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CELEBRATING the Year of Prayer, the SBCA Bedan Liturgical Ministries (BLM) and Religious Education Department began Theology week with an opening mass last Nov. 4 at St. Benedict Chapel to receive and be blessed with God’s guidance.

TO promote camaraderie, the Junior People Management Association of the Philippines (JPMAP) hosted a Human Resource (HR) Carnival last Oct. 22 in the Multipurpose Hall, with the theme “HR Carnival: Join the Fun, Build the Team!”

PROACTIVE discussions on global issues accompanied SBCA’s third Model United Nations (MUN) resilience as they pushed through last Oct. 26 despite typhoon Kristine. After the supposed first and second days were suspended, the event was condensed into a single day while still catering to and providing a quality experience to the participants.

TWO Communication and Media Studies (CMS) students qualified for this year’s Paper Competition at the National Communication Research Conference (NCRC) to be held at De La Salle University Manila on Nov. 22-23.

“FOR this year, the most important thing for the engineering department and the Junior Bedan Engineering Society (JBES) is exposure,” says Karl Ng (II-BSEE), the first president of SBCA’s first co-curricular organization from the Engineering Department. JBES comprises students with a Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, and Industrial Engineering.

“TOGETHER, let’s make this year one of purpose, growth, and success, and together let’s make a magical and beautiful experience,” Atashia Casim (IV-BSP), incoming president, said in her inaugural speech during SBCA Rotaract (RAC)’s handover and induction ceremony last Oct. 18 at the Rosendo Herrera Hall.

MOVING to the final stages before graduation, the Counseling and Career Development Services (CCDS) kicked off a seminar last Oct. 19 at Manny Reyes Hall, orienting interns and fourth-year students of the tertiary school regarding the Student Internship Program (SIP). Before the seminar, a holy mass was also celebrated in the St. Benedict chapel, presided over by Fr. Gerardo Ma. De Villa, OSB, SBCA Rector President.

WITH a makeshift ring in the center of the Manny Reyes Hall and rambutan served to the students of entrepreneurship, the Bedan Entrepreneurs Society (BES) held their General Assembly last Oct. 18. The theme, “Rambutan: Bedan Entrepreneurs Society Members Onboarding” is a tongue-in-cheek reference among the officers of the organization; reminiscing on many different rambulan trends during the pandemic and then later becoming online rambulan.

TO celebrate the lights of triumph, the SBCA Junior Philippine Institute of Accountants (JPIA) had a testimonial dinner in honor of the new Certified Public Accountant Licensure Examinations (CPALE) passers at the Manny Reyes Hall last Oct. 12 with the theme, “Luminate: Celebrating the Lights of Triumph.” On the same day, a Thanksgiving mass for the upcoming CPALE takers scheduled on Oct. 25 to 27 was presided over by Rev. Fr. Gerardo Ma. De Villa, OSB, SBCA Rector President at the St. Benedict Chapel.

THE BEDAN HERALD proudly announces the return of [M]ulat, its highly anticipated interschool journalism forum. It will happen on Nov. 8 at 1 p.m. in the Rosendo Herrera Hall, SBCA. Senior high school and college students are invited to attend the event, which will gather various student publications from different schools.