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𝐒𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐋 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐔𝐌 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

On March 20, 2026, a semestral forum was held at the library, where school organizations presented their financial reports and accomplishments from the past two semesters.

Although the event was open to all students, only school organization officers attended. The forum aimed to promote transparency and accountability in financial matters while also providing an opportunity for students to ask questions and seek clarification.

Additionally, the event featured the distribution of certificates of appreciation to members of each school organization, recognizing their hard work and dedication. The event demonstrated the organizations’ commitment to honesty and competence in their respective roles.

Written by: Kenneth Cesar Gestiada
Captured by: Kenneth Cesar Gestiada and Judidia Guray

A great educational institution is built not only through buildings and programs, but through the vision and dedication of the people who lead it.

Happy Birthday, Atty. Gary de Castro! As the president of R. G. de Castro Colleges, your passion for education and your commitment to shaping minds continue to inspire students, faculty, and staff alike. Through your leadership, the institution has become a place where knowledge is valued, opportunities are created, and students are guided to become responsible and capable individuals for the future.

Your work reflects a deep belief that education has the power to transform lives. Because of your guidance and perseverance, many students are able to pursue their dreams and build a better future for themselves and their communities.

On your special day, we celebrate not only your birthday but also your meaningful contributions to education and to the community. May this year bring you continued success, good health, and the fulfillment that comes from knowing that your leadership continues to make a lasting difference.

Happy Birthday, 𝐌𝐀𝐈𝐙𝐀 𝐃𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐈𝐀! Your wit and grit shows in every spike on the court and every story you deliver as our Sports Editor.

Wishing you more wins, great games, and a fantastic year ahead. Keep serving with your 𝐃𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐄! 🏐

𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗜𝗻 | R. G. de Castro Colleges' Board of Canvassers officially certified the final results of the March 6, 2026 RGCC Central Student Council(CSC) Elections for Academic Year 2026-2027. The voting was held online through Google Form and the RGCC Student Email Account (RSEA) and was canvassed by Chairman Yonides Pelingon, Vice Chairman Lloyd Rodriguez and Member–Secretary Rogelyn Gueta-Gratil.

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Heads up, Rafaelians!

Let your voice be heard; cast your vote now!

Important Rules and Guidelines:

-R.G. de Castro Colleges abide by the law and rules of R.A no. 10173 (Data Privacy Act)
-This election form will take up 2-3 mins. depending on your internet speed.
-R.G.C.C. has the right to verify student information after you have submitted this form.
-This Ballot is Limited to 1 response
-This Google form will only be available March 6,2026 12:00 PM - 11:00PM ONLY
-We have Disable autosave for all respondents
-Respondents will lose their progress if their browser closes or refreshes
-We will Collect email addresses, Respondents will be required to sign in to RSEA(RGCC Student Email Account)

On this FORM you will VOTE for Central Student Council.

Here's the link: https://forms.gle/RNwsi84kQwXV1s4w8

Greetings, Rafaelians!

Join us in welcoming the aspiring leaders of the Society of Math Wizards! As we start the academic year, we build a team that will add value to our community and will multiply our potential.

They are more than just problem-identifiers; they are also equipped with expertise to solve obstacles. They have perseverance and are determined to strive towards excellence.

With their commitment to serve and lead, we believe that we will have a year filled with excitement!

PRESIDENT: FREDERICK MARASIGAN
V-PRESIDENT: ADRIAN GOLLOSO
SECRETARY:
TREASURER:JELORD BELLEN
AUDITOR: SHANE UBALDO
P.I.O: RUSSELL DAVE SAGUN
BUSINESS MANAGER:
1. RHEANN TAMBOONG
2. INCOMING 1ST YEAR
LIASON OFFICER : INCOMING 1ST YEAR
BOARD MEMBERS:
BM FOR ACAD AFFAIR: INCOMING 1ST YEAR
BM FOR SOCIOCULTURAL:JOHN RHACE ENANO
BM FOR ARTS: KIAN JORDAN
BM FOR SPORTS: EDRIAN GERONA
BM FOR OUTREACH: INCOMING 1ST YEAR

“Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.”
— 𝐻𝑒𝑛𝑟𝑦 𝐹𝑜𝑟𝑑

The future of 𝐃.𝐄.𝐎. is here! We are proud to present the powerhouse team ready to serve the Developmental Education Organization for the 2026-2027 academic year.

𝕄𝕖𝕖𝕥 𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕟𝕖𝕨 𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕤:
✧ 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓: Jefferson Salvador
✧ 𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓: Bianca Rodriguez
✧ 𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐘: Darlynn Robelas
✧ 𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐄𝐑: Leonisa Garate
✧ 𝐀𝐔𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐎𝐑: Antonette Amilano
✧ 𝐁𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐀𝐆𝐄𝐑: Laurence Espela
✧ 𝐋𝐈𝐀𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐍: Ritch Garduque
✧ 𝐏.𝐈.𝐎: JD Fernandez

【ＢＯＡＲＤ　ＭＥＭＢＥＲＳ】
▫️ 𝐁𝐌 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐒: Jan Cresidio
▫️ 𝐁𝐌 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐀𝐂𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐂𝐒: Aldreneil Bio
▫️ 𝐁𝐌 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐒𝐎𝐂𝐈𝐎𝐂𝐔𝐋𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐀𝐋: John Fuster
▫️ 𝐁𝐌 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐂𝐇: Merald Cericos
▫️ 𝐁𝐌 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐍: Rio Garcia

With this team at the helm, we are ready to conquer new milestones. 𝐿𝑒𝓉'𝓈 𝓂𝒶𝓀𝑒 𝒾𝓉 𝒶 𝓎𝑒𝒶𝓇 𝓉𝑜 𝓇𝑒𝓂𝑒𝓂𝒷𝑒𝓇! 💚🤍

𝗜𝗦𝗔𝗡𝗚 𝗠𝗔𝗣𝗔𝗚𝗣𝗔𝗟𝗔𝗬𝗔𝗡𝗚 𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗪, 𝗥𝗔𝗙𝗔𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗔𝗡𝗦!

Isang panibagong pahina na naman ang ating bubuksan, pahina ng mas makabuluhang paglilingkod, mas bukas at inklusibong mga programa, at mas pinatibay na pagkakaisa. Sa bawat simula ay may kaakibat na hamon, ngunit higit sa lahat, may dalang pag-asa at pagkakataong gumawa ng pagbabago.

Ang pamumuno ay hindi lamang titulo o pagkilala; ito ay isang panata. Panatang maging responsable sa bawat desisyon, maging sensitibo sa bawat hinaing, at maging matatag sa gitna ng anumang pagsubok. Sa pag-upo ng bagong hanay ng samahan, dala namin ang malinaw na layunin, maglingkod nang may integridad, malasakit, at tunay na dedikasyon.

Ang mga lider na ito ay hindi lamang narito upang punan ang isang posisyon. Narito sila upang makinig, kumilos, at magbigay-direksyon. Nais naming maging boses ng mga mag-aaral, maging inspirasyon sa pagkilos, at maging katuwang ninyo sa pagbuo ng mga programang may saysay at pangmatagalang epekto.

Hindi na panahon ng pag-aalinlangan, panahon na ng sama-samang pagkilos. Dito at ngayon natin sisimulan ang progresibong pagbabago, tapat na pamamahala, at serbisyong may puso para sa bawat Rafaelian.

SAMA—FILIPINO, ATING IBANDERA! 💙

𝙎𝘼𝙈𝘼𝙃𝘼𝙉 𝙉𝙂 𝙈𝙂𝘼 𝙈𝘼𝙂-𝘼𝘼𝙍𝘼𝙇 𝙎𝘼 𝙁𝙄𝙇𝙄𝙋𝙄𝙉𝙊
𝙏𝘼𝙊𝙉𝙂 𝙋𝘼𝙉𝙐𝙍𝙐𝘼𝙉 2026–2027

𝐏𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐔𝐋𝐎:
Den Daniel H. Zacarias

𝐏𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐔𝐋𝐎:
Mary Jheane Santos

𝐊𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐇𝐈𝐌:
Rain Casyao

𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐀𝐓-𝐘𝐀𝐌𝐀𝐍:
Eva Ceneta

𝐓𝐀𝐆𝐀𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐈:
Ezekiel Buenavista

𝐓𝐀𝐆𝐀𝐏𝐀𝐌𝐀𝐇𝐀𝐋𝐀 𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐘𝐄𝐊𝐓𝐎:
Camille Espenida

𝐏𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐊𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐒𝐘𝐎𝐍:
Jelo Golpo

𝐏𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐊𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐔𝐆𝐍𝐀𝐘𝐀𝐍:
Reimon Guran

𝐀𝐊𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐊𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐆𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐈𝐍:
Myra Brezuela

𝐒𝐎𝐒𝐘𝐎-𝐊𝐔𝐋𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐀𝐋:
Lovely Delapeña

𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆:
Marc Denver Marquez

💙

“𝓣𝓻𝓾𝓮 𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓭𝓮𝓻𝓼𝓱𝓲𝓹 𝓵𝓲𝓮𝓼 𝓲𝓷 𝓰𝓾𝓲𝓭𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓸𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻𝓼 𝓽𝓸 𝓼𝓾𝓬𝓬𝓮𝓼𝓼—𝓲𝓷 𝓮𝓷𝓼𝓾𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻𝔂𝓸𝓷𝓮 𝓲𝓼 𝓹𝓮𝓻𝓯𝓸𝓻𝓶𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓪𝓽 𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓲𝓻 𝓫𝓮𝓼𝓽, 𝓭𝓸𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝔀𝓸𝓻𝓴 𝓽𝓱𝓮𝔂 𝓪𝓻𝓮 𝓹𝓵𝓮𝓭𝓰𝓮𝓭 𝓽𝓸 𝓭𝓸 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓭𝓸𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓲𝓽 𝔀𝓮𝓵𝓵.” – 𝓑𝓲𝓵𝓵 𝓞𝔀𝓮𝓷𝓼

With passion and a heart to serve, we are ready to ignite the torch of leadership so that everyone could feel and see its light.💡

We are incredibly proud to introduce the 𝐑𝐆𝐂𝐂-𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐬 exceptional leadership team for 𝑨.𝒀. 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 - 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕! 🙌

These 𝐝𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐬, 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 —are poised to guide our department to new levels of aspirations. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐝𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 and 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞 will truly ignite the torch of leadership.

Prepare yourselves for a year that has new visions and aspirations throughout the organization. As they lead by example, they also lead with a heart. They are now ready to serve the 𝐑𝐚𝐟𝐚𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬!

Come and join us as we embark this new journey with you. 𝐋𝐞𝐭'𝐬 𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐤!

"𝚆𝚎 𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚍 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚙𝚞𝚛𝚙𝚘𝚜𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚍𝚎𝚍𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚋𝚢 𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚐𝚘𝚊𝚕𝚜 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚘 𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗"

🌷𝙎𝙊𝘾𝙄𝙀𝙏𝙔 𝙊𝙁 𝙀𝙉𝙂𝙇𝙄𝙎𝙃 𝙋𝙍𝙊𝙋𝙀𝙇𝙇𝙀𝙍𝙎 𝙉𝙀𝙒 𝙎𝙇𝘼𝙏𝙀 𝙊𝙁 𝙊𝙁𝙁𝙄𝘾𝙀𝙍𝙎 𝙁𝙊𝙍 𝘼.𝙔. 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 - 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕:

🌷𝚁𝙰𝙻𝙿𝙷 𝙹𝙴𝚃𝙷𝚁𝙾 𝚁𝙴𝙱𝚄𝙳𝙰𝙻
𝑷𝑹𝑬𝑺𝑰𝑫𝑬𝑵𝑻

🌷𝙷𝙰𝙽𝙽𝙰 𝚂𝙷𝙰𝙼𝙴𝚈 𝙱𝙾𝚁𝙰𝙱𝙾
𝑽𝑰𝑪𝑬 𝑷𝑹𝑬𝑺𝑰𝑫𝑬𝑵𝑻

🌷𝚂𝙴𝙽𝙳𝙴𝙻 𝙶𝚁𝙰𝙽𝙰𝙳𝙾
𝑺𝑬𝑪𝑹𝑬𝑻𝑨𝑹𝒀

🌷𝚁𝙸𝙾 𝙶𝙸𝚃𝙾
𝑻𝑹𝑬𝑨𝑺𝑼𝑹𝑬𝑹

🌷𝙻𝙰𝙰𝚁𝙽𝙴 𝙶𝙴𝙻𝙸𝙻𝙸𝙾
𝑨𝑼𝑫𝑰𝑻𝑶𝑹

🌷𝚁𝙾𝙽𝙰𝙻𝚈𝙽 𝙶𝚄𝚃𝙻𝙰𝚈
𝑷.𝑰.𝑶

🌷𝙰𝚁𝙸𝙴𝚂 𝙳𝙾𝙻𝙻𝙰𝙽𝙾
𝑩𝑼𝑺𝑰𝑵𝑬𝑺𝑺 𝑴𝑨𝑵𝑨𝑮𝑬𝑹

🌷𝙳𝙰𝙽 𝙼𝙰𝚁 𝙶𝙴𝚁𝙾𝙻𝙰𝙾
𝑳𝑰𝑨𝑰𝑺𝑶𝑵 𝑶𝑭𝑭𝑰𝑪𝑬𝑹

🌷𝙴𝚁𝙰𝙻𝙸𝙴 𝙶𝙰𝚁𝙻𝙰𝙽
𝑩𝑴 𝑭𝑶𝑹 𝑨𝑪𝑨𝑫𝑬𝑴𝑰𝑪𝑺

🌷𝙸𝙰𝙽 𝙶𝙸𝙳𝙾𝙲
𝑩𝑴 𝑭𝑶𝑹 𝑺𝑷𝑶𝑹𝑻𝑺

🌷𝙸𝚅𝙰𝙽 𝚃𝙰𝙽
𝑩𝑴 𝑭𝑶𝑹 𝑺𝑶𝑪𝑰𝑶𝑪𝑼𝑳𝑻𝑼𝑹𝑨𝑳

🌷𝙳𝙸𝚅𝙸𝙽𝙴 𝚃𝙾𝚁𝙸𝙽𝙶
𝑩𝑴 𝑭𝑶𝑹 𝑶𝑼𝑻𝑹𝑬𝑨𝑪𝑯

🌷(Reserved for first year)
𝑩𝑴 𝑭𝑶𝑹 𝑨𝑹𝑻𝑺

#𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙄𝙣𝙋𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙒𝙚𝙋𝙚𝙖𝙠

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the 1986 Edsa People Power Revolution — a powerful reminder of the people’s bravery and their commitment to democracy and peace. A moment that proves the collective power of Filipinos to oust a Dictator, a Plunderer and a Killer of Freedom. Sa pagkakaisa, may tagumpay. Sa katotohanan, may kalayaan.

The 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution gathered millions of Filipinos from all walks of life to march along Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA), to end the dictatorship of President Ferdinand E. Marcos and begin a new birth of the Philippine Democracy. It reminds us of the ordinary citizens who came armed not with weapons, but with faith and courage. People who walked with rosaries in their hands, who prayed in silence yet stood unafraid before tanks and guns. Their quiet prayers and faith spoke louder than violence proving that the strength of the nation lies in it's people.

As we commemorate this milestone, we honor the legacy of those Filipinos who stood together with courage to reclaim democracy. This is not just beyond nostalgia and or hashtags, it is a recognition of the sacrifices, the lives, and the unwavering courage of Filipinos forty years ago, and of those who continue to defend freedom today.

They may try to rewrite history, to erase the legacy of EDSA, but they can never erase the truth that lives within us. The courage of those who stood for freedom cannot be silenced. "Ang katotohanan ay hindi nabubura, at ang alaala ng pakikibaka ay hindi kailanman mamamatay."

The spirit of EDSA will continue to guide us toward a future rooted in justice, unity, and truth.
The power resides in the people, with the people, and by the people.

Words by: Reina Ferrera
Layout by: Jasmine Frilles

𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝟮 | 𝗗𝗜𝗙𝗙𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗘𝗦, 𝗦𝗔𝗠𝗘 𝗚𝗢𝗔𝗟 —𝗧𝗢 𝗪𝗜𝗡!

An exciting and fun Math Quest, spearheaded by the Society of Math Wizards, challenged players to solve math problems with a twist to unlock new levels and thrilling missions. The group “Powerpuff Girls,” composed of Dranreb Rectra, Kenneth Borca, Louie Jay Jordan, and Jethro Kebutal, emerged as champion, followed by “Paw Patrol” in first place and “Basta Team” in second place. One member of the winning team, Mr. Rectra, shared that the activity was both enjoyable and challenging, particularly at Station 4, where participants performed jumping jacks while reciting the multiplication table from 1 to 5.

Meanwhile, the Eksibisyon ng Sining: Chalk Art, in collaboration with the Samahan ng Mag-aaral sa Filipino and The Rover Publication, aimed to serve as a platform for social awareness. Participants produced artworks highlighting issues such as bullying, corruption, and injustice. After careful evaluation by judges Ms. Princess Hachero, Mr. Judidia Guray, and Ms. Maricris Gepiga, the results were finalized: first place - Ms. Rhienac Gealone (96.5 points); second place - Ms. Angela Dometita (94.2 points); third place - Nick Gaton (92.3 points).

For the Mobile Legends Exhibition Tournament spearheaded by the Developmental Education Organisation, the elimination round winners were Wonder Pets (Game 1), Power Puff Girls (Game 2), Mythic Empire (Game 3), and Mystic Guardians (Game 4). Wonder Pets member Mr. Alvarez attributed their victory to open communication, strong map awareness, and team attentiveness, securing their spot in the next round.

📝 Erlyn Mae Granado & Izee Martirez
📸 Sydney Gabelo