All 116 examinees from UPLB passed the Agriculturist Licensure Exam (ALE) administered by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC), earning UPLB the distinction as the lone top-performing school.
To be classified as a top-performing school in the ALE, a school must have at least 50 examinees and an 80% or better passing percentage.
Out of the 4,035 passers, two UPLB graduates made it to the top ten examinees. Rio S. Antion ranked first with a rating of 86.63%, and Miki Angela T. Kurahashi ranked sixth with a rating of 85.50%.
According to the PRC website, 34.57% of examinees passed the ALE given by the Board of Agriculture in November 2022. (Antoinette Sia)
Source: https://uplb.edu.ph/all-news/uplb-gets-100-passing-rate-in-ale/
Alumni Milestones
Four UPCM alumni among the TOYM awardees for 2022
Four medical alumni of the UP Manila College of Medicine were among the recipients of the The Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) Award for 2022 for their noteworthy contributions to the growth of their community and professions.
Dr. Beverly Lorraine Ho, Dr. Ronnie Baticulon, and Dr. Ramon Lorenzo Luis Guinto, were cited in the category of health and medicine while Dr. Paul Gideon Lasco was recognized for academia and education. The four awardees will join a long list of esteemed recipients from the TOYM awards’ six decades of history with the awarding ceremony to be held in January 2023.
Beverly Lorraine Ho, MD, MPH, is DOH OIC-Undersecretary of Health/Assistant Secretary of Health. She became the head of Health Promotion at the start of the pandemic. In 2021, she also served as director of the DOH Disease Prevention and Control Bureau. She has been the focal person for the promotion of healthy practices and safety standards as the country coped with the pandemic and has participated actively in the Bida and ResBakuna informational campaigns for the agency.
She works to provide the evidence needed to support health system reforms by designing innovative research grants and building institutional capacity for policy research. These initiatives have greatly aided in the adoption of important laws pertaining to the taxation of sugar-sweetened beverages, the establishment of universal health care (UHC), and institutionalization of the health technology evaluation process in the Philippines.
Dr. Ho was also recognized by the TOWNS Foundation as one of The Outstanding Women in the Nation’s Service this year.
Dr. Baticulon, a pediatric neurosurgeon, specializes in procedures done on children with congenital and acquired disorders of the brain and the spinal cord. He works with the Hydrocephalus Foundation and the Spina Bifida Foundation of the Philippines, which provides neurosurgical care for charity patients.
Dr. Baticulon, UPCM professor, has completed researches in global neurosurgery. His ongoing research project can be utilized in mapping out universal health care plans to provide essential neurosurgical care to every Filipino who needs it.
In 2019, the UP Press published Dr. Ronnie Baticulon’s first book, “Some Days You Can’t Save Them All,” containing his essays on medical school and neurosurgery training. He was also named one of the “Outstanding Young Scientists” in 2022 by the National Academy of Science and Technology.
Dr. Guinto is recognized as one of the world’s pioneers in the new field of planetary health—a scientific and solutions-oriented approach to addressing health issues arising from global environmental changes traced to human activity. He is the chief planetary health scientist and co-founder of the newly established Sunway Centre for Planetary Health in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He is also a member of the National Panel of Technical Experts of the Climate Change Commission of the Philippines and convener of Planetary Health Philippines – a community of Filipino scholars and practitioners for advancing the new discipline of planetary health.
He has also been cited as one of the 50 Most Influential Voices in Health Care Globally, a list drawn up by the online health information platform Medika Life.
A doctor and expert in medical anthropology, Dr. Lasco holds the positions of senior lecturer at the UP Diliman Department of Anthropology, affiliate faculty at the Social Medicine Unit at the UP College of Medicine, research fellow at the Ateneo de Manila University Development Studies Program, and honorary fellow at the Centre for Criminology at Hong Kong University.
Dr. Lasco’s research projects, which have produced over 40 journal articles and book chapters in the last four years, have been focused on contemporary health issues, such as drug use and drug policy, COVID-19, and medical populism. He was also named one of the 2022 Outstanding Young Scientists of the National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines.
(Charmaine A. Lingdas)
Source: https://www.upm.edu.ph/node/4085
UP Manila grad tops November Dentist Licensure Exam
MANILA — A graduate of the University of the Philippines (UP) Manila emerged as the top passer of the Nov. 22 Dentist Licensure Examination, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) said Tuesday.
Janelle Kirsten Ong Go got a rating of 83.64 percent, PRC results showed.
Two other UP Manila graduates landed among the top passers of the said board exam: Tristan Robby Layne Usita Legaspi in 3rd place with a rating of 83.50 percent, and Chelsie Cabalce Horiondo in 6th place with a score of 82.93 percent.
Centro Escolar University in Makati, meanwhile, was named the top performing school in the said exam, with 118 passers out of 123 takers and a passing rate of 95.93 percent.
Also among the top performing schools were University of Baguio and Centro Escolar University in Malolos, with respective passing rates of 93.85 percent and 86.30 percent.
According to the PRC, 1,431 out of 2,341 takers passed the Dentist Licensure Examination, which was held in 3 testing centers across the country last month.
The results were released six working days after the examination.
Source: https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/20/22/up-manila-grad-tops-november-dentist-licensure-exam
UP Los Baños, UP Visayas post perfect passing rate in October 2022 LEPT secondary level
The University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) and UP Visayas – Iloilo City garnered perfect passing scores in the October 2022 Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers (LEPT) secondary level.
All 90 and 51 LEPT examinees from UPLB and UPV, respectively, passed the board exams conducted last Oct. 2 as per an advisory from the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC).
Jessiree Flores Pantilgan from the University of Mindanao – Panabo was hailed as the licensure exam’s top notcher with a rating of 94.60 percent.
Meanwhile, PRC declared Philippine Normal University – Manila as the top performing school for LEPT elementary level.
Seventy-eight out of 82 takers passed the exam resulting in an overall passing rate of 95.12 percent.
Baby Patricia Tabamo Bensi and Maria Catherine Cauba from Cebu Normal University were the top notchers for LEPT elementary level, said PRC.
They both earned an average of 94.60 percent.
On Friday, Dec. 16, PRC announced that 49,783 elementary teachers out of 91,468 examinees (54.43%) and 71,080 secondary teachers out of 139,534 examinees (50.94%) passed the board exams held in 34 testing centers nationwide and in Bangkok, Thailand.
“It is further announced that of the 49,783 elementary teacher passers, 29,183 are first timers and 20,600 are repeaters. For the secondary teachers, 50,549 passers are first timers and 20,531 are repeaters,” PRC added.
Academician Ruben L. Villareal receives the 2022 The Outstanding Filipino for Agriculture Science
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Congratulations to Academician Ruben L. Villareal for being the 2022 The Outstanding Filipino (TOFIL) Laureate in the field of Agriculture Sc
ience.
Acd. Villareal is recognized for his significant contributions in tropical vegetable breeding and promotion of modernization of agriculture and vegetable gardening. Among his contributions to science and technology in the country are the following:
(1) his pioneering efforts in the concept of heat tolerance for vegetable crops in the tropics and studies on the morphological and physiological bases of heat tolerance;
(2) development of heat tolerant tomato varieties;
(3) control of bacterial wilt through grafting and cross protection;
(4) breeding of sweet potato for intensive cropping, under drought stress and minimum input;
(5) his discovery on the non-Mendelian or cytoplasmic inheritance of the southern leaf blight disease (Helminthosporium maydis) of corn which ended the incorporation of “T” cytoplasm in the U.S. and in local inbred lines.
#PilipiNAST
Source: NAST PHL Facebook
Atty. Gladys SJ. Tiongco joins BOR anew
Written by Arlyn VCD Palisoc Romualdo
Lawyer and former University of the Philippines (UP) Alumni Regent Gladys SJ. Tiongco has returned to the UP Board of Regents (BOR) following her November 14 appointment by President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. UP President Danilo L. Concepcion administered her oath of office on November 25. Tiongco replaced UP Los Baños alumnus Francis C. Laurel.
The BS in Foreign Service (1967) and Bachelor of Laws (1971) alumna was the first and, thus far, the only woman president of the UP Alumni Association (UPAA). In September 2010, she assumed the UPAA leadership and, consequently, the post of alumni regent when then UPAA President Alfredo E. Pascual took a leave of absence to run for and eventually become the 20th UP President. She represented the alumni in the BOR until 2012.
When Tiongco was at the helm of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) Davao Chapter, she was recognized as an Outstanding President by the IBP. She also served as commissioner of the IBP Committee on Bar Discipline. She was a governor of Soroptimist International of the Philippines and a federation director of Soroptimist International of the Americas, later receiving Outstanding Leadership Awards from the organization. Tiongco was a legal officer of the Southern Philippines Development Administration, a legal officer and corporate secretary of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA), a legal officer of MinDA subsidiaries, and a corporate secretary of the National Electrification Administration. As a UP student, she served as a councilor and treasurer of the University Student Council.
Tiongco will serve a two-year term and may be reappointed by Malacañang. Republic Act No. 9500, or The UP Charter of 2008, provides for the appointment by the Philippine president of three BOR members “who have distinguished themselves in their professions or fields of specialization.” Two of these appointees should be UP alumni.
(With information from the Office of the Secretary of the University and of the Board of Regents)
Source: https://up.edu.ph/atty-gladys-sj-tiongco-joins-bor-anew/
Department of Speech Communication alumni and Theatre Arts wins big in recent national and international awards
The Department of Speech Communication and Theatre Arts is feeling festive and celebratory as several alumni win big in recent national and international awards.
🏆 Dolly De Leon is nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role – Motion Picture at the 80th Golden Globe Awards and won Best Supporting Performance at the 2022 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards. Both distinctions are for her exemplary performance as Abigail in the film “Triangle of Sadness”.
🏆 Maria Kristine “Chynna” B. Roxas-Miller won in the 2022 Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature. Her play titled “Agencia Feliz” won Third Prize in the One-Act Play category.
🏆 Chris Millado bagged the Best Stage Director Award for a Play for the play “Anak Datu” in the 2022 Aliw Awards. “Anak Datu” also won Best Play.
🏆 Pat Valera also bagged the Best Director for a Musical Award for the play “Mula sa Buwan” in the 2022 Aliw Awards. “Mula sa Buwan” also won Best Musical.
Keep shining, Dolly, Chynna, Chris, and Pat! Your DSCTA family is proud of you!
#dsctaalumni
#artistangbayan
Source: UP Department of Speech Communication and Theatre Arts Facebook
UPCM alumni receives 2022 The Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) Award
Congratulations!
Four UPCM alumni were honored with The Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) Award for 2022 during the gala night last December 8, 2022 at Conrad Manila in Pasay.
Recipients of the award for the health and medicine category include Dr. Beverly Lorraine Ho, Dr. Ronnie Baticulon, and Dr. Ramon Lorenzo Luis Guinto. Dr. Gideon Lasco has been named among the honorees for education and the academe.
The TOYM Awards is an annual recognition and celebration of excellent work by Filipinos aged 18-40 who have contributed significant impact to nation building and the development of their community. The four outstanding UPCM honorees from this year’s awards will be joining a long list of esteemed recipients from the TOYM awards’ six decades of history.
Source: UP College of Medicine Facebook
Former UP Regent Angelo Jimenez to succeed Concepcion as the next UP President
Following intensive deliberations, including interviews with the six nominees for the next President of the University of the Philippines (UP), the UP Board of Regents (BOR) announced today their unanimous selection of the next leader of the country’s national university: Atty. Angelo A. Jimenez, former UP Regent.
Atty. Jimenez will serve as the University’s 22nd President, succeeding the current UP President, Professor Danilo L. Concepcion, whose term will end in February 2023. Jimenez will serve a six-year term from February 2023 to February 2029.
Atty. Angelo Jimenez is an Of counsel with the Jaromay Laurente and Associates and a consultant of the Office of Rep. Pablo John F. Garcia. He served on the Board of Regents twice, first as a Student Regent in 1992, and again as a Regent from 2016 to 2021. He was a lecturer at the UP Law Center Institute of the Administration of Justice from 2016 to 2021; and a consultant of the UP Centre International de Formation des Autorites et Leaders or International Training Center for Authorities and Leaders Philippines (UP-CIFAL Philippines). He was also a trustee of the UP Foundation from 2017 to 2021.
Atty. Jimenez earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology in 1987, and his Bachelor of Laws degree in 1994, both in UP Diliman. He passed the Bar in 1994. He was a Lee Kuan Yew Fellow of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. He earned his Masters in Public Management from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore. Among the many awards he has received is the Outstanding Butuanon Award for Professional Excellence.
In his vision paper, Jimenez stated that UP “must strive to become a global university”. Specifically, UP must lead as a research university by focusing on graduate and post-graduate programs and academic linkages; and as a public service university through extension service to the government and industry. UP must also advocate for an Open Data Policy. UP must likewise help raise the quality of undergraduate education in other SUCs, embrace digital transformation in learning and management, defend and enhance academic freedom in UP.
As UP President, Jimenez will serve as the Chief Academic Officer, Head of the University Faculty, and Chief Executive Officer. He will be tasked with pursuing goals stated in Republic Act No. 9500 or the UP Charter.
Source: https://up.edu.ph/former-up-regent-angelo-jimenez-to-succeed-concepcion-as-the-next-up-president/
Prof. Januar Yap wins third prize for Short Story in Cebuano in the 70th Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards
Congratulations to Prof. Januar Yap of the Communication program for winning the third prize for Short Story in Cebuano in the 70th edition of the Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature!
Padayon, Sir Januar! Padayon, CCAD! 🌻✊
Source: UP Cebu College of Communication, Art, and Design – CCAD Facebook