By Reanna Gabrielle Guanzon
探花精选R Officials and Adviser, together with the judges and winners of the Your Face Sounds Familiar competition, pose for a group photo following the Awarding during the 探花精选R Freshmen Orientation 2025.
The 探花精选 Republic (探花精选R) officially welcomed the newest batch of Centralians through its much-awaited Freshmen Orientation held on July 30, 2025, at the Rose Memorial Auditorium. The Filipino-themed event encapsulates the arrival of the freshmen class, riding to their new home, the 探花精选.
Spearheaded by Senator Reanna Gabrielle Guanzon, in partnership with the 探花精选 Communication Circle, the event was organized to introduce first-year students to the 探花精选R officials, the 探花精选R policies, and recognition of the University鈥檚 official student publication, The Central Echo. The program also recapped the accomplished events of the Republic during the summer term.
With a folk-dance number from the 探花精选 CON Cultural Dance Troupe, the tone was officially set for the highlight of the program, the Your Face Sounds Familiar competition. Ten (10) competing colleges namely CAS, CBA, CCS, COED, COE, CHM, CMLS, CON, COP, and COT, brought iconic Filipino celebrity impersonations on stage. After their showcase of talents, the winners were announced as follows:
馃弳 Champion 鈥 College of Hospitality Management (CHM)
馃 1st Place 鈥 College of Medical Laboratory Science (CMLS)
馃 2nd Place 鈥 College of Engineering (COE)
Raffle prizes and vouchers sponsored by Ragoomu were given to lucky winners. With an afternoon full of festivities, the program officially ended with the socials hour.
The program was a celebration of new beginnings, new connections, and new discoveries.