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𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐘 𝐁𝐈𝐑𝐓𝐇𝐃𝐀𝐘 💗🌷 𝑀𝒾𝓈𝓈 𝒜𝓈𝒽𝓁𝑒𝓎 🌷💗
To our kind-hearted, beautiful, and always stunning Cells Adviser 💖💅
You don’t just serve looks, you serve wisdom, guidance, and positivity to everyone around you. Your advice inspires us, your patience uplifts us, and your presence makes our cell stronger every day. ✨📚

Today, we proudly celebrate you as one of the Cell-ebrants this march. We are so grateful for everything you do for us. 🫶💫 Thank you for being not just an adviser, but a true role model and blessing to us all.

With love and appreciation,
— From your Cells Members 💕🎂✨

✧˚.⋆ 𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐅𝐄𝐁𝐑𝐔𝐀𝐑𝐘 𝑪𝑬𝑳𝑳-𝒆𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒔! ⋆˚.✧

February is the month of love — and today, we’re celebrating the amazing hearts born during this special month.

To our February babies, your existence is a reminder that the world runs on love. You bring 𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒕𝒉 on cold days, 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒕 during hard times, and 𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 wherever you go. Like the 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕 that keeps us alive, you are truly 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒅, deeply 𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒆𝒅, and sincerely 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 in this world. 💕

May this year give back the same love you share through 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 that fills your heart, 𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎𝒔 that slowly comes true, and 𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 that grows each day. You were born from love, so may you continue being the love this world needs. ✨️

Cheers to another year of 𝒔𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆, 𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎𝒔, and 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒎𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔. From your ⋆｡‧˚ʚ 𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐒 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 ɞ˚‧｡⋆ — happiest of birthdays and best wishes always !! 💖😚

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Clare Annkersty Evangelista | SciComm Editorial Writer

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Elisha Jacosalem & Kristelle Anne Velenzuela l Scicomm Pubmat Team

𝓗𝓪𝓹𝓹𝔂 𝓑𝓲𝓻𝓽𝓱𝓭𝓪𝔂 to our amazing 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐥-𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭, 𝓜𝓼. 𝓛𝓸𝓻𝓮𝓵𝓮𝓲 𝓐𝓻𝓲𝓸𝓵𝓪! 🧬✨

To the ever-supportive and inspiring adviser of 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦 in 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛, thank you for being the 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕 of our organization. Your guidance helps our ideas grow, your patience helps us learn, and your encouragement gives us the confidence to shine.

You are truly 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝 and endlessly supportive to your students. Your warmth makes every meeting brighter, and your wisdom helps us communicate science with passion and purpose.

On your special day, we honor the incredible mentor and leader you are. May this year bring you 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬, just as you bring inspiration and positivity to all of us. 💙

𝓗𝓪𝓹𝓹𝔂 𝓑𝓲𝓻𝓽𝓱𝓭𝓪𝔂, 𝓜𝓼. 𝓐𝓻𝓲𝓸𝓵𝓪! May your day be filled with the same 𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 you share with everyone around you.

With love,
𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬 🧫✨

𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑❗️❗️📣

📌 FOR THOSE WHO RESERVED PINS DURING ORG FAIR. CELLS PIN CAN NOW BE CLAIMED. Please proceed to the Cells Booth to receive your pins. We are located along the driveway.

💘🧬 LOVE IS IN THE AIR… SO ANUE NA?? 🧬💘

Valentine’s is almost here — and baka pwede namang HUY!?

Maybe you can casually stop by the 𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐒 Booth and pick up something sweet, thoughtful, and science-approved 🤭💚

Whether it’s for your crush, your bestie, your lab partner, or yourself (yes, self-love is valid), we’ve got you covered. Why not make your Valentine a little more cell-ebrated? 🧬✨

📅 When: February 12–13, 2026
🕘 Duration: All day
📍 Venue: 𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐒 Booth

🛍️ What’s waiting for you at the 𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐒 Booth:

📌 Pins
Small: ₱15 each
Medium: ₱20 each
Large: ₱35 each
🧬 DNA-style Keychains — ₱35 each
🍬 Candies — ₱1 per pack
✨ Stickers — ₱5 for 2 pieces
🌸 Flower Bouquet — ₱65 each

⚡ Just like cells in the body, small things matter. One stop at our booth could mean a smile, a memory, or maybe… a little kilig 💕

So anue na?? Baka pwedeng dito ka na sa 𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐒 Booth. 🧬💚

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Xarmaine Zuseyn Bascon | SciComm Editorial Team Lead

Pubmat & Layout by:
Alissa Julliana Renee Medina | SciComm Pubmat and Layout Artist
Shean Royce Marcelo Adriano | SciComm Pubmat and Layout Artist

💘✨ 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐢𝐫...𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨 𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐂𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄✨🧬

This Valentine's season, CELLS said: “Why not both?” 🤭

So we’re bringing you booth activities that mix fun, kilig, and a little bit of academic validation 💚

Shoot your shot (literally) 🎯
Test your memory (do you even know your organelles?) 🧬
Answer fast (science quiz pero may prizes 👀) 🧠
Confess anonymously (brave ka ba talaga?) 💌
And find out if your chemistry is High Chemistry or… Explosive Match 💥

📅 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟭𝟮-𝟭𝟯, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
📍 𝗖𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗦 𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗧𝗛
🕘 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘆

Come for the prizes, stay for the chaos, leave with memories (and maybe kilig).

𝒮𝒸𝒾𝑒𝓃𝒸𝑒, 𝒷𝓊𝓉 𝓂𝒶𝓀𝑒 𝒾𝓉 𝒱𝒶𝓁𝑒𝓃𝓉𝒾𝓃𝑒.🤍🧪

⬇️ Check out our booth activities below ⬇️

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Xarmaine Zuseyn Bascon | SciComm Editorial Team Lead

Pubmat & Layout by:
Alissa Julliana Renee Medina | SciComm Pubmat and Layout Artist
Shean Royce Marcelo Adriano | SciComm Pubmat and Layout Artist

✧˚.⋆ 𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐉𝐀𝐍𝐔𝐀𝐑𝐘 𝑪𝑬𝑳𝑳-𝒆𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒔! ⋆˚.✧

｡°✩ January marks new beginnings — and what better way to start the year than by celebrating the 𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒛𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 who make our 𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐒 community 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒆𝒓, 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆?

To our January celebrants, may this year bring you 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒕𝒉 like a well-nourished cell, 𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒚 like a thriving 𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒐𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒏, and 𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 like a perfectly functioning 𝒏𝒖𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒖𝒔. Your 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆, 𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏, and 𝒅𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 continue to keep our organization 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈, and 𝒄𝒆𝒍𝒍-𝒆𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 every step of the way.

Here’s to another year of 𝒔𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆, 𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎𝒔, and meaningful moments. From your ⋆｡‧˚ʚ 𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐒 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 ɞ˚‧｡⋆ — happiest of birthdays and best wishes always!

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Xarmaine Zuseyn Bascon | SciComm Editorial Team Lead

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𝐎𝐋𝐅𝐔 𝐋𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐧𝐚 𝐇𝐢𝐩𝐇𝐨𝐩 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝟒 is officially open for participants! 🔥

We are inviting all students to showcase their passion, creativity, and skills on the dance floor as the competition takes place on 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟭𝟮. Participants may compete 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗺𝗶𝘅𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀.

Registration is 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲, 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲, so we highly encourage interested participants to sign up early. The 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 contains the complete 𝗺𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰𝘀 and 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺.
https://forms.gle/YHsHrrvk1GRxUm19A

For further details and to secure your slot, please refer to the link provided. We look forward to seeing your best moves at HipHop Showdown Season 4!

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Ending December by recognizing the parts that make us whole 🧬✨
🌟 The 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐥-𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 🌟

Just like cells work together to sustain life, each member of our Club Cells Science Club plays a vital role in shaping our journey✨. This celebration was more than an event, it was a moment of gratitude, recognition, and togetherness.🤝

As we close the month, we celebrate passion that inspires, curiosity that drives us, and connections that strengthen us. Here’s to every idea shared, every effort made, and every spark of science that brought us together.

🔬 Celebrating science.
✨ Celebrating people.
🎉 Celebrating growth.

🌕❄️ 𝐀 𝐌𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐒𝐤𝐲: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐌𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬! ❄️🌕

As 𝘋𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 settles in and temperatures fall, the night sky reveals one of its most striking celestial events — the 𝘍𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘔𝘰𝘰𝘯, the last astronomical spectacle of the year. ✨ Even in winter’s longest nights, 𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 reminds us that light always finds its way. ❄️💫

🔭 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 “𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐝” 𝐌𝐨𝐨𝐧?
Rooted in 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, the name reflects 𝘋𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳’s 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘪𝘳 and 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴. As the season gets colder, the Moon shines brighter. Approaching the 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 the Moon sits higher above the horizon, lit by the Sun at nearly 𝟏𝟖𝟎° 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 — a perfect alignment called 𝘴𝘺𝘻𝘺𝘨𝘺. 🌌

🧬 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐰
Winter brings 𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘴, and stronger 𝘢𝘵𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺, giving us a sharper view of the lunar surface. Sunlight bouncing off the Moon’s 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘩 through 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦, gives the Full Cold Moon its crisp, silvery brightness — often bright enough to cast 𝐮𝐧𝐮𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐬. 🌕

🧊 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐅𝐮𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐌𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰
• Also known as the 𝘓𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘕𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘔𝘰𝘰𝘯 or 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘔𝘰𝘰𝘯.
• Can reach 𝟎.𝟎𝟕 𝐚𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐝𝐨, enough to illuminate landscapes.
• Its brightness can affect 𝘤𝘪𝘳𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘳𝘩𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘮𝘴 of animals and insects.

🔭 Lunar Physics in Motion
• Occurs during 𝘴𝘺𝘻𝘺𝘨𝘺 wherein the order of alignment in space is Sun-Earth-Moon.
• Boosted by Earth’s 𝟐𝟑.𝟓° 𝐚𝐱𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐭, increasing its height in the sky.

🌍 𝐀 𝐌𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞
Whether you’re wrapped in blankets or stepping into the crisp 𝘋𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘪𝘳, the 𝘍𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘔𝘰𝘰𝘯 invites reflection. As the year slows, the universe continues its 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. ✨

🌕 𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 — 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐌𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮.
From the vast sky down to the tiniest cell, 𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦, 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨. 💫

✧˚.💚 𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐒 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬, 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬! 💚˚✧





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Xarmaine Zuseyn Bascon | SciComm Editorial Team Lead

Photo taken by:
Patricio Jacob Luis | SciComm Photography Team

𝑯𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒐𝒅𝒂𝒚’𝒔 𝑪𝑬𝑳𝑳-𝒆𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝑱𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒆 𝑻𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒚𝒐
𝑯𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒊𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝑩𝒊𝒓𝒕𝒉𝒅𝒂𝒚 to the President of CELLS! ✨🔬
Today isn’t just your birthday, it’s a major biological event.

Our club’s mitochondrion of motivation…💪
The nucleus that keeps us organized…📝
The DNA that holds us together…🤝

Thank you for powering every project, sparking every idea, and keeping our club alive with pure scientific energy. 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐬 not only to work hard but to grow as individuals, to collaborate with kindness, and to approach every challenge with positivity. 𝐎𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐚𝐲 🎉 we celebrate not just your achievements, but the incredible person you are, a president who leads with heart and a friend who always listens 💖. Happy Birthday, Jessie! May this year bring you the same joy and inspiration that you bring to all of us. 🥳🫶🏻

Here’s to another cycle of cell growth
𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭! 💚🧬

The countdown to a spook-tacular Halloween begins! 👻🧫