6 U.P. News
january 2013
Lyncen M. Fernandez
Pioneering graduates of the UP Visayas School of Technology, Chemical Engineering passed the 2012 licensure examinations with an impressive average of 90.91 percent thereby proving the school’s high standards of education. In June 2007, the UP Visayas School of Technology opened its doors for the first time to qualifiers in the five-year, BS Chemical Engineering program. The first batch graduated on April 25 last year, and took the board examinations in November, posting a remarkable 90.91 percentage points. The passing grade for the November 2012 Chemical Engineering Board Exam was set at 54.83%. UPV was one of four universities that had a passing percentage above 90%. The three others were UP Diliman with 91.75%, De LaSalle Taft 92.86%, and University of San Carlos 92%. Among the schools in Region 6, the Central Philippine University had a 40% passing percentage; LaSalle Bacolod, 60%; and the University of San Agustin, 14.29%. (With report from the School of Technology) (http://www.upv.edu.ph/upv/index. php/96-news-and-features/796-sotechpioneer-chem-eng-batch-scores-9091-inm m) nov-2012-licensure-exam)
Spatial, political discourse in artworks launched at Vargas Museum
Photo by Misael Bacani
UPV SoTech Chem Eng pioneers pass licensure exams with flying colors
Stephanie S. Cabigao
The Jorge B. Vargas Museum opened 2013 with two group exhibits featuring discourse of space as a site of struggle and empowerment of the people. One exhibit titled “Lupa: Struggle for Land” consisted of various pieces of visual art that narrate land as a long-standing contested territory in feudal exploitation that persisted until today. The exhibit was a counterpoint to an earlier show dubbed “Kapital: Tribute to Labor” that opened in 2010 and still going on at the Jorge B. Vargas Museum. Understanding land as a vital tool for equity and change, the “Lupa: Struggle for Land” exhibit shows images of the landless majority that locked in a continuing the struggle to regain their rights to territory and life. Such narratives of struggle come to life in the works of Buen Calubayan, Ted Camahalan, Neil Doloricon, Federico Dominguez, Gerilya, Renato Habulan, Gene de Loyola, Nikki Luna, Renan Ortiz, Iggy Rodriguez, Jose Tence Ruiz, Pablo Buen Santos, Manolo Sicat, Mel Vera Cruz, and Chitoy Zapata. Opening on the same day at the museum was another show titled “President’s Office” focusing on the Malacañang Palace as a seat of authority, power, and a democratic tradition, among other things. The Palace however, also symbolizes a public space that is open for everybody. The shows curator, Dawn Atienza and Antares Gomez-Bartolome, explained that the seeming openness of such space is apparently and practically operated with tight security measures, making it obscure and concealed from public scrutiny.
UPD-CFA caps 2012 with art exhibits Stephanie S. Cabigao
Prof. Librero keynotes 2nd national CDECPP confab
The College of Fine Arts (CFA), UP Diliman, ended 2012 with an exhibition dubbed “Art Gifts” featuring various works of art by students, faculty members and alumni of the school. The exhibits mainly consisted of drawings, paintings, illustrations, prints, photographs, digital art, ceramics, pottery, and sculptures, objects, installations and other small works by UP Fine Arts faculty members, students and alumni. The event, held on Dec. 6 at the Corredor, CFA’s Gallery in Bartlett Hall, was organized by prominent artist-professors Neil Ortega Doloricon and Benjamin Isla Cabangis,. Among the exhibitors were Armand Burgos, Aman Santos, Bim Bacaltos, Jose Alberto Tañedo, Mark San Valentin, Manolo Sicat, Yasmin Lantz, Mitzi Reyes, Marc Malto, Rita Gaudino, Ninel Constantino, Rico Lascano, Mitch Shivers, Ernesto Enrique, Dakila Fernando, Monet Narciso, Joy Ilagan, Kathy Sta. Ana, and Nestor Vinluan. The exhibits also included visual allegories by Cabangis and Doloricon.
Photo courtesy of UPOU-IO
Criscelle Moya, UPOU-IO
“The guidepost for a development communicator is to reach a level of mental preparedness and willingness to pursue the achievement, through the use of communication, of a human development purpose or end-goal.” Professor Felix Librero underscored this principle in his keynote address at the 2nd National Conference of the Consortium of Development Communication Educators and Practitioners in the Philippines (CDCEPP) at the Isabela State University in Cauayan, Isabela last November 9. The affair had for its theme “Development Communication: A ‘Global’ Practice.” L i b r e r o, s e c o n d o f t h e U P O U chancellor, is a professor of Development Communication and chair of the UPOU Doctor of Communication program. CDCEPP aims to promote the ideals of development communication as a field of study and practice which contributes to community development and nationbuilding through meaningful and relevant communication. (http://www2.upou.edu.ph/component/content/ article/66-news2012/688-professor-lex-librero-atdevcom-conference) e e)
UPD-CBA scores UPLB Choral Ensemble tops 2012 NAMCYA The multi-awarded UP Los Baños the UPLBCE has performed in numerous a three-peat Choral Ensemble (UPLBCE) won the concerts locally and abroad. championship at grand prize in the Adult Choir Category It has received notable awards from the th of the 2012 National Music Competition Tolosa Choral Competition in Spain, ITB the 13 PANAnaw for Young Artists (NAMCYA) held at the International Choral Festival in Indonesia Cultural Center of the Philippines, Pasay in 2010 (four gold medals), A Voyage of Awards UP Diliman College of Business Administration (UPD-CBA) retained for the third consecutive year its title in the Philippine Association of National Advertisers Foundation (PANAF) 13th PANAnaw Awards held at the Philippine Trade Training Center in Pasay City last November 17. Having won in 2010 and 2011, CBA scored a three-peat in the competition to duplicateits feat in 2004-2006. The college has now won six championships in the past 13 years of the competition. UP Visayas College of Management (UPV-CM) came in second, followed by Asia Pacific College, De La Salle UniversityTaft, and Assumption College. Twenty-five schools joined this year’s competition. PANAnaw Awards is an integrated marketing communications (IMC) students’ competition of PANAF. This year’s competition called for an advocacy campaign for solid waste management. UP-CBA’s winning entry, “Swak Attack,” is anchored on a social media platform to encourage the youth to practice the three Swak Attack moves of “taktak, bitbit, and ulit,” the team’s re-interpretation of the traditional 3Rs (reduce, reuse recycle). (Sources: UP CBA Alumni News Vol. 2012 No. 18 and UPV-IPO article by Anna Razel Ramirez with reports from Prof. Neil Hortillo Hortillo)
City, last November 23. Led and conducted by Romel Lomarda, the 23-member choral group performed the obligatory piece Yver, vous n’estes qu’un villain composed by Claude Debussy and their two chosen pieces, Eriks Esenvalds’ Stars and Xander Choy’s A Fantasy. Formed in 1991 with founding members from the UP Rural High School Glee Club,
Songs International Choral Festival (Grand Prix Winner) in Zhuha, China in 2011, and the 28thTakarazuka International Chamber Chorus Contest (two gold medals for romantic and contemporary categories) in Japan last July 2012. (http://www.uplb.edu.ph/index.php/whats-new/720-uplb-choral-ensemble-tops-2012namcya
UPV SoTech, DTI train Miagao natives in culinary art Lyncen M. Fernandez, UPV-IPO
Residents of several barangays in Miagao, Iloilo have been trained in cooking and packaging native delicacies with a view to augmenting their family income. T he Skills Development for the Preparation of Selected Native Delicacies training was organized by the UP Visayas (UPV) School of Technology (SoTech) in collaboration with the Department of Trade and Industry, Region VI office. The training was held last November 28-30 at the SoTech food laboratory, UPV Miagao campus. Some faculty members and alumni of the BS Food Technology program of SoTech served as resource persons for the seminar.
Aside from skills development and enhancement, additional lectures on product standardization, quality control, safety practices, packaging and simple product costing were also conducted. About 40 participants attended the training. Follow-up training sessions were held December 4-6 on simple and practical techniques about food safety preparation. The training series was organized to provide a holistic approach in preparing participants to become entrepreneurs. (With report from SoTech) (http://www.upv.edu.ph/upv/index. php/96-news-and-features/792-sotechupgrade-skills-of-miagaoanons-on-makingnative-delicacies)