Barkada Kontra Droga - Laguna Science IHS

📚𝓟𝓻𝓸𝓳𝓮𝓬𝓽 𝓑𝓾𝓴𝓪𝓼 𝓘𝓼𝓲𝓹📚

Project Bukas Isip was held 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮, 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 24, 2026 in 𝙋𝙪𝙮𝙥𝙪𝙮 𝙀𝙡𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝙎𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡. Through this initiative, we had the opportunity to share meaningful stories with 𝙶𝚛𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚜, 𝟹, 𝟺, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝟻 𝚜𝚝𝚞𝚍𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚜🤓☝️, opening not only their minds🧠 but also their hearts🫀. What started as a simple reading activity became a moment filled with learning, joy, and inspiration, especially as we also distributed school supplies and snacks to support their educational journey📖✏️

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to 𝙋𝙪𝙮𝙥𝙪𝙮 𝙀𝙡𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝙎𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡 for warmly welcoming us, and to their principal, 𝐃𝐫. 𝐑𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐚 𝐕𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧 for the support and trust given to our project. Your kindness and cooperation made this initiative even more meaningful and successful.💙✨

We would also like to sincerely thank Municipal Councilor of Bay, 𝐇𝐨𝐧. 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐳, Education Committee Chairman, for providing funds for the school supplies, and 𝐌𝐫. 𝐆𝐨𝐧𝐳𝐚𝐥𝐨 𝐄𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐫, Laguna Science SPTA President, for generously allocating funds for the snacks. This experience reminds us that even the simplest acts can create lasting change when done with genuine intention.🫂🫶

Opening young minds through the power of storytelling. ✨

Project Bukas Isip brings meaningful stories and valuable lessons to the Grade 3 students of Puypuy Elementary School.

Through this initiative, we aim to inspire children to value education, build strong character, and choose a healthy, drug-free future. Together, we empower the next generation to dream big and make positive choices for a brighter tomorrow. 📚💙

✍️ Stef Estenor, Tracey Fernandez

𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐋𝐞𝐧𝐬: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬🔍🫆

Laguna Science Integrated High School conducted this seminar last March 13, 2026 (Friday) to deepen the understanding of 𝙂𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙚 11 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 on how different scientific disciplines contribute to crime investigation🔍 and the pursuit of justice.⚖️ The event also aimed to guide students in making informed decisions about their future careers.🕵️

Our sincerest appreciation to 𝓓𝓻. 𝓐𝓵𝓮𝔁𝓲𝓼 𝓜𝓪𝓻𝓲 𝓓. 𝓟𝓻𝓪𝓭𝓸 of 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝘾𝙧𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙅𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙀𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙇𝙖𝙜𝙪𝙣𝙖 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙋𝙤𝙡𝙮𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙣𝙞𝙘 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙮 – 𝙇𝙤𝙨 𝘽𝙖ñ𝙤𝙨 𝘾𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙪𝙨 for being our guest speaker, and to the criminology🫆 students who assisted during the seminar. Your insights made the learning experience more engaging and meaningful for our students.💙

𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞! 𝐖𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐧𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞. 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡! 💜👸

"𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧: 𝐀 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐘𝐨𝐮"

𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝗰., 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗷𝗶𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, successfully gathered over 200 senior high school students and educators from CALABARZON in a meaningful event focused on learning, sharing ideas, and taking action toward a more sustainable community 💡🌎

Grateful for the opportunity given to Laguna Science Integrated High School with Juliana Mei C. Espinosa, SDO Laguna DFBKD President, for being selected as a Student Delegate to the 𝗘𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹, 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗔𝗷𝗶𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗼 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 – 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗩-𝗔, 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟯𝟭, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗮𝘁 𝗛𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗹 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗮, 𝗧𝗮𝗴𝗮𝘆𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆! ❤️💛

The summit opened the eyes of youth participants to Ajinomoto’s mission of 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗼𝘀, 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘁. They learned valuable insights on the role of MSG with it enhancing umami flavor, balanced meals through Pinggang Pinoy, and initiatives like Ajinomoto’s “Too Good to Waste” program 🥗✨

Our heartfelt thanks to SDO Laguna-Learner Formation Division, PSDS of Bay Sub-Office Mrs. Prima Cecilia Ilagan, School Principal Dr. Myrene Aunario, and BKD Adviser Ma’am Jovelyn Panganiban for the unwavering guidance and support! The summit was more than just a gathering as it was a meaningful experience that motivated young leaders to make smarter choices for their health and their environment 📢🥳

🎉🎂 𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗬 𝗕𝗜𝗥𝗧𝗛𝗗𝗔𝗬, 𝗝𝗛𝗢𝗡 𝗥𝗔𝗬! 🎂🎉

✨ Celebrating our amazing 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗘 𝟳 𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘, 𝗝𝗛𝗢𝗡 𝗥𝗔𝗬, from 𝗕𝗞𝗗! ✨

Thank you for being a strong voice of leadership, dedication, and positivity. 🌟 May your special day be filled with happiness, confidence, and big dreams. Keep leading, keep inspiring, and keep shining for BKD! 💙🎈

𝘌𝘹𝘢𝘮𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦, and after all the heavy moments, the tight chest and loud thoughts, it’s okay to pause and breathe.

Healing doesn’t happen alone; sometimes, all it takes is someone beside you, reminding you, “I’m here”.

With small acts of care and shared silence, 𝒽𝑒𝒶𝓁𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝑔𝓇𝑜𝓌𝓈– 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝒹𝑜𝓃𝓉 𝒽𝒶𝓋𝑒 𝓉𝑜 𝒸𝒶𝓇𝓇𝓎 𝒾𝓉 𝒶𝓁𝓁 𝑜𝓃 𝓎𝑜𝓊𝓇 𝑜𝓌𝓃. 🫂🤍

🖼️&🖊️: Venus Berbon

IT’S EXAM WEEK 📚😵‍💫��ℕ𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕤 𝕠𝕡𝕖𝕟, 𝕓𝕣𝕒𝕚𝕟 𝕝𝕠𝕒𝕕𝕚𝕟𝕘… 𝕡𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕤𝕖 𝕨𝕒𝕚𝕥 ⏳� If you’re tired, stressed, or questioning all your life choices right now, 𝔂𝓸𝓾’𝓻𝓮 𝓷𝓸𝓽 𝓪𝓵𝓸𝓷𝓮!

Here’s a reminder to pause the scrolling and focus up a bit. Even on low energy, showing up still counts. 𝓛𝓮𝓽’𝓼 𝓹𝓾𝓼𝓱 𝓽𝓱𝓻𝓸𝓾𝓰𝓱, 𝓛𝓪𝓢𝓬𝓲𝓪𝓷𝓼 💙

Trust what you studied, take it one question at a time, and do your best! 🫂 We didn’t come this far just to stop now.

𝓖𝓸𝓸𝓭 𝓵𝓾𝓬𝓴 𝓸𝓷 𝓮𝔁𝓪𝓶𝓼—𝓵𝓮𝓽’𝓼 𝓬𝓵𝓪𝓲𝓶 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝓹𝓪𝓼𝓼✨📝

𝒜 𝒟𝒶𝓎 ℴ𝒻 𝒞𝓁𝒶𝓇𝒾𝓉𝓎, 𝒞ℴ𝓃𝓃ℯ𝒸𝓉𝒾ℴ𝓃, 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒢𝓇ℴ𝓌𝓉𝒽💙

Yesterday was more than just a seminar; it was a safe space for us to pause, breathe, and learn. Our Barkada Kontra Droga family successfully held 𝑯𝒊𝒈𝒉 𝒐𝒏 𝑨𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔, a dedicated 𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝 𝙨𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙧🧠 aimed at empowering our youth with the right mindset to face life’s challenges.💪

We often talk about staying away from harmful substances, but the foundation of that choice is a healthy mind. By choosing to be "high" on self-awareness and mental resilience, we equip ourselves with the ✨𝓾𝓵𝓽𝓲𝓶𝓪𝓽𝓮 𝓼𝓱𝓲𝓮𝓵𝓭 𝓪𝓰𝓪𝓲𝓷𝓼𝓽 𝓹𝓮𝓮𝓻 𝓹𝓻𝓮𝓼𝓼𝓾𝓻𝓮 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓹𝓮𝓻𝓼𝓸𝓷𝓪𝓵 𝓼𝓽𝓻𝓾𝓰𝓰𝓵𝓮𝓼✨

A heartfelt thank you to our speaker, we would like to extend our deepest gratitude to 𝗠𝗿. 𝗥𝗮𝗹𝗽𝗵 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮 for sharing his time, heart, and expertise with us. Thank you for providing us with the tools to understand ourselves better and for creating an environment where we felt seen and heard. Your insights on emotional intelligence and self-care have truly left a lasting impact on our beloved Lascians💙