The Pioneer

The Pioneer ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ถ๐’‡๐’‡๐’Š๐’„๐’Š๐’‚๐’ ๐‘บ๐’•๐’–๐’…๐’†๐’๐’• ๐‘ท๐’–๐’ƒ๐’๐’Š๐’„๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’๐’‡ ๐‘ผ๐‘ช๐‘ฝ-๐‘บ๐‘ฏ๐‘บ

27/09/2026

๐”๐‚๐• ๐’๐ž๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ซ ๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ซ ๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐‹๐š๐›๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐๐š๐  ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐’๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ง๐๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐“๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ž๐ ๐š๐ซ๐š๐จ ๐‚๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ

TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan โ€” Demonstrating academic excellence and institutional prowess, the Senior High School Department and Junior High School Laboratory of the University of Cagayan Valley (UCV) were hailed as the Best Performing Private Secondary School during the prestigious PAMMARAYAW Awards 2026 of the Division of Tuguegarao City.

The recognition highlights UCVโ€™s relentless commitment to delivering quality education, holistic student development, and stellar academic performance.

More so, this recognition also reflects the institution's enduring legacy of excellence in shaping globally competitive learners in Tuguegarao City.

This award is dedicated to the whole UCV community, especially to Dr. Cha-cha Perez Mari for their unwavering support, inspiring leadership, and steadfast commitment to excellence.

๐™…๐™๐™Ž๐™ ๐™„๐™‰ | ๐˜พ๐™Š๐™ƒ๐˜ฝ๐˜ผ๐™€ ๐˜พ๐™Š๐™‰๐™๐™„๐™‰๐™‚๐™€๐™‰๐™ ๐˜พ๐™‡๐™„๐™‰๐˜พ๐™ƒ๐™€๐™Ž ๐™๐™ƒ๐™„๐™๐˜ฟ ๐™Ž๐™๐™๐˜ผ๐™„๐™‚๐™ƒ๐™ ๐˜พ๐™ƒ๐˜ผ๐™ˆ๐™‹๐™„๐™Š๐™‰๐™Ž๐™ƒ๐™„๐™‹Congratulations to the Team Lumina โ€“ College of Health a...
26/09/2026

๐™…๐™๐™Ž๐™ ๐™„๐™‰ | ๐˜พ๐™Š๐™ƒ๐˜ฝ๐˜ผ๐™€ ๐˜พ๐™Š๐™‰๐™๐™„๐™‰๐™‚๐™€๐™‰๐™ ๐˜พ๐™‡๐™„๐™‰๐˜พ๐™ƒ๐™€๐™Ž ๐™๐™ƒ๐™„๐™๐˜ฟ ๐™Ž๐™๐™๐˜ผ๐™„๐™‚๐™ƒ๐™ ๐˜พ๐™ƒ๐˜ผ๐™ˆ๐™‹๐™„๐™Š๐™‰๐™Ž๐™ƒ๐™„๐™‹

Congratulations to the Team Lumina โ€“ College of Health and Basic Education (COHBAE) Contingent for clinching its third consecutive championship during the recently concluded 78th Founding Anniversary of the University of Cagayan Valley!

Three championships. Three years of excellence. One legacy that will forever shine.

From the challenges and setbacks to the incredible comeback, Team Lumina proved that determination, unity, and the indomitable UCVian spirit can turn every challenge into a triumph.

Tunay ngang DILAW and NANGIBABAW at LUMINA ang NANGUNA!
Hep-hep, COHBAE! Hep-hep, COHBAE!

๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™ง๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ก๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™จ, ๐™๐™š๐™–๐™ข ๐™‡๐™ช๐™ข๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™–!

๐๐€๐‚๐Š-๐“๐Ž-๐๐€๐‚๐Š-๐“๐Ž-๐๐€๐‚๐Š: ๐‚๐Ž๐‡๐๐€๐„ ๐Ž๐๐‚๐„ ๐€๐†๐€๐ˆ๐ ๐’๐„๐‚๐”๐‘๐„๐’ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐Ž๐•๐„๐‘๐€๐‹๐‹ ๐‚๐‡๐€๐Œ๐๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐’๐‡๐ˆ๐The College of Health and Basic Education (COHBA...
26/09/2026

๐๐€๐‚๐Š-๐“๐Ž-๐๐€๐‚๐Š-๐“๐Ž-๐๐€๐‚๐Š: ๐‚๐Ž๐‡๐๐€๐„ ๐Ž๐๐‚๐„ ๐€๐†๐€๐ˆ๐ ๐’๐„๐‚๐”๐‘๐„๐’ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐Ž๐•๐„๐‘๐€๐‹๐‹ ๐‚๐‡๐€๐Œ๐๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐’๐‡๐ˆ๐

The College of Health and Basic Education (COHBAE) has once again risen to the top, clinching the Overall Championship title of the University of Cagayan Valleyโ€™s 78th Founding Anniversary with an outstanding 67.396 points, marking its third consecutive championship and securing its place in the Hall of Fame.

The victory was further highlighted by COHBAEโ€™s remarkable finishes across the different anniversary competitions, securing the following:

Attendance โ€” Champion
Musical Overall Competition โ€” Champion
Booth Competitionโ€” 1st Runner-Up
Float Competition โ€” 1st Runner-Up
Literary Overall Competition โ€” 2nd Runner-Up
Sports Overall Competition โ€” 2nd Runner-Up

With another championship added to its record, COHBAE continues to build a legacy of excellence, unity, and competitive spirit in the Universityโ€™s founding anniversary celebrations.

๐‹๐Ž๐Ž๐Š| ๐”๐‚๐•@๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ–๐“๐‡ ๐“๐€๐„๐Š๐–๐Ž๐๐ƒ๐Ž ๐€๐๐ƒ ๐Š๐€๐‘๐€๐“๐„๐ƒ๐Ž ๐’๐๐€๐๐’๐‡๐Ž๐“๐’
26/09/2026

๐‹๐Ž๐Ž๐Š| ๐”๐‚๐•@๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ–๐“๐‡ ๐“๐€๐„๐Š๐–๐Ž๐๐ƒ๐Ž ๐€๐๐ƒ ๐Š๐€๐‘๐€๐“๐„๐ƒ๐Ž ๐’๐๐€๐๐’๐‡๐Ž๐“๐’

๐”๐‚๐•@๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ–๐“๐‡ | ๐‚๐Ž๐‡๐๐€๐„ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐Š๐š๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐๐จ โ€” ๐ž๐ฑ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐Š๐š๐ญ๐š ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Š๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐žAs UCV marks its 78th Foundation Anniversary, the Lu...
25/09/2026

๐”๐‚๐•@๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ–๐“๐‡ | ๐‚๐Ž๐‡๐๐€๐„ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐Š๐š๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐๐จ โ€” ๐ž๐ฑ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐Š๐š๐ญ๐š ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Š๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ž

As UCV marks its 78th Foundation Anniversary, the Lumina-COHBAE Karatedo team steps forward to compete with quiet resolve and steady preparation. Guided by their coach, Ms. Loreine Aguilan, they stand as representatives of the College of Health and Basic Education (COHBAE), carrying the collegeโ€™s name with integrity across every event.

Competing in both Kata โ€” where precision, form, and mental focus take centre stage โ€” and Kumite โ€” testing speed, strategy, and endurance in controlled sparring โ€” every athlete stepped up to the challenge and delivered outstanding results.

KARATEDO

A. INIDIVIDUAL KATA
MEN
Thimothy Aki Ortile- Gold
WOMEN
Rica Batang- Gold

B. TEAM KATA
MEN-Gold
Thimothy Alki Ortile
John Wellington Gregorio
Kobe Chen Gatuz

WOMEN- Gold
Rica Batang
Dionne Melad
Feona Porras

C. TEAM KATA (MIX)- Gold
Rica Batang
Thimothy Aki Ortile
John Wellington Gregorio

INDIVIDUAL KUMITE
MEN
Thimothy Aki Ortile (-55kg)- Gold
Yoeby Danao (-60kg)- Bronze
Gabriel Tamayao (-75kg)- Silver
John Wellington Gregorio (-84kg)- Silver

WOMEN
Dionne Melad (-50kg)- Silver
Gillian Pataras (-55kg)- Gold
Rica Batang (-61kg)- Gold

TEAM KUMITE
MEN- Gold
Thimothy Aki Ortile
Yoeby Danao
Gabriel Tamayao
John Wellington Gregorio
Kevin Mikhail Javier

Women- Silver
Rica Batang
Gillian Pataras
Dionne Melas

Overall Men- Gold
Overall Women- Silver

๐”๐‚๐•@๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ–๐ญ๐ก| ๐‚๐Ž๐‡๐๐€๐„ ๐“๐ž๐š๐ฆ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐“๐š๐ž๐ค๐ฐ๐จ๐ง๐๐จ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฌ๐š๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Š๐ฒ๐จ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ ๐ขThe Lumina-COHBAE Taekwondo team joined in the university...
25/09/2026

๐”๐‚๐•@๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ–๐ญ๐ก| ๐‚๐Ž๐‡๐๐€๐„ ๐“๐ž๐š๐ฆ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐“๐š๐ž๐ค๐ฐ๐จ๐ง๐๐จ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฌ๐š๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Š๐ฒ๐จ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ ๐ข

The Lumina-COHBAE Taekwondo team joined in the university-wide competitions, marching forward with pride, unity, and unwavering spirit. Guided by their coach, Mr. Angelo Lappay, the athletes carry the banner high, representing the College of Health and Basic Education (COHBAE) at UCVโ€™s 78th Foundation Anniversary celebrations.

Competing in both Poomsae, where precision, grace, and mastery of forms take centre stage and Kyorugi testing speed, strategy, and resilience in the ring every athlete stepped up to the challenge and delivered outstanding results.

POOMSAE

Men (Individual) โ€” GOLD
Rhyjan Aldrei Manganawe

Men (Team) โ€” GOLD
Ace Ashley Anga-angan
John Samuel Balmores
Rhyjan Aldrei Manganawe

Women (Individual) โ€” GOLD
April Joleen Supnet

Women (Team) โ€” GOLD
Shaun Lei Jera Talub
Savanah Vanne Talub
April Joleen Supnet

Mixed Pair โ€” GOLD
Ace Ashley Anga-angan
Shaun Lei Jera Talub

KYORUGI
Flyweight Category โ€” SILVER
Rhyjan Aldrei Manganawe

Featherweight Category โ€” BRONZE
Cornelio Fabroa

Welterweight Category โ€” BRONZE
Abcidee Postadan

Heavyweight Category โ€” BRONZE
Ashleigh C. Zabala

Finweight Category - GOLD
Princess Sophie Zilabbo

๐‹๐Ž๐Ž๐Š|๐”๐‚๐•@๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ–๐“๐‡ ๐Œ๐ซ. ๐€๐๐ƒ ๐Œ๐ฌ. ๐”๐‚๐• ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐†๐‘๐€๐๐ƒ ๐‚๐Ž๐‘๐Ž๐๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐ ๐’๐๐€๐๐’๐‡๐Ž๐“๐’
25/09/2026

๐‹๐Ž๐Ž๐Š|๐”๐‚๐•@๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ–๐“๐‡ ๐Œ๐ซ. ๐€๐๐ƒ ๐Œ๐ฌ. ๐”๐‚๐• ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐†๐‘๐€๐๐ƒ ๐‚๐Ž๐‘๐Ž๐๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐ ๐’๐๐€๐๐’๐‡๐Ž๐“๐’

๐‹๐Ž๐Ž๐Š | ๐‚๐Ž๐‡๐๐€๐„ ๐‚๐š๐ง๐๐ข๐๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐‚๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ก ๐“๐ข๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ, ๐†๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ซ ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐’๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐Œ๐ซ. ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Œ๐ฌ. ๐”๐‚๐• โ€™๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”The College of Health an...
25/09/2026

๐‹๐Ž๐Ž๐Š | ๐‚๐Ž๐‡๐๐€๐„ ๐‚๐š๐ง๐๐ข๐๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐‚๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ก ๐“๐ข๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ, ๐†๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ซ ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐’๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐Œ๐ซ. ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Œ๐ฌ. ๐”๐‚๐• โ€™๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”

The College of Health and Basic Education (COHBAE), represented by the clean energy vanguard, TEAM LUMINA, secured multiple distinctions and prestigious titles in the Search for Mr. and Ms. UCV 2026, held on September 24, 2026, at the University of Cagayan Valley, Greyhounds Gymnasium.

Showcasing confidence, eloquence, talent, and elegance, the COHBAE candidates distinguished themselves across the competition's various segments, earning recognition for their stage presence, advocacy, and exceptional performances.

Representing Team Lumina were Male and Female Candidate No. 4, Dave Mark C. Leonardo and Nicole B. Tuscano, meanwhile for the Male and Female Candidate No. 5 were Gian Ralph B. Domingo and Kristine Claire A. Garania, who proudly carried the name of COHBAE throughout the pageant.

The following are the awards and distinctions garnered by the candidates:

J. Piรฑera Logistics Award:
Male Candidate No. 5 โ€“ Gian Ralph B. Domingo

Binibing at Ginoong Turismo:
Ginoong Turismo: Dave Mark C. Leonardo (Male No. 4)
Binibini Turismo: Nicole B. Tuscano (Female No. 4)

Ms. Pasarela:
Kristine Claire A. Garania (Female No. 5)

Mr. Alumni Choice Award:
Gian Ralph B. Domingo (Male No. 5)

Ms. Alumni Choice Award:
Nicole B. Tuscano (Female No. 4)

Best in SDG Attire (Male):
Dave Mark C. Leonardo (Male No. 4)

Best in Talent (Male):
Dave Mark C. Leonardo (Male No. 4)

Best in School Uniform (Male):
Gian Ralph B. Domingo (Male No. 5)

Best in School Uniform (Female):
Nicole B. Tuscano (No. 4)

Best in Formal Attire (Male):
Gian Ralph B. Domingo (No. 5)

Best in Evening Gown (Female):
Nicole B. Tuscano (Female Candidate No. 4)

Best in SDG Advocacy (Male and Female): Dave Mark C. Leonardo and Nicole B. Tuscano (Candidates No. 4)

Darling of the Crowd (Male and Female): Gian Ralph B. Domingo & Kristine Claire A. Garania (Candidates No. 5)

Best in Casual Wear (Female): Nicole B. Tuscano (Female Candidate No. 4)

OFFICIAL TITLES

Male Category
Mr. UCV 2026 โ€“ Gian Ralph B. Domingo (Candidate No. 5)

1st Runner-Up โ€“ Dave Mark C. Leonardo (Candidate No. 4)

Female Category
1st Runner-Up โ€“ Kristine Claire A. Garania (Candidate No. 5)

3rd Runner-Up โ€“ Nicole B. Tuscano (Candidate No. 4)

The candidates were guided and prepared under the supervision of their coaches, Mr. Jhon Carlo Batang, Joms Cauilan, and Jhon Damo, whose dedication and mentorship contributed to the candidates' preparation and accomplishments throughout the competition.

These achievements mark a significant milestone for COHBAE, reflecting the contingent's commitment to excellence, representation, and the values embodied by the Team Lumina. The accomplishments of its candidates stand as a testament to their perseverance, talent, and the collective support of the entire COHBAE community.

๐‹๐Ž๐Ž๐Š | ๐”๐‚๐•@๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ– ๐‹๐ˆ๐ ๐’๐˜๐๐‚ ๐๐€๐“๐“๐‹๐„ ๐’๐๐€๐๐’๐‡๐Ž๐“๐’
24/09/2026

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๐‰๐”๐’๐“ ๐ˆ๐ | ๐‚๐Ž๐‡๐๐€๐„ ๐’๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ ๐…๐ˆ๐‘๐’๐“ ๐๐‹๐€๐‚๐„ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‹๐ˆ๐ ๐’๐˜๐๐‚ ๐๐€๐“๐“๐‹๐„Tuguegarao City, Philippinesโ€”The Greyhounds Gymnasium was fi...
24/09/2026

๐‰๐”๐’๐“ ๐ˆ๐ | ๐‚๐Ž๐‡๐๐€๐„ ๐’๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ ๐…๐ˆ๐‘๐’๐“ ๐๐‹๐€๐‚๐„ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‹๐ˆ๐ ๐’๐˜๐๐‚ ๐๐€๐“๐“๐‹๐„

Tuguegarao City, Philippinesโ€”The Greyhounds Gymnasium was filled with energy during the much-awaited Lip Sync Battle, held in celebration of the University of Cagayan Valleyโ€™s 78th founding anniversary on September 24, 2026.

Representing Team Lumina of COHBAE, Tyrine Montero, under the guidance of coaches Mr. Lester Teรฑoso and Mr. Jhon Carlo Batang, took the stage with an engaging performance, securing 1st place in the said competition.

โœ๐Ÿป Andrea Mitch Baggayan
๐Ÿ“ท Princess Escalante

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