Editorial Beacon Archives - Ateneo de Zamboanga University

Transforming Jesuit Education into Social Action

Rod Adrian Vergara — Sun, 08 May 2022 06:25:40 +0000

Seeing the sentences “Yan pala ang itinuro sa iyo ng Ateneo!” and “Sana ginulpi na kita nung nasa HS pa tayo eh.” next to each other seem quite ironic, coming from former Senator Jinggoy Estrada, who himself earned his basic education from the Ateneo de Manila. With the K to 12 program now in full […]

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Bad Timing

Rod Adrian Vergara — Wed, 25 Nov 2020 09:36:00 +0000

Of all the years that COVID-19 and these typhoons could have struck the Philippines, they had to come at a time when we are stuck with a self-absorbed macho for a president. It is indeed a sad time for the Filipino people, marked especially by the President’s statement towards Vice-President Leni Robredo in his address […]

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Answered Call for Mass Testing

Rod Adrian Vergara — Sun, 08 Nov 2020 15:15:00 +0000

“To heal as one” is not synonymous to wait for the other ones to be killed or infected by the virus until the vaccine is ready. From one case of COVID-19 last January 30, 2020, followed by three cases in February, now it is rapidly increasing to thousands and killing hundreds of Filipinos nationwide. The […]

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“Pretenducation”

Rod Adrian Vergara — Sun, 08 Nov 2020 14:59:38 +0000

The battlecry was for education to continue – but at what cost are we willing to spend. The continuous restraint of the pandemic has caused education to adjust itself which caused an uproar from the Filipinos – the situation has made the prerequisites from pen and paper to gadgets and internet connectivity for one to […]

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Keeping Track of AdZU’s RIGHT Track

Rod Adrian Vergara — Sun, 08 Nov 2020 14:52:41 +0000

Prompted by the global-scale virus is a series of upsets that brings a much-needed standpoint to online education. With the recent strings of events, college students are left with no other choice but to DIY their university diploma by a Google search. Lack of digital connectivity, technological divide, retraining teachers, and adopting new systems for […]

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On Surfing Pandemic Waves

Rod Adrian Vergara — Sun, 08 Nov 2020 14:51:29 +0000

The struggle for recovery continues as the pandemic spreads throughout the Philippines. COVID-19 has been taking a lot of lives and resources, but more than that, we see a lot of lapses and negligence coming from our government since the country’s first case. More than respiratory disease, the virus resulted in a lot of controversies […]

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ZAMCELCO: A Big Turnoff

Rod Adrian Vergara — Sun, 08 Nov 2020 12:58:06 +0000

“Power Advisory,” “New ZAMCELCO Update,” and “Public Advisory.” These are some of ZAMCELCO’s (Zamboanga City Electric Cooperative, Inc.) most popular social media posts, the majority of which are followed with bad news for the consumers. ZAMCELCO is a well-known entity amongst the locals for all the wrong reasons—fluctuations and power outages—but mind you, this is […]

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