University of the Philippines Alumni Association in America (UPAAA) President Daisy Magalit-Rodriguez makes a courtesy call to UP President Danilo L. Concepcion last Monday, February 10, 2020 at the Quezon Hall, UP Diliman, Quezon City.
UPAAA President Magalit-Rodriguez visits the OAR after her courtesy call to the UP President last Monday, February 10, 2020.
From Left: Jay C. Amorato (UPS-OAR staff), Rica D. Abad (AVP for Public Affairs and Director for UPS – Office of Alumni Relations), Paul Marvin T. Quizon (President for UP Pharmacy Alumni Foundation, Inc.) and Nelson E. Carandang (UPS-OAR staff).
AVP for Public Affairs and Director for Alumni Relations Rica D. Abad turned over the original UP Pharmacy Alumni Association plaque to Mr. Paul Quizon, President of the UP Pharmacy Alumni Foundation, Inc. who visited the Office of Alumni Relations on November 05, 2019. Mr. Quizon has served as the President of the UP Pharmacy Alumni Association.
The UP Pharmacy Alumni Foundation, Inc. was incorporated in 2011 to provide support in projects and activities of the University and the UP College of Pharmacy.
The UP System – Office of Alumni Relations (UPS-OAR) organized the Alumni Relations Committee (ARC) Convention on November 07-08, 2019 at the F. Benitez Hall Alumni Center, UP Diliman. The 2-day convention resolved database issues and concerns; and established a long-lasting partnership between OAR and Registrar Offices in seamlessly providing and exchanging information of UP alumni. Vice President for Public Affairs Elena Pernia chaired the standing committee, with Assistant Vice President for Public Affairs and Director for Alumni Relations Rica D. Abad as Vice Chair.
The ARC Convention was attended by the Directors from OAR, University Registrars, Principals from UPIS, UPHS Cebu, UPHS Iloilo, UPHS Los Baños, UP Computer Center for CRS, and UP Information Technology Development Center (ITDC) for SAIS.
UPAA San Francisco represented the US-based Filipino Diaspora in advocating for Community Resilience and Safer Shelters in the Philippines during the recent Stakeholders Workshop on Safe Shelters and Diaspora Engagement that was organized in partnership with the UN Migration Agency, International Organization on Migration (IOM) on November 14-15, 2019 at the I’M Hotel in Makati. In photo, from left: Gabrielito Moraleda (UPAA San Francisco), AVP Rica D. Abad (Director, UP System Office of Alumni Relations), Michelle Rose Villariez (National Training Officer- Emergency Preparedness and Response Unit, IOM), Gil Ongchangco (UPAA San Francisco), Dr. Elena E. Pernia (Vice President for Public Affairs, University of the Philippines).