Mercedes National High School

NO HAY CLASE | Classes at all levels, both public and private schools in the city, REMAIN SUSPENDED on Thursday, August 20, 2026, to give way for the conduct of campus-wide anti-dengue measures amid the dengue epidemic declaration in the city.

The suspension is also due to the high heat index which hits extreme caution level per latest PAGASA bulletin.

Nonetheless, government services and business operations continue as usual.

School authorities are advised to use other learning modalities to ensure continuous education despite class interruptions.

The public is continuously advised to practice safety measures amid the dangerously high heat index.

Please be guided.

DAY OF MOURNING AND SUSPENSION OF CLASSES ON AUGUST 19, 2026

August 18, 2026 was a very, very sad and tragic day for Zambamga City. Two young students died in the shooting incident that happened early this morning at the Ateneo de Zamboanga campus in Barangay Tumaga .

The City Government of Zamboanga mourns with profound sadness the tragic loss of two young lives.

We extend our deepest condolences to the bereaved families, loved ones, classmates, teachers, and the entire school community. Our hearts are with you in this time of unimaginable grief.

We appeal to everyone to remain calm and compassionate, refrain from spreading unverified information, and allow the proper authorities to conduct a thorough investigation. The City Government will continue to work closely with law enforcement and concerned agencies to ensure that the safety and well-being of our students and our community remain our highest priority.

As a solemn expression of our collective grief and respect for the lives lost, classes at all levels in all public and private academic institutions in Zamboanga City are SUSPENDED on WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2026 which shall be observed as a DAY OF MOURNING.

Let us use this day to grieve, pray, and reflect on our shared responsibility to protect our children and uphold the sanctity of life.

To the bereaved families, we grieve with you. Zamboanga City stands with you in this painful moment.

May the souls of the two young lives we lost rest in eternal peace.

AVISO PUBLICO| CLASSES RESUME today, Tuesday, August 18, 2026 in Zamboanga City.

Nonetheless, the public is advised to take precautionary measures amid the constantly changing weather conditions.

Please be guided.

Heavenly Father, we pray for everyone in Visayas and Mindanao experiencing dangerous levels of heat. Please protect our families, outdoor workers, children, elderly, and vulnerable communities from heat-related illnesses. Keep everyone safe, hydrated, and strong. May the extreme heat ease soon, and may Your protection cover every community. In Jesus’ name, Amen. 🙏

PUBLIC ADVISORY| Face-to-face classes at all levels - both public and private schools in the city are SUSPENDED on Monday, August 17, 2026, due to high heat index.

Based on the latest PAGASA bulletin, Zamboanga City’s heat index is forecast to reach 41 degrees Celsius on Monday, Aug. 17.

Nonetheless, work in government and private agencies, as well as business operations, continue as usual.

The public is advised to take extra precautions during periods of high heat index to prevent heat-related illnesses like cramps, exhaustion, and stroke. Stay hydrated by drinking plenty of water, limit outdoor exposure between 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM, wear light clothing, and use sun protection.

Please be guided.

𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗹𝘀

Ibinahagi ng Department of Education (DepEd) Ang mga Lapels sa Mga G**o ng Mataas na Paaralang Pambansa ng Mercedes. Malaking tulong ito sa mga g**o sapagkat mas mapapabilis at mapapadali Ang kanilang pagtuturo sa mga mag-aaral dahil naririnig na ng mga mag-aaral ang kanilang boses ng malakas at malinaw at di na rin mahihirapan ang mga g**o sa pagbibigay ng instructions sa mga estudyante.

Ang inisyatibong ito ng Department of Education (DepEd) ay isang malaking hakbang tungo sa pagpapabuti ng kalidad ng edukasyon at pangangalaga sa kapakanan ng mga g**o. Ang simpleng kagamitang tulad ng lapel mic ay hindi lamang nagpapadali sa pagtuturo, kundi nagpapakita rin ng suporta at pagpapahalaga sa sakripisyo ng ating mga modernong bayani—ang ating mga g**o.

✍️ : Xian Covarrubias

ALL ROADS LEAD TO WMSU GYM!

The Zamboanga City Youth Summit is happening at the Western Mindanao State University (WMSU) Gym on August 16, 2026, with registration starting at 7:30 AM, event starts at 9:00AM.

Be part of this youth gathering as we cap off the Linggo ng Kabataan 2026 Celebration in Zamboanga City!

The Chairperson of the National Youth Commission, Usec. Jeff Ortega, will grace the event and join the Zamboangueño Jovenes in a fun-filled and meaningful youth gathering.

There will be series of presentations and competitions such as the LYDC Booth and Organization Exposition and the Conversa Jovenes: Debate Competition.

In the afternoon, City Councilor and SK National President CJ Dalipe will deliver the State of the Youth Address, followed by the presentation of Certificates of Appreciation to our partners who have supported the various activities conducted throughout the Linggo ng Kabataan celebration.

Don’t miss out! Come, be part of this grand youth gathering, and get a chance to win exciting prizes!

Ano, tara? Vene ya, man junto kita na Zamboanga City Youth Summit 2026!

See you there!

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒖𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒆 𝑺𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒓 𝑮𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 (𝑺𝑺𝑳𝑮) 𝒐𝒇 𝑴𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒔 𝑵𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑯𝒊𝒈𝒉 𝑺𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒍 would like to extend our sincerest gratitude to 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒈. 𝑹𝒐𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒐 𝑳. 𝑴𝒂𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒂𝒆𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝑺𝑺𝑺-𝑮𝑺𝑰𝑺 𝑷𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒅𝒐 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒚𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕 for warmly welcoming us to his home and generously extending his support to our school community. 🤝✨

𝑯𝒊𝒔 𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒅𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 will greatly help in the preparation and implementation of our upcoming 𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒎𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑭𝒖𝒏 𝑹𝒖𝒏, in collaboration with the 𝑺𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒍 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕-𝑻𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝑨𝒔𝒔𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 (𝑺𝑷𝑻𝑨) and the 𝑺𝑺𝑳𝑮. Through your support, we are able to strengthen our efforts in creating meaningful, enjoyable, and memorable activities for our fellow learners. 🏃‍♂️🏆

We would also like to express our heartfelt appreciation to 𝑺𝒊𝒓 𝑴𝒐𝒉. 𝑯𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒔 𝑲𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒂𝒉𝒂𝒏, 𝑺𝑷𝑻𝑨 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕, for his invaluable support, assistance, and continued commitment to the welfare of our school community. 💙

𝑾𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒍𝒚 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒇𝒖𝒍 for your kindness, generosity, and dedication to supporting our students and school activities.

𝑶𝒏 𝒃𝒆𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒇 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝑺𝑳𝑮 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝑴𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒔 𝑵𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑯𝒊𝒈𝒉 𝑺𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒍 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝒎𝒖𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒔, 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒈. 𝑹𝒐𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒐 𝑴𝒂𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒂𝒆𝒕! 🙏💙

🖼️: Edriane Caranzo

#𝑴𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒔𝑵𝑯𝑺 #𝑺𝑺𝑳𝑮 #𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒎𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍𝒔 #𝑭𝒖𝒏𝑹𝒖𝒏 #𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 #𝑴𝒖𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒔𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒔

| CREW LEADERS TRAINING COURSE (CLTC) of Mercedes District at Mercedes National High School

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🌟 𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐘 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐇 𝐃𝐀𝐘!🌟

Today, we celebrate the 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲, 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬, 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 of the youth who inspire change and build a brighter future. 💙✨

May we continue to 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧, 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝, 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 in our school and community. 🌍💫

Let us also remember that 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐚 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰. Let us embrace our uniqueness, support one another, and continue moving forward with 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞, 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞. 🌱✨

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐚𝐲! 🎉💙

#𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐃𝐚𝐲𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 #𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐃𝐚𝐲 #𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫

✍️: Mark Jhon Babor
🖼️: Eidremar J. Arajan