Perspective vol. 9 no. 17 - De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde

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e r s p e c t i v eP• Page 6 • February 25 - March 9, 2008 •Showing that it has already made its mark in producingIT-proficient graduates, De La Salle-College of SaintBenilde (DLS-CSB) took part recently in the E-ServicesGlobal Sourcing Conference and Exhibition.In theBIGleagueDLS-CSB displayed its ITprowess as it recentlyjoined the largest IT showin the countryBy Sarwar FaruqueThe event, dubbed as the country’s largest ITevent, was held last February 11 and 12 at thecavernous SMX Convention Center at the Mall of Asiacomplex in Pasay City.DLS-CSB, represented by the School ofManagement and Information Technology (SMIT),showcased the graduate theses of two groups that havebeen able to turn their final academic projects intocommercial products.During the two-day exhibition, over 160 BPO(business process outsourcing) companies and serviceproviders showcased their products. The goal of theexhibition was to promote the Philippines as a center ofexcellence for outsourced solutions.The exhibition, in coordination with the Department ofTrade and Industry (DTI), also presented alternativelocations outside Metro-Manila where BPO companiescan locate. More than 20 cities represented themselvesas “next-wave-cities”, poised to provide alternativelocations for BPO firms.The conference included speakers from Accenture,Mera Networks, Auriga and many industry leaders. A largenumber of conference attendees included foreign nationslooking for investment opportunities in the growing BPOmarket of the Philippines.The DLS-CSB boothat thecountry’sbiggest ITevent.
Pe r s p e c t i v e• Page 7 • February 25 - March 9, 2008 •As the country findsitself buffeted bydifferent kinds ofcontroversies, campusjournalists from theDe La Salle Systemcame together in afriendly competitionwith the goal of usingjournalism to achievelasting peace.The 19th CampusJournalism Awards (CJA)spearheaded by the De La SalleUniversity-Manila was heldrecently, with various themesrevolving around the concept ofpeace.Benildean campusjournalists picked up honorsduring the competition led byKirk Tefora, a second yearABMMA student, who won firstplace in editorial cartooning.Two other Benildeans,Linanne Lou Pineda and WilfredEvan Jotojot, took home secondprize in editorial cartooning andsports writing, respectively.Placing third in editorial writingwas Raphael Sta. Cruz, whileFrances Kristin Jamille achievedthe same in feature writing.Pineda, in an interview, saidit was her first time to win in thecompetition. “My entry was anillustration of a Christian and aMuslim fighting each other but areflection in a body of waterbeside them shows the two ofthem making peace.”The CJA was created toserve as a respected andcredible award-giving body foryoung Lasallian journalists andone that will continuouslyfocus on the development ofjournalism grounded onaccountable public service.This year’s participantswere given the chance toexpress themselves in writingand drawing (in the case ofeditorial cartooning) based onthe following topics:Communication, The Vessel ofPeace, Inter-racial Families,Peace through War, andCounter-Terrorism: A Way toPeace or a Path to War?Open to all collegeundergraduate students ofany school that belonging tothe De La Salle System, theCJA is a commitment of theGreen & White — the officialannual of DLSU-Manila —and is dedicated torecognizing the talents,skills, and potentials offuture journalists.It is also devoted toproviding a venue for healthycompetition among itsparticipants, which in turn willcreate a positive impact to thequality of Lasallian schoolnewspapers and journalists.LinanneLouPinedaWilfredEvanJotojotKirk TeforaPhotos by MelvinCalimag and RedRivera, MCO
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