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KRUS FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS LAST PART | Crucians celebrate their 80th Founding Anniversary with the Krus Festival.

In celebration of Holy Cross College's 80th founding anniversary, students from different departments demonstrated remarkable talent and devotion through a captivating dance activity held at Sta. Ana Parish Church on Friday, November 28, 2025, as part of the Krus Festival. The event served as a profound expression of faith, culture, and community spirit, with performances that vividly conveyed the significance of Catholic traditions.

With guidance from their teachers and fueled by their passion, these students brought the story of faith to life through movement and music. The Krus Festival highlighted the community's spirit and the students' dedication to celebrating their beliefs through art.

KRUS FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS PART 3 | Crucians celebrate their 80th Founding Anniversary with the Krus Festival.

In celebration of Holy Cross College's 80th founding anniversary, students from different departments demonstrated remarkable talent and devotion through a captivating dance activity held at Sta. Ana Parish Church on Friday, November 28, 2025, as part of the Krus Festival. The event served as a profound expression of faith, culture, and community spirit, with performances that vividly conveyed the significance of Catholic traditions.

With guidance from their teachers and fueled by their passion, these students brought the story of faith to life through movement and music. The Krus Festival highlighted the community's spirit and the students' dedication to celebrating their beliefs through art.

KRUS FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS PART 2 | Crucians celebrate their 80th Founding Anniversary with the Krus Festival.

In celebration of Holy Cross College's 80th founding anniversary, students from different departments demonstrated remarkable talent and devotion through a captivating dance activity held at Sta. Ana Parish Church on Friday, November 28, 2025, as part of the Krus Festival. The event served as a profound expression of faith, culture, and community spirit, with performances that vividly conveyed the significance of Catholic traditions.

With guidance from their teachers and fueled by their passion, these students brought the story of faith to life through movement and music. The Krus Festival highlighted the community's spirit and the students' dedication to celebrating their beliefs through art.

KRUS FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS PART 1 | Crucians celebrate their 80th Founding Anniversary with the Krus Festival.

In celebration of Holy Cross College's 80th founding anniversary, students from different departments demonstrated remarkable talent and devotion through a captivating dance activity held at Sta. Ana Parish Church on Friday, November 28, 2025, as part of the Krus Festival. The event served as a profound expression of faith, culture, and community spirit, with performances that vividly conveyed the significance of Catholic traditions.

With guidance from their teachers and fueled by their passion, these students brought the story of faith to life through movement and music. The Krus Festival highlighted the community's spirit and the students' dedication to celebrating their beliefs through art.

In a stunning display of talent, charisma, and heart, our HUMSS representatives have made us all proud by winning the titles of Mr. Caritas and Ms. Libertas at the Mr. and Ms. Holy Cross College 2025 pageant.

The event was held at the Quadrangle, Holy Cross College, November 26, 2025, the event was a night to remember, with our contestant the audience and judges alike with their poise and passion.

With their triumph, they have proven that HUMSS students are not only academically gifted but also talented, passionate, and committed to making a positive impact in our school, Holy Cross College.

Moreover, they also bagged several awards:

Ariane Louise Samson
👑 Ms. Libertas 2025
🏅RMC Printing Services Choice
🏅JBVJ Sportswear Choice
🏅PS Guevarra Catering Services Choice

James Paul Paningbatan
👑 Mr. Caritas 2025
🏅Best in Summer Wear
🏅JBVJ Sportswear Choice
🏅PS Guevarra Catering Services Choice

Holy Cross College's HUMSS students laced up their running shoes today for a fun run, in celebration of the school's 80th anniversary. The event, held on November 24, 2025, brought together students from all departments, faculty members and teachers showcasing their spirited display of school pride.

With smiles and energy, these students demonstrated their commitment to a healthy lifestyle and a strong school community.

With every step, honored the legacy of our school and the values. The sense of companionship and school spirit was visible as they ran together.

Happy 80th Founding Anniversary!

𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝘂𝗿𝘆: 𝘼 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣’𝙨 𝙏𝙧𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙋𝙡𝙚𝙖

𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘴, 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨—𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘣𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘥.

On September 21, 2025, Luneta Park turned into a flood, not of rain but of rage. They called it “𝘉𝘢𝘩𝘢 𝘴𝘢 𝘓𝘶𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘢”—the Trillion Peso March. Thousands of people demanded answers for the ₱545 billion lost to ghost flood-control projects, while real families are left to drown in both water and debt. It was a flood that no sandbag of denial could hold back.

“Ikulong na ‘yan! Mga kurakot!” shouted a group of students, their handmade cardboard signs trembling in their fists. Nearby, a grandmother clutched a rosary while chanting, “Ibalik ang pera, ibalik ang dignidad.”

The trigger? The revelation of billions of pesos poured into flood-control projects that either barely stood, cracked too soon, or never existed at all. Ghost projects haunting the nation while real families wade through waist-deep waters every typhoon season.

But the soul of the protest came from the margins: a fishball vendor at the rally’s edge, holding a placard that read: “Never again, never forget.” His voice even echoes: “Ibaba ang presyo ng fishball!” At first, people laughed. Some even snapped selfies with him.

But his face, shadowed of being weary, turned humor into heartbreak. Because that shout was not a joke; it was a sermon. It meant that even the cheapest comfort worth three pesos of the Filipino, now weighs heavy on the pockets of the poor.

It meant that while billions vanish into ghost projects, ordinary lives are haunted by rising prices, by the quiet desperation of stretching a day’s wage across a week’s hunger. His cry was not about fishball; it was about dignity, about survival, about the audacity to demand fairness in a world that mocks the poor for demanding too much when they are asking for too little.

Here is where our duty as humanistas begins. To study humanity is to refuse to ignore its wounds. We are called not just to write essays in classrooms, but to inscribe justice into the streets. If we claim to hold the voice of the nation, then that voice must speak for the vendor who cannot afford silence. It must echo louder than the laughter, deeper than the hashtags. For silence, in times like this, is complicity.

The Baha sa Luneta was more than a protest; it was a prophecy. A reminder that when people rise, they do so like water—soft at first, then unstoppable.

As one banner fluttered in the crowd, painted in messy black strokes: “𝘒𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪 𝘵𝘢𝘺𝘰 𝘬𝘪𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘴, 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘰? 𝘒𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪 𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘺𝘰𝘯, 𝘬𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘯? ”—a cliché once ignored, but never more true. 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘬𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘯?

𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐲: 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐆𝐚𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥 𝐁𝐮𝐚𝐧
𝐋𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐛𝐲: 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐆𝐚𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥 𝐁𝐮𝐚𝐧

A group of talented Humanities and Social Sciences (HUMSS) students recently grabbed the champion 🏆 in a mural painting competition.

Meet our bughaw 💙 HUMSS student champions:
1. Lorraine Claire Tala
2. Jasmine Raine Lulu
3. Seatiel Aila Paras
4. Qlofy Hewlett Manicdao
5. Sazeel Kristie Mendoza

We always LEAD, that’s it!

To the person behind the success of the 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝—your determination has been our driving force, the reason why we lead, and why we continue to strive for excellence. You have shown us that victories are not simply handed to us, but are earned through dedication and hard work.

The 𝐇𝐔𝐌𝐒𝐒 strand would not be complete without our ever-resilient and eager 𝐂𝐃𝐋, 𝑴𝒓. 𝑪𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒐 𝑫𝒊𝒂𝒛 𝑳𝒂𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒍𝒂𝒍𝒆—our dearly beloved strand head. Who united all of us 𝐇𝐔𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐀 to 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 and 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝 together as one. Leaving us with the mantras, "𝑶𝒏𝒆 𝑯𝑼𝑴𝑺𝑺, 𝑶𝒏𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒅." and "𝑾𝒆 𝑨𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒕'𝒔 𝒊𝒕."

We wish you a 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝑺𝒊𝒓 𝑪𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒐! May this year bring you more great success, and may you and your family be blessed abundantly. We are truly grateful to be led by someone as hardworking and inspiring as you.

𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐲: 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐲𝐧 𝐄𝐬𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚 & 𝐍𝐞𝐢𝐥 𝐈𝐯𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐲𝐚
𝐋𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐛𝐲: 𝐍𝐞𝐢𝐥 𝐈𝐯𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐲𝐚

𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐃𝐀𝐘!
𝐇𝐔𝐌𝐒𝐒 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐌𝐔𝐑𝐀𝐋𝐒 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐒 | 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

The countless hours of continuous practice, unwavering dedication have finally paid off💙

Today, we celebrate as our mahuHUMSSay dancers achieves 2nd runner up in Mass demonstration and emerging as the overall 1st runner up in the intramurals 2025

Remember: this journey is a reminder that our greatest glory lies not in falling, but in rising every time we fall, and you have risen above the challenge with grace and determination.

Congratulations, HUMSS Family💙