The University of the Philippines (UP) Manila emerged as the top-performing school in the November 2021 Pharmacist Licensure Exam, acquiring a passing rate of 98.18 percent, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Friday, Dec. 3.
UP Manila was followed by Adamson University with a 92.11 percent
passing rate; Saint Louis University which garnered 85 percent; Saint
Paul University – Tuguegarao at 84.31 percent; and Mariano Marcos State
University – Batac with 81.25 percent.
Nicola Christine Aquino Rivera of UP Manila topped the licensure
exam with a rating of 93.90 percent. Meanwhile, Kristine See Ang of UP
Manila owned the second spot with a 93.10 rating.
Among the top ten successful examinees who garnered the highest ratings are:
3. Jaylord Baccay Balisi of Saint Paul University – Tuguegarao (92.30 percent)
4. Hugh Jasper Chy Tan of De La Salle Medical & Health Sciences Inst. (91.98 percent)
5. Patricia Manalese Reyes of UP Manila (91.95 percent)
6. Kenneth Honrubia Betita of Our Lady of Fatima – Quezon City (91.70 percent)
7. Francis Anthony Mino Homillano of UP Manila (91.25 percent)
8. Roxanne Duhaylongsod Morata of Far Eastern University – Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation (91.20 percent)
9. Timothy Jay Simuangco Antonio of UP Manila (91.15 percent)
10. Jomel Yuoi Malana Jamito of Saint Paul University – Tuguegarao (90.95 percent)
PRC also announced that 1,207 out of 2,371 individuals successfully passed the exams.
It said the Pharmacist board exam was conducted on Nov. 25 to 26 at
several testing centers located in Metro Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro,
Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legazpi, Lucena, Pagadian, Rosales, Pangasinan,
Tacloban, Tuguegarao, and Zamboanga.
The results were released four working days after the last day of the exams. (Charie Mae F. Abarca)
CITY OF ILAGAN, Isabela: The Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) for secondary education held in September this year was topped by Roslyn Vea Damasco, a native in this city and graduate of Bachelor of Science in Education-Major in Special Education and Minor in Mathematics at the University of the Philippines Diliman.
A consistent honor student during her elementary and high school years, Damasco garnered a 93.40-percent passing rate in the LET to share the number one spot with Vincent Bayawa of Cebu Normal University.
Damasco graduated magna cum laude at UP Diliman in 2019. She received the news on her 23rd birthday on Monday.
“I’m happy, blessed, grateful, overjoyed,” she said.
She said she found the examination very difficult, and ” there was a thought that I will not pass, but God is so great.”
Meanwhile, Czendra Faye Compares of Tuguegarao City scored 93.20-percent passing rate to share the number two spot with Cherish Ivy Fabricante of UP Baguio City.
Compares finished her Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education Major in Biology at the Cagayan State University-CSU Andrews. She teaches high school at the St. Louis University-Tuguegarao to help earn income for the family. Her father works as a government social worker and her mother is a housekeeper.
“I am surprised. I did not expect to be among the topnotchers,” she said in a Facebook post.
She feared not of flunking the examination but of possibly getting infected with Covid-19 when she took the examination.
Another Region 2 examinee, Devin David Despe Dumlao of Jones, Isabela, garnered a 92.40 percent passing rate. He ranked fourth in the list, tied with Kenneth Alfonso Regis of University of Mindanao-Davao City.
He is a product of the Our Lady of the Pillar College in Cauayan City.
Several UP alumni were among the 2020 and 2021 Search for the
Outstanding Government Workers winners, an annual search administered by
the Philippine Civil Service Commission’s (CSC) Honor Awards Program.
The honorees received their awards on November 15 via the Radio
Television Malacanang’s Facebook page and YouTube channel and the Civil Service Commission’s Facebook page and YouTube channel.
According to the CSC’s website,
the winners are chosen under three awards categories. The Presidential
Lingkod Bayan Award recognizes exceptional or extraordinary
contributions resulting from an idea or performance that had a
nationwide impact on public interest, security, and inheritance. The CSC
Pagasa Award is given to an individual or group for outstanding
contributions that directly benefit more than one government department.
Finally, the Dangal ng Bayan Award is given to an individual for
exemplary ethical behavior in observance of the code of conduct under
Republic Act No. 6713 or the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for
Public Officials and Employees.
Presidential Lingkod Bayan Awardees
All of the 2020 winners of the Presidential Lingkod Bayan Award are
groups: the Carrageenan Plant Growth Promoter Team of the Philippine
Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI); the Bayawan Aquaculture Team of the
City Government of Bayawan, Negros Oriental; and the National Retail
Payment System (NRPS) Core Team of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
(BSP), which was recognized for creating a platform that allowed
interoperability of all payment systems, resulting in better services
for consumers and spurring the use of payment platforms such as PESONet
and InstaPay, which hastened migration to online payments and provided
broader financial inclusion for its digital-enabled system.
Two of these awarded teams count UP alumni as members. From the PNRI
Carrageenan Plant Growth Promoter Team: Gil Lantican Magsino, University
Researcher IV, and Fernando B. Aurigue, Senior Science Research Specialist, graduated from the UPLB College of Agriculture and Graduate
School. From the BSP NRPS Core Team: Anna Lissa T. Racines, Bank Officer
V and graduate of the UP Diliman College of Business Administration
(CBA); Atty. Bridget Rose Millan Mesina-Romero, Bank Officer V, is also a
graduate of the UPD CBA and the College of Law. German S. Constantino,
Jr., Bank Officer IV, likewise a graduate of the UPD CBA.
Among the individual 2021 recipients of this category of awards are the following UP researchers, faculty, and alumni:
Dr. Nelly Siababa Aggangan, University Researcher II/Scientist I of
the National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, UP Los
Baños (UPLB);
Flordeliza Hidalgo Bordey, Deputy Director of the Philippine Rice
Research Institute, who graduated from the UP Diliman School of
Economics;
Angel Balisi Encarnacion, Agricultural Center Chief II/Scientist I
of the Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic
Resources-Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, who graduated from the UP Visayas
College of Fisheries;
Dr. Gerardo Dizon Legaspi, Director of the UP Manila Philippine General Hospital; and,
Dr. Rose Marie Rosete Liquete, Executive Director of the National
Kidney and Transplant Institute, graduated from the UP Diliman College
of Arts and Sciences and the UP Manila College of Medicine.
CSC Pagasa and Dangal ng Bayan Awardees
The UP alumni who are among the 2021 CSC Pagasa awardees are Prof.
Ambrose Hans Guiyab Aggabao of Isabela State University, who earned his
doctorate in Education degree from the UP College of Education; and Dr.
Ester Battad Flores, Supervising Science Research Specialist/Scientist I
of the Philippine Carabao Center, who graduated from the UPLB College
of Veterinary Medicine.
Four groups also received the 2021 CSC Pagasa awards, with two of
these groups counting UP alumni as members. The UP alumni who are
members of the COVID-19 Crisis Management Team of the National Kidney
and Transplant Institute (NKTI), one of the Pagasa awards recipients,
are Dr. Romina R. Angangco-Danguilan, team leader and Deputy Executive
Director of the NKTI, who graduated from the UP Manila College of Arts
and Science and College of Medicine; Dr. Nerissa V. Mendoza-Gerial,
Deputy Executive Director of the NKTI, who graduated from the UP Manila
College of Public Health; and, Dr. Glenda Eleanor L. Pinga-Pamugas, NKTI
Medical Specialist who took her pre-medicine course at the UP Diliman
College of Science.
The other group-recipient of the CSC Pagasa award that counts UP
alumni as members is the Technology Commercialization Team of the
Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources
Research and Development (PCAARRD), Department of Science and
Technology, Los Baños, Laguna. The team is composed of Noel A. Catibog,
team leader and Chief Science Research Specialist at PCAARRD, who
graduated from the UPLB College of Agriculture and Graduate School; Dr.
Reynaldo V. Ebora, PCAARRD Executive Director who also graduated from
the UPLB CA and Graduate School; and, Abigail B. Flores-Gueco, PCAARRD
Senior Science Research Specialist who earned her degrees from the UPLB
College of Economics and Management and Graduate School.
Completing the list, and recognized with the 2021 Dangal ng Bayan
Award for his exemplary ethical behavior, is Dr. Jose Jonas Diño del
Rosario, Medical Specialist and Coordinator for Public Affairs of the UP
Philippine General Hospital.
With reports from Nelson Carandang and Lyzete Balinhawang, UP Office of Alumni Relations
Have you ever thought about the possibility that indigenous fruits may have more nutritional benefits beyond our knowledge? And therapeutic properties, too?
Dr. Katherine Castillo-Israel, a faculty member at the UPLB Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST) of the College of Agriculture and Food Science, certainly did.
This led her and two other UPLB scientists to discover the wonders of the Philippine indigenous bignay (Antidesma bunius L. (Spreng.) and lipote (Syzygium polycephaloides (C.B. Rob.) Merr.) berries.
The study aims to fill the research gaps on berries and their nutritional benefits with support from the Functional Food Program of the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCHRD).
DOST-PCHRD’s BerryPinoy Program studies the indigenous berries in the Philippines and their potential benefits beyond the known nutritional value they possess.
“If we can prove their nutritional and possible therapeutic properties, then we can promote the utilization of these berries into functional foods,” Dr. Castillo-Israel said.
Unleashing the latent power of berries
The BerryPinoy Program studies the antioxidant properties of indigenous berries, specifically bignay and lipote, and their ability to provide cure for metabolic disorders associated with obesity.
Under this program are two projects. One is the “Philippine Indigenous Berries: Bioactive components and in vitro biochemical activities,” which is led by Dr. Castillo-Israel.
“Philippine Indigenous Berries: In Vivo Studies on Toxicity and Effects on Biomarkers of Obesity and Associated Metabolic Disorders (Dyslipidemia, Inflammation, and Oxidative Stress,” on the other hand, is led by Dr. Liezl M. Atienza of the College of Human Ecology and Dr. Ma. Amelita C. Estacio of the College of Veterinary Medicine.
Dr. Castillo-Israel studies the bioactive components and bioactivity of lipote and two varieties of bignay; and the effects of processing methods on the bioactivity of these fruits .
The research found that maturity and processing methods affect the antioxidant contents and activity of the berries. The antioxidant properties are highest in fully ripe flesh and seeds of both bignay varieties, while unripe lipote has appreciable phenolic and flavonoid content.
Heat treatment, specifically hot water blanching, was also found to produce higher antioxidant contents and activities compared to steam blanching and no heat treatment.
“Antioxidants prevent cancer by scavenging free-radicals in the cells. We can say that these have anti-cancer properties due to their high antioxidant capacities,” Dr. Castillo-Israel stated.
Benefits of berries
On top of their exceptional properties, these berries are also very tasteful. From jams and beverages to jellies and ice creams, bignay and lipote are ingredients that add flavor to food products.
Increased production of these berries will help not only MSMEs and industry, but also the farmers.
“These fruits which were once neglected on the farm will have their value realized for utilization into high-value products,” Dr. Castillo-Israel said.
A fully developed technology and high demand for both bignay and lipote will provide our farmers with a sure market for their produce. Who wouldn’t want a delicious fruit with tons of nutritional value?
As bignay is a shrub, it can be easily reproduced within a short period of time. Lipote, on the other hand, is a tree and requires years for it to fully grow and produce fruits.
The country currently does not produce a large volume of both berries, maybe it is time to start planting now.
MANILA – A total of 1,677 examinees out of 2,302 takers passed the Physician Licensure Examination in October 2021, with graduates from the University of the Philippines-Manila leading the batch, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) said Thursday.
Ian Gabriel Juyad of UP Manila emerged as the topnotcher in the examination with an 87.50 percent rating. He was followed by Jian Leal and Geremiah Llanes, who both had a score of 87.42 percent.
Alyssa May Madriaga of the University of Santo Tomas ranked third with an 87.33 percent rating. She was followed by Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health’s Rae Samontina, who had a score of 87.08.
The following examinees emerged in the top 10, according to the commission:
Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila was the top performing school in the October examination, with 101 out of 103 examinees making the cut. The university had a 98.06 passing rate.
UP-Manila ranked second with 78 passers out of 81 takers, with a passing rate of 96.30 percent.
A school can be considered a top performer in the examination if it has 50 or more examinees with at least 80 percent passing rate, PRC noted.
The PRC said the board passers should register and sign in the Roster of Registered Professionals.
“From November 22 to December 16, 2021, registration for the issuance of Professional Identification Card (ID) and Certificate of Registration will be done on-line. Please go to www.prc.gov.ph and follow instructions for initial registration,” PRC said.
The oathtaking ceremony will be announced later in the day, according to the commission.
Professor Edwino S. Fernando, alongside colleague Dr Peter G. Wilson of the Australian Institute of Botanical Science, has discovered a new species of Tristaniopsis in the Myrtaceae family (of makopa, guava, and eucalyptus among others).
Their findings were published as a journal article in Telopea, the Journal of Plant Systematics on 29 October 2021.
Tristaniopsis flexuosa, is a small tree reaching to 3 meters tall and can only be found in the Philippines, particularly on Mount Redondo, Dinagat Island.
This tree has relatively small leaves, with a smooth grey bark, which flakes to reveal a red-brown under-bark.
It was named ‘flexuosa’ because of its distinct crooked branches. Tristaniopsis flexuosa does not show any clear affinities to any other Philippine species of the genus, showing the most similarity with Tristaniopsis elliptica, a species from Borneo.
Dr Fernando is Professor Emeritus at the Department of Forest Biological Sciences and curator for palms and other forest plants at the UPLB Museum of Natural History (MNH).
He is a forest botanist and plant taxonomist who specializes in biodiversity and protected areas, biodiversity conservation policy and planning, and conservation biology and plant genetic resources.
Specimens of new species of plants and trees are deposited at the MNH Forestry Herbarium and Wood Collection. (Kristel Hope Villafuerte)
CEM Excellence! This is best used to describe the five BS Agribusiness Management (BS ABM)c graduates who have been named provincial winners of the Department of Agriculture’s Young Farmers’ 1Challenge: Kabataang Agribiz.
BSABM is a degree program under CEM or the College of Economics and Management.
Kabataang Agribiz is an assistance program designed as a competition for individuals aged 18-30 that provides cash grants for business ventures that are viable and feasible. This program also aims to encourage more youth to take up careers in the field of agribusiness entrepreneurship.
The five CEM alumni, namely: Maria Alexia R. Belarmino, Giana Bianca S. Carpena, Stella Faye Estrella, Karlene Ann M. Ebora, and Claudette Anne E. Aguila secured cash grants for their projects focused on bringing a fresh, entrepreneurial approach to farming.
Belarmino, Carpena, and Estrella’s Harvest Leaf Hydroponics Farm project received a PhP 150,000 grant. Based in San Pablo, Laguna, this initiative makes use of hydroponics technology and social media to sustainably bring healthy produce to households.
Karlene Ebora, with Karlo Ray M. Ebora – also from UPLB – won PhP 100,000 for their project K.Hop Rabbitry that focuses on rabbit raising for meat production.
Claudette Aguila and her business partner, Ralph Zeus J. Recio, also won PhP 100,000 for their Simula Harvest venture which offers ready-to-eat salad mixes and salad components.
Besides the five provincial winners, someUPLB students also participated in the: Aaron V. Ogot (Honeybee-han), Kelvin Michael A. Crystal (Baryo Kape), Earl Erinel C. Ison (ECI Deals Foods and Rabbitry), Junelle V. Adrias (Smart Link), and Geneva Mae L. Cabrera (G.C. Kabuteria Chips).(Kristel Hope Villafuerte)
Yuchengco Center, a think tank hosted by De La Salle University (DLSU) and sponsored by the Yuchengco Group of Companies, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Milton B. Amayun as its new President. He succeeds Dr. Trinidad Osteria who recently retired from the position after more than a decade of service. He assumed the role on September 15, 2021.
Dr. Milton B. Amayun, President of the Yuchengco Center.
Dr. Amayun comes into the role with an extensive work portfolio of national and international engagements. Prior to his new position, he served as President of International Care Ministries Foundation, Inc. (ICMFI), a local non-government organization, from 2015 to 2020. From 2014 to 2015, he was the Senior Public Health Advisor at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Manila covering the Philippines, PNG, and Pacific Islands. He was the Family Health Team Leader for USAID/Benin in Africa from 2010 to 2014.
Dr. Amayun completed his Bachelor’s Degree in Zoology at the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman in 1973. His Doctor of Medicine degree is from the UP College of Medicine in Manila. He earned his Master of Public Health, Health Policy and Management major, from Harvard University’s School of Public Health in Boston, Massachusetts in the United States.
Dr. Amayun is currently Part-time Professional Lecturer on social development themes at De La Salle University College of Liberal Arts, a Visiting Lecturer in Global Health at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, and a Mentor for the Harvard Alumni for Global Development. Additionally, he is the Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the United Nations Global Compact Network Philippines (UN GCNP), Member of the Research Advisory Board of the Zuellig Family Foundation, and an Editorial Board Member for the Christian Journal of Global Health. He was the former Lead Convenor for the Health and Nutrition Cluster of the Zero Extreme Poverty Philippines 2030.
Recognition of Dr. Amayun’s work include awards from the Philippine Science High School (Gawad Lagablab for Social Upliftment), the UP Medical Alumni Society (International Service), the UP Alumni Association (Centennial Award for Global Health), the West Michigan Asian Association (Amazing Asian), the UP International Nursing and Healthcare Forum (Professional Excellence), the International Christian Medical and Dental Association (Dignity and Right to Health) and the Fullness of Christ International Ministries.
In his inaugural meeting with the Center’s Board of Trustees chaired by Ms. Yvonne Yuchengco and attended by Board Members Bro. Armin Luistro and Dr. Reynaldo Vea, Dr. Amayun expressed his desire to revitalize the Yuchengco Center to lead and build programs that align with the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
About Yuchengco Center
The Yuchengco Center was first inaugurated on August 29, 1994 as the ‘Yuchengco Institute of Philippines-Japan Relations.’ In 1997, the Board of Trustees renamed it ‘Yuchengco Center for East Asia’ to reflect the expansion of its concerns to Northeast and Southeast Asia. In 2002, the Board shortened its name to ‘Yuchengco Center’ to signify a shift towards a broader perspective that is more issue-oriented and policy-focused.
The Center’s institutional goals are: 1. Leadership in policy advocacy through research, conferences, publications, training and other activities that deal with social, economic and political issues in the country and the Asian region; 2. Proactive discussion of timely and emerging policy concerns; 3. Partnerships with national and international agencies that strengthen the Center’s role as a think tank for information dissemination and utilization; and 4. Contribution of research results to knowledge, policy and program development.
The Center’s thematic areas include Globalization, Regional Security and Foreign Relations, Governance and Democratization, and Human Security, particularly Health and Education. Activities include research, conferences and seminars, publications, program and project evaluations, and capacity-building for educators, planners and policymakers.
The Yuchengco Center is a non-stock, non-profit corporation with offices located at the 2nd Floor, Don Enrique T. Yuchengco Hall, De La Salle University, 2401 Taft Avenue, Malate, Manila, 1004. Former President Fidel V. Ramos, Former Prime Minister Cesar E.A. Virata, Former Education Secretary Bro. Armin Luistro, and Mapua President Dr. Reynaldo B. Vea, along with three members of the Yuchengco Family, sit on the Board of Trustees.
For further information, please contact the Yuchengco Center at [email protected].
The Professional Regulation Commission announced Wednesday that 443 out of 761 examinees passed the Forester Licensure Examination given this month.
Richelle Royce Ilagan Tapulao of the University of the Philippines Los Baños topped the exam with a rating of 91.70 percent.
Nel Angela Rico Orenciana, also from UP Los Baños, placed second with 91.50 percent, while Claude Sol Talidro of Caraga State University in Butuan City placed third with 91.10 percent.
UP Los Baños was this year’s top performing school with a 100 percent passing rate.
The successful examinees who garnered the highest places in the examination are the following:
You can check the roll of successful examinees here.
The UP College of Mass Communication Alumni Association has announced that seven outstanding alumni will receive the 2021 Glory Awards in a virtual ceremony on November 27.
The awardees who were selected by a distinguished jury of peers are: Maria Luz Balmaceda (corporate communications), Atty. Maria Kristina Conti (social advocacy), Abner Mercado (broadcast journalism), Catherine Garcia-Molina (film), Felix “Nonon” Padilla (performing arts), Rowena Carranza-Paraan (social advocacy), and Dr. Marianne Dayrit Sison (mass communication education).
The Glory trophy sculpted by professor emeritus Gigi Javier Alfonso will be presented to winners in recognition of their excellent work and impact in the communities they serve.
This year’s panel of jurors was composed of broadcast journalist Ces Drilon, professor emeritus Monina Movido-Escalada, former deputy press secretary Danilo Gozo, investigative journalist Malou Mangahas, and writer-director and actress Bibeth Orteza. The Glory also has two permanent jurors—UPCMC Dean and film professor Arminda Santiago and former ANC and CNN Philippines news director Jing Magsaysay, who represents the family of Dr. Gloria Feliciano, the founding dean of UP’s 56-year-old mass communications program. Dean Feliciano inspired the alumni association to launch the annual Glory Awards in 2017 in honor of her legacy of excellence and service to the mass communications field.
The winners
Marlu Balmaceda led the brand and corporate communications unit of SGV & Co., the country’s premier auditing and professional services firm, for 25 years. She was the Philippine program manager of the global Ernst & Young “Entrepreneur of the Year” search. As executive director of the SGV Foundation, she helped make a difference in the lives of young students through education and entrepreneurship programs.
Atty. Krissy Conti is a human rights advocate who has defended jailed journalists, student activists, political prisoners, urban poor evictees, and quarantine “violators” during the pandemic. She helped prosecute Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan, accused in the kidnapping and disappearance of UP students Karen Empeno and Sherlyn Cadapan, leading to his conviction. She also serves in the legal team that is assisting the families of persons killed during the government’s war on drugs.
Abner Mercado is renowned for documentaries about social and environmental issues, politics, and cultural anthropology. His work led him to scale Mt. Everest twice and record the moment the Philippine flag was waved from the roof of the earth. He was among the first workers displaced by the withdrawal of ABS-CBN’s franchise to operate, but he considers the experience as his “medal of valor” from his network of 21 years. Mercado won a bronze medal from the New York Film and TV Festival and a special jury prize at the 9th Moscow International Festival of Mountaineering and Adventure Film.
Cathy Garcia-Molina directed the two highest-grossing Filipino films of all time—Hello Love, Goodbye (2019) and The Hows of Us (2018) among a string of hits with ABS-CBN Star Cinema. She was nominated for best director at the Asian Academy Creative Awards for Hello Love, Goodbye. The same film won her Movie Director of the Year honors from the Philippine Movie Press Club Star Awards, duplicating her feat in 2007 when she directed that year’s biggest blockbuster One More Chance. Molina has won six times as Most Popular Film Director at the annual Guillermo Mendoza Box Office Entertainment Awards.
Nonon Padilla has staged and directed over a hundred plays, composed music, and designed sets for the country’s pre-eminent theater groups. In 1987 he founded the Cultural Center of the Philippines’ Tanghalang Pilipino and started the Actors’ Company that produced highly regarded performers including Nonie Buencamino, Pen Medina and John Arcilla, among others. In the early years of the Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA), he prepared the training curriculum to guide PETA artists in honing their acting craft. Internationally, his works have been performed in New York’s Royal Theater, Singapore, Japan, and across Canada.
Weng Carranza-Paraan served as chairperson, president, and secretary-general of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines for over a decade. She waged a long campaign for justice on behalf of 57 journalists and media workers killed in the infamous Ampatuan massacre in 2009. She currently heads ABS-CBN News Public Service and produces the Lingkod Kapamilya segment and the citizen journalism program Bayan Mo, I-patrol Mo. Her ongoing projects include voters’ education and fighting disinformation thru news literacy.
Marianne Dayrit Sison is an academic leader in the public relations field. She is the founding chair and convenor of the Asia Pacific Public Relations Research and Education Network (APPRREN). In 2019 she was awarded as Educator of the Year by the Public Relations Institute of Australia and the following year, she received the Communication Excellence in Organizations (CEO EXCEL) award from the Philippine chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators. She is based in Australia where she is an Honorary University Fellow and former deputy dean of media and communication at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.
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