UST Biochemistry Society

𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒔, 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒇𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒔 💚

The 𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 extends its utmost sincere gratitude to the 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐥𝐲 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔-𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕!

Your win in this year’s election is a testament to the trust the student body has in each of you. May you continue to uphold the spirit of a Thomasian servant leadership from this point forward.

You are more than your titles and responsibilities. From online campaigns to onsite MDA, you’ve shown your genuine care for your fellow Biochemies.

May you go beyond your platforms and projects, and bring the Biochem community to greater heights! ⚛️

We would also like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to every Biochemie for participating in this transformative process! 𝑻𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓, 𝒍𝒆𝒕 𝒖𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒖𝒑𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅 🤞🏼

🧬 𝑻𝑯𝑬𝑺-𝑰𝑺 𝑰𝑻! The final stretch before QPAV 2026 🎓✨

All the sleepless nights, repeated trials, failed experiments, and long hours in the laboratory have led to this moment. Tomorrow, our senior Biochemists take one step closer to the finish line as they defend the culmination of their years of hard work and perseverance.

Always remember: success is not measured by perfection, but by the courage, dedication, and resilience it took to get here. Trust in the knowledge you’ve built, the effort you’ve given, and the passion that brought you this far. 🤞🏼

The entire department is rooting for you as you present the research you worked tirelessly for. May your defense panels be kind, your minds be clear, and your confidence shine through every slide and explanation.

𝑮𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒍𝒖𝒄𝒌, 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝑻𝒉𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝑩𝒊𝒐𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒔! 💚🙏🏼

🖼️: Alexander Espinosa
🖋️: Allyza Mari Porlares

Posted with permission from the Organization’s Advisers.

𝑮𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒍𝒖𝒄𝒌 𝒕𝒐 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒐𝒓𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒇𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒆! 🧪✨

After countless hours in the laboratory, sleepless nights, and experiments that tested both your patience and passion, this milestone reflects the depth of your perseverance in the pursuit of knowledge.

May your presentation be as precise as the reactions you’ve mastered and as impactful as the knowledge you’ve gained. Go and show them what 𝘌𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘉𝘪𝘰𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘮 is truly made of. 💚

We are all rooting for your success. Good luck, and may you deliver your best.

“𝗡𝗼 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸.” – Bertrand Russel

This 𝑳𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒓 𝑫𝒂𝒚, we celebrate the people behind every breakthrough—the hands, minds, and hearts that keep society moving forward. Every hour you dedicate, every challenge you overcome, and every small step you take turn effort into progress.

Much like in Biochemistry, where even the tiniest molecular interactions sustain life itself, your daily contributions—seen or unseen—help sustain and shape our communities.

Thank you for all that you do. 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴❟ 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹-𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗱.



🖼️: Juliana Christine Antonis
🖋️: Allyza Mari Porlares

Posted with permission from the Organization’s Advisers.

The power to make a change lies in the hands of every Biochemists! 🗳️✨

We challenge everyone to be part of something bigger, wiser, and brighter! Every candidate carries in them their passion and commitment to serve, but your vote is more than just a click on the ballot—it’s your own voice, own passion, and own future as a so Biochemie student.

We encourage everyone to participate actively and responsibly. Be the reason that we move forward with a vision and more excellence than ever.

Vote wisely! 💚🧬 EXCELSIOR BIOCHEM!

Cheers to the one and only UST Biochemistry Society Treasurer AND First Lady, 𝑺𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒉𝒂 𝑨𝒍𝒚𝒔𝒔𝒂 𝑲. 𝑴𝒂𝒏𝒆𝒈𝒐! 😉🎂

From budget breakdowns to last-minute expense checks 💸, you’ve been the steady hand behind everything that keeps our org running. Thank you for carrying the responsibility so gracefully 💚, and for always making sure we have what we need to bring our events and initiatives to life.

We admire your ability to dodge life’s plot twists— because if there’s one thing you do better than managing funds, it’s dodging health scares. 🩹

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐒𝐚𝐦! May your budgeting assets continue to be as high as your alcohol tolerance! 🍻




🖼️: Alexander Espinosa
🖋️: Hannah Veronica Panganiban and Allyza Mari Porlares

Posted with permission from the Organization’s Advisers

🧬 AUG? We’ve reached the start codon. Translation officially begins. 🗳✨

The 𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐌𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐞 𝐀𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 is happening on 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟓, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, from 𝟏:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌 𝐭𝐨 𝟔:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌 at the UST Engineering Conference Hall.

This is your moment to meet the candidates who have stepped forward to serve the department. Get to know their platforms, their visions, and the direction they aim to take our community.

To our dear Biochemies, may this be your time to listen, reflect, and choose with intention. Your voice shapes the future. See you there! 💚




🖼️: Alyssa Gail Jao
🖋️: Hannah Veronica Panganiban and Allyza Mari Porlares

Posted with permission from the Organization’s Advisers

As the school year comes to an end, let this be an opportunity for you to share love, strength, and encouragement.

The 𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 presents 𝓙𝓪𝓻 𝓸𝓯 𝓗𝓸𝓹𝓮, a mental wellness initiative that aims to bring encouragement, kindness, and peer support within the Biochemistry Department 💚

You may share advice for your classmates, lessons you’ve learned along the way, or simple words of encouragement — anything that might help someone keep going.

💗Pink — Motivational words
💙Blue — Advice, tips, or learnings
💛Yellow — Affirmations
🤍White — Encouragement from professors

All students and even professors are encouraged to participate, and you may submit more than once — every message matters.

Your note might be the reminder someone needs to keep going.

📩 Submit your anonymous message here:
https://forms.gle/qUUMpn8h7c3WekVC6

Let’s remind each other that even in the toughest experiments and longest weeks, we’re not alone. 🧬💚

𝗔𝘆𝘂𝗻... 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗯𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗮𝘆... 𝗛𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗵𝗲… 👍

Kidding aside, happiest birthday to the ever so supportive 𝑨𝒔𝒔𝒕. 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒇. 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒌 𝑲𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒏 𝑷. 𝑫𝒆𝒗𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒂! No matter the hurdle when handling juniors and seniors, you never fail to guide us with a smile and a humorous attitude. From ELE_BC 🧬, to microbiology 🧪, to thesis 🥼, you show up like a positive control for us biochemies!

Hopefully on this wonderful day, happy ang eating niyo because, as you like to say, #𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙨!




🖼️: Alexander Espinosa
🖋️: Alyssa Ramos

Posted with permission from the Organization’s Advisers.

🦓🎀 𝓖𝓸𝓸𝓭𝓷𝓮𝓼𝓼 𝓖𝓻𝓪𝓬𝓲𝓸𝓾𝓼 🎀🦓

With the second shifting exams coming in hot like the weather these past weeks, it’s time for you to CCTV! 🔥

CCTV? Guys, CCTV! Catch, catch with the victory! Victory? Victory Liner? Nooo. The academic victory! 🧠

Wishing you the best of luck in this upcoming endeavor, Biochemies! 🤩



🖼️: Art Lois Quijano
🖋️: Ryan Dale Toyocan Jr.

𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘎𝘪𝘳𝘭, 𝘉𝘰𝘺, 𝘉𝘢𝘬𝘭𝘢, 𝘛𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘰𝘺. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘮. 𝘕𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘱𝘺𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥.

Posted with permission from the Organization’s Advisers.