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𝐈𝐟 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞?

Student publications exist to question, to inform, and to represent. They are not just organizations they are lifelines of discourse within the academic community.

This story uncovers the consequences of censorship and the quiet erasure of spaces meant for expression. It challenges us to reflect on what is lost when voices are filtered and restrained.

𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐨𝐦, 𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧.

Make your voice count!

As a socio-political organization, we believe that change begins when we choose to participate, speak up, and take part in shaping our future.

Be part of the upcoming Satellite Voter Registration this April 17 at San Pedro College – PL Hall. Whether you are a first-time voter, reactivating your record, or updating your registration, this is your opportunity to ensure your voice is heard — loud and clear. 🇵🇭

Your right to vote is your power to create change. Because in every registered voter lies the strength of a nation moving forward. 🗳️💪🏻

𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭: #𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐓𝐨𝐕𝐨𝐭𝐞 🗳️

Be part of the upcoming 𝑺𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝑽𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑹𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 this 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟏𝟕 at 𝐒𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐞𝐝𝐫𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 – 𝐏𝐋 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥. Whether you’re a first-time voter, reactivating your record, or updating your registration, this is your chance to get registered with ease. ✔️✨

𝑹𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 (𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒈):
✅ Student ID
✅ Employee ID
✅ Any Valid ID

𝑺𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝑶𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒅:
✅ First-Time Voter Registration
✅ Reactivation of Expired Voter Records
✅ Transfer of Voter Registration

✅ 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐦 𝐀𝐠𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: 𝟏𝟓 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐥𝐝

𝐈𝐟 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫?

Every street we walk on tells a story—of struggle, resilience, and survival. Behind every tired face is a voice waiting to be heard, a reality often ignored.

𝐁𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐢 𝐋𝐀𝐊𝐀𝐒 is a call to listen, to see beyond the surface, and to stand for those who continue to fight silently every day. It reminds us that leadership should serve, not exploit—and that real change begins when we choose to care.

Because this is not just their story—it is ours. And the time to choose better is now.

𝗠𝗜𝗗𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗠 𝗠𝗔𝗗𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲, 𝐒𝐏𝐂𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬! 𝙃𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙠 𝙣𝙞𝙮𝙤 𝙥𝙖 𝙧𝙞𝙣 𝙗𝙖 𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙩… 𝘰 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘺𝘰 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘢? 😝

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𝙂𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙡𝙪𝙘𝙠, 𝐒𝐏𝐂𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬! Manifesting tamang sagot, malakas na loob, at 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙚𝙚𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 ma-mental block during exam. 🔥💪🏻

In celebration of 𝗔𝗿𝗮𝘄 𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗮𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗻, 𝐒𝐏𝐂 𝐋𝐀𝐊𝐀𝐒 amplifies courage and patriotism through its initiative, 𝘽𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙉𝙞 𝙇𝘼𝙆𝘼𝙎.

This meaningful observance honors the bravery and sacrifices of Filipino heroes whose strength shaped the nation’s history. Through shared voices and reflections, the activity served as a reminder that heroism lives on not only in the past, but also in the actions and convictions we carry today.

As we commemorate this momentous day, 𝐒𝐏𝐂 𝐋𝐀𝐊𝐀𝐒 continues to stand firm in empowering voices that inspire 𝒶𝒸𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃, 𝒸𝑜𝓂𝓅𝒶𝓈𝓈𝒾𝑜𝓃, 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓈𝑒𝓇𝓋𝒾𝒸𝑒. 💪🏻

𝗦𝗮 𝗯𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗴 𝗻𝗴 𝐋𝐀𝐊𝐀𝐒, 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗮𝗯𝘂𝗯𝘂𝗵𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗶𝘄𝗮 𝗻𝗴 𝗸𝗮𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗻 — 𝗻𝗮 𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶 𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗹𝗮, 𝗸𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶 𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗯𝘂𝗵𝗮𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝘀𝗮 𝗯𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗻. 🇵🇭✨

𝐒𝐏𝐂 𝐋𝐀𝐊𝐀𝐒 proudly took part in 𝐀𝐧-𝐍𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐚 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔: 𝙊𝙛 𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙂𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙚 — 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙂𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙩𝙝 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝙑𝙚𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩, joining a meaningful celebration of Muslim women’s resilience, faith, and identity.

Held last 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟵, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, the event became a space where voices were uplifted, stories were shared, and the beauty of diversity was embraced. Through this gathering, participants witnessed how strength can be gentle, and how faith continues to inspire courage in every heart. ✨

Representing the organization were 𝐒𝐏𝐂 𝐋𝐀𝐊𝐀𝐒 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐲 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐣𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧, who actively engaged in the celebration.

𝗠𝘀. 𝗧𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗼𝘆 shared, “𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘐𝘔𝘈𝘕 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩. 𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦. 𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳’𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵.” Her words echoed the essence of the event — where compassion, empowerment, and unity seamlessly came together to celebrate the gentle strength of a veiled heart. 🌸

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧, 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫. 🤍🌙

𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐧𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐬, 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬.

There are moments in life when everything feels uncertain, when we question, when we wait—but this day tells us that 𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙗𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙙.

As 𝐒𝐏𝐂 𝐋𝐀𝐊𝐀𝐒, we stand together holding onto faith that brighter days are ahead. Not everything makes sense right away, but growth, healing, and purpose are quietly unfolding in ways we may not yet see.

Today is not just about celebration, but about renewal—𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣, 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜.

𝐋𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐮𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐛𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫🍂

𝓣𝓸𝓭𝓪𝔂, 4𝓽𝓱 𝓸𝓯 𝓐𝓹𝓻𝓲𝓵, 𝔀𝓮 𝓼𝓲𝓽 𝔀𝓲𝓽𝓱 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓼𝓽𝓲𝓵𝓵𝓷𝓮𝓼𝓼, 𝓻𝓮𝓯𝓵𝓮𝓬𝓽𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓸𝓷 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓼𝓹𝓪𝓬𝓮𝓼 𝓲𝓷 𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓵𝓲𝓿𝓮𝓼 𝔀𝓱𝓮𝓻𝓮 𝔀𝓪𝓲𝓽𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓯𝓮𝓮𝓵𝓼 𝓱𝓮𝓪𝓿𝔂 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓪𝓷𝓼𝔀𝓮𝓻𝓼 𝓼𝓮𝓮𝓶 𝓭𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓪𝓷𝓽. 𝐼𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝓆𝓊𝒾𝑒𝓉, 𝓌𝑒 𝒶𝓇𝑒 𝓇𝑒𝓂𝒾𝓃𝒹𝑒𝒹 𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓃 𝒾𝓃 𝓊𝓃𝒸𝑒𝓇𝓉𝒶𝒾𝓃𝓉𝓎, 𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇𝑒 𝒾𝓈 𝓅𝓊𝓇𝓅𝑜𝓈𝑒, 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓃 𝒾𝓃 𝒹𝒶𝓇𝓀𝓃𝑒𝓈𝓈, 𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇𝑒 𝒾𝓈 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓅𝓇𝑜𝓂𝒾𝓈𝑒 𝑜𝒻 𝓁𝒾𝑔𝒽𝓉.

As 𝐒𝐏𝐂 𝐋𝐀𝐊𝐀𝐒, we stand together in faith, holding onto patience and trust. 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 teaches us that growth often happens in the unseen moments — when we choose to remain hopeful, when we allow ourselves to heal, and when we believe that something greater is unfolding beyond what we can understand.

May this day be a gentle reminder to rest, reflect, and renew our hearts.

𝙄𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨, 𝙢𝙖𝙮 𝙬𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙩𝙝; 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙢𝙖𝙮 𝙬𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙚; 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙚𝙩, 𝙢𝙖𝙮 𝙬𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙟𝙤𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙮𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚.
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Happy Birthday to our dedicated 𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐞 𝐘𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠! 🎉

Your passion for service, strong leadership, and commitment to building meaningful connections truly inspire those around you. Through your efforts, you continue to strengthen partnerships and represent the organization with excellence and integrity.

From 𝐋𝐀𝐊𝐀𝐒, may this new year of your life bring you continued success, good health, and even greater opportunities to lead and make a difference.

Wishing you a wonderful birthday and a year filled with achievements and happiness, 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐞!

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐝 “𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡,” 𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞.

For generations, women who challenge injustice have been dismissed as loud, demanding, or ungrateful. Yet their voices arise not from excess, but from the persistent realities of inequality, discrimination, and the failure to fully recognize women as equal bearers of dignity, rights, and agency.

Feminism, therefore, remains not a demand for privilege, but a principled call for justice—one that will continue to endure until equality is not merely promised, but genuinely realized.