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carporate Social ltesprnsibflity {*r csfrl nrhereby crganirations consid*rthe interests cf society by taking respansibility for the impact of theiractivitles on custorners, suppliers, ernployees, *hareholde6 cornmunitiesand other stakebalders, as well as the envimnment. lt is a part of the puhlicrelation* of the company. lt is similar ta my tapic, the srusfl{r soctf;tRESPoN$lBltlrY, lt is the sacial rerponsihility cf a student wh*ttrer lt ishelping other peaple far their besefit or helping sreate a betterenvironrnent. sn* of th* many querie* thst are lingering in my mind wasiorv rome bn*fness lfrms or corpor:atfsns ftav* csfi and only some $rudentshew engaged thsmselyec to serving the cornmunityl

As I waE waiting for the answer to pop into my mind I

remernbered TAh{VOfs executive bsrrd rneeting {lastHovember 3, 2m81. The President ef TAMVSL RayneriusGoze 'hrgi" told us that only .O7 Yo/more or less 150 of thetotal student pnpulation of Ftr Eastern University which is23,S0 are membsrs of Tarnaraw Volunteers.

The Vice.Pre*ident external, Anthany Ramos "Toni,'even jcked and commented "madadagdagan lang tayo ng6fF/" ng total members ng TAMVOL kung gagawingmandatory ang pagseli ng mga estudyantei ,,which

is

corract but the word VOIUilIFER.S on Tamaraw Volunteerswill be useless or non-sense if it is mandatory.

"lt shculd come from their hearts if they really want toserve our eommunity'i Vice-President internal, Ther.minaAkram "Minal contradicted. We cennot impase on studentsto be members of fiMVOL but we can make them see howexciting and fun in extending our arms to the welfare of thecommunity by doing volunteer activites.

SIUDFM SOCtAt SFSPOTVSTBTUFy is being practicedby its cfficers down to committees and members throughthe Five Chambers of IAMVOh Health Services Chamber;Humanitari*n Aid Chamber, Children prstection &DeveloBment Chamber, ltouth Oenelopment Chamber,Environmental Protectisn Chamber and the newlyestablished Special Committee sn Climate ChanEe; andthrough TAMVOL officers; Volunte*r Opportunitier ltioupprojects cutside campu! with different arganizations!.

They have been doing this for the last six years of it:existence in the university, almost a Renaissance period forthe Tamarfrw Valunteers. long b,efore the icom af CSR.TAMVOL has been practicing the so-called crude concept ofStudent Social Responsibility by formulating prcjects thatalleviates cr giva au.areness inside thr university andoutside in our community.

The Renaissance period of the organization {TAMVOI}

DE€FMBE+ 2AO8

paved way to tfuis trend and we at TAMVOL would like toprornote with the entire Green and 6old studentry -Stud*nt $scial Responsibility.

It is important ts look at the origin of theorganization (TAMVOL) to have an idea to what they{officers, committees, members} had sacriffced for thetime they spent in serving the ccrnmunity. I recalled anceagain, in one sf the seminars that I attended abautleadership, last summer {200Sh the speaker diserentiatedto us the different types of leaders and how studentleaders differ from servant leader*hip. At that time, I wasnot yet a part of TAMVOL and looking back last summer I

now understand whatthe speaker wants to trll us rboutsenmnt leadership. The projects that I afiended made merealized that serving your corfirnunity is challenging andsurprisingly fulfilline, lt g*ve me s clear view af Student$oci*l Rerponsibility. lt gave me my Student SocialResponsibility, the re*ponsibility that in $ome way I couldalleviate the status of som*one by doing volunteer works.,

Someone asked me, why 1lou (TAMVOLI even botherdoing community service or participate in communityimmersions? You don't even get salary or compensationfrom doing so. I gave him something to think ponder towith a question. What if instead of playing DOTA for half ofyour day, you go to activities like for instance the l(ytheproject {tied up project of Health $ervices Charxber} for anhour. You did not just waste yaur time and mcney; youmade an impact to someone and made them feel blissful"

Almost everyday we whine abuut something andsometimes waste our time effortlessly to crafpy things"We review our studies, load our schedules with importantthings but have we socially engrge ourselves in helpingothers or the environment sven fora day? What is StudentSocial Responsibility to you anyway?

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Making Our Way Back To

Where They Have Started...

RAYf*ERIUS GOZE

TAMVAL President

"...at least we have started, and at

least, we have brought back the

organization to what it is supposed

to be""

Ano na ba ang nagawa ngTAMVOL?

For so rnany times that this phrase was asked tome, ljust hanestly don't know what to answer; aside

from the projects of forrner IAMVOL Prasident Mark

Dean ltaralde like FEU GK Pabahay and Save the

Tamarav*s Project, which both weren't really known

originated from the organization.

Tamaraw Volunteers is mnsidered to be the student arm

of the school with regards ta community service. But

according to Dean Adelaida Fronda, somewhere along

the way, the organization's real concept was redirected,

Sone are the days of Mn ltaralde when theorganization w:s able to ccme up with long termprojects. Added by Dean Frcnda, the organization has

now becorne just like any other academic organizations

whose projects dealt mostly with farumsn cenferences,

short term projects, competition, seminars, and otherstuffs which doesn't reaily have an impact in our school

and society.

Making the organiration back in ta what it issupposed to be, dealing with long term projects has nowbecome our focus. And I admit i! it isn't that easy,

Fortunately, last November 4, 200& a day after ourfirst day for the second semestel I was able to attend

the 5 year planning/meeting of the school with regards

to the university's community s*rvice. The university has

chosen the organization to be the lead organization

th*t'll take care of environmental lssues and disaster

management of the university.

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One of the programs that the organization was

tasked to handle is the FEU Clean and Green Program.

This will be pa*nered with lARFffs Environmental

Socieg. FEU Clean and Green Program is a five year

project of the school which aims to provlde projects

that would make FEU a truly ernrironment friendly

institution. And as of now, we are working hard so thatwe could launch it in time for the FEU's Foundation

Week, as it was suggested by Vice President forPla nning and Developrnent. Elizabeth Melchar.

Also, we willnow startto build a good

partnership with Hed Cross that could give us

knowledge *nd skills with regardi to disaster

rilanag€ment which according to the administration,

we should lead together with the Red Cross Youth

Ceuncil of the school.

Aside from these programs, we are also looking

{orward for other projects like Learning Advocacy

Prcgram for lndigenous Society {1.A.p.1.5. Pmject},

KALSADASKWELA, and nthers to be passed.

Though facing the fact that this is my last year here in

the university, just like my other officers, seeing the

output of these initiatives will not be that attainable

since the prograrn$ were of a five year in the making;

but the good thing is, AT LEASTWE HAVE STARTED, AND

AT LrAsl WE HAVE $ROU€HT BACKTHE

ORGANIZATION TO WHAT IT I3 SUFPSSTD TO BE.

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Coinciding the gathering of forrnerTamaraw Valunteer leader* and rnembers,the organiration launches its ownaward-giving body ealled TAMVOL ALAB

during its Annual General Assembly held last

August 9, 2m8 at the Unirersity {onferenceCenter.

Coining the name from the English termfor burn,/ flame -- Armando Orcilla Jr",

founding member and former Officer inCharge, together with the incumbentpresident. Raynerius Gore came up with theidea of recognizing the current and fsrmerTAMVOT- leaders and members ,

contributisns in the organitation and in thecommunity they hav* helped.

TAMVOL ALAB is divided into threecategories: "Luntiang Alab" or the GreenFlame is given to all graduating officers andmembers who have actively contributed tothe development of the organization;

"Hubog-Tangi" or the Special Mould is givento the outstanding afficers, members,charnbers and projects farthe wholeacademic year; and "sinag Maharlika,, or theRays of the Rapl is given to outgoingexecutive officers, former leaders and

individuals fram different sectors who haveset themselves as examptes of trus servantleaders.

The founding memben are hoping thatthis will cqntinue on as they have expe*edwith TAMVOL. Theirvision eventually is torecognire not just the community moversand shaken in FEU, but inside and outsidethe country. The first set of ALAB awardeeswill be known by February ?009.

DEC€MBER 2gA8

General News

TAI'{VOL'S GOZ[. TI-{f GREENfNVOY

"Heiitant and prersur€d" th3t is what how Raynerius

Gore. Tamasaw Volunt€€rs (TAMVOL) president, des*ibed hisexperienc* iil th€ final selection of Sayer"UNlp $earch forEnvircnmental Envoy last May 26.2008 at lnterrontineiltalHot€|, Makati City" heving chcs€n ts repre$ent Far EastrrnUrriversity {FEU} and ranking affianf the toF ihirty qualifiers forthe said search frcm fuundreds of hopefuls.

Yet, the seniar Mass Communication rnajor still feelsvictorioul about the whole experience, havifig given th€ chanc€ts stand put with presidents of varlous studrftt cdunril* (San

Beda, La Salle, ftc.!, {inalisk of Ayala Youn6 L*aders. rarhom heconsiderad are veterans. This was his first to represent FEU in acompe tition.

Tuck€d with him was his'GftEtN THRASH RELOADED"

preje*t, which airns to educate the turnag*t5 of Rirsl rbout theimpofiafice of prop€rly disposing their waste at th€ same timeturnirg this p.sblem into a profitable v€nture. He chos€ theDumagats ns recipi€ilts. because of hiE anachrnent to theircommunity" which has been in{ormelly adopted by TAMVOL forthree years.

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1**, UJ"n*** t.izc! Q"r*rtl*,4n**lfyTamaraw Volunteers {TAMVOL}-}r:ld its *tErdAssembly last August 9, 2008 \arith tt!€ thefie "Hcnoring

the past for a kighter TamVol future" at Sle Uniwsity Confermcc Cenier, Far Eastern University.

The said assembty presented the *er,,ba€L:flamaraw \lolunteers officers {08-Og} and €rs*tglified past,pres€nt ard fututg prcjrcts, The g*lt€rat a# i*o lnv.iled the new mascots of Tarnar*w Volunfe*rs,narncly'Tamtam" and'Volo".

The highliglrt of the assembly was its $cftr. Siyir5 honor and appreciation to the pillars of thergaaizatioa, whirb arc the *lumni- Ariry*, ardihlde r r€re giver. S*h*equ*ntly the orgmiaers ofthe mid ewnt gave an overview to what is yourq i/b&mEers of tday 1wd1 forrn*r. n"*" ot rnuvoi; uufor"drd tdE . it bqcl$e Tamsrat r g$furtsers of to'day iti#lxfu wlret *; ti inr"rvor ue, mafiy years f;fi1 ;;.

', :.EEltl$L**trc*d th*t l*,ruoutd aat end its ser*cs rei* the €en*d Assembly afone, lip* whrt ih* l*;1* *recutive- - f - -, -

.,....---_-E 13an*wbegln***g,,-"{Mar&*Fran**ela3o*ad}

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16 vstunhen msdy ftom TAM\J€L

anaparucip*ed by FISIP *uents.Thrs {dE s +rlf itta*,hy.tle F€**rhnffir* sf f*!{r*agr*nf ,*lrd Hst*r*lA***ffrsss {SfHR} *grditrgft* :'pmpr $ray,sf $rnfing a*d t{n:rulsrnd rsgulrfi srr d the asttSty"

Ahut trO$ rnnhrgpfiy :r€srrrv*re $hnted, whlch mrn* fronr

Sdl.lR rnd Ccuplei for {hrls}€l{Ss,and w*rc rlamad aft*rth* volunt*erwho planted it"

Sr" Lydie Ech*ut, FEU pre*ident vrns

thrrs to support the *vent end *he

*ven acknowledged the "herolsm"that the vsluntrer* were {*ing forthe environment.

f nvi r*n rnf, ilta I Prot*cti*n

*nvironmpntsl Prol gction

launetrgs its tst Tamarnvl 6regnfanrrsr$snes (TGC]

Tamaraw Volunteer Directors of Environmental Frotec-

tion, Raynerius Gose {3rd year Mass Cornmunication

Major|, Jane Bahay {3rd year Nursing majsr}, Jake Hobert

Manalo tSrd year Nursing major| organired the first

Tamaraw Green Convergence, a studeni's congress forthe environment, with the thsme "FEU students as stew-

ards of the Flanet Earth" last February ?1, 2O08 at lNMulti-Purpose hall.

The ssid event seeks to promote environmental aware'

ners, strengthen the advtcacY concerning envircnmen-

tal is*ue*, converge and unke the youth to save the envi-

ronment and involvement of the youth. The participants

were the Thma.aw Volunteers, lnstitute Student Coun-

cils, lnstitute of Architecture and Fine Arts- Environmen-

tal $ociety {|ARFA-EN50C}, scholan and class mayors.

It was a halfday event that embarkr on serious isgues

concerning environment. Mr. John Prul Un'linga

{President, TAMVOL 07081 formally opened the congress

by giving his opening rernarks. He addressed the impor*

lanee of youth in this battle again$t the environment.

Mr. 6oze th€il introduced the fir$t speaker, the Extarnal

Affairs of Ayala Land lnc., Ms. Pat Gallardo. She talked

abou! "Global Warming 101: The Philippine Setting". She

lllustrated different photos of "before and after" images

of certain places in the world. First, she showed images

from other countries and slowly went to images of how

Philippines are also affected hy these pmblerns" -

Ms. Bahay then intrcduced the next speaker from the

Mother tarth Foundation Ms. Arlene Ancheta with the

topic "Salid Wa$t€ Managernent: Carfipus Context". The

talk revslved on haw we cauld effectively implementprop€r segregation of wastes. After the second sp*akelFfU Theatre 6uild and FEU Chorale gave an intermission

number to hype up the audience.

Mr. Manalo then introduced the 3rd speaker, the

founder of Mother Earth Foundation, Ms. Marie

Marciano with the topic "Youth and the Environ-

mentl Defining Students Role in Green lnitiatives". 4rffi

{#d&-{{}LA t{{t-?V?t-* UP

The 23rd Coca-Cola fnt*rnationsl fllean-Up (lCC) was held on September 20, Saturdayat 5:00 am in Coastal Road, Paranaque City.

This was a global partnership with the Oceanconservancy, and the lnternational Marine LifeAlliance Philippines (IMAP), an environmentalnon-government organization. The said eventwas participated by different government of-fices and socio-civic organizations like Clean AirYouth Alliance (CAYA), Kanlungan, and Tama-raw Volunteers (TAMVOL).

ICC is the largest one-day volunteer eventin the world on behalf of clean oceans andinland waterways {www. oceanwap,org}. Tltisactivitv raises our marine debris situationworldwide and cause dangers like mess and in-gestion, human health and safety, habitat de-struction, vessel disablement, and economicsand aesthetics. Marin€ debris is a Stobal poflu-Eon problem that affests our oceans andinland waterways with its primary source- thepeople.

lndeed, l{Cs' primary objective is to in-crease public awareness and to change behav-iors of the people concerning pollution andmarine waste i*sues. Last year, 25 countrie: inthe world such as Thailand, Mexicc, Japan, Ma-laysia, United statas, etc. joined the said eventand this year vras the lst Coke Philippines

Follow*d by the talks were groupinteractions/discussionr and resolution making.

The audiecce were divided into three groups to

make a praject proposal in 45 rninutes. Theformulated resolutions were then

to the panellists for critiquing. Then all

them were given a pledge, a "Pledge ofmitment to Save the Environment.

The program ended with Mr. John Arvin Molintas

{Vice-President, TAMVOL 0708} closing remarks"

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llealth Services

Tamlfiol runs with theKAPUSO Channel

Tarnaraw Volunteers joined GMA Kapusc Fun Run at the Quirina Grandstand lastFebr**ry 14, 2004 al+ng side with Kapuro celebrities, volenteers and organiration*.

The TAMV$I d*legation heeded by Mark Dean ltaratde {president, 20s*-2905;supported by their fonns leaders: Arn:*ndo orcilla Jr, (olc, 20031, RolEnd GilbertM*tanza (vice president. 2*03! and christian Buticng {presidenf ?003} were chcsenas team leaders of the raee - takirrg in charge of various statians $et up ts guide *ndassist the runner$,

This was the very first tirne that three{ear old organizaticn parti.ipated andheaded a natiarwide project organir*d by a television netwark.

The event aimed to promote gaod health and clean living. {Ma. sielynne c. pasco)

A TAMVCL SCORE FORBREAST CANCER

A 8r*ast Cancer Awareness Forumwas conducted last September ?0, 2007at the Law Suilding - tydia A. Palaypay

{LAP} Hall for the fgu Communityconsisting of tha FFU TamarawVolunteers, FEU"NSTP students, FEU

faculty, *ta# and employees, hcusewiv*sfrom FEU Gl{ Village Madrigal Site andM*nila llealth Oepartment.

The FEU Tarnaraw Volunteers -Chamber for Health Services headed byits Directors CathErine A. lnay and ftonaldJahn B. Jariol. both BSN graduates b*trh2CI08 in F[U, together with the UniversityHealth Services (UHSI thru ks $irectar Dr.

Blanca D. Destura and the Office ofStudent Aflairs and Community Services

{O$ACS} has collaborEted to conduct thesaid farum to pmmote awareness andh*alth ccnsciousness about breastcancer among the members of the FEUcomrnunity.

The Philippine Breast CancerNetwork tPBCll), which is the nationalnetwork of breast cancer victims andfighters in the Fhilippines, was invited tofacilitate the forum. The speakers sn thetopic Breast Cancer as an Enviranmenta!

Disease: Link and lncidences wereMr, Danny Meneses, President ofPBCN and a plenary speaker at the4th World Conference on Breast

Cancer; and Ms. Christy Sibonga alsofrom PBCN. They elaborated thehorrnonal c-uses *f the disease; theenvironmental factsrs attributed tothe development of the disease andthe preventive practices that theparticipants could adopt in theirlifestyle. Anather spraker from theManila Health Department talkedabout tha topic Breast Cancer:

lgniting Awareness and Freventionthrough 5e$ Breast Exam whichexplains the anatomi:al changesbrought about hy the cancer and thest€ps in performing self breadexamingtion.

At the end of the fcrum, femaleparticipants were given an

oppartunity to have their breastschecked by doctors from the ManilaH*alfh Departrnent at the UHS Clinicfor free"{Madanna Valencia}

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It was the last day of immersian

at around 7:00 in the morningwhen I hunt down Kuy* Celmer for a one

on 6ne interview The set-up is quite

informal because we are surrounded by

some of our co*TAMVOL members who

jained the immersion edding the fact that

the noise of these people really distracts

the interview. I'm really impressed on

haw this guy managed to answer all my

questions. Truly, the leadership still

lingers in him as what he was during his

juvenile years back in college.

This lad is a Mass Commu*ication

graduate of Batch 2002 and notjust an

ordinary student during his college days

beceuse he outshined others with his

ability to lead. making him the lnstitute ofArts and Sciences Student Council

President of Academic Year 2001- 2002.

CHERRY-ANN BACCAY

DECEMBEr 2Ag8

He was also besiowed as one of the Far

Eastern Universlty's "Ten Outstanding Senior

Students" {FIU-TOS5], the most prestigious

citation giveir ta senior str:dents who had

shcwn exrelience in acaclemic:, leadership

anci iomrni:nitv:,ervices. A yr:ung and spiriiedplentleriii:n ,,u.1.-tL made volunteerism a passion,

that rs exaCtiV !\/ir(-: f el^1er Lcpez 5antos is.

It was an ht;rri'r for The Altruist to grt tirewrsdom af lile icirneJer of the vrhrant .rnr.J

rioble organi;atjr:n called Yhulg Voiunieers oflodav ifVC i I ;-.pa, known as the TAFIAFAW

VCLLII'iTEtii!' {elrner !antss at sunrise thatst:nny Si;ncia'; *irning at Sifin Malasya.

Q: lf there is a word that can describevc,ursel{, what is that word and why suchword?

r1: Ang ltirail ni-,rrniil. Parrg nriss universe! I

+;oi:icJ ray PfiAr:MATIC i:ecause part *f r*ethetre is ,liv,vays a set for everything. lalwaysent-rcipat{i tn*t lhere wrli always be certain

ilrocesses that '!ii e eannot conttgl, tC frcrnrirne to hnre we 'reed to b* pr"agmatic, ts find\vavs on horar to achieve the sarne resilit i* adrffereni way.

Q: ls voluntaeerism reslly your passion?

A: lA/ell, ahl Volunteerism lrasic*n be

scrutinized rn many differ*nt persF*ctives. fir:tif you ccnsider helping *ther peopl€ or evenyour own family in a very tirnple wsy as

voiunteerism then yes it is my passion"

Q: What inspired you t0 form TAMV*I?

A: When I was the iAS- 5C president kasi

probabiy 50% to 60ozo of my projects are

csnf,entrated in outrearh programs like therelief oper.hons we had in Payatas, humanityprograms and visifing different srphanages.

5r: i:y that linre ang sarap gawin nung mga

aclivifies na yan and at the s*me time I wssworried kasr 1 know for a fact that not all

future lA5- SC president will he passi*nat*

en*ugh wlren it comes t* outreach programs

so what I have in mind by then is to form or tocreate a venue far students wha have theheart for voluilteerism so they can exploreyung world ng helping others talaga. S* d**nagsimula yung idea. Ahl Skay fet's put up avolunteer organizatlon which is by then call*dthe Yaung Volunteers of T*day and eventuallysince it was reccgnized by the university theyrenamed it t* TAMARAW VOLUNTIERS toreally embody the name of F[U.

Dfcs,{.{8rft lix]s

"lndeed VOLUNTETRISM is a passion !

A burning desire to extend the helpingarms to indigent inhabitants."

Q: At this point *f ytl*r lifewhat do yau think is yourgreatest aehievem*nt?

A: Farang *ng hirap m*gbrgay ng

greatest achievement. I arn not

sayiot thrt TAMVOL is my

greatest achievement simpiy

because !t turns out that theefforts af the aflicers frcm baclE

tl'len and up to this finie have

tried and strll tryrng and have

done and :till r{*ing th*ir besi tomake the orgartiaaticn reach its

iuccsss as sf n*w. Tr*iy TAMVST

exi*ted *ince ?*S? but the *n*who really worked hard for the

organization are the officers

fr*rn that time because back in .:

3**2 when TAMVOL was , ,

.ettabl lshed I al ready grad uated':se,crhat.l ran only give the:'n.is .-

some s*rt *f support and ..

additronal trainings when they

have leadership acfivihes. For all

the valunteers, TAMV0L and

V$LUNTIIRS for CHANGE wrll

always be an achieve*rerrt I

think it's not fair to claim that a

single person or for exanrple nre

in particular w*uid consider

TAMVOL as greatest

achievement. lt"s a collaboralron

nf all the volunteers.

Q,: What are the top threequalities that a tamaraw:rsltrnt€*r should possess?

A: Love *r p*ssi*n f+r whatvolunteerism really meant,

sense of leadership because

from lirne to trme you will t-re a

ieader in ma*y different cases

like for exarnple this imn:ersion,

and faith in God because we

ean*ot do a*ythlng withsut him.

Q: What legacy and message

reculd yeu like ts leave t$ f#t*rTAMVOL family?

A: TAMVOL woulcl not be

successfulurithout them. I cannot

do this alone. l'm jrrst an

instrument wha f$unsJed the

organizahon but the rrext story is

there already. They are the *n*swho worked hard for tne

organizahon I hope th:t the

burning p*ssi*n they have rightfrom this verv moment for the

organiratien wouid live in th*re?'rearts in rs rnu*h *$ they afe $till

willing to be volunteers, The h*lpwe are giving to our fellows

whether small or big is enough tohe called v*l#nt*er$.Valunteerism is nnt r*rfipul$sryand it never will be, it will only

exist to those people whose

hearts and minds are open toiend their hands to those who are

in need.

Liftle I know about this man end

*s welt as the organi:*ti*n butafter a small ialk with him theborders of silence beyond theformahon of TAMARAW

V0LUNTf ERS u*i*e*hed. lndeed

VOLUNTEERiSM is a pa$$i*nl A

burning desire to exte*d thehelping arms to indig**tin habitants.

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ls*ng pelaisipan p*ra sa atin kung paan* natin kakayanin ang t*wirin ang isang bagay *a ni minsan sa ati*g

buh*y ay hindi pa ito nsrfrrarl&sen. Tulad ng isang pr*blema na sa *ting ckala ay walang mahahanap na

k*sagutan. ltlalilibutan at p*m*pairnbulog tuloy ** atin ang isang malaki*g katanungang, paan*?

Ito eng kuwento ko.

Hamon para sa akin ang isangpaanyaya mula sa is*ng kaibigan at $a i$ang

miyembra ng isang samahen ang pagtema

la isang kanayunan sa lugar na kungtawagin ay Sitio Malasya, sa bayan ngRodriguee, Rizsl. Hindi ito isang tipikal ne

lugar na sasabihin ko na madalingpuntahan. Marami rin akong isinaisip para

sa lakaring lto. Paghahanda para sa isangpagsubok na magpapatunay ng akingkakapnan at kapanatagen sa akingtatahakin. Hindi ko Elarn ang mgapupuwedeng mangyari sa akin at sa amin"

Ang gumana *a aking isipan aytiwala sa

mga kasam*han para sa paglafakbay.

Dumagat? lycn angtawag sa mgat*ong naninirahan sa nasabing lugar, Sino

ba sila? Ano hitrura nila? lsangpagmumuni-rnuni ang turnama sa akingnakalutang ne pag-iisip. Hindi ko alam na

may mga ganoong kl*se pa pala ngtao na

nabubuhay ngayon. Maaaring hindi na silasumasagi sa ating isipEn ngunit kahitminsan sa ating kasaysayan nabuhay sila, atnandito pa sila, hindi lang napapansin. itana rin marahil ang nag-udysk ra akin para

sumama at makita ko man lamang ang mga

Dumagat kahit sa isang pagkakataon.

Ano tang ba naman ang sandafingmakita ko rila na hindi man lamangturnngalna dalawang arau lnirip ko ring mabutikung ans a*g mapapal* ko sa lakad na it*,kung bakit nga b* a*g m&taq na silan*nag-iimbik ra akin ay paklik*bilit s**rgar

Ang pagpunta sa Rlzel,

Bundok, ilog, putik, init, ite ang palagian

ko na naririnig sa *king rnga kasamahan, tilabe negpapahiuatig na mahirap talaga angamingtatahakin. Una na rito ang madalingarirw na pagkikita-kita ng grupo sa Cubao.

lsa-isang nagdatingan hangga*g makurnpleloang walo. Ang kauna-unahang "immersinn"na puro lalaki ang nagsisama. Matapos ay

ang peghanap 16 masasakyan patungang

"6ate ?" at muli na namanr en$ papsnta

namang "V€ter*ns" kung tawagin- lsang*tricycle"

ang naghatid sa amin para

makar"ating ng Calaruis na inabot ng

humigit-kumulang dalawampung minuto sa

unang "gtop overj'

Ang paglalakbay

Tahanan ng isang mag-anak ang amin6tinuluyan pansamantala para llegay sa sako

ang aming mga dala'dalang gamit, pagkain,gamot at iba pang pangangailangan ng mga

Dumagat ne isa*akay namen sa kabaya para

tumulong sa pagpanik sa bundok. Dito rin sa

munting tahanan kami nagpulong pera ian'secret iask" ng bawat isa sa amin,Pagkatapos ay may naghihintfiV na sa aminna sasakyan para hindi kami gaanong

mahirapan paakyat ng unang bundok.'Nakatipid kami ng halos isa hanggang

dalawang oras sa lulon3 ng sasakyar. Hindinaman map*tik*ng nilalakaran &hll t-g-inlf-'ang panahan ng?ygn loya maayos riaan6 :Paglt*baba ngrasalyan ry rnasaya **6dahil;-'akala ko ue ril*lapli n* hgfg:_5li6.e!qf$!itE.'-,rdi

Ang mga nakasalubang namin ay papunta

sa nadaanan naming eskwelahrn na kung saan

m*y ginag*nap din sa '*health cheelc*up" atn*rnimigay din ng m8t gamot. Hindi ko lubosmaisip na ganeon kahirap ang kanilangginagewa para lamang maisalba ang kanilangkalusugan. Mahir*p ang buhay nil*, ngunit sa

aking pagmamasid, hindi bak*s *ng lungkot srkanilang mga labi.5a aming kinatatayuan,ipinaliwanag na sa amin $g aming "tearnleader" an$ mfia dapat gawin at ang mga dapat

isa-isip habang naroroon karni sa lugar.

Nagsirnula na ulit ang aming paglalakad atsa bawat hakhang ay namqmutawi sa amingi*ipan ang iba't-ibang bagay tul*d ng mga tsongburnababa pa para maibenta ang kanilang mga

ani galing la lcabundukan na naibebenta lamangsa kakarampot na salapi- Bawat bundok na

aming tahakin ay sarFsari rin nF tao ang ami*gnakakasalubong. Sa tuwing nakakadams leming pagod ay nagpaFrhinga karni ngpanandalian. Hindi biro ang pagpanhikdahilmasakit sa binti at hita nEunit hindi namin ftoinalintana" 5a pagdatinB narni*, an$,rnga,unatg,, .j

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bahryan pala donn ay nlgil Sisam, tla{t*lie r{n '' '".,

ako kung F*a*okami **giagaf,*tmrpunt4ig* na

rin

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rnalalim daq* ay hindiipin saeklng sarili dehilam, ako ey isangpartepari*ra tfing ,,..,- 1;

'rin

h*rdidanqtxts@i*$*Snhtd$.s3-".ilq*gsh.damrant:ii#d.

magba$ar magbilans, maglaro at magpakain. May bahid ngmatatfimis na ngiti ang nakita namin sa kanila, masasaya sila atramdam naming lahat ang pagkswala ng pagod sa pagpunta doon.Napakasarap sa pakiramdam na makatulong 5a kanila Fa kahitkaunting panahcn na nalbuhos namin sa kanila.

Di rnatiltumb*san n6 salapi ang ligaya na naidulpt namin sakanila. lbang klase talaga. Matapos noon ay ginawa na namin angiba pang bagay gaya ng pagbibigay ng gamot, pagtitimbang ftg mgakambirg na siya ring proyekio ng samahan. Lahat ng bagay aynsg{ng rntkabuluhan. Nagawa na rin ang aming mga "secret task."K:mi ay n€li$'*t-libot at nagpakuwento sa mga katutubo kungpf,**K at hun6 *Fo anF huhay iila doon.

i m$a FIJ$] nsmin 5s fimin$ narinig dahil walang bakassa Diyssftung bakit sila n*roo*, inii*iB:nila na lahat ngry karya-kanyang layunin sa mundo. lba rin ang

rlla af i{Eaag :p1ngkfi t" slla .ay

g#-n:n*i udmE,hri*ng pss-ltPdbst.

A*g pagbubukang-llwayway.

Pagkagising ay naghilamos na at naghanda na ngpang-agahan. At kurnein na nga kaming walo. Nagsimula na rinkaming mag-impake ng gamit para ra pagbaba. Habang hinihintayang mga kabaye na magbababa muli ng gemit namin ay napapaisipako. Tila hindi ko na nanaisin pang bumaba dahil sa nakikita kongbuh:y nila. ttlais ko pa silang turuan ng mga bagay na nalalaman kapa, dahil sa tingin ko ay hindi pa naging sapat ang nagawa ko parasa kanila. Maliit na bahagi ang naitulong ko kung tutuusin. Ngunithindi ko rin maaari ne kalimutan ang aking hinaharap namagbibigay pa sa akin ng magandang bukas. Mahirap balansehinang mga pangyayari. Kung minsan n:giging makasarili rin tayo.Hindi ka iniisip ang pagod pauwi, ang naiisip kc ay angpanghihinayang. Ngunit natatapo,s din lahat ng bagay" Mayroon panaman susunod, lagi nating sambii.

Ang p*glisan.

llenda na ang lahat, f.iais*k*y na sa mgs kabayo ang mgag*mit. Pabeba na kami at isa-isang nagpaal*m sa mga katutubo.Sqfa pa rin namamayani sa aming mga labi at puso dahil sa ginawafisnli*, Flagiri* m*E madali na rin sa amin ang pagbab* dehilktbisad* na *n halos narnin it+. Hanggang mai

*fi**fnkts

f'l*Fal*g**da e*g-ltalongcalitfi

ating na rin naming ang Calawis. Tagaktak sa pawis sa init at sumalipa ang lagkit na dala rin ng halong pawis at alikabok. Nagpalit nakami ng damit at nagayos na muli para pauwi naman saicami ng dlamit at nagayos-na mulipara pauwi naman sakanya-kanyang bahay. Napadpad kami ulit sa Cubaollm{rg

ffiff;H:* at kauntins kuwentuhan' Matapos affin nans

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A* t $gs tf..,ROLAND €ILBEFT MAtrANZA, ALUMNUS

Volu*teerism in a nutshel[... it is basically theidea.af doing sorrr*thing for a great cause withcuta*king f*r eny w*rldly things in raturn...Sarnc{hing that people likes to show, but sadly,most are on{y doi*g for the praises af others.Mararnir*g f*a *ng makapagsasabing volutrteersila at mcy n*gaweng tagandahang asal sa kapwait $F co m qtilnity ra ka n i I a n g k i n abihrlangan. Perctwg t+?rgnang nrgsutr ang fige bagay na grnawantl4lrada/asan al.puro pakifang tao lamang.

Fcr some ree*on, people have the tendencyt{}temporarily ds this kind of thlng, mainly whenthere ar* *perial occasions. Proj*ctr fromsrganiratisns' argund the country and evenaraund'th* glab*,starts popping up, just to showth_*, rhlt. that they are capable of doing such'thins$. .

p_ers.,ano nga ba talaga ang basehan ngpgf#irg tunay n* volunteer?

Kung, €rtuasin, wa/a naman talagangps/franfsyan,a ng Ba gigi rr g rssng yolsnteer dairil ssmismortg salita pa lang, nagsasabi na agad na angmga bagay na ginagawa ng isang ro/unteer aybase lamang sa .kagustuhan nya'ng gawi4 sakgkayahang pisikal ng kanyang katawan afdepende lama4g sa nilalaman ng lsip fiya.Volunteer nga fusi... Hindi pwedeng pilfhn afhindi pwed*ng .sisihin kung mayfaon rnangmaling rnartdyariil

Sut. for sc*l* people, they have made

-voh.rnte*risrn as fi part of their lives,.. that theycannot sleep at. night without knowing thai$orneone is happy because of the good deed thathe has do*ne" Thetype of person who finds luxuryand satisfuction hy helping people that he knowsare less c*pable *f doing and having what he hasin his life.

I admit, hindl ako ang binabanggit ko sa €as.FJa *ahif pllitin k* sa panaginip at maglagay manaka nq isang lib*ng dream catcher ia ilaiim ngu*an ko, hindi pa rin aka yun. There are times

lvhe.re l'm actually really selfi*h and would onlydo things for.m.y orrun benefit... I(ahjf na sabihin panatin na makakasagasa ako ng pananew ng rbangtao. Peso palalalr:at na rin ako Ft rnay grupo ngfiga rao afung nakilala noon, and iamarawVolunteers (na roon ay Young Volunteers ofTodqV), na nagfatunay sa akin na posible angganitong bagay na mangyari sa buhay ko.

Th*t I can ar*ually becom* an advocate ofch*nge ftr the hetterment of my country...

Tft*t without them, I wouldn't realize howrnuch I lov* my motherland and l'm actuallywilling to do anything tc rnake sure that I am aparf of the evslufion cf my country for thegrcGtergood"..

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that wry few came from

as the consist€nt sEurce

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from lAS, 14 or 10.94%out of the 24 officers came

SPEAfrgR

riatidn and communiS

3 TAhtlVffL *fficersfirabbed FEU T*Ssa1ffard

Mn John Arvin MolinHs ffamar*wVoluntser$, Vic*-President Extsmal,Mass Communication Major), Mr.

Ronald John Jariol {Tamaraw Vclunte€rs,

Direstor for Health Services, Nursing

Major! and Mr" John Paul Umingc

{Tamaraw Velufiteers, President, AFEnglish Languagel gr*bbed the threespots in the Presfuious 'TenOutstanding Senior Stud$ts" {TO5$} sfFar Esstern Univenity last March 200&formal annorncement rnade dudng theBaccalaureat* Mass at FEU Grandstand.

Mr. Uminga, who Etafied inTAI{VOL during his firct Ymr, almreceived the Nicanor Seps Leademhip

award. He uns sEnt to represent thesehsol in the annusl search fcr Ten

outstanding $tud€fit sf the Philippines

{TCISPl. t& mada it in the Top 30National Finallsts and rndergone *weeklong formaticn proess and stherTO$F activities. The finalists including

Mr. Uminga, atttnded the actual

anmunem€nt of the ten awardces atthe Malacaftang Palace and got thtchance to me6t Her kcellencry,

President Gloria Macapagal-Anop.

$incs TAMVOfs inception in 1002.

it has produced eight TOSS *watdees

{including the three recentl; CelmerSantos - faunder {l0o2h Donmar Acol *president {1003h Merk Dean ltarelde'president {2ffi5h Danilo Corter Jn

president {20O6} and Kevin Castro *directcr, Environmental Frote*ionChamber {2S5} and t T0S$ nominae:

Nona lanne Grece Palima - executive

s€cretary t2008). {Ktijl lrieklt*}

impact of the conference: sdid "l think as a leader, I

rl and aware that ouroroblems and the studentirt in combating throughin conferences such as the

I to legislation... alsoare pov,rerful.., lt can

of her organization, herproSram was to promote

of last year"s Civitas Asia

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