TUP Tops 23rd PLDT-DPC National Competition ‘09 See page A5

Volume LXV No. 1 20 pages / 2 sections June - November 2009

The Official Student Publication of the Technological University of the Philippines - ManilaMember: College Editor’s Guild of the Philippines

What’s Inside? CIT Celebrates 3rd technology week

COllege Of IndUSTrIal Technol-ogy (CIT) commemorated its third CIT week with an environment friendly theme “Think green, live green” spearheaded by Prof. ghazali Sison from the Mechanical department, July 29-31. The commemoration started with parade around the university grounds arranged by students of their respective courses. Dr. Evangeline M. Dayap, Vice President for Academic Affairs, delivered her intro-ductory speech followed by an inspirational message of Dr. Godofredo E. Gallega, former university President. Afterwards, CIT Dean Enrico R. Hilario extended his appreciation to guest speakers, faculty, and students for making the celebration a remarkable one.

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PA, USG, ACSO Attends Leadership TrainingTO fUlly understand the significance of leadership, 58 student leaders and 16 advisers from different accredited Clubs and Student Organizations (aCSO) of the Technological University of the Philippines participated in the annual leadership training at luisa ridge resort, Calamba, laguna, august 24-26. With this year’s theme “Tearing Down Diversities for a Strengthened Campus Re-lationship”, the training aims to identify re-sponsibilities of student leaders as well as to inculcate unity among them. On the first day of the seminar, resource speakers initiated about strengthening the roles of campus leaders and advisers in the university. Prof. Henry Magat, Director of Student Affairs of Far Eastern University – East Asia College (FEU-EAC), discussed “8 Roles of Campus Leaders and Enhanc-ing the Roles of Student Leaders in Build-ing a Positive Campus”. Atty. Julius Babista, Dean of Student Affairs of Adamson Univer-

sity, lectured on “Legal Aspects of Campus Advising”. And Dr. Adelaida Fronda, Vice-President of Student Affairs of FEU and Na-tional President of Philippine Association of Administration of Student Affairs (PAASA), tackled on “Roles of Campus Advisers and Student Leaders in Campus Governance”. On the following day, further ramarks were given by TUP residents. Prof. Eduardo Doyaoen, faculty of Social Science Depart-ment, lectured on “Leadership”. Prof. Mona Purganan, faculty of English Department, lectured on “Technical Writing”. Prof. Rose-marie Cruz, in Charge – Scholarship Grants, discussed on “Aspects of Team Building”.

While Dr. Rosalinda Papa, Dean of Student Affairs of Technological Institute of the Phil-ippines (TIP), tackled on “Retooling of Cam-pus Advisers”. Furthermore, the newly-elected ACSO of-ficers for school year 2009-2010 were as follows: Joey Y. Natividad (OECES), Presi-dent; Randy R. Cabaron (PROPAGANDA), Vice President and Sheen-Ann G. dela Cruz (TUP-LTS Society), Secretary. Student leaders were engaged in a team building activity entitled “Amazing Race” enhancing effective interpersonal communi-cation. PA (J.A. Caigoy)

New Prexy Takes Office: Dr. Caparasby Rafael G. Cultura and Jacky Ortega

dr. OlyMPIO V. CaParaS, formerly senior faculty member of the College of Industrial education (CIe), took over the helm as the president of the Technological University of the Philippines (TUP). Thus, Dr. Olympio V. Caparas swept the victory, claiming to be the new leader of TUP after the special BOR meeting on October 16, headed by Chairman Emmanuel Y. Angeles. Among the five candidates screened by the

Board of Regents (BOR) Search Committee, the Governing Board (GB) appointed Dr. Ca-paras via secret balloting in the special meeting held at the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), Friday morning, October 16.

Indeed a true-blooded TUPian, he served the University for more than 20 years being the former Department Head of Student Teaching

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TUP-M Ranks 3rd in ECE Board Exam

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TUP Population Increases by 21.78 percent

The MOre the merrier. The Technologi-cal University of the Philippines–Manila enrollees rose to 13,730 for the school year 2009-2010 from last year’s 11, 274 enroll-ees as of June 2009. The College of Industrial Technology and the College of Engineering maintained its position as top colleges with the largest numbers of enrollees with 5,872 and 3,020 enrollees respectively. Furthermore, College of Industrial Education has 1,951 enrollees whereas College of Architecture and Fine Arts accumulated 1,334 enrollees. College of Science and College of Liberal Arts have 877 and 676 students correspondingly. Meanwhile, the Graduate School has 1,283 enrollees. Two hundred sixty two of those were enrollees for the doctoral programs while 1,021 enrollees were for the masters degree. Noticeable of these figures were the in-crease of CLA by 70.28 percent. This was the largest percent increase in all colleges due to the increased number of enrollees in the new-ly offered Bachelor of Science in Entrepre-neurial Management (BSEnM). On the other hand, COE has the lowest increase by 7.82 percent. PA (J.T. Costa)

OSA Approves 58 ACSO see page a2

Manalaysay Ranks 8th Place in ME Licensure Examsee page a3

PA gives birth to new Staff see page a4

CIE Parapet Collapses see page a5

Dr. Olympio V. Caparas wins the hearts of the audience in the public forum, October 15.

Dean Enrico R. Hilario of CIT (second from left) poses for a better professional relationship with Toyota Representatives.

A 2 The Philippine ArtisanJune - November 2009News

Campus Idol Hunts for the Next Iconfame seekers battle it down for the title TUP Campus Idol 2009 held at TUP Covered Court, august 14. The competition was divided into two categories: singing and danc-ing division. With his vocal supremacy and astounding star appeal, Emannuel Francisco (BSC-CS 4A) outshone other 13 finalists with his rendition of “Pagbigyan Muli.” He was followed by Mark Anthony Abutan (GAPT 2A) and Deseree Joy Lingal (ECET 1C) as 1st and 2nd runners-up, respectively. Out of five finalists in dancing division, Power Crew was proclaimed as champion while Mainit Crew settled as runner-up. The Power Crew was composed of Darwin R. Lintag (AET 2C), John Michael C. Gargantiel (PPET 2A), George A. Po Jr. (PPET 2A), Javier M. Celestino (PPET 2A) and Jonathan O. Ompad (NFT 1C). On the other hand, Mainit Crew members were Christine Joy V. Bagual (BSIE-HE 1B), Linsay Anne L. Matanza (AFT 3A), Rubiross P. Bano (BAM-IM A1), Joanna U. Burdeos (BSIE-ComEd 3) and Meinard R. Perejas (BSIE-HE 3A).

The winners were awarded with cash prizes and gift certificates. The University Student Government (USG) headed by Sen. Helbert R. Montillano, Chairperson of Sports and Culture Committee, conducted this competition. PA (J.T. Costa and J. Ortega)

OSa approves 58 aCSOfIfTy eIghT accredited Clubs and Student Organizations (aCSO) from different colleges of Technological University of the Philippines (TUP) for school year 2009-2010 entailed accreditation by the Office of the Student affairs (OSa). The seven newly approved orga-nizations with their respective presi-dents were as follows: Electronics Students’ Guild (ESG), Limwell Jun B. Santos; La Serenata Chorale, Marck Lowie M. Guinto; Student Y Club (SYC), Angelica S. Papa; Table Tennis Club, Kenaz C. Punzalan; United Group of Artists in TUP (UGAT), Micah Anne A. Atienza; United Nations Youth Association of the Philippines (UNYAP), Errol Del Monte and Volleybal Club, Kenneth Arnel Aquino. Architectural Students’ Associa-tion of the Philippines, Inc. (ASA-Phil Arkitektos, Inc), Mike S. Mag-banua and United Architects of the Philippines – Students’ Auxilliary (UAPSA), Daryl Van D. Abaygar, were the two reaccredited student organizations from College of Archi-tecture and Fine Arts (CAFA). Meanwhile, six reaccredited or-ganization were approved from Col-lege of Industrial Education (CIE) namely: Association of Computer Education Students (ACES), Marga-rett T. Chavez; Association of Elec-tronics and Electrical technology Students (AESETS), John Robert B. Paragua; Association of Students in Industrial Arts (ASIA), Marlyn B. Del Rosario; Bachelor of Technical Teacher Education Club (BTTEC), Jonar A. Pascua; Home Economics Club (HE Club), Racquel D. Baculo and League of Art Education Stu-dents Pursuing Ingenuity and Skills (LAPIS), Jeffrey E. Eurolfan. From the College of Industrial Technology (CIT), the following were reaccredited: Association of Specialized Students in Electrical Engineering Technology (ASSET), Jessie Vinta; Association of Food and Apparel and Technology Student (AssoFs), Jocelyn C. Marasigan; Graphic Arts and Printing Technolo-

gy Students’ Association (GAPTSA), Mary Ann F. Mallari; Instrumenta-tion and Control Student Society (ICSS), Ednalyn S. Luceros; Inter-face Society, Richel L. Atup; Me-chanical Technologist and Die Mak-ers Society (METHODS), Andrei Nikolai E. Alegre; Radio Amateur Communications Society- Electron-ics Communications Engineering Technology (RACS-ECET), Dexter C. Manuel and Railway Engineer-ing Technology Realm of Active and Keen Students Society (RETRACKS Society), Jay-R V. Pelicano. In addition, College of Liberal Arts (CLA) has five reaccredited organizations namely: English So-ciety (EngSoc), Christian Kevin Villanueva; Future Managers Soci-ety (FUMAS), Mark John Benedict Rola; Kapisanan ng mga Mag-aaral sa Filipino (KAMPIL), Edrian Ech-ague; Physical Education Club (PE Club), Roy Lawrence F. Cruz and Social Science Organization (SSO), Mary Joy Flores. Five reaccredited organizations approved from College of Engineer-ing (COE): American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Aircondi-tioning Engineers, Inc (ASHRAE), Glen Dale C. Lontoc; Organization of Electronics and Communications Engineering Students (OECES), Joey Y. Natividad; Philippine Soci-ety of Mechanical Engineers-Student Unit (PSME-SU), Jerusalem P. Al-fonso; TUP-Civil Engineering Soci-ety (TUPCES), Ruscel Q. Bartolome and TUP-Electrical Engineering So-ciety (TUP-EES), Jonalyn V. Go. On the oher hand, Chemical So-ciety (ChemSoc), Marl B. Amoren; Computer Association (COMPASS), Marvin C. Tolfo; TUP-Green Society (TUP GREEN SOC), Arjay G. Mon-talban; Math Society (Math Soc), Angela M. Balaoro and Physics So-

ciety (PhySoc), Rolando C. Miguel, Jr., were the five reaccredited student organizations from College of Sci-ence (COS). Organizations from the Graduate Program were as follows: College of Science Association of Graduate Students (COS-GAS), Lambert G. Quesada and College of Industrial Education Association of Graduate Students (CIE-AGS), Socorro Bulic. There were ten reaccredited stu-dent organization under the Non College-Based category: TUP-Arnis Club (ARNIS Club), Riza Nimfa S. Maniego; Civic Welfare Training Service Club (CWTS Club), Lie-zel A. Venezuela; College Y Club (CYC), Jerico L. Castillo; DOST Scholars’ Club, Jacky Ortega; Junior Peer Counselors’ Club (JPCC), Rho-selyn M. Ohoy; Progreesive Partners for Gender Advancement and Devel-opment Association (PROPAGAN-DA), Randy R. Cabaron; Teakwondo Club, Dyna marie Asada; TUP-Art-ists Society (TUPAS), Alvin Limel E. Cruz; TUP-Literacy Training Service Society (TUP-LTS), Shee Ann Dela Cruz and World Collegiate Associaiton for the Research of Prin-ciples (WCARP), Mary Cris P. Vil-lanueva. From the Religious Club category, organizations were: TUP-Achievers in Mission (TUP-AIM), Jerelyn Aquino; Bible Readers Society Inter-national (BREAD), Myla B. Quimo-ra; Christian Brotherhood Interna-tional (CBI), Ernest Leo E. Daza; Kristiyanong Kabataan para sa Bayan (KKB), Robenson R. Barber; La-kas_Angkan Ministry, Inc. (LAMI), Kristian Jerson M. Borja; Seeds of the Nations (SONS), Bon Ryan M. Fran; Youth for Christ (YFC), Kevin L. Kabamalan and Young Ambas-sadors of Christ (YAFC), Auresie E. Matienzo. PA (J.A. Caigoy)

Two EIC Heads Philippine Artisan“do good, look good, Talk good!” advised former President godofredo e. gallega during the oath taking of Philippine artisan’s new set of editorial Board and Staffs for school year 2009-2010 at the Office of the President, September 25.

ChemSoc Organizes SYMGO

The Chemical Society (ChemSoc) held the annual SyMgO fund-raising activity at the Technological University of the Philippine-Manila covered court last august 13 (Thursday), 12:00-5:00pm. SYMGO aimed to promote the appreciation of elements and their corresponding properties among the students through a more enjoyable way. It also served as a fund raising activity of the organization. The pro-ceeds will be used for the expenses in chemistry laboratory beyond the bud-get allotted by the University. Each SYMGO card costs PhP 20. Each player was to fill up the card with elements of his choice. There is no limit to the number of cards a player could use. The first who fin-ished the given pattern would end the

game. Cash awards of varying amounts were given to all the winners of ten games. Jonathan B. Lucion (BSECE 1B) and Athena M. Manaog (BSESE 1B) took home the grand prize worth PhP 5,000. “Ang galing kasi kahit nagbrown-out, tuloy-tuloy pa rin ang game. Luckily, successful naman natapos ang SYMGO and nag-enjoy naman ang mga players,” said Marl B. Amo-ren (BAS-LT), President of Chem-Soc. PA (M.A.S. Roa)

It was first time in PA’s history that there were two editors-in-chief: Geo Raphiel I. Anico and Benjunar G. Barcoma taking the lead in PA. “My side on having two Editors-in-chief is that it would be better in uplifting the publication’s welfare as well as the students’ since we shall work hand in

hand.” EIC Benjunar Barcoma said. On the other hand, Mark Leilan O. Tanglao took the Associate Editor in English position while Francis An-drew A. Dy got the Associate Editor in Filipino post. Katherine Ann T. Ramos is the new Managing Editor while Jeffrey A.

Caigoy assumed the Circulation man-ager post. The section Editors were filled up by last year’s junior staffers namely: Rafael G. Cultura being the News Editor; followed by Jacky Orte-ga, Features and Entertainment Editor; Mary Ann S. Roa, Literary Editor; and Melchor L. Eduarte Jr., Sports Editor. Moreover, Ma. Roan O. Barredo retained being a senior staff while Julius T. Costa, Jennylyn S. Pumaris, Almiralyn B. Recto, Salve Gina M. Totanes and Ma. Edalyn M. Reduta were promoted as Senior Staffs. PA staffers and editorial board took a competitive examination composed of a written examination followed by an interview by the screening and se-lection panel, except for the cartoon-ists and lay-out artists. The screening and selection panel was composed by Prof. Margaret Aquino, English Dept. Head and Chair of the Committee; Prof. Emma Taar, TUP-Department of Science and Technology Project Di-rector; Prof. Ruby De Leon, Assistant to the Vice President for Academic Affairs; and Prof. Eduardo Dayaoen, Social Science Department faculty. Former President Dr. Godofredo E. Gallega congratulated the new PA edi-torial board and staffers encouraging to promote the university’s welfare. PA (M.L. Eduarte)

electrician Slips dead at CITa 50 year-old laborer from Weltel Company lost balance from the 4th floor utility stairs of the College of Industrial Technology (CIT) build-ing which resulted to his death, 11:25 am, July 23. Gregorio Salvanera, resident of Sampaloc, Manila, was accompa-nied by co-worker Don Erickson, and Engr. Jackson Landrito while repairing the electrical wiring of CIT. This was according to the Po-lice Report given by Police Inspec-tor Rommel Geneblazo of MPD Station 5, Lawton Outpost.

The investigation was led by PCI Maritess Mariano from Scene of the Crime Operatives (SOCO) and SPO2 Dennis Javier from ho-micide division of Ermita Police Station 5. Afterwards, the body of the victim was brought to St. Harold Funeral Homes. PA (J.T. Costa and M.L. Eduarte)

Freak_wenzy Dance Group owns and grooves center stage in Campus Idol 09

Prof. Matic of Chemistry Department flashes her sweet smile with SYMGO players.

geo raphiel anico (left) and Benjunar Barcoma (right) leads Pa for 09-10.

PA Edboard and staff pose after oathtaking with Dr. Gallega, former University President.

A 3The Philippine ArtisanJune - November 2009 NewsDean Baccay, NAST 2009 Outstanding

Young Scientist Awardeedr. MelITO a. BaCCay proved once again that he is indeed one of the brightest assets of TUP. The incum-bent dean of the College of engineering (COe) was awarded as Outstanding young Scientist at the Manila

hotel, July 9. Dr. Baccay was the first recipi-ent of the Outstanding Young Scien-tist (OYS) award in the field of Civil Engineering. He was locally and internation-ally recognized for his research on the development of nondestructive electrochemical techniques for the assessment of corrosion rate of steel

in existing concrete structures. The awarding ceremony was held in conjunction with the 31st National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) Annual Scientific Meeting. Cash award, certificate and plaque of recognition were awarded by Dr. Emil Q. Javier, NAST President and Dr. Mercedes B. Concepcion, Chair of Social Sciences Division.

The OYS award is given annually to young scientists, 40 yrs. old and below, who have made significant contributions to science and technol-ogy. “Siguro, always do give your best in everything that you do and always strive for excellence, kailangan ng focus and study hard,” Dr. Baccay stated. PA (M.A.S. Roa)

youth Summit Takes action for Mdg’s

To awaken the youth about dispersing global crisis, 10th year Interna-tional youth day was held at University of Makati bearing its theme “Sus-tainability: Our Challenge, Our future, Countdown to 2015, august 5-7.

The said event was spearheaded by United Nation of the Philippines (UNAP) and United Nation Youth Association of the Philippines (UN-YAP). UNYAP-TUP was assigned to be the secretariat for the event. The said youth summit focused on the fulfillment of the eight Millen-nium Development Goals (MDGs) promoting solidarity, unity and co-operation among student councils, Sangguniang Kabataan and UNYAP chapters in the Philippines. MDG was centralized by inclusive sessions namely Youth Leadership, Water Sustainability Development Project, Advocacy Campaign and Economic Development. The Youth Day was prepared with the following contests: Quiz Bowl,

On-the-Spot Essay writing contest and Painting contest. Five USG dele-gates representing TUP-M participat-ed the said activities namely: Arden Joffer Lo (USG President), Cheenie Bagus (USG Vice President), Helbert Montillano (Senator), Melanie Man-lapaz (COE Vice Governor) and Nor-wyn Escuro (CIE Governor). Moreover, USG Vice President Cheenie Bagus was proclaimed first placer in the On-the-Spot Painting contest. On the last day of the youth sum-mit, action planning for Stand Up Take Action campaign was discussed followed by the awarding of UNAP’s most outstanding youth leader. PA (J.S. Pumaris)

DOST Scholar

Graduates Showcase Excellence

In lIne with the Science edu-cation Institute (SeI), the de-partment of Science and Tech-nology (dOST) launched its annual awarding ceremony themed “2009 In Touch With excellence,” held at the dusit Thani Manila, Makati City, July 16. The said event was conduct-ed to recognize DOST Scholar Graduates who have displayed an outstanding performance in their respective fields of study. Plaques and medals were award-ed to Summa Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude and Cum Laude from different State Universities and DOST-Accredited campuses throughout Luzon. Awardees include three Cum Laude graduates from Technolog-ical University of the Philippines - Manila (TUP-M) namely: Isado-ra Escol, Mechanical Engineering (ME); John William Orillo and Reynaldo Retome, Electronics Engineering (EcE). “We should inspire and moti-vate the young scientists of today to stay in our country,” stated by Sen. Edgardo J. Angara, Chair-man of Science and Technology Committee. PA (J. Ortega and M.A.S. Roa)

Manalaysay Ranks 8th Place in ME Licensure Exam

anOTher TUPian rose to the roster of engineering Board Topnotchers as Kristoffer lemi Manalay-say placed 8th in the Mechanical engineering licensure exam last april 2009.

Manalaysay said hardwork, the guidance of his mentors and the support of his parents con-tributed to his success. “Proud ako, hindi sa sarili ko, kundi dahil naging part ako ng TUP. Kasi kung wala ang guidance ng ME Professors sa pangunguna nina Engr. Basaen, Engr. Ca-ay, at Engr. Fortaleza, imposible na maging topnoth-cher ako”. With an average score of 86.15 percent, he led the 34 passers out of 55 (62 percent) examinees from TUP-Manila. The thought of making his parents smile was the only pic-

ture in his mind while taking the exam. “Napakasaya, kasi alam kong nabigyan ko ng kasiyahan yung mga magulang ko, lalo na kapag naiisip ko na hindi nasayang lahat ng paghihirap at sakripisyo nila, mairaos lang ang pag-aaral ko”, he added. TUP–M placed 5th in the Cat-egory B of top performing schools with 25–85 examinees. Batangas State University (25/26) 96 per-cent topped the same category, fol-lowed by De La Salle University-Manila (25/29) 86 percent, Cebu Institute of Technology (27/41) 66 percent and Saint Louis University

(17/27) 63 percent ranked 3rd and 4th places respectively. With a national passing rate of 50 percent, a total of 577 out of 1,164 examinees passed the ME Licen-sure examination given by the Pro-fessional Regulation Commission (PRC) Board of Mechanical Engi-neering in Manila and Cebu. The results were released one day after the last day of examination. Moreover, the oath taking cere-mony of the successful examinees as well as previous passers who have not yet taken their oath was held at the Fiesta Pavilion, Manila Hotel, Manila, May 20. PA (A.A. Dadag)

ME Quiz Team Pockets 3 Championships

TWO COnSeCUTIVe years of perpetual trophy. The said trophy was once again given to the Technological Uni-versity of the Philippines-Manila (TUP-M) Mechanical engineer-ing (Me) Quiz team: Sydfelino Manzano, 5a; dexter estolonio, 5a; John Joseph labingdalawa, 4a; ronald francis alamo, 4a and Jai-neil Sicat, 4a in the national Student Quiz Contest in connection with the 67th annual national Convention held at SMX hall Con-vention Center, SM Mall of asia, Pasay City last november 6. Engr. Antiro M. Ca-ay, Me-chanical Engineering Department Head, sees forward for the third time championship of his team hence it will give TUP-M pride and honor when they totally have the perpetual trophy which could only be owned completely by a third time champion. The delegates from the Techno-logical Institute of the Philippines-Manila settled for 2nd place while Bulacan State University ranked 3rd place. “Syempre masaya ako. Mata-gal na naming dini-dream yan. Kailangan pa naming manalo ulit. Two consecutive years na kaming champion. Kailangang mag-cham-pion again next time para sa atin na totally yung trophy,” quipped Engr. Ca-ay. The ME Quiz team which com-posed of Kenneth del Rosario (3A); Bryan Cacho (4A); Ivan Marasi-gan (5A) and Reychard Dwight Henson (3A) with Labingdalawa and Manzano bagged the top spot in the Nationwide Inter-Collegiate Quiz Show as part of the 3rd UP Brain Mesh 2009 held at the Uni-

versity of the Philippines-Diliman, Quezon City, September 12. On September 29, Glenn Ivan Pasia (5A) with Estolonio, Sicat, Manzano and Labingdalawa won the title in the 7th ME Inter-Uni-versity Quiz Contest held at Ba-tangas State University (BatSU), Batangas City. Participating schools in the said events were: TIP-Manila, TIP-QC, BatSU, Bulacan State University, Bataan Peninsula State University, TUP-Taguig, TUP-Manila, Lyce-um University of the Philippines-Manila, Polytechnic University of the Philippines-Taguig and San Juan de Letran College-Calamba. The ME Quizzers were trained under the supervision of Engr. Benedicto N. Fortaleza and Engr. Ca-ay where they took one semes-ter of preparation from June to November 2009 before competing to the said contests. TUP-Manila Quizzers received a total of PhP 25,000 cash prize, gold medals, certificates and the Perpetual Trophy from the differ-ent competitions mentioned. PA (S.B. Ditucalan)

Dr. Baccay, COE Dean, proves supremacy after being awarded by NAST

Incumbent USG officers share leadership ideals with John Carlo De Galicia, former TUP-USG President (fouth from right), at University of Makati.

Kristoffer Lemi Manalaysay showcases TUP-Engineering Excellence in April 2009 Licensure Examination.

A 4 The Philippine ArtisanJune - November 2009News

Pa gives birth to new StaffneW BlOOd of student writers waken! Tupians proved that journalistic skills run in their blood after 15 Junior staff writers, four cartoonists and three lay-out artists successfully passed the recently concluded Campus Journalism Seminar Workshop (CJSW) 2009, conducted by the Philippine artisan at the 5th floor Conference hall, IrTC Building, november 27-28. Among 30 aspiring applicants,22 participants advanced to the competi-tive examination and panel interview. The official set of Junior staff writers was filled with first year candidates namely: Sharon Ditucalan, BSEM-1C; Brian Fabregas, BSCE-1A; Christopher Rosales, BSEsE-1A; John Andre Papasin, GAPT-1F; Syne Mirasol, BSIE-ComEd-1A1; Joemar Papa, BSA-1A; Mary Grace Reyes, CoET-1B; Maureen Milagrosa dela Cruz, BSCS-1C; Amave Sy, BSCE-1A; Mary Jane Venegas, PDDT-2A; Christian Joseph Ambong, BSEsE-1A; Thea Camille Diaz, BSIE-ComEd-1B1; Christine Chua, BSIE-ComEd-1A1; Shaine Angelie Flores,

BSIE-HE-1A and Gizelle Ganit, BSIE-ComEd-1A1. Meanwhile, PA’s new lay-out artists are Jonathan Rich-ard Savellano, GAPT-1F; Cliff Kevin Cendana, BSA-1A and Catherine Sy, BSIE-ComEd-1D1. While Arnel Arenal, BSME-2B; Dino Alberto Nillo, BSC-IS-2B; Carlo Sotero Jr , BSIE-AE-1A1 and John Carlo Dizon, GAPT-1E join PA’s new cartoonists. On the first day, seminars were conducted enhancing the writing and cartooning skills of the aspirants fol-lowed by the examination and inter-view on the second day. The guest speakers include: Prof. Nestor G. Cuartero, Faculty of Arts and Letters, University of Santo Tomas, tackled

editorial and column writing; Prof. Rose Marie Cruz, Faculty-in-charge for scholarship and foreign Students, discussed self awareness; Prof. Vic-tor Fumar, College of Languages, Linguistic and literature, PNU, talk-ed about creative and feature writ-ing; Mr. Maurelio C. Cabo Jr, former Circulation Manager, PA Manila, dis-cussed news and sports writing and Ms. Jonah May C. Trapal, former PA Manila Lay-out artist, lectured lay outing. In addition, Mr. Benjunar G. Bar-coma, Editor-in-chief of PA delivered closing remarks and ended the event with the oath taking for the success-ful applicants. PA (M.E.M. Reduta)

TUP – M Ranks 3rd in ECE Board

The Bachelor of Science in electronics engineering (BSeCe) graduates proved their potentials in the board examination after placing 3rd in the 100 and above examinee category garnering 31 passing percentage with 37 passers out of 118 examinees, October 2009.

Likewise, TUP-Visayas ranked 1st in the 50 to 99 category with 48 pass-ing percentage acquiring 28 passers out of 58 examinees. The Professional Regulation Com-mission (PRC) announced that 1131 examinees passed the October 26 and 27 licensure exams given by the Board of Electronics Engineering in Manila. Moreover, last March 28-29, 14 graduates proved their skills and abil-ities in front of the licensure exam having a 24 passing percentage in the

national. In addition, the licensure examina-tion held in Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu and Iloilo produced 598 new Electronics Engineers out of 2472 examinees for the said batch. Awards were given at Fiesta Pavilion, Manila Hotel, April 28. The Board of Members of the Licensure Examination were: Engr. Sylvia Icasiano-Marcelo, Chairman; Engr. Nestor C. Dacanay and Engr. Joel B. Bajador, Members. PA (J. Ortega)

USg Materializes freshmen

Orientation

aS ParT of TUP family, new students were welcomed in an effort of the University Student government (USg) and Office of Student affairs (OSa) through conducted freshmen orientation at the Integrated research and Training Center (IrTC), June 16-25. The orientation was segmented into two sessions, the first being held at 8am to 12 nn and the other session at 1 pm to 5 pm. Intending to enhance students’ awareness, the said orientation focused on the following topics: Student Support Service; Rules on Career Guidance and Testing Center; Ancillary Service; Scholarship Grants; Student Life Development and Rules on Discipline. The discussions aim to familiarize the students with the policies of the University. OSA scheduled the orientation while USG coordinated with the speakers of the said event. The orientation was made batch by batch to accommodate the 300-seat capacity of IRTC’s conference hall. Moreover, 4183 freshmen attended the orientation. “It was successful, but the only thing that could evaluate this activity was the feedback from freshmen,” stated by Kathleen Grajo, CIT Governor. Pa (J.S. Pumaris)

BIlang PaKIKIISa sa pagdiriwang ng Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa na may temang “Wikang filipino: Mula Baler hanggang Buong Pilipinas,” nagdaos ang Kolehiyo ng Malayang Sining-Kagawaran ng filipino ng mga patimpalak sa buwan ng agosto.

Ginanap ang patimpalak sa pagga-wa ng poster noong Agosto 4 sa CLA Lobby. Si Luisita L. Chua (BFA-1A) ang nagkamit ng unang gantimpala at premyong PhP 2,000 samantalaang sina Mark Kim R. Arcenal (BFA-1B) at Darwin M. Erispe (BSA-1B) naman ang mga nagsitanggap ng ikalawa at ikatlong gantimpala at premyong PhP 1,500 at PhP 1,000. Sina Dr. Dionisio Espression Jr., dating Dekano ng CAFA; Prof. Leo Cabansag at Prof. Ramon Dela Cruz, mga guro ng CAFA, ang nagsilbing mga hurado sa nasabing paligsahan. Sa kabilang dako, noong Agosto 11, sa silid bilang 223 gusali ng CLA, isinagawa ang paligsahan sa pagkatha ng sanaysay. Si Gemma S. Rodelas (BSC-1A) ang tumanggap ng unang gantimpala at premyong PhP 1,000,

samantalang sina Santos G. Sorra Jr. (BSA-1A) at Vanessa Paula G. Ponce (BSEcE-1B) naman ang mga nag-kamit ng ikalawa at ikatlong gantim-pala na tumanggap ng premyong PhP 700 at PhP 500. Ang mga naging hurado naman sa nasabing patimpalak ay sina Dr. Fla-viana Baluyut, Dekano ng CLA; Rof. Eduardo Doyaoen, guro ng Kagawaran ng Agham Panlipunan at Prof. marcela Fernandez, guro sa Ingles. Naging matagumapay ang natur-ang pagdiriwang sa pangunguna ni Prof. Thelma Serrano, pinuno ng Ka-gawaran ng Filipino, kasama sina Dr. Marcelo Apar, Prof. Delfin Baquiran, Prof George Ramisan at Prof. Dennis Mangubat, mga guro sa Filipino. PA (J.A. Caigoy)

Buwan ng Wika ’09 Ipinagdiwang

101 Donates in Bloodletting Campaign

The annUal success in bloodletting campaign reached a new re-cord of 101 donors through voluntary donation from students, facul-ties and employees of the Technological University of the Philippines-Manila University Clinic, July 24. This activity was conducted in response to the request of the Ma-nila District Health Department to support the Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC) in providing adequate, safe, affordable and equi-table distribution of blood supply. Moreover, it aimed to mobilize all sectors of the community to par-ticipate in voluntary and non-profit collection of blood to authorized centers of the Department of Health (DOH) and PNRC. Meanwhile, donors must com-

ply with the requirements in blood donation including: good health, normal blood pressure, between 16 to 65 years of age and at least 110 pounds in weight. To recognize their heroic act, the donors received a keychain with their engraved blood type. “This event intended to educate the participants behind the service of blood donation,” according to Dr. Emmanuel G. Ruiz, University Physician and Head of the Medical and Dental Section. PA (J.Ortega)

dlSU recognizes Barrientos research

de la Salle University- research Coordination Office (UrCO) awarded Mr. rodell C. Barrientos’ research entitled “Waste Mini-mization Scheme through Precycling Practices: The la Sallian Per-spective” as one of the 20 best concept papers under UrCO special project, March 27.

With the concept of developing a greener and cleaner environment, Barrientos’ paper focused on waste minimization and how La Sallians’ lifestyle affect their awareness in the environment. Moreover, the URCO also awarded five outstanding concept papers for full research papers and certificates of recognition were given to different institutions and researchers which also participated in the said event.

“I feel proud because my pa-per won in this. It’s difficult to get this award because a lot of students and faculty members joined,” Mr. Barrientos proudly said, encouraging TUPians to pursue further studies. Barrientos is a current instruc-tor of the Technological Univer-sity of the Philippines and cur-rently taking Master of Science in Chemistry at De La Salle Univer-sity, Manila. PA (M.L. Eduarte)

30 Passed ee Board examsThe PrOfeSSIOnal regulation Commission (PrC) released the reg-istered electrical engineer (ree) board exam results with 1,101 passers out of 2,613 examinees of the September 12 and 13 licensure exams.

Garnering 41 percent passing rate with 29 passers, TUP-M produced new set of licensed Electrical Engi-neers namely: Elvin Rey A. Agullo, Patrick S. Balagtas, Ryan Anthony R. Banal, Ramil P. Calleja, John Philip C. Cantuba, Joseph T. Chang, Shirlie O. Dita, Kathleen A. Ducut, Alejandrino V. Flores, Jr., August D. Fullente, Enrique S. Guisado, Dante C. Handugan, Donnie A. Labanon, Mel Abrian M. Labay, Vincent S. Labindao, Ronnie B. Lozano, Mark Stephen G. Manalo, Mark Edison L. Pamittan, Raffy H. Pebres, Mar-ryjane Glory S. Racino, Rimjhun O. Ramirez, Emmanuel M. Sanggalang,

Jane Rausan P. Sarmiento, Frank-lin Jae V. Soriano, Joanna Marie A. Suson, Kim Verlie P. Truya, Mark V. Tutor and Albert Y. Yusi. Moreover, PRC also announced that Engr. Raymund D. Purisima from TUP-Manila was one of the 11 passers of Professional Electrical En-gineer (PEE) Examination given by the Board of Electrical Engineering in Manila last September 2009. The Philippine Board of Electri-cal Engineering was composed of Engr. Rodolfo R. Peñalosa, Chair-man; Engr. Edward L. Mendoza and Engr. Jaime V. Mendoza, members. PA (C.S. Rosales)

Participants fulfill their dreams of becoming writers, layout artists and cartoonists through CJSW 2009 of PA.

Organizers and Dancers display Filipinism through their dresses.

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TUP Tops 23rd PldT-dPC national Competition ‘09

rOnSOn CUlIBrIna and Kevin leonard Cerda, second year students of Bachelor of fine arts major in advertising dominated in the 23rd PldT-directories Philippines Corporation (dPC) directory Cover Vi-sual art national Competition last february 7. With the theme Tribute to the Fili-pino Micro-Entrepreneurs, Culibrina bagged the grand prize through his artwork entitled “Bantayog” portray-ing street vendors on Luneta Monu-ment. “As I saw it, the micro-entrepre-neurs are the roots of the country’s business. They help a lot in keeping the gears of our economy going,” Culibrina explained. “They’re kind of modern heroes so I put them in Rizal’s monument,” he added. Moreover, Kevin Leonard Cerda’s “Magasin” won second place in the same competition. “We made a liv-ing with micro-entrepreneurship. It enabled me to study through elemen-

tary, high school and until now in col-lege.” Cerda credited. “The concepts and execution are very important, so we selected the best paintings in terms of execution that illustrates or captures the intent of the theme,” Cesar Victor Reyes, one of the judges, explained on how the winners were chosen. The awarding ceremony was held at the National Museum. Culibrina re-ceived PhP 100,000 while Cerda and Salamat (Bulacan State University) received PhP 70,000 and PhP 60,000, respectively, plus trophies designed by National Artist Napoleon Abueva. PA (M.E.M. Reduta)

in CIE, former Dean of CIE, and for-mer Campus Director of TUP-Cavite. He graduated from TUP with a Bach-elor’s degree in Industrial Education major in Ceramics, a Master’s De-gree in Industrial Education major in Administration and Supervision and Doctor’s Degree in Education major in Industrial Education Management. Moreover, he explained that his experiences in this university served as his asset for winning the presiden-cy. He worked hard being a working student and dedicated his 31 years in his teaching profession. He is a product of public schools since elementary until college en-abling him to mention, “Ramdam ko ang problema ng mga estudyante”. He envisions the university as a “reengineered technological univer-sity with cutting-edge technology programs, operating in a high trust environment, and state-of-the-art fa-cilities with high quality workface.”

BOr founds new Search Commit-tees With the proposed budget of Php 300,000 for the entire search, the BOR formed a Search Committee for President (SCP) that will screen the candidates based on CHED Memo-randum Order No. 16, series of 2009, dated May 27, 2009 as the adopted set of criteria providing rules and procedure for the search processes. The SCP was chaired by Com-missioner William Medrano with the following members: Dr. Eduardo S. Caillo, EARIST President, PASUC; Alejandro Teves Escaño, MERAL-CO Foundation Inc. President, Pri-vate Sector; Arden Joffer Lo, TUP-M USG President, Student Representa-tive; and Prof. Benedicta R. Tagayu-na, Vice President of the Federation of TUPFAs and President of TUP-Taguig, Faculty Representative. Furthermore, the Secretiat in-cludes: Mr. Jonathan Monsad, Act-ing University Board Secretary; Ms. Imee Calvo, Administration Assistant to Hon. Nona S. Ricarfort; and Ms. Sol Theresa L. Logo, Executive As-sistant to Commisioner Medrano.

The Search for new Prexy is On The selection process for the posi-tion began with the nationwide Notice of Search for Presidency announcing the vacancy of the position. The announcement was published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer in its August 7, 14, 20 issues in which Sep-tember 4 was set as the deadline for application. The minimum requirements for the search were: must be 35-61 years old upon application; a natural-born Filipino citizen; a holder of an earned doctorate degree from a reputable higher education institution; have proven track record as administrator, preferably in the academe, whether in private or public, at least five years; and have not been convicted of any administrative offense or crime. Candidates were evaluated on the following major areas: professional competence, academic background, Public forum or presentation and Panel interview having 35, 25, 25 and 15 percentages respectively. Among eight applicants who sub-mitted the application, one candidate had withdrawn the application and two were disqualified. One of which

is Dr. Gallega (incumbent president), due to age requirement while the oth-er is a SUC President in Mindanao having a pending administrative and criminal case. Five candidates officially advanced to the screening process including profile appraisal, panel interview, public forum and eventually the fi-nalization of ranking and election of the new University President. Being the crowd’s favorite during the public forum on October 15, Dr. Caparas won the heart of the audience composed of the following sectors: students, faculty, non-teaching staff and alumni association. Likewise, he remembered one of the questions wherein he was asked on how he will manage the university, and his answer was simple, “Lead by example.” Furthermore, other competitors were: Dr. Nilo S. Salas, former TUP Vice President for Research and Extension; Dr. Vaugh S. Buaquiña, Dean of Institute of Graduate Studies and Director for Research, Planning and Development, San Sebastian College-Recoletos; Dr. Rodrigo L. Malunhao, OIC-President of Cen-tral Mindanao University, Bukidnon and former President of Universi-dad de Manila (CCM); Dr. Orlando B. Molina, Senior Executive Vice President, Strategic Concepts Devel-opment Foundation, Inc. and former President of Trinity College of Que-zon City and University of Caloocan City.

Succeeding Dr. Gallega whose term ended last October 9, 2009 serv-ing the university for four years, Dr. Caparas was named the sixth presi-dent. “For us to have a stronger relation-ship with one another, achieve our goals and preserve the integrity of the university,” quipped by our new-est prexy. PA

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ECE Wiz Bags Silver in IECEP QuizThe TeChnOlOgICal University of the Philippines (TUP) is indeed the home of engineering wizards as it took home the 2nd place in the annual Institute of electronics engineering of the Philippines (IeCeP)-expanded Metro Manila Quiz Bee. Six Electronics Engineering (EcE) students battled against 21 other participating schools in the quiz bee held at the Lyceum of the Philip-pines University-Manila, September 22. The following participants stood-out in the said competition in-cludes: Charles R. Evangelista, BSEcE-4A; Paul James F. Daria, BSEcE-4A; Virgilio T. Libunao Jr., BSEcE-4A; Jhon Juan V. Evange-lista, BSEcE-5A; Christopher F. Cayamanda, BSEcE-5A, and Josuel V. Racca, BSEcE-5A, were these student-participants stood-out in the said competition as trained by Engr. Edmon O. Fernandez. With the title “Quiz Bowl 2009: Battle of the Wizards”, the quiz competition covered Electronics Communication System, General En-gineering Science, Mathematics and Electronics Engineering subjects. “Each participating universities are required to pass 20 set of prob-lem solving and from that, 24 chosen questions will be qualified for the exam,” stated Engr. Fernandez. “Since last year, the 5th year partici-pants have been reviewing while the 4th year participants reviewed for two months,” he added. Moreover, other winners of the competition were Polytechnic Uni-versity of the Philippines-Manila (PUP-M) and Pamantasan ng Lung-sod ng Maynila (PLM) grabbing 1st and 3rd places respectively. PA (M.R.O. Barredo)

CIE Parapet CollapsesThe COllaPSIng of College of Industrial education’s (CIe) canopy brought TUPians big surprise as School year 2009–2010 opened. “Reinforcement bars must be fully welded to the existing bars of the columns,” Arch. Roberto D. Panga-noron, Assistant to the President for Physical Planning and Development (APPPD), proclaimed. He stated that under investigation, it was found out

that the contractor, Atlantic Erectors has been deficient in supervising and implementing the specifications of the plan. He also added that high vibration of heavy vehicles; weak foundation of the area containing subsoil along

Ayala Boulevard, and calamity dur-ing typhoon contributed to the inci-dent. After replacing damaged windows and nine air-condition units, the At-lantic Erectors will be going to re-store a free-fabricated canopy at their

own cost as they agreed the bound of contract for 25 years guarantee. Moreover, the said renovation was expected to be finished within 75 working days as stated in the memo-randum issued. “This incident will not happen

again as long as the project manage-ment team will enclose supervision,” Arch. Panganoron assured the safety of the students and faculty members. PA (M.R. Barredo and J.A. Caigoy)

Physics Department dares TUP CommunityChallengIng The TUPians on their Physics familiarity, the Phys-ics department held a fund raising activity entitled “Physics Knowledge Quest,” last September 22, 1 pm to 5 pm, at the TUP Covered Court. The Physics Knowledge Quest, is a card game utilizing the tic-tac-toe pro-cedure. But instead of numbers, Phys-ics concepts, physicists, and Physics units were used. All students were allowed to join and there was no limit to the number of cards players could use. Each game card costs PhP 10 and was playable for all ten games. The first who fin-ishes a given pattern such as diagonal, slash, X and P pattern would win in the game. Cash certificates were awarded to the grand prize winners including: Vincent A. Martinez, GAPT-2E; Ma-rie Eleanor Militante, BSECE-2B; and Joseph Silvestre, BSEE2A.

“Ok naman, maraming nagpartici-pate. As I evaluate, natuto naman sila (participants) kasi nasasagot naman nila ang mga questions. In return, we were able to gain funds,” said Dr. Dario Logmao, Physics Department Head. Dr. Logmao also took the opportu-nity to invite everyone in the upcom-ing projects of the department includ-ing The Game of the Physicist, The Physics Olympics, Physics Labora-tory Skills 2010 and Inter-University Physics Quiz. He encouraged all TU-Pians to participate and ensured that winners will be rewarded fabulously. PA (M.A.S. Roa)

Bardinas Emerges on Top of the BoardneW SeT of Civil engineers brought fame to our University led by engr. edwin C. Bardinas placing tenth during Civil engi-neering licensure examination given by the Professional regu-latory Commission (PrC) last May 2009. Engr. Bardinas garnering 93.6 percent successfully edge-out among 1,199 passers which was only 44 percent of 2,744 civil en-gineer aspirants. “Di ko na inasahan yung pa-giging topnotcher dahil nung alam ko ng pasado yung mga sag-ot ko,di ko na sineryoso pa yung mga sumunod na tanong,” stated Engr. Bardinas. Technological University of the Philippines-Manila (TUP-M) obtained 65 percentage of pass-ing rate with 11 passers out of 17 examinees. Meanwhile, Engr. Marjun B. Macasilhig, Engr. Mary Gay Ann M. Daguno, Engr. Richelle Ann C. Obado, Engr. Jeffrey C. Dela Cruz, Engr. Eric C. Tiongson, Engr. Franklin M. Ingua, Engr. Samantha Quincy D. Abarquez, Engr. Donnie Ray D. Distrito and Engr. Melody B. Tasarra were the newly licensed TUP-M civil en-gineers joining Engr. Bardinas in the May 2009 CE Licensure Ex-amination. The oath taking ceremony of the new set of civil engineers was held at Manila Hotel last June 27,

2009. PA (M.R.O. Barredo)

ECE Quiz Team savors victory after winning the Quiz Show.

Ronson Culibrina (left) and Kevin Leonard Cerda (3rd from left, 2nd picture) holds firm to their trophies designed by National Artist Napoleon Abueva.

Physics Department Head Dr. Dario Logmao supervises conduct of Physics Knowledge Quest.

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Cabauatan Lines 8th in CE Licensure Examengr. Bryan anThOny Cabauatan, garnering 94.40 percentage, placed 8th in the november 2009 Civil en-gineering licensure examination leading the 45 passers of the Technological University of the Philippines-Manila (TUP-M) having 79 percent passing rate. Professional Regulation Com-mission (PRC) announced that 2,257 out of 4,878 passed the exam gain-ing a national passing rate of 46.27 percent.

The said examination was given by the Board of Civil Engineering in Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legazpi and Tacloban last Novem-ber 21 and 22. Among the 44 other passers of TUP-M were the following: April D. Atienza, Arman V. Austria, Andro B. Banzon, Leodegario P. Barrion, Jr., Ellaine C. Bunag, Rex Rondeau P. Calderon, Rod-erick B. Callos, Leah Criszel L. Capiral, Catherine Joy C. Cesante, Russel F. Da-vin, Lorelaine S. Dela Cruz, Leonard T. Esber, Mark Anthony L. Escober, Ernan Jonell G. Falip, Fausto F. Fausto, Alma P. Garcia, Rodel B. Garcia, Jasinne C. Garna, Ronaldo P. Gesmundo, Flaubert

Ace H. Habal, Milanie P. Jawerga, Julie Ann S. Lara, Marilou L. Laya-can, Marinor T. Leonidas, Henry P. Madera, Gener L. Malificiado, Don Carlo G. Manalo, Shayne P. Man-uel, Emily S. Mendoza, Jo-Ann C. Mercado, Rylene V. Naty, Paula Vianca R. Palisoc, Lora Portia S. Parpan, Nilo I. Pascual, Angelito L. Patris, Shakespeare L. Pedernal, Christine Mae P. Ramos, Maricel R. Ranola, Xy-za S. Sansaet, Ge-lie C. Talion, Alfred T. Urtal, Ray-mond C. Villanueva, Jericho Neil F. Villasin and Ma Paula C. Yuzon. PA (B.A. Fabregas)

Meanwhile, the exhibits from different student organizations were showcased at the CIT building 2nd floor followed by a computer animation seminar conducted at the IRTC 4th floor. Moreover, a skills competition was conducted with delegations from: TUP-Manila (TUP-M), TUP-Cavite (TUP-C), TUP-Taguig (TUP-T), TUP-Visayas (TUP-V), Unibersidad de Manila (UDM) and Eulogio Amang Rodriguez Institute of Science and Technology (EARIST). Furthermore, individual competi-tions’ champs were as follows: Rafael Q. Crespo (TUP-C) Electronics; Rowel A. Godoyo (TUP-M), Lathe Machining; Rome Jay C. Ferrer and Sidney Dani S. Gelito (TUP-M), Mechatronics; Llanz Q. Joseph (TUP-M), Refrigeration and Air-

conditioning; Yra Zusha Zafe (TUP-M), Sewing; Reymond Pertez (TUP-M), Au-tomotive; Marjorie Salvador and Mela-nie Perez (TUP-M), Cooking; William S. Acevedo (TUP-T), CAD; John James Abunton, Jester Aldritch Tamayo and Deodelio Omas-As (TUP-M), Electrical; Robertz Mhike M. Tolentino, Ray Am-brose Tan and Agapito Guevarra (TUP-M), Techno-Quiz; Antonio Alagos (TUP-M), Welding; and Evan Rich Villegas and Isaiah Karl Tomas (TUP-M), Robotics. “It was a successful 3rd annual CIT week, there were more participants and a good number of exhibitors, so I would say that it became better than the previous ones.” noted by Dean Hilario. To finish the event, CIT’s faculty awarded the winners from different cat-egories at the IRTC 4th floor, showing how warm CIT’s faculty was. PA (M.L. Eduarte)

CIE Commemorates Educator’s Week

IntendIng to prove future educator’s proficiency, the College of Industrial education (CIe) celebrated its 31st founding anniversary bearing its theme Tech-nology education: Saan at Kailanman, ating Kailangan at CIe atrium, Septem-ber 2-4. The celebration started with an open-ing mass followed by a parade partici-pated by Association of Computer Edu-cation Students (ACES), Association of Electronics and Electrical Technology Students (AESTES), Association of Stu-dents in Industrial Arts (ASIA), Bachelor of Technical Teacher Education (BTTE), Home Economic Club (HE club) and League of Art Educators Pursuing Inge-nuity and Skills (LAPIS). Afterwards, Dean Andres Z. Taguiam formally opened the event. He extended his remarks to the college professors who truly devoted their efforts in selflessly molding the future leaders. On the first two days of the celebra-tion, CIE conducted different activities namely Tuklas-Talino, extemporaneous speech and sports fest. Moreover, sweet voices and harmonious dancesteps of the

finalists rocked the stage as singing and dance competition began. The said activities aim to enhance the knowledge, sense of leadership, coopera-tion, determination and unity among CIE students in terms of academic and sports competitions. As part of the last day’s celebration, the coronation rites for Mr. and Ms. CIE 2009 was held at CIE Atrium. Germaine Glizelle Cuevas (BSIE IA-2A) and Bryan Falcatan (BSIE IA-3A), ASIA representa-tives, were crowned as the Mr. and Ms. CIE ’09. Moreover, ASIA was proclaimed the over-all champion for the event. The cel-ebration was spearheaded by the Univer-sity Student Government (USG). “Unity, yun talaga ang gusto naming ma-build up sa mga CIE students,” Norwyn Escuro, CIE Governor stated. PA (J.S.Pumaris)

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CIE visits Baguio Citythe College of Industrial education (CIe) toured around the summer capital of the Philippines, Baguio City, September 17-18.

The Educational Trip themed “A journey to the Cordillera’s,” was spearheaded by Dr. Apollo P. Portez, Head of Professional Industrial Edu-cation, for 3rd and 4th CIE students. The students arrived at 6:30 in the morning and spent their breakfast at Burnham Park. The group visited Mansion House, Wright and Mines View Park, Good Shepherd Convent, PMA, SITELL

Call Center where the Cultural Night was held near the Strawberry Farm. The masters of ceremony were Mr. Randy Cabaron, Ms. Rhea Climaco, Mr. Deo Baldestomo and Dr. Wil-helminia Borjal. Moreover, on the second day, the students went to Strawberry Farm, BSU Food Processing, GROTTO and PAGASA where they were given free time for shopping and boating.

The group had set the amount of PhP 2,400.00 per student for the trip which covered all the expenses for transportation, meals, accommoda-tion and other miscellaneous expens-es. This program is a curricular com-motion designed to provide them with the first hand occurrence that will strengthen their classroom learn-ings applicable to industrial and en-trepreneurial practices and operations as well as environmental awareness and conversation. Furthermore, future educators competed in a quiz bee led by Dr. Cristina B. Celarta, Dr. Viola T. De-los Reyes and Dr. Gabriel C. Sicam. PA (S.G.M. Totanes)

College of Engineering

KIT Meets TUP StudentsTO PrOMOTe cultural relationship between filipinos and Koreans, four male students from Technological University of the Philippines-Manila flew to South Korea, October 26.

Through series of written, oral and psychological examinations, 30 applicants were screened by the English department and Dr. Evangeline M. Dayap. Successful applicants were Geo Raphiel I. Anico, BAS-ES 4A; Allan C. Carino BSCE 2B; Mark Alvin F. Flores, BSME 2, and Mark John Benedict G. Rola BAM-IM 4A. The said stu-dents resided in Kumoh National Institute of Technology (KIT) from November 2009 to Janu-ary 2010. Unfortunately, Rola returned to Philippines immediately due to some health issues. Students would be receiving PhP 15, 000 monthly allowance plus roundtrip airfare ticket

with full accommodations and 9-unit Korean culture and history class. This undertaking was part of the Memorandum of Understanding between TUP and KIT as requested by Dr. Hee Soo Yoon, Director of Language Education Center of KIT. Office of the President issued Office Order No. 735 Series 2009 authorizing the English department to screen and select students from 1st to 4th year to be sent in KIT. This was first time that KIT invited TUP-M to send students to assist in the operation of the English Village in Gyeonggi Province. PA (J.T. Costa and J.S. Pumaris)

Engr. Bryan Anthony Cabauatan brings pride to TUP Community

ranking 8th in CE exam.

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“We are all heroes waiting to be

unleashed despite disparity.”

On My Mark Benjunar G. Barcoma

false Barricades

enclosed with our re-sponsibilities as writ-ers is the fact that we have to deal with

university officials and other people concerned with our un-dertakings. But not all encoun-ters are pleasant. yes, some are nice. Some are civil. Some are disappointing. for reasons we can’t directly point out, we still deem it necessary to put civility in every conversation, courtesy call, and consultation. We cannot deny the reality that we do write most of our articles with strong attack. We have our most anticipated “Habulin Mo Kung Kaya Mo” which doles out the realization that we have to know what we are denying to see. For it is our choice, we have to unleash even the most fetid is-sue of an authority. Arbitrarily, we bump into people. And we are

not exempted from boorish treat-ments, and foul comments. How-ever, these doesn’t stop us from writing because this is what we ought to do. And we hold on to our actions since we are guided by our passion that justifies our writings and we are supported by a National Law – and we abide it! When we seek for approval of our transactions or meticulously gather data and interview people, we do them with courteousness. However, we can’t do away from unacceptable instances. We have a taste of degrading words, ter-rifying look, and deafening si-lence (for we get no response at all). But what’s more thwarting is some people try to take con-trol over us. Insisting the editors to do things is something we can never allow. Yes we do recognize the set-up that we are students and that they are authorities. But we are also writers and we have to act as such and ignite the ide-alisms of a true writer. All things fall into the right places. If they are justified ac-cordingly by sincere and genuine

concern – especially for the wel-fare of the students, our greatest stakeholders, then we give the as-surance that we can be your portal for materializing all those. How-ever, if we are obviously used for selfish strategies, we shall be your c r i t i c and this s h a l l be dis-c u s s e d prompt-ly in the p r o p e r avenue. We are a student publication and we are a venue for reflecting the image of our university. We are a threshold for information dis-semination. What the university does is what we write. We shall never break our ideals and bend the truth for the sake of protect-ing somebody’s image. And we do not recognize the existence of university elements who claim to be barricades of good governance and well-rounded student welfare but evi-dently do the other way. We can’t

let this happen for we are obliged to voice out the needs of our stu-dents. Critics we shall be. This is not to degrade involved individu-als, but to let everybody realize that things should go into the

right track; that if mis-takes are done, cor-responding actions and precautions should be observed. What is

the essence of having a campus paper published with only good issues as its contents if under-lying not-so-good matters are evident? Who shall protect the welfare of abused students? How their concerns are voiced out? It is very simple. No negative topic will be written if no nega-tive action has been done. We say, we write what we see. For all the accusations and degrading feedbacks we get, we shed no tears. We take them as

challenges. We understand peo-ple who do not understand us. We take it just like this: they deprive themselves of the chance of un-derstanding our undertaking, our writings and our advocacy. The task for us therefore is to open their perception – wide enough to understand our purpose. We may be students. But in-side the office and when our works are concerned, we solely consider ourselves writers. We, therefore, have to firmly believe in what is right and what is just. And this explains why we are not afraid of exposing the loopholes of a certain office or a university official. Here’s the thing, we give back what we receive. Just like respect begets respect. And we voice out what is seemingly obvious (be it negative or positive issues) even to the extent of stumbling into a bigger person. In our line of work, we are equal. We see no univer-sity official or student leader. In-stead, we consider everybody as affecting factors of this univer-sity. Therefore, actions should be watched out. Pa

“It is very simple. No negative topic will be

written if no negative action has been done. We say, we

write what we see.”

VITRUVIAN VIEW Geo Raphiel I. Anico

realizing Metaphorical acts of entropy

For four years that this university became my portal of valuing my education and build-

ing strong foundation to shelter my dreams, I have been endur-ing the absurdity and criticisms of my friends for not having my education with the better ones or with those whose recogni-tions are often associated with their membership to the tele-vised athletic leagues. I must admit that I have that regret of not entrusting my future with these better ones for experi-encing lot of anecdotes with my university being misidentified. This is like an indigestible rock in-gested in my system. But this sort of idealism is now changing and gradually turning the rock into a medicine pill, making it more and more soluble with the triumphs

brought by our university. As I am writing this column amidst the coldest state of my lifetime in this land of 2ne1, Won-der Girls, and kimchi, I realized that much hope and determination must evolve for our university to attain the threshold of preparing students to the real world of glo-balization. Thus, improving the governance in bringing the focal point of progress to the real cries of the tired scholars. Entropy is simply defined as the measure of total disorderliness and randomness of a system. This word has always been connotated negatively for bringing disorder. Being an entropic person means being a savant to search for a more sustainable future despite disadvantages of chaotic disarray. The term has much to do with order and disorder. While some of a system’s states may exhibit patterns that are very orderly, most of its states would be con-sidered disorderly. Our university changes through generations but some changes will not justify that we are leading and premiering technology. Infrastructures may

be boosting but facilities are still diminishing. We may be improv-ing the physical aspect but the vi-tal development is still missing, upon which that essential must start from within. Our publication has undergone almost intolerable criticisms. Some members tend to cry but many remain firm on their i d e o l o g i e s . From issues of immoral-ity, defamatory mockery with irrelevant questionings of our par-ent’s rearing capacity and the alle-gations of bringing pandemonium to silence. But that stillness has been manifested by the ignorance that has emanated significantly to those who feared to face some of our shameful predicaments. Yet any accusation will not justify our purpose nor make us surrender the idealism that our ancestors in-stilled six decades ago. When a system has more of freedom, there are more possible states for it to occupy; thus it has

more entropy. We are not asking for an absolute freedom for it is philosophically evil. What we are asking is not a mere freedom but the rights that are clearly stipulat-ed in our constitution, rights that will free us all from the shack-les of egocentricity into a more

truthful and synergist ic educational system. The people who often misun-derstood the nature of be-

ing an Artisan are the beginners. The beginners are our common detractors for they never learn nor give chance themselves to under-stand the right principles that we promote. We are entropic who never wish for disorder yet it is the nature of a system to disorder itself for its noble sake. Realizing these metaphorical acts of entropy is listening to our publication and therefore appreciating most of our students’ wellbeing. Before, I never dreamed of be-coming a hero until our very own

Efren Penaflorida made good Fili-pino history as the CNN Hero of the Year. We are all heroes waiting to be unleashed despite disparity. I am sure that Efren is a signifi-cant proof of the growing diver-sity of entropism. There are also beginners who never believe on what he is fighting for. The flame of his advocacy may be different from ours but the purity is as hot as our fortitude for change. Now that our university has its new president, the highest ideal for better change resides in him. Dr. Olympio V. Caparas will face the challenges of time to show his endurance of sustaining his aspi-rations into actions and to agitate problems into suitable solutions. Our publication is more than will-ing to promote his deeds for bet-terment and our trust will be his sage. Herewith, we are fearless on voicing out the concerns of major-ity and the sympathies of minority as long as we believe that the end will justify any form of turmoil that for others are mere disciples of stupidity.Pa

A 8 The Philippine ArtisanJune - November 2009Opinion

“By our own little ways, together, we can make a

difference.”

“As students, we have the right to demand better

results”

“Philippines is said to have a culture of impunity with its rotten system of

denial for justice... ”

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Stratagem Francis Andrew A. Dy Provisions

Melchor L. Eduarte Jr.

do you want to be a hero?

extraordinary powers, relevant skills and advanced equip-ments. These are some req-

uisites that we often use to describe a hero. nowadays, this word seems to be the most overused term. fields of sports, showbiz, politics, media and even in our favorite cartoon show there’s a hero. But as an individual, do you think of such way on how to be-come a hero? It was 22nd of November when I have read a news article about Efren Peña-

florida who was awarded by CNN and declared as the “2009 Hero of the Year.” Thus it amazes and serves as an inspira-tion for many of us especially the youth. Even though Efren is neither a politician nor a rich being, he had his own ways to serve others. With his Kariton Klasrum, he tried to reach the poor children and educate them. Sometimes it makes me wonder, if all people will do what Efren Peñaflorida did, will they also be called heroes? Lit-erally, it can possibly happen but many don’t realize that heroic actions depend on a specific time and right situation. Each of us has different personas and whilst have our own way how to become a hero for others. Batman, Superman, Spiderman and even Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy have their own responsibilities in their town, similar to a student journalist inside his campus. Unlike Batman and Super-

man, student journalists cannot hide their identities as their names are also published in their releases. A student journalist’s life is a lot more different from an ordinary student’s life. Life is more complicated, quite tiring but exciting. There are times when people hate you for what you write and you have no choice but continue to live your life and act normally, as if nothing is wrong. Even professors hate some of our press releases. Especially those you rubbed well on articles. You strive harder than the rest to avoid giving those teach-ers the chance to fail you. You have lots of deadlines, aside from your projects and assignments; you get

harassed by people who can’t understand that you’re merely doing your job. You make a lot of friends as well as enemies. There are times when you can’t find ar-

ticles to write, there are also times when you get overwhelmed by too many articles that you don’t know which one to finish first. Not to mention you have to do it with school projects, assignments, upcom-

ing exams, and imminent quizzes loom-ing behind. Even though being a student journal-ist seems to be complicated, quitting is a mortal sin for us. As long as there are supporters from our co-students, we will still fight and condemn wrongdoings in-side our campus. Like superheroes, stu-dent journalists call for their sidekicks

to support them in a fight. Every one of us inside the campus must be vigilant; it doesn’t matter if you’re a member of the publication or student government or just an ordinary student. To become a hero, it must start within us. By our own little ways, together, we can make a difference. The wrongdoings of the giants and mon-sters in our premises will be barred as the shadow of our convergence will conquer it all.

Heroes are not born heroes. People that fantasize doing heroic things will never become heroes. True heroes are the peo-ple who do not think about being a hero; they just do what is instinctive to them. They do not bask in the glory of their ac-tions. Hence, true heroes are the people that you do not usually hear about. They are always in the shadows and never in the spotlight and they would not have it any other way. Pa

Unexpected Blunder

real time tactics

as a student, we are obliged to follow a set of rules and regu-lations to maintain peace and

order. however, because of some ir-regularities and pitfall situations, we have to use tactics to achieve the goal at any cost. Our university’s enrollment procedure was posted one week before the enroll-ment. Easy as it may seem, students like me thought that the enrollment would improve as the early posting of the new

enrollment procedure imposes. It was clearly seen how the students suffered from hunger and unnecessary waiting for the enrollment that could be done in a day or two. The whole enrollment proce-dure was tiring, students kept on waiting for the University Student Government (USG) and the university registrar to re-lease their registration forms and it took them long time before they could con-tinue to the next step, while some had to return and wait the next day only to find out that the situation is still unclear. As the day passed, the students seemed to be more exhausted and pessimistic in fin-ishing the enrollment and some students chose not to enroll because of the uneven situation – the scent of regression started to enter here. Students were forced to execute dirty tactics to finish the task, throwing away their conscience and disregarding that they were hurting their fellow TUPians

in a way. Some were using connections, it could be relatives or close friends who they know would entertain their impa-tience in following the procedure. It is really irritating that we were like bar-barians who do not know how to be civilized and be profes-sional in facing these things. We know that these situations can’t be removed from the system but is it the only way we could solve the problem? I don’t think that it is conve-nient if we tolerate this, the same as we hate graft and corruption in our country. If we would blame the staff and the

administration then we must blame our-selves as well, because we also take part in it. Years had passed and an alumnus could see changes in our university. But still the enrollment has not been resolved. It is like

testing a new prod-uct with a mouse but still we get the same bad result. Unfortunately, no one has ever co-ordinated the stu-dents as well as the USG to know our side regarding the process that

they were imposing. It is like preparing a product without taking suggestions from your consumers for improvement. The technology around us is rapidly changing as the time passes. Let us be open to changes but be fair enough in the

implementation so that we could work hand in hand toward better results. If we just ignore this, then we were just con-tributing in making the situation worse. We are all grieving for change. We are not activists, but as students we have the right to demand better results, to ex-press ourselves with responsibility, and to know the truth. Instead of blaming now and then, why don’t we try focusing to the problem clearly and take the past as a lesson to be learned. The enrollment procedure is a seri-ous issue inside our university. It is one example of how effective a university is in providing good service for its students. Let us broaden our view in forming the enrollment procedure, it has been a prob-lem for many years and it’s time for us to revitalize the student’s trust as well as to add vigor in their hearts as they enter the university. Pa

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Rafael G. CulturaFearless LINE

Who said that hell can only be found after death? Think again. Just have a tour in the

Philippines, dig some feet under and you’ll see what hell really looks like. One afternoon, as I entered the Phil-ippine Artisan office, I’ve noticed my co-editors were busy looking at some-thing in front of the computer reacting awfully and and had unpleasant ex-pressions. In my curiousness, I joined them and peeked on the monitor. For a moment, I was speechless. I was com-pletely shocked to what I saw. It was so terrifying! We’re actually looking at the hor-rifying close-up photos of the brutally killed victims of the Ampatuan Massa-cre. The disfigured bodies were violently shot at their skulls and genitals. Some were molested and half-naked. Some were beheaded. Some with their hands

tied behind their backs with their faces covered in mixed dirt and blood. They looked pest by some sort of merciless demonic monsters. Their disrespected bodies were treated like worthless ani-mals. These were too pale descriptions compared to the ferocity and brutality of the real picture of the crime. At that very moment, I can hear the human beings cry for help and grieve their suffering from extreme agony and intense fear. You can see in their faces the horror of great pain of the struggle they’ve been through. They were all dead – unarmed political supporters, journalists who were in line of duty, children, women and even just passersby. Human’s blood flooded the ground. After that, I had a hard time eat-ing lunch. Truly, the whole nation and the world was disturbed by the November 23 Maguindanao Massacre. If the Philip-pines was once considered as Asian’s freest press, today our nation is entitled to be the deadliest place for journalists. The darkest hour of the Philippine media as well as the bloodiest time of Philippine politics happened for about four hours. High powered fire arms (more sophisticated than Armed Forces and Philippine National Police weapons) were used in killing 57 innocent people at close range, in which 31 are journal-ists. It is reported that at least 100 gun-man was ordered by Andal Ampatuan Jr.

to stop a convoy on its way to file certifi-cate of candidacy of his potential oppo-nent for governorship of Maguindanao, Datu Esmael Magundadatu. In attempt to cover up the violent crime, a backhoe and three shallow graves were set up on a remote hillside. Victims were found dumped in the pits. Investigations showed that some were buried alive. Some were found lying on the blood-paint-ed ground or inside vehicles. The slaugh-ter crossed the boundery of law of morality and humanity. As the nation dig up the ground of dirt and blood created by the killers, we find hell hiding in the land of the Philippines. Digging deeper, it should be remem-bered that the whole senatorial slate of the administration won in Maguindanao. While Fernando Poe Jr., being patronized by the Muslims as a god, received not a single vote from at least three towns ver-sus Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. As the issue of legitimacy was started to be questioned by the Filipinos, PGMA became dependent on her political al-lies ever since. Being desperate to keep herself in power, she continually feeds

the monster with its need. Providing enough nourishment such as allowing local officials to be warlords; legitimiz-ing Ampatuan’s private army; supplying firearms making them untouchable and ensuring the barbarians political victory and control over what they want. Am-patuan’s clan became so powerful hav-ing so much wealth and food in a prov-

ince so poor and hungry. In return, they do their part in protecting Glo-ria in her throne. After all these years of decep-tion, violence and pretensions, the result is clearly visible in the

massacre. This is where impunity takes place. Because these barbarians were confident that somebody higher would cover up for them. Philippines is said to have a culture of impunity with its rotten system of denial for justice for hundreds of extrajudicial killings since the start of Arroyo’s regime. This is why Arroyo is hesitant in applying full authority of law to the Ampatuan clan because her head is at stake if wrong move is committed. So do you really think that Arroyo would still capture Andal Jr. if the Filipinos did not react too violently in the murder? In addition, an account was blamed on

the admin for failure of providing escorts requested by Magundadatu. They were informed about the threat on the lives of the people who joined the convoy. Still, no action was done to prevent the mas-sacre. Hence, Arroyo will be accountable for the reign of terror in the Philippines for the past ten years. She was the one benefited from the violence in Maguin-danao resulting on too much abuse on power and brutally assaulting the hu-manity of civilians, journalists, children, women, Filipinos and human beings. If not because of power, impunity will not be practiced and violence and corruption will not be tolerated. At the end of the day, it will be noted in the Philippine history that Ampatuan Massacre reflected the entire Arroyo de-cade of regime. It is the darkest highlight of the nine year of her stay in the posi-tion, and it is how she will be remem-bered. The Ampatuan victims did not just die in vain because they woke up the sleeping consciousness of the people towards the foul government we have. But once the story starts to fade from the headlines, the case will cover itself into the dust. As we discovered the sanctuary of these evils, let us not let them escape and burry themselves back to the ground. Until the justice for humanity is served. Pa

digging hell

A 9The Philippine ArtisanJune - November 2009 Opinion

“Sensibility to humane aspects of

individuality is always a factor and honesty speaks for someone’s

credibility.”

“Ang pagsusulat ay isang larangan

ng pagpapahayag.”

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Provisions Mark Leilan O. Tanglao

Melchor L. Eduarte Jr.

Jeffry A. Caigoy

Of honesty and Character Integrity

If there’s one virtue in life that people must learn to create a well-rounded mankind, that

would be honesty. I have nothing against the gen-eration we are belonging today, but as I keenly perceive, our gen-eration seems to loose its adher-ence to moral principles and stan-dards. As far as singularities are concerned, it is such a depressing fact that as time progresses our mindsets are gradually diverted away from the moral practices our elders taught us. This might probably have been brought by the proliferation of new culture norms that tend to disintegrate our classical teaching in life. As a matter of fact, the youth today is becoming more socially ag-gressive, hence, it is very feasible that we sometimes fall short on

some aspects of our moral sound-ness. It is an alarming sign that should plunge deep in our ethical consciousness. Some people may be cogni-tive that the youth today, or the students (in our case) is different from the ‘ideal’ youth the soci-ety tries to mold us. We’ve been enduring doubts with our virtue and our integrity is always in question. From various point of views, we lack some aspects in our well-being that need to suf-fice for our total wholeness. Such blots in our personali-ty may be constantly treated and improve. But through the test of time, dishonesty seems to be a formidable sick-ness. It basically kicks off with the question, how far can you be trusted as a student? Most prob-ably, we are aware of the “under-the-table-operation” some stu-dents plan during major exams or the typical pangongodigo and for even better results, they have this “cheating arrangement” before taking part in an examination. There had been various modus in

cheating, although some would insensitively pretend they don’t see their classmates cheat the exam, as if they don’t care being cheated too. It is a nearly inevi-table deed for us students as ma-jority I can say have committed this. You might not be aware that you have unconsciously cheated

your professors. Cheating in any from is unhealthy and it gets even worse when it becomes a habit. Ironically, most people who commit cheating are not really academically incompetent or in-capable, they are usually com-pelled by their weak ego and thus, were defeated by their fear of failure. They resort to being dishonest just to get hold of their confidence in making things go placidly in their favor. In this case, students cheat because they

lack self-satisfaction and they think the only way to withstand the pressure is to cheat. Howev-er, it is dishonesty that destroys the integrity of a student and for worse, the credibility of the aca-deme itself. Who would believe that this university would pro-duce the finest students if most

of its students cheat dur-ing exams? Everybody knows that cheating is a crime but not everybody is aware that it foreshadows a harmful taint on our personality. When someone cheats, he is not only being unfair to their professor but to his co-students as well.

As mere individuals, dishonesty always takes part in our person-ality that is, everyone has the ca-pability to cheat or tell a lie but of course, no one is entitled to do so. Thus, it is not chance-related but rather a desire-driven deed. Students cheat because they want to. Certainly, we are being trained in this institution as future pro-fessionals and doing so requires moral etiquettes. Professional-

ism not only comprises a huge body of knowledge for a given field but also a full sense and un-derstanding of right from wrong and good from bad. Sensibility to humane aspects of individual-ity is always a factor and honesty speaks for someone’s credibility. Honesty is indeed just an epit-ome of one’s integrity. We may be challenged by a simple test of honesty and if we fail, it only shows that we are morally unfit. As students, we should evaluate ourselves as to what extent some-one can trust us. Dishonest acts such as cheating only deprive us the chance of being trusted by others. We should bear in mind that cheating is never an option. It only reflects how weak a person is, that he/she fraudulently take advantage over others instead of relying on his/her strength.

*** In the end, we can never cheat other people’s judgment. If some-one labeled you a liar or a cheat-er, you must live with that. Who knows the last person you have cheated is yourself. Be honest, even if others are not. Pa

Ang Manunuman

a.S.a.l.

Sa loob ng animnapung taon, nanatiling matatag sa kabila ng mga kaliwa’t kanang

kontroberisya, at hindi nati-tinag sa pagbubunyag ng kato-tohanan, kabulastugan ng mga tiwaling opisyal sa loob ng un-ibersidad, malaki man o maliit, ang ating pinakamamahal na publikasyon – ang Philippine artisan. Halos anim na dekada nang naghahatid ng mga impor-masyong dapat ihatid sa inyo, mga kapwa ko estudyante. Mag-ing ang mga bagong imprastrak-turang ginagawa ngayon sa loob ng ating unibersidad ay hindi nakaliligtas sa mga mapanuring tingin ng publikasyon, na patuloy na naghahanap ng kasagutan sa mga katanungang nangingibabaw sa halos lahat ng TUPian. Lingid sa kaalaman ng lahat, ang Philippine Artisan ay hindi

lamang nakilala sa pagbubulgar ng mga katiwalian at baho ng isang tiwaling elemento ng TUP, gayundin ang mga mapang-abu-song opisyal, maging mga kalo-kohan ng estudiyante. Subalit na-rarapat lamang na maintindihang ikaw, ako, tayong lahat ay apek-tado nito. Kaya’t kredibilidad ng mga sulatin nito ang higit na ki-nikilala. Naibahagi din natin sa isang prestihiyosong gawad parangal para sa mga natatanging debuho at likha ng malayang kaisipan na maituturing pangmulat sa mga ta-ong ganid sa kadiliman at bingi sa katotohanan. Tulad nito, ang PA ay nabigyan ng pagkakataon na mapili at mapabilang na finalist sa nakaraang 5th LaSallian Scholar-ium Awards 2009. Tinutukoy dito ang sobrang paggamit ng isang opisyal sa kanyang posisyon sa ating unibersidad at maging ang pang-aapi nito sa mga estudyante na wala namang dahilan. Gayon din, ang mabigyan ng pagkakataon na makilahok sa mga patimpalak at seminar – work-shop, sa loob o labas ng uniber-sidad, upang mahasa ang aming talento sa pagsusulat at madagda-gan pa ng maraming kaalaman at

karunungan para sa kapakanan ng aming publikasyon. Subalit, sa harap ng mga parangal na natatamasa at gawad pagkilala ng ating publikasyon, hindi mawawala ang kaakibat na mga suliranin at pasanin. Mga problemang siyang sumusubok sa katatagan ng Artisan bilang isang publikasyon tulad ng mga negati-bong pang-usisa sa kakayahan at abilidad nito, sa kadahilanang ito ay pina-mamalakad ng mga estudyante la-mang. Mga tanong ng pagdudu-da sa mga nailathalang artikulo, na kung saan kinuha at ibinase ang mga impormasyon. Mga taong nasa paligid lamang na pilit sinusubok ang tibay at paninindigan ng Artisan. Dahil sa aming pinagmamalaking arti-kulong ‘Habulin Mo Kung Kaya Mo’ na siyang gumigising sa mga nagtutulug-tulugang opisyal, kami ay hindi nabubuwag. Ang pagsusulat ay isang laran-gan ng pagpaphayag. Ito ang boses ng mga damdaming humi-

hiyaw, diwang nais maibahagi at isang talentong hindi manan-akaw. Sinasabing ang aming mga lathalain ay huwad. Produkto ng pawang kasinungalingan at im-bento lamang. Lahat ng ito’y wala raw katotohanan at walang base-han. Subalit, kami ay nanatiling matatag sa kabila ng mga samu’t saring batikos na ipinupukol sa amin. Bakit? Katotohan lamang

ang aming ki-nikilala at ka-totohanan din lamang ang aming san-data. At para sa impormasiyon ng nakarara-

mi, ang mga artikulong aming isi-nusulat ay dumadaan sa masusing preparasyon. Mula sa pagkuha ng mga detalyado at komprehensi-bong dokumento, pakikipanayam upang lubos na makakuha ng mga balanseng impormasyon, hang-gang sa mismong pagsusulat nito ay dumadaan kami sa butas ng karayom. Anumang negatibong komento ang ipukol sa amin, mananatiling buhay ang PA. Magiging maalab

ang tunay na adhikain naming maghatid ng mga impormasyong dapat ninyong malaman kahit na ito ay may kapalit na hindi maka-tarungang pagtrato ng nasa posi-syon. Walang patutunguhan ang pagsasawalang-kibo sa kabila ng mga naghuhumiiyaw na isyu ng ating lipunan ngayon, partikular na sa ating unibersidad. At iyan ang aming obligasyon. Gisingin ang mga tulog na diwa at kama-layang nasusugatan na. At wala kaming ibang ibig kundi ang maintindihan ng lipunan ang am-ing misyon bilang mga marapat na MANUNULAT.

*** Ang sa akin lang, bakit hindi tayo magtulungan at magkaisa sa pamamagitan ng pagsagawa ng mga sinumpaang responsibili-dad. Irespeto ang aming tungku-lin at galangin ang mga adhika-ing kaakibat ng dedikasyon sa organisasyon. Makibahagi sa pag-usong ng ating unibersidad. Tupdin ang mga adhikain. Tigilan ang di magandang gawain. Sama – sama nating ipamalita ang kato-tohanan makakatulong din sa atin sa pag-abot nito. Ang Sa Akin Lang…Pa

A 10 The Philippine ArtisanJune - November 2009Opinion

HABULIN MOKUNG KAYA MO!

ni TEK

Mga katoto at mga katata! Heto na naman ang inyong lingkod upang magsambulat ng mga kabahuan, kalansahan at kung anu-ano pang mga mala-basurang gawain dito sa ating ma-hal na Unibersidad. At siyempre dahil bagong taon, mas espesyal ang ating mga panauhin sa isyung ito. Kaya sa mga pasaway na kinakabahan dyan, mas lalo pa kayong kabahan dahil baka isa na kayo sa mga ilalantad namin at maging buena-mano para sa taong 2010. Hala sige basa!

Ate PInyacoladaAkala namin may hangganan ang isyu sa ating mga “butihing” ZAIDOG pero mukhang wala silang kadala-dala. Sabi nga nila, ginagawa lang daw nila ang trabaho nila... Hmmm, SURE KAYO? TRABAHO? OH SUMOSOBRA NA-MAN ATA ANG PAGKAKAINTINDI NYO SA TRABAHO NYO? ang isyu: Isang Alumnus ang napa-padalas ang dalaw sa TUP hindi dahil trip niya lang kung hindi dahil dati si-yang student leader sa TUP. Nangyari’y magkasunod na araw na ang naabutan ni ALUMNUS sa front desk ay si ATENG (pasensiya po) PINYACOLADA. Mag-kasunod na araw na magkaibang depar-tamento at tao ang pakay niya. Pero ang salubong ni Ate PInyacolada ay ganito: “Bakit ka ba laging nandito? At iba’t ibang departamento ang pinupuntahan mo?” Take note: Maangas ang tono nito. Walang bahid ng kahit pagtataka man lang. Sumagot si alumnus, napikon sa tanong ni Ate: “Alumnus po ako dito, ung dinadalaw ko po mga kakilala ko. At may importante po akong kailangan sa kanila.” ang Punto: Hindi nakakapagtakang mangilan-ngilan lang ang bumabalik na graduate sa TUP kasi naman may mga gwardiya ritong bongacious kung um-asta. Konting respeto lang naman ang kailangan para sa mga kapatid nating mga alumni. Dahil kung hindi maayos ang pakikitungo ng mga gwardiyang itech sa kanila, malamang imbes na maambunan ng BIYAYA ang uniber-sidad galing sa mga matatagumpay na mga alumni, eh baka tamarin silang dumalaw. Sayang naman…

Beklung Can Opener ang isyu: Gusto niyang magdirek ng mga beauty pageant sa ibang kole-hiyo kahit hindi naman siya taga-roon. Kampante nga naman si loka dahil ang Gov at Vice Gov ng kolehiyong nagbo-board exam ay kapartidong nagma-madali niya. Subalit nagulantang ang chaka bells na bibig ng beklung can opener ng hindi siya ang kinuha para magdirek. Syempre galit to death ito! At kung anu-anong parinig ang ginawa pag pumapasok ito sa opisina ng Uhug-ing Stupidents Gang. Naku ate, hindi mo ba naintindihan? Wag ganun, kung totoong hanap nyo ay patas at ma-prin-sipyong student leadership, matuto kang tumanggap at umintindi ng sitwasyon. Isa pang isyu nito: Ang paninin-gil ng Php250.00 sa kapwa graduating students niya upang manood lamang ng stage play sa UP!!! Teka ate, du-maan ba ito sa USRTC? alam ba to ng OSA? Di ba kinuwestyon ka ng Gov niyo at hinanapan ka ng mga papeles? Pero wala kang ipinakita. Naku naman buti na lang hindi ka nanalo dahil kung hindi BONGGANG BONGGANG ma-niningil ka ng ganyan sa mga kaawa-awang mga estudyante na santambak na nga ang gastos! Oh baka naman pi-naayos mo yung natirang pera sa can opener mong ngipin? Tsk. Tsk. All out ka na daw para manira sa makakalaban nyong partido sa susunod na student election. Kung kami sa iyo ayusin mo muna pangungurakot mo. ST-udent ka pa lang, ganyan ka na. Pano kaya kung full pledged teacher ka na? (clue: do-re-mi-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do) Ay may naulit yata?!

Betty is back!Tapos na ang serye ni MS. Betty sa Ka-fams pero mukhang nandito pala siya just to prove na may bahong itinatago ang ganda niya. Well, TUPians we have our own version here at matatagpuan siya sa opisina ng Uhuging Stupident Gang. Isa siyang bise gobernadora ng kolehiyo ng mga matatalinong eng-eng. Ito ang isyu… Inakala ng lahat na magaling ang babaitang itech. Bakit hindi? Fluent ang loka sa Ingles at Filipino. Pero ang baklechi, hanggang salita lang palei. Kumbaga puro salita, WALA NAMANG NAGAWA. Mada-las naman siyang makitang nakatam-bay sa opisina nila. Pero hindi para tumulong kundi para maging certified PASAWAY!

Ito ang kanyang mga isyu:1. May pa-rentahan ng calculator at T-square ang kanilang opsina. Ang chor-vang babaita, kahit aware siyang may student na rerenta, kahit kaharap na niya, kahit ilang daliri lang ang distan-sya ay dedma lang ang loka. Makailang beses na nangyaring naroon at kasama niya sa opisina ang isang co-officer niya na nagkataong malayo sa pintuan. Pero ang chakang baklechi, talagang hindi tumayo sa sofa para asikasuhin ang estudyante. Si co-officer pa niya ang umasikaso! Hay naku… tamadita pa ang loka! Eh samantalang busy ang co-officer niya at walei naman siyang ginagawa!2. Isa pa ay pag may activities ang ka-nilang opisina. Ay grabesh to the nth power ang pagkatamad tumulong ng bakleching itech! Kahit kaplastikan man lang ay never been shown pa rin

ang loka sa mga kasama. Pupunta siya sa event hindi para tumulong kundi para MANOOD! Ano ka? Chakang au-dience na puro porma at ka-ekekan lng ang alam?3. Isang pageant ang ginanap noong cel-ebration ng kanyang kolehiyo at si Ms. Betty ay isa sa mga organizer sa nasa-bing event. Pagkamalas-malas nga na-man at si churvang baklitang itech ang natoka para ayusin ang mga pang-pin-ansyal na bagay. Aba’y ang gaga! Tina-maan nanaman ng katamaran at ipinasa sa isang estudyanteng walei namang alam sa bagay na iyon. KALOKA ta-laga ang katamaran powers mo! ang punto: Batid namin na ang mga dabarkads (kuno) sa opisinang iyon ay hindi mo kapartido Ms. Betty La Chorva. Pero inuluklok ka diyan hindi para sa kanila KUNDI PARA SA MGA ESTUDYANTENG UMAASANG MAY MAGAGAWA KA! Dahil dyan sa nakakaloka mong katamaran, eh nagkalurkey-lurkey na din ang mga event ninyo. Isyu pa dito ang pag-organize nyo mg Mr. and Ms. COkE, na gusto nyong kuning stage director ay si baklitang CAN OPENER na hindi nyo naman kakolehiyo kasi kapartidong nagmama-dali niyo lang! Panghuli, may balak ka uling tumakbo ngayong student elec-tion. In Fairness sa lakas ng kaloob-looban at kasu-kasuan mo! Posisyon na habol mo hindi na para tulungan ang mga estudyante! Ngayon pa lang, matapang naming sasabihing wag na-man sana maluklok TAMADITANG BAKLUCHI!(clue: Kung fan ka ng MELAson, kilala niyo na ‘to!)

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talagang makapag-yabang ang loko at nagbanggit pa ng mga opisyales to the highest level… Bongga di ba?) At eto pa, si Hell Boy ay nagpris-inta maging adviser ng inyong abang organisasyon. Hmmmm?! Why kaya? Hindi kaya may kachorvahang bina-balak itetch para macontrolness ang publikasyon. Well, well, well, hindi pwede yan bakla. Nakakalurkey naman talaga etong si Hell Boy at with matching pabalik-balik pa siya nung panahong naghah-anap kami ng adviser. Ehem! Chaka-bells ha! May nai-smell kaming modus operandi. Yun nga lang, kulang ang powers mo para kami makumbinsi to the max! ang punto: GUMAGAWA KAMI NG DYARYO PARA SA MGA ESTUDYANTE HINDI PARA SA PERSONAL NA INTERES NG KUNG SINO MAN. Kung gusto mo ng ora-oradang release, dapat ay gu-mawa ka na lang ng sariling mong dyaryo dahil hindi kami instrumento upang gamitin mo para sa kayabangan mo! Empleyado ka ng unibersidad at sana kumilos ka na ayon sa estado mo! Dahil kung gusto mong galangin ka ng iba, dapat marunong ka ding gu-malang sa kapwa mo. (clue: it’s nice to be happy).

***

Grabe na talaga itech at pabongga na ng pabongga ang mga powers ng ating mga bisita ngayon. Feeling bitin pa rin ba kayo? Well, wag kayo mag-ala-la dahil siguradong may kasunod pa ang isyung ito! Hangga’t may bahong nagtatago, kalansahang hindi masik-mura at mga kabulastugang nakaka-suka, hindi pa din kami titigil upang isiwalat ang lahat ng mga ito. At para sa mga masuswerteng mga bisitang naisulat namin… Isang malaking BHELAT ang sa inyo! HABULIN MO KUNG KAYA MO! Pa

The late BOOMER mga kachurvahan:

Unei, nangyari ito ng maging estudyante ni Prof. Beklitong Eklaber ang isang handsome pero isang promdi student. Magaling si promdi student at nasa dean’s list pa itech. Malakas ang dating ni promdi student kaya pati si beklu ay hindi napigil ang sarili at nag-ing hayok sa kanya. Dahil sa pangan-gati, ang lokong beklu, todo research sa background ni promdi student at pati ang cellphone number ng lolo mo ay hindi pinalagpas. Pangalawei, Kampante naman si promdi student na friendshipness lang ang habol ni Beklu pero iyon ay very wrong palei! One time, niyaya ni Prof. Beklito na mag-overnight kasama si promdi student pero siya’y bigo dahil deadma lang si handsome guy sa offer. Dahil sa pangyayaring itech, positive-ness na sa pagdududa si promdi stu-dent. Hindi pa natapos ang kalansahang ginagawa ni beklu kay promdi student. Akalain mo ba naman, everyday, every minute and every second eh todo suyo pa rin si beklu kay student lalo na sa oras ng klase nila. Effortness talaga si beklu sa pangangamusta kay promdi student at one time tinawag niya ito at biglang kindat with matching kagat labi pa ang drama! So yucky di ba? Dahil sa mga nasabing kachurvahang ginawa ni Beklitong Eklaber, eh nag-ing traumatic mode si promdi student na umabot na sa pagkawalei ng gana niya sa pag-aaral. Kalurkey talaga ang outcome ng ginawa mong kalansahang beklu ka! HINDI BA DAPAT MAGING MAGANDANG EHEMPLO KA SA MGA ESTUDYANTE MO? AT HINDI ANG PAGIGING MANYAK SA KA-NILA? Kung kami sa iyo, tigilan mo na ang kalansahan mo. NAKAKAHIYA KA! NATURINGANG MAY PINAG-ARALAN KA PA NAMAN! Kalurkey talaga! Hay…

Hell boy (the whistle blower)Kapag sinabing whistle blower, al-ways naman na tinatago ang identity niya lalo na’t may pagka-sensitibo ang sitwasyones na ini-reveal niya to the end powerness. Pero dahil sa na-

Hay naku naman nakakalurkey talaga itech na for this time sa loob naman ng isang season (semester), eh, itong echo-serang frog na professor na nagmula sa Kolehiyo ng Pinong Arte ay mara-ming kaeklabuhang ginagawa. Ang siste nitong echoserang frog na profes-sor na ito ay ang mga maduduming sal-ita na lumalabas sa kanyang bunganga Hala!para palang halimaw?Bad word no. 1. Bigla itong nagsasali-ta sa harap ng klase na “may ET*TS sa noo” na kung tutuusi’y walei na iyon sa topic ng kanilang klase. Bad word no. 2. Ayon pa sa mga ba-deth ay walei din itong sinasanto sa pagsasalita sa klase. Nagyari itech noong hanapin niya sa klase ang isa sa mga badeth at sinabing… “Nasaan si_____? Buntis na naman?” Sakit sa bangs di ba??? Bad word no. 3. Ito pa ang malala, sin-abihan din niya ang isa sa mga badeth na… “ay! nalaglag common sense oh! pulutin mo! pulutin mo!” At nasundan pa ng mga katagang “eh, tanga ka pala eh! gaga ka pala eh! impaktita ka! pa-lengkera!” oh di ba? para siyang di pro-fessor kung magsalita. Bastusan to the highest level ang dra-ma ng echoserang frog na itech. Kung titignan ang code of ethics for teachers ay labag ang ginagawa nitong echo-serang frog na professor sa mga naka-kaawang badeths ng ating unibersidad. Hay naku talaga! Magkokak-kokak ka na nga lang habang nagpapackage ka ng design mo sa pagtuturo! (clue: I’ll be back coz hindi kita tatantanan.)

Prof. Beklitong EklaberNatural na lang sa atin ang maka-en-counter ng mga manyak, but this time eh bongga talaga ang mga kalurkeyhan ng espesyal nating bisita. Nanggaling siya sa departamento ng mga pisikal. Kung hahalukayin natin ang kanyang educational background ay bonggang-bongga talaga ang galing ng beklitong itech! Pero ganun din kabongga ang kalansahang mahuhukay mo sa berde niyang dugo. Siguro’y hindi na talaga makamot ni beklu ang kanyang kakati-han at pati ang kanyang estudyante ay chinever to death! Paano? Heto ang

kakalurkey na attitude at sa sobrang OA niya, as in Over Reacting ang dra-ma, ay makakasama siya sa ating mga pasaway na mga panauhin. Still remember ang kachurvahan ni Prof. Beklitong Eklaber? Well, si Hell boy ang nag-tip sa amin nun. (kaya Prof. Beklitong Eklaber, alam mo na kung sino ang nag-chever sa iyo!). Langit, lupa, impiyerno… oops! Teka lang, hindi nagmula si Hell boy sa impiyerno kundi sa Kolehiyo ng mga Metal. Pero mukhang ang mga buhok sa kanyang ulo ay unti-unting na-susunog dahil sa kabaluktutan ng ugali niya. Nagsimula ang isyu noong nag-punta siya sa opisina ng inyong ling-kod upang magbigay ng impormasyon kay Beklitong Eklaber. Noong una ay happiness to the highest level kami at may contributor na para sa column na ito. Pero kalurkey talaga ang mga sumunod na mga pangyayari! Parang na-uber naman sa pagka-excited si Hell boy at naging very wrong na ang mga kilos ng lolong itech. At dahil sa excited ka, magkakasama na kayo ni Beklitong Eklaber sa isyung itech! Unang banat. Ilang araw ang lu-mipas noong isumbong niya si Prof. Beklitong Eklaber at kami’y nagulat nang bumalik siya mula sa kawalan. Aba’y bongga talaga ang sinabi niya sa amin. “Kelan kayo magre-release? Excited na kasi akong mabasa ‘yung habulin”. Kalurkey talaga ang speech ng lolo mong itech (Excited kang mabasa yung chinever mo? o gus-to mo lang ipag-mayabang sa mga dabarkads mo? Tarush!). Siyempre ang inyong lingkod, control pa din sa aming temperatures at inintindi na lang na excited talaga siya. Pangalawang banat. Dahil sa pag-intindi naming excited lang ta-laga si Hell boy, hindi na lang namin pinansin ang asta niyang iyon. Pero bumalik pa din ang lolo mo noong sumunod na araw at kalurkey talaga ang kabastusang ipinakita sa aming opisina. Bumanat na naman si Hell boy at as usual, naghahanap na naman siya ng release but this time medyo serious mode na ang banat niya. Sin-abi niyang magrereport na daw siya sa opisina ni president kapag hindi pa lumabas ang dyaryo (desperado na

EDITORIAL BOARDgeo raphiel I. anico & Benjunar g. Barcoma Editors-in-Chief

Mark leilan O. Tanglao Associate Editor - Englishfrancis andrew a. dy Associate Editor -Filipino/ Features and Entertainment

Jeffry a. Caigoy Circulation Manager/ Managing Editorrafael g. Cultura News Editor

Mary anne S. roa Literary EditorMelchor l. eduarte Jr. Sports Editor

SENIOR STAFFWRITERSAlmira Lyn B. Recto, Ma. Edalyn M. Reduta, Jacky Ortega, Salve Gina M.

Totanes, Jenilyne S. Santos, Julius T. Costa, Ma. Roan O. Barredo

LAYOUT ARTISTNico L. Lasaca, Anne Karla D. Rivera

ARTISTS / CARTOONISTSDaryl Van D. Abaygar, Wilvic Joie C. Cañas, Nestor M. Cayabyab Jr., Albert A.

Dadag, Hermis F. Palicte, Reymond P. Raymundo, Russel John T. Ramos

TECHNICAL ADVISERProf. Almina T. Tengco-Chan

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deferring acute actionsnOTICe hOW high our government officials’ perseverance is today

that the election period is just a few months away!The season has set off for our political leaders to fill all advertisement

spaces and all possible time slots for infomercials. This is the time of their term where they have never been most visible that you can see them now in posters, shirts, and caps – assuring that they will remain government officials.

This is not just an indication that the Filipinos are about to choose who to lead this nation. It is an obvious reminder that we must not let ourselves be fooled again by politicians who only recognize us during election period.

Six years in a public post is more than enough for an official to do his duties in serving his constituents and materialize projects for the betterment of his territory. Yet these six years, by all means, are wasted for some. And six years of evaluating these politicians should have prepared us for the May 2010 elections. At this point of time, we should have determined who are bet-ter and who are show offs.

We do not need short-term leaders. Instead, we should look after long-term leaders who would lead the nation properly in years.

Have you noticed how other aspiring politicians, from being no ones, sprouted like mushrooms and became advocates of peace, progress, good education and job for all? Have you already seen print ads and infomercials saying that our incumbent government officials who already filed their candi-dacy are still the best leaders we have?

The best question to answer, however, is “Have we felt progress and sa-vor a better Philippines for six years?” You can see them now bloat all their abilities

A lot of Presidentiables are laid in front of us. We have Manny Villar who claims to be pro-poor, Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino who says he’s principled, Gilbert Teodoro who is believed to be good and intelligent, Joseph Estrada who asserts he’s one with the masses, and many more. But only few are genu-ine leaders. This is the best time for us, voters, to draw a better future for our country. Let us not prove once again our ignorance. Be not victims of selfish political tactics. Be Filipinos. Be real voters.

The May 2010 election doesn’t just mean selecting the name of a posi-tional candidate. Be not blinds and realize that it is the future of millions of Filipinos that is at stake. Be not self-seeking people who feed current needs.

And more than expected, we TUPians get affected by our future admin-istration. Whether we like it or not, we get dragged by our future President’s plans for college education since we are in a state university. We don’t know what we shall become ‘say five years from now. Who knows if we will still be a university with trash facilities or we shall be the best-equipped and fully-furnished school?

And therefore, we take part in leading our university through choosing the best leader there is. This is the right time for us to practice good decision mak-ing. Choosing not to vote has never been an option. Perceiving that nobody deserves the position entitles us from no to vote notion. We say, not at all! We strongly acclaim that having stance and by at least choosing from the roster of candidates the best option (though he’s not that good yet) is the best thing we can do for the country at the moment.

Shutting your mouth, closing your eyes, and not even having single par-ticipation in the upcoming election is like watching your dying mother with-out giving due attention.

Therefore, as students, we are anticipated to participate in the National Election and filter all impure leaders for not all acclaimed leaders are real. Strainers we must become.

Now, can you say you have trashed crap leaders? Pa

Editorial

The Official Student Publication of the Technological University of the Philippines - Manila

SaBI nIla... Sa panulat nina Brian A. Fabregas at Jenilyne S. Pumaris

Ika-7 ng enero, taong 2010, bumisita sa ating unibersidad ang isang kandidato sa pagkapangulo ng bansa na si dating de-fense Secretary gilbert “gibo” Teodoro. Ito ay naglayon na isagawa ang “a Student hour with gibo.” Bilang isang TUPian, ano sa iyong palagay ang motibo niya sa pagpunta rito sa unibersidad?

“Siguro nangangampanya, pero concern lang din siya sa ating mga estudyante, very logic din kasi ‘yung mga sagot niya. Every question, nasagot niya. Gibo talaga ako ever since at para sa akin, walang

gaanong bahid ng pulitika.”-fatima d. l. Patches

BTTE-AFT

“Sa aking opinyon, bilang kandidato, mal-amang na nais niyang ipakilala ang sarili sa mga tao. Sa madaling salita, pumunta siya sa TUP para mangampanya. Pero maganda rin naman ang pagpunta niya para sa isang student forum. Makabubuti ‘yun para sa mahusay at mabuting pag-boto ng mga mag-aaral. Ang paniniwala

ng mga mamboboto na ang huhusga.”-Scarlet MaeBSIE-HE 2B

“Para sa akin hindi ako pabor sa ginawa niyang pagbisita sapagkat una ang iisipin ng mga tao ay maagang pangangampa-nya kahit na hindi pa nagsisimula ang campaign period sa mga presidente. Pan-galawa, nadamay ang mga asignatura at

academics ng mga estudyante.”-autumn

1A CIT

“Sa mga sinabi niya, maganda naman. Ayon sa kanya, edukasyon ang susi sa

kaunlaran ng bansa. Supportive siya sa kanyang adhikain lalo na sa ating mga ka-babayan. Hindi naman natin masasabing

pangit ang kanyang plataporma.”-dr. g. Sicam

PIE Faculty

“Hindi ako pabor na pumunta siya dito kasi hindi kami nakalabas ng campus,

kaya tuloy sa plastic kami kumain.”-Miaka

“More on globalization and technology, micro and macro hindi more on pan-gangampanya. Gusto lang niyang mak-

ilala ng mga estudyante.”-JCg

BSME 5B

“Alam naman nating malapit na ang eleksyon at nararamdaman na natin ang pagpapabango ng politiko. Syempre pan-gunahing dahilan ng pagbisita niya rito ay ang pagpapakilala ng kanyang sarili at pagbibigay ng impormasyon tungkol sa kanyang plataporma. Papaboran ko lang ang kanyang sinabi kung ito’y magkaka-

totoo.”-Jonahgurl

“Hindi maitatanggi na parte ito ng kan-yang pangangampanya. Pabor ako sa mga sinabi niya dahil hindi siya nangangako

at para sa kanya, magagawa niya ang kanyang plataporma sa tulong ng bawat

Pilipino o sa pagkakaisa.”-Jon acarBSEM 2C

“First impression para magpabango, para maiboto. Okey lang ‘yung pagpunta niya, much better na nakilala ng maaga at

maganda rin ang motibo niya.”-Pg familyBSHRM 1D

“Motibo: para makakuha ng boto/ to reach out to voters. From what he said, somebody not in politics might agree. But those who are against GMA might not take him seriously. Let’s face it. Even though he has a very good intention to our country, his political party is still with

GMA’s agenda.”-aS Bermudez

Administration Office

*** Maraming reaksyon at mga opinyon ang ipinahayag ng mga TUPian ukol sa pag-bisita ni Gibo. Subalit ang mga reaksyong ito na lamang mula sa guro, empleyado o estudyante ang makapagdidikta kung ano ang impresyong maidudulot nito sa popu-

lasyon ng ating unibersidad.Pa

Duh Filipit Artihan: Uncovered Perspectivea spoof is usually far more intriguing than the reality itself. Through years, the Philippine artisan has been recapturing its freedom of expression from unjust authorities who consistently deprive us the rights student publication should at least have. Just last semester, we pompously released our special issue, which for the past two years has been banned for publishing, the “duh filipit artihan”.

This official lampoon of the Philip-pine Artisan is yet another disputable subject for student-concerned officials of the university. Questions on whether a lampoon should be placed formally on the circulation. Should it be a part of the student organ? Is it healthy to read, content-wise? With its comical and satirical form, a lampoon is generally an entertainment-bound reading. It is supposed to be in-formal and colloquial, although strict guidelines on language should be ob-served. The language can be explicit but still journalistic. The major contexts of a lampoon are spoofs – about anything timely and relevant in season. Though it can cast attack on the particular subject being ridiculed, a spoof would always mean just a lifely sketch of the current

events. It barely differs because of its witty and humorous language and con-cept of approach. However, we truly cannot escape criti-cisms and derogative feedbacks regard-ing our lampoon release. Some com-plains on too vulgar words that can make the paper look crappy and sensational. Just then, an office called our attention upon the said matter saying that its con-tents are unfit for students. PA runs through a procedure and ed-iting policies. Before a paper can reach the printing press, it should pass through a tedious editing procedure. Likewise, we are obliged to abide and follow guidelines on our every print releases as stated on our Constitution and By-Laws. Therefore, every release is painstakingly proofread and managed appropriately so

as not to mislead readers. In our case as writers, writing a spoof article doesn’t mean mockery at all. It is just a restate-ment of whatever issue everybody needs to be informed of (in a drolly manner). Simply put, the lampoon issue intends not to mock and scorn personalities and subjects, but merely to provide readers an entertainment through lighter staging of timely events and topics. Lastly, PA holds its limitations in Cam-pus Press Freedom. If an issue needs to be publicly disseminated, as journalist we are going to put across everything in black and white. Be it in a form of news, features, comics or spoofs, transparency is our priority. Journalistic ideals encom-pass our works. Pa

by Mark Leilan O. Tanglao