DLSU holds 2nd interactive discourse for administrators and educators

THE DE La Salle University hosted the 2nd Interactive Discourse for Administrators and Educators Seminar (IDEAS) last Jan. 22 at the Henry Sy Sr. Hall. Invited speakers were Metrobank Outstanding Teacher Awardee and National Book Award winner Dr. Tereso Tullao Jr. and media personality and youth icon Bianca Gonzalez.

Administrators and educators from all over Metro Manila attended IDEAS to learn more tools that will help them become more competitive and competent in their profession. This annual administrations and educators’ seminar aims to encourage those in the field of education to foster a sense of love for learning.

Tullao is a former dean of DLSU’s College of Business and Economics. He also holds an MA in Law and Diplomacy and Ph.D in International Economics from Tufts University and Stanford University respectively. His talk, “Teacher-tested-Ways to Make Class More Fun and Interesting,” gives practical and experience-based insights on how educators can draw students’ attention and make them more receptive to learning even the most difficult or technical concepts.

Bianca Gonzalez, a well-respected youth icon, delivered “Trending Topic: Social Media Habits Teens Can’t Break.” Gonzalez explored social media trends in order to make educators understand how new technological innovations on the Internet such as Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram has led to much cultural change among the youth.

Discussing these changes is expected to lead to more accessibility and respectful exchanges between educators and students.

PAREF Rosehill to adopt Pru Like UK’s Cha-Ching program

TO HELP students learn the value of money, the difference between a need and a want, and the importance of sharing and giving to those in need, PAREF (Parents for Education Foundation, Inc.) Rosehill School for girls in Antipolo City will adopt Pru Like UK’s Cha-Ching Money Smart Kids Program for the academic year 2014-2015. Cha-Ching helps parents and educators in Asia instill practical moneysmart skills in children. Now on its second year, Pru Life UK’s Cha-Ching program includes 34 partner schools nationwide—19 public schools and 15 private schools—where Grades 2 and 3 students learn basic financial concepts anchored on the music videos, supplemented by Department of Education-approved ChaChing workbooks in both English and Filipino. Teachers undergo training and use DepEd-approved lesson plans. PAREF Rosehill is inspired by the teaching of St. Josemaria Escriva that parents are the primary educators of their children. Admission is on-going for kindergarten (boys and girls) and elementary/high school girls. For inquiries, call 697-1686, 696-4487, or 697-6412 and look for the School Registrar; or e-mail paref_rosehillschool@yahoo.com. For more information, log on to www.parefrosehill.org.

TIP students swing into high gear for Shell Eco-marathon Asia

STUDENTS from various engineering programs of the Technological Institute of the Philippines (TIP) are in full gear for the Shell Eco-marathon Asia 2014. Four student teams from TIP, together with 146 other student teams from 16 countries across Asia and Middle East, put into concrete practice the scientific knowledge and engineering skills they have acquired in school in order to find innovative ways to achieve smarter mobility and reduce the impact of energy consumption on the environment. As a result, TIP students were able to design and build four energy efficient vehicles that are set to hit the streets of Manila for the said annual mileage competition. Shell Ecomarathon is an annual educational racing competition to challenge students from around the world to design, build, and test ultra-energy-efficient vehicles. This unique competition started first in the Americas, then in Europe and Asia. Unlike the usual car race, competition winners are not determined by speed, but by the farthest distance traveled on the least amount of fuel. Last school year, TIP students joined the same competition held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. TIPMileage Team, one of the two teams sent by TIP, ranked third in Asia for the prototype diesel category with 164 km/l mileage record, making TIP’s vehicle entry as themost fuel efficient diesel prototype car in the Philippines. Shell Eco-marathon Asia also gave its first “Best Team Spirit Award” to the same team for standing out with their collaborative spirit, positive dynamics and highly energized attitudes during the entire event.

LPU Batangas receives highest PACUCOA accolades

LYCEUM of the Philippines University Batangas took the lead after the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation (PACUCOA) awarded the university for having the first and only Level IV PACUCOA-accredited Accountancy program in the entire Philippines. Its Business Administration program also enjoys the Level IV status. Per PACUCOA standards, Level IV programs are programs that are highly respected as very high academic programs in the Philippines and with prestige and authority comparable to similar programs in excellent foreign universities. LPU Batangas also received twomore awards: one for having the second highest number of accredited programs in the entire Philippines, and another for having the highest number of accredited programs in the entire Region IV.

UMreaps most number of PACUCOA awards in Region XI schools

THE UNIVERSITY of Mindanao (UM) added another feather to its cap after being the only school from Region XI to receive themost awards during the PACUCOA event last Dec. 6. Hauling 11 awards, themost received by any school in the region at one time, the university proves its caliber as an institution priding itself on offering quality education to the people of Davao city and Mindanao. Among the awards included individual SOUTHVILLE International School and Colleges’ golf champion Abigail Arevalo, playing for Manila Southwoods, won again in the recent PAL Ladies Interclub held at Rancho Palos Verdes Golf and Country club in Davao City. Twenty-one teams joined this year’s THE UNIVERSITY of Batangas High School Department (UBHS) Pep Squad earned its first ever stint in the nationals after clinching the second spot in National Cheerleading Championships (NCC) South Luzon Qualifiers held at Festival Mall, Alabang recently. The UBHS 30-man pep squad garnered a total of 264.5 points to pave its way to the runner-up finish ahead of Laguna College of Business and Arts HS Department who had 246 points. UNIVERSITY of the East College of Law Dean Amado D. Valdez will be one of the speakers at the convention on “Cooperative Ventures toward ASEAN Integration” which aims to spread awareness of the ASEAN Integration in 2015. The convention is scheduled on Feb. 12 to 14 at the Teresa G. Yuchengco Auditorium of the De La Salle University in Manila, to be participated in by law school deans from the various ASEAN communities and other stakeholders. The Philippine Association of Law Schools will play a major role in the convention. Dean Valdez will talk about “Introduction to Cooperative Ventures in reaccreditation to Level III status of the school’s various programs: Accountancy, Information Technology, Master of Arts in Education, Master of Business Administration, Architecture, Mechanical Engineering, Criminology, and Computer Science. UM also received an award for having the highest number of accredited programs in the entire region for the seventh consecutive year.

Five Escolarians top licensure examination for optometrists

CENTRO Escolar University (CEU) proved to be one of the top Optometry schools in the country with the sterling performance of its graduates in the December 2013 licensure examination for optometrists. Leading the new batch of topnotchers is Dr. Hans Ian Anderson C. Ong, who placed second, with an average of 88.80 percent. Dr. Amalia Loraine M. Samaniego with a rating of 88.57 percent took third place; Dr. May I. Macapagal with 88.49 percent rating got the fourth place; and Dr. Jedthus Grev H. Mercado with 87.16 percent average and Dr. Dr. Lemuel S. Gregorio with 87.14 percent average took the eighth and ninth place, respectively. To date, CEU is the first and only university in the country granted with the highest level of accreditation, Level IV, by the PACUCOA as certified by the Federation of Accrediting Agencies of the Philippines (FAAP). For more information regarding the CEU College of Optometry, call the Dean’s Office at 735-6861 local 221 or e-mail jflor-torre@ceu.edu.ph.

Southville’s Arevalo prevails in PAL Ladies Interclub golf play-off

competition, which is a four-to-play, three-tocount format event. This is the team’s third year to win. In 2011, Southwoods beat Del Monte at the same venue. In 2012, Southwoods won over the Mindanao Squad in Iloilo.

UB Pep Squad lands 2nd in NCC qualifiers to seal national berth

Immaculate Concepcion Academy-Cavite took first place with 306 points overall. The NCC event is considered to be the most prestigious cheering competition in the country. The six squads who joined were judged based on technical aspects which include basic elements, tumbling, stunts, tosses and pyramids. The Brahmans will be competing in the finalist category of NCC to be staged at Ultra Pasig on March 8 and 9.

UE dean to speak at ASEAN integration convention on Feb. 13

ASEAN” on Feb. 13 at 1:30 p.m. Delegates of 10 ASEAN countries will present models toward cooperative ventures. Asia Research Center of University St. Gallen director Dr. Li Choy Chong, professor of International Management, will speak on “The ASEAN Integration: How the Academe Leads theWay.” The convention will tackle the implications, major events, and latest development from each country regarding the ASEAN Economic Community. It will also discuss the conduct of business from a legal perspective between an integrated ASEAN and the rest of the world.