Category: Features

ONE of the most daunting parts of college life is completing a thesis. From sleepless nights to proposals and revisions, it was undeniably a challenging trial for graduating students. Along with these hardships, they learned how to endure and even performed exceedingly.

Valentine’s Day is a season of love, romance, and meaningful connections – a time to celebrate big and small relationships. But for those living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), this day can also evoke a swirl of emotions—fear, anxiety, and sometimes, shame. The truth? A diagnosis doesn’t diminish a person’s value or hinder the possibility of love.

WHO wouldn’t want to be the luckiest person this Chinese New Year? As 2025 begins, Filipinos eagerly welcome traditions that promise prosperity and good fortune. The enduring passed-down traditions of the Chinese New Year have lasted to this day and even seeped into Filipino culture. Luck or swerte, as Filipino people would wishfully put it, brings a sense of hope and possibility to the start of a fresh year.

THIS year’s Mr. and Ms. San Beda showcased the candidates’ love and passion for the Bedan community. With 12 candidates coming from different courses, only two may claim the reign. Through their dedication and passion for change, Kara Rafaela Plata (I-BSLM) and Eiram Joseph Lumagui (IV-BSBA MM) paved their way and took home the title of Mr. and Ms. San Beda 2025.

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.