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𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗱 👩‍💻, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 🌄, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 💪!

From 𝑼𝑷𝑽 𝒕𝒐 𝑯𝒂𝒏𝒐𝒊, 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐚 rose as 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 🏆 in the 𝖀𝕹 𝕮𝖞𝖇𝖊𝖗𝖈𝖗𝖎𝖒𝖊 𝕳𝖆𝖈𝖐𝖆𝖙𝖍𝖔𝖓 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓, held last 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟓 - 𝟐𝟔. The team was led by 𝑨𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒆 𝑹𝒂𝒆 𝑩𝒂𝒚𝒍𝒆, 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒂 𝑷𝒊𝒍𝒂𝒓 𝑰𝒔𝒂𝒃𝒆𝒍 𝑨𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒓𝒓𝒆, 𝑱𝒉𝒐𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒂 𝑶𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒂, 𝑹𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝑳𝒖𝒊𝒔 𝑴𝒂𝒃𝒂𝒊𝒕, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒂𝒓𝒍 𝑺𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒅𝒐𝒏 𝑷𝒂𝒃𝒖𝒂, supported by 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 5023: 𝐃𝐎𝐒𝐓-𝐔𝐏𝐕 𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐓𝐁𝐈.

Their creation, 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝗮, is more than just an app📱. It’s a 𝒎𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕. A 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲-𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 that blends 𝐀𝐈 and 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 to 𝒇𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒔𝒄𝒂𝒎𝒔 in real time, 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒅𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒔𝒕 across 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮. 💻🌏

Their 𝖊𝖒𝖕𝖔𝖜𝖊𝖗𝖊𝖉 𝖒𝖎𝖓𝖉𝖘 🤯, 𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 🤓, and 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 ✍️ remind us what 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 looks like.

From 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙪𝙧𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙚, the 🅺🅾🅼🆂🅰🅸 way. Because of 𝒚𝒐𝒖, our spirit doesn’t just 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 🌻; it 𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬 🦋.

#𝙆𝙤𝙢𝙎𝙖𝙞𝙡
#𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐖𝐨𝐧
#𝗛𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗔𝗧𝗼𝗻

🖼️: Matthew Kyle Gan (BSCS I)
✍️: Marianne Bless Abuana (BSCS I)

If computer science were to reach its full and ethical potential, it must recognize that the world of logic, proofs, computation, data, and tech is far more diverse than it currently reflects. The field has an illustrious roster of LGBTQIA+ innovators and thinkers and that history shall always be remembered. The UPV Komsai.Org as a whole are an ally of the LGBTQIA+ community and call for the recognition of their rights to love, to live, and to be themselves.

The UPV Komsai celebrates its LGBTQIA+ members with no reservation. They are some of the most hardworking, talented, brave, and intelligent people an organization could wish to have. The home of the visuals would not look stunning without them, and we strive to be a safe, accepting, and loving space for all regardless of their SOGIE. We strive to be an example to other computer science and IT student organizations when it comes to not just excellence, but also diversity and acceptance.

Pubmat by: Eleah Joy Melchor (BSCS III)
Written by: Drew Cudiamat (BSCS II)

URING MAGSASAKA, PANGUNAHING PWERSA!

There are many barriers to complete industrialization of agriculture in the Philippines, the technology being hampered due to various but interrelated factors. The Philippines’ agricultural system is not industrialized like many other countries, not because of a lack of willingness to do so, but because of the lack of systems in place to support our farmers to have the means to adopt the equipment to increase agricultural productivity and quality. In the semi-feudal framework which our farmers work under, profit is prioritized over sustainability and food security. Furthermore, the majority of our farmers do not own the land that they work on, and have to pay a rent, tribute, and/or a part of their harvest to landlords.

Our current semi-feudal framework puts our food security at risk. The Philippines is currently the top rice importer of the world despite having enough farmland to supply enough rice for its entire population and then some. Our industries are backwards and there is no room for industrialization. In the midst of the ever worsening climate crisis, the rampant corruption under the bureaucratic-capitalist state, foreign and imperialist exploitation, and the state violence perpetrated on farmers, we must continue to push for genuine agrarian reform.

We believe that technology has the power to uplift and improve lives. In a system that resembles that of the middle-ages, there is a stark contradiction. We must recognize the injustice of the hands feeding us going hungry. The workers, the youth, the studentry, and all other sectors of our society depend on the farmers to fill our basic need to eat. And until now, they are neglected and destitute. To secure our future, the peasantry and the indigenous peoples must be part of the equation, whereas landlordism, imperialist meddling, and profit-driven agriculture must be left out.

This peasants month, the UPV Komsai.Org will continue to advance and inform about the role of technology in supporting our farmers and indigenous peoples. We believe that technology should help all, including the marginalized, and that technologizing radical systematic change is an important step towards a more just and equitable society.

Pesante, mabuhay ka!

Genuine agrarian reform now!

Militar sa kanayunan, palayasin!

Pubmat by: Sam Lansoy (BSCS III)
Written by: Drew Cudiamat (BSCS II)

🎉 𝑷𝒐𝒑 𝑶𝒇𝒇, 𝑷𝒐𝒑𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒏 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒉𝒆𝒕𝒔! 🍿
UPV Komsai.org proudly celebrates the achievement of 𝘋𝘦𝘫𝘦𝘭 𝘊𝘺𝘳𝘶𝘴 𝘋. 𝘋𝘦 𝘈𝘴𝘪𝘴, 𝘑𝘰𝘴𝘩𝘶𝘢 𝘊. 𝘛𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘵, 𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯 𝘙𝘰𝘮𝘺𝘳 𝘉. 𝘓𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘻, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘓𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘥 𝘔. 𝘔𝘢𝘢𝘨𝘮𝘢, under the guidance of their coach 𝘋𝘳. 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘴 𝘋. 𝘋𝘪𝘮𝘻𝘰𝘯, for securing 𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫-𝐔𝐩 🥇 in the 𝐇𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐆𝐨𝐯 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 last October 25. We also proudly congratulate 𝘈𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘓𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘥 𝘔. 𝘔𝘢𝘢𝘨𝘮𝘢 for securing the title of 𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫-𝐔𝐩 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐫! Their outstanding 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 🤝, 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥 💪, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧💡were truly commendable.

Your hard work continues to elevate the Komsai spirit. 𝐏𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐧 🌻 and 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞!⚡💻