Category: News

FILIPINO motorists and commuters face steep fuel price hikes next week, with fuel prices expected to surge by nearly P2 per liter this week, as the US-Israel war against Iran drives global oil prices higher, the Department of Energy (DOE) said.

THE confimarion hearing at the International Criminal Court (ICC) involving former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte concluded on Feb. 27, 2026, in The Hague, marking the end of a four-day examination of evidence and legal arguments that will determine whether the case proceeds to trial.

“I pronounce you guilty of treason already,” was what Sen. Rodante Marcoleta said to retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio last Feb. 17, claiming that the senator no longer needed to file a treason case against him since he was “guilty already.”

“AS future Bedan engineers, the world is rapidly revolving as well as the role of engineers. How we think, create, and solve problems makes it easier,” these were the words of Prof. Precy Baluarte, Prefect of Student Activities, during her opening remarks in a seminar organized by the Junior Bedan Engineering Society (JBES) last Feb. 10 at the Rosendo Herrera Hall.

MARKING a new chapter of leadership and training, the Rotaract Club of SBCA held its Handover and Introduction Ceremony last Jan. 30 at the Rosendo Herrera Hall to present its newly appointed officers and members.

THE Junior Bedan Engineering Society (JBES) held a seminar titled “Arduino Uno: Your First Step Into Embedded Systems” last Jan. 29 at the Manny Reyes Hall to introduce and discuss the basic fundamentals of embedded systems using the Arduino Uno microcontroller.

THE Student Internship Program (SIP) held its Mass for Interns and Orientation last Jan. 24, 2026, at the St. Benedict Chapel and the Multipurpose Hall (MPH), respectively. The activity aimed to guide graduating students of SBCA through discussions on career pathing and workplace protection as they prepare for their internship deployment this second semester.

IN celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Rizal Law, also known as Republic Act No. 1425, the Rizal Development and Heritage Center Foundation held “Padayon sa Pagbabago,” a three-day forum anchored on the theme “Transforming systems in the Philippines through education,” from Jan. 22 to 24, 2026, at the Asian Institute of Management conference center in Makati City. The event was organized in partnership with The Rizal Academy for Innovation and Leadership (TRAIL) and the U-School.

LAST Jan. 23, graduating students of SBCA attended a seminar on Labor Education for Graduating Students at the Multi-purpose Hall (MPH), aimed to equip them with the necessary knowledge regarding their labor rights and the role of the government agencies before entering the workforce.

MORE than 200 campus journalists from 25 schools and student publications gathered at the University of Santo Tomas (UST) last Jan.13 and14 for the 27th Inkblots Journalism Fellowship, a two-day conference that put the campus press under scrutiny as a public watchdog and as a training ground for accountability.