UMak Psychology Society

This 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐲, we celebrate the courage, sacrifices, and resilience of the Filipinos who fought for the freedom we continue to live in today.

Independence is more than a part of history—it is a reminder of the responsibility we carry to uphold dignity, compassion, and unity within our communities.

As we honor our nation’s freedom, may we continue to value our history, cherish our culture, and stand proud as Filipinos in everything we do.

𝙈𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙖𝙮𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝘼𝙧𝙖𝙬 𝙣𝙜 𝙆𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙖𝙖𝙣! ❤️💙💛





✍️ | Christa Porras
🖼️ | Jeidryl Flores

🇵🇭 Happy Independence Day!

Today, we honor the courage, sacrifice, and shared aspirations that shaped our nation. May we continue to uphold freedom, dignity, compassion, and collective responsibility as we work toward a stronger and more inclusive Philippines.

💭 Independence Day Reflection

What does freedom mean to you today?

How can you contribute to the wellbeing of others, strengthen your community, and help build a more compassionate and inclusive Philippines?

𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐡: 𝐀 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐅𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 🕯️✨

Last 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟑, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, the UMak Psychology Society came together to reflect on the term's accomplishments, recognize outstanding service, and formally welcome a new chapter of leadership. 🌿

Attended by the Institute of Psychology faculty, current Executive Committee, Psychology Society members, and newly elected officers, the ceremony served as a reminder that leadership is built on trust, commitment, and service.

The event celebrated the achievements of the outgoing leaders led by 𝐌𝐬. 𝐘𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐥 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐂. 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐬𝐨𝐧 while formally welcoming 𝐌𝐫. 𝐈𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐮𝐬 𝐆𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐟 𝐌. 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐨 and the 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐬 of A.Y. 2026–2027 as they take on the responsibility of leading the organization forward.

𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒆’𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒕, 𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓.

𝐒𝐮𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐒𝐨𝐜!





✍️ | Jesnier Nocos
🖼️ | Jeidryl Flores
📸 | Mary Ashley Cabanlit & Chelsea Simbulan

𝑵𝒐𝒕 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒐𝒆𝒔 𝑾𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝑪𝒂𝒑𝒆𝒔—𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝑪𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝑹𝒆𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕 🥳✨

Happy Birthday to our dedicated 𝑺𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒅-𝒀𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝑹𝒆𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆, 𝑰𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒖𝒔 𝑮𝒂𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒍𝒇 𝑷𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒉𝒐! 🥳🎂

From showing up when it matters most to being a voice for your fellow Psychmates, your commitment to service has never gone unnoticed. Through your steady leadership, reliability, and genuine concern for others, you continue to prove that representation goes beyond titles. 💙🫂

As you celebrate another year of life, may you continue to embrace opportunities that challenge and inspire you. Here’s to more milestones, meaningful moments, and unforgettable adventures ahead. 𝑲𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒃𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆. 𝑯𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒊𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝑩𝒊𝒓𝒕𝒉𝒅𝒂𝒚! 🥂🎊

On May 28, 2026, the Institute of Psychology (IOPsy) conducted the introductory modules of the Lakas Bata Program at the Social Development Center (SDC) and Makati Youth Home (MYH). Baseline assessments were administered to determine participants’ initial psychosocial functioning, including the DASS-21 for MYH participants and the Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PSC) for MYH houseparents and SDC adolescents, with younger children assisted by their houseparents.

The Lakas Bata Program was also formally presented to SDC social workers to provide an overview of its objectives and planned interventions. Following the assessments, self-awareness activities were facilitated using age-appropriate approaches. SDC participants completed the “My Me Tree” activity, while MYH participants engaged in the “My Timeline” activity, both followed by guided reflection and processing sessions.

Participants actively engaged in the activities and openly shared personal experiences and emotions. The sessions provided a safe space for self-expression, strengthened rapport between facilitators and participants, and generated valuable insights into the children’s strengths, aspirations, experiences, and psychosocial needs. Overall, the introductory sessions successfully collected baseline data, introduced the program, and laid the foundation for subsequent interventions.

This program was made possible through the collaborative efforts of IOPsy, CCED, and MSWD.

𝐄𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 “𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝, 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐦𝐞𝐝, & 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝, 𝐲𝐞𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝.” ⋆✴︎˚｡⋆

As we conclude another academic year and semester, the 𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐀.𝐘. 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓-𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, the UMak Psychology Society wants to recognize the 𝚎𝚡𝚌𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝙿𝚜𝚢𝚌𝚑𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚜 who ended another academic semester with 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. Through every discussion, examination, countless sleepless nights, and silent battles, your dedication to perform and give your best shots continued to shine, and that deserves recognition.

To know if you are one of them, please be reminded that you must meet the following criteria:

✅ General Weighted Average (GWA) of 1.00 to 1.75
✅ No grade lower than 2.00 in any academic subject
✅ No failing grades
✅ No UD (Unofficial Drop), OD (Official Drop), or INC (Incomplete) marks

🚨 To those psychmates who qualify, you are 𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙙 to answer the registration form through the link below for you to be included in the official posting of the Dean’s listers for this semester.

: [https://forms.gle/UfHmUp2sDbMLJitN7]
: [https://forms.gle/UfHmUp2sDbMLJitN7]
: [https://forms.gle/UfHmUp2sDbMLJitN7]

🗓️ The registration form is open until 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟏𝟎, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔; 𝟏𝟏:𝟓𝟗 𝐏𝐌

Please know that this recognition is not just for the grades to be bragged about, but for the strength you have to get here and achieve them; that somehow, amidst all the pressure and obstacles along the way, you are here and still found a way to excel.

𝐍𝐠𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐚 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠, 𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐢 𝐬𝐚’𝐲𝐨, 𝐏𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞! ദ്ദി(˃ ᵕ ˂ ദ്ദി)





✍️ | Cyrill Cuenco
🖼️ | Ammia Batislaong

ANNOUNCEMENT [June 1, 2026]: Final Viewing of Report of Grades (Second Semester, AY 2025-2026)

Please be advised that the Final Viewing of the Report of Grades (ROG) for the Second Semester of Academic Year 2025-2026 is scheduled on June 3, 2026, Wednesday, from 8:00 AM to 11:59 PM only.

Please log-in your respective student portal account to view and check your final marks for the semester.

Please be guided accordingly. Thank you!

𝘼 𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙘𝙮 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙙, 𝙖 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙨 ˚ ✧🕯⋆.˚୨ৎ

A new set of leaders unfolds for the Psychology Society as we welcome a transition that carries both gratitude and purpose.

It will serve as a meaningful moment to recognize the journey of the organization, the people behind every effort, and the growth shared by every committee member throughout the term.

In recognition of the dedication of the 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘌𝘹𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘴, we also welcome the 𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘴 for 𝘈. 𝘠. 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲-𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳. May this leadership transition reinforce the values, unity, and mission of the organization.📜

𝑁𝑒𝑤 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑠, 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑝𝑢𝑟𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡, 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑒𝑔𝑎𝑐𝑦 𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑡 𝑏𝑒ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑑.





✍️ | Jannah Natangcop
🖼️ | Ashelyn Maturan

𝑺𝒉𝒆 𝑲𝒆𝒆𝒑𝒔 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑻𝒆𝒂𝒎 𝑮𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 🎥💙

Behind every captured memory, documented milestone, and successful event coverage is someone who quietly makes sure nothing important is missed. Through your leadership, patience, and dedication, you’ve helped preserve countless moments that tell the story of our organization. 🥂❤️

Happy Birthday to our amazing 𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑫𝒐𝒄𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒆, 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑨𝒔𝒉𝒍𝒆𝒚 𝑪𝒂𝒃𝒂𝒏𝒍𝒊𝒕! 🥳📸 l

May you find yourself surrounded by the same warmth, support, and appreciation that you constantly give to others. May your next frame be filled with joy, growth, and all the good things you deserved. 𝑯𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒊𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝑩𝒊𝒓𝒕𝒉𝒅𝒂𝒚! 🎂✨

𝑺𝒉𝒆 𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒔 𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒆, 𝑺𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒌𝒔 𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑷𝒖𝒓𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒆 ✨💌

Today, we celebrate 𝑳𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒆 𝑴𝒂𝒆 𝑹𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒖𝒒𝒖𝒊, our ever-dedicated 𝑽𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕 – 𝑬𝒙𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒍 of the 𝑼𝑴𝒂𝒌 𝑷𝒔𝒚𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚 𝑺𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒕𝒚! 🎂🤍

Behind every partnership built, every opportunity opened, and every connection strengthened is someone who works with sincerity, composure, and heart. Your presence brings both warmth and professionalism into the organizatioN. From handling responsibilities with elegance to showing genuine care for the people around you, your leadership leaves an impact that quietly stays with others. 🌷✨

As you celebrate another chapter of your life, may you continue to grow into the person you aspire to become—confident in your path, surrounded by people who appreciate you, and guided by the same passion that makes you shine within the organization. 𝑴𝒂𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒆, 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒍𝒚 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆. 𝑯𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒊𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝑩𝒊𝒓𝒕𝒉𝒅𝒂𝒚! 🥳💙