With a score of 335 points at the Arena in San Juan City yesterday, University of Perpetual Help Altas Perpsquad bags the 2009 NCAA Cheerleading Champion. Last year, Perpetual only ranked 5th on the same competition.

This Sunday would be the make or break day for the University of the Philippines (UP) Pep Squad as they try to defend their title in the upcoming 2009 UAAP CheerDance Competition on September 13 at the Araneta Coliseum. UP Pep Squad will compete with 7 other UAAP Universities ; Adamson Pep Squad, Ateneo Blue Babble Battalion, DLSU Animo Squad, FEU Cheering Squad, NU Pep Squad, UE Pep Squad, and the UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe. Don’t miss this annual event and let’s see if the UP Pep Squad would still make it to the top. To watch them live, tickets were available at TicketNet just call (02) 911-5555.

University of the Philippines’s UP Pep Squad is now on their third year to defend their title as Champion of the Cheerdance Competition held annually with different Universities in the country. The group is still out to surprise the audience with a brand new routine as they practiced 4 to 5 hours daily headed by coach Lalaine Perena. They were also look forward to have a good fight with FEU and Cheering Squad and UST’s Salinggawi Dance Troupe. The competition is about to happen this coming September.

Here are the list of the annual 10 Top Outstanding Students of the Philippines from different Universities nationwide.

1. Roger Flores – Philippine Military Academy
2. Miguel Antonio Garcia – University of  San Carlos
3. Aidel Paul Belamide – University of the Philippines-Los Baños
4. Ann Crusit – University of Bohol
5. Paul John Gesta – University of Cebu
6. Adrian Clarc Mundin – Ateneo de Manila University
7. Stacy Danika Alcantara - Silliman University
8. Stephen Alexeus Baltazar - University of San Carlos
9. Nicole Marie Villarojo – De La Salle University
10.Carlos Gerogalin Jr. – West Negros University

Ateneo De Manila Highschool announces the schedule of Entrance Examinations for First Year, school year 2009 – 2010.

Date :
October 04, 2008
Session 1 8am – 11:30am
Session 2 1:30 – 5:00pm

October 05, 2008
Session 3 8am – 11:30am

Start release of application forms : monday July 28, 2008

ABS-CBN kapamilya prime actor John Lloyd Cruz and the country’s pop princess Sarah Geronimo is the newest love team, under Star Cinema’s new movie, All About Love. The two first teamed up in a hit special episode in Maala-ala Mo kaya.

John Lloyd also will be celebrating his 25th birthday tomorrow, June 24.

International Pinoy RnB Pop star Billy Crawford will be joining this season’s Pinoy Dream Academy. With him are Nikki Gil and Toni Gonzaga. Ryan Cayabyab will be headmaster, and mentors are Performance Master Director Joey Reyes, Voicemaster Kitchy Molina, and Voice Mentor Monet Silvestre.

Grand opening of PDA Season to is on June 14. PDA Uberture starts June 16 at 5:30 p.m., from Monday to Friday.

Six year olds can now be accepted as grade one students. According to the Department of Education, a birth certificate must be presented, or a joint affidavit reflecting the child’s age.

Even children younger than six can be accepted in grade one, provided they pass the assessment tests to be sure that they are, indeed, ready for gradeschool.

by: Kropek Muncher

I didn’t really understand how it all happened and up to now, I’m still wondering why we grew from 20 to 4. Back when we were all freshmen, our barkada stood at a 20 strong group of mixed individuals. We all knew each other on some close level and we all went to the malls as one big happy family.

But now, only four are left, at least in my barkada. We all somehow drifted apart with each passing year. Some shifted courses, others found other friends in other courses while others banded together to form separate groups. Maybe it was inevitable. After all, is there such a thing as a 20-person barkada? But then I can’t help but miss the many things we all did. When we were all freshmen, we all went to Tagaytay as one group and we had a lot of fun just walking around the place. We went from this small zoo to a place called the Palace in the Sky. It was truly a memorable experience.

Group projects were made easy by the whole barkada. If someone needed something, someone in the barkada was bound to have it. If one needed a tutor in Math, English, and Chemistry or on any subject, then the barkada was the place to seek help. There was even a person who would always volunteer his dorm to any barkada mate who wanted overnight accommodations near the school.

But mind you, having a big barkada isnt easy. The biggest hitch that I discovered came every time lunch period would come along. Looking for a resto that had 20 free seats with food that will please 20 hungry mouths was a bit of a challenge. Oddly enough, despite the lunch time rush hour, we’d still find places to eat although like I said, it took us some 15 to 30 minutes of walking around in and out of the campus before we could settle down.

I miss my old barkada but then I’m currently happy with whom I’m with now. Having four close friends is fine. We get to share secrets and the relationship is much much closer. I just hope that when I see any of my old pals, say after 10 years after graduation, that they would spend time with me reminiscing on how fun and grand everything was, back when we were all freshmen.

To my old buddies: John, Harvey, Christine, Small Ryan, Big Ryan, Ish, Judith, Vanessa, Ellen, Stevey, Oscar, Wang, Mickey, Vincent, Arnold, Jerohm, Tanya, Marge, Jake and Dennis; May you guys attain your dreams after graduation.