Our Own Kind
By Dwayne Doble & Graphics by Ave Andrei Pizaña We waged war against a typhoon with an umbrella. There were three of us walking in the midst of the storm for no seemingly good reason. We just went to the 7/11 two towns over just to buy food with three umbrellas in hand in a…
They All See Right Through
By Dwayne Doble & Photo from Department of Tourism, Culture and Arts of Manila The public gaze is a confine where being seen is being invisible. Majestic creatures that are supposed to belong in the wild, like Ma’ali, are still on wide display at the National Museum of Natural History, even after her death where…
CIT-U rehomes campus cats, dogs amid new pets policy
by TJ Dañas The Cebu Institute of Technology – University (CIT-U) established a designated in-campus caging area for all animals, citing safety and sanitation concerns, following a memorandum on the new campus cats and dogs policy dated June 8, 2026. The new policy banned pets in indoor university facilities such as classrooms, libraries, faculty rooms,…
Teknoys welcome new school year in the Tekno-verse
by TJ Dañas The Cebu Institute of Technology – University began the new academic year with a fresh face and multiversal stakes, as the Technologian community donned their own masks in this year’s Spiderverse-themed Welcome Week held last August 12 to August 15, 2026. For four days, Teknoys engaged with various activities amid the Welcome…
“Do you want to go to Vietnam?”: How A Single Question Birthed the First ASEAN AI Hackathon Champion — CIT-U’s Team Shane-nanigans
By Willa Obial Cebu Institute of Technology – University, the home of topnotchers and first placers, topped again as Team Shane-nanigans brought home the championship title with their project LUWAS, competing against 240 teams across 9 ASEAN countries, representing CIT-U and the Philippines. This feat goes down in history as the first ASEAN AI Hackathon…
Unveiled Glamor
Captions by Thomas Jacob Danas & Cartoon by Stephanie Miramon The United States-led coalition Pax Silica hides an intentional naming choice. Splitting the term into two parts, “silica” refers to silicon, one of the key minerals widely used in the hardware that powers the technological revolution across all forms of artificial intelligence (AI). On the…
Retracing the Fault Line: The Unshaken Spirit of the Teknoy Community
by Prince Abdul Cortes & John Urvie Papelleras Still was the night on the 30th of September. The blaring noise in the streets was thinning out into a lullaby, and the evening air was on its course to welcome the first minutes of October. Then, like a crack running down a wall, the night changed…
THE EIGHTH OF SEPTEMBER RUNDOWN
By John Urvie Papelleras, Malt John Vianney Solon On the nativity of Mary, developments on the ongoing probe of “ghost” flood control projects took a sharp turn. Contractor Pacifico “Curlee” Discaya revealed a list of names during a Senate hearing, tagging high-profile lawmakers and DPWH executives in the billion-peso scam. Meanwhile, the Senate has undergone…
From Colon to N. Bacalso: A Walk through Tatay Carlos’ Empanada Peddling
By John Urvie Papelleras Each pedestrian walks a different path, even on the same street. For some, the streets are just someplace to pass by, a mere passage towards a bigger destination. For others, a spot for a quick purchase along stores with vandalized facades. For many, a route on the way to school or…
Honoring Stephien: A Creative Soul Behind the Lens and Canvas
There comes a point in everyone’s lives where we get the chance to walk the journey with someone who quietly leaves their mark–without fanfare, without trying–with the sheer brilliance of their talent, passion, and warmth. Stephien Perez–a creative visionary, imaginative storyteller, and a kind soul–needed only the rawness and rarity of his artistry and selflessness…
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