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𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝗜𝗢𝗣𝗛𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗔 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹 𝗧𝗶𝗽𝗼!
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Your commitment, leadership, and passion continue to inspire everyone around you. Whether it's leading the organization, helping fellow students, or showing up prepared before everyone else, you always set an example of responsibility and dedication.

As you celebrate another year of life, may you be blessed with happiness, good health, success, and countless opportunities. May all your hard work bear fruit, and may you continue to achieve great things both inside and outside the classroom.

Once again, happy birthday, President Angel! May your day be as amazing as the impact you have made on our organization.

𝙂𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝘽𝙄𝙊𝙋𝙃𝙄𝙇𝙄𝘼 💚🧬

✍️ 𝙇𝙖𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘾𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙗𝙮: 𝙆𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙡 𝙅𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙥𝙝 𝙍𝙖𝙥𝙝𝙖𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙖 𝘼𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙧

"𝐈𝐧 𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲, 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞; 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩, 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲."

Today, we celebrate not only your graduation but also the remarkable journey you have taken as leaders of BIOPHILIA. Through your dedication, hard work, and commitment to serving the organization, you have helped create meaningful experiences, strengthened our community, and inspired fellow Biology students to grow and thrive.

Your leadership extended far beyond titles and responsibilities. You led with passion, resilience, and a genuine desire to make a difference. From organizing events and representing the organization to supporting your fellow students, your contributions have left a lasting impact that will continue to be remembered by those who follow in your footsteps.

As you embark on a new chapter of your lives, may you carry with you the lessons, friendships, and memories you have gained throughout your journey. May your future be filled with endless opportunities, success, and fulfillment as you continue to pursue your dreams and make a positive difference wherever life takes you.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐈𝐎𝐏𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐀 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮. 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬! 🎓🧬✨

✍️ 𝙇𝙖𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘾𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙗𝙮: 𝙆𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙡 𝙅𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙥𝙝 𝙍𝙖𝙥𝙝𝙖𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙖 𝘼𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙧

“𝙒𝙖𝙞𝙩... 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙚 𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙑𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩, 𝙖 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙚𝙧, 𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙘𝙤𝙨𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮? 😭🎭✨”

Happy Birthday to our Vice President for AY 2025–2026, Remjje Millares! Your passion, creativity, and energy never fail to bring life to every event and activity. Whether you're captivating everyone through your cosplays, showcasing your talent on stage, or leading with dedication, you continue to inspire those around you.

May your special day be filled with happiness, unforgettable moments, and all the things you love most. Keep shining, performing, and being the incredible person that you are. Wishing you success, good health, and endless opportunities in the years ahead!

𝙂𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝘽𝙄𝙊𝙋𝙃𝙄𝙇𝙄𝘼💚

✍️ 𝙇𝙖𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘾𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙗𝙮: 𝙆𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙡 𝙅𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙥𝙝 𝙍𝙖𝙥𝙝𝙖𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙖 𝘼𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙧

𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙪𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝘽𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙎𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝘽𝙞𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙮! 🎓🧬💚

Today marks the celebration of your hard work, perseverance, sacrifices, and dedication throughout your academic journey. From countless laboratory activities, research papers, fieldworks, sleepless nights, examinations, and moments of doubt, you all continued to push forward with determination and passion. Every challenge you faced became part of the story that led you to this remarkable achievement.

The BS Biology community proudly recognizes the outstanding accomplishments of this batch, with 𝟐 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐚 𝐂𝐮𝐦 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐞 awardees and 𝟏𝟑 𝐂𝐮𝐦 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐞 awardees. Your success reflects not only academic excellence, but also the resilience, commitment, and love for learning that you carried throughout the years.

As you step into a new chapter of your lives, may you continue to grow, discover, and make meaningful contributions in your chosen paths. Whether in medicine, research, education, environmental work, or any field you pursue, may you always carry the values and knowledge you gained as Biology students.

Once again, congratulations, graduates! Your BIOPHILIA family is incredibly proud of each and every one of you. May your future be filled with endless opportunities, success, and fulfillment. 🌿✨

✍️ 𝙇𝙖𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘾𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙗𝙮: 𝙆𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙡 𝘼𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙧

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁… 𝗼𝗿 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝘆𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗮, 𝘄𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 😭🦫🤎

Happy Birthday to our amazing 3rd Year Representative, Antonneth Batisla-ong! May your day be as calm, cute, and unbothered as your favorite capybara. Thank you for your dedication, leadership, and the positive energy you bring to everyone around you. Wishing you endless happiness, success, and more capybara-filled days ahead!

𝙂𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝘽𝙄𝙊𝙋𝙃𝙄𝙇𝙄𝘼 💚

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝, 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐀𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐁𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐚!

Your passion for teaching, leadership, and commitment to shaping future biologists continue to motivate and guide us in our academic journey. We are truly grateful for your patience, wisdom, and unwavering support to all Biology students.

May your special day be filled with happiness, good health, and countless blessings. Wishing you more success and fulfillment in both your personal and professional life.

𝙂𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝘽𝙄𝙊𝙋𝙃𝙄𝙇𝙄𝘼 💚

The 𝗕𝗦 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 proudly secured 𝟑𝙧𝙙 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚 – 𝘽𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙋𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 during the 𝗶𝙎𝙀𝘼𝙍𝘾𝙃 𝙄𝘿𝘾 – 𝙎𝙮𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙪𝙢 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙀𝙭𝙘𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝘼𝙘𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙘 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝, 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝟏: 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝 𝙑𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 & 𝘾𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙄𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨.

Representing the team were 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗘𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗲 𝗕. 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗼, 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗧. 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗼𝗻, 𝗚𝘄𝘆𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗵 𝗕. 𝗟𝗶𝗽𝗮, 𝗔𝗹𝘆𝘀𝘀𝗮 𝗝𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗡. 𝗡𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗮, 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘄𝗶𝗻 𝗟. 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘅, 𝗞𝗹𝘆𝗱𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝘂𝘀 𝗖. 𝗦𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗻, and their Adviser 𝗥𝗮𝘆𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗡. 𝗙𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗴𝗼, who showcased their study titled, ”𝗘𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗹𝗴𝗮𝗲 (𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗮) 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗦𝗲𝗮 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲 (𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘃𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗺) – 𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗮 (𝗢𝗿𝗲𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘂𝘀) 𝗔𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺”

The 𝑩𝑺 𝑩𝒊𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚 𝟒𝒕𝒉 𝒀𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 visited the 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐮𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 as part of the requirements for 𝐁𝐒𝐂 𝟐𝟎𝟗: 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐁𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐲, under the guidance of their subject instructor, 𝑴𝒂. 𝑨𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒂 𝑨. 𝑩𝒂𝒈𝒐𝒏𝒂, 𝑴𝑨𝑩𝒊𝒐. This educational tour gave the students a deeper appreciation of the connection between plants, history, and the country’s economic development—a meaningful learning experience beyond the classroom.

🌊 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻-𝗨𝗽 𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 🌱

The 𝘽𝙄𝙊𝙋𝙃𝙄𝙇𝙄𝘼 𝙊𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘽𝙎 𝘽𝙞𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙮 𝟐𝙣𝙙 𝙔𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 joined hands for a successful coastal clean-up at Leganes Katunggan Eco-Park, under the guidance of 𝙈𝙖𝙖𝙢 𝙍𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙡 𝙋𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙈𝙖𝙖𝙢 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙮𝙡𝙤𝙪 𝙈𝙤𝙨𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙧𝙖.

𝐈𝐃𝐂 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐎𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 – 𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐍𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐄 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 🔬🌱

With dedication, teamwork, and a passion for scientific inquiry, the IDC Bachelor of Science in Biology 4th Year students have achieved a remarkable milestone. ✨

The group proudly secured 𝑩𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝑶𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 – 𝟑𝒓𝒅 𝑷𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆 (𝑪𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝟔) 𝒅𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝑵𝑶𝑺𝑻𝑬 𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒔, held on April 23–25, 2026 at St. Louis University, Baguio City, Philippines. Anchored on the theme “STEAM Education for Sustainable Futures: Empowering Teachers and Volunteers as Change Catalysts,” the event gathered researchers and innovators committed to advancing science education and sustainability.

This achievement highlights the outstanding efforts of the researchers—𝑲𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝑪𝒆𝒍𝒚𝒏 𝑻𝒂𝒃𝒂𝒏𝒐, 𝑷𝒂𝒖𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝑱𝒐𝒚 𝑨. 𝑺𝒐𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒐, 𝑵𝒋𝒂𝒚 𝑷. 𝑺𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒂, 𝑴𝒊𝒌𝒂𝒆𝒍𝒂 𝑷. 𝑺𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒚𝒂, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑱𝒆𝒂𝒏 𝑹𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝑨. 𝑺𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒂—who demonstrated excellence in presenting their study entitled “𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐥𝐨𝐢𝐥𝐨 𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫, 𝐈𝐥𝐨𝐢𝐥𝐨 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬.” Under the guidance of their Research adviser, 𝑹𝒂𝒚𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝑵. 𝑭𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒈𝒐, the team exemplified collaboration, perseverance, and academic excellence.