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𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐀𝐫𝐚𝐰 𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐧! 🌼

𝑾𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝑶𝒏𝒆. 𝑲𝒂𝒅𝒂𝒚𝒂𝑶𝒏𝒆.

Today, we celebrate more than a festival. We celebrate gratitude, culture, and the unity that brings us together as one community. Every color, rhythm, and tradition reflects the rich heritage of Davao and the strength found in our diversity.

May this Kadayawan inspire us to honor our roots, appreciate one another, and carry the spirit of thanksgiving wherever we go.

🎨: 𝐶ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝐷𝑖𝑑𝑎𝑙

𝗗𝗖𝗖 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀' 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘀 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺

With the rising demand for competent educators in the field of Campus Journalism, Davao Central College conducts the Campus Journalism and School Paper Management Seminar-Workshop in DCC Main Campus School Gymnasium on August 07, 2026

The workshop features school paper advisers: Junel "Leon" Garsuta and Rogelio R. Ornido, from DCC - Basic Education Campus and Crossing Bayabas National High School.

Garsuta emphasizes the need for future journalism teachers to learn the foundations of the press to teach their students effectively and efficiently.

Moreover, he encourages participants to immerse themselves in journalistic writing, as it will help future instructors to guide their students to produce high-quality news outputs.

In addition, Garsuta tackles the ethics and foundations of news writing, sportswriting, copy reading, feature writing, science and technology writing, and opinion writing, widening the participants' knowledge in news media.

Meanwhile, Ornido led the discussion about the legal weight of campus journalism and the role of school paper advisers in a publication.

He stressed the importance of educators who are exposed to campus journalism, as this will be a great asset to their future workspaces and mold their students to be critical thinkers and competent writers.

Furthermore, Ornido shared his knowledge about school paper layout, photojournalism, and mobile journalism, showcasing the continuous adaptation of journalism to cater to the way people consume news.

The campus journalism seminar workshop became an avenue for future educators in DCC to gain first-hand knowledge about journalism that they can use to manage future school publications.

✒️: Rhianne Hangad
📸: Alquin Kiay, Kharlo Jae Simodlan and Emmanuel Jhon Recamora
🖼️: Baby Babe Bachinela

📰✍️ 𝐖𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐋𝐔𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄! ✍️📰

𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘶𝘴 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯?

Join us as we dive into mastering Campus Journalism, school paper advising, layouting, and NSPC events under the theme:

"𝙀𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘾𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙪𝙨 𝙅𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙨: 𝘼𝙙𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙀𝙭𝙘𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙎𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡 𝙋𝙖𝙥𝙚𝙧 𝘼𝙙𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙒𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙋𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣."

This seminar-workshop is designed to help future educators and student journalists hone their skills in writing, lay-outing, paper advising, and navigating NSPC events.

📌 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐃𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐒
🗓 Date: August 7, 2026
⏰ Time: 7:30AM – 4:45 PM
📍 Venue: DCC Gym

𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺:

👥 𝐈𝐍𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐏𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐒
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- The Gear Editorial Board
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- BSEd Social Studies (𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫)

Don't miss out on this opportunity to level up your campus journalism skills! See you all there!

𝗕𝗨𝗪𝗔𝗡 𝗡𝗚 𝗪𝗜𝗞𝗔𝗡𝗚 𝗣𝗔𝗠𝗕𝗔𝗡𝗦𝗔 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 🇵🇭

Alinsunod sa Proklamasyon Blg. 1041, s. 1997 at sa pangunguna ng Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF), isinusulong ngayong taon ang temang:

“𝐖𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐈: 𝐊𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐤𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐚 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐬𝐢𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐬𝐚 𝐘𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐲𝐨𝐧.”

Kasabay ng pag-unlad ng teknolohiya, nananatiling mahalaga ang ating wika bilang tagapag-ingat ng ating kultura, pagkakakilanlan, at mga pagpapahalagang Pilipino.

Wika natin. Kultura natin. Pagkakakilanlan natin.💡

𝗜𝘀𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁 𝗻𝗶
𝐵𝑎𝑏𝑦 𝐵𝐴𝑏𝑒 𝐵𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑙𝑎

𝗜𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗵𝗶𝘁 𝗻𝗶
𝐽𝑒𝑓𝑓 𝑆𝑡𝑒𝑝ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝐷𝑖𝑎𝑧𝑜𝑛

𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗡 | 𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗛𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗞𝗘 𝗙𝗘𝗟𝗧 𝗜𝗡 𝗗𝗔𝗩𝗔𝗢 𝗖𝗜𝗧𝗬

An earthquake was felt in Davao City at around 12:16 PM today, August 5, 2026, as reported by the Davao City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO).

As of this posting, the earthquake's magnitude has not yet been officially announced, and no injuries or property damage have been confirmed. Authorities are currently monitoring the situation and encourage residents to remain cautious and check their surroundings for any signs of structural damage.

𝗦𝗔𝗙𝗘𝗧𝗬 𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗦
• Stay calm and remain aware of your surroundings.
• Be prepared for possible aftershocks and move to a safe area if necessary.
• Avoid damaged buildings and other potential hazards until authorities declare them safe.
• Follow only official advisories from PHIVOLCS and your local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO).
• Share only verified information and refrain from spreading unconfirmed reports.

Stay informed and continue monitoring official advisories for further updates.

𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗕𝗢𝗔𝗥𝗗!

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗘𝗔𝗥 – 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗼 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲 proudly introduces its 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 for 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲–𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳.

𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵. 𝗙𝘂𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲.

Together, we are ready to deliver stories that inform, inspire, and empower the DCC community while upholding the highest standards of campus journalism.

𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱. 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱. 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗴𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱!

🖼️𝗟𝗔𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗧
𝐷ℎ𝑜𝑛𝑛𝑎 𝐿𝑦𝑛𝑒 𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑧

📸𝗣𝗛𝗢𝗧𝗢𝗝𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗧
𝐴𝑙𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑛 𝐾𝑖𝑎𝑦

𝐈𝐍 𝐏𝐇𝐎𝐓𝐎𝐒 | 𝗗𝗖𝗖 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗩𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗬 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲–𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀

The Davao Central College (DCC) CSSG Commission on Student Elections (COMSELEC) conducted the Academic Year 2026–2027 Student Government Elections on August 3, 2026, as students exercised their right to vote and elect the next set of Student Government officials who will represent the student body.

To ensure the orderly and efficient conduct of the elections, COMSELEC established designated polling areas for each college and department. Students from the Information Technology Education (ITE) Department cast their ballots at the Council of Clubs and Organizations (CCO) Office, while those from the College of Criminal Justice Education (CCJE) voted at the School Gym Stage.

Meanwhile, students from the Hospitality Management Education (HME) Department proceeded to the School Library–Computer Laboratory, while the College of Education and Liberal Arts (CELA) and the College of Business Administration (CBA) shared the polling station at Bahandi (Student Lounge).

COMSELEC reminded the student body that voting is mandatory for all officially enrolled students of Davao Central College for Academic Year 2026–2027. Students were allowed to cast their votes during the official morning, afternoon, or evening voting sessions to accommodate their class schedules and encourage greater participation.

The Student Government Elections serve as an avenue for the DCC community to actively participate in campus governance by choosing student leaders who will uphold the interests, welfare, and aspirations of the student body for the Academic Year 2026–2027. Through the collective participation of its students, the institution continues to promote democratic values, responsible leadership, and active civic engagement within the campus community.

KAHIUSA 2026: Departmental Elections

✒️: Baby Bachinela
📸: Alquin Kiay and Kharlo Jae Simodlan

𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐚 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛 𝐔𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐨'𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐊𝐔𝐋𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐀

The 𝑷𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒂 𝑪𝒍𝒖𝒃 gathered its official members on August 1, 2026, for 𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗞𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗔: 𝐶𝑎𝑛𝑣𝑎𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝐷𝑎𝑣𝑎𝑜 𝐶𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒, an arts workshop held at the DCC Student Lounge 𝐵𝑎ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑖, where participants expressed the richness of Davao's culture through creative artworks while strengthening their artistic skills and cultural appreciation.

The workshop featured an open and flexible setup, allowing members to create artworks inspired by Davao's traditions, heritage, people, and landmarks.

Beyond developing artistic talents, the activity encouraged creativity, collaboration, and cultural awareness among student artists, highlighting the importance of preserving and promoting Davao's identity through visual arts.

Through 𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗞𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗔, the 𝑷𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒂 𝑪𝒍𝒖𝒃 continues to provide meaningful spaces where art becomes a powerful medium for celebrating culture, inspiring creativity, and strengthening the artistic community within Davao Central College.

✒️: Baby Babe Bachinela
🖼️: Baby Babe Bachinela
📸: Alquin Kiay