Miriam College launches USAID project on women, peace and security
THE LAUNCHING of the Women’s Peace Table’s project on women, peace and security entitled, “IncreasingWomen’s Participation in Conflict Affected Areas in Mindanao” was held last Feb. 6 at the Environmental Studies Institute of Miriam College, Quezon City, Philippines.
This United States Agency for International Development (USAID)supported project aims to capacitate Muslim women to create women’s peace tables in strategic congressional districts in order to build a national constituency for peace among women and different sectors. Likewise, it aims to support the localization of the government’s National Action Plan (NAP) on women, peace, and security in cooperation with the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP).
The event was attended by peace advocates, representatives from various international development organizations, foreign embassies, media and government agencies. Administrators, faculty members and students ofMiriam College from different year levels were also present to witness the beginning of this timely project that aims to empower women in conflict-affected areas, specifically, Mindanao.
TheWomen’s Peace Table is a network that has been created through the collaborative efforts of several women’s groups to ensure the active participation of women in the peace process. Its lead convener is Irene M. Santiago, chair emerita of the Mindanao Commission on Women. Its co-conveners are Aurora Javate de Dios, executive director of theWomen and Gender Institute (WAGI) of Miriam College; and Amina Rasul of the Philippine Council for Islam and Democracy. Other members of the Conveners’ group are former Secretary of Foreign Affairs Delia Albert, indigenous leader Bo-i Era Espana, Margie Moran Floirendo of Habitat for Humanity, Socorro Reyes of the Center for Legislative Development, Sr. Mary John Mananzan of the Order of Saint Benedict, Myla Leguro of Catholic Relief Services, and Samira Gutoc of the Young Moro Professionals.
CCP signs partnership with Concordia International College
THE CENTRAL Colleges of the Philippines signed up a partnership with Concordia International College (CIC), a worldwide private college that provides the highest quality of academic and career programs to local and international students in areas of highest need. As CIC expands to meet the needs of the global market, Concordia International Foundation has established several international campuses in Vancouver (Canada), Los Angeles (USA), Seoul Korea, and now Manila, bearing the name Concordia International College of Business and Development. CCP is now offering online diploma programs in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages), TEC (Teaching English to Children), Hospitality and Tourism Management with AHLEI, and Diploma in Business Development. The online programs feature video lectures, modules, assignments, and examinations which are all accessible though sites provided with Internet connection. The graduates of the online programs will be eligible for international practicum, and will receive a diploma issued by Concordia International College-Canada. The agreement was signed by CCP president Atty. Crispino R. Reyes and CIC president Dr. Violeta Jerusalem. For inquiries on the new online program offerings, call the CCP Admissions Office at 7153777 or 715-5170 local 147.
CEU Tourism students successfully complete internship inMalaysia
CENTRO Escolar University’s School of Nutrition and HospitalityManagement sent 14 BS TourismManagement senior students toMalaysia In August 2013 for another international training program that aims to aid students in acquiring hands-on training experience in the hotel industry, primarily, in Front Office Procedures and the Food and Beverage Operations. The training programs were provided by Ixora Hotel and 1926 Heritage Hotel, both located in Penang, Malaysia. Through this internship program, the students were able to practice their skills acquired from their classrooms and demonstrate the application of skills learned in the workplace. In addition, they had the chance to experience theMalaysian culture through the country’s customs, food, and language. The students also had the opportunity to travel in different places and visit tourist destinations in Penang and in Kuala Lumpur. The internship lasted until November 2013. Janelle Qua, division head of the Tourism Program and adviser of the CEU Association of Tourism Students, coordinated the processing of the necessary documents for travel, orientation of the participants and their parents/guardians, interview with the consul of the Embassy of Malaysia, until the day of the students’ departure where she discussed with the executives of the respective hotels to ensure their welfare. The program is under the supervision of CEU president and chief academic officer Dr. Ma. Cristina D. Padolina and School of Nutirition and HospitalityManagement dean Dr. Cecilia C. Uncad.
Korean exchange students visit Fatima University
STUDENTS from two South Korean universities, Dong-A University and Gacheon University, visited the Our Lady of Fatima University (OLFU) Quezon City Campus last Jan. 6 in line with an existing student exchange program between OLFU and the two South Korean universities. The student exchange program ended on Jan. 30. Some students from Dong-A University went to the Philippines Nuclear and Research Institute (PNRI), Diliman, Quezon City for their research and experiment exposure while other students had their practicum exposure at the National Historical Commission Museum. On the other hand, the students from Gacheon University attended English enhancement classes.
UST’s 12-storey Thomasian Alumni Center blessed
THE UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas’ Buenaventura Paredes Garcia, O.P. Building, which now stands on the previous site of the old UST gymnasium, was blessed last Jan. 20. UST rector Fr. Herminio Dagohoy led the opening activities. The design of the new building, whill still being constructed, is a modern interpretation of the classical language of UST’s architecture. This 12-storey structure houses a grand lobby, a ballroom, an alumni center, a hostel and wellness center, function rooms and lobbies, and the alumni offices of the different colleges and faculties of the university.
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Oblation scholar is PH’s bet to world public speaking tilt in UK
ARIZZA Sahi Nocum, 19, an Oblation junior scholar taking up industrial engineering from the University of the Philippines, has qualified to represent the Philippines in the English-Speaking Union (ESU) International Public Speaking Competition (IPSC) in London this May. Nocum bested 100 top local speakers to earn the chance to take part in a competition that brings together the best youth speakers from 50 countries all over the world. “I feel deeply honored by this opportunity to represent our country in a prestigious world public speaking competition,” said Nocum, who admitted that she was a bit nervous about being pitted against other students majoring in college courses where they were being honed for public speaking. She bested fellow finalists Mikaela Bernardino, a schoolmate at the UP, and Lara JaneMendoza of Far Eastern University in a series of competitions. Set up in the US in 1920, ESU began the international public speaking competition to advance its mission to celebrate English as a shared THE Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP), in partnership with the Department of Health (DOH) and Philippine Information Agency (PIA), will attempt to set a new GuinnessWorld Record for the “Most People to Sign Up as Organ Donor” on Feb. 28, 9 a.m., at the PUP Track Oval. The campaign for organ donation dubbed as “I’m A Lifeline” will be simultaneously done in six zones in the Philippines, namely: North Luzon (San Fernando, La Union), Naga (Bicol Medical Center), Tacloban City, Davao (Southern Philippines Medical Center), and Metro Manila (PUP) on the said date. The PUP will try to beat the one hour single-site THE UNIVERSITY of the East College of Arts and Sciences (UECAS)-Manila’s English Department, in cooperation with the Language Department of Valley City State University (VCSU) in North Dakota in the US, will hold a seminar on “Preparing English Language Activities for Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in the Classroom: An Intensive Video Conference between the University of the East-Manila and Valley City State University,” on Feb. 27, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., at the P. O. Domingo Center for Information Technology, UEManila. Selected faculty members from both universities will comprise the panel of speakers and reactors, namely, Professors ShouChing Chao, Daisy Figueroa, Jodi Shorma and RobWalsh for VCSU, and UE professors MenandroMortel, Paolo Danduan, Dr. Mark COLEGIO de San Juan de Letran and the Institute of Communication will be holding its annual CinemaKnights, a local film festival of senior Communication Arts students, until Feb. 28 this year. One of the 15-minute short films which will be screened is Rainbow X, a neo-noir psychological-thriller short film about the rising cases of hate crimes concerning the LGBTIQ ST. PAUL Academy in Goa, Camarines Sur will hold its grand alumni homecoming on April 20 (Easter Sunday) at its campus grounds. All graduates and those who went to the school but did not graduate from batch year 1968 to 2013 are invited to join and celebrate on this occasion the ideals and language to foster global understanding and good will by providing education and cultural opportunities for students, educators, and members. “It wasn’t easy to choose one to represent ESU-Philippines and the country at the IPSC,” saidMa. Luz Vilches, ESU Philippines president and dean of the School of Humanities of Ateneo de Manila University, where the last leg of the contest was held. The board of judges that chose the winner was made up of former Philippine Ambassador to the United Kingdom Cesar Bautista; Nick Thomas; Loline Reed, president of the Intercultural Society of London; Ken Reed; Dr. Lourdes Montinola, FEU Educational Foundation Inc. chairperson and president; Linda Panlilio, Zonta International District 17 chairperson for public relations and communications; Krip Yuson, The Philippine Star columnist, poet and novel and short story writer; and Gigi Virata, senior executive director of the Information Technology and Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP) .
PUP attempts world record in support of organ donation on Feb. 28
registration of 2,755 held by Prakash Gurjar and Madadgar Parivar in Ahmedabad, Gudjarat, India last Sept. 17, and the eight hour single-site registration set by Indian National Students Organisation (INSO) in Sir Chhotu Ram Stadium, Rohtak, Haryana, India last Dec. 1. PUP is tapped to lead the campaign for this record breaking attempt inMetro Manila because of its unbeaten record for the “Largest Human Rainbow” totaling to 30,365 participants in 2004 at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila. This DOHPIA-PUP partnership is aligned with the Philippine government’s goal of strengthening support for organ donation and transplantation.
UE, VCSU to hold video conference seminar on Feb. 27
Fabella and Arnold Santos. This academic activity will also feature the presentation of the output of the joint paper on student collaboration of both universities. UE studentsmatched up with VCSU students to complete a coordinated, intercultural writing assignment. The UE group is led by AB English students Isaiah Tobias and Jucelle Sebastian. The seminar will be presented via video conferencing in real time, the VCSU panel transmitting from their location in the US. The video conference—put together by Prof. Arnold E. Santos, CAS Manila dean Dr. Justina Evangelista, and Prof. RobWalsh of VCSU—is a first for the UECAS English Dept. The seminar will be attended by faculty and students of UE. For other details, call the UECAS English Dept. at 735-5471 local 371, or log on to www.ue.edu.ph.
Letran’s CinemaKnights 2014 to run until Feb. 28
community in the country. Directed and written by J.C.L Dinco. Rainbow X is about the struggles of an independent film actor named Alfred who was chosen to play the role of a hate crime victim. The short film stars Bernard Carritero as Alfred, Yumi Fernando as Marco “Marian” Rodriguez and Jordi Sison as Direk Lou.
St. Paul Academy-Goa to hold grand alumni homecoming onApril 20
inspirations that the dear alma mater had imparted on everyone. An alumni board meeting was held in Avenue Square, Naga City last Jan. 31. The meeting was attended by representatives of each year-batch and was presided by Atty. Francis Padua Papica as overall chair of the reunion events.