This is the first issue of The Bosconian Journal, the official student publication of Don Bosco Technical Institute Makati Junior High School for school year 2026-2027. It gathers news, opinion, feature and sports pieces written by the student staff, opening with a front page on mandatory bag checks, a championship at the Division School Press Conference, and a march held for the People's SONA.
This is the maiden issue of The Bosconian Journal, the official student publication of Don Bosco Technical Institute Makati Junior High School for school year 2026-2027. It is written by and for the school's student journalists and readers, and it collects news, opinion, feature and sports stories from the campus and the wider Philippine scene.
The front page leads with the school's mandatory bag check policy under Memorandum #2026-OPDA003, which took effect June 22 and covers students, faculty, staff and visitors. The story explains who may inspect bags, what happens to prohibited items, and how the measure changes daily routines. It is followed by reactions from Guidance Counselor Ms. Margery C. Labayen on student welfare and from JHS Student Council President Reece Mariano, who supports the policy.
Other top stories report that DBTIM won the overall secondary championship at the Division School Press Conference and Contests, awarded October 24 at IAcademy in Makati City. A separate piece covers the People's SONA march along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City on July 27, 2026, quoting Kilusang Mayo Uno chairperson Jerome Adonis, former Bayan Muna representative Teodoro Casiño and ZOTO chairperson Orly Gallano on wages, housing and the proposed Pax Silica project.
The issue also reports on the Department of Education's response to the 2025 PISA results, with gains in reading, science and mathematics and comments from Secretary Sonny Angara. A page of figures presents data on contractual workers, bullying reports received by DepEd TeleSafe, bullying cases in Metro Manila schools and enrolment numbers for the two school years.
Campus coverage includes the Bosco JourKnows seminar and workshop for campus journalists, with sessions on editorial cartooning, photojournalism and science writing, feature and opinion writing, and collaborative desktop publishing. The back-to-school orientation at Braga Theatre is also covered, from the opening remarks of Fr. Rector Abner Santos to presentations by the curriculum, student affairs, pastoral and guidance offices and the anti-bullying campaign Stand as Juan.
The remaining pages carry opinion and feature pieces, including a column on the proposed Pax Silica project, a feature titled Where Letters Wane, and a sports profile of taekwondo athlete Lucian Geneciran.