26/02/2026
๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐ฆ๐ฌ: ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ช๐ฒ๐น๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ (๐ข๐ฆ๐ช), ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐๐๐๐๐ โ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฝ, ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ก ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ผ๐บ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฑ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ, ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ: ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ผ๐๐ ๐ก๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ, ๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐บ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ณ๐๐น ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ป๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐โ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐ด๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ต๐บ-๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ.
OSW Director Juvy S. Arjona opening the program with a welcome message, framing the discussion as a crucial part of the universityโs role in student development. It was a call to move from simply experiencing love to understanding its responsibilities.
The first speaker, ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐. ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ kicked off the discourse by charting the evolution of courtship. He contrasted the era of handwritten letters and landline calls with todayโs algorithm-driven matches, posing a critical question to the students: How much do we really know about the person behind the profile? He stressed that while technology has made connecting easier, it has also created new vulnerabilities. "๐๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ," he told the students, โ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐บ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐." He urged them to become digitally literate detectives of their own lives, guarding personal information, verifying identities before trusting, and understanding the permanence of their online actions.
Following the first session, Arleen B. Uy, MPA, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Services, delivered an inspirational message reminding the students that love must always be grounded in responsibility. โ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฒ,โ she stated, reinforcing the core message of the event.
Dr. Chardine Ganancial-Roa continued the discussion with โ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ง๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐น๐ด๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ต๐บ๐,โ focusing on consent, legal accountability, and emotional well-being. She also tackled the concept of "๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ๐""โthose ambiguous digital entanglements that often lack definition. She warned that the convenience of a click can easily lead to danger, emphasizing that consent is the non-negotiable foundation of any relationship. It must be clear, voluntary, and enthusiastic, she explained, linking it directly to Philippine laws like the Safe Spaces Act and the Anti-Photo and Video Voyeurism Act. Her message was clear: the digital world has real-world consequences and managing oneโs emotions and setting firm boundaries are acts of self-preservation.
In her closing reflection, Arjona offered a powerful realization: while the event declared that love knows no bound, true love must, in fact, recognize boundaries. She concluded that love grounded in respect, consent, and responsibility is the kind that protects oneโs dignity and future.
Love, in its truest sense, she concluded, is not about limitless abandon, but about responsibility, respect, and the courage to define what you will and will not accept. For the students of MSUN, the event served as a powerful lesson for a generation navigating matters of the heart in a digital age: that the strongest love is one grounded in self-worth and clearly drawn lines.
