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LAKANDIWA The Official Student Publication of University of Cebu Lakandiwa is yet another word commonly described to a judge in a poetic joust.

Lakandiwa - The Way of the Warrior

Lakan is a tagalog word that means "warrior," "freeman/landowner caste," or even "chieftain." The word covers the range of responsibilities of the warrior/hero, from mandirigma (warrior) to magsasaka (farmer). If we break down the word into its components, we get Lakan (warrior) and Diwa (spirit). Thus, Lakandiwa means "the spirit of the warrior" or "the way of

the warrior." From this word, we can derive our own code of the warrior: a hero who, in times of war or times of peace, leads us in our maintaining the very essence of our lives. The Pro-Student, Pro-People Lakandiwa was established in the 1970s.

EARLIER: The Student Affairs Office (SAO) in collaboration with SAO-Student Core Group (SAO-SCG) launched the Chairman's...
24/09/2025

EARLIER: The Student Affairs Office (SAO) in collaboration with SAO-Student Core Group (SAO-SCG) launched the Chairman's Word and Board Club on September 24, 2025, at the University of Cebu–Main (UC–Main) Study Area near the EDP Office.

The launching featured the club's recreational and mental activities such as chess, scrabble, and boggle word factory games which was open for all bona fide UC students.

To participate and borrow game materials, students were required to present their university identity document.

In an interview with Lakandiwa, SAO-SCG Ambassador for Student Organizations Ted Benedict Pescante, shared one of the benefits of the club.

"The word and board game is for them nga ma-practice pud ang ilahang [students] mind, like muhatag sila og strategies how to play chess games, and maka-improve pud to learn new words such as scrabble," he said.

The club will run until the end of the semester, every Monday to Friday, from 9:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.

Words by Wazhiel Marie M. Fernan
Photos by Aliah Bree G. Are and Oscar M. Mongas Jr.

YESTERDAY: The University of Cebu–Main Campus’ Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (AB PolSci) fourth year students ho...
24/09/2025

YESTERDAY: The University of Cebu–Main Campus’ Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (AB PolSci) fourth year students hosted a Martial Law Seminar on September 23, 2025, at the Alicia Gotianuy Audio-Visual Room.

The event was in line with the 53rd commemoration of Martial Law, highlighting an in-depth discussion about its history.

Present during the event were the AB PolSci Chairperson Rommel Gimarangan and AB PolSci professors Milphene Pinatil and Danilo Margallo.

Words by Scofield Alegarbes
Photos by Eliza Jane C. Culpa

23/09/2025

LOOK: Students of the University of Cebu–Lapulapu and Mandaue (UCLM) can now conveniently access safe drinking water with the installation of a new water vending machine on the 4th floor of the Annex 2 Building.

The water vending machine, sponsored by Gan Go Trading Corporation in partnership with Nature’s Spring, serves as part of the university’s effort to provide clean and safe drinking water for all students. Gan Go Trading Corporation is UCLM’s official water supplier.

Additional water vending machines are set to be installed in key areas, including the Old Building, Annex 1 Building, Basic Education Building, and CBE Building, to further expand access across the university.| via Shanneah Maca

Photo| Christian Aleser

EARLIER: The University of Cebu (UC) community gathered for the Prayer Rally Against Corruption on September 22, 2025, i...
22/09/2025

EARLIER: The University of Cebu (UC) community gathered for the Prayer Rally Against Corruption on September 22, 2025, in front of the UC–Main Jones Building and at the Don Gotianuy Building Quadrangle, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Students and faculty from various departments joined the rally, carrying placards and voicing their stand against corruption.

Other UC campuses also held the same rally, including UC–Banilad, UC–Maritime Education and Training Center, and UC–Lapu-Lapu and Mandaue.

Words by Georgie S. Mamogay
Photos by Louie Jay C. Parco, Rizza Bernadette C. Marinay, and Eliza Jane C. Culpa

HAPPENING NOW: The University of Cebu (UC) community has gathered in front of UC–Main Jones Building for the prayer rall...
22/09/2025

HAPPENING NOW: The University of Cebu (UC) community has gathered in front of UC–Main Jones Building for the prayer rally against corruption.

The main program will follow at the UC–Main Quadrangle.

Photo by Louie Jay C. Parco

21/09/2025

STATEMENT of the University of Cebu School of Law (UC Law) on the ANNIVERSARY OF MARTIAL LAW AND THE SCOURGE OF CORRUPTION IN FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS

LOOK: In collaboration with the Securities and Exchange Commission–Cebu Extension, the University of Cebu–Main (UC–Main)...
21/09/2025

LOOK: In collaboration with the Securities and Exchange Commission–Cebu Extension, the University of Cebu–Main (UC–Main) Student Affairs Office (SAO) held a Financial Literacy University Roadshow Seminar on September 20, 2025, at the UC–Main Jones Building Auditorium.

With the theme “Wise in Finance for a Secured Future,” the seminar aimed to increase financial independence and security among students.

The program also featured Financial Fitness 101 and Unmasking Investment Scams.

UC–Main SAO Director Pedro Quiñal Jr., UC–Main SAO Assistant Director Noel Anthony Mirambel, and student representatives of SAO-recognized student organizations were present during the event.

Words by Generald H. Gaelo Jr.
Photos by Adrianne Carl B. Pepito

"KUNG HINDI KA PA GALIT, BAKIT?"As accountability swiftly applies to the ordinary Filipino people in times of crime, the...
21/09/2025

"KUNG HINDI KA PA GALIT, BAKIT?"

As accountability swiftly applies to the ordinary Filipino people in times of crime, the same should go for those in power.

Years have gone by, yet we still face the same cycle as if we were in a never-ending circus. Years of being lied to. Years of empty promises. Years of wishing for a just system—a system that we shouldn't even have to ask for.

Millions of Filipinos have endured and suffered enough. Floods. Poor healthcare services. Wasted taxes. Countless lives lost. Buried and curtained by promises meant to fool the very people they are meant to serve.

As victims of a future long overdue, it is time to condemn those responsible, demand accountability, and retrieve the life that every Filipino rightfully deserves.

Layout by Kenneth James I. Batuhan

LOOK: The Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. (CESAFI), spearheaded by CESAFI President Augusto Go, signed an indigna...
21/09/2025

LOOK: The Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. (CESAFI), spearheaded by CESAFI President Augusto Go, signed an indignation statement against corruption on September 20, 2025, at the Cebu Coliseum.

The indignation highlighted the institution’s strong opposition to corruption, upholding the conviction that education is not a neutral enterprise.

Representatives from different academic institutions also joined the signing: Kiko Estepa and Alfonso Araceli from the University of San Carlos, Janzen Joseph Sevilla from Cebu Institute of Technology–University, Palmy Marinel Pe Tudtud from the University of the Philippines–Cebu, Ed Celiz from the University of San Jose–Recoletos, Antonio Lapingcao Jr. from the University of Southern Philippines Foundation, Conrado Inigo from the University of the Visayas, Annie Abucay from Ateneo de Cebu, and Randy Figuracion from Don Bosco Technical College–Cebu.

Words by Helarie Gaile S. Goc-ong
Photos by Eliza Jane C. Culpa and Louie Jay C. Parco

21/09/2025

Hindi ang sakit ang bumabawi ng buhay ng mga pasyente, kundi ang kawalan ng sapat na tulong medikal.

LOOK: The University of Cebu (UC) signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Eversley Child’s Sanitarium and General Hospital...
21/09/2025

LOOK: The University of Cebu (UC) signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Eversley Child’s Sanitarium and General Hospital (ECSGH) on September 19, 2025, at the Chancellor’s Office.

The signing marked ECSGH’s collaboration with the university's four Colleges of Nursing (CoN): UC–Main, UC–Banilad, UC–Lapu-Lapu and Mandaue, and UC–Pardo and Talisay.

Moreover, the university donated an ambulance to ECSGH.

In an interview with Lakandiwa, UC–Main CoN Dean Helen Dela Cerna Estrella shared the significance of the collaboration.

“The Eversley Child’s Sanitarium and General Hospital is one of the biggest providers of patients’ Related Learning Experience (RLE) meaning the nursing students can really practice their skills in the hospital because the variety of cases that they experience at the Eversley is so wide and great,” she said.

Estrella further elaborated on the benefits of the hospital partnership.

“The advantage of the base hospital is we are given the priority slots in terms of patients [and] patient cases, and there is a big opportunity for students to really finish their operating room cases, the delivery room cases, and requirements for the RLE,” she added.

UC has been affiliated with ECSGH for more than five years, providing nursing students with clinical training and exposure to multiple patient cases.

Words by Georgie S. Mamogay
Photos by Louie Jay C. Parco

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Lakandiwa - The Way of the Warrior

Lakan is a tagalog word that means warrior, the freeman/landowner caste, or even chieftain. The word covers the range of responsibilities of the warrior/hero, from madirigma(warrior) to magsasaka(farmer).

Lakandiwa, is yet another word commonly described as a judge. If you breakdown the word into its components, you get Lakan (warrior) and Diwa (spirit). Thus, Lakandiwa means the spirit of the warrior or the way of the warrior.

From this word, we can derive our own code of the warrior: a hero who, in times of war or times of peace, leads us in our maintaining the very essence of our lives.

The Pro-Student, Pro-People Lakandiwa was established in the 1970s.