12 U.P. Newsletter
MARCH 2011
Booters reclaim UAAP football crown Regalado Jose ARLYN VCD PALISOC ROMUALDO
UP has regained the UAAP football championship. UP regained the crown this 73rd season of the University Athletics Association of the Philippines (UAAP). The Fighting Maroons tamed the University of Santo Tomas (UST) Growling Tigers last February 27 with a score of 2-1. UP last won the football championship in 2009. Having missed the chance to defend its title last year because of game forfeitures, the UP booters returned this year with an impressive 9-1-0 win-draw-loss card after the elimination rounds and entered the finals with a twice-to-beat advantage. UP had previously beaten UST in the
eliminations—1-0 in the first round and 2-0 in the second. During the finals, the Growling Tigers managed to score a goal via OJ Clariño in the second half, but it was not enough to tie the match. The Maroons had already scored two by then, courtesy of Nii Aryee Ayi, more than halfway through the first half, and Gerardo Valmayor almost ten minutes before the penalty kick that went in for UST. Three Maroons were also given individual honors at the end of the tournament. Midfielder Stephen Ralph Permanes was named Most Valuable Player; Valmayor, Rookie of the Year and Best Striker, and Deo Segunial, Best Defender. Best Midfielder went to Shinmar Felongco
of UST while De La Salle University’s Patrick Deyto was named Goalkeeper of the Year. The UP men’s football team is coached by Franklin Muescan and Andres Gonzales. The players are defenders Alfonso Joaquin Cruz, Raymark Kenneth Fernandez, Juan Miguel Roy, Segunial, Allen Jose Serna and Albert Eli Yatco; forwards Jay Romulo Eusebio, Nathaniel de Guzman, Keith Israel Mordeno, Jacob Ochoa, team captain Nathan Octavio, Valmayor and Carlos Miguel Vitriolo; goalkeepers Tyrone Caballes and Mark Stephen Custodio; and midfielders Ayi, Justin Paul Depano, Jorell Eric Garcia, Permanes, and John Edward Rances.
UP men spikers settle for third place ARLYN VCD PALISOC ROMUALDO
The UP Fighting Maroons settled for third place in men’s volleyball at the 73rd season of the University Athletics Association of the Philippines (UAAP). They lost to the second-seeded Far Eastern University (FEU) Tamaraws in the first semifinals match last February 16.
FEU came in with a twice-to-beat advantage. Determined not to face-off with the UP squad again in the semifinals, the Tamaraws, in an early show of dominance, beat the Maroons in the first set, 25-16. Regaining their composure, the UP
spikers rallied during the second set and attempted to equalize the match. With the set tied at 11 and UP serving, FEU setter and one of its heavy hitters, Pitrus Paolo De Ocampo, was replaced by Ferdinand Garcia through a mandatory substitution. The side of De Ocampo’s head had earlier hit the concrete supporting the railings at courtside when he dove to save the ball. In a bid to compensate for the temporary absence of their teammate, the FEU six steadily edged out the Maroons, leading by as much as five points at 21-16. UP retaliated by closing the gap to two points, 21-19. It was not enough, however, as UP ended the second set with a threepoint deficit at 25-22. The beginning of the third set saw UP racking up points with blocks and attacks as it capitalized on FEU errors. UP was leading by five points at 11-6 when FEU fought to catch up, scoring four more points against UP’s one. When an outside ball gave one point to the Maroon court, the FEU spikers decided to rectify the situation and nailed UP’s score at 13 while they surged with seven consecutive points. In the end, the Tamaraws overpowered the Maroons, 25-20. With the men’s volleyball team finishing the season at third place, UP gets an additional 10 points in its UAAP overall ranking.
UPD Bulwagan ng Dangal opens sketches, architecture, fashion exhibits (Continued from page 7) Cajipe-Endaya, Norberto “Lito” Carating, Denes Dasco, Joy Dasco, RM De Leon, Anton del Castillo, Lenore RS Lim, Lina Llaguno-Ciani, Jay Lozada, Christina Quisumbing Ramilo, Riza Romero, Luis “Junyee” Yee Jr. and Phyllis Zaballero. “Arkitektura + Moda” also opened on the same day. The exhibit highlights the marriage of fashion and architectural styles throughout the country’s cultural history. It is part of the “Archi[types/text],” the contribution of the National Committee on Architecture and Allied Arts (NCAAA) to this year’s Philippine
International Arts Festival. The festival marks 20 years of celebrating National Arts Month every February. The NCAAA is one of the 19 national committees under the Na-tional Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA). Curated by Lico, who is also the vicehead of the NCAAA, the exhibit features 15 pieces designed by Ivan Raborar of Koronadal City; Emi Alexander Englis of Davao City; and Pepe Quitco, Joey Rodriguez, and Wilfred Yee of Cotabato City. “Bozzetos” and “Arkitektura + Moda” will run until March 31.
Ambassador of Italy to the Philippines Luca Fornari,
piano grant finds its first scholar
Jose Miguel Aspiras, piano major and UPCAT passer, is the first recipient of the Regalado Jose piano grant. Aspiras is the grand-son of Rizal Reyes who was a viola teacher at the College of Music in the 1970s and 1980s. Founded in honor of the renowned pianist who passed away last year, the grant consists of a cash award that defrays the cost of music books and other expenses. Prof. Regalado Jose is remembered as one of the most accomplished concert pianists and educators in the country. He was recognized internationally, particularly during his stint as a fellow at the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore, Maryland where he won so many awards, prompting his professor, Hungarian Erno Balogh, to quip, “He took everything but the building.” He was also conductor of the Manila Symphony Orchestra and the Metro Manila Symphony Orchestra, in addition to holding the title of Professor Emeritus at the University of the Philippines. After his death in November 2010, his wife Remedios Trota Jose and children (Regalado Jr., Renato, Regina, Raymunda Anna, Rita and UP Prof. Ricardo Jose) agreed that instead of flowers, they would request donations to what would become seed money for what is now the Regalado Jose piano grant. The funds were placed under the care of the UP Foundation, Inc. The selection grantees is done by a committee composed of faculty members from the Piano Department of the UP College of Music. Important criteria for candidate selection include talent, grade point average, as well as financial background of a candidate’s family. According to Prof. Ricardo Jose, his mother and siblings preferred that the scholarship not be awarded to someone from a wealthy background. One scholar per academic year will be selected. As regards the importance of the grant, Regalado Jose’s son Ricardo stressed that he and his family felt that it would perpetuate the ideals that his father lived by, particularly excellence in piano. “It is difficult to be a music major in the electronic age,” he said. “It seems that people think that an electronic keyboard is all that’s required to make a good piano sound.” He believes, however, that true music is still produced by talent and good instruments. Although it is traditionally more difficult for Filipino musicians to get good scholarships, Ricardo thinks that his father’s inspiration can easily serve as a guide for young pianists. This grant not only preserves Regalado Jose’s memory, but also shares the beauty of his life, which in his son’s words, helps “to elevate the cultural awareness of Filipinos while assisting deserving students.”
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