True to their motto of "Be Prepared", boy and girl scouts of Chiang Kai Shek College showed their readiness to help when they extended service on at least four separate occasions, done immediately after successive days of heavy monsoon rains brought by typhoon "Maring" battered the Philippines.

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The Chinese language has contributed greatly to our mother tongue, we cannot deny that. Dating back even before the Spanish colonized the country, Chinese traders have not only given us merchandises from China, they also shared some of their native words to us which we use even today, though some of them are not as obvious as others.

This was the focus of the seminar entitled “Hindi lang Siopao at Ampao: Angpao, Siaolongpao at iba pang Panukalang Salitang-Tsino para sa Pagpapayaman sa Bokabularyong Filipino”, held at the 4^th floor AVR of Chiang Kai Shek College – Faculty of Business, Arts, and Sciences Building on August 23, 2013. (Read more at http://fbas.cksc.edu.ph/news/290-enriching-the-filipino-vocabulary-through-chinese-words)

After a successful seminar that talks about the “Chinese” in “Pinoy” delivered by Prof. Richard Chu of the University of Massachusetts last August 15, 2013, the Chiang Kai Shek College – Faculty of Business, Arts and Sciences (CKSC – FBAS) will hold another Lecture – Forum, this time on the use of Chinese words in enriching the Filipino vocabulary.

Aptly entitled “HINDI LANG AMPAO AT SIOPAO: Angpao, Siaolongpao at iba pang Panukalang Salitang-Tsino para sa Pagpapayaman sa Bokabularyong Filipino”, the seminar will be held on August 23, 2013, from 10:00 am to 12:00 nn at the 4^th Flr. Audio Visual Room of CKSC-FBAS Building. The Lecture will be conveyed by Mr. Joaquin Sy, who is first and foremost known as a writer-translator.

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Much of who we are now as Tsinoys trace back to the best of two worlds. We are as Filipino as we are Chinese. And a deeper understanding of how these two cultures merge together to create a distinct sub-culture is essential our growth as individuals-- proud of our heritage, secure in the understanding of who we are.

The 2013 Overseas Chinese Water Cube Cup Singing Competition (水立方杯"海外华裔青少年中文歌曲大赛) was held from July 27 to August 8, 2013 at the Beijing Television (BTV) Studio in Beijing, China. Forty-three contestants representing eighteen countries from five different continents and twenty-two districts from all over China competed in the tournament. The Philippines was represented by CKSC alumni Jimmy Chung and Dean Kyle Ang, both winners in the Philippine elimination round for this competition.

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Last August 7, 2013, the Junior Marketing Association, in cooperation with the Young Entrepreneurs’ Organization, had a seminar entitled “Why Good People Fail.” The speaker was Mr. Lloyd Luna, the youngest motivational speaker in Asia. A best-selling author, corporate trainer, television talk show host, and business evangelist, Mr. Luna has been inspiring thousands of students, employees, and entrepreneurs from various countries such as Thailand, Korea, Brunei, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Dubai among others. He is the author of various books, including The Obvious Reasons for Success, Alphabet of Achievement, Why good People Fail, The Great divide, and The Internet Marketing Handbook. (Read more at http://fbas.cksc.edu.ph/news/275-why-good-people-fail)