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INSIDE

EDITORIAL 2

OPINION:

El Presidente

No rain, No rainbow

3

NEWS 4

FEATURE:

Game of Life

Dawn of a New Begin-

ning

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LITERARY:

Ligaw na Paruparo

The Ride

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INBOX 10

The official publication of the Society for the Advancement of Volunteerism and Excellence Nueva Ecija.

I N Q U I R E I N F O R M I N I T I A T E

The VolunteerThe Volunteer Dec. 2010 Feb. 2011 Volume 2, Issue Number 1

SAVE NE launches info campaign on Student RightsBy Werlo M. Palomar

SAVE NE launched an Karapatan Mo, Alamin Mo!: An information

campaign for Students Rights under the Education Act of 1982 in participa-

tion with the university’s Student Week celebration, February 18, 2011.

The activity’s objec-

tive is to distribute the

information about theAcademic Rights in a

more effective medium

and to assist the Office of

Student Affairs in in-

forming students that

there are people who are

willing to help them if

they feel they are vio-

lated.It was spearheaded

by just an informal text

poll on which informa-

tion should be known by

every student and the

SYMBOLS OF EXCELLENCE. The 1st NESDFI Scholar of the Year Roderick Wamil (center) together with the activity coordinator AngelineVillegas (far left), SAVENE President Mark Tangonan (far right) andJorem Jordan Cawagas, 2nd placer (2nd from the right) together withDennis Soriano (2nd from the left) accepting the award for 3rd placer Kenneth Antolin.

BSAT4 student is 1BSAT4 student is 1stst NESDFI Scholar of the year.NESDFI Scholar of the year.

most popular answer was

the rights of the students.

The tarpaulins werelocated at the main and

second gates, College of

Arts and Sciences and

the Office of Student Af-

fairs which were all cho-

(Continued on page 5)

By Mark Anthony Tangonan.

SAVE NE proclaimed the First Nueva Ecija

Sustainable Development Foundation Incorpo-

rated (NESDFI) Scholar of the Year in the person

of Roderick Wamil of BSAT4-1, February 24,

2011 at the organization’s park.

Wamil got the first

place among 13 partici-

pants from different col-

leges and year-levels that

battled each other in a

series of quiz bees con-

ducted on February 19 at

the CLSU Bleachers.

The quiz bee had

three categories that

would test the intelli-

gence of the contestants

these are English, Gen-

eral Information and His-

tory and Mathematics

whereupon their ranks in


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EDITORIAL

Just let go of the extra baggage.―Nagbabago na yata kayo ah.‖

This is a statement often uttered by the people in

Sampaguita Hall every time the officers of the organi-

zation visit them and have a talk. What a really re-freshing thing to hear amidst all the pressures being

laid to us by our not-so-good performance in the pre-

vious times.

Changing to something more dynamic, innova-

tive and excellent is what the current officers aim for.

Always being told that there were once a time that

SAVE-NE was once included in the university’s list

of top performing organizations gave us the motiva-

tion that if they could do back then, why not now?However, the problem was that not all members

are willing to devote their time and effort to the suc-

cessful fulfillment of the SAVE-NE’s mission. They

were like the crabs that would pull each other down

just so that nobody gets outside of the basket.

The only option remaining was to get rid of the

extra baggage in order for the organization to soar

high and reach the top. Dr. Danilo S. Vargas, SAVE-

NE’s mentor when in comes to planning suggested

such action and said that if all the members of the cir-

cle which includes the officers and a handful of de-

voted members dedicate their effort to the achieve-

ment of goals, we would surely be able to grab the

trophy.

And now that a fresher perspective has been

shown, we no longer have an excuse for mediocrity.

With all the resources other organizations wish they

could have access to, the ship is ready to sail with

only a few personnel who would endure, enjoy and

encounter this challenging expedition to vast oceans.

“With all the resources other organizationswish they could have access to, the ship is

ready to sail with only a few personnel…”

The VolunteerThe Volunteer EDITORIAL BOARD 2010-2011

Editor-In-Chief: Werlo M. Palomar

Contributors: Lauren Erika A. De Leon

Mark Anthony B. Tangonan

Cristy I. Alvior

Jonalyn T. Ruiz

Cartoonist Angeline R. Villegas

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OPINION

No rain, No rainbow

By Werlo M. Palomar

A Choice to make.Nobody has the proper authority to dictate each

one of us who we are and who we should be. Using

existentialist view, it is our own actions that make up

what we are. We are condemned

to suffer the consequences of such actions.

If we choose to be passive, just waiting for

something or someone to push for us to move, we'll

never reach our target destination in the fastest way

possible. It is our own fault that we ended up un-

known to the people around us. Up to now, we still

have the choice to continue this way.

But we could choose to excel. Unleash the vol-

unteer inside each one of us, not waiting to be toldwhat to do because we have the initiative to act. We

commit ourselves to be the leaders who make other

leaders.

As for now, we are still at the bottom. But with

all these resources, especially the knowledge, skill

and servant leader in each one of us, together with the

values our mentors bestow upon us and an environ-

ment that would care for the

birth of a new SAVE NE, wecould surely reach the top!

Hanggang May! Hanggang

MAY CLSU!

We are never instruments of political will. We

are SAVE NE, an organization would commit and


EL PRESIDENTE

By Mark Anthony B.

Tangonan

SAVE the best for a new start.The organization has been existing for eight

years now. SAVE NE stands for Society for the

Advancement of Volunteerism and Excellence –

Nueva Ecija and I would like

to give emphasis for the most

relevant words in its acronym:

Society, Advancement, Volunteerism and Excel-

lence.

Our society is composed of close to 300 mem-

bers, quite a big population, right? If we want to

adhere to what is stated in the name of our organiza-

tion: Advancement, Volunteerism and Excellence; we

should act voluntarily in order to advance and excel.

There is no other way to go but upward and for-

ward. We have plenty of resources, manpower, sup-

port from our networks, experiences, skills and capa-

bilities but we should exhibit the character and the

commitment in loving our organization.

We are excellent in our own but we should find

ways to contribute to the excellence of the entire or-

ganization. I believe the Academic Year 2010-2011

has been a great foundation for the upcoming years of

SAVE NE.

I would like to express my grati-

tude to my co-officers, all year-

level representatives, collegerepresentatives, and active members who continue to

be with us. I thank Jamie Richie Sy and Russel Balag-

tas (Vice Presidents), Angeline Villegas (Secretary),


“We should act voluntarily in order toadvance and excel.”

“...it is more im portant to us that GO Dis the one who sees what we do…”

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NEWS

each would determine

their overall standing.

He got the first

place for the General In-

formation and History

Quiz while Lauren Erika

De Leon of BSBA-

HRDM4 got English

category and Jorem Jor-

(Continued from page 1) dan Cawagas of CED-1

won in the Mathematics

quiz.

In evaluating the top

3 winners, each quiz bee

is given one-third weight

and used their scores as

percentage of 100 perfect

score and Wamil got the

highest, Cawagas placed

second and Kenneth An-

tolin of BSCE3-1

grabbed the third place.

The winners of each

quiz bee received a tro-phy, a medal, and a cash

prize of P250.00; for the

3rd Placer, trophy, bronze

medal, and cash prize of

P 500; for the 2nd Placer,

trophy, silver medal, and

cash prize of P 750, and

for the NESDFI Scholar

of the Year, trophy, gold

medal, and cash prize of

P 1000; and all the win-ners also received certifi-

cates of recognition,

while all the participants

received certificate of

participation.

BSAT4 student...

BRAINSTORMING. The officers discussing the future activities of theorganization to be compiled in a comprehensive action plan for this

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SAVE NE Officers attend Planning Workshop.By Werlo M. Palomar

The officers of SAVE NE attended a work-

shop on planning techniques at Sampaguita Hall,

Joseph Rice Mill Compound San Jose City on De-

cember 9 last year in order to create an action

plan for the 2nd

semester of 2010-2011 and 1st

se-

mester of 2011-2012.

The workshop was

held to train officers in

the proper usage of vari-

ous techniques in the

planning process thatwould be useful in facili-

tating a specific activity

or managing the organi-

zation as a whole.

They were trained

by SAVENE’s mentor,

Dr. Danilo S. Vargas; a

teacher of Radio Broad-

casting at CLSU’s Devel-

opment Communication

Department and works at

the Research Extension

and Training office.

The officers were

taught on grouping the

existing and planned ac-

tivities into the categories

by the Office of StudentAffairs which is Organ-

izational Development,

Educational, Community

Service and Socio-

Cultural.

Details for each ac-

tivity was then added

which are the objectives,

target output, venue, re-

source requirements, cli-

entele and the time

frame; thus, creating a

basis for a permit for

each activity.

These information

were then compiled and a

new action plan was for-

mulated which would be

utilized by the members

in the facilitation of ac-

tivities and would be rec-onciled with the Nueva

Ecija Sustainable Devel-

opment Foundation In-

corporated’s (NESDFI)

action plan.

The officers intends

to use this action plan

and revise it for the next

set of members who

would assume position in

the organization and

would help in makingadjustments.



NEWS

Whilly Corpuz (Treasurer), Leslie Joy Vizcarra

(Auditor), Charisse Joy Urbano (PRO), Werlo Palo-

mar (Business Manager and EIC of The Volunteer),

and Errich Francisco (Substitute Secretary).

I hope I can see more members, not only attend-

ing in meetings but also participating in all the activi-

ties. We have accomplished these with the help of our

adviser, Rodrigo B. Lucena and all our mentors inside

and outside the campus. In our recently concluded

Leadership Seminar, I have seen signs of life, and

now, I am looking forward to the success of this or-

ganization.

(Continued from page 3)

El Presidente...

set the standards of volunteerism and leadership not

just in the university but all throughout the region.

People may fail to see that we are just utilizing

the linkages we have for us to create community ser-

vice activities that would have a greater effect on the

well being of each Novo Ecijano. If they shut their

eyes so that they could pretend that they didn't see us

act, so be it. For it is more important to us that GOD

is the one who sees what we do and being His servant

is the most important award any person could get.


No rain...

POSTED. The members of attaching one of the four tarpaulins at the atree just after entering the second gate as part of the Information Cam-

paign: Karapatan Mo,Alamin MO!.

SAVE NE launches. . .

sen because of the num-

ber of students passing

by these sites.A survey was used

to measure the effective-

ness of this campaign

and on a scale of one to

five with five as the high-

(Continued from page 1) est, it got an overall rat-

ing of 4.11.

This was one of the

organization’s commu-nity service activities that

aims to make a mark to

the people in the univer-

sity.

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A NEW CYCLE. A diagram that shows the path that SAVE-NE must

follow for it to reach its goal of being one of the best SO’s in CLSU.



The Game of Life: FF13By Werlo M. Palomar

In any video game, strategy

is always the key to win. It could

be reaching the treasure, subdu-

ing your enemy to ashes, saving

the princess or just simply hitting

the highest score. The game Fi-

nal Fantasy XIII (FF13) by

Square-Enix for the Playstation 3

and Xbox 360 released in the

spring of 2010 is of no excep-

tion.

Being a role-playing game

(RPG), FF13 relies on the proper

customization of

the playable char-

acters in order to

beat the game.

Adding-up an interesting story

makes the characters more so-

phisticated than just mere toys.

Players get a sense of managingsomeone else’s life and making

sure they do well in the group for

the purpose of saving the world.

The battle system is so complex

yet dubbed so simple in could

even be applied to real life situa-

tion like running an organization.

This system involves 6 prin-

cipal Roles or ―Jobs‖ which youmay normally see in an organiza-

tion. Here is a brief description

of each one:

(1) Commando – They are

the attackers who use their weap-

ons do deal damage to the en-

emy. All they do is hack and

slash, shoot with a gun, punch,

kick or even hurl a boomerang.

In an organization these are the

members who face each problem

head-on. They have the courage

to take-on the tasks and the con-

fidence that they would ―beat‖ it.

In the game and in real world,

these people normally become

the party leaders.

(2) Sentinel

– These

ones use

their de-

fense as

a greatw e a p o n .

They wait for the oppo-

nent to attack to counter

them. Loaded with protec-

tive capabilities, these guys also

provoke enemies to attack them

instead of their mates. In real

life, these are the ones who wait

for an opportunity to arise toexecute their abilities. They are

also martyrs who take activities

when nobody else wants it; they

are willing to suffer just so heir

co-members don’t have much

burden.

(3) Ravager – Spell casters

who bombard the enemy with

offensive magic. In the organiza-

tion, they are the bunch who may

not have the strength to carry out

a task but has the mind to think

up all the ideas needed. Often

they stay away from the problem

in order for them to think clearly

and pile-up their ideas to formu-

late a solution, although much

of them needs physical help

when it accomplish-

ing goals.

(4) Medic – These are

the clerics

whose pri-

mary purpose

is to heal the

wounds of his/her al-

lies. These personsare the ones who repair the dam-

age done by the problem. They

task may seem easy but their ex-

istence is essential to the fulfill-

ment of an activity. They are the

―unsung heroes‖ of then bunch.

(5) Synergist – Enhancers

who cast supportive spells that

alter the status of a character to amore advantageous position.

They can be the tide-turners

when in comes to really sticky

situations. In the organization,

these are the people who have


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good communication skills that

can cheer-up anybody in just a few

minutes.

(6) Saboteurs – Ones who

give the enemy some status ail-

ments to make them softer to at-

tack. These people do some re-

search about the enemy and find-

ing their weakness. They aresometimes called ―spies‖. The

knowledge they gain and the fact

that they could simplify a certain

problem make them a fair addition

to the party. Along with the syner-

gist, they may be the main support


staff but they could spell the dif-

ference in the success or failure of

the task.

However, in any video game

and in life, proper harmony is the

key. FF13 has the so-called Para-

digm System which is how you

define the role of each member. In

real life, not everyone could take a

specific role but can be able to as-

sume two different roles. These are

emphasized in Paradigm Shifts or

designing a battle strategy that

would work specifically for the

problem. Picking who does what

and how he/she would do it is

clearly the task in the game which

is a lot similar to the management

of an organization.

In the end, we realize it may

not be as simple as it seems. But

knowing what your capabilities are

and making a plan on how it

would work in combination with

the others could just be what you

need. See! Playing videogames

gives you a little more knowledge

than how to whack zombies using

peashooters.

The Game...

“...in any video game and in life, proper harmony is the key…”

FEATURE

Dawn of a New BeginningBy Lauren Erika A. De Leon

Another semester is about to

end as well as my stay here at

CLSU.

Being a graduating student

carries a lot of pressure such as

Field Practice, Narrative report,

and completion of graduation re-

quirements but it also has a whole

lot of excitement and bonding ses-

sions with my blockmates and

friends.

My last semester here at

CLSU had been filled with lots of

ups and downs from all aspects –

from my studies up to my personal

life.

As a graduating student I took

my field practice and from there I

learned a lot and experienced the

real world of business. It was very

challenging but also enjoyable. I

was able to widen my network and

gain new friends. From the intern-

ship, I can say that I am now more

confident in facing the bigger

world.

Although I am eager to

graduate and face the real world, a

part of me is feeling sad for going

separate ways with my friends,

whom I have shared a lot of hard-

ships and joy, is very hard.

Talking about plans after

graduation and remembering the

past eight semesters we had shared

are our favorite topics whenever

my classmates and I meet. We al-

ways take pictures to treasure our

last sem at our Alma Mater.

One more thing that I will

surely miss is SAVE-NE.

I am not a very active mem-

ber that attends to each and every

meeting and activity but now that I

am in my last semester, I always

make it a point to fulfill my obli-

gations as a member by actively

participating in any endeavor our

organization engages in.

My last year as a member of

SAVE-NE is truly worth remem-

bering for this last year made me

realize that being in SAVE-NE is


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LITERARY

Ligaw na ParuparoNi Cristy I. Alvior

Unang araw ng taon, malamigang simoy ng hangin. Kailan-

gang simulan ng maayos ang panibagong taon.

Agad kong tinungo ang bintana at doo‟y tuma-

naw. Makulimlim ngunit wala namang nagbabad-

yang ulan. Isang paruparo ang pumukaw sa aking

pansin. Katamtaman ang laki… makulaya...

malikot.. .nakatutuwang

pagmasdan… Patakbo akong lumabas

upang lapitan ang paru-

parong tila naghahanap ng

madadapuan. Kamangha-

mangha ang kombinasyon

ng mga kulay nito.

Lumipad-lipad ang

munting paruparo paikoy saaking kinatatayuan. Para bang nais niya akong

kilalanin, makausap, at makalaro. Ihinain ko ang

aking kamay at marahan ko itong ikinulong sa

aking mga palad. Wari‟y ako na ang nagmamay-

ari sa kanya. Tama! Gusto ko siyang ankinin…

alagaan… palakihin… bantayan…

Ngunit ramdam ko ang kanyang pagpu-

pumiglas. Batid kong nais na niyang makalabas,

kung kaya‟t akin siyang pinalaya. Hinayaan ko

siyang muling lumipad at tumungo sa kung saan

man niya naisin.

Pinakawalan ko siya hindi dahil sa hindi ko

siya mahal, kundi dahil nais ko siyang maging

masaya kasama ng ibang paruparo at ng mga sariwang bulaklak . Naisip ko kasi na kung patuloy ko

lang siyang ikukulong sa aking mga palad, hindi

niya mahahanap ang tunay na kasiyahan. Hindi

niya lubusang makikilala ang kanyang sarili. Para

ko na ring pinutol ang kanyang karapatan na

saliksikin ang hiwaga ng mundo.

Naalala ko tuloy ang sinabi

sa akin ng foster parent ko,ilang taon na ang nakakali-

pas. “Ang paruparo ay sim-

bolo ng pag-ibig. May ma-

kulay, mayroon naming

hindi. Hindi na kailangang

hanapin sapagkat kusa

itong dumarating lalo na sa

panahong hindi natininaasahan. Ngunit hindi lahat ng paruparo na ma-

kikita mo ay para sa „yo. May mga paruparo na

tila naliligaw lang at mapapadan. Dapat maging

maingat sapagkat sila‟y nakabubulag.”

Bigla na lang akong napangiti habang si-

nusundan ng tingin ang paruparong parang kan-

ina lang ay nasa mga palad ko pa. Malayo man

siya, masaya na rin ako na nakikita siyang ma-siglang lumilipad habang naglalaro sa ilalim ng

liwanag ng araw, sapagkat batid ko na dumating

man ang ulan, kung talagang mahal niya ako, siya

ay magbabalik at hahanapin akong muli.

“Pinakawalan ko siya hindi dahil sa hindi ko siya mahal,

kundi dahil nais ko siyang

maging masaya kasama ng

ibang paruparo at ng mga

sariwang bulaklak .”

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LITERARY

The Ride by Jonalyn T. Ruiz

During an unexpected night, I saw you

To an unforgettable ride, where I sat in front of you

Everybody was in a hurry; I’m too little but too luck

Because I was just next to you.

In the middle of our ride I caught you looking at me

Made me feel so conscious of what you think of m

Do I look beautiful and good or ugly and untidy?

As my hair blown by the wind so cold. . .

How I wish the wheels won’t stop turning

Sad to know you’re leaving

I wanted so say goodbye or even just a simple hi

My eyes was with you, till the darkness hide you

away from me..

When I got home, my mind was still with you

Telling to myself that there will be tomorrow

and I will see you again

That night I can’t sleep and it made me feel so sick.

But I was wondering why, it’s been months ago

But I kept on searching

and kept on finding

Till a friend told to me, I should stop what I am doing

I lost my faith, and I lost my hope that I will know you

I never thought that was the first and last. . .

That I can take a look at you ;(

fun and fulfilling, it made me loved our organizationeven more.

So as my final curtain call and as the dawn of a

new beginning of my life starts I would like to take

this opportunity to at least let my colleagues know

that being a member of this organization is not just a

footnote in my life, it is a chapter in my life.


Dawn of a New. . .

THE VOLUNTEER

GIRL 1: Malapit lang ba sa main gate ‘yung

CEN?GIRL2: Oo. Bakit?

GIRL 1: Kukuha kasi ako ng clearance ng org.

GIRL2: Magkano ba ‘yun?

GIRL 1: P35.00

GIRL2: Ang mahal naman!

GIRL 1: Oo nga eh.

GIRL 2: Bakit kasi hindi na lang nila auto-

matic na ibinawas sa allowance niyo?

GIRL 1: Kaya nga.Tapos hindi naman nila si-

nasabi kung saan napupunta yung pera.GIRL 2: Siguro pakana lang ng university

‘yan para kuhanan kayo ng pera

NIJI: Mga ate, sana naman kasi umaatend

kayo ng meeting ano? At kung umaattend na-

man kayo, makinig naman sana at huwag

nang magpaganda kasi wala naming effect.

Nakakahiya naman kasi sa pera mo na gina-

gamit namin para sa mga activity na baka nga

nakinabang ka pa. Ay nakow. Bato bato sa

langit, ang mag-react….GUILTY!!!

BABALA: HUWAG TULARAN BABALA: HUWAG TULARAN

Eksena sa Ford: Eksena sa Ford:

Leaders don't create followers,Leaders don't create followers,

they create more leaders.” they create more leaders.”

Tom PetersTom Peters

by Niji Tsukimori



INBOX

Congrats sa ating lahat at nairaos din ang semester na ito.Congrats din sa mga gagraduate

na lalo na kay Erika. Sayang,isasali ka pa man din sana nam-ing sa MBF at popondohan kanamin ng Cherifer. Hehe. Peace.Sa mga hindi pa din nakaka-graduate, may pag-asa pa.Hanggang May pa yan. Hang-gang MAY CLSU! Paaaaaaaak!! Hi sa Kalinga batch at sa lahat ng kakilala ako >>> WerlochanBSAT3-1

Hello sa mga active na BSCE naSAVE NE. Pati na din sa BatchOscar at Kalinga Batch. Sa Cir-cle of 8 din =) Airens anneonghaseyo >>> Leseuli BSCE3-1

Ipagyayabang ko lang ha, ni-layout ko itong newsletter nanghindi gumagamit ng mouse. Ohha! Laban ka? Hehe >>> NijiABLL1-1 (??)

Hello sa mga circle of 10 , 2lun-gan p dn tau nxt sem 4 da sakeof our org. C0ngrats s mgaggraduate especiali 2 ate erika,ate angge and ate errich, tzagreet ko din un junior adviser naten. Kuya RD :) >>> CharizBSCE3-1

Hello s lhat ng mga mnamahal qng kaibigan, s mga dorm8 q:jez, te0dy, fitz, arn, alj0hn, jer-win, at bj sna manal0 tau ulet nxt openhauz. S mga clzm8 q, s

bsce3-1 and –2 ingat lage spango2pya. Hello dn s pice fam-ily lalong lalo n Oscar batch(labuol), binabati q dn ung mgakpatid qng paruparo, lalong lalon ung mga batche q jan s BS at eduk (10-A), at hi naman s lhat ng mga kila2 q jan mktg3 espe-cially ky twinkel E… Hehe vivaSave-NE >>> Othan BSCE3-1

THE VOLUNTEER

Ang Bangkang Papel sa Malawak na Karagatan

Ang Bangkang Papel sa Malawak na Karagatan

“Treat people as if they were what they “Treat people as if they were what they

should be, and you help them become should be, and you help them become

what they are capable of becoming.” what they are capable of becoming.” --

Johann von GoetheJohann von Goethe

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