UP Integrated School mourns the passing of Prof. Selma M. Gonzales-Cortes.
She was a faculty of the Department of Practical Arts for 39 years until 2010, and an alumna from Batch 1962.
Ma’am Cortes will be remembered for her tenacity, fortrightness, and generosity in wisdom and blessings.
She will be missed by friends and former students at UPIS.
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According to the family, her cremated remains will be at the UP Parish of the Holy Sacrifice on October 25, 2022.
*Photo credited to Ma’am Selma’s FB page
Source: University of the Philippines Integrated School
In Memoriam
Atty. John S. Baroña (1969-2022)
The UP Diliman ROTC Unit is saddened to announce the passing of our Department of Military Science and Tactics Administrative Officer IV and NSTP ROTC Coordinator, Atty. John S. Baroña.
We will treasure the memories and lessons you have imparted to us for the rest of our lives. Though he left us too soon, he will be eternally remembered for his invaluable contributions to our unit. We hope that you will join us in offering your thoughts and prayers for him during this difficult time.
Sir, may you now rest in peace, sir.
Source: University of the Philippines Diliman Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Facebook
Crestita B. Jimenea-Dayot (BSBA Marketing 2001, UPV)
Our condolences to the family of Crestita B. Jimenea-Dayot (BSBA Marketing 2001, UPV).
Source: UPV Office of Alumni Relations facebook
Christian Mari B. Zamora (BS in Chemical Engineering 2014)
Let’s offer a prayer for our departed alumnus. May he rest in peace.
If you have heard or read about any fellow UPLB alumnus/alumna who passed away, please inform us through https://alum.uplb.edu.ph/submit-obituary
Source: UPLB Office of Alumni Relations
Daisy M. Labadan-Barradas (BS Agriculture 1968)
Let’s offer a prayer for our departed alumnus. May she rest in peace.
If you have heard or read about any fellow UPLB alumnus/alumna who passed away, please inform us through https://alum.uplb.edu.ph/submit-obituary
Source: UPLB Office of Alumni Relations
Clemente A. Malabayabas (BS Agriculture 1968)
Let’s offer a prayer for our departed alumnus. May he rest in peace.
If you have heard or read about any fellow UPLB alumnus/alumna who passed away, please inform us through https://alum.uplb.edu.ph/submit-obituary
Source: UPLB Office of Alumni Relations
Remembering Consuelo J. Paz, the Grand Dame of Philippine Linguistics
By Francisco V. Gargantiel II
The University of the Philippines (UP) mourns the death of former Professor of Linguistics
Consuelo M. Joaquin Paz, who passed away on September 15, 2022. She is regarded as the
“Grand Dame of Philippine Linguistics” for her published works on historical and
comparative linguistics, sociolinguistics, and ethnolinguistics.
Dr. Paz’s journey with UP began when she earned various academic degrees from UP Diliman, starting with her Bachelor of Arts in English 1953), Master of Arts in Linguistics in 1967), and her Ph.D. in Linguistics 1978. During her studies, she took on different leadership roles for other academic groups that led to her becoming Chair of the Department of Linguistics for two terms and Dean of the UP Diliman’s College of Social Sciences and Philosophy, also for two terms, from 1992 to 1998. She also helped establish two research centers: Programa sa Pag-aaral ng Etnolinggwistikong Grupo (Program for the Study of Ethnolinguistic Groups) and the Center for International Studies (CIS).
Dr. Paz earned her title as the “Grand Dame of Philippine Linguistics” thanks to her unparalleled contributions to Philippine linguistics and culture studies. She is considered a pillar of modern Philippine linguistics and a force in establishing and advancing Filipino as the national language. Her written work, A Reconstruction of Philippine Phonemes and Morphemes, is considered a milestone in Philippine diachronic linguistics. Many of her articles, such as “The Effects of Language on Social Structures: The Philippine Multilingual Scene,” “The nationalization of a Language: Filipino,” and “A Multidisciplinary Study of Stigma in Relation to Hansen’s Disease Among the Tausug,” were published in international academic journals.
To say that Dr. Consuelo J. Paz has left a lasting impact on the Philippines is an understatement. Thanks to her body of work in the field of historical linguistics, sociolinguistics, ethnolinguistics, and cultural studies, we have enriched our knowledge of our language and culture, as well as the promotion of distinct Philippine languages and dialects.
Dr. Paz’s journey with UP began when she earned various academic degrees from UP Diliman, starting with her Bachelor of Arts in English 1953), Master of Arts in Linguistics in 1967), and her Ph.D. in Linguistics 1978. During her studies, she took on different leadership roles for other academic groups that led to her becoming Chair of the Department of Linguistics for two terms and Dean of the UP Diliman’s College of Social Sciences and Philosophy, also for two terms, from 1992 to 1998. She also helped establish two research centers: Programa sa Pag-aaral ng Etnolinggwistikong Grupo (Program for the Study of Ethnolinguistic Groups) and the Center for International Studies (CIS).
Dr. Paz earned her title as the “Grand Dame of Philippine Linguistics” thanks to her unparalleled contributions to Philippine linguistics and culture studies. She is considered a pillar of modern Philippine linguistics and a force in establishing and advancing Filipino as the national language. Her written work, A Reconstruction of Philippine Phonemes and Morphemes, is considered a milestone in Philippine diachronic linguistics. Many of her articles, such as “The Effects of Language on Social Structures: The Philippine Multilingual Scene,” “The nationalization of a Language: Filipino,” and “A Multidisciplinary Study of Stigma in Relation to Hansen’s Disease Among the Tausug,” were published in international academic journals.
To say that Dr. Consuelo J. Paz has left a lasting impact on the Philippines is an understatement. Thanks to her body of work in the field of historical linguistics, sociolinguistics, ethnolinguistics, and cultural studies, we have enriched our knowledge of our language and culture, as well as the promotion of distinct Philippine languages and dialects.
With every commencement exercise in UP that features the UP sablay, the UP community
remembers Dr. Paz, who was pivotal in making the sablay, the traditional sash worn by UP
graduates. According to UP Diliman Professor of English and Comparative Literature Jose
Wendell Capili: “Not many people know that, as Chair of the UP Diliman College Council
Committee on Academic Personnel and Management (1990), she initiated the shift from
traditional caps and gowns to Filipiniana with a malong/patadyong-like material draped on
one shoulder.”
“The result is wearing the sablay, not only in UP but in many schools, colleges, and universities across the country. UP Diliman’s College of Arts and Letters (CAL) and the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (CSSP) first wore the Sablay as part of the graduation attire during their respective college recognition rites in 1991,” Capili wrote in a Facebook post.
The University is very thankful for the life and contributions of Dr. Consuelo J. Paz, and we aim to reach newer heights using her works as the foundation of something bigger.
“The result is wearing the sablay, not only in UP but in many schools, colleges, and universities across the country. UP Diliman’s College of Arts and Letters (CAL) and the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (CSSP) first wore the Sablay as part of the graduation attire during their respective college recognition rites in 1991,” Capili wrote in a Facebook post.
The University is very thankful for the life and contributions of Dr. Consuelo J. Paz, and we aim to reach newer heights using her works as the foundation of something bigger.
Prof. Gregoria Cervantes (1927-2022)
UPIS condoles with the family of Prof. Gregoria Cervantes. She was a former faculty member of the Science Department, a well-loved mentor, and friend.
May her soul rest in peace.
The wake is at Resurrection Chapel located at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish Church (beside Claret school) from September 10 – 13, 2022.
Source: University of the Philippines Integrated School
UP Alumni Association in Cebu condemns ambush of lawyer
By: Wenilyn B. Sabalo – Multimedia Reporter – CDN Digital
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The University of the Philippines Alumni Association-Cebu Chapter has condemned the ambush of lawyer Karen Quiñanola-Gonzales in Barangay Subangdaku, Mandaue City late Thursday evening, September 1, 2022.
In a statement issued on Friday, September 2, the group also called on law enforcement authorities to solve the case and bring the lawyer’s shooters to justice.
Quiñanola-Gonzales studied at the UP Cebu in high school and undergraduate college.
“An ambush has no place in Metropolitan Cebu at a time when the transition to the new normal is imperative to enable economic recovery. Crimes such as this set back the confidence of the very people who can drive that recovery onwards,” the group said in the statement.
“The victims could have been very well any one of us going home from work during a hard day’s night,” it added.
Based on the layer’s account at a professional network online, she is a senior corporate lawyer at a government-controlled corporation and was previously a reporter at one of the news outlet in Cebu. She also specializes in labor law, family law, and special proceedings.
Quiñanola-Gonzales was ambushed by still unidentified assailants on board a motorcycle late Thursday night, September 1, 2022, while traversing Hernan Cortes Street in Mandaue City. She was with her son in the vehicle.
Both were injured in the shooting.
Source: https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/462003/up-alumni-association-in-cebu-condemns-ambush-of-lawyer
Reynaldo Samson: Police officer, teacher, security specialist
by EDWIN FERNANDEZ
COTABATO CITY, Maguindanao, Philippines — Last Sunday, two days before he was slain in an ambush in the municipality of Ampatuan in Maguindanao province, Lt. Reynaldo Samson, the town’s police chief, cheered on a batch of graduate students who completed their master in management in National Security Administration at the Philippine Christian University (PCU).
“May you always be the bastion of peace, security and development for our Motherland. Forever grateful, thankful and hopeful for your career in public service and governance,” Samson wrote on social media.
A security specialist and a former member of the elite Presidential Security Group (PSG), the 40-year-old Samson was barely a year as police chief of the Maguindanao town before he was ambushed and killed as he was out to serve an arrest warrant for a resident in the area.
Samson was assigned in Ampatuan only on Sept. 21, 2021. Before that, he was deputy police chief of the town of Parang, also in Maguindanao.
Samson, a Bicolano, was a faculty in the graduate schools of PCU and of the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Muntinlupa (PLMun) while also serving as a lecturer for police recruits and for those taking specialized courses given by the Philippine Public Safety College and the Specialized Training Group of the Philippine National Police.
At PLMun, Samson taught human resource management and transformational leadership in the master of arts in education program.
Accomplished
Born on July 18, 1982, in Naga City, Camarines Sur province, Samson finished a degree in Secondary Education and then Criminology before entering the police force in 2005. He passed the licensure examinations for teachers and criminologists.
In 2008, he completed the academic requirements for a master of Arts in educational administration at the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, got his master in public administration degree major in public policy at Laguna Northwestern College in 2009, and doctor of Christian education degree at Theological Seminary in 2011.
He further got his doctor of philosophy degree in peace and security administration at the Bicol University in Legazpi City in Albay province in 2015.
Apart from his stint with the PSG, Samson was also assigned to the Human Resource and Doctrine Development Section of the Police Security and Protection Group of the PNP headquarters.
Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1656531/reynaldo-samson-police-officer-teacher-security-specialist