June-October 2013

June - October 2013 Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines

Now on its 40th season, 46

competitive teams vied for

bringing home the honour of

topping Ekonsehan 2013

held in Institute of Biological

Sciences Lecture Hall last

September 5, 2013.

Organized by UPLB

Economics Society, Team

Bonus emerged victorious

and brought home a cash

prize which is not less than

one thousand pesos, but

fate...

Team Bonus tops Ekonsehan 2013

Econsoc dominates CEMPLANGAN Talents Night

turn to p. 3

UPLB Economics Society

shined anew as they

dominate CEMPLANGAN

Talent’s Night 2013 held at

DL Umali Auditorium last

September 14, 2013.

With the theme

“Uniting the Different Roles

of Youth Towards Collective

Development and Growth”,

the College of Economics

and Management Student

Council organized the event

that showcases different

talents of the participating

organizations.

Econsoc hailed as

Chorale singing competition

Champion with their

emphatic performance of

“Tagumpay Nating Lahat”

and ... turn to p. 3

by Aizel Enn Lota

byIsabelleMatias

Inside the Forecast

News: DE celebrates 38thyear, p.2

Editorial: Share of Unity,p.5

Feature: Mama, p.6

Sports: Econsoc keepspace on minor games,

p.8WINNING PAIR. (L-R) Christine Namuco, (educom head), Team Bonus,Sir Harvey Baldovino and Sir Jefferson Arapoc. Photo by MariaConcepcion Rebong

VICTORY. (right)Mr. and Ms.Econsoc pose with their sashes.(lower left) Econsoc danceteam during their performance.(upper left) Econsoc Choralewhile receiving the applause ofthe audience. Photos by CaliMangilin

June-October 2013 2

Crowd got wild during the

Pre-Pageant Night at the

Baker Hall, UPLB last August

13, 7pm, held by the CEM-SC

in line with the Cemplangan

events.

The hall was filled by

the different organizations of

CEM (UPABS, UPAEC,

UPAEMS, UPJES and UPLB

ECONSOC) as the program

started off with the singing

of the national anthem lead

by Ms. Heinriette M.

Villapando, immediately

followed by Mr. David John

Rodriguez as he introduced

the judges for the

Cemplangan Pre-PageantNight roars Baker Hall

by Hazel Anne Adique

competitions. The program

includes the AVPs of the

creative shots, the

sportswear and the talent

competition for the Mr. and

Ms. Cemplangan, the duet

singing contest, the “Last Mo

Na Yan: a Comedic Act

competition”.

Before the

announcement of winners,

the Wyre Underground of

UPLB offered the crowd a

dance number.

Christine Joy Flores

and Aljhon Cañas of UPLB

Economics Society bagged

the 1st place in Duet Singing

With the theme, “A renewed

Vigor, Energized for Today and

Tomorrow”, Department of

Economics held series of

activities as they celebrate

their 38th years of existence in

the university.

by Aljhon Cañas

Competition followed by

UPJES and UPABS; for the

“Last Mo Na Yan”, UPABS

laughed their way to 1st

place, UPJES and UPAEMS

came in second and third.

DE celebrates its 38th year

Announcement of

the winners for the Best in

Talent and Sportswear for

Mr. and Ms. Cemplangan will

be announced on the Talents

Night.

NEWS

DUET ALL. Aljhon Cañas and Christine Joy Flores sing their wayto the 1st place. Photo by Cali Mangiln

Celebrations kicked

off with the blessing of the

newly renovated Department

of Economics building last July

26.

Mr. Rodolfo Azanza,

Jr., Country Representative of

SN Power Philippines and an

alumnus of UPLB Economics

Society and DE, discussed

about hydroelectric power as

part of the DE seminar series

and followed by the

anniversary celebration proper

at the ICOPED

Auditorium last July 30.

In the

celebration proper,

Professor Jezreel

Pattaguan of Cagayan

State University,

another DE and

Econsoc alumnus,

reminisced his

experiences while

studying Economics in

the university during the

conversation with alumni

segment.

Also, a duo of Prof.

Agham Cuevas and Prof. Niño

Manalo and batch

Complementary Goods of

Econsoc showcased their

talents during the event.

The program became

more colorful with different

games, auction and an

awarding ceremony took place.

UPLB Economics

Society Alumni Association led

by Mr. Calixto Mangilin also

graced the event by sponsoring

the snacks of the event.

RENEWED. The newly renovated Department of Economics Building.Photo by Dan Diona

June-October 2013

... is not totally in their side

as they fought for the title in

a tough way. One team tied

with their score after the last

round and challenged them

in the clincher round. It took

two questions to determine

the winner.

Professors Harvey

Baldovino and Jefferson

Arapoc served as judges to

help in clarifying the queries

of the contestants about

some questions and Paula

Mae Santos and Cedric

Abante as hosts during the

contest while Econsoc

members acted as quiz

masters, proctors and

guides.

Ekonsehan is a quiz

contest participated by

students currently taking the

course Economics 11

(General Economics). It

covered topics from the

lessons from the said course,

trivia about Economics, and

news about the current

events in the country’s

economy. It was fronted by

Econsoc’s Education

Committee, headed by

Christine Namuco.

Team Bonus tops Ekonsehan 2013from p.1

3

Monday, September 9, 2013-

The UPLB Economics Society

was once again successful in

conducting the STATA Seminar

for the first semester of the

school year 2013-14.

In partnership with

the Department of Economics

(DE), the STATA Seminar is an

activity which aims to help

College Of Economics and

Management (CEM) senior and

junior students in managing

and processing of their thesis

data through the use of Stata,

a computer application which

processes data. The seminar,

originally done once every

year, will be held twice this

year—once every semester.

The seminar was divided into

the morning and afternoon

session.

The morning session,

which talked about data

management, was held at the

CEM Lecture hall with

Econsoc’s Alumnus and DE

faculty, Prof. Jefferson Arapoc

as speaker. Despite the gloomy

weather, 17 CEM students

attended the morning session

which was composed of 11

senior, 5 junior and 1

sophomore students. The

morning session started at 10

AM and ended at 12 NN.

While the afternoon

session, which tackled about

cross-section, panel, logit and

probit data management, was

held at CEM 111 with Econsoc’s

Alumnus and DE faculty, Prof.

Harvey Baldovino as speaker.

Despite the very strong rain

that afternoon, 14 students still

managed to attend the

afternoon seminar which was

composed 9 senior, 4 junior

and 1 graduate school

students. The afternoon

session started at 1PM and

ended at 5PM.

The seminar was

headed by the education

committee and the externals

committee of the UPLB

Economics Society.

by Mohammed Haydrey Amminulla

...“MJ’s songs medley with

Banyo Queen” beating UP

Agricultural Economics Circle

(2nd Place) and UP

Agribusiness Society (3 rd

Place).

As highlight of the

event, Mr. and Ms.

CEMPLANGAN Coronation

Econsoc conducts STATA seminar

Night also took place.

Marcial Sto. Domingo, Mr.

Econsoc grabbed the 2nd

runner up honors, together

its special awards, best in

formal attire and best in

creative shot while Ira

Martina Balmes, Ms.

Econsoc also bagged the 2nd

runner up crown and special

awards like best org shirt,

best in talent and best in

creative shot.

Econsoc Dance Team

also showed a graceful and

fierce performance on the DL

stage that made the crowd

dance with them.

Econsoc chorale

group was headed by Joy

Flores and Paula Santos and

trained by Inah Judith

Calabio and Michh

Villanueva while the Dance

team was headed by Mahri

Joie Inocencio.

Econsoc dominates CEMPLANGAN Talents Night

NEWS

from p.1

FOCUS. Contestants listen eagerly to the questions duringEkonsehan 2013. Photo by Maria Comcepcion Rebong

June-October 2013 4

Ever wonder why birds fly in flocks and form a V

shape while flying? Aside purposes connected with

reproduction and communication among their kind, it is

interesting to know that they do this as a way to support

each bird in the flock. According to my run-of-the-mill but

fairly reliable research, birds in migration especially those

that go a long distance conserve energy by flying together

and constantly forming shapes like V and a check mark. With

the exception of the one in front, every bird can save energy

by fluttering less than they need to if they fly alone. Even

more interestingand striking, every bird in the flock becomes

a leader at some point of their travel. Once the one in front

gets tired, it will go to the end and the next one takes over.

The cycle continues until they reach a destination. This

behaviour may also exist in other species in the animal

kingdom.

Now, ever wonder if the above facts exist among

human beings? Why, let’s not look very far apart and

recognize the ability of our own race of knowing the exact

moments to come together for the realization of a common

purpose.

26th August, 2013 – around 400,000 Filipinos

gathered at Luneta Park to demonstrate their outrage against

the graft and corruption that areassociated with the Priority

Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) or pork barrel. 4th

October, 2013 – thousands of Filipino gathered once more

for the same purpose, this time in Ayala, Makati City. It’s

always a spectacle every time Filipinos do this kind of act.

It’s courageous and inspiring. You will stand in awe of the

unity that you see. Your patriotism gets rekindled if not flared

way better. Tracing back to the very first EDSA Revolution in

1986 and the succeeding EDSA Revolutions, the same

response also stood out.

It’s already ‘tatakPinoy’ to unite in order to gather

strength despite vast differences in beliefs. These peaceful

massive demonstrations run a long way in our history and

have paved way for us to achieve the kind of freedom we

currently enjoy. We boast of being a prototype of a nation

that has a power to peacefully oust an abusive government.

Most of the countries in the Middle East that joined the

heights of revolution against dictatorship in 2011, took

relatively longer years to actually display their rage against

their oppressive leaders.

While this ability to unite in times of austerity is a

just reason for us to be proud of, it’s also a reason for us to

sit back and realize that every single time Filipinos gather in

large numbers like this, it’s about something not really

flattering, but shameful. Million People March, People

Power/EDSA Revolutions? Sure, overwhelming and really

pleasing a behaviour at quick sight. But a little deeper

fathoming will reveal a cruel truth that ours is not a nation

of powerful and free people, rather an unreasonably

tolerating one. The first successful attempt of a massive

Filipino unity that is EDSA 1 should have been a real

gratification for us. But extending it over 30 years later and

even breeding a variety of it is already pathetic and ironic.

Why have we not learned? Why do we always let this happen

again and again? We can claim it’s not our fault, that we

don’t really have control of what and where our so-called

leaders use our money for. But we do, and we know we can.

Pay attention to the people in the government – most of

them are not who we voted for. By WE, I mean us educated

and middle-class people. Let’s face it, the Philippines has an

utterly larger marginalized and uneducated population than

middle-class to rich one. Those government officials in power

were voted by the former for ill reasons I don’t even have to

enumerate anymore, while majority of the latter always

succumbback to ignorance months after the election.Looking

at this differently, our situation seems to be dependent on

the choices that the poor and vulnerable makes. Our wise

decisions, education and presence in massive

demonstrations are not going to end the irony that is in the

unity of the Filipino people. A large portion of our nation is

slumped in poverty, and empowering this large powerless

portion will give better chances of us finally achieving

prosperity.

Scientists theorize that most behaviour displayed by

animals that go in groups is a way for them to support each

other not only in times of need but for the rest of their

existence. Birds fly in flocks — and in order for them to have

ease in migration, a flock has to have a leader that will endure

exhaustion. But this endurance can only take a certain period

of time and another bird has to come to the rescue and take

over for the flock not to scatter.

EDITORIAL

Shades of UnityClarissa Escasinas

June-October 2013 5FEATURE

Photos by Cali Mangilin andArianne Aguirre

June-October 20136

To the ones who have

gone and to the ones they

have left behind:

Out of sight

Not out of mind

Certainly not

out of our

hearts.

You must have

been taken

But you have never left

You must have been taken

Physically, slowly, painfully

In the night

By a heartless thief

You are not here

But you are everywhere –

The strange sound of the

wind

Seeking its way into home,

Blowing

Curtain’s graceful dancing

back and forth.

The sun’s rays in my face

through the trees

Or the melody in my old

favorite songs

You are not here

But you are everywhere –

Remembered dreams,

Desperate screams.

Sometimes in the quiet

hymns of the trees

I hear you,

But you are in the loudest

struggles of jeepneys too.

You are not here

But you are everywhere –

MamaClarissa Escasinas

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Kaso, bigla ka umalis.Tanda ko, nakaupo pa ako noonsa silya natin na kahoy. Sabi modi mo na ako kailanganmatapos lahat ng ginawakong sakripisyo para sa iyo.Matapos ng iyong mgatagumpay bigla ka na langnagbago. Hindi konaintindihan. Pinahayag konaman sayo na mahal kita,mahal na mahal. Pero iniwanmo ako. At kahit masakit,tinanggap ko yun – kahit paraakong pinako muli.

In my pillow whispering,

Kissing me one more happy

morning

In my prayers,

The grateful feeling

The sincerest greetings –

”Thank you”, “I miss you”

With smiles so true.

You are in the thoughts I

think

The words I speak,

The laughs I laugh

Tears I silently shout.

You are not here,

And it is rather hurting.

I must have grown a little

lonely,

But you are free.

I must have cried a river,

But you are happier

And I, stronger.

You may not be here

anymore,

But you are everywhere

now.

So I believe.

Sa Tabi ni Hazel Anne Adique

FEATURE

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Forecast Editorial Staff1st sem 2013-14

June-October 2013

After taming the furious and

familiar foe South Koreans in

the semis, 86 – 79, the

Philippine National Men’s

Basketball team, popularly

known as “Gilas Pilipinas”,

clinched a spot to the FIBA

World Championship which

will be held in Spain next

year.

Composed of

selected PBA players and a

naturalized player, Gilas

Pilipinas fulfilled the dream

of F il ipino basketball

enthusiasts to come back to

the world stage of

basketball. It has been 40

years since the Philippines

last hosted FIBA Asia

Championship and tasted

the pressure of a world

basketball competition.

Headed by national

team coach, Chot Reyes,

Philippines journey to Spain

started as they face Saudi

Arabia and trounced the

latter for a 78 – 66 victory.

They continued their

momentum as they nipped

the Jordanians in a close

encounter, 77 – 71.

Hailed as one of the

most anticipated match in

the tournament, Gilas

Pilipinas along with the jump

packed Mall of Asia Arena

showed their speed and

heart as they square off with

Chinese Taipei but it’s the

Taipei ’s shooter who

dictated the game and

handed Gilas’ first defeat in

the tournament, 79 – 84.

A l a p a g - l e d

Philippine five bounced back

as they buried Japan, 90 – 71,

to open the second round of

the tournament. They

continued their supremacy

in the hardcourt as they

thwart Qatar, 80 – 70, and

Hong Kong, 67 – 55, for a

clean slate in the

second round.

Leading the

Group E, Philippines

faced Kazakhstan in the

quarterfinals

and made it

look easy

for them

to grab a 88 – 58 win and

barged into the semifinals.

Despite vowing to

hefty Iranians in the Finals,

71 – 85, players, coaches, all

the Filipinos remained

emotional and ecstatic as the

Gilas received their silver

medal on the podium.

Also, Jason Castro

William became a part of the

Guard position along with

players from Chinese Taipei,

South Korea and Iran.

Gilas Pilipinas

roster: Jimmy Alapag, LA

Tenorio, Jeff Chan, Jayson

William, Gary David, Ranidel

De Ocampo, Gabe Norwood,

Marcus Douthit, Larry

Fonacier, June Mar Fajardo,

Japeth Aguilar and Marc

Pingris.

Gilas Pilipinas regains FIBA WorldCup spot

Econsoc falls short in majors; Caasi, Venturanza grab Mythical honors

Despite not finishing on the

podium this year, UPLB

Economics Society major

games players proved

others that they are tough

competitors and still on the

track to dominate as Vreni

Gem Caasi and Cydrick

Venturanza both grabbed a

place in the Mythical Five

award in Women’s and

Men’s Basketball respectively.

HANDS UP. Jun MarFajardo (center) gets

an attempt offagainst the Iran

men.Photo by Niki

Sabio,GMANews

SPORTS 7

by Aljhon Cañas

Econsoc Women’s

Basketball team showed a

spectacular run as they

reach the semifinals after

burying UP AEC and UPJES

in the elimination round.

The dangerous duo of

Jessica Torres and Vreni

Caasi provided a spark in

the offense end of the

team.

But UP AEMS

stopped the momentum as

they thwart Econsoc in the

semis face-off and the

latter bowed to UPABS in a

close battle for third

encounter.

On the other hand,

Econsoc Men’s Basketball

team failed to register a bar

in the winning column this

year despite its tenacity

inside and out of the

rainbow territory but

managed to keep the score

close against its

competitors.

W ith Patintero

debut this year as a major

sports event, Econsoc

showed its speed and

defense skills as they post

couple of wins but fell short

in qualifying for the semis.

Mythical F ive of the

tournament for the Point by Marcial Sto. Domingo

June-October 2013

Philippines is one of the

basketball-crazy countries in

the world since it was

introduced to us by the

Americans but the fate of

having a Filipino NBA player

is still uncertain. But it

doesn’t mean that

Philippines will remain

unrecognized by the

international basketball

community.

With the recently

concluded FIBA Asia

Championship, besides the

podium finish of our squad,

Philippines showed the

world how passionate

Filipino fans are. Filipinos

support to basketball drew

the attention of the NBA as

they will stage a pre-season

game (Rockets vs. Pacers)

here on October 10. They

also don’t want to miss an

opportunity for the Filipinos

to participate in their

different programs like NBA

Cares and NBA 3x.

Lately, many NBA

players visit the country to

promote such activities.

There’s James Harden of

Houston Rockets and Eric

Gordon of New Orleans

Hornets who promoted the

NBA 3x in Manila, the “Red

Mamba” Matt Bonner from

Philippines: an inch away from NBA

UPLB Economics Society

hooked some points to stay

on the hunt in

CEMPLANGAN 2013 as they

clinched some places in

different minor sports

events.

Econsoc displayed

their mastery of balance and

concentration when they

grab first place in Sipa event.

Also, they clinched the

second place honor in Chess.

UPLB Econsoc also

posted a second and third

San Antonio Spurs for the

NBA Cares program and NBA

legend Muggsy Bogues for Jr.

NBA.

Also, NBA players

flew in the country for

product endorsements were

Kobe Bryant of LA Lakers

(Lenovo), Derick Rose of

Chicago Bulls (Adidas), NBA

vet Stephon Marbury

(Starbury) and the K ing

Lebron James of Miami Heat

(Nike). Bunch of NBA

personalities is still expected

to visit the country as the

sport continue to progress in

the country.

by Aljon Cañas

place finish in a hard fought

badminton event in women’s

and men’s singles divisionrespectively. Minute-to-win-it games also became ahaven for them to collectwins.

In swimming events,Econsoc tankers grabbed 3rd

places in 25 meters freestyle

(women) and 4x25 meters

relay while in track events,

runners garnered 2nd place

honors in 100 and 200 meter

dash (women) and 3rd place

in 4x100 meter relay.

Econsoc keeps pace in minor gamesby Aljon Cañas

SMACK THAT. Aljhon Cañas service attempt during a badmintonmatch. Photo by Maria Concepcion Rebong

King. Lebron James (right) drives against Ranidel de Ocampo(left). Photo by demotix.com