Ana Patricia “Patreng” Non of the ̽̽ College of Fine Arts has become a household name—and if not her name itself, then the community pantry that she set up in Maginhawa Street, Diliman, during the height of the COVID lockdowns, which sparked a wave of similar free-food-for-the-poor projects across the country, with as many as […]

The Filipino youth, particularly ̽̽ students, did not yield in their advocacies despite the restrictions and limitations imposed by the spread of the coronavirus, adapting their methods and rallying for change even during lockdowns at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Political repression, disinformation, and violence enforced by State agencies, politicians, and their supporters heightened […]

  Angelo Azura Jimenez has the distinction of being the first ̽̽ Student Regent to be elected ̽̽ President and the first Mindanaoan to hold the position. He brings to the table a lived understanding of sectoral representation and the hope and the pride of the people of Mindanao. Having worked in government, he has […]

  “I was already set on early retirement. I took a week to decide.” Dr. Leo De Paz Cubillan narrated how he became ̽̽’s new Vice President for Academic Affairs (VPAA). That week was one of contemplation for the ophthalmologist who wanted to see things more clearly. After studying how he could contribute to ̽̽, […]

  So what made you come back to ̽̽? “I’ve been asking myself that question for the past month,” lightly answered Ms. Iryn Y. Balmores, the newly appointed ̽̽ Vice President for Planning and Finance (VPPF). First, what actually happened: With his official takeover of the ̽̽ Presidency in February 2023, Atty. Angelo Jimenez tapped […]

  “I’m Nestor Yunque, the present Vice President for Administration. I started as VP for Administration way back in 2017.  And now, under the new ̽̽ President, I’m continuing to help stabilize everything.” As a professor who taught zoology, marine biology, and environmental science courses at the ̽̽ Visayas (̽̽V) College of […]