University Adopts ASEAN-Inspired Attire for Monthly Flag Ceremonies By: Prof. Ken Russel Z. Gutierrez Faculty and staff of the University of Rizal System (URS), Morong Campus, wore barong and gala uniforms during the Monday flag ceremony, April 21, marking the implementation of a new university-wide dress policy rooted in national directives. The shift is in line with a university memorandum that took effect on April 1, requiring all personnel—faculty, non-teaching staff, and contract workers—to don ASEAN-inspired attire on the first...

By: Prof. Ken Russel Z. Gutierrez “Minsan, kahit nakapag-orient ka na, kahit may lesson plan ka na… pagharap mo sa klase, parang wala kang bitbit,” a student teacher says, half-laughing, half-tired. It’s early January in a classroom borrowed for break time, the fan humming in the corner, and three student teachers from the University of Rizal System – Morong sit before me. Their uniforms are neatly pressed, but their voices carry the weight of the first month of deployment —...

By: Prof. Ken Russel Z. Gutierrez A community long left to fend for itself sees hope in an unlikely ally: college students. MORONG, Rizal – In a sitio where many families live on the fringes of town—and of society—the College of Science (COS) of the University of Rizal System (URS) has launched an initiative that is slowly redefining what it means to extend education beyond the classroom. Purok Pulo, a modest cluster in Sitio Caniogan, Barangay CCL, is now the...