Physics Association of Students and Enthusiasts

The ultimate phase transition is complete! 🎓

A massive congratulations to the Batch 2026 BS Physics graduates of the University of Northern Philippines! As the trailblazing founding members of the Physics Association of Students and Enthusiasts, you didn't just study the laws of the universe, you built the very foundation of our community.

Your endless curiosity and persistence have been truly inspiring. As you step out of the university and into a brilliant new PhASE of your professional journey, we know your momentum will only continue to build. Keep your trajectory aimed at the stars and go make waves!

Padayon!

🎨: Caleb Etrata and Mark Anthony Aquino

𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭? 🌕✨

Here’s a glimpse of the Moon as it moves into Earth’s shadow. This image was taken by a PhASE member during a Free Telescope Viewing (FTV) organized by the UP Astronomical Society and Manila Street Astronomers at the UP Town Center in Quezon City, Philippines.

📸: Edmar L. Dumot

𝗘𝘆𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗲𝘀! 🌝

A stunning Total Lunar Eclipse is lighting up our skies tomorrow! This astronomical event will be fully visible across the country.

When to watch (PhST):

Totality Begins: 7:04 PM
Maximum Eclipse: 7:34 PM
Totality Ends: 8:03 PM

PRESS STATEMENT
DOST-PAGASA S&T Media Service
23 February 2026
Quezon City

TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE
03 March 2026

On March 3, 2026, the Moon will be totally eclipsed in Manila and other parts of the Philippines for about 59 minutes and 24 seconds. This Total Lunar Eclipse will be completely visible over Eastern Asia, Australia, the Central Pacific, and most of the Americas.

Weather permitting, the public is invited to observe the Moon on March 3, 2026. The maximum eclipse happens at 7:34 PM, with the Moon entering totality at 7:04 PM.

During the maximum eclipse, the Umbral shadow cast by the Earth will obscure 100% of the Moon's disk. This phenomenon is sometimes referred to as a BLOOD MOON, as it appears red during the eclipse due to the way Earth’s atmosphere filters and scatters sunlight.

The Total Lunar Eclipse is very easy to observe. A modest pair of binoculars will provide an excellent view of the Moon's surface, but not required. Contrary to solar eclipses, observing a lunar eclipse is completely safe and does not require any protective eyewear.

View full press statement here for references and more details:
https://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/press-release/199

𝐈𝐧 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐀𝐒𝐄✨

𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤. 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐬.⚛️

𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐡𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝—𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡.

𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐬.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧, 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐁 𝐁. 𝐄𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐀 (𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐁𝐒 𝐏𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭), 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐲𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐬 (𝐏𝐡𝐀𝐒𝐄) 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬. 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐧𝐚𝐯𝐲 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐬𝐲𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲. 𝐀𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐮𝐩𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐲 𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐬, 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧’𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡. 𝐅𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐭’𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫-𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧) 𝐬𝐲𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭. 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐭 𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥, “𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍.”🚀

🎨: Caleb B. Etrata
✍️: Jay Ann Pineda
📷: Drexli Joanna Ambida/ New Tandem

🎂 Happy Birthday, Dr. Erwin F. Cadorna!

The Physics Association of Students and Enthusiasts (PhASE) sends our warmest wishes to our beloved UNP President. May this new year of life bring you good health, happiness, and continued achievements in leading our beloved university forward! 💙

Celebrating the Physics Legacy that lives on, and perfectly timed to honor the 60th founding anniversary of the College of Arts and Sciences! 🎉 This space showcases the heart of physics from vibrant displays by the Physics Association of Students & Enthusiasts (PHASE) to exploring how physics shapes our daily lives. It embodies the spirit of curiosity, connection, and discovery that has defined our college for six decades, leaving a powerful mark on everyone who engages with it! 🔬✨
Here’s to carrying forward the Physics Legacy as we celebrate 60 incredible years of learning and innovation!⚛️

📷: PhASE & SASO

𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐭, 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧!

In collaboration with 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 and 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, for a meaningful mangrove planting activity, rolling up our sleeves to plant new life along the coast. From how mangroves use fluid dynamics to slow water flow, to the structural physics that helps their roots anchor in shifting soil, every part of these amazing ecosystems ties back to the fundamental laws of our world. This collaboration brought together passionate volunteers who know that healthy mangroves are vital for our planet, protecting shorelines and providing homes for countless marine creatures! 🤝🔬

Every sapling we put in the ground is a promise to our environment. Working side by side with 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 and 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, we’re not just growing trees – we’re building a greener, more resilient future while seeing firsthand how physics shapes life on Earth!💛💙💚

📷: YVE,PhASE,SASO

𝐖𝐄 𝐌𝐀𝐃𝐄 𝐈𝐓 𝐎𝐔𝐓! 🎉

This epic challenge was a partnership with 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. We were stuck inside and finally broke through, all 45 team participants from Political Science, Biology, Math, Psychology, and Marine Biology brought their own skills to the team for the 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐰𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐬: 𝐏𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐬-𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐄𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐦. We also took on the '𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞-𝐎𝐟𝐟: 𝐏𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐐&𝐀.
Every course was there, and each group helped figure out even the hardest puzzles and questions!

Top finishing groups for the escape room were:

- Group 10: Michelle, Trisha Respicio, Clifford Tabil (Biology program) – 9:23 minutes

- Group 22: Justine Jet Tabuno, Drexli Joanna Ambida, Pauleen Hilario (Political Science and Psychology program) – 8:45 minutes

- Group 23: Margaux Hermoine Agaty, Harold Jim Banay (Psychology program) – 8:09 minutes

- Group 33: Abigail Corpuz, Diane Agcawila – 9:17 minutes

- Group 35: Dela Cruz Kristine, Galo Savanna, Daveilen Rateleen – 9:55 minutes

A huge thank you to all participants for your incredible support and unprecedented attention throughout the entire event! Your enthusiasm, dedication, and willingness to dive deep into every challenge made this experience truly special.

And for anyone who might have found themselves still "locked in" when time called – fear not! The physics force is with you, and we’re rolling out a "𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧" 𝐐&𝐀 where you can dive back in, flex those brain muscles, and prove that even if the clock beat you to the exit, your knowledge is still ready to shine! ✨

📷: New tandem,PhASE & SASO

𝐏𝐇𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞! 🎖️

The Physics Association of Students & Enthusiasts (PHASE) proudly celebrates our academic achievers – awardees from the recently concluded 𝐂𝐀𝐒 𝐏𝐀𝐌𝐌𝐀𝐃𝐀𝐘𝐀𝐖! This diverse group includes students from physics, biology, marine biology, political science, midwifery, tourism, and psychology. Their hard work, dedication to exploring the fundamental laws of our world, and commitment to learning have paid off, proving that curiosity and discipline create true success no matter their field of study. These brilliant minds embody the best of PHASE’s spirit, showing how a passion for physics can unite and drive outstanding academic performance across disciplines.⚛️

🎨: Caleb B. Etrata