ADNU OrSem 2026

Happy Monday, Ateneans!

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭, 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬—𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬.

Your mind and body carry the weight of everything you’ve survived. Every past choice was made with the tools you had at the time, so give yourself permission to release regret.

Looking back isn't meant to keep us trapped in yesterday; it’s meant to give us the wisdom to move forward with purpose. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐲𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬.

𝘛𝘰 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘪𝘧 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩-𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘴, 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘎𝘊. 𝘞𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘶𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘦-𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘭 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵: 𝘤𝘨𝘤@𝘨𝘣𝘰𝘹.𝘢𝘥𝘯𝘶.𝘦𝘥𝘶.𝘱𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘊𝘎𝘊 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦 - 𝘩𝘵𝘵𝘱𝘴://𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘺𝘶𝘳𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮/𝘊𝘎𝘊-𝘚𝘪𝘵𝘦

𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝟮 𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗦 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝟮

Day 2 of 𝗞𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗔𝗦 𝗢𝗥𝗦𝗘𝗠 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 brought our new Ateneans deeper into their journey as they continued navigating campus life.

The morning began with registration at Xavier Hall, leading into essential Formation and Student Support Services Orientations at the University Gym. These sessions equipped our new students with the vital guidance, support networks, and resources needed to navigate their college life with confidence.

The afternoon shifted energy into high gear as students gathered for collaborative classroom breakout modules, followed by an electric final cheer practice. The day reached its peak at the University Gym with the fiercely contested College Cheer Competition and a memorable Closing Program, celebrating the unity, pride, and spirit of the incoming batch.

With KOMPAS setting the direction, our Ateneans are now ready to set sail and make their mark. 🧭

Photos by: Juan Miguel Bordado, Angelo Panis, Liano Aloysus Reginales, Sam Lorenz Reula, Carl Wayne Sarines, Asher Servano
Layout by: John Caleb P**n, Liano Aloysus Reginales
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The ORSEM KOMPAS 2026 is:

𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗧𝗼 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗕𝘆
Archives by Curatedge
Dimsum Latita
Ellaine Creations
Kathz Beauty Studio
Lemon and Co
Luscious by Amariah
Marjhorge Ice Cream
MatchaKumu
Momshie Shawarma
SHINZOU. PH
Yellow Cab
𝗜𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵
Worknest Coworking Space
Sof ‘n Sweet
𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝗧𝗼
Colgate-Palmolive
Green Cross Incorporate

𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝟮 𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗦 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝟭

Day 2 of 𝗞𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗔𝗦 𝗢𝗥𝗦𝗘𝗠 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 brought our new Ateneans deeper into their journey as they continued navigating campus life.

The morning began with registration at Xavier Hall, leading into essential Formation and Student Support Services Orientations at the University Gym. These sessions equipped our new students with the vital guidance, support networks, and resources needed to navigate their college life with confidence.

The afternoon shifted energy into high gear as students gathered for collaborative classroom breakout modules, followed by an electric final cheer practice. The day reached its peak at the University Gym with the fiercely contested College Cheer Competition and a memorable Closing Program, celebrating the unity, pride, and spirit of the incoming batch.

With KOMPAS setting the direction, our Ateneans are now ready to set sail and make their mark.

Photos by: Juan Miguel Bordado, Angelo Panis, Liano Aloysus Reginales, Sam Lorenz Reula, Carl Wayne Sarines, Asher Servano

Layout by: John Caleb P**n, Liano Aloysus Reginales

__________________
The ORSEM KOMPAS 2026 is:

𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗧𝗼 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗕𝘆
Archives by Curatedge
Dimsum Latita
Ellaine Creations
Kathz Beauty Studio
Lemon and Co
Luscious by Amariah
Marjhorge Ice Cream
MatchaKumu
Momshie Shawarma
SHINZOU. PH
Yellow Cab

𝗜𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵
Worknest Coworking Space
Sof ‘n Sweet

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝗧𝗼
Colgate-Palmolive
Green Cross Incorporate

𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗛𝗢𝗠𝗘. 💙💛

A new journey begins.

Welcome to the place where friendships begin, dreams take flight, and lifelong memories are made. Your journey starts here—welcome home, and welcome to the beginning of your Atenean journey.

𝙆𝙊𝙈𝙋𝘼𝙎 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, 𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙛𝙛.

Pubmat by Gil Penaflor