to

them my „Cheese Whiz‟

spread…and then I realized

there is no bread left for

Sir… fortunately, I also

have bread. We stopped in

Petron (drive-thru) in San

Pablo to buy foods for our

lunch. I bought coffee in

Starbucks. The cashier

asked for my name so I

answered her question say-

ing I am Glecery. But she

found it so hard to under-

stand. She asked me 6

more times about my name.

What‟s wrong about my

name? Asking me same

questions many times short-

ened my long patience. So

annoying. Then, she asked,

“How do you spell it ba

Ma‟am?”. Nobody is perfect,

so I spelled it right away.

We went to PCARRD in

Los Baños. As what I‟ve

seen outside the van, La-

guna is endowed with abun-

dant natural resources.

There are many beautiful

types of scenery we can

see while we‟re in our trip.

So, in PCARDD, I am

really amazed in the beauty

of nature I can see here. It

really captured my heart. It

is really so beautiful in my

eyes. How I wished, I could

see beautiful sceneries like

that not only in Laguna but

all over the country. The

staff of PCARDD informed

us its importance in our

society and they also

shared their knowledge

about PCARDD.

Next route? We went to

UP Los Baños. The souve-

nirs along the way caught

my eyes. I bought many

souvenirs because it is not

only beautiful but also

cheep and anyone could

afford to buy those souve-

nirs. We watched their vid-

eo about our environment

and we also stroll around the

campus and took pictures.

Nature is really refreshing.

There is a falls inside the

campus and a river. The cold

fresh air can be heard as if

whispering that it is the time

to save mother earth from

hazardous elements.

Subsequently, we went to

UP Natural History Museums

where consists of maintained

biological and zoological

specimens, wood samples;

by-products of microorgan-

ism, and also thousands of

living plants and trees pre-

served in a separate loca-

tion. There are also pre-

served fetuses of different

living things but the most eye

-catchy thing there is the

fetuses of human, fetus of a

child – from 1month old up to

8 months old. Based on what

I‟ve read above the fetus

day 4: dec. 2/ thursday

Lucena. Too early for the

departure of the ship, we

went to SM Lucena to window

shop. Afterwards, we went to

Talao-talao port to ride on a

ship.

I did not sleep in the ship. I

just chatted with my friends

there. And I also talked to

some policemen based in the

province. I met them long

time ago that‟s why I know

them. Sir Chavez asked me if

I can still remember what he

taught me about studying.

Yes! I can still remember it

„cause it already stucked in

my mind. It is the 3 tech-

niques in study --- haba ng

leeg, talas ng mata at bilis ng

pagsulat. ^_^ . Don‟t take it

seriously, it‟s just a joke. =)

And now, I‟m home!!!

My home is a place where

my life begins.

- glecery molbog, ab eng4