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This afternoon, we celebrate unity at the โ€˜๐Š๐š๐ข๐ง๐š๐ง๐  ๐๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ๐š ๐Œ๐š๐ก๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ ๐šโ€™ day. This family gathering honors parents balancing...
28/09/2026

This afternoon, we celebrate unity at the โ€˜๐Š๐š๐ข๐ง๐š๐ง๐  ๐๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ๐š ๐Œ๐š๐ก๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ ๐šโ€™ day.

This family gathering honors parents balancing demanding careers and works with the vital task of nurturing our homes.

In the industrial technology field, driven by systems, automation, and efficiency, taking time to share a meal reinforces that family remains our most essential foundation. Just as technical processes rely on strong structural integrity, strong families provide the emotional resilience and stability that enable professionals and students to excel.

To all ๐‚๐ˆ๐“๐ข๐š๐ง๐ฌ, reconnect, celebrate shared values, and strengthen the ties that empower both family life and technological progress, because sharing a meal with your family means sharing stories and love that keep us going with our work and studies.

๐ˆ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ซ: Gian Carl Caban
๐๐ฎ๐›๐ฆ๐š๐ญ: John Mark Estrera

Happy Birthday to the MMSU-CIT's indefatigable ๐“’๐“ธ๐“ต๐“ต๐“ฎ๐“ฐ๐“ฎ ๐“ข๐“ฎ๐“ฌ๐“ป๐“ฎ๐“ฝ๐“ช๐“ป๐”‚โ€”๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐‘๐ฒ๐š๐ง ๐’๐š๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ž๐ฅ ๐•. ๐‘๐š๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ!Your infectious, bubbly energy...
28/09/2026

Happy Birthday to the MMSU-CIT's indefatigable ๐“’๐“ธ๐“ต๐“ต๐“ฎ๐“ฐ๐“ฎ ๐“ข๐“ฎ๐“ฌ๐“ป๐“ฎ๐“ฝ๐“ช๐“ป๐”‚โ€”๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐‘๐ฒ๐š๐ง ๐’๐š๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ž๐ฅ ๐•. ๐‘๐š๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ!

Your infectious, bubbly energy and quick wit always brighten our hallways and instantly lighten administrative stress.

Beyond the classroom, we are deeply grateful for your tireless dedication in the administrative office. Handling complex files, busy schedules, and daily challenges with such warmth, grace, and unwavering efficiency is truly remarkable.

Thank you for your hard work, constant encouragement, and the joyful spirit you share every single day. Wishing you a wonderful birthday filled with happiness, good health, and abundant blessings!

๐™ƒ๐™–๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™ฎ ๐˜ฝ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™๐™™๐™–๐™ฎ ๐˜ฟ๐™ค๐™˜ ๐™๐™ฎ๐™š! Enjoy your day with your fam!

Layout artists: John Kenneth Castillo and John Mark Estrera

FOCUS. FRAME. FIRE. ๐“—๐“๐“Ÿ๐“Ÿ๐“จ ๐“‘๐“˜๐“ก๐“ฃ๐“—๐““๐“๐“จ to one of our junior photojournalists, ๐‘ณ๐’€๐‘ต๐‘ซ๐‘ฌ๐‘ณ ๐‘บ๐‘ฏ๐‘ฌ๐‘ณ๐’€๐‘ต ๐‘ฝ๐‘ฐ๐‘ณ๐‘ณ๐‘จ๐‘ต๐‘ผ๐‘ฌ๐‘ฝ๐‘จ! In a squad of aspiri...
27/09/2026

FOCUS. FRAME. FIRE. ๐“—๐“๐“Ÿ๐“Ÿ๐“จ ๐“‘๐“˜๐“ก๐“ฃ๐“—๐““๐“๐“จ to one of our junior photojournalists, ๐‘ณ๐’€๐‘ต๐‘ซ๐‘ฌ๐‘ณ ๐‘บ๐‘ฏ๐‘ฌ๐‘ณ๐’€๐‘ต ๐‘ฝ๐‘ฐ๐‘ณ๐‘ณ๐‘จ๐‘ต๐‘ผ๐‘ฌ๐‘ฝ๐‘จ!

In a squad of aspiring photojournalists, one lens brings a different kind of energy. As the only lady among ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฟโ€™๐˜€ ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ท๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐˜€, you prove that standing out is not about being the loudest in the roomโ€”itโ€™s about knowing exactly when to click and capture the moment.

Now stationed in the ๐˜€๐—–๐—œ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ (Science and Technology), you are ready to chase stories where curiosity meets innovation. With every frame, you have the chance to turn complex ideas into compelling visuals and ordinary moments into photographs worth remembering. And ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ? Weโ€™re only getting started.

Weโ€™re excited to watch your eye sharpen, your stories develop, and your journalistic talents come into focus. The future holds countless frames, and we canโ€™t wait to see which ones you will choose to capture. May your birthday be as bold as your perspective and as unforgettable as the perfect shot.

๐—ž๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜†, ๐—Ÿ๐˜†๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—น. The story is waiting. Happy Birthday!

๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€: ๐‰๐จ๐ก๐ง ๐Š๐ž๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ญ๐ก ๐‚๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‰๐จ๐ก๐ง ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค ๐„๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ซ๐š
๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜: ๐„๐ข๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐‰๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐–๐š๐ฃ๐ž

To ๐“ฃ๐“ฑ๐“ฎ ๐“•๐“ป๐“ธ๐“ท๐“ฝ๐“ฒ๐“ฎ๐“ป'๐“ผ ๐‘ณ๐‘จ๐’€๐‘ถ๐‘ผ๐‘ป ๐‘จ๐‘น๐‘ป๐‘ฐ๐‘บ๐‘ป ๐‘จ๐‘ต๐‘ซ ๐‘ฐ๐‘ณ๐‘ณ๐‘ผ๐‘บ๐‘ป๐‘น๐‘จ๐‘ป๐‘ถ๐‘น whose style meets every story in drawingโ€”๐‘ฏ๐‘จ๐‘ท๐‘ท๐’€ ๐‘ฉ๐‘ฐ๐‘น๐‘ป๐‘ฏ๐‘ซ๐‘จ๐’€, ๐‘บ๐’€๐‘น๐‘ฌ๐‘ณ ๐‘บ. ๐‘ด๐‘ถ๐‘น๐‘จ๐‘ณ๐‘ฌ...
27/09/2026

To ๐“ฃ๐“ฑ๐“ฎ ๐“•๐“ป๐“ธ๐“ท๐“ฝ๐“ฒ๐“ฎ๐“ป'๐“ผ ๐‘ณ๐‘จ๐’€๐‘ถ๐‘ผ๐‘ป ๐‘จ๐‘น๐‘ป๐‘ฐ๐‘บ๐‘ป ๐‘จ๐‘ต๐‘ซ ๐‘ฐ๐‘ณ๐‘ณ๐‘ผ๐‘บ๐‘ป๐‘น๐‘จ๐‘ป๐‘ถ๐‘น whose style meets every story in drawingโ€”๐‘ฏ๐‘จ๐‘ท๐‘ท๐’€ ๐‘ฉ๐‘ฐ๐‘น๐‘ป๐‘ฏ๐‘ซ๐‘จ๐’€, ๐‘บ๐’€๐‘น๐‘ฌ๐‘ณ ๐‘บ. ๐‘ด๐‘ถ๐‘น๐‘จ๐‘ณ๐‘ฌ๐‘บ!

Every publication needs a touch of flair, a splash of elegance, and a creative eye that knows how to make every detail popโ€”and ๐™๐™๐™š ๐™๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™š๐™ง has exactly that in you, our talented layout artist and illustrator!

As the only girl in the ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ธ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ, you bring a distinctly feminine touch to every illustration, pubmat, and layout you create. Your designs do not simply fill a pageโ€”they dress it to impress, proving that creativity, like fashion, is all about confidence, character, and knowing how to make a statement.

A true ๐–‹๐–†๐–˜๐–๐–Ž๐–”๐–“๐–Ž๐–˜๐–™๐–† ๐–†๐–™ ๐–๐–Š๐–†๐–—๐–™, you know how to pair colors, balance elements, and turn ordinary visuals into show-stopping masterpieces. Amid a ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ธ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ filled with boys, you do not merely stand outโ€”you strut your way to the spotlight. Your artistry is your own runway, every pubmat is your ensemble, and every design is your statement piece. May you continue to slay the canvas, style every story, and make creativity your signature look.

๐™ƒ๐™–๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™ฎ ๐˜ฝ๐™ž๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™๐™™๐™–๐™ฎ, ๐™Ž๐™ฎ๐™ง๐™š๐™ก! Keep designing, keep dazzling, and keep serving looksโ€”one masterpiece at a time!

๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€: ๐‰๐จ๐ก๐ง ๐Š๐ž๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ญ๐ก ๐‚๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‰๐จ๐ก๐ง ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค ๐„๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ซ๐š
๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜: ๐„๐ข๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐‰๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐–๐š๐ฃ๐ž

17/09/2026

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Editors: Lance Balinbin and John Mark Estrera

Happy Birthday to ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ต๐˜†๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ผโ€”๐™๐™๐™š ๐™๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™š๐™งโ€™๐™จ newest addition to our Broadcasting Teamโ€”our newest ๐™๐™ž๐™š๐™ก๐™™ ๐™๐™š๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™š...
12/09/2026

Happy Birthday to ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ต๐˜†๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ผโ€”๐™๐™๐™š ๐™๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™š๐™งโ€™๐™จ newest addition to our Broadcasting Teamโ€”our newest ๐™๐™ž๐™š๐™ก๐™™ ๐™๐™š๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™‰๐™š๐™ฌ๐™จ ๐™’๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง!

As you start your first year on the beats of the CITโ€™s Student Publication, the entire editorial staff of ๐™๐™๐™š ๐™๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™š๐™ง celebrates the dedication, sharp eye, and relentless curiosity you will bring to the newsroom.

We are all eagerly anticipating for the moment that you officially take the mic. The staff and ๐˜พ๐™„๐™๐™ž๐™–๐™ฃ๐™จ canโ€™t wait to hear your distinct reporting voice bring our print and digital stories to life, adding power and depth to our coverage. Campus journalism thrives on fresh perspectives, and your arrival marks an exciting new chapter for our publicationโ€™s broadcasts.

May this upcoming year bring you front-page headlines, impactful stories, and memorable coverage. ๐™๐™๐™š ๐™๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™š๐™ง editorial staff wishes you an incredible birthday and hopes you thoroughly enjoy your journey as one of CITโ€™s standout campus journalists. Keep chasing the truth and breaking the news!

Layout Editors: ๐‘ฑ๐’๐’‰๐’ ๐‘ฒ๐’†๐’๐’๐’†๐’•๐’‰ ๐‘ช๐’‚๐’”๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’๐’ ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐‘ฑ๐’๐’‰๐’ ๐‘ด๐’‚๐’“๐’Œ ๐‘ฌ๐’”๐’•๐’“๐’†๐’“๐’‚
Layout Artist: ๐‘ฌ๐’Š๐’“๐’๐’๐’† ๐‘ฑ๐’‚๐’“๐’†๐’๐’ ๐‘พ๐’‚๐’‹๐’†

๐ˆ๐ ๐๐‡๐Ž๐“๐Ž๐’ | First-year CIT students and NSTP coordinators joined the National Service Training Program (NSTP) General O...
11/09/2026

๐ˆ๐ ๐๐‡๐Ž๐“๐Ž๐’ | First-year CIT students and NSTP coordinators joined the National Service Training Program (NSTP) General Orientation on September 5, at the MMSU-Batac Covered Court.

Photos taken and pubmat by Cristian Leigh Pascual

News Correspondent: John Kenneth Castillo

The long-awaited midterm break is here! ๐ŸŽ‰ After weeks of learning, studying, completing requirements, and giving our bes...
09/09/2026

The long-awaited midterm break is here! ๐ŸŽ‰

After weeks of learning, studying, completing requirements, and giving our best in every challenge, itโ€™s time to pause, breathe, and recharge.

Take these days to rest, spend meaningful moments with family and friends, pursue things you enjoy, and give yourself the break you deserve. Remember, resting is not falling behindโ€”it is part of moving forward stronger and better. Use this time to refresh your mind, restore your energy, and prepare for the challenges ahead.

Enjoy the longer weekend break, CITians! Come back refreshed, motivated, and ready to continue the journey toward excellence. Rest. Recharge. Come back stronger! ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿ’†๐Ÿ’†๐Ÿ’†

Pubmat artist: John Mark Estrera

For the second time around, good luck, CITians! This is really is it! As you face your Midterm Examinations, trust in yo...
06/09/2026

For the second time around, good luck, CITians!

This is really is it! As you face your Midterm Examinations, trust in your preparation, believe in your abilities, and give your best in every exam. Stay focused, remain calm, and never forget how far youโ€™ve come. May your hard work bring excellent results. Youโ€™ve got thisโ€”keep pushing, keep believing, and succeed!

Pubmat artist: John Mark Estrera

06/09/2026

๐Ÿฅน๐Ÿฅน๐Ÿฅน

Editors: Lance Balinbin and John Mark Estrera

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