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Make sure to ready buckets of krill, fish, and squid because we are celebrating World Penguin’s Day!

As the official paper of DCLL of the University of San Carlos, HALANGDON reflects what the word “art” means in all of its programs as the department has plenty of artists in many creative expressions. Communications, Linguistics, Literature—DCLL offers programs for betterment of self-expression. True to our motto, we chose our programs in how we wished for our voices to be heard, and to most of us, art is an outlet to further express our thoughts, no matter how inane, or insane it may be.

‘Chorizo de Cebu’is a sausage from the Queen City of the South as part of its Spanish Heritage. This famous Philippine delicacy originating from Cebu is a red flavorful bomb made from ground pork fat and pork lean, salt, sugar, black pepper, and chilis, among other ingredients. I could go into great detail of its rich history, but I do not want to turn this article into another Wikipedia entry. I am here for something different, and that is to share my personal experience about these delicious balls of flavor.

Theater has been around for thousands of years and its life-changing power has moved and held humans for that long. It’s a special kind of storytelling because it’s never gonna be the same thing twice and it’s inherently communal – the way things are meant to be in this world. Andrew Russell, the Producing Artistic Director of the Tony Award-winning Intiman Theatre, says that as we experience “wrongness” in real-time, we begin our healing at the same time that it begins for the characters onstage. He calls this a “public moment–” when you are being pulled into the same moment as many others and experiencing it together.

Whether it was through his outspoken commentary on Cebuano Life in DYSS Super Radyo, his witty and fearless writing style in Sunstar Cebu, or his unwavering charisma on top of a voice that commanded respect at the GMA-7 Broadcast, Bobby Nalzaro was an icon that forever stands as an inspiration to all Cebuano journalists.

“She is just a woman.” Not every milestone in history is remembered, as countless stories have faded into obscurity, so too the pain and triumph that defines the life a person has lived. In the case of women, for all their struggles, their pain and hard work, the burden of their own gender often drags them down from the spotlight. Let us go back through history and open the heart-warming chapters of these women’s lives as we celebrate the very International Women’s Month with all the appreciation, gratitude and respect all the women in the world deserves.

There is a murder — everyone is a suspect. Do you have a good alibi?
The clues. The red herrings.
The witnesses. The detective.

Who’s up for murder mysteries and detective stories that’ll keep you guessing?

A beloved tradition of Catholic Filipinos during the holidays, Misa de Gallo is a nine-day novena mass held at the crack of dawn from December 16 until the eve of Christmas. However, there is another set of masses held by some churches, called Simbang Gabi, which spans from the 16th to the 23rd of December. The two traditions are often confused with each other, but their differences are best understood through their history.