UP Carillon 2020

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Official Publication of the University of the Philippines Alumni Issue No. 4

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On the Cover

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Science Feature

The battle

goes to the

Net

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Photo Essay

Images of UP Manila

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Featured Alumni

Chapter Abroad

UPAA San Francisco:

Staying Connected in

the Bay Area

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Know Your UP Officials

Board of Regents

UP Vice Presidents

Chancellors

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Arts Feature

Treasures by UP’s

National Artists abound

on campuses

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Social Science Feature

Dr. Ricardo Jose

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Sports Feature

Get moving against

COVID-19

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OAR Section

ARC Convention:

Roadmap to Stronger

Relationships

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Biographical Tributes

Prof. Emerita Angangco

Dr. Feliciano Calora, Sr.

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Featured Alumni

Chapter in the

Philippines

UPAA Capiz:

Building the Future

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Cover Story

NIH Through the Fabric

of Time

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Alumni Engagement

Alumni of the Philippine

General Hospital School

of Nursing

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Spotlight

Compassion in the Face of

a Disaster: Lessons Learned

on the Frontlines of the

Philippine General Hospital

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UP in Pop Culture

Homegrown UP Bands

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Featured Fraternity AA

The Tau Alpha Infinity Walk

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Featured Sorority AA

Sigma Delta Phi Sorority

Alumni News

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Featured College-based AA

UPCMCAA:

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From the Editor’s Desk

Dear alumni and friends,

It is our fervent prayer that you and your family are staying well.

But if the series of misfortunes that visited us in 2020 —

the eruption of Taal volcano, the coronavirus, typhoons Quinta,

Rolly, and Ulysses — have caused you and your loved ones pain

and distress, please know that our thoughts and prayers are

with you.

Bayanihan is the word and action of the year, for the Philippines.

The term bayanihan evokes that indomitable Filipino spirit of

solidarity (pakikiisa) and compassion (malasakit). It describes

our coming together in spontaneous magnanimity to help our

fellow countrymen during the most challenging of times. Just

this year, through the public health crisis caused by the coronavirus

and the large scale devastation wrought by the volcanic

eruption and the series of typhoons, there have been countless

acts of bayanihan by legions of Filipinos coming together in

partnership and charity.

How serendipitous it is that this issue of Carillon features UP

Manila and the 110th founding anniversary of the UP Philippine

General Hospital (PGH) because it is there where some of the

University’s first bayanihan responses to address COVID-19

became manifest.

Let this issue of Carillon keep you up to speed about the

celebration of life in UP Manila. Read about developments at the

National Institutes of Health, PGH, and School of Nursing as they

accomplish their mission of bringing

world-class health care for Filipinos,

especially the underserved and

marginalized. I am sure that you

will enjoy viewing the photo essay

focusing on the heritage

buildings as silent witnesses to

the history of UP Manila.

Rounding up the focus on

Manila is historian Dr. Ricardo

T. Jose’s commemoration of

the 75th anniversary of the

Battle of Manila.

I hope you will be pleased

with this Carillon issue,

which was planned and

executed so that

the UP spirit

continues to spark

within you, our dear

alumni and friends.

Dr. Elena E. Pernia

Vice President

for Public Affairs

University of the

Philippines

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Editor-in-Chief

Maria Angelica D. Abad

Associate Editor

Jose Wendell P. Capili

Art Director

Teresa S. Congjuico

Managing Editor

Artemio Jun Engracia

Copy Editor

Susan Claire Agbayani

Patricia Ruth B. Cailao

Maita Domaoal

Marie Ylenette W. Reforzado

Writers

Michaela Abao

Rhodora Aliga-Apolinario

Phoebe May Apostol

Ms. Hariette Ong-Banzon

Jospephine M. Bo

Lyca Benitez Brown

Jae Nheslyn M. Calo

GC T. Castro

Eva Maria Cutiongco-De la Paz, MD

Sonia Delen

Dr. Jonas Del Rosario

Oscar Gomez, Jr.

Shekinah P. Queri

Corazon B. Reyes

Joane V. Serrano

Rhenadette Socajel

Cynthia Villamor

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Media and Public Relations Office

Photos

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Researchers

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Administrative Support

Benjamin P. Oleriana III

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Know Your UP Officials: Board of Regents

HON. J. PROSPERO E. DE VERA III

Chairperson

Chairman, Commission on Higher Education

Dr. J. Prospero de Vera III was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte as

Chairman, from 24 January 2018 until 21 July 2022, of the Commission on Higher

Education (CHED), where he previously served as Commissioner and Officer-in-Charge.

As CHED Chairperson, Dr. De Vera is also the Chairperson of the

Board of Regents of the University of the Philippines and served as vice president

for public affairs of the UP System from 2011.

He is an alumnus of UP, having earned his Bachelor of Arts, major in History with

a minor in Political Science, and his doctorate degree in Public Administration.

He has a Master of Arts degree, major in Social Sciences with a minor in Political

Science, from De La Salle University.

HON. DANILO L. CONCEPCION

Co-chairperson

President, University of the Philippines

Atty. Danilo L. Concepcion finished Agricultural Engineering, summa cum laude,

at De La Salle-Araneta University in 1979 and studied law at the University of

the Philippines, graduating cum laude in 1983. He received his Master of Laws

degree from the University of London in 1986 as a scholar of the British government.

From 1996 to 2000, he served as Associate Commissioner of the Securities and

Exchange Commission. He returned to UP in 2002 to become Associate Dean

of the UP College of Law, Head of the UP Law Center and Director of the Institute

of Judicial Administration until May of 2006. He has also served UP as Vice

President for Legal Affairs and Dean of the UP College of Law, and is Vice Chairman

of the Board of Regents of the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Valenzuela.

HON. JOEL VILLANUEVA

Chairperson, Senate Committee on Higher, Technical

and Vocational Education

Senator Joel Villanueva is currently the Chairman of two other Senate committees:

Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development and Higher,

Technical and Vocational Education.

Among the landmark legislations he authored are the Occupational Safety and

Health Standards Law, Philippine Qualifications Framework Law, Tulong-Trabaho

Law, Telecommuting Law, and GMRC and Values Education Law.

Before he was elected senator in 2016, he was a member of the Cabinet of former

President Benigno Aquino III as TESDA Director General. He also served

three consecutive terms in the House of Representatives for the Citizens’ Battle

Against Corruption Party-List.

HON. MARK O. GO

Chairperson, House Committee on Higher and Technical Education

Congressman Mark Go is in his second term as Representative of Baguio City.

He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science (UPM) and Master’s degree

in Management (UPB) from the University of the Philippines and a Doctorate

in Humanities (honoris causa) from the Lyceum Northwestern University. This

UP Alumni Distinguished Service Awardee, Outstanding Citizen of Baguio, and

Outstanding Rotary District Governor was an assistant professor of management,

a human resource director and an entrepreneur. As a public servant, he

is currently the Chairperson of the House Committee on Higher and Technical

Education and Vice Chairperson of the Committee on Labor and Employment.

He sits as a member of the UP Board of Regents.

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HON. REYNALDO C. LASERNA

Alumni Regent

President, UP Alumni Association

Atty. Reynaldo C. Laserna, from 1979 to 1986, was the Chief Legal Counsel of

ten (10) big corporations, including Metrobank, the biggest universal bank in

the Philippines. In 1986-1990, he was vice president for Law, Board Director, and

Corporate Secretary of Philippine National Oil Co. (PNOC) and Petron Corporation.

PNOC was the biggest corporation in the country.

In 1990, Atty. Laserna founded the ATHENEUM School in Noveleta, Cavite,

which is alternately ranked No. 1, 2, or 3 in the Cavite Division and among the

top schools in Region IV and the Philippines.

HON. FRANCIS C. LAUREL

Member

Regent Francis C. Laurel is a graduate of the Agribusiness Program of UPLB

Class 1969, magna cum laude. He hails from the province of Batangas where he

was engaged in business for 40 years. He is also the franchised dealer of Toyota

in Batangas City and Camarines Sur. For the last 16 years, he has been the President

of Philippines Japan Society whose singular mission is to promote and

nurture Philippines-Japan relations through cultural and educational ties with

its counterpart organizations in Japan.

HON. ANGELO A. JIMENEZ

Member

Regent Angelo A. Jimenez was a well-known national and campus leader

and an award-winning writer and debater in his student days. He was elected

Chairman of the UP Student Council in Diliman in 1991 and was appointed

member of the UP Board of Regents in 1992 by President Corazon C. Aquino.

In 1990, he was a member of the UP College of Law team that won the

national championships in the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court

Competitions and represented the Philippines in the international rounds in

Washington, D.C. Atty. Jimenez took his degrees in Sociology (1987) and Law

(1994) from the University of the Philippines, Diliman. He was admitted to the

Philippine Bar in 1995.

HON. MARIA ARLISSA D. AGUILUZ

Member

Dr. Aguiluz graduated from the UP college of dentistry in 1983 and placed 5th

in the licensure exam for dentistry in December 1983. Currently, she is a faculty

member of the prosthodontics section of the UP College of Dentistry, where she

has been teaching continuously for 20 years since 1994.

She has a Masters degree in Bioethics Thesis level from the UP college of medicine.

Dr Aguiluz has been certified by the American Dental Association since

1989. She attended a preceptorship course in prosthodontics at the University

of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1988. Dr. Aguiluz maintains her private

practice at the UP Philippine General Hospital Qualimed Faculty building on Taft

Avenue, Manila.


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HON. RAMON G. GUILLERMO

Faculty Regent

Ramon “Bomen” Guillermo is a full professor at the Center for International Studies

at the University of the Philippines Diliman where he teaches subjects on

Southeast Asia and Europe. Before this, he taught for many years at the Department

of Filipino and Philippine Literature. He obtained his PhD in Southeast

Asian Studies (Austronesistik) from the Asien-Afrika Institut at the University of

Hamburg, Germany. He has done academic research and fieldwork in Germany,

Japan and Indonesia.

He has been a political activist since his student days and participated in various

human rights-related campaigns. He helped found the university-based organization,

Congress of Teachers and Educators for Nationalism and Democracy and

served for two terms as the national president of the All UP Academic Employees

Union.

HON. JOHN ISAAC B. PUNZALAN

Student Regent

Punzalan currently represents around 50,000 UP students in his role as the Student

Regent of UP. He has served in the student council for three years before

taking up the role of serving the whole student sector systemwide. Being

well-experienced in leading his constituency, he has led various initiatives and

efforts for the active involvement of the students towards the advancement of

democratic rights. A graduate of speech communication and a student-activist

at heart, he uses his knowledge and voice in crucial university decisions and

building unities amid wide diversity in the university.

HON. MYLAH R. PEDRANO

Staff Regent

Hon. Mylah R. Pedrano is the first staff regent from the Research, Extension and

Professional Staff (REPS) Sector to occupy the position. She holds a Bachelor

of Secondary Education major in Library Science from the University of San

Jose-Recoletos and a Master of Science in Library Science (MSLS) from the

University of San Carlos, both in Cebu City.

Prior to her stint as staff regent, Mylah was the first University Librarian of UP

Cebu, formerly, UP Cebu College under the UP Visayas, a constituent university

of UP. She also worked as Assistant Senior Librarian, serving as policy implementor

at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology–Harbor Library.

She has been a practicing professional librarian for 26 years, both in private and

government universities with three years of volunteer work in an NGO that caters

to abused women and children.

ATTY. ROBERTO M.J. LARA

Secretary of the University and the Board of Regents

Atty. Roberto M.J. Lara is a graduate of the University of the Philippines where

he obtained his undergraduate degree (AB Social Science, 1982) and law degree

(Bachelor of Laws, 1987). He obtained his Master of Laws (Commercial

Law) degree at the London School of Economics and Political Science (1999).

Atty. Lara has worked in various government agencies, including the Legislative

Staff of the Office of then Senator Rene A.V. Saguisag and as Chief of Staff of

former BIR Commissioner Liwayway Vinzons-Chato. After leaving government

service in 1998, he engaged in private law practice until his appointment as University

Secretary.

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Know Your UP Officials: System Administration

TEODORO J. HERBOSA

Executive Vice President

Dr. Teodoro J. Herbosa, MD, FPCS, FPCEP has extensive experience in Trauma

Surgery and Emergency Medicine. He was Undersecretary of the Department

of Health from 2010 to 2015, where he achieved the department’s objective of

implementing Universal Health Coverage. He was also Coordinator of Foreign

Medical Teams during Typhoon Haiyan in 2013.

In UP, he started the Fellowship Program for Trauma and Residency Program

in Emergency Medicine. He served as Chairman of the Physicians for Peace,

Philippines. His awards include the 2011 UPAA Distinguished Award Public Service;

2013 UPAA Distinguished Service Award; 2012 Rotary International D3780

Rotary Golden Wheel Award. He is currently chief of the Division of Trauma,

Department of Surgery, and National Telehealth Center, University of the Philippines,

Manila.

MA. CYNTHIA ROSE B. BAUTISTA

Vice President for Academic Affairs

Dr. Maria Cynthia Rose B. Bautista is a Professor of Sociology. She was former

Dean of UP Diliman’s College of Social Sciences and Philosophy, Executive Director

of the UP Center for Integrative and Development Studies, and Commissioner

of the Commission on Higher Education. Dr. Bautista served on the

advisory or governing boards of many important government and international

institutions such as the Philippine Institute of Development Studies, Philippine

Social Science Council, Human Development Network, Asian Scholarship Foundation

and the NUS Asian Research Institute.

She obtained her BA degree in Sociology from UP Diliman, magna cum laude,

and later earned her MS and PhD degrees in Sociology at the University of Wisconsin,

Madison.

LISA GRACE S. BERSALES

Vice President for Planning and Finance

Dr. Lisa Grace S. Bersales is Professor of Statistics at the UP School of Statistics

and currently Vice President for Planning and Finance of the UP System and Research

Fellow of the Philippine Statistical Research and Training Institute.

She served in various capacities at the School of Statistics - Director of Graduate

Studies from 1984 to 1989 and Dean for two terms from 1996 to 1998 and from

2002 to 2008. She is the first National Statistician of the Philippines and served

in this capacity from April 2014 to April 2019, heading the Philippine Statistics

Authority. During this period, she was also the Philippines’ Civil Registrar General

and started the implementation of the Philippines’ national identification

system. She implemented the Philippine Statistical Act of 2013 in the creation of

the Philippine Statistics Authority.

NESTOR G. YUNQUE

Vice President for Administration

VP Nestor G. Yunque is a former Vice Chancellor for Administration of the University

of the Philippines Visayas in Iloilo. A graduate of the Philippine Science

High School, he is an Associate Professor at the UPV College of Arts and Sciences-Division

of Biological Sciences.

As the Vice President for Administration of the University of the Philippines,

Prof. Yunque has responsibilities over human resources, compensation and benefits,

union and management relations, procurement, and related administrative

matters.

He is an active advocate and resource person on disaster risk reduction and climate

change resiliency campaigns.

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Know Your UP Officials: System Administration

ELVIRA A. ZAMORA

Vice President for Development

Dr. Elvira A. Zamora was the first woman dean of the now Cesar E.A. Virata

School of Business, UP Diliman (1998-2001). She was also the first Director of the

UP Technology Management Center (1997-1999) and served as Chair of VSB’s

Business Administration Department for seven years (1989-1996). She earned

her BSBA, MBA and DBA degrees from UP in 1976, 1981, and 1989, respectively.

She has taught Project Management and Operations Management, among other

subjects, and has published scholarly articles on topics as diverse as technology

management, the role of ICT in the humanities, and competitiveness evaluation.

At the moment, she is overseeing over a hundred development projects across

the UP System.

ELENA E. PERNIA

Vice President for Public Affairs

Dr. Elena E. Pernia is a professor of communication and former dean of the College

of Mass Communication, University of the Philippines Diliman. She has over

20 years of experience in communication and media education, research, and

planning and evaluation. Her highly distinguished academic career focuses on

capacity-building of students, local governments, health professionals, and civil

society organizations to design, implement, and evaluate their own communication

programs.

Dr. Pernia was a recipient of the Communication Excellence in Organization

(CEO Excel) Award in 2015.

HECTOR DANNY D. UY

Vice President for Legal Affairs

Atty. Hector Danny D. Uy served as Undersecretary of the Office of the Chief

Presidential Legal Counsel from 2006 to 2007. He was, in the same year, detailed

at the Office of the Solicitor General. He has been practicing law since

1990. He developed the first academic course on the Law on Corporate Finance

in 2002 and developed the first course on Foreign Investment Law in the country

in 1995. He was a bar examiner for Commercial Law in the 2009 Bar Examinations.

From 1985 to 1989, he took up law at UP Diliman, becoming a member

of the editorial board of the college’s Philippine Law Journal. He also earned a

Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from UP in 1984. Uy is also a reservist with the

rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Philippine Air Force.

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Know Your UP Officials: Chancellors of Constituent Universities

FIDEL R. NEMENZO

Chancellor, UP Diliman

Dr. Fidel R. Nemenzo is Professor 6 in UP Diliman, with the Institute of Mathematics

as his home department. Before he was elected as Chancellor, he served the

university as the Vice Chancellor for Research and Development in UP Diliman.

A recognized scholar and academic leader, Nemenzo graduated with a Bachelor

of Science in Mathematics in UP Diliman in 1985 and later on, he obtained his

master’s and doctorate degrees in Mathematics from Sophia University in Tokyo

in 1992 and 1998, respectively. Nemenzo was the president of both the Southeast

Asian Mathematical Society and the Mathematical Society of the Philippines. In

2019, he was elected to the Governing Board of the National Research Council

of the Philippines and is Chair of its Mathematics Division.

JOSE V. CAMACHO, JR., Ph.D.

Chancellor, UP Los Baños

Chancellor Jose De Vera Camacho, Jr. took his oath of office as the 10th

Chancellor of UP Los Baños and will serve a three-year term effective Nov. 1,

2020 to Oct. 31, 2023. He is currently the dean of the Graduate School and a

professor of economics at the College of Economics and Management.

Camacho is one of the pioneering students of the BS Economics program of

UPLB in 1986. He pursued his education and finished his MA in Economics of

Development, specializing in education, labor, and development economics

at Erasmus University International Institute of Social Studies at The Hague,

Netherlands. In 2007, he graduated with a Doctor of Economics from the

Graduate School of Economics at Kyoto University in Japan where he specialized

in economics of education, labor, and human resource economics.

CARMENCITA D. PADILLA

Chancellor, UP Manila

Dr. Padilla is a Professor of Pediatrics at the College of Medicine and currently

Chancellor of University of the Philippines Manila. Dr. Padilla is a pioneer in

genetics in the Philippines and the Asia Pacific region. She is responsible for

setting up the national newborn screening services in the Philippines, currently

available in more than 7,000 health facilities in the country. She is Council

Member of the Human Genome Organization, an international organization

of scientists from 69 countries. Dr. Padilla has been a recipient of numerous

awards and has more than 120 publications. In the area of policy making, she

is responsible for the Newborn Screening Act of 2004 (RA 9288) and the Rare

Disease Act of 2016 (RA 10747). For her varied contributions to the academic

growth of genetics in the Philippines, she was conferred Academician of the

National Academy of Science and Technology in 2008.

CLEMENT C. CAMPOSANO, Ph.D.

Chancellor, UP Visayas

Chancellor Clement C. Camposano took his oath of office as the 11th Chancellor

of UP Visayas and will serve a three-year term effective Nov. 1, 2020 to Oct.

31, 2023. Since 2017 up to the present, he serves as a faculty member of the

UP Diliman College of Education and currently the President of the Philippine

Studies Association (PSA).

Camposano finished Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and History in the

College of Arts and Sciences, UP Visayas. In 1992, he earned his MA in Political

Science, and finished Ph.D. in Philippine Studies (major in Anthropology and

minor in Sociology) in 2009, both in UP Diliman.


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Know Your UP Officials: Chancellors of Constituent Universities

MELINDA dP. BANDALARIA

Chancellor, UP Open University

Prof. Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria is the fourth Chancellor of the UP Open

University. She has a PhD in Development Communication from the UP Los

Baños and took her Graduate Certificate in Distance Education at the Indiana

University, Bloomington, USA. As a development communication and distance

education practitioner, she has been an advocate of the use of information and

communication technologies for development (ICT4D). She has led several

national training programs that aimed to empower grassroots women, teachers,

and students with ICT skills. She has spearheaded the development and offering

of Massive Open Online Courses at UPOU as well as the development of MOOCs

Certification Programs on various fields. For her contributions in the field of

development communication, Dr. Bandalaria was recognized as one of the five

2014 UPLB College of Development Communications Distinguished Alumni and

the Outstanding UPLBAA Alumni Awardee in Communication Education.

LARRY N. DIGAL

Chancellor, UP Mindanao

The University of the Philippines (UP) Board of Regents has appointed School of

Management Dean, Prof. Larry N. Digal, as the 5th Chancellor of UP Mindanao for

a three-year term. Chancellor Digal joined UP Mindanao in June 2001 and served

as Dean of the School of Management in January 2004 to March 2007 and for

a second term on July 2016 until his recent appointment. Chancellor Digal holds

an appointment as UP Scientist I which he has held for three consecutive terms

since 2011. He was the top graduate of the UP Los Baños College of Agriculture

in 1985 where he finished his BS Agriculture degree major in Agricultural

Economics, cum laude. He earned his MS in Agricultural Economics in Purdue

University (Indiana, USA), and his PhD in Agricultural Economics in University

of Sydney.

RAYMUNDO D. ROVILLOS

Chancellor, UP Baguio

Dr. Raymundo D. Rovillos, a Professor of History, is the Chancellor of the

University of the Philippines Baguio. Dr Rovillos earned his Bachelor’s degree

in Social Sciences (major in History and Political Science) from the University

of the Philippines Baguio in 1985, and went on to complete his Master’s degree

in Social Development Studies from UP Baguio in 1996. In 2005, he earned his

doctorate degree in History from UP Diliman. As chancellor of the university, he

strengthened the research productivity of the UP Baguio faculty and completed

at least five major infrastructure projects for the university including the Museo

Kordilyera and the Science Research Center. His community engagements

include his chairmanship since 2014 of The Baguio We Want movement, a broad

multi-sectoral coalition of civil society organizations advocating for sustainable

development of Baguio City and Benguet province.

LIZA D. CORRO

Chancellor, UP Cebu

Professor Liza D. Corro is the First Chancellor of UP Cebu. She took up her

law from the College of Law of UP Diliman and teaches Business Organization

and Labor Laws, Obligations and Contracts and other related laws in UP

Cebu’s School of Management. She actively advocates in providing sustainable

livelihood for women. She is currently a member of the Advisory Council of the

Regional Micro Small and Medium Enterprises Development Council of Region

7 in the Philippines. Her research interests range from Disaster Risk Reduction

Management to Business Incubation and Intellectual Property Management.

She currently heads the Technology Transfer and Business Development Office

of UP Cebu called UPCEBUinIT, and leads the latest extension center of UP Cebu

called Students' Teachers' Innovation Incubation Technology Commercialization

Hub. She leads UP Cebu to live by its tagline: “Nurtured to Create, Inspired to

Innovate and Destined to Serve.”

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Arts Feature

By Maita Domaoal

Treasures by UP’s National Artists abound

on campuses

Carabao Park, UP Los Banos

The University of the Philippines has been

the home ground of many of the finest

minds in Philippine arts and culture. About

40 National Artists in different categories

have so far, either attended, graduated

or taught at the university. Some of their

works were bound to be on campus, but

who knew there was this much to enjoy

from the masters?

Thanks to the UP Collection Mapping Project

(UCM), some 176 artworks by National

Artists have been catalogued in Diliman

alone. Based on their inventories including

other campuses, there are about 15 National

Artists in the visual arts category who have

at least one artwork in the UP system.

The most famous of these welcome Diliman

visitors right off the bat. There’s Napoleon

Abueva’s massive bas relief Tribute to

Higher Education and the UP Gateway

shed. Farther down is the iconic Oblation

by Guillermo E. Tolentino (who also made

the bronze Rizal bust in Palma Hall.)

Tolentino made the two pillars with carabao

heads in Carabao Park, which served as

the original entrance landmark to the Los

Baños campus. He mentored Abueva, who

later served as dean of the College of Fine

Arts (CFA).

Abueva’s massive bas relief Tribute to Higher Education

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Many of Abueva’s works can be found all

over the Diliman campus. After Siyam na

Diwata ng Sining was erected, the Faculty

Center garden subsequently became

known as Hardin ng Mga Diwata. His other

works can be found in the Virata School of

Business (VSB), UP Lagoon, Ang Bahay ng

Alumni, Institute of Small-Scale Industries,

the Main Library and of course, the College

of Fine Arts grounds.

In 2010, his Tamaraw with Wings, or the

Pegaraw, commissioned by the UPLB

College of Agriculture class of 1960, was

erected at the UPLB Main Library. Even the

UPLB Oblation, in fact, was sculpted by

Abueva.

One particular Diliman landmark, the

Parish of the Holy Sacrifice, features the

combined work of five National Artists.

There is Abueva’s Crucified and Risen

Christ sculpture and the altar base, the

River of Life floor mural by Arturo Luz, the

Stations of the Cross by Vicente Manansala

assisted by Ang Kiukok, and the church’s

architecture by Leandro V. Locsin.

Manansala has another renowned largescale

work that greets most of Diliman’s

freshmen. The Arts and the Sciences is a

huge oil painting in the Palma Hall lobby.

Completed in 1960, it depicts various

elements of the arts and sciences in a

surrealist style. Manansala continued to play

on theme with his creation of the mosaic

lobby floor design.

Over at the VSB lobby is another renowned

work from a student who emerged as the

first magna cum laude graduate of the

CFA in 1953. Jose Joya was awarded an

international study grant before eventually

returning to become dean of his college

in the 1970s. His oil painting Barter of

Panay at the VSB lobby was created in

1978, showcasing his style of abstract

expressionism. Joya has other works at the

UP Main Library.

Acquired art works in the university’s

collection come in different ways. Some

arrive as formal donations such as those

from Abdulmari Imao and BenCab. Their

works are in Bulwagan ng Dangal, a.k.a. the

University Heritage Museum in Gonzales

Hall.

“The history of acquisition varies from one

unit to another. If we are just referring to

the artworks from the College of Fine Arts,

it started out as a ‘teaching collection’

to be used for instruction in pre-war UP

Manila. Later on, many were done by CFA

faculty who later became National Artists,”

explained Cecilia De La Paz, PhD, director

of the Office of Initiative in Culture and the

Arts.

In the case of donations, the venue is usually

determined by the donor. But the university

also considers the significance of the artist

and the work to a particular discipline,

unit or building. There are also factors like

proper spaces for storage and exhibition,

climate control, conservation and more.

It seems practical then to donate directly to

a museum. Such was the idea of the Vargas

family with their bequest of artworks,

stamps, coins, historical documents,

photographs, books, and memorabilia

of patriarch Jorge B. Vargas. He was an

esteemed lawyer and diplomat, and among

the patrons of Fernando Amorsolo. The

Jorge B. Vargas Museum and Filipiniana

Research Center in Diliman thus possesses a

number of Amorsolo’s acclaimed paintings.

Pegaraw in UP Los Baños

Then, there are the commissioned works.

UP Manila was the original site of one of

Carlos “Botong” Francisco’s finest pieces,

a series of four huge paintings. He made

Pag-unlad ng Panggagamot sa Pilipinas in

1953 specifically for the Philippine General

Hospital. This almost three-meter high

quadtych adorned PGH’s main entrance

hall for over five decades and depicted

healing practices across Philippine history.

But because of their high-traffic location,

the paintings deteriorated and had to

undergo massive restoration. They were

permanently relocated to the National

Museum, which could better care for them.

High quality reproductions were turned

over to PGH.

Whether the artworks are donated or

commissioned, the iskolar ng bayan who

walks these academic halls or public spaces

can be inspired by these pieces.

So should UP acquire even more of them?

Not without a clear rationale or a close

affinity to the university, says Director De

La Paz.

“I would like to think that a university art

collection is primarily geared towards a

synergy of art and academic pursuits, in

line with our purpose and strengths in

interdisciplinary studies,” she said.

The UCM project covered mostly paintings,

illustrations, and sculptures. Comics by

Francisco Coching could still be unearthed

in the University Library and there are also

the marks of architecture greats still to

index.

Art thrills, inspires, overwhelms, and

even compels insight and action. The UP

community gets to enjoy and learn from

the works of these masters on any day, in

whichever campus they may be.

One of the four huge paintings in UP-PGH by Carlos Francisco.

(With special thanks to OICA Director Dr. CS De La Paz,

Department of Art Studies Chair Dr. Roberto Paulino, and UPD

UCM Project Managing Editor Mark Louie Lugue.)


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Social Science Feature

Dr. RICARDO TROTA JOSE

on the Commemoration of the 75th

Anniversary of the battle of Manila

By Susan Claire Agbayani

“A shrapnel mark here, a bullet hole there, a

vacant lot. All these mean nothing to those

who do not know. But to those who are familiar

with what happened -- these marks, these

signs, these relics – speak of terror, of death, of

destruction.”

Thus said Dr. Ricardo Trota Jose of “a few

tangible reminders of the Battle of Manila” in

an online interview with Carillon.

Dr. Jose is a history professor of the University

of the Philippines and was the recipient of

the Teacher Award at the 2019 Metrobank

Foundation Outstanding Filipinos for his “service

above and beyond the call of duty.” He also is

the first historian to receive the Outstanding

Young Scientist in the field of Social Sciences

award from the National Academy of Science

and Technology in July 1997.

His calendar has been full – the pandemic

notwithstanding – as he is one of the foremost

scholars and authorities on World War II in the

Philippines and the Asia Pacific.

Why commemorate?

We may be 75 years removed from the Battle

of Manila that wreaked so much destruction on

the city and other parts of the country. Why

must we celebrate or remember a very dark

part of our history?

“The tragedy has to be remembered not to

instill hatred, but to remember the sacrifices

our people had to face; sacrifices that we

faced and managed to triumph over,” Dr. Jose

said. “We commemorate the battle to learn, to

remember, to grieve over the dead and the loss,

but also to recognize and highlight that bravery

and selflessness.”

In an article – yet unpublished -- which he

wrote for Tulay, a Chinese-Filipino Digest, he

gives us some context: “February 3 to March

3, 2020, marked 75 years since the Battle of

Manila, a tragedy that changed Philippine

history. Around 100,000 civilian lives were

reported lost in the one-month battle, along

with some 16,000 Japanese sailors and soldiers

who chose to fight to the death, and over a

thousand American soldiers. The figures can

be deceiving, since these do not include those

wounded in battle -- and many more Filipinos

and Americans were wounded, physically and

psychologically -- by the battle.”

Diamond Jubilee

Apart from the Battle of Manila, the year

2020 also marks other important events in

the Philippines towards the end of the World

War 2: the Lingayen Gulf Landings, Jan. 9; the

Battle of Bessang Pass, June 15; and the formal

surrender of General Yamashita, Sept. 3.

Aside from these, all over the islands, local folk

are celebrating the 75th anniversary of the

following:

• Cabanatuan Raid (or Liberation of

Cabanatuan POW Camp), Jan. 30

• Nasugbu Landing, Jan. 31

• Liberation of Manila, Feb. 3

• The Martyrdom of De La Salle Brothers,

Feb. 12

• Rescue at Dawn, or Liberation of the Los

Baños Internment Camp, Feb. 23

• Corregidor Flag Raising, Mar. 2

• Liberation of Sta. Cruz, Laguna, Mar. 5

• Zamboanga Liberation, Mar. 10

• Victory Day of Panay, Romblon (and

Guimaras), Mar. 18

• Battle of Balete Pass, May 13

• Battle of Ipo Dam, May 17

There was also the Battle of Munoz (Nueva

Ecija), the Battle of Sibuyan Sea, the Battle of

Surigao Strait, Ormoc Landing, and the sinking

of Oryoku Maru in Subic Bay.

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14 NCHP Commemorative Lectures

The National Historical Commission of the

Philippines (NCHP) marked these events by

organizing 14 nationwide commemorative

lectures to educate local residents about them,

in an attempt to “present new information,

perspectives, and interpretation.” Jose was the

guest lecturer for the commemorative lectures.

NCHP also partnered with other organizations

for the 75th Battle of Manila Symposium. It was

organized by Philippine World War II Historical

Foundation, Bataan Legacy organization

from the U.S., and Memorare Manila 1945.

It was supposed to be held on Feb. 11 at the

UST Museum but because of the pandemic, it

was moved to Teatrillo, Intramuros, under the

auspices of the Intramuros Administration. Jose

was the master of ceremonies for this event.

“It covered a wide range of topics from different

perspectives: from current projects in the U.S.,

to new publications, to memoirs of individuals,”

said Jose.

The conference, and other commemorations,

too, highlighted the tragedy of the battle: “the

losses in human lives, the destruction of physical

infrastructure, the obliteration of centuries of

culture and history,” Jose said.

Among those represented during the conference

were: officers of the 1st Cavalry Division, “the

division that first entered Manila and rescued

internees at the University of Santo Tomas;”

sons of wartime guerrillas; and the grandson of

the Spanish consul to Manila.

Leyte Landings

One of the notable conferences where Dr. Jose

was a part of was the National Conference on

the 75th anniversary of the 1944 Leyte Landings

“Turning the Tide: Stories of Resistance,

Resilience, and Resurgence in the Philippines

from 1942-1944.”

Japanese side of the battle at the Philippine

Map Collectors’ Society (PHIMCOS).

Just right before Day 1 of the lockdown in

Manila, Dr. Jose gave a talk on “The Battle of

Manila: Tragic End of Three Years of Japanese

Occupation” at the Ortigas Foundation Library.

Dr. Jose delivered the talk as one of the country’s

foremost authorities on the subject. U.S.-based

Rampage author James Scott couldn’t make it

due to the lockdown.

The Battle of Bessang Pass

Interestingly, Dr. Jose also talks about the

Battle of Bessang Pass in a webinar organized

from Portland, Washington which has been

uploaded on YouTube [check out: tinyurl.com/

iheartPHplayback3].

In the video, Dr. Jose tells the untold story of

Filipino guerrillas: of the valor of members of

one Filipino regiment who for three months

fought against one Japanese division in the

“battle of the clouds” in a strategic mountain

pass “high in the Ilocos mountains.” It was the

“third front to break Gen. Yamashita’s mountain

stronghold.”

Actually, all these activities were unwittingly

kicked off by a two-day public history

symposium on Japanese Occupation and

World War II in the Philippines organized by the

Department of History of UP for History Month

in August 2018. The symposium/conference

aimed to provide a platform for scholars,

practitioners, enthusiasts “to examine their role

in the period... and “share their knowledge and

expertise.” It “served as a venue to assess the

current state of public history in the Philippines,

and identify its significance in raising historical

awareness and consciousness.”

Launched at the conference were: “Surviving

the War: The World War II Diary of Orville

Babcock, 1941-1945” by Dr. Rolando O. Borrinaga

and Dr. J. Eleazar R. Bersales; and “Journal of

Philippine Local History & Heritage, Vol. 4, No.

1” part 1 of which contained the proceedings of

the international conference at the Holy Angel

University in Angeles, Pampanga on the 75th

anniversary of World War II in the Philippines.

The Japanese side; and The Tragic End of Three

Years of Japanese Occupation

In a rare talk though, Dr. Jose spoke on the


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Science Feature

The Battle goes to the Net

By Maita Domaoal

Standard OBB Screenshot: The UP Webinar Series is an Interactive Resource for New Clinical Research Information.

The battle against the coronavirus disease

is not only being fought in homes, hospitals

and in the streets, but also on the Net, where

information flies fast and loose. Instead of

the latest viral video, it’s best to get reliable

information from real health authorities and

medical experts.

The University of the Philippines, in

partnership with the Philippine Health

Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth),

launched the “Stop COVID Deaths: Clinical

Management Updates” webinar series in

April. Produced with the UP Manila National

Institutes of Health (NIH) National Telehealth

Center, the Zoom-meeting webinar series is

held every Friday at noon. Registration is

free as medical staff and practitioners are

enjoined to be part of the learning network

on the management of COVID-19.

The in-depth discussions sought to tap

the experiences of clinicians, hospital

administrators and researchers, and

determine measures, interventions and

best practices in the clinical management

of the disease.

The recorded webinars are then aired on

TVUP, the University’s webcast network,

and are also posted on its official channel on

YouTube. This allows for a wider audience

and greater accessibility to the knowledge

exchange online.

From its inaugural episode on COVID

pneumonia, the webinars have since

spread to tackle much more than just

symptoms and treatment. There have been

discussions on the disease’s impact on the

heart and kidneys, and on the control of

more “popular” infections such as dengue,

HIV, and tuberculosis.

Episode 6 sought to find ways to ensure

hospital personnel safety, with the Lung

Center of the Philippines, one of the first

referral hospitals, sharing its experience.

Aside from supplying personal protective

equipment, hospitals have had to revise

policies, retrofit facilities and undertake

other changes to protect frontliners.

A discussion with the Southern Philippines

Medical Center drew insights on how

children in Davao had been affected by

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Case Study Intro Video: An innovation for the Zoom Webinar platform is the infusion of the art of storytelling into the Virtual Grand

Rounds Case Study. (Screengrab from Webinar 26: Cancer na COVID pa! on Oct. 16, 2020)

the pandemic. The Vicente Sotto Memorial

Medical Center also shared its experience

in Cebu.

Mental health concerns, pregnancy and

newborns, the doctor as patient, and

even the impact of COVID-19 on medical

residency and training, and communications

and social media have been tackled.

The series is currently on its 25th episode as

of this writing, and gaining larger viewership

and support from medical practitioners and

the general public on popular topics. Each

webinar takes just about an hour or two for

a viewer to become better informed, and

perhaps even hopeful. There is a way out

of this infectious disease and the web of

mayhem it has created.

As UP Manila Chancellor Carmencita

Padilla has observed, “Decisions will have

to be made based on our experience or the

experience of others. We are fortunate that

we live in a generation where technology

is in our favor. This webinar series is a

commitment of service to our fellow health

workers and our patients.”

Dynamic Duo!: Webinar Hosts, Dr. Susan Pineda Mercado and

Dr. Raymond R. Sarmiento (Screengrab from Webinar 28: Stroke

and COVID-19 on Oct. 30. 2020).

Virtual Grand Rounds #1: Doctor as Patient- The Journey of Dr.

Rody Sy (Screengrab from Webinar 15: Stroke and COVID-19 on

July 31, 2020).


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Sports Feature

Get moving against COVID-19

By Maita Domaoal

An initiative of the UP College of Human

Kinetics (CHK) is getting folks on their feet

against COVID-19 in the safety of their homes.

Launched during the lockdown, the Short

Physical Intense Activity (SIPA)-in COVID

campaign encourages physical activity for the

improved well-being of Filipinos staying home

for work or school.

CHK cited several negative aspects of

prolonged confinement indoors. A lot of people

experience mental health challenges, pondering

uncertainty or how to navigate the new normal.

The change can also cause a heightened stress

response. There are feelings of “demotivation,”

or a growing lack of interest and enthusiasm.

On the other end of the spectrum is the rise

of a more sedentary lifestyle. More people

are embracing working and learning from the

comfort of their homes, but are mostly seated

in front of devices. As SIPA-in COVID notes,

prolonged sitting is the new smoking. Plainly

speaking, being sedentary can kill you.

also easy-to-understand graphics explaining

calories, metabolic equivalents, total daily

energy expenditure and more.

CHK launched the campaign in partnership with

Exercise is Medicine Philippines, a movement

of the Philippine Association for the Study of

Overweight and Obesity. More partners have

since supported the campaign, such as Milo

which hosted the Physical Literacy through

the Milo Home Court program. Parents can

check out exercises developed and “gamified”

specifically for children aged 7 to 12 years old

to enjoy at home.

There’s a lot to learn and cheer about CHK’s

wellness initiative against COVID-19. Visit

https://www.facebook.com/SIPAinCOVID/ to

support the campaign and to stay sane and

healthy through the pandemic.

According to the site, even short incidental

physical activities (that’s another SIPA there)

like exercises, dance or games will help. Any

form of movement or mental challenge is

healthier and better than doing nothing.

SIPA-in COVID presents a treasure trove of

ideas and information on getting moving and

maintaining overall wellness. There’s inspiration

for setting up a proper ergonomic workstation,

health tips, sports nutrition, guidelines for

physical activity, staying safe and injury-free

during exercise, infographics and videos of

sample workouts for seniors and children,

games, dance routines and more. There are

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Office of Alumni Relations

Alumni Relations Committee (ARC) Convention:

Roadmap to Stronger Relationships

By Maria Angelica “Rica” D. Abad

ARC Convention via Zoom on November 03 and 05, 2020

The Alumni Relations Committee (ARC) is a

standing committee created under the Office

of the Vice President for Public Affairs in

2000. It is composed of the Vice President

for Public Affairs (Chair); Assistant Vice

President for Public Affairs & Director, Office

of Alumni Relations (Vice Chair); Immediate

Former Director of Office of Alumni Relations

(Vice Chair); with Directors of the OARs in the

various Constituent Units as members, plus two

(2) former or current faculty members of the

University of the Philippines to be appointed

by the President upon the recommendation of

the Vice President for Public Affairs.

The Alumni Relations Committee meets in an

annual convention wherein the Office of Alumni

Relations Directors discuss and plan activities

to continuously improve its services for UP and

its alumni. This year, the Alumni Relations

Committee (ARC) Convention held the very

first Virtual ARC Convention on November 3

and 5, 2020 via Zoom Meeting.

The ARC was formerly known as SCAR (or

System Committee on Alumni Relations), but

was renamed last year to ARC after one OAR

Team Meeting wherein everyone agreed to

change the acronym from “sugatan” or SCAR

to something more positive like an ARC that

covers and embraces everything to provide

protection, courtesy of Special Assistant to the

Vice President, Prof. Teresa S. Congjuico.

In the past, the SCAR Convention was just

limited to various OAR Directors or their dulyauthorized

Representatives. But last year,

participation was expanded to include all the

stakeholders for the items in the ARC agenda.

This year, the ARC successfully built on the

achievements of the 2019 ARC Convention

held at Benitez Hall in UP Diliman, reaffirmed

agreements in seamlessly providing and

exchanging information of UP alumni among

UP offices, and addressed new concerns of

the OARs, Office of University Registrars, UP

Information Technology and Development

Center, and UP Computer Center towards the

shared vision.

One achievement of the ARC is the definition

of a UP Alumnus, which has been approved by

the UP Executive Committee, the President’s

Advisory Council and has been accepted in toto

by the UPAA. It is just waiting to be calendared

in the Board of Regents (BOR) Agenda for

discussion in order for it to be official.

Another achievement of the ARC is the

ambitious plan to establish a Unified Alumni

Database that is not just an accurate reflection

of the OUR files, but also includes updated

alumni information that will come from different

sources. Currently, several touchpoints with the

University have been identified as opportunities

to update alumni information.

The ARC Convention is truly very important

because through it, the UP System OAR

can forge stronger relationships among the

different stakeholders across CUs that is built

on unwavering trust, two-way communication,

and mutual respect.


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Alumna Tribute

UP Sociology’s Ofelia Angangco

nurtured a generation of

educators, academic leaders

By Patricia Ruth Cailao

In old institutions such as the University of

the Philippines, female leadership is often

unheard of especially at a time when academic

management roles were mostly held by men.

This wasn’t the case though for the Department

of Sociology in UP Diliman, which can attribute

its solid foundation to Professor Emerita

Ofelia Regala-Angangco, the department’s

“matriarch”.

She was a respected supervisor and professor

among colleagues, and was considered an

alternate mother by her former students

because of her strong yet welcoming presence

in their academic, professional, and even

personal lives.

“Professor Angangco’s brand of academic

leadership at the University of the Philippines

is legendary. She built the Department of

Sociology from the small academic unit that

it was in the late fifties into what it is today –

a center of excellence and a leader in social

science research and education,” Randy David,

a public intellectual and professor emeritus at

the sociology department, said in a separate

tribute for the late professor.

What David described was Angangco’s brand

of leadership can be seen to the prominent

careers her mentees carried on from starting

as newbie faculty members, to becoming

distinguished academicians who hold key

positions within the university.

“She invested in people, believing that raising

a good faculty was more important to an

institution than having a separate building

for its offices…she was as keenly interested in

curricular matters, as she was in the personal

lives of her faculty.”

David recalled how academic units were run like

“closely-knit families” back then, and Angangco

made sure that her students will be poised to

eventually lead and take over the department.

“She felt justly proud whenever any of her

former students were appointed to head other

units,” he adds.

Taking charge seemed natural for her. As the

first woman appointed dean of the former

College of Arts and Sciences, Angangco had

a reputation of being a grand unifier who

effectively managed the reorganization and

massive collegiate split of CAS into three

smaller colleges—the College of Arts and

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Prof. Emerita Ofelia Regala-Angangco

Photo grabbed from https://upd.edu.ph/angangco-93/

Letters, the College of Science, and the College

of Social Sciences and Philosophy, the latter

being the umbrella college where the sociology

department belongs to.

During her term, she set up task forces to

address various problems within the College

which covered academic, administrative,

student and financial services, as well as, alumni

and public relations.

Angangco succeeded Dr. Francisco Nemenzo

Jr. as the eleventh dean, serving from 1981

to 1983. Before this, she served as associate

dean of the Social Sciences division from 1976

to 1979. She first joined the UP faculty in 1954

as Instructor in Sociology and rose to the rank

of Assistant Professor in 1964 and Professor in

1970. She chaired the Department of Sociology

from 1963 to 1976. She earned a Bachelor of

Science degree in Education (magna cum laude,

1951) and a Master of Arts degree in Sociology

(1956), both taken at UP.

She was also Vice President of the Phi Kappa

Phi and Pi Gamma Mu honor societies, and was

a member of the National Research Council of

the Philippines, and of the Executive Board of

the Philippine Social Science Council.

A 1981 edition of the UP Gazette mentioned

Angangco’s huge research work to include

topics on the status of women in the Philippines,

and a study of the export processing zone and

its socioeconomic implications. She also led a

national survey of competencies in the social

sciences faculties of various colleges and

universities.

Dr. Belen Tan-Gatue Medina, a colleague of

Angangco during the 50s and also a former

chair of the UP Diliman sociology department,

recollects how the late professor vigorously

transformed the department into a hotbed of

institutional leaders like her.

“It was during the administration of Angangco

that the department expanded and developed.

She taught at the Philippine School of Arts and

Trades (now Technological University of the

Philippines)…then she was invited to transfer to

UP by Dr. Chester Hunt, our Fulbright Professor

and Chair of the Department of Sociology. You

see, at that time, the department merely relied

on visiting professors to handle our sociology

courses since we only had one faculty…aside

from our young graduate, who handled the

introductory sociology courses.

By the time I was in Cornell University, all the

American visiting professors had left and Prof.

Angangco was the chair of the department.

For many years [we] formed the nucleus or

core of the Department of Sociology and

managed to continue on with our bachelor and

master’s programs until we gained a few of our

[graduates] to join the faculty.

Angangco applied for our department to

offer a doctoral program with a consortium of

sociologists from other units of the university

such as the College of Public Administration,

College of Business, Population Institute, and

College of Nursing. With a strong faculty, it

was then possible to strengthen the [bachelor

and master’s] programs…Both graduate and

undergraduate curricula were re-examined,

new courses were instituted, and old ones

revised and [further] developed.”

Medina said Angangco expanded the

department’s faculty program by infusing fresh

and dynamic young blood, and provided grants,

scholarships and fellowship awards to new and

promising instructors.

The department only had four regular faculty

members in the 60s, but the teaching staff

grew tenfold towards the 70s.

“She served as an inspiration and a role model…

she nurtured the professional growth and

development of several generations of students

and faculty,” Medina underscored.

Dr. Maria Cynthia Bautista, current vice

president of the UP academic affairs, was one

of Angangco’s mentees from the younger

generation.

“I owe a personal debt to Ma’am Angangco

for being instrumental in making me live

the working life I must have been destined

for. When she spoke to me about joining the

faculty fresh out of college, I disclosed [a

professor’s] persistent prodding for me and

another classmate to proceed to medicine

and become medical researchers. This would

have fulfilled my own father’s dream for me

to enter the College of Medicine and follow

his footsteps. But Ma’am Angangco, in her

authoritarian but motherly tone, reminded me

that being an instructor in sociology is a calling,

and not just a temporary post one takes while

waiting to become something else,” shares

Bautista. “She argued that I can be of equally

important service to society as an educator

and social science researcher. Years later, when

the classmate who became a doctor and I met,

he teased me about being grateful that Ma’am

Angangco did not recruit him into the faculty.

Upon reflection, I told him that I had no regrets

about not going into medicine.”

She bred an institutional mission to young

professors like Bautista, even when the latter

tried to elude a dean post.

“Hardly a year later at the tail end of my

Sabbatical leave, however, Ma’am Angangco

called me to say in no uncertain terms that I

had to take on the deanship of the College of

Social Sciences and Philosophy which at the

time I had tried to avoid at all cost. All she said

on the phone in that compelling tone was ‘there

is a time when duty calls’. Those of us whom

she socialized to heed such calls of duty knew

that when she uttered those words, they were

military marching orders. We had no choice but

to eventually embrace the calling to serve the

UP she loved exceedingly well.”

Despite having an authoritative stance,

Angangco kept the sociology department

intact, always maintaining consensus and

trust within its members, which she deemed

important as the department’s mother figure.

“When young faculty members from other

disciplines tried to understand the conflicts

that divided many UP departments in those

days, I used to attribute the capacity of our

department to rise above the personal and

ideological differences of our faculty to Dean

Angangco’s academic matriarchy,” Bautista

adds.

Angangco wasn’t just an academic mentor

to her colleagues and students. She was also

a life coach. She was very influential in their

decision-making processes and tailored fit her

judgments to their best interests.

“Like many of my contemporaries…I am proud

to say that I became a sociologist because

of Professor Angangco. I married another

sociologist, also on the encouragement of

Angangco, who quite naturally, became our

ninang,” David said.

Medina meanwhile shared, “Outside of her

being my boss and chair of the department,

she was a very dear friend, warm and sincere.”

Many leaders are remembered for the structures

they built or the wealth they made. But

Professor Angangco’s legacy is more evident

in the successful lives led by the people she

touched. What was common about them was

that they looked back on life with her, feeling

extremely proud and having no regrets at all.


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Alumnus Tribute

Serve the people were the living

words of agriculture champion

Dr. Feliciano Calora

By Patricia Ruth Cailao

Dr. Feliciano Banaag Calora, Sr.

Photo by Mr. Vandolph Maningas of UPLB-OPR

Dr. Feliciano Banaag Calora Sr. who passed

away on March 30, 2020 at the age of 87,

was remembered for his contributions in the

development of the country’s agriculture

sector, and his involvement in projects that

helped transform lives for the better.

“My fondest memories of ‘Calo’ are in

the areas of human service. We are both

members of the Rotary Club of Los Baños,

R.I. District 3820, a non-political and nonreligious

organization that brings business

and professional leaders [together]

to provide human service,” recalls Dr.

Ruben Villareal, a junior of Calora and a

former chancellor of the University of the

Philippines Los Baños.

Having served as president of the rotary

club from 1988 to 1989, and later on as

district governor of the rotary’s international

chapter, Calora spent a great deal helping

communities through projects such as

the Gawad Kalinga Ville, which covers 11

villages with 238 families who used to be

informal settlers, conservation efforts of

Mt. Makiling, anti-dengue campaigns, and a

feeding program called “Gawad Kalusugan

para sa Kabataan,” among others.

“I will always cherish the way we spent

our gifts of time, talent and treasure

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in supporting [these] humanitarian

community projects… Our efforts flowed

from the mantra, ‘Happiness is helping

others,’” Villareal added.

Calora was born and raised in a rural town

in Laguna. As a young kid, he persevered

through poverty, got into the UP Rural High

School, and earned a Bachelor of Science

degree in Agriculture (1955), major in

Economic Entomology and minor in Plant

Pathology and Organic Chemistry, from the

University of the Philippines Los Baños.

According to Villareal, Calora got attracted

to pursue entomology while in college

because he wanted to follow the footsteps

of entomologist Leopoldo Uichanco, a

pioneer researcher in insect ecology in the

country, and the first Filipino instructor

and head of the college’s Entomology

Department during the ‘20s.

At 23, Calora became a scholar of the

United States Agency for International

Development (USAID) when he was

pursuing a master’s degree in science

at the Cornell University, New York. He

majored in Insect Morphology and minored

in Economic Entomology. He later on

received a scholarship from the Rockefeller

Foundation and completed his PhD, also

in Cornell, and further studied insect

taxonomy, animal ecology, and economic

entomology.

Calora shared his extensive knowledge in

entomology as a professor in UPLB, which

he served from 1955 to 1971. He also chaired

the Department of Entomology and

Director for Instruction from 1967 to 1971.

He worked in the private sector for 25 years

and had an impressive record as President

and Director Research of the Cyanamid

Agricultural Research Foundation, Inc.,

one of America’s top 100 manufacturing

companies in the ‘70s and ‘80s.

“A loss to the university was a gain to the

public sector. His colleagues would say

that his main contribution to the field of

Entomology was that he was one of the

founders of the Philippine Entomological

Association and Pesticide Management

Council of the Philippines,” Villareal

underscored.

Calora nurtured and supported PEA and

PMCP over the years and mentored young

entomologists to lead these organizations.

He has also served with distinction as

member of the Governing Council of the

Department of Science and Technology –

Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic

and Natural Resources Research and

Development (DOST-PCAARRD), and

the Philippine Agriculture and Resources

Research Foundation, Inc. (PARRFI) from

1993, until he chaired the Board of Trustees

in 2001.

DOST-PCARRD said in its tribute that Calora

served the Governing Council for 20 years

and as a consultant, was named as Lead

Entomologist for research and development

in various agricultural commodities.

Synan Baguio, officer-in-charge of the

Livestock Research Division of DOST,

described Calora as key to the approval of

the project on the development of native

animals, specifically the Darag native

chicken.

Baguio said that while other members of

the Council doubted the significance of the

Photo by Mr. Vandolph Maningas of UPLB-OPR

project, Calora defended it and emphasized

on the importance of uniformity and

predictability in the production performance

of native animals.

The project on native animals eventually

produced native chicken pure lines, Itik

Pinas pure lines, and native pig pure lines

with predictable production performance

and uniform physical appearance.

Aside from championing projects that

developed the agriculture sector, Calora

was also an icon outside the R&D arena. At

the age of 34, he was awarded as one of

the Ten Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) in

the field of Entomology. He was a member

of the UPLB Beta Sigma Fraternity, and was

also a member and staunch supporter of

the UP Vanguard Inc. and was a Colonel in

the Philippine Army (Reserved).

“I believe he succeeded in most if not all his

endeavors because of his strong discipline

and sense of direction and excellent

academic credentials from the University

of the Philippines and Cornell University.

But above all, he held firm of the values

of honesty, integrity, concern for [others],

love of family, and fairness to his fellowmen.

Behind all of these, Sir Calo was happily

married to a loving and supportive wife

Dalia Galvez-Calora,” Villareal said.


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Featured Alumni Chapter in the Philippines

UP Visayas Extension Program in Capiz:

Building the Future

By Hariette Ong-Banzon

L-R: Prof. Martin Genodepa, Ms. Hariette Ong-Banzon, Former Capiz Gov. Victor Tanco, Sr., Dr. Ricardo Babaran, Prof. Mary Ann Gumban

Amid the Covid 19 Crisis, a legacy-oriented

fund-raising campaign is being initiated by

an alumni chapter from Capiz province on

the island of Panay.

“UP in Capiz: Building the Future” is

an appropriate term for a fund drive by

the University of the Philippines Alumni

Association Capiz Chapter with UP Visayas

officials. The target is to raise a sustainable

fund for the construction and operation of

a graduate program and public services

for northern Panay island (covering the

provinces of Capiz, Aklan, Iloilo and

Antique), and nearby islands of Masbate

and Romblon.

Touted as the seafood capital of the

Philippines, Roxas City and the province

of Capiz are collectively known for its rich

variety of aquaculture species - prawns,

crabs, and the sought-after angel wing clams

(diwal). But much can be done in terms of

fisheries productivity, food processing, and

entrepreneurship management.

Capiz has had graduate students in its

extension program since the 1980s under

the leadership of UP Visayas Dean Tomas

Sajo. It had to, however, stop for about

25 years due to logistical and financial

challenges.

The 1980 graduate extension program

for public administration and business

management had supporters and students

who became important public and private

figures in the fields of business, education,

and health care. Foremost on the list is the

outstanding “balikbayan/balik-probinsiya”

medical tandem of Dr. George Viterbo

(Medicine Class 1955) and wife Marlyn

Gregorio-Viterbo (Nursing Class 1956).

After four decades, the support of UP

System, UP Visayas, and UP Alumni

Association Capiz Chapter has brought

back UP’s presence in northern Panay

island. True to the challenge of visiting UP

officials led by UP System Vice President

Elvira Zamora, alumni are giving back.

Despite a pandemic that slowed down the

fund drive, alumni and friends of UP are

leaving a legacy to help build a future.

Groundbreaking started in 2019 on a

1,000-square-meter lot donated by alumni.

At the same time, the fund drive was also

launched by UP Visayas officials led by

Chancellor Dr. Ricardo Barbaran.

The presence of a permanent venue will fully

realize the graduate extension program’s

potential to attract more students and

produce more graduates to help develop

the countryside. More can benefit from this

endeavor with generous donations from

alumni and friends.

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Cover Page story

NIH Through the Fabric of Time

An existence intimately intertwined with the people’s

struggle for good health

By Dr. Eva Maria Cutiongco-de la Paz

Since its establishment on Jan. 26, 1996 by the

UP Board of Regents, the National Institutes

of Health (NIH), the home of the research

and extension unit of UP Manila, the Health

Sciences Center of the UP System, has been at

the forefront of the country’s health research

and development. This essential role has been

further strengthened with the enactment of

Republic Act 8503, otherwise known as “Health

Research and Development Act of 1998” which

designated NIH as the national health research

center by the Philippine Government.

The evolution of NIH to what it is today mirrors

the rich and colorful sojourn of the Filipinos

and parallels some of the important junctures

in the Philippine history. The site where the NIH

currently stands was once home to the Bureau

of Science and Insular Laboratory, which was

built in 1902 by the Americans. The Bureau of

Science was the country’s center of scientific

productivity at that time, with major focus

on public health. In collaboration with other

government bureaus (i.e. Health, Education,

Supply and Science, Agriculture), the Bureau

of Science established a large natural history

collection, produced vaccines, and extracted

biological and chemical products from the

native species found within the archipelago. In

the field of public health, the Bureau successfully

addressed major epidemics such as the plague,

cholera, typhoid, and dysentery (Buckley, n.d.).

These scientific endeavors also parallel what

the NIH is doing today.

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic,

the NIH has been in active collaboration with

the Department of Health and Department

of Science and Technology in providing

solutions to the challenges posed by the

pandemic. The most noted outcome of these

collaborations is the creation of locally made

COVID 19 testing kits. The kits are now being

manufactured and rolled out to several

laboratories across the country. Currently, the

NIH is one of the designated testing centers

of DOH for COVID-19. The Directors of some

of the Institutes have also been tapped by

DOH in advisory capacity to craft guidelines

and policies that will effectively control the

spread of SARS-CoV-2. In collaboration with

the World Health Organization, the NIH is

also participating in clinical trials such as the

Solidarity Trial and Convalescent Plasma Trial

with scientists from the Institute of Clinical

Epidemiology (ICE) as lead. In light of concerns

regarding transmission of the virus among

the frontliners, the NIH, through the National

Training Center for Biosafety and Biosecurity

(NTCBB), has also offered Biosafety Education

and Awareness Training (BEAT) COVID 19, an

online training course designed to provide core

concepts of basic biosafety and biosecurity

practices for laboratory personnel.

Time and time again, the various Institutes and

Centers of NIH have stepped up and responded

to the current challenges plaguing the country.

It has produced outstanding and respected

scientists and recognized academicians of the

National Academy of Science and Technology.

Its pool of research faculty includes

accomplished researchers in their respective

fields and indefatigably advocating the

advancement of science.

In support of DOH, the NIH through the Institute

of Child Health and Human Development

(ICHHD) is involved in disease surveillance,

vaccine effectiveness research and investigating

impact of environment on Filipino children’s

health and vaccine-preventable diseases. The

NIH Central Laboratory is also considered a

premier laboratory and has a Biosafety Level

-3 facility that handles microbes which are

either indigenous or exotic, and they can

cause serious or potentially lethal disease

through respiratory transmission such as

Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It also hosts an

extensive biobank, with ultra low temperature

freezers and liquid nitrogen facilities for

preserving precious biological specimens.

The NIH, through the Institute of Molecular

Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB), retains its

importance as a critical institution in combating

infectious diseases, developing near-point-ofcare

technologies for diagnostics utilizing the

latest advances in molecular biology for the

Filipino people.

In keeping with the storied scientific feats of

the Bureau of Science, NIH is also developing

efficacious, safe and low-cost herbal medicines

through the Institute of Herbal Medicine (IHM).

The clinical trials for herbal candidates are

continuously being developed and conducted

to address the most common diseases

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that cause morbidity and mortality in the

Philippines. It is hoped that such research

activities, which aim to validate and confirm

the therapeutic properties of herbal medicines,

would provide the evidence for its utility in

mainstream medicine and integration into the

healthcare system of the country. In terms of

the generation and development of quality

pharmaceutical and other related products, the

NIH, through the Institute of Pharmaceutical

Sciences (IPS), continues to collaborate

with local and international agencies and

industries to assist on research projects

regarding bioprospecting compounds for noncommunicable

and communicable diseases

and the utilization of agricultural wastes for

pharmaceutical excipients.

In the field of genomics, the Institute of Human

Genetics (IHG) is also leading the charge in

helping and saving the marginalized sector

of patients with rare diseases and genetic

disorders. The IHG has magnified its numbers

in terms of state-of-the-art equipment

ranging from fluorescent microscopes to

genomic arrays, sequencers and tandem mass

spectrometers under its six quality certified

laboratories and a strong clinical arm making

it the largest provider of genetic services in the

country today.

When it comes to the growth and continued

implementation of the newborn hearing

screening program of the country, the

Philippine National Ear Institute (PNEI) and

the Newborn Hearing Screening Reference

Center (NHSRC) has been the reliable main

partners of DOH, particularly in the collection,

analysis and maintenance of the Newborn

Hearing Screening Registry data. The Newborn

Screening Reference Center (NSRC) also serves

as the technical partner of DOH in ensuring

the quality of service and sustainability of the

National Comprehensive Newborn Screening

System. For the control and prevention of eye

diseases specifically those that are prevalent

in the archipelago, the Philippine Eye Research

Institute (PERI), the oldest research unit of

The upcoming 19-storey NIH building is envisioned to change

the research landscape and accelerate scientific activities at UP

Manila. The new building is set for partial completion by 2021.

NIH, has been tirelessly conducting blindness

prevention programs for the country through

basic, clinical, and epidemiological research.

The Institute on Aging (IA), on the other

hand, consistently provides research and

extension services that cater to the needs of

the elderly. It has implemented projects such

as the “University of the Philippines Wellness

Initiatives for Seniors and Elders (UPWISE)

Research and Development Program” that

align with the aspirations of older Filipinos - to

age with grace, value and dignity.

As the world ages, the wealth of information

has also been exponentially increasing and

online and digital platforms are fast becoming

the preferred medium of disseminating muchneed

information. In adapting to this new social

niche, the NIH, through the establishment of

its National Telehealth Center (NTHC), has

envisioned itself to become the recognized

authority in transformative digital health

research and development in the Philippines

and Southeast Asia. As a representative to the

Philippine National eHealth Technical Working

Group, NIH-NTHC continues to develop,

design, and implement health information

systems in the Philippines, as well as conduct

monitoring and evaluation projects of digital

health solutions.

With more than two decades in existence, it

is only natural that NIH is able to accumulate

a significant number of high impact research,

quality data and findings. The results feed

into a formal evidence-based policy making

process which resulted in the crafting of some

important laws such as the Newborn Screening

Act, Vision Screening Act, Newborn Hearing

Screening Act, Child Safety in Motor Vehicles

Act, Universal Health Care Law and many

others. This indispensable role of facilitating the

provision of empirical evidences and serving as

conduit of scientific data from the cold confines

of computers and scientific publications to

the desks of the country’s policy makers has

been proudly and excellently carried out by

NIH through the Institute of Health Policy and

Development Studies (IHPDS).

These efforts of NIH are a testament that its

commitment in providing a timely and holistic

response to the challenges in the health system

of the country has never faltered since its humble

beginnings as the Bureau of Science and Insular

Laboratory. Indeed, it can be said that the story

of NIH parallels the illustrious narrative of the

country and of the Filipino people. Despite

the havoc caused by health emergencies and

disasters, wars, and political instability, NIH has

continued to persist, to adapt, to rebuild and to

exhibit that time-tested resilience indicative of

the famous Filipino psyche.

Together with its multi-disciplinary and

research-oriented 10 Institutes and 4 Centers,

the NIH will continue to zealously pursue its

ultimate and noble mandate: The improvement

of the health outcomes of the Filipinos through

relevant basic and translational researches and

extension services that impacts and shapes

national policy on health, now and in many

decades to come.


Alumni Engagement

How the Alumni of the Philippine General Hospital

School of Nursing Are Perpetuating the Name and

Legacy of Their Alma Mater

By Rhodora Aliga-Apolinario

The current Board of Directors of the UP-PGHSN Alumni Association.

Seated from left: Rosalinda Roque, Dr. Carmencita Abaquin, Jesusa Grimalt (President), Perla Po, and Dr. Carmelita Joson.

Standing: Adelaida Mendoza, Ruth Siason, Virginia Ducusin, and Cecilia Tubig.

The PGH School of Nursing (PGHSN)

graduated over 5,000 nurses from 1911 to

1976. From their ranks emerged the leaders

who shaped the history of the nursing

profession in the Philippines and even in

other countries.

The school had its roots in the “Philippine

Training School for Nurses” in 1906.

It was re-named the “Philippine Training

School for Nurses of the Philippine General

Hospital” in 1910.

It finally became the “Philippine General

Hospital School of Nursing” in 1915. It was

placed under the academic supervision of

the University of the Philippines, and its

graduates were given a UP diploma with

the title of “Graduate in Nursing.”

It was merged with the UP College of

Nursing (UPCN) in 1979. However, in view

of the PGHSN alumni’s enduring loyalty to

their alma mater, they opted to retain the

PGHSN Alumni Association as a distinct

organization instead of merging it with the

UPCN Alumni Association.

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Building the Nation and Changing the

World

Even in its early years, the PGHSN already

showed auspicious beginnings.

Dean Conant Worcester, member of the

Philippine Commission and Secretary of

the Interior up to 1913, took immense pride

in the school. In his book, The Philippines:

Past and Present, he exuberantly praised the

pioneer graduates as “now among the most

highly educated women of the Philippines,

having undergone instruction by the

faculty of the University of the Philippines.”

He described how they were serving “with

resounding success” in hospitals and in

public health settings in the provinces. He

fought for the inclusion of nurses in the

government pensionado program that sent

young promising Filipinos to the US for

further studies and training. He quipped,

“The country might well get on with fewer

lawyers and artists if the number of nurses

could be increased.”

Anastacia Giron-Tupas ’12, the first Filipino

Chief Nurse and Superintendent of PGH,

initiated the move to elevate the standards

of nursing practice in the Philippines. This

led to the enactment of the law creating

the Board of Examiners for Nurses. A

number of PGHSN alumni served as Board

chairpersons and members over the years.

PGHSN alumni also became the founding

officers of the Philippine Nurses

Association and other professional nursing

organizations and institutions.

Julita V. Sotejo ’29, former PGHSN principal

and founding dean of the UP College of

Nursing, spearheaded the modernization

of nursing education in the Philippines.

She inspired the PGHSN alumni to pursue

higher studies and maximize their potential.

Thus many of them went on to earn their

BSN, MN, MA, MS and PhD degrees, plus

doctorates in education, law, medicine,

dentistry and other fields.

The alumni bloomed wherever they

planted themselves, both in the Philippines

and abroad. They brought the nursing

profession to greater heights and many

of them built a proud identity for PGHSN

alumni in the international community.

Among them are:

Dr. Amelia Maglacas ’50 -- Chief Scientist for

Nursing of the World Health Organization.

Victoria Tauli-Corpuz ’76 -- United Nations

Special Rapporteur on the Rights of

Indigenous Peoples.

Dr. Lydia Palaypay ’51 -- Adviser of

the International Labor Organization

deliberations on the working conditions of

nursing personnel.

Soledad Salvador-Grino ’51 -- Trustee of the

International Leprosy Mission and president

of the Philippine Leprosy Mission.

Mila Capulong-Velasquez ’69, Rosario

May Mayor ’70, and Madelyn Dosado-Yu

’75 -- Presidents of the Philippine Nurses

Association in America.

Dr. Juanita Santos-Nacu ’67 and Daisy

Magalit-Rodriguez ’65 -- Presidents of the

UP Alumni Association in America.

Some also went into public governance,

one of them a congresswoman and several

governors and mayors. Others became

successful business entrepreneurs, bankers,

CEOs and CFOs.

“The PGHSN alumni spirit will never die…

nor will it ever fade away”

The PGHSN alumni are known for their

enduring kinship that has defied time and

distance. Now living in different nooks

and corners of the world, they eagerly

communicate with one another through

newsletters and class e-groups on Facebook

and email. Every year, they come from near

and far to attend their alumni homecoming

in PGH and their respective class reunions

in varying locations.

They admirably take care of one another in

times of need. They do “Sunshine Visits”

to bring cheer and cash gifts to sick and

elderly alumni. In case of death, the families

are commiserated.

Above all, they generously donate

equipment and supplies to PGH, assist

indigent patients, sponsor renovations of

the PGH Nurses Home and PGH Nursing

Service Office, and give substantial

donations to the UP College of Nursing

and the UP Alumni Association. They also

recently gave financial support for the

needs of the PGH Covid-19 frontliners.

They have documented the legacy of

their alma mater in a Legacy Book. Titled

A Legacy of Excellence, it features the

school’s remarkable history and the alumni’s

shared experiences and accomplishments.

A second volume of the Legacy Book is

coming up. It will highlight the alumni’s

inspiring stories of “what we were given,

what we are giving back, and what we will

leave behind… so that long after we are

gone, the future generations will appreciate

what we have done.”

They have maintained their linkages with

the UP Alumni Association, UP Manila

Alumni Association, UPAA in America,

UP Nursing Alumni International, and UP

International Nursing and Health Forum.

Most of them have retired from their

professional careers, but many of

them continue to give of themselves

by volunteering in medical missions,

community outreach programs and churchbased

organizations.


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Photo Essay

IMAGES OF UP MANILA

Photographs by Zando F. Escultura

Words by Cynthia Villamor

As the original birth campus of the University of the Philippines in 1908, UP Manila is honored to

have played a great part in shaping the University’s formative years in the Ermita-Padre Faura

campus until its transfer to Diliman, Quezon City in 1949. UP Manila boasts of heritage buildings

and artifacts that were witnesses to its early struggles and glorious past. Such images are distinct

evidences of Filipino artistry and culture and affirm what the University has gone through during

the last 112 years, as the fountainhead of intellectual capital.

Fernando Calderon Hall, College of Medicine

The Fernando Calderon Hall is the main building

of the UP College of Medicine (the others being

Salcedo Hall, Alvior Hall, Paz Mendoza Hall, and

Basic Sciences Lecture Rooms). Named after

the first Filipino dean of the college, it opened in

1910, five years after the creation of the Philippine

Medical School (the forerunner of UPCM).

Hilario Lara Hall, College of Public Health

The existing College of Public Health building,

named after Dr. Hilario D.G. Lara--National

Scientist, “Father of Modern Public Health in

the Philippines,” and first dean and founder

of the College, was built by the Rockefeller

Foundation (RF) in 1932. This was five years

after the creation of the School of Public Health

(a precursor of the CPH) in 1927 as a graduate

school for the training of medical officers of the

Philippine Health Service (now the Department

of Health). The liberation of Manila by American

forces caused severe damage to the building

which was reconstructed through the United

Nations Rehabilitation Fund with donations

from the RF and the World Health Organization.

Rizal Hall, College of Arts and Sciences

Built in the 1920s, Rizal Hall is one of three

buildings of the original UP campus which

survived World War II mostly intact and one of

two structures that honor the national hero, Jose

Rizal. It was the only building spared from being

parceled out to different government offices

when UP moved to Diliman, Quezon City. It was

rebuilt to house the UP Extension Division (as

the CAS was known then), College of Public

Administration, Local Government Center,

Population Institute, and the Statistical Center

which have, since then, all moved to Diliman.

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Philippine General Hospital

Although envisioned in 1907, the Philippine

General Hospital opened its doors to the public

on 1 September 1910. It formally became part

of the University of the Philippines in 1947

through Executive Order No. 94 issued by

Philippine President Manuel Roxas. Before that

time, PGH was under the Bureau of Health,

the Department of Public Instruction, and

the Office of the President of the Philippines.

Administratively, however, it was under the

Dean of the UP College of Medicine.

PGH Nurses’ Home

Opened on 10 September 1910 as part of the

hospital complex, the Nurses Home was built by

Tomas Mapua, our first registered architect. It is

considered as one of the most elegant structures

in the PGH compound.

UP Manila Museum of a History of Ideas

Opened in 1931, this building served as the

University Infirmary for 16 years. During World

War II, it doubled as the emergency headquarters

of the administrative offices. In 1959, it became

the home of the College of Dentistry until the unit

moved to its new home at Pedro Gil Street in 2002.

Restoration of the building into its original lines as

well as for adaptive reuse began in 2009 with the

original façade retained under the leadership of

globally renowned Architect Ed Calma.

PGH Cancer Institute/Andres Soriano Jr. Cancer

Center PGH Complex

The building was created in 1930, but became the

PGH Cancer Institute in 1993. This Institute was

set up to give comfort and quality care to cancer

patients, particularly the indigents. The huge

acacia trees lining its front lawn provide relief and

comfort to the patients and their caregivers.

PGH Faculty Medical Arts Building (FMAB)

The building is the old PGH Dispensary Building

built in 1909 and which has been idle since 1988

when the Outpatient Department moved to its

new building along Padre Faura Street in the same

year.

National Institutes of Health

Before it became known as the National Institutes

of Health (NIH) in the 1990s, this building’s early

incarnations were the Bureau of Government

Laboratories (established on 1 July 1901 by

Act No. 156 of the Philippine Commission)and

the Bureau of Science in 1905. Because its

laboratories handled all the scientific work

needed by the Philippine Government as well as

housed its expansive central scientific library, it

was an active center for instruction and research.

Close collaborations with the University of the

Philippines and the Philippine General Hospital

resulted in valuable contributions to public

health. World War II destroyed much of the

institution, including the Library’s irreplaceable

specimens and reference materials.


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Spotlight

Compassion in the Face of a Disaster: Lessons Learned

on the Frontlines of the Philippine General Hospital

By Jose Jonas D. Del Rosario, MD, FPPS, FPCC

Spokesperson, Philippine General Hospital

COVID 19 Survivor

It has been nine months since Covid 19 has

been declared as a pandemic by the World

Health Organization. Caused by the Novel

Corona Virus, COVID-19 is arguably the most

catastrophic pandemic from a virus since

the Spanish influenza in 1918. The world was

caught flat-footed and unprepared. The

deficiencies and inequalities in the health

care system of many countries especially

those in the Third World resurfaced. It also

exposed the vulnerabilities of the doctors

who have been tasked by default to take the

center role.

Dealing with COVID-19 is fighting a war

against a new invisible foe. And in this war, the

doctors are expected to be at the frontlines

of this health crisis, acting as generals to rally

the troops of other healthcare workers and

putting their lives at risk to be exposed to the

virus on a daily basis.

As frontliners, physicians have assumed

different roles to contribute to the fight against

Covid 19, depending on one’s specialization,

circumstances, choices and beliefs. The

more senior members of our profession have

been advised to work from home while the

younger ones have taken a more active role.

Aside from direct patient care, some of us

are administrators in-charge of the hospital

operations while some are researchers

involved in the clinical trials or in the critical

appraisal of other researchers’ works. Some

are educators conducting webinars to

increase awareness about the disease while

others are involved in public information.

Some are asked to be consultants to guide

in the making of policies and guidelines that

are adopted by the government or the by

private sector. Of course, many are doing the

roles of the general citizenry in helping other

frontliners in terms of financial, logistical or

moral support.

The decision to be involved in direct patient

care is a difficult task. It is but human to get

worried and be afraid. I am sure that many

of us would exchange being on a pedestal as

Covid 19 modern day heroes to a pre-COVID

19 regular physicians with more secured lives.

We are now aware that not all doctors treating

COVID-19 patients are happy and contented

with their job. Treating sick COVID-19

patients is a serious matter, which requires

training, wearing the correct PPE, availability

of ICUs and equipment and the presence of

dedicated team of doctors, nurses and other

support staff.

PGH Frontliners in the COVID-19 Ward

During the first few months of the pandemic

in our country, the stories of Filipino doctors,

some of them were teachers, colleagues or

even close friends, brought a chilling effect

to our fold. It drove home the point that

healthcare workers can die from COVID-19.

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into two to three COVID-19 hospitals,

adequately equipped and invested upon by

the government.

On March 30, the Philippine General Hospital

officially became a COVID-19 Referral Center.

It was a hard and controversial decision, as

PGH is known to cater to many different

patients. Many were concerned that this

move will be depriving the non-COVID

patients. In the end, the the UP administration

as approved to go for it as it is the “right thing

to do”.

UP-PGH COVID-19 Crisis Management Team

In addition, stories of overwhelmed hospitals,

scarcity of Personal Protective Equipment

(PPE), the increasing rate of transmission,

the absence of any proven treatment and

the thousands of people dying from Covid 19

worldwide magnified this fear.

When I interviewed different health care

workers on the frontlines, the biggest fear

that they have is the fear of getting infected

and transmitting this to their family members.

This fear has made people do illogical and

unkind acts. It brought the worst in us.

COVID- 19 is like a modern-day leprosy.

Having the disease is a stigma. People

get discriminated once their RTPCR test

becomes positive. People were hoarding

stuff like masks, alcohol and even unproven

medications. Some privileged officials

demanded to be tested first in the light of

limited testing kits. Quarantine protocols

became unreasonable and added to the

suffering of our people. Health care workers

working in hospitals were frowned upon as

spreaders of disease.

I found myself deeply involved in the PGH

COVID- 19 operations as part of the Crisis

Committee. As the Spokesperson and

Coordinator for Public Affairs, I was in-charge

in of dealing with the media, appearing in

public when called upon. Newsworthy events,

current issues including day to day reporting

of our census became my responsibility. I

appear on TV or radio as PGH became a

benchmark on how COVID-19 is being handled

by government hospitals. As a pediatric

cardiologist with zero knowledge, I have to

read up and study COVID-19 and brush up on

basic concepts in epidemiology. I also helped

in accepting donations, promoting the

convalescent plasma program, reaching out

to quarantine centers in Manila and looking

for inspirational stories of hope and courage

from our COVID-19 survivors and health

care workers. I listened to the concerns of

our frontliners and report them to the Covid

Crisis committee. And every now and then, I

attend in my level 4 PPE to COVID-19 kids

Yet in the face of disaster, I saw stories of

kindness, courage and generosity at the

Philippine General Hospital. The resilience

of the human spirit in the face of adversities

were evident.

On March 20, private hospitals from Metro

Manila asked for government intervention as

COVID-19 cases surges and their capacities

are getting overwhelmed. The Department

of Health turned to the Philippine General

Hospital and asked for assistance. The idea

was to “centralize all efforts and resources

Donations to PGH


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with heart diseases who may need life-saving

interventions

They say that you will never know how it feels

unless you are in somebody else’s shoes.

COVID- 19 was a personal tragedy for me.

My parents got admitted one after the

other as critical cases COVID-19 pneumonia.

After 2 weeks I also got admitted for Severe

pneumonia.

My COVID-19 experience taught me valuable

lessons in life. I was admitted twice as a patient

to the hospital because of COVID-19 and

experienced being a patient. I also lost both

my parents who became critically because

of this virus. It widened my perspective on

what the health care workers and patients

experience in the COVID wards. Going back

to the main topic of this talk, how can a

physician provide competent compassionate

care to COVID-19 patients? As frontliners, how

can one relieve the suffering of people from

this disease. In the face of great adversity,

how do we conquer our fears and rise up to

the challenge? Allow me to share some of

the lessons I learned from my Covid journey

at the Philippine General Hospital.

Lesson 1: SPEAK THE TRUTH

There is so much false information being

spread around about COVID-19. As

physicians, it is our duty to seek for the real

FACTS and guide our patients accordingly.

One has to READ, WATCH and LISTEN from

reputable sources. We all know that the

knowledge about COVID-19 is dynamic as

new discoveries are reported almost every

day. Keeping everyone properly informed

will flatten their fear and protect them from

the disease. As you communicate, maintain

simplicity, credibility, and humility.

Lesson 2: BE GUIDED BY SCIENCE

It is important that protocols, guidelines or

recommendations are guided by science.

Scientific principles should be applied

as in recommendations. Treatment

recommendations should be based on welldesigned

clinical trials as much as possible.

Policies cannot be due to personal biases or

arbitrary evidence. This will conquer fear.

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Convalescent Plasma Donor at PGH

Lesson 3: WE ARE IN ONE TEAM - BAYANIHAN

SPIRIT

Unless we learn how to work together as a

team, we will never be successful in solving

the daily challenges we face in our operations.

We need to rally everyone towards a common

goal of solving this health crisis. Collaboration

not competition is of utmost importance.

Lesson 4: TAKE CARE OF YOUR PEOPLE

At the Philippine General Hospital, our the

most important resource is our people. As

we send them to war, we need to keep them

protected. The safety of our troops is the

motto that guided many of our operations.

We provided them with appropriate PPE.

We took care of their over-all well-being –

physically and mentally. We addressed their

concerns and provided for their needs such

as food, transportation and housing.

Lesson 5: COMPASSION MATTERS TO A

PERSON WITH COVID

“Mahirap magka-COVID”. COVID-19 affects

the infected person on many levels. It can

wreak havoc not only to one’s physical body

but also to one’s psyche. It is a depressing

illness because it isolates you especially if

admitted to the hospital. The Filipino way of

Mrs. Carmelita D. Del Rosario

and Mr. Bonifacio N. Del Rosario

People Giving Hope (PGH) in Moments of Uncertainty

having loved-ones at the bedside is removed.

There is also limited interaction with doctors

and nurses to minimize exposure. It is in

this trying moment that compassion is

equally important than the medicines the

patient receives. Lost sometimes in array

of machines, gauges, tubes and urgency of

ICU is the remedy that simply being there,

listening and perhaps holding hands can

provide. It is important that to maintain

social connections with them even with the

use of tablets, smart phones and letters.

Doctors and nurses attending to patients had

the unique opportunity to make patients feel

that they are not alone.

Lesson 6: PROTECT THE VULNERABLE

About 90 percent of the population who have

COVID-19 will recover. Most of the symptoms

are mild. The risk of dying is rare, however

there are two groups of people are a higher

risk of getting severe COVID-19 disease, the

elderly (over 60 years old) and those with

underlying medical conditions (such as heart

disease, diabetes, cancer, chronic lung disease

and obesity). Majority of deaths in PGH are

senior citizen with comorbid conditions. The

community has to ensure that they are not

unduly exposed by providing basic provisions

and social care.

Lesson 7: LOSING SOMEONE TO COVID 19 IS

TRULY PAINFUL

Nothing prepared me when my parents

succumbed to the disease and eventually

passed away one after the other. They

suffered a lot from COVID-19. It is by far the

most painful experience that I have gone

through. I was not able to be at their bedside

during their dying moments as I was battling

COVID-19 myself. Closure is difficult because

the normal ways of giving respect to a dying

person is taken away. In those dark moments,

my faith in Lord was the flicker of hope a that

sustained me. I am witness of His Amazing

Grace, allowing me to survive the disease and

continue to fulfill my mission in life.

In the face of disaster, physicians as

frontliners should strive to show compassion

– “suffering together” with the people. This

mantra “To cure sometimes, to relieve often,

and to comfort always.” rings true more than

ever. People on the frontlines of PGH went an

extra-mile to be PEOPLE GIVING HOPE and

RAY OF LIGHT in moments of uncertainty

and despair.


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UP in Pop Culture (POP-UP)

Homegrown UP Bands

By Susan Claire Agbayani

I vividly remember when I had just attended

the annual Writers’ Night at Balay Kalinaw in UP

Diliman and had arrived at the Sunken Garden just

as the Eraserheads were almost done with their

set for the launch of their third album Cutterpillow

in December 1995. One only had to present his

admission ticket and she/he was given a copy of

the album CD.

I had to go backstage because there was no

available space in the Sunken Garden. A throng

of 20,000 had shown up that night, a first in the

history of the Diliman campus. From then on,

concerts were banned in the area. The Eraserheads

sold a total of 120,000 albums (translation:

platinum) in just one night!

Among the most cherished memories of every

Isko or Iska is the experience of having watched

bands, groups, ensembles or vocalists in concerts

and other events at the Sunken Garden, the

grounds of the main library, Cine Adarna of UP

Film Center, UP Theater, or UP College of Music;

even the steps of the Faculty Center or Palma

Hall. Although UP students and alumni get to

watch their favorite bands and performers, UP

also serves as a venue for homegrown bands to

perform. Somewhat like their debut (or audition,

if you will).

Ann Angala, who managed the Eraserheads when

they were promoting their first three albums,

was actually the classmate of Eheads vocalist

Ely Buendia at the Film program of the College

of Mass Communications in the late 1980s. “Ely

was a friend, classmate and orgmate. So kahit

sintunado ang guitars, my orgmates and I didn’t

care. We just wanted to have fun and cheer Ely

on.”

UP Fair

“I have very fond memories of the UP Fair with my

blockmates at UPD. I remember [having listened]

to Eraserheads rocking to Magasin, Alapaap, Pare

Ko, Ligaya, and their other hits while [we] were

getting drunk with flavored lambanog at the

Sunken Garden,” recalls Leslie Ann Jose-Castillo

(SN ’97).

“Happy times!”

“We [Soul Dredgers] played at the UP Fair for 3

years. Nasa lineup din ang Eheads and Yano. Sikat

na sila sa UP, pero pasikat pa lang sila sa labas,”

says musician Joric Maglanque.

Self-professed book geek and anthropologist

Anthony John Balisi watched a much older

cousin, Ito Rapadas (a History major) perform

as a vocalist of the band Neocolours at the UP

Fair. He also recalls Beybeh Beybeh, whose

members were enrolled in BAA, Political Science

and Engineering; and Engineering-based band

Uranus at the UP Fair and Maskipaps in the earlyto-mid

1990s.

Tungaw guitarist Mark Villena says, “There were

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quite a few free concerts on or around the

campus (as in AS lobby, Engineering lobby, QC

Memorial Circle, etc.), typically sponsored by a

college student council, an org, or an NGO raising

awareness of the pressing advocacies of the

day (like the nuclear power plant, or Earth Day,

maybe). Some of the (Club) Dredd bands would

play: The Eraserheads, The Youth, Athena’s Curse,

Anno Domini (“fantastic guitar,” says Ebillo),

Mutiny in Manila, Tropical Depression, Sonic City

Zoo, or their previous incarnation, along with

Kontra Gapi, and more established acts like Ang

Grupong Pendong, The Jerks, Jess Santiago,

Gary Granada, Pol Galang, Heber Bartolome at

Banyuhay.

Villena adds, “I recall a ‘Dredd Campus Tour,’ held

in the Ampitheatre, if I’m not mistaken where

seven of those bands -- including the Dawn --

played ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ in their set! Uso

eh, song of the year.”

(Our band) Tungaw – with bassist Jing Gaddi,

the late vocalist Woo2 Ortiz -- performed at

Maskipaps in December 1993.”

The older siblings of Fatal Posporos drummer

Annette Ortiz-Diaz went to UP, so she had

been going to UP affairs even while she was

still in high school. She remembers watching

Sociology-turned-film major Viktoria near the

Oblation. In various occasions, be it the UP Fair,

Maskipaps, UP Mountaineers or Abelardo Hall

“I’ve seen (homegrown bands/groups such as)

the Eraserheads, Romeo Lee (when EHeads used

to back him up), Yano, (Anno Domini), Blueberry

Juice, Chain Gang, (Backdraft), Kelt’s Cross,

Parokya ni Edgar.…back when (my band) were

the “band aids” of Tungaw. Tapos nabuo ‘yung

(banda ko na) Fatal Posporos. We’d support our

peers too like Hampas Dugo, Agnus Dei, Looney

Tunes, Lois Lane, and the Wailing Pixies.

She revels in the feeling that “Hindi mo akalaing

makakasama mo on the same stage or gigs

‘yung mga pinapanood mo lang dati. Magiging

kaibigan mo pa. Maganda rin – lalo na nung hindi

pa masyadong commercial lahat – mostly from

the UP community lang talaga pumupunta. Kahit

sumikat o sikat na sila, dumaan rin sila sa pagpila

sa registration kada subject, ‘yung walang tubig

ang restrooms at hahanap ka pa ng maayos na

banyo, usually sa Math or Science buildings kasi

bago. Kaya sobrang nakarelate rin tayo sa mga

kanta ng Eheads kasi dinaanan rin ng karamihan

sa atin ‘yun.”

Homegrown band Stonefree initially showed up

at the UP Fair in 1998, says Onnah Valera. “Then

they kept playing sa next, and sa next and sa next

hanggang 2000s.” Check out this link: https://

youtu. Be/PcmsNDUsR04.

Many people are one in saying that one of the

most awaited acts at the Elvis and UP Fairs was…

The Immortal Romeo Lee and Kontrabulate

(or Brown Briefs) “The immortal Romeo Lee at

Kontrabulate,” says Romeo Babao. “It is always a

hoot to see (him) live. I love them!” Angala, Elnora

Ebillo, and former Speech Comm professor Leloy

Santos-Cuyugan agree.

Who is Romeo Lee and why is he such a legend in

UP live events?

“Hapon pa lang, nag-oorganize na ako ng concert

sa UP Fair with the help of UP Mountaineers. ‘Di

pa Elvis ang title ng mga pa-concert ko. Ginawa

ko lang Elvis ang title kasi may issue nung time na

‘yon na buhay pa daw si Elvis,” Lee relates.

Of their venues, Lee says, “Sa mga UP dorm…may

basketball court ng Narra dorm. Tumutugtog na

din kami doon at sa UP Main Lib. Nagpa-concert

na din UPM doon sa AS steps. Madami pa ang

tugtugan sa UP noon. Masaya!”

Villena says, that the “Horrorable Romeo Lee’s

Brownbriefs” was a side project that ended up

lasting longer than his original band (Tungaw)

with Gaddi and younger brother, drummer Ryan

Villena. “We still enjoy playing behind Romeo

Lee. It keeps our chops sharp; and it’s one way

for most of us to still play together after (gosh),

31 years!”

What it was like in the mid-1980s

Long before these though, Malu Maniquis MALU

shares: During our term sa USC (University Student

Council, mid-1980s), under Lean (Alejandro), we

held a fair. As for theater, Bodabil set up a stage

across FC. ‘Tent theater’ ang tawag. Peryante

performed a full-length street production

‘Oratoryo ng Bayan’ sa AS lobby. The AS steps on

University Avenue (was our) ‘stage.’

Among Diliman’s homegrown bands of late

though are Running Ink, Sofa Sky, Pinkmen, Any

Name’s OK. In the Manila campus, there’s Crescent

City and Escoda.

PART II: LB, Baguio, Min, Manila and Cebu

There was a lot of action in other campuses of UP

all over the country as well.

UP LOS BANOS

Philippine Star editor/columnist Bumbum Tenorio:

Walang banda sa UPLB noong panahon natin.

Ahead Tutorial & Review Center CEO Rossana

Llenado (’86): Kaya pala wala akong maalala!

“May annual battle of the bands ang UPLB sa

auditorium kaya masaya. Datu’s Tribe was the

most sikat (band in UP Los Banos) when I was

a freshman in 1991, says grad student Tiffany

Urrutia. Apart from DT, she remembers that in the

early 1990s, the most popular homegrown bands

in UPLB were “Ice Cold Buko Juice (ICBJ), Yuzz

Band, Gnash, Mamajamas, and the band of her or

UPLB ComArts Soc, PopArt.

“One of the most iconic LB bands in the 1990s

was ICBJ. They did fist-pumping and head bobbin’

covers of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Living

Colour, to name a few,” says Ryan Villamor (aka

Balot). “Every set they played was electric: the

solid riffs from Richard Encomienda, the melodic

solos from Paolo Alcantara, slick groove from

John Manalo, bass slappin’ action from Macky

Macaventa, the bouncing-hair twirling presence

of Arnold Ortencio. I wish they can do an online

jam one of these days.”

Macky Macaventa (91-01927), who is now the

bassist of popular band Truefaith, was recruited

by Jovy Hernandez for band Beyond Fate in his

freshman year. The following year, Hernandez’s

band Gnash won with a cover of Metallica’s “Enter

Sandman.” Hernandez is now president and CEO

of e-PLDT.

Villamor says, “The other bands were Hemp

Republic and Valley of Chrome. [VOC] toured the

US and Australia last year, and also headlined a

night in Europe’s biggest metal festival.”

Cyril Sorongon says, “We called ourselves

Lovecore. We started out in 1998 as a cover band

of P.O.T. since everybody loved it at that time.

The scene was very vibrant, so we got to do a

lot of gigs for sorority events, other orgs, and got

to play alongside the bigger Pinoy bands doing

concerts at Elbi then like Kulay and others I can’t

remember. Lovecore still performs those same

songs we wrote back in 1998 from time to time.

(They’re even on Spotify!) Good times.:

“I took my electronica thing seriously after

graduating,” add Sorongon. He got into EDM as

“Silverfilter.”

World music performer Ato Mariano recalls:

“Nakatugtog kami sa stage ng UPLB Fair. Pass

the malong habang nagda-jam kami ni Django

sa stage, ikot lang nang ikot ‘yung malong sa

grounds, parang flying carpet. Ang galing ng

audience, nakaupo lang sa damohan, tas maski na

sino pwede sumampa sa stage.”

Genesis Jeff Lamigo says, “I liked the Yano concert,

so raw and punk then. It was just so different than

the rest of the live acts then.”

“Maliit lang ang community ng UPLB compared

to Diliman. Most of us lived on campus, so literal

na kami-kami lang talaga because people are

interconnected. When I started working in the

late 1990s, I know friends who would commute

from Makati to UPLB just to watch a gig. Hindi

pa traffic noon at mabilis lang ang BLTB,” says

Urrutia.

Former UPLB Perspective photojournalistturned-professor

Vannessa Ebron recalls donning

a press ID, and using her SLR camera to take pics

on stage back when she was a student. “Super

nakaka-high ang memories!”

Bong Ramilo won in the 1st Himigsikan in 1984.

UP BAGUIO

Corporate Communications Division writer Glaiza

Lee of the Cultural Center of the Philippines

(CCP), who was enrolled in UP Baguio from 2000


to 2004 remembers “Himigsikan,” “a songwriting/

singing competition, with performances,” which

was initiated by a Philosophy professor in 1984;

and “Pasiklaban,” the finale after the oblation run

and Lantern Parade - a yearender -- where faculty,

university staff and students get to showcase their

skills. Among the most-awaited performances

every year are those of professors Toto Colongon

(“laging inaabangan”), Rozel Balmores, and a

dance group called Shadows. There were years

when the Soc Sci department was disqualified

“kasi every year, panalo sila,” Glaiza Lee said.

Those old enough to remember say that it was

(now Australia-based) composer/vocalist Bong

Ramilo who won in the 1st Himigsikan in 1984. It

was during the early-to-mid 1980s when Ramilo

was very well-known as a performer on campus,

together with Lingling Maranan-Claver and Tabak

Baguio, according to TV and movie director

Manny Palo.

“Wala akong ma-recall na banda na UPB

homegrown from mid-1980s to early 1990s,” says

dog trainer Nars Santos. He however remembers

Himigsikan, as well as Saniweng and Skit Nayt,

and ensemble Tinig Amianan, and theater groups

Tabak and Kabute.

the apprentices on music production, music

composition and just provide general advice on

how to be a well-rounded part of the local music

scene,” she said.

Since opportunities for bands and musicians to

perform on campus was limited, the group tried

to organize their own events off campus, like in

local indie bars.

“A gig downtown was always welcome. Bands and

performers from UP who had become regulars

and somewhat influential in the local music scene

are Anne Mendoza, Raphael Pulgar, Monique

Dingding, Rafael Manulid, and Dom Contrata, to

name a few,” said Fernandez.

UP MANILA

Maria Cafra guitarist Raul Clemente tells Carillon:

“We formed a group called UP Sintunado in UP

Manila in 1982. It’s an acronym for Samahan ng

mga Interesadong Tumutog at Umawit ng mga

Awiting ‘Di Ordinaryo, a founding member of

Bukluran ng mga Musikero Para sa Bayan (aka

Buklod). We wrote protest songs and performed

in every mass action we were invited to, from

small picket lines to huge rallies..alongside Asin,

Coritha, Heber Bartolome, Pol Galang, Jess

Santiago, Nuklus, Patatag, Sinaglahi, Inang Laya,

Noel Cabangon. The org died a natural death in

1986 when the founding members graduated.

Protest songs were also no longer as popular

after People Power,” he said.

Alagad ni Oble of UP Mindanao

UP MINDANAO

Over in the remote campus of UP in Davao, Mic

Fernandez says, “We started UP AMPLI (a union

of bands) in 2010. Our main focus was to organize

events and activities like gigs, workshops, [and]

seminars for aspiring musicians in UP Mindanao.

We started an apprenticeship program where

new members were given a hands-on approach

to learning various aspects of music production

and events organizing. Part of the tasks of new

members was to spearhead an event (in school

or off-campus), with older members acting as

support staff. This was designed to give focus

to the often-under-appreciated importance of

[organizing and managing] events.”

Another main activity of the members, Fernandez

said, was to collaborate with other members,

ideally to form a band/group and record an

original composition.

“These songs were then distributed as part

of a compilation album. Members themselves

produce the CD covers, burn the CDs and man

the distribution booths. Older members assist

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UP Sintunado of UP Manila

UP CEBU

Songwriter, musician and TV host Budy Marabiles

of Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition fame,

says that four members of The Raw Belief, “a

homegrown UP Cebu band” were from the

Fine Arts program. He joined the band as a

percussionist in 1993. He added, “Indio I covered

our song ‘Circles,’ tinutugtog pa nila palagi sa

Mayric’s.”

Kris Villarino, who went to the other school (USC)

says that Marabiles’s Junior Kilat was very popular

at that time he was in college in early-to-mid

2000s; it even used to collaborate with Manilabased

reggae band Tropical Depression. The

group had also performed at the Elvis concerts of

Romeo Lee at UP Diliman.

Featured Fraternity Alumni Association

The Historic Groundbreaking of the Tau Alpha

Legacy Project: The Tau Alpha Infinity Walk

By Jae Nheslyn M. Calo

The time has come for the grandest and

most prestigious undertaking to commence.

A historical quest, not just for the Tau Alpha

Fraternity but for the University of the

Philippines as well. With a budget amounting to

almost a hundred million, the Tau Alpha Legacy

Project, aptly named, “The Tau Alpha Infinity

Walk” will be one for the books. On January 31,

2020, the project had officially begun with a

Groundbreaking Ceremony.

Among the attendees were UP President himself,

Atty. Danilo L. Concepcion, Dr. Elvira Zamora,

Vice President for Planning and Development,

resident and alumni members of the Fraternity,

including key figures of the project such as

Arch. Antonio A. Turalba, Sr., Chairman of the

Legacy Project; Engr. Norberto “Bert” Mendoza,

Chairman of the Tau Alpha Foundation Inc, and

Engr. Mario G Montejo, Former Secretary of the

Department Of Science and Technology. Engr.

Florante “Tony” M. Aytona, ‘68 TA current Grand

Lady Alpha of Tau Lambda Alpha Sorority, Ms.

Leina Millondaga were the emcees.

In his message, UP President Conceptio stated,

“Napakaswerte ko bilang Pangulo dahil nataon

ang pagdiriwang niyo ng anibersaryo sa termino

ko. Dahil kung hindi naman kayo mag diriwang,

baka wala tayong legacy project. Maswerte din

kayo dahil nagkaron kayo ng oportunidad. At

higit sa lahat, maswerte ang University para sa

proyektong ito.”

He said that the project seemed like fate and

indeed it was. Even back in 2017, the Fraternity

had been looking for a new voyage to mark

their 90 glorious years of proudly waving their

sails into the world. And by January 2019, UP

President Conception offered the project to

lend their talents in refining the University's

premises. “Ang talagang pinapagawa ko lang

ay tunnel,” UP President narrated how the

Fraternity turned his simple request into that

which the Legacy Project is now today.

The quest had just started. With a bright look

into the future, this grand journey will forever

be marked in the Fraternity’s chronicles as well

as the University’s more than hundred-year

long history.

Tau Alpha Legacy Project Groundbreaking Ceremony.

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Featured Sorority Alumni Association

Sigma Delta Phi Sorority

Alumni News

By Lyca B. Brown

Sororities for women and their male counterparts

called fraternities are social organizations that

are popular on college campuses in the US

and Canada. They have been present in the

Philippines since the early part of the 20th

century as one of the “modern” features of the

American educational system being introduced

to the newly colonized country.

Sigma Delta Phi Sorority is one of the oldest

sororities in UP. It was formed in 1931 by Catalina

Manguerra Santos and Gloria Lucero Monzon

but was not officially recognized until 1933.

Also known as the Society for Dramatics and

Fine Arts, it made its name through countless

campus productions starring some well-known

talents from Sigma Delta Phi as well as its

brother fraternity, Upsilon Sigma Phi.

The Sigma Delta Phi Alumni Association

(SDPAA) was incorporated in 1985 and over

the years, has focused on projects ranging from

education and culture, social and civic action,

environmental concerns while continuing to

strengthen the bonds between alumnae and

resident sisters. The sorority has chapters on 2

UP campuses, Diliman and Los Baños. Overseas

chapters operate in Southern California as well

as in New York helping to keep the bonds of

sisterhood alive well after members graduate

from UP. The SDPAA encompasses a wide

network of members who are leaders in various

fields such as arts and culture, business,

SDPAA’s community outreach activities in Imus, Cavite was

spearheaded by Batch’68.

SDPAA Board during Induction Ceremonies led by outgoing

president Ambassador Lilia R. Bautista (left) with Marife Zamora,

Monalisa Marapao, Malu Raval, Becka Rellosa, Linda Guer-rero,

Mari Fabian, Tess Dimagiba, Lyca Brown and Meg Yandoc.

education, health services, broadcasting,

government and non-government sectors.

Today’s SDPAA Board of Trustees was elected

on May 25, 2019 and is headed by Marife

B. Zamora as president. She was formerly

managing director for Convergys for Asia

Pacific, Europe, Middle East and Africa. Other

board members include: Monalisa M. Lacanlale,

first vice-president (membership); Malu R.

Raval, 2nd VP, education); Becka R. Rellosa, 3rd

VP (environment); Linda B. Guerrero, secretary;

Mari V. Fabian, treasurer; Tess N. Dimagiba,

assistant treasurer; Lyca B. Brown, PRO; and

Meg Yandoc, liaison officer for Los Banos.

SDPAA’s projects on the UP Diliman campus

include upgrading the UP Infirmary through

donations of equipment including breathing

machines for babies. There will also be a forum

in UP called “Inspired Conversations” featuring

CEOs of large corporations and multinational

companies presented as a joint project among

the Sigma Delta Phi resident sisters and alumni

and the Filipina CEO Circle, co-founded by

SDPAA President Marife Zamora. The on-campus

activities sponsored by SDPAA are designed

to provide enhancement opportunities for UP

students in general while working with the

Sigma Deltans on campus to identify areas for

cooperation. SDPAA also held a Recollection

with Fr. Manoling Francisco, S.J., on March 14,

2020 during which over 50 alumni and residents

had a chance to leave daily activities behind

for an afternoon of meditation and spiritual

renewal. Other off campus activities include

“At Homes” during which alumni and residents

have a chance to get to know each other and

other social activities such as the annual Joint

Batch Jubilee celebrations co-sponsored by

Golden Jubilarians from Sigma Delta Phi and its

brother fraternity Upsilon Sigma Phi.

The benefits provided by membership in Sigma

Delta Phi transcend campus life and provide a

broad and diverse network that, in the words

of the current board of officers of the SDPAA

provides “Sisterhood for Life.”


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Featured College-based Alumni Association

The Glory Awards and Excellence

By Oscar Gomez, Jr.

2017 GLORY AWARDEES (L-R): Raul Castro (Marketing Communications), Joy Buensalido (Public Relations), Marissa Flores

(Broadcast Journalism), Lan Mercado (Social Advocacy), Sari Dalena (Film), Roby Alampay (Print & Online Journalism), Lauren Dyogi

(Television Arts)

For alumni officers of the UP College of Mass

Communication, probably our most fulfilling

project todate was creating the Glory Awards

in 2017.

The alumni board wanted a meaningful way to

keep UPCMC’s tradition of excellence aflame

and relevant for all times. So we said: What’s

a better way than to introduce the world to

our many outstanding alumni who, aside from

owning an impressive body of work, have also

made their mark on society?

Our College, led by the dean at that time,

Dr. Neny Pernia, gave a thumbs up to the

project after our board also gave the following

assurances: (1) to honor those in the core

communication disciplines as well as in allied

fields like advertising, social advocacy and

public relations; (2) to appoint an independent,

unassailable jury of peers; and (3) to maintain

fidelity to the rules, criteria and process of

selecting winners.

Our inspiration for naming the award the

“Glory” was Dr. Gloria Feliciano, the founding

dean of UP Diliman’s mass communication

program who served from 1965 t0 1985. Many

of us who learned at her feet and regard her

as the mother of our institution remember a

steadfast educator who valued meritocracy,

scholarship and thought leadership. Our

beloved “GF” would have approved of such a

program to recognize exemplary role models

among Plaridel Hall’s sons and daughters.

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The Glory search was publicized widely and we

didn’t charge entry fees to make sure that we

would reach even those alumni who escaped

our radar despite having impressive portfolios.

We wanted our first-year awardees to be

well-rounded with strong leadership, social

responsibility and professional track records

that left no doubt about their impact and

excellence in their respective fields.

For the annual winners, we did our best to

organize a memorable homecoming and awards

show. We produced individual tribute videos

and handed each winner a boldly sculpted

trophy designed by UP professor emeritus Dr.

Grace “Gigi” Javier-Alfonso, who happens to be

one of our tireless alumni board members.

Our well-respected board of jurors named 25

Glory awardees in all from 2017 to 2019. On our

inaugural run, we also awarded 50 Glory Medals

to Distinguished Alumni who were previously

given honors at the UP Alumni Association

awards, the 25th UP Masscom anniversary in

1991, and the UP Centennial celebration in 2008.

In fact, it was their pioneering accomplishments

that inspired us to search for others like them.

What began three years ago as an animated

exchange of ideas over a few beers is now our

alumni association’s signature event.

Many have asked how we keep the Glory going

year after year (as if to suggest that we party

maybe a bit too often). First, all doubts that

2018 GLORY AWARDEES (L-R): Dolores Cheng (Social Advocacy), Luz Rimban (Investigative Journalism), Grace dela Pena (Broadcast

Journalsim), Lilybeth Rasonable (Television Arts), Beth Uyenco (Communication Research), Linggit Tan-Marasigan (Television Arts),

Chito Rono (Film), Ces Orena-Drilon (Broadcast Journalism), Jose Ramon Olives (Broadcast Management), Michelle Maxxy Santiago

(Broadcast Journalism), Fernando Sepe Jr. (Photojournalism), Pedro “Boo” Chanco (Journalism)

the Glory might run out of awardees have

quickly disappeared. The list of nominees only

grows longer each year. Furthermore, our

homecoming attendance has also increased as

quite a number of alumni got curious about the

awards, and started nominating batchmates.

Finally, while a few thousand people have spent

their college days in Plaridel Hall, you really,

only need 15 crazy souls (that’s our board!) to

keep this party alive and kicking.

Giving back a piece of ourselves to the College

can be a “cardiac” experience” similar to

watching a game of our Fighting Maroons.

Every year becomes a bigger challenge for us

to mount a better show or to raise more money

for our pet causes. This year, with the COVID-19

pandemic, the board is exploring a virtual

awarding ceremony. Fortunately, we derive real

joy from the experience, heightened by our

sense of pride over the fantastic feats of our

Glory Awardees.

2019 GLORY AWARDEES (L-R): Floy Quintos (Performing Arts), Carolyn Arguillas (Journalism), Samira Gutoc (Social Advocacy),

Nona Andaya-Castillo (Social Advocacy), Jeffrey Jeturian (Film). Top row, l-r: AVP for Public Affairs Jose Wendell Capili, Dean

Arminda Santiago (UPCMC), UPCMCAA president Malou Choa-Fagar.


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Featured Alumni Chapter Abroad

UPAA San Francisco:

Staying Connected in the Bay Area

By Michaela Abao & Sonia Delen

The University of the Philippines Alumni Association of San Francisco, Inc. (UPAASF) based in

San Francisco, is a California non-profit organization incorporated in July 1973. UPAASF binds

the alumni into a united fellowship working together in providing organized alumni assistance to

the University in the fulfillment of its mission as an academic institution.

Over the years it has supported the University in raising funds for significant projects and has

been robust in its mission towards community involvement and the sustainability of Filipino values

and cultural traditions through its annual Filipino Cultural Immersion Camp and other community

projects.

The Officers and Board of Directors of UPAASF are the engine of various committees which

include Membership, Philanthropy, Filipino Heritage, Community Engagement, Fundraising and

Communications. They respond to other calls for collaboration for the broader aspect of the

community-building in the Bay Area, or relief assistance to the people of the Philippines affected

by natural disasters, pandemic and philanthropic programs in various UP alumni chapters in the

Philippines.

We foster socio-cultural development and interaction between the Association and the San

Francisco Bay Area community. We initiate, sponsor and participate in cultural programs. It is also

important that we stay connected with our alumni and encourage continuing alumni involvement

in San Francisco Bay Area through social, civic and career networking activities.

20th UPAAA Grand Reunion & Convention (photo grabbed from https://upaasf.org/category/

uncategorized/)

2019 UPAA Grand Reunion

The highlight for 2019 was the tremendously

successful UPAAA Grand Reunion where

UPAASF was the co-host and featured

the most prominent speakers including

philanthropists Diosdado Banatao and Loida

Nicolas Lewis; White House Executive Chef

Cristeta Comerford; and other distinguished

alumni. President Danilo Concepcion, OAR

Maria Angelica Abad and Vice President Elena

Pernia attended the grand reunion.

Regular Activities

• Golf Fundraiser

This is an annual fundraising activity organized

by UPAASF and UP Los Banos Alumni Group

in America (UPLBAGA). Proceeds from the

tournament benefit various projects.

• Advocacies and Disaster Relief

UPAASF is responsive to community and

University needs. We supported the local relief

efforts during the Taal Volcano eruption. Part

of UPAASF Covid-19 Response, we donated

to the Philippine General Hospital for personal

protective equipment and the UP Foodservice

for the meals of stranded UP students.

• Annual Paskuhan sa Konsulado

This is an annual holiday party hosted by the

Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco,

and sponsored by UPAASF. It celebrates the

Filipino Christmas traditions like simbang

gabi and attended by the Filipino-American

community leaders.

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UPAASF Cultural Camp

Co-founded by Sonia Delen and Letty

Quizon in 2014, UPAASF sponsors a twoweek

Cultural Immersion Camp in the

summer (July or August) for Filipino

American students ages 7-16 to learn

about Filipino heritage in a classroom or

camp setting, ten days of fun, education,

community building and instilling pride

in our Philippine culture. The Immersion

camp started in San Francisco, then moved

for two years to Daly City and the last two

years at St. Justin Community Parish in

Santa Clara. Over the years, the enrolment

has progressively been increasing, and in

2019 we had 42 children, with over 20 in

the waitlist.

The curriculum includes lessons in Filipino

history, language, martial arts, culinary

delights, games, weaving (hinabi), Baybayin,

popular culture, music and performing arts.

It offers a day trip to San Francisco to pay

a courtesy visit to the Philippine Consulate,

and other areas of interest, the Bayanihan

Center, SOMA Pilipinas and the California

Academy of Science that featured the

Anilao Coral Reef, one of its two major

permanent Philippine exhibits.

Camp director, UPAASF Boardmember

and former educator, Ana Segovia runs a

very smooth and efficient operation, with

the help of UP alumnus Professor Myke

Gonzales, and volunteers like Candy

Bandong, a UP Alumna'76. The Camp relies

on many volunteer instructors, subject

matter experts, community leaders and

performers to provide a tableau of cultural

programs. The classroom uses a barangay

system in teams with Filipino Heroes as the

group names. The kids learn the Kartilya

ng Katipunan, and role play Filipino heroes

and their accomplishments. These young

students who have never spoken much

Tagalog would learn Pilipino, and by camp

graduation, would introduce themselves

in Pilipino, mention the provinces where

their grandparents or parents came from in

the Philippines. They learn the movements

and the meanings of the native dances

and perform dances such as the itik-itik

and the tiniklingl and learn to sing “Bayan

Ko”, “Lupang Hinirang” and other famous

Philippine folk songs.

The best part of this learning camp is

that students do not feel that it was an

academic experience to learn songs, write

a journal, talk in a new language in front of

a big audience, and actually take part in a

big stage productions. They learn about

stagecraft with its attendant responsibilities.

It was hard work that the students enjoy.

Every day of those ten days, students and

parents entered the classroom saying "Mano

po, " "Magandang umaga." At the end of the

day, they would say, "Paalam.... salamat po."

Some words were so endearing to hear.


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UP Los Baños

Coming together to care for ECQ-affected students

By Josephine M. Bo

It was an entire community that took care of

students who were stranded in UPLB when

Luzon was under enhanced community

quarantine (ECQ) and modified ECQ from

March 16 to May 15 and May 16-31, respectively.

UPLB personnel, alumni from far and wide, and

friends and partners linked arms to provide

students basic and other through meticulously

planned “Oplans”. Oplan Lingap took care of

food and hygiene needs of students in the

campus, Oplan Kawingan for those in offcampus

residential facilities, Oplan Hatid

facilitated the repatriation of students to their

homes, while Oplan Kumustahan took care of

their mental health needs. The “Oplans” were

spearheaded by the newly minted Office of

the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs under

the protective umbrella of the UPLB COVID-19

Response Team created by Chancellor Sanchez

and headed by Dr. Roberto Visco, assistant vice

chancellor for community affairs.

Oplan Lingap

OVCSA created Oplan Lingap or Lingap Adopt-

A-Dormer Donation Program on March 16 as

soon as the ECQ was declared and UPLB found

itself responsible for around 800 students who

were stranded in dormitories inside the campus.

Lingap launched a donation drive to get the

feeding program moving with the yet unclear

guidelines on the use of government funds for

the purpose.

As soon as news broke out about it, donors came

with their monetary and in-kind donations.

Help came from all over: alumni and alumni

organizations, industry partners, faculty

and staff, friends and known personalities,

government offices and their heads, university

officials, and business establishments.

Oplan Kawingan

Soon after Oplan Lingap was created, UPLB

saw that a larger group of students needed to

be drawn into the circle of caring – those living

in off-campus housing facilities who turned out

to be more in numbers.

Thus OVCSA created Oplan Kawingan on March

17. Kawingan refers to people lined up abreast

with each other with arms interlinked as to form

a chain, symbolizing unity.

Kawingan meals were prepared at the campusbased

Chelsea Homestyle Meals with its UPLB

alumni-owners allowing the use of their facilities

until UPLB shifted to distributing nutritionally

recommended food packs (NFPs).

For efficiency, Oplan Kawingan mobilized

teams, namely: 1) the IT team that kept an

updated master list of students; 2) the finance

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Chancellor Fernando C. Sanchez, Jr., reminding students of the

protocols to be followed for them to be allowed back to their

provinces.

team that managed the budget; 3) the dispatch

team that distributed the food packs; 4) the

transporters team, composed of volunteer

faculty, staff, alumni, community members,

and members of the Serve the People Brigade

(STPB), who picked up and delivered the food

to 12 clusters of students in neighborhoods

around UPLB.

When the quarantine rules made it difficult to

deploy food transporters, UPLB decided to

shift to a weekly distribution of nutritionally

recommended food packs (NFPs) based on

nutritionist-designed meal plans.

Oplan Hatid

Implemented parallel to the “Oplans” on food

provision was Oplan Hatid, which guaranteed

that the stranded students would be reunited

with their family.

Oplan Hatid tapped information technology

and telecommunications and relied on a

committed pool of 20 volunteer faculty

members who served as “call center agents”

and dedicated OVCSA administrative support

staff complement, the support of the UPLB

administration, and communication and

coordination with students, their families, the

local government units where they reside, and

partners that helped the UPLB team overcome

logistical challenges.

Each Oplan Hatid operation had its own unique

challenges owing to the requirements that

varied across receiving LGUs, foremost of

which was a health certificate issued to each

student by the Municipal Health Office through

the University Health Service.

To date, Oplan Hatid has successfully facilitated

the reunion of over 1,000 students with their

families in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao by land,

air, and sea, and in a number of cases, through

a combination of these. Moreover, Oplan Hatid

has also successfully repatriated a number of

foreign students to various countries.

UP Diliman

Forward and onward with #TatagUP

By Maita Domaoal

When the going gets tough, trust UP to get

even tougher and ride out rough waters.

In response to the fight against COVID-19,

#KapitDiliman transformed to #TatagUP: Tugon

ng UP Diliman sa Hamon ng COVID-19 (https://

upd.edu.ph/tatagup/) to better exemplify the

University’s fortitude and resilience.

Since its launch in May, this UP Diliman

information portal has sought to give up-to-date

and definitive answers to the challenges posed

by the pandemic and the resulting community

quarantines. News stories on the latest events

and issues affecting the UPD community can

be found here.

Aside from UPD faculty, staff and students, the

portal was geared towards informing campus

residents, vendors, stall operators, jeepney

drivers and other community members about

the latest policies, quarantine guidelines, and

norms.

The portal offers 10 sections including one

for COVID-19 info. This includes guidelines for

home quarantine from the UP Diliman Health

Service, plus easy-to-understand infographics

on the disease’s symptoms, patient categories,

self-care and home quarantine and safety

measures to prevent infections.

The UP Diliman COVID-19 Task Force issues

a weekly report in the Bulletins section with

updated figures on active cases and an area

map of affected areas.

The Advisories section informs staff and faculty

about responding to COVID-19 in the workplace.

This includes basic health and safety protocols,

guidelines for communications, monitoring and

reporting cases, office closures for disinfection

and other issues facing the campus’ work

community.

UP Memos collates issuances from the offices

of the Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor for

Academic Affairs, and memos aimed at the UP

System focusing on academic concerns.

UPD Initiatives presents the innovative

strategies and schemes different colleges,

student organizations, faculty and other units

have come up with to help. The School of

Labor and Industrial Relations, for example,

launched an online labor consultation to help

workers with employment and human relations

issues in light of the lockdown. The College of

Music faculty and students performed an online

musical tribute for fallen frontliners and health

workers. Family Life and Child Development

Circle, a student org of the College of Home

Economics, shared infographics for children’s

activities at home.

Hotlines is a section with the emergency

numbers and contact details for health

concerns, student concerns, academic and

community concerns and other key institutions.

Learn Online contains links and information on

online learning and teaching, and training for

UP staff.

Donate is a section with the different ways one

can volunteer, or donate in cash and or in kind

to various projects to help affected groups.

#TatagUP is maintained by the UP Diliman

Information Office. Through this portal, the

UPD community is empowered to take the next,

best steps in the fight against the pandemic.


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UP Baguio

Cutting Across Boundaries to Serve

By Shekinah P. Queri

Working behind the spotlight, the UP Baguio

Alumni Relations Desk and the UPAA Baguio-

Northern Luzon Chapter Inc. (UPBAA) have

been consistently reaching out to the UPB

community and the community at large

through various projects and collaborative

engagements.

Photos by J JLazaga, UP Baguio Public Affairs.

active in extending help outside of the UPB

community. We joined in feeding (breakfast

and lunch) the frontliners of Baguio General

Hospital and various checkpoints for 62 days;

PPE suits and masks were also distributed to

them. More than that, we have given 30 sacks

of rice to different churches in Baguio.

Outside of UP Baguio, the UPBAA recognizes

the prime importance of empowering the youth.

This was accomplished by the donation of

computers and books to public schools. Further,

UPBAA has also donated food and provided

legal assistance to abused children in the

Department of Social Welfare and Development

(DSWD); through this, we were able to separate

the minors from adult criminals. Aside from this,

the UPBAA has provided free medical, dental,

and legal services to 200 patients and clients.

Further, we have contributed to the various

feeding programs of the Rotary Club of Baguio

Summer Capital.

Recognizing the value of blurring boundaries

when it comes to service, the UPBAA, in

partnership with Organo Philippines, has given

food, clothes, and hygiene kits to 1,000 families

of victims of the Taal Volcano eruption.

Within UP Baguio, the UPBAA and ODSA came

up with the Food for Thought program wherein

10 to 13 underprivileged students are identified

per semester to provide free lunch for them for

the week.

During the Covid-19 pandemic, the UPBAA (in

coordination with the Rotary Club of Baguio

Summer Capital, Organo Philippines, and the

Kalayaan International Foundation) has been

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Recently, the Securities and Exchange

Commission granted the certificate of

incorporation recognizing us as the University

of the Philippines Alumni Association Baguio-

Northern Luzon Chapter Inc.

Within the UP Baguio community, the UPBAA

responded to the call initiated by Chancellor

Raymundo Rovillos to aid 170 stranded UPB

students. We have given relief goods, sacks of

rice, and cash assistance to help not only these

students, but also to the 23 security guards of

the University.

Further, in responding to the call of helping both

the UPB community and the general public,

we have come up with the UP IKOT: Talipapa

sa Oble initiative to primarily help our farmers.

Recognizing that Baguio businesses heavily

rely on the tourism industry, we envisioned

the UPB grounds to be a flexible space where

farmers are able to directly sell their produce to

consumers. Because of this, prices are kept low

(in the absence of middle men) and the public

is given an option to buy at the Talipapa and

avoid long queues at the public market.

With all these, the UPBAA is humbled by the

opportunity to be of service both to the UPB

community and to the society at large.

UP Visayas Alumni Unites Community in Fight

Against COVID-19

By GC T. Castro

The alumni’s indomitable spirit and undying

commitment to look back to its alma matter and

serve the community was again proven during

the Corona Virus 2019 pandemic.

UP Visayas

University of the Philippines Visayas’ major

alumni associations, iAmUPHi and UP Alumni

Association Iloilo Chapter, initiated joint efforts

collaborating with UPV, other alumni, private

individuals, the government, and other sectors to

respond to various pressing needs of the region.

All these despite the threat of the pandemic

and the difficulties presented by the enhanced

community quarantine imposed in the country.

The two associations were at the homestretch of

a jointly-organized fund-raiser. An exciting set of

basketball games between UP Men’s Basketball

Team and San Beda Red Lions was about to take

place. But when the pandemic started, they took

action, decided to cancel the games, and transfer

their energies to serve the community.

Philippine Genome Center Visayas - Training with Dr. Noel

Ferriols.

They were one of the first to respond and gather

supplies before it ran out. They procured and

distributed N95 masks, alcohol, and disinfectants

for the hospitals in the province and other areas

in Western Visayas.

They were also first to respond to UPV’s call to help

quarantined and stranded students in the campus

dormitories. They sent food and essential goods.

The group also helped University constituents,

and repatriated students from UP Diliman. These

efforts were coordinated with the UPV Office of

Alumni Relations, Office of Student Affairs, and

Information and Publication Office.

When the students started making face shields

during quarantine, they supported the effort

and engaged others to help. UPV Balay Ilonggo

dormitory and other volunteer “factories”

produced face masks. PPEs like hazmat suits were

later produced with alternative materials and with

help from alumni and other volunteers.

The group worked with UPV in its alcohol

production. Faculty and alumni chemists from

the College of Arts and Sciences produced ethyl

alcohol from their ethanol supply, the School of

Technology developed a low-cost ethanol plant

and produced alcohol from molasses, and they

sourced out molasses and equipment to be used

from other alumni and private businesses.

The tandem initiated the set up of accredited

COVID-19 test centers in Iloilo. They coordinated

with UP Philippine Genome Center Executive

Director Dr. Cynthia Palmes-Saloma, UP PGC

Visayas Director Dr. Noel Ferriols, and other

alumni scientists, doctors, and experts, from UPV,

University San Agustin, and West Visayas State

IPO - iAmUPHi, UPAAIC supplies for province with Gov.

Arthur Defensor, Jr., Dr. Marovi Celis (iAmUPHi), Atty

Dennis Guevara (UPAAIC President), Mr. Michael Francis

Villa (UPAAIC).

University Medical Center. They got the support

of UPV Chancellor Dr. Ricardo P. Babaran, USA

President Rev. Fr. Frederick C. Comendador, Iloilo

City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas, and Iloilo Province

Governor Arthur Defensor, Jr., as well as that of

Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM),

and UP National Institute of Health.

The collaboration resulted in the training of

medical technologists for RT-PCR testing,

bringing in of UP NIH test kits, and the setting

up and accreditation of Western Visayas Medical

Center (WVMC) as the first sub-national testing

center in Western Visayas. WVSUMC and other

hospitals are soon to follow.

The UPV alumni’s collective efforts – relief, setting

up testing centers, sourcing, producing, and

distributing PPEs, supplies, and test kits – continue

despite the obstacles. This is a testament of how

the alumni spirit endures as the alumni continue

to serve the University and the community in

general.

With the unified efforts of the alumni, the

University, local governments, and private sector,

the fight against COVID-19 is a winnable cause.


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UP Open University

UPOU Welcomes New UPOU Students

through its Virtual Sunduan

By Joane V. Serrano, PhD & Phoebe May Apostol

Mr. Jerry Donato, President of UPOUAFI during the celebration of UPOU's 25th Anniversary.

Open and Distance eLearning (ODeL)

requires a student to study independently

through the use of a gadget like laptop,

computer, tablet and a good internet

connection. Teachers and fellow learners

do not meet and interact physically but

only virtually. For a new student who is

somehow clueless in the world of distance

learning, it can be a challenging and tough

adjustment. A student may feel lost, empty

and lonely at times as he or she begins the

journey of being an independent learner. To

help students cope and adjust to this mode

of teaching and learning, the University of

the Philippines Open University (UPOU)

conducts various activities to foster

interaction and promote engagement

among students.

One of these activities is the Virtual

Sunduan which will happen this September

2020. The activity was originally called

Sunduan, a Filipino term which means

to fetch or pick up. In the past, Sunduan

was a venue to orient new students and

for graduating and continuing students to

welcome the new ones and was usually

held at the UPOU Headquarters to give new

students an opportunity to get a glimpse of

their campus. With the disruption brought

by the pandemic, the Sunduan will be done

purely online. Since the UPOU graduation

is moved to a later date, instead of the

graduating students, the UPOU alumni and

continuing students will be greeting and

welcoming the new students as they enter

the university and begin their academic

journey.

This activity is part of UPOU’s year-long

celebration of its 25th anniversary with

the theme “Revolutionizing Disruptions for

Excellence and Equity.” The theme indeed

matches the event as everyone faces this

disruption of our daily lives.

Virtual Sunduan is composed of activities

that new students will surely enjoy as they

start a new journey at UPOU. The activity

will include an online tour through the

“UPOU Walk” wherein new students will be

given a virtual tour of the UPOU campus.

There will also be an orientation program

and a ‘ceremonial sunduan’ to formally

welcome the new students by the alumni

and continuing students.

The purpose of this activity is to welcome

new UPOU students for the academic

year 2020-2021. This event will be a great

opportunity for new students to interact

with their "ates” and “kuyas” and learn from

their experiences and advice.

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It all started with a seminar group of UP alumni

who decided to form the UP Alumni Association

of Davao (UPAAD) 70 years ago. Beyond

regular fellowships and reunions was planted a

deep yearning for an academic institution that

would bring UP to Mindanao.

UP Mindanao

UP AA Davao, UP Mindanao and UPMFI:

Allies for the Sustainable Development of Mindanao

By Corazon B. Reyes

After a long, arduous struggle by the alumni

and sympathetic lawmakers of Mindanao, the

UP in Mindanao was created in 1995 through

RA 7889 with the clear mandate to provide

affordable high quality education, scholarly

research, responsive and relevant extension

services to diverse, marginalized but deserving

community sectors and neighboring regions

and to collaborate with other state colleges and

universities for the development of Mindanao.

In the same year, The UP Mindanao Foundation

Inc. (UPMFI) was established by the UPAA

Davao to support the university in resource

generation. Through the efforts of the alumni,

the UPMFI was granted P6M as seed money

from the Davao City government for the

university’s early operations and an additional

P5M from Mr. Antonio Floirendo Sr. from the

private sector. Hundreds of supporters followed

suit over the years. To date 271 students and

41 faculty and staff have been given financial

assistance. UPAAD also focused in projects for

UP Mindanao, such as developing the Oblation

park and holding seminars for students.

Last November 2019 UPMFI, UPAA, UPAAD,

and UPMIn organized the 44th UP Regional

Alumni Institute (RAI) in Davao City with the

theme of “Attaining inclusive and sustainable

development in Mindanao through investment

in UP Mindanao’s programs.” Dr. Larry Digal,

UP Min Chancellor, proposed the UPMin

Development and Expansion Programs which

Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri, Congressman

Isidro Ungab, and DOST Director Fortunato

UPMFI Induction Ceremony (L-R) UPMin Chancellor Larry Digal,

Chair Aggie Anglionto, Vice Chair John Gaisano, President Dinah

T. Fuentes, VP Anacleto Guevarra, Secretary Charmaine Valentin,

Treasurer Glenn C. Sorila, Trustee Mabel S. Acosta, Ex Officio Joel

Laserna and Trustee Ma. Corazon B. Reyes (Not in Photo- Trustee

Celia C. Castillo).

de la Peña, representing President Rodrigo

Duterte supported. More than 250 UP alumni

participated in this forum and the event raised

P500,000.00 for the UPMFI scholarship fund.

Alas, the present Covid 19 pandemic has

invariably postponed the celebrations for

the Silver Founding Anniversary of UP Min

(February) and UPMFI (October). But it has

provided opportunity to mobilize UPAAD to

helping the UP Min staff and students caught in

the city's lockdown orders. Simultaneously, the

Interdisciplinary Applied Modeling laboratory

of UP Min which is part of the UP Covid 19

Pandemic Response Team- Bioinformatics and

Modeling Group of different UP Campuses

continue their work for the entire country. A

Covid testing lab is soon to be constructed

in Tagum City. In essence, the work of these

dedicated allies continues.

This is a microcosm of the former UP skolar

ng bayan. Aptly described in the lyrics of UP

Naming Mahal: “….. Malayong lupain, atin mang

marating, Di rin magbabago ang damdamin

Mabuhay ang pag-asa ng bayan.

UP Alumni Association of Davao City - President Sherwin

Ramos (8th from left) with his officers were inducted by UPMin

Chancellor Larry Digal. (right most)

Talentadong UP Alumni - a showcase of talents from former

Iskolar ng Bayan during the 44th RAI held in Davao last Nov 2019


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UP Cebu

2020 Alumni Dinner: A plateful of gratitude

By Rhenadette Socajel

The UP Alumni Association (UPAA) Cebu

Chapter has been successful in serving the

Cebuano community by offering assistance

and services. These have been made possible

through the deeds of various helping hands.

With the countless lives that have been made

better, it is important to recognize these deeds

that matter.

As a way of expressing gratitude, UP Cebu

organized an alumni dinner on the Feb. 17,

2020, at the AS Conference Hall. They showed

the highest appreciation to the people who

supported their objectives of fostering academic

excellence and encouraging community work.

After dinner, Chancellor Liza D. Corro opened

the program with a welcome address to greet

the university administrators and the guest

speaker, Economic planning Secretary. Ernesto

Pernia, who graced the alumni gathering

together with his wife, UP Vice President for

Public Affairs Dr. Elena E. Pernia. Chancellor

Corro also expressed her gratitude to the UP

Cebu alumni who never faltered in providing a

helping hand for their alma mater.

These long-ago UP Cebu graduates, from

both college and high school programs, were

acknowledged for their financial, scholarship,

and material support. Among the outstanding

donors were UP Law Class 1986, UP High

School Class 1979, UP High School Class 1983,

and UP High School Class 1993. There were also

individual donations from Marlinda Angbetic-

Tan, Haidee Benedicto-Barcelon, and Arthur

John Alipante. Their generosity had provided

opportunities to the underprivileged through

the association’s projects.

The event ended when UP Cebu Vice Chancellor

for Administration Dr. Weena Gera urged the

honored alumni to continue the good work

they had done for their alma mater. She also

encouraged them to establish more meaningful

and lifelong engagements among fellow alumni,

key stakeholders, and the university.

Without a doubt, these recognized donors

had embodied honor and excellence in their

respective fields of pursuits – something that

UP had instilled in them when they were still

studying. What makes them stand out is how

they have generously filled in the university’s

plate with pride and gratitude through their

support and passionate service for their alma

mater and for the nation.

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Hindsight

UP Inspires Wider Use of

Sablay for PH Grad Rites

By Maita Domaoal

Wearing the mortarboard with tassel and

toga has long symbolized graduation in

the country. But in the University of the

Philippines, candidates for graduation are

eager to wear the sablay, the woven maroon

and forest green sash that stands for the

successful completion of their studies.

More students may soon be sharing the

same pride that comes with this particular

Filipino dress as talks swirl about replacing

the traditional toga.

A leaked memo from the Department of

Education made waves in February for

proposing that elementary and secondary

schools consider the sablay for their end-ofschool-year

rites. The agency clarified that

the proposal still had to undergo further

approvals, but the idea has gained ground.

Malacañang in March backed the proposal

as being “good for the schoolchildren” as

well as being less costly for parents. Pasig

City has announced that after discussion

with public school officials, it would now

provide sablay for the graduation rites of

44 elementary and high schools in the city

this year.

The Original 1990 Sablay

The UP system, made up of eight constituent

universities in 17 campuses, adopted the

sablay as the official academic costume

in 2000, a decade after it was first used in

Diliman. But other colleges and universities

outside the system have since designed

and worn their own custom-made sashes

for graduation.

Former UP Diliman Chancellor Dr. Michael

L. Tan recalls speaking in a remote

lumad school in Davao de Oro (formerly

Compostela Valley) in 2018 where both

grade school and high school students wore

sablay for graduation. He was delighted to

find that the children had even made their

sablay themselves.

Just this past year, graduates of UP Rural

High School under the UP Los Baños

College of Arts and Sciences wore the

sablay for graduation for the first time.

So what distinguishes the UP sablay from

other formal sashes?

The sablay was actually inspired by

the malong of Mindanao, which can be

configured to wear over the waist or over

the shoulder. For UP, the sablay is worn over


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Filipiniana attire (white or beige dresses for

women and barong Tagalog for men) on

the right shoulder, and shifted to the left

upon conferment of the degree.

Aside from the school colors, the UP sablay

features the school acronym written in

yellow gold-colored Baybayin (ancient

Filipino script). It is adorned with ukkil, a

decorative flowing design from the Sulu

archipelago that represents a sprouting

plant. The diamonds and chevrons on

its borders are a recurrent motif among

different ethnic groups in the Philippines,

from Batanes to Tawi-Tawi.

As described in the UP Gazette, “The

patterns are arranged continuously and

rhythmically to signify the interrelatedness

of culture and nature.”

Six professors from Diliman are credited

with designing the UP sablay, which was

copyrighted in 2002. They are Dr. Virginia D.

Monje, director of the Institute of Chemistry

and Molecular Biology and Biotechnology

Program; the late Rogelio “Ogie” L. Juliano,

Jr., an acclaimed stage director, designer

and Dulaang UP stalwart; Humanities and

Islamic Art History professor Dr. Abraham

P. Sakili, a board member of the National

Historical Commission; former AVP for

UP College of Mass Communication Class of 1992.

Academic Affairs Dr. Antoinette Bass-

Hernandez; Dr. Consuelo J. Paz, the “Grand

Dame of Philippine Linguistics” so-called for

her contributions to Philippine linguistics

and culture studies; and Arts and Letters

Prof. Carmen Gloria D. Ventanilla.

In 2016, UP formed a sablay committee,

headed by Dr. Evangeline C. Amor with

Prof. Leo Abaya of the College of Fine Arts

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UP Diliman graduation photo in 1999.

and Dr. Sakili, to revisit the university’s

academic dress. Members of the Board

of Regents don the sablay complete with

yoke and medallion during graduation

rites, while other university officials wear

it with pins. Faculty members can wear

the sablay in their college or discipline’s

colors. Meantime, graduates of bachelor’s,

master’s and doctoral programs use pins or

PhD discs to distinguish their degree levels.

The UP sablay is a handwoven piece, initially

made by hablon weaving artisans in Iloilo,

and more recently, by Baguio, Apayao and

Abra weavers. The sablay committee also

tackled the potential shortage as a weaver

can usually produce only one sablay in

a day. UP has since coordinated with the

Philippine Textile and Research Institute

for assistance. Weaving has sadly lacked

support over the years and creating the

sablay for UP and for other schools may

well revive this traditional art.

The Department of Education proposal

actually cites these reasons as well, to

“perpetuate the production of local

textiles of indigenous peoples, boost rural

development, provide jobs and empower

women and men weavers.” The sablay is

seen instilling a stronger sense of national

pride, cultural diversity, and nurturing

ethnic roots.

On the practical side, there is the climate

to consider. Air-conditioned auditoriums

may work but graduates in an open field

on a bright summer day have experienced

dehydration and fainting spells from stifling

togas. The sablay certainly presents a

cooler option.

As formal wear commemorating a new

chapter of life, the sablay provides personal

meaning. Most UP graduates keep theirs as

souvenirs and heirlooms to be passed down

or lent to family and relatives.

The use of the sablay for elementary

and high school graduation is still up for

discussion in DepEd and among schools.

Even the term “sablay” has been discussed,

as the proper words may be “sigay” or

“kandit” in Tawi-Tawi, or “kindang” among

the Tausug, or even “alikbuy” in Bicol.

For now, and for UP, it is sablay, and any

of its students who make it to the finish

line after studying in the country’s premier

university will wear it proudly.

UP Diliman graduation photo in 2019.


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Alumni Accolades

NOTABLE UP ALUMNI

Philippine Presidents

Manuel L. Quezon (LLD 1929 hc)

Sergio S. Osmeña Sr. (LLD 1930 hc)

Manuel A. Roxas (LLD 1948 hc, LLB 1913)

José P. Laurel, Sr. (LLD 1969 hc, LLB 1915)

Elpidio R. Quirino (LLD 1949 hc, LLB 1915)

Ramon D.F. Magsaysay (LLD 1955 hc)

Carlos P. Garcia (LLD 1959 hc)

Diosdado P. Macapagal (LLD 1965 hc, AA

1933)

Ferdinand E. Marcos (LLD 1966 hc, LLB

1939 cl, ROTC 1937)

Corazon C. Aquino (LLD 1986 hc)

Fidel V. Ramos (LLD 1993 hc)

Maria Gloria M. Macapagal-Arroyo (PhD

1985, MA 1979)

Benigno S. Aquino III (LLD 2011)

Senate Presidents

Manuel L. Quezon, Sr. (LLD 1929 hc)

Manuel A. Roxas (LLB 1913, LLD 1948 hc)

Quintín B.Paredes (LLD 1968 hc)

Camilo O. Osias (LLD 1970 hc)

Eulogio A. Rodriguez, Sr. (LLD 1960 hc)

Jose C. Zulueta (AA 1926, LLB 1930)

Ferdinand E. Marcos (ROTC 1937, LLB-

1939 cl, LLD 1966 hc)

Arturo M. Tolentino (AA 1930, LLB 1934 cl,

PhB 1938 cl)

Gil J. Puyat (BSBA 1929)

Jovito R. Salonga (LLB 1946, LLD 1990

hc)

Neptali A. Gonzales (AA 1941)

Edgardo J. Angara (LLB 1958, LLD 2013

hc)

Marcelo B. Fernan (AA 1948, LLB-1952,

LLD 1999 hc)

Franklin M. Drilon (AB-1965, LLB-1969)

Manuel B. Villar (BSBA 1970, MBA 1973)

Juan Ponce F. Enrile (LLB 1953 cl)

Aquilino Martin L. Pimentel III (LLB 1990)

House Speakers

Sergio S. Osmena, Sr. (LLD 1930 hc)

Manuel A. Roxas (LLB 1913, LLD 1948 hc)

Quintin B. Paredes (LLD 1968 hc)

Jose Y. Yulo (LLB 1914 w/ honors, LLD

1970 hc)

Jose C. Zulueta (AA 1926, LLB 1930)

Eugenio P. Perez (AB-1917, LLB 1922)

Jose B. Laurel Jr. (AA 1932, LLB 1936)

Daniel Z. Romualdez (LLB 1931)

Jose B. Laurel Jr. (AA 1932, LLB 1936)

Querube C. Makalintal (AB 1929, LLB

1933)

Nicanor E. Yniguez (LLB 1939)

Manuel B. Villar, Jr. (BSBA 1970, MBA

1973)

Arnulfo P. Fuentebella (AB 1966, LLB

1970)

Maria Gloria M. Macapagal-Arroyo (MA

1979, PhD 1985)

Alan Peter S. Cayetano (AB 1993)

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Supreme Court Chief Justices

Cayetano S. Arellano (LLD 1911 hc)

Victorino G. Mapa (LLD 1921 hc)

Manuel G. Araullo (LLD 1921 hc)

Ramón Q. Avanceña (LLD 1939 hc)

José Y. Yulo (LLB 1914 w/honors, LLD

1970 hc)

Ricardo M. Paras (LLB 1913, LLD 1960 hc)

César P. Bengzon (LLB 1919, LLD 1964 hc)

Roberto R. Concepcion (LLD 1968 hc)

Querube C. Makalintal (AA 1929, LLB

1933)

Fred Ruiz Castro (AA 1932, ROTC 1934,

LLB 1936, PhB 1937 cl)

Enrique M. Fernando (LLB 1938 mcl)

Felix V. Makasiar (LLB 1939 cl)

Ramon C. Aquino (LLB 1939)

Claudio S. Teehankee (LLD 1987 hc)

Pedro L. Yap (LLB 1946 cl)

Marcelo B. Fernan (AA 1948, LLB 1952,

LLD 1999 hc)

Hilario G. Davide, Jr. (AA 1955, BSJ-1958,

LLB-1959, LLD-2001 hc)

Reynato S. Puno (BSJ 1962, LLB 1962, LLD

2011)

Maria Lourdes A. Sereno (LLB 1984 cl)

Teresita J. Leonardo-De Castro (AB 1968

cl, LLB 1972)

Lucas P. Bersamin (AB 1968 Pol Sc)

National Artists

Fernando C. Amorsolo (CertPa 1914)

Juan F. Nakpil (College of Engineering

1917-1920 Earned 65 units)

Francisca Reyes Aquino (HSTC 1923; BSE

1924; MA 1926)

Jose Garcia Villa (UP High School)

Amado V. Hernandez (DHumanities 1972

hc)

Levi Celerio (D Humanities 1991 hc)

Felipe Padilla De Leon (TD 1939)

Antonio J. Molina (TD 1923)

Guillermo E. Tolentino (CertPa 1915)

Napoleon V. Abueva (BFA 1953)

Vicente Silva Manansala [Former UP

Diliman Student (Dip Fine Arts)]

Carlos P. Romulo (AB 1918; LLD 1949 hc;

AA 1927 (Pre-med); DHumane Letters 1971

hc)

Antonino R. Buenaventura (ROTC 1929;

TD 1929; D Humanities 1991 hc)

Leandro V. Locsin (D Humanities 1992 hc)

Francisco A. Arcellana, Sr. (CLA PhB 1939)

Cesar Legaspi [Former UP Diliman

Student (Coll. Fine Arts, 1930-1931)]

Nestor Vicente M. Gonzalez (N.V.M.)

(DHumane Letters 1987 hc)

Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero (AB 1936)

Catalino Ortiz Brocka “Lino Brocka” (Pre-

Law 1956-1957; Speech (Arts & Science)

1963-1964; Earned 122 units)

Edith C. Lopez-Tiempo (College of Liberal

Arts 1939-1940)

Andrea O. Veneracion (TD 1949; AM 1949;

BM 1950; BM 1960 cl)

Lucio D. San Pedro (TD 1938; Dhum 1991)

Ishmael Bernal (AB English 1959)

Daisy Avellana (PhB 1936)

Severino Montano (BSE 1932)

Virgilio S. Almario “Rio Alma” [AB 1963

(Pol. Sci); MA(Fil) 1975]

Jose T. Soya (BFA 1953 mcl)

Ramon Obusan (CFish 1961)

Benedicto Cabrera (Fine Arts 1959)

Abdulmari Asia Imao (BFA 1959)

Jose “Pitoy” Moreno (BFA 1951)

Federico Aguilar Alcuaz [Former UP

Diliman Student (Coll of Fine Arts 1949-

1950)]

Francisco F. Feliciano (TD 1964; BM 1966;

MM 1972)

Ramon P. Santos (TD 1964; BM 1965)

Resil B. Mojares (CAS PhD 1979 Lit)

Raymundo “Ryan” Cipriano Pujante

Cayabyab (CMusic BM 1983)

Eric Oteyza “Kidlat Tahimik” De Guia (CLA

AB 1963)

Amelia Lirag “Amel” Lapenia-Bonifacio

(CLA AB 1953)

Lauro Zarate “Larry” Alcala (CFA BFA

1950)

National Social Scientists

Maria Lourdes A. Carandang (AB 1964 cl)

Gelia O. Tagumpay-Castillo (AB 1953 mcl)

National Scientists

Juan S. Salcedo, Jr. (LLD 1970, AA 1924,

MD 1929 hc)

Alfredo C. Santos (PhCh 1921, BSPhar

1923)

Fe V. Del Mundo (MD 1933, DHum 1996)

Eduardo A. Quisumbing (Bagr 1918)

Geminiano T. De Ocampo (MD 1932)

Gregorio T. Velasquez (AA 1924, BS 1925,

MS 1931)

Francisco M. Fronda (Bagr 1919)

Francisco O. Santos (AB 1914, MS 1919)

Carmen C. Velasquez (BS 1934, PhD 1954)

Teodoro A. Agoncillo (MA 1935, PhB 1934)

Encarnacion A. Alzona (AB 1915, BSE 1917,

HSTC 1916, LLD 1989 hc, MA 1918)

Hilario D.G. Lara (MD 1919)

Julian A. Banzon (BSChem 1930)

Dioscoro L. Umali (BSA 1939, LLD 1977

hc)

Jose C. Encarnacion, Jr. (PhB 1950, MA

1954)

Luz B. Oliveros-Belardo (PhCh 1928,

BSPhar 1929, MS 1933)

Alfredo V. Lagmay (PhB 1947 cl, MA 1951)

Paulo C. Campos (AA 1940, MD 1945)

Pedro B. Escuro (BSA 1952 mcl, DSc 1979

hc)

Clara Y. Lim-Sylianco (MS 1954 Chem)

Dolores A. Ramirez (BSA 1956 mcl)

Jose R. Velasco (BSA 1940 cl)

Gelia O. Tagumpay-Castillo (AB 1953 mcl)

Bienvenido O. Juliano (BSA 1955 mcl)

Clare R. Baltazar (BSA 1947 scl)

Benito S. Vergara (BS 1955)

Onofre D. Corpuz (AB 1950 mcl)

Ricardo M. Lantican (BSA 1954)

Lourdes J. Cruz (BSChem 1962)

Teodulo M. Topacio, Jr. (DVM 1951 cl)

Mercedes B. Concepcion (BSChem 1951)

Ernesto O. Domingo (AA 1956; MD 1961)

Perla O. Dizon Santos-Ocampo (AA 1950;

MD 1955)

Raul V. Fabella (MA 1975 Eco)

Bienvenido Nebres, S.J. (LLD 1992 hc)

Gavino C. Trono, Jr. (BS 1954 Botany)

Ramon C. Barba (BSA 1958 hon curr)

Emil Q. Javier (BSA 1960 cl)

UP Alumni in Top Fortune 500

Companies

Ferdinand K. Constantino [AB 1972 (Eco)]

Top 1 - San Miguel Corporation

Anabelle Yao Lim-chua (BSBAA 1982 mcl)

Top 3 - Manila Electric Corp.

Cesar A. Buenaventura (ROTC 1950, BSCE

1950)

Top 4 - Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp.

Antonio N. Cotoco (BSBA 1970, MBA

1973) Top 7 - BDO Unibank, inc.

Carmina Delfina J. Herbosa (BSBAA 1989

cl) Top 12 - Globe Telecom, Inc

Ma. Lourdes C. Rausa-Chan (AB 1973, LLB

1977) Top 20 - PLDT Inc.

Paul Robert Y. Murga [BS 1986 (Math)]

Top 22 - Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co.

Ramon L. Jocson (ROTC 1981, BSIE 1982)

Top 23 - Bank of the Philippines Islands

Robina Y. Gokongwei-Pei (Eco 1981)

Top 26 - Cebu Air, Inc.

Top 33 - Robinson’s Supermarket Corp.

Top 108 - Rustan Supercenter, Inc.

Top 365 - Robinsons Appliances Corp.

Top 450 - Robinsons Bank Corp.

Lorna D. Atun (MBA 2009)

Top 26 - Jollibee Foods Corp.

Cecilia Q. Cayosa-Borromeo (BSAB 1979)

Top 30 - Land Bank of the Philippines

Ma. Consuelo Ynares- Santiago (LLB 1975)

Top 34 - PHOENIX Petroleum Philippines

Inc.

Ryan John F. Bernabe (BSME 1994)

Top 35 - Steel Asia Manufacturing Corp.

Arturo G. Corpuz (BSArch 1977)

Top 37 - Ayala Land, Inc.

Michael Oliver G. Manuel [MA 2001 (Eco)]

Top 41 - Sun Life of Canada (Philippines),

Inc.

Jorge L. Araneta (BSBA 1958)

Top 53 - Philippine Seven Corp.

Top 356 - Araneta Center, Inc.

Jose German M. Licup (AB 1991 (Phil

Stud), LLB 1991)

Top 56 - Philippine National Bank

Fernand Antonio A. Tansingco (BSEE

1988)

Top 57 - Philippine AXA Life Insurance

Corp.

Enrico S. Cruz (BSBE 1977, MBA 1978)

Top 59 - Security Bank Corp.

Ernesto Paulo D. Tan (BSBA 1997)

Top 63 - Holcim Philippines Inc.

Cielito F. Habito (BSA 1975 scl)

Top 66 - First Gas Power Corp.

Kingson U. Sian (BSBE 1982)

Top 67 - Megaworld Corp.

Top 117 - Travellers International Hotel

Group, Inc.

Philip S.L. Tsai (BSBA 1972)

Top 68 - China Banking Corp.

Silverio Benny J. Tan (AB 1978 cl, LLB

1982 cl)

Top 71 - Bloomberry Resorts and Hotels

Inc.

Ricardo Nicanor N. Jacinto (BSBE 1982

mcl)

Top 72 - Metro Retail Stores Group, Inc.

Ma. Vivian A. Cheong (DipIR 1999, MIR

2001)

Top 73 - Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines,

Inc.

Rogelio M. Murga (ROTC 1956, BSME

1958)

Top 75 - Semirara Mining and Power Corp.

Francisco ‘Paco’ San Agustin, Sandejas

(BS 1989 scl)

Top 83 - Union Bank of the Philippines

Johnip G. Cua (BSChE 1978)

Top 87 - Century Pacific Food Inc.

Cesar A. Buenaventura (ROTC 1950, BSCE

1950)

Top 88 - International Container Services,

Inc.

Joaquin, IV.E. Quintos (BSIE 1982 cl)

Top 89 - Energy Development Corp.

Mercedes T. Gotianun (BSPhar 1950 mcl)

Top 90 - East West Banking Corp.

Abelardo P. Basilio (BSCE 1983)

Top 97 - Manila Water Co., Inc.

Miguel C. Abaya [MMgt 1982 (Pub Mgt)]

Top 99 - Development Bank of the

Philippines

Augusto Almeda Lopez (LLB 1952)

Top 101 - ABS-CBN Corp.

Romeo L. Bernardo (BSBE 1974 mcl)

Top 104 - BPI-Philam Life Assurance Corp.

(BPALC)

Henry Joseph Herrera (BSStat 1980, MBA

1986 cl)

Top 107 - Pru Life Insurance Corp. of U.K.

Virgilio S. Jacinto (AB 1976 cl), LLB 1981

cl) Top 109 - Ginebra San Miguel, Inc.

Alfredo E. Pascual (BSChem 1969, MBA

1972 cl) Top 111 - SM Investments Corp.

Fritzie P. Tangkia-Fabricante (LLB 1999)

Top 112 - Manufacturers Life Insurance Co.

(Phils), Inc.

Renato C. Sunico (BSEE 1964)

Top 119 - Republic Cement & Building

Materials, Inc.

Lorraine Belo-Cincochan [AB 2003 (Eng

Stud)] Top 123 - Wilcon Depot, Inc.

Joseph Jerome D. Ong [BS 1988 (Eco)]

Top 147 - Foodsphere, Inc.

Noel A. Laman (BSJ 1959, LLB 1960)

Top 165 - D.M. Consunji, Inc.

Manuel B. Zamora, Jr. (BSJ 1961, LLB 1961)

Top 173 -Coral Bay Nickel Corp.

Ronald Daniel R. Mascarinas [BSA 1982

(Animal Sc)]

Top 182 - Bounty Agro Ventures, Inc.

Gilberto,Jr. R. Duavit [AB 1993 (Philo)]

Top 183 - GMA Network, Inc.

Edmundo G. Fortunado (BSEE 1974)

Top 201 - Analog Devices Gen. Trias Inc.

Isidro Almeda Consunji (BSCE 1971) Top

205 - Sem-Calaca Power Corp.

Jeffrey T. Ng [AB 1986cl (Eco)]

Top 206 - Cathay Pacific Steel Corp.

Valerie Jane C. Lopez-Soliven (BSHRA

1991) Top 207 - Rockwell Land Corp.

Christopher B. Maglanoc [BS 1992 (Eco)]

Top 222 - Avida Land Corp.

Abraham T. Co (BSChE 1970)

Top 240 -Asia United Bank Corp.

Salvador Pil Escano (MBA 1978)

Top 281 - Pryce Gases, Inc.

Ruben Mario A. Domingo (BSME 1985 cl)

Top 284 - Isla LPG Corp.

Orlando B Vea (AB 1969cl)

Top 286 - Digitel Mobile Phils. Inc.

Top 492 - Digital Telecommunications

Philippines, Inc.

Milagros Tan Ong-How (Biology 1974)

Top 306 - Universal Harvester Inc.

Gabriel L. Villareal (AB 1975, LLB 1979 cl)

Top 310 - United Coconut Planters Life

Assurance Corp.

Nicanor Cesar Bruno S. Montoya [(BS

1987 (Botany); MD 1992)]

Top 314 - Medicard Philippines. Inc.

Isidro Almeda Consunji (BSCE 1971)

Top 331 - DMCI Holdings, Inc.

Ricardo Manuel M. Sarmiento (BSTour

2005) Top 335 - Vitarich Corp.

Liberito V. Espiritu (BSCE 1979)

Top 340 - DATEM, Inc.

Jane D. Jimenez-Basas (BSBAA 1993)

Top 381 - Cignal TV, Inc.

Raymond Anthony N. Alimurung (MD

1999)

Top 392 - Lazada E-Services Philippines

Inc.

Jaime C. Laya (BSBA 1957 mcl)

Top 396 - Philtrust Bank (Philippine Trust

Company)

Angie P. Go-Flaminiano (BSBAA 1992 cl)

Top 424 - First PGMC Enterprises Inc.

Enrique O. Cheng (BSME 1955)

Top 432 - Citysuper Inc.

Simplicio P. Umali Jr. (BSBA 1974)

Top 433 - Gardenia Bakeries Philippines

Inc.

Filemon T. Berba, Jr. (BSEE 1959 mcl)

Top 441 - Chemrez Technologies, Inc.

Jose Portugal Perez (AB 1967, LLB 1971)

Top 445 - South Luzon Tollway

Corporation (SLTC)

Cesar N. Orila (BSChem 1978)

Top 453 - Snow Mountain Dairy Corp.

Eric Ramon O. Recto (BSIE 1985)

Top 476 - Philippine Bank of

Communication


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Topnotchers

June 2019

Environmental Planner

• 1st place - 81.20% - Remsce Andal

Pasahol, BSDC 2016 cl (UPLB)

• 3rd place - 80.60% - Atty. Junefe Gilig

Payot, DJuris 2010 (UP Diliman)

• 4th place - 80.40% - Ruby Amor

C0meta Barraca, BSTour 2005, DipURP

2014 UP Diliman

• 5th place - 80.20% - Catherine Gavarra

Vidar, BAPA 1996 cl; MPA 2001 UP Diliman

• 6th place - 80.10% - Joemier Dumlao

Pontawe, BAPA 2015 mcl; MA 2018 UP

Diliman

August 2019

Guidance Counselor Licensure

Examination

• 9th place – 89.00% - Nicole Gwen

Balajadia Par, BSNut 2019 cl (UPLB)

Mechanical Engineer Licensure

Examination

• 8th place – 93.00% - Andryx Lyndon

Cruzate Martinez, BSME 2019 mcl

Mining Engineering Licensure

Examination

• 1st place - 91.20% - Rachel Angela

Penuliar Ferrer, BSEM 2019 (UPD)

• 2nd place - 90.50% - Gian Carlo

Masagca Seblos, BSEM 2019 cl (UPD)

• 5th place - 89.85% - Francisco Carpio

Raymundo, BSEM 2019 cl (UPD)

Nutritionist-Dietitian Licensure

Examination

• 4th place – 89.65% - Sharlyn Mae

Daguio Tapaoan, BSNut 2019 cl (UPLB)

• 5th place – 89.40% - Justine Anne

Gabrielle Santos Dela Pasion, BSNut 2019

cl (UPLB)

• 5th place – 89.40% - Micah Punzalan

Marcelo, BSNut 2019 (UPLB)

• 6th place – 89.35% - Karen Ona

Camongol, BSNut 2019 (UPLB)

• 6th place – 89.35% - Konrad Frederick

Abad Magboo, BSCN 2019 cl (UPD)

• 7th place – 89.30% - Emmanuel John

Trinidad Bagtas, BSNut 2019 (UPLB)

• 9th place – 89.00% - Nicole Gwen

Balajadia Par, BSNut 2019 cl (UPLB)

• 9th place – 89.00% - Rain Xendell

Suarez Villota, BSNut 2019 (UPLB)

• 10th place – 88.70% - Raven Joy Fronda

Bramaje, BSNut 2019 (UPLB)

• 10th place – 88.70% - Katherine Anne

Bagsic Opulencia, BSNut 2019 (UPLB)

Pharmacist Licensure Examination

• 1st place – 92.58% - Janelle Samantha

Que See, BSPhar 2018 cl

• 3rd place – 90.90% - Jemimah Gyra

Celedonio Escote, BSPhar 2018 cl

• 10th place – 90.10 % - Zadkiel Flores

Velasquez, BSPhar 2017

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Social Worker Licensure Examination

• 4th place – 82.40% - Christine Marie

Villanueva Dela Cruz, BSSW 2019 (UPD)

Veterinarian Licensure Examination

• 1st place – 85.46% - Ian Cary Bolante

Prado, DVM 2019

• 7th place – 83.98% - Rudolph Angelo

David Encarnacion, DVM 2019

• 9th place – 83.74% - Szarina Krisha King

Ko, DVM 2019

• 10th place – 83.64% - Jolorelle Dios

Rabanal III, DVM 2019

September 2019

Electrical Engineer Licensure Examination

• 7th place – 91.30% - Jake Michael Canta

Cruz, BSEE 2019 cl

Forester Licensure Examination

• 1st place – 92.20% - Mary Beatrice

Sugatan Evaristo, BSF 2019 cl

• 2nd place – 92.10% - Mitzi Betalmos

Pamulaklakin, BSF 2019 cl

• 5th place – 91.70% - John Michael

Morata Cornito, BSF 2019 cl

• 8th place – 91.15% - Ma Rovelyn

Dayapera Tumaneng, BSF 2019

• 9th place – 91.05% - Marinel Belen Andal,

BSF 2019 cl

Librarian Licensure Examination

• 5th place – 88.85% - Gerard Paul Sto

Domingo Pascual, BLIS 2019

• 6th place – 88.80% - Samuel Macalanda

Pepito, BLIS 2019 mcl

• 7th place – 88.70% - Princess Anne

Diminsil Balajadia, BLIS 2019

• 7th place – 88.70% - Fe Karen F. Musni-

Lamorena, BLIS 2008

• 8th place – 88.40% - Lady Charm

Pascua Balisnomo, BLIS 2019 mcl

• 9th place – 88.30% - Jasmine Guhit

Martinez, BLIS 2019 cl

Physician Licensure Examination

• 4th place – 89.75% - Joseph Alexander

Dela Cruz Paguio, BSBMS 2016; MD 2019

cl

• 7th place – 89.25% - Hanna Clementine

Que Tan, MD 2019 cl

• 8th place – 89.17% - Alyssa Samantha

Catapia Fusingan, BSBMS 2016 cl; MD

2019 cl

• 8th place – 89.17% - Samuel Christian Cu

Ong, BSBMS 2016 cl; MD 2019 cl

October 2019

Certified Public Accountant Licensure

Examination

• 5th place – 89.17% - Raphael Don

Almazan Tantan, BSBAA 2019 scl (UPD)

• 10th place – 87.33% - Khristeen Eve

Austria Debolgado, BSAcctcy 2019 cl

(UPV)

Chemist Licensure Examination

• 1st place – 92.25% - Andrew Exequiel

Sanchez Tabilog, BS Chem 2019 cl (UPLB)

• 2nd place – 89.65% - Gerry Mark Saturos

Gubantes, BS Chem 2019 cl (UPLB)

• 3rd place – 89.30% - Juan Salvador

Salay Dantis, BS Chem 2019 mcl (UPD)

• 4th place – 89.00% - Ma Carmela Perez

Dela Cruz, BS Chem 2019 mcl (UPMLA)

• 5th place – 88.95% - Kitz Paul Delgra

Marco, BS BioChem 2019 mcl (UPMLA)

• 8th place – 88.05% - Deborah Sia

Nicdao, BS Chem 2019 mcl (UPMLA)

• 9th place – 87.70% - Jeb Reece Habulan

Grabato, BS Chem 2019 mcl (UPV)

Chemical Technician Licensure

Examination

• 2nd place – 92.50% - Jeb Reece Habulan

Grabato, BS Chem 2019 mcl (UPV)

• 6th place – 90.50% - Ivan Anthony

Protacio Pinzon, BS ChE 2019 cl (UPLB)

• 6th place – 90.50% - Mariel Gonzales

Ronquillo, BS ChE 2019 cl (UPLB)

• 7th place – 90.00% - Amielle Ronquillo

Fajardo, BS ChE 2018 cl (UPLB)

• 7th place – 90.00% - Lara Mae Regente

Lumbres, BSChE 2016 mcl (UPLB)

• 7th place – 90.00% - Princess Jenine

Acueza Nido, BSChE 2018 mcl (UPV)

• 10th place – 88.50% - Lizette Sahar

Navarrete Arcilla, BSChE 2018 (UPLB)

• 10th place – 88.50% - Wilvien Paolo

Moraga Rivera, BSChem 2019 (UPD)

• 10th place – 88.50% - Justine Gabriel

Kawabata Rodrigo, BS BioChem 2017

(UPMLA)

• 10th place – 88.50% - Hanna Keith

Salvador Santos, BSChem 2019 cl (UPV)

• 10th place – 88.50% - Raphael

Bienvenido Vinalay Valera, (UPLB)

Electronics Engineer Licensure

Examination

• 8th place – 89.60% - Reine Jiana

Mendoza Reynoso, BSECE 2019 scl (UPD)

Fisheries Technologist Licensure

Examination

• 1st place – 89.00% - Gardel Xyza Sana

Libunao, BSFish 2013 mcl (UPV-ILOILO)

• 4th place – 86.00% - Whelver Naldoza

Surnido, BSFish 2019 (UPV-ILOILO)

• 5th place – 85.75% - Kim John Napiar

Balboa, BSFish 2019 cl (UPV-ILOILO)

• 8th place – 84.75% - Thereze Pauline

Venus Capaque, BSFish 2014 (UPV-

ILOILO)

• 8th place – 84.75% - Josette Emlen

Jamoles Genio, BSFish 2011; MSFish

(Aquaculture) 2014 (UPV-ILOILO)

• 8th place – 84.75% - Amethyl Mardin

Pernito, BSFish 2019 mcl (UPV-ILOILO)

• 8th place – 84.75% - Isidro Calcaben

Tanangonan, BSFish (Marine Fish) 2007

(UPV-ILOILO)

• 9th place – 84.50% - Rhiannen Marie

Casas Licera, BSFish 2019 cl (UPV-ILOILO)

• 9th place – 84.50% - Karl Angelo

Padernilla Tenizo, BSFish 2019 (UPV-

ILOILO)

• 10th place – 84.25% - Therese Flores

Javellana, BSFish 2019 (UPV-ILOILO)

• 10th place – 84.25% - Fedelia Flor Colon

Mero, BSFish 2014; MSFish (Aquaculture)

2018 (UPV-ILOILO)

Geodetic Engineer Licensure Examination

• 2nd place – 88.60% - Lemuel John

Atenta Bagtas, BSGE 2019 mcl (UPD)

• 4th place – 88.00% - Alan Tristan Cairme

Legaspi, BSGE 2019 cl (UPD)

• 9th place – 86.20% - John Emmanuel

Diño Escoto, BSGE 2019 mcl (UPD)

• 9th place – 86.20% - Cristian Rodriguez

Perez, BSGE 2019 mcl (UPD)

• 10th place – 86.00% - Isaiah Legasto

Macaspac, BSGE 2019 (UPD)

• 10th place – 86.00% - Riza Mae Morasa

Martorillas, BSGE 2019 cl (UPD)

Metallurgical EngineerLicensure

Examination

• 2nd place – 83.25% - Bryan Patrick

Maderazo Carrasco, BSMetE 2019 cl

(UPD)

• 3rd place – 82.45% - Kielvin Jon Ballad

Miguel, BSMetE 2019 (UPD)

• 4th place – 81.90% - Regan Abram King

Leonardo, BSMetE 2019 (UPD)

• 5th place – 81.80% - Ninna Joyce Padulla

Delantar, BSMetE 2019 (UPD)

• 7th place – 81.05% - Sergi Lulu Bantay,

BSMetE 2019 cl (UPD)

• 8th place – 80.70% - Karl Justine

Villanueva Abang, BSMetE 2019 (UPD)

Psychologist Licensure Exam

• 7th place – 83.50% - Christine Joy

Galimba Carlos-Lim, BS Psych 2002 cl;

MA Psych 2012 (UPD)

November 2019

Agricultural and Biosystems Engineer

Licensure Examination

• 5th place – 80.32% - Alex Dapula

Follosco, Jr., BSABE 2019 (UPLB)

Agriculturist Licensure Examination

Fernando Lumandas, BSChE 2019 mcl

(UPD)

• 7th place – 83.50% - Jaron Nicolas Tung

Uy, BSChE 2019 scl (UPD)

• 8th place – 83.10% - John Anthony

Camacho Kho, BSChE 2019 scl (UPD)

• 10th place – 82.60% - Ronald Eldrick De

Chavez Guico, BSChE 2019 cl (UPD)

Civil Engineer Licensure Examination

• 5th place – 92.55% - John Mark Año

Guimba, BSCE 2019 mcl (UPD)

• 6th place – 91.85% - Reina Nette Ruiz

Daguio, BSCE 2019 scl (UPD)

Geologist Licensure Examination

• 1st place – 85.40% - Dwayne Joshua

Pineda Rafael, BSGeo 2019 mcl

• 2nd place – 85.20% - Armani Yula

Verdadero Estanislao, BSGeo 2019 cl

• 3rd place – 84.90% - Marco Alfredo

Josol Barrientos, BSGeo 2019 mcl

• 4th place – 84.40% - Daryl Louis Lim

Tiangco, BSGeo 2019 mcl

• 5th place – 84.30% - Jan Cedric

Guerrero Sisracon, BSGeo 2019 cl

• 6th place – 84.20% - Jose Santiago

Armildez Feril, BSGeo 2019 cl

• 7th place – 83.80% - Christian Pangilinan

Jimenez, BSGeo 2019

• 8th place – 83.60% - Jamie Mary Loise

Casem Tan, BSGeo 2019 cl

Nurse Licensure Examination

• 3rd place – 88.40% - Jimryan Ignatius

Bacani Cabuslay, BSN 2019 cl

• 4th place – 88.20% - Charlize Danielle Yu

Ong, BSN 2019

• 7th place – 87.60% - Cara Therese Cruz

Ablaza, BSN 2019

• 9th place – 87.20% - Michele Anne

Gonzales Payofelin, BSN 2019

• 10th place – 87.00% - Karl Aaron

Demesa Bayonito, BSN 2019

December 2019

Dentist Licensure Examination

Rocafort, BSOT 2019

• 4th place – 82.40% - Alexia Carsido Tan,

BSOT 2019

• 4th place – 82.40% - Leanne Bena

Lopez Zarate, BSOT 2019

• 6th place – 82.00% - Ivanna Kariah

Dycheepuat Co, BSOT 2019

• 7th place – 81.80% - Catherine Rose

Espiritu Talastas, BSOT 2019

• 10th place – 81.20% - Maria Nicole

Carmela Villarosa Sombillo, BSOT 2019

Physical Therapist Licensure Examination

• 8th place – 85.60% - Kristin Marielle

Bergado Topacio, BSPT 2019

• 10th place – 84.95% - Ofelia Angela Arce

Ibanez, BSPT 2019 cl

2019 Bar Exam Results

• 2nd place – 89.5230% - Princess Fatima

Tan Parahiman, BS Eco 2009 cl (UPDil)

• 5th place – 88.2630% - Jocelyn Bajar

Fabello, BSBA 2006 (UPDil)

• 9th place – 87.5765% - Jun Dexter H.

Rojas, AB PolSc 2004 (UPMla)

Honor and Excellence

• 2nd place – 89.33% - John Lawrence

Agustin Arrogante, BSA 2019 cl

• 2nd place – 89.33% - John Vincent Asi

Garcia, BSABiotech 2019 mcl

• 6th place – 88.33% - Deborah Anne

Caguicla Dimayacyac, BSA 2018 cl

• 6th place – 88.33% - Clark Justin

Membrebe Uy, BSA 2017

• 7th place – 88.00% - Brian Gabriel

Jacaria Buenaobra, BSA 2019

• 8th place – 87.83% - John Bryan

Capistrano Rolloque, BSACh 2018 cl

• 10th place – 87.50% - Roy Romcalis

Boten, BSA 2018 cl

Chemical Engineer Licensure Examination

• 2nd place – 85.80% - Maru Feriel Olivan

Del Carmen, BSChE 2019 scl (UPD)

• 3rd place – 84.70 % - Chester Jules

Antonio Tantoco, BSChE 2019 mcl (UPLB)

• 4th place – 84.20% - Mark Nikko

Estocapio Alfon, BSChE 2019 (UPV)

• 6th place – 83.60% - Daniel Ian

• 3rd place – 82.60% - Maxine Anne

Alejandrino Remulla, DDM 2019

• 6th place – 82.17% - Aika Gail Jimenez

Vera Cruz, DDM 2019

• 7th place – 81.80% - Ansley Bernardo

Yee, DDM 2019

• 9th place – 81.66% - Anna Lorraine

Hitosis Tonel, DDM 2019

January 2020

Architecture Licensure Examination

• 2nd place – 83.20% - Megan Joyce

Herrera Cruz, BSArch 2017 mcl

• 6th place – 82.50% - Jertz Ken Glinoga

Brillon, BSArch 2017

February 2020

Occupational Therapist Licensure

Examination

• 4th place – 82.40% - Mikaela Vergara


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In Memoriam: June 2019 to July 2020

Mr. Luis Elizaga Agbayani

(BSBA 1978; MBA 1981)

July 21, 2020

Dr. Juan Albarracin Alcazaren Jr.

(MD 1952)

Sen. Heherson Turingan Alvarez*

(ROTC 1956)

April 20, 2020

Prof. Carmen Tabije Andin

(BSHEc 1981)

July 09, 2019

Atty. Remedios T. Antonio-

Gamalinda

(LLB 1961; MPA 1974)

September 12, 2019

Atty. Genaro Ignacio Arribe

(MPA 1968)

January 12, 2007

Mr. Candido J. Astrologo Jr.

(BS 1988)

December 11, 2019

Ms. Esther A. Asuncion-Vibal

(AB CLA 1949)

December 07, 2020

Dr. Maria Teresa C. Ballat-Dajao

(MPH 2010)

April 15, 2020

Sr. Anastacia C. Baltazar

(BSChem 1958)

January 27, 2020

Ms. Carmen Villavicencio Banaag-

Lontoc

(BSHT 1967)

July 19, 2020

Mr. Roger Fontanilla Barroga

(BSDC 1986; MS 1991)

September 24, 2019

Ms. Amelia Eusebio Bautista

(BSChem 1950)

June 06, 2016

Ms. Catherine H. Bello*

(BFA 1968)

April 18, 2020

Dr. Josefino R. Bobadilla

(MD 1955)

July 23, 2019

Ms. Norma Banez Cabrasawan

(MEd 1984)

October 15, 2019

60 UP Carillon

Dean Dr. Primitivo C. Cal

April 08, 2020

Dr. Feliciano Banaag Calora

(BSA 1955; ROTC1955)

March 30, 2020

Atty. Mateo Armando Tengco

Caparas

(LLB 1949)

July 15, 2020

Ms. Maria Charito D. Carag

(BS 2000)

June 23, 2019

Ms. Teresita F. Anonas-Castro

(BSE 1957)

July 20, 2020

Amb. Bernardita Leonido Catalla*

(ABCA 1979)

April 02, 2020

Sister Dolora (Melinda) Y. Celerian

(BSE 1957)

November 17, 2019

Mr. Mariano P. Cimatu* Jr

(BSA 1961)

June 30, 2020

Mr. Domingo M. Cobarrubias*

March 26, 2020

Atty. Emmanuel Glorioso Cochico

(AA 1947)

October 26, 2019

Mr. Reynaldo A. Comia

(BSA 1978; MS in Agronomy 1988)

February 2020

Prof. Karina R. Constantino-David

(AB 1966)

May 07, 2019

Associate Justice Reynaldo P. Cruz

(AB 1982; LLB 1991)

February 21, 2020

Ms. Francesca Roman Custodio

(BSBA 1993)

Mr Danilo C. De Guia

(AB 1972)

May 12, 2020

Mr. Narciso Reyes Deomampo

(BSA 1961; MS in Agri Econ 1968;

PhD in Agri Econ 1973)

January 2020

Dr. Leonida A. Dolorfino-Mariano

(MD 1944; MHA 1981)

March 11, 2020

Amb. Benjamin B. Domingo

(LLB 1960; MA 1988; PhD 1992)

November 21, 2019

Prof. Lilia T. Elequin-Tabaldo

(AA 1953; AB 1955; CGM 1974; MPA

1976)

Arch. Raul Della Eslao*

(BSArch 1991)

March 30, 2020

Former Environment Secretary

Fulgencio S. Factoran Jr.

(AB 1963; LLB 1967)

April 06, 2020

Atty. Ray B. Fagutao

(BS 1986)

Mr. Nicanor C Fernandez

(BSA 1958)

November 16, 2019

Prof. Lucifino Villablanca Firmo

(MPH 1994)

Ms. Remedios A. Foronda-Domingo

(BS 1947)

November 08, 2019

Engg. Jesus Perez Francisco

(BSME 1963; BSEE 1966)

December 14, 2019

Asec Gladys Chenilla Fua-Rosales*

(AB 1998; MPA 2006)

April 03, 2020

Dr. Alonzo Alolud Gabriel

(BSFT 2002; MS 2007)

March 31, 2020

Atty. Rafaelito Mendoza Garayblas

(LLB 1967)

January 21, 2020

Mr. Edelberto E. Garcellano

(AB 1973)

April 23, 2020

Dean Prof. Jose C. Gatchalian

(AA 1960; AB 1960; CGM 1975; MA

1975; PhD 1990)

September 20, 2019

Dr. Teresita Gimenez-Maceda

(PhD 1990)

December 11, 2019

Dr. Rodeo P. Gonzaga

(DVM 1980)

October 26, 2019

Atty. Janet B. Gubatan-Lansangan

(LLB 1959)

August 13, 2019

Dr. Ramon S. Guerra Jr.

(BS 1976; MD 1980; MMgt 1990)

Mr. Herminio C. Hernandez

(BSBA 1957)

July 25, 2019

Ms. Rosa Rubite Isunza-De Leon

(BAPA 1964; DipLib 1995; MLS

2003)

September 05, 2019

Dr. Marcelo Y. Jaochico*

(MHA 1998)

March 24, 2020

Dr. Raul Diaz Jara*

(BS 1971; MD 1975)

March 24, 2020

Dr. Mildred B. Jareta-Gonzales

(AA 1951; BSE 1953 cl; PhD 1990)

Former DOT Secretary Ramon

Reyes Jimenez Jr.

(Fine Arts 1977)

April 27, 2020

Atty. Josefa Tanig Joya-Baldovino

(LLB 1955)

March 02, 2020

Engr. Plaridel L. Juan

(BSEM 1965; MBA 1969)

June 24, 2017

Ms. Mercedes T. Lactao-Fabros

(AB 1975)

May 16, 2020

Mr. Yrneh St. Lois Ladera

(BS Biology 2018)

March 31, 2020

Mr. Sonntag Santy Soriano

Lamorena III

(BLIS 2005)

April 06, 2020

Ms. Teresita R. Ledesma

(BSE 1967; MLS 1980)

Ms. Florinda Jacob Lesaca

(MA 1968)

May 06, 2020

Mr. Franklin Lagos Lopez

(BSBA 1968)

Dr. Francisco Avelino Siy Lukban*

(BS 1978; MD 1982)

March 25, 2020

Atty. Romulo Bunanig Lumauig

(ROTC 1954; AB 1958; LLB 1957)

April 04, 2020

Professor Emeritus Antonio O.

Mabesa

(BSA 1956)

October 04, 2019

Ms. Muriel A. Macaraig

(ABC 1986)

January 14, 2020

Dr. Romeo Gregorio Niduaza

Macasaet* III

(BS 1977; MD 1983)

March 22, 2020

Mr. Ramon Molino Maines

(BSA 1972)

November 04, 2019

Ms. Marieta Reforma Manza

(BSDC 1982; Master of

Management in Development

Management 1995)

March 2020

Ms. Angelina M. Marquez-De Jesus

(BSA 1963)

April 10, 2020

Mr. Alfonso Ver Medina

(ROTC 1952, LLB 1954)

September 02, 2017

Hon. Edgar L. Mendoza

(AB 1970; LLB 1974)

January 09, 2020

Dr. Joel Carpio Mendoza

(BSBio 1995 cl; MD 2001)

April 4, 2020

Ms. Concepcion R. Mendoza-

Manabat

(BSN 1962)

September 04, 2019

Dr. Paterno A. Millare Jr.

(BS 1966; MD 1971)

July 24, 2019

Atty. Raul A. Muyco

(AA 1957; LLB 1961)

June 01, 2019

Mr. Nelson A. Navarro

(BSBA 1968)

September 22, 2019

Dr. Ephraim Neil Cabunag Orteza*

(BS 1976)

April 08, 2020

Dr. Alan T. Ortiz*

March 23, 2020

Ms. Faye Marie Luna Palafox*

(BSN 1995)

April 16, 2020

Ms. Nida Cortes Paqueo*

(BSHRA 1975)

March 11, 2020

Mr. Filiberto Saavedra Pollisco

(CFor 1952; BSF 1956)

February 2020

Ms. Rosalita Sayoc Prospero

(AB 1983)

May 28, 2019

Mrs. Florida B. Ramos-Martinez

(GN 1952; CPH 1965)

Prof. Nestor Olaguera Raneses

(BSIE 1977)

October 04, 2019

Atty. Teodoro D. Regala

(BSJ 1959 cl; LLB 1959)

June 01, 2019

Prof. Emerita Ofelia D. Regala-

Angangco

(BSE 1951 mcl; MA 1956)

July 20, 2019

Gen. Prudencio T. Regis*

March 24, 2020

Dr. Leandro L. Resurreccion* III

March 31, 2020

Dr. Noli N. Reyes

(BS 1983)

April 10, 2020

Ms. Lisa Beth G. Rico

(BSMgt 1984; DipURP 2002)

August 22, 2019

Dr. Victor Carbonel Rivera*

(MD 1966)

April 04, 2020


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Dr. Salvacion V. Rodriguez-Gatchalian*

(BS 1973; MD 1977)

March 26, 2020

Ms. Teresa J. Salazar-Te

(AB 1990)

Ms. Josefina Atienza Salvaña

(BSBA 1969; DBAd 1980)

April 21, 2016

Ms. Rosa Crisostomo Samson-Pacubas

(BSE 1947)

June 05, 2019

Atty. Ma. Neriza C. San Juan

(AB 1975; LLB 1986)

September 27, 2019

Ms. Avelina A. San Miguel-Salacup

(AB 1953 cl; MA 1958)

March 08, 2020

Dr. Aileen V. San Pablo-Baviera*

(BSFS 1979 cl; MA 1988; PhD 2003)

March 21, 2020

Mr. Jose P. Santos Jr.

(MMgt 1991)

June 24, 2019

Dr. Dennis Ramon Momongan Tudtud*

(BS 1975; MD 1979)

March 31, 2020

Mr. George M. Valenzuela*

(BSFish 1991)

March 25, 2020

Dr. Renato S. Velasco*

(AB 1975 cl; MA 1985; PhD 1992)

April 4, 2020

Dr. Felipe Rivera Veneracion

(ROTC 1949; DDM 1950)

Mr. Roberto “Obet” S. Verzola

(BSEE 1982)

May 06, 2020

Dr. Eduardo P. Vidal*

(MD 1961)

April 16, 2020

Dr. Oscar Balagtas Zamora

(BSACh 1972; MS 1976)

September 30, 2019

*Died due to COVID-19

Dr. Manuel Velarde Silao

(AA 1956; BS 1956; MD 1958)

September 21, 2017

Mr. Hobart S. Solmerano

(AB 1984)

September 24, 2019

Mr. Ernesto Galvez Sonido Jr.

(BSFish 1990; MLIS 2003)

July 07, 2019

Ms. Gloria S. Tamayo

(BSPhar 1950)

September 22, 2019

Atty. Bienvenido A. Tan Jr.

(LLB 1948 cl)

March 27, 2020

Dr. Ma. Lourdes Dineros Tangco

(BS 1973; MD 1977)

March 13, 2020

Ms. Fidela Uy Tiu-Arribe

(GN 1951)

July 02, 2011

Dr. Teodulo M. Topacio Jr.

(DVM 1951 cl)

July 01, 2019

Mr. Ernesto Chanco Tuazon

(Bachelor of Science in Sugar Technology 1961)

November 19, 2019

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Alumni and Public Affairs Offices

UP System

Maria Angelica “Rica” D. Abad

Director, Office of Alumni

Relations

Assistant Vice President for

Public Affairs

up.alumnioffice@up.edu.ph

(02) 8929-9226;

(02) 8529-5585 (telefax)

UP Los Baños

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Relations

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(049) 536-0844

UP Manila

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Relations

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UP Visayas

Rey Carlo T. Gonzales


Relations

alumni@upv.edu.ph

(033) 336-8837

UP Open University

Joane V. Serrano

Director, Office of Public

Affairs

opadirector@upou.edu.ph

(049) 536-5992

UP Mindanao

Nilo B. Oponda

OIC Director, Office of

Alumni Relations

Vice Chancellor for Academic

Affairs

ovcaa.upmindanao@

up.edu.ph

(082) 293-0402

UP Baguio

Shekinah P. Queri

Director, Office of Public

Affairs

spqueri@up.edu.ph

(074) 444-8719

UP Cebu

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Relations

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