15/12/2025
๐ก๐๐ช๐ฆ | CSUโSM holds Walk for a Cause to aid typhoon-hit Calayan
To raise funds and show solidarity for communities devastated by Super Typhoon Nando (international name Ragasa), Cagayan State University-Sanchez Mira Campus held a โWalk for a Causeโ on December 15, 2025, as part of the university-wide Fun Walk for Calayan initiative supporting the CSU Calayan Extension.
The activity gathered campus administrators, faculty members, administrative personnel, and students, who walked from Barangay C. Marzan Junction to the CSU-Sanchez Mira Campus to express financial and moral support for those affected by the typhoon.
Super Typhoon Nando recently made landfall in Calayan Island, Cagayan, bringing maximum sustained winds of 215 kilometers per hour and gusts reaching up to 295 kph that caused widespread destruction to homes, schools, and coastal communities, displacing hundreds of residents and severely damaging infrastructure, power supply, and communication lines.
In response to the disaster, the Office of the Vice President for Internationalization, Resources, and Mobilization, together with the CSU University Student Council Federation, organized the Fun Walk for Calayan across the universityโs nine satellite campuses which aims to generate resources to help rebuild homes, restore classrooms and community facilities, and support the recovery of affected familiesโ livelihoods.
Campus Student Council (CSC) President Alex A. Sarmiento said the activity was organized to help the CSU Calayan Extension overcome the challenges brought by the typhoon. He emphasized that the walk was not only intended to raise funds but also to amplify the voices of those affected.
โIt is very saddening that the Calayan extension is suffering from this disaster, and it is time for us to lift our voices to help them overcome these challenges,โ Sarmiento said.
Participation in the activity was voluntary, with a registration fee of P50. Despite this, a significant number of students joined the walk, a turnout that Campus Executive Officer Prof. Dr. Rodel T. Francisco described as encouraging and meaningful.
At the end of the activity, a short awarding ceremony recognized the first 10 participants who reached the finish line where the College of Engineering recorded the highest number of finishers among the top participants.
The top 10 finishers were Patrick Bueno, Angelica Mallabo, Mark Jhun Duldulao, Niรฑa Danao, Rosie Silao, John Mark Fontanilla, John Corpuz, Daniel Agorilla, Roldan Requilman, and Nico Centeno.
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Article by Dawn Charlyzz Molina
Photos by Mikhaella Wayne Dikitanan, Marianne Joy Guillermo, John Cedric Asuncion, Yaoweng Dabalos, and John Mark Failoga
