NEWSLETTER
Volume Issue 01
BEACON OF TRUTH • BASTION OF INTEGRITY
2025
The Official English Publication of Quezon City Science High School Division of Quezon City | National Capital Region
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CRYSTAL CLEAR. Duterte’s brutal legacy resurfaces, revealing a reign built on fear, violence, and a disregard for human life.
THE PATH PAVED BY MANY. As one forges their way through high school, he or she will always find traces of the footsteps that led them there.
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TH LEGALIZES SAME-SEX MARRIAGE. Thailand makes history as the first Southeast Asian nation to legalize marriage equality.
QCSHS GAD leads projects for 18-day VAWC campaign
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Photos by Maximus Mamauag END OF AN ERA. SSLG President Kiara David caps off the school year with the 2025 SOLGA, highlighting both milestones and challenges.
by Denise Grabillo
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uezon City Science High School (QCSHS) Gender and Development (GAD) Club conducted three events to remark the 18-day campaign to end violence against women and children (VAWC) at the school dome and earth science laboratory last December 10. A seminar titled “Maria, Makibaka!” consisting of two batches was done in collaboration with Samahan ng Progresibong Kabataan (SPARK) and General Assembly Binding Women for Reform, Integrity, Equality, Leadership, and Action (GABRIELA) Alliance of Filipino Women, as well as a self-defense and child protection workshop in collaboration with the Self Defense Ministry and Philippine Anti-Discrimination Alliance of Youth Leaders (PANTAY). GABRIELA Chairperson Gert Ranjo-Libang and Campaign Coordinator Joan Bernadette “Dimples” Paz highlighted the importance of awareness regarding VAWC. SPARK Secretary General Patricia Racca also discussed the state of safe spaces in Philippine schools, while the Head of Propaganda Committee Yannah Guda talked about confronting systemic barriers of gender inequality in achieving a VAWC-free country. The Self-Defense Ministry’s Self-Defense Training and Bystander Intervention Workshop in collaboration with Elite Taekwondo of Payatas taught the female-only attendees how to be able to defend themselves in situations of physical harassment through martial arts. PANTAY’s Workshop spearheaded by the organization’s Project Officer for Communications and Creatives Anna Raphaela Cubacub educated the audience in the school earth science laboratory on how to protect and prevent children from experiencing exploitation, abuse, and harassment. GAD Club President Chesca Jane Hernandez stated how meaningful the events were for the club to be able to spread information against VAWC. “Children are very impressionable, they take a lot from their surroundings. As a gender and development club who has the resources, time, effort, and the drive to formulate a project such as ‘Maria, Makibaka!’, we wanted to take their ability to be so impressionable and give them a positive message to live by,” said Hernandez. The seminars also included performances by Himig Scientia, 5STIG, and After Wednesday.
Photo by Marco Fabros
DAVID CONCLUDES EXEC RUN WITH SOLGA 2025 by Miko Opinion and Marc Nemis
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rawing the curtains on the Supreme Secondary Learner Government’s (SSLG) run for this school year, its president, Kiara David, along with her coexecutive officers, presented their accomplishments during the State of Learner Government’s Address (SOLGA), last April 3. In the address, David recalled the resolutions and projects they had, from the appointment of the executive officers for Council of Volunteer Corps (CVC) and Coordinating Council of Campus Co-Curricular Organization (4Cs) and the early year activities such as Brigada Eskwela to the project series KiSERYE by the different CGLs. Apart from their accomplishments, they also cited some of their planned projects that were not implemented, such as Materials Recovery Facilities
(MRF) and outreach programs, due to conflicting projects with other administrations, insufficient time, and limited financial resources needed for materials and other expenses. Another unimplemented project was the annual band night, also known as HARANA, which was cancelled due to the unsustainability of the project. “Sa P500,000 na gagastusin for HARANA, how much the SSLG earns is just a fraction of that... Mahirap siya masustain kasi with that cost, we only get around P400,000 tapos the remaining P100,000 would be coming from the sales of Kisay Merch which in reality, hindi naman talaga dapat natin ginagalaw kasi that is our remaining funds and yung mapupunta sa next na administration,” explained David. While the president said that they were able to plan the event in
a sustainable way, the funds of the organization still fell short, leading to the cancellation of the annual event. Prior to David’s address, other SSLG officials also reported on the projects and programs that they have done during the school year. Included in the reports were the financial statements provided not just by SSLG but also the different Curriculum Grade Levels (CGL). Presented by the SSLG Treasurer Kyle Irish Mae Pleyto and Auditor Sydney Christine Avendaño, the organization cited a total inflow of P96,511 from CGLs 7-12. Incoming SSLG President Carrie Gubalane also attended the address to answer some of the expectations of the students for her administration. “This school year kasi, MAPEH Deparment yung nag lead. So most likely, ang mangyayari is
makikipag partner nalang tayo with them when they handle it next year,” said Gubalane regarding the reimplementation of Intramural Week for next school year. Furthermore, SSLG Adviser Emerson Agra took this moment to acknowledge the legacy of the SSLG and how it is a challenge for the upcoming administration. “This is a challenge to the incoming SSLG and CGL officers. This is a challenge to continue the legacy of SSLG and to uphold our motto of ‘In pursuit of Scientian Excellence.’ Always, we pursue Scientian excellence, within and outside the corners and bounds of our school,” said SSLG Adviser Emerson Agra. Present in the address were both incoming and outgoing SSLG and CGL officers and class representatives from all grade levels.