LPU Independent Sentinel Fourth issue 2015-2016

vol. xxxIII No. 4

JANUARY - MARCH 2016

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‘Embodying the LPU core values’

Media programs, personalities recognized at UmalohokJUAN Awards 2016

By Jillian Shayne L. Dancel

FOR ITS THIRD YEAR, LPU Manila recognized media personalities and companies for their contribution in upholding Justice, Unity, and Nationalism in UmalohokJUAN Awards 2016 held on March 10, 2016 at the JPL Hall of Freedom.

UmalohokJUAN came from the word ‘Umalohokan’ which refers to a town crier of the ancient Philippine barangay who delivers the news from the datu using a horn or tambuli.

Moreover, students proposed to include the word ‘Juan’ which constitutes the Filipino. It also stands for the three core values of LPU which are the Justice, Unity, And Nationalism.

“These are the ideals of former President Jose

P. Laurel who believes in the concept of justice, unity, and nationalism. The winners were chosen by the LPU community – the students, the faculty, and the administration. They chose the individuals and programs who embody the ideals of the former president,” said UmalohokJUAN Events Adviser Becky Nieto-Litan.

Litan explained the nominees were chosen by some of the students, the faculty, and the administration.

All the nominees were shortlisted before they were categorized.

The nominees were filtered by a panel board consisting of faculty members and administrative staff until they have chosen the top five nominees. To determine the winners for each category, a survey was conducted to ten per

cent of the 3rd year and 4th year students from all the colleges.

Litan also explained the difference of this year’s UmalohokJUAN from the previous ones. “We gave citations or commendations to other individuals and other companies like the winners for the major awards who have great contributions in the field of broadcast, print, social responsibility, and for film and entertainment. We also added new categories such as the Best Advocacy by a Celebrity and we have the Best Online News Site. So otherwise we gave out the same awards as we had last year, only this time we just added a few more,” she cited.

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LPU awards exemplary student leaders

By John Poliquit

THE best campus organizations and students were given recognition at the LPU Student Leadership Awards held last March 7, 2016 at the JPL Hall of Freedom. The event aims to recognize exceptional students and organizations for performing excellently and upholding LPU’s core values.

Prominent Lyceans from different colleges whose achievements brought pride to the campus were awarded with bronze, silver, and gold medals.

Duterte-Cayetano, senatorial bets grace #TheLeaderIWant forum

By John Poliquit

PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, his running mate Senator Alan Cayetano, and other senatorial bets have attended Rappler’s #TheLeaderIWant Forum last January 20 at the Teresa Yuchengco auditorium in De La Salle University.

The Duterte-Cayetano tandem focused on corruption, peace and order, nation building, and the establishment of a revolutionary government

through federalism in the Philippines. They also discussed decentralization, wherein the government shouldn’t only give their full attention on Metro Manila, but to other regions as well.

“We need to open ports in Visayas. It’s cheaper to import than to pay the cost of trade from Mindanao to Manila,” Duterte said in his speech.

When asked what would be the solution to solve Metro Manila’s traffic woes, the mayor said “there is none” and the most effective way is to distri-

bute powers to provinces.

Duterte also promised that if he wins the 2016 presidential elections, he will end criminality, drug problem, and corruption in the government within three to six months. If the tandem fails to achieve this, they will resign from their posts.

Senatorial candidates Bayan Muna Representative Neri Colmenares, Lawyer Lorna Kapunan (Poe-Escudero coalition), and Leyte Representative Martin Romualdez from the United Nationalist Alliance also

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took part in the said forum. Other presidential candidates have backed out the last minute.

LPU was selected as one of Rappler’s viewing partners through a live streaming at the JPL Hall of Freedom. The forum was also televised nationwide through partner TV and radio stations.

The #TheLeaderIWant trended nationwide on Twitter during the forum, with audiences asking questions for the candidates from the hall or via Facebook.

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and Abdol Gaphor F. Batua-an, Executive Vice President from the LPU Tourism Students Association (College of International Tourism and Hospitality Management) were awarded as the top two and three Outstanding 5S Student Leaders, respectively.

The event was spearheaded by Student Affairs Office (SAO) Dean Jayson Barlan in line with the celebration of LPU’s 64th Founding Anniversary.

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After two years of being nominated, Pandayan sa Wika at Panitik won as the Best University-Wide Organization this year.

On the other hand, LPU Les Jeunes Chefs won as the Best College-Based Organization for two consecutive years.

Moreover, The Sentinel’s Editor-in-Chief Jennifer Anzano from the College of Arts and Sciences was awarded as the 2016 Most Outstanding 5S Student Leader. Guillian M. Mecate, Director General from the LPU UNESCO Club (College of International Relations)

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The newly crowned Mr. LPU 2016 Aaron Jowell Perez and Ms. LPU 2016 Patrice Lean Quinto.

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By Jaenelle M. Ilagan THE COLLEGE OF INTERNATIONAL TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT (CITHM) won the Overall Championship in the 5th League of Tourism Students of the Philippines Olympics (LTSP) at the University of Baguio last February 5.

LTSP is a competition of different tourism hospitality schools which aims to enhance the skills of tourism students and for them to be more globally competitive. This competition acts as a training ground for the tourism students’ future profession.

Activities include tour packaging competition, flight attendant showmanship, cultural dance, and poster making.

Tour Packaging Bronze Medalist Sarah Pineda narrated they trained every Sunday before the competition and the whole script was presented to Tourism Chairperson Miriam Oreta and CITHM Dean Lilibeth Aragon before the competition.

Micah Santos was also a bronze medalist in the same category along with Pineda.

Over 60 CITHM students from LPU-Manila competed against different tourism schools such as LPU-Batangas, LPU-Laguna, Letran Calamba, Isabela College, and La Consolacion Manila.

Pineda explained the tour packaging is a 6-day and 5-night tour in Asia and beyond.

Their proposal was presented to the panels which explained the arrangement of transportation, accommodation, and activities that define the whole tour pack-

age. Bangkok, Thailand; Hanoi, Vietnam; and Siem Reap, Cambodia are the countries chosen

by Pineda for her presentation.

Pineda’s mentor was Jay Poli-

carpio, faculty in CITHM. On the 3rd National League of Tourism Students Skills Olympics, LPU-Manila’s CITHM also participated and

hailed as the overall champion, which was also held in the University of Baguio.

Other winners in the LTSP are as follows:

OVER ALL CHAMPION in this year’s NATIONAL TOURISM SKILLS OLYMPICS LYCEUM OF THE PHILIPPINES UNIVERSITY- MANILA GOLD MEDALISTS BUSINESS PLANNING

Cherrylove Saño Mijares, Mona Bautista, Clarissa Erica Paz Adviento, Pats Subiela and Kahlane Causaren

MS. LTSP

Dale Ivory Lee

POSTER MAKING

Aaron Immanuel Raymundo

DIORAMA

Carleen Mae Montas, Melodie Abedania Cantara and H-351

FA SHOWMANSHIP

Daryl Ramos and Morvarid Salehkorram

CULTURAL DANCE

Vyrone John Aca-ac, Dianne Momo, Alexis Dizon, Reniel Eliezer Palacios, Lara Villaramaa, Nikka Alexandra Esguerra, Maming, Esporlas, Santos, Angel Salinas, Jessica Sotto, Malabanan, Eliza Carreon, Buen, Michael Gundran, Celedonio, Molera

SILVER MEDALISTS CONVENTION PLANNING

Gab Batua-an, Angelo Bragas Alebin, Krizia Santiago, Diana Valenzuela and Shaira Nicole Costelo Omac

SING AND DANCE

Lj Choa, Samantha Ruedas, Jr Leonardo Suarez and Montas

DESTINATION MARKETING

Love Ramos and Antonio Pangan Adriano

BRONZE MEDALISTS MR. LTSP

Jack Ian Ampo

TOUR PACKAGING

Sarah Pineda and Micah Santos

POSTER MAKING

Frances Beja

TOUR GUIDING

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LPU upgrades system with tech-giant Microsoft

By Kristine Faye V. Anajao LYCEUM OF THE PHILIPPINES UNIVERSITYMANILA together with Microsoft Philippines upgrades its educational system in all five LPU campuses for the benefit of its stakeholders.

This collaboration was made to provide the students the quality education and services by the institution.

Currently, LPU uses

Microsoft 365, a user-friendly software where users can access their accounts wherever they are. The software also gives its users real-time communications by using Microsoft Exchange Online and Office Online which allows them to finish more tasks.

LPU also benefits from Microsoft Azure for DreamSpark, a program composed of various cloud services which includes networking, an-

alytics, storage, computing, mobile, and web. It gives access to Microsoft software for teaching, learning, and research purposes.

With this partnership, LPU found solutions to manage operational and administrative functions with the Active Directory, which is available both in desktop and WiFi accounts of students and employees.

The university is also a member of the Microsoft Virtual Academy and Microsoft IT

Academy. The Virtual Academy program has been able to help stakeholders in learning the newest technologies for free through online training.

On the other hand, IT Academy teaches basic technology skills and technical courses not only for students who are interested in pursuing a career in this field in the future, but also for the benefit of the school’s personnel and faculty members.

LPU officials appointed in industry associations

By Mariztela Alyssa Quirubim R. Domasian

LPU COLLEGE OF LAW DEAN SOLEDAD MAWIS was elected President of the Philippine Association of Law Schools (PALS) last January 22 for the 2016-2017 Board of Trustees.

PALS is aimed towards improving legal education in the Philippines to ensure that students will be globally competitive.

In line, Mawis plans to uplift the standard of legal education in the Philippines.

In order to achieve this, Mawis also needs the cooperation of government departments. “It has to work hand in hand with the Legal Education Board, with the Supreme Court

and all other stakeholders in legal education not just the academe,” she explained.

Mawis said PALS also aims to produce law students that are not corrupt and will bring justice in everything they will handle. Mawis further explained that improving the country’s legal education can also be an advantage as it can increase the number of bar exam passers.

She added the competitiveness of a Filipino law student must reflect in his strive for excellence and not just the endeavor for passing the bar examination.

“We need to prepare our future lawyers to be competitive nationally and internationally. We should make sure

that our graduates are not only bar passers but really good Filipino lawyers,” Mawis said.

The Philippine Association of Law Schools is represented by the deans of all the law schools in the Philippines. Every two years, a new president is being elected for the organization. Before becoming the president, Mawis was the Executive Vice President of the association. On January 22, they had an oath taking before Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno.

Meanwhile, Executive Director of LPU-Manila’s Center for Career Services and Industry Relations (CCSIR) Roberto Zozobrado was elected Chairman by the Board of Trustees of the Manila chapter

of Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA).

Zozobrado was the Senior Officer-in-Charge of LPU Manila’s College of International Tourism and Hospitality Management. In line, Zozobrado had experiences in the tourism industry working for different hotels and airlines.

Pacific Asia Travel Association, the prevalent travel organization in the world aims to disseminate high quality tourism and traveling among its participants in the Asia Pacific.

Along with his fellow members, Zozobrado’s goal is to put the association’s aim into action in the local travel and tourism industry.

ATRA: Developing tourism industry

By Marie Jojina S. Serrano AS ONE OF THE FOUNDING MEMBERS of the ASEAN Tourism Research Association (ATRA), LPU hosted this year’s forum with the theme, “Growth Opportunities and Challenges in ASEAN Tourism Research” last January 22 at the JPL Hall of Freedom.

ATRA coincided with the ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) that was held at the SMX Convention Center on January 18-22, 2016. ATF is an annual event attended by delegates from ASEAN countries. Aside from LPU, University of the Philippines-Diliman is also a co-founder of the organization.

Vice President for Academic Affairs Conrado Iñigo Jr., who was elected as the Deputy President of ATRA pointed out that the organization aims to develop tourism among the ASEAN countries.

“We created ATRA so we can also contribute in the development of the tourism indus-

try in ASEAN,” said the VPAA. He also stressed they were addressing two mission statements namely, research and establishing international linkages.

He explained through researches, teachers can pass new knowledge to students regarding tourism. “Our students can get firsthand information of the new technologies, things or areas in the tourism industry,” he said.

The projects of ATRA are recognized and funded by the ASEAN body. ATRA also aims to support the ASEAN integration policies through tourism research and innovation, said the VPAA. “When tourism is already developed, that can affect our quality of life. There will be an increase of tourists and with that, there will be more hotels, more resorts,” Iñigo said.

With this, the VPAA explained there will be more jobs and employees for the citizens and the standard of living will be improved.

CCS, COE to merge into College of Technology in June 2016

By Hygeian R. Español LPU HAS DECLARED to unify the College of Computer Studies (CCS) and College of Engineering (COE) under the College of Technology due to the low number of enrolees in COE. “We call it temporary cessation of operations,” said Vice President for Academic Affairs Conrado Iñigo, Jr. He clarified that the university will not be phasing out the programs under the COE. Iñigo said the university receives a small number of engineering students and has come down to a solution to combine COE and CCS. “It’s not practical to continue the operation maybe because our neighbouring school, Mapua Institute of Technology is focusing on engineering courses and they’re getting more enrolees,” he explained.

The VPAA said LPU decided to have the collaboration four years ago but was only made official this year as the last batch of students under COE would graduate after two years, namely the 4th and 5th year students.

Programs under CCS

will be retained but for the COE, the computer engineering course will be transferred to the CCS. According to the VPAA, “The other engineering programs will be temporarily stopped”.

The VPAA explained there is an increase in demand for computer science and information technology (IT) courses, the reason why the university keeps computer engineering on its operation. “We are not stopping the operation for computer engineering because computer science and computer engineering are still in demand,” he cleared.

“Computer engineering will just be transferred to CCS and by June, it will be called College of Technology,” the VPAA added.

The faculty for the two colleges will remain, however, COT will have a new dean for the next academic year as per the VPAA. “We will appoint a dean by April or May,” the VPAA said.

Meanwhile, the VPAA explained the university will be waiting for the increase in demand of engineers in the future, only then they can accept enrolees for engineering courses.

LYCESGO holds first Pasiklab

By Ayshea B. Perucho TO PROVIDE relaxation to the students and promote unity and nationalism among them, LYCESGO organized a concert-themed event that showcased the talent of students and local bands at LPU quadrangle on January 23.

Based on LYCESGO’s student activity report, Pasiklab promotes unity and nationalism because it promotes Original Pinoy Music (OPM). It was also written in the report that, “In our generation today though most of them are fond of foreign music, it was happy to see them jam with OPM music”.

“As a student, hindilang puro tutok sa aral dapat,

we have to learn how to detox. Another thing is to remind people how beautiful OPM is.

Aminin natin, na-refresh tayo sa OPM nung 23,” LYCESGO President Khyle De Leon said.

De Leon wishes for Pasiklab to happen annually but it depends on the new batch of LYCESGO officers next academic year. “I wish it will continue. I observed students have enjoyed it,” De Leon hoped.

Performers in Pasiklab include LPU Drum Squad, Sessionistas, Black Queens, XPM, LPU Dance Troupe, GOYAV, LPU Wildstyle Crew, Motto Stella, Sky Garden, Copy-Paste, Short Notice, Jensen and the Flips, Imago, Moonstar 88, and Sandwich.

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LJC holds Filipino Food Festival

LIST OF WINNERS

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MODERN CUISINE

By Jillian Shayne L. Dancel and Mariztela Alyssa Quirubim R. Domasian

AIMING to promote Filipino cuisine, Les Jeunes Chefs (LJC) conducted the Filipino Food Festival (FFF) last February 29 and March 1 at the LPU Culinary Institute (LCI).

The FFF is patterned after the concept and theme of La Creation De Cuisiners (LCDC) “Filipiniana” during the first semester of A.Y. 20142015. The LCDC is a semestral competition among CITHM students in cooking Asian and international cuisine. However, the FFF focuses solely on Filipino delicacies and is open to the public unlike the LCDC. The participants were not only the students from LPU, some were from Siena College Quezon City and some were non-students like the Tagaytay Catering Services.

LJC President Marc Sy said Chef Dan Basilio proposed the FFF to promote Filipino cuisine. “We are too focused on international cuisine that we forget our own cuisine,” Sy said. He added the FFF is like a food expo.

The contest was divided into three categories: the Modern Filipino Cuisine, Filipino Kakanin, which were conducted on the first day of the contest, and the Classical Filipino Team Challenge, which was conducted on the second day.

The Modern Filipino Cuisine category is composed of 25 competitors divided into four batches. The first and second batches are LPU students while the third and fourth batches are composed of competitors from LPU and Siena College Quezon City.

Each competitor was given one and a half hour to make a traditional Filipino dish

with their own modern twist.

The dishes were judged by LCI Chefs, namely LJC Adviser Chef Dan Basilio, LJC Co-adviser Chef Joel Tanjimenez, Chef Heinz Pelayo, Chef Lara Dizon, Chef John Co, Chef Raymond Mendoza, Chef Jerome Valencia, Chef Vince Patron, and Chef Allen Camacho.

For the Filipino Kakanin category, only two students competed and they were given three hours to do their dish. One prepared Maja Blanca and Biko while the other cooked the Nilatikan, a delicacy originated from Samar.

Aside from the competition, the Pastry and Culinary Congress (PACC), an annual seminar in series was also conducted at the LCI Amphitheatre.

The LJC invited chefs from all over the country to share their experiences and cooking tips.

For this semester, Chef Myke

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“Tatung” Sarthou of Alab Filipino and Chef Heinz Pelayo shared their cooking styles to LPU students.

For the Classical Filipino Team Challenge, 12 pairs cooked Filipino dishes using the old and traditional way. The competitors were divided into three batches and were given one and a half hour to finish the appetizer and the main course dishes. The first two batches are composed of two teams and the third batch has three teams.

Meanwhile, the LJC also held a Bake Sale wherein the proceeds of the project and the PACC will be used for LJC’s scholarship grants for the next academic year.

Sy said there were good feedbacks from the competitors and also from the college dean.

The FFF will soon push into bigger arena, explained Sy. “As of now, it’s a vi-

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the Artikulo Uno Productions Inc. for the historical film Heneral Luna; UBE Media Inc. who contributed in weather awareness for Panahon TV; and Dr. Daniel Razon for leading the public service channel, UNTV. Other awardees include Radyo 5 92.3 News FM for its news programs in the FM Band; Professor Randy David for his insightful commentaries in his column, Public Lives; Dr. Ambeth Ocampo for his enlightening thoughts in his column, Looking Back; Kara David for her eye-opening documentaries; Wally Bayola for his Lola Nidora character; and AlDub and Eat Bulaga for their record breaking 41M tweets in its ‘Tamang Panahon’ episode.

The awardees for this year were divided into three sets. The first set of awardees include McDonald’s ‘Love Namin Kayo’ (Best Ad Campaign), Summit Media’s Cosmopolitan Magazine (Reader’s Choice for Magazine Award), Manila Bulletin (Best Broadsheet Award), Rappler (Best Online News Site Award), and DZMM’s Aksyon Ngayon (Best Public Service Program–Radio).

For the second set of

awards, 90.7 Love Radio’s Papa Jack and Nicole Hyala were hailed as the Best Male and Female FM DJs, respectively. The radio station also received the Best FM Radio Station for three consecutive years.

DZBB’s Mike Enriquez was recognized as the Best AM Male Radio Announcer while the Best AM Female Radio Announcer Award went to DZMM’s Karen Davila.

DZMM’s KABAYAN also received the Best AM News Program, while the Best AM Radio Station was awarded to the same radio station.

Furthermore, ABSCBN News’ Ted Failon and Karen Davila were hailed as the Best Male and Female News Anchors, respectively. The station’s Scene of the Crime Operative (S.O.C.O) was also recognized as the Best Public Service Program for Television and its flagship News Program, TV Patrol was awarded as the Best News Program.

Meanwhile, GMA’s Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho was also awarded as the Best Magazine Show.

TV actress Anne Curtis won the Best Celebrity Ad-

Edson Ochiai

80pts. SILVER

Dominic Clyde Austria

77pts. BRONZE

Christian David Pasion

73pts. BRONZE

Jacquelyn Reley

72pts. BRONZE

John Alfred Jimenez

71pts. BRONZE

Sancho Layne Peconcillo

70pts. BRONZE

Allen Nino Ermino

70pts. BRONZE

John Karlo Trinidad

70pts. BRONZE

FILIPINO KAKANIN Marvin Nacional

76pts.

BRONZE

Jhyra Jane Revaula

75.3pts.

BRONZE

CLASSICAL FILIPINO Jasper Manalastas & John Louise Tan

86.8pts. SILVER

Maria Teresa Valerio & Patrick Ramos

74pts.

BRONZE

Maureen Hope Balanay & Shaina Timbang

74pts.

BRONZE

sion and we are still polishing it.

For sure, by next year we will try to add more categories just like the LCDC. Then if we are totally ready, that’s the time LJC will step into a new competition ground,” he added.

There were no gold winners in all categories in the contest. Sy explained they have a grading point system for scoring with distinction of gold (100 points), silver (90-99), and bronze (70-79).

LPU holds 2016 Brain Quest, JPL Cup

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vocacy for being recognized as the Celebrity Advocate for Children of UNICEF, while Vice Ganda and Toni Gonzaga were awarded as the Best Male and Female TV Hosts.

Meanwhile, ABSCBN’s Gandang Gabi Vice won the Best Entertainment Program Award while Wansapanataym won the Best Youth Oriented Program Award.

FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano stars Coco Martin and Simon Pineda bagged the Best TV Actor and Best TV Child Performer Awards, respectively.

Jodi Sta. Maria won the Best Actress for TV Award for her performance in Pangako Sa’yo.

Receiving almost all the awards for this year’s UmalohokJUAN, ABS-CBN was again recognized as the Best TV Station Award.

Litan is hopeful that more personalities and companies will be recognized in the next UmalohokJUAN Awards.

“I hope we can have more awards and this [UmalohokJUAN] will continue and make Lyceum known. I also hope that next time one hundred per cent of the awardees can attend,” she expressed.

LPU-MANILA held its annual 2016 Brain Quest and JPL Cup as part of the College of Arts Sciences (CAS) Week celebration last January 14.

Grades 9 and 10 students from different secondary schools in Metro Manila participated in the said competitions.

The Brain Quest is a quiz bee which tests the students’ knowledge on Mathematics, Science, and General Information while the JPL Cup is composed of Oratorical Speech Contest, Speech

Choir Contest, and Speech Writing Contest.

The 2016 Brain Quest was headed by Elaine Tandoc of the Department of Natural Science in collaboration with Math and Social Science Department.

Meanwhile, the JPL Cup 2016 was headed by Haydee Beltran - Dy of the Department of English (DEL) in partnership with the Lyceum English Club (LEC) and Communication and Public Affairs Department (CPAD).

The competitions were supported by CAS faculty

Anita Sarmago, Juliet Salaysay, Madel Salandanan for the Brain Quest, and Josephine Galicha for the JPL Cup. Saint Jude Catholic School dominated the Brain Quest competition with three gold medals. Winners for the JPL Cup were Steve Anthony Nalos from Lakan Dula High School (Oratorical contest), Mary Antoinette Cabanting from San Sebastian College Recoletos (Speech Writing contest), and Lakan Dula High School for the Speech Choir contest.

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Letter to the Editor

Dedication to Excellence As the second semester for this academic year started, Students Affairs Office Dean Jayson Barlan announced the new vision statement of LPU. The new vision states, “LPU is an internationally accredited university dedicated to innovation and excellence in the service of God and country”.

Compared from the former vision statement of the university which states, “LPU envisions itself as a leading university in the Asia Pacific region dedicated to the development of the integral individual who constantly seeks the truth and acts with fortitude in service to God and country”, the new vision of LPU is more tangible and achievable.

The university has been receiving awards and accreditations such as ISO Quality Management, Philippine Quality Awards, ISO 14001:2004 or the Environmental Management System for the past years. Even its programs are accredited by local accreditation units such as PACUCOA and CHED. The latest is the Center of Excellence status granted to CBA and CITHM. While these accreditations signify the steps LPU is making for it

March 10, 2016

Ms. Jennifer Anzano Editor-in-Chief The Independent Sentinel Lyceum of the Philippines University Dear Ms. Anzano: Congratulations for putting out the special campus election issue.

As one of your Sentinel advisers, let me say you and your staff did a very good job.

However, I am also disappointed that the candidates did not have a vision of what they will deliver to their constituents. Going over the issue, it is obvious the candidates issued no specific timelines in their individual administrations. They were all general statements, clearly a copy (intentionally or not) of the traditional politicians in the national presidential elections in the current campaign.

The campus elections is a training ground for all college students, preparatory to starting their lives as active, positive contributors to our total nation-building efforts, as law-abiding Filipino citizens. Obviously they started on the wrong foot in the recent campus election.

Suggestion: remind them in the next issue.

Sincerely, Guillermo A. Santos Journalism and International Relations Special Lecturer

to achieve excellence, the practice of excellence still remains to be seen both from the LPU administration and the students.

In order to achieve excellence, LPU must not only focus on applying for accreditations. The university must also focus on how it will successfully embody the ideals of its founder, former President, Jose P. Laurel.

For the new vision statement, LPU aims to dedicate itself to excellence and innovation but how can LPU commit itself to

excellence if it cannot commit itself to one of its core values?

One example is its failure to commit to ‘Professional Integrity’. In our observation, majority of programs or events in LPU failed to start on time. Even in small meetings or consultations, some of the administrative staff arrive late.

This is also evident in student activities where the start of the program is most of the time, one-hour late.

Our adherence to

professional integrity should not only stop in words, it should be translated into actions. Excellence does not only mirror big successes.

Excellence starts from our basic actions and is evident in our habits to excel.

We should act at our best because we are dedicated to achieve excellence for the whole LPU community, which can turn into a continuous practice wherein all stakeholders of LPU should participate in.

(Editorial Cartoon by Roduel A. Zamora)

Dear Mr. Santos, Thank you for recognizing our efforts and hard works on putting out the Election Special. It is our duty to continuously help the students choose the leaders who are deserving of their votes, as it is our innate responsibility as opinion molders.

In my column for our last newsletter issue, I have decided to talk about my observations not only for this year’s campus elections, but for the past three years that I have encountered such event. Through my opinion piece, I hope I’ll be able to reiterate the value of professionalism in all the student leaders.

The Sentinel hopes that the incoming LYCESGO and student councils officers will be open in discussing these matters.

Best, Jennifer R. Anzano Editor-in-Chief

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Four

years and nothing significant has changed.

In every campus election, it always excites me to see how young individuals pursue positions in the student council the same way the aspirants in the national level are very eager to seal a seat of power in the national government.

However, our local version of election seems to mirror the practices in the national government.

There are mudslinging of political parties in the social media, early campaigning, non-adherence to the rules and guidelines of elections, and motherhood statements as answers to the queries of students.

These practices have become very prevalent in the four years that I have encountered the elections in our university.

Social media has now become a powerful tool in campaigning for a political party or a candidate. This is evident both in national elections and in the campus elections. Candidates think that through the use of social media, a great number of the youth would be more aware of their candidacy as majority of the world, especially the youth, are active users of social media. However, it requires careful and intelligent

use of this platform.

Mudslinging over the social media does not, in any means, help the political parties. Students don’t want to become mere audiences of the parties’ clashes in the social media. What the students want to see is the professionalism of both candidates and the supporters of the political parties. Though the supporters or campaign managers are not the ones who will be voted by the student body, their actions reflect to the political party they belong to.

Professionalism reflects on how the candidates follow the timeline for the

power over the social media, the candidates should have had the initiative to no longer use the social media during the election proper. This action may serve as an indicator that they know how to follow rules, even when no one is checking on them.

Platforms are equivalent to goals. And goals can only be achieved if there is a concrete timeline to follow.

Take what Napoleon Hill has stated, “A goal is a dream with a deadline”.

The candidates in the recent campus elections have failed to present their platforms with a corresponding

The bad practices in the national elections should not reflect in our own campus elections. What is being practiced by the majority doesn’t always have to be right. campaign. During the election proper, some of the candidates still used the social media to introduce or campaign themselves.

The LPU COMELEC has allotted enough time for the candidates to campaign themselves. Although the LPU COMELEC does not have

timeline. A platform presents the roadmap of the candidates that they intend to follow. And it is not enough that they only present what their projects are about, it is essential that they present to the students the concrete projected actions on how it will be done, and when it shall be done.

Having a timeline gives the students a clearer picture on what they should expect from the future student leaders. A timeline supports the plans of an individual administration in a way that it helps the administration lay down its projects properly and successfully implement them.

The bad practices in the national elections should not reflect in our own campus elections. What is being practiced by the majority doesn’t always have to be right. We shall take the initiative to make corrective actions for a more effective and significant campus elections in the years ahead.

We can no longer dwell on the past. What we can do is to improve and learn lessons from the previous campus elections, which the next student leaders can enact and implement in their administration.

The officers for LYCESGO and student councils for the next academic year have been elected. It is now their duty to act upon their promises. Remember that having the position means you have the power to fight for the students’ interest. Do not take your positions for granted. Use your power to give the entire student body the kind of service they deserve.

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PRAGMATISM Marie Elizabeth F. Dagala eli.sentinel@gmail.com

The frontliners in the mission of the Laurel legacy We were brought up to look at and turn to our teachers as our second parents, as the school is our second home.

By the time we were first exposed to formal education, the teachers were introduced to us as distinct persons we should respect and see with a high regard. It is a fact that we need them and they will become a significant part of our lives.

They greatly help us prepare and shape our capabilities, intellect, and ethics until we are finally and fully apt.

They say, the job of a teacher is more than a profession; it is a vocation. Being a teacher is not easy, and will be more difficult without the presence of devotion and passion. The teachers untiringly provide and infuse the knowledge of their own expertise and wholeheartedly influence the students to have the most honest and decent way of life.

What I just mentioned is the stereotype and the fixed image of teachers and their job. These ideas about them may have lingered in our mindsets throughout our lives, but it is a query if these ideas still persist as the reality about all the teachers at the present.

How many of the teachers of today are truly straight in their profession?

The students may be generally aware of professors who are unfair and have inefficiency in delivering the substance the students expect and need out

of their teaching. And when the examination day arrives, it is as if the test questions were from the planet Mars.

There are professors who do not ask outputs from students. And come the viewing of grades, the students will be just surprised, “Saan ba hinugot ‘to?” There are also professors who give a lot of tasks for students. And come again the viewing of grades, the students get dismayed that

“They say, the job of a teacher is more than a profession; it is a vocation.” their hardwork did not pay off.

Punctuality is essential for both students and professors. Being on time implies the respect of students for professors, and the respect of the professors for students.

Respect should be a give and take process. There are professors who are absent most of the meetings and worse, without prior notice. It should be called to attention that the time of students is also precious and does not deserve to get wasted.

The students could have used this time more productively by doing their academic work,

instead of being kept waiting.

In spite the negative practices of some professors, there are still remaining professors who teach conscientiously, perseveringly, committedly, and enthusiastically.

There are still remaining professors who do not play favorites because it will break the students’ hearts. There are still remaining professors who are considerate, if not to the students, then to the parents who work hard to earn money to send their children to school to receive good education.

There are still remaining professors who give the students chances to learn, improve, grow, and become better. And these professors should be the role models of students and the rest of the professors.

The teachers should be the key evidence that our tuition fee and our stay in LPU does not go unrewarded. They should take on the real pursuit of their profession, which is to instill good education to people. The teachers should be concerned about each of their students and should ensure that not one is left behind in coherently understanding the lessons. The teacher should not only concentrate their efforts on the technical and the practical, but with equal focus on the ethical and the moral.

They should be the channel to establish the solid ground of individuals in confronting the more serious problems of life and the society.

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The LPU Independent Sentinel Statement The LPU Independent Sentinel would like to clarify an information on the story “LPU Alumnus passes FSO examination” which was published in our third newsletter issue.

The Foreign Service Officer Examination (FSOE) is a series of examinations conducted by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and is usually completed in a year from the date of the Civil Service Examination for Foreign Service Officer (CSE-FSO). This serves as the qualifying test of the exam.

Ther qualifying test or the CSE-FSO includes basic high school knowledge (logic, grammar, Math), according to Rafael Ignacio, Director in the Presidential Management Staff. It is followed by the Preliminary Interview, Written Test, Psychological Test, and Oral Test.

For more information, you may visit www.dfa.gov.ph.

HARD LINE Jarren Hill S. Repedro

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Lagging Behind In what we call now as the “Digital Age”, people especially the youth are empowered by the information that is within their reach with the help of internet.

With just one click through our smart phones, we can both send and receive information regarding almost everything under the sun.

In my article last year in the Omega magazine, I reported that the average internet speed in the country is one of the slowest in the world, even lagging behind our third world neighbors here in the ASEAN region.

But let me clarify one fact, the report said “average” so this does not necessarily mean that internet speed is slow in the whole Philippines, but fast internet speed comes for a hefty price. This only means that you have to invest a lot of money for you to enjoy fast internet speed.

Slow internet speed is not only plaguing the country, it is also plaguing LPU. In some of the chats that I had with the students regarding

some university issues, one of the concerns that they have always brought up was the slow internet speed in the university.

In our efforts to beef

“In our new vision statement, it is said that LPU is dedicating itself to innovation.

But how can we achieve innovation if we are lagging behind in terms of our poor and slow internet connection?” up our reporting, The Sentinel had the “Live Online” coverage, wherein we used social media such as Twitter and Facebook to give students live updates on events in the university. But The Sentinel had a hard time doing our online coverage due to the slow inter-

net speed in the campus.

In our coverage, we always have the “live tweets” because Twitter, as we know it only consumes small amount of data to deliver information faster. But even opening the website of Twitter was difficult even if we are using the LPU Guest WiFi which was supposed to be faster than other networks in the university.

It’s not only the WiFi connection that is slow, even the LAN connection in our office. Most of the time we are having a hard time uploading a single photo or even opening our Google Mail accounts.

In our new vision statement, it is said that LPU is dedicating itself to innovation. But how can we achieve that if our internet connection is poor and slow?

It’s about time for LPU take the power of internet very seriously. LPU should invest more in upgrading its systems and deliver a faster internet speed which from my perspective is now a need for most of the students.

Every Second Counts

zyren.sentinel@gmail.com Punctuality has been the simplest trait a person should have but can really be hard to be acted upon.

Thus, it doesn’t only apply to a student going to class but also goes out to everything – whether if it’s an event, a meeting, or a simple call time.

Quoting our Journalism Professor Mr. Gil Santos, “We don’t start on time, that’s why we don’t finish on time”. We can simply derive from this a very easy-to-understand lesson – we should always be time-bounded.

In my four years of being in the institution, one challenging situation that I have observed is the lack of observance to punctuality which is an important trait that we can actually equate to the two of the seven LPU core values namely, professional

integrity

and leadership.

There are a lot of events which do not start on time; moreover, some guests and audiences come late. As I have also observed, there are also student leaders who do not observe such trait.

As I have observed in all the Council of Presidents’ meeting that I have attended, out of the many presidents from different college-based and university-wide organizations, only few were able to attend or at least send their representatives. Also in the recent 5S Student Leadership Awards (which also did not start on time), only few of the COP members including myself, attended the said event. Although nominated or not, the other student leaders must have attended the event to show their support to our fellow student lead-

ers and the organizers, thus, this will promote and show our unity as the collective student-body representatives.

I will not elaborate on this further for we should focus on the main

community. We should value time more for every second counts and we cannot stop the time neither put it back when it already passed.

Do not believe on the cliché that says “It’s bet-

“Do not believe on the cliché that says ‘It’s better to be late than never’ because both being late and not attending to your appointments are bad habits and living on this belief makes it worse.” point of this opinion piece.

We must set as a good example to the LPU

ter to be late than never” because both being late and not attending to your appoint-

ments are bad habits and living on this belief makes it worse. The “manyana” and ‘Filipino Time” habits are all very old school and needed to be rejected already.

Always remember the three main principles of being a leader according to the VPAA, Dr. Conrado E. Iñigo Jr. – INITIATE, INSPIRE, AND INFLUENCE. We should be the one to have the initiative to take away the bad habits and replace them with positive traits that will help not just the students but also the whole LPU community. By that, we can inspire more people to do the same and serve as a role model through possessing positive attitudes towards work and study.

Only after this we can influence the students and become an effective leader of our

own.

Be reminded that the way towards excellence requires a lot of positive attitudes, and as a training ground, we should start having those right here in this institution, right now. Be time-bounded and show the people that we are truly, taking the lead.

The purpose is not to condemn but to challenge everyone, most especially the student leaders, to become good role models through having good leadership and a more apparent showmanship of professional integrity.

However, it will also start with your punctuality. If you cannot even possess this very simple trait, how will you be able to set as a good example to every student?

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LDS as champion in the SMEC 9th Ethics Bowl

NATIONAL ISSUE Are you in favor of giving tax exemption to Miss Universe 2016 Pia Wurtzbach? Why or why not?

“I’m not in favor of her tax exemption. Pia is still a Filipino citizen like everyone else and if she has the honor that she showed during the Miss Universe pageant then she shouldn’t accept it for the sake of Filipino equality.”

- Donne Domingo, Irregular, BS Cruise Line Operations in Culinary Arts “I think it is proper to give her a tax exemption given that she gave us a very high honor winning in an international pageant and besides, I think that some of her prizes are already tax free, particularly her crown, according to Sec. 105(H) of the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines.”

- Pocholo Jerico Adao, 3rd year, BS Customs Administration

UNIVERSITY-WIDE ISSUEs What kind of improvement in LPU do you want to see and feel the most next year?

“Classrooms must need to be renovated somehow. Online enrollment process, it’s always hard to enroll because of the slow server and the system can’t accommodate massive number of students assessing at the same time.”

- Murriel Hontiveros, 3rd year, BS International Tourism and Travel Management “I’m looking forward in improving the facilities such as classrooms and library. Students will appreciate more if the classrooms and library will be renovated. It will be more conducive for studying.”

- Jam Catembung, 3rd year, AB Foreign Service What facilities and services in LPU do you think has changed for the better throughout the academic year? Why so?

“Na-improve yung sa gym. Sa tingin ko makakatulong ‘yun, especially for the players, na magkaroon ng magandang environment para sa pagpa-practice nila.”

- Lourdes Pagtabunan, 4th year, BS Information Technology “‘Yung mga lock ng CR na dati maraming may sira, lalo na sa mga CR ng girls. Maayos na ngayon unlike dati na mas maraming may sira kaysa sa ayos.”

- Lexa Jane Armonio, 2nd year, AB Mass Communication - Broadcast Communication

THE CHAMPS. The LPU Team composed of LDS Grand Chancellor Meivelene Alas, other LDS members John Poliquit and Josh Vasquez together with their advisers Prof. PJ Miñoza and Prof. Violeta Tabin and the SMEC Ethics Bowl organizers during the awarding ceremony. (Photo courtesy of College of Arts and Sciences Office)

By Austin Bradley S. Magsino THE LYCEUM DEBATE SOCIETY bagged the top prize in the South Manila Educational Consortium (SMEC) 9th Ethics Bowl championship for the second time since 2011 at the JPL Hall of Freedom last February 19.

The SMEC 9th Ethics Bowl is an extemporaneous speech contest participated by Lyceum of the Philippines University-Manila, College of Saint Benilde, Saint Paul College, St. Scholastica, Emilio Aguinaldo College, and Adamson University with three representatives each and discussed important issues in the society today.

Every year, LDS joins the competition but it took five years before they got the championship title again. “Last year,

we did not rank any place. The last time we ranked champion was 2011, during JJ Domingo’s time,” LDS new grand chancellor Meivelene Alas said.

As the team captain, Alas shared the improvements of their team this year in order to win. “It’s more of a debate tactic [last year]. This year, we made it like an impromptu speaking technique. Debaters are known for being fast talkers and we tried to modulate it. We tried to tone it down a little for the audience to easily catch up with what we’re saying,” Alas explained.

Her team is composed of Joshua Jireh Vasquez and John Poliquit and they were accompanied by Head Coach Philip James Miñoza and Assistant Coach Suzy Claire Selleza.

Alas mentioned that leadership, unity, and profes-

sional integrity are the three primary values shown in the competition. She added it is very important for the team to be coherent, united, and consistent to their stand all throughout the debate. And as per LDS, Alas said they have to be professional in balancing the time for the training and the preparation for the student elections.

As the host school for the competition, Alas mentioned they tried to pressure themselves that they have to win the Ethics Bowl. “It means a lot because we just changed the administration and as the new grand chancellor, it is my honor that right after I got the post, we already got something that we can say, an achievement of the new administration,” she shared.

Alas explained the essence of Ethics Bowl in encour-

aging the people to be critical and consider what others think on different issues. She said, “I think ethics is more and morality is not fully contingent on law or should not be contingent on law. You should not close your mind on what you believe is right. You have to always challenge yourself”.

According to Alas, LDS lay low on events this year due to competitions, but they will try to balance it with activities next academic year. “We’re also planning to organize the Intramuros debate championship.

Hopefully we can make that happen this year.”

Alas added that LDS aspirants can expect the new administration to maintain the charter A status of the organization given by the Philippine Debate Union.

LPU-SS spearheads Scholastic Day 2016

By Myrtle Joyce I. Bautista LPU SCHOLASTIC SOCIETY organized the LPU Scholastic Cup 2016: Search for the Scholastic Masters, an innovative quiz bee for all students in the 2016 Scholastic Day celebration on January 28 at the JPL Hall of Freedom.

Czelli Arlea Nopuente, a sophomore BS Accountancy student from the College of Business Administration was

declared as the first-ever LPU Scholastic Master after winning the quiz bee competition.

Before the quiz bee, an elimination round was held on January 19 and the top 14 finalists from CAS, CBA, CCS, COE, and CIR were chosen.

From there, they were grouped into seven tandems during the final competition.

The contestants undergone four phases – General Knowledge Quest, Easy Ques-

tions Round, Average Questions Round, and Difficult Questions Round. Paired contestants were eliminated from the easy and average round. For the difficult question, the pair were split and battled against each other.

General questions in English, Filipino, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences were the topics chosen for the quiz bee which were made by the assigned faculty partners in the respective subjects.

Part of the Scholastic Day was the Scholastic Mind Fest 2016, a fest that aims to promote awareness among students on the importance of playing educational games like chess, scrabble, and word factory to enhance their strategic and thinking skills. Other events for the day include the Scholars’ First General Assembly and the Learning from the Master Personality Development Seminar.

Lycean elected as new VP of SMEC

By Bea Patricia M. Pelayo THIRD YEAR College of International Tourism and Hospitality Management student Juan Miguel Francisco was elected as the first Vice President of the South Manila Educational Consortium (SMEC) Student Council 2016-2017 during the SMEC Young Leaders’ Camp held at St. Paul Center for Renewal, Alfonso, Cavite last January 15-17.

Francisco was among the student leader representatives of Lyceum of the Philippines University-Manila in the camp with the theme, “Dialogue and Synergy among SMEC Youth Leaders”. The camp was also participated by 11 other school partners of SMEC namely, Adamson University, De La Salle University Manila, De La Salle College of St. Benilde,

Emilio Aguinaldo College, Philippine Christian University, Philippine Normal University, Sta. Isabel College, St. Paul University Manila, St. Scholastica’s College, University of the Philippines, and Philippine Women’s University.

Last year, SMEC was only composed of two positions, the President and Secretary.

This year, Francisco said “the group of deans wants student representation in the board”. He added that this is the first time SMEC created a student council.

An election for the new set of officers took place on the second day of the leadership camp with one representative from the twelve-member universities except from the Philippine Women’s University.

As incoming Vice President, Francisco aims to

extend linkages of LPU-Manila with other SMEC universities through their projects. “I will support the President in our strategic plan and whatever project we have to offer. We will also have a collaboration and integration of activities with the universities,” he said.

Francisco foresees the next Young Leaders’ Camp to be more diverse. He also hopes that SMEC will have more member universities by inviting more schools to be an observer first before taking the next step.

Students mainly benefit from SMEC through collaboration projects like school to school caravans and the cross enrollment procedures among member universities. These projects, according to Francisco, would be utilized better if students are willing to cooperate.

As to his plan for the university, Francisco said he aims at intensifying the participation of the organizations in LPU. “Ideally, an intensified COP [Council of Presidents] or another organization that can be the umbrella organization of all university-wide and collegebased organizations. It’s just an idea, hindi pa kasi kami nagmimeeting ng incoming LYCESGO,” Francisco explained.

Francisco shared he wants LPU-Manila to shine in SMEC. “Last year, Khyle De Leon was the Secretary, now, I’m the Vice President together with Adamson University [President] so I think it will be a good relationship together with the other 12 schools and future members of SMEC,” he ended.

DEDICATION TO LEADERSHIP. Incoming LYCESGO and SMEC Vice President Juan Miguel Francisco during the 2016 LYCESGO Representatives and Presidential Debate.

(Photo courtesy of John Christian R. Alvariño)

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Newly elected student leaders lay down plans for next A.Y.

By Eden F. Erispe and Ellah D. Pama

READY TO SERVE. (From left to right) Incoming Lyceum Central Student Government (LYCESGO) Officers: Vice President Juan Miguel Francisco, President Axl John Purugganan, Treasurer Edelynne Jane Padilla, Auditor Andrew James Esguerra and Secretary Mizpah June Relato. (Photo courtesy of John Christian R. Alvariño)

LPU posts 66.67% passing rate in CPA Licensure exam

By Timothy Gerard P. Gucilatar

The newly elected student leaders are set to prioritize effective information dissemination next academic year.

This plan would be executed through the platforms they presented during their campaigns.

LYCESGO’S Plans As the first LYCESGO Representative (LR), incoming President Axl Purugganan said they will have a presentation of platforms and will consider projects and suggestions from all parties.

Purugganan said the first projects of the LYCESGO are the LPU Reforestation Program (LPU-RP), LPU Aral Kit, and the Inter-university Consortium. In the LPU- RP, they will choose a community where they will plant seedlings in cooperation with environmentconcerned agencies.

Meanwhile, for the ‘Aral Kit’, LYCESGO plans to allocate one week per semester for the next A.Y. to sell school supplies, where the proceeds will go to the Dumagats.

Lastly, the Interuniversity Consortium aims to gather student leaders from different schools around Metro Manila. Purugganan said LPU will host a consortium the same with the convention that other organizations in LPU are doing.

Purugganan added this project aims for LPU to understand the culture of other universities and get good ideas from them that the university can also adapt and implement.

Purugganan said their projects are aligned with LPU’s three pillars: Academic Excellence, Outreach Program, and External Linkages. “We’re going to base our projects on the three pillars because from there, we know the projects will be effective because the school itself is doing this,” Purugganan explained.

Meanwhile, incoming Auditor Andrew Esguerra (College of Technology LR) said he will eagerly push for the LPU Ledger, a platform of the PAMANA party that aims to promote transparency in the student council.

“I want to be transparent because LYCESGO is for the students. We need to inform the students that their student council fee is spent wisely,” he pointed out.

On the other hand, incoming Secretary Mizpah Relato (College of International Relations LR) said the first thing she will suggest is for the officers to restrain from political affiliations. “I want to tell [Student Affairs Office] Dean Jayson Barlan that everybody should no longer wear party lanyards because at the end of the day, regardless of our political colors, we only have one goal.

One LYCESGO for Lyceum,” she explained.

For incoming Treasurer Jane Padilla (College of Business Administration LR), one of the first projects that she is looking forward to implement is the LPU Congress wherein they will choose representatives from the colleges who will help them with the implementation and information dissemination of future projects.

“They [representatives] can tell us their thoughts about the projects that we will implement so that they won’t think we’re biased because three of us are from KALAYAAN party. They can suggest what platforms should be implemented whether it is from KALAYAAN or PAMANA,” she said.

Incoming Vice President Juan Miguel Francisco (College of International Tourism and Hospitality Management LR) suggested the LYCESGO President to have a report justifying the projects of LYCESGO and lay down to future plans.

“If there were to be a state of the university address, the stakeholders, the students would be more involved, particularly in the changes and everything about the university if they will know what’s in store for them. I think the students need the figures, the dates, concrete ideas of this world-class institution,” he explained.

On the assessment of which projects should be prioritized, Francisco said they will look at the projects done by the past administration and decide whether it should be re-implemented or not and how they can make it better. “We will be able to know the needs and wants of the student body,” he said.

The LYCESGO officers are optimistic that their separation from the student council will make them more focused on their university-wide proj-

ects, although they agreed that they should still coordinate with the student council.

Student Councils Aside from information dissemination, the student councils will also conduct orientations for the students to be aware of the events in the university and in their respective colleges.

CAS incoming President Jeff Dela Cruz said their priority projects would be the CAS Application, CAS Convention, and XXX (Exposure, Experience and Exhibition). In addition, dela Cruz said he is willing to adapt the platform of PAMANA, the CAS Station.

“I’m looking forward to the CAS Station if we can use it because if I’m not mistaken, there is no longer a frequency. But if it’s available, we can ask them if we can implement it,” he said.

Meanwhile, CIR incoming President Paolo Magbanua said on the first few weeks of A.Y. 2016-2017, the council will focus on informing the students about violations since it’s one of the most important issues in the university. In addition, he said all the platforms they have presented are relevant to the IR community, therefore all of it is considered a priority.

“We will strengthen every avenue by which we can disseminate the information so the students are much more informed and they are more willing to attend more than them just being informed. The events that we will be producing will be conducive for IR students,” Magbanua explained.

For the CITHM, incoming President Sarah Pineda said they have already planned the projects that they will pursue for the whole academic year however, the names of those projects are yet to be decided.

Pineda said they will have a strategic planning before they leave for the United States for their internship. “We target to have more projects for the second semester because most of us will have our OJT in the United States. By that time, we can focus on our projects,” she mentioned.

Pineda also said the council plans to meet with the incumbent student council for them to know what have been their errors and how the incom-

ing council can improve it.

COT incoming President Krystal Lasin plans on orienting the former CCS and COE students about the merging of the two colleges as COT through their general assembly.

“That will be our priority since it’s new for the students, they need to get to know each other and it is essential for the unity of the college,” said Lasin.

COT Sportsfest, COT Week, and the outreach programs will also be the highlights of the council’s programs. Lasin also hopes they can accomplish all their planned events next academic year. “Hopefully, magawa namin siya lahat, more or less 12 projects,” she explained.

Lastly, CBA incoming President Bernard Alcaraz said he is willing to adapt platforms from other parties. “Open po kami sa suggestions ng ibang party at students,” he said.

Three of the college councils, CIR, CITHM and COT are composed of mixedparty members (KALAYAAN and PAMANA for CITHM and COT; KALAYAAN and Independiente for CIR).

Meanwhile, both CAS and CBA councils are composed of KALAYAAN members. Despite this, the presidents of the three colleges are at ease with their council members.

“We did not compromise, we even upgraded both of our programs so I think it is beneficial for both parties. We really merged a lot of platforms which both parties consented so there’s no problem,” Magbanua explained.

Meanwhile, Sarah Pineda shared that even their Dean noticed that the new council gets along with each other well.

“She [Dean Lilibeth Aragon] feels that there seems to be no conflict between us and thinks that the new student government will be better,” said Pineda.

As for COT President Krystal Lasin, collaborating with the other party is not a problem since both of their projects are almost identical.

The Presidents are confident that they will be able to complete all their planned projects with the collective efforts of their fellow officers, the administration, and also the students.

SIX OUT OF NINE examinees from Lyceum of the Philippines University-Manila or 66.67 per cent passed the bi-annual Certified Public Accountant Licensure Examination, a significant increase from the previous May 2015 examination.

LPU-Manila increased its passing rate in contrast to the May 2015 examination where it had a 57.14 per cent passing rate where only four out of seven examinees passed the exam.

This year, there is a total of six passers, four of

which are first timers. Moreover, two out of the four repeaters also passed the exam and one examinee earned a “conditioned” status.

Jefferson Dave Guimpayan, former National Vice President for Communications of the National Federation– Junior Philippine Institute of Accountants, along with, Gino Lugasan Carinan, Princess Kate Villapando Marcaida, Anna Liza Eugenio Bonifacio, and Rovie Mae Ullani Buhle are now full-fledged accountants after the oath taking at the PICC Plenary Hall last November 22, 2015.

LPU celebrates CAS Days 2016

By Jessica Jane I. Sy

THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES held its annual CAS Days celebration with the aim of promoting LPU core values through various activities last January.

CAS Student Council President Khyle De Leon said the celebration included the recognition of the college’s achievements. “We [CAS students] celebrate our success, we celebrate what we have.

We don’t just learn but we also have fun.”

CAS Days covered activities for both the faculty and students such as the ‘Best Practices’ which ac-

knowledged outstanding faculty members, the Best Thesis Awarding among the courses in CAS, and Recognition Day for the achievers of the college.

Other activities included AB Psychology Play, Media Forum, Brain Quest and JPL Cup, PalaCASan, Mr. and Ms. College of Arts and Sciences, and CASiyahan.

Marcus Asis and Trixia Cavero were crowned as Mr. and Ms. CAS 2016 while the Mass Communication team and Multimedia Arts team were hailed as the champions for Basketball and Volleyball of PalaCASan, respectively.

CITHM-SC holds annual college week

By Alexandra Nicole B. Zaide

THE College of International Tourism and Hospitality Management Student Council conducted its annual CITHM week from February 26 to March 3.

CITHM Week covered activities such as a Quiz Bee by LPU Tourism Students’ Association (LTSA), Student Faculty Research Forum, Music and Arts Festival, Mr. and Ms. CITHM, Filipino Food Festival, Clash of the

Flair Idol, Hotel Lympics, PATA’s Theoxenia – an awarding ceremony for the hospitality industry, and the Philippine Cultural Fiesta.

Activities are led by the different organizations under the college namely: LTSA, LPU Les Jeunes Chefs (LJC), LPU Flair Bartenders (LFB), LPU Hotel and Restaurant Management Society (LHRMs), and the LPU Student Chapter Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA).

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Interns Aboard to Abroad

By Timothy Gerard P. Gucilatar and Trixiana D. Gile

In the field of hospitality management and tourism, it is a primary factor for students to immerse themselves with propriety and how to converse well with individuals from various cultures.

Within the strict confines of the institution, these students struggle to exceed limitations and become eligible to reach their dream to travel the world. Some believe the opportunity to train abroad could teach them how to be independent as well as having the experience that will help them reach the pinnacle of maturity.

However, Center for Career Services and Industry Relations (CCSIR) Director Roberto Zozobrado said they do not encourage the students to take their internship abroad.

“We don’t encourage them. They just want to. In fact, we keep on telling the students [that] we have hundreds of partner establishments locally.

They do not have to travel abroad. They don’t have to spend money,” Zozobrado explained.

But the students can see the benefits of taking the risk of training professionally outside the country.

BSITHM-CLOHS student Joyce Maregmen expects a lot of benefits after training abroad such as having a US Visa, experience, quality service, and being independent.

A graduate of BSITTM, Caroline Aquino shared how her internship abroad shaped her.

“Since I have experienced OJT abroad, for me the edge we have from others is the work attitude we have because working with different culture helped us mold our personalities and our work attitude,” Aquino said.

FINDING THE RIGHT AGENCIES “There are students who want to go abroad especially because they know that other schools send their students abroad so they keep on asking us, 'How come we don’t have this program?' So we have to get agents that can bring them abroad,” Zozobrado said.

CCSIR looks for trusted agencies who can offer students international internship programs.

In order to make sure that the students will benefit from the program, CCSIR does its job to interview agents.

“We interview agents that come to us to offer programs for our students. And in the interview, we determine whether the students will really benefit from such an offer or whether the agent makes money from the students,” Zozobrado said. Security is also part of the requirements that the CCSIR told the agencies.

Though the department makes sure to stay in contact with the students via e-mail, social media, and their contact numbers, CCSIR also brings professors or OJT coordinators abroad to monitor how the students are doing.

Apart from that, the students are also required to get their own VISA. EXPENSES

TRAVEL, EXPOSE, LEARN The GTS International Cruise Exposure Program, one of the companies chosen by CCSIR, in contrast is not an On-The-Job training program, but an affordable cruise travel package that takes its students around the world and it is still counted in practicum hours.

They are partnered with Star Cruises, Costa Cruises, and Royal Carribean International.

“The trends among tourism and hospitality graduates are jobs in the cruiseline industry. The program is designed for them to be exposed in the different areas like passenger service in the front office. We also have food and beverage service including kitchen operations. We have the housekeeping,” General Manager Robert Valiao discussed.

The program offers seminars like sanitation and the environment as the students enjoy their stay in the cruise as a guest.

“They are immersed in the cruise ship to have an experience but there is no actual handson. However, because of the experience on international exposure, somehow this is credited in their practicum for certain hours by the CCSIR,” Valiao added.

THE PROCESS Before the students can fly abroad for an internship program, they must pass the gold slip interview conducted by the CCSIR director. The students are also interviewed by the establishment via Skype.

The students are also oriented regarding the things to do and the things to avoid; as well as the culture of the country they will be staying.

Both Aquino and Maregmen agreed that the fee of internship abroad is too expensive.

“For me the fee is not worth it. It’s too expensive and because of the mindset that we have when we hear the word dollar, most of us think 'We can earn a lot' and 'They pay us per hour'. Many parents pay so much just for the sake of experience their children might have and the dollar that they might bring home. So they’re willing to pay for that oncein-a-lifetime experience,” Aquino said.

According to Zozobrado, the fee depends on the country the interns would like to go. For Asian countries, the fee can go as high as P80,000 and in the United States, rates can go as high as P120,000.

But there are other places in Asia that do not require students to pay.

“In fact the students just go there without having to pay the agency fee because we contracted these establishments directly,” Zozobrado said.

The partner agencies of LPU for international practicum are HR International Inc., First Place Inc., iHunt, and I Sentinel Training Center Inc.

Despite the perks of taking internship abroad, there are still students who are willing to pay expensive fees in order to gain professional experience in a different culture; a sign that Lyceans do not only want to be professionals in their chosen field but globally competitive individuals as well.

After all, experience is worth more than the fees you paid for.

“The number one that I learned is to be independent. You work hard to pay your every day expenses. You do your household chores when you’re off. Second, I experienced to value the dollar that I spent because I’m the one who works hard for it. Instead of buying and spending unnecessary things, I think first if I’m going to use it or not. Third, I learned how to balance my time,” Aquino shared.

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By Alexandra Nicole B. Zaide

Your Travel

Nitty-Gritties

By Kristine Faye V. Anajao It’s almost vacation season, getaways and outings are up on your list.

But the question is, are you ready?

Complete your pack with these travel essentials that are helpful not just to you but also to your travel buddies!

Want to relax and explore the outside of the Metro without spending too much? There are many travel destinations where you can chill and do adventurous things. Just a few hours and a few bucks and your weekend is all set!

Tissue Paper/Wet Wipes Who said wet wipes are only for babies? Not only can you sanitize your hands with it, you can also use it as a refreshing face cloth after spending hours in transit.

Antipolo, Rizal If you’re a devotee of art, start your day in Antipolo where you can explore a museum called ‘Pinto Art Museum’. It is one of the hotspots for artists and art appreciators.

Another spot wherein you can enjoy the view of Laguna de Bay and Manila’s skyline at Luljetta’s Hanging Garden and Spa, this is one of Antipolo’s natural haven. Relaxing and serene, Luljetta’s is the place for family escapes.

Before you leave Antipolo, make sure to eat at one of the restaurants along Sumulong Highway like the ‘Mushroom Burger’, a famous vegetarian burger joint for people who want to take burgers to a healthier level.

Folding Umbrella The morning weather doesn’t determine the weather for the rest of the day. Better bring one just in case of unexpected rain or too much heat from the sun.

Safety Pins A multifunctional travel tool that can save you from any sudden dilemmas such as wardrobe malfunction. You can also use this to keep your pants’ zipper closed or clasp the zipper of your bag to deter thieves.

Tagaytay Tagaytay is one of the most visited places out of Manila not only because of its climate but also because of the unlimited activities you can do.

One of the supreme spots in Tagaytay is the Taal Volcano. Have lunch in the restaurants alongside the highways where a view of the volcano can be seen.

Also, do not forget to try the famous bulalo.

If you’re up for some serious adventure, you can start the day early and take a boat to the Taal Volcano, then trek or ride a horse going to crater to see the country’s most beautiful lake. Then in the afternoon, enjoy the rides at Sky Ranch Tagaytay. And lastly, you can watch the sunset while riding the ferris wheel. Tagaytay offers best view of the sunset.

Tote Bag/Plastic Bag This is where you can put your dirty and/ or wet clothes to prevent it from affecting the neat ones. It’s also a big help for those who have motion sickness!

Cellphone Charger/Power Bank You will surely spend a lot of your cellphone’s battery energy for taking pictures and videos, this device can save your day. Just don’t forget to check if it’s full charged, too.

Batangas Aside from arts and the somewhat cold weather, there are other locations and activities to catch in Batangas.

Before you start the day you can drop at the Basilica of St. Martin, the beautiful Caleruega Church where you can take a stroll and enjoy the tranquil environment; and San Sebastian Cathedral, where you can view an assortment of colorful religious artwork.

If you are interested in golf, then play at Calatagan Golf located in Hacienda Bigaa, Calatagan. If you’re a fan of racing, visit Rosario Batangas.

It is the home of some Racing Circuits. If you are a car or motor fan you can chill by the racetrack and watch the race.

Pocket Money Aside from your fare for tickets, accommodation, and food, your pocket money is surely one important thing you shouldn’t forget especially if you want to go shopping for souvenirs for your family and friends.

Bandana The long list of its uses includes hand and face towel, lens wiper, eye mask, hair tie, headband, scarf, cooling aid (when dampened), and the list goes on. It can also work as a sling for a sprained arm.

Pampanga Pampanga is the first Spanish province in the Philippines. It offers a wide selection of tourist destinations as well. Here are some destinations to visit in Pampanga with your family and friends.

The Dinosaurs Island in Mabalacat is for children and adults to learn something new. This is the first-ever Philippine dinosaur theme park in the country. The animals have animatronic features that seem real with real sound and body movements.

The Paradise Ranch in Clark Air Base known as ‘little Baguio’ has fresh mountain air with an amazing view. Paradise ranch offers different activity like Butterfly Kingdom, Zip Lines, Horse Back Riding, Trekking, and many more.

Medicines and First Aid Kit One of the things you shouldn’t forget – may it be painkillers, for allergies, or for common colds – it’s better to have medicines and first aid kit especially if you’re going somewhere far from pharmacies and hospitals.

Pen and Paper It will be a great help if you take down notes while travelling. You may also use it for communication too (especially in a foreign country).

Laguna The province of Laguna is also one of the places outside the Metro wherein you can see and enjoy a lot of activities, especially for those who are looking for a quick weekend adventure.

Summer is near, chill and enjoy the pristine waters of Laguna’s famous Pagsanjan Falls, tourists enjoy riding small boats to bring them to the falls.

Another destination is the Sierra Madre Mountain Range and the deep waters of the Lake Caliraya. The man-made lake covers partly submerged land areas and this resulted to numerous islands complete with coves. This place is suitable for outdoor activities such as camping. Resort developers also built golf courses for more challenging games.

Aside from Pagsanjan Falls and Lake Caliraya, you can also visit Nuvali in Sta. Rosa where you can enjoy bird watching at the Bird Sanctuary, biking at the biking trails, playing sports at The Fields, wakeboarding at Republic Wakepark, and even just walking or jogging along its tree-lines streets.

Roaming at Nuvali will make you enjoy your weekend with your family or friends.

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Clothes Just enough clothes for the hours or days you will spend travelling. There are a lot of video tutorials online where you can learn how to fold and pack them by not taking up a lot of space of your bag.

Personal Kit This kit includes your shampoo, soap, toothbrush and toothpaste, cotton buds, and napkins for females out there. It can also have alcohol, insect repellant, body powder, and make-up.

Bag Unlike southern destinations when you need to fly, many places are all reachable by car. No need to deal with the airport hassles like checking-in that’ll take hours, and sometimes last minute delayed flights. With beautiful places that we haven’t visited yet, Manila itself is blessed with many cultural and historical sites. But if you want to escape from the metro, you can enjoy a lot of awesome places outside the town. (Photos courtesy of Google Images)

Your bag is your life. This is the most important one so make sure all of the things above will be inside your bag. Whether how small or big it is, just make sure you have enough space for your souvenirs!

Infographic by Zyren M. Duazo

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Ni Mariztela Alyssa Quirubim R. Domasian glo. Natapos ang proyekto noong 1930 at binuksan nang sumunod na taon.

Nadamay ang gusali at nasira noong kasagsagan ng Ikalawang Digmaang Pandaigdig.

Noong 1978, sa pangunguna ng dating �irst lady na si Imelda Marcos ay ipinaayos ang naturang gusali sa pangunguna ni Otilio, pamangkin ni Juan Arellano.

Ang teatrong ito na matatagpuan sa Lawton ay naging tahanan ng mga drama at zarzuela na pinagtanghalan din ng mga beteranong artista, Pilipino man o banyaga.

Taong 2011 nang huli itong pinagtanghalan ng bandang Wolfgang. Sinasabing ang pagkasira ng tanghalan at problema na may kinalaman sa may-

Ang buwan ng Marso ay tinaguriang Buwan ng Kababaihan sa buong daigdig, samantalang sa ika-8 naman ng nasabing buwan ay selebrasyon ng Pandaigdigang Araw ng Kababaihan.

“Kapakanan ni Juana, Isama sa Agenda!” ang tema ngayong taon ng pagdiriwang nito sa Pilipinas.

Kinikilala at binibigyang-pugay sa pagdiriwang na ito ang mga kababaihan na patuloy na ipinaglalaban ang kanilang mga karapatan upang maiangat ang kanilang estado sa lipunan.

Bahagi ng pagdiriwang na ito ang pagtalakay sa iba’t ibang isyu na nakakaapekto sa kababaihan.

Ang Magna Carta of Women o R.A 9710 ay komprehensibong batas na nangangalaga sa mga karapatan ng kababaihan na ang layunin ay alisin ang diskriminasyon sa kababaihan sa pamamagitan ng pagkilala, pagprotekta, pagpapatupad, at pagtaguyod ng kanilang mga karapatan.

Kilala ang GABRIELA bilang isang organisasyon na nagsusulong ng mga karapatan ng kababaihan, bata man o matanda.

Sa ngayon ay nakatalaga si Emma Watson bilang UN Women Goodwill Ambassador. Layunin niya na isulong ang women empowerment sa iba’t ibang bansa na kasali sa United Nations.

ari, Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), ang mga dahilan ng pagsasara nito noong 2012.

Mula noon, hindi na ito muling binuksan.

Noong Mayo 26, 2015, nakatanggap ang National Commission on Culture and the Arts o NCCA ng 270 milyong piso mula sa Department of Budget and Management na kinuha sa National Endowment Fund for Culture and the Arts, upang bilhin ang tanghalan mula sa GSIS at maibalik ang dating ganda at sigla nito.

Inumpisahan kamakailan ng NCCA ang paglilinis at pagpapaganda nito. Ayon kay Architect Raj Busmente, project coordinator ng MET Cleanup Drive and Conservation, “We are going into

rehabilitation and conservation. Rehabilitation would mean trying to put it back into a functional stage, magagamit na siya”.

Hindi pa man lubusang maisaayos ang teatro dahil sa mga hindi maaaring galawin gaya ng panlabas na disenyo, vandalism, at graf�iti, ginagawa pa rin ng NCCA ang kanilang makakaya upang ayusin ito. “We are doing efforts. We are asking the community to help us so at least may nagagawa untiunti. Yun ang aming pinipilit kahit ganoon yung situation,” ani Busmente.

Ayon pa kay Busmente, “Ang dami naming programa na talagang di mo masabi sa dami kung ano ang pwede naming gawin doon so we’re just looking forward”. Ilan sa

Marso bilang Buwan ng Kababaihan

mga programang ito ay ang people’s theatre with activities on art and heritage; schools for living traditions kung saan ipapakita kung paano magukit sa silver, gumawa ng banig, at maghabi ng tela; galleries, music, at teatro.

Sa kasalukuyan ay patuloy pa rin ang pagsasaayos ng MET. Bukas ito sa lahat ng gustong tumulong. Ang sino mang interesado na tumulong ay maaaring lumapit sa METamorphosis Facebook page. Maaari ring tumawag sa 527-2192 o magpadala ng mensahe sa mettheatermanila@ncca. gov.ph. Tandaan lamang na hindi lahat ay magkakaroon ng pagkakataong maging isa sa mga volunteer dahil sa limitadong kagamitang pangkalig-

tasan.

Idineklara bilang National Culture Treasure noong 2010, ang MET, sa kabila ng kalagayan nito ay kinikilala pa rin bilang isa sa mga kayamanan ng bansa na nararapat lamang buhayin at manatiling buhay sa mata, isip, at puso ng sambayanang Pilipino.

Maraming taon man ang bubunuin bago muling masilayan ang dating ganda nito, asahan natin na muling sisibol ang larangan ng teatro dito sa ating bansa. Sa muling pagbangon ng Manila Metropolitan Theater, dala nito ang pangarap ng nakararami na muling palaguin ang mga tanghalang minsa’y muntik na nating iwanan sa nakaraan.

Pagsilip sa loob ng Cinematheque

Ni Ayshea B. Perucho

Ni Lauren Ian Marie G. Magtira

Para sa mga mahilig manood o gumawa ng pelikula, ang Cinematheque Centre Manila ay isang bagong tahanan ng pelikulang Pilipino na matatagpuan lamang sa Kalaw, Ermita. Ito ay naglalayong mapanatili at maibahagi ang sining nito.

Dito matatagpuan ang Cinematheque Manila Theater kung saan nagpapalabas ng mga natatanging pelikulang Pilipino at banyaga. Nandito rin ang Museo ng Pelikulang Pilipino kung saan makikita ang mga lumang kagamitan sa paggawa ng pelikula.

May mga memorabilia ng mga pelikulang

gawa ng mga sikat na Pilipinong direktor katulad nina Jose Nepomuceno, Manuel Conde, Gerardo de Leon, Lamberto Avellana, Ishmael Bernal, at Lino Brocka.

Matatagpuan din sa Cinematheque ang mga opisina ng National Film Archives of the Philippines, FILM ASEAN Knowledge Management Center, at Film Development Council of the Philippines.

Ilan pa sa mga maaaring makita dito ay ang Cinematheque Café, isang souvenir shop na nagbebenta ng mga nobela at mga memorabilia, at mga silid-aralan na ginagamit para sa mga special lectures.

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Punong-puno ang Maynila ng mga makasaysayang lugar at gusali na nagpapakita ng pag-unlad at pagbagsak nito. Isa na marahil ang Manila Metropolitan Theater (MET) sa mga gusali sa Maynila na unti-unting nalimot dahil sa mga pangyayari sa kasaysayan na umukit sa kalagayan nito sa kasalukuyan.

Panahon pa ng mga Amerikano nang maisipan ng pamahalaan na magtayo ng isang bahay-tanghalan. Naisakatuparan ang planong ito sa tulong ng disenyong gawa ni Juan Arellano na ipinadala sa Amerika upang magaral sa ilalim ni Thomas Lamb, ang nag-disenyo ng mga teatro at sinehan sa Amerika noong ika-20 si-

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Teatro Intramuros: Muling pagbuhay sa sining at kultura Ni Jaenelle M. Ilagan

Kasaysayan nang maituturing ang mga teatro o bahay-tanghalan dahil sa nabigay nitong karangalan sa pag-unlad ng sining ng ating bansa. Bukod sa mga sikat na pook-pasyalan dito sa Intramuros kagaya ng Fort Santiago, Bahay ng mga Intsik, at mga makasaysayang simbahan kagaya ng San Agustin Church at Manila Cathedral, mayroong isang maituturing na nakatagong alamat ng Intramuros – ang Teatro Intramuros.

Ang Teatro Intramuros ay isang teatrong bumubuhay sa kahalagahan ng kasaysayang nagbibigayaral ng iba’t ibang kultura at tradisyon ng bansa. Ito ay

simbolo ng magandang pagunlad ng sining ng bansa.

Makabayan at maka-Pilipino ang dating nito dahil sa simple nitong disenyo na may tanyag na kagandahan na kayang ipagmalaki bilang isang Pilipino.

Nagsimula ito noong 1987 na pinamunuan ni Marlon Mente, isang dating mag-aaral ng LPU. Naging inspirasyon niya ang kanyang guro sa Panitikang Filipino na ipagpatuloy ang pagmamahal sa kasaysayan. Lalo pa siyang naging interesado sa pagbuo ng isang teatro dahil sa hilig niya sa pagsulat ng script. Siya ay dating artistic director ng ‘Teatro Liseo’ ng LPU na kilala na ngayon bilang ‘Tanghalang Batin-

gaw’. Ang pagiging parte niya sa nasabing samahan ang naging daan upang mabuo ang Teatro Intramuros.

Binubuo ito ng mga artista mula sa iba’t ibang unibersidad sa Intramuros kagaya ng PLM, Mapua, at LPU. Magkakaroon ng workshop para sa mga nais umarte na magsisimula ngayong summer upang mabigyan ng pagkakataong sumubok sa pagharap sa entablado. “Kailangan the knowledge should be transferred to the next generation.

As an artist, hindi ka dapat maramot,” ani Mente.

Ang mga pagtatanghal ay nagaganap kada buwan, simula Hunyo hanggang Marso na may iba’t

Sulyap sa

ibang tema tungkol lamang sa kasaysayan ng bansa na sumasalamin sa kasalukuyan at sa hinaharap.

Namahinga man ng halos labinlimang taon ang

Teatro Intramuros, patuloy pa rin nitong binubuhay ang kahalagahan ng kasaysayan at ang pagiging makabayan.

Isang beses lamang ito naparangalan ngunit na-

niniwala si Mente na hindi sa karangalan nasusukat ang talento ng isang aktor o aktres kundi sa determinasyon na ipakita ang magandang hangarin ng isang teatro.

Sining NI JAMES BERNARD S. HERRERA

Pinagdiriwang tuwing Pebrero ang Pambansang Buwan ng Sining dito sa Pilipinas sa bisa ng Presidential Proclamation 683 ng 1991. Layunin nito na ipakilala ang masisining nating mga kababayan at kanilang mga obra.

Kadalasang nakikita sa iba’t ibang museo ang mga obrang gawa ng ating mga kababayan. Bilang pagbibigay-pugay sa talento ng mga kapwa natin Pilipino, narito ang ilan sa mga museo sa loob at labas ng Metro Manila na nagpapakita ng mga gawang sining ng mga malilikhaing isip at kamay ng mga Pilipino.

Bahay Nakpil-Bautista

Pinto Art Museum

“Tahanan ng mga Katipunero” kung tawagin ang Bahay Nakpil-Bautista na matatagpuan sa Quiapo, Maynila. Nakuha nito ang naturang katawagan dahil dito nanirahan ang magasawang may malaking ambag sa Katipunan.

Ito ay isang payak na museo na dating tinirhan nina Julio Nakpil, isang magiting na katipunero, at Gregoria de Jesus, ang Lakambini ng Katipunan. Kasunod nilang nanirahan dito sina Dr. Ariston Bautista, miyembro ng kilusang propagandista, at asawa niyang si Petrona Nakpil na isang pintor.

Matatagpuan dito ang ilan sa mga orihinal na kagamitan at ipininta ng pamilya Nakpil, mga replika ng kagamitan ng Katipunan, at mga obrang gawa ng mga tumutulong na mapanatili ang kaayusan ng lugar.

Makikita sa isang bahagi ng bahay ang ‘Sampung Tagubilin Sa Mga Kabataan’ ni Gregoria de Jesus o Oriang.

May tagapaglahad din ng istorya ng bahay habang naglilibot ang mga bisita sa loob.

Entrance Fee: Adults, college/university students - P80 Senior citizens, elementary students (with ID) - P50 Groups (10pax+): P50 each 10th person: Free First United Building Community Museum

San Agustin Museum

Para sa mga taong gusto pang madiskubre ang kulturang Pinoy, isa ang FUBC Museum sa mga lugar na dapat puntahan.

Matatagpuan ang FUBC Museum sa Escolta, Manila – ang sentro ng kalakaran noon.

Dito ginaganap ang buwanang Saturday X Future Market, isang salu-salo ng mga artistikong Pinoy at mga taong mahihilig sa sining.

Inialay ito kay Sy Lian Teng, ang pinakamatagumpay na negosyante sa Escolta. Naiwan dito ang kanyang mga gamit, larawan, sulat, libro.

Makikita dito ang kaunting istorya tungkol sa buhay niya at ng kanyang pamilya, negosyo at iba pa.

Matatagpuan sa Intramuros ang museo sa loob ng Simbahan ng San Agustin. Isinapubliko ito noong 1970 sa tulong ng batikang arkitekto na si Angel Nakpil, pamangkin ng rebolusyonaryong si Julio Nakpil.

Makikita dito ang iba’t ibang rebulto ni San Agustin, mga lumang artipakto, kagamitan sa simbahan, ipinintang obra, at mga manuskrito na pinangangalagaan ng mga paring Agustino.

Makikita rin sa loob ng museo ang mga larawan ng mga pari na namalagi sa dating monasteryo.

Ilan sa mga kilalang piyesa na makikita roon ay obra ng Birhen ng Guadalupe, Doctrina Christiana, at imahe ng Birhen ng Consolacion.

Entrance Fee: P50

Entrance fee (per floor): Regular - P100 | Senior - P80 | Kids - P40

Dalawang oras na biyahe mula sa Maynila ay matatagpuan ang isa sa pinaka-makabagong art gallery ng Luzon.

Ang Pinto Art Museum na matatagpuan sa Antipolo, Rizal ay isang tahanan ng mga modernong likha. Binubuo ito ng mga koleksyon na gawa ng mga Pilipinong masining.

Ilan sa mga makikita rito ay abstract paintings at may nagpapakita rin ng pang-araw-araw na pamumuhay ng mga Pilipino.

May tinatawag din na experimental mixed media pieces dito, at halamanan na puno ng mga iskultura.

Entrance Fee: Regular - P180 Senior citizens and PWD with valid IDS - P150 Children and students with proper school IDs - P100 QC Experience (QCX)

Kinapapalooban ng labing-apat na galeriyaa – mula sa kasaysayan ng pagkakabuo ng Lungsod Quezon hanggang sa mga sikat na establisyemento sa naturang lungsod, maging ang simpleng pamumuhay ng mga taong naninirahan dito – ang QCX ay nagpapakita kung paano nga ba ang takbo ng buhay sa Lungsod Quezon.

Tampok sa museong ito ang Vision Hill, kung saan unang tinanaw ng dating pangulong Manuel Quezon ang lungsod.

Tampok din sa QCX ang galeriya ng digmaan noong panahon ng Hapon kung saan umusbong ang ilan sa kilalang urban myth, kabilang na ang 'White Lady sa Balete Drive'.

Layunin ng QCX na maiparanas sa kahit na sino, kababayan man o dayuhan, ang mga naging simulain ng Lungsod at kung paano nito pinapanatili ang kasaysayang siyang bumuo sa kung anuman ang Lungsod Quezon sa kasalukuyang panahon.

Entrance fee: Students w/ ID - P80 | QC Residents - P100 Non-QC Residents - P150 Ang pagbibigay-pugay sa mga manlilikha ng sining sa ating bansa ay hindi natatapos sa loob ng isang buwan lamang. Mananatili silang dakila hangga’t may mga taong nagpapahalaga sa likot ng isip at lawak ng imahinasyon ng mga Pilipinong manlilikha. (May mga ulat nina: Jennifer R. Anzano, Lauren Ian Marie G. Magtira, Nicole L. Manano, Angela Grace T. Matulac, Ayshea B. Perucho) Photo courtesy of James Bernard S. Herrera, Angela Matulac, Nicole Manano, Jaenelle M. Ilagan, and Google Images

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By Bea Patricia M. Pelayo POPULAR for its beautiful and iconic sunset, Manila Bay has been regarded as one of the world’s great harborseven before 1571. It’s alsoan alltime favorite pasyalan for Filipinos. However, Manila Bay’s repute is soon to be out of sight because of the irresponsible disposal of garbage on its vicinity and waters every day.

With an area of 1,994 km2 (769.9 sq mi) and a coastline of 190 km (118.1 mi), it has a wide range of boundaries located in the western part of Luzon which covers Cavite, Metro Manila, Bulacan, Pampanga, and Bataan.

Famed until now as a significant venue for commerce and industry and fishing, rapid urban development and industrialization, these activities are now contributing to its polluted waters and threats marine habitats.

Under Proclamation No. 41, Manila Bay was declared as a national park. Issued in 1954, the preservation of the bay for future genera-

tions of Filipinos is taken into serious account.

In 2008, an effort was initiated to restore the Manila Bay back to its glorious form. Ten national government agencies were mandated by the Supreme Court Order to enact initiatives preventing the continuous cycle of man-made pollution. It is the execution of a Supreme Court decision by virtue of a ‘Writ of Continuing Mandamus’ that makes it imperative and orders to be treated with the highest priority.

The 10 national government agencies include Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Department of Education (DepEd), Department of Health (DOH), Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Department of Budget and Management (DBM), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Philippine National Police (PNP) Maritime Group, and the Department of Interior and Local Govern-

Government promotes

'garbage-free'

campaign

By Joanna Belle Z. Deala

WALKING along streets seeing posters on walls, seeing campaign advertisements as you ride a jeepney and banners you see while standing on the side of the road—yes, the May 2016 election is fast approaching. Campaign posters, banners, flyers and other campaign materials of the candidates are now visible in everywhere we go. But, have you ever thought how much waste will be produced and might end up as garbage after the elections?

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in collaboration with Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) renewed its commitment in assuring that national and local candidates will properly dispose their garbage from campaign materials and will also help in cleaning up the surroundings after the election.

The DENR recently launched a campaign themed ‘Kalat Ko, Linis Ko’, which aims at having waste-free elections. This was introduced in anticipation of the large volumes of waste produced in the coming nationwide elections due to the large number of posters, flyers, and other campaign paraphernalia.

DENR, DILG, and COMELEC officials signed a manifesto of commitment to im-

plement a memorandum circular to secure compliance to the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act by political parties, candidates, and their supporters during the election campaign and post-election periods.

The Environmental watchdog EcoWaste Coalition indicates the rampant use and disposal of tarpaulins are adding to the country’s garbage and toxic problems. They said that there are alternative materials that can be used as campaign posters like taffeta and non-woven plastic cloths which contain fewer toxins. Other campaign materials such as tarpaulins may be recycled into a shopping bag.

This campaign is supported by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority and environmental civil society groups. Hundreds of students from various schools also participated in the campaign seeking a trash-free 2016 election. This will also serve as awareness to encourage voters to choose for candidates who are concerned with the environment.

Aside from the efforts of the government and environmentalist groups, it is also the role of the people to uphold their duties as stewards of the environment by abiding the laws and supporting the events concerning the restoration of Manila Bay. Isn’t it amazing to see the beautiful sunset of Manila Bay be paired with clean and desirable waters, too?

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Saving Manila Bay ment (DILG).

As of 2015, all 178 LGUs mandated under the court are conducting inspection, where 53,266 commercial establishments (CEs), 2,357 factories, and 391,058 private homes were inspected for adequate wastewater treatment facilities or septic tanks.

In line with that, there were 21,895 CEs, 1,816 factories, and 171,644 private homes that have proper wastewater treatment facilities or septic tanks after DILG issued advisories to all concerned LGUs to issue compliance notices to non-complying structures.

The successful implementation of the plan of action is directed by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) as lead agency. A Manila Bay Advisory Committee (MBAC) is created in the process.

Aside from the said effort, environmentalist groups have gathered under a continuous movement called S.O.S. or Save Our Sunset, opposing the reclamation projects done at the bay in 2014.

COP 21:

BY JOHN POLIQUIT

WHAT'S IN THE DEAL? The 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as the 21st Conference of the Parties or COP 21 aimed to unite all 196 countries into a deal that will halt the continuous effects of climate change and end carbon emissions this century.

After days of tensions, translations, and negotiations between diplomats around the world, the Paris Agreement was finally sealed last December 12 to unify the world’s call in combating climate change. But what are the advantages under the agreement?

1.5

#1:

The countries have agreed to limit the rise in temperature to 1.5 degrees. According to scientists, if carbon emissions are unchecked within the century, the world’s temperature could escalate from 2 to 3 degrees, which could dramatically impact the globe with sea level rise, hotter droughts and heat waves, and fiercer storms. #2:

100B 2050

0

1.5 Degrees

100 Billion Dollar-assistance by 2020

Developed countries, namely, China, the United States, and the European Union have contributed the most amounts of carbon to the atmosphere by 2012. In line, they have committed to give 100 billion dollars of financial assistance to developing countries especially the ones hardest hit by climate change like the Philippines, for renewable energy investment by year 2020. #3:

Transfer from fossil fuels to green energy

By the year 2050, a full transition phase is planned in shifting power sources from fossil fuels to green and renewable energy, mainly from geothermal, solar, or wind power and not from coal or gas. #4:

Zero carbon emissions

With the transfer to renewable energy in place, it is expected that by year 2050, there will be zero carbon emissions. This means that countries will have little or no carbon output to the atmosphere, which will effectively halt the continuous rise in temperature.

INFOGRAPHIC BY ZYREN M. DUAZO

LITERARY

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Ako Ito Eh!

Ken Bautista BSBA - BM, Third Year Ano nga ba ako sa’yo?

Babae? Lalake? Ano ang tingin mo?

Tila ba ika'y nalilito, Ang isipan mo'y gulong-gulo.

Kapag ako ay iyong kausap, Mga mata'y kukurap-kurap, Wari ba'y ayaw mo akong kaharap Saglit na mga salita ang nagaganap Minsan ako'y naglalakad sa daan, Mga matang mapanghusga aking nasusulyapan, Tila baga ako'y may kasalanan, Ang titig nila'y gusto akong saktan.

Sa paaralan tila ako'y kakaiba, Mga bulungan nila na ako'y kinukutya, Kulang na lang isigaw sa aking mukha, Na ako'y hindi normal at may kapansanan pa.

Bakit hirap sila na ako'y intindihin?

Bakit sa kanila'y madali akong husgahan?

Bakit ayaw nila akong pagpaliwanagin?

Bakit? Wala ba silang kapintasan?

Ang gusto ko lang, tanggapin niyo ako Tao din naman ako, katulad ninyo May pakiramdam, marunong masaktan Harap ko lang ito, ang tingnan niyo ay aking kalooban.

Finding Alice

Allana Ysabelle Aquino ABFS-D, First Year Little Alice lost in the woods Can’t help but be frightened of all the bad wolves.

Tried to run and saw an intersection Only to find two kingdoms fighting for the throne.

One is deceiving and one is sincere Who would you serve, my darling dear?

Walked away to find the Mad Hatter In this world, who you are doesn’t matter.

Would you fight for yourself or would you walk home?

Choose either of those, they will jump for your bones.

No need to cry out of fear my dear Alice For they will howl out of joy seeing your tears.

Little Alice woke up in despair Can you find who you are if your trembling with fear?

They know who you are but not as I do For you are I and I-you.

Come little Alice, home is not far But can you tell me if you found who you really are?

Twilight Zone

Tresha Reynoso Finianos ABJ, Third Year I can see the look in their eyes.

I can see the pain they try to hide.

I can see their demons inside Because even I have my own demons to fight.

It is dark, Cold, Scary.

But the demons keep whispering words I long to hear.

It pulls me close, It pulls me in, It keeps me going.

It is dark, Cold, Scary.

But the demons seem to understand.

I don’t want to fight my demons anymore, I’ve learned to love the dark.

I am dark.

Cold, Scary.

The demon inside seems to be me.

My Mask

Francis Felix Falgui ABJ, Second Year People ignored me like the plague as I walked by My solitude gave me questions I wanted to ask Questions such as why they see me as the bad guy But it all changed when I started to wear a mask Once I wore the mask I felt that I’m a new man Who was just simply wearing another man’s face Which led me to do devious things with my plan Things which everybody would call as a disgrace From the lips of the liquor bottles I have drank from To the inhalation of different cigars My mask turned me from a good man into a scum Still, I wore it for the love as far from the stars In the end, my mask turned out to be my prison A jailhouse where I am trapped for eternity I wanted to become a different person In doing so, I lost my true identity

Lady Unclassified

Melizza Jane Asuncion BSCA, Second Year

Girls are sensitive and brittle They’re easy to break They cry in small things They get frightened easily They always lack confidence But they always learn By their failures and experiences Girls may be too weak But they always find their path Their road to being a lady They become strong So their hearts won’t break again They become tough So no one could hurt them Their category of experience They’re lessons of life They’re output of hope For they may look whole Yet broken inside For they may act strong Yet hide their weakness Every woman is unique They got their own characteristic Each has personality And for each, must be respected They’re not classified into anything Rather must be treated the same For ladies are men’s better half

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KOMIKO SATIRIKO

14 | THE LPU INDEPENDENT SENTINEL SENTI-KOMIKS CPR

By HYGEIAN R. ESPAÑOL CLASS REMEMBER ABOUT YOUR LESSONS ABOUT CPR? ANY QUESTIONS?

LAHAT PO NG NAGHIHINGALO, NASASALBA NG CPR DI PO BA?!

MO TO GUS TRY? I-

KAYA DIN PO KAYA MASALBA GRADES KO? NANGANGA NIB NA PO KASI E!

KICK BACK

BY Jeffrey Jokko b. Manahan

FINALS NA!

By HYGEIAN R. ESPAÑOL

KAYA DIN PO KAYA MASALBA GRADES KO? NANGANGA NIB NA PO KASI E!

FINALS NA.. REALLY NEED TO GET THIS PERFECT. I NEED TO CONCENTRATE.....

Year-end PUSONG SENTIMENTAL Special Na-miss niyo ba ang Diyosa? Hahahaha, the wait is over my dear because the very unkabogable and prettiest Reyna ng mga Talakera ay nandirito nanamang muli para maghatid ng mga nagbabagang chikka at more pasabog! Yes, bebegurl bebeboy, wag na magpabebe, maniwala ka, nagbabaga itey, as in oh so hot! Haha fresh from the oven kung baga, pansin mo ba mahaba itey, bakit?

Wala kang pake, bet ko e, charaught! Year-ender special kasi kaya naman naatasan ako ng mga friends ko sa Sentinel na gumawa ng mas komprehensibo’t pak na pak na talaan ng mga chikadorabels para sa huling issue nila ngayong taon! Yas beh pangwalo na nila itong publikasyon ngayong taon at abangan mo pa ang pang-siyam haha di papakabog ang mga tropapipz ko sa Senti, harharhar!

O, knows ko na nagwa-wonder ka pa rin hanggang ngayon kung sino ako? Harhar, beh wag mo nang atupagin yan bagkus mag-focus ka na lang sa mga ishuwetang aking ihahatid, di mo siguro ako napapansin pero tambay ako lagi sa Fifth Floor, katropa ko kasi si Oyayi more bonding kami everytime ganern! Pak na pak!

Wait lang, sure ka na ba ditey? As in mahaba talaga itey, kaya ihanda mo na ang sarili mo kasi we’re about to go all the way, OOPSIE! Hindi yang iniisip mo bebeboy, harhar! Ito na ang mga ishuwetang nagbabaga, may subtopic para bongga, special report lang ang peg kahit puro naman chikka. O sige na nga ito na.

The Pain Demands To Be Felt

Ito beh, kasi naman, nagjujumbong ng bonggangbonggang bongbong sa’kin ang mga tropapiz ko sa Red Wolf Gang, pano ba naman kasi, ikaw ba naman paghirapan mong isulat yung mga articles, i-layout ng halos ilang araw ang publication tapos ilalagay lang sa basurahan?! Wit ganon beh! Pag-usapan natin to, tandaan mo, yang sinasayang mong dyaryo o magazine na pinupunit mo ay binayaran mo. In short, in a clearer sense, oh my g, sana ma-gets mo to beh ha, Tagalog na para bongga, BINAYARAN MO ANG PUBLICATION KAYA NAMAN WAG MONG SAYANGIN ANG PERA NG MAGULANG O GUARDIAN MO. Yun lang.

Mga Talak sa Pesbuk At Twi’r Wit ko naman needsung na i-elaborate pa more ang ishuwetang ito kasi knows na knows ko naman na pansin na pansin mo rin ang pak pak pak pak pak! Na mga talakang nagaganap sa Pesbuk at Twi’r.

Parinig ditey, parinig ditechuwa, parinig ober der. At lalo pa yang nagbonggahang sulputan noong syempre, panahon kung saan maraming nagmimistulang clowns, kasi nakakatawa talaga sila harharhar, ang ELEKSYON. Itago na lang natin siya sa pangalang Halubalu Balu Badu. Bakit siya sumikat?

E kasi naman beh halos lahat yata ng post na makita niyang against sa paniniwala niya o di kaya’y against sa kanyang squad e yan, bonggang comment o di kaya’y may sariling post pa siya. Though may point naman yung iba, as in

yung konti lang naman, beh, kausapin mo in person wag puro kuda on Pesbuk, para kasing balak nang talunin ang #Kalyeserye sa pagshoshow ng kanyang different kind of sensitivity lalo na kapag naagrabyado na ang kanyang ego.

Try mo beh makipag-usap, uso pa naman yun, mga year 5017 pa siya siguro malalaos.

Harhar!

Mga Hanashie Sa LYCESGOshie Mega-hard naman ang effect yata sa mga “Secretariat” ng LYCESGOShie noong nabansagan silang “Tambays”.

Bakit nga ba kasi mga beh?

Well, ayon sa source kong si Napanis More-reset, chinika nga niya na full house daw madalas ang o�isina with many nakshiees inside, “trainees ba sila beh?!” tanong ko naman, ang sabi nitechuwang plastik kong kaibigan, “Wit naman daw beh, more of secretariats nga daw kasi.”... ito na lang ang nasabi ko, “Ang bongga naman, ang dami naman nila jusko ha kaloka, kaya naman pala bongga ang Pasiklab at tsaka... at tsaka... ay ano pa ba ibang projects beh?”.

Tapos ayon dahil plastic nga kasi siya inirapan niya ko sabay alis. Basta next time kasi beh, kung hindi afford mag-avail kumuha ng locker, wag na lang magdala ng maraming gamit para di na kailanganing makilagay sa o�isina nila, kakaiba tuloy ang naging impact, pero yung totoo kasi beh? Mas madalas ko pang makita ang mga babies nila sa loob ng o�isina kaysa sa mga opisyales, na-miss ko tuloy makita si Fafa James, huhubells, or baka naman kasi may inside issue? Harhar. Wit na ko nag-research about that!

Mga Hanashie Eleksyon 101

noong

Oh please sawangsawa na ko sa topic na to, homaysiomai. -_Maling Akala

Ito kasi ang masaklap kapag umaasa ka e nasasaktan ka. Pano namern kasi beh, pinaasa nanaman tayo nitechuwang mga nag-mega fun run noong Eleksyon, kasi naman kulang na nga lang i-record ko yung mga sinasabi nilang “AFTER PO NG PROCLAMATION, WALA NA PONG KULAYKULAY” @#%$&*?. E ano tong mga nakita kong hanash these past few days?

Meron dyan nakakalurkey, nanoood lang ng Pung Ku Fanda, may pagpost pa with their squad with hashtags, anobenemenbeh!

Hindi ba mawala-wala yang walang kamatayan niyong hashtag? Feeling niyo magtetrend? #pamore!!! Kala ko ba wala nang kulay-kulay?! Tell me! Tell me!

Ito pa ang isa harhar, nakakatawa ito. Kasi naman beh, sa susunod, wag na magsasaliita kung di naman kayang panindigan. Okay, given na sinabi niyo nanaman na, WALA NANG KULAY-KULAY, harhar, sabii pa nga e, COLORS DOWN na daw, transliteration beh? Haynako.

O eto na nga, kung ito talaga ang pauso niyo, pakiexplain naman ang biglaang pag-gangster sign ng inyong Pagenterang SecGen noong MML? Paki-explain beh, please naman puuuu! Kasi promise, hati pa rin talaga ang crowd that time, hahahaha parang Miting De Avance part 2

sa perspective ko from Fifth Floor, kaya naman nang nanalo si Fafa Aaron haha #sadlayp and #I cri na lang ang nasabi ng kabila. Ayon pa sa credible source kong si Fana-Kota, mega sigaw daw ang ibang jutawsung na “overcooked” daw ang laban, harhar, kwits lang beh, natalo ni Madir si Fafa Aaron sa Eleksyon, natalo naman si Fadir ni Fafa Aaron sa MML. Bongga! Dapat lahat happy na! Happy laaaaang!:)

damihan niyo na lang yung serving o kaya, gawin niyo na lang juice yung laman ng water dispenser para libre juiiiiice! Pwede rin namang sana every M,W,F may promo ang Wafolan diyan na buy one take two, para masaya di ba! :) And mga beh, ingat naman sa paggamit ng mga banyo, wag niyo namang hayaang mangamoy sarili niyo. Hay naker.

Yas naman itayo ang bandila ng mga baklaaaaaaa!

Ang bagong may hawak ng korona, yes bebegurl hindi siya na-Steve Harvey, na-elbow niya talaga si Miss Ganda kaya naman nag-gaganda-gandahan na siya ngayon dahil nakuha niya na ang inaasam niyang korona. Well, we have nothin’ against naman sa kanya, basta beh always remember you will represent the students of Lyceum in and out of the school (nosebleed beh!) kaya dapat bonggahan din ang pagiging professional ha?! Base kasi sa source kong si Holly Parrot, kakaiba daw ang mga pinopost mo sa Pesbuk harhar, ingat ingat na gurl.

Yan na nga mga be ang run down ng mga hanashiee para sa taong ito, sana may napulot kayong aral, wag kasi puro awra. Mga batang to, post pa more sa Lyceum Crushes (ba yun?!). Anyway, ito na muna ang huli nating pagtatagpo para sa taong ito, see you next academic year uli mga bebegurl and fafables, more talak, more chikka, mas malaman, mas juicy, mas kakaibang mga hanashiees ng mga jutawsung diteychuwang school natin next time.

For now, magpapaalam muna ang beauty ko. Basta laging tandaan, hangga’t may chikka, hangga’t may mahadera, laging may kuda ang pinakamagandang Reyna ng mga Talakera! Babushkibells!

Ang Bagong “Reyna/ Hari”

Si Sir P

Enebenemenkesye... kesye nemen eh, speechless eke, ehmergherd.

Lagim sa CR at Mahal na Presyo sa Canteen

Boring tong topic na to, enebenemen. Basta sana po kasi kung di talaga mapipigilang magmahal ang presyo ng mga bilihin sa canteen,

Quad Turned Parking Lot No comment. *sighs*

Hindi ko kayo mahal, (charot!)

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SOUTHPAW

LPU PIRATES IN NCAA 91

Lauren Ian Marie G. Magtira ian.sentinel@gmail.com

Of Excellence and Collective Efforts The NCAA Season 91 has come to an end. The battle took months of trainings, even years of preparations.

It was absolutely a tougher course this season – some of our ships crashed into big waves and lost its track while some landed successfully and gained victories.

During the NCAA 91 Opening Ceremonies, the theme ‘Engineered for Sports Excellence’ was introduced focusing on the mechanisms in solidifying a team. The theme translates for a team to be designed or built for excellence.

From this year’s performances, it is clear that our athletes have the potential but it should not end there.

Potential alone won’t make a team win, complementing it with actions will. Excellence should not stop as a onetime act, it should be a habit.

When I first interviewed LPU Athletics Director Hercules Callanta, he mentioned that the university is aiming for a champion team this season now that we are a regular member of the league.

The LPU Taekwondo team improved to second place.

Chess and Swimming teams retained their ranks. Football and Men’s Basketball teams slipped two ranks lower. In the end, there wasn’t a champion team.

Our teams had a shot. Fortunately, not a single team landed at the utmost bottom. With our teams’ collective efforts, LPU placed 4th in the overall standings.

what I’ve observed, we must have all the needed documents beforehand and the university should be keener in processing the students’ needed records.

Yes, trainings are highly needed but we shouldn’t neglect the behind-the-scenes preparations as this will affect the whole situation. Maybe for now, this is what we deserve but I believe nobody is going to settle for this as there will

“Excellence should not stop as a one-time act, it should be a habit.”

But from what is obviously evident, we need our own training venues. The mere travel from school to the training location already takes a portion of what can be used for practice or rest. In our school, we only have one gymnasium with some teams settling with mats on the gym grounds.

Another conflict that I discovered is some of our athletes – key players or not – were unable to participate this season because of their eligibility. From

be more chances to improve.

We may have not met the expectations but we shall not stop until we get what we desire.

The challenge will never end as long you want to face a battle.

What we can do is to learn from this season’s experiences and continue to train.

Hopefully, the university will not stop in investing equipment and hiring more experienced people to join the coaching staff.

It may hurt the finances but we shouldn’t stop ourselves from

investing for long-term effects.

After all, the students are paying for the expected quality service.

Moreover, for my past three columns in our newsletters, the issue of support and teamwork always rises. And let me remind every Lycean again that it takes a collective effort in order to win; not just by our athletes but with the whole community from the administration, professors, non-teaching personnel, and most importantly, students.

LPU’s first year as a regular member in the NCAA is just the beginning.

Before every champion is a rookie who struggled to defeat the seasoned players. But just like them, time will come when we will be able to shine and bring home the trophy.

With LPU’s mission to take the lead, we shall continue to sail and raise the Lycean flag towards victory.

The warm-up years are over; there will be no more dry runs. This time, we should not settle for mediocrity, we should aim for excellence.

WE FINISHED AT

4TH PLACE IN THE OVERALL NCAA 91 RANKINGS!

V I VA

L A R G A

P I R ATA !

Lyceans take part in LPU Intrams 2016

By James Patrick V. De Jesus STUDENTS, professors, and nonteaching personnel kick started the LPU Intramurals 2016 at the renovated LPU Gymnasium last January 28 and ended last March 4.

The opening ceremony was highlighted by the parade of teams from different colleges and offices. Gemconrad Ranile from

the College of International Tourism and Hospitality Management and Kimberly Cruz from the College of International Relations were crowned as the Mr. and Ms. Intramurals.

The participating players showcased their skills in sports such as Basketball, Volleyball, and Badminton. Larong Pambansa or Philippine games

and a hip-hop competition also took place.

In Basketball, COE and CITHM bagged the championship trophy in men’s and women’s division, respectively with Ralph Dominic Vinarao and Laurie Gesmundo hailed as MVPs. Meanwhile in Volleyball, CITHM reigned in both divisions. Aldrin Escama was named

as MVP for the men’s division while Samuela Escano was his counterpart.

For Badminton, CBA won the championship in both singles and doubles for the women’s division, while COE and CCS emerged as champions in men’s singles and doubles, respectively.

Pirates miss out on the NCAA 91 Volleyball Finals

By Myrtle Joyce I. Bautista BOTH THE MEN’S AND WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL teams finished their NCAA 91 campaign out of the final four picture at 6th and 5th place, respectively.

One win away from taking the last Final Four spot, the LPU Lady Pirates was toppled by the UPHSD Lady Altas in a 5-set do-or-die match in the elimination round.

Women’s team captain Charlotte Cruz confided that it was due to the wrong calls of the referee that made them lose their focus. “Dalawa yatang net violation ‘yun ng Perpetual tapos ‘di tinawagan,” said Cruz.

Yet, she admitted that they are not satisfied with their rank especially knowing that they can turn this season the other way around. “Pinaka-regret lang namin nun is ‘di kami agad nag-focus sa kung ano na yung pwede mangyari. Tapos na yun eh [wrong calls], dapat inisip agad namin kung paano kami magpopoint nang malinis para mabalik ‘yung momentum,” she added.

During the eliminations, the Lady Pirates were able to overpower the CSJL Lady Knights by 3-1, MIT Lady Cardinals by 3-1, EAC Lady Generals by 3-2, and the JRU Lady Bombers by 3-1.

Meanwhile in the Men’s division, LPU started off the season with three straight victories

dominating JRU Bombers by 3-0, CSJL Knights by 3-1, and EAC Generals with a thrilling 3-2 win.

Men’s team captain Mark Pecaña confessed to have experienced the same scenario the Women’s team has encountered.

He shared that the referee during their game against UPHSD kept giving them bad calls. He recalled, “Na-disappoint kami dun sa mga tawag ng re-feree kasi hindi naman talaga katanggap-tanggap,” said Pecaña.

Nevertheless, he professed that they have learned from their mistakes. “Nakikita din naman po namin kung ano yung mga pagkakamali namin kung bakit kami natatalo and[as a team] andun yung makikita mo kung paano kayo mag-e-exceed pa sa mga susunod na laban,” said Pecaña.

The Key Players For assistant coach Benjamin Mape, this season’s best players were Jhemil Abadilla and Joeward Presnede. Both displayed admirable plays contributing to the team’s accomplishments.

As one of the seniors this season, Abadilla has been nothing but a solid contributor for the team. Born in the land of Rizal, Abadilla’s inspiration in playing the sport is her family.

Seeing the way her family supports her every game boosts her desires to win the game.

The 5th year International Travel and Tourism Man-

agement athlete shared that the highlight of this season was their game with the Lady Altas noting, “Kasi sila ‘yung key namin para makapasok ng final four eh”.

The Lady Pirate confessed that inside the court, it is sometimes difficult to recover once they commit errors but she is proud with the fact that they can match the endurance of the opposing teams.

Personally, Abadilla shared she doesn’t have a special strategy; the will to play just comes naturally. She said, “Minsan nga nakakagulat kasi yung mga ‘di ko nagagawa sa training nagagawa ko during game which is a good thing. Tsaka maglaro lang ng natural. ‘Yung hindi natatakot magkamali. From there, lalabas yung laro mo talaga”.

Now that their season has ended, Abadilla’s focus is to graduate and to work. However, she said that her doors are open for another playing year. “Kung may mag-offer na ibang team for commercial league pwede naman siguro kahit one or two years,”Abadilla shared.

For the Men’s division, Joeward Presnede is only on his second playing year but his impressive work earned him as LPU Men’s team’s best player for this season.

Presnede shared that his inspiration is his family who has always been there to support him every training and in every game.

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He said that even though he isn’t the top scorer, his biggest contribution is his defense. It’s not only blocking the opponents’ hits but also making sure that he gets to help his teammates in scoring.

Presnede recalled that the highlight of this season was their game with the EAC Generals. “Natalo namin sila sa loob ng five sets at lahat ‘yun crucial sets.”

Despite their strategy to watch the games of their opponents and see how strong they are in offense and defense, the team still knows that the games will be different once they step on the court. When asked about the usual conflicts during a match, he admitted that they tend to be complacent. “Nagiging kampante kami, sumasabay sa laro ng kalaban, at higit sa lahat, miscommunication,” Presnede shared.

“Tingin ko kailangan ko pang mag-practice kung paano ko mas mapapasigla yung team namin kapag may game kami.

Kasi napansin ko kapag naunahan kami ng lungkot or tahimik sa court nahihirapan kami maglaro ng kung ano talaga yung laro namin,” he continued.

Presnede stressed that they need to train more in blockings, service, and receiving. He also believed that the team can do a lot better next season and the goal of bringing home the championship trophy for NCAA Season 92 is possible.

Infographic by Camille Ann Bernadette G. Santiago

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VOL. XXXIII NO. 4 JANUARY - MARCH 2016

LPU places 4th in Football finals

By Trixiana D. Gile and Rholynda Chryse E. Gonzalo

AFTER clinching the 2nd place last NCAA Season 90, the stakes were higher as the LPU Football team tried to grab the championship title this season.

Alas, the goal was missed as the LPU Football Team finished fourth with a 0-3 win-loss record in the finals of NCAA Season 91 Football Tournament.

The Pirates had a great start when they defeated University of Perpetual Help-Delta Altas at 2-0 during the season’s opening last December 1, 2015. It was followed by a default win when Emilio Aguinaldo College Generals failed to have enough players for the game.

Then, it was a neck and neck game with Mapua Institute of Technology Cardinals which ended in a draw (1-1).

With their intense training, the team was expecting to claim the championship last season but having majority of last year’s senior players leaving the university, the outpour of new players took its toll. Striker Paul Dorego mentioned, “Ngayon, grabe yung adjustment namin kasi yung mga iba naming player ‘di nakakalaro kasi bagsak tapos yung kaunti lang kaming na-line-up, so grabe yung adjustment”.

Coach Popoy Clarino said this year’s team is still young yet full of potential. Win or lose, the coach focused on developing the players’ technical abilities, as well as getting comfortable with the ball.

In the eliminations, the Pirates managed to earn two wins, one draw, and three losses – tied with MIT but bested them to get

Photos courtesy of John Christian R. Alvariño

LPU Track and Field Team ends NCAA 91 race at fifth place

By Kristine Faye V. Anajao and Austin Bradley S. Magsino IMPROVING from NCAA Sea-

son 90’s seventh place finish, LPU leaped to fifth place overall this Season 91 and bagged two gold and one silver medals at the Track and Field Tournament last February 25-27, 2016 at the PhilSports Arena.

Team captain Ronne Malipay excelled at the high jump and triple jump events which earned him two gold medals while Jojo Bermudo is a silver medalist in the high jump category.

Bermudo recalled his experience, “Siyempre natural na yung kaba. Bago maglaro,

nag-pepray [ako]. Nag-recall ako ng mga ginawa ko sa training. We play, pray, run”.

Last Season 90, the team had 22 players. The Dumagat pride Ronel Macali shared, “Pero kung ako [ang] tatanungin, nag-improve kami.

Kasi 17 [players] lang ngayon, nag-5th place kami. Last year, 22 players pero 7th place [lang] kami”.

Despite having lesser members this season, Bermudo shared their sacrifices and hard work paid off.

Macali added that the team is striving to improve and notch the number one spot in future NCAA Track and Field competitions.

LPU holds 1st Invitational Basketball Competition

By Jessica Jane I. Sy

LYCEUM OF THE PHILIPPINES UNIVERSITYMANILA conducted its First Invitational Basketball Competition last January 22 and 29 at the LPU Gymnasium.

Grades 9 and 10 students from five public and private high schools dribbled on the event. Chiang Kai Shek College claimed the championship title while Lakan Dula High School and University of Perpetual Help-Molino Campus were hailed as the 1st and 2nd runners-up, respectively.

Aside from letting the youth display their basketball skills, the event also aimed to attract incoming Senior High School students. Moreover, the Athletics Department saw some potential recruits for the LPU Junior Pirates.

The event was organized by the LPU Communications and Public Affairs Department (CPAD) in cooperation with the Athletics Department.

CPAD Director Ms. Sandra Recto hoped that the event will be bigger next school year by having more participating schools.

PIRATES UP HIGH. Improving a rank higher from its 7th place finish last NCAA Season 90, the LPU Pirates Pep Squad climbed to sixth this NCAA Season 91 Cheerleading Competition after collecting 123.5 points. Claiming this year’s title is the UPHSD Altas Perps Squad with 195 points. The Arellano Chiefs Pep Squad placed 1st runner-up garnering 193 points while the EAC Generals Pep Squad ended 2nd runner-up having 145 points. (Photo courtesy of Lauren Ian Marie G. Magtira)

the last spot in the final four because of goal difference.

The other three who made it into the final four were last year’s champion, San Beda College Red Lions (4 wins-1 loss1 draw), together with Arellano University Chiefs (6 wins-0 loss) and De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde Blazers (4 wins-1 loss-1 draw); the teams whom the Pirates have lost to during eliminations.

The play-off was a showdown between last year’s champion San Beda and feisty team Arellano. The Chiefs ended the Red Lions’ five-year streak and brought home their very first NCAA championship trophy.

Doing his best for the team LPU has one of the two free-kick specialists in Filipino Collegiate Football who is Striker Dorego.

Aside from scoring twice from deadball situations during the ‘Ang Liga’ pre-season tournament, the Cruise Line Operations in Culinary Arts major showed the same dedication this NCAA season.

“Every game, ginagawa ko naman lahat ng makakaya ko, tapos, mino-motivate ko sila [teammates] na kahit matalo o manalo man, ibigay lang namin yung best namin para paglabas, wala kaming pagsisihan,” Dorego shared.

Though this season was tough for the team since most of the players are new regulars, the pride from South Cotabato said they were still confident that they could win.

“Sa ‘kin, kaya naman kasi ready naman kami. Si coach, noong una pa lang parang sa tingin niya kaya namin, kasi sa

training, pinapakita din namin na binibigay namin ang lahat.”

He further explained, “Kung ano ‘yong pinapakita mo sa training, yun din yung ipapakita mo sa laro, so pinakita namin sa training na nagtatrabaho talaga kami para [manalo]”.

But the striker also admitted that compared to last year, the team lacked on chemistry and bonding. “Ngayong season, medyo nahirapan kami kasi yung team parang walang bonding, kasi may kanya-kanyang lakad tapos yung chemistry wala kaya parang iba talaga ngayon compared last year.”

Although the team gave their all, it wasn’t enough to match the opponents. “Lahat kami ginawa yung lahat, pero yung kalaban namin, ginawa din lahat.”

The game made use of physical strength and the 20-year old athlete acknowledged that they still need to develop their mental toughness. Dorego said, “Kahit na binibigay namin lahat, sila binibigay lahat, kasi parepareho lang naman kami ng mentality niyan na kailangan manalo.

Pero ganun talaga [sa] laro, may nananalo, may natatalo”.

Though looking forward, Dorego shared the team can still improve for next season if they will help each other. He also revealed that more players can be expected to play next year and the freshman players that failed to play this season will surely have their chance on the field next season. As a senior, he sees to it that he can guide the freshmen by teaching them with his acquired knowledge from his exposure on the field.

Dorego learned that this is not the last; that they still have the next season to take another shot at the championship title.

LPU Soft and Lawn Tennis team faces downfalls in NCAA 91

By Kristine Faye V. Anajao and Austin Bradley S. Magsino

THE ROAD to the final four was blocked with injuries, eligibility problems, and miscommunication within the team which led the LPU Soft and Lawn Tennis end their journey at 7th place.

Despite knowing their low chances of winning, both the Men’s and Women’s team still tried to keep the hope alive by striving to be part of this year’s tournament.

The women’s team were forced to play with an undermanned line-up due to some players who did not pass in the eligibility process because of their academic deficiencies.

In the soft tennis, this became a disadvantage as they only bagged two wins against EAC, and one match each against CSJL, AU, and SSCR. The Lady Pirates yielded to UPHSD, CSB, and SBC. Although the team lost some key players, one Lady Pirate stood out. Antonette Sta. Ana proved to be the Women’s team’s best netter because of her aggressiveness and focus on blocking the opponents’ shots.

The Sorsogon raised athlete was inspired by her relatives to play tennis and grew up having a natural passion for the sport. Regarding her personal preparations, she said that it’s all about expecting for the worst but thinking of solutions to counter the possible problems and preventing it from happening.

Whenever she faces an opponent, the 18-year old has a mantra, “Kung matapang ka, mas matapang ako”.

But a lone effort wouldn’t secure a trophy as there will always be factors that will affect the whole team’s condition. Women’s team captain Mae Airish Barameda said the changes in their training which mostly focused on workouts almost burned them out for this season causing to stay at 7th place. “Halos nag-burn out ‘yung mga katawan namin, nakakapanghina.”

On the other hand, Men’s team captain Christian Peñafiel said that time is a factor why their performance ended that way. Other universities have different players for lawn tennis and soft tennis compared to LPU that only had a one month adjustment from playing lawn tennis last December 2015 to soft tennis last January.

Battling nine teams, the Men’s team only won matches against MIT, EAC, and JRU in the lawn tennis.

Still with a positive outlook, Peñafiel stated that the LPU community can expect better performances and ranking next season and they will try their best to be part of the final four. He wanted his teammates to push themselves beyond their limits. Not only does he want to improve their stamina and techniques, he also wants to see a more eager and driven team next season. “Time management sa sarili, focus lang sa self-discipline,” Peñafiel shared.

The odds are low but head coach Deena Cruz said that the team’s biggest weapon is themselves. “They just need to learn and realize like I always tell them [that] it’s all up to them.”