Five out of 8 National Artists for 2022 are from UP

Written by Celeste Ann Castillo Llaneta

From left to right: Gemino “Jimmy” Abad, Fides Cuyugan-Asensio, Agnes Locsin, Antonio “Tony” O. Mabesa and Ricardo “Ricky” Lee.

Malacañang named eight new National Artists for 2022 on June 10. Of these eight, five are the University of the Philippines (UP) community members— Professors Emeriti, former faculty members, former students, and alumni.

The new National Artists from UP are: poet-critic Gemino Abad, National Artist for Literature, for providing future generations with a “comprehensive view of the landscape of Philippine poetry and fiction”; soprano Fides Cuyugan-Asensio, National Artist for Music, for contributing to a “Renaissance of classical musical theater in the country”; choreographer Agnes Locsin, National Artist for Dance, for spurring a “growing interest in neo-ethnic style among young artists”; actor-director Antonio “Tony” O. Mabesa, National Artist for Theater, for his contributions to the “growth and diversity of Philippine theater”; and, screenwriter Ricardo Lee, National Artist for Film and Broadcast Arts, whose filmography includes iconic films such as The Flor Contempacion Story and Sa Kuko ng Agila.

Gemino Abad, National Artist for Literature

Photo by JWP Capili (UP MPRO)

Poet and literary critic Gémino Henson Abad hailed from Cebu, Philippines, but later moved to Manila. In 1963, he earned his Bachelor of Arts in English, magna cum laude, from the UP College of Liberal Arts in Diliman, and his Masters of Arts and Ph.D. in English Literature from the University of Chicago in 1966 and 1970, respectively. He taught English, comparative literature, and creative writing in UP Diliman for many years and served UP in various capacities, including as Secretary of the University, Secretary of the Board of Regents, Vice President for Academic Affairs, and Director of the UP Institute of Creative Writing.

Abad co-founded the Philippine Literary Arts Council (PLAC), which published Caracoa, a poetry journal in English. His other works include Fugitive Emphasis (poems, 1973); In Another Light (poems and critical essays, 1976); A Formal Approach to Lyric Poetry (critical theory, 1978); The Space Between (poems and critical essays, 1985); Poems and Parables (1988); Index to Filipino Poetry in English, 1905-1950 (with Edna Zapanta Manlapaz, 1988); and, State of Play (letter-essays and parables, 1990). He edited landmark anthologies of Filipino poetry in English, among them: Man of Earth (1989), A Native Clearing (1993), and, A Habit of Shores: Filipino Poetry and Verse from English, the ’60s to the ’90s (1999).

He was elevated to the rank of University Professor by UP Diliman, the highest honor awarded by the University to an exemplary retiring faculty member. He was a visiting professor at three foreign universities. Abad earned numerous awards, prizes, and literature and creative writing fellowships. He received: the Palanca Awards for Poetry, Philippines Free Press Awards for Literature; the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Award for Poetry; National Book Awards from the Manila Critics’ Circle; and the Asian Catholic Publishers Inc. Catholic Authors Award. In 2009, he became the first Filipino to receive the coveted Premio Feronia in Rome, Italy, in the foreign author category.

Fides Cuyugan-Asensio, National Artist for Music

Fides Belza Cuyugan-Asensio, born on August 1, 1931, in Lucena, Philippines, is a Filipino coloratura soprano, actress, director, librettist, translator, and teacher. She earned two Bachelor of Arts degrees at the Philippine Women’s University, one in English, specializing in drama, in 1950, and the second in Music, major in voice and minor in piano, in 1951. Her graduation recital in 1951 earned her effusive praise from The Manila Times and, at that time, the foremost Filipino opera singer, Jovita Fuentes.

After graduation, Cuyugan-Asensio received a scholarship from the Curtis Institute of Music in Pennsylvania. She graduated in 1955 with an Artist’s Diploma, majoring in voice with special studies in stage movement and eurhythmics. She quickly became one of the leading performers and producers of opera in the country, making her operatic debut in 1955, singing as Adele in Strauss’ Die Fledermaus. She has also performed in many world premieres of Filipino operas, such: as Ramon Santos’s Mapulang Bituin; Eliseo Pajaro’s Binhi ng Kalayaan; Lucrecia Kasilag’s Dularawan; and, as Sisa in Felipe de Leon’s Noli Me Tangere in 1957. She has also sung lead roles in Menotti’s The Telephone; Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor; Mozart’s Die Entführung aus dem Serail; Verdi’s La Traviata; Britten’s Turn of the Screw; and Debussy’s L’Enfant Prodigue. and more. She also directed productions of several Filipino and Western operas.

She hosted musical TV shows and appeared in four films: Oro Plata Mata (1982), Niño (2011), Aparisyon (2012), and Mana (2014). In 1986, Asensio formed the Music Theater Foundation of the Philippines (MTFP). In 1988, she became Chair of the Voice and Music Theater Department in the UP College of Music, a position she held until she retired in 1997, after which the UP Board of Regents granted her the title of Professor Emeritus. She also served as the artistic director of the Opera Guild of the Philippines and, since 1987, MTFP president.

Agnes Locsin, National Artist for Dance

Photo by Dr. Michaelangelo Ebro Dakudao.

Born in Davao City on September 28, 1957, Agnes Dakudao Locsin finished elementary and secondary school at the Philippine Women’s University and graduated from the Ateneo de Davao University with a Bachelor’s degree in English. She earned her Master’s degree in dance from the Ohio State University in the US.

Locsin is known for developing the “neo-ethnic” Filipino dance choreography, which blends indigenous themes with Western classical and modern techniques, and includes immersion in indigenous communities where she interacts with and learns about their culture and traditions through dance. Among the works where she applied this choreography are: Encantada; La Revolucion Filipina; Sayaw, Sabel; and the four-part Alay sa Puno series. After earning her MA degree, she became the Artistic Director of the Locsin Dance Workshop in Davao City, which her mother founded. She also served as a faculty member of UP Diliman’s Dance Program and as the artistic director of the Ballet Philippines in the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) from 1989 to 1999.

At the 2nd Tokyo International Choreography Competition (1994), Locsin was the winner of the Silver Medal and the recipient of the Prince Takamado Award from Japan’s Imperial Family.

Around the 2010s, Locsin began doing choreography for environmentally-themed works, such as Agila and the Puno series. She has received various awards, including the Gawad CCP Award Para sa Sining in 2013; the Alfonzo T. Ongpin Prize for Best Book on Arts for her book, Neo-ethnic Choreography: A Creative Process; and the Gador Award from the CCP. The Davao City government also gave her the Datu Bago Award for her contributions to dance and culture.

Tony Mabesa, National Artist for Theater

Photo by JWP Capili (UP MPRO).

Stage director, film and television actor, and theater professor Antonio “Tony” Ocampo Mabesa was born on January 27, 1935, in Los Baños, Laguna. He finished high school at the UP Rural High School and earned his Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from UP Los Baños (UPLB) in 1956. In UPLB, he also became an Upsilon Sigma Phi Fraternity member. He earned his MFA in Theater from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), in 1965 and an MA in Education from the University of Delaware in 1969, with further studies in dramatic literature at the University of Minnesota.

After earning his graduate degrees, Mabesa was offered a teaching position in the Department of Speech Communications and Theater Arts at UP Diliman. He pushed for establishing a Baccalaureate program devoted to Theater Arts, which began in 1978, and a Master of Arts in Theater Arts Program at UP Diliman. He founded Dulaang UP (DUP) in 1976 and the UP Playwright’s Theater in 1980. He directed and produced over 170 shows. He mentored many prominent artists in theatre, film, television, and the allied arts. UP Retired Professor of Theatre Arts Alexander C. Cortez, Tony and Obie-award winning designer Clint Ramos, playwright Nicolas Pichay, film and TV directors Dennis Marasigan, Rico Gutierrez, and Andoy Ranay, highly-acclaimed actors Shamaine Centenera, Irma Adlawan, Eugene Domingo, Frances Makil-Ignacio, Candy Pangilinan, Dolly de Leon, Harlene Bautista, JC Santos, and Neil Ryan Sese are just some of his students. In 1978, Mabesa served as Theater Director of the Manila Metropolitan Theater. In 2005, he founded the Angeles University Foundation Repertory Theater. He was named UP Professor Emeritus in 2002.

Mabesa was also a television and film actor. His acting credits include roles in GMA 7’s Villa Quintana (1995-1997), Lino Brocka’s Macho Dancer (1988), Marilou Diaz-Abaya’s Jose Rizal (1998), Regal Films’ Mano Po series (2002 -2008), and Joel Lamangan’s Vietnam Rose (2005). Lamangan’s Rainbow’s Sunset, where Mabesa co-starred with the late Eddie Garcia, won Mabesa the Best Supporting Actor Award during the 2018 Metro Manila Film Festival and the Best Actor Award from the 52nd Worldfest Houston International Film Festival in Texas.

With a career in theater and the performing arts that spanned 70 years, Mabesa was considered one of the founders of Philippine university theater and one of the most prominent theater directors in the country. He was called the “Lion of the Theater” for his work.

Ricky Lee, National Artist for Film and Broadcast Arts

Photo by JWP Capili (UP MPRO).
Born on March 19, 1947, in Daet, Camarines Norte, Ricardo Lee completed his elementary and secondary schooling in the same town. He was an English major at UP’s Department of English and Comparative Literature. Later, he taught screenwriting at the College of Mass Communication, UP Diliman.

Lee was affiliated with Panulat para sa Kaunlaran ng Sambayanan (PAKSA, or Pen for People’s Progress) along with National Artist for Literature Dr. Bienvenido Lumbera and a fellow screenwriter, poet, and journalist, Jose “Pete” Lacaba. In 1973, Lee co-wrote his first screenplay, Armando Garces’s Dragnet.

During his career spanning over four decades, Lee wrote numerous short stories, plays, essays, novels, teleplays, and screenplays. Two of his short stories won first prizes at the Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature two years in a row (1970 and 1971). His screenplay, “Salome/Brutal,” won the 1981 Philippine National Book Awards for best screenplay. In 2011, he garnered the Special Prize for a Book Published by an Independent Publisher for Si Amapola sa 65 na Kabanata, from the National Book Development Board and Manila Critics Circle’s National Book Awards. His two stage plays, Pitik-Bulag sa Buwan ng Pebrero and DH (Domestic Helper), played to SRO crowds. He has written more than 150 produced scripts, earning him over fifty awards from the Philippine film industry.

He was a staff writer for the Pilipino Free Press in the 1970s. Until the 1990s, he wrote features and interviews for the Asia-Philippines Leader, Metro Magazine, Expressweek, TV Times, Malaya Midday, The National Midweek, Veritas, and Sunday Inquirer Magazine. In 2000, he was one of the recipients of the Centennial Honors for the Arts from the CCP and the Gawad Pambansang Alagad ni Balagtas for Tagalog fiction from the Unyon ng mga Manunulat sa Pilipinas. His books include: Si Tatang at mga Himala ng Ating Panahon, Pitik-Bulag Sa Buwan Ng Pebrero, Brutal/Salome, Moral, Para Kay B, and, Bukas May Pangarap. Salome has been translated into English, published by the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the US, and included in its textbook on film studies. He has also published a screenplay manual, Trip to Quiapo, a required text in many Communications courses in college.

In 2015, UP awarded Lee the 11th UP Gawad Plaridel for Film.

Nora Aunor: 10th UP Gawad Plaridel recipient and National Artist for Film and Broadcast Arts

Photo from the UP Diliman website.
Aside from Lee, two others were conferred the National Artist for Film and Broadcast Arts for 2022: film director Marilou Diaz-Abaya and multi-awarded actress Nora Villamayor, more popularly known as Nora Aunor. In 2014, Aunor was the 10th recipient of the UP Gawad Plaridel, the highest award given by the University to an outstanding media practitioner, for her excellence in film and television.

Trailblazing fashion designer Salvacion Lim-Higgins, known as Slim, was named National Artist for Design (Fashion).

The announcement of the new National Artists came through Proclamation No. 1390, issued by Malacañang upon the joint recommendation of the National Commission for Culture and Arts (NCCA) and the CCP. Instituted as the Order of National Artists of the Philippines or Pambansang Alagad ng Sining ng Pilipinas was established under Proclamation No. 1001, signed in 1972, and is bestowed on Filipinos who have made significant contributions to the development of Philippine art. Visual artist and former UP Fine Arts Dean Fernando Amorsolo is the first recipient of the National Artist award.

The Philippine government has recently conferred the National Artist award to 81 Filipinos. Of this number, UP counts 44 as members of its academic community.

Source: https://up.edu.ph/five-out-of-8-national-artists-for-2022-are-from-up/

UP Manila leads top-performing schools for June 2022 Physical, Occupational Therapist Licensure Exams


The University of the Philippines Manila (UPM) landed on the top spot in the June 2022 Physical and Occupational Therapist Licensure Examinations top-performing schools tally.

A total of 92.86 percent or 26 out of 28 examinees from UPM passed the Physical Therapist Licensure Exam (PTLE).

UPM alumna Jean Ella Marie Taruc Razon garnered the highest place in the said board exam with a rating of 88.05 percent.

Meanwhile, 13 out of 14 examinees from UPM successfully passed the Occupational Therapist Licensure Exam (OTLE) with the same average of 92.86 percent.

The Professional Regulation Commission announced on Tuesday, June 7, that 564 out of 1,032 examinees passed the PTLE while 88 out of 247 passed the OTLE. (Luisa Cabato)

Source: https://mb.com.ph/2022/06/10/up-manila-leads-top-performing-schools-for-june-2022-physical-occupational-therapist-licensure-exams/

PH Space Agency exec is first Filipino to head int’l photogrammetry society panel

By: Gabriel Pabico Lalu – Reporter / @GabrielLaluINQ

PhilSA Deputy Director General for Space Science and Technology Dr. Gay Jane P. Perez (Photo from the the Philippine Space Agency)

MANILA, Philippines — A deputy head of the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) has been elected as president of the International Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) Technical Commission on Education and Outreach – the first Filipino to hold the position according to the agency.

In a statement sent to reporters on Wednesday, PhilSA revealed that Dr. Gay Jane P. Perez, who handles the agency’s Space Science and Technology section, was the one who got elected to the said ISPRS post – one of the five commissions that make up the international organization that focuses largely on the science of studying physical objects by measuring and recording photographic images.

PhilSA said that Perez’s work during the four-year term would deal with education and outreach, along with capacity-building and enhancing technology transfer between modes of geoinformatics.

“The scientific and technical work of the ISPRS is accomplished by five (5) Technical Commissions. ISPRS Commission V, or Technical Commission V (TC V), focuses on education and outreach, and strives to promote capacity-building and know-how and technology transfer across all fields of geoinformatics, which include remote sensing, photogrammetry, and spatial information sciences,” PhilSA said.

“This is accomplished through the development of cost-effective teaching methods applicable to different levels of learners – students, educators, practitioners – and designed to bridge the gap between rapid advances in science and technology and its practical applications,” they added.

Perez said the goal of PhilSA to develop the country’s space sector jives with the aspirations of ISPRS, especially in producing individuals that can do remote sensing or studying physical objects or phenomenon without actually making physical contact – or by merely using photographs or infrared devices and any other measuring device.

“Our initiatives on human capital development will ensure that we are able to produce competent individuals in the field of remote sensing, and space science and technology applications, in general,” said Perez, who is also a professor at the University of the Philippines (UP) Institute of Environmental Science and Meteorology.

“These initiatives further support one of the key development areas identified in the Philippine Space Policy, which is space education and awareness. We hope to advance this key development area by hosting the Technical Commission V: Education and Outreach,” she added.

PhilSA said that Perez is currently in Nice, France, to participate in the XXIV ISPRS Congress from June 6-11, where she would give a presentation about perspectives on international Earth observation missions.

Currently, there are other Filipino scientists in the commission that Perez heads: Dr. Josefino Comiso of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center is the commission’s vice president while Dr. Ayin Tamondong of the UP’s Department of Geodetic Engineering is the commission secretary.

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1608278/ph-space-agency-exec-is-first-filipino-to-head-intl-photogrammetry-society-panel

UP Alumni Cabinet appointees and Elected Officials in the last May 2022 Election

Photo by Jonathan Madrid, UP MPRO


Mabuhay ang mga Iskolar Para sa Bayan!

The University of the Philippines is very proud of its dear Alumni who have been appointed to government service and elected into office during the recently concluded May 2022 elections.

Congratulations to all and may you be beacons of Honor and Excellence in nation-building!

CABINET OF THE PHILIPPINES
As of July 1, 2022

Secretary Enrique A. Manalo
AB in Economics 1973; MA 1979
Department of Foreign Affairs

Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno
BAPA-1968; MPA-1970; MA-Eco-1974
Department of Finance

Secretary Jesus Crispin “Boying” Catibayan Remulla
AB-PolSc-1983; LLB-1987
Department of Justice

Secretary Alfredo Espinosa Pascual
BSChem-1969-cl; MBA-1972
Department of Trade and Industry

Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman
DipDEco-1998; MDEco-1998
Department of Budget and Management

Secretary Ivan John Enrile Uy
LLB-1988
Department of Information and Communication Technology

Director-General Arsenio M. Balisacan
MS-AgrclEco-1982
National Economic and Development Authority

Press Secretary Rose Beatrix “Trixie” L. Angeles-Cruz
AB-Linguistics-1992
Presidential Communications Operations Office

National Security Adviser Clarita A. Reyes-Carlos
BS in Foreign Service 1966; Master of Arts in Political Science 1976; PhD 1982
National Security Council

Former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile
Bachelor of Laws 1953 Cum laude
Presidential Legal Counsel

Governor Felipe M. Medalla
MA-1976
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

Commissioner Lilia Catris-Guillermo
UP Diliman BSStat 1977
UP Diliman Master in Engineering in Industrial Engineering 1981
Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)

SENATORS

Senator Alan Peter (Companero) S. Cayetano
UP Diliman Bachelor of Arts in Political Science 1993

Senator Francis Joseph (Chiz) G. Escudero
UP Diliman Bachelor of Arts in Political Science 1988

Senator Lorna Regina (Loren) B. Legarda
UP Diliman Bachelor of Arts 1981 Cum laude

Senator Juan Miguel F. Zubiri
UP Los Baños Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Business 1990
UP Open University Master in Environment & Natural Resources Management 2011

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Honorable Stella Luz F. Alabastro-Quimbo
UP Diliman BS in Business Economics 1991 Summa cum laude
UP Diliman Master of Arts in Economics 1994
UP Diliman Doctor of Philosophy in Economics 2001
2nd District Marikina

Honorable Eleanor C. Bulut-Begtang
UP Baguio Bachelor of Science 1987
Apayao

Honorable Edgardo M. Chatto
UP Diliman Bachelor of Arts in Economics 1981
1st District Bohol

Honorable Jonathan Keith T. Flores
UP Cebu Bachelor of Arts in Political Science 1995
2nd District Bukidnon

Honorable Ciriaco, Jr. B. Gato
UP Manila Doctor of Medicine 1984
1st District Batanes

Honorable Marquez O. Go
UP Manila Bachelor of Arts in Political Science 1975
UP Diliman Master of Management 1979
Baguio City

Honorable Richard Frank I. Gomez
UP Open University Associate in Arts 2009
4th District Leyte

Honorable Edcel C. Lagman
UP Diliman Bachelor of Arts 1962 cl
UP Diliman Bachelor of Laws 1966
1st District Albay

Honorable Ma. Lucille K. Ledesma-Nava
UP Visayas Bachelor of Science in Biology 1988
Guimaras

Honorable Antonio Agapito, Jr. B. Legarda
UP Diliman Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Broad Comm) 1992
Antique

Honorable Edward Michael VP. Maceda
UP Diliman Bachelor of Arts in Communication 1993
4t
h District Manila

Honorable Jesus Crispin C. Remulla
UP Diliman Bachelor of Arts in Political Science 1983
UP Diliman Bachelor of Laws 1987

Honorable Rufus B. Rodriguez
UP Diliman Bachelor of Laws 1980
2nd District Cagayan De Oro

Honorable Geraldine B. Roman
UP Diliman Bachelor of Arts in European Language 1997
1st District Bataan

Honorable Roman Gabriel T. Romulo
UP Diliman Bachelor of Science 1991
UP Diliman Bachelor of Laws 1994
Pasig

Honorable Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez
UP Diliman Bachelor of Laws 1992
Leyte 1st District

Honorable Jeyzel Victoria C. Yu
UP Los Baños Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness Management 2018
2nd District Zamboanga Del Sur

PARTY LIST

Honorable Raoul Danniel A. Manuel
UPV-Miagao Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics 2015 scl
Kabataan Party-list (KPL)

GOVERNOR

Governor Dakila Carlo E. Cua
UP Diliman Bachelor of Science in Business Administration 1999
Quirino

Governor Arthur, Jr. R. Defensor
UP Diliman Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy 1992
Iloilo

Governor Gwendolyn F. Garcia
Diliman Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Communications 2000
Cebu

Governor Ramon, III V.Guico
UP Diliman Master of Arts in Education 2003
5th District, Pangasinan

Governor Dulce Ann K. Hofer
UP Diliman Doctor of Public Administration 2004
Zamboanga Sibugay

Governor Hermilando I. Mandanas
UP Diliman Master of Business Administration 1969
Calabarzon, Batangas

Governor Victorino Dennis M. Socrates
UP Diliman Bachelor of Laws 1986
Palawan

Governor Presbitero, Jr. J. Velasco
UP Diliman Bachelor of Laws 1971
Mimaropa, Marinduque

Governor Susan A. Yap-Sulit
UP Diliman Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics 1987
Tarlac

VICE-GOVERNOR

Vice-Governor Anacleto, III A. Alcala
UP Diliman Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy 2002
Quezon, Region IV-A

Vice-Governor Enrico R. Corvera
UP Los Baños MS in Agricultural Engineering 1983
Agusan Del Norte, Region XIII

Vice-Governor Hilario, III P. Davide
UP Diliman AB in Political Science 1991
Cebu, Region VII

Vice-Governor Krunimar Antonio, III D. Escudero
UP Los Baños Bachelor of Arts in Sociology 2000
Sorsogon, Region V

Vice-Governor Mark Ronald D.G. Lambino
UP Diliman Bachelor of Science (Geography) 2004
Pangasinan

MAYOR

Mayor Kim Mikael D.G. Amador
UP College Baguio Bachelor of Arts 2001
Manaog, Pangasinan

Mayor Cristina (Tin) I. Antonio
UP Diliman Juris Doctor 2013
Alcala, Cagayan

Mayor Lisette M.Arboleda
UP Diliman CSSP Bachelor of Arts in Political Science 2002
Romblon, Looc

Mayor Eunice U. Babalcon
UP Cebu Bachelor of Arts 2002
Paranas, Samar

Mayor Antonio G. Bagasao
UP Diliman BS in Business Administration & Accountancy 1980
Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya

Mayor Mar-Len Abigail (Abby) S. Binay
UP Los Baños BS in Human Ecology 1997
Makati City

Mayor Myra A. Cabrales
UP Tacloban Bachelor of Business Administration 1998
Biliran, Biliran

Mayor Emerito Emmanuel D. Calderon
UP Cebu Bachelor of Science 1985
Samboan, Cebu

Mayor Nelson P. Collantes
UP Diliman Bachelor of Arts 1975
Tanauan, Batangas

Mayor Alfredo, II M. Coro
UP Los Baños BS in Computer Science 1998
Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte

Mayor Philip A. Dacayo
UP Los Baños Bachelor of Science in Agriculture 1986
Solano, Nueva Vizcaya

Mayor Nathalie Ann F. Debuque
UP Manila Bachelor of Science in Industrial Pharmacy 2018
Anilao, IloIlo

Mayor Faustino, IV. U. Dy
UP Diliman Juris Doctor 2009
San Manuel, Isabela

Mayor Rosario Mediatrix P. Fernandez
UP Visayas Bachelor of Science in Management 1998
San Enrique, IloIlo

Mayor Ramon Ronald V. Guico
UP Diliman Bachelor of Fine Arts 1999
UP Diliman Certificate of Fine Arts 1998
Binalonan, Pangasinan

Mayor Samuel T. Gumarin
UP Manila Master of Public Health 1997
Buenavista, Guimaras

Mayor Redentor D. Jardin
UP Diliman Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering 1988
UP Diliman MMaster of Science in Civil Engineering 1992
Jasaan, Misamis Oriental

Mayor Rey C. Ladaga
UP Diliman Bachelor of Arts in Economics 1969
San Jose, Occidental Mindoro

Mayor Cielo Krisel B. Lagman-Luistro
UP Diliman Master of Public Administration 2015
Tabaco City, Albay

Mayor Arth Jhun A. Marasigan
UP Los Baños Bachelor of Science in Economics 1999
Santo Tomas, Batangas

Mayor Ma. Gloria C. Montenegro-Constantino
UP Diliman AB in Political Science 1987 cum laude
UP Diliman Bachelor of Laws 1992
Abra De Ilog, Occidental Mindoro

Mayor Eliordo U. Ogena
UP Diliman Bachelors of Laws 1978
Koronadal City, South Cotabato

Mayor Orvi G. Ortega
UPCC Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
1991

Mayor Percival Jr. A. Ortillo
UP College Tacloban Bachelor of Arts 1987
Marabut, Samar

Mayor Joelle Mathea S. Panganiban
UP Baguio Bachelor of Science in Management Economics 2017
Angadanan, Isabela

Mayor Edgar R. Rapanut
UP Diliman BS in Business Administration & Accountancy 1980
Santa Catalina, Ilocos Sur

Mayor Elvi Peter L. Relampagos
UP Diliman Bachelor of Arts 1979
UP Diliman Bachelor of Laws 1984
Loon, Bohol

Mayor Pablito, Sr. V. Sanidad
UP Diliman Bachelors of Laws 1967
Narvacan, Ilocos Sur

Mayor Marcelino R. Teodoro
UP Diliman AB in Philosophy 1990 Cum laude
Marikina City

Mayor Ruben L. Tinda-an
UP College Baguio Bachelor of Arts 1984
Buguias, Benguet

Mayor Lucy Marie Torres-Gomez
UP Cebu College Bachelor of Business Management 1995
Ormoc City, Leyte

Mayor Danilo C. Uy
UP Diliman Bachelors of Laws 1990
Sison, Pangasinan

Mayor Solomon G. Vicencio
UP Diliman Bachelor of Arts in Psychology 2012
Catubig, Northern Samar

Mayor Casimiro (Jun), III A. Ynares
UP Diliman Master of Public Administration 2007
Antipolo City

Mayor Francisco Javier (Francis) J. Zamora
UP Diliman Master of Public Administration 2006
San Juan City

Mayor Silvano C. Zanoria
UP Diliman Master of Science in Civil Engineering 1978
Aurora, Zamboanga Del Sur

VICE MAYOR

Vice-Mayor Michelle Alice B. Baguilat
UP Diliman Bachelor of Arts in Journalism 2003
Ifugao, Kiangan

Vice-Mayor Erik Donn C. Ignacio
UP College Baguio Bachelor of Arts 2003
Bokod, Benguet

Vice-Mayor Adam Relson L. Jala
UP Diliman Bachelor of Science in Community Development 2001
Tagbilaran City, Bohol

Vice-Mayor Lloyd Peter M. Lopez
UP Cebu College Bachelor of Science 1990
Loon, Bohol

Vice-Mayor Arvin L. Losaria
UP Iloilo Diploma in Urban and Regional Planning 2016
Lambunao, IloIlo

Vice-Mayor Jesry T. Palmares
UP Visayas Bachelor of Arts (Community Devt) 1994
City of Passi, IloIlo

Vice-Mayor J. Melchor, Jr. B. Quitain
UP Diliman Bachelor of Arts in Sociology 1993
Davao City

Vice-Mayor Rowena R. Tuason
UP Open University Diploma in Environment & Natural Resources Mgt. 2009
City of Masbate, Masbate

Vice-Mayor Ryan S. Zerrudo
UP Visayas Bachelor of Science in Management 2001
Sara, IloIlo

564 pass June physical therapist exam, 88 pass occupational therapist test

A graduate of the University of the Philippines-Manila was the top scorer among 564 successful takers of the June 2022 physical therapist licensure examination.

According to the Professional Regulation Commission in results released on Tuesday, Jean Ella Marie Taruc Razon of UP Manila scored 88.05% to best a field of 1,032 test takers.

In second place is Kevin Anthony Gutierrez Patron of De La Salle Medical & Health Sciences Institute, with a passing score of 88.0%.

Go here for the complete list of passers in the June 2022 CPA licensure examination. Note that the letter Ñ is ordered after Z, so a person with the surname Rañola, for example, is listed after a person with the surname Razon.

The top performing school is UP Manila, with a passing rate of 92.86%, or 26 of its 28 examinees.

The exam was administered in Manila, Baguio, Cebu, Davao and Pampanga earlier this month.

Meanwhile, 88 out of 247 passed the occupational therapist licensure exam, also administered earlier this month. The topnotcher is Anne Marydon Vera Lariosa from the University of Santo Tomas, with a score of 81%. In second place is Bryan Daneal Arcenas Geguiento from Emilio Aguinaldo College-Manila, with a score of 80%.

UP Manila is again the top performing school, with a 92.86% passing rate once more, or 13 out of 14 examinees passing. — BM, GMA News

Source: https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/834170/564-pass-june-physical-therapist-exam-88-pass-occupational-therapist-test/story/

UPSE Professor Jonna Estudillo receives award from the Japanese Association of Development Economics (JADE)



The UPSE community congratulates Dr. Jonna P. Estudillo for being the first recipient of the JADE Award in Development Economics in Memory of Nobuhiko Fuwa.

The Fuwa Award is given once a year by the Japanese Association of Development Economics (JADE) to remember the notable contributions of Professor Fuwa in gender and poverty research.

This year, Dr. Estudillo is being honored for her outstanding research on topics of poverty alleviation, rural development, education, and women’s empowerment in various parts of Asia.

Click here to watch Dr. Estudillo’s Fuwa Lecture: http://www.jade.gr.jp/FuwaAwardRecipients.html.

Source: UP School of Economics – UPSE Facebook post

3 UP campuses lead top performing schools in May Chemical Engineering Licensure Exam

The University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) got the leading spot on the Top 10 Performing schools in May 2022 Chemical Engineer Licensure Exam (ChELE).


All 44 examinees passed the board exam resulting in a 100 percent passing rate.

A total of four UPD graduates entered the top 10 highest places on the exam. They are Angelica Floresca Jao (Top 3/86.20 percent), Kobi Christian Sy Go (Top 6/85.30 percent), Maria Andrea Lisa Adaban Umali (Top 8/85 percent), and Sabrina Nicole Tejano Blanco (Top 9/84.90 percent).

Meanwhile, the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) got the 2nd rank with a 95.45 passing rate percentage.

One UPLB examinee landed in the 5th spot namely Nomer Recio Mendoza (85.90 percent).

The University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) in Iloilo City got the 4th spot in top-performing schools with an 82.76 passing rate percentage.

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) released the list of passers on Tuesday, May 24. A total of 585 out of 1,032 passed the ChELE. (Luisa Cabato)

Source: https://mb.com.ph/2022/05/27/3-up-campuses-lead-top-performing-schools-in-may-chemical-engineering-licensure-exam/

2022 UP Tacloban Harangdón Awardees













The 2022 UP Tacloban Harangdón Awardees

The Harangdón Awards are UP Tacloban’s Excellence Awards. Instituted in 2021, during the College’s 48th founding anniversary, this annual award celebrates exemplary members of the UP Tacloban community whose work adheres to the University’s standards of excellence and public service, contributes to institutional growth and development, and brings honor to the College and the University as a whole. The award name ‘Harangdón’ is a Waray word meaning ‘worthy of respect and emulation.’

Source: UPV Tacloban College Facebook post

UPV School of Technology May 2022 Chemical Engineer Licensure Examination passers







It is with great pride and honor that we congratulate our BS in Chemical Engineering alumni for their success in the recently concluded May 2022 Chemical Engineer Licensure Examination. We wish you all the best in your professional careers!

With an 82.76% passing rate, the University of the Philippines Visayas is the 4th TOP PERFORMING SCHOOL in the country. The national passing rate is 56.69%.

To our students who did not make it this time, we are still proud of you. We will be cheering for you in the next licensure exam.
Padayon, mga bagong INHINYERO ng bayan!

Source: UPV School of Technology Facebook post