The Romblon State University (RSU) Board of Regents has appointed lawyer Glenn Niño Sartillo as the new Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) effective January 18, 2021, according to RSU President Merian Catajay-Mani.
Sartillo holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Science, cum laude, from the University of the Philippines-Diliman (UP-D), a master’s degree in Public Administration from UP National College of Public Administration and Governance, and a Juris Doctor degree from the Lyceum of the Philippines University-Makati.
Glenn Niño Sartillo
Romblon State University President Merian Catajay-Mani
He earned a certificate in advanced course on the Basics of Patent
Drafting from the World Intellectual Property Organization Academy and
has published papers on local governance and development.
He was formerly LPU-Manila’s Resident Legal Counsel; Chairman of the
College of International Relations; Compliance Officer for Privacy and
Technical Expert on Innovation and Technology.
He also served as Presidential Staff Officer 5 at the Presidential
Management Staff of the Office of the President of the Republic of the
Philippines.
He is a lifetime member of the UP Chapter of the Pi Gamma Mu International Honor Society and of The Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society.
He was the second Filipino to receive the highly coveted Outstanding
Scout of the Asia Pacific Award, adjudged one of the Ten Outstanding Boy
Scouts of the Philippines, and cited as a National Ulirang Kabataan
awardee.
As CAO, Sartillo will be working closely with the university president and other officials in the implementation of administrative policies and in managing the human resources; finance, property, and procurement; security and general services; information, communication and technology; and other administrative affairs of RSU.
Historian Ros Costelo (second from right) with her thesis adviser and members of her doctoral thesis panel. Photo courtesy of Ros Costelo
MANILA – A Filipina historian has been given the highest academic honors by Spain’s Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
In a statement,
the Philippine Embassy in Madrid said Dr. Ros Costelo was given the
mark of sobresaliente cum laude, the highest possible mark given by the
Spanish educational system.
Costelo defended her doctoral thesis last January 28. Entitled
“Public Works and the Spanish Colonial Agenda of Sanitation, Order, and
Social Control in the Late 18th to 19th Century Manila”, Costelo
detailed how the Spanish colonial policies shaped the creation of public
works in Manila during that period.
Costelo received praise for her original research and its contribution to the study of the 18th and 19th century Philippines.
Her panel is composed of Spanish, French, and Filipino historians.
MAKING, REMAKING OF MANILA
In an interview with ABS-CBN News, Costelo explained that her
dissertation focuses on the development and urbanization of Manila
during the late 18th to 19th century, crediting Spain both for the
successes and failures of their colonial policies on public works,
sanitation, and order.
“Kasabay ng urbanization ang paglitaw ng sala-salabit na problema ng
sanitation, order, at control,” she said, noting the housing,
sanitation, and environmental problems in the city.
(Along with urbanization came interconnected problems in sanitation, order and control.)
She also explains in her thesis at from the late 18th century, Manila
was no longer divided areas inside and outside the walled city of
Intramuros. Rather, the city was divided into the areas located on the
right bank of the Pasig River, and those on its left bank.
Areas in the right side of the Pasig River include Binondo, Tondo,
Quiapo, San Miguel, Sampaloc and Sta. Cruz, while those on its left bank
are Paco, Ermita, Malate and Intramuros.
By looking at how the Spaniards organized Manila in that period,
Costelo said she saw that problems of road congestion, mobility of
people, sanitation and public order, and even lack of housing, can be
traced back to this period.
She also said that the problems in Manila in that period can still be seen at present.
“Bakit problema na natin sila ilang siglo na ang nakakaraan, at nakikita pa rin natin ngayon?” Costelo said.
(Why is it that they have been our problems centuries ago and yet we still see them at present?)
During the course of her research, Costelo was also able to produce
original maps of 19th century Manila, drawn based on the information she
gathered.
Costelo, likewise, said her research did not only focus on the
positive side of the Spanish colonial policies, as she also showed the
different forms of resistance and negotiations that existed at that
time.
“Ipinakita ko sa dissertation ko ‘yung iba’t ibang forms of
resistance ng inhabitants of Manila, iba’t ibang forms of negotiation,”
she said.
(I showed the different forms of resistance of the inhabitants of Manila, the different forms of negotiation.)
“The making and remaking of a city (Manila) needed more than just the transformation of the physical space. More importantly, it involved the conversion of mentalities and habits of people,” Costelo added.
CHALLENGES
Ros Costelo with fellow Filipinos in Spain who supported her during her thesis defense. Photo courtesy of Ros Costelo.
Having stayed in Spain for a little over 5 years, Costelo said the
biggest challenge for her and for other Filipinos who might also want to
study there is the language.
Costelo wrote her dissertation both in Spanish and English, as she
had to study the language in order to access the archival sources in
Madrid and Seville.
She also said it is very important for the younger generation of
Filipinos to rediscover the country’s colonial past by looking back at
the sources and writing it in the Philippine perspective.
“Very important ang ating pag-rediscover ng history through our own eyes,” Costelo said.
(It is very important to rediscover our history through our own eyes.)
And as if the language barrier was not enough, Costelo contracted COVID-19 last October.
Luckily, she only suffered from mild symptoms and was able to recover at home.
Costelo hails from the town of Tunga in Leyte, the sixth of eight
siblings. She has a bachelor’s and master’s degree in History from the
University of the Philippines, and is currently an assistant professor
at the Department of History in UP Diliman.
Before taking her Ph.D, Costelo also took another master’s degree in
contemporary history, also from Universidad Complutense de Madrid, whose
notable alumni include Jose Rizal and Antonio Luna.
Aside from teaching, Costelo also participates in events organized by the Philippine Embassy in Madrid.
“Dr. Costelo is not only smart, motivated and hard-working, but she
has a good heart and is always there to help towards advancing
Philippine-Spain relations. I am certain that she will continue to make
the country proud,” Ambassador Philippe J. Lhuillier said about Costelo.
For any questions or clarifications, Costelo may be reached via email at [email protected]
Two young Filipinas made it to the prestigious 2020 Young Explorer program of the National Geographic Society.
Together with other youth leaders from around the world, farmer-entrepreneur Louise Mabulo and youth advocate Josefa Tauli from the Cordillera region will be joining the 2020 class of NatGeo’s Young Explorers.
This batch of NatGeo’s Young Explorers is made up of 24 inspiring 17-25-year-old changemakers on the frontlines of the most complex and urgent issues of the world.
Mabulo, 22, heads The Cacao Project, a social venture aimed at equipping farmers for sustainability.
She also hosts an online cooking show aimed at promoting cultural diplomacy and locally produced with the Department of Foreign Affairs called Simply Sarap.
“It is an absolute privilege to be recognized by National Geographic Society for this honor — knowing that they align with our vision and are here to support me through it. It’s extremely reaffirming,” she said.
On the other hand, 25 year-old Tauli is a member of the Steering Committee of the Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN), a global movement of young people active on biodiversity. GYBN also acts as the international coordination platform for youth participation in the UN Convention on Biological Diversity.
A proud member of the Kankanaey-Ibaloi Igorot ethnic group from Baguio, Tauli advocates for the meaningful and effective participation of youth in environmental policy spaces, and Indigenous Peoples’ rights.
“I feel very excited and privileged to have been given the support by National Geographic to continue forward with the causes close to my heart. I’m also really looking forward to connecting with and learning from fellow youth who are all doing very inspiring work,” said Tauli.
Josefa and Louise are now part of #GenGeo, a global community of young people with empathy, tenacity, passion and an insatiable drive to seek solutions to build a sustainable future and thriving planet.
“These young changemakers firmly believe that nothing is impossible and together — when they work as a collective — they are unstoppable,” said Chris Fisne of National Geographic.
Since 1888, the National Geographic Society has brought together extraordinary individuals from around the world. This program has expanded to include the younger generation who are working on the frontlines to solve global problems.
Inclusion in the program will fund their projects that promote their respective advocacies: farming and indigenous people’s rights.
“I plan to use this platform to promote local Filipino farmers and cultivate resiliency through sustainable and regenerative farming practices among local cultivators — allowing farming to continue to preserve our ecosystems,” said Mabulo.
“One of my advocacies is to deconstruct negative stigmas associated with the Philippine agricultural industry and Filipino farmers. We have to empower them so that they can be stewards of the environment and build resilient livelihoods that benefit both people and our planet.” she added.
Tauli said she’ll use this platform to forward advocacies related to indigenous youth.
“I aim to use this opportunity to develop materials and activities that work toward the capacity development, self-strengthening, and mobilization of indigenous youth around the world so that we can represent ourselves and bring our voices to decision-making spaces and processes,” she said.
“In particular, indigenous peoples, as stewards of much of the world’s most biodiverse areas, play a globally significant role in addressing the current biodiversity crisis — and so our voices need to be loud and clear in environmental decision-making.” she added.
Both Mabulo and Tauli advocate for empowerment of the younger generation of Filipinos, so that they can contribute to societal change.
“My message to the Filipino youth is to recognize your own responsibility to positively contribute to the future of our country, even in small local ways. We can make global contributions and impacts by acting local, and going out to support our own communities,” said Mabulo.
“We as young people have the crucial task of deciding what kind of world we want to live in, and confidently working toward it. We should never doubt our ability to transform current systems that aren’t working,” said Tauli.
“We shouldn’t settle for a future less than we deserve,” she ended.
MANILA, Philippines — Dr. Fille Claudine Cainglet, a former star of the UP Lady Maroons, is the first overall pick of the inaugural Women’s National Basketball League draft.
Held virtually on Saturday evening, the 32-year-old Cainglet topped a stacked draft pool of over 100 prospects in the country’s first-ever women’s pro hoops league.
Cainglet is the older sister of volleyball player Fille Cainglet-Cayetano.
Cainglet is set to play with the Glutagence Glow Boosters where she will be joined by second and third overall picks Camille Claro and Khate Castillo, respectively.
Four teams participated in the draft with the STAN Quezon Lady Spartan, the Pacific Water Queens and the Paranaque Lady Aces rounding up the list of teams to handpick their roster.
Former UAAP standouts were scattered across the draft with the likes of Jat Araja of Adamson and FEU’s Camille Sambile taken early in the draft.
UAAP Season 82 Finals MVP Monique Del Carmen, a product of the NU Lady Bulldogs program, fell to the ninth round of the draft.
She will suit up for the Pacific Water Queens.
The Glow Boosters snagged a steal of the draft in the eighth round when they selected national team cager Raiza Palmera-Dy.
The Glow Boosters had the most picks of the drafts with 12, followed by STAN Quezon Lady Spartans with 10 and the Pacific Water Queens with nine.
The Paranaque Lady Aces, who also participated in the inaugural WNBL season, had eight picks.
Those who were not selected in the draft will be a part of a “free agent” pool for possible pickup by squads expected to join the WNBL.
Three University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) faculty members have been given recognition by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) for their achievements in the fields of natural sciences, health sciences, engineering, industry, social sciences, and humanities.
Two from the College of Science (CS) and one from the College of Arts
and Letters (CAL), recently received from the National Research Council
of the Philippines (NRCP) together with the Department of Science and
Technology (DOST) the NRCP Achievement Awards of 2020.
Jose Wendell P. Capili from the College of Arts and Letters, and Jose
Ernie C. Lope and Betchaida D. Payot from the College of Science will
receive the DOST-National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP)
Achievement Awards 2020 in a virtual Annual Scientific Conference and
88th General Membership Assembly at 8:30 a.m. on March 10.
NRCP began conferring the award in 1979.
In a statement on Monday, Feb. 15, UPD said Capili was recognized for
his contributions to and achievements in the field of humanities, Lope
in mathematical sciences, and Payot in earth and space sciences.
Capili is also UP Assistant Vice President for Public Affairs, and
OIC Director of the UP System Media and Public Relations Office.
Author of seven books and over 300 articles in Asia, Europe, North
America and Australia, Capili has awards from Carlos Palanca Memorial
Awards, Cultural Center of the Philippines and National Book Awards for
Literature.
Meanwhile, Lope is a former UPD Vice Chancellor for Community Affairs.
An expert in ordinary differential equations, partial differential
equations and engineering, and applied and computational mathematics,
Lope placed first in the 2002 Du Pont Talent Search for Young
Scientists.
Payot, on the other hand, is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Geological Society of the Philippines.
She is one of the 2020 National Academy of Science and Technology Outstanding Young Scientists.
An igneous petrologist and geochemist, Payot’s research produced new petrographic and geochemical data that supported new models for a better understanding of the formation of igneous rocks, particularly to the understanding of the origin and formation of igneous rocks in different parts of the Philippines.
Artists from the University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) were
among those recognized at the first SUDI Awards of the National
Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA).
These are Prof. Josefino “Chino” Toledo, PhD, from the College of
Music (CMu), and performing groups UP Singing Ambassadors (UPSA) and UP
Madrigal Singers (MADZ).
Felipe M. De Leon Jr., NCCA National Committee on Music incumbent
head, proposed the word “sudi,” an Ilocano term meaning illustrious,
renowned, celebrated or famous. The award recognizes “outstanding
contributions of Filipino musical works, creators, institutions, and
researchers across genres and modes of productions with the highest
standard and artistic excellence” be known as such.
Toledo. The
current director of the UP Symphonic Orchestra, Toledo is a faculty at
the CMu Department of Composition and Theory and executive director of
Miriam College Center for Applied Music. He is noted for premiering
works of Filipino composers as well as other Asian composers and has
conducted concerts in Japan, Indonesia, Australia, and China.
Toledo is cited in the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (UK); 20th
Century Composers of Asia (Japan); Komponisten der Gegenwart (Germany);
Philippine Encyclopedia for the Arts; Who’s Who in International Music
(England); and Who’s Who in Australasia and Far East (England).
UPSA. Founded
on Aug. 12, 1980 by CMu conductor Ed Manguiat, UPSA is one of the
Philippines’ foremost choral groups. It has earned for the country
several grand prizes, first prizes and other awards in at least 20
international competitions. UPSA has won the Grand Prize in the Concorso
Polifonico Internazionale Guido d’Arezzo (International Polyphonic
Competition) in Italy twice (2001 and 2018), and is the first Asian
choir to win. It is also one of only five Filipino choirs to attain
eligibility to contend in the European Grand Prix, the Olympics of
choral singing, in 2002 and 2019.
UPSA also has outreach programs and fundraising activities for the sick, orphaned and needy.
MADZ. Founded
by National Artist for Music and former CMu faculty Prof. Andrea O.
Veneracion, MADZ is one of the world’s most awarded choral groups,
having consistently won all the top prizes in most of the world’s
prestigious choral competitions. They hold the distinction of being the
first choir in the world to win the highly-acclaimed European Grand Prix
for Choral Singing (1997 and 2007).
MADZ’ virtuosity over a wide repertoire range, its continuing
promotion of Filipino choral works, and the stirring and passionate
impact each performance left on its audience all over the world have
established their reputation as a pioneering force in choral music and
an inspiration for other choirs. The group is presently conducted by
Prof. Mark Anthony Carpio of the CMu Choral Conducting Department.
Alumni and former students. Other SUDI recipients
who trace their roots to UP are Raul Sunico, PhD, Grace Nono, Noel
Cabangon, Ebe Dancel, Gary Granada, and Michelle Pascual, Joshua
Fernandez Cadelinia and Ronnel Laderas of the performing group
Acapellago.
Musician Sunico finished Bachelor of Music (cum laude), BS
Mathematics and Master of Statistics from UP. The former dean of the
University of Santo Tomas Conservatory of Music (2002-2016), he is
currently a faculty at the Conservatory, Chairman of the Doctoral
Studies Program of St. Paul College of Music and the Performing Arts,
Vice Chairman of the Federation for Asian Cultural Promotions (FACP),
President of the Klassikal Music Foundation (KMF), and Board Member of
the Johann Strauss Society of the Philippines (JSSP), among others.
Nono, an ethnomusicologist, artist and cultural worker, received her
Bachelor in Humanities and Master in Philippine Studies from UPD. She
received a second master in Religious and Gender Studies from Yale
Divinity School, and her doctorate in Ethnomusicology from New York
University.
As a cultural worker, Nono founded the Tao Foundation for Culture and
Arts, a Philippine non-government organization engaged in cultural
regeneration initiatives, in 1994. The Tao Foundation currently runs the
Agusan del Sur-School of Living Traditions, and the PAMATI Summer
Encounters.
Singer and musician Cabangon is known for his socially-relevant songs
and for forming the group “Buklod” in 1987 together with Rene Boncocan
and Rom Dongeto. The group produced three albums: “Bukid at Buhay,”
“Tatsulok” and “Sa Kandungan ng Kalikasan.”
He started his career at 10 years old at his hometown of Rosario, La
Union. Cabangon then brought his music to Baguio and later to Manila
and Quezon City, where he took classical guitar lessons at CMu under
Gerry Duran of Acoustic Jive.
Dancel is a pop rock musician and former lead vocalist of the band
Sugarfree from 1999 to 2011. It was during his college days in UPD when
Dancel started to compose his own music.
Known for his songs with strong political themes, musician-songwriter
Granada endeared himself to the public through his advertising jingles,
especially the songs for Ginebra San Miguel Kings basketball team:
“Kapag Nananalo ang Ginebra,” “Kapag Natatalo ang Ginebra” and “Dugong
Ginebra.”
CMu alumni Michelle Pascual (soprano), Joshua Fernandez Cadelinia
(tenor) and Ronnel Laderas (bass) through their group Acapellago were
also recognized by SUDI Awards. Acapellago is a 5-member group known
for its a cappella genre. The quintet is already a world-class act.
Their recent championships were in the Moscow Spring A cappella Festival
(2019) and Vocal Asia Festival in Japan (2019).
NCCA bestowed the awards to 10 winners for the decade 2000 to 2009
and another 10 winners for the decade 2010 to 2020. Aside from the 20
awardees, special citations were also conferred to seven organizations
and an individual.
In the succeeding years, recognition for excellent and significant musical contributions will be conducted annually.
The 2021 awarding ceremonies will soon be streamed across NCCA’s social media platforms.
Joel Gonzalez, a media technician in Event Services, will receive an Amy J. Blue Award on Feb. 11. The award honors staff members who are exceptionally dedicated, supportive of colleagues and passionate about their work.
By Kathleen J. Sullivan
As an undergraduate majoring in biology at the University of the Philippines in the early 1980s, Joel Gonzalez thought he might one day become a doctor.
But a summer class in a style of documentary filmmaking known as
‘cinema direct’ helped set him on a completely different career path,
one that would eventually include producing television documentaries
focused on poverty and rebellion in the Philippines.
“I was working in TV right before coming to the United States,” said Gonzalez, who is a 2020 recipient of an Amy J. Blue Award, which honors staff members who are exceptionally dedicated, supportive of colleagues and passionate about their work.
Gonzalez is a media technician in Stanford Event Services,
which provides audiovisual services in a variety of campus settings,
including meeting rooms, classrooms, lecture halls and auditoriums, as
well as outdoor venues, such as the Main Quad.
Members of the Stanford community who nominated Gonzalez for the
award described him as a “very creative thinker,” and as a calm and
patient professional. They said he never seeks credit for himself but is
eager to recognize the accomplishments of others.
“Joel honestly cares about the outcome of every project and he
doesn’t give up until he achieves the best outcome,” said Kerry Watkins,
director of Event Services. “Joel’s goal is not to be remembered, but
to have event presenters get accolades and credit for excellent
presentations.”
Darin Evans, senior event manager of Event Services, summarized his description of Gonzalez in three words: “definitely, absolutely, extraordinary.”
One of three Amy J. Blue Award winners
Gonzalez is one of three Stanford employees who were recently named 2020 Amy J. Blue Award winners. The other recipients are Arthel D. Coleman, Jr., manager of student residential services at the GSB Residences, and Cindy Ng, the Scott J.J. Hsu Director of the Asian American Activities Center.
The winners will be honored in an online celebration at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 11. Elizabeth Zacharias, vice president for human resources, will be the featured speaker. The link to the Zoom meeting is here. This year’s winners will also be invited to attend an in-person ceremony – likely to be held in the fall – that will also honor the 2021 cohort.
To Stanford via the Philippines
Gonzalez, who earned a bachelor’s degree in biology in 1984, spent
more than a decade working for nongovernmental organizations in the
Philippines. He prepared educational materials – slide shows, graphic
books, pamphlets – to help improve the lives of impoverished Filipino
farmers. He also worked as a communication specialist in the Office of
the President.
By the time Gonzalez arrived in California, his resume also included
more than a decade working in television in the Philippines, including
sound engineering, camera operation, video editing and producing. He
joined the Stanford community in 2007.
Gonzalez, who is now one of 14 media technicians working in Event
Services, said he enjoys working on a team that includes colleagues,
friends and managers.
“Together we create a wide spectrum of audiovisual experiences at
Stanford and it is so satisfying when all of our efforts come together,”
he said.
Staff members who nominated Gonzalez for the award described him as
“a creative thinker who always comes up with ways to enhance a project,”
all in his characteristic respectful and thoughtful way.
Gonzalez is often called upon to direct projects that require two or
more cameras such as the signature events of New Student Orientation:
the welcome-to-Stanford variety show produced by students and the
conversation with the president and the provost.
Kelly Doran, assistant director of facilities at the Hoover
Institution, said Gonzalez always “goes above and beyond” the call of
duty.
“If Joel is in the technician’s booth, he is 100 percent engaged in
seeing how he can make it better,” Doran said. “If someone is on stage
and has a problem, Joel steps up to help in the most unobtrusive way. He
is a shining star.”
Gonzalez laughed when he learned that someone who had nominated him
for the Amy J. Blue Award had praised “his” trick for reviving a limp
flag with a wire coat hanger. He attributed the technique to an aide of a
former governor and said it’s an easy fix for a common problem.
With most of the campus closed due to the pandemic, Gonzalez and his
colleagues have taken on a new role as Safety Ambassadors, who walk
around outdoor areas of the academic zones on the main campus to check
building signage and document compliance with county guidelines and
university protocols for limiting the spread of COVID-19.
“It’s a pretty serious undertaking, but it has some perks,” Gonzalez said. “I get my steps in – 20,000 to 40,000 a day, and I get to shoot pretty pictures of campus with my iPhone.”
The Upsilon Sigma Phi congratulates Atty. Kris Ablan 2000 for being promoted to Undersecretary for Finance, Policy, Legislative Affairs and Freedom of Information (FOI) of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO).
The PCOO functions as the leading communications arm of the executive branch which engages the citizenry and mass media with the objective of enhancing public discourse on government matters.
Fellow Kris concurrently serves as Director of the FOI Project Management Office, and he is also a lawyer who represents the country at the International Conference of Information Commissioners.
He holds a degree in management from Ateneo De Manila University, a law degree from the University of the Philippines, and a master’s degree in public policy from the University of Auckland. Fellow Kris is currently taking his master’s degree in national security administration at the National Defense College of the Philippines.
Court of Appeals (CA) Associate Justice Jhosep Ylarde Lopez was
appointed to the Supreme Court (SC) by President Rodrigo Duterte on
January 25, following the early retirement of SC Associate Justice
Priscilla Baltazar-Padilla in November last year.
He was sworn in as the 190th SC Associate Justice by SC Chief Justice Diosdado M. Peralta on January 26 at the En Banc Session Hall. CA Presiding Justice Remedios A. Salazar-Fernando was also at the oath-taking ceremony.
Lopez graduated cum laude in 1983 with an AB Political
Science degree from the then UP College of Arts and Sciences. He worked
as a research assistant at the then newly-established UP Law Center
Institute of Judicial Administration (now Institute for the
Administration of Justice) while he pursued his Law degree at the UP
College of Law. He earned his Bachelor of Laws in 1988. He took his
Masters degree in Public Governance at the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng
Maynila (PLM), graduating in 2006.
He was appointed as CA Associate Justice in May 2012 and would have marked nine years as such this year.
Prior to his stint in the CA, Lopez was Manila City Prosecutor from 2006 to 2012. He was elected councilor of Manila’s 3rd
District for four terms, from 1992 to 1998 and from 2001 to 2006. In
his first two terms, he was the chief legal consultant of then Mayor
Lito Atienza. From 1993 to 2006, he was a partner at the Lopez Rasul
Maliwanag Baybay Palaran Law Offices.
He was chief legal counsel of the Philippine Senate for a year before
he ran for public office. And prior to the Senate, Lopez was chief
legal officer of UP-Philippine General Hospital. This, after serving as
UP Diliman legal counsel at the Office of Legal Affairs, where he began
his career in public service and the legal profession after passing the
Bar Examinations in 1989.
Lopez is also an educator. He is a senior lecturer at the UP College
of Law. He also teaches at PLM College of Law and New Era University
College of Law.
He is expected to serve as SC Associate Justice until his mandatory retirement on 08 February 2033, his 70th birthday.
The Upsilon Sigma Phi congratulates Dr. Philip Niño P. Tan-Gatue 2019 for being appointed as a member of the National Certification Committee of Traditional Chinese Medicine (NCCTCM), under the Philippine Institute of Traditional and Alternative Health Care (PITAHC), an attached agency of the Department of Health.
The NCCTCM is responsible for
certifying traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and Chinese
medicine dispensers. It also oversees the accreditation of traditional
Chinese medicine training centers and clinics in the country.
Fellow Philip concurrently works as a clinical associate professor at the UP-PGH Department of Family and Community Medicine.
He
graduated with a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of the
Philippines College of Medicine in 2002. Fellow Philip also obtained
certificates in acupuncture from Nanjing University of traditional
Chinese medicine in 2005 and certificates in herbal medicine from China
Academy of China Medical Sciences in 2010.
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