VOL. XXXIX ISSUE NO. 2
SEPTEMBER 2023 - FEBRUARY 2024
THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF IRINEO L. SANTIAGO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL OF METRO DADIANGAS ECHOES OF TRUTH.
Never stop writing for the wastebasket – Alkuino Ira Beyounce Magdaluyo
RESCUED TO RESCUE
“If you want to be an effective writer, never stop writing for the wastebasket.”
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RESCUED TO RESCUE. Grade 8 Metrian student expresses his thoughts as he confides hid life-changing experience with Rescue Kabataan. | ANGELICA GRACE BABOR
FREEING THE LOST: Rescue Kabataan reaches out to Metrians Ira Beyounce Magdaluyo
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aping can be one’s sweet escape from reality and pressure, yet this can be one’s subtle form of self-destruction. For Johary, a Grade 8 student, this is his coping mechanism while struggling with personal and academic struggles, candidly sharing how his peers have influenced him to vape at an incredibly early age. “Gitry nako mag vape kay ginabuhat man nila,” he said. “It’s not that I enjoy vaping, it’s the thought that I belong because
WHAT'S INSIDE BREAKING CHAINS: EMPOWERING MENTAL HEALTH
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RESCUE KABATAAN: TRULY LIFE CHANGING
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I engage in the same activities as they do,” Johary stated in Filipino while fiddling with his fingers.
challenges including addiction, substance abuse, sexual exploitation, and teenage pregnancy.
The 14-year-old is part of the extensive participation in the Rescue Kabataan Gensan Program, which is currently being piloted at Irineo L. Santiago National High School of Metro Dadiangas.
“Our mission is to rescue them from the darkest moments, sa mga pinagdadaanan nila na feeling nila walang handang makinig sa kanila. Rescue Kabataan is a safe place for them,” the founder voiced.
According to its founder, Mrs. Abegail Reymundo, the organization is an NGO affiliated with the Department of Education Central Office, with a mission to rescue youth from various
Through consistent participation in the organization’s activities, Johary realizes the harmful impact of his past behaviors on his mental and physical well-being.
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various communities. iming to extend Additionally, the preshealth aid and good ence of Engr. Joseph Cariño, rapport, students, teachers, and stakeholders the SPTA President, Jericho came together in a Kumus- Baguio, the SGC co-chairpertahan Session for the third son and president, Jocelyn Reusora, Assistant Principal leg of the Sagip Metrian 2023 at the Metrian Hall of for Academics, and the Local Irineo L. Santiago National Government Council’s repreHigh School of Metro Dadi- sentative, Hon. Jose Edmar angas, December 13, 2023. Yumang was also acknowlTeachers and learn- edged. According to the Saers of ILSNHMD received progressive lenses provided gip Metrian’s accomplishment report provided by the SLG by the Bingo Plus Foundation, one of the school’s most Adviser and Activity Coordinator, Jereline Amor Adan, valuable stakeholders that marked the second occasion the event serves as a crucial tool for collecting measurable in which the foundation has health data of the particisupplied to those in need pants. within the school. “Our program also Moreover, Doctor Chivalry Styv’n Yumang, to- acts as a bridge connecting gether with volunteer nurses, the school’s student leaders and administrators with our introduced the Community dedicated stakeholders, who Resilience Model, a sensory-focused, self-care modal- put in a huge effort to provide the services,” she expressed. ity that aims to support the mental health of individuals in Kristiana Geneva Tosino
“Rescue Kabataan has been of powerful help. Although I initially didn’t think vaping would be bad, it can be a cause of my demise in the following years,” he claimed in Filipino. As the program progresses towards its aims, Mrs. Reymundo expects that young participants will embody the qualities of a responsible Filipino citizen, emphasizing the importance of being Makadiyos, Makatao, Makakalikasan, Makabansa, and Makatotohanan, following their engagement with Rescue Kabataan sessions.
his was a significant reminder of the well-known author Dr. Gelly Alkuino to the Metrian writers during the school-based seminar workshop, in preparation for DSPC 2024, held in Irineo L. Santiago National High School’s Metrian Hall, January 30. Alkuino expressed his full support to the Metrian writers for the Division Schools Press Conference through a two-day practicum, emphasizing the need for practice and enhancement to produce quality output. Alkuino also noted that everything can be learned and mastered through time. The speaker left his words of wisdom and encouragement to the young writers, believing that everything is possible. “Everything in the world is possible; only the close-minded makes things impossible,” he concluded.
SAGIP METRIAN 2023 Kumustahan session