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12/10/2026

𝙎𝙪𝙥𝙚𝙧 𝙀𝙡 𝙉𝙞ñ𝙤 | Monday Informational Trivia☀️

𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗯𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝗿; 𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿.

💡Did You Know?
El Nino came from a Spanish word that means "𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝" or "𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐲" 🧒. It is a natural climate pattern where Central and Eastern tropical Pacific Ocean sea surface becomes unusually warm🌡️.

El Niño has been a normal thing for thousand of years. People have been experiencing it for a long period of time.

However, this time a "Super El Niño" that has began in June 2026 is expected to take 𝟰𝟱𝟭,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 due to the extreme heat it brought, this is according to the study of University of Chicago’s Climate Impact Lab. The researchers anticipates that these numbers would increase 📈 even more as the unusual warm temperature persist.

This is not just a bizarre heat, this is a 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴. A few decades from now, this temperature would be a norm, not because of El Niño, but because of 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲🌦️.

The difference? We have time to prepare ourselves. We can actually do something, not to completely stop it, but to prevent its devastating impact.

𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐟 𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐢𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰. 𝐋𝐞𝐭'𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐰 𝐭𝐚𝐲𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐠𝐚𝐭 𝐤𝐚𝐲𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐤𝐬𝐲𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐧.

✍🏻 Mildred R. Maasin
🎨 Rhonjay Aldrich I. Pacio

09/10/2026

𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗔 | FriLy Officers' Quote

Are you exhausted and feeling so drained that you're simply waiting for fate to grant a miracle?

If this is how you feel, remember the words of one of AghamNayan’s influential figures this year—𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗩𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗲𝘃𝗮, our President: "If fate doesn't allow it, find a way yourself."

When workload builds up and rest feels distant, waiting for circumstances to magically change isn't enough. Hope keeps us going, but action is what creates the breakthrough. While it isn't wrong to hope that our burdens will lighten, mere waiting isn't enough; you need to take action to make that miracle a reality.

Instead of letting burnout decide your limits, take active control, lean into your grit, and forge your own path forward. 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝘆, 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿, 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵.

✍🏻 Jhon Francis D. Beltran
🖼️ Hzen Elijah Clores, Rhonjay Pacio

05/10/2026

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀' 𝗗𝗮𝘆! 🧬

Today, we celebrate the special people who serve as our second parents at school. May this day serve to reignite the spark of your passion for teaching.

We see how exhausting work at school can get—often compounded by mischievous students and personal struggles. Yet, we hope you stay strong, knowing how deeply you are valued. Whenever negative thoughts cross your mind, always remember to give yourself grace and be your own source of comfort.

We hope you don't lose yourself in the process; after all, if you cannot care for yourself, it becomes even harder to keep giving to others. If the exhaustion ever becomes unbearable, please know that it is okay to rest. Take a moment to reflect on why you chose this path—your love for teaching children, your passion, and the beauty of being a driving force in society's progress, bearing in mind that "𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀."

To our 𝗔𝗴𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗡𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻, 𝗠𝗮'𝗮𝗺 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘆: we hope you never tire of leading us, even when we give you headaches. Please take time to rest; handling a school organization is a huge responsibility—one so demanding that it has even taken a toll on your health. We love you, Ma'am Chelly, and we hope you continue to be the force behind AghamNayan throughout our ongoing journey.

Once again, 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀' 𝗗𝗮𝘆 to all the teachers around the world who persevere despite every challenge. 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘂𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀. We hope today serves as a reminder of how much we truly appreciate you!

— 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗠𝗗𝗔 𝗔𝗴𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗡𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 🧬♾️

05/10/2026

𝗔 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗧𝗖𝗛 𝗢𝗙 𝗚𝗔𝗟𝗔𝗫𝗬 | Monday Trivia 🌌

Have you seen a picture of a galaxy? How about chains of 20 connected galaxies?

It seems like something that we can only see in movies, but it's true.

The 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐛 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐞 (JWST) has discovered and captured an enormous galaxy structure known as " 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐕𝐢𝐧𝐞". The Cosmic Vine is composed of 20 linked galaxies located for about 11-12 million light-years away. It's estimated to stretch for more than 13 million light-years long and 650,000 light-years wide.

This massive structure existed when the universe was still young, and its light traveled for billions of years before reaching the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Scientists believe that the Cosmic Vine may eventually grow into a 𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐱𝐲 𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫, which is one of the largest structures in the universe held together by gravity.

Despite the vast time gap, it remains a 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲, as this cosmic vine illustrates how cosmic structures assembled in the early universe. It also offers a lesson: 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞. Yes, our past is important, but it will 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫 from the present—much like the cosmic vine astronomers see now, which does not reflect exactly how that structure looked 11 to 13 billion years ago.

So, move on from the past; let it be an 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 rather than something 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤. Remember the words of Master Oogway: "𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠... 𝐘𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲, 𝐓𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐌𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐠𝐢𝐟𝐭, 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭."

Discoveries like this shows that there is still so much more to 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 about space and how galaxies formed in the 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞. 🌌✨

✍🏻 Beltran, Pacio, Maasin
🖼️ Clores, Hzen Elijah

28/09/2026

𝗥𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗴𝗴 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘀 | Monday Trivia

𝗙𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 is a biological process in 𝘀𝗲𝘅𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 wherein a male s*x cells (s***m) fuses with the female s*x cells (egg cell) to form a new zygote. It's the process that causes the 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲.

But, did you know that when an egg is fertilized, it 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 on its surface? That's right!

The ripples are produced because when a s***m fertilizes an egg, it triggers a biochemical signals that activates billions of proteins (𝗥𝗵𝗼-𝗚𝗧𝗣) surging through the egg’s membrane creating a 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗮𝘃𝗲-𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 or 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗼?
🎯 It serves as a map that helps the cell find its center, that way the cell knows where to fold and split.
➗ These small waves triggers cell division.
🚧 It blocks multiple s***m from entering the egg cell.

The researchers from 𝗠𝗜𝗧 also discovered that these ripples behave like the other waves produced from dissimilar systems. For instance, the 𝘃𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 in 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗶𝗱𝘀, the 𝗰𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 and 𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀, and the 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀 that propagate through the heart and brain.

This discovery proves that what may seem unrelated may actually be connected, and something like this could lead to 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲.

Humans have uncovered a lot of astounding things, but new discoveries like this still don't fail to surprise us. Life truly is full of interesting things, kaya mapapasabi ka nalang talaga nang "𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝗻 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝘂𝗵𝗮𝘆 ~"

✍🏻 Mildred R. Maasin
🖼️ Rhonjay Aldrich Pacio

27/09/2026

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 (𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥)!

Today, we celebrate the birthday of the kind-hearted Vice President (External)—𝙄𝙯𝙯𝙮 𝙋𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙤—of our organization, AghamNayan. As we celebrate her birthday, let us 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙚 everything she has already accomplished alongside our officers and members for this organization in such a short period of time.

Even though we are just starting out, you have already shown your 𝙚𝙭𝙘𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 in taking action and working with 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚. Sometimes your hard work goes unseen, but despite that, you continue to demonstrate skill and dedication in every service you do for our organization.

May your birthday bring you 𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙙, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨. Remember leaders need their rest too, so please 𝙙𝙤 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 alongside your responsibilities.

We are always here to guide you as you continue to 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰 as a person and as a student leader—𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐀𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐍𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲.

25/09/2026

In our lives, there are things that we thought 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀, because 𝘄𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 for it.

𝐍𝐠𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭, 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐚 𝐧𝐚 𝐧𝐠𝐚 𝐛𝐚 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐚?

Sometimes, kapag may bagay tayong hindi nahahanap kaagad, we tend to give up seeking for it. Tulad nga nang laging sinasabi ng mga nanay natin "𝐊𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠 ’𝐲𝐚𝐧 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐤𝐥𝐚𝐰 𝐤𝐚 𝐧𝐚." It's the same when we're finding a solution to our problems.

Madalas ino-overthink natin ang mga bagay-bagay na kailangan nating bigyan ng solusyon, kaya madalas din tayong mag-isip ng mga complicated solutions, and we often forget the obvious ones.

Minsan naman kapag hindi gumana ang nauna nating solusyon ay sumusuko na tayo, pero bakit? It's because sa tingin natin ay hindi na natin ito kaya pang bigyan ng solusyong muli, kaya in the end, we usually end up failing and forgetting about it.

Pero ika nga nila "𝐓𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐞𝐝." Kapag nagkamali at nag-fail ka sa una, it doesn't mean na hindi ka na makakahanap ng solution pa, it's just an opportunity given to learn, try again and succeed.

So, at the end of the first week of the second term, we wanted to remind you na 𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗽 𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘀𝘆𝗼𝗻, pero hindi ibig sabihin nito ay wala na, sometimes 𝘄𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝘁. That's why all of the students na nahihirapan pang mag-adjust sa mga bagong subjects this term, 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙙𝙖𝙥𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙮 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙤𝙥.

𝐇𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐢, 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬!

✍🏻 Mildred Maasin, Jhon Francis Beltran
🖼️ Rhonjay Aldrich Pacio

22/09/2026

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐩𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐡𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐧 𝐩𝐚!

Yesterday, 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟏, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, we honor the students who have achieved the 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐲 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 (𝐀𝐄𝐀). Brought to you by AghamNayan—alongside our talented and hardworking 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐬—are the students who have 𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐄𝐃 𝐇𝐎𝐍𝐎𝐑𝐒 this Term 1.

May this serve as inspiration for you to strive even harder and remain diligent in the face of challenges throughout the rest of the school year.

Remember that 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐲 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬; sometimes, simply continuing to shine—without expecting anything in return—𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡.

Again, 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 to everyone who perseveres through every ups and downs. Whether you received an award or not, 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝, and you did a great job!

✍🏻 Jhon Francis D. Beltran
🖼️ Alfred De Felipe, LJ Adriano

21/09/2026

𝗘𝗫𝗔𝗖𝗨𝗠 𝗟𝗢𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗜 | Monday Trivia 🍃

Oftentimes , all we need is a period to rest and be reminded that even the earth rests before it blooms again.

A native and endemic plant to the Philippines that was once thought "𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘁" to science was recently rediscovered at 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗶 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲, 𝗧𝗮𝗻𝗮𝘆, 𝗥𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗹.

🌱 𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄?
The plant was first collected in 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟴𝟵𝟱 by 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗟𝗼𝗵𝗲𝗿 in 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗯𝗮𝗻, 𝗥𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗹. More than a century later, it was unintentionally rediscovered during a 𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 focused on land snails within the 𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗱 "𝟲𝟬𝟬 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽𝘀" 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮 of Masungi Georeserve.

Exacum Loheri belongs to the 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗲, or gentian family. It is a rare tropical 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗼𝘂𝘀 plant (a plant that does not develop a woody stem above the ground) that produces delicate, 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿-𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀 typical of the 𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗺 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘂𝘀. It thrives in specialized tropical habitats native to Philippine limestone or montane forests, and its highly localized distribution contributes to its rarity.

But what makes the plant even more fascinating is something it does not have.

Unlike most plants, Exacum Loheri is 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗵𝘆𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘂𝘀, meaning it entirely lacks 𝗰𝗵𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗵𝘆𝗹𝗹—the pigment responsible for capturing light energy for 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘀𝘆𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀, making it undergo a different process of producing its own food. The plant is instead considered a 𝗺𝘆𝗰𝗼𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗵, where it survives by forming a symbiotic relationship with underground soil fungi, stealing nutrients from them to grow.

With this, it teaches us that 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄. Yet, it manages to survive on its 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵, showing that 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗹𝘆, beneath the surface, waiting for the right moment to 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝗽 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻.

✍🏻🖼️ Hzen Elijah Clores

11/09/2026

𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 ≠ 𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 | Frily Motivation

💡 Are you exhausted from putting in so much effort, yet seeing no real change?

It’s easy to say, "𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁," but the truth is—are you sure you’re 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴?

📌 As 𝗪. 𝗘𝗱𝘄𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗮 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 said: "𝙄𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩; 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙤, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙙𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩."

Deming’s point is that 𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 and 𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗮𝘁 aren't enough if your 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 is wrong. Toiling without a clear strategy leads only to 𝗲𝘅𝗵𝗮𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, and ultimately, 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗼𝘂𝘁.

So, before you pour all your energy into something, 𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿. Secondly, you need the 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵; a flawed system cannot be fixed simply by working harder. Finally, you need to 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘆 and methodically, because exerting effort without a solid plan is merely a waste of energy.

🗣️ Always remember: no matter how resilient, skilled, or hardworking you are, if you don't know how to 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 and take 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸𝘀, all your sacrifices will be in vain. You’ll remain stuck in the very place you want to leave behind. So, don’t just work hard—𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲, 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝘆, and 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆.

✍🏻 Jhon Francis D. Beltran
🖼️ Hzen Elijah G. Clores

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