Category: Features

CHEERS echoed outside the Fr. Bellarmine Baltasar Gymnasium as the Integrated Basic Education (IBED) K-10 students showcased their Batch Cheer Dance Competition last Jan. 17 as part of the Sto. Niño festivities. The event showcased Pinoy Pop Music (PPOP), performed by the IBED K-10 students, using eye-catching and vibrant props and costumes.

WHEN Mijesric James “MJ” Turla was tasked with creating a new theme song for Pista ng Sto. Niño 2025, he felt that simply revising last year’s song wouldn’t suffice.

MUNTING BUHAY: a celebration of Filipino culture that everyone, not only Bedans, should appreciate. Through art, the nation’s memories come alive—reminding people that the smallest details of everyday life define its identity.

HERE we go again, basking in the spirit of Christmas, which, according to the song anyway, is the most wonderful time of the year. Blue-collar working men rattle their decorated shoeboxes, children carol, and the air smells of holiday ham or whatever it is your family has cooking. Capitalism is at an all-time high, with people rushing around with shopping bags, getting trampled in pursuit of that perfect holiday moment. But not everyone gets to chase it. Some are too busy making it happen for others.

LAST Dec. 6, the Center for Performing Arts (CFPA) held its Christmas Concert and Grand Launch at the Fr. Roberto De Jesus Auditorium, St. Maur Building. The event, themed “All Is Calm, All Is Bright,” united the talents of the San Beda College Alabang (SBCA) student body and faculty and the CFPA community in a celebration of art, music, and dance.

Back here today’s the Bene Cafe! A business started by the power of family, its journey proves that tough times don’t last, but tough will and persistence do.

“Life in plastic, not fantastic,” Miss Antoinette Taus said. Planet CORA, together with SBCA, aims to take action to prevent single-use plastic. As a Bedan, ecological awareness should not only be in mind, but also reflected in actions.

A fundamentally corrupt system decays due to the failures of good governance and voters turning a blind eye to it. Break the cycle by holding officials accountable and upholding democracy.

SEPTEMBER — the prologue to Filipino Christmas. The start of “BER” months, as they say. This is the month when SM Malls hastily set up Christmas decorations in their malls and when Jose Mari Chan’s royalties spike up annually. This is also the month when the atmosphere starts to feel a bit cozier, enough to make you feel the lingering holiday breeze.

AI has been controversial in academic spaces lately, but what gives? The situation is reminiscent of the early stages of accepting the internet as a valid source of information back in the day, the only difference being that AI is a more powerful tool. The question remains: is AI really it?