The Ranch

𝐅𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄 | 𝙈𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨’ 𝘿𝙖𝙮 𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡

What is it like to be the one that lightens a home?

To be the first one awake and the last one to rest. To carry exhaustion quietly while making sure everyone else is cared for. In a Filipino household, a mother is more than a parent perhaps the one always called ‘ilaw ng tahanan’, the light that keeps the family together through hardship, silence, and sacrifice.

A mothers love is found in the smallest and most ordinary moments: warm meals waiting on the table, school uniform neatly ironed before school starts, whispered prayers in the middle of the night, and daily reminders to take care before leaving the house. These may seem simple, yet they are quiet acts of love that often go unnoticed until one realizes how empty a home feels without them.

Behind their gentle smile are sacrifices no one fully sees. Filipino mothers learn how to stretch little things into enough, hide their worries behind comforting words, and remain strong even when life becomes heavy. They carry the emotional weight of the family while asking for almost nothing in return except for their children to be safe, happy, and successful.

A mother is called the ‘Ilaw ng tahanan’ not because she shines the brightest for herself, but because even in her darkest days, she still chooses to brighten her children’s future. And perhaps that is the most painful yet beautiful part of motherhood to continue giving warmth and light even when she herself is already tired.

May we give our mothers the wonderful Mother’s Day they deserve, and may their light never fade in our hearts.

𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝘆 | Nice Natural, Ien Angel Mijares
𝗟𝗮𝘆𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗯𝘆 | Kurt Redoblado

𝐈𝐍 𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐓𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 | 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙝 𝙏𝙑𝘽 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙨 2𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙩 𝙉𝙎𝙋𝘾 '26

After months of intensive training, script revisions, and technical run-throughs, The Ranch TV Scriptwriting and Broadcasting team bagged 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗧𝗩 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 at the National Schools Press Conference 2026 held at St. Peter's College of Ormoc, Inc.

Comprising the team are 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗹𝘆𝗻 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗕. 𝗢𝘅𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗼, 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗔𝗿-𝗕𝗲𝗻 𝗕. 𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗮, 𝗠𝗲𝗹 𝗝𝗮𝗻 𝗦. 𝗧𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗼, 𝗝𝗲𝘁𝗵 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺 𝗖. 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗼, 𝗠𝗮. 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲 𝗟. 𝗔𝗺𝗼𝗿, 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗼 𝗦𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗻, 𝗦𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗮 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗮 𝗖. 𝗘𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘀, who demonstrated strong coordination in delivering a cohesive and well-executed broadcast output.

The team clinched 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, with Adana as the graphics editor and Tamayo as the technical director. Additionally, the team also got the 𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁 award, reflecting both their production and writing competence.

In the individual categories, Sianson was hailed the 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿, while Oxiano earned 𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗿. Meanwhile, Espares secured the 𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱.

The team carried out the broadcast under the guidance and supervision of coaches 𝗖𝘆𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗮 and 𝗥𝘆𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗮, who oversaw the team’s preparation and overall ex*****on.

The team also extends its gratitude to Masbate National Comprehensive High School, led by Marife A. Cañares, and to the Local Government Unit of Masbate City under Ara T. Kho, as well as parents and stakeholders, for their financial support to them as campus journalists.

𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝘆 | Janeeza Cortes
𝗟𝗮𝘆𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗯𝘆 | Byron Ranola