sept 15-31
Transcript of sept 15-31
Grace L. Ferrer
The catas-t r o -p h e m e t b y metro m a -n i l e -n o s a n d p e o -p l e in the near -b y prov-i n c e s in Lu-z o n h a s shak-e n the lives of many. It has knocked at everyone’s heart – waking up his/
her senses. In that one gigantic, oblivious event,
everyone felt the urge that something has to be done, may it be in a big or
small way, to alleviate the aggravating conditions
o f t h e victims o f t y -p h o o n Ondoy.
P U P , known a s a nation-b u i l d -er, im-m e d i -a t e l y t o o k the first oppor-t u n i t y to help. W i t h the gov-e r n -ment ’ s c o n -
certed efforts to send relief to places greatly affected
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pup students from different colleges volunteer in the packing of relief goods for the typhoon victims at the Malacanang palace -dannY pata
a video grabbed of an honest police dur-ing a television interview.
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Every PUPi-an should find P 0 1 J i m m y Reginaldo, a police officer and graduat-ing law student of the PUP College of Law, a source of pride and inspiration for the “rare kind of value” he showed recently when h e u n h e s i t a t -ingly returned a wallet con-taining $100 and P10, 000 cash and oth-er important documents to the owner, a seaman who w a s o n vaca-
tion in the country.The 37-year-old father of
five, said it never crossed his mind to keep and use the money he found inside the stashed wallet of Jessie Pinguel. Instead, he tracked down the overseas worker on September 12, just a day after he found the wallet on the floor of a taxicab which he boarded near Baclaran Church.
“When I saw the wallet, my first reaction was to find out who was the owner. I was surprised to see the more or less P 15,000 cash it contained,” the Parañaque police investiga-tor said.
He said when he discov-ered that Pinguel was an OFW, he felt a strong urge to return the wallet be-
cause he knew how lonely and difficult the lives of
OFWs are.“My sister, Rhoda Reginaldo,
and two brothers, Jonathan and Joseph, are all working in Saudi Arabia and Angola,” he told the PUP News and “I know
their ordeals working outside our country,” Reginaldo
added, saying that one of his brothers
had a sad experience in his job abroad.
To make the turnover a bit formal, a single
ceremony was held at the Parañaque City Hall.
But he said he never expected that “my
small act of hon-esty will capture the people’s at-tention.” He pointed out that as a po-l i c e m a n , w h a t h e d i d w a s o n l y a
normal thing to do.
P01 Reginaldo, who en-tered the police force 10 years ago but has yet to be promoted said, he couldn’t be tempted to keep and use the money he found because he is used to live a frugal and simple life. “And I want to support my five children with honesty and hard-earned income.”
The policeman-turned PUP law student said he was sure his wife, Merly, and their children, Reginald Oliver Xavier, 13; David, 12; Psych Lov, 11; John Eros Marie, 10; and Gwyneth, 8, fully sup-ported and appreciated what he did. “I know that they too were very proud of what I did,” Reginaldo said.
PUP College of Law Dean Roseller S. dela Peña was
very proud and happy for the “rare act of honesty”
shown by his student who he said is studious and is definitely going to be a good lawyer and leader of the country in the future. It was Dean dela Peña who broke the news about the ‘good deed’ of his student at the Public Affairs Office.
The good dean barged into the Public Affairs Office and boasted to one of PUP News staff members a newspaper where the story about Regi-naldo’s act of honesty was published.
In an interview, Regi-naldo told PAO Director Divina T. Pasumbal that he was also a graduate of broadcast communication in 1998. He added that he immediately enrolled in the university’s law school when he learned that PUP has started to offer a law course.
Dela Peña couldn’t help but disclose to PUP News staff that the PUPCOL has been consistently record-ing impress ive perfor -mances in the bar exami-nations “we’re chalking up an average of 30 passing percentage which is better
than the national record.”“We now belong to the
country’s top 20 law s c h o o l , ” D e a n D e l a Peña re-
marked with a smile.W h e n a s k e d w h y h e
chose to become a police-man although he was a communication graduate, Reginaldo said the “It runs in the blood.” He disclosed that his grandfather was also a policeman, and it was his grandfather whom he stayed with when he was young. “I grew up under the care of my grand-father in Bicol.”
In recognition for his good deed, Reginaldo said that the Federation of Fili-pino Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc . gave him P10,000, the Lion’s Club likewise rewarded h im P50 ,000 and promised to shoulder his expenses for his law study in PUP, including his review for the bar ex-aminations.
For his part, Police Direc-tor General Jesus Versoza rewarded him the Model of Kasaysayan. He was also dubbed by his colleagues in the police organization as the “police idol of the year.”
pup Law Student dubbed as police idol
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The Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) has an-nounced that the application for the PUP College Entrance Test (PUPCET) will be from August 24 – December 9.
PUP Vice President for Student Services Juan C. Birion said that the PUPCET schedule will be on Decem-ber 13. Deadline of payment for the PUPCET application is on December 9, while the last day of issuance of test permits will be on Decem-ber 11.
Qualified applicants are graduating high school stu-dents this current school year and those who have previously graduated but have not enrolled in any technical, diploma or degree program.
Director Elena R. Abeleda of the Admissions Office added that online PUPCET applica-tion (iapply) can be done any-where 24/7 through the PUP website @ www.pup.edu.ph. After the online application, applicants should print the payment voucher and pay the nonrefundable fee of P500 at any Landbank branch nation-wide.
She also said that appli-cants should personally se-cure PUPCET permit from the Admissions Office which
VOLUME VI • ISSUE NO. 18 •SEPTEMBER 16-31, 2009
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Many students of the Polytech-n i c U n i -versity of the Philip-pines were surprised w h e n a n a b r u p t change in t h e e x i t a n d e n -
trance at the hallway of the main gate was effected.
But Director Arceli G. L i n a t o c o f t h e U n i v e r -sity Ad-ministra-tion Ser-vices ex-p l a i n e d that what they did
was just to implement a part of the security mea-sures to ensure the safety of students in the univer-sity. However, students claim that the new policy has brought confusion to the students because of the lack of proper prior notice.
Michelle Arsenio, secre-tary general of the Sentral na Konseho ng Mag-aar-
al, has pointed out when asked about the new policy, “Wala akong natandaang in-formation na ipinakalat para ipahayag na pagpapalitin ang entrance at exit gates.”
The students insisted that they still favored the old set-up because they were used to it.
Director Linatoc, howev-er, disclosed that her office is also planning to separate
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throng of hopeful high school students who took pupcet last year.
the watch ful eyes of a security guard check if students are wearing their ids-MarK GereZ
is located at the ground floor, West Wing of PUP Main Cam-pus in Sta. Mesa, Manila two working days after paying the application fee at any LAND-BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES branch.
For additional information, applicants may get in touch with the Admissions Office headed by Director Abeleda at telephone numbers 7167832-45 loc. 287 or go to the PUP web-site @ www.pup.edu.ph.
by the typhoon, it needed a pool of manpower to pack and distribute the donated goods from governmen-tal and non-governmental agencies. The PUP-CWTS students, other student
volunteers, administrative employees, and faculty did not hesitate to participate in the good cause.
The Oplan Sagip Bayan of Malacanang dis t r ib-utes rice, canned goods, bottled water, and clothes to Marikina, Pasig, Laguna, Pateros, Quezon City, Anti-polo, Taguig, Muntinlupa, and other places which were hit hard by Ondoy.
Presidential Management Staff Head Hermogenes Esperon, Jr. thanked PUP President Dante G. Gue-varra for welcoming his call for help. The immediate as-sistance the university has provided is significant in the distribution of aid to the typhoon victims.
This simple, yet can be considered as a heroic act these days, has motivated people to do their share. Students, who participated largely in the cause spear-headed by Malacanang through the presidential management staff and the office of the press secre-tary, are grateful that they were given a chance to ex-tend their help and became heroes for a time.
the pedestrian and vehicles entrance. She said she is waiting for the president’s approval of the project.
The lady director, who is also a lawyer, likewise said that her office closely coordinates with the security department in do-ing everything to ensure the students’ safety and security.
Grace L. Ferrer
The College of Economics, Fi-nance and Politics bagged for the third time, the University Aca-demic Contest Champion award. Winning three straight years, the college proved it owns such title. As a reward, the most coveted per-petual trophy – a three-foot trophy, pylon-like stature which is passed on yearly to the champion college will be kept for good by CEFP.
The final results which con-cluded the champion and runners-up of the annual aca-demic contests were based on a devised pointing-system carried out since 2006. College participants and winners were allotted certain points to serve as basis for computation. This year’s roster of top winners is: College of Languages and Linguistics, 3rd runner-up; PUP Taguig, 2nd runner-up; College of Science, 1st runner-up; and CEFP, champion.
The winning colleges battled to triumph in the following categories: essay writing con-test in English and Filipino, mathematics contest, statistics, general science quiz bee, Phil-ippine history, culture, and the arts, social sciences quiz bee, extemporaneous speaking contest in English and Filipino, and inter-collegiate university debate.
The recently concluded Uni-versity Academic Contest, from September 16 to 3, headed by committee chair Dr. Manuel M. Muhi was successful in chal-lenging students and putting their best to the test.
president Guevarra intently listens as presi-dential Management Staff head hermo-genes Esperon, Jr. explains the system of relief operations for the victims of typhoon ondoy-dannY pata
“I can’t change the fact that paintings don’t sell. But the time will come when people will recog-nize that they are worth more than the value of the paints used in the picture.” This quote from Van Gough is the living principle of Severino M. Baniña, a junior theater arts student who, aside from being an actor and technical director of his class, is also an endowed painter.
Geared with his talent in charcoal painting, he
was able to continue his studies after he was given a scholarship grant by the University Center for Cul-ture and the Arts (UCCA) in exchange of imparting his skills to the said organi-zation members.
He feels proud of what he is doing. He wants to inspire and encourage the youth to prioritize their studies so they can have a better future.
Aside from doing his academics and extra-curricular works, he also
helps his family by driv-ing his tricycle that he in-herited from his father. “Pag umaga sa Pureza ako pumipila. Mas madami kasi ang pasahero dun. Pag tanghali naman at gabi sa main ako,” Sev added. Sev makes sure that before going to his 7:30 class in the morning, he works first.
Sev possesses a certain tal-ent in painting but doesn’t have a plan to pursue it as a career. Rather, he wants to focus in the theater.
teXt and photoS BY jeroMe eScaÑojuvien M. GaLano
The Polytechnic University of the Philippines, through the Information and Communica-tion Technology Center (ICTC) in cooperation with Smart Tele-communications, partnered to come up with the university’s customized text based infoboard called PUP Itext. This program allows one to receive news and advisories from the university via mobile phone.
Moreover, PUP Itext allows students to check their grades, account details, schedules, sub-ject offerings, and more by sim-ply registering their special Smart Infoboard simcard.
Anybody interested may sub-scribe through the following easy steps: (1) Text PUP to 4755 and download the PUP Menu for free; (2) register your own ac-count by texting PUP <space> REG <space> <Name> / <Course> / <Student No.> and send to 700PUP or 700787 (e.g. PUP REG Rachelle Victori-ano/ABPHILO/2009000010); (3) to get your PUP announcement just text PUP <space> PUSH <space> ON and send it to 717PUP or 717787.
Subscribers can also avail of a limited edition PUP simcard from any of these distribution centers inside PUP Mabini Cam-pus from October 7 to 11, 2009: CCMIT 3/F South Bridge Main Academic Building, A. Mabini Campus (CA, CB, CC, CCMIT, CEFP, CLL, COABTE, CPES, CS); G/F CEA Building, NDC Campus (CE, CAFA, COC, CT); G/F Students’ Lounge M.H. Del Pilar Hasmin Campus (GS, CNFS, CTHRM); and ICT Center 2/F NALLRC Building, A. Mabini Campus.
With this newest and most innovative way of disseminat-ing information, nobody will be left behind on the highlights and activities of the univer-sity.