Natural Sciences Society - Buksu

𝐖𝐇𝐎 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐘?

Don't blink.
Because the moment the lights come on—

𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐒𝐄 𝐃𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐒 𝐃𝐎𝐍'𝐓 𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐒𝐈𝐓 𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐅.
𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐘'𝐑𝐄 𝐓𝐀𝐊𝚰𝐍𝐆 𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑.

The beat drops.�The crowd screams.�The stage comes alive.
Seven performers are ready to give you everything.
But only one question remains…

𝐖𝐇𝐎'𝐒 𝐆𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐎 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐋 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐖?
𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍
�𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨.

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒌𝒂 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆.
𝑨𝒓𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚?

Words and Pubmat by: NATURAL SCIENCES SOCIETY

𝗙𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗦 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮: 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀

Pax Silica is a proposed initiative focused on strengthening cooperation in areas such as artificial intelligence, semiconductors, advanced manufacturing, and critical mineral supply chains. For the Philippines, it could bring potential benefits such as new investments, employment opportunities, technology development, and greater participation in industries that are expected to grow in the coming years. It may also create opportunities for Filipino workers, researchers, universities, and local businesses to become more involved in the technology sector.

However, opportunities also come with challenges that deserve attention. Large-scale industrial development may increase demand for land, water, energy, and other resources. There are also questions about how surrounding communities, ecosystems, and natural resources will be protected as development takes place. These concerns do not necessarily mean that the project should be supported or opposed; rather, they highlight the importance of understanding how the project will be implemented and what safeguards will be put in place.

This is where 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐒 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚 comes in. Instead of looking at Pax Silica only through its promises or its criticisms, FACTS Silica encourages students to look at the 𝑭𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒔, 𝑨𝒄𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔, 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒚, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑺𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 surrounding the initiative. What are the actual benefits? What are the possible risks? Who will benefit? Who could be affected? And what measures are being proposed to address environmental and social concerns? Asking these questions allows students to form opinions based on information rather than assumptions.

Pax Silica may present opportunities for Philippine development, but its long-term success will depend on how responsibly those opportunities are pursued. Economic growth, technological advancement, environmental protection, and community welfare do not have to be competing goals. 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐒 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲—𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬. Because understanding an issue means knowing not only what we stand to gain, but also what we need to protect.

Written by: Ellera Mariz S. Sulatan
Layout by: Daniella Dalaguit

𝑩𝑬𝑭𝑶𝑹𝑬 𝑻𝑯𝑰𝑺 𝑫𝑨𝒀 𝑬𝑵𝑫𝑺, 𝑾𝑬 𝑯𝑨𝑽𝑬 𝑶𝑵𝑬 𝑴𝑶𝑹𝑬 𝑻𝑯𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝑻𝑶 𝑪𝑬𝑳𝑬𝑩𝑹𝑨𝑻𝑬

Happiest Birthday to our cutie 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐄𝐒 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐑𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐠! ✨🌷

Thank you for always showing up with a smile, lending a hand when needed, and representing the 2nd Year ES students.

As this day comes to a close, we hope you've spent it doing the things you love and sharing it with the people who matter most.

Enjoy the rest of your night, Rep Rheo! 🤍

🎬 𝐄𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐒𝐓 | 𝐖𝐎𝐖 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐞𝐥

Different colleges, different events, one unstoppable BukSU community!

Three days flew by fast! From day-one parade chants and interactive booth activities to science exhibits, lab tours, Amul-Amul cultural performances, and the Pakighimamat stage, BukSUans proved that every great journey starts with taking the first step.

Thank you to everyone who showed up, joined in, and helped make Week of Welcoming 2026 one to look back on with a smile.

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Cinematographers | Jellian Asuncion & Carl Berena

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𝐁𝐔𝐁𝐁𝐋𝐄𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐀 𝐋𝚰𝐓𝐓𝐋𝐄 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐓! 🫧🔥

Who said science can't be exciting? 👀 The 𝙽𝚊𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚊𝚕 𝚂𝚌𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎𝚜 𝚂𝚘𝚌𝚒𝚎𝚝𝚢 (𝙽𝚂𝚂) turned up the heat during 𝚆𝚎𝚕𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚆𝚎𝚎𝚔 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟼 with the crowd-favorite 𝙵𝚒𝚛𝚎 𝙱𝚞𝚋𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝙴𝚡𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝!

A simple bubble turned into a fascinating display of 𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚖𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚢, 𝚌𝚞𝚛𝚒𝚘𝚜𝚒𝚝𝚢, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢.

From the first spark to every amazed reaction, it was a reminder that sometimes, the best way to learn is to simply 𝚜𝚎𝚎 𝚜𝚌𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚎𝚗.

Caption | Ellera Mariz Sulatan

𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐊 | 𝐏𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐈𝐌𝐀𝐌𝐀𝐓 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐒

A night filled with 𝒇𝒖𝒏, 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔! From students bringing their idols to life through their costumes to exciting performances at the 𝑳𝒊𝒑 𝑺𝒚𝒏𝒄 𝑹𝒐𝒚𝒂𝒍𝒆, Pakighimamat 2026 was definitely one for the books. 🎤✨

A huge congratulations to everyone who made this achievement possible! Your teamwork and creativity truly paid off. 🌱👏

𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐭! 📸

Caption | Ellera Mariz Sulatan
Watermark | Krishia Delantar
Photographer | Carl Berena

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗘 𝗜𝗦 𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥, 𝗕𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗘𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗔𝗜𝗡! 📸

The explorers have crossed the finish line! 🏃‍♀️

Our 𝑵𝑺𝑺 𝑨𝒎𝒂𝒛𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑹𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 brought the Temple Run adventure to life—with challenges conquered, clues unlocked, teams racing against the clock, and countless memories made along the way.

From the first checkpoint to the final challenge, our adventurers showed 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒎𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌, 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒚, 𝒅𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂 𝒘𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒚! 🔥

The quest may be complete, but the adventure continues as a college student here in BukSU.

▪️ 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲!

Caption | Ellera Mariz Sulatan
Watermark | Krishia Delantar
Photographer | Denise Delco and John Armirol

𝗡𝗦𝗦 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲: 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗱! 🏁

The 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 (𝗡𝗦𝗦) successfully concluded the 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, bringing together students from different programs for a day filled with teamwork, excitement, and friendly competition.

Thank you to everyone who participated and made this event a memorable one. Your enthusiasm, determination, and sportsmanship truly embodied the spirit of Welcoming Week. Congratulations to all the teams for taking on every challenge with confidence and camaraderie!

🏆 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀!

🥇 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻 – 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝟱
- Jovey Vurtudazo Areja
- Joseph Angelo S. Abalorio
- Sydrick John Marie B. Suaner
- Rica Valerie C. Gayon
- Jessa Mae L. Lindongan

🥇 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 – 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝟭
- Wendy Heart C. Rapal
- Jeaneth Jasmine M. Asares
- Dixie Mae L. Arquita
- Jefferson C. Egan
- Avril Jean L. Gallardo

🥈 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 – 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝟲
- Rhea Christine Goneda
- Kendrick Jakub E. Comia
- Kasandra B. Abriol
- Erryl Gail Rebucas
- Precious Santhia S. Dahiroc

🥉 𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 – 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝟯
- Bryll Stephen Magdayo
- Hake Edison Mier
- Emelyn B. Alad-ad
- Jannah Marie G. Codilla

🏅 𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 – 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝟰
- Fretmaddox Daguplo Cuaresma
- Sharra Y. Mahinay
- Kayezelle I. Bañavo
- Dencel Rose Gunhuran
- Rin Cedrick Abao

To every participant, thank you for making the Amazing Race an unforgettable experience. Here's to more adventures, stronger friendships, and a year full of learning and discovery!

📸 Stay tuned for more highlights from Welcoming Week 2026!

Layout | Pekz dehay, Krishia Delantar
Caption | Ellera Mariz Sulatan