The Communiqué

LITERARY | Inihahandog ng Literary Department ng The Communiqué ang 𝐎𝐤𝐚𝐲 𝐧𝐚 ‘𝐭𝐨— isang Literary Zine na siksik sa kuwento, tula, at dagli. BASAHIN: tinyurl.com/4d2dn5vk #NutritionMonth #TheCommuniqué

INVESTIGATIVE | The set of presented data through the research by The Communiqué was sourced from the available information at Meta’s Ad Library from February 8 to May 8. READ: tinyurl.com/d6nevstt

NEWS | The visit of the pro-Marcos senatorial slate “Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas” at Bulacan State University (BulSU) sparked mass condemnation and movement among the BulSU student body, May 7. READ: tinyurl.com/3wkjzc4x

NEWS | For the seventh year in a row, The Communiqué successfully defended its Overall Best Performing Student Publication title after dominating the 7th edition of the annual Gawad Galing Plaridel held last April 30 and May 2. READ: tinyurl.com/2jyefbav

NEWS | CYBL-JMA launched their special general assembly with the theme “16th Edition: Transcended into the Pop Future” held at Bulacan State University (BulSU) E-Library Multi-Function Hall on Friday, May 2. READ: tinyurl.com/4pjvy2he

FEATURES | If I were given a chance to redo it all again for things to go differently, I for certain would not make the mistake of doing so. All those redirections were after all parts of the journey tied to wherever one is meant to be. READ: tinyurl.com/3h4dv4sz

NEWS | Ahead of today’s elections day, SSC and LSC candidates running for the 2025 SGE concluded the final day of this year’s campaign period through their respective Meeting de Advance (MDA) and activities on BulSU Main Campus on Tuesday, April 8. READ: tinyurl.com/44uhmawx

FEATURES | When art imitates the glaring reality of life, with corruption and deceit persisting in contemporary times ahead of another tumultuous midterm elections, it begets a discourse among the community. READ: tinyurl.com/yye8a478

The burden of upholding what is rightful in the 2025 Student Government Elections lies not just for the candidates and parties who are just mere products of the system, but for the student body itself. READ: tinyurl.com/bde55t37

As SGE 2025 election day nears, this is a direct call to all political aspirants and parties to remember that the campus press is a dignified entity that serves the student body and not an ornament to simply tokenize or throw as shade onto another. READ: tinyurl.com/28pmsbhs

OPINION | To be through with playing by the rules of the downtrodden game is to be through with accepting the limits foretold by the numbers, as social change does not happen overnight. READ: tinyurl.com/3jpmpwtn

OPINION | Bad publicity is still publicity regardless of its nature and context, so long as there is media coverage for it — a trend that occurred at the drop of a hat in Philippine politics in the recent decade. READ: tinyurl.com/s67ss7t7

OPINION | Times have changed and student publications are way past the idea of delivering the news and truth, they must also ignite conversations within and beyond the constraints of their academic institutions. READ: tinyurl.com/2u9xrvtk

NEWS | The College of Arts and Letters (CAL) Local Student Council (LSC) released its evaluation form results almost five weeks after dissemination on Thursday, March 13. READ: tinyurl.com/5t3f778e

NEWS | Aspiring BulSUans raised concerns over the guidelines for this year’s Admission Test of Bulacan State University (ATBulSU) for the Academic Year 2025–2026 on Sunday, March 16. READ: tinyurl.com/yc2eppkr

Past the four-day filing of Certificate of Candidacy (COC) for this year’s Student Government Elections (SGE), the University Commission on Student Elections (UCSE) released the official list of aspirants running for offices on Wednesday, March 12. READ: tinyurl.com/39h4t26w

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested by Interpol and the Philippine National Police (PNP) for cited crimes against humanity as issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday, March 11. READ: tinyurl.com/3y4z8xrf

BulSU's University Commission on Student Elections (UCSE) held its last conference ahead of the finalization of the 2025 Election Code at the UCSE office, Room APP 101B, Mendoza Hall (CSSP Building) on Saturday, February 22. READ: tinyurl.com/d7rjkbpt

BulSU declined the petition from the Local Student Council (LSC) League of Governors and the Office of the Student Regent (OSR) to suspend the classes in honor of the 39th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution on February 25. READ: tinyurl.com/53ex6628

Bulacan State University’s (BulSU) University Commission on Student Elections (UCSE) publicized the latest revised draft of the 2025 Election Code in a limited 24-hour period on Thursday, February 20. READ: tinyurl.com/yeam7dny