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ICYMI: Tacloban school shooting kills 3 students, left several injured

June 23, 2026

Two student suspects, 14 and 15, fired guns in San Jose National High School (S.J.N.H.S.) in Tacloban, leaving a total death toll of three and 20 injured.

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Prosekusyon, Iginiit ang Pag-abang ng mga Pilipino sa Tugon ni B.P. Duterte

22 Hunyo, 2026

Iginiit ng mga taga-usig ng Kamara na inaabangan ng maraming Pilipino ang direktang pagtugon ni Bise Presidente (B.P.) Sara Duterte sa mga kasong isinampa laban sa kaniya noong Linggo, Hunyo 21.

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S.T.S. Francisco, lumakas; isa nang ganap na bagyo

21 Hunyo, 2026

Ayon sa Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), lumakas at naging isang ganap na bagyo na ang Severe Tropical Storm (S.T.S.) Francisco (intl. name - Mekkhala) ngayong 5 p.m. ng Linggo, Hunyo 21.

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L.P.A. sa Labas ng PAR, Lumakas, Naging Tropical Depression

19 Hunyo, 2026

Ayon sa Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), lalong lumakas at naging isang Tropical Depression ang Low Pressure Area (L.P.A.) na matatagpuan sa labas ng Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) nitong Biyernes, Hunyo 19.

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ICYMI: SMCB Participates in National Earthquake Drill for Disaster Prepared

Campuses across the country paused for a coordinated safety exercise as the 2nd Quarter National Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (N.S.E.D.) was conducted on Thursday, June 18, with St. Mary’s College of Baliuag (S.M.C.B.) among the participating institutions.

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Cayetano Ousted; Becomes 2nd “shortest-serving” Senate President

Following a divisive Senate leadership shake-up amid shifting political alliances, Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano was ousted from his post on Wednesday, June 17, becoming the second “shortest-serving” Senate President in Philippine history.

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Gatchalian Formally Elected Senate President in Special Session, Senate New Arrangement

Ending a tense two-week leadership impasse that had disrupted Senate operations and triggered intense constitutional debate, Senator Sherwin “Win” Gatchalian was formally elected Senate President on Wednesday morning, June 17.

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S.M.C.B. Marks Start of Academic Year with Campus-Wide Blessing

St. Mary’s College of Baliuag, Inc. (S.M.C.B.) marked the opening of the new academic year by conducting its annual blessing of facilities, faculty, and classrooms on Monday, June 15.

Opinion:

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Beyond Academic Labels

As another school year starts, who knows how many all-nighters will we have to pull just to pass this year? Academic pressure builds up through the expectation of our relatives, close friends, or even our school community.

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What Flinches Cannot Govern

Sometimes, silence arrives before anything dares to make a sound. It curls into corners, bends habits, and shapes what is possible long before a word is spoken.

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A Chamber Drowned in Spectacle

The Senate is fast becoming a chamber defined less by statesmanship than by hostility.

What should stand as one of the country’s highest democratic institutions has increasingly descended into a theater of contempt — where public hearings become battlegrounds, majority and minority blocs are cast as adversaries rather than colleagues, and governance is drowned out by spectacle. The chamber meant to uphold accountability now risks eroding the very dignity of the institution it claims to defend.

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Censorship and the Allergy of Truth

Sometimes, silence arrives before anything dares to make a sound. It curls into corners, bends habits, and shapes what is possible long before a word is spoken.

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What Reviving Sabah Could Mean

At a time of energy crisis and global conflict, asserting a claim over Sabah is not just inopportune, rather it is a reckless argument that is not given much thought.

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The Five Ways in a World of Decline

In this day and age of unrelenting conflict, it’s easy to recognize disorder as the brand-new natural state of human affairs. News of abuse of power, greed schemes, failing systems, and war-torn nations begins to surround the world’s every crevice, pointing people to a reality ungrounded, almost as if turmoil is warranted and fit for the now.

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Political Dynasty Cloaked in the Language of Reform

It begins like a script everyone has read before—because the ending was written long before the first vote was cast.

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Brainrot Culture or Broken System?

Skibidi, brainrot, rizz, and gyatt. These are the words kids are picking up nowadays because of platforms like Roblox and similar online spaces. Yes, it may sound funny and harmless at first. To me, they show how fast young minds absorb whatever they see online without fully understanding it.

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Misogyny in politics

Women are not props for public stunts. More importantly, they are not clowns meant to entertain the public officials they elected to represent, protect, and serve them.

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The Soldier, The Poet, The Queen: The Faces Each Mother Shoulders

Irrefutably tough.

Bearing armor her body could barely carry and an unyielding resolve able to contest even the most arduous men to ever step foot on this planet, she endures the burden of others far more than those she carries herself. Through countless untold battles, suffered blemishes, and abrupt hardships, she stands tall—chin high, pride higher—and fazed she never was.

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Sweep Me Off My Feet: D’Grind Lives Out D’Purpose with Every Strut

A beat-driven heart.

That was the foundation of D’Grind’s resolve—to have a heart that strives to kindle passion for dancing amongst individuals who have never been granted the opportunity to face an audience. With familiar beats fueling their drive, dancers in Baliuag City, Bulacan, alongside D’Officials, Kych Minemoto, and Jhayvot G., conquer the stage with boundless energy and dazzling moves.

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The Pulse of Student Journalism

This school year marked a revival and reform of student journalism at The Marynette. When Editor-in-Chief Aerone Justin “The Visionary” Valerio shared his direction with his team and executed it with diligence, a renewed version of the school publication emerged.

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Off-Key, On Point

“Sintunado man, basta’t masaya.”

These four words sum up exactly what it feels like to be in a Filipino karaoke session. For us, karaoke is more than just singing. It is an activity shared among family, friends, and sometimes even strangers. While the rest of the world approaches the microphone with perfection in mind, Filipinos sing their hearts out in gatherings without a care in the world, despite being out of tune. This shows that for us, skill comes second to emotion.

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Alaala sa Bawat Hapag

Sa bawat lasa, nabubuhay ang alaala.

May mga alaalang kailanman ay hindi naisusulat— hindi sa papel, hindi sa larawan—kundi natatagpuan sa bawat hapagkainan. Sa bawat putaheng inihahain, may mga istoryang tahimik na naipapasa, henerasyon kada henerasyon. Sa mata ng ilan, ang pagkain ay simpleng pantawid-gutom. Ngunit para sa iba, ito ay isang buhay na gunita ng pamilya, kutura, at pinagmulan.

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Curiosity Dives Deep

The ocean is vast, extremely vast. It accommodates so much life within its waters, such as colorful coral reefs, a variety of fish, and so many aquatic animals, making it one large and lively ecosystem.

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Love From Afar

There are so many reasons to fly abroad and work in foreign countries; it seems so common nowadays. I’ve heard many stories about it.

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Isandaan, Sampung Buwan, at Kung Ano Ang Naiwan

Katulad ng mga pangkaraniwang nobela, gaano man kahaba o karami ang mga sanga-sangang kuwentong nakapaloob dito, nagtatapos pa rin ang lahat sa isang bantas.

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More Than the Waste They Collect

In the dim hours before dawn, the basureros, or garbage collectors, move through the dark streets already hard at work. They can be seen pushing carts or carrying sacks filled with many different items, walking the streets. Or in other cases, they are the ones riding the truck that goes around the neighborhood to collect trash from houses. Doing a lot of heavy work without proper gear, and mostly in long sleeves, shorts, and a pair of slippers.

Literary:

Built on Bare Skin

I watch girls in the mirror, dabbing concealer beneath their eyes.

Poems in the Margins

I was never the kind of student who underlined neatly or took careful notes. While teachers filled the board with numbers and dates, I filled the margins of my notebooks with poems. Small, crooked lines—sometimes only a phrase, sometimes whole stanzas pressed tightly against the edge of the page, as if they were afraid of taking up too much space.

A Sanctuary Between Sentences

19 February, 2026

In a world that often rushes young people to define themselves too quickly, writing offers a quiet dwelling—a sanctuary between sentences—where they are allowed to linger. It is where words learn to breathe, and where young voices are given the freedom to exist unafraid, unhurried, and whole.

A Symphony of Strokes

When I paint, I do not begin with silence. I begin with music. My playlist is my palette. Ariana Grande’s high notes, Sabrina Carpenter’s catchy rhythms, K-pop beats that pulse like fireworks, OPM songs that feel like home—each one finds its way into my brush.

I Knew You’d Find Me Here

14 February, 2026

I have no idea when you’ll read this—only that you probably will. And if you needed me badly enough to find this page, then I’m glad I left a piece of my voice behind.

A Hundred Days: The Quite Work of Days

02 February, 2026

Sunday arrives not with urgency, but with invitation. It calls us to pause, breathe, and listen for movements of grace that often go unnoticed in the noise of ordinary days.

There are seasons when leadership is loud, but other times, almost hidden. There are moments when guidance is offered not through command, but through presence. In such times, the truest measure of direction is not how fast we move, but how faithfully we remain rooted in love, mercy, and hope.

Sci-Tech:

COMISA: The True Double Trouble

Sleeping well is a luxury. It should not be, but it is. We sleep when we are finished doing tasks; we sleep when exhaustion finally takes over, and the cycle repeats until we break—insomnia. And in those restless nights comes snoring, often mistaken as a sign of deep sleep but actually a sign of restricted airflow. Paired with insomnia, it forms a great threat and a dangerous combination.

Apektodo sa Tamis

Kasabay ng paglipas ng oras ay unti-unti na tayong nilalamon ng mga karamdaman tulad ng diabetes at sakit sa bato. Walang pinipiling edad. Walang pinipiling panahon. At marahil, ikaw rin ay mauuhaw sa oras na hindi mo namamalayan na pinupuksa ka na rin nito.

When Nature Calls

Doomscrolling has become a constant habit in our lives, so much so that it’s even made its way to our daily bathroom breaks. Spending 15 minutes or more on the toilet is now the norm in today’s society, all thanks to the distraction of our phones. It may seem harmless but what many don’t realize is that those extra few minutes in the toilet can turn into a real pain in the butt.

Contagious Click

One click on a single post, unknowingly, thousands were deceived on something that was never true.

Simply browsing the internet may expose users to numerous posts which may seem convincing at first glance. However, not every post we see across social media is factual.

Global warming speeds up, threatening 1.5℃ limit

Scientists have found new evidence that global warming is accelerating further, raising new concerns that the global temperature limit set by the Paris Agreement may be surpassed earlier than the target year.

According to the research published by Geophysical Research Letters, global temperatures have increased at an estimated rate of about 0.35℃ per decade in the last ten years.

Ghost Reefs Rising

As the oceans grow hotter and the seas burn stronger, the very thing that makes the ocean better now ghostly fades faster than flowing water.

For centuries, coral reefs have been the color of ocean life and one of the most vital in the ecosystem, often being referred to as "rainforests of the sea." They serve as a shelter for thousands of marine species here on earth and support millions of people who rely on fishing and tourism.

Habang ang mundo ay patuloy na humaharap sa samu’t saring suliranin, may isang munting nilalang na tahimik lamang na nagbibigay-ginhawa sa puso ng marami, ang pusa. Madalas natin silang makitang nakaupo sa mataas na bintana, misteryosong nagmamasid sa mundong nasa ibaba, o kaya naman, palaging naglalakad at hindi mawari ang patutunguhan.

SWEAT MEETS PHENOL RED: pH sensor, abot-kaya para sa mga atleta

Kalusugan ang isa sa mga pangunahing pinangangalagaan ng mga atleta, na karaniwang kinakailangan ng istriktong diyeta, at ng pag-eehersisyo kasama ng mga regular na pangkalusugang pagsusuri. Ngunit ‘di gaya ng mga mahal na pagsusulit, alok ng mga mananaliksik mula sa St. Mary’s College of Baliuag, Inc. (SMCB) ang mas mura at ligtas na pagsusuri ng kalusugan gamit ang phenol red hydrogel at sensing prototype na mayroong ESP32-based colometric reader.

Sports:

Women’s Month Special:

Carrying the grace, Claiming the game

31 March , 2026

Best of the best, creme of the crop. Female athletes on the top of their games, whose capabilities, triumphs, and hard-earned achievements are self-narrating tales of the example they set for the sports community and women around the world; continuing the grandest legacy of uplifting fellow females. From their greatest successes and setbacks they refuse to flinch on, they each make their own unique impacts in grace

The Final Tip Off

30 March , 2026

More than just a series of games, the intersection was a vibrant show of athletic prowess, sportsmanship, and, most importantly, the power of teamwork that defined the season. The school’s intersection turned the campus court into a week of full-court pressure, fast breaks, and loud benches from March 9 to 13. As the final whistle echoed through the campus, it marked not just the end of the basketball tournament, but the celebration of a year's worth of dedication, growth, and camaraderie on the court.

PVL Intensifies: Who is crown-worthy?

30 March , 2026

The Premier Volleyball League (PVL) continues to energize Filipino sports fans as the 2026 All-Filipino Conference enters a crucial stage this March, featuring intense matchups among the country’s top women’s volleyball teams.

San Jose nips SMCB in friendly

30 March , 2026

Antonelli’s Arrival: Teenage phenom claims first Grand Prix

26 March , 2026

S.Y. 2025-2026’s Final Hurrah

Ignacian Marians relish friendlies in Volleyball Intersection

14 March , 2026

To cap the academic year with camaraderie and sportsmanship, a final whoopee was led by the MAPEH Faculty, through an informal and light-hearted 2026 SMCB Intersection this week, March 9-13.

Eggesvik awakens PH of Asian Cup chances

14 March , 2026

Eala makes historical run anew

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