SPORTS|CELA FEST 2022: AN AVENUE OF TITAN STRENGTH

CELA FEST 2022: AN AVENUE OF TITAN STRENGTH CELA FEST 2022: AN AVENUE OF TITAN STRENGTH

Lianne Ruth Pagaduan

Camaraderie and sportsmanship of students from College of Education and Liberal Arts were displayed during the 3-day college festival which commenced last October 13-15, 2022 at PHINMA University of Pangasinan.

Students from Political Science, Communication and Education showcased their wit, talents, skills and teamwork through different activities catered by the CELA Student Council during the 3-day college festival themed, ‘An Avenue to be You’. This is the first face-to-face CELA Fest after two years of conducting the college festival online.

CELA Fest 2022 opened on October 13, 2022 by an online ceremony in the student council’s page where the players took their oath of sportsmanship led by one of the team captains from Political Science. After the festival officially opened, the CELA community proceeded with its first two sports.

Chess took place at MBA 403 on the first and second day of CELA Fest. Team EDUkista badged the championship; Justice League or the team of Political Science students won the first place and Fire Titans Team was the second placer.

EDUkista! - EDUkista against Fire Titans at PHINMA UPang Gymnasium.

Photo by PHINMA-UPang College of Education and Liberal Arts Student Council

Fierce competition for the basket between and among the players of each team was enjoyed by the CELA students when the basketball started at PHINMA UPang Gymnasium. Justice League won the first game against Fire Titans. With the score of 88-33, Justice League proceeded to the finals. The second game was won by EDUkista against Fire Titans by default. Until the end of the 4th quarter, Justice League was eager to bring home the championship but EDUkista won with the score of 99-72.

Due to inclement weather, volleyball was delayed for a day to ensure the safety of the students. It took place on the second day of CELA Fest at the open field.

No athlete nor their supporters budged during the heart-pounding games at the field. At the finals, EDUkista championed the Men’s Volleyball finals with the 25-18, 25-22 victory against Justice League who was the 1st Placer of the tournament.

After both Women’s Volleyball Team of Justice League and Fire Titans won against EDUkista, the two faced each other in the finals. Supporters from each team was on the edge of their seat but Fire Titans championed after winning the first two sets with 25-21, 25-22 victorious scores.

TITAN STRENGTH - AB MASSCOMM Students-pick strikes the ball in the first set of volleyball boys.

Photo by PHINMA-UPang College of Education and Liberal Arts Student Council

CELA Titans and students from other department witnessed the talents and skills of CELA Got Talent contenders at the Student Plaza.

Political Science Department presented two performances—a solo and a duet. From Education Department, there were three performances and two of them, Mr. Samuel Jones Meneses and the D’LGs (Mr. Angelo Ladigohan and Lyka Alcaide) respectively bagged the 2nd and 3rd Place of CELA Got Talent.

And from home of the champions, Communication Department has shown their talents as a team and a solo. Their solo performer, Ms. Jamaine Aizel Hangsitang who sang ‘Never Enough’ from the film The Greatest Showman, won the 1st Place.

Students got to enjoy the impassioned debate between the debaters of Justice League and Fire Titans which took place at the Student Plaza. Three debate motions were given by the adjudicators Atty. Danielle D. Bunquin, Atty. Cherish G. Rufino and Ms. Inicca Knielle C. Macatlang who are prominent in the speech and debate.

‘THBT size matters’ was the first motion won by the Fire Titans from the opposition side. On the second and third rounds of the debate tournament, debaters Ms. Stacey Nebres, Mr. Giano Charl Fernandez and Mr. Matthew Ace Angelo Tinamisan of Justice League convinced the adjudicators better, making them bring home the first championship for the Political Science.

Mr. Giano Charl Fernandez and Ms. Stacey Nebres was awarded as the Best Speaker and the Second Best Speaker, respectively. One of the debaters from Communication, Mr. Justine Ralph Lucban was also awarded as the Third Best Speaker.

CELA Fest 2022’s highlight and the most awaited event was the CELA Icon which took place on the third and last day of the college festival.

The university gymnasium was occupied by the CELA Titans in the morning of October 15 for exciting games. Different Laro ng Lahi such as sack race, tug-of-war and patintero were played by the Titans. CELA Faculty, including Dean Cherry B. Calaunan, also joined the fun and played with the students.

CELA Icon began with the candidates’ production number and the Titans got the glimpse of the Icons from different department.

Education’s Icons were Nel Arcelona and Mark Joshua Caoile. From Political Science, Julio Tiburan, Mega Catherine Ponce and Cherry Mae Atay. Icons from Communication were Rafael Domyong, RJ Loresco and Gellie Saturnino.

CELA Icons from different department showcased their environmental advocacy through their costume made out of recyclable materials and face painting which were judged by Mr. Ceddie Lumibao, Mr. Karl Joefel Umangay and the Chief Judge and Chairman of the Board Mr. Kier Collado.

Before the awarding of 1st, 2nd Placer and the CELA Icon 2022, the masters of ceremony awarded the special awards to the candidates.

From Political Science, Cherry Torio was the People’s Choice and Mega Catherine Ponce was awarded as the Best in Runway. From Communication, Best Recycled Costume was awarded to RJ Loresco and Best Environmental Advocacy to Gellie Saturnino.

RJ Loresco from Communication won the 2nd Place of CELA Icon with an environmental advocacy related to his costume inspired with the Philippine national animal—carabao. 1st Place was bagged by Cherry Torio of Political Science with the advocacy of sustainability through biodiversity preservation and conservation. Gellie Saturnino was the CELA Icon 2022 whose advocacy revolved around her recycled costume made out of newspaper.

Mr. David Matthew Narvaez, the CELASC Governor, said in an interview, “Highlighting the goal of the CELA Icon, we are aiming to have CELA Students that are educated with regards to the preservation of our environment and promoting recyclable materials to save our planet Earth.”

The 3-day college festival which displayed camaraderie, teamwork and sportsmanship among the students from College of Education and Liberal Arts came to an end with the Communication as the overall champion of the fest extending a lead of 5 points. The back-to-back defending champion, Political Science, brought home the 1st Place and Education the 2nd Place.

After the CELA Fest 2022, CELA Titans must also look forward to upcoming webinar on responsible journalism which the college’s student council plans to conduct on face-to-face setting and the Above and Beyond. The Titans are now currently preparing to compete for Lamparaan 2022 this coming December.