Ateneo de Iloilo - Junior High Student Council

02/11/2025

Today as we commemorate All Souls Day, we pause to remember and pray for the souls of our dearly departed—both those whom we treasure dearly, and those whom we have not had the pleasure of meeting.

Together with the rest of the Ateneo de Iloilo community, the Junior High School Student Council honors the memory of those who have gone before us. Their lives and legacies continue to inspire us to live more with faith, compassion, and purpose, and to love and serve others, all for the greater glory of God.

May this day remind us to cherish the gift of life and to keep the flame of remembrance alive in our hearts.

Réquiem ætérnam dona eis, Dómine, et lux perpétua lúceat eis.

01/11/2025

As we step into the month of November, we join the entire Christian community in celebrating All Saints’ Day, a time to honor the countless saints—both known and unknown—who gave and dedicated their lives to the people and to the Lord.

Their examples remind us that holiness is not found in perfection, but in the willingness to live with compassion, humility, and courage. May we be inspired by their devotion and strive to embody MAGIS, to do more to reflect God’s light in our own words and actions each day.

“Let us rejoice and be glad, for our reward is great in heaven.” – Matthew 5:12

31/10/2025

Happy Birthday, Fr. Atong!💙

Today, we celebrate the birth of a leader we all aspire to be like.

Together with the rest of the Ateneo de Iloilo Community, the Junior High School Student Council celebrates another year in your life. We are truly grateful for your leadership and guidance as our School President. As young leaders, we aspire to mirror your faith and compassion and aim to grow hearts filled with the same desire to serve.

May your special day be filled with love and joy. We pray that God may continue to bless you with wisdom and strength as you lead His people!

06/10/2025

Ateneo de Iloilo-Junior High School Student Council announces temporary appointment of Officer in-charge

From October 8 to 10, 2025, the Grade 10 batch will have their Manila Tour, causing the absence of all Grade 10 Councilors and Chairperson. With this, Chairperson Maria Bettina M. Doran has appointed Nikko Fernando P. Diaz II as Officer in-charge of the Ateneo de Iloilo-Junior High School Student Council from October 8 to 10, 2025.

This appointment shall ensure continued leadership until the Grade 10 batch returns from the Manila Tour.

25/09/2025

🤍We are men and women for and with others.

🫂As Ateneans who value Compassion and Community, we respond to the calls of help we hear. As we walk together with our brothers and sisters in Christ, we ask for YOUR help.🤝🏻

The Senior High School Red Cross Club is collecting donations for their beneficiary. If you have, give. They are asking for 📖 books (educational, inspirational, story books, etc.) and clean and usable light clothing.👚 You may drop your donations at the Health And Wellness Center from September 24 to October 9, 2025.

🙏May we bring out the Generosity our patron Saint, St. Ignatus of Loyola inspires us to live.

Thank you so much, Ateneans!💙

✍️: Yna Doran
🖌: SHS Red Cross

23/09/2025

22/09/2025

✨Sprouting hope, one tree at a time!✨

🌏In the month of the Season of Creation, last September 20, 2025, the Junior High School Student council, CAT officers, and student volunteers from the Ripples, KOTA, PAWS, ASEAN, Extensio, YCLC and STM headed to Maasin, Iloilo for a day dedicated to loving the environment 🌳.

This year’s Atreeneo: Growing Together in Hope, orchestrated by project heads Jaci Buñol and Nikko Diaz, was a beautiful collaboration between young Ateneans that lived out late Pope Francis’ call to Laudato Si: to care for the common home, together.

With every seedling planted into the soil, we solidified our commitment to serving and building a kinder, greener world 🌱. And with every tree that grows, we become one step closer to a healthier planet 🌍. Let this year’s Atreeneo remind us that nurturing Mother Earth is not just a “once a year” event, it is a mission that we carry with us everyday.

Let’s continue to stay rooted in hope, and grow in service, Ateneans! 💙

✍️: Llana Margarico
📸: Patti Chua, Gab Posecion

22/09/2025

“Huwag kalimutan, huwag hayaang maulit!”🪧⚖️

This week, we honor the courage of those who fought for the democracy and freedom of the Philippines during its darkest periods 53 years ago.

Through this year’s project, Mga Sining ng Martial Law: Linggo ng Paggunita—initiated by project heads Gabrielle Posecion and Annika Librando—the Junior High School Student Council invites the Atenean community to take part in this week-long tribute for the lives lost and lessons learned during Martial Law through these activities:

• Voices of Martial Law 🎙️ - Every lunchtime, our special podcast where Social Studies teachers, formators, and selected students will share their insights and reflections on Martial Law. Each episode will explore its history and the lessons that remain relevant today. The week will culminate in a special session with a surprise guest, offering a deeper spiritual and historical perspective 💼

• Martial Law memory walk 🎨 - The admin lobby will be transformed into a living exhibit through illustration boards and artworks created by different grade levels. Each display shall highlight lessons of Martial Law and responsibilities as Filipinos, turning our school into a space of remembrance and reflection.

• Ilaw ng Alaala: A candle lighting ceremony 🕯️- A solemn candle-lighting ceremony will close the week of remembrance. Each candle will serve as a symbol of the lives affected by Martial Law, and our commitment to keep their memory alive.

They can silence our voices, but never our hearts. They can take away our light, but that won't stop us from burning ourselves. May these activities reignite the flame left by ashes of the once fallen. Being a bystander is just as bad as being a perpetrator.

So our dearest community, let us never forget—never again.

✍️: Llana Margarico, Bernice Kempis
🎨: Cadence Terazona, Annika Librando, Bella Masicampo

21/09/2025

Fifty-three years ago, the Philippines was plunged into one of its darkest chapters. Martial Law, declared through Proclamation No. 1081 in 1972 (Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines, 1972), silenced voices, curtailed freedoms, and caused countless lives to suffer. According to Amnesty International (1975), more than 70,000 were imprisoned, 34,000 were tortured, and over 3,000 were killed during this period. The declaration of Martial Law stands as a reminder of how fragile democracy can be when power is abused. Let us honor the courage of those who resisted oppression — as documented by the Human Rights Violations Victims’ Memorial Commission (n.d.) — by continuing to uphold truth, justice, and freedom in our own time. Today, we remember not only the pain and sacrifices, but also the resilience of those who stood up for truth and justice. As Al Jazeera (2022) reminds us, the Marcos years were marked by torture, censorship, and massive corruption. May we never allow history to be forgotten, nor repeated. Let us choose to remember. Let us choose to resist.



Poster by: Annika Catherine Librando, Marielle posecion, Cadence Charvel Terazona, Ina Mikee Aguro
Captions by: Annika Catherine Librando

References
Al Jazeera. (2022, May 24). Philippines’ Marcos years marked by torture, oppression, corruption.

Amnesty International. (1975). Report on the Philippines. Amnesty International Publications.

Human Rights Violations Victims’ Memorial Commission. (n.d.). Martial Law victims records.

Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. (1972). Proclamation No. 1081, s. 1972.

16/09/2025

Psst... Naririnig niyo na ba yon? Bumabaga na ang mga tambol ng digmaan!

Every September, we are reminded of one of the worst times in the Philippines, the Martial Law. These were times when the weight of power exceeded the value of justice, the powerful bathed in the blood of the innocent, and a human declaring himself as a god. To remember those voices muted for our present, the ADI-JHSC, presents: "The Martial Law Memory Walk!"

Calling all artists and writers!! Submit your paintings, posters, essays or digital work reflecting the themes of:
➣ Life under Martial Law
➣ Human Rights Violations
➣ The Importance of Democracy
➣ Censorship and press freedom
➣ Student/Youth Activism; and
➣ Other lessons we can learn from the Philippines' dark history

ONLY the following submissions will be accepted:
➢ Physical Works (Paintings, Posters & Traditional Art)
➢ Literary Works (Poem, Prose & Reflection
➢ Digital Art

Deadline: September 22, 2025
Artworks will be displayed on the Main Lobby bulletin board

For more information regarding the modes of submission, criteria and many more, please refer to this link (The forms for online submissions will also be posted here): https://tinyurl.com/MAMW-Art-Submission-GUIDELINES

Remember—this exhibit is more than just art, it's about truth, perseverance and courage. With every bristle brushed on the canvas, every *i* dotted and *t*'s crossed, every undo button that pressed, we dedicate a part of ourselves in honoring those who used their very existence as foundation for our lives today . Never forget, Never again.

✍️: Bernice Kempis
🖌: Patti Chua, Ina Aguro, Cadence Terazona, Annika Librando, Bella Masicampo

15/09/2025

🍀Walking together in Hope, Growing together in Hope🍀

🗓It’s that time of year again, when the Junior High School Student Council, CAT officers, and student volunteers from the Ripples, KOTA, PAWS, ASEAN, Extensio, and YCLC journey together to show love and care for our common home.🌏💙

This September 20, 2025, the Atreeneo: Growing Together in Hope tree planting will take place.🌳And, more activities will be open for YOU to take part in. Led by the project heads, Jaci Buñol and Nikko Diaz, hand in hand, we can make the world greener and healthier one tree at a time, rooted in one mission, one love for our Mother Nature💚

✨️Join us in bringing light to our environment, in this year’s Atreeneo!🌲

✍️: Yna Doran
🖌: Ina Aguro, Cadence Terazona, Bella Masicampo, Chiara Parreño, Nena Diaz