Mabuhay ug Madayaw!!!

 Johanna Puyod Yulo

 

Daghang salamat, Philippine Women's College of Davao, the CEO & owner, t·

he PWU-PWC Alumni Foundation Inc., to the Board Officers & Members and to the Committees, Teachers, Organizers & Production Team for molding our batch. That it is not only about showing up but also by being responsible, reminding us of our worth, and inspiring us to give back to the community that raised us.

Humbly standing with the Philippine flag before me, proving that faithfulness and perseverance endure.

On behalf of our batch 2001, I felt a deep sense of earned respect, freedom, and dignity.

​When my aunt Pres. Arch. Sylvia Puyod-Rieta, asked me to return home from Manila last year. To gather and prepare our batch as Silver Jubilarians Host. For the PWC Homecoming Celebration this past August 21, 2026, I set aside the job that I enjoyed doing the most. Wholeheartedly, our batch accepted and embraced it.

Though personally, when I was requested by my supportive mom Copep, aunt Sylvia and Tita Nelia Partoza to dance, I was initially hesitant. However, receiving the overwhelming support and blessings from our Class of 2001 left me deeply honored especially knowing our batch holds some of the most talented and graceful Bayanihan Dancers showcased around the world.

Rain or shine, along the way facing work-life balance with multiple battles in between. With the preparations, meetings, rehearsals, event proper. God sustained us and miracles happened. All the more those challenges have united and strengthened us. We did not gave up nor it did not stopped us from our Homecoming Celebration and a Mission for a cause to support and help communities.

​Performing for a cause attended by 750 pax with an interpretive dance to "Bayan Ko" by Mr. Freddie Aguilar was deeply meaningful and symbolizing our collective journey from students to who we are today. For me personally, not only by the huge crowd but the impact remained valuable. It embodied the mission and vision of PWC of Davao for the bayanihan, camaraderie, working hand in hand, and giving back to uplift others. It spoke to the freedom, endurance, sacrifice, patience, courage, and leadership required to overcome fear, navigate life as a survivor of domestic violence for many years and only this year that I conquered the peace and freedom with my two beautiful children as a single parent was relieving.

Congratulations with deep gratitude to our dearest Diamond, Sapphire, Emerald, Golden, Ruby, Coral and Pearl Jubilarians!!!

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The young and their kidneys

BY FATIMA GIMENEZ

AUGUST 31, 2026

As a pediatric nephrologist, it’s painful to be treating a child as young as seven years old for chronic kidney disease [CKD]. This could have been prevented if intervention was done earlier.”

Her words brought on vivid memories. One was of a man who I would occasionally bump into in the parking area whenever I would do the rounds trying to look for a parking space. He drove a white utility vehicle which had a makeshift sign that said, “Dialysis patient on board.” His child required treatment thrice a week, and they would travel all the way from the uplands of Cavite, making sure to leave in the early hours of the morning in order to make it to their scheduled session.

The other one was of a guard who worked in the building where a sibling of mine lives. Years back, he had told me that he had seen me in the hospital when he took his child, who also had a renal condition, for a consult. They were under the care of a private specialist because they didn’t have the time to wait in line for social services, as his wife was also working. With a pained smile, he shared that the cost of the maintenance medications was getting to be too prohibitive. Hoping to provide a solution, I looked into it, but learned that there were no generic alternatives in the market. On occasions when I would chance upon him manning the open guard house in the rain, I couldn’t help but wonder how they managed to cope.

PVL Invitational fires off on Monday

 The PLDT High Speed Hitters are poised to defend their PVL Invitational title. (PVL Image)

By Kristel Satumbaga-Villar

Published Aug 30, 2026 12:48 pm

The High Speed Hitters raise the curtain when they take on Thai guest team EST Cola at 1:30 p.m., while fancied Creamline and Nxled square off at 4 p.m. Vietnamese squad Ho Chi Minh and Farm Fresh clash in the 6:30 p.m. nightcap.

Six teams bannered by defending champion PLDT open their respective title campaigns when the PVL Invitational Conference fires off at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Monday, Aug. 31.

The High Speed Hitters raise the curtain when they take on Thai guest team EST Cola at 1:30 p.m., while fancied Creamline and Nxled square off at 4 p.m. Vietnamese squad Ho Chi Minh and Farm Fresh clash in the 6:30 p.m. nightcap.

There will be little time for the six participating teams to rest, with the tournament set to run for six playdates in eight days, making every game crucial.

PLDT coach Rald Ricafort has plenty of weapons at his disposal in setting the tone for their title-retention campaign, with Savi Davison, Kim Dy and Alleiah Malaluan at the forefront of their assault.

Majoy Baron and Mika Reyes are also there to provide support for the squad, which seeks to regain its championship ways after finishing third in the last All-Filipino Conference.

EST Cola, however, is no pushover with the team parading Thailand’s Under-20 national team that placed fourth in its first appearance in 2024.

Hitters Papatchaya Phontham and Nannaphat Moonjakham, middle blocker Waruni Kanram, and liberos Jiratcha Naoprachum and Nichakorn Wansuk anchore the team, boasting of familiarity after having played together in last year’s VTV International Cup.

Meanwhile, Creamline is expected to showcase its veteran crew reinforced by Jaja Santiago, where she joins forces with Alyssa Valdez, Jema Galanza and Pangs Panaga in their bid to regain the crown they last won in 2024. They are set to challenge the equally talented Nxled frontline composed of Brooke Van Sickle, Myla Pablo and MJ Phillips.

The Farm Fresh-Ho Chi Minh tussle is equally enticing, with the Vietnamese expecting to pull off a surprise against the Foxies, which has skipper Ces Molina teaming up with Ara Galang.

 

That Tells Me All…

August 31, 20263 min readThe BoholTimes

MULTIPLE famous songs are titled “All I Need to Know,” most notably the 1995 country hit by Kenny Chesney and pop tracks by artists like Emma Bunton.

I need to know! Know-it-all-better, who prefer an oppressing or suppressing crab mentality should be really out of place. They poison us and our dignity and our feelings of our own worth. Unfortunately, we can find these people at any corner.

I stayed in many places worldwide – places with people belonging to different kinds of religion. I really don’t care which belief people are in. Most importantly, they believe in God and they live a Christian life. I am always very happy when I find churches or prayer places – always open and filled up with praying people.

I am always very happy, when I meet hopeful and promising Christians: priests, pastors, lay people, friends, family members, who know how to share and inspire, and also know how to be patient while starting with a -maybe – “new beginning”.

I am also very happy, because I still observe infinite and endless good things every day coming into my life. Slowly but surely, I started to pay attention to such things. I observe several people, who don’t! I really try to do preliminary exercises for instance, for amazing things or just for a simple gratitude. With these attitudes I’ll be winning each battle a thousand times against those people who live believing that God’s creation goes to the dogs and kicks the bucket.

I am really happy if I meet people who understand the real meaning of responsibility. Responsibility to a child, to the family, to a company and its employees, to a public service, an association or a registered society, or anything that supports, sponsors and promotes my surroundings without being egoistic, indifferent or listless. “I don’t give a damn!”

I am always happy to notice people around me, who mean and act “YES” if they say “YES”!

I am always happy to notice something that is taken for granted: parents have time for their children and patience with the youth (really a difficult task sometimes!); someone who takes time to visit a sick neighbor or friend; someone who asks the address of a possible lonely fellow.

Every time period is in God’s hands. Let’s fulfill these periods and let’s also allow our loved-ones at our side to live the same way. Know-it-all-betters, who prefer an oppressing or suppressing crab mentality should be really out of place. Unfortunately we can find such people at any corner. And, we must know how to deal with them. 

MINDANAO WEATHER UPDATE

 MINDANAO WEATHER UPDATE

August 31, 2026

Mindanao will generally experience partly cloudy to at times cloudy skies, with rain showers or thunderstorms possible, mainly from localized thunderstorms.

Rainfall: Rain will likely be localized rather than widespread, but severe thunderstorms could still produce sudden heavy rain, lightning and possible flash flooding.

Overall: Expect warm to hot and humid conditions, with sunny periods in some areas between rain-producing thunderstorms.

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