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The university con-
ducted its 39th Com-
mencement Exercises
last April 29 at the DL Umali Freedom Park
and nineteen among
the graduates in the
degree of Electrical En-gineering were from
UPLB SELES.
John Carlo Aringo,
one of the 19 SELES graduates, was a re-
cipient of the CEAT
Alumni Association
Medal for Academic Ex-
cellence. He graduated
as cum laude and is one of the three recipi-
ents from the Electrical
Engineering Depart-
ment. Aringo is joined by
other 18 SELES mem-
bers in the roster of
UPLB graduates in this year‟s commencement
(19 SELES...p.04)
19 SELES members march at
UPLB graduation rites
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CEAT organizations welcome new freshmen
introduced the CEAT administrators
and faculty. Prof. Marion Lux Y.
Castro, CEAT College Secretary,
discussed the academic policies and procedures for CEAT students.
The speakers were followed by
intermission numbers from UPLB
Filipiniana Dance Troupe and UPLB Street Jazz Dance Co. Also, an au-
dio visual presentation of the CEAT
Academic Programs was streamed.
The next part of the program was an open forum, wherein the
students can ask their questions.
Afterwards was the brief messages
from two CEAT Freshman Represen-
tatives—Katherine Louise Miller (BSIE) and Joshua Candaza
(BSChE).
The DChE Chair, Dr. Jovita Mo-
villon, gave the closing remarks. The latter part of the program was
the singing of „Kolehiyong Mahal‟
and „UP Naming Mahal‟ ■
UPLB Society of Electrical Engi-
neering Students (UPLB SELES),
together with other 11 CEAT-based
organizations, welcomed the new freshmen of this academic year dur-
ing the Convocation Program held
last June 8 at the Electrical Engi-
neering auditorium. Supervised by the CEAT Student
Council, each organization was des-
ignated in their own booths to en-
dorse their fund-raising activities and to give treats for the new
freshmen. CEAT Student Council
Chairperson Abegaille dela Cruz
also made sure that the organiza-
tions would not perform any method of recruitment to the new
freshmen.
The administration officials of
the College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology were present
in the said program. CEAT Dean,
Dr. Arsenio N. Resurreccion, first
delivered his opening remarks and
DESPITE the heavy rain, the SELES
members enthusiastically welcomed the new freshmen during the CEAT
convocation program.
THE thick crowd of new freshmen on
their way out of the EE auditorium was made jam-packed by the different CEAT
organizations giving treats and
endorsing their products.
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SELES holds its biannual orientation
Testimonials were given by Charley
May Dorado (Signals) who did a fash-ion show with the special participation of Russel Villatuya (Flux), and shared her experiences in the org as well as
being the first ever Ms. Engineering in UPLB; Jeffrey Manio (Multiplexer) also talked about his experiences in the En-
gineering Meet and for winning the title Mr. EngMeet 2009; and Engr. Reiniel Daren Sangalang (Rectifier) asked the
students why did they choose EE as their field of study and shared his ex-perience when he was still a student until now that he is a faculty in the de-
partment.
Free dinner was served to the ori-entees while an intermission number
was performed by batch Insulators. Also, audio-visual presentations made by VP Andreo Lozada II and Therese
Anne Espiritu (both from batch Trans-ducer) were played.
A photo booth was set-up at the back with Manuel Lester Niere as the
official photographer for the night.
At the end of the program the Membership and Discipline Committee
Head, Manuel Luigi Niere, gave his closing remarks.■
To promote the organization‟s ser-vice, academic excellence, and leader-
ship while preparing its members to be of service to the society through Electri-cal Engineering, the UPLB SELES con-ducted its biannual orientation for the
undergraduate EE students of the Uni-versity of the Philippines Los Baños last June 16 at the EE Auditorium.
Members of the organization, advis-ers and alumni were present in the event. Also, there were thirty orientees.
The invocation was led by Jerdan Bu-
quid (Insulators) and the national an-them was performed by Ma. Theresa Pauline Fandiño (Flux).
Allan Soriano (Flux) and Czarina Colegio (Transducer) hosted the orienta-tion and introduced the speakers. They
also interviewed the orientees.
UPLB SELES President, John Davis Mangubat, gave his opening remarks. Prof. Roderick Catriz, organization‟s Sen-
ior Adviser and Chairman of DEE, dis-cussed the history of the organization.
The orientees with their free food while
watching the audio visual presenta-
tions. PHOTO BY: Manuel Lester Niere
Prof. Roderick L. Catriz retells the very clas-sic history of UPLB SELES during the orienta-tion. PHOTO BY: Manuel Lester Niere
(19 SELES...from p.01)
exercises, namely: Ericson O. Andrade, Zara Jane A. Baisas, Ryan Adolf A.
Bambase, Benjamin Jonas V. Beltran, Eddyrose B. Castillo, Mark Roland G.
Caynila, Arjyl C. Cobilla, Jerome C. Evangelista, Janmark Joseph D. Garcia,
Johnray Anthony V. Go, Crispin A. Lantay III, Kristoper Gil A. Pagkaliwan-
gan, Wilhelmina M. Pleto, Genev Yesiree M. Rodriguez, Arvee G. Roxas, Charlot Jennifer R. Velilia, Maricar D. Villareal and Kristel Mae V. Villasin. ■
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SELES and ERG-LB team up in department orientation
Two organizations—the UPLB
Society of Electrical Engineering
Students (UPLB SELES) and UP En-
gineering Radio Guild-LB (UP ERG-LB)—sponsored the annual EE De-
partment Orientation for New
Freshmen, which was held last June
14 at the Electrical Engineering Auditorium.
The program was carried out by
scheduling it in the EE10 class of
the new freshmen. There were 90 new freshmen students in the
event. Also, the EE department fac-
ulty were present.
The opening prayer was led by
Grace Calub from UP ERG-LB and
the national anthem was performed
by Ganyfer Dorado from UPLB SE-LES.
Prof. Roderick L. Catriz, Chair-
man of the Electrical Engineering
Department, gave the opening re-marks for the program. He intro-
duced the curricular program of
electrical engineering, discussed the
fields of specializations that can be taken and the future careers of elec-
trical engineering graduates. There
was also an open forum wherein the
students may ask their questions
and Prof. Catriz will answer them. Testimonials from selected EE
students were delivered after the
discussion with Prof. Catriz. Allan
Soriano (UPLB SELES), Danne Marie Realuyo (UPLB SELES) and Ephraim
Labrador (UP ERG-LB) shared their
experiences as EE students in the
university. The end of the program was
marked by a raffle from the two or-
ganizations—two old, limited edition
EE shirts from UPLB SELES and Php100 worth of cellphone load from
UP ERG-LB. ■
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Prof. Roderick L. Catriz (right) during
the open forum with the new freshmen in the Electrical Engineering Department
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University of the Philippines Los
Baños did it again!
The University's strong hold in aca-
demic excellence in the field of electri-
cal engineering was affirmed once again by having a consistent 100 percent
passing rate in the April 2011 Regis-
tered Electrical Engineer Licensure Ex-amination administered by the Profes-
sional Regulation Commission (PRC).
Thirteen out of thirteen BSEE gradu-ates from UPLB passed the electrical
engineering board exam held last April
17 and 18 at Manuel L. Quezon Univer-sity, Quiapo, Manila.
Engr. Mark Jaim, one of the thirteen passers from UPLB, belonged to the
topnotchers and ranked 8th.
Among the new electrical engineers
from UPLB SELES consisted of Engr.
Eddyrose B. Castillo, Engr. Mark Roland G. Caynila, Engr. Arjyl C. Cobilla, Engr.
Crispin A. Lantay III, Engr. Arvee G.
Roxas, Engr. Charlot Jennifer R. Velilia,
and Engr. Kristel Mae V. Villasin.
The oathtaking ceremony of the suc-
cessful examinees in the said examina-
tion, as well as the previous ones who have not taken their Oath of Profes-
sional, was held last June 4 at the SMX
Convention Center, Mall of Asia, Pasay City. ■
UPLB proves excellence anew
Javier, new UPLB USC Councilor
health issues. Her resig-
nation was deliberated
on and approved by the
UPLB USC body during
their General Assembly
last June 9.
Javier is also a mem-
ber of student political
organization MOVE U.P.
and UPLB GABAY Volun-
teers Corps. ■
UPLB SELES Member
Gamaliel Javier III is now
one of the Councilors of
the UPLB University Stu-
dent Council for the aca-
demic year 2011-2012.
The 11th place Coun-
cilor in the recent 2011
USC-CSC Elections took
the place of Gabrielle de
Juras who resigned due to The 18-year-old Gamaliel
Javier III is now one of the UPLB USC Councilors.
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UPLB’s new set of electrical engineers in a
wacky shot during their oath taking and in-duction ceremony last June 4.
PHOTO BY: Kay Ann dela Cruz
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“Feeling mo kilala mo siya, pero hindi”
How do people quantify a per-
son‟s abilities? How do they judge a face? Is it base mainly on what they see and notice? How do peo-ple tend to view others? How do they make a seemingly sound measure of who really is, say a man in front of them? Was there
any criterion encompassing the so called fundamental “benefit of the doubt” that extremely overwhelms someone‟s knowhow and in turn, results to the making up of end-less assumptions of what to ex-pect from a person based mainly
on expression and with the way he is acting and the way he carries and expresses himself? I guess there is. That stupid thing called “feeling mo kilala mo siya, pero hindi”, that notion of believ-ing that actions speak louder than
words holds true, as always, even when the topic in question is a man‟s character. Well, I believe, with much conviction attached to
it, that this is a kind of BULLSH*T.
Thinking that you can judge a person simply by his actions, fa-
cial expressions and his gestures are futile and vague, that is verbal language being vain and mislead-ing for most of the times. And as what was I saying from above, this is bullsh*t. Why so? Mainly because, oral communication is at
many points far way better than what actions could actually offer, for when you want to sincerely and deeply know people, it is most effective to talk to them and listen to them not just through your ears but with an open mind and
an understanding heart.
Lately, I have told a girl friend of mine that I have loved her since the time in memorial that we have met, that I miss her eve-ryday, even so we see each other often. Now, guess what she has
replied to me after all the confes-sions I have made. Oh well, her reply was “Are you joking?”, gig-gling and laughing out loud in front of my face. I was neither joking, nor was I even trying to make her laugh with what I have
to say. At that instant, I am trying
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Editorial Board
Nahdiya Zaheer Betonio
editor-in-chief
Therese Anne Espiritu
associate editor
Arjon Valencia
managing editor
Malcolm Jayson Calicsihan
Miguel Principe
Dianne Romyl Ruedas
business managers
Katrina Marie Ayado
Julius Cesar Cunanan
Jhunna Jane Torrecampo
news editors
Rea Aileen Antenor
Karla Janine Capuno
feature editors
Andrea Caguete
Ma. Theresa Pauline Fandiño
literary editors
Andreo Lozada II
Michael Joseph Samson
contributors
Danver Ramos
Jan Sergio Arato
lay-out artists
Andreo Lozada II
Jonathan Ong
cartoonists
Engr. John DG. Agsalud
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to be serious, and yet she has
judged my actions reversely. It hurts a lot, it is such a pain in the ass, having to know that your efforts are never recognized even when you are forcefully pushing too hard in order to be taken no-ticed of. As I see it, her reply has
extremely insulted my personal capacities as an individual; it has severely slurred my capacity to comprehend and sternly affronted my faculty to be serious. Because in the first place, I know by heart that I wasn‟t trying to be funny at
all, even if as she explains “Nakatawa ka kasi habang nagta-tapat sa akin”. Again I repeat, actions, however big they maybe, do not necessarily articulate and
sound louder than words.
Seriousness is a big word to
define; to give meaning to it, as
associated to someone, already
requires an intrapersonal connec-
tion that only genuine people
could share. Now, I ask. Who are
you to judge a person base on
what you just see in the outside?
Who are you to determine
whether a person is being serious
or not? Who are you to consider
one‟s actions and expressions as
the ultimate summation of the
man‟s being? One may be smiling
almost all of the time that you
happen to see him, but that does-
n‟t mean he is no serious with his
life, that he has no direction or
path to lead into, and has no fac-
ulty to be deeper than that. You
have two options, the least you
could do is that to give these peo-
ple the benefit of the doubt and
perhaps a little understanding and
consideration or worst let your
own view of the world eat you out
as it eventually overwhelms your
cerebral facility. You may think
you know them very well, but in
reality ay baka feeling mo lang
„yun, dahil hindi, dahil hindi mo
naman pala talaga sila ganun
kakilala. ■
Strengthening the Foun-dation of Today’s Heroes
The first session was about LIFE - Leadership, In-tegrity Faith and Excellence - whose speakers are from Victory Los Baños. Jerry de
Sagun, BSCS 2005 Alumnus, presented the essence of leadership and faith. Mean-while, Lianne Angeline Sitta—BSDC 2009 Alumnus— dis-cussed about a leader‟s true
character. She also pointed out three truths about integ-rity. The last speaker for this session was Prof. Fatih Ma-ranan — IBS, CAS, UPLB
assistant professor. She pointed out three ideas about excellence. Heroes for Upholding Quality Education
Through a video docu-mentary presentation, the UPLB educational situation was elucidated by the UPLB USC 2011-2012 Chair, Pura
Beatriz Valle. Heroes for the Environ-ment A project proposal entitled ECO-Rev: A 3-pronged Ap-
proach to Environmental Conservation was presented by Anna Mae Lamentillo, UPLB USC 2011-2012 Coun-cilor.
Finding the Heroes Within Dr. Vivian Gonzales—Director of OSA, UPLB—discussed the VIP Framework for Understanding Human
Dignity. Also, she gave de-tails on the dimensions of human nature. Innovative Heroes
The new process of org
As a requirement for rec-ognition of student organiza-
tions, the Student Organiza-tions and Activities Division (SOAD) and the Office of Student Affairs (OSA) spear-headed the Leadership Train-
ing Seminar for Student Leaders last May 30 at the Makiling Ballroom, Student Union Building, UPLB. It is a whole-day confer-ence with six sessions that
involves group discussions and activities designed to hone the students‟ leadership skills and potentials. The LTS had for its theme
“Harnessing Effective and Responsible Organizations of Excellent Scholars for the nation, Rekindling Individual Zeal for Active Leadership,” in line with the celebration of
Rizal‟s 150th birth anniver-sary. Organization heads were highly encouraged as partici-pants for the LTS. For UPLB
SELES, I was authorized by the President, John Davis Mangubat, to attend this since his work schedule was in conflict with the said activ-ity.
I was really privileged actually and it made me cling to an opportunity for wisdom, coerced with a leadership paradigm which can be used
for communal growth—since this seminar would be all about leadership and hero-ism. Heroes are made famous by their deaths and not how
they lived their lives—a sad truth I may say. Usually, we associate leadership out of our heroes, but hardly ever leaders associated to hero-
ism.
recognition, now online, was underscored by its developer
— Juan Miguel Carlos Abriol-Santos. He called this online platform for recognition of student organizations in UPLB as orgsUP. He is a member of
the CDC Web Development Team and also the developer of matchUP & dreamUP. Leading Heroes Mark Lester Chico, SOAD-
OSA Head, discussed the activities of SOAD for this academic year, towards pro-viding a more efficient and effective student service.
For this whole-day semi-nar, I realized that we are leaders in our own rights and we are heroes in our own terms. Everyone could be a
leader and a catalyst of change. The new leaders of this generation must learn from their predecessors that it isn‟t about doing your
best. Rizal‟s will to perfection is synchronized to the life of a student leader, a student activist, or just a mere stu-dent. It is synchronized to
the life of every Filipino. His challenge to all of us is that it‟s our responsibility to re-vive his nearly passing princi-ples and idealisms. Rizal
fought for our sovereignty; thus, it is our duty to pre-serve it. We shall be re-minded of his noble service and dedication to uphold equality and impartiality.
Being a student leader itself is actually a heroic plight. Together, we should act responsibly to the call of leadership. ■
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