UST Biochemistry Society

15/02/2026

🎉 Happy Birthday, 𝑨𝒔𝒔𝒕. 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒇. 𝑳𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒐 𝑨. 𝑮𝒖𝒆𝒗𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒂 𝑱𝒓., 𝑴𝑺𝒄! 🧬

Like the remarkable peptides that turn spider venom into valuable breakthroughs, your work transforms curiosity into discovery and ideas into impact. A true pioneer in unlocking nature’s hidden potentials, the UST Biochemistry Society proudly celebrates not only a distinguished researcher, but a dedicated professor whose guidance empowers every student researcher you teach.

With deep gratitude and admiration, we wish you joy, strength, and continued breakthroughs ahead.

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐒𝐢𝐫 𝐉𝐮𝐧! 💚




🖼️: Alexander Espinosa
🖋️: Allyza Mari Porlares

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14/02/2026

“𝙃𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙞 𝙡𝙖𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙣𝙜 (ʙɪᴏ)𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙮 𝙖𝙮 𝙣𝙖𝙨𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙗𝙧𝙤—𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙖𝙣, 𝙣𝙖𝙨𝙖 𝙥𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙣 𝙡𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙩𝙤 𝙣𝙜 𝙙𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙖𝙤.” 𓂃✍︎

This Valentine’s Day, let love bloom like 🌸 flowers forming between people who inspire, uplift, and make everyday moments blossom. After all, the most meaningful connections aren’t always defined by formulas or reactions 🧬—𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵.

The 𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 greets everyone a meaningful and love-filled Valentine’s Day. 🌺💘

ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ ᴠᴀʟᴇɴᴛɪɴᴇ’ꜱ ᴅᴀʏ, ʙɪᴏᴄʜᴇᴍɪᴇꜱ! 💘🧪



🖼️: Art Lois Quijano
🖋️: Nicole Anne Fidelino

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13/02/2026

All rise for the 𝑭𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒉-𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 — the luminaries, setting the stage ablaze and the light aglow for 𝓢𝓘𝓝𝓐𝓖: 𝓢𝓪𝓶𝓪-𝓼𝓪𝓶𝓪 𝓼𝓪 𝓛𝓲𝔀𝓪𝓷𝓪𝓰! 💫

𝑴𝒔. 𝑫𝒖𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒛𝒆𝒕 and 𝑴𝒓. 𝑹𝒆𝒚𝒆𝒔 are seasoned in skill and sovereign in spirit. They shine not just because they seek the crown, but because 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯. 🔥🌟

From every year level, they rise — 𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒕, 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕, and 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒊𝒈𝒏. More than faces fit for a crown, they are also minds in motion with hearts set ablaze. That is the true essence of a 𝘣𝘪𝘰𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘦, carrying 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘺, 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦. 🧬⭐️

Only 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 remains until the coronation. Biochemies, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘬𝘰𝘯𝘴 — behold, your candidates! 👑

🖼️: Alyssa Gail Jao
🖋️: Samantha Alyssa Mañego

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13/02/2026

𝑷𝒐𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒅, 𝒑𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒅, and 𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒖𝒍 — the 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒓𝒅 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 are ready to rise in radiance for 𝓢𝓘𝓝𝓐𝓖: 𝓢𝓪𝓶𝓪-𝓼𝓪𝓶𝓪 𝓼𝓪 𝓛𝓲𝔀𝓪𝓷𝓪𝓰! 💫

𝑴𝒔. 𝑺𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒔 and 𝑴𝒓. 𝑳𝒂𝒏𝒛𝒂𝒓 are not just sparks, nor just flames — they are 𝘢 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦, 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦. ‼️🚨

From every year level, they rise — 𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒕, 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕, and 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒊𝒈𝒏. More than faces fit for a crown, they are also minds in motion with hearts set ablaze. That is the true essence of a 𝘣𝘪𝘰𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘦, carrying 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘺, 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦. 🧬⭐️

Only 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 remains until the coronation. Biochemies, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘬𝘰𝘯𝘴 — behold, your candidates! 👑

🖼️: Alyssa Gail Jao
🖋️: Samantha Alyssa Mañego

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13/02/2026

𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒅 and 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒅 — behold the 𝑺𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒅-𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 for𝓢𝓘𝓝𝓐𝓖: 𝓢𝓪𝓶𝓪-𝓼𝓪𝓶𝓪 𝓼𝓪 𝓛𝓲𝔀𝓪𝓷𝓪𝓰! 💫

𝑴𝒔. 𝑻𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒐 and 𝑴𝒓. 𝑭𝒍𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒔 are no longer new to the field, they stand as the steady flame, 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦! Consistency is power, and they are here to prove that they wield it well. ⚔️💥

From every year level, they rise — 𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒕, 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕, and 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒊𝒈𝒏. More than faces fit for a crown, they are also minds in motion with hearts set ablaze. That is the true essence of a 𝘣𝘪𝘰𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘦, carrying 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘺, 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦. 🧬⭐️

Only 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 remains until the coronation. Biochemies, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘬𝘰𝘯𝘴 — behold, your candidates! 👑

🖼️: Alyssa Gail Jao
🖋️: Samantha Alyssa Mañego

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13/02/2026

Fresh to the realm yet fierce in radiance, we present the 𝑭𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕-𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 — ready to step into the spotlight for 𝓢𝓘𝓝𝓐𝓖: 𝓢𝓪𝓶𝓪-𝓼𝓪𝓶𝓪 𝓼𝓪 𝓛𝓲𝔀𝓪𝓷𝓪𝓰! 💫

𝑴𝒔. 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒈 and 𝑴𝒓. 𝑵𝒈𝒐 may be new to the court, but do not mistake them for mere sparks, because 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴. 🔥

From every year level, they rise — 𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒕, 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕, and 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒊𝒈𝒏. More than faces fit for a crown, they are also minds in motion with hearts set ablaze. That is the true essence of a 𝘣𝘪𝘰𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘦, carrying 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘺, 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦. 🧬⭐️

Only 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 remains until the coronation. Biochemies, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘬𝘰𝘯𝘴 — behold, your candidates! 👑

🖼️: Alyssa Gail Jao
🖋️: Samantha Alyssa Mañego

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13/02/2026

𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝘽𝙞𝙤𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙥𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙩𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙚 𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 𝙪𝙥. ✨

Closing Biochemistry Days with 𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐆: 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐚-𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐚 𝐬𝐚 𝐋𝐢𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠 🌟, where we prove that science is not only about brains, but also creativity, confidence, and advocacy 🎙️. This is the day when true brilliance breaks free from the lab to be seen and felt. Witness this from 𝟐:𝟎𝟎𝐩𝐦 to 𝟕:𝟎𝟎𝐩𝐦 today at the 𝐒𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐮𝐦. 🧪

Let’s shine together, inspire one another, and celebrate the light of science! 💫



🖼️: Alyssa Gail Jao
🖋️: Danielle Laxamana

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12/02/2026

👑 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐲𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐛𝐢𝐚𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞

We proudly introduce the Judges of 𝓢𝓘𝓝𝓐𝓖: 𝓢𝓪𝓶𝓪-𝓼𝓪𝓶𝓪 𝓼𝓪 𝓛𝓲𝔀𝓪𝓷𝓪𝓰 🎓✨

These esteemed individuals bring credibility, wisdom, and passion to the stage—ensuring that every performance is judged with fairness and integrity. They will recognize not only talent and beauty, but also the heart and character behind it. 🌟

Get ready to shine for our judges are ready to witness the greatness of Biochemies 👑✨



🖼️: Alyssa Gail Jao
🖋️: Rei Danielle Sorita

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11/02/2026

𝓑𝓮𝓪𝓾𝓽𝔂, 𝓫𝓻𝓪𝓲𝓷𝓼, and the 𝓫𝓻𝓲𝓵𝓵𝓲𝓪𝓷𝓬𝓮 of a 𝓫𝓲𝓸𝓬𝓱𝓮𝓶𝓲𝓮!

The crown awaits – presenting our 𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 for 𝓢𝓘𝓝𝓐𝓖: 𝓢𝓪𝓶𝓪-𝓼𝓪𝓶𝓪 𝓼𝓪 𝓛𝓲𝔀𝓪𝓷𝓪𝓰! 👑

Representing not only their batch, but the passion they bring to the stage. Show your love, support your bet, and let the voting begin to decide who will take this title! 👸✨

Here are the 𝙢𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙨 for the 𝙋𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚'𝙨 𝘾𝙝𝙤𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝘼𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙:
1. The most 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 garnered for a male and female candidate will win the Mr. and Ms. People's Choice Award title, respectively.
2. Voting opens on February 11, 2026, at 7:30 PM, and closes on February 13, 2026, at 11:59 PM.
3. Only the 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 on the 𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲 will be counted.
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𝘽𝙞𝙤𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙚𝙨, 𝙡𝙚𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙫𝙤𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙗𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙙! Cast your vote and help decide which candidate shines the brightest. 📣💫



🖼️: Alyssa Gail Jao
🖋️: Rimi Irish Igarashi

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10/02/2026

“𝓢𝓬𝓲𝓮𝓷𝓬𝓮 𝓲𝓼 𝓼𝓹𝓮𝓬𝓽𝓻𝓪𝓵 𝓪𝓷𝓪𝓵𝔂𝓼𝓲𝓼. 𝓐𝓻𝓽 𝓲𝓼 𝓵𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 𝓼𝔂𝓷𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓼𝓲𝓼.” – Karl Kraus

✨ Lights of different wavelengths and frequencies exhibit varying properties, much like our multitalented biochemists, who not only excel in 📖 academics but also in the field of 🎨 creatives. From drawings to research posters, the array of outputs exists not just within the visible region. Its essence truly shows meaning 👁️ beyond sights.

𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐚: 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 does exactly this by showcasing and finding the harmonious balance between what's visible and what's not. Visit the exposition on the 𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟏𝟎 𝐭𝐨 𝟏𝟏, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟖:𝟎𝟎 𝐀𝐌 𝐭𝐨 𝟒:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌, and discover a spectrum of biochemie talent! 🧬💚



🖼️: Art Lois Quijano
🖋️: Harley Ty

10/02/2026

10/02/2026

『“::𝘈𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘵. 𝘈𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘵. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙢 𝙧𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙗𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙮::”』

The day has come... The HQ needs 𝐲𝐨𝐮. 🫵🏻You’ve come so far, have you not? Today is the day [𝐇+] 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐬! 𝐀 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 comes in full gear.

Meet the speakers who'll unlock your full hero potential through their inspiring experiences. Understand your dreams, aspirations, and you might just discover a new part of yourself. 🧪🔬

See you,【 ｈｅｒｏ】.



🖼️: Zeinah Ballesteros
🖋️: Gem Enriquez

Posted with permission from the Organization’s Advisers.