VSU Young Economists' Society

𝐈𝐍 𝐏𝐇𝐎𝐓𝐎𝐒: 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔: 𝙑𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙑𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙤𝙣: 𝘼 𝙎𝙪𝙣𝙨𝙚𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙄𝙣𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙍𝙚𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙨✨

What a night, ekonomistas. 🥂 From golden light to golden memories, Econtance Party 2026 turned every corner of the VSU RDE Hall into a sunset of its own. Thank you for showing up, dressing the theme, and giving us returns we didn't even forecast. 📈💫

Here's to infinite returns, and to the friendships, laughter, and moments that made this year's Econtance one for the books. 🌇
Until next year, Ekonomistas! 🥂✨





Layout & Caption | Christian Benitez, YES P.I.O.
Photos | Jeihan Iza Balotite, YES Vice President
Photos | Mary Pia Mazo, Infomedia & Creatives Committee Member

🌅 𝟏 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐨… ✨
Tomorrow, ekonomistas. The countdown finally meets its equilibrium. 🥂

Get ready to step into 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 with the theme: 𝙑𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙑𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙤𝙣: 𝘼 𝙎𝙪𝙣𝙨𝙚𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙄𝙣𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙍𝙚𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙨. Golden hour, good company, and one night worth every wait. 🌅✨

See you there, ekonomistas! 🥂






Layout & Caption | Christian Benitez, YES P.I.O.

✨ 𝓓𝓞𝓔 & 𝓨𝓔𝓢 𝐎𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 ✨

📅 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 17, 2026 (𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲)
🕢 𝟕:𝟑𝟎 𝐀𝐌 – 𝟏𝟏:𝟎𝟎 𝐀𝐌
📍 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑪𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓

Theme: “𝒪𝒷𝓈𝑒𝓈𝓈𝒾𝑜𝓃 𝒻𝑜𝓇 𝒫𝓇𝑜𝑔𝓇𝑒𝓈𝓈, 𝐸𝒸𝑜𝓃𝑜𝓂𝒾𝒸𝓈 𝒻𝑜𝓇 𝒫𝓊𝓇𝓅𝑜𝓈𝑒”

Ekonomistas, let’s channel our passion into building growth, balance, and impact through economics. This orientation is more than just a gathering — it’s your gateway to knowing the Young Economist’s Society, its vision, and the opportunities that await this academic year. Expect bonding moments, insights, and a shared commitment to excellence. 📊

📌 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫: bring your paypay and water to stay cool and hydrated 💧






Layout | Argee Jao, YES P.I.O.
Caption | Roneth Morcada, YES Auditor

🤭"𝐵𝒾𝒽 𝒶𝓃𝑔 𝒷𝒶𝑔𝓉𝒶𝓀 𝒷𝒾𝒽𝒽𝒽"🤭

Our fresh 𝓔𝓴𝓸𝓷𝓸𝓶𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓪 𝓼𝓪 𝓥𝓲𝓼𝓬𝓪 officially started their college chapter during the Student Onboarding last 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟭𝟭, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗦𝗨 𝗚𝘆𝗺! 🥳

From exciting games and icebreakers to exploring the iconic landmarks and cozy tambayan spots around the 𝓥𝓮𝓻𝔂 𝓢𝓬𝓮𝓷𝓲𝓬 𝓤𝓷𝓲𝓿𝓮𝓻𝓼𝓲𝓽𝔂 🔰 campus with their seniors, our freshies got a true taste of VSU life 🌳😮‍💨

Here’s to new beginnings and high returns! Welcome aboard, Freshies! 💙✨

Layout | Argee Jao, YES P.I.O.
Caption | Argee Jao, YES P.I.O.

🚨𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐊: The VSU Young Economists' Society would like to announce that the contribution payment deadline for the Econtance Party 2026 has been extended to 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟒, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 (𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲), 𝟓:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌.

We strongly encourage all members who have not yet settled their contribution payment to do so on or before this date. Please note that this extension is 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥, and no further extensions will be granted beyond the newly set deadline.

Your timely compliance ensures the smooth preparation of Econtance 2026: Visions in Vermilion, and is greatly appreciated by the organization. For inquiries or to settle your contribution, kindly reach out to your respective year-level representative.





Layout & Caption | Christian Benitez, YES P.I.O.

✨𝑭𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒆𝒔’ 𝑻𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒔: 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐁𝐒 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬? 🤔📈

From dreams of understanding markets to navigating a sudden change of heart, our newest batch of Young Economists has spoken! 🌱

Let’s dive into what some of our freshies have to say about the journeys that led them to the VSU Department of Economics, and why they chose to embark on this challenging yet rewarding path. 📚💡

➡️ Check out some of their relatable, insightful, and even humorous responses 😆






Layout & Caption | Christian Benitez, YES P.I.O.

⚠️ 𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒓: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴, 𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘝𝘚𝘜 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘌𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴' 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘺 (𝘠𝘌𝘚) 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘝𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘢𝘴 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺.

🥂 𝟟 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐟𝐭… ✨
𝘼𝙁𝙏𝙀𝙍 𝙈𝘼 𝙇𝙄𝙁𝙀𝙎𝙏𝙔𝙇𝙀 𝘾𝙃𝙀𝘾𝙆, 𝙀𝘾𝙊𝙉𝙏𝘼𝙉𝘾𝙀 𝙉𝘼. 🧡🌅

✨ 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 ✨
Theme: 『𝒱𝒾𝓈𝒾𝑜𝓃𝓼 𝒾𝓃 𝒱𝑒𝓇𝓂𝒾𝓁𝒾𝑜𝓃: 𝒜 𝒮𝓊𝓃𝓈𝑒𝓉 𝑜𝒻 𝐼𝓃𝒻𝒾𝓃𝒾𝓉𝑒 𝑅𝑒𝓉𝓊𝓇𝓃𝓼』

🌅 Step into a horizon where 𝓰𝓸𝓵𝓭𝓮𝓷 𝓼𝓴𝓲𝓮𝓼 embrace and laughter lingers, where hearts glow with warmth and equilibrium finds its balance in 𝓲𝓷𝓯𝓲𝓷𝓲𝓽𝓮 𝓻𝓮𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓷𝓼 — so start prepping your 𝓸𝓾𝓽𝓯𝓲𝓽𝓼 now to match the glow. 🥂

No lifestyle check needed here, ekonomistas — our outfits already know how to maximize utility on a minimum budget. 💅

🔑 Don't forget, the deadline for the contribution is on 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟐, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 (𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲). 💫







Layout | Christian Benitez, YES P.I.O.
Caption | Roneth Morcada, YES Auditor

YOHOO DITO ANG TINGIN 👀
𝟏 𝐀𝐫𝐚𝐰 𝐧𝐚 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠 ‼️

…natapos na ang masasayang araw — aeughhh?! 😅
E‑andam na ang bagtak sa baktasonon sa VSU 🚶‍♀️— because you’re going to walk with confidence, readiness, and the spirit of an economist stepping into new challenges. ✨

🔑 Don’t forget to:
🪪 Bring your ID
📚 Ready your essentials
🕰️ Sleep early for fresh energy
🌱 Keep a positive outlook for the day ahead
💙 And savor the moment with YES!

🚀 SEE YOU AROUND, EKONOMISTAS! 📊🎉






Layout | Argee Jao, YES P.I.O.
Caption | Roneth Morcada, YES Auditor