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Official Publication of St. Louis University, Baguio City, Philippines PH 0048-8992www.slu.edu.ph

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Quarterly Newsmagazine

35-year service awardees: (L-R) Atty. Arnulfo Soriano (VP for Administration),

Eduardo Caronongan, Florecita De Guzman, Gil Espiritu, Rosalina Ico, Engr. Ruben

Resurreccion, Evangeline Trinidad, and Fr. Jessie Hechanova.

Good morning to all andwelcome to our serviceawards ceremony. Onceagain we are gathered to

hold our traditional testimonialceremony for our service awardees.In case you care to know, the words‘award' comes from the word wartenmeaning to watch and "service"comes from the word servir meaningto assist.

So this morning, we are notgoing to just watch our awardeesparade up the stage with theirbeautiful attires but we are going to

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Rev. Fr. Jessie M. HechanovaSLU President

Testimonial Program for the2006 Service Awardees

14 January 2007, SLU CCA Theater

watch with appreciation ourcolleagues who have offeredvaluable assistance to the universityduring these past years.

I would like to take thisopportunity primarily to say thatthis traditional ceremony shouldremind us that the university shouldbe seen, not so much as a giantcorporation like Texas Instrumentsbut rather as a community or a bodyin mission.

As St. Paul says in his letter tothe Corinthians, the body throughits many parts, are fulfilling

different tasks or mission, eachassisting each other so that thewhole could function well. He alsotalks about God's spirit bestowingdifferent gifts to members for thegood of the community as eachaccomplishes specific tasks. Puttingit in a more graphic way as anexample, the hairs inside our noseserve to filter the air that we inhale,or the eyebrows serve to block dirtand perspiration from going intoour eyes. Applied to our situation,what this means is that eachmember of the Louisian family

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2006 SERVICE AWARDEES

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Writers/Contributors: Rev. Fr. Jessie M. Hechanova, Dr. Reynaldo S. Bautista, Joel S. Cabanilla, Jeffrey M. Centeno, Ederlyn G. Cortes, Mia T. dela Cruz,

Evelyn Rosemarie J. Dizon, Randy B. Domantay, Gabino L. Garoy, Sr., Amelia A. Gas-ib, Ramonchito Lucas, Sally I. Maximo, Willy S. Olivete Jr., Isikias

T. Picpican, Jennet Razo, Library Staff, OLEP, and Sunflower Children's Center • Student Writers/Artists: Alexis Madison Datong, James dela Cruz, Earl

Montalbo, Michael P. Muñoz, and Daryl Ponard • Photo credits: Dr. Noel de Leon, Ed Caronongan, MISO and Publications Office • Printer: SLU Printing

Office: Blas Anthony C. Cacanindin — Printing Operations Officer

Editor : Marianito N. Meneses

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25-year service awardees: (L-R)

Atty. Soriano, Engr. Raul Apilado, Dr.

Anastacio Aquino, Marcelina Bal-isen,

Lino Binay-an, Conrado Bonilla, Blas

Anthony Cacanindin, Marilyn Camacho,

Engr. Winston Chugsayan, David

Delinela, Faustino Dicaleng, Erna Dupo,

Josephine Emperador, and Fr. Jessie.


Atty. Soriano, Emmanuel Espinosa,

Ronald Felizco, Ma. Rosario Fortea,

Marilyn Fronda, Dr. Lilian Gandeza,

Frederick Arciaga, (proxy of Angelina

Lee), Cecilia Lozares, Engr. Evangeline

Parel, Elpidio Sarmiento, Dominga Sta.

Ana, Engr. Alberto Talco, Amado

Tamayo, (proxy of Marian Tamayo)

Josephine Viloria, and Fr. Jessie.

30-year service awardees: (1st row

L-R) Erlinda Astorga, Dr. Teresita

Azarcon, Alicia Bautista, Dr. Eleonor

Bugayong, Clara Jane Esteban,

Carmelita Laguisma, Josephine Lizada,

Loretta Macayan, Julita Nevado, Divina

Ortiz, Lourdes Rayrao, Beatriz Soriano,

and Helen Jusielen Tangonan.

(2nd row L-R) Atty. Soriano, Engr.

Manuel Mallare, Bert Sungot, and Fr.

Jessie.

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L-R) Dr. Noel De Leon (VP for Academic

Affairs), Harlina Abalos, Caroline

Abellera, Engr. Marilou Ang, Maria

Elena Aurelio, Shirley Aya-ao,

Purificacion Banania, Germilina

Baniasen, Dr. Paulina Bawingan,

Carmen Bolinto, Lucia Calagui, and Fr.

Jessie.

(2nd row L-R) Cresencio Ancheta,

Robert Balangue, and Gerardo Basilio.

15-year service awardees: (L-R) Dr.

De Leon, Dominador Campos, Carmelita

Cariño, Ma. Concepcion Clemente,

Fabian Cayago Jr., Dr. John Anthony

Domantay, Soledad Emiliano, Dr. Joyce

Fernandez, Mario Locloc, Maria Dolores

Pascua, Herma Florita Ratac, Susan

Roldan, Benjamin Sumawang, Sandy

Selga, and Fr. Jessie.


Atty. Soriano, Irene Alinos, Joseph

Porfirio Andaya, Judith Cacho, Susan

Castillo, Dr. Lydia Corpuz, Rosalia

Dacanay, Engr. Normalita Escalante,

Cristina Ignacio, Genaro Joaquin,

Adoracion, Labaton, Dr. Mary Grace

Lacanaria and Fr. Jessie .


Atty. Soriano, Dr. Alfredo Laygo, Lourdes

Llanes, Gracia Macabiog, Maria Victoria

Manayan, Marilou Molina, Dr. Ronaldo

Paraan, Engr. Cynthia Posadas, Roberto

Ranchez, Mario Vega, Dr. Mark Noel

Ventura, Crisanto Vergara, Pacita

Vizcarra, and Fr. Jessie.

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L-R) Dr. De Leon, Ronald Abalos, Engr.

Winston Abobo, Engr. Alexandrea

Alcaide, Marilyn Balmeo, Jocelyn

Amadeo, Angelica Beray, Rita Cancino,

and Fr. Jessie.

(2nd row L-R) Danilo Alterado, Engr.

Rommel Acosta, Laurence Balmeo,

Apollos Jason Bernardo, Romano

Bulatao, Nelson Campolet, and Jeffrey

Centeno.


L-R) Dr. De Leon, Valentina Chilam,

Gerardo Claveria, Helene Cuison,

Rosauro Dagdag, Ruth De Vera, Nelly

Dolormente, Reynaldo Dumpayan, Mario

Estrada, Imelda Gammod, and Fr.

Jessie.

(2nd row L-R) Engr. Hector John Dela

Victoria, Edilberto Dacumos, Milo

Severino Distor, Fulgent Fagela,

Diomedes Dulay, Criselda Fernandez,

and Atty. Marianita Gayaman.


L-R) Dr. De Leon, Raflyn Guillermo,

Annie Jucar, Vivian Grace Kitongan, Ma.

Luna Luz Labay, Maria Delilah Mamaril,

Marietta Molina, Rosario Marzo, Melany

Natividad, and Fr. Jessie.

(2nd row L-R) Archt. Lord Byron

Gonzales, Dr. Rico Jacoba, Godofredo

Nebrija, Allan Ingosan, Ruel Lozano,

and Michael Noel Maximo.


L-R) Dr. De Leon, Geraldine Nerona,

Maria Eliza Nicanor, Florita Paragas,

Engr. Elaine Rivera, Engr. Gloria

Rosario, Mariane Saguipel, Nanette

Salvador, Lorna Melinda Saxton, Evelyn

Tacay, Edna Zaparita, Rosario Corazon

Arzaga, and Fr. Jessie.

(2nd row L-R) Roberto Pidal, Dennis

Placido, Adriano Rodillas Jr., and Engr.

Romeo Santos.


Photos by Ed Caronongan

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accomplishes different tasks for the good of the wholeUniversity. Thus, when there is a clogged main drainageat the back of the administration building, it is the taskof our maintenance personnel to unclog it.

Secondly, this ceremony is a way by which werespond according to the famous psychologist AbrahamMaslow to one of the basic human need , i.e. the needfor recognition and appreciation.

Today, therefore we publicly acknowledge andrecognize the contribution of many of our colleagues inthe mission of the University. Furthermore, we wouldlike to encourage our employees by way of a reminderthat we are here to work not only to earn a living, but towork in order to earn a life.

When we work to "earn a living" we are looking atwork as an obligation to acquire money to provide forour material needs and that of our families.

On the other hand, when we work to "earn a life"we are looking at work as an activity that fulfills ourpotential and that makes our life meaningful andfulfilling.

When we work to earn a life, we see work as anactivity that sanctifies us, that makes us holy throughhonest, generous contribution to the communal missionentrusted to us as members of a missionary educationalfamily. Our work in SLU, therefore, should beconsidered not only as a means to earn a living, but ameans to earn a life. It should be considered as ourcontribution in the task of transforming our youth andhelping them become true Christian disciples.

It is also important that our work be motivated bysincere concern and love for our students, that they maygrow to be god-loving persons through the examples weshow them and the way we educate them.

I would like to quote from my inaugural address: "Mydear faculty and staff, our activities whether it is sharingknowledge thru lectures or guiding our students, or providingthem a conducive atmosphere and services, must be directed toour primary goal of transforming our students into men andwomen who are filled with the Christian spirit, competent,creative and socially involved."

Dear colleagues and awardees, our individualwork in SLU (whether you are a teacher, an office staff,administrator) is very important and strategic.However, the type of work is not as important as themanner by which we do the work assigned to us. St.Therese spiritual doctor, who died at age 24, sharedwith us the secret of her greatness…i.e. to do smallthings in an extra-ordinary way, offering each act ofwork (e.g. washing laundry or cleaning the kitchen) tothe lord in union with his sacrifice for the good of theworld.

My hope is that each one of us at the beginning ofeach day, can pray like St. Therese, offering our simple

work of the day to please the Lord by providing goodservices for our students and community.

My dear awardees, Our recognition ceremonytoday, is not primarily a financial gift or envelope - givingceremony. It is foremost the giving of public recognitionand gratitude for who you are and for what you aredoing for our students and our academic community. Itis in fact an appreciation ceremony which you so welldeserve.

It is not everyday that we receive appreciation andgratitude from our students, colleagues or ouradministrators. So at least once every five years, you havethis day when you are affirmed by the university asindeed a special and important member of thecommunity with a specific contribution to make for thegood of the whole University. So consider this ceremonytoday as a 365 days times 5 years - or a 1,835 thank younotes given all at one occasion.

May this ceremony remind you of the meaning ofyour stay in this community. May this ceremonyencourage you to continually transform yourselves into amore competent, creative, committed and fulfilledperson by constantly improving the services you offer, bethat in the classroom, office or workroom.

I would like to believe that when each one of usdecided to be a part of this body called SLU, it wasbecause we wanted to serve God by accomplishing thetasks assigned to us, so that this Louisian body couldfunction well and achieve the mission entrusted to herby God – to transform our youth and our communities.Let us therefore continue to serve Him through SLUwith joy and fidelity.

Before I conclude, I take this opportunity toacknowledge, thank and congratulate the officers of theUFESLU and the administrative panel for the energy,time, patience, creativity and wisdom in crafting the newCBA which we will symbolically ratify today. Thank youfor showing your honest concern for the good of allemployees and that of the institution. Your wisdom,sincerity, objectivity has paved the way for a harmoniousrelationship that should exist among the differentsectors of this Louisian family. To conclude, allow me toquote from a nobel peace prize laureate Henry Cadbury:

"Common folk, not statesmen, nor generals norgreat men of affairs, but just simple plain men andwomen can do something to build a better, peacefulworld. The future hope of peace lies with their personalservice."

Thank you for doing your best to help build abetter, peaceful community in our university. Onceagain, congratulations to all of you as well as themembers of the service awards preparatory committee.Mabuhay kayo and God bless us all.

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Gawad San Luis 2007 Awardees

INDIVIDUAL

Loryvell A. Anor• Gold medalist in the

Lightweight Div. duringthe 11th Nat'lUniversity Games,Bacolod City, Oct. 2006.

Kathleen M. Antimano• 7th placer in the Group

Quiz Bee awarded bythe Phil. Council ofEconomics Students,Manila, Jan. 2007.

Sheena C. Asan• Gold Medalist in the

Bantamweight Div. inTaekwondo during thePalarong Pambansa,Naga City, May 2006

• Gold Medalist in theBantamweight Div. inTaekwondo awarded by the Nat'l Milo Little Olympics,Lingayen, Pangasinan, Aug. 2006

• Silver Medalist in the Bantamweight Div. in Taekwondoduring the 11th Nat'l University Games, Bacolod City, Oct.2006.

Kenji M. Asano, Jr.• 3rd Most Outstanding Business Student of the Phil. for 2006

awarded by the Phil. Council of Deans and Educators inBusiness, Manila, Dec. 2006.

Alfredo S. Bauzon, Jr.• 4th placer in Grade E-Latin-American Discipline awarded by

the Dance Sport Council of the Phils., Manila, July 2006.

Abigail D. Dacay• 1st placer in Grade E-Latin-American Discipline and 4th

placer in Grade D-Latin-American Discipline awarded by theDance Sport Council of the Phil., Pasig City, Nov. 2006.

Carlo Eduardo D. Evangelista• 5th placer in Case Solving awarded by the Phil. Council of

Economics Students, Manila, Jan. 2007.

Chriserna S. Guiling• 7th placer in Group Quiz Bee awarded by the Phil. Council of


Zaida P. Lazaro• 3rd placer in the Essay Writing Contest awarded by the Nat'l

Federation of Junior Phil. Institute of Accountants, AntipoloCity, Oct. 2006.

Emmanuel S. Lucas• Gold Medalist in the 400m Dash, Silver Medalist in the 200m

dash, and Bronze Medalist in the 800m dash awarded by theNat'l Milo Little Olympics, Lingayen, Pangasinan, Aug. 2006

• Gold Medalist in the 4 x 400m relay and Silver Medalist in the400m dash during the Palarong Pambansa, Naga City, May2006

• Silver Medalist in the 400m dash, Silver Medalist in the 4 x100m relay, and Silver Medalist in the 4 x 400m relay awardedby the Nat'l Manila Youth Games, Manila, Oct. 2006.

Timothy James M. Mamangon• 5th placer in Case Solving awarded by the Phil. Council of


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The individual awardees.

The first GawadSan LuisAwards(March 10-

Burgos gym) gave duerecognition to theexemplaryperformance ofstudents incompetitions andsimilar events at thenational andinternational levelssuch as in the fields ofacademics, sports,music, arts, researchand social involvement.The awards alsorecognized outstandingco- and extra-curricularstudent organizations aswell as for theirexemplary socialinvolvement, creativityand innovation, andcompetence. - Editor

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Marjorie Anne R. Muñoz• 5th placer in Case Solving and 7th placer in the Group Quiz

Bee awarded by the Phil. Council of Economics Students,Manila, Jan. 2007.

Oliver G. Ongat• Gold Medalist in the 400m low hurdles, Gold Medalist in the

high jump, and Silver Medalist in the triple jump awarded bythe Nat'l Milo Little Olympics, Lingayen, Pangasinan, Aug.2006

• Gold Medalist in the 4 x 400m relay awarded during thePalarong Pambansa, Naga City, May 2006

• Silver Medalist in the 4 x 400m relay and Silver Medalist in the400m low hurdles awarded by the Nat'l Manila Youth Games,Oct. 2006.

Chan Mi Park• Most Outstanding Int'l Student in the Phil., the International

Friendship Awardee given by the Phil. Int'l FriendshipOrganization Foundation, Inc., Manila, Dec. 2006.

John Joseph C. Pelegrino• Gold Medalist in the long jump, Gold Medalist in the triple

jump, and Silver Medalist in the 100m dash awarded by theNat'l Milo Little Olympics, Lingayen, Pangasinan, Oct. 2006

• Gold Medalist in the long jump, Gold Medalist in the triplejump, and Silver Medalist in the 4 x 100m relay awarded by theNat'l Manila Youth Games, Manila, Oct. 2006.

Carlo C. Rimas• 5th placer in the Individual Quiz Bee and 5th placer in the

Essay Writing Contest awarded by the Phil. Council ofEconomics Students, Manila, Jan. 2007.

Ronilyn S. Santiago• Gold Medalist in the 100m hurdles, Gold Medalist in the long

jump, Silver Medalist in the 4 x 100m relay, Silver Medalist inthe 4 x 400m relay, and Bronze Medalist in the triple jumpawarded by the Nat'l Milo Little Olympics, Lingayen,Pangasinan, Aug. 2006

• Gold Medalist in the triple jump, Silver Medalist in the 4 x100m relay, Bronze Medalist in the 400m low hurdles, and

Bronze Medalist in thelong jump awarded by thenat 'l Manila YouthGames, Manila, Oct. 2006.

Richard M. Serrano• 9th Outstanding

Accounting Students ofthe Phil. awarded by theAssn. of Certified PublicAccountants inCommerce and Industry,Manila, Dec. 2006.

Billy Joe E. Soria• Gold Medalist in

Taekwondo during thePalarong Pambansa, NagaCity, May 2006

• Gold Medalist inTaekwondo awarded bythe Nat'l Milo LittleOlympics , Lingayen,Pangasinan, Aug. 2006

• Gold Medalist in Taekwondo awarded by the Nat'l ManilaYouth Games, Manila, Oct. 2006

• Gold Medalist in Taekwondo awarded during the 11th Nat'lUniversity Games, Bacolod City, Oct. 2006.

Jerry S. Sulla• Gold Medalist in the Weightlifting - 69 kg. category awarded

by the Nat'l Weightlifting Youth Open Competition, Manila,June 2006.

Alejandro C. Tay• 2nd placer in the Financial Mgm't Drill, and Silver Medalist in

the Phil. Financial Reporting Standards quiz awarded by theNat'l Federation of Junior Phil. Institute of Accountants,Antipolo City, Oct. 2006

• 7th Most Outstanding Accountancy Student of the Phil. for2006 awarded by the Phil. Council of Deans and Educators inBusiness, Manila, Dec. 2006.

Kristopher John P. Ydeo• 10th placer in the Extemporaneous Speech awarded by the

Phil. Council of Economics Students, Manila, Jan. 2007.

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

Major awards

• Junior Philippine Institute of Accountants (JPIA) CACMost Outstanding Co-Curricular Organization

• VinculumMost Outstanding Extra-Curricular Organization

• Kenji Asano Jr. – SICAP-CACPresidential Award for Outstanding Leadership

Minor awards

• VinculumRamon Magsaysay Award (Social Involvement)

• VinculumFernando Amorsolo Award (Creativity & Innovation)

• Society of Integrated Commercians for AcademicProgress (SICAP) CACJose Rizal Award (Competence)

The SICAP officers and members and some CAC faculty members. Photos by MISO

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Saint Louis University, through the Institute of ForeignLanguages and International Studies (IFLIS),strengthened its linkage with South Korea through theexchange arrangement and agreement with Geochang

Provincial College (GPC) with the signing of a Memorandum ofUnderstanding last February in SLU.

The linkage between SLU and GPC will help achieveeach institution's vision of improving research capabilities andproviding academic leadership and innovations along curriculardevelopment and instructional methodology. The partnershipwill enable both institutions to benchmark their capabilitiesagainst regional and international standards.

The signing of the MOU formalized the initialdiscussions in December last year between the partiesrepresented by Dr. Noel De Leon, vice president for academicaffairs, and a representative from PhilKor who is the designatedrepresentative of GPC in the Philippines.

Both parties committed themselves for an exchangestudent program, an exchange professor program and anEnglish language training. The students from GPC will starttheir program in the English language under IFLIS during thefirst semester SY 2007-‘08. There will be two batches for twoconsecutive months taking the course Intensive Communicationin the English Language (ICEL). The program called ICEL-GPCis made possible through Ernie Roy Azarcon, director of theOffice of Linkages and Extension Program (OLEP).

Fr. Jessie Hechanova welcomed the eight-memberdelegation headed by Oh, Won Seok, GPC president, and Dr.Lee, Kwan Hee, director of International Affairs. He said that

SLU-GPC exchange program inked• OLEP

SLU is honored for being chosen as the partner of the GPC inits desire to hone the English proficiency of its students. Hesaid that the interaction of Filipino and Korean students willallow intercultural exchanges, promote peace and betterunderstanding of each other's cultural traits and values.

Present in both occasions were Dr. Teresita Azarcon, deanof the College of Human Sciences, Dr. Edmundo Ceniza,director of the IFLIS, Martina Orallo, department head ofEnglish, and the officials of PhilKor representating GPC.

Medicine by September 2007 at the soon-to-be constructedSLU Bakakeng campus.

Upon the invitation of UEI, the SLU Advisory Board wasinvited to Dubai for exploratory talks as well as the signing of theMemorandum of Understanding last March 12-15. Aside fromSLU's advisory board, representatives from UEI and SudhirGopi Holdings, Inc. also attended. It is hoped that the agreementwould continue to a minimum of 20 years until 2027.

UEI is a consortium of multinational companies, whichincludes Sudhir Gopi Holdings Inc., that is committed toprovide and inculcate professional education in Medicine,Engineering, Education, Management, Nursing, Dentistry andother fields concentrating in the UAE, India, British VirginIslands, among others. S.G. Holdings, Inc. is a leader in theworld of higher education and which presently managesalmost ten leading educational institutions in the prioritycountries mentioned.

Under the agreement, UEI will help SLU put up theSLU International College of Medicine in Baguio City that willhost an initial batch of about 150 to 160 students. Theacademic partnership stems from the desire of UEI and SLUto provide world class premium education in undergraduateand postgraduate degrees in Medical disciplines to studentsfrom different countries aside from the Philippines,regardless of their gender, religion, caste and creed.

SLU, which is a degree granting university of Doctor ofMedicine (M.D.) and duly recognized by the government ofthe Philippines, is included in the list of the World HealthOrganization and the International Medical EducationDirectorate.

The consultation meeting on the MOU with Dr. Noel De Leon,Praveen Kumar (hidden), director of operations of Sudhir GopiHoldings, Inc., the father-in-law of Mr. Gopi, Sudhir Gopi,chairman and managing director of UEI, Atty. Arnulfo Soriano,Fr. Jessie Hechanova, Evangeline Trinidad, and Dr. ElizabethDacanay, Dean of the College of Medicine.

SLU ties-up with Dubai consortium• OLEP

NEWS

Saint Louis University has recently partnered with theUniversal Empire International (UEI) based in Dubai,United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the establishment ofthe Saint Louis University International College of

Fr. Jess and Mr. Oh, Won Seok sign the MOU.

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Higher education institutions (HEIs) in far-flungprovinces will no longer be left behind in terms ofbeing able to upgrade their educational standardsbecause of the emergence and introduction of new

and innovative approaches and training concepts specially fittedto their needs. One such approach is the implementation and

eventual institutionalization of Management Developmenttargeting the managers and executives of both public andprivate HEIs to improve the quality of higher education outputs.

This vision is being realized in the Mountain ProvinceState Polytechnic College (MPSPC) in Bontoc after aMemorandum of Agreement (MOA) was signed by the

SLU-CHED sign MOA for MPSPC training• Rey S. Bautista and Nito Meneses

Commission on Higher Education (CHED) with SLU and theMPSPC last December 29 for the Special Graduate DiplomaCourse on Higher Education Management (DipHEM). The one-year course will train a total of 40 supervisors, deans, officials,and heads of offices of MPSPC on the five priority areas underthe Management Development component of the Higher

Education Development Project of CHEDwhich are strategic management,entrepreneurial management, financialmanagement, human resource development,and executive leadership.

The College of Accountancy andCommerce of SLU, under its dean Dr.Reynaldo S. Bautista, was chosen by CHED asthe training provider to implement theDipHEM for MPSPC which is expected tostart immediately this January. The learningmethodologies will include lectures,researches, case choreography, managementsimulation activities, group dynamics,benchmarking activities, and field trips. TheMOA provides that instead of the MPSPCstudents coming over to SLU for their classes,it will be the faculty members, lecturers andfacilitators of SLU who will go to MPSPC inBontoc every weekend to conduct the one-

year training.CHED commissioner Saturnino Ocampo, who

represented CHED chairman Carlito S. Puno in the symbolicsigning, said that the program is the first of its kind in thecountry. He added that the program is in line with CHED's

Water makes part of the environment, thus itsconservation and proper use are fundamental inorder to assure life in our planet. But since water isbecoming scarce, the subject of managing and

preserving watersheds is of utterimportance.

A watershed is ageographic area in which allsources of water, including lakes,rivers, estuaries, wetlands, andstreams, as well as ground water,drain to a common surface waterbody. Since a watershed is madeup of several components thatare all part of the 'big watershedpicture', it is important toremember that what happens onthe land can affect the water.

The management of ourwatersheds may includeeducational programs, pollutionabatement programs, land usecontrols, water quality basedcontrols, watershed assessmentand monitoring, and restoration

SLU helps protect a watershedof our natural watershed habitats.

To realize this therefore, SLU and the Baguio WaterDistrict (BWD) entered into a three-year

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(L-R) Atty. Soriano, Mr. Ngalob, Dr. Dacyon (MPSPC pres.) and Dr. Ocampo.

Fr. Jess (2nd fr. left) and BWD general manager Teresita de Guzman (4th fr. left) sign the

MOA. Acting Baguio City Mayor Reinaldo A. Bautista (3rd fr. left) and Engr. Felino Lagman

(extreme right) witnessed the signing.

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In celebration of the National Library and InformationMonth last November, the SLU Libraries and the College ofInformation and Computing Sciences (CICS) launchedtwo new courses, namely: Bachelor of Library and

Information Science (BLIS), and the Bachelor of Science inInformation Management (BSIM).

About 300 graduating high school students and some

New courses launched• Library Staff

teachers from four schools in Baguio City together withlibrarians from La Union and Baguio City attended.

In his remarks, Fr. Hechanova pointed out that there is alot of enrollees in Nursing in SLU so he strongly encouragedthe high school students to consider the new courses. He alsoannounced that SLU is now offering Bachelor of Science inMechatronics Engineering (B.S. Mec. E.), a non-board course.

Prof. Thelma S. Kim, the guest speaker and a facultymember of Library Science in SLU, stressed the jobopportunities waiting for students who opt to take BLIS. Shementioned that in the Philippines and abroad, the number ofprofessional librarians is scarce but the demand is very high. She

also added that the University of Santo Tomas,University of the Philippines, and Dela Salle Universityare recruiting Library Science graduates from SLU.

Benjamin Bacani, another guest speaker andCICS instructor discussed the job opportunities forBSIM students. He said that one of the promisingopportunities for Information Management graduatesis to put up a call center that would enable them tomarket information worldwide. Moreover, Mr. Bacaniemphasized that excellent grades and mastery of theaccent of international languages qualify the graduatesto work as call center professionals.

The program was followed by a ribboncutting ceremony for the exhibit officiated by Dr.Noel De Leon, Dr. Roque Bernardez, and Mrs.Cecilia Mercado. The SLU Libraries displayed theirnewly acquired books and journals in the field ofLibrary Science and Information Management.Archival collections from 1592 to 1964 were alsoexhibited. Furthermore, the students presented achecklist of subjects offered to students who willenroll in BLIS and BSIM. Also included in theexhibits were posters about BSIM course, famouspeople in library science and the national librariesof the world.(L-R) Dr. Bernardez, Dr. de Leon and Mrs. Mercado (partly hidden).

Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the adoption of a 2,000sq. m. area in the Sto. Tomas Rain Basin in Tuba, Benguet underthe Adopt-a-Watershed program of BWD. The MOA was signedby SLU president Fr. Jessie M. Hechanova and BWD generalmanager Teresita P. de Guzman, witnessed by acting Baguio Citymayor Reinaldo A. Bautista and Engr. Felino Lagman.

According to the MOA's terms and conditions, SLU willdo site preparation, plantation establishment, actual planting,maintenance and protection such as ring weeding of youngplanted seedlings, firebreak construction and all other activitiesin coordination with the BWD. SLU shall supervise its membersin all their activities in the area with the overall supervision ofBWD technical personnel.

For its part, BWD will provide security assistance throughits security personnel to the SLU members working in the area,quarter or space where the SLU members can safe keep theirmaterials/tools and other things or do table work or sessions,share literature information or instructional materials that couldbe used in the classroom or in the activity processing of theparticipating SLU members.

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vision to implement and eventually institutionalize managementdevelopment in HEIs to achieve quality enhancements in thedelivery of higher education through the improvedperformance and management capability of both public andprivate HEIs. Ocampo said that similar projects with other stateuniversities and colleges in the future would depend on thesuccess of this project. He said that SLU has proven expertiseand excellent track record in the said priority areas inManagement Development, and was chosen by CHED fromamong prospective training providers after appropriateevaluation and recommendation to the CHED.

The project is the brainchild of NEDA-CAR director JuanNgalob who was MPSPC's former president. He said that theproject is very timely because MPSPC urgently needs and isdesirous to undertake rapid institutional capability building inmany academic areas including management development inorder to improve its capability to deliver higher educationservices.

SLU's VP for administration Atty. Arnulfo S. Soriano, whorepresented SLU president Fr. Jessie M. Hechanova, said that itis a great honor for SLU to be chosen as the training providerand that this assignment is a manifestation of CHED'scontinuing trust and confidence on SLU. He said that this willbe a learning experience for both SLU and MPSPC and vowedthat SLU will provide the expected services with utmost quality,

SLU-CHED sign MOA... from page 9 competence, and dedication. For her part, MPSPC president Dr.Nieves A. Dacyon is grateful to CHED for funding the programand pledged that they will exert all effort, time, and dedicationto ensure the success of the project.

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Students, instructors, parents, participants and coacheswitnessed the time-breaking and breath taking battle ofintellectual minds in Brain Collision 2007 an academicgroup competition at the CCA theater last January.

Sponsored by the College of Engineering andArchitecture Honor Society (CEAHS), the 2nd Inter-HighSchool and 8th Interschool competitions were participated in bysecondary and tertiarystudents where theteams of SLU andBaguio City NationalHigh School-ScienceClass emerged aschampions. Representativesfrom different schoolsand universities inBaguio and northernLuzon outwitted eachother in the fields ofmathematics, science,and general andhigher engineeringsubjects.

SLU team defeats 7schools

The SLU teamoutsmarted students from seven colleges as it emerged aschampion during the afternoon session of Brain Collision. TheSLU team, who won in the inter-departmental Brain Collisionconducted last December, consisted of Cherry Mae Patao (BSChE 5), Joseph Louis Grivas (BS ChE 5), John Rey Rillera (BSChE 4), Mary Wanas (BS ChE 4), and Jan Lester Leal (BS ChE 3).

SLU dominates ‘Brain Collision’• James R. Dela Cruz, The Buttress (CEA)

The University of Pangasinan was the 1st runner-up whilethe Tarlac State University was 2nd runner-up. All winnersreceived plaques, medals, and cash prizes. SLC-La Union, BSU,UB, UC, and DMMMSU also joined the contest and were givencertificates and medals.

2nd Inter-High School tests math geniuses The battle of thebrains for highschoolstudents was held inthe morningparticipated in by 11secondary schools. Receivingplaques, medals, andcash, BCNHS-Scienceclass wiped off othersas its team came outchampion. Thegroups fromCordillera RegionalScience HS and LaUnion National HSbagged the first andsecond-runner ups,respectively. Othercompetitors were fromSaint Louis Pacdal,

BCNHS-regular, PCNHS (regular and science classes), UB HS,UB-Science, Mangaldan National HS, and Bunuan BoquigNational HS.

Engr. Romeo Santos, Alicia Bautista, and Engr.Melquiadez Angel Bibit-chee served as judges and evaluators ofthe competition.

PIIE-SLU SC bags TOYOB award; CEAHS, PIChE

receive commendations• Earl Montalbo, BSIE 4

The Philippine Institute of Industrial Engineers-SaintLouis University Student Chapter bagged thetop award from the recently concluded SecondAnnual Search for the Outstanding Youth

Organizations of Baguio (TOYOB) at the Bulwagang JuanLuna, University of the Philippines-Baguio last January.

The awarding ceremony hosted by the Rotaract Club ofBaguio South and the Sanguniang Kabataan Federation ofBaguio City highlighted the outstanding organizations thatsponsored outreach programs and ecological activities to helpand support the communities of Baguio City. The search wasparticipated in by 11 youth organizations from differentuniversities.

The College of Engineering and Architecture HonorSociety (CEAHS) headed by Jonathan Santiago, the

Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineers (PIChE) headedby Joyce San Juan and Jr. FINEX (CAC) receivedcommendations as most promising youth organizations.Meanwhile, Vinculum, a university-wide organization fromSLU also took home the prestigious recognition of likewisebeing a TOYOB awardee.

The top three winners received plaques of recognitionand cash awards from the SK Federation, for them to use inactivities to help the needy sectors in Baguio City.

The PIIE-SLU shall continue its projects such as goatdispersal, computer literacy program for pupils and teachersof elementary schools in coordination with DepEd, thejuvenile delinquents' group in the Bureau of JailManagement and Penology Office, and in pursuing its pigdispersal activity in partnership with Pathways.

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(Left photo) Fr. Romeo Nimez, CICM provincial superior, cuts the

ribbon for the formal opening of the SLU Palliative Care unit. With

him was Fr. Jessie Hechanova. Above photo shows the receiving

and work area of the unit. Also in attendance were other members of

the SLU Board of Trustees, namely: Cong. Mauricio Domogan, Fr.

Manuel Valencia, Fr. Fernold Denna, Fr. Constancio Milanes and

Atty. Galo Reyes.

The SLU Palliative Care Mission Program is the

first to render palliative and hospice care

north of Manila, is already operational to

render service to chronic and terminally ill

patients, mostly indigent patients from the Cordillera

region and neighboring areas.

This program involves two components: the

hospital-based palliative care where the symptoms of

terminally ill patients are alleviated prior to their

discharge which significantly shortens hospital

confinement. The other component is the hospice

care where these patients will be followed up and taken

cared of in their respective homes by the community-

based volunteers from the SLU's Departments of

Psychology, Social Work, and Religion, the Colleges of

Nursing and Medicine, as well as the hospital's medical-

paramedical staff. It was launched last March 17 and

is headed by Dr. Jasmin R. Igama as program

coordinator.

Palliative care is the holistic care of patients with

advanced progressive illness which includes the

management of pain and other symptoms and the

provision of psychological, social and spiritual support.

The goal of palliative care is achievement of the best

quality of life for patients and their families. Many

SLU Palliative Care Mission Program

aspects of

palliative care

are also

applicable

earlier in the

course of the

illness in

conjunction

with other

treatments.

Palliative care

aims to:

• Affirm

life and

regard dying as a normal process

• Provide relief from pain and other distressing

symptoms

• Integrate the psychological and spiritual aspects

of patient care

• Offer a support system to help patients live as

actively as possible until death

• Offer a support system to help the family cope

during the patient's illness and in their own

bereavement

Photos by MISO

• Nito Meneses

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(Left photo) Michael P. Davies, regional director of the CBM Christoffel-Blindenmission (Christian Blind Mission) - Southeast Asia and PacificRegional Office, cuts the ribbon to open the SLU Institute for InclusiveEducation Foundation, Inc. (IIEFI) at the Gonzaga building last February20. (Above photo) Acting Baguio mayor Reinaldo Bautista was one of theguests. He is shown here with Dr. Roque Bernardez, dean of the Collegeof Education and IIEF staff. IIEFI embarks on a development approachthat seeks to address the learning needs of all children, youth and adultswith focus on those who are vulnerable to marginalization and exclusion.It is an expression of SLU's deep commitment as a missionary CICMinstitution for the poorest of the poor.

Dr. Myrna Cabotaje, DOH-CAR regional director, hands over to Fr. Jessie Hechanova the Memorandum of Agreement for theestablishment and operation of the TB-DOTS center at the SLU-HSH during the program that ensued after the inauguration of thecenter last March 27. At right is the unit's work areas.

The SLU-Hospital of the Sacred Heart is nowdesignated as a Private-Public Mix Directly ObservedTreatment Short Course Chemotherapy (PPM DOTS)center after it signed a Memorandum of Agreement

with the Department of Health-Center for Health Development(CAR), Philippine Coalition Against Tuberculosis, the GlobalFund and Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PMHI).

The SLU TB-DOTS center will provide diagnosis andtreatment services for tuberculosis control following theNational Tuberculosis Program (NTP) policies and the DOTS

SLU-HSH designated as TB-DOTS center

strategy, thereby ensuring a70% case detection rate and an 85%cure rate. The DOTS includes direct observation and follow upand return to treatment of non-adherent patients. Patients whomiss a dose of treatment during the intensive phase will bevisited in their houses within 1 day of the missed dose. DOTSwas established by the NTP since 1996 to synchronize the effortsof both the public and private sectors in the management andcontrol of TB. The unit is headed by Dr. Ruel Revilla assisted byBarbara Sacayanan (RN) and Caroline Villanueva (RMT).

SLU Institute for Inclusive Education Foundation, Inc.

Photos by MISO

• Nito MenesesPhoto by SLU-HSH Photo by Publications Office

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Bahong Elementary School in LaTrinidad, Benguet used to havepoorly illuminated and gloomyclassrooms. All these changed

after a half-day outreach program wasconducted by 36 members of the SLUJunior Institute of Integrated ElectricalEngineers, including six faculty membersof SLU EE department. They repairedand/or renovated the electrical wirings,utility outlets, and convenience outlets.The pupils also received lectures onelectrical energy hazards, safety, andelectric power conservation.

The group, composed of third,fourth, and fifth year student members ofthe JrIIEE-SLU chapter, installed threefluorescent fixtures, eight daylight bulbs,nine switches and three convenienceoutlets in various rooms of the school.They also repaired four fluorescentfixtures and four switches and reroutedthe supply line of the Home Economicsbuilding.

The materials used and otherexpenses were donated by the membersof the IIEE of the Phil. Baguio-BenguetChapter headed by Engr. Ceasar Degay,SLU, Engr. Edgar Campos, and MarioRosete.

The outreach project is a yearlytradition of the JrIIEE targeting far-flungor nearby barangays in Baguio andBenguet. The group is hoping for abigger support from successful graduatemembers of the organization in thefuture.

JrIIEE-SLU holds

outreach activity• Alexis Madison Y. Datong, president-JrIIEE-SLU chapter

The JrIIEE participants pose at the stage of the Bahong ElementarySchool.

I started my career in Education with a simplegoal: to make the most difference. I havealways wanted to be with the youth and tomake a difference in their lives. Educators

can be very powerful agents of change. They canmold the youth in the right direction. They can becritical in nation-building.

Surprisingly, I have embarked a greaterheight of responsibility in my career last 2ndsemester (2006) by being a coach. It was for the6th Earth Science Quiz contest (tertiary levelcategoy) last December at the U.P. Baguio. Givenjust one week to select contestants and at the sametime to prepare – I stormed heaven and earth withmy prayers!

We studied and reviewed, out of trust, withmy department head’s encouragement, pointers

Shining moment• Jennet E. Razo, faculty, Biology Dept., CNS

(L-R) Ma. Arlyn S. Rebogio (head, Biology dept.), Rose Shayne A. Rabacal(BSED Math 2, 1st runner-up), Gendie A. Gayas (BSED Bio Sc 1, champion),Dr. Roque Q. Bernardez (Dean, College of Education) and the author.

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Last year's theme of BeeznessStruck, the annual trade fairsponsored by the SLU-EISSIF istruly fitting for the activity which

is "Boosting Economic Empowermentthrough Entrepreneurship". Showcasingthe products and services of localentrepreneurs and Entrepreneurstudents of the College of Accountancyand Commerce from November 30 toDecember 21, 2006 at the CCA lobby, theactivity supports entrepreneurshipdevelopment through the creation ofmarketing opportunities.

The opening program was gracedby partners from SLU, Department ofTrade and Industry through FredaGawisan, DTI provincial caretaker ofBaguio-Benguet, who emphasized theimportance of entrepreneurship as ‘one ofthe best alternatives for employment', and Dr.Noel de Leon, vice president foracademics.

Appropriate cultural practiceswere integrated into the program incoordination with Isikias Pikpikan of the

Beezness Struck: The next level• Amelia A. Gas-ib, EISSIF program assistant

The Cordillera Beekeepers Federation is headed for a

better year after having acquired its formal status with

the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).

Having been registered, it can now access the programs and

services of both government and private entities. It shall be

recalled that its officers underwent a series of trainings and

seminars sponsored by the VLIR Program Socio Economics 5

through the College of Accountancy and Commerce.

DOLE-CAR regional director Atty. Ana Dione inducted

the first set of federation officers last December at the Benguet

Beekeeping Service Center. She appreciated the initial

achievements of the group which clearly translates the

programs of DOLE. On the other hand, the officers were

thankful for the support extended by DOLE-CAR.

SLU Museum. The ceremonial blowingof the horn signalled the start of theactivity and invited the people to be a

part of a worthy theactivity. The CordilleraCultural PerformingGroup ushered in theguests and participantsthrough dances and

Cordi beekeepersregistered with DOLE

• Amelia A. Gas-ib, EISSIF Program Assistant

The winning paper woven basket by Binnadang.

beating of the gongs.The exhibitors were recognized.

Winning the best product were‘Binnadang' (local entrepreneur) for itspaper woven basket and ‘Rice Stuff'(student category). Likewise, ‘Lunduyan'(local entrepreneur) and ‘Teashake'(student category) both grabbed the bestbooth award.

Dr. de Leon was one of the first customers.

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The College of Accountancy and Commerce (CAC)hosted two seminar workshops last March 4 and 11.sponsored by Vlaamse Interuniversitaere Raad-Philippines Institutional University Cooperation (VLIR

PIUC) Project 5 on Socio Economics. The first was a trainer'straining held atCCA C-013 forModular DistanceLearning BusinessEducation adaptedfrom the ASEAN -EU UniversityNetworkProgramme Project(AUNP) No. 20entitled "Theelaboration of adistance learningnetwork for thecourse on BusinessEconomics andFinancialReporting." It wasdeveloped to re-energize and provide basic entrepreneurial training forbusinessmen and potential entrepreneurs.

The course, consisting of 10 course modules of 40 hourseach, covers courses on such as Starting a Business, Sales andMarketing, Management Functions, Labor Force and HumanResource Management, Financial Function, FinancialReporting, and other vital courses in line with Accounting andFinancial Management.

The course will be offered to practicing and potentialbusinessmen, and interested individuals in the Cordilleraregion through the Extension Institute for Small-Scale IndustriesFoundation (EISSIF) which may be availed of through a one-on-one tutorial session with distance learning methods, andthrough public seminars which EISSIF will offer. The course isavailable in book format in English and Filipino with anaccompanying English CD version.

Faculty of the business colleges of SLU, Saint Mary'sUniversity, Saint Louis College, and the EISSIF staff attendedthe training. Trained trainers of CAC from the 1st round oftraining in March 2005 conducted the training. They are Dr.Elvira Dacayo, Asuncion Nazario, Elizabeth Trinidad, and SharonBaylon.

On the same dates, a Project Cycle Management SeminarWorkshop was also held at the IPR multipurpose room tocapacitate various offices of SLU to develop project proposals forpossible funding. It covered topics on Logical FrameworkAnalysis as used in Project Cycle Management, How to WriteGood Project Proposals, and Project Evaluation Methods andTechniques.

The participants were oriented with the current andprevious SLU projects funded by the USAID, AUNP underEurope Aid, UNICEF, Swedish International DevelopmentAgency, VLIR-PIUC, and the Christoffel Blinden Mission (CBM)based in Germany.

Ernie Roy S. Azarcon, director of the Office for Linkages

VLIR PIUC Project 5 sponsors twin seminars• OLEP

and Exchange Programmes (OLEP) and former AUNP projectcoordinator for the Philippines, and Ederlyn Marie Gatchalian-Cortes, HRD PIUC administrative assistant facilitated theseminar workshop. Project Cycle Management knowledge andtools from VLIR-PIUC over the last eight years, coupled with the

training materialsfrom Project CycleManagementTraining attendedby Mr. Azarcon inKuala Lumpur,Malaysia inNovember 2005were synthesizedand simplified.

Theparticipants areexpected togenerate projectproposals whichmay be submitted tointernationalorganizations andagencies for

potential foreign funding. Currently, OLEP is collaborating withthe Child and Youth Wellness Center and the SLU Institute forInclusive Education Foundation to develop project proposals forUNICEF, UNESCO and the World Bank.

Trainers of both the first and second rounds of the Distance Learning Course on

Business Economics and Financial Reporting.

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from my colleagues, and winning strategies from my dean Dr.Gaudelia A. Reyes. There was a supportive spirit, and I gave alot of my time – that’s for sure.

As a coach, I have to believe in my contestants as I honedthem. Experience served as my guide. My role model as a coachis ma'am Dominga P. Catalan, my elementary Science teacher. Iwas so fortunate to have been coached by a person with asynthesizing mind and a powerful spirit. I recall that I almostlanded only as a second best in a quiz bee due to technicalitiesbut she appealed for reconsideration being too confident that Ireally deserved it. I had to undergo a tie-breaking round whichmade me into a champion. In my adolescent heart, I vowed that Iam going to emulate the example she has shown. Little does sheknow that her principle guides me all these years as I myselfturned out to be an educator like her.

There is a right time to do an honored task likecoaching, and I thought that the moment has arrived for me toshine. In my very first try, the honors of being a champion and1st runner-up were given to SLU considering that there wereonly two contestants from the university. Warm praises cameafter the day of the contest for I have been so secretive aboutthe task. My students were not even striving to achieve thosegoals because they just wanted to represent SLU. Of course, Ihad to boost them to be the best they could be. The challengeremains – to keep myself energetic and to give equally-motivating convincing power while maturing as a coach.

I feel very passionate in teaching because it is one wayof making my life beautiful. I do not look at it as a job to bedone. This is my contribution to the youth, the futuregeneration. The happiness is mine, the glory belongs to God!

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Life is indeed relatively short andthat we should make the mostout of it since we will pass in thislife only once. It is sad to note

that there are a lot of people who arelosing their zest for life despite theiryoung age. What is important really is theneed to change a lot of our attitudes inand towards life.

This was how Dr. Fernando M.Serrano started his talk on ThePhenomenology and Metaphysics of Life,during the Institute of Philosophy andReligion (IPR) conference last January.

He clarified that phenomenologyis not a school of thought in philosophybut rather a method. It is a method thatallows us to set aside assumptions aboutthe external things around us. Theprocess that is involved is the so-calledphenomenological epoche. The word epocheis a Greek word which means"bracketing" which enables us to discoverour true self. This implies that in orderto gain a greater appreciation of peoplearound us, we need to "suspend" all ourprejudices and biases about them. Biasesand prejudices, opines Dr. Serrano, arelike eyeglasses whose color influencesthe color of all the things around us.They can influence us to "box" a personto the extent of depriving him thechance to change himself for the better.Thus, a paradigm-shift is imperative andthis entails a change of attitude, ormetanoia in theological sense.

However, not only our biases andprejudices with one another hinder us inattaining the fullness of life. Dr. Serranosaid that according to Martin Heidegger,the human being is in the state ofoblivion known as the "forgetfulness ofbeing." This occurs when we have manypreoccupations that we forget to attendto our own needs aggravated by our dailyroutine and loss of identity.

Influenced by phenomenology,Heidegger believes that couldunderstand "Being," we should firstunderstand the human being. However,the human being is a type of being thatcannot be merely relegated as an object.This means that one should focus on howpeople exist and not about theirattributes or essence. For Heidegger, thestate of human existence is being-in-the-world (Dasein) and concern (Sorge) is itsfundamental attribute.

Concern has three components.We did not choose to be in this world andthere are things that we have, which are

Phenomenology and metaphysics of life• Ramonchito Lucas, faculty, Dept. of Religion IPR

not the product of our own choosing, ourparents for example. Heidegger calls thisfacticity. The things that we cantransform and the situation where we canexercise our freedom is calledexistentiality. The third one isinauthenticity where we lose our identitybecause we live our lives just to pleaseothers. Dr. Serrano said that it is veryimportant to take charge of our own life.We should be the architect of our own

fate because if we do not want to driveour own life, others will drive it for us.

Dr. Serrano cited FriedrichNietzsche's concept of Ubermensch, theSuperperson. The Superpersonrepresents the highest peak ofdevelopment and expression of physical,intellectual and emotional strength, whois not a product of evolution but byrevaluation of values and respondingwith them in freedom.

The challenge of Dr. Serrano is forus to live authentically. We should not beafraid to take risks while allowing othersto live authentically also by eliminatingour prejudices and biases against them.

IPR hosts 3rd popdev symposium• Ramonchito Lucas, faculty, Dept. of Religion

The Institute of Philosophy and Religion (IPR) hosted the Third Series ofSymposia on Population and Development last March 3 and sponsored bythe Philippine Center for Population and Development, and the John J.Carroll Institute on Church and Social Issues based in Ateneo de Manila

University.The resource persons were leading authorities in the areas of demography,

sociology, reproductive health and moral theology. Dr. Alejandro Herrin who is thecountry's acknowledged "Father of Population and Development" discussed SocialScience Perspectives on Population and Development. As a supplement to Dr. Herrin'slecture, Fr. John J. Carroll, S.J. discussed Addressing Demographic Realities: AComplementary Perspective. His talk of was further developed by Mitos Rivera, executivedirector of the Institute for Reproductive Health, with the topic New Modern NaturalFamily Planning: Expanding Options for Filipino Couples. Complementing Ms. Rivera's talkwas the topic Population and the Catholic Perspective discussed by Fr. Eric Marcelo GeniloS.J., an associate professor of Moral Theology at the Loyola School of Theology, Ateneode Manila University.

The panel of reactors were Marietta Molina, head of the CHS Social Workdepartment, Praxedes Rosuman, CNS faculty , and Zenaida Quijana, PopulationCommission-CAR program officer.

IPR director Paz Vizcarra receives a Certificate of Appreciation from Fr. JohnCarroll S.J., founding director of the Institute on Church and Social Issues forhosting the 3rd Series of Symposia on Population and Development. They werejoined by Felicitas Rixhon, executive director of the Philippine Center for Popula-tion and Development.

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In a local budding research university, seldom do we witnessa large gathering of researchers of the same discipline toshare and expound on their research outputs. Without avenue to share these, most often these outputs are either

underutilized or not utilized at all. On the other hand,partnerships of universities who have a research agenda have tobe highlighted in order to nurture the culture of research aswell as to set the example for other academic institutions. The1st Northern Luzon ICT Research Congress held last February12-14 held in SLU was in response to this need as well as to thecall of SLU President Fr. Jessie M. Hechanova to establishresearch activities and training that will cultivate a researchclimate in SLU.

The congress was an opportunity where the ICT faculty,students and researchers of PIUC partners SLU and BenguetState University (BSU) as well as international VLIR partnerinstitutions and other local universities presented theirresearch outputs to the academic community. It alsostrengthened existing partnerships and explored newopportunities for joint ICT research.

The congress topics included ICT in education andbusiness, algorithm development, mobility computing, naturallanguage processing, simulation, artificial intelligence/robotics,and graph theory.

Day 1 (Feb. 12): Operations Research, Simulation,Natural Languages Processing, and Graph Theory

As the first speaker, Engr. Jose Ma. Pangilinan, a Ph.D.candidate, talked on ‘Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms and itsapplications'. Prof. Dr. Gerrit Janssens from Hasselt University inBelgium lectured about ‘Logistics Information Systems and itsapplication in the areas of operations research models in production anddistribution logistics'. Prof. Dr. Tom Dhaene from the University ofAntwerpen in Belgium discussed the different ‘Surrogate Modelsfor Computer-Based Design'.

Promoting the culture ofICT research

• Randy B. Domantay, GPC, CICS

Engr. Ma. Antonietta Tagimacruz discussed excerpts ofher research work ‘Simulation-Based Evaluation on the Effect ofDifferent Scheduling Policies in a Combined Push-Pull ProductionSystem'. Linda Cabillan illustrated the use of ‘Three Regular Sub-Graphs of Four Regular Cayley Graphs'. In relation to her topic, hergraduate students in Graph Theory taking MSIT coursepresented a practical solution for finding the ‘Shortest Paths tocertain destinations in Luzon using Dikjstra's Algorithm'. DalosMiguel, faculty member of the IT department, spoke about theconcepts and implementation of Natural Language Processing(NLP) in his lecture entitled: ‘Part-of-Speech Tagging Experimentsfor Tagalog'. He also presented a brief orientation regardingstudies in automatic Tagalog Part of Speech (POS) tagging anda coarse comparison of the performances of some of thesetagging systems.

In relation to Mr. Miguel's topic, two groups composed ofjunior BSIT and BSCS students, presented two possible researchareas in NLP. One group conceptualized an ‘Ilocano-to-Englishmachine translation system entitled Anglo-Cano' and another groupintroduced a new computer-based translation with ‘English-to-Ilocano (E2I) Machine Translation System'.

Laurence Balmeo, another IT department facultymember, lectured on ‘Simulating Behavior Control in Robotics'. Hedemonstrated how robots can be designed using insect levelprogramming by employing simple behavior mechanisms toaccomplish complex behaviors.

Day 2 (Feb. 13): Algorithms and ApplicationDevelopment, Robotics, Networks, Social Research,

Performance Evaluation

Prof. Dr. Katherine Getao from the University of Nairobiin Kenya illustrated the use of ‘Data Structures and Algorithms inGrid Scheduling'. Ronald Ali Mangaliag of the ComputerApplications Department (CAD) presented another ‘face' ofcomputer programming called ‘Extreme Programming'. It heralds anew and innovative approach to software development broughtabout by the need to immediately address changing user andcustomer requirements for their systems.

There were also lecturers from BSU. Judith Asprerpresented ‘An Assessment of the Computer Literacy Needs of theLocal Government Officials in the Municipality of La TrinidadBenguet'. Paul Garcia proposed in his lecture a ‘ComputerizedFaculty Loading System (CFLS)' which is said to help addressissues related to existing faculty loading system in BSU.Frevy Teofilo, Judith Asprer, Manuel Dom-ogen (+), andDennis Tampoa presented a study on the ‘Awareness andUtilization of ICT in Farming and Marketing of HighlandVegetables'.

Willy Oliveti Jr., system administrator of theSLUNET office proposed the use of ‘Open Source Softwarefor optimizing bandwidth in network connections andmanagement'.

Sajal Dutta, Ralph Raul Co and Julian Paul Montes , Fourthyear BSIT students of SLU, talked about ‘Mobile Application forCICS Student Services' using Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME) forproviding a complete set of Application ProgrammingInterfaces (APIs).

A group of MSIT students composed of Kirby Esplana,Agustin Allapang, Bryan Lamarca, Sherwyn Allibang, AristotleMaglasang, and Anton Orpilla presented the result of their‘Comprehensive Evaluation of Microsoft XP Pro SP2 (Service Pack 2)and Linux Red Hat v7.3-Valhalla' in all aspects of web dataretrieval such as performance in data retrieval, performancerun-time, network handling, client access, browser renderingand error handling. Next page

Dean Cecilia A. Mercado (left) and Flor Naje of BSU presentthe certificate and token to Prof. Dr. Tom Dhaene.

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Day 3 (Feb. 14): ICT in Education and Business(parallel sessions)

The parallel sessions were held in H-507, Rizal AVR andIPR multipurpose hall.

Jonathan Ramirez of the Computer ApplicationsDepartment (CAD) discussed issues and concerns in thedevelopment of accounting software development process in ‘APerformance Analysis and Elements of a Good Accounting Software'. Hislecture included interviews of different resource persons abouttheir thoughts on both accounting in practice and softwaredevelopment.

Mia Dela Cruz, also a CAD faculty member, discussed in‘ICT for Teaching Advancement and Learning Enhancement' thecurrent picture of ICT in education and the evolving trends inthe enhancement of the learning process by presentingdifferent ICT tools. She cited the use of hardware-based Smartclassrooms as one of the ICT tools best suited for today's e-learning programs. The current issues on the use of smartclassrooms and e-classrooms in Baguio City were also discussed.

Daniel Rey Bayog, the IT department head of CICS,discussed ‘IT Problem Management Framework'. This framework isaimed to help resolve some of the issues and problems affectingthe management of IT resources in SLU.

Randy Domantay, the graduate program coordinator ofCICS introduced a new approach to developing multimedia-enhanced learning tools in ‘Concept Mapping using SynchronizedMultimedia Integration Language or SMIL'. He argued that theintegration and use of concept maps and multimedia shouldprovide a "deeper sense of learning" for the academiccommunity. He also emphasized the need to go beyond usingmultimedia technology for aesthetics purposes.

The Java programming language is said to be best suitedfor embedded systems in appliances and in the Internet.However, the current trend is to use the Java platform indeveloping mobile gaming applications for hi-end phones.Carlos Ben Montes of the IT department discussed mobilitycomputing concepts and application development to be used in the

Mr. Montes discussing mobility computing concepts.

different mobile phones using the J2ME platform. Hedeveloped some mobile applications which he demonstrated.

As proprietary and open source Learning Management Tools(LMS) continue to proliferate, academic institutions must fullyassess their needs and capabilities before adopting e-learningstrategies. Gerry Paul Genove, the LMS and researchcoordinator of CICS, talked about evaluating the right LMS tooland enumerated important factors and criteria to considerbefore institutions choose their LMS e-learning platform.

Alongside these presentations, BSIT and BSCS studentsalso exhibited their IT and CS projects.

The research congress was made possible through thejoint effort of the CICS under Dean Cecilia Mercado, SLU VLIRlocal coordinator Dr. Noel De Leon and the SLU administrationheaded by Rev. Fr. Jessie Hechanova together with Dr. DarlynTagarino, BSU VLIR local coordinator, and Flor Naje, BSU VLIRICT project leader.

imple yet effective" was how most participantsdescribed the workshop on the breakthroughtechnology for learning how to learn conducted forSLU's educators in October last year by Applied

Scholastics International (ASI), a U.S.-based organization thatprovides education services and materials to many countriesworldwide. ASI promotes the use of Study Technology, apioneering set of methods that teach students at alleducational levels effective ways of studying and learning asdeveloped by the author and humanitarian L. Ron Hubbard.

The workshop activities centered on the identificationof the three main barriers to learning, which are the "lack ofmass", the "skipped gradient", and the "misunderstoodword", and how to remedy these. The barrier on lack of mass isa phenomenon where students cannot comprehend whattheir teacher is talking about because they have not seen aphysical object or representation of what the teacher islecturing on. A more effective way of teaching the operation ofa computer is to let the students actually handle one. Thesecond barrier, skipping a gradient, is akin to lacking the basicskills (which are supposed to be learned in the previousgradients or steps) to progress into the next step in studying.

Training on study technology held• Ederlyn Marie G. Cortes, HRD-PIUC administrative staff

S" The teacher can aid the student hurdle this obstacle by going

back to the preceding steps to ensure that the student mastersthis before proceeding to the next one. The last barrier tolearning, also considered as the most important, is stumblingupon words that cannot be understood. Beyond themisunderstood word, all material becomes hazy and thus nolearning takes place. The best remedy is to consult thedictionary and students must be taught how to properly usethem. ASI even presented a list of most recommended ones.

One of the aims of Study Technology is to be able toteach mentors to recognize the signs that a learning barrier ispresent, so that they can help students overcome such andthus raise the ability of the student to learn. Behavioral andphysical manifestations of the experience of these barriersinclude drowsiness, disinterest, confusion, boredom, anger,feeling of tiredness and the experience headaches andstomach upset among others, provided that such symptoms arenot caused by the lack of sleep or food, or by other factors.

The training methodology was highly interactive wherethe participants underwent drills on clearing misunderstoodwords, conveying of feelings through words and gestures,

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Baguio is bottom third among mid-sized

cities in competitiveness – Final part• Dr. Reynaldo S. Bautista, CAC Dean

The Asian Institute of Management (AIM) PolicyCenter and SLU's College of Accountancy andCommerce (CAC) presented the results of the 2005Philippine Competitiveness Cities Ranking Project

(PCCRP) in a forum sponsored by the city government ofBaguio last October 4 at Pinesview Hotel.

3. Cost of Doing Business. This driver estimates howexpensive it is to operate in the city vis-à-vis other cities. Baguioranks 8th in this area. Baguio's attractions are its lowest averagerent of commercial space of P600 to P1,000/sq.m., and its lowestaverage cost of acquiring telephone services. Baguio's localminimum wage is the 8th lowest among the 15 mid-sized cities.However, cost of power for industrial use is very high, which maycontribute to the low profitability of doing business (14th). Theperception that Baguio has one of the highest incidence orexistence of informal fees (bribes) for securing businesspermits, licenses and clearances in both the local governmentoffices (10th) and national government agencies (12th) is verydiscouraging for would-be investors.

4. Infrastructure. This driver measures the adequacy andquality of physical infrastructure, road network, connectivity,basic utilities, and business support systems. Baguio ranked 11thof 15 mid-sized cities. There are six Internet Service Providers(ISPs) in the city, and this is adequate (5th). Baguio is highestin road density (linear kilometers of roads divided by squarekilometers of area) and vehicle density. But despite thesestrengths, Baguio has bad internal physical mobility: moderateratings in traffic management (9th) and maintenance of roadand road network (9th); road congestion during peak hours isone of the worst (13th); Baguio has inefficient provision ofutilities; it is perceived that our waste management programdoes not work very well (12th). Baguio has the worst conditions(last ranks) in many areas: water supply, ease of connection totelephone lines from other providers, adequacy of cellularphone signals at all times, and the reliability of ISPs. It hasinsufficient financial structure, with the number of banks per1,000 population, one of the lowest.

5. Dynamism of Local Economy. This driver approximatesthe strength and attractiveness of the city's economy forbusiness. Baguio ranked 11th of 15 mid-sized cities. It has thehighest growth of registered businesses. The presence of 56 ofthe 200 top companies (or 28%) in the city is 3rd highest.However, it has a low increase in revenues (14th), difficultaccess to financing (14th). It has the worst regulatoryenvironment (licensing procedures, fees, taxes, and otherregulatory requirements). The tourism sector in Baguio is stillthe most vibrant among the 15 mid-sized cities. It is 2nd highestin terms of household income, and its market size iscomparatively large. Its setbacks are: inadequacy of fast-foodlocators (with capitalization of P1.5M to P100M) versus thepopulation (11th); high local inflation rate; and the highestprice of basket of goods (15th).

6. Linkages and Accessibility. This driver measures thecentrality of the city vis-à-vis international and local markets,sources of raw materials and ease of transporting goods, whetherinputs or finished goods to and from the city. In general, the cityhas efficient transport system. The services provided by national

agencies are accessible (5th), and the benefits of collaboratingwith other firms in the various industries are moderately positive(8th). However, Baguio is not competitive in the following: thelocation of raw materials and production inputs are far from thecity; Baguio lacks facilities to provide entry and exit points (e.g.,airports, seaports, and other transship points); and businesssupport services (advice on product/process development,marketing, business strategy making, etc.) are unavailable.

7. Responsiveness of Local Government Units (LGUs). Thisdriver emphasizes the role of the city government in urbandevelopment and in the delivery of prompt and efficientservices. Baguio has the highest percentage of non-IRA to totalLGU revenue, which reflects Baguio City's self-reliance ingenerating local revenues. It rated moderately on the existenceof online services of the LGU, as well as the existence ofprograms to develop human resources.

Baguio has the worst conditions in the following: mostcomplex and inefficient system of securing business permits;business sector perceives that master development plans are notresponsive to their needs; land-use regulations (like zoning,physical arrangements, etc.), including business taxes imposedby the city are not reasonable; LGU programs to assistunemployed constituents rarely exist; and fora to elicit opinionsof the local government constituents rarely happen. In theopinion of the respondents, honesty and transparency ismoderately exhibited by the LGU in its dealings. Investmentpromotion center of the LGU is moderately effective.Effectiveness of leadership in Baguio is the lowest among themid-sized cities.

Baguio's strongest. Baguio is competitive because of itslowest average rent of commercial space, lowest incidence oftheft per 100,000 population, highest number of policemen per100,000 population, second highest average household income,highest growth of registered businesses, highest road density,most self-reliant in generating local revenues, adequate rest andrecreational facilities, adequate cellular phone signals, andreliable ISPs.

Baguio's weakest. Baguio's weaknesses are: high inflationrate, high cost of power for industrial use, high price of basketgoods, inadequate number of banks and lending institutions,traffic during peak hours, inadequate vocational institutions,inadequate health workers per 100,000 population, absence ofentry and exit points, inadequate local government programsthat assist unemployed constituents, unclean air and bodies ofwater.

Recommendations:1. Establish linkages. Set up links among businesses and

industries, academic and training institutions, national andlocal government agencies, local and international fundinginstitutions, including civil society organizations.

2. Coordinate and collaborate in "seamless" areas of interest liketraffic and solid waste management, water and sewerageservices, power supply management, roads and horizontalinfrastructure, tourism, educational and health services.

3. Replicate, adapt "winners." Learn from the best experiencesand practices of other cities and municipalities.

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What is bandwidth? With respect to digitalcommunications, it is the amount of datathat can be transmitted over a point duringa fixed period of time which is measured in

bits per second. For example, a T1 line provides amaximum bandwidth of 1.544 Mbps (Megabits persecond) and an E1 line provides 2.048 Mbps. In otherwords, a T1 line is capable of transmitting 1,544,000 bitsper second and an E1 line can transmit 2,048,000 bitsper second. If there are several users on a network, thisbandwidth will divided accordingly but there areinstances when a single user can use the wholebandwidth. Bandwidth becomes a problem if weexperience slow connections.

This is the main topic of the workshop onusing technologies in optimizing bandwidth whetherone has low or enough bandwidth used at yournetwork infrastructure. But bandwidth is neverenough. As we increase our bandwidth, softwareapplications evolve to better versions and wouldneed this resource even more. Another factor is theincrease in the number of users which contributes toa traffic in the network. An increase in bandwidth isonly temporary and an upgrade will be imminent inthe future. Most organizations order more bandwidthfrom Internet service providers to accommodate theincreased traffic. The problem however is that Internetaccess or bandwidth costs money, and most organizations donot have infinite budgets. So when can we ever have enoughbandwidth?

What we can do is to make the most out of our currentbandwidth. How do we do that? Optimization - that is the currentanswer to the problem of bandwidth utilization andmanagement. Bandwidth is concerned with the utilization andtaking advantage of not just the Internet connection but alsobandwidth in the local area network.

There are three critical and interdependent componentsof bandwidth management that actually forms a cycle. These are:(1) network monitoring, (2) policy, and (3) implementation.

1. Network Monitoring

Network monitoring is an ongoing process of collectinginformation about various aspects of network operations. It useslogging and analysis tools to accurately determine traffic flows,utilization, and other performance indicators on a network. Byanalyzing data and logs, we can identify faults, find cases ofunwanted and unauthorized access, and identify trends that mayindicate future problems.

L. Cottrel, a lecturer from UK and author of the SLAC(Standford Linear Accelerator Center) Network MonitoringTools is very particular with data gathered from ping statisticsand traceroute. He initiated the PingER (Ping End-to-endReporting) Project which is used to measure end-to-endperformance of Internet links and determines bottlenecksalong the way. The PingER allows you to check if the quality ofyour network connection is satisfactory and if you are gettingwhat you paid for in terms of throughput results.

Optimization technologies forlow-bandwidth networks – Part 1

• Willy S. Olivete Jr., Systems Administrator, SLU-NET

According to T. Krag, a lecturer from Denmark,monitoring the network is answering the why, where, what, when,and how we monitor. Answering these questions give us an ideaon what we are trying to do. We can monitor any networkingequipment from routers, servers, switches, wireless, to desktopcomputers.

Potential bandwidth problems are manifested throughseveral symptoms. Having the ability to detect early symptoms is akey factor to have a healthy network operation. Establishingbaselines and trending tools to examine the activity of thenetwork helps in evaluating the severity of symptoms beingexperienced. R. Stubs from South Africa identified severalsymptoms: packet loss, general slowness, timeouts, latency, jitter,abnormal graph/pattern behavior, and bad behavior by latencydependant application.

To be continued

4. Collaborative clusters. Learn to work with adjoining, andeven distant municipalities on projects where clusteringimproves distinctive competitiveness (e.g., policeservices, medical and health services, tourism, transport,large investment infrastructure).

5. Learn to learn faster than everyone else. Invest in humanresources and knowledge management systems.

6. Reform policy, legal frameworks. Examine current policy,legal frameworks, check for conflicting items, reformthese towards facilitating investments, and businessgrowth.

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Editor's note: The author joined SLU, then known as Saint LouisCollege in November 1958 until his retirement in May 1993. Hence, heis familiar with the operation of SLU for having witnessed her growthfrom infancy to what she is today.

Before May 1986, there was no formal occasion everorganized to pay tribute to the SLU retirees. Theretirees were simply handed their respective retirementcheque by the Accounting Office and then they just

faded away from the University campus. And that was it.Impressions as regards the implications of retirement,

which were gathered from those who retired before 1986, wereexpressed in varied sentiments. Some retirees consideredretirement as a sad disassociation with SLU for having served herfor a quite a number of years - 10, 15, 20 or more years. Othersleft with heavy hearts because missing an academic community,the company of students whose lives they touched, thecamaraderie of their peers though they differ in fields ofprofessional expertise, and the administrators and deans whomthey sought advices whenever they encounter problems inschool and even outside, means a sudden drastic adjustment toa less active life style. Still others were adamant to retire sincethey felt strongly capable to continue serving SLU. And othersstill equate retirement to a good riddance. Whatever theirfeelings are, however, the mandatory retirement from aninstitution has to come, and it should be respected.

Towards the end of the 2nd semester of school year 1985 -1986, the Dean of the College of Commerce learned from hissecretary - Miss Erlinda "Lin" Astorga that four of the College'sfaculty members were due to retire in May 1986. They were:Atty. Teofilo D. Estigoy - head, Department of Business Laws andManagement, Mr. Edilberto T. Santiago - Accounting professorsMrs. Aurora A. Ortega and Mrs. Eusebia Paraan. Except for Mr.Santiago who joined the College later in 1976, the three othersserved SLU since her infancy till they reached the mandatoryretirement age. In this regard, the dean thought of how theseretirees be formally recognized and rewarded for their sense ofloyalty, dedication and commitment to the College of Commerceand to the University. Further considered is a formally organizedoccasion to be held that may reverse the negative impressions ofthose earlier retirees, and that the succeeding ones may enjoy, atleast, a wholesome exit from SLU. With all these thoughts inmind, a "tribute to the retirees" came into light.

Tribute to the retirees: How it started• Gabino L. Garoy, Sr., One of the Incorporators of SLU and

former Dean of the College of Commerce (1964-1967 and 1970-May 31, 1993)

Hence in April 1986, the Dean convened a Collegefaculty meeting (less the four retirees) with the sole purpose todetermine and decide what appropriate tribute be accorded theour retirees and how will it be implemented. In the saidmeeting held, the faculty members unanimously decided toaward each retiree a Plaque of Appreciation and to tender thema testimonial dinner. It was well done in May 1986. Theexpenses incurred relative to this memorable event, being thefirst one ever to be held in the College of Commerce, werecheerfully and equally contributed to by the Commerce facultymembers and the dean (retirees exempted).

When the news that the College of Commerce will pay atribute to her retiring faculty members reached the office of Dr.Guadalupe A. Carbonell, then vice president for academicaffairs, she immediately approached then SLU president, Fr.Joseph Van den Daelen. She proposed to Father Joseph that theUniversity replicate the tribute being given by the College ofCommerce and extend the same honor to all the retirees fromthe various colleges and employees in SLU. At first instance,Father President was reluctant considering the cost involved.After some persuading and convincing, nevertheless, FatherJoseph relented. One evening in May 1986, SLU at her ownexpense, tendered a testimonial dinner to pay honor to all theretirees, and each of them received a Plaque of Appreciationfrom the President. Rev. Fr. Joseph Van den Daelen thanked theretirees for their loyalty, dedication and commitment to SLU asmanifested by their long years of service to the studentry and theadministration. A corresponding favorable response wasrendered by one of the retirees. Everybody was all smiles andhappy during the affair. The retirees were grateful andgladdened by the gesture shown by SLU.

In fine, the writer-dean is thankful to former SLUPresident Rev. Fr. Van den Daelen, CICM, for having adaptedthe humble initiative of the College of Commerce. The tributeto the retirees that started in May 1986 opened the door for thesucceeding ones, and has become a tradition not only in theCollege of Commerce but in the University-at-large andcelebrated yearly whenever there were retirees. The retireestoo, for having been accorded the deserved recognition andhonor, may undoubtedly experience pleasant memories whichthey will bring with them in their retirement. That workingwith and retiring at SLU are, indeed, a rewarding lifeadventure.

Sharing another minute of life with a drop of blood isone of the heroic little actions a Louisian could do. Toconcretize this noble aim, a one-day blood donationactivity was held at Rm 509 Adenauer building, last

December. The activity was a project of the Samahan ng mgaMag-Aaral ng Nursing (SMN) headed by its president LeandroFajardo in coordination with the College of Nursing headedby Dean Mary Grace C. Lacanaria.

The activity was led by two medical technologistsJennelyn M. Maguslog and Myrna Tegeui-ing, staff of thePhilippine National Red Cross (PNRC). There were six othervolunteers from Baguio.

The beneficiaries will be the leukemia patients in BaguioCity confined at the SLU Hospital, Pines City Doctors' Hospital,Sto. Niño, Notre Dame, and BGH. BGH, however, will be receivinglesser donations since they already have their own laboratory.

SLU was the last school that the PNRC team visited in

PNRC, SMN hold blood letting• Daryl Ponard, Editor-In-Chief, NURSCENE

2006 after they have already conducted collected blooddonations from other universities and multinationalcompanies.

Applicants who are below 18 years of age were notallowed to participate without the written consent of theirparents or any legal guardian. Many were disqualified becauseof age. Other reasons of the forfeiture include body piercingwithin this year, presence of tattoos, weight lesser than 50kilograms, history of diseases that are blood transferable,history of any visit to areas that are malaria endemic such asPalawan and Mindoro, taking in drugs, had vaccinationswithin a month, alcohol intake for the past 12 hours, and thosewho are about to travel by plane within the next 24 hours.

Ms. Maguslog reported that there were more than 80applicants, but only 42 were qualified. The blood donors wereserved refreshments and given Red Cross cards as a token oftheir participation. Each qualified donor donated 450cc of blood.

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In our day-to-day work, children who come to our Centerbring life to what we do as child therapists. One mightwonder what makes us love and care for them amidst theconcerns that their parents or caregivers would tell to us

when they come to seek for assistance.There is a child who bullies other children. Aside from

hitting, he could easily use his pencil to stab another child whenhe gets mad. He would bitea teacher when restrained.Another boy is described asvery active. He climbs chairs,tables and high placesseemingly without thinkingof the danger that thiswould pose to him and toothers. For the child, everyspace is a playground andevery chance he gets, hejumps and runs withunstoppable glee. He doesnot keep still even whenasked many times and hisattention easily wanders off.Exactly opposite this childis a shy young girl whosimply observes what isgoing on around her whileclassmates run circles in theplayground. Her speech islimited to monosyllables.When asked to participatein a game, she cringes andmoves away.

Other thanbehavioral problems, thereare cases of children whoexperienced trauma intheir very young life. More and more instances of child abuse arebeing referred to include child rape either by a minor or anadult who may or may not be a member of the family, physicalabuse, and neglect or abandonment. The intervention weprovide these children and their families is usually considered apart of the healing process and this takes long. It entails workingvery closely with the family, or in most cases, with theDepartment of Social Welfare and Development for thenecessary follow up.

Aside from abuse cases, other traumatic experienceswhere children are inadvertently affected include death in thefamily, separation of parents, transfer of residence, oradjustment to the abrupt decline in the family's economiccondition. Children in these situations usually come withemotional wounds or scars manifested through changes inbehavior patterns that are observed as post-traumatic signs.

Examining at the cases of these children under our care,indeed, it is a wonder that we love and accept themnotwithstanding their behavior or their experiences, whichothers might find abhorrent or deplorable. An aunt of a child-client was very candid when she commented, "Buti na lang, hindikayo napapagod sa ginagawa niyo." Physically, it can be tiring andemotionally, it can be draining. Just like any human being, there

The face of Jesus in every child• Sunflower Children's Center

are times when caring for these children takes a toll on ourprofessional and personal life. Sometimes, it also troubles uswhen the family or caregivers are on the verge of giving up withtheir child and the therapeutic process because the progressseems to be very slow or the child's behavior is deemed to beworsening.

What keeps us going is the thought and the inspirationthat little Jesus lives in everychild we meet. No matterhow they have been labeledas bad, or how painful theirexperiences were, pure love,compassion and care foranother person do radiatefrom these children's heart.Sometimes, adults canbecome blind or deaf towhat they are trying to say,especially when what theysee are the negative traitsthat make the childrenseemingly impossible tolove. Indeed, there areserious concerns that meritprofessional attention (thatis why they are referred), butnonetheless, hope shouldnever dim for thesechildren. We certainlybelieve that in every child,there is a potential that waitsto be kindled and brightly litin order for him or her toshine despite certainlimitations. We do not saythat children are angelsminus the wings. However,

there are children who are angels in disguise. Just like Jesuswho is a gift to mankind upon His birth, these children are giftsborn to give hope and new life. We only have to give them thechance to discover their being gifts.

producing "mass" through available materials, listening andcommunicating effectively, among others.

The participants were the college deans, administrativeassistants, department heads, graduate program coordinators,and the year/grade level advisers and learning areacoordinators of the Laboratory High School and ElementarySchool, as well as some faculty members.

The training was an activity under Project 2(Institutional Management, Policy Development and IUCManagement) of the VLIR-PIUC Programme that providesskills training to the SLU faculty. This activity was organizedin part through the help and initiative of Ernie Roy S.Azarcon, director of the Office for Linkages and ExchangeProgrammes, who was invited to attend a crash courseworkshop during his trip to Malaysia.

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MURMURS FROM THE CAVESIsikias T. Picpican

Archivist & Curator, Museum

In man’s social relations, incest taboos are used to maintainorder in the family. Sexual relations among close kin areeffectively controlled through the imposition of taboo, suchthat marriages among siblings, and other close relatives are

discouraged. Incest taboo prevents inbreeding that is perceivedto be disastrous to the race. When interacting with otherpeople, it is pejew or paniyew for a younger one to be impolitewhen talking to an elder. A young one is expected to behaveappropriately when dealing with elders in the family or in thecommunity. Taboo is used as a means of social control topromote favorable social behavior and appropriate social normsin society.

The pejew or paniyew can also enhance proper behavior inone's dealing with the environment. It is a belief that spiritsoccupy places in the environment and everyone is expected tomaintain good relations with them or else one gets their ire. It istherefore taboo to intrude into known sanctuaries of spirits, cuttrees, throw rocks, make noises, introduce improvements, orperform other actions or activities that might disturb or areoffensive to the spirits. When one enters a forest, one must

Pejew or Paniyew: A SocialControl and Culture

Cleansing Mechanism

Part II

announce his presence and sincere intentions why he is thereso as not to be harmed. One cannot just throw out hot water atnight, cut a tree, submerged oneself in the river to cross or bath,or clear a forest cover, without seeking the permission or thegoodwill of the spirits. These intrusions are proven to bedisastrous and costly to man in terms of curative rituals or evenloss of life. Incidence of illness, freak accidents, drowning,getting lost, or vanishing in the forest, are clear incidences thatvictims have overlooked or violated established taboos.

A pejew or paniyew can also be used as a socio-culturaland historical cleansing mechanism by a group of people,community or society to perpetuate or purge the traditionand culture that it deems appropriate or inappropriate in theprocess of cultural transmission. When a cultural trait tendsto jeopardize community living or disgraces the communityand its people, it is definitely purged. An event that may beinimical to the prestige and honor of the people is nevertalked about until it is gradually forgotten. Something thatmay rekindle painful memories, open old wounds or enflameold feuds may be deliberately purged in folk narratives. Whatwas declared as pejew or paniyew is taboo and people whoknew about such an event, story or information is bound bytradition to keep mum about it until the person knowing theinformation dies with it.

In Benguet, an aspect of the tradition that may not besavory to the young could be declared as pejew and theneventually purged in cultural transmission. Pungayanmentioned that the Bendian tradition was an unsavouredreminder of an Ibaloi past. The early Ibalois of the Tonglo areain Tuba may have considered the battle of Tonglo as an uglyscar in Ibaloi history that must be erased in memory. The dark

THIS IS I.T.Mia T. Dela Cruz

Faculty, College of Info. and Computing Sciences

A Smart Move

Last November, I was assigned to a classroom where theinstructor's table is equipped with a computer. The 17-inch monitor is mounted onto the table. In the cabinetis the computer system unit complete with a CDROM

and USB ports. On the right edge of the table is a multimediaprojector so you can show whatever is on your monitor to theclass via a large white screen. The computer has WIFI andInternet cable so you can connect to the Internet and show it toyour class if needed. There is even a pair of computer speakers.I was thrilled as I can prepare my lessons on presentations orshows. For me, this is very convenient because I would beshowing my lessons in multimedia complete with sound. I canlet my students view movies and documentaries. I can even givea demo directly from the Internet. For example, last December Irequired my students to make a diorama of the history ofcomputers but they do not know what a diorama is. Afterexplaining what it is, I logged into the Internet and showedthem some dioramas. In SLU, there are three classrooms in theDiego Silang building with the same equipment: S322, S323

and S324. These classrooms, I personally would consider, semi-smart classrooms.

Smart classrooms, also called technology enhancedclassrooms, create new opportunities in teaching and learningby integrating networking, multimedia, digital, and audio-visualtechnologies. With smart classrooms, teachers now have optionsin teaching. We have traditional classrooms where teachers andtheir students are brought together to enable learning. Forcourses requiring hands-on experience, teachers, students, andthe requisite equipment were brought together in laboratoriesto supplement the learning. Today, in this age of electronictechnology where video streaming archives are available in a lotof storage devices like the web, one can learn even outside theclassroom. Students can hear lectures repeatedly on television,in the Internet, and in other media. As for interaction, there aree-mails, chat rooms, video conferences and mobilecommunication devices, where they can communicate with theirinstructors and peers. Nevertheless, schools and universitiescannot do away with classrooms. Since technology is already anintegral part of a student's learning space, we now puttechnology in the classrooms, thus, the smart classrooms.

A lot of universities now have smart classrooms and e-classrooms. SLU has semi-smart classrooms, although they areonly considered semi-smart at present. Maybe in they future allSLU classrooms will be smart classrooms like in some schoolsabroad. But now that we have smart classrooms, my only questionis: Do we have smarter students?

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THINKING DIFFERENTLYJeffrey M. Centeno

Dept. of Philosophy, IPR & CHS

(MA)BUHAY!

Introducing Wilhelm Dilthey:Patron of the Human Sciences

Dedication –To the life-giving spirit of the SLU College of the Human

Sciences on the occasion of her 40th anniversary (1967-2007)

“I have become a question to myself.”-St. Augustine, Confessions

Introduction

This column contributes to the celebration of the 40th

anniversary of the SLU College of Human Sciences, byway of introducing to our readers the achievement ofthe German philosopher and historian Wilhelm

Dilthey (1833-1911), the patron of the human sciences(Geisteswissenschaften). Dilthey distinguishes the human sciencesfrom the natural sciences with the following remark: “The naturalsciences explain the world; the human sciences understand the humanperson.”

For Dilthey, the basic task of the human sciences is tocritically examine and authentically build on the uniquelyvariegated historical and cultural aspects of life.

Dilthey’s Philosophy of the Human Sciences“My orientation,” declares Dilthey in his monumental opus

Introduction to the Human Sciences, “is toward a universally validfoundation of the human sciences and the objectivity of historicalknowledge.”

Dilthey’s theory of the human sciences is integral in hisphilosophy of hermeneutics. In general terms, hermeneutics isa method of interpretation or a theory of understanding.Dilthey’s humanistic hermeneutics comes to a better light whenseen within the context of his philosophy of life(Lebensphilosophie). Life is a dynamic whole, whose meaning liesprimarily in the relation between the parts and the whole withinit. That is, as Dilthey puts it, “life is a unity in diversity.”

Under the heading of the human sciences we can cite thearts, languages, history, anthropology, psychology, sociology,philosophy, theology, literature, political science, law andjurisprudence. For Dilthey, hermeneutics is the foundation ofthe human sciences in that it seeks to interpret in meaningfulways the various aspects of human reality. “Hermeneutics,” to quote

Dilthey, “offers the modern foundation of the human sciences.”Hermeneutics precisely directs itself to this task by attaining anintegral interpretation of the manifold embodiments of thehuman spirit, since “the human person is the one true beginning ofknowledge,” eloquently asserts Dilthey.

Dilthey’s Hermeneutical Formula: “Experience-Expression-

Understanding”

In an attempt to ground a “universally validinterpretation of the final question of human life, Diltheyprovides the following important triadic hermeneuticalformula of “experience-expression-understanding.” By “experience”Dilthey refers to our conscious “feeling” of our existence.“Expression” specifically refers to the outward or sensisblemanifestations of inner life, like language, culture, the arts,etc. Finally, “understanding,” the third element of theformula, constitutes our insight into the depths of depth life,that is, self-reflection. For Dilthey, the self is a unity in processof self-awareness (or personal clarity, to wit). The self isessentially an interpreting being in becoming.

A Paradigm

Experience Expression

Self

Understanding

ConclusionThe data of the human sciences are the expressions of

human life, which are always perceived in an interpretivemanner. Ultimately, interpretation, which is an outstandingcharacteristic of the human sciences, is a moment ofunderstanding the enduring questions of life. We understandlife always through its outward reality which reflects our innerselves. Indeed, self-expression is constitutive of genuine humanexistence. (Come to think of it, in passing: Could this be thereason why, as it has been observed, students belonging to theCollege of the Human Sciences are the most expressiveindividuals you find in the university?)

“I see the goal. If I fall short along the way, then I hope myyoung travelling companions, my students, will follow it to theend.” With these enigmatic words of Dilthey, we are invitedtoday to constantly recognize and promote what is trulyultimately at stake in the growth of technology, viz., the

dignity of human life.Happy Anniversary, CHS!Mabuhay!

account in the Ibalois history could have been purgedresulting to the loss of the technologically advanced andcomplex mummification and tattooing tradition of theBenguet Igorots.

The pejew or paniyew has definitely been inimical in the

purging of significant events in the people’s history and culture.The present reckoning and writing of a people’s culture andsome details of its history has been difficult, if not impossible, dueto the pejew which is even compounded by the presence of fewelder informants or, even worse, the unavailability or absence ofknowledgeable informants.

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ON SMALL THINGS AND BIG THINGSSally Itliong-Maximo

Dept. of Psychology, College of Human Sciences

WELLNESSJoel S. Cabanilla

Faculty, College of Education

Less expensive ways topromote fitness

When my son Elijah was just three years old, he had toundergo surgery for a rare heart condition thatafflicts one out of 300,000 births. To friends andfamily who witnessed how I managed the situation, I

may have appeared cool, composed and in control. Indeed, Iacted like a superwoman. Prior to the surgery, I was carrying outmy duties efficiently despite worries about raising money for thesurgery and the concern of whether my son will come out of italive or not. Looking back, I realized I did not really shedenough tears even during his operation.

Days and even weeks after the successful operation, it isexpected that I would feel joyful, at peace and even ecstatic. Onthe contrary, I felt depressed, irritable and my moods were quiteerratic. What went wrong with the superwoman act? Yes, I wasstill carrying out work pretty well but why is it that I do not feelany better?

Redemption only came months later when I was with twofriends having coffee at a mall in Manila. A tired-looking womanapproached us soliciting financial assistance because her

On feeling pain andbecoming human

newborn baby needed heart surgery. I gave what I can give andwhen she left, the tears began to pour. When I came back home,I kept thinking of the woman and her baby and cried myself tosleep. I felt so released after that outpouring. It is no wonderpeople are often advised to have a good cry after anydisheartening experiences.

I realized that the greatest mistake I had earlier was tryingto take a short cut in an attempt to alleviate my distress. At thattime, I avoided the pain at all cost. I became more an acting andthinking person and disregarded the fact that I, too, am afeeling person. My prayers were even uttered so fast to preventdeeper meditations lest I end up crying. Yes, I was running awayfrom pain but, alas, pain eventually caught up with me. I was onlyset free when I learned to let go and allowed pain to walk besideme and be my companion.

The experience made me realize that in hurtfulmoments, pain can be a very wise teacher and friend. It canchallenge us to transcend trivialities and come out of it muchbetter than we used to be. For people who do not befriend it,pain may only reap resentments and bitterness. On the contrary,if we choose to look at the other side of pain, it can also bringout the best values in people like compassion, forgiveness,courage and love. We have to accept, however, that the processtakes time to unfold and rushing it may just produce a lot ofemotional baggage.

Indeed, in the process of becoming human, a helpful tipis to really go through the journey's path and avoid taking shortcuts.

There are less expensive ways to promote fitness thatinvolve little or no liability for employers. Lunchtimewalking club could be organized with incentives toencourage employees to join. Offering employees a

discount or subsidy for a membership to a local fitness centersuch as the SLU Fitness Center removes employer liability andoffers employees a place to exercise. Trainers or other fitnessprofessionals could be invited who are knowledgeable in fitnessprogramming such as weight management, weight trainingprograms for general population, fitness testing and evaluation,fitness ethics among others to work with employees. Allowingflex-time hours to fit in exercise is another way to encourageexercise.

A fitness program can improve the health and job satisfaction of aworker

An exercise program designed towards the needs ofemployees can help counter boredom and job dissatisfactionespecially if the worker is mentally under stress. Fitnessprograms should not be in a form of a 'too much-too soon'programs not even geared to the bodybuilding principles of "nopain-no gain". In fact this adage is already a fiction in fitness.Goals and objectives in fitness vary from muscular endurance,cardiovascular fitness, muscular strength, flexibility, to bodycomposition.

People have better sleep patterns and cope moreeffectively with stress while maintaining a higher level of stamina

and energy. Fit individuals tend to be high achievers. One caneasily imagine a fitness program reducing stress or improvingperceived health.

The individual might view the offer as an expression ofmanagement concern for personal well-being, as a token ofstable employment, or as a valuable fringe benefit. Benefits caninclude improvement of the company image and the facilitationof recruitment, gains in productivity, a better quality of work, lessabsenteeism, reduced health care costs and fewer on the jobinjuries.

Fitness helps trim down medical expensesKeeping employees healthy and happy might help to slow

the growth of medical costs. In a tight economy, companies aregrappling with spiraling health insurance costs, especially asbaby boomers age and more people delay retirement.Businesses bank on fitness programs, hoping it will be cheaperto educate employees now about healthy living than it will be topay later for costly medical care.

Enthusiastic participation in work-site organizationalfitness can yield a variety of health benefits such as: decrease inbody fat, increase in aerobic power, muscle strength, andflexibility; enhanced mood state; and reduced medicalinsurance claims, with associated decreases in absenteeism andincreases in productivity. The most effective and most cost-effective tactic is to providea well-equipped facility coupled with an active outreach tononparticipating employees, one-to-one counseling, and acorporate environment that encourages a healthy lifestyle. Theoptimal approach is to supplement a simple exercise facilitywith optional program modules addressing such issues as diet,weight loss, cholesterol reduction, smoking withdrawal,substance abuse, and stress reduction.

"A HEALTHY WORKER IS A HAPPY WORKER,LIKEWISE A FIT ORGANIZATION IS A PRODUCTIVEORGANIZATION"

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PERSPECTIVES

What is literature? What is a university? What is therole of literature in the university? How doesliterature participate in the transformation ofsociety? These are the querries that urged me to

study further the significance of teaching and learningliterature in the university. It is my assertion that literary study isbeneficial in achieving SLU’s "Mission to Transform". Literatureconveys the preservation of truths and values of human life asstipulated in classroom discussions, fora, and researches. Thus,literature bears an important task is transformingthe university.

Initially, it is appropriate to envisage arationale for the study of literature bydetermining its nature and functions. Thefact is that deciphering literature in auniversity scheme is impossible without adeeper understanding of its value.

Literature is life itself. There is anactual interplay of the different aspects of lifesuch as political, social and cultural becauseliterature is universal. It is an art oftransmitting the daily human experiences intowritten and oral language of an individual or agroup of people. Literature must not bedivorced from life. Moreover, it is a creation of man that reflectsthe cultural heritage of a linguistic group. Indeed, language isthe material of literature.

There are three general functions of literature: (a) Didacticbestows moral nourishment; (b) aesthetic refers to the beautifulfeature which embrace affective and cognitive domains; and (c)prophetic expounds literature as a guide for human existence.

Furthermore, literature operates in several ways whichdetermine its importance. First, literature enables man toundergo vicarious experiences upon reading a literary text.Martha Nausbaum (2006) said that literature nurtures sympathyfor the predicament of another person. It transmits an optimisticvision towards achieving a “universal good,” wherein reciprocallypromotes the interest, well-being and success of other persons.It offers a sympathetic conduct on the condition and suffering ofothers.

If a reader realized the situation of characters in the text,he must interest himself in this circumstance. Our interest inhuman experiences is also the interest of fellow men, not by anydivine or supernatural force. In this sense, it is our duty asscholars to illuminate, interpret and give a deeperunderstanding of that experience. The task of the student is totranslate his experience of literature into his daily life.

Second, there is a cognitive domain of literature whichimparts the consciousness of the author, society and historicaltime frame. Aristotle articulated in his Poetics that poetry is morephilosophical than history, since history relates things which

UNDERSTANDING LITERATUREMichael P. Muñoz

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The role of literature inthe university

have happened. On the other hand, poetry concerns with whatmight happen or probabilities. Literature cultivates a culture foropen-mindedness in dealing with the truths of human life. Itserves as a model of possibilities of our worldly existence. It is inthe university that we educate our emotions, not only reason.Literature gives knowledge of the eccentric account in lifedeeply imbued in literary works.

Third, another function of literature is to empowerpeople (students) handling their emotions in association withreason. Literature does not only concern with the thinking-actingprocess; but emotion intervenes to express human feelings ofunderstanding the situation of the other. This is in relation toAristotle’s notion of catharsis and purgation. According to him,the purpose of literature is to purify the emotions of humanbeings by going through the experiences of the characters inthe novel, short stories or dramas. A reader learns to moderatethe will of the hearts and reason because of its importance onhuman relations. One must have its starting point of action that

demands further intellectual activity andemotional motivation.

Fourth, literature is a venue for self-realization; afterwards self-creation. Self-realization occurs if there is a properinterpretation and comprehension of values.More importantly, there must be integration,appropriation and application of these valuesin day-to-day experiences. There must be acontinuous self-creation. To this extent,literature bestows a renewed sense ofeducation.

Literary study is not only directed tothe self but towards others. The self-realization in literature is impossible without

absorbing human condition depicted by the characters, authorsand the target readers of the text.

Meanwhile, university is a gathering of the differentstructure of knowledge that coheres to harmonize human living.Cardinal Henry Newman (1900) asserted that universityexistence embraces society. Students serve as instruments intransforming society. The universities must be committed andresponsible in training young minds through spiritual,intellectual and emotional actualization.

Transformation is an on-going process which leads to ahigher state of our being. It takes time, patience and endurancebefore achieving the desired goals. This process starts withhardship, struggle and conflict but the vision must remain intactto attain life to the fullest. If there is no vision, the people willperish (Proverbs 29:18). Vision provides a touch of hope.

Literature participates in the Louisian mission totransform its being by bearing witness to the truth of humanexperience, condition and suffering. It is by educating humansympathies that we can unite our diverse attention in life.Sympathy connotes that we need to celebrate, suffer andappropriate the condition of the others. The students mustrealize the wisdom of attending to the needs of other persons,the university and society. In truth, it is the duty of literature tocomfort the afflicted.

Literature, therefore, is an agent to transform theuniversity by illuminating, interpreting and understanding thecondition of the students and other persons in society.

PGMA awards Presidential Citation to CICM• OLEP and Nito Meneses

President GloriaMacapagal-Arroyoawarded a PresidentialCitation to the

Congregation of the ImmaculateHeart of Mary or CICM inrecognition of "the manyoutstanding individuals amonggenerations of the Belgian Fathers ofthe CICM who devoted themselves tothe well-being of the Filipino people"especially in northern Luzon.In addition, the citation wasgiven for CICM's "invaluableservices rendered to the country overthe course of 100 years ofinstitutional presence." Thecitation was given to CICM inconnection with its 100 years ofmissionary presence in thePhilippines which is beingcelebrated by the congregationand its affiliate schools andorganizations starting inNovember 2006 untilNovember 28, 2007.

Rev. Fr. Romeo Nimez,CICM-RP provincial superior,received the citation fromPGMA on behalf of the 39other CICM missionaries whowere present among them, Fr. Peter Koh, CICM-Rome general treasurer, Bishops Carlito Cenzon of the Baguio

Vicariate and Prudencio Andaya of theTabuk Vicariate. Gregoire Vardakis,Belgian ambassador to thePhilippines, was among the foreigndignitaries gracing the occasion, whileBaguio representative MauricioDomogan led the Baguio City localofficials. Fatima Valdez, undersecretaryfor Presidential Assistance onReligious Affairs, assisted PresidentArroyo in the awarding rite.

The event was done at the MansionHouse presidential summer residence inBaguio City where all other VIPs andguests of the graduation rites of thePhilippine Military Academy earlier inthe day were gathered.

The CICM-managed schools hasproduced generations of graduates fromtheir schools, namely: SLU in BaguioCity; University of Saint Louis inTuguegarao, Cagayan; Saint Mary'sUniversity in Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya;Saint Louis College in San Fernando,L.U.; Saint Louis School in Mandaue,Cebu; Maryhurst Seminary in Baguio;Maryhill School of Theology in QuezonCity; and, Maryshore Seminary inBacolod City.

A posterity photo-up with President Arroyo. (L-R) Baguio representative Mauricio Domogan,

Belgian Ambassador Gregoire Vardakis, PGMA, Fr. Nimez and Bishop Carlito Cenzon. Fr.

Jess and CICM confreres are seen at the back row.

President Arroyo poses with the SLU advisory board and other guests. Not in photo isDr. Noel de Leon.

Photos by Dr. Noel de Leon

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