EDITORIAL

BOARD
Our Team
editor-in-chief Erie Delos Reyes
co-editor-in-chief Neil Yuson
head graphic artist Kyla Tacotaco
head layout artist Naisha Alcera
head journalist Andrea Jimenea
internal affairs Jane Martinez
external affairs Prince LA Lavina
comms. specialist Jacob Garay

photographers Adrian Gabriel Florino

Keziah Mendoza
Editor’s Letter
to the alabang tamaraws
Jobella Martinez
videographers Adrian Gabriel Florino
As this magazine has come
Amiel Salao
Jobella Martinez together, I’ve realized the term
“Para sa Bayan” holds a lot of
graphic artists Edeljan Navarro
power and drive to the students.
Milcah Fernandez
NSTP is not just a mere subject
layout artist Kayle Pascual
that you need to accomplish
journalists Paul Carubanga to finish college. The National
Clarisse Hernandez Service Training Program (NSTP)
Keziah Mendoza is a program aimed at enhanc-
Hazel Catalan
ing civic consciousness and
Erhiyel Delos Reyes
Neil Manuel Yuson developing ethics of service
and patriotism. Since August, a
communications Patrisha Jane Gan lot of projects and events were
associates Ken Daniel Gipit
accomplished due to the
proofreaders Timothy Sison students wanting to help and
Terrence Sison share with the community and
its people. Hence, bringing up
TAMBALANGAY MAGAZINE is published by the quote “para sa bayan”. I’m
NSRC - FEU Alabang. struck by how much I learn
No part of this publication may be every time we dedicate and
reproduced without permission. commit ourselves to the people
and engage in a project. I hope
you, our readers, will do the same.

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 CONTENTS
NSTP SEMINARS 4-5

TAMARAW FOR MINDANAO 6

NSTP LAKARAN PHOTO GALLERY 7

TAMBOX PROJECT 8-9

NOCHE BUENA FROM FEU-A 10

IT’S CHRISTMAS TAM! 11

PLUMA NI JUAN 12-13

TAMARAW FOR TAAL 14

RSO ACCREDITATION 15

NSTP IMMERSIONS 16-17

NRSC OFFICERS 18-19

ADVISER’S NOTE 20
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 NSTP SEMINARS

NSTP SEMINARS
NSTP Students
Learn Life Saving
An Emergency First Aid and Skill
seminar was conducted from September 26
to 27, 2019 to further equip the students of the
NSTP of FEU Alabang in times of emergency.
In partnership with Casa del Niño First Aid
Responders, students were trained on the
basics of first aid including emergency
response protocols, bandaging, and a
demonstration of a proper Cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR).
The team was headed by Mr. Ramon Belizario, who emphasized the importance
of first aid in saving people’s lives, especially during the first few minutes of any life and
death situation. After the presentation, the students were divided into groups for a mock
CPR application and skills training.

MCDRRMO gets NSTP

students ready for disaster
To prepare the students of the NSTP in
FEU Alabang against the dangers posed by
natural calamities such as earthquakes, the
Muntinlupa City Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management Office (MCDRRMO) hosted
a Calamity and Disaster Risk Reduction
seminar from October 2 to 4, 2019.

Earthquake readiness and preparedness were among the focus of the lecture
given by Leonardo Sese and Marlon Alano. Alongside this, the seminar also highlighted
the hazards of the active West Valley Fault along Metro Manila and nearby provinces,
in connection with “The Big One”, a potentially destructive earthquake that can affect
the Philippines, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
(PHIVOLCS). To complete the seminar, the speakers tackled practical do’s and don’ts
during and after an earthquake and practiced Duck-Cover-Hold with the students.

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CENRO talks
Climate Change
The City Environment and Natural
Resources Office of Muntinlupa held
an Environmental Education Seminar
focusing on environmental awareness,
laws and ordinances, and other programs
from October 16 to 18, 2019. The lecture
also delved into the initiatives of the local
government that could serve as the basis
of future projects of FEU Alabang’s NSTP.
Speakers John Presney Lopez and
Jay Alfred Gutierrez raised drug awareness
by discussing crime prevention tips and
forms of substance abuse, which include
alcohol and other illicit prescription of
drugs. Furthermore, the lecture was
followed by an open forum that focused
on drug rehabilitation, which remained to
be the solution to the drug problem in the
country.
NSTP SEMINARS
Hosted by speakers from the
Environmental Sanitation Center of
Muntinlupa City hall, Mr. William T. Cabrera,
Mr. Mark Lawrence Banzon, and Mr.
Andrei Argana, the seminar discussed the
essence of being knowledgeable about the
environment, particularly on the challenges
brought by climate change through time.
DAPCO talks Drugs,
Crimes and Rehab
To educate the participants of
FEU Alabang’s National Service Training
Program on the issue of drugs both locally
and internationally, the Drug Abuse
Prevention and Control Office (DAPCO) of
Muntinlupa facilitated a Drug Awareness
and Prevention seminar from October 23
to 25, 2019.
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 TAMARAW FOR MINDANAO

TAMARAW
FOR
MINDANAO
Extends Help to Quake-
stricken Communities
On October 29, 2019, a magnitude 6.5
earthquake hit Mindanao, severely affecting
communities in many regions. This led the
presidents of different recognized student
organizations in FEU Alabang to initiate a donation
drive aptly called #TamarawForMindanao.

Included among the donations of students

were food kits, hygiene kits, clothes, water, and
blankets, which were repacked by batch in huge
boxes with equal amount of goods inside. The
food kits contained instant noodles, canned
goods, and coffee, while the hygiene kits were
comprised of toothbrushes, toothpaste, soaps,
shampoo, tissues, sanitary napkins, and rubbing
alcohol.

Through the Community Extension and Services

Unit, the National Service Reserve Corps
facilitated the collection and repacking of the
donations, which were then turned over to the
National Headquarters of Philippine Red Cross on
November 13, 2019 for distribution.

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 NSTP LAKARAN PHOTO GALLERY

NSTP Lakaran Photo

Gallery
Walks You through Contemporary Community Life
To offer a glimpse of contemporary community life, Tamaraws of the South launched
the NSTP Lakaran Photo Gallery showing the life of its partner communities. The gallery ran
from November 7 to 9, 2019 exhibiting community profiles and their needs based on the
assessment of the students of the National Service Training Program (NSTP). The gallery
was comprised of photos of people doing their everyday routines in the community, some
selling their crops, kids playing, and even mothers sweeping their street.

Dr. Zandra N. Maningas, senior director of the academic services of FEU Alabang, delivered
a speech about how we as students can help spread awareness and help communities
thru NSTP. She also led the ribbon-cutting during the opening ceremony. This was followed
the next day with a total of 218 students visiting the gallery, while another 92 students had
their pictures taken inside the photo booth.

The NSTP Lakaran Photo Gallery was sponsored by the National Service Reserve Corps.

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 TAMBOX

TAMBOX
PROJECT
Tambox of Love donations was filled with goods or gifts, like
school supplies, books, clothes, candies/chocolates, hygiene kits
and other useable stuff.

Tamaraws of the South

presents Tambox of Love to
Haven for Children
To celebrate the Christmas season in the
spirit of Paskong Tamaraw, students of FEU
Alabang reached out to Haven for Children
orphanage in Ayala Alabang,

Muntinlupa City on December 8, 2019 by donating

boxes filled with hygiene kits disguised as surprise
boxes. Fulfilling its purpose of reaching out, serving,
and engaging their partner communities through
the program, the National Service Reserve Corps, in
collaboration with the registered student organizations,
continued to share the Paskong Tamaraw during the
season of giving, making the children smile one Tambox
at a time.

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 TAMBOX
NSRC celebrates a very
special Christmas with Elsie
Gaches Village
The NSRC held a charity event on
December 11, 2019 at the Elsie Gaches Village
in Alabang, Muntinlupa. The sprawling facility
serves as the only government institution
that provides care and rehabilitation to
foundling children as well as adults with
special needs like autism spectrum disorder,
cerebral palsy, down syndrome, and other
neurodevelopmental disorders.

With Christmas fast approaching, the

students saw the importance of helping
the elders of Elsie Gaches, leading them
to organize the charity event with small
games and prizes to give joy to the special
participants. Following this up, Tamboxes
which the students of FEU Alabang Donated
in order to help the people in need.

Bayanan Elementary
School receives Love
before Christmas
Once again, the spirit of Christmas
pulled the students of FEU Alabang’s
National Service Training Program (NSTP)
to conduct a gift giving event, this time at
Bayanan Elementary School in Muntinlupa
on December 12, 2019.

The event, made possible with the the help

of the school’s primary teachers, students,
and officers, as well as the guidance of NSTP
Adviser Mr. Marco Verona, hyped the children
up with special performances, parlor games,
and finally, the giving of prizes and Tamboxes.

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 NOCHE BUENA

FEU Alabang to Tamaraw Service Personnel:

IT’S CHRISTMAS
TREAT!
To celebrate the Christmas season, the National
Service Reserve Corps (NSRC) distributed Noche Buena
packages on December 14, 2019 to FEU Alabang’s service
personnel and guards. Aside from acknowledging the
extended Tamaraw community’s selfless dedication
through the gift-giving, the National Service Reserve Corps
also made this possible as an act of solidarity to those who
make the campus safe, secure, and clean.

As Filipinos, it has been our tradition to

celebrate the night before Christmas with our
friends and loved ones all gathered together
to indulge in a scrumptious meal, popularly
known as Noche Buena, which represents our
heartfelt joy and gratitude for the blessings
bestowed upon us and as to welcome
Christmas day. Thus, goods for making family
meals like spaghetti, macaroni salad, and

graham cake were included inside

every Noche Buena package as a
humble gift to our service personnel
and guards as well as their families.

Through these packages, the NSRC

hoped to express their gratitude
and their desire to help reduce every
service personnel’s burdens during
the holiday season.

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 IT’S CHRISTMAS TAM

FEU Alabang celebrates

IT’S CHRISTMAS
TAM!
In celebration of Christmas, FEU Alabang brewed
up a festive fund-raising event with the theme, “It’s
Christmas Tam: Events for a Cause!” on December 17, 2019
at the Student Plaza Gymnasium. Different Registered
Student Organizations (RSO) graced the event with a
special collaborative performance to begin the celebration.
Interactive booths and activities also gave the event a boost
to gamers with online competitions, ML Tam and Tekken
Tam, organized by Association for Computing Machinery
and Junior Philippine Computer Society respectively.
FEU-ture Arts, on the other hand, headed the
Cosplay Tam, where Tamaraws dressed up as their
favorite anime characters. To make the event even
more interesting, the Jail Booth and Dating Booth
were installed by the Tertiary Honor’s Society unit
to enliven the crowd. The highlight of the event,
however, was the FEU Got Talent, where Tamaraws
showcased their prowess in singing, dancing,
poetry writing, and even beat boxing. Landing in
second place were DnA, Robert Roldan, and Erich

Esguerra for their beat box routine.

Daniel Mallari, on the other hand, placed
first runner up for his energetic dancing.
Finally, hailed champion was Jericho
Delos Santos Quintanilla for his rendition
of “Ngayo’y Naririto”.

Since Christmas is an ideal time for the

spirit of giving, “It’s Christmas Tam!”
acted as a fund-raising event with
all the proceeds from the interactive
booths given to Elsie Gaches Village,
an orphanage located in Alabang,
Muntinlupa City.

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 PLUMA NI JUAN

FEU Alabang, Pluma

ni Juan Unites for
Paglusong
Volunteers from FEU Alabang, through the National Service Reserve Corps,
collaborated with Pluma ni Juan for its annual Paglusong in Sitio Balagbag Araw in
Barangay Canlubang, Calamba, Laguna on January 12, 2020.

Students of FEU Alabang participated in community theaters, parlor games, gift-giving,

and “salu-salo” or get-together with the community. Story-telling sessions, as one of
Paglusong’s trademark, also ensued with the aim of building character and values through
reading. This was followed with a gathering around the Tuklong or the community hall, to
enjoy a humble yet scrumptious meal, while both children and volunteers shared stories
for the rest of the day.

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 PLUMA NI JUAN
More than 200 bags of school supplies,
donated by supporters of Pluma ni Juan,
were handed to the children and the day
care center of Sitio Balagbag Araw.

Pluma ni Juan is a non-government

organization (NGO) with a focus on
education and community development.
The socio-civic group works with a vision
to build and assist communities all over
the Philippines, beginning in Calamba,
Laguna, with the help of professors and
their former and current students.

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 TAMARAW FOR TAAL

Tamaraws help
Taal evacuees in
Calamba, Laguna
Knee-deep gray ashes from the Taal Volcano
covered homes, trees, and bloated cadavers of
cows and horses last January 12, 2020. The complex,
verdant island within a lake, which used to be a
popular tourist spot, transformed into a vast carpet
of lifeless gray, its eruption covering the island with
toxic ashes, smoke, and the stench of sulfur and
noxious gases. This was the situation in Batangas
and surrounding provinces, leading the residents
to evacuate to neighboring towns, including
Calamba City in Laguna.

To help the victims of the eruption, the Community

Extension and Services Unit of FEU Alabang
organized a project called, “Tamaraw for Taal”,
where FEU’s National Service Reserve Corps led
the distribution of 700 relief bags with hygiene
and food packs in La Mesa Day Care Center, Brgy.
Lamesa, Calamba City, Laguna last January 19, 2020.
Evacuees were mostly from the towns of Talisay
and Laurel in Batangas. Together, the students
and other volunteers from FEU Alabang’s library
services, registrar’s, and human resource offices
helped out in the collecting, sorting, and packing
of relief goods. Meanwhile, in ensuring safety of
the volunteers as well as the proper turnover of the
packages, FEU Alabang’s security personnel also
participated in making the project possible.

On the venue, all student leaders dedicated their

time and effort, not just to personally distribute the
relief packages, but to also exchange stories with
the evacuees to cheer them up from their plight.

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 RSO ACCREDITATION

The Pioneer: NSRC

Officially Recognized
The ten core officers represent FEU Alabang’s National
Service Reserve Corps during the RSO Recognition Day held
at the UG Plaza on February 10, 2020.
The National Service Reserve Corps (NSRC) was granted an official recognition by
the Student Activities and Development Unit for the Academic Year 2019-2020 during the
RSO Recognition Day on February 10, 2020.

The core officers of NSRC headed to the stage, located at the UG Plaza, as Senior
Director for Academic Services, Dr. Zandra N. Maningas, presented the certificates to the
pioneers of the very first NSRC at FEU Alabang.

Members of the university’s 24 recognized student organizations, together with

Senior Director for Academic Services Dr. Zandra N. Maningas and Resource Speaker
Engr. Roderick Macariola, were also in attendance to acknowledge the camaraderie,
leadership, and services of students and to celebrate their dedication and involvement to
the institution.

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 NSTP IMMERSIONS
IMMERSIONS
TAM to Save the Earth
Brgy. Cupang
E01
The project’s objective was to encourage
citizens to practice proper waste
management and healthcare. This will
be carried out through seminars with the
idea of recycling and sanitation in mind.
PROJECT HUGAS
Brgy. Cupang
E04
The project aimed to raise awareness
about proper hygiene and hand
sanitation to prevent of spreading germs
and illnesses among the selected ages
(7-16).
Project Aninag
Brgy. Tunasan
E08/E09
The project aimed to spread the
importance of hygiene and sanitation as
well as to encourage the community to
practice cleanliness and orderliness.
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TraCash
Brgy. Cupang
E02
The project’s intention on bringing
environmental awareness among the
select Grade 5 students with the intention
of providing sustainable community
engagement and development.
Sports Clinic
Brgy. Putatan
E05
This project allowed the children of the
community to teach the basics of the
sport to its students, with the main goal
of introducing the student to the sport.
From Trash to Treasures
Brgy. Putatan
IR01
The project intended to spread
awareness about the environment
through mitigating the use of plastics
by teaching the kids to make eco-bricks
and eco-bags out of plastics and plastic
Proper Segregation and
Disposal
Brgy. Cupang
E03
The project is aimed on bringing
environmental awareness and proper
waste segregation among the selected
children ages 6-14 years old.
PROJECT HEAL
Brgy. Tunasan
E06
The project aims to spread information
regarding self-care and the benefits
of being healthy and provide better
understanding about how exercise, diet,
and hygiene can improve lifestyles.
Hoops for Hopes
Brgy. Putatan
IR02
This project allowed the children of the
community to be reminded on how to
properly recycle and to encourage proper
recycling of waste by attaching hoops to
trash bins and engaging a fun activity.
 NSTP IMMERSIONS
Be prepared, for a better
FEUture! KKK para sa Tunasan ECO Bricks
Brgy. Buli Brgy. Tunasan Brgy. Buli

IW01 IW02 IW03

The project’s goal was to promote
information regarding disasters,
calamities, education, health, and safety,
providing knowledge of basic life support,
basic first aid and disaster preparedness.
The project intended to make the
people of Tunasan aware of and acquire
knowledge about the importance of basic
first aid and emergency preparedness.
It aims to impart life-saving skills and
ability in cases of emergency.
The project’s intention was to engage
kids in recycling and acquiring fun ways
to cultivate discipline in keeping the
environment clean.

Waste Management and

TunaSining Buli Must Act Eco-Bricks + Say Cheese!
Brgy. Tunasan Brgy. Buli Brgy. Buli

M01 M02 N01

The project’s intention was to engage
with the students of Tunasan Elementary
School and let them express themselves
through the mural painting and the art
workshop.
The project’s goal was to spread
awareness on proper hygiene and waste
disposal by utilizing infographics and
printing tarpaulins.
These programs aimed to teach the
younger generation about how to
properly dispose their waste through
habits that help them take care of ther
teeth.

Kaayusan Para Sa
Kinabukasan
Brgy. Putatan

N02/E07
The project aimed to assist in the
renovation of the Multiland Day Care
Center in order to give the children of the
community a better learning experience
and to assist the children in their learning
needs by conducting free classes and
other tutoring services.

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 OFFICERS

NSRC
OFFI
CERS
President
Andrei Christian DC. Palo

Minister of Minister of Secretary

Internal Affairs External Affairs Kyla Isabel A. Tacotaco
Erhiyel S. Delos Reyes Shamiya Gabalunos

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 OFFICERS

Minister of Minister of Public Relations

Finance Audit Officer
Gerard Fritz Patrick D. Jose Christel Joyce B. Rivera Neil Manuel M. Yuson

BSE Representative BSIT Representative

Julean Andrea S. Villanueva Bernch D. Almedilla

BMA Representative BSCS Representative

Naisha Mynette R. Alcera Francesca Linda L. Ramos

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 ADVISER’S NOTE

CESU’s Note
to the alabang tamaraws

I do not envision our students to be solely

dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge but I actually
visualize a studentry that is actively engaged in the
area of community engagement and development.
Paglusong may be loosely translated into
English as “to immerse” or “to go down”. Some
of you may consider it as walk in the park or a
simple community visit or a barkada field trip.
But Paglusong is a metaphor of our social conditions.
Our students must understand that going down
to our communities means being with our people,
understanding them, helping them in our own capacities,
showing them that there are social identities who really
care. In the eyes of the community, you are not heroes or
messiahs but a kapwa making the first ripple of kindness.
After NSTP, it is expected that you are now
socially aware and responsible members of the
society. But to me, you were just students wishing to
pass a non-major course. Because years from now,
you will be tested and only when you translate the
knowledge, skills, and your arts into an avenue of
social change, you will become a true Tamaraw who
helps build this nation we inherit from our forefathers.
A timeless teacher, Lao Tzu, once said, “Go
to the people. Live with them. Learn from them.
Love them. Start with what they know. Build
with what they have. But with the bestleaders,
when the work is done, the task accomplished,
the people will say ‘We have done this ourselves.”
Padayon! Para sa Diyos at Para sa Bayan!

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FEU ALABANG