The Mediatrix Society

𝗪𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗴𝗲! 👵🏽

🎦🎞️This cinemophile is taking center stage! Happy Birthday, 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗟𝘆𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗰𝗮𝘆, our Secretary! We asked our Senior Head Publications Officer what he thinks:

"𝒀𝒆𝒂𝒉, 𝒔𝒉𝒆'𝒔 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑺𝒆𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒚... 𝑷𝒂𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔." 📃
Inspiring words, folks! 𝐇𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓! 💖🫀

On a serious note, whether that be motherly advice, Secretarial work, or watching A24 films, we know she has our backs! 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗠𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 👸🏽✨👑

𝘾𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 | Renz Basyag
𝙇𝙖𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙩 | Cyrus Lausan

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥…

In our student newsrooms, we debate over commas and ethics, fueled by caffeine and the idealistic belief that words can change things. But today, we look beyond our university gates to the journalists who are proving that belief is true in the most harrowing of circumstances. We see the ones who trade their safety for a headline, and their comfort for the cold, hard truth.

To the veterans in the field, the whistleblowers in the shadows, and the photojournalists in the crossfire: you are the architects of our collective memory. You remind us that journalism isn’t just a career, it is a commitment to being the world’s conscience when it would rather sleep.

Across the globe, the first draft of history is often written in places where ink is expensive and silence is enforced. The rising tide of censorship, the threats that follow a difficult question, and the attempt to turn facts into opinion continue to perpetuate society and yet, you persist.

You still persist.

You show up at places where you aren’t welcome and you stay when everyone else has fled.

This World Press Freedom Day, we don’t just celebrate an abstract concept–we honor the breathing, working humans who protect it. We recognize that a free press is the only thing standing between a society that knows and a society that is told what to think.

To the truth-seekers, the risk takers, and the story-defenders everywhere: Thank you for keeping the world awake.

𝘿𝙚𝙛𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙤 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬, 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡.

𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙚’𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙩𝙝, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙩𝙝.

𝘾𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 | Steve Coyugan
𝙇𝙖𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙩 | Cyrus Lausan

𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗨𝗧𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗛𝗨𝗦𝗧𝗟𝗘. 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗚𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗗! 💪🇵🇭

On this 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝘆, we're giving a massive shout-out to our farmers, fishers, and Kings of the Road. It's been a bumpy ride lately, but between the modernization shifts and rising cost of fuel, our jeepney drivers are navigating through more than just busy traffic, but actively fighting to keep their livelihood and ours on the move. ✨👑🏆

𝑻𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒈𝒓𝒊𝒑 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒆𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒎𝒆𝒔𝒔: 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂. Take a load off and know that you are respected. 🧑‍🌾🧑‍🔧👷👮🕵️🧑‍✈️🧑‍🍳

Let's keep the wheels of progress moving without leaving anyone behind on the curb! 🅷🅰🅿🅿🆈 🅻🅰🅱🅾🆁 🅳🅰🆈!🇵🇭🛺

𝘾𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 | Renz Basyag
𝙇𝙖𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙩 | Cyrus Lausan

🕊️ 𝐀 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐚, 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝

We mourn the passing of 𝐒𝐮𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐨, a remarkable talent whose presence graced Philippine cinema like a shining star in the night sky.

Though she passed at the age of 44, her stories live on in every frame she brought to life. Her atristiy will continue to move and inspire audiences for years to come, long after her final curtain call.

🕯️ 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒖𝒔.

CAPTION: Kez Dela Cruz
PUBMAT: Samantha Palis

𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆: 𝗨𝗕𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀! 🏆
Huge Congratulations to the champions of this year’s 𝗕𝗔-𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸! You just set the standard for everybody else and the bar has never been higher! 📈🤯

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟:
1. Impromptu Competition
2. Teleprompter Competition (ENGLISH & TAGALOG)
3. Free Verse Poetry
4. Vlog Contest
5. Photography Contest
6. Tiktok Trend Challenge

Stay busy bring icons and refining your craft. 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫!👌✨

CAPTION: Renz Basyag
PUBMAT: Samantha Palis

𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗬 𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗩𝗘𝗗! 💅✨ 𝗞𝗔𝗬𝗔 𝗗𝗔𝗦𝗨𝗥𝗕 𝗻𝗮 𝗗𝗔𝗦𝗨𝗨𝗨𝗥𝗕~ 🏆❤️‍🔥

Here are the 𝒫𝒶𝓈𝓈𝒾𝑜𝓃𝒶𝓉𝑒 and 𝒯𝒶𝓁𝑒𝓃𝓉𝑒𝒹 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐤𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐬 🎙️🎬 who received their 👑 𝗖𝗥𝗢𝗪𝗡 👑 during the 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗗 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲! All the hard work paid off and the heartwarming moments are absolutely 𝙐𝙉𝙁𝙊𝙍𝙂𝙀𝙏𝙏𝘼𝘽𝙇𝙀 and 𝙒𝙊𝙍𝙏𝙃 𝙄𝙏! 🥹💖

We, 𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓜𝓮𝓭𝓲𝓪𝓽𝓻𝓲𝔁 𝓢𝓸𝓬𝓲𝓮𝓽𝔂 🎞️📸, proudly recognize and congratulates all participants on their efforts and achievements! 👏✨

CAPTION: Alezandra Bola

Tumatapat ang araw ngayon sa malayang bansa natin dahil sa kagitingan ng mga anino ng 1942 🌅

Araw ng Kagitingan or Day of Valor is more than just a holiday; it’s a mirror. It asks us: Are we living lives worthy of their sacrifice? The defenders of Bataan came from all walks of life, bound by a single purpose.

Saludo tayo sa ating mga bayani noon at yung mga bayani natin ngayon🫡🇵🇭



CAPTION: Samantha Palis
PUBMAT: Renz Basyag

𝙒𝙀𝙀𝙀𝙀𝙀𝙀𝙀 𝘼𝙍𝙀 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝘾𝙃𝘼𝙈𝙋𝙄𝙊𝙉𝙎~ 🏆

Last 𝙐𝘽 𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙥𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚, our COMMkadas brought in their A-game and made every challenge worth the hype. What started as COMMpetition quickly turned into smiles, standouts moments, and just the right amount of friendly/heated rivalry.... 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘬. 🔥🔥🔥

Thank you to everyone who participated, supported, and helped make 𝙐𝘽 𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙥𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 possible! Here’s your official dose of event flashbacks as a token of gratitude. Safe to say... 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘂𝗽. 😍🫶

Remember, COMMkadas: 𝘂 𝗱𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘂𝗯 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲

𝗛𝗯𝗱𝗲𝘆𝗮... 🤷🏽

That’s it, lol.

I’m serious, what else can we really say about this day?
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That’s seriously it.
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What?
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No, seriously?
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We are dried up.
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Do you want us to say more?
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Alright, Happy Birthday?
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What?
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Seriously, I don’t know what else to say.
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Give me an idea?
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𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗬 𝗕𝗜𝗥𝗧𝗛𝗗𝗔𝗬, 𝗠𝗦. 𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗥𝗘𝗔 𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗡𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗘 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗭𝗔𝗡! ✨🎂🌈
Your birthday is close enough to 𝑨𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒍 𝒇𝒐𝒐𝒍𝒔 that we just had to include it here! As the 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, you are an integral part of theme and we appreciate all of your effort throughout your 58 years on this earth!

𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀:
1. Scramble 🧊
2. Cap 🧢
3. A basketball 🏀
4. Oversized Graphic T-shirts 👕
5. Cargo shorts 🩳
6. Sandals 🩴
7. Silver Jewelry 📿

CAPTION: Renz Basyag
PUBMAT: Samantha Palis