The Buttress

The Buttress The official student publication of the School of Engineering and Architecture, Saint Louis University | Member of the College Editors Guild of the Philippines

๐‡๐€๐๐๐„๐๐ˆ๐๐† ๐๐Ž๐– | As ๐‚๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐€ concludes the AM math showdown, ๐‚๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐, comprising students of higher year levels, con...
20/10/2025

๐‡๐€๐๐๐„๐๐ˆ๐๐† ๐๐Ž๐– | As ๐‚๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐€ concludes the AM math showdown, ๐‚๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐, comprising students of higher year levels, continues to pave its way to the stage, seeking the ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ title of the year at the SIRIB Center.

With greater difficulty of concepts and problems, the question remains: Who will be the next Math Master for Category B?

Photos by Jude Solano

๐‡๐€๐๐๐„๐๐ˆ๐๐† ๐๐Ž๐– | Energy fills the SIRIB Center as ๐‚๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐€ takes the stage for ๐Œ๐€๐“๐‡๐’๐“๐„๐‘๐’: ๐๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐š๐ญ๐ก ๐Œ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ...
20/10/2025

๐‡๐€๐๐๐„๐๐ˆ๐๐† ๐๐Ž๐– | Energy fills the SIRIB Center as ๐‚๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐€ takes the stage for ๐Œ๐€๐“๐‡๐’๐“๐„๐‘๐’: ๐๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐š๐ญ๐ก ๐Œ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ today, October 20, marking the official kickoff of this year'syear's much-anticipated math showdown.

Students showcase their analytical skills and tackle mind-twisting math problems that test their logic and precisionโ€”leaving the question, who will take the title in this year's mathematical showdown for ๐‚๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐€?

Photos by Aerin Mangaya

๐Œ๐š๐ง๐ ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐จ ๐›๐š๐ ๐ฌ ๐’๐ข๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ง ๐“๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐“๐ž๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ฌ ๐–๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง'๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐งWith only a losing round and a series of wins, Janna Mangantulao...
19/10/2025

๐Œ๐š๐ง๐ ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐จ ๐›๐š๐ ๐ฌ ๐’๐ข๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ง ๐“๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐“๐ž๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ฌ ๐–๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง'๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง

With only a losing round and a series of wins, Janna Mangantulao of the School of Engineering and Architecture (SEA), claims silver in the Table Tennis Women's Division event at Prince Bernhard Gym on October 19.

Mangantulao was able to bag their podium with a 5:1 win-lose ratio, while Rajiv Vaughn Raguad of the Men's Division was two games short of a win to have a podium finish.

For the Men's Division, representatives from the School of Nursing, Allied Health, and Biological Sciences (SONAHBS), School of Accounting, Management, and Computing Studies (SAMCIS), and School of Teacher Education and Liberal Arts (STELA) claimed Champion, 1st Runner Up, and 2nd Runner Up, respectively.

Meanwhile, the Women's Division awarded the representatives from the School of Law (SOL), the School of Engineering and Architecture (SEA), and the School of Medicine (SOM), Champion, 1st Runner up, and 2nd Runner up, respectively.

Moreover, Coach Malicdem expressed their collective experience and reaction to the game, saying, "Medyo hard on our part na magkaroon ng collective training. For this year, we tried our best na magkaroon ng (good) results, and mabuti naman nagkaroon (ng results), kaya very happy kami with what happened. "

"Sa experience, maganda kasi freshman (pa lang) ako. Expected ko na hindi ako mananalo dahil maraming ibang school na malakas." Mangantulao also shared during the interview.

Furthermore, when asked about his experience and game results, Raguad said, "Ang objective ko lang naman dito ay mag-enjoy since wala talagang time na mag training. Ang ginawa ko na lang is i-enjoy ko nalang yung moment."

To ensure fair competition, the Single Round-robin tournament format was used, wherein all the competitors will have a chance to compete against each other for at least one game.

By Seth Dulay
Photos by Emarson Pagador
Layout by Jarnel Hermosura, Joshua Cawilan and Billy Balallo

๐’๐„๐€ ๐ฌ๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ง ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ค ๐“๐š๐ค๐ซ๐š๐ฐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ฎIn swift kicks and strong headers, the School of Engineering and Architect...
19/10/2025

๐’๐„๐€ ๐ฌ๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ง ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ค ๐“๐š๐ค๐ซ๐š๐ฐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ฎ

In swift kicks and strong headers, the School of Engineering and Architecture (SEA) finishes in second place in Sepak Takraw double regu, at the Carlito Cenzon Covered Court, October 19.

Starting strong, SEA outclassed the School of Teacher Education and Liberal Arts (STELA), 15-1, 15-2 during the first match, giving SEA an opportunity for placement.

However, SEA fell short with the School of Nursing, Allied Health, and Biological Services (SONAHBS), who dominated the court, conquering every match with 2-0 defeats.

Despite the setback, SEA continued to come back during their last match, outplaying the School of Medicine (SOM) at 15-6 and 15-1, concluding the game in second place.

โ€œThis is one of the hardest game to play and we enjoyed playing for first runner up.โ€ SEA player Kelvin Samson hit off a remarkable performance.

Furthermore, SONAHBS also took home both the special awards, with Schyler Lacbayan as the Most Valuable Player, and Coach Warren De Vera as the Best Coach.

By Tiffany Pabustan
Photos by Adriane Laconsay & Natasha Leonardo
Layout by Jarnel Hermosura and Joshua Bonilla

๐’๐„๐€ ๐Œ๐ž๐งโ€™๐ฌ ๐๐š๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ง ๐“๐ž๐š๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ ๐›๐š๐œ๐ค-๐ญ๐จ-๐›๐š๐œ๐ค ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ข๐จ๐งSchool of Engineering and Architecture (SEA) defended the overall ...
19/10/2025

๐’๐„๐€ ๐Œ๐ž๐งโ€™๐ฌ ๐๐š๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ง ๐“๐ž๐š๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ ๐›๐š๐œ๐ค-๐ญ๐จ-๐›๐š๐œ๐ค ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ข๐จ๐ง

School of Engineering and Architecture (SEA) defended the overall champion title by smashing their way to victory in the Menโ€™s Division of the Badminton Tournament at the Prince Bernhard Gym on October 19.

SEAโ€™s Badminton Doubles Team dominated and flooded the court with smashes, executed by Karvin Oel Oasis Aguirre and Leonardo Luis Pasaoa, lead to the straight victory against all the opponents from the School of Medicine (SOM), School of Law (SOL), School of Accountancy Management, Computing, and Information Studies (SAMCIS), School of Nursing, Allied Health, and Biological Sciences (SONAHBS), and School of Teacher Education and Liberal Arts (STELA).

Following SEAโ€™s victory, SONAHBS finished as the 1st runner-up and SAMCIS as the 2nd runner-up.

Aguirre and Pasaoa shared that they only had a few practices for the badminton tournament due to their conditions and busy schedules, but they could still showcase their exceptional skills.

โ€œMaganda โ€˜yung [napakita] naming laro [since] nakuha namin โ€˜yung momentum. [Iโ€™m] very happy dahil back-to-back champion kami.โ€ Aguirre said.

When asked about the playersโ€™ performances, Melchior Dumalan, the SEA Badminton Coach, stated: โ€œSa performance nila, bigay todo naman. Kita naman sa result and maganda kasi nasweep talaga nila. Champion ulit sila ngayong year โ€” ang menโ€™s [ng SEA].โ€

Meanwhile, the SEA Womenโ€™s Badminton Team, represented by Victoria Faith Bose and Mary Angelene Soriano, failed to secure a place as the SOM claimed the champion spot, followed by SOL and STELA.

By Aliyah Almoite
Photos by Aerin Mangaya and Natasha May Leonardo
Layout by Jarnel Hermosura and Billy Balallo

๐’๐„๐€ ๐Œ๐•๐“ ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ญ๐›๐š๐œ๐ค ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ž๐Ÿ๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐’๐€๐Œ๐‚๐ˆ๐’ ๐Œ๐•๐“, ๐Ÿ-๐Ÿ School of Engineering and Architecture (SEA) Menโ€™s Volleyball ...
19/10/2025

๐’๐„๐€ ๐Œ๐•๐“ ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ญ๐›๐š๐œ๐ค ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ž๐Ÿ๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐’๐€๐Œ๐‚๐ˆ๐’ ๐Œ๐•๐“, ๐Ÿ-๐Ÿ

School of Engineering and Architecture (SEA) Menโ€™s Volleyball Team (MVT) rallied from a first-set setback to secure a 2-1 victory over the School of Accountancy, Management, Computing, and Information Studies (SAMCIS) in the 15th qualifying match of the 2025 Intramurals held at Bishop Carlito Cenzon, D.D. Sports Center 2.

SEA MVT started the match on a steady footing but faltered as the opening frame progressed. Capitalizing on SEAโ€™s lapses, SAMCIS strung together points in the latter half to close out the set, 20โ€“25.

Undeterred by the early loss, SEA regrouped in the second set, tightening their defense and showing sharper coordination on offense. Despite the opponentโ€™s efforts to regain momentum, SEAโ€™s teamwork and attacks proved decisive, allowing them to dominate and level the match, 25โ€“13.

During the third set, SAMCIS MVT started strong, earning the first point, but SEA did not back down and quickly took control, extending their lead from 19-14 to 23-14. SEA conceded two quick points before sealing the set with 25-16, finally securing the match victory.

This win extends SEAโ€™s streak to three straight victories in the qualifying rounds, strengthening their bid for a semifinal berth as the 2025 Intramurals progress.

by Anjela Viloria & Aliyah Almoite
Photos by Natasha Leonardo & Adriane Laconsay

๐’๐„๐€ ๐–๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง, ๐ฌ๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ข๐จ๐งDominating the lanes, the School of Engineering and Architecture (SEA) made ...
19/10/2025

๐’๐„๐€ ๐–๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง, ๐ฌ๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ข๐จ๐ง

Dominating the lanes, the School of Engineering and Architecture (SEA) made its mark in this yearโ€™s Intramurals Swimming Competition after claiming the Overall Championship in the Womenโ€™s Division, this October 19.

In the Womenโ€™s category, SEA secured the championship title, followed by the School of Medicine (SOM) as 1st Runner-Up and the School of Nursing, Allied Health, and Biological Sciences (SONAHBS) as 2nd Runner-Up.

Through the teamโ€™s consistent performance, SEA bagged two gold and two silver medals in the Womenโ€™s Division, while one silver and two bronze medals in the Menโ€™s Division.

Leading SEAโ€™s winning dive was Gabrielle Pam Aguilen, who captured gold in the 50M Freestyle and silver in the 50M Backstroke.

โ€œThis is our first time to be hailed as champions, and we continue to believe in โ€˜Sipag, Tiyaga, at Determinasyon,โ€™โ€ Aguilen said. โ€œAs graduating students, this is truly rewarding after all the hard work.โ€

Furthermore, Kristine Nicole Albano added another gold medal in the 50M Butterfly, while Carly Jaimee Panuela contributed a silver in the 50M Breaststroke, further strengthening the teamโ€™s overall performance.

Moreover, among the SEA Menโ€™s swimmers are Gian Yaneza in the 50m freestyle with a Bronze, Kristere Lord Ventura in the 50m backstroke, and Eclarino in the 50m butterfly: Bronze, and breaststroke: Silver, who fell short in securing a podium.

Throughout the competition, the athletes were guided by their playing coach, Jef Yrand Eclarino, whose leadership helped the teamโ€™s success.

Other participating teams included the School of Teacher Education and Liberal Arts (STELA) and the School of Accountancy, Management, Computing, and Information Studies (SAMCIS).

By Crystal Sagun
Layout by Jarnel Hermosura, Joshua Cawilan and Billy Balallo
Photos by TBP PJ DEPARTMENT

  : Day 19๐…๐ซ๐š๐ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฐ๐งTrapped not in the dark room,But within the corners of my mind.Caught in doubt and rising f...
19/10/2025

: Day 19

๐…๐ซ๐š๐ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง

Trapped not in the dark room,
But within the corners of my mind.
Caught in doubt and rising fears,
Wondering what would I find.

I tried to reach out
But found no hand to hold,
No ear to truly listen,
No heart to understand.

I then realized, in the end, it will still be you
When no one else can stand beside.
So learn to hold your own hand,
And be your heartโ€™s true friend, too.

Words by mr blean
Illustration by wotatappsss

๐’๐๐Ž๐‘๐“๐’ ๐”๐๐ƒ๐€๐“๐„ | School of Engineering and Architecture (SEA) Men's Volleyball Team claims victory over the School of Acc...
19/10/2025

๐’๐๐Ž๐‘๐“๐’ ๐”๐๐ƒ๐€๐“๐„ | School of Engineering and Architecture (SEA) Men's Volleyball Team claims victory over the School of Accountancy, Management, Computing, and Information Studies (SAMCIS) with a final score of 2-1 at Bishop Carlito Cenzon, D.D. Sports Center 2.

Layout by Maenard Orpilla and Billy Balallo

๐‰๐”๐’๐“ ๐ˆ๐ | School of Engineering and Architecture (SEA) secures the ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ข๐จ๐ง spot in the 2025 Intramurals Badmint...
19/10/2025

๐‰๐”๐’๐“ ๐ˆ๐ | School of Engineering and Architecture (SEA) secures the ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ข๐จ๐ง spot in the 2025 Intramurals Badminton Doubles Men's Division.

Photos by Aerin Mangaya

๐๐ž๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐Š๐€๐’๐€๐Œ๐€/๐’๐’๐‚ ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐š๐ญ๐ก ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐žFollowing the recently concluded Kataas-taasang Sanggunian ng mga ...
19/10/2025

๐๐ž๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐Š๐€๐’๐€๐Œ๐€/๐’๐’๐‚ ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐š๐ญ๐ก ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ž

Following the recently concluded Kataas-taasang Sanggunian ng mga Mag-aaral/Supreme Student Council (KASAMA/SSC) General Elections, officers-elect of the Executive Committee and respective School Assemblies partake in the induction and oath of office at the St. Aloysius Gonzaga Parish, Saint Louis University (SLU) on October 19.

Prior to the oath-taking ceremony, a mass was presided over by Rev. Fr. Emery Mwako, CICM, highlighting World Mission Sunday and that the people are called to be missionaries in proclaiming the good news.

โ€œBy virtue of our Baptism, each of us is a missionaryโ€ฆ It is not the duty or the responsibility of a few individuals; it is all about us, the baptized. We are all called to be missionaries,โ€ Rev. Fr. Mwako shared.

Meanwhile, moments after the holy communion, KASAMA/SSC officers-elect of the Executive Committee and respective School Assemblies are called upon for the oath-taking ceremony.

Among the SEA Assembly officers who took the oath is 1st Year Vice Mayor Jason Gabriel Protacio, with 1st Year Mayor Alyana Angeles not present.

Duly recognized KASAMA/SSC officers are expected to uphold their duties and responsibilities as of their oathโ€“marking the beginning of the respective officerโ€™s term.

By Bryan Marshall Ancheta
Photos by Joshua Cawilan

๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ž: ๐“๐š๐ง๐ ๐ก๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐  ๐’๐‹๐” ๐ค๐ข๐œ๐ค๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐๐š๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ-๐๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ โ€˜๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“In line with the celebration of the 27th ...
19/10/2025

๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ž: ๐“๐š๐ง๐ ๐ก๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐  ๐’๐‹๐” ๐ค๐ข๐œ๐ค๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐๐š๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ-๐๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ โ€˜๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“

In line with the celebration of the 27th Theater Season, the official theater company of Saint Louis University (SLU)โ€”Tanghalang SLU kicked off Pagninilay-Nilay 2025 at C013 of the Center for Culture and the Arts (CCA) Building on October 17-18.

Before the performances started, Katherine Nobleza-Estavillo, artistic head trainer of Tanghalang SLU, expressed her delight and gratitude for those who came to witness the performances of Tanghalang SLU and mentioned their preparations for the said event to present performances that came purely from their hearts.

CCA building transformed into a cradle of artistry as soon as it was filled with electrifying music as Tanghalang SLU paved their entrance by performing ๐‘ซ๐‘ผ๐‘ต๐‘ฎ๐‘ฒ๐‘จ! by SB19 with a dance composed of powerful and dynamic moves that stirred up the crowd's energy.

Soon after, the long-awaited event began with the performance of ๐‘บ๐’๐’๐’Š๐’๐’๐’’๐’–๐’š, where performers deliver their monologues composed of one's personal thoughts with an event that struck their hearts which includes: ๐‘ต๐’‚๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘ป๐’–๐’Ž๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’Š๐’ ๐’‚๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘ฐ๐’๐’ˆ๐’‚๐’š; ๐‘จ ๐‘ช๐’‚๐’• ๐‘ต๐’‚๐’Ž๐’†๐’… ๐‘ฉ๐’๐’–๐’†; ๐‘ผ๐’•๐’‚๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘ฒ๐’, ๐‘ผ๐’•๐’‚๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘ต๐’Š๐’๐’‚; ๐‘บ๐’•๐’‚๐’๐’†๐’Ž๐’‚๐’•๐’†; ๐‘ด๐‘ณ๐‘ต; ๐‘บ๐’–๐’๐’‚๐’• ๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘ท๐’‚๐’ˆ-๐‘ฐ๐’ƒ๐’Š๐’ˆ ๐‘บ๐’‚' ๐’š๐’; ๐‘ฌ๐’™๐’‘๐’†๐’„๐’•๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’๐’”; ๐‘บ๐’•๐’‚๐’Š๐’๐’†๐’… ๐‘ฎ๐’๐’‚๐’”๐’”; ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐‘ด๐’‚๐’๐’†๐’•๐’‚. Followed by ๐‘ฒ๐’˜๐’†๐’๐’•๐’๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘บ๐’Š๐’…๐’† ๐‘ฉ, which breathes new life into familiar tales by retelling them through the eyes of side characters delivering curiosity, fear, and laughter to the audience in stories like ๐‘จ๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘จ๐’๐’‚๐’Ž๐’‚๐’• ๐’๐’Š ๐‘ฑ๐’–๐’‚๐’ ๐‘ป๐’‚๐’Ž๐’‚๐’… and ๐‘จ๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘บ๐’–๐’”๐’ ๐’‚๐’• ๐‘จ๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘ผ๐’”๐’‚.

A comedic yet powerful skits based from merging two random pictures tickling the minds and hearts of the crowd by ๐‘ฒ๐’˜๐’†๐’๐’•๐’๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘ป๐’‚๐’‰๐’Š-๐‘ป๐’‚๐’‰๐’Š (๐‘จ๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘ฌ๐’Œ๐’”๐’†๐’๐’‚ ๐’”๐’‚ ๐‘ฎ๐’Š๐’•๐’๐’‚ ๐’๐’ˆ ๐’Ž๐’ˆ๐’‚ ๐‘ณ๐’Š๐’•๐’“๐’‚๐’•๐’) which includes: ๐‘ฉ๐’‚๐’•๐’•๐’†๐’“๐’†๐’…๐’‘๐’Š๐’๐’๐’‚๐’“, ๐‘ซ๐’Š๐’˜๐’‚๐’•๐’‚ ๐‘ท๐’‚๐’“๐’†๐’”, ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐‘ด๐’˜๐’๐’“๐’”๐’•. Next in line is the ๐‘จ๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’‚๐’• ๐‘ฒ๐’˜๐’†๐’๐’•๐’ that encapsulates the artistry and storytelling by playing with silhouettes. Depicted is the story of a family whose lights in their lives seemed to be taken away when the light of their house bid farewell, as well as a story of how ๐‘บ๐’Š๐’Ž๐’ƒ๐’‚๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘ฎ๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’Š made two people's hearts beat in sync, featuring the hit song ๐‘ฉ๐’Š๐’ƒ๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ๐’Œ๐’‚ by Ben&Ben.

๐‘บ๐’‚๐’๐’‚๐’š๐’”๐’‚๐’š ๐’‚๐’• ๐‘ฏ๐’Š๐’Ž๐’Š๐’ˆ captivated the hearts of the crowd as performers chose a song that is close to their hearts while telling a story as to how they relate with the music which includes: ๐‘จ๐’Œ๐’ ๐’‚๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘ฏ๐’–๐’Œ๐’๐’Ž, ๐‘ป๐’‚๐’š๐’ ๐’‚๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘ฏ๐’–๐’Œ๐’๐’Ž; ๐‘จ๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘ฏ๐’‚๐’๐’Š๐’Ž๐’‚๐’˜ ๐’”๐’‚ ๐‘ฌ๐’”๐’Œ๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’‚ (๐‘ฉ๐’‚๐’๐’‚๐’ ๐’๐’‚ ๐‘จ๐’”๐’, ๐‘บ๐’‚๐’๐’•๐’๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘ฒ๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’‚๐’š๐’); ๐‘ฏ๐’Š๐’๐’‚๐’‰๐’‚๐’Œ๐’ƒ๐’‚๐’๐’ˆ (๐‘ฐ๐’‰๐’‚๐’‰๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’… ๐‘ฒ๐’Š๐’•๐’‚); ๐‘จ๐’Œ๐’ ๐‘ต๐’‚๐’Ž๐’‚๐’ ๐‘ด๐’–๐’๐’‚; ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐‘ช๐’๐’Š๐’Ž๐’ (๐‘ฎ๐’–๐’”๐’•๐’ ๐‘ฒ๐’ ๐’๐’‚๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘ฉ๐’–๐’Ž๐’Š๐’•๐’‚๐’˜).

To formally end the event, the performers rocked the stage once more with ๐‘จ๐’๐’‚๐’Œ ๐‘ฒ๐’‚ ๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘ท๐’–โ€ฆ by Boy Sullivan accompanied with a powerful dance, and as Tanghalang SLU lets go of the crowd, they offered one more activity to conclude the programโ€”๐‘จ๐’๐’‘๐’‚๐’”, wherein the crowd gets to write down the things and thoughts that brought and continuously bring worries to their hearts as they let go of the paper, it is also a sign of letting go of what burdens their hearts and setting their minds free like that of "makaalpas."

In an interview, โ€ŽJoe Macky Bib Canal, Theater Master of Pagninilay-nilay, shared that preparing for the event came with challenges and struggles, such as balancing time as a student and a scholar of CCA while leading a large production, but expressed his pride in how their members delivered authenticity to their performance, particularly in revisiting emotions that were once buried.

โ€œNaramdaman ko lahat n[o]โ€™ng pieces. As [a] theater master, natutukan ko sila, proud ako sa mga co-members ko, sa mga ading ko, sa mga trainees namin kasi alam ko kung gaano kabigat at gaano ka importante para sa kanila sabihin โ€˜yung mga ganiyan na alaala at emosyon,โ€ he added.

A performer, Ezekiel Dupo mentioned that his journey was filled with excitement and nerves. โ€œEspecially as a new member, โ€˜yung challenges po sa โ€˜kin ay โ€˜yung mga preparations po talaga ng teatro mismo. Pagme-makeup, pag-cocostume, dahil ako po personally, hindi po ako sanay sa ganoโ€™nโ€ฆ At โ€˜yung kaba po na nasa audience po, d[o]โ€™n po talaga ako kinakabahan,โ€ he shared.

In an interview with the audience, Kyle Ren Tataro, a SEA student, shared his unforgettable feelings and admiration towards the performers during the performance.

โ€œโ€˜Yung pinaka hindi ko maka[li]limutan is galitโ€ฆ syempre kilig na rin,โ€ he said. โ€œExpected ko na magagaling na talaga sila [tapos] ngayon ilang mga event na rin โ€˜yung mga napanood [ko] sa kanila kaya alam kong magagaling sila.โ€

Ultimately, Pagninilay-nilay became more than just a performanceโ€”it was a mirror of emotions, a shared journey of rediscovery, and a celebration of reflection through artistry. Like a rock, shaped by time, it became a symbol of unwavering strength. It proved that every story, no matter how small, deserves to be heard. The performances may have ended, but their impact remained and was reflected in the words of those who brought them to life and those who watched in awe.

By Kian Supeรฑa & Mary Nel Baptista
Photos by Aerin Mangaya & Faye Villanueva

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