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The Mentor - BUCE, Legazpi (2025)

29/09/2025

𝐏𝐀𝐆𝐊𝐀𝐎𝐍 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐀 𝐒𝐀 𝐏𝐀𝐆𝐁𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐎𝐍 | Free Hot Meals for Masbateno Students in BUCE. 🍲🤍

With the recent occurrence of the typhoon which had devastated lives especially in the province of Masbate, every small act of kindness can warm the hearts of many.

The BUCE-College Student Council extends its sincerest prayers to those who were drastically affected by the typhoon. Kaisa niyo po kami sa inyong pagbangon.

To extend our help, with the aid of some big-hearted donors, we are happy to announce that we will be offering FREE HOT MEALS starting tomorrow, Tuesday, September 30, 2025, until Wednesday, October 1, 2025, at 7:00 AM onwards.

Project Information:
𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 7:00 AM Onwards, September 30 - October 1, 2025
𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞: BUCE Patria G. Lorenzo Facade
𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬: BUCE Students from Masbate

𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘆𝗼 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗶 𝗸𝗮𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗴 𝗻𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝘆𝘂𝗱𝗮𝗱 𝘀𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗲. 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗸𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮 𝗽𝗼 𝗸𝗶𝘁𝗮 𝗯𝘂𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗻𝗮 𝗮𝗴𝗮.🥺💗

29/09/2025

𝗢𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗢𝗡 | 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗢𝘄𝗻 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘆𝗮𝗿𝗱

The geographic location of the Philippines makes it a hotspot of relentless storms. But to the Filipino, these storms do not just refer to the gusts and rainfall from the skies, but to a consistent, torrential, inhuman negligence and disrespect from government officials for the welfare of the Filipino people. For years, Filipinos have weathered these outpours undeservingly.

The Floodgate scandal of 2025 validated the cynicism of the soaking Filipino about where exactly their taxes were going. It materialized their fears, worries, and righteous anger. The “Trillion Peso March” was a national demonstration of a public completely fed up with the clockwork malfeasance. In Bicol, the protest was not against a distant government, but against powerful figures in their own neighborhood.

This magnifies the betrayal, making it personal for the people in Bicol. A glance at the players at the center of this fraud reveals two separate, powerful networks: the Discayas, dubbed the “King and Queen of Flood Control,” and Bicol’s powerful Co dynasty. The latter’s name now carries a shrill resonance: Albay Vice Governor Farida Co is the sister of Ako Bicol Partylist Representative Elizaldy Co. Her official duties have not precluded her links to FS Co Builders and Supply, a firm that secured P1.2 billion in projects. Another Co in the picture is her brother, Elizaldy Co, with his connections to Sunwest Inc.—a firm once flagged by the Commission on Audit for a road project found to be much shorter than reported, and which has amassed billions of pesos in projects. The link between the two clans is not one of family, but of function: sworn testimony places the Co name within the kickback architecture, while public records reveal their firms were not rivals, but tandems feasting on adjacent projects from the same public coffers. The alleged plunder is made concrete with a name and address, committed in the region by its own leaders.

This grand act of malfeasance owes itself to a self-serving, entrenched familial system where political power is leveraged to secure private gain. The family-controlled firms created an illusion of competition that allowed them to corner projects at will. It is this very puppeteering, along with other clever workarounds by those in power, that is the kind of institutional pathology that makes corruption of this scale a systemic feature of Philippine governance.

The flooding of Legazpi's streets with protesters on September 21 demonstrates a stern and profound lesson in direct democracy. The calls to bring Zaldy and his brother Kito home demonstrate a resolution to not be blinded by feudal loyalty and to nip the w**d at its source. It is a rejection of a system that perpetuates a vicious cycle of suffering from substandard projects—a burden the common Filipino ultimately bears. This powerful act of defiance sends a strong message that accountability begins at home.

These raw, guttural protests embarrass whatever the Palace is doing. Marcos Jr.'s establishment of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure, staffed with big names to assert its credibility, has become paralyzed as the very evidence it needs is systematically destroyed. The President’s verbal “support” for the public outcry reads as nothing more than political clout-chasing when, in the same breath, he orders his armed forces to remain on high alert to contain a looming “people power.” The litmus test for the administration to prove its vehement denouncement of corruption now rests on whether it will ensure the ICI’s recommendations as a fact-finding body translate into actual prosecutions of the high-ranking officials responsible for these grave crimes. Until then, its response remains a self-serving political veneer, exploited by the government to control the narrative rather than genuinely heeding the public’s outcry.

The bleak reality is that true change will never be handed to us from above. It is something we, the people below who suffer the consequences of corruption, must collectively and continuously demand. | 𝘷𝘪𝘢 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘪𝘴 𝘑𝘰𝘴𝘩𝘶𝘢 𝘉𝘢𝘫𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪, 𝘚𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳/ 𝘖𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘋𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥

𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘣𝘺
𝘈𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭𝘢 𝘈𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘰, 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘋𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥

𝘓𝘢𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘣𝘺
𝘑𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘈𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘰 𝘙𝘪𝘤𝘰, 𝘓𝘢𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘋𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥/ 𝘞𝘦𝘣𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳

27/09/2025

𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 | Bicol University Extends Online Asynchronous Classes for Masbate Students Following TS Opong

The office of the president has issued Office Memorandum No. 352, series of 2025, today, September 27, 2025, extending online asynchronous classes for its 1,068 students from Masbate until September 30, 2025.

While face-to-face classes are scheduled to resume on September 29, 2025, as outlined in BU Office Memorandum No. 351, s. 2025, and PDRRMC-APSEMO Advisory 2025-36, the university is providing continued remote learning to support Masbate students during this recovery period.

Faculty members are requested to offer flexibility in assignment deadlines. College registrars will also provide department chairs with lists of Masbate students for distribution to faculty.

Furthermore, the Office of Student Affairs and Services (OSAS) will activate student support initiatives, including psychosocial support and referral services. OSAS will also coordinate with government and non-government agencies to provide aid. | 𝘷𝘪𝘢 𝘏𝘺𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦 𝘈𝘯𝘯𝘦 𝘉𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘳, 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳

26/09/2025

𝗢𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗢𝗡 | 𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝗜𝘁 𝗨𝗽 𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝗲 𝗔𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗱

There is something damning and dark-sided about an institutional memo announcing the resumption of classes just hours after the entire region has felt the wind finally calm down. It is a unique brutality, insisting that your world is not submerged in murky waters. “Pack up for your Monday schedule.”

Fortunately for Bicol University today, the Legazpi skies are calm, and September 25th could have been mistaken for another normal Thursday—solidifying, in the institution’s safe bureaucratic bubble, the resolve to continue business as usual.

Unfortunately for BUeños, especially those from Masbate, and the drowned coastal towns across the region, another storm has just made landfall with them directly at the epicenter. Beyond disheartening, this same institutional indifference was shown by the university when Typhoon Pepito battered the region last year.

Yet again, students are put in an unfair dilemma where a choice must be made: their own well-being and recovery or their academic standing. Ordering students to participate in a roleplay of normalcy when they are grieving their losses, salvaging what is left of their homes, or finding a dry place to sleep for the night with all communications and electricity severed is a deplorable act of profound institutional cruelty from the “university for humanity.”

The “exercise flexibility” note in the resumption of classes memo becomes nothing more than an exhibition of cowardly lip service to justify the hasty resumption. It is an insult to every BUeño from Masbate especially to have to justify their own suffering and relive their trauma to each professor in an attempt to prove that their circumstances might hinder the timely submission of a course requirement.

Bicol University had a choice, and regrettably, it chose its schedule over the well-being of the students it is supposed to serve.

This charade of compassion, disgustingly leveraged by its institutional veneer of being a “university of humanity,” is exhausting. We are fed up. This vicious cycle of a university absolving itself from demonstrating its own moral courage, under a memo practically demanding resilience from students just recovering from the aftermath of a harrowing situation, has to stop.

Post-Opong, before classes even resume, Bicol University has already delivered a new lesson to many students today: whether or not the floods recede, suck it up or be abandoned. | 𝘷𝘪𝘢 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘪𝘴 𝘑𝘰𝘴𝘩𝘶𝘢 𝘉𝘢𝘫𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪, 𝘚𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳/ 𝘖𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘋𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥

𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘣𝘺
𝘠𝘴𝘢𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘈𝘵𝘢𝘺𝘻𝘢, 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵

𝘓𝘢𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘣𝘺
𝘑𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘈𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘰 𝘙𝘪𝘤𝘰, 𝘓𝘢𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘋𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥/ 𝘞𝘦𝘣𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳

26/09/2025

𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 | 𝗕𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗹 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗺-𝗔𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀

In light of Tropical Storm Opong's impact, the Office of the President has issued an advisory regarding class resumption. According to Office Memorandum No. 351, series of 2025, released today, September 26, 2025, classes at all levels will resume tomorrow, September 27, 2025.

Acknowledging the challenges faced by students in storm-affected areas, the president has directed that classes on September 27-28, 2025, be conducted online via asynchronous mode. Faculty members are required to submit accomplishment reports for these online sessions.

Normal face-to-face classes are scheduled to resume on Monday, September 29, 2025. Faculty are urged to show flexibility and understanding towards students from provinces heavily affected by Tropical Storm Opong. | 𝘷𝘪𝘢 𝘏𝘺𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦 𝘈𝘯𝘯𝘦 𝘉𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘳, 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳

26/09/2025

𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦

Masbate has been severely hit by . Many homes are damaged, and there is no electricity in several areas. People need urgent help.

BU Lawôd is facilitating a donation drive for the procurement of relief goods for those affected by the typhoon. We encourage monetary donations in order for our representatives on the ground to purchase and deliver aid as soon as possible.

During this time, we ask for your prayers and solidarity in helping Masbate recover from the typhoon. No donation is too small and any amount is appreciated.

You may send your monetary donations via:

𝗚𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗛: Sandy Jr. Sanchez (09815388183)

𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘇𝗽𝗶 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸: Bicol University Lawod (006-0001-001566-4)

𝐌𝐀𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐆 . 𝐌𝐀𝐃𝐔𝐍𝐎𝐍𝐆 . 𝐌𝐀𝐒𝐁𝐀𝐓𝐄Ñ𝐎
— 𝗔 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲: 𝗗𝗢𝗦𝗘 𝗔Ñ𝗢𝗦 𝗞𝗔𝗨𝗣𝗢𝗗 𝗔𝗡 𝗕𝗨𝗘Ñ𝗢𝗦
𝗔𝗺𝗶𝗱𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀, 𝗪𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴⚓

25/09/2025

𝗪𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 | #𝗢𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗣𝗛 𝗙𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗡𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗼. 𝟯

As the Severe Tropical Storm (STS) approaches Western Visayas, almost the entire Bicol Region is now under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) Number 3 as per DOST-PAGASA's Tropical Cyclone Bulletin Number 12 issued at 8:00 PM today.

Due to Opong moving slightly upwards, more areas in Luzon and Visayas are now expected to be in Opong's tracks, and are now raised to higher Tropical Cyclone Wind Signals, including some of the following:

• Signal No. 3

LUZON:
Sorsogon, the southern portion of Albay (Manito, Legazpi City, Daraga, Camalig, Guinobatan, City of Ligao, Pio Duran, Jovellar, Libon, Oas), and Masbate

VISAYAS:
Northern Samar, the northern portion of Eastern Samar (San Policarpo, Arteche, Jipapad, Oras, Dolores, Maslog, Can-Avid, Taft), and the northern portion of Samar (Calbayog City, Matuguinao, San Jose de Buan, San Jorge, Gandara, Santa Margarita, Tagapul-An, Almagro, Santo Niño, Pagsanghan)

• Signal No. 2

LUZON:
Laguna, Batangas, the southern portion of Quezon (Pitogo, San Andres, Buenavista, Lucena City, San Francisco, Calauag, Pagbilao, Tiaong, Lopez, Catanauan, Mulanay, Guinayangan, Unisan, General Luna, Plaridel, Quezon, San Antonio, Alabat, Candelaria, Lucban, Sampaloc, Padre Burgos, Sariaya, City of Tayabas, Macalelon, Mauban, Dolores, Perez, Agdangan, Gumaca, Atimonan, San Narciso, Tagkawayan), Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, the rest of Albay, Catanduanes, Marinduque, Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Romblon, and Calamian Islands

VISAYAS:
The rest of Eastern Samar, the rest of Samar, Biliran, the northern portion of Leyte (Calubian, Leyte, Capoocan, Carigara, Barugo, Babatngon, San Miguel, Tacloban City, San Isidro, Tabango), the extreme northern portion of Cebu (Daanbantayan, Medellin) including Bantayan Islands, the northern portion of Aklan (Makato, Tangalan, Kalibo, New Washington, Ibajay, Malay, Nabas, Numancia, Batan, Buruanga), the northern portion of Capiz (Roxas City, Panay, Pilar, Sapi-An, Ivisan, Pontevedra, President Roxas), the northern portion of Iloilo (Estancia, Carles, Balasan, Batad), and Caluya Islands

The next tropical cyclone bulletin will be issued at 11:00 PM today. | 𝘷𝘪𝘢 𝘑𝘢𝘯 𝘉𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘵 𝘓𝘰𝘺𝘰𝘭𝘢, 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘈𝘧𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘴 𝘋𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥

𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦: 𝘋𝘖𝘚𝘛-𝘗𝘈𝘎𝘈𝘚𝘈

25/09/2025

𝗪𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 | 𝗧𝗬𝗣𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗣𝗢𝗡𝗚: 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗼. 𝟯

‎As of 5:00 PM, September 25, The Severe Tropical Storm is a significant danger to Bicol. Expect potential extreme impacts.
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Signal No. 3 is raised over Sorsogon and Northern Masbate (Uson, Dimasalang, City of Masbate, Mobo, Palanas, Baleno, Aroroy) including Ticao & Burias Islands, meaning brace for storm-force winds.
‎Visayas: Northern Samar, the Northern portion of Eastern Samar, and the Northern portion of Samar

Also, Signal No. 2 includes Eastern portion of Batangas, Southern portion of Quezon, Marinduque, Romblon, and Oriental Mindoro
Visayas: Central, Biliran, and Northwestern portion of Leyte prepare for a potential gale-force winds.

Meanwhile, Signal No. 1 raised in Central and Southern portions of Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Ifugao, the southwestern portion of Mountain Province, La Union, Pangasinan, Aurora, Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Zambales, Bataan, Pampanga, Bulacan, Metro Manila, Rizal, Cavite, the rest of Batangas, Laguna, the rest of Quezon, Occidental Mindoro, Cuyo Islands, and Calamian Islands.
Visayas: the rest of Eastern Samar, the rest of Samar, the rest of Leyte, Southern Leyte, the northern portion of Cebu, Northern portion of Negros Occidental, the northern portion of Iloilo Capiz, Aklan, and Northern portion of Antique.
Mindanao: Siargao Island, Bucas Grande Islands, and Dinagat Islands
‎Imminent hazards include destructive winds, torrential rains (floods/landslides), life-threatening storm surge, and extremely dangerous seas.

Landfall is expected in Sorsogon tomorrow morning (September 26), potentially as a typhoon.

‎ 𝘈𝘊𝘛 𝘕𝘖𝘞: 𝘌𝘷𝘢𝘤𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘧 𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥, 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘗𝘈𝘎𝘈𝘚𝘈 𝘶𝘱𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺. 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭. | 𝘷𝘪𝘢 𝘑𝘢𝘻𝘦𝘭 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘰 𝘊𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭, 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘞𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳
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‎𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦: 𝘋𝘖𝘚𝘛-𝘗𝘈𝘎𝘈𝘚𝘈

25/09/2025

𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 | 𝗕𝗨 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗧𝘆𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀

In anticipation of Tropical Cyclone Opong, Bicol University (BU) has opened designated evacuation centers for students needing temporary shelter.

The College of Medicine, Rooms 113-114, and the Second Floor Plenary Room are now available for student evacuees.

Students needing to evacuate are urged to connect with representatives from the University Student Council (USC) and the Medicine Student Council (MSC) for support and accommodation.

Contact Persons:
- Kyle Reuben Bron: 09923951063
- Manette Perez (MSC President): 09393039738
- Camia Verallo (USC Auditor): 09306735264

For CEnians who are residing in a boarding house and require assistance, please reach out to the BUCE CSC Officers listed below.

BUCE CSC Emergency Contact Numbers:
- Marina Belista: 09153288737 (Globe)
- Jay Mar Barcenas: 09516507801
- Harthali Bilason: 09676122203 (TM)
- Christian Alcera: 09294364749 (Smart)
- Monica Montecastro: 09153854407 (Globe)
- Val Francis Razo: 09662776814 (Globe)
- Hazel Joy Blacer: 09479811563 (Smart)
- Mary Clare Borras: 09611806660 (Smart)
- Alerry Faith Cocatana: 09306704043 (Smart)
- Cheska Guy: 0954 245 5864 (Globe)
- Darlene Obusan: 09971586225 (TM)
- Joseph Verano: 09982790749 (Smart)

(𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵: 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘴, 𝘢𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘺. 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦, 𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵.)

Bicol University's top priority remains the safety and well-being of its students. Please do not hesitate to seek assistance. Stay safe and stay informed. | 𝘷𝘪𝘢 𝘏𝘺𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦 𝘈𝘯𝘯𝘦 𝘉𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘳, 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳

25/09/2025

𝗪𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 | 𝗕𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗹 #𝟮 𝗔𝗺𝗶𝗱𝘀𝘁 #𝗢𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗣𝗛

With the continuous movement of Severe Tropical Storm (STS) westward over the West Philippine Sea, the DOST-PAGASA has issued the Tropical Cyclone Bulletin #10, which puts all provinces of Bicol Region under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) Number 2 at 2:00 PM today.

With a measured maximum sustained winds of 110 km/h near the center, several localities specifically in Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Northern Mindanao have been placed under TCWS signals.

As of writing, the center of STS Opong is estimated to be at 300 km East of Guiuan, Eastern Samar, is expected to make its landfall in Northern Samar tomorrow morning, September 24, then move across the Bicol Region by late morning or afternoon, and continue over Southern Luzon throughout the day.

Given these conditions, the public and disaster response offices are urged to take precautionary measures to safeguard lives and property, while residents in high-risk areas should follow evacuation orders and instructions from local authorities.

For everyone's continued safety, follow the DOST-PAGASA Official page for more information about this news and the upcoming weather updates. | 𝘷𝘪𝘢 𝘑𝘢𝘯 𝘉𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘵 𝘓𝘰𝘺𝘰𝘭𝘢, 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘈𝘧𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘴 𝘋𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥

𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦: 𝘋𝘖𝘚𝘛-𝘗𝘈𝘎𝘈𝘚𝘈

25/09/2025

𝗪𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 | With Typhoon Opong projected to make landfall over the Bicol Region by tomorrow morning or early afternoon, September 26, 2025, local authorities are urging residents to take immediate safety precautions.

DOST-PAGASA issued Tropical Cyclone Bulletin #9 at 11:00 AM today, September 25, 2025, placing the eastern seaboard of Southern Luzon and Visayas under Gale Warning No. 1. Sea travel is risky for all vessels, and small seacraft are advised not to venture out.

Coastal waters may reach up to 6.0 meters in Northern and Eastern Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur. A moderate to high risk of life-threatening storm surge is possible in low-lying coastal areas.

The public and disaster management offices are advised to take necessary precautions. Also, residents in high-risk areas should follow evacuation orders from local officials. The next tropical cyclone bulletin will be issued at 2:00 PM today. Stay safe and monitor local PAGASA advisories. | 𝘷𝘪𝘢 𝘏𝘺𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦 𝘈𝘯𝘯𝘦 𝘉𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘳, 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳

𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦: 𝘋𝘖𝘚𝘛-𝘗𝘈𝘎𝘈𝘚𝘈

25/09/2025

𝗪𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 | [As of 8 AM, September 25, 2025] Severe Tropical Storm Opong is maintaining its intensity over the Philippine Sea, with maximum sustained winds of 110 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 135 km/h.

At 8:00 AM this Thursday, the center of Opong was approximated to be 365 km east of Guiuan, Eastern Samar.

may pass close to Northern Samar or make landfall over Bicol Region by tomorrow morning or early afternoon and cross Southern Luzon throughout Friday.

TCWS No. 2 (Gale-force winds)

Luzon:
- Parts of Camarines Sur
- Catanduanes
- Albay
- Sorsogon
- Eastern Masbate

Visayas:
- Northern Samar
- Parts of Eastern Samar
- Parts of Samar
- Northern Biliran

TCWS No. 1 (Strong winds)

Luzon:
- Rest of Bicol Region
- CALABARZON
- Metro Manila
- Central Luzon
- Some areas in the Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, and Cagayan Valley

Visayas:
- Rest of Eastern Samar and Samar
- Rest of Biliran
- Leyte and Southern Leyte
- Northern Cebu
- Northern Negros Occidental
- Northern Iloilo
- Capiz
- Aklan
- Northern and central Antique

Mindanao:
- Siargao Island
- Bucas Grande Islands
- Dinagat Islands

The wind signals warn the public of the general wind threat over an area due to the tropical cyclone. Local winds might be slightly stronger in coastal and mountainous areas exposed to winds.

The highest Wind Signal that may be raised throughout the passage of OPONG is Wind Signal No. 4.

The public is cautioned to follow local instructions‚ take necessary precautions, and keep track of updates from PAGASA and local authorities. The next update will be issued at 11:00 AM today. | 𝘷𝘪𝘢 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘭 𝘊𝘶𝘦𝘳𝘥𝘰, 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘞𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳

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