The Astrals

The Astrals ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—œ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ผ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† - ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐˜€
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NEWS UPDATE | ๐—ก๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—จ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ฆ๐—– ๐— ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—”๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐ŸฒNorthern Iloilo State Univer...
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NEWS UPDATE | ๐—ก๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—จ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ฆ๐—– ๐— ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—”๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ

Northern Iloilo State University (NISU) Main Campus announced the suspension of classes on May 18 (Monday) from 8:00 AM to 11:30 AM in line with the Miting de Avance for the 2026 Supreme Student Council (SSC) Election to be held at the NISU Main Gymnasium.

The suspension is implemented to provide a wider platform for both students and aspiring student leaders to engage in the electoral process and present their platforms, visions, and plans.

Additionally, the said suspension is mandatory for students to be informed about the visions and plans of the candidates and to fulfill their civic duty and responsibility as voters.

Moreover, College Deans and Chairpersons are directed to coordinate student mobilization and faculty engagement to ensure a high level of institutional participation.

Furthermore, college student organizations are tasked to monitor attendance, lead their constituents, and maintain order during the proceedings. | via Mariel Avert Asturias

๐—Ÿa๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ ๐—ก๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜‡๐—ผ

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| Aspiring campus journalists, digital storytellers, and media enthusiasts from various colleges of Northern Iloilo State University (NISU) โ€“ Main Campus gathered at the Mini Theatre for a two-day Mobile Journalism (MoJo) Training on May 13โ€“14, 2026.

The training featured lectures, workshops, and hands-on activities led by experienced campus media practitioners and editors, in news writing, feature writing, editorial writing, sports writing, photojournalism, and multimedia storytelling, allowing participants to enhance their storytelling abilities through both traditional and mobile journalism approaches.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—”๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜: ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต ๐—๐—ผ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ
๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ: ๐—˜๐— ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ
๐—˜๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ: ๐—ฃ๐—• ๐—ž๐—ถ๐—บ ๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฎ

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๐—œ๐—ก ๐—ฃ๐—›๐—ข๐—ง๐—ข๐—ฆ | ๐—ก๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—จ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—๐—ผ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€Student journalists from the different ...
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๐—œ๐—ก ๐—ฃ๐—›๐—ข๐—ง๐—ข๐—ฆ | ๐—ก๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—จ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—๐—ผ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€

Student journalists from the different colleges of Northern Iloilo State University (NISU)โ€“Main Campus participated and shone throughout the training and workshop, which concluded with an awarding ceremony at the Mini Theater on May 14, 2026.

Anchored on the theme "Mobile Journalism Training: Empowering Digital Storytellers in News and Multimedia Writing," the ceremony acknowledged the outstanding outputs of the journalists for various categories such as news writing, feature writing, and photojournalism.

For feature writing, The Astrals secured the first place, while, The Quill of College of Arts and Sciences and The Astrals, and Budyong of College of Education and College of Industrial Technology won second and third place, respectively.

Also, in news writing, College of Fisheries and Allied Sciences and Falcon's Eye of College of Information and Computing Studies clinched the first spot, The Astrals followed for second and Budyong and CIT for the third spot.

Moreover, the recognized teams for photojournalism who secured the first, second and third place are blue, white and yellow team, respectively. | via Glenn Carl Rigodon

๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜‡๐˜† ๐—•๐—ผ๐˜† ๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฎ

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๐—œ๐—ก ๐—ฃ๐—›๐—ข๐—ง๐—ข๐—ฆ | ๐—ก๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—จ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น ๐Ÿฎ-๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐— ๐—ผ๐—๐—ผ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ, ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐˜€Another signif...
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๐—œ๐—ก ๐—ฃ๐—›๐—ข๐—ง๐—ข๐—ฆ | ๐—ก๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—จ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น ๐Ÿฎ-๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐— ๐—ผ๐—๐—ผ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ, ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐˜€

Another significant milestone achieved as the 2-day workshop of Mobile Journalism Training: Empowering Digital Storytellers in News and Multimedia Writing successfully concluded at the NISU Mini Theatre on May 14, 2026.

Editorial writing, opinion writing, sports writing, and photojournalism are among the categories being discussed on Day 2.

Clarece P. Benjamin tackles the basics of sports reporting for sports writing, and developing rguments and editorial stand for editorial and opinion writing. Meanwhile, Jeanil D. Sajo shares his expertise on the Principles of Photography for photojournalism.

One of the highlights of the training was Workshop 2 which focused on Photojournalism and Multimedia Output Field Activity, including the Photo Capture Output Presentation.

Participants were tasked with photographing random subjects around the campus and presenting their outputs afterward. Following the presentation, Jeanil D. Sajo provided feedback and critiques on the participantsโ€™ works to further enhance and develop their skills in photojournalism.

The awarding of certificates for the participants and winners of the 2-day workshop follows.

In her closing remarks, Mariel Avert Asturias, Editor in Chief of The Astrals, extends her gratitude to all the participants and the people behind the successful event.

She also emphasized the importance of upholding responsible and truthful journalism in the digital age reminding everyone "let us all continue to have that drive to deliver, inform, and serve with integrity".

As the student journalists embarked on the 2-day workshop training, they were equipped with knowledge that they can use to strengthen their abilities, especially in todayโ€™s digital world. | via Marian Rabara

๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜‡๐˜† ๐—•๐—ผ๐˜† ๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฎ

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NEWS UPDATE | ๐—ก๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—จ ๐—–๐—ข๐— ๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—– ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜๐˜€ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฆ๐—– ๐—˜๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ข๐—ป๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฉ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บNISU COMELEC announced that the 2026 SSC Ele...
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NEWS UPDATE | ๐—ก๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—จ ๐—–๐—ข๐— ๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—– ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜๐˜€ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฆ๐—– ๐—˜๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ข๐—ป๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฉ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ

NISU COMELEC announced that the 2026 SSC Elections will shift to an online voting system to protect students from extreme heat and modernize the electoral process. The digital platform also aims to ensure ballot secrecy, transparency, and efficiency.

Supplemental guidelines on digital authentication, online precinct schedules, and canvassing protocols are expected to be released soon to guide students in the voting process. Students are encouraged to stay updated to ensure a smooth and orderly conduct of the elections. | via Kristine Alfuente

๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ ๐—ก๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜‡๐—ผ

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๐—˜๐——๐—œ๐—ง๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—”๐—Ÿ | ๐—š๐—›๐—ข๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐— ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ฆ: ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—›๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—”๐—œ-๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐˜€Artificial Intelligence (AI) has quickly moved ...
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๐—˜๐——๐—œ๐—ง๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—”๐—Ÿ | ๐—š๐—›๐—ข๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐— ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ฆ: ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—›๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—”๐—œ-๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐˜€

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has quickly moved from a classroom tool to a central part of student campaign trials. Candidates for school organizations use different AI platforms to organize schedules, design eye-catching posters, and even help structure their policy visions. While these tools offer a new level of efficiency, their growing presence is changing how leadership is presented on campus, moving us toward an era in which the line between technology and personal advocacy is becoming deeply blurry.

AI is a valuable tool for students when dealing with complex data and grammar issues. However, true leadership is not something you can prompt in a generative AI; it requires heart, honesty, and lived experience, and AI allows a leader to skip that growth. By letting a machine pick the correct stance, we risk electing leaders who are simply reading a script they did not write, standing on a foundation with no real heart.

Relying on AI-generated platforms often leads to a generic trap, as they mostly offer a one-size-fits-all solution. Since it is trained on global data, it tends to suggest standard ideas, like transparency and awareness campaigns, that could be applied to any school.

In reality, every campus has its own unique, overlooked problems that a database simply cannot see. Whether it is a specific broken path behind a certain building, a recurring scheduling mess in one particular department, or the quiet struggles of a specific student group, these are local details an algorithm will never catch. Without a personal touch, a leader misses the real issues that a computer can't find, but a student feels every day.

Allowing the use of AI to create one's personal paltform is creating a leader who is disconnected from the very promises they are making. Because they didn't do the mental labor of building the platform, they are essentially admitting they haven't taken the time to think, observe, or listen to their fellow students. Leadership is not just about having a list of tasks; it is about the conviction behind those tasks. If a candidate cannot be bothered to write their own vision, it raises a serious question: will they be bothered to put in the work once they are in office?

Utilizing AI is not a bad thing. It can be a great helper for a student leader. When used to organize your thoughts, fix grammar, or turn a messy list of ideas into a professional plan, AI is a powerful tool. It can help students with great visions who struggle to explain them clearly. The key is to use it to improve your own voice, not to replace it. AI should be used to sharpen your ideas and help you stay organized, but the actual vision and the love for the school must come from you. It is okay to let AI help you in ways it can, but you should never let the machine do the thinking for you.

We must give high importance to the Miting de Avance, as these face-to-face encounters are the only way to see past a polished, AI-written platform. These live moments reveal whether a leaderโ€™s heart is actually in the mission or if they are simply following a borrowed vision. By prioritizing these personal interactions, we ensure that we aren't just voting for the best "prompter," but for a leader who possesses the authentic conviction and courage to serve the student body when the screen is turned off.

Leadership is about human courage, not data processing. We must choose leaders who stand on their own two feet, speak with their own voices, and carry a vision born from real experiences. If we continue to elect the best "prompters" instead of the best thinkers, we risk filling our student government with nothing more than ghost promisesโ€”platforms that look impressive on paper but lack the heart and conviction to ever become a reality.

๐—˜๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—œ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—š๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ป
๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ ๐—ก๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜‡๐—ผ

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๐—›๐—”๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ก๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—ก๐—ข๐—ช | The workshop continues as the โ€œMobile Journalism Training: Empowering Digital Storytellers in News and M...
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๐—›๐—”๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ก๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—ก๐—ข๐—ช | The workshop continues as the โ€œMobile Journalism Training: Empowering Digital Storytellers in News and Multimedia Writingโ€ enters Day 2 at the NISU Mini Theatre today, May 14, 2026.

Day 2 features sessions on editorial and opinion writing, sports writing, and photojournalism. The presentation and critiquing of participantsโ€™ outputs, along with the awarding ceremony, are also taking place as part of the continuing workshop activities. | via Marian Rabara

๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—˜๐— ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐—๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ฎ ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ
๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜‡๐˜† ๐—•๐—ผ๐˜† ๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฎ

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๐—œ๐—ก ๐—ฃ๐—›๐—ข๐—ง๐—ข๐—ฆ | ๐— ๐—ข๐—๐—ข ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณIn a training geared toward shaping future journalists and digit...
13/05/2026

๐—œ๐—ก ๐—ฃ๐—›๐—ข๐—ง๐—ข๐—ฆ | ๐— ๐—ข๐—๐—ข ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ

In a training geared toward shaping future journalists and digital storytellers, Day 1 of the โ€œMobile Journalism Training: Empowering Digital Storytellers in News and Multimedia Writingโ€ successfully kicked off at the Northern Iloilo State University Mini Theatre on May 13, 2026.

The event gathered student journalists from different colleges of Northern Iloilo State University to participate in the two-day training aimed at enhancing skills in mobile reporting, multimedia production, and digital storytelling.

In his opening remarks, Dr. Jeff George Delima III, Office of the Student Affairs and Services (OSAS) Director, emphasized the significant role of digital media in todayโ€™s journalism.

โ€œBefore, journalism was about pen and paper, but not anymore today. As time goes by, digital media plays a very significant role in empowering storytellers in the field to deliver the best stories to every reader,โ€ Dr. Delima noted.

Meanwhile, in her keynote address, Dr. Gilda E. Deguma, Vice President for Academic Affairs (VPAA), shared an inspiring message about the value and responsibility of journalism.

โ€œJournalism is not just a profession; it is a responsibility, a calling, and for those who embrace it fully, a way to make a difference,โ€ Dr. Deguma stated.

She further emphasized โ€œYou have the opportunity to become the next generation of storytellers who inform, engage, and transform society. Your stories matterโ€”not just as your voice, but as voices of truth, hope, and change.โ€

Dr. Deguma also highlighted how journalism remains close to her heart as she reflected on her experiences as a former student journalist and adviser to several publications.

Meanwhile, Prof. Mark Anthony Lopez, PIO Director, presented an overview of the training. He emphasized that the Mobile Journalism Training serves as a significant initiative in cultivating competent and socially responsible student journalists who can effectively contribute to the dissemination of information and the promotion of academic excellence and institutional development within the University community.

The program was followed by a series of learning sessions.

Session 1 focused on the fundamentals of mobile journalism, including tools and techniques in mobile reporting, delivered by speaker Clarece P. Benjamin. Session 2 centered on news writing by Claire Anne D. Jardenil, while Session 3 discussed feature story writing.

Day one concluded with Workshop 1, which included news and feature articles with inculcation of mobile journalism techniques, where participants roamed around the campus, then followed by the presentation of the outputs and feedback sessions.

The second day of the training will continue tomorrow. | via Marian Rabara

๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐—๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ฎ ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ, ๐—๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—˜๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—˜๐— ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ
๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜‡๐˜† ๐—•๐—ผ๐˜† ๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฎ

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๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช๐—ฆ ๐—จ๐—ฃ๐——๐—”๐—ง๐—˜ | ๐—ก๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—จ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ข๐— ๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—– ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—”๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒPursuant to Resolution No. 04, Series of 2026, the Northern ...
13/05/2026

๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช๐—ฆ ๐—จ๐—ฃ๐——๐—”๐—ง๐—˜ | ๐—ก๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—จ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ข๐— ๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—– ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—”๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ

Pursuant to Resolution No. 04, Series of 2026, the Northern Iloilo State University (NISU) Main Campus Commission on Elections (COMELEC) officially rescheduled the Miting de Avance.

According to the resolution, the postponement was made due to advisory plan changes, administrative compliance, and institutional scheduling conflicts that affected the original conduct of the activity.

Originally scheduled on May 13, 2026, the Miting de Avance will now be held on May 18, 2026 (Monday), at 8:00 AM at the NISU Main Campus Gymnasium.

NISU Main COMELEC stated that the rescheduling serves as a strategic measure to uphold the standards of โ€œCivic Realismโ€ and to provide a more conducive and high-impact environment for candidates to effectively present their platforms and advocacies to the student body.

Further, NISU COMELEC also encouraged all students and participating candidates to remain guided accordingly regarding the updated schedule of the activity. | via Mariel Avert Asturias

๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ ๐—ก๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜‡๐—ผ

๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช๐—ฆ ๐—จ๐—ฃ๐——๐—”๐—ง๐—˜ | ๐—ก๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—จ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ-๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—”.๐—ฌ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ-๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐ŸณThe Office of the Unive...
13/05/2026

๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช๐—ฆ ๐—จ๐—ฃ๐——๐—”๐—ง๐—˜ | ๐—ก๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—จ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ-๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—”.๐—ฌ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ-๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿณ

The Office of the University Registrar of Northern Iloilo State University (NISU) Main Campus announced the re-opening of admission applications for the Academic Year 2026โ€“2027 through walk-in and on-site processing.

The re-opening is intended for aspiring applicants who were unable to complete the online application, submit admission requirements, or take the NISU College Admission Test (NCAT) 2026 during the previous schedule.

Additionally, applicants are advised to visit the Office of the University Registrar at NISU Main Campus from May 18 to 20, 2026, for the processing of applications and submission of necessary requirements.

Meanwhile, according to the Registrarโ€™s Office, applicants who have already taken the NCAT are no longer allowed to apply again.

For further inquiries and assistance, applicants may contact the Registrarโ€™s Office through email at [email protected] or personally visit the Office of the University Registrar at NISU Main Campus. | via Mariel Avert Asturias

๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ ๐—ก๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜‡๐—ผ

๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—•๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—˜๐—!The Astrals Publication extends its warmest greetings to our Video Editor, Eliezer Jireh Rondina!Toda...
13/05/2026

๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—•๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—˜๐—!

The Astrals Publication extends its warmest greetings to our Video Editor, Eliezer Jireh Rondina!

Today, we celebrate not just an amazing person, but also one of the creative minds behind the edits and visuals that bring the Astralsโ€™ stories to life. Your talent, dedication, and creativity continue to make every frame more meaningful and every project more outstanding.

May your day be filled with happiness, laughter, and moments as incredible as the masterpieces you create. Keep shining, keep creating, and keep inspiring everyone around you.

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