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U.P. NEWS FEBRUARY 2013
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Maroon sprinters grab... Mike Pelaez, and Jolo Rivera. Jaime Immanuel Mejia, a 3rd year high school student, bagged the Most Valuable Player award for this year’s UAAP season by pocketing seven gold medals (100m, 110m hurdles, 200m, 400m, 400m hurdles, and 4x100m and 4x400m relays). Clocking at 51.27 seconds in the 400 meter dash, Mejia broke the 51.48 seconds record of Patrick Unso, former member of the University of Sto. Tomas High School team, done in 2010. Mejia also set a new UAAP record of 56.86 seconds for the 400m hurdle. Mejia joined fellow gold medalists Earl Mandapat, Bryan Morales and Melvin Sangalang (assistant team captain) in setting a new record for the 4x100m relay clocking at 45.31 seconds. For the 4x400m relay, with Mejia, team captain Renzo Domingo, Sangalang and Morales recorded an impressive speed of 3 minutes and 36.09 seconds. Domingo also took home a bronze medal for the 1,500m run, while Sangalang had two bronze medals for the 100m and 200m dash. Jasper Navoa completed the
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All candidates in the “Rundown” pledged to oppose the inclusion of the right of reply provision in the still-pending Freedom of Information Act. They also agreed that the Cybercrime Law contained provisions that violate freedom of information and of communication, and committed to work for reforms in the Department of Education. UP initiatives
“Ang Pagsusuri” is part of Tatak Botante, a voter’s registration and education campaign spearheaded by the UP Diliman University Student Council and other
student groups, together with the UP System Administration. The Rundown is also among several events and initiatives supported by the Office of the Vice President for Public Affairs under the Padayon UP sa Halalan 2013 voter information and education project. In the pursuit of its public service mandate, UP, in cooperation with the Commission on Elections and ABS-CBN Corporation, extends the expertise and skills of its faculty, staff and students in the campaign of promoting honest, clean and empowering elections.
team’s four bronze medals by placing third in the javelin throw category. Justin Monje took home two silver medals inthe octathlon and high jump. Mandapat and Jethro Esposo earned silver medals for the triple long jump and 5,000m walk, respectively. Sano Amante mustered gold and silver medals for the 5,000m walk and 3,000m walk, respectively. The team members were Robin Banta, Gabo Galao, Mig g y Garcia, Jomike Gemora, Herwin Lor, Jerome Natividad, Emerson Sandoval, Fryl Vicente and Yzrael Dumaging. The UPIS track and field team paid a courtesy call and presented their championship trophy and medals to Chancellor Caesar A. Saloma on February 6. Also present during the courtesy call were Dr. Aura Matias, College of Engineering dean; Jose William Ortiz, coach of the college-level track and field team, and Engr. Jimmy Mejia, Jaime Immanuel’s father. -H.C.P (Reprinted with permission from UPDIO) Photo courtesy of Eiza Nasis
UP Alumni who are candidates in the Philippine Senate Elections 2013 Candidate Juan Edgardo Angara Maria Lourdes “Nancy”Binay-Angeles Teodoro Casiño Alan Peter Cayetano Rizalito Y. David John Carlos G. de los Reyes Francis Escudero Richard Gordon Gregorio Honasan Loren Legarda Marwil N.Llasos Mitos Magsaysay Aquilino Pimentel III Grace Poe Antonio Trillanes IV Eddie Villanueva Cynthia Villar Juan Miguel Zubiri Party LDP UNA Makabayan Nacionalista AngKapatiran AngKapatiran Independent UNA UNA NPC AngKapatiran UNA PDP-Laban Independent Nacionalista Degree Bachelor of Laws 2000 BS Tourism 1997 BA Sociology1993 BA Political Science 1993 BASociology 1984 Master of Management:Public Management 2000 BA Political Science 1988; Bachelor of Laws 1993 Bachelor of Laws 1975 BS Mechanical Engineering/BA Economics student (1965-1967) BA Broadcast Communication 1981 (cum laude) Bachelor of Laws 2003 BS Business Administration 1985 Bachelor of Laws 1990 BA Development Studies student (19861988) Master of Public Administration 2005 Bachelor of Laws student (1970-1973) BS Business Administration 1970 BS Agribusiness Management 1990; Master of Environment and Natural Resources Management 2011 Members of the champion team pose with UP Diliman Chancellor Caesar Saloma at the Oblation Plaza.
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U.P. NEWS J. PROSPERO E. DE VERA III Editor in Chief DANTE M. VELASCO Editorial Consultant JOSE WENDELL P . CAPILI Issue Editor JO. FLORENDO B. LONTOC Managing Editor JIMMY MONTEJO Copy Editor ARBEEN ACUÑA, STEPHANIE CABIGAO, FRED DABU, ANDRE ENCARNACION, CELESTE ANN CASTILLO LLANETA, JO. FLORENDO B. LONTOC, KIM QUILINGUING, ARLYN VCD P . ROMUALDO Writers BONG ARBOLEDA, MISAEL BACANI, JONATHAN MADRID Photographers OBET EUGENIO Editorial Assistant TOM MAGLAYA Circulation The U.P. NEWS is a monthly publication of the UP System Information Office, Office of the Vice-President for Public Affairs. We welcome contributions from the faculty, non-academic staff, REPS and students. Please send your contributions to: THE EDITOR U.P . News Mezzanine Floor, Quezon Hall, UP Diliman, Quezon City 926-1572, 436-7537 e-mail: upnewsletter@up.edu.ph upsio@up.edu.ph
Filipiniana Research Center’s study of museum history informing art history; the National Center for Transportation Studies’s transport and traffic management study for Olongapo City; and the Marine Science Institute’s Bolinao mariculture experience. The last cluster tagged “Macro contexts” covered presentations by the Institute of Civil Engineering’s development of vulnerability curves of key building types to different hazards; the Center for Labor Justice’s studies identifying and defining the working class in the Philippines; and the Population Institute’s Young Adult Fertility and Sexuality Study 4. Vice chancellor for research and development Benito Pacheco, in his closing remarks, expressed optimism that the colloquium provided a “click moment” or a realization of what other units can do for another unit. He challenged the campus constituents to take the next step of putting their works “out there,” marketing them, and learning entrepreneurship, all the better “to make what we’re doing useful to us and society.”
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UP-PCA tie-up... Alcala cited the possibility of tapping UP researches in raising the standards for virgin coconut oil and coconut sugar. The CIDR aims to improve the quality of life of the coconut farmers, workers, and dependents; as well as to enhance the local coconut industry’s competitiveness in the world market, hence, the need to support it “through a clear, deliverable blueprint of its ◄ PAGE
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Tacloban City Mayor Alfred Romualdez also graced the oath-taking ceremony held at the school’s multi-purpose building, along with some local government officials of Region 8. Dr. Victor Sugbo, chair of the Division of Humanities, introduced Dr. Cular. Prior to the oath-taking rite, Dr. Pascual had a dialogue with faculty members at the conference hall where they discussed important issues of mutual concerns. In that meeting, the UP chief underscored that UP is a major research institution in the country hence, they must continue to preserve its culture of research and education geared at addressing problems confronting the country. The UPVTC Chorale awed the guests and other spectators with their rendition of two songs, with Dr. Stephen Lagarde as conductor. The UP An Balangaw, under Prof. Joycie Dorado-Alegre, performed Waray Folk Performance Suite just as well. The ceremony ended at about 5:30 in the afternoon, followed, by a testimonial dinner
research and development component.” Representatives from the UP Diliman, UP Los Baños, UP Manila, and constituent units involved in coconut researches and development activities were also present during the signing ceremony.