LAIYAN 2015 New Layout Riso

3-of-4 expected G11 studes
choose TechVoc.....2
Results of The
Laiyan mock
polls.....8
SciTech: End of bluetooth

as we know it.....38
Sports: Netter settle for silver
in municipal meet.....47
Custodian of the truth. Servant of the community.
The Laiyan
Vol.14, Issue 1 | June -December 2015| Laiya Ibabao, San Juan, Batangas|
Division of Batangas| Reg. IV-A CALABARZON, Philippines
p.2 | June - Dec. 2015 | The Laiyan - News | Custodian of the truth.
3-of-4 expected G11 studes

choose TechVoc
|Luna Lovegood|
Seventy five percent of incoming Grade 11 students of Laiya National High School will take the
Technical-Vocational(TVL) track come its initial implementation in June 2016.
Dualized Training
The 310 students who chose
TVL will undergo a dualized
curriculum patterned after
German models.
The students will spend two
weeks here in school for their
academic subjects and two weeks
in the resorts for their training,
explained Marcel Haessner,
project coordinator of the
K-12 PLUS Project sponsored
by the German Cooperation,
Sequa, the Philippine Chamber
of Commerce and Industry
(PCCI), and the Association of TV(L) Models. G10 students pose after the shoot of an informercial
Laiya Resorts Owners (ALRO), for the K-12 PLUS Project. With them in this photo are Mrs.
Josephine Rosales and Mr. Marcel Haessner. Photo by Sequa
among others.
The scheme was designed Mathematics(STEM) while 23 including high school graduates
so that students will get four students will have Humanities and equivalency test passers.
National Certificates II in and Social Sciences (HUMMS).
The rest will come come from
Housekeeping,
Food
and
Napili ko ang STEM under Nagsaulay National High School
Beverage
Services,
Front Academic Track dahil ito ay and Calubcub National High
Office Services, and Tourism naaayon sa aking kakayahan School.
Promotion Services.
at kaalaman, isa itong daan
In-demand na kasi ito sa pagkamit ng aking mga Buildings and facilities
(housekeeping) ngayon. Naka- pangarap, explained Bryan
Of the 36 classrooms planned,
experience na ako na magtrabaho Dimawala, G10-Einstein.
a three-storey six-classroom
at mag-training. Sanay na, may
Thirty one students decided building is under construction
background na, explained Julie to take up Accountancy and and is expected to be ready by
Ann Legaspi, G10-Aristotle.
Business
Management(ABM) the end of April 2016.
Academic Track
for G11 and G12.
The training the students will
Twenty
six
students From other schools
receive will be holistic, stated
will
take
up
Science,
In all the school expects more Princess Cobarubias of Sequa in
Technology, and Engineering than 440 students for Grade 11, a meeting with the Mrs. Rosales.
| The Laiyan - Sports|June-Dec. 2015 |
p.49
Laiyan Netters spike back
Boys, Belles grab silver in Munl

Jeric D. Umali
After continuous training, Laiyan Netters in both the boys and girls division grabbed the silver
cups in this school years Municipal Meet after facing long-time rival Batangas Eastern Colleges (BEC)
Wildcats, August 20. While the Belles retained their standing last year, this year marked the return of
the Boys into the limelight after a three-year hiatus.
Belles
The Belles proved worthy
opponents as they gave the
Wildcats
a
heart-pounding
championship game.
The Belles showed superb plays
both an offense and defense during
the first set of the game.
Tricia Mae Briones once again
rose on the occasion as she singlehandedly carried the team against
the much experienced Wildcats;
managing to win the first set at
25-16.
The second set was a
very close
fight.
B E C
tightened
t h e i r
defense
using their height
and experience.
Jessica
Rivera
showed
her
monstrous
attacks
and
t ow e r i n g
defense.
The doors
opened for BEC
with a service ace coming from
Lea Oligar, giving BEC a 24-23
advantage. The set ended with a
quick attack from Jessica Rivera.
The match tied at 1-1 a piece.
The third set started with quick 4
points for BEC. The woe continued
for the Belles as they committed

consecutive violations forcing
coach Ramil Ramiro to call a time
out.
Enlightened by their coachs
words, the Laiyans bounced back
getting
4
consecutive
points
from
the attacks of
Karen
Dimaano and Brigeth Magadia.

The match ended 25-21,
giving BEC their consecutive
championship crown.
Syempre honor po to sa
amin na kami ulit yung nanalo,
nagkaroon lang kami ng konting
problema dahil hindi kami sanay

sa mainit. Sa totoo lang nahirapan
po talaga kami sa Laiya Volleyball
Girls ngayon, Mrs. Ramiro, BEC
headcoach.
Boys
Meanwhile, the Boys received
a heavy beating from the Wildcats.
Reginald Kenn Degrano (G10Einstein) and other blockers tried
thier best to stop the powerful
spikes of Marleonel Dofiles
(Wildcat) but failed,
leading to a
score of 2516 favor with
BEC.
While team
captain John
Markuz
A y a p
( G 1 0 -
Archimedes)
tried to secure
victory
with
equally powerful
kills, BEC still
reigned at 25-11 in
the second set.
Matalo o manalo okay lamang
at least nadala namin ang team
ng volleyball boys ng LNHS sa
championship ng laro na hindi
naming nagawa noong mga
nakaraang taon, said Edmar B.
Mancil, G10-Einstein.
p.50
| June - Dec. 2015 | The Laiyan - Sports |
Laiyan runners bag multiple

wins in Municipal Meet
Jeric D. Umali
Laiyan runners stood out after winning 10 out of 12 sets of games in the category of Track and
Field recently held at Laiya National High School (LNHS.), Municipal Meet , August 19-20.
In 100 meter dash (Boys
Division), John Jojie Polintang
of LNHS got the 1st place with
11:87 seconds, Kervie Sangilan
of Calubcub NHS with 12:12
seconds won the 2nd place and
Melecio Subia of Buhay na Sapa
NHS got nthe 3rd place with
12:36 seconds.
While in 100 m dash (Girls
Division), Lovely Samarita of
LNHS won the 1st place with
14:28 seconds, Kathleen Joy
Pilapil of Calubcub NHS got
the 2nd place with 14:32 and
Ronalyn Madaraog with 14:64
seconds of Sampiro NHS won
the 3rd place.
Under the 200 meter dash
(Boys Division), Kervie Salingan
of Calubcub NHS got the 1st
place with 26:49 seconds,
Joshua Mari Villanueva
of Laiya NHS with 27:05
seconds won the 2nd place
and Rico Taaiz of Nagsaulay
NHS got the 3rd place with
27:20 seconds.
In Girls division (2oo m),
Jessica Esguerra of Laiya
NHS won the 1st place with
31:11 seconds, Mary Anne
Gega of Laiya NHS again
got the 2nd place with 31:89
seconds and Kathleen Joy
Pilapil of Calubcub National

High School won the 3rd with
32:26 seconds.
In 400 meter dash (Boys) ,
Joshua Aguila of Nagsaulay NHS
got the first place with 57:00
seconds, Renchelle Lingahan
of Batangas Eastern Colleges
won the 2nd place with 59:12
seconds and Marjon Dimaano
of Laiya NHS got the 3rd place
with 1 minute and .01 seconds.
While, in girls division,
Venus de Jesus of Tipas NHS
won the 1st place with 1:12:00
minutes, Jolina Arquines of
Laiya National High School
got the 2nd place and Roselyn
Doce of Sampiro NHS won the
3rd place with 1:12:37 minutes
under the 400 meter
dash (Girls).
In 800 meter
dash (Boys),
Joshua Aguila of Nagsaulay NHS

won the 1st place with 2:18:16
minutes, Marvin Laurente of
Batangas Eastern Colleges got
the 2nd place with 2:24:52
minutes and Marjon Dimaano
of Laiya NHS won the 3rd place
with 2:34 minutes.
On the other hand,
Michelle Cay of Laiya NHS
got the first place with 2:54:66
minutes, Shekina Rodrigo of
Buhaynasapa NHS won the 2nd
place with 3:03 minutes and
Kristine Julie Lopez of Laiya
NHS got the 3rd place with 3:11
minutes.
Servant of the Community.| The Laiyan - News |June-Dec. 2015 | p.3
LNHS promotes Acads

track in Career Guidance
|Lorwyn Espina|
To help Grade 10 students decide which track to take in Senior High School, the school invited successful
alumni from various professions in the culmination program of the Career Guidance Week, Oct. 16.
family whatever one becomes.
Bago mag-COC, magdota, mag-fb, tulungan ninyo
muna ang mga magulang sa
bahay, explained Mr. Samarita.
Meanwhile, Mr. Melchor
Ayap, a businessman and
former Barangay Captain of
Laiya Ibabao shared his secrets
in the field of accountancy
and business management.
Ano ba ang ating kapasidad at
ano ba yung resources na meron
tayo, asked Mr. Ayap, in trying
to discern which track to take.
Afterwards, Ret. Lt.
Dressed up. G10 students wore costumes related to the Senior
Anaceto
Malapitan
HS track they enrolled in during the opening of the schools Career Col.
shared his story on how
Guidance Week, Oct. 16.
for he became a policeman.
Mrs. Felisa L. Herrera, Speaking
Tiyaga, pagsisikap at unangScience,
Technology
the
schools
Guidance the
una
pananalangin sa Diyos. Iyan
Engineering
and
Mathematics
Counsellor,
shared
her
experiences in the profession. (STEM) track, Mr. Jay Lemuel ang wag ninyong kakalimutan,

Ang paggalang ng mga Samarita, who graduated in ended Mr. Malapitan.
Teachers had earlier
estudyante ang unang prize ng 2004, shared his experience
facilitated classroom activities
isang guro, Mrs. Herrera said, as a marine engineer.
He also expounded on the that helped students discern
speaking for the Humanities and
Social Sciences (HUMSS) track. importance of prioritizing the their tracks.
Updates on the schools partnership

with ALRO... p.6.
Balakbakenos more than a year

after the demolition... p.11.
The Laiyans tips and tricks for

faster file sharing... pp.38-39.
Gearing up for battle...

the whole year
Making way for the new. The Tanco Building shall be demolished after engineers determined it
goood for condemnation. New buildings will rise on the site. Tanco Bldg. was LNHSs first building.
42-yr old Tanco Bldg. gives way for

SHS classrooms
|Luna Lovegood|
Demolition of the 42-year old Tanco Building started Oct.10 for the construction of a three-story
six classroom building for the senior high school.
Mrs.
Josephine more classroom apart from the
Bilang taunang pasilidad explained
six being constructed.
para sa senior high school ay Rosales; Principal II.
In all, we need 8
The Tanco Building,
magtatayo ang DPWH ng isang
gusali na may anim na silid- built in 1972 was the first classroom for them (Grade 11),
aralan bilang panimula, Mr. building in Laiya National High Mrs. Rosales explained.
School.

In addition, the school
Robert Dimapasok explained.

M a g k a m i n s a n , would need 2 workshops for the

Engr. Owen Gulang
of
H. B. Avila Construction ang pag-unlad ay sadyang housekeeping track a science
estimated they could finish the nangangailangan
ng
mga laboratory, a functional library
building within six months.
sakripisyo, opined Mrs. Felisa L. and a computer room.

Kaya
nga
natin
Confident ako dahil Herrera, Guidance Counselor.
ipinagpagawa ang facilities natin
ayon sa plano, six months at More classrooms
Mrs. Rosales furthered sa school lang sakaling wala pang
matatapos na ang construction,
so by April tapos na iyon, that the school would need two nagagawa, Mrs. Rosales ended.
p.49
Hindi lang yung marunong maglaro kundi may leadership din an inspirational quote from Mr. Ramilito
Ramiro, the volleyball couch of Laiya National High School.
Over a decade, Laiyan volleyball team failed to seize the championship title from other school including
the Batangas Eastern Academy (BEA) or now the Batangas Eastern Academy caused by many aggressive and
self-asserting Players. Sports are not an easy track. Wikipedia defined sports as a form usually competitive
physical activity which through casual or organized participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical
ability. Sports intend to win.
Those lost for Laiyans is just the beginning.
Sir Ramil manages the training for the volleyball players (boys and girls) of Laiya. The training is held at the
new gymnasium of LNHS during the last period session subject of the students.
The players who undergo on the said training are the purpose of the training is for the upcoming competitions,
to build their awareness in using techniques and strategies in their respective games and to enhance their
knowledge and capabilities in performing their games.
Sir Ramil is the new teacher of Laiya NHS from Joseph Marello Institute (JMI) who serves as the MAPEH
instructor thats why it is not hard for him to teach the players these basics techniques.
Sa isang grupo kasi lagi namang dapat may mag-lead, siya yung team captain pero kung wala yun may
malaking kulang, said Sir Ramil.
Masaya kasi yun nga new friends sa ibang year tsaka na-iishare namin ang mga alam naming sa
bagong manlalaro ng volleyball bago mahirap gawa ng minsan napag-iiwanankami sa mga activities, Kenn
Degrano(G10-Einstein) stated.
p.48
| June - Dec. 2015 | The Laiyan - Science and Technology |
Laiyan jumpers reign at Munl

Zhaira Mae R. Valdez
Laiyan Jumpers (Boys Division) got the silver

and gold medals in Long Jump last Municipal Meet
held at Laiya National High School, August 19-20.
In the first set John
Rence Villanueva from
Laiya NHS leads the set
with 5 meters and
11 centimeters
long
from
the
starting
line. Next is Jojie
Polintang from Laiya
NHS with 4 m and
85 cm long, and
the third place was
the
representative
from Calubcub NHS with
a 4 m and 49 cm long.
In the second set,
Polintang (LNHS) leads the set

with 3 m and 18 cm long, second
is Villanueva (LNHS) with 5 m
and 17 cm long and the third
place was the representative
from Tipas NHS with 5 m and 85
cm long from the starting line.
And in the last set, Polintang
leads again the set with 5 m and
35 cm long and the third place is
John Paul Rabara from Batangas
Eastern Colleges with 5 m and 15
cm long from the starting line.
Mahirap dahil maraming
magaling
na
kalaban
at
masaya
kasi
nanalo,Jojie
Polintang said after the game.
Enriquez bags bronze in Munl chess tilt

Jeric D. Umali
Kier Enriquez (G10-Einstein)

took home the bronze medal
in chess category board 2 after
deafeating 4 out of 5 opponents
in the Municipal Meet at Laiya
National High School,August 20.
Enriquez beat the wood
pushers of Tipas National High
School,Calubcub National High
School,Don Leon Memorial
National High School and
Sampiro National High School
by capturing their queens.
But after losing his 5th match
against Batangas Eastern Colleges
(BEC),Enriquez got the 3rd place
in Board 2
(Boys).

Naging
m a s a y a
ang laban
dahil
first
time kong
makalaro sa
Mu n i c i p a l
Meet
at
makalaban
sa
ibati b a n g
school, said
Enriquez.
Rubbing elbows. Mrs. Josephine Rosales, Principal II of LNHS stands beside attendees of the 41st
Philippine Business Expo held in Pasay. Photo by German Cooperation
Principal attends TechVoc Conference

in Lao PDR
|Luna Lovegood|
Mrs. Josephine Rosales, Principal II of Laiya NHS attended the Regional Technical-Vocational
Education and Training(TVET) Conference in Vientiane, Laos PDR, Dec.14-15.
Originally initiated by the

German federal Ministry for
Economic
Cooperation
and
Development
(BMZ),
the
conference will bring together
stakeholders
from
politics,
business, international agencies
and civil society to discuss the
ASEAN Integration by enhancing
inclusive and labor marketoriented TVET development.
In particular, the sessions will
discuss the cost and benefits
of dualized training and the
experiences related to the conduct
of TVET trainings.

The expenses will be
paid for by Sequa, related Mrs.
Rosales

The invitation came
from the Philippine Chamber of
Commerce and Industry (PCCI)
which had earlier invited Mrs.
Rosales to a similar conventions in
Camarines Sur and in Pasay.
Camarines Sur

On October 13-14,
Mrs. Rosales presented updates
on the K-12 Plus Project in Laiya
to the South Luzon Area Business
Conference in Daet, Camarines
Norte.

Naging maayos ang
presentation. Maraming mga
naging tanong tungkol sa ating
paghahanda at nasagot naman
natin sila nang maayos, related
Mrs. Rosales.
41st Business Conference

Mrs. Rosales presented
the same updates to 41st Philippine
Business Conference and Expo
held at the Marriot Hotel in Pasay
City.

Her attendance had
been sponsored by both the Sequa
and PCCI.
p.47
ALRO welcomes G10 studes for

Career Guidance tour
|Lorwyn Espina|Joenathan Carpio|
The Association of Laiya Resort Owners and Sequa organized a tour of partner resorts for Grade 10
students in a bid to urge the latter to take up the Hospitality tracks.
1, 2, 3! Say Chez! G10-Faraday toured Estrellas de Mendoza for

their exposure on the Hospitality industry. The trips were proposed
by ALRO and Sequa to help G10 students decide about their
tracks. Photo by Grenalyn J. Odivilas
Ito ay ginawa para

magkaroon ng ideya sa ino-offer
ng Laiya sa Senior High School,
ganoon din ang pupuntahan
kung sakaling Tech-Voc ang
kukunin. Natutulungan silang
pumili ng ayos sa strand under
Tech-Voc, iyan ang main
purpose, explained Mr. Robert

Dimapasok, TLE teacher.
The move achieved its
apparent success as nearly 75%
of Laiyan Seniors have expressed
desire to attend the Hospitality
Curriculum in the mock
enrolment conducted after the
tour.
Madami kaming natutunan
dahil iyong front desk officer ay
winelcome kami nang maayos
tapos iyong mga staff ay itinuro sa
amin kung paano mag-welcome
ng bisita, Gladiosa De Chavez,
G10-Aristotle said.
Grade 10-Einstein visited
Virgin Beach Resort while G10Newton and G10-Pascal went
to Coco Grove Beach Resort.
G10-Aristotle visited Palm
Beach Resort while G10-Galileo
and G10-Archimedes went to
Acuatico Beach Resort.
Lastly, G10- Faraday and G10Copernicus visited Estrellas De
Mendoza Beach Resort.
Malaki ang naitulong noong
pagpunta dahil nakita nila kung
ano ba talaga ang ginagawa
sa ibat-ibang department ng
resort, explained Mrs. Grenalyn
Odivillas, TLE teacher.
Acuatico re-launches Light-up-a-Star for Laiyans
|John Mark Ayap|

Acuatico and Acuaverde Resorts general manager Simonette V. Gusi led the re-launch of the Light
Up a Star, this year focusing its attention on providing scholarships for Laiyan students, Nov. 24.

The event was attended by Mrs. Josephine D. Rosales, Principal II of Laiya National High School, Mr.
Marcel Haessner of German Cooperation, and other stakeholders.

Last year, proceeds from the same project were spent for the training of teachers and the upgrading
of LNHSs TLE facilities.

Well always be thankful to Mrs. Gusi, her family and all of our stakeholders and donors for
supporting the K-12 Plus Project in our school, expressed Mrs. Rosales.
In fairness
After China defeated Gilas Pilipinas(Philippines representative on FIBA Asia), rumors were spread
throughout social media that the game was played with un-appropriate and unfair decisions from the
referee.
According to sports analysts there are some points were the referee had the wrong decisions.
After the game, Filipinos showed their support to the Phl Basketball team eventhough they were a little
bit confused about the final outcome of the game between China and Philippines in the finals.
As a good side of their game, FIBA Asia mentioned the continuous improvement of Gilas Pilipinas,
impressed with the games of Team Phl in the Jones Cup and the MVP Cup.
But still this was a very big dilemma our team encountered because as what team members said, it was
Chinas team who started to hurt Phl players.
The battle started to blow up when players from the same group started to hurt everyone physically in
the game.
Even netizens went on an uproar and raged about this Lutong Macao-- said to be in favor of China
from the start.
But Gilas Pilipinas keeps on practicing and counting positive thoughts, pursuing their dreams and their
goal which is to bring pride to Filipinos.
We learn through experiences. And keeping composure despite the worlds treacheries is one of those.
There are possibilities and chances given to Filipinos athletes and we will not give up until the title is in
our hands.
p.46
5 Ways on How to Become an

Environmental Savior
|Mrs. Reschelle S. Umali, Adviser|
Much has been said about environmental changes that we are experiencing. Some blame it on the western
countries for being way too capitalists; the others refuse to see whats going on and just choose to resort to a
more passive explanation, that being, change is the only constant thing in this world.
Suffice it to say that we are all doomed eventually.
In lieu of recent events around the globe and beyond- the ozone layer depletion, greenhouse whatnots, the
occurrence of how many hurricanes devastating countries and lives- it has been constantly advocated that we
conserve and save Mother Earth in any way that we can. Here in the municipality of San Juan, environment
conservation has been reduced merely within few barangay and sitios; it is equated to an award of some
kind. Needless to say, some of us protect the environment only because a price awaits for the cleanest, most
beautiful city, barangay, even street or sitio.
Again, we are all doomed!
1.Recycle
- sounds way
elementary
but yes,
recycling
does work.
Separate the
recyclable materials from the
worm- inducing, soil- thriving
trash (biodegradable and nonbiodegradable). Provide one
trash bin for each, and train
every member of the household
to recycle. Some companies use
recycled materials, like paper,
and they earn big bucks for using
such. One mans trash is anothers
treasure.
2.
Conserve- energy conservation goes a
long way. Some may not believe this. They would
rather speed up and beat the traffic light, but the
more gas a car burns, the more carbon monoxide
is released in air, thus causing pollution. Turning
off a light when not in use is an easy way to
conserve energy and in reducing the kilowatt
consumption. Another way is to make sure that there are no leaky
faucets in the house or electrical jumpers.
4.
Vigilance- to be vigilant is
to be a keen observer, and observation is in
order because not everybody takes the time
to do so. It is only through observation that
we can figure out the trends of the climate,
the needs of Mother Earth and what is trying
to tell us. Science is not confined
to the exact, the precision of
measurements and the like.
Although the precision takes
time, we can always observe.
3.
the
Abstinence-this may not seem easy but its worth

try. Abstain from using technological devices that
may seem hazardous or can produce
massive and harmful effects. Life
is not a popularity contest; it doesnt
matter if you dont own the most advance
technological device. You wont need it
when youre dead.
5. Plant- quite ordinary but

a plant can save your life. Soil
erosion happens because there are
no trees to stand as guard when
there are heavy floods and rains.
We learned it the hard way when the tragedy happened,
killing thousands of innocent people. What we can do is
plant in our backyard, and if we dont have a backyard, we
can do it in our neighborhood. Even a small plant on a pot
inside the house helps minimize dust and dirt. Plants filter
the dirt through their leaves, and they produce oxygen.
School rules ease up on smart

phones, tablets
|Rhea Silang|
Pinapayagan na ng Laiya National High School na magdala ng mga cellphone ang mga estudyante,
basta gagamitin lamang ito kung kinakailangan ng isang klase.
Thus explained Mrs. Felisa
Herrera, Guidance Counselor,
during the general meeting of
the parent and teachers, July 20.
Mrs. Herrera stated that the
cellphones of the students may
be used in school but it will
be surrendered to the adviser
whenever they are not used for
academic purposes.
While the said provision
may seem new, old rules still
apply regarding cellphone use in
school.
Quipper! Grade 10 students try out activities on quipper.com,
Pwede lang ang cellphone an educational platform that allows teachers to assign activities
kapag gagamitin talaga sa klase. online. Laiya NHS supports responsible use of technology in
Iko-confiscate pa rin ng teachers school. Photo by Melvin L. Viana
ang mga ito kapag ginamit nang pagpaptupad ng pagdadala activities, as when students are
walang kinalaman sa subject ng cellphone, just in case na asked to record speeches or
niya, furthered Mrs. Herrera.
mag-rush activity; madaling mock news reports.
The principal also reminded magre-research at sa mga
Child Protection was also
students not to abuse this modules karaniwan link lang discussed on the meeting. Some
freedom and asked teachers, ang nakalagay, kaya madali na parent give their opinion.
parents, and students to sign itong mahanap sa youtube, Joan
Sa bullying po, ang first
an agreement on this matter marie Villanueva, G9 Arroyo.
responsibility po ay nasa mga
containing this rule among
For Mr. Melvin L. Viana, magulang at pagdidisiplina ay
others.
G10 English teacher, English sa bahay nagsisimula,said Ms.
Makakatulong ang muling subject require gadgets for many Juliet Javier, G10 Galileo adviser.
Manny, the Nick Vujicic of Laiya

National High School... p.20.
The Directioners tips on making

school breaks more fun... pp.26-20
Boys and Belles grab silver in

Municipal Meet... p. 47.
| The Laiyan - Science and Technology|June-Dec. 2015 |
The Science 0f
Poe is president-- mock polls
Spider Derby
|Lorwyn Espina|Joenathan Carpio|
With a total of 553 votes, Senator Grace Poe Llamanzares won against four other candidates in the
Mock Presidential Elections initiated by Ang Laiyan, Oct. 1.
sa pamahalaan.
Kahit baguhan
Pokus lang sila sa
sa politika si
pamahalaan at
Grace Poe ay
hindi napapansin
matunogang
ang
nagyayari
pangalan dahil
sa paligid, Mrs.
anak
nina
Lanilyn Jimenez,
Fernando Poe
Filipino teacher
at Susan Roces,
opined.
Mrs.
Maricha
Other teachers
C a m p a n g
also
voiced
explained.
disappointment
Meanwhile,
on the result of
Senator Francis
the election.
Joseph Escudero
Mas malaki
got the 424 total Inked. Mrs. Adelaida Perdiguerra gets her forefinger inked after
ang
votes which led casting her ballot in a mock presidential elections initiated by The talaga
him to win the Laiyan. Grace Poe and Chiz Escudero won the President and bentahe ng mga
nasa entablado.
position of Vice Vice President positions, respectively. Photo by Tutut-sensei
candidates
were
Jeojomar
Malaki
talaga
President.
Ayos ang botohan at saka Binay, Rodrigo Duterte, Manuel ang papel na nagagawa ng media
maganda. Parang botohan na Roxas II and Miriam Defensor upang tumatak sa mga botante
ang pangalan ng isang tao, Mrs.
talaga, observed Katherine Santiago.
Meanwhile, some teachers Adelaida Perdiguerra, Social
Bajeta, G7 Tennyson.
Additionally, Mr. Melvin L. reacted negatively on the results Studies teacher said.
The Senatorial Election was
Viana, adviser of Ang Laiyan of the mock senatorial elections.
Iyon kasing iba hindi topped by Manny Pacquio,
explained that the activity was
katanggap-tanggap na manalo at Vilma Santos and Tito Sotto.
meant to hear the youth vote.
The other presidential parang hindi sila akmang umupo
Laiyans find MTAP 2015 more challenging

|Benson Jeff Bollosa|
More advanced topics met Laiyans at the opening of the Mathematics Teachers Association of
the Philipiines or MTAP Saturday Classes, Aug. 8.
Mas advanced doon sa topics namin. Na-refresh ang aking utak sa mga aralin natalakay noong mga
nakaraang taon. Ang mga araling di pa natatalakay ay naka advance na nagagamit sa mga darating na araw o
panahon, Nikki joy De Castro, G-10 Newton, explained.
Kinatutuwa ko na nagkaroon ng MTAP, challenge ito sa akin upang maturuan at maintindihan ng mga
bata ang Math. Ang mga taga ibang school tulad ng JMI at BEC ay willing na umattend, explained Mrs. Melinda
Marquez, Mathematics Coordinator.
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Anna Sophia Isabela
If
big boys
have
cock
fighting, small ones have spider
fighting.
Students of Laiya National
High School were once obsessed
with this tiny crawling creature.
They are so obsessed that they
spend their allowance in buying
materials for the house of
their pet. Some who cannot
afford to buy capitalize on their
creativity to give this creature
the artificial environment it
needed for conditioning. Yes,
conditioning because this pet
is meant for spider fighting. It
has to be given food. It has to
be given time to rest and sleep.
It has to be exposed to other
spiders to prepare it for fighting.
Just like cockfighting, money
is at stake. Students meet during
break time. At times, students
skip classes and meet at hidden
places in the campus for spider
fighting. Game will start when
enough students swarm in one
area. They carrry with them
their bets. When one spider
finds its match in terms of size
and weight, the fight is on. Two
spiders will position themselves
in one stick such as barbecue
stick. The aim is to paralyze the
opponent through its neurotic

venom. Whoever bites first
has the chance to paralyze its
opponent. Once the opponent
grapples, the victor wraps its
opponent in silk. A spider has
won. More than that, the handler
of spider has won a handful of
money.
Spiders are eight-legged
animals that belong to Class
Arachnida. Scorpions, ticks and
mites are among the animals that
belong to the same class. Pitik
is just one of the many species
of spiders. This phenomenal
spider is also known as tagalog,
sibat and sungab. Pitik is actually
a species known as Neoscona
punctigera. This species belongs
to family Araneidae, the third
largest group of spiders. It is
usually found in countries of
Asia such as the Philippines.
Filipinos usually hunt them
in the gardens, fields and forests
at night. This is because they
often make their spiral wheelshaped web at night which they
use for trapping food. This web
easily reflects the artificial lights
of huntsmen; giving them easy
access for hunting. Students
of LNHS are among the many
Filipinos who spend their nights
searching for this species of
spider instead of searching for

answers to their homeworks.
However, students should
realize that spiders are part of
an ecosystem. Once we remove
them from their habitat, we
alter the balance of ecosystem.
They are meant to be in their
natural habitat.
Let us allow
them live
the way
nature
w a n t s
them to be.
Taxonomical Classification of Pitik

Kindom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Arachnida
Order
Araneae
Family
Araneidae
Genus
Neoscona
Punctigera
Species

Scientific Neoscona
punctigera
Name
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SALt: a Batanguea lights up

homes... and hearts
Jeric Umali
It sounds amazing in several levels. First, it isnt every day that we hear of lighting devices that has saltwater
for its fuel. Second, it isnt every day that we hear of our fellow Batangueos/as making news in the scientific
and technological field. Or maybe not as huge as Engr. Aisa Mijeno (who hails from Lipa) has done lately when
she sat with no less than the president of the Philippiness staunchest ally, Pres. Barack Obama and Chinas
richest entrepreneur, Jack Ma during this years APEC Conference in Manila.
The Invention
Technically, it is wrong to say that Engr. Mijenos
Sustainable Alternative Light (SALt) device works
on salt water alone. As she explains in their website,
SALt relies in the same technology used in making
batteries: the principle of the Galvanic cell discovered
by Italian scientist Luigi Galvani over 200 years ago
in the 1780s.
So how exactly does it work? Well, it works when
an electrode is burned in an electrolyte solution of
salt and water. The said electrode is an anode which
gives off electrons when dipped in the solution. The
device also boasts of being able to charge phone
batteries.
The Road Ahead
Engr. Mijenos achievement has a long, long
road way ahead of it before it gets truly employed
in our homes. As mentioned, she faces the challenge
of making the soluble electrodes available in
the market at the lowest price. Moreover, the
manufacturing of this anode may prove contributory
to adversities in nature due to its being a processed
metal and will naturally have a carbon imprint in its
production.
Anyhow, Mijenos invention makes us hopeful for
less dependence on the main grids for our lighting
needs. Imagine how much we can save with our
lights being generated by saltwater, or the electrodes
you dissolve in them.
The Challenges
But of course, the fame SALt has now is nothing
but the beginning of a longer story. As with most
startup inventions, the common problem for the
projects proliferation into the general market burns
down to funding. Engr. Mijeno acknowledged this
in her encounter with Obama and Ma in the APEC
Conference, Nov 17.
The real problem is that the electrodes you burn
in the salt solution eventually gets, well, burned and
would have to be replaced. There lies then Engr.
Mijenos greatest challenge: the mass- pro duc tion
of the said electrode so it
would be readily available
in the
marketmuch like the
your usual AA batteries.
And
of course, selling it
a
t
the price that m e e t s
its
original m i s s i o n
o f
providing
cheaper
energy for the general
public.

And of course, it warms our hearts, makes us
proud, and inspires us to think bigas a Batangueo
Photo by: Abs-cbnnews.com
should.
Troupe lands 3rd in Festi

|Ithan Grayne Jumuad|
Laiyan dancers landed in the third place in the recently concluded Interpretative Dance Competition of
the festival of Talents District Level Sept. 18.
Masaya dahil
gaganapan nang
hindi
nalugi
maayos,
Jester
ang
practice
Cuerdo,
G-10
naming at sakit
Einstein.
ng
katawan.
The
group
Napatunayan
presented
a
din
naming
10-minute film
kaya
naming
entitled
Ang
makipagsabayan
Pagbabalik
sa ibang school,
which centered
said Jessa Jane
on Edmar, a
Garcia, G-9 B.
transvestite
S. Aquino.
who seeks his/
Baliw. The Laiyan Dance Troupe showcased their
The dancers
her
parents
interpretation of Sino ang Baliw? during the inauguration
interpreted
acceptance.
of Laiya Ibabaos new basketball court. Photo by J.Carpio
Mon
Del
They
also
Rosarios Sino
joined the on-theang Baliw?.
spot two-minute film-making
Tipas NHS and Calubcub 1.0 Film-making contest themed contest. The contests
were
NHS got the first and second Haplos, Himas, Lamas ng held at Don Leon Mercado Sr.
Buhay,.
places, respectively.
Memorial NHS.
Maayos naman. Gawa
Film Making
The first place was
ginampanan
naman taken by the Tipas NHS,

Laiyan film makers nang
failed to enter the top 3 in the lahat ng gaganap ang kaniyang second place - Calubcub NHS.
G10 get complete set of textbooks

|John Mark D. Ayap|
Grade students now find their studies easier with the distribution of their textbooks.
Mas ok kasi hindi na kami masyadong mahihirapan magkopya ng notes at saka di na kailangan mag share sa
isang photo copy ng kokopyahan para sa mga activities, quoted Kristel Jade Sasuya, G10 Aristotle.
Textbook for Music, Arts, Physical Education, Health(M.A.P.E.H.) Filipino and Economics arrived last
August.
The books for English, Science and Mathematics arrived the following month.
Sa Grade 10, T.L.E na lang ang walang textbook, confirmed Mrs. Lanie E. Samarita, School Librarian.
The school received 291 books for each Grade 10 subjects.
Far from complete
Meanwhile, other grade levels arent as lucky.
As of this writing, Grade 9 students are still waiting for their Science, T.L.E. and E.S.P. Textbooks.
Teachers resort instead to soft copies provided in DepEds Learners Resources website.
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SSG, PTA organize Teachers Day celeb

|Joenathan Carpio|
The Parents-Teachers Association (PTA) and Supreme Student Government (SSG) tied up in setting up
programs for the celebration of the Teachers Month, Oct. 6.
Various contest were also opportunity to act as a real said Prof. Marvin L. Duenas,
facilitated
by
the
SSG teacher wherein they might guest speaker during the closing
surrounding the theme My develop their ability to discipline ceremonies.
To thank back all the teachers,
others, to overcome stage
Teacher, My Hero.
These contests included poster fright and also to develop self- a plaque of recognition are
making, essay writing, and card discipline, said Mrs. Zenaida G. awarded to them led by the
alumni.
Lopez, G10 Einstein Adviser.
designing.
Maganda rin naman na Celebration
On the last day of the event,
paminsan-minsan ay mapasaya
natin ang ating mga guro, said the Parents-Teachers Association
Mrs. Adelaida Perdiguerra, co- led by its president Mrs. Sonia
adviser of the Supreme Student Samarita invited alumni to give
their messages to the teachers.
Government.
My teachers in LNHS inspired
LNHS student also play the
role of the teachers that is still and pushed me to reach my full
under the celebration of World potential. They taught me selfrespect and discipline in firm
Teachers Day.
Because of this event the kind way. I am forever grateful
students have been given the to them for challenging me,
Laiya Ibabao opens new gym

|Joenathan Carpio|
Barangay Captain Wenilo Jhong Ada spearheaded the inauguration of the barangays new gymnasium
with Cong. Mark Llandro Mendoza and Sen. Joseph Victor JV Ejercito, Nov. 7.
Reportedly, the construction gymnasium which started in between PBA legends which
included Ren-Ren Ritualo and
which was estimated at Php 5-8 July.
million was funded through the
Magandang
may Marlo Aquino and locals in the
efforts of Ejercito and Mendoza. ganyan para makatulong sa mga evening.
Ejercito who failed to attend the mamamayan ng ating barangay, Comfort Rooms, Day Care
Mrs. Bernadette Villanueva, a Centers
event.
Meanwhile, two public

Inihanda natin ito resident, stated.
para magamit ng ating mga ka-
Hon. Rodolfo Manalo, comfort rooms have been set
barangay at para ito sa lahat, mayor of San Juan grazed the up inside the barangay hall
assured Capt. Ada.
event with other barangay compound.
Meanwhile,
the captains and dignitaries from
Moreover, the Day Care
Centers of Laiya Ibabao and
family of Hon. Ada donated various sectors of the society.
their lot in Sitio Malaya II for
The program was Castillo are to be renovated this
the construction of the said highlighted by a friendly game year.
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can get a installation package (Apk file) directly from your memory
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Installed applications can be backed up in the
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After that, youll have to pay up to
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To pay or not to pay?
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need to want to unload a huge set of photos
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This is very convenient when you need to send files to someone
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On Android, you can share images,
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Whats neat about Superbeam is
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Superbeam also offers a desktop
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These apps may all be classsified under Near Field Communication

(NFC). Many smartphones come with default NFCs. Just like
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Active devices are able to both send and receive data. But despite
the age of NFC, it hasnt yet become the norm for all smartphones.
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The End of Bluetooth

As We Know It
| The Laiyan - Community News |June-Dec. 2015 |
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More than a year after demolition,
Balakbakeos still hoping for on-site relocation

|Silverly Fernandez|
Silverly Fernandez
Information technology has always been about owning and sharing knowledge in the forms we are
so fond of: games and whatever we can share. And this year saw leaps and bounds to his capacity with
the advent of across-platform sharing applications, linking phones to computers to tablets and beyond.
Here are our suggestions if you want to share those cool apps from your friends phone so you can have
them in just a snap of a finger-- or a press of a button to be exact.
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Bluetooth App Sender APK is a simple
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your applications from your mobile phone to others,
you also can see details about apps and you can uninstall
any app in one click. Files are transferred through
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By Bluetooth App Sender APK you can see all installed
app in a list with a details about each app in simple way,
send any app in your phone to other phone by more than
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your phone to any other
phone using Bluetooth,
Email , Facebook and
other social networks,
see details about any
installed app such as
permission that this app
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You have the ability to
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the list to preview it.
YouSendIt has accumulated some

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AirDroid for Android offers a featurepacked interface in your browser for

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and AirDroid will beam it over your local
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Plus it has a
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Katarungan. Residents of Balacbacan hold a rally in front of the Manalos house five days after
they were displaced in July 13, 2014. Today, life goes on for Balakbakenos who chose to stay by
the roadside as they continue waiting and shouting for on-site relocation and right-of-way to the sea.
Photo by Anakbayan Southern Tagalog
A year after they were displaced, Balakbakeos who consider their demolition illegal still live along the
roadside of Balakbakan, fighting for a relocation near the sea.
During her term,
Hindi kami aalis hanggang tungkol sa on-site relocation
hindi ibinibigay yung hinihingi at road right of way na dapat former president Gloria Arroyo
namin
on-site
relocation, matagal nang ini-implement, specified San Juan as priority
tourism zone.
insisted Elsie Lucero, one of the said Mrs. Lucero.
Balakbakeos
have

The new relocation
community leaders.
Meanwhile,
Hon. site proposed by the municipal been staging rallies with the help
Rodolfo Manalo, mayor of San govt is similarly far from the sea, of Anak Pawis in asserting for
Juan, Batangas announced that making access to this primary their appeals.

After their eviction,
his government was mulling source of income difficult.
Lucero they staged protests before the
plans of buying a stretch of land Further,
in Sitio Malaya, Brgy. Laiya lamented the lack of ready Municipa Hall for months.
Ibabao for Balakbakenos who housing and facilities in the Mayroong gaganaping
road widening ang DPWH,
will be affected by road-widening proposed site.
The
demolition ang balak namin ay aalis kami
projects.
The announcement was which happened July of last habang nagro-road widening
made during the Municipal year was sanctioned under the pero babalik kami pagkatapos
Gathering of Teachers at the Presidential Proclamation 1801 hanggat hindi naibibigay ang
gymnasium of Joseph Marello of President Marcos proclaiming on-site relocation at road right
Institute, Nov. 14.
that the whole province of of way papuntang dagat, ended
Mrs. Lucero.

Ang panawagan ay Batangas a tourism zone.
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| June - Dec. 2015 | The Laiyan - World News |
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Signed into existence,
ASEAN Community opens trade, labor

borders of member-states
|Compiled by Jeric Umali|
Pres. Benigno Simeon Aquino III joined leaders of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian
Nations (ASEAN) in the signing of the ASEAN Community into law during the 27th ASEAN Summit held
in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Nov. 21.
sector, the economic integration
will allow the open migration of
talents in fields like engineering
and accountancy.

Along
with
this
movement in the labor market
comes the mobilization of trade
and capital in the regions more
than 600 million people.
Challenges

Critics have earlier
expressed apprehensions about
the Communitys success as an
economic endeavor.

Challenges include the
elimination of corruption and
drug trade in the region, and
forming clear programs that
Hand-on-hand. P-Noy joins hand with hand with Singaporean would bridge its rich and middle
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and other ASEAN leaders after income members with its poorer
the signing of the treaty formally creating the ASEAN Community, ones.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Nov. 22. Photo from themalaymailonline
As ASEAN moves
The ASEAN Community conceived in 1997 during towards regional economic
integration,
unequal
and
seeks to incorporate its member- ASEANs 30th anniversary.
unsustainable
economic
growth
Originally set to be launched
states in a regional economic
block by establishing a common in 2020, it was accelerated to be will result in worsening poverty,
inequalities of wealth, resources,
market that provides free flow of achieved this year.
and
opportunities
Now we have to assure freer power
goods and services among the
movements and removal of between countries, between the
member-states.
It faces the challenge of barriers that hinder growth and rich and the poor and between
accelerating economic progress investment, stated Malaysian men and women, warned the
ASEAN Civil Society Conference
in the regions six million-strong Prime Minister Najib Razak.
and ASEAN Peoples Forum in a
Talent Migration
population.
In the labor market joint statement.
The Community was
Excellent. Alliah Pureza bagged the gold in the Area Science Techno Quiz with the theme Pushing the Frontier of Science
through Innovation and Excellence held at Dagatan National High School, September 15. Photo by: Alliah J. Pureza
Laiyan bags gold in Science Techno

Alliah Pureza bagged the gold in
the Area Science Techno Quiz with
the theme Pushing the Frontier
of Science through Innovation
and Excellence held at Dagatan
National High School, Sept. 15.
The said contest was participated
by different Schools in Area 4.
Three Schools moved on to the
division level including Laiya
NHS, Saint Joseph Academy and
Holy Trinity.
Nagagalak ako na nagging
representative ng ating paaralan
at maging n gating distrito. Sulit
ang pagod sa pagrereview namin.
Naniniwala ako na lahat ng
ginagawa ng Panginoon ay para
sa ikabubuti natin, said Alliah
Pureza, G9-BS. Aquino.
|Alliah Pureza|
Meanwhile, Allyssa Dimaano,

G7-Shakespeare participated in
the Science Techno Quiz category
and Aron Sulit, G9-Arroyo
participated in the Sci-Dama.
Before the Area Level, the
District Science Quest with the
same theme was held Sept.10.
In the Science Quiz Bee, Mia
Villanueva, G10-Einstein won 3rd
place and Kathleen Fernandez,
G7-Shakespeare got 2nd place.
Masaya na nanalo ako kahit
3rd lang. Ayos lang na 3rd ako
dahil madami naman akong
natutunan sa mga pinag-aralan ko
sa Science. Mas nagiging advance
ako sa lesson namin sa Science,
said Mia Villanueva, G10-Einstein.
Meanwhile, in the Techno Quiz
category, two Laiyan Students

won 1st place, they are Allyssa
Dimaano, G7-Shakespeare and
Alliah Pureza G9-BS. Aquino.
They will represent San Juan East
for the said category.
Masayang nanalo ako kahit
first time kong dumayo ngaong
High School na ako. Sulit lahat ng
pagrereview naming, said Allyssa
Dimaano, G7-Shakespeare.
Aron Sulit, G9-Arroyo won 1st
place and Justin Dimaano, G8Rizal got 3rd place in SciDama.
Syempre naramdaman ko ang
saya sa aking sarili dahil sa aking
pagwawagi. At ang masasabi ko
lang ay nagpapasalamat ako sa
aking guro o coach na gumabay sa
akin, said Sulit.
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Mrs. Reah V. Masalunga, Adviser
Gone and buried deep

saplings and plants. Rivers dried
up because of sand mining.
Litters scattered along the shores.
Along the way, I witnessed how
giant machines slaughter the
natural habitat of animals. You
might say that those trees are not
as useful as big ones because you
cannot use them for construction
purposes. But mind you, our
place is situated near bodies of
water. Not all times, the ocean is
calm. Not all times, the weather
is favouring us. When the wrath
of nature strikes, what will calm
down the water level?
I
have
nothing
against
development. I am more than
proud that I live in Laiya.
However, we should also
consider our nature. As Freddie
Aguilar says in one of his songs,
Wala ka bang napapansin sa
iyong kapaligiran
While we are busy
strengthening the eco-tourism
in our place, why not strengthen
environmental
programs
too? Besides, we capitalize
on the magnificence of our
surroundings. Laiya will not be
famous and developed if not for
its attractive spots. Let us give to
Mother Nature the protection
and conservation it deserves.
While it is not yet late, let us
act. The least thing that we can
do is to plant trees. We should
cut the old trees and if we cut
one, let us replace it with two.
Where? In any vacant space that
we can see.
If humans are intelligent
enough, he will not create
something that will destroy him
in the future.
Laiyans prep up for earthquake

|Jeric Umali|
With the cooperation of the

teachers and of the students of
Laiya National High School, the
National Earthquake Drill was
successfully accomplished, July
27.
Different school organizations
such as the Boy Scouts, Girl
Scouts , the Supreme Student
Government and the Laiyan staff
lent hands to make the activity a

success.
The drill is aimed to give
awareness to students and
teachers about how dangerous
an earthquake is. It is a practice
on how we can protect ourselves
during earthquakes.
Masaya naging makabuluhan
dahil nilagyan ng actions ang
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Ph scores vs China in on-going

intl court dispute
Oblation
The rise of buildings and
sprout of commercial areas
are signs that a certain place
is in progress. Laiya is one of
the developing barangays in
San Juan. But, what saddens
me is the great environmental
destructions that comes with this
abrupt development.
When I was elementary, I
used to walk with my brothers
to school. When I was in high
school, I remember the tall trees
shading the road going to school.
I remember hanging out with my
friends to beach free of charge.
Soon after college, I was
surprised to see how Laiya has
evolved. The vast fields of trees
were transformed into private
properties. Concrete fences
replaced the hedge rows. Resorts
and cottages took the habitat of
| The Laiyan - World News |June-Dec. 2015 |
earthquake drill hindi gaya

noong nakaraang taon na walang
thrill, Rosemarie Majaba (G9Ramos) stated.
Ang earthquake drill ay
naging meaningful at naglevelup dahil nilalahukan ito ng mga
guro, estudyante at ng ating
minamahal, said Mrs. Juliet
Javier.
|Compiled by Jonathan Carpio|
The Arbitral Tribunal of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague has decided to take on
the complaint filed by the Philippines against China in its continuing expansion in the West Philippine
Sea, declaring it has jurisdiction over the case.
The Arbitral Tribunal now
enters its deliberations and is
conscious of its duty under
the Rules of
Procedure to
conduct proceedings to avoid
unnecessary delay and expense
and to provide a fair and efficient
process. The Arbitral Tribunal
will endeavor to issue its decision
on such issues of jurisdiction and
admissibility that it determines
appropriate as soon as possible
and expects to do so before the
end of the year, the PCA said.
High Profile. The first delagation of the Philippines arrived at the Peace
Five Arguments
The first argument countered Palace in The Hauge to explain why the tribunal had jurisdiction in its case
against Chinese invasion of the West Philippine Sea. The full delegation
Chinas historical rights claimed include Justices Antonio Carpio and Francis Jerdeleza of the Supreme
through their nine-dash line.
Court, Speaker Sonny Belmonte of the House of Representatives,
Even if true, these historical and Secretary Leila de Lima of the DOJ among others. Photo from
rights have no bearing on sea cnnphilippines.com
disputes under UNCLOS since Chinas markers were rocks that Chinahs fishing and
UNCLOS
extinguished
all within the meaning of Article construction activities in the
historical rights of other states, 121, paragraph 3; others are low- West Philippine Sea is a breach
explained Senior Associate tide elevations; and still others of the law of the sea.
are permanently submerged. UNCLOS
Justice Antonio Carpio.
China prevents Filipinos from
The second argument Chinas reclamation activities
centred on the superiority of the cannot lawfully change rocks fishing in the West Philippine
Sea, violating the latters
UNCLOS in its provision of an into islands.
The maritime dispute between exclusive rights as stipulated in
Exclusive Economic Zone(EEZ)
12 nautical miles from the shore. the Philippines and China boils the UNCLOS.
The last argument centered
The third argument presented down to whether there are
was the insufficiency of the overlapping EEZs between the on the damage to environment
various maritime features relied Philippines and China in the caused by Chinas reclamation
upon by China as a basis upon West Philippine Sea, furthered activities. The artificial islands
haave destroyed 311 hectares of
which to assert its claims in Senior Associate Justice Carpio.
The fourth argument stated coral reefs.
the South China Sea. Some of
p.14
| June - Dec. 2015 | The Laiyan - World News |
AFPs Lumad crackdown

draws flak
|Compiled by Joenathan Carpio|
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) crackdown on suspected communist Lumads have
drawn flak from various social sectors.
Call Out. Lumad protesters marched outside the DepEd Central Office calling for Sec. Armin Luistros support
against the continued militarization of schools in Lumad areas in Mindanao. They were accompanied by the SOS
Network and the Alliance of Concerned Teachers. Photo from pinoyweekly.org
Military came to our

community on August 30 and
31, just before the killings of our
leaders, Ronel Campus, Lumad
citizen stated.
Concerns about the victims
human rights were raised after
alleged AFP power abuses.
Allegedly, the killings of three
Lumad leaders, Dionel Campus,
Emoc Samarca, Director of
Alternative Learning Center
for Agricultural and Livelihood
Development
(ALCADIV)
School, and Datu Bello Sinzo of
Sitio Han Ayan commenced
when the soldiers found a book
by New Peoples Army (NPA)
and writings opposing the

governments K-12 program.
Han-Ayan
Sitio Han-Ayan itself had been
moved to an evacuation center
in Tandag City to avoid further
threats of abuse from the AFP.
Accusation of rape had also
been raised from the Lumad
Camps against two soldiers.
The three accused soldiers
are currently under the custody
of the Armys 10th Infantry
Division in Davao City while the
investigation is still on-going in
connection with the rape of a
14-year-old Lumad girl in Davao
del Norte.
According to Sen. Teofisto

Guingona III, the immediate
solution to the Lumad killings
would to be to disarm the
paramilitary groups.
Our engagement with the
communities are only for regular
security operation, Colonel
Isidro Purisima, Commanding
Officer of the 402nd Infantry
Brigade said.
Lumad groups that travelled
to the metro to protest were
accommodated
by
some
universities.
They later staged protests
during the conduct of the APEC
meeting.
p.39
Timeline
Silverly P. Fernandez, Section Editor
Exploring, exploiting
Of late, our newsfeeds have

gotten flooded with updates on
mans extraterrestrial exploits.
First, the Apollo Mission flew
past Pluto after some decades of
making its way out of the Solar
System. Then, there was NASAs
bold announcement of water on
Mars, fuelling speculation of life,
or whatever remained of it on the
Red Planet.
While these mark another
milestone for man and his
unquestionable intellect, doesnt
it also sound ingrate for us to
celebrate other planets and go
about exploiting our own?
Look around, observe the
surrounding and notice the
difference between the Earth as it
was merely decades ago and what
it is now.
And who else is there to blame?
Humans. Could the Wachowski

Brothers had been right along
when they compared man to a
virus whose nature is to destroy
its host? And that our search for
the possibility of life in other
planets is a recognition of that
unstoppably destructive nature?
That our species is just searching
for another planet to destroy?
We have the courage to think of
exploring other planet while in the
first place we cant even take care of
our own planet first.
Some people are busy trying to
predict different outcomes when
they reach other planet while
others are busy destroying the
nature we have.
Where is the gold in having
such wonderful experiences after
reaching the other planet if we
would have nowhere to live after?
We can say that reaching them

might help us to conclude what
else we need to improve on our
own land. The question: will we
still have something to improve?
I might say were already losing it.
Wake Up. Assure us a sustainable
future.
For what gain is there in
conquering the world and losing
ourselves?
Searching different ways to
explore, planning steps to reach
those planets, and at the same time
destroying our own planet simply
does not make sense.
Were doing something that
is obviously the reason why nature
hate us.
Plant more trees, not more crisis.
Live a happy life, not leave happy
life. Return to nature, dont wait for
its vengeance.
Jellie Ann Bico, G10 - Galileo

For me, mahirap po
kasi po ang iba ay
maraming ginagawa
kaya hindi na minsan
magawa ang assignment sa quipper.
Jester Cuerdo, G10 - Einstein
I find it fun. It is
interesting while
unfamiliar. I enjoy
answering the questions given there.
Maricis Rosales, G10 -Copernicus

Nakakaawa para
dun sa ibang mga
estudyante na hindi
naman lagi nakakapag-internet.
Marvie Cajandab, G10 - Aristotle
Gladiosa De Chavez,
G10 - Aristotole
Evaluate quipper...
Mas maganda pong

gamitin kasi mas
madali at saka di po
nakaka-bored yung
games.
Evaluate quipper...
Mahirap po para
saken. Lalo na po
at walang pang-internet at gadgets na
puwdeng gamitin.
Pero maganda
naman po dahil
madali po kaming
natututo at may thrill
pa dahil sa coins..
Evaluate quipper...
p.38
| The Laiyan - World News |June-Dec. 2015 |
p.15
Syrian crisis worsens with French

retaliation vs. Daesch
|Compiled by Joenathan Carpio|
What started out as a democratic protest against the Syrian government has turned out to become
modern historys worst humanitarian crisis since the Second World War, according to the United
Nations, as the country bears the brunt of retaliatory attacks from France and Russia against the Islamic
State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
Plugged in
There is a revolution going on in Laiya NHS today. That is clearly seen in the employment of various
technological implements such as televisions, computers, and online educational platforms.
First, vaarious alumni have donated LED TVs for classrooms this year. Then, teachers upgraded their
presentation skills using slideshows. And most recently, some some have also started going to quipper.
com, an online educational gamified platform with their students.
These innovations reflect DepEds thrust for 21st Century education, require a broader perspective on
the role of technology to pedagogy, and call out for improvements in the technological know-how of both
teachers and students.
This move comes as a welcome adjustment to the technologically-oriented learning styles and habits
of todays students
As well this opening up towards the employment of technology in the classroom points to .adjustments
in existing rules that totally ban the use of gadgets necessary in schools.
It is good that the Guidance Office has issued suggestions on the proper and responsible use of these
gadgets. There is of course the continued call not to abuse this provision by using gadgets unnecessarily
during class hours, or for purposes other than academic ones.
Not only does this move require these shifts in opinion. It also calls for the heightened cooperation
between the school and its stakeholders for further improvements on the schools electrical facilities. After
all, installing televisions or any other technological implements in the classrooms will be in vain should
we fail to address the need to reinforce the schools electrical backbones.
Necessarily, integrating technology in the classroom requires also the advancement in teachers
technological know-how.
Indeed, starting the task of integrating technology in the classroom is a monumental leap forward for
the school. May we benefit greatly from this.
France would battle Isis without

a respite, without a truce...It is
not a question of containing but
of destroying this organization,
said French President Francois
Hollande in his address to the
French Parliament after the fatal
Paris attacks that saw the death
of more than 130 people.
Roots of Conflict

The conflict in Syria
started out when the armed
forces of President Bashar alAssad responded violently to
pro-democracy protesters in
2011, opening fire on them and
triggering a public outrage that
escalated to massive protests for
Assads resignation.

Violence
escalated
further and fragmented the
country as various factions
wrestled with government forces
for control of cities and the
countryside.
Today, at least seven forces
including Russia and ISIS hold
sway in the fragmented state.
Humanitarian Crisis

The civil war has
displaced half of the countrys
pre-war 22-million population,
prompting mass migrations
usually to neighboring countries
Lebanon, Jordan, and Turkey
but extending even to Southeast

Asia.
In
connection,
the Philippine government
expressed openness to serving
as a temporary destination for
Syrian refugees waiting to be
accepted in other host countries.
While we will abide by our
commitments as a signatory
to the UN Convention on
refugees, we should also take
into account our own resources
and capabilities, considering we
are still in the rehabilitation stage
from the aftermath of Typhoon
Yolanda, Foreign Affairs Charles
Jose said.
Many Syrians risk life to
cross to Europe for resettlement,
most of them going through the
borders of Greece.
Relief Efforts
In December 2014, the UN
launched an appeal for $8.4bn
(5.6bn) to provide help to 18
million Syrians.
A report published by the
UN in March 2015 estimated
the total economic loss since
the start of the conflict was
$202bn and that four in every
five Syrians were now living in
poverty - 30% of them in abject
poverty. Syrias education, health
Cornered. Syrian refugees fleeing

ISIS wait for help along the Turkish
borders. The war has displaced 11
million Syrians. Photo from ibtimes.
co.uk
and social welfare systems are

also in a state of collapse.
UN Secretary General Ban
Ki-moon says the organisations
long-term strategic objective
remains a political solution based
on the Geneva Communique.
The UN special envoy Staffan
de Mistura has also proposed
establishing a series of freeze
zones, where local ceasefires
would be negotiated to allow
aid deliveries in besieged areas.
But his attempt to broker a truce
in March 2015 was rejected by
rebels in the city, who feared
the government would use it to
redeploy its forces elsewhere.
p.16
| June - Dec. 2015 | The Laiyan - Editorial/Opinion |
SSG relaunches
Room of
Week tilt
Ron Louis L. de Chavez
Slowly but surely

Four hundred forty students are expected to study Senior High at Laiya National High School (LNHS).
The implementation of the K-12 Curriculum Program means that the public schools would have to find
extra classrooms, restrooms, teachers and textbooks to accommodate the students. Is LNHS K-12 ready?
In Implementing the K-12 program, the school need more classrooms and buildings that is ready to use
and if not the school must renovate the old establishments so that the students can still use it.
The construction of the new classrooms to be used for Grade 11 is still ongoing and expected to be finish
on April 2016 which is obviously ready to accompany the first batch of G-11 on June 2016.
In terms of textbooks, unfortunately some year levels are still waiting to have the textbooks so that
they will not have to go to the computer shops and print the whole module just to have the source of the
everyday lessons.
All over the Philippines, there is a problem on where are we going to get the teachers that will teach
G11 and G12.
Luckily, the school has the suited teachers to teach technical Vocational Course (TVC) that are certified
National Certificate II (NCII) holder and still hiring teachers that are qualified to teach Academic courses.
In implementing the K-12 Curriculum Program, the school will encounter problems that might ruin
its reputation and bring it down but with the help of the government, Technical Education and Social
Development Authority (TESDA), Association of Laiya Resorts Owner (ALRO), Local Government Units
(NGU), and other stakeholders such as the Sequa, German Cooperation, and the Philippine Chamber of
Commerce and Industry, Inc., Laiya NHS is going slowly, but surely.
Due to its success last year, the

Supreme Student Government
re- launched the solid waste
management program and
contests.
Nakita ng lahat ang nagiging
epekto ng project na ito.
Nagkaroon ng disiplina ang
mga mag-aaral, nagkaroon sila
ng pagkukusang maglinis sa
kagustuhang hindi mapahiya
ang kanilang mga teacher at
mismong ang kanilang section.
Mas nagiging maganda at
maaliwalas sa tingin ang
kabuuan ng ating paaralan kaya
naman ipinagpatuloy at lalo
pa itong pinagbubuti ngayong
taon, said Mrs. Maribel D.
Palatan, SSG Adviser.
However, the SSG modified
last years mechanics for the
contest. This, year, the scores
that will be given to the Gulayan
sa Paaralan (GsP) will be scored
separately from the cleanliness
of the classroom itself. The
awarding ceremony will be held
every Monday morning due to
the flag raising ceremony for the
best classrooms and every end
of the month for the garden.
Based on Republic Act 9003,
also known as The Ecological
Solid Waste Management Act
of 200, which mandated the
segregation of waste.
p.37
Canteens initiate, support

Feeding Program
|Silverly P. Fernandez|
The schools two canteens initiated and supports the feeding program
aiming to help underweight students get their proper diet.
Healthy meals.Twenty-three students are undergoing the

schools Feeding Program this year. The feeding program is
geared towards helping underweight students achieve ideal Body
Mass Index (BMI). Photo by: Alliah J. Pureza
Twenty-three students from

(LNHS) are attending the said
program from Grade 7 to Grade
10.
According to Mrs. Shirley F.
De Torres, Feeding Program
Coordinator,
this program
is for those students who are
malnourished and was lacked of
proper guidance in their eating
habits. .
Some of them are malnourished
because they are not eating their
lunch.
Thirty-five percent of the
Canteens fund is allotted for the
feeding program to help those

malnourished students reached
their normal weight.
Ito makakatulong sa mga magaaral na hindi wasto ang timbang
o walang sapat na perang pambili
ng pagkain, Mrs. Shirley F. De
Torres said.
The school is pursuing this
project to lessen the percentage
of malnourished students in
the school campus and also to
introduce healthy lifestyle.
Dahil dito nagkakaroon ako
ng tamang kaalaman tungkol
sa wastong pagkain said Ithan
Jumuad, BS-Aquino.
p.36
DepEd,DSWD
deworms 4Ps kids
|Alliah Pureza|
Science Bits
Rosales orders wire realignment
To eliminate potential fire
hazards identified by the bureau
of Fire Protection(BFP), Mrs.
Josephine Rosales, Principal II
ordered the repair of the schools
electrical lines.
There is water on Mars: NASA
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA)
confirmed evidence that liquid
water flows on Mars, according
to nasa.gov, September 28.
This discovery fuels further
study into the forms of life in the
Red Planet.
A bitter pill to swallow. Nurse Rowena Aguila hands out

Albendazole Tablet during the deworming activity for 4Ps
beneficiaries, July 15. Another deworming activity will beheld in
January 2016. Photo by Tutut Tutut
A Deworming Program in
Laiya National High School led
by Dr. Enrico Aguila, Dentist
II of Department of Education
Division Office and Nurse
Rowena Aguila, Nurse II of
Division Office was administered
to student-members of Pantawid
Pamilya, July 15.
Students were given
Albendazole Tablet, a chewable
anti-platyhelminthes. Students
who recoverd from illness and
those who did not take their
breakfast were not given the
drug.
In all, 383 student- members
benefited from the activity.
Only members of the 4Ps were

authorized by the school since
they were required to sign the
Monitoring of Health Status
for their evaluation.
Hindi naman 4Ps lamang
ang concern natin dito pero sa
ganitong bagay, mga 4Ps lamang
muna ang priority at required
naman talaga ng Department of
Social Welfare Development na
i-deworm ang bata, Dr. Aguila
said.
They confirmed that another
deworming program will be
conducted on January, provided
that 4Ps members will have their
parents consent.
Indonesian haze spreads to PH

The haze from Indonesia has
spread to Southern and Central
Philippines, October 23.
The haze originated from
the forest fires in the islands of
Sumatra and Kalimantan. The
fires started from illegal slashand-burn activities that spreads
fast during the dry season.
LNHS teachers troops to rivers
for annual clean up
Teachers and students of Laiya
National High School (LNHS)
trooped for the annual conduct
of the International Coastal
Clean-up, September 9.
| The Laiyan - Editorial/Opinion |June-Dec. 2015 |

The Laiyan
SY 2015-2016
Laiya Ibabao San Juan,
Batangas
facebook.com/AngLaiyan2014
Editor-in-Chief: Lorwyn Espina
Associate Editor:
Benson Jeff Bollosa
Managing Editor:
John Mark Ayap
Sectional Staff:
News Internal: Joenathan Carpio
News External:
Ithan Grayne Jumuad
Features: Anna Sophia Isabella
Science: Silverly Fernandez
Sports: Jeric Umali
Chief Artist: Kier Enriquez
Chief Photojournalist:
Alliah Pureza
Writers: Rhea Silang,
Kathleen Shayne Ayap,
Ron Louis De Chavez,
Zhaira Mae Valdez,
Mia Villanueva,
Joann Manalo, Kirsten Avril Silang,
Hazel Sandro, Chennie Kim Isabella
Marie Jaylen De Torres
Artist: Mikki Cay,
Maria Wella Villafuerte,
Emmanuel Ramos,
Lorenz James Luzon
Geremie Dimaano
Photojournalist: Bridget Buela
Layout Artists: Alliah Pureza
Ithan Grayne Jumuad
Advisers: Mr. Melvin L. Viaa,
Mr. Juan Carlos H. Perez,
Mrs. Rhea V. Masalunga,
Mrs. Reschelle S. Umali
Consultant:
Mrs. Josephine D. Rosales
Custodians of the TRUTH.

Servants of the
COMMUNITY.
p.17
At hand
Lorwyn Espina, Editor-in-Chief
Fate of heroes
The transparency and credibility
of the Bureau of Custom (BOC)
is being criticized because of
the issue about the inspections
and opening of the balikbayan
boxes that the overseas Filipino
workers (OFW) sent to their
relatives in the country.
It is okay to open the balikbayan
boxes to ensure that it will not be
used in smuggling especially in
illegal transport of drugs
But it means tampering
the privacy of the personal
belongings thats inside the boxes
instead of focusing to catch big
time smugglers, the BOC focus
on opening balikbayan boxes
and busy adding tariffs to the
things that exceed in quality and
prize.
It is important to open the
balikbayan boxes to check if it
contain items that are taxable
especially the luxury items that
they bought at the shopping
malls abroad.
But if the items are declared
and it has a packing list and
invoice, there would be no need
to the BOC inspectors to open it.
Lets say the BOC has the right
to inspect the balikbayan boxes
but they dont have to tamper the
things that inside if:

Even if they see luxury items
why dont they just let it. It is
the fruit of the hardship that the
OFWs wanted to give to their
families. It is owned by them and
for me the BOC dont have the
right to place tax and tariffs in it.
In fact the OFWs help our
economy grow through the
money that they sent to the
country. I think their moneys
tax is enough
It is such a crucial thing that
even the items that they almost
died to buy is being taxable and
tampered by corrupt officials.
I am against the opening of the
balikbayan boxes and the added
tax on the luxury items that the
OFW sent. They really work hard
to feed and earn money for their
family. They used up all their
time just to sustain their familys
needs.
If we could not end it today,
when? If the government really
treasures the OFWs they must
take bigger steps to end their
suffering.
I am against the opening of the
balikbayan boxes and the added
tax on the luxury items that the
OFW sent.
p.18
|Benson Jeff Bollosa|Joenathan Carpio|
John Mark Ayap,Managing Editor

There is an increasing number
of population of internet users
today. 3, 323, 348, 167, more or
less., according to International
Telecommunication
Union
(ITU).
So what?
Going online is one of those
things tht does not postage limits
(minimum or maximum).
As the result, a burgeoning
problem exists between the
parents and their children when
both live on nothing but these
gadgets.
They say children of today
are non-sociable and supradependent on gadgets for
contentment
and
leisure.
This creates a less interactive
generation.
Moreover, children are most
likely to have minor damages
with their senses: touch, sight

and mostly hearing.
Showing and possessing un
ending detriments are observed
and because of having a vast
influence in our society it was
even used in bullying (CyberBullying).
Any tool not used for its right
purpose can be dangerous in
many ways. Without knowing
it, technology has hurt the
innocence of our youth.
But they are also these good
effects on using internet.
Education has been simplified
and made easier for students
to learn both new and old
things through this. Through
researching,
browsing
and
reading articles, we will be able
to know about the history or
culture or tradition of whatever
p.35
Alumni give TVs to classrooms
Tectonic
Techy
| The Laiyan - Science and Technology |June-Dec. 2015 |
country were curious about.

South Korea-- for our generation.
Technology enables us to be
productive, creative, artistic and
open-minded. The only problem
is that us humans take everything
for granted without knowing its
purpose or on how would it be
helpful in your everyday living.
Technology presents a great
opportunity to us , we must
know first our strength and
weaknesses, our goals and our
intentions. Technology has
been used without improper
knowledge on using internet
and social networking sites.
This causes good and bad
effects as well as advantages and
disadvantages on our daily living.
Plans and discipline is important
cause you were given a great
power takes great responsibility.
...Any tool not used for

its right purpose can be
dangerous in many ways.
Without
knowing
it,
technology has hurt the
innocence of our youth...
Several alumni have responded to the calls of Laiya NHS teachers to help them provide televisions
in classrooms in the schools bid to fully integrate various technologies in the pedagogical process.
Maam, ako po! Ms. Ronalyn Lunar facilitates her G9 Science class with the help of the LED TV. This
school year, Laiya National High School started using and integrating various forms of technology in the
Teaching-learning Process prompting the PTA to launch the provision of LED TVs in every classroom
as their annual project. Several alumni have donated units for the said project. Photo by: Alliah J. Pureza
Teachers have taken the

initiative of taking the cause to
the attention of alumni who have
responded to the call positively.
According to Mrs. Felisa
Herera, Guidance counselor,
those who donated were Mr.
and Mrs. Felipe Cay, Mr. and
Mrs. Teresa Villanueva, Mr. and
Mrs. Rey Ilagan, Mr. and Mrs.
Melinda Salagubang Mr. Arnel
Campang and Mr. and Mrs.
Roglo Silang.
The TVs they donated had
been deployed to G7-Milton,
G8-Rizal, G10-Aristotle, G9-
Ramos, G9-BS. Aquino and

G10-Einstein, respectively.
With the help of the LED
TVs, students will find ease
in studying and it will help
them a lot because they can
be more attentive in listening
and understanding the lesson,
explained Mrs. Terisita V. Lunes,
G8-Milton Adviser.
By the use of TV during classes,
it will help to easily discuss the
lesson. Also because of it, they
will become more attentive than
usual. Also the given topic in the
class will be easily understood
by the students, explained Cielo

Marie Villanea, G8-Rizal
Most recently, Manuel
Campang and his sister Cheryl
Campang-Buisan
donated
two televisions to Grade 9
classrooms.
Mrs. Josephine Rosales,
Principal II, extended her
gratitude to all donors.
She also reminded students
to take care of the TVs so they
may be used by future students.
More televisions are needed
to meet the schools goal of
providing TVs to all classrooms.
p.34
| June - Dec. 2015 | The Laiyan - Features |
Face-off:
Yaya Dub vs. Pastillas Girl
Mia Villanueva
Million of tweets. High ratings. Fandoms. Solid viewers. These are all scattered over the
online world. And it does not stop there. The world stops in the middle of the day just
to watch something which is really persuasive. The scene is like Manny Pacquiaos big
fight.
Eveyone
awaits for the
next chapter of
their stories.
Everyone
fights for the
better one
- Aldub or
Pastillas Girl.
Aldub
loveteam
was first
to make
noise in
the showbiz industry. Yaya
Dub suddenly rocked the house of Eat
Bulaga when she started as Lola
ni Doras nanny. Here how it goes
- she saw Alden Richards on a tv
screen then suddenly she kept
quiet then she started to wave
her hands behind her face now
it is called pabebe wave.
And the next thing we knew,
they are celebrating their weeksaries and monthsaries. Their
love story continues up to this
day adding extra delight and
flavors to the lunch meal of the
viewers.
Aldub is a short version for
Alden Richards and Yaya Dub.
The character of Yaya Dub is
well played by Maine Mendoza

the dubsmash queen of youtube. With their famous pabebe
wave plus their hit lines such as
Mainenamahal kita, MaAlden
kita, and Aldub You, they
conquer the country as they never expect it to be. For months,
EatBulaga has attained ratings
they have never achieved before.
Alden Richards suddenly became the best topping to GMA
7s projects and advertisements.
Thanks to Yaya Dub.
On the other network, Pastillas Girl is walking her way to
stardom too. In real life, she is
Angelica Jane Yap, another youtube sensation. Her viral video
How to Make Pastillas, gave
way for her popularity.The video
shows the procedures in cooking
pastillas but with a twist! She
lightened it up with hugot and
patama quotes to her ex-boyfriend.
Now Angelica has her own segment, Nasaan ka Mr. Pastillas?,
on Its Showtime. In her segment,
she is looking for the Mr. Right
of her life, together with Vice
Ganda. Evan, Jess, Topher and
Richard - four of the luckiest
suitors of Miss Pastillas - all hope
for Pastillas Girls heart.
From time to time, we heard
students talking about them; replaying the stories they watched

during the weekend. Some are
actually arguing as to who or
which is better. Thus, we did our
own survey. The big question is
Aldub or Pastillas Girl?
We gathered information from
491 students.A total of 290 voted for YayaDub. This comprised
54% of the total students who
voted. The rest, 201 students,
voted for Pastillas Girl. Aldub
won by 18%.
I choose Yaya Dub because
she is obedient to her three Lolas
and their love team has a chemistry, said Shanelle Kate Samarita,
G7 Shakespeare.
On the other hand, Michelle
De Chavez of G8-Rizal defended
that Pastillas Girl
can relate well with
people because of
her love story. I
hope she will find
her Mr. Pastillas
soon.
Both stories
have their own
values and lessons to share. That
counts more than
the ratings
and number
of votes.
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Navigator
Ithan Grayne Jumuad, News External Editor
Lets settle what we can
Our country has been facing a huge problem regarding on its islands on the South China Sea. And
this case had already settled a hearing on The Hague, which is an international court for all countries. But
China insisted on the results of it for the result confederates Philippines.
The ruined relationship of China and Philippines started when China suddenly declared that
Scarborough Shoal and Spratlys Islands are all entitled to them. Distressed, our country asserted its rights
for its very obvious that the said islands belongs to the Philippines. The distance of the islands from the
two countries only shows that these two islands belong to us. Thus, China had shown an old copy of their
map showing that they owned Scarborough shoal and Spratlys Islands even from the beginning. But
Philippines relies on the provisions of international law, namely the UNCLOS.
It became controversial when China had started to scout around the said islands, they started to attack
some Philippines vessel and to throw water bomb on some small boats. They even started to pile sand on
the South China Sea resulting to form some islets on the region.
Due to these, the Philippine government decided to consult at the international courtThe Hague. And
luckily, Hague accepted our countrys case.
Hagues hearing has been helpful, though China differed on this decision, at least we all know that
even the international court sticks with us. But for now, we, Filipinos, what we want is only the truth and
nothing but the truth.
Be brave, take risk. We should fight for our own land.
Coordinators Corner
Marcel Haessner, K-12 Plus Project Coordinator, GIZ
The Chance in K-12 PLUS

The hospitality industry
is an exciting and dynamic
field, offering a number of
opportunities for those who
have a passion for customer
care and strong personnel skills.
Pursuing a formal education
based on Dual Training System
can lead to various professional
positions with the all-time
chance of a rewarding career in
top establishments within the
Philippines or abroad.
With the developed technical
vocational track, we have the
chance to ensure the Industrys
needs for skilled employees.
For Laiya we will have a close
school- company partnership to
ensure the best training in the
Field. ALRO Resorts will give
our Students, your children, the
needed Skills for a professional
Career in this fast growing Field.
The K-12 PLUS Project will

top the Senior High school with
additional Skills and an additional
Certificate in Hospitality assured
by the Philippine Chamber of
Commerce and Industry.
Kto12 is not only a Chance
for TECH VOC, but also for
our Children. With the growing
demand of workers, Kto12
TechVoc Track will take over to
ensure higher employment .
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Ripples
Benson Jeff Bollosa, Associate Editor
That a student should ask
Epi Quizon why his character
Apolinario Mabini in the film
Heneral Luna may only
be described in one word:
outrageous.
Yes, outrageous: those
things you can laugh at and
tremendously hate at the same
time.
Several things come up with
this incident, and some blamethrowing too.
People start looking at
teachers for explanation on the
horrendousness of the event.
RIP, Mabini
I do not know in other parts

of the Philippines, but as far as
Laiya Elementary and National
High School are concerned, I do
remember my teachers telling us
about Mabini.
In fact, there is a yearly
celebration of his life and works
whenever his birthday comes
around in July.
And then we turn to the
ourselves, as the youth of this
land. How have we come to this?
An English teacher once told
us about how short-sighted the
collective memory of Filipinos
| The Laiyan - Features |June-Dec. 2015 |
p.33
Saying Goodbye to
a Piece of History
John Mark Ayap & Chennie Isabela
are. I didnt know it was this

short., this ignorant.
There is so much to remember,
in fact, search for in the artwork
in the making known as the
Filipino Nation.
And we who are supposed
to continue the task of building
seemingly have forgotten the
foundations upon which we
should build.
What have we been up to?
How have we heeded this call of
building upon the identity fought
for by our forefathers-- Mabini,
one of those in the forefront?
Campus Beats
In relation to the upcoming Senior High School (SHS), the Laiya NHS library underwent a
renovation. LNHS students showed their appreciation to these changes through their comments
regarding it.
Matututo ang mga bata na maghanap sa aklat para sa kanilang isasagot sa takdang aralin.
- Paulyn Vilanueva, G9-BS. Aquino
Masaya, dahil hindi lang ako ang makakagamit at pati ang ibang mga estudyante, hindi na
kailangan mag search sa website dahil may libro na.
Gamil Sydney, G7-Milton
Pag kami ay nasa library, hindi na makalat at payapa na at madali na kumuha ng libro.
Rose Marie Majaba, G9- Ramos.
Masaya, dahil makakatulong ito sa pag-aaral ng mga estudyante. At hindi na sila magbabayad
sa mga comp. shop para mag research ng kung ano-anong mga project.
- Mhelca I. Gunio, G-10 Newton
People
come
and
go
but
this
building
remained
for
43
years.
In the western part of Laiya National High School (LNHS) stand three classrooms. These three
are collectively known as the Tanco Building. It is the first building built in LNHS in the year 1972.
The building was named after its donor, Mr. Arturo A. Tanco Jr. For 13 years (1971 1984), he
served as the Agriculture Minister of the Philippines. He was also the President of the World
Food Council of the United Nations in the year 1997 to 1981. His advocacy in improving our
countrys economy and production of crops made him closer to Filipino farmers. As a technocrat,
he helped small towns in improving their crop production through introduction of new farming
techniques. And his passion reached the small place of Laiya; not in farming aspect, but in education.
For decades, Tanco Building was a home to forty three batches. It was a witness to the
transformation and learning of thousands of students. Memories were webbed in the three classrooms
achievement and defeat; laughter and tears; friendships and puppy loves; attachments and letting
go. More than anything else, it has given students the much needed education for their future.
It was actually our first home in Laiya National High School. It was our classroom when we were in
first year. The classroom allowed me to meet new friends who are still my friends up to this day. One of
my happiest days in that classroom was our Christmas party, said Julius Lucero, Batch 2004 graduate.
However, everything comes
to an end. It is a law of nature.
Strong typhoons and slightly felt
earthquakes slowly deteriorated
the building. Acid rain hollowed
out its roof. Its walls and
foundation were weathered,
making it weak and unsuitable
as students shelter in school.
Thus, demolition is necessary.
Just like the students who housed
in Tanco building, it will soon be
gone, too. It will be replaced by a
new one. Its photograph will only
be seen in the book of history of
LNHS. It will be nothing but a
piece of history, but its contribution
to students will remain
permanent and indestructible.
p.32
Guest Editorial
Tele Review. On the Wings of Love:

Not your typical mushy Telenovela
Pag mahal ka, babalikan ka.
Everyone can relate very
well to this famous line from
a trending telenovela On the
Wings of Love; more popularly
known as OTWOL.
OTWOL is being aired in
ABS-CBN every week nights.
It is starred by a well-known
love team called Jadine James
Reid and Nadine Lustre. James
plays the strong, simple and
romantic character of Clark
Medina. Nadine is the funny,
determined and loving Leah
Olivar.
The two characters met
in San Francisco, USA. Leah
works as a research assistant
while Clark works as a hotel
bellboy. As they were fulfilling
their American dream, destiny
finds its way for the two to meet
and fell in love with each
other.
For their family, Leah
and Clark conquer all
including the burdens
they have in their
work and the
loneliness of
being far from
their family,
saving each dollar
for their familys
future. They did not lose any
hope. Instead, they strive and
work hard. They capitalize on
their family as their strength to
|Ithan Grayne Jumuad|
wake up each morning and to

keep on working.
The new time zone brought
not just hangover and stress but
lots of problems and surprises.
Their dream lead them
to a dilemma which lead
the two characters to a very
unpredictable scene when Leah
asks for Clarks hand just for her
green card.
Then everything messed up
- their family , their lives, their
plans, their goals. Even their
lives unfolded. They did not
expect to fell in love with each
other.
This love was like a bean
starting to have stalks, leaves
and stems. It then released
fruit but it was not as sweet as
everyone expects it to be. This
fruit gave bitterness when Albie
Casio as
Jiggs found out that his ex-
girlfriend (Leah) was courted by

his cousin (Clark).
Their world continued to
turn upside down. Aside from
the twist, the telenovela is close
to the heart of public viewers
because of the Filipino values
portrayed by the characters.
Aside from the family
values, Juan Miguel Severo add
theatrical value to the telenovela.
He is a spoken word poet.
His poems clearly express the
emotions and feelings of each
character. He has hugot lines
every viewers can easily relate
with. He attracts everybodys
ears as he throw his first line.
It is very rare for a teleserye to
incorporate literature in their
episodes. That is what makes it
unique.
Being an OTWOLISTA
is being close to the reality.
Watching OTWOL is like
watching Filipinos in general.
Indeed, it is a good
night hobby.
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With Gratitude
Rhisa Rey Dela Cruz, The Laiyan Alumna
Thanks, LNHS!
Kumusta, Laiya National High

School? Isa ako sa mga naging
produkto mo.
At miss na miss na kita.
Apat na taon din akong
nagpaikot-ikot sa apat na sulok
ng paaralan. Masaya, di ko
makakalimutan. Ang Laiyan?
Malaki ang naging kontribusyon
niya sa kung anong narating
ko sa buhay ko. Dati, wala
naman akong balak magsulat.
Nagsusulat lang ako kapag
kailangan sa subject o project.
Hanggang sa nabigyan ako ng
pagkakataong
makapagsulat
para sa pahayagan ng paaralan.
Masarap sa pakiramdam.
Nakakatuwa. Nakilala ako,
maraming nakabasa ng mga
isinulat ko. Hanggang sa
dumating ang graduation. Isa

sa nakakalungkot na pangyayari
sa buhay ko yung iwan ko ang
paaralan na to at ang mga
taong tumulong sakin kung
paano bumuo ng kwento, kung
paano magpakilig ng mga
tao sa classroom, kung paano
magpaiyak ng mga guro dahil
lang sa mga sinulat ko.
Masyadong memorable ang
Laiya para sakin. Dito ako
nagsimulang matutong magsulat
ng mula sa puso. Gusto ko lang
magpasalamat. Kung hindi dahil
kay Maam Lanie noon, wala
siguro ngayon ang Trapped
With You. Isa sa kwentong
natapos kong maisulat matapos
kong makagraduate ng college.
Isang kwentong nakilala sa
Wattpad at di kalaunan ay
nagkaron ako ng pagkakataon na
i-self-publish sa tulong ng mga
kaibigan ko rin sa Wattpad.
Masaya ako. Na tuwing
titingnan ko yung librong iyon
sa bookshelf ko, bumabalik
sa gunita ko ang mga oras na
ginugol ko sa paaralan para
magsulat. Naaalala ko yung mga
taong dati-rati ay tuwang tuwa
pag nagbabasa ng mga isinusulat
ko. Madalas, gusto kong bumalik
sa Laiya para magbalik-tanaw
lang. Siguro, balang araw.
Kaya ikaw, kung isa kang
kagaya ko na mahilig magsulat,
wag kang mawalan ng pag-asa.
At wag na wag mo ring
kakalimutan ang mga taong
naging parte ng pag-unlad mo.
The more you know about the PAST, the better you are prepared for the
FUTURE...
-Theodore Roosevelt
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Newsfeed
Alliah J. Pureza, Chief Photojournist
English as a social status. Pa rin?
A video went viral on different

networking sites when a
pasosyal mom with her daughter
entered McDonalds food chain
on Angeles Pampanga, this
month of October.
The flow of the story goes
like this when the mother
didnt like the way the cashier
communicated with them in
English dialect she started to
humiliate and under estimate
the cashier and have told the
manager to have a special lane
for those who were like her
educated and fluent in terms of
speaking on the English dialect
and for those normal people
unlike her.
This video caught everyones
attention; thousands of netizens
reacts on how rude the mother
and daughter communicated
with the staffs, crew and even
to the manager of the said food
chain.
The question is, is it really the
English language we have to use
and adopt today? Is it proper

to replace our own language
Filipino for the sake of speaking
the National language English?
Lets go back into our past and
refreshed ourselves in this topic.
Quezon, Rizal, Bonifacio and
Mabini are just some of those
thousands of heroic Filipinos
who learn to stand and sacrifice
their lives for our own liberty
and rights.
They were the one who
encounter their worst bloody
nightmare while fighting for our
democracy as well as for having
our own language, Filipino.
They were the one who perish
and suffer on the time we needed
them the most. So what is the
sense of their sacrifice if we are
already replacing it today.
The English language is said
to be the international language
because most of the country uses
it. It was well-known around
the globe and was brought to as
when the American government
took over our own government.

In our society today, Filipinos
are well knowned to be good
and fluent in English. We are
respected for being grammar
nazi.
But this viral video shows
inappropriate way of using
English dialect in humiliating
persons whos lack of knowledge
and capability on using the
dialect.
When the mother starts
making a scene and talking
trash into the cashier it was
observed that they were using
the English language, bragging
their knowledge the way it is not
supposed to be use.
Filipino is our identity. We
should be proud of it. Its not bad
to use the English language but
we should have limitation when
using it. The purpose of our
language is simply to establish
contact among people all around
the globe. Otherwise leads to the
defeat of its purpose.
The harder the STRUGGLE, the more glorious the

TRIUMPH...
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Kathleen Shayne Ayap

I need a back-up.
Hog Rider.
Oh what a balloon parade.
Do these ring a bell to you? Oh so familiar, right? Who doesnt recognize these lines? I bet no one
would raise hands.
What so hooking about this game?
The Mechanics
Open up this application and let the fantasy begin. Buy barracks, train the troops. Buy your
armies, upgrade it. Buy defenses, level up it to a new and better one. Cannons only shoot for
every ground intruders as the mortars too. Archer towers shoot for both air and ground enemies.
Upgrading
them
will
give
you
more
excitement.
When
the
time
of
your
training
has
finished
you
can
now
find
a
match
and
attack!
Once you have completely destroyed y town hall, one star will be your reward and when
you totally destroyed the whole village of your enemy, the available gold and elixir and
trophies are all yours. If you get a total of 400 trophies, you can enter your desired clan.
There are clans that recruits you only if you have their trophy needed. You can also upgrade your town hall.
It unlocks the hidden items in the shop which you can use while playing. Upgrade also your walls because
you will be attacked
by the enemies. By then, when you upgraded all your troops and defenses
, you can enter a
war. Before the war, you are given a 24-hour preparation. Here, you need to
edit the layout
of your war base to avoid the total destruction. After that, hell breaks loose.
You attack-and are attacked. The stars you can get when you attack your enemy will go
or will be
the basis of your clans score. If the score of your enemy s clan is bigger
t h a n
yours, they will be the winner of that game and vice versa. Collect!
I t s
the key to upgrading all the magic the game has to offer.
T h e
Characters
Barbarians and archers are the troops that help to destroy
gold mines, army camp and elixir collector to get the available
loots. Giants and balloons first attack the defenses of the enemy.
Wizard attack to any defenses, collector and storages. Healers
heal the weak troops. Dragons blow hot glowing fire which
damages the whole village. P.E.K.K.A. attacks ground enemy.
The Hooking Part
Once offline, chances are that your village will be
attacked by anyone. That is why students put themselves
in vein for this game to the point of skipping classes,
hiding in comfort rooms or the back of the stage just to check their accounts. THe more fearless
ones even check their armies under the armrest of their chair while the class is on-going.
This is when the clash translates to the real world and sends the interests of teachers and parents clashing
with those of their digital natives.
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Name: Mrs. Regelita

Villanueva
Years in service: 29 years
Known for: being strict but
caring
Subject/s taught: Science
Position/s held: Laboratory
Custodian; Guidance
Counselor
Replaced by: Mrs. Rhea V.
Masalunga
Trivia: Maam Regie originally
aimed to be a nurse. Because
her family cannot afford it,
she opted to take Education.
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Vectors
Anna Sophia Isabella, Associate Editor
Here we vote
Name: Ms. Babyline Comia

Years of stay in LNHS: 2 years
Transferred to: Bayanan National
High School
Known for: her beauty and poise
Subject/s taught: Filipino
Replaced by: Ms. Rinabell
Abraham
Trivia: Maam Comia was awarded
as the Gandang Guro 2015. She is
now teaching in her hometown San Pascual, Batangas.
The presidential election

in the Philippines scheduled
on Monday May 9, 2016 will
determine the 16th president of
the Philippines.
The Philippines will go to
the polls to choose a new head of
state bringing to an end the sixyear term served by incumbent
President Benigno Aquino III.
And the winning leader, under
the current constitution can
only hold one six-year political
service in the comparable white
house of the Philippines, The
Malacaang Palace.
The extra time look to be much
needed. The list of candidates
who will run for the throne of
presidency are Manuel Mar
Roxas II, 58, the DILG secretary
who came from the Liberal Party.
Grace Poe Llamanzares, 46, is
the presidential neophyte from
the Independent Party. Jejomar
Jojo Binay, 72, of the United
Nationalist Alliance is known
for being the longest standing
mayor of Makati City.
The fourth candidate, from
the PDP Laban Party list is
the hardtalker mayor of Davao,
Rodrigo Duterte.
And last but not the least,
Mirriam Defensor Santiago, a 70
year old former senator from the

Reform Partylist.
They are the five hot names in
the presidential election of 2016.
But election in 2016, or any
election for that matter, is not
about personalities. They should
be about advocacies.
Let us look into each.
Jejomar Binay, while besieged
by allegations of corruption,
wants to keep the developmental
economic policies left by the
Aquino Admin plus the so-called
pro-Filipino provision of the
1987 constitution that has also
been part of his platform. The
question to his candidacy will be:
Can Binay unshackle all of this?
Next from the list is Grace Poe
Ilamanzares, the adopted chold
of Susan Roces and Fernando
Poe Jr., one of the most popular
showbiz couples in the country.
Her political flatforms mainly
focuses on poverty alleviation,
opportunities for all and
especially the children. Apart
from all of this, is this allegation
from his conservative opponent
about her birth certificate, she
has no documental proof of her
biological parents. In addition,
Poe has no proof of reconsidering
that she is a Filipino. Thus, she
cannot run for president.

Do you have a 100 peso bill/
Mar Roxas is the grandson of
Manuel Roxas, the proud face of
the 100 peso bill. Who decided
to run for president on the 2016
election after Mr. President
Noynoy Aquino anointed him to
become his successor and liberal
Partys standard bearer. One
of his ground plan is to bring
together the status of economic
compendious
and
clean
governance. Mar came from an
influential political family. Thats
why it is not impossible for him
to win the Presidential throne.
But there is his running mate
wanna be who is Grace Poe who
said earlier that she is also want
to run for president in 2016. Can
Mar break its highest rate?
However, political platforms
should be based on us, should be
about us. It is for our childrens
future. Today politicians take
the back seat for their visibility
to voters. Their image on TV
and print ads and their sincerely
voices we hear over radio. But
whoever the winner will be, he or
she may faces those expectations
from the public. I hope that the
winning candidate will give her/
his best to serve our country.
p.24
The Nick Vujicic of Laiya

Imagine getting through your day without your arms and legs. How will you write? How will
you enjoy your favorite food if you cannot hold it? How will you walk your day? Tough, right?
Have you heard the story
of Nick Vujicic. He is nothing
like Bill Gates or Tiger Woods
or Brad Pitt. He is not a multimillionaire man nor an athlete
nor a Hollywood actor. But he is
a man of great personality. Nick
was born with a rare congenital
condition called Tetra-Amelia
syndrome. It is a disorder
characterized by the absence of all
four limbs. Thus, his body has no
arms and no legs; just a torso with
a head.
Growing up, he experienced
discrimination
and
bullying
that
brought
him to
a huge
depression.
That is why
when he was
only eight
years old, he attempted to commit

suicide. The only thing that
stopped him is this story told by
his mother about another severely
disabled man who was able to
endure and turned his disability
into hope. It inspired him to
dream big. He can now do a lot of
daily things done by abled people.
And by means of his dedication,
he graduated at the age of 21 with
flying colors. Now he spends his
life motivating physically disabled
persons through his organization
called Life Without Limbs.
houses another Nick Vujicic in the
name of Manuel Dueas, better
known as Manny.
He was born on November
08, 1995 in Laiya-Aplaya, San
Juan, Batangas. His mother is
Constancia Dueas and his father
is Elidio Dueas. There are 13
siblings of them in the family.
Just like Nick, Manny was born
without hands and toes but the
only difference is that Manny has
arms and legs.
During his early years, Manny
felt ashamed of his physical
condition. He skipped school for
some years knowing that he will
be bullied. Neverthless, his family
and friends inspire and push him
to carry on and continue his life.
He started schooling in his
elementary days in Aplaya
Elementary School and he
endured the hardship of learning
without his tarsals and carpals.
He learned how to read. He

devised his own way of writing
without his fingers. He learned
how to sew his own clothes. Ironic
it may seem, but he also became
fond of drawing.
According to him, it is his way
of expressing himself. Luckily, he
finished his elementary without
the fear of anything.
He continued his high school
education in Laiya National High
School. The school is distant
from his home. That was when he
learned how to drive a motorcycle.
When Rubiks cube became
popular, he competed with his
friends and he has beaten most of
them. In school, you will see him
holding his bag in front of him
trying to hide his disability. His
smile conceals his missing hands
and toes.
Now in Grade 10, he just wants
to enjoy the ride of his life.
This is the story of Nick Vujicic
and Manuel Dueas who believe
that they are capable in their own
ways.
Both of them inspire and
encourage people to live with
their fullest potential; not
allowing anything to get in their
way to accomplish their hopes and
dreams.
Many would think my goals
are too far-fetched. However, I
believe that if you have the desire
and passion to do something, you
will achieve it in good times, Nick
said. This line goes for Manny too.
p.29
Thanks To You...
Name: Mrs. Regalada
Santok
Years in service: 37 years
Known for: nose bleeding
English vocabulary
Subject/s taught: English
Position/s held: Library
Custodian
Replaced by: Mr. Juan
Carlos Perez
Trivia: Maam Santok
is a mother to four
children - Val Anthony,
Marenelee, Mare Eula and
Mare Christine. All are
professional and successful.
Name: Mr. Danilo Javier

Years in Service: 20 years
Subject/s taught: English
Known for: being serious and perfectionist
Notable line: If the same mistake is committed,
it is called inanity.
Replaced by: Mr. Ramelito Ramiro
Trivia: Sir Danny is very particular in
pronunciation of words and proper usage of
grammar.
p.28
p.25
Stay Home. It is called staycation spending

vacation at home. I love staying at home. You can sleep all day
and watch and eat! Open up a bottle of your fave juice, pour
out in a mason jar and be refreshed. Visit your Facebook
account. Chat. Watch Yaya Dub or Pastillas Girl. Try
movie marathon. Game of Thrones, Heroes Reborn and
Walking Dead Series are good choices. Just dont forget
your house chores!
Swim and play under the rain. Who
said
swimming can be only done during summer? Not all
times,
it pours. Besides, it is more fun swimming and playing
under
the rain, except when the radio announces typhoon.
When it pours hard and long, run your way under the
misty
sky. Make paper boats. Dance around like a child. Be like
a child! Oh! And your body will be
refreshed and relaxed as well. Why not invite your friends? Pack food. Play. Surely, it will be fun!
Sleep. Everyday you wish you do not have to get up early. At night, you sleep as late 10:00
PM. In the morning, you wake up as early 3:00 AM. That is only five hours of sleep. When you go to
school, you cannot concentrate because your body lacks energy. Recharge this school break. Sleep as
much eight hours. It will awaken your senses. It will boost your body for the upcoming activities.
Earn money.
Summer time in Laiya
is earning time. There is a
myriad of ways to make the
most of the off-school and
thicken your purse.
Sell. Anything frozen or
cold-- like buko salad
which never goes out of uso.
Or its cousin, the ice candy.
Or go for the traditional stuff
like banana queue and/or
turon, and other bite-sized
stuff like butchi. Swimmers
will need it after a tiring dip.
Go part-time. Did you know
some beach resorts employ
15 year olds? Pass your CVs
and get hired. Or you may be
into rakets like tutoring, or
hosting, or
singing at
parties? Or manning stores?
Cook. Cook and sell some home made products such as turon,
spaghetti, puto and any delicacies. Why not use the skills you learned
in TLE? Prepare table set-up. Be creative or maybe cook for your
family. It is going to be sweet. Try these recipes and bon appetite!
Easy Champorado Recipe

Ingredients:
5 pieces tablea ( pure chocolate )
1 cups glutinous rice or sushi
rice
cup granulated white
sugar
6 to 8 cups water
Condensed milk to
taste.
Cooking Procedures:
Pour water in the cooking pot and wait
until it boils. Dissolve the tablea in water then stir. Add the rice
and let it boil again for about 15-25 minutes. Add sugar and wait
until it dissolves. Presto! You have the champorado. Transfer the
champorado into a serving bowl. Serve!
Whats Hot , Whats Not ?

We dont mean to be judgmental
or anything. We just want to
document Laiyans fashion
profiles, if one may call it that.
Lets see whats hot, and whats
not.
Ready-for-the-road
Unbuttoned polo and colored
undershirt plus rubber shoes-road-ready, yes. Add that big
hanky resting lousily on your
shoulder, taxi anyone?
Frustrated-cager-ang-peg
If not that hanky on ones
shoulder, it is that Bench bath
spinning freely on index finger.
What are you trying to prove,
dude? Are you a frustrated
basketball player that you cannot
spin balls so you spin towels?
Hopeless romantic style
Students have devised a new
way of expressing their love. That
is through their shoes. They write
down their term of endearment
with their monthsary date. How

sweet! Sweet but not cool.
Ready-set-go style
This is the style of students
who do not wear proper foot
wear. They are the ones who wear
rubber shoes even if they are not
scheduled for Physical Education
(P.E.) subject. High cut shoes and
neon colored shoes are among
them. Worst, some students wear
two different colors of shoe lace
just to catch attention.
You might ask, why do we have
to wear the proper uniform?
For one, it gives identity to
your school. Most importantly,
the school prepares a student for
a bigger world. Time will come
and you will apply for a job. You
will work in a corporate world.
You will dress up according to
the standards and nature of your
work. How will you wear the
proper attire if in school, you
did not acquire the discipline
in wearing proper uniform in
school? Trust me. You will have a

hard time. Worst, you might lose
your job just because you do not
know how to follow the correct
dress code.
While it is not yet late, why not
wear what is really hot? By hot, I
mean appropriate school uniform.
Neatly ironed and properly
buttoned polo over plain wire
undershirt are the coolest for boys.
Pair it up with khaki pants and
black leather shoes with socks. For
girls, slippers and rubber shoes do
not go well with school skirts and
blouse. Skirts must be well-pleated
which can be achieved through
ironing. Blouses must be collared,
too. Do not forget the necktie. It
gives accent and professional sense
to your blouse-skirt pair.
Do not allow yourself to be a
fashion victim. In school, you are
fashionable if you can walk well
with your neat and proper school
uniform.
p.26
The Directioners Page
Kirsten Avril Silang
Make your school break

fun and productive
The Directioners...
p.27
For questions and suggestions, please e-mail me at xxkirstelaHoodtheice

flowerxx@gmail.com or visit me at Twitter: @CalumsGirl20, Facebook:
Kirsten Avril Hood, Tumblr: MoonlightAvenueCth.com.
Dear Kirsten,
Hi there!
I like school breaks semestral break, Christmas break and summer break, but I cannot afford out-oftown and out-of-the-country trips. Any tips on how I can enjoy my breaks while making it productive?
Thank you.
Clara Mae Mendiola
G-7 Shakespeare
Hi Clara! The feeling is mutual. I like school breaks too. Who does not? But oftentimes, it gets wasted.
We wake up to a fresh scent of our first day of school break and the next thing we knew, it is over.
Why not try the following activities to make your school breaks productive?
Jog and Bike. You spent most
of your days sitting on a chair
inside your classroom and your
nights sitting in front of your
computer or cellphone either
playing COC or researching
homework. You barely stretch
your muscles in the morning
because you are late for school.
This school break is your chance
to exercise your muscles. You
are used to waking up early.
Do the same and put on your
headset and run to the tune of
your
music. You may bring
your pet dog with
you. If you are not
in the mood to jog,
why not get your
bicycle and try
to bike around
your area. You
may bike the distance
from your home to school. Trust
me. It is good to sweat out those
stresses of school days.
Read. Admit it or not, not all of us are good readers. Some are
having a hard time reading even a simple word .Look into your old
school books, find a good one and practice reading. If you have extra
money, buy. For our age, these are some books you may try:
The Five People you Meet

in Heaven
The Five People You Meet in

Heaven follows the story of Eddie
who awakes in the afterlife. There,
he met five people, who in a way
or two, crossed his path on Earth.
Mitch Albom, the author, brings
lesson to his reader.
Percy Jackson Series
The series is composed of five

book following the extraordinary
adventure of Percy Jackson, the
supposed son of Zeus in the
modern world who like any hero
embarks on a journey that takes
him face to face with mythological
beings the Greeks left us with.
How to Traverse
Terra Incognita
In this anthology, Dean Francis

Alfar brings readers across, around,
and beyond the familiar universe
he first introduced us in The Kite
of Stars and Other Stories. Again,
Alfar entices with scenes both
familiar and weird at once.
Hang-out with friends. You only get to see your friends in school. At night cellphone is the only form
of communication. Where is the bond there? You barely exchange friendly greetings. Semestral break will give
you a chance to bond with them better. You can meet old friends friends who transferred schools; friends
from elementary; or friends who have gone abroad. Rent a videoke and sing the night away. Hunt celebrations
with disco and groove until the music drops. Do not forget to take pictures. Memories are the only thing left
when everyone gets back to their own shells.
The Fault in Our Stars
Hazel and Gus met and fell in

love at the cancer support group.
The Fault in Our Stars written by
John Green is a funny, thrilling,
and tragic story of being alive and
in love.
The Hunger Games Series
Written by Suzanne Collins,

The HG is a series of three adventure
novels (The Hunger Games,
Catching Fire, and Mockingjay) that
follows Katniss Everdeen through a
deadly political revolution.
Hike. Hike in Mt.

Daguldol! When you hike
there, you will pass by Naambon
falls. When you are in the top
you will witness the hidden
beauty of our province. Capture
the moment by taking pictures.
Just make sure that you observe
the rules of nature. Take nothing
but pictures. Leave nothing but
footprints. Kill nothing but time.
Oh yes, its also a chance to play
hero and clean up the mess other
hikers often leave.
Custodian of the truth. Servant of the community.
The Laiyan
Vol.14, Issue 1 | June -December 2015| Laiya Ibabao, San Juan, Batangas|
Division of Batangas| Reg. IV-A CALABARZON, Philippines
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