The NORSUnian Vol XXXIV Issue 30-35

FIGHT AGAINST MODERN-DAY SLAVERY!

WE WRITE FOR YOU. WE FIGHT FOR YOU. VOL XXXIV | ISSUE NO 30-35|FEBRUARY 6-APRIL 2, 2017

iFight, weFight! Hundreds of Norsunians gathered inside the NORSU Gymnasium to raise student involvement against modern-day human trafficking during the International #MyFreedomDay event with speaker Romualdo Señeris II (left) (Photo by Rustom Obrador).

Norsunians join Int’l #MyFreedomDay Kenneth Carlorio S. Surilla

M A R C H 1 4 — C NN International launched # M Y F REEDO M D AY t o which Negros Oriental State University (NORSU) students p ar t i c ip ate d t h rou g h an assembly to raise awareness and fight against modern slavery.

Vi s a y a n F o r u m I n c .

Regional Coordinator Romualdo Señeris II graced the event with a talk advocating anti-human trafficking and anti-modern slavery in forms of child and forced labor, cybersex, sexual slavery, and human exploitation.

“It is the widest way of enhancing and multiplying our advocacy,” Señeris II said.

“They are one of the most

vulnerable also that’s why we focused more on the students.”

Señeris II also shared ways to counter this issue by being vigilant, cooperative and reporting cases immediately to proper authorities.

After the open forum, Norsunians chanted, “I fight

– 2017.

“Dili ko muingon nga dili madayon, pero dili nako mo– organize kay considering the time of span, pero ug naay laing mag–organize, madayon ra gihapon siya,” he said.

Notably, graduating seniors attending the assembly fired questions on the proposals of the SGDC-I president to elect new set of officers and production committee to realize the yearbook 2017 despite the ‘no collection policy.’

Before proceeding with the election, former SGDC-I Vice

President Derry Deff Sampang questioned its purpose, while emphasizing the role of the SG to take initiatives in responding to students’ demands for a yearbook.

“The student government come and go. Maong naay [new] set of officers’ nga makatutok kon unsa na’y progress,” Dadan replied.

Furthermore, Sampang suggested to maximize the newly elected alumni officers in each college in which College of Business Administration (CBA) Governor Vincent Marty

to the University Security Management Office (USMO).

Addressing the students who have not renewed their IDs, USMO head Rosalinda Abellon stressed, “Gibaryan man unta ng [IDs]. Unsa pa may use sa dilapidated na ID?”

she added.

With countless number of confiscated IDs, Abellon stated, “Daghan na kaayo…naay mga na-confiscate na previous presidents [pertaining to Real and Dayot’s time] pa ang ID.” USMO reported most

against human trafficking!” also, they updated their social media accounts with the hashtag #MYFREEDOMDAY to show their dedication to fight modern slavery.

Other government agencies that aided in the event were Department of Education (DepEd), Philippine Information

F e d e r at i o n o f Student Government (FSG) President Remart Dadan declined taking responsibility on the pursuance of the graduating batch’s yearbook for this year after a heated student assembly on February 17 dismaying most graduating students.

In an interview with The NORSUnian (TN) on February 28, Dadan divulged he will no longer pursue organizing the yearbook for school year 2016

Students continue to defy ID policy: USMO Syriyl mAE d. Mapili

D e sp i t e the nearing end of the school year, some Norsunians are still consistently defying the identification (ID) card policy causing major distress

TEARING UP THE...

STURDY JUSTICE

university diary

A MOTHER’S CAR...

opinion|see page 2 FEATURE|see page 11

Larry V. Villarin

Centering to the educational benefits to college students, Student Affair Services (SAS) director Julius Ventolero strongly asserts field trips as part of student’s curriculum despite the dreadful bus incident in Tanay Rizal last February 20.

SAS director Julius Ho agreed and asked Dadan’s Ventolero affirmed, field trip assurance to “not only support, but work with us, officers, as chairman of the proposed committee.”

Moreover, Dadan proposed to come up with a production Larry V. Villarin committee of senior students to assist the Information and Former 2nd Publication Office (IPO) for the Yearbook 2017 by taking charge District Board Member of the photography, editing and Melliemore Saycon scholarship lay-outing to lessen the amount debt to Negros Oriental of payment which he proposed State University (NORSU) amounting Php 2,287,000 is to be Php 700.

However, the student now partially paid as of January 31.

OUTGOING STUD../to page 17 Conferring to the NORSU Accounting Scholarship-inCharge Jason Fermiza, the allocated amount for the cases of ID misuse are wearing payment was taken from the of someone else’s ID, using remaining budgetary allotment dilapidated IDs, lending the of Former Congressman ID to an outsider and an George Arnaiz scholarship outsider attempting to enter u n d e r Tu l o n g - D u n o n g the campus using a fake ID. Program through the approval Marielle Cheska of 2nd District Congressman STUDENTS CONTINUE/to page 18 Manual Sagarbarria.

NORSUNIANS JOIN /to page 13

Outgoing student regent marks assembly distress, forfeits student yearbook Mary Joy C. Llorente AND Larry V. Villarin

SAS director asserts importance of field trips

is really a wonderful part of student’s life because not all activities can be performed in the four walls of the university.

Although Ventolero acknowledged the presence of field trip in student’s curriculum, he emphasized student’s safety must be the top priority more than anything else.

Markedly, the Commission SAS DIRECTOR/to page 17

Fomer BM Saycon scholarship debt drops to P1.2M “Siya [Sagarbarria] maoy ni propose namo nga tagaan mi og letter na authorized mi nga mo gamit sa payment ni B.M. Mellimoore Saycon ang katong kwarta nga gikan ni Arnaiz,” Fermiza furthered.

Saycon’s outstanding balance, amounting to Php 2,287,000 including the scholarship balances of NORSU Bais and Mabinay campuses, has already been deducted

by Php 979,000 approved by Sagarbarria, resulting to its remaining balance to Php 1,308,000.

In a letter of NORSU signed by the Acting Scholarship Coordinator Reymil Cadapan which was addressed to FORMER BM/to page 13

ILLEGAL COLLE...

UNIVERSITY POLL

BACKPAGE|see page 7

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VOL XXXIV ISSUE NO 30-35 FEBRUARY 6-APRIL 2, 2017

EDITORIAL Death March to the Dark Ages

The total number of 3,257 extrajudicial killings (EJKs) was committed during the Marcos repression. On the other hand, 135 killed while 1844 were arrested in two weeks’ time on Duterte’s administration; 7,080 total number of people killed since July 1; 2,555 suspected drug personalities killed in police operations, as of Januar y 31; 3,603 victims in cases of deaths under investigation, as of January 9, and 922 victims in cases where investigation has concluded, as of January 9.

Do the math and the total number of EJKs for the six years of the Duterte administration, if the current rate remains, will end up about 700 percent more than the killings carried out during the 14 years of the Marcos regime.

Its either President Duterte is ill-advised or terribly miscalculating the risk that he can be held liable at the International Criminal Court, given the circumstances of the killings.

In 2011, Rome Statute was approved forming the International Criminal Court. Under this, every Filipino, including the President himself, can be tried by this Court who has authority over crimes against humanity. The treaty arranges for that when murder is “committed as part of a widespread or systematic attack directed against any civilian population, with knowledge of the attack,” it becomes a crime against humanity.

The p ossibi lity t hat t he c ur rent EJKs wi l l b e considered by the International Criminal Court as amounting to a crime against humanity is a liability risk that our President is miscalculating.

Director of the New-York-based International Center for Transitional Justice, Ruben Carranza points out that “over 500 civilians have been killed by both police and vigilantes with the clear goal of targeting them in a ‘war against drugs,’ with their impunity explicitly guaranteed by the president, then the elements of EJKs as a ‘crime against humanity of murder’ are already there—(a) widespread or systematic killings, (b) civilians are targeted, and (c) the perpetrators know or intended their conduct to be part of a widespread or systematic attack.”

The President relishes immunity under the country’s law, but he has no similar immunity for crimes under t h e Inte r n at i on a l C r i m i n a l C ou r t’s ju r i s d i c t i on .

Dutertes’s determination and perseverance to sweep the Philippines of illegal drugs risking his “life, honor, and the presidency” in order to fulfill his goal is remarkable.

However, our civilization has long abandoned the practice of the Dark Ages. We have innovated DEATH MARCH/ to page 16

Death Clock

Read while it’s hot This is what the fuss is all about. Everybody seems to know the runs and the things we should do as a publication defeating the purpose of self-improvement and self-management. With all due respect, it would certainly be appealing to the people who ostracize us to read this and while this may be harsh and straightforward, “educate” themselves as to how the student publication operates accordingly.

A good read isn’t worth your while without a drink. And

you might just need that to be able to consume this.

The NORSUnian is a student publication, which is distinct from what we typically know as a “school paper” per definition. It is a student organ created by law, separate and distinct from the student government or any other organization created inside the university. It is the official weekly student publication originating from The Edutech and The State Scholar of Negros Oriental State University after its conversion on July 4, 2004. The insignificant

Tearing up the bureaucratic language culture I am still amazed of how ignorance and illiteracy seem to be good enough and accepted in the government.

Ta k e f o r e x a m p l e , t h e deteriorating Philippine language system. People with power had long been barking on the wrong tree. Our language system’s enemy is not Tagalog nationalism, as what educators, linguists, Filipino writers, and academicians say, it’s the system itself. It’s the system—the government’s current unitary scheme.

Although the Philippine s y s t e m c ompre h e ns i ve l y become a model for other Southeast Asian countries, such fact in the past years is no longer true. The system has long been deteriorated and is true and evident in the more isolated poverty stricken province of the country.

In order to achieve efficiency, the unitary system requires uniformity. This kind of uniformity compels less thinking and less weighing of judgment, the preferred course

talk that a student publication must be under the supreme control of a Student Government body wallows its purpose as an institution offering alternative media, progressing as watchdog of the campus, and following a different set of policies. It is as prescribed running according to its own basic lawful protocols and exercising campus journalism through Republic Act 7079.

To expound this taken for granted matter, a student publication has to exist because the law states it should be—in the three most important levels of education. Under Campus Journalism Act of 1991, section 3 (b and e) explains that a student publication is an issue of any printed material that is independently published by, and which meets the needs and interests of the studentry and editorial policies shall determine the frequency of publication, the manner of selecting articles and features and other similar matters, respectively. As such, it should practice autonomy

and shouldn’t be mistaken as something controlled by the university administration nor the student government installed for the term. In a better view of the kind of autonomy and freedom the publication should have, publishing stories and articles which the university fears the most but follows the interests of the students, may it be negative or positive, is in general one of the major purposes of having a student publication.

This significance also dictates that, at par with three other renowned universities, The NORSUnian could publish weekly and could trail editorial policies implemented and revised in the publication at a standard and quality linked predominantly to the current student media trend. In defense to thoughtless questions raised by “persons in control” about how random operations are executed here in the student publication based on “what only comes about during the day,” for the record,

of act of the politicians, officials and bureaucrats.

T h e c ou nt r y h a s an enor mous public s cho ol system. Let’s take a good look on textbooks printing for instance.

Expense and effort necessary in achieving this printing task is gigantic, but it must be done.

So textbooks and work books are then printed in a native language/dialect and English.

Producing English textbooks? Not a problem.

How about printing in a native language/dialect? But wait a second. Which native language?

There are at least 183 living languages in the country.

But which one? How about printing in all 183 languages?

For the group in control of power, national bureaucrats and politicians, well its problem, problem, and did say its problem?

And so these people in the corridors of power (largely influenced by the people around, we all know that), took it upon themselves to decide in our behalf (anyway, haven’t we, the people, provided this power

of decision-making to them?).

So they decided that we are one true nation of peace called the “Filipinos,” and our national language should be Filipino.

Piece of cake. Problem solved! The national government will only have to use 2 languages instead of 183 native languages. It is better for the “intellectual thinkers” because they don’t have to think so much, but worse for us, them niggling us to let go our respective mother tongues in the sacred altar of Manila’s “Filipino language.”

Talking about the future with regard to our educational system, there are too little resources for too many students and that’s a fact. But learning Filipino has no clear advantage for the Filipinos looking for jobs here and abroad. There is clearly a danger in having single national language.

But mind you, Tagalog nationalism is not the problem.

The real problem is the system.

Any ethnic group who happens to surround the seat of national

READ WHILE/to page 12

TEARING UP/to page 13

I was scrolling through my cell phone for the nth time when I noticed a Facebook notification reminding me of a status that I posted a year ago. Then, Februar y 24 flashed right in front of me and I reminisced how depressed I was back then.

The post reads…

“Truth hurts when it’s killing someone. You just have to admit it when you’re done indulging with escapism. Just like the old days; the days

when I had to stand on my own to humbly face the reality of being alone and pathetic; the days with no regrets; the days of freeing myself from that burden; the days with hatred and despair; the days with no friends to lean on; the days when I had to face that person with the real me inside.

This hiding feeling disturbs me. I hate the silence, but I hate my own silence even more…”

I recalled how

Amidst the laggy content The constant need to be online is a widespread epidemic. And the slow internet connection should not be a hindrance to this progressive lifestyle of the Filipino people.

Back in 2015 the hype of a giant telecommunications company entering the Philippines hit news headlines and created a massive fuss over the internet, and on social media s ite s su ch as Fa c eb o ok .

The relatively endless

newsfeed articles about the promised advertisement of cheap high-speed internet connection that would be tailing over the telco giant, Telstra, was a thing too good to be true. The remainder of those advertisements has left many of us hopeful of something that never really came to grow. When will the Philippines ever experience high-speed internet connection with relatively justifiable expenses?

Pe opl e ne ve r re a l ly

Confusion 101 How do you find a schedule fixed to be done on a certain date and anticipating for it; but then it was cancelled to another schedule, and to another, and to another as the list goes lengthy? Isn’t it a little disappointing that even our university system pushes us to fall in confusion?

Just last week, I read a post by the NORSU Information and Publication

Office on February 2, 2017 that for the Main Campuses I and II, the Recognition Day would be on February 24 and the Commencement Exercises would be on April 4.

Assuming that the schedules are unchangeable, this had been spread all throughout.

But again, there was another post last February 14 that there were changes; and even the changes were still tentative

OPINION melodramatic and pessimistic I was before to the extent of writing the paragraph, and I felt annoyed. As I was reading the words one by one, I felt like seeing my own reflection on the mirror. But who cares?

Every day is a blessing. I realized how blessed I am for waking up every day. Let us not take everything seriously.

Take a break. Staying alive is better than meeting an old man who carries a scythe and wants to take your soul to the afterlife.

Recently, I heard a news about a horrific tragedy in Tanay, Rizal. The photos, stories and video footages about it are disheartening.

I c ou l d n’t e ve n i m a g i n e the reaction of a mother staring at the cold body of her daughter who got killed with the other 14 students after a rented tourist bus lost its brakes and slammed into an electric post.

Why fear death when all of us will perish? Many lives are lost every day, and

religion teaches us that their souls will either go to heaven or hell. Sooner or later. We can never tell.

Safety shou ld b e our utmost priority when we are outdoors. It is true that we cannot learn everything in the classroom, so teachers organize educational tours for the students to have an exciting learning experience.

But because of the tragedy, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) issued a moratorium to suspend educational tours nationwide while the investigation of the said case is still on going.

I am saddened by the fate of these late college students. If t he accident never happened, they would have continued living the student life; they would have received a college diploma and experienced having a successful career. Live life to the fullest, but be cautious in ever ything you do. B e thankful that you are still alive.

cared for things that came and went. To most online junkies, the things that goes over the web are the only trend of today and requires digging deeper if it magically disappears over hours. Here’s the catch, the advertisements t hat were ac tu a l ly going around social media with captions like these “We will bring the fastest Internet in the Philippines on par with Western Countries but way cheaper than Globe and Smart charge Filipinos with their current internet plans” weren’t true.

San Miguel Corporation and Telstra would’ve been the tandem that would’ve changed internet history in the Philippines—breaking the streak of frustrating slow internet connections. But it has never happened and won’t be coming true any time sooner. However, hopefully some other company would improve on the existing plans for telco companies in the

Philippines. To those that didn’t actually dig deeper on the issue of the existing “paasa” articles, Telstra had already announced that their products are not available in the country in an article two years from today.

The fact that we cling to such appraisals might be because we’ve never had our local internet providers giving us the satisfaction we sought to achieve in transaction that we do; thus leave us unsatisfied with the plans in our homes/offices.

Relatively, we should go and ask ourselves, should we stop the questions? Never.

We deserve better. The F i l ipi no p e opl e d e s e r ve w h a t ’s j u s t . T h e r e a l question here is when, who, and what. We do not hold the answer, but we must equip ourselves with the knowledge that we deserve in the raging increase of online content amidst the laggy features.

and subject for approval by the Board of Regents.

Just think about it.

For the past few years that you have been studying in this institution, have you encountered a lot of major delays in schedules? I, too, have noticed and even experienced them. From the enrollment process to the scheduling of student government activities (such as the film festival) and even to the schedules for midterm and final examinations.

Aren’t you tired of assuming that things don’t turn out the way they are supposed to? We are just human beings and we are subjected to being confused. There was even a former instructor of mine that whined because he was supposed to leave on a certain week, but it was fixed as the new midterm schedule so he had no choice but to cancel his trip.

Life is a constant change, but you see, if these serious matters would also become what life is (and that is a constant change, just to emphasize), then your already stressed mind due to complexities and a lot of things to do would fall short into the abyss of another episode of the series Confusion 101.

But if these changes are because of proper reasons, then I guess it would be tolerable.

But the institution must know that these schedules mustn’t be taken for granted. If you guys still remember, it had promised us before we decided to study here the institution would be more of service to the students and quality education despite of low expense paid. So, I think maybe, the finalization of schedules without constantly cancelling them to another date would be a favor to the students.

Well. Just maybe.

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GRADUATES OF 2017!

CONGRATULATIONS!

Infographics by Judeel E. Cuevas

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HONORS LIST

PRESIDENTIAL ACADEMIC AWARDS College of Agriculture and Forestry Main Campus II JENNIFER A. OKAMOTO-Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Pamplona Campus DAISY JANE E. JAYME-Bachelor of Science in Forestry College of Arts and Sciences DENNIS KEITH V. GASO-Bachelor of Science in Information Technology FRITZ E. LUMACAD-Bachelor of Science in Computer Science ALEC BENJAMIN G. RAMIREZ-Bachelor of Science in Geology LIEZL MARIE C. SUMANOY -Bachelor of Science in Mathematics DENNY JANE S. TUASTOMBAN -Bachelor of Science in Biology

Photo by Ma. Angelica G. Ho

College of Business Administration ANA LUISA T. ALCARAZ -Bachelor of Science in Business Administration MELODDIE D. ALILING-Bachelor of Science in Business Administration LORILIE JANE V. ALVIOLA-Bachelor of Science in Office Systems Management RACHELLE VAN A. AMIL-Bachelor of Science in Office Systems Management MONALIZA A. BANTOTO -Bachelor of Science in Business Administration ARLEN D. BAROTES-Bachelor of Science in Business Administration MITCHELLE Q. BELOCURA-Bachelor of Science in Business Administration RICA MAE J. DICEN-Bachelor of Science in Business Administration GLENYROSE B. DINAWANAO-Bachelor of Science in Business Administration SHELA MARIE T. ELUNA-Bachelor of Science in Tourism JESSICA P. EMNACIN-Bachelor of Science in Business Administration ALEXA B. HERMOSO-Bachelor of Science in Business Administration MARY JOY T. KINILITAN-Bachelor of Science in Office Systems Management MARCHALITA G. MAPILI-Bachelor of Science in Office Systems Management ALAICA DENISE B. MONDEJAR-Bachelor of Science in Business Administration KERSEI KEITH A. OCTAVA-Bachelor of Science in Tourism MARY JEAN S. PATOY-Bachelor of Science in Business Administration REGIE S. RAHIOL-Bachelor of Science in Business Administration CHRISTIE E. RONDA-Bachelor of Science in Business Administration ANGELLA G. RUBIO-Bachelor of Science in Office Systems Management BERNADETTE V. SAN LUIS-Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management JEDELYN M. SARMIENTO-Bachelor of Science in Business Administration SHOWCASING BRILLIANCE. Senior education students from the different schools in Negros Island Region wears their respective professional uniforms, signing up for registration in the College of Education (CEd) building.

PAFTE-NIR holds 1 studes’ congress st

Narlyn R. Mascardo and Donna T. Darantinao

I n pa r t n e r s h i p w i t h Ne g r o s O r i e n t a l State University (NORSU) College of Education (CEd), Philippine Association for Te achers and E ducatorsNegros Island Region Chapter (PAFTE-NIR) holds its first Regional Students’ Congress on February 16-17 in Dumaguete City.

The 2-day congress covered plenar y sessions and presentation of research

works which were conducted at strategic areas in Negros Oriental State University (NORSU).

The plenary sessions at the Lamberto Macias Sports C ompl e x we re an c h ore d with different themes which i n c l u d e s “C h a l l e n g e i n Innovation for Competitive Educators” by Dr. Nenita V. Habulan, and “PRC: Preservice Teachers Preparations for BLEPT” by Professional Regulations Officer II Dr. Ma. Susana Dela Cruz.

United Nations Values

E duc at ion Advo c ate Ms. Jocelyn Gallos also discussed “Morality and Ethics in the Teaching Profession”.

Furthermore, student teachers from different universities in the region presented their theses on Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Language, Biological Science, Special Education, and General Education.

Denise Frances Morales, an Education student major in MAPEH at the University of St. La Salle-Bacolod, said,

“I think the innovation of this generation really helps us in our future endeavors, and in our teaching strategies, learning outcomes and teaching our future students.”

She also added, the students’ congress was helpful for her as a future teacher for it provided her so much learnings, new experiences, new friends whom she can share experiences with.

Also, Jahan Cataruja, a Norsunian majoring Social Studies, said the congress is ver y helpful especially

in enhancing interpersonal skills and developing their perspective in teaching from the many speakers in the field of education who imparted their knowledge and expertise.

Hai ling as wel l f rom NORSU, General Education s t u d e nt M i c h a e l R o b e r t Nadala, stated, “The student congress helped us to be more focused on what we are dealing right now which is the student teaching. We are given ideas on the real world after graduation which

is the licensure examination for teachers and the qualifications to become a professional teacher.”

Other participating schools were Central Philipines State University (CPSU), Foundation University (FU), St. Paul Un i v e r s it y D u m a g u e t e (SPUD), Bago City College, C olegio de San AgustinBacolod, Bacolod City College, University of St. La Salle- Bacolod, and Un ive rs it y of Ne g ro s Occidental Recoletos.

Dgte aims for ‘sports tourism hub’ Pylon 14-15 still on Mary Joy C. Llorente

Promoting the city to be a sports tourism destination in the country, the local government, sports, tourism, and media sought for capacitating and encouraging hosting of various sports events in Dumaguete City.

In a recently concluded

Sports Tourism forum, City Mayor Felipe “Ipe” Remollo and Governor Roel Ragay Degamo both agreed in developing suitable venues and prepare the locals to host events that will positively give impact to the local economy.

Eyeing the readiness of the province’s venues, hotels, restaurants, seaports

and airports, the locals can competently host any event with magnitude.

With this, Remollo divulged the city’s hosting of the Palarong NIR 2017 or the Negros Island Region Athletes Association (NIRAA) as a stepping stone to deliver sports tourism to an expected approximation of 5,000 athletes, officials, families

and visitors last February 24 to March 1.

Remollo furthered the city expects to stage more sporting events all throughout the calendar year.

More t wo t hat , t he y are carefully looking at the possibility in hosting at least an edition of the Iron Man in the province.

Psych dep’t rigs studes on affect dev’t during annual Psych Week Lifeel Gleedz G. Raga

Negros Oriental State University (NORSU) Ps y c h o l o g y d e p a r t m e n t conducted its annual celebration w it h d i f fe re nt a c t iv it i e s enhancing students’ affect, cognition and received books from Silliman University (SU) Psychology department on February 14,15, and 18.

After withdrawing her responsibilities in the university Human Resource department,

Dr. Chizanne Ridad, is now back in the Psychology department and actively led the different activities done by the society.

“We were able to meet our objectives…it is successful in a way that we were able to understand the meaning and purpose of existence as psychology majors.”

Dr. Michele Joan Valbuena, a member of the Association of Sports and Exercise psychology made a research forum on “Qualitative study on Filipino

athlete engagement” which promotes more involvements on sports psychology.

Valbuena, Psychology dep’t chair of SU donated books to NORSU psychology saying it would be better to give the books to those who will use and benefit from it.

A ls o, D r. Mar i a Lu z Calumpang-Fuentes had a brown bag sharing on the movie “Split” which aims to promote and disseminate research-topractice as an evidence-based

learning and to give direction to a better understanding and application of psychological concepts to ever yday life activities.

The celebration invited more intellectual stimulating discussion with students not only limited to psychology majors.

More over, L ove wa l l and free hugs were done by the psychology majors during the Valentine’s Day promoting the sense of belongingness for healthy well-being.

delay for 2 yrs

Irish Mae S. Cuaresma

Unending inquiries for the release of NORSU 2014-2015 yearbooks are still unanswered due to its two-year printing and production delay.

“When will be the final releasing of our yearbook? Or are they still planning to give it to us?” Charess Villalva, a graduate of Electrical and Communication Engineering (ECE), said in an interview with The NORSUnian (TN).

Villalva added for two years, NORSU is still not updating them on the said yearbooks.

In TN’s outlet page on Facebook, inconsistent updates and answers from the NORSU administration primarily responsible of the processes for its release are still questioned.

According to the former

Bids and Committee (BAC) Director Virginia Lacuesta, the main reason of its delay is because of the bidding lapses made by the Board of Regents (BOR) on November 2014, while the yearbook procurement was rebid on June 2015.

“But then I have no idea how end-user which is the Budget Office has been working with it,” Lacuesta said.

After the procurement, finalized blueprints have been submitted to Tesoros Davao Printing Press on November 21, 2016 after the abolition of The Pylon, the official university yearbook maker.

Me anw hi le, Tes oros Davao Printing Press has been communicating with NORSU that 4,000 copies of yearbooks will be published and disseminated on or before March 15, 2017.

College of Education NOUIEA BERNARDELLE H. ACABAL-Bachelor of Secondary Education FROILAN V. DANDOY-Bachelor of Secondary Education JONNAHLOR T. JAURIGUE-Bachelor of Secondary Education JADE P. MELANCIO-Bachelor of Secondary Education CHRISTIAN EVEN D. SANTILLAN-Bachelor of Secondary Education College of Industrial Technology JOSEPH ANTHONY K. KITANE-Bachelor of Science in Aviation Maintenance MARK JOSEPH M. MADAYAG-Bachelor of Science in Aviation Maintenance NICARTER G. PAJUNAR-Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology College of Nursing, Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences REA D. OROC-Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy PRESIDENTIAL TECHNOLOGY AWARDS College of Agriculture and Forestry Main Campus II JENNIFER A. OKAMOTO-Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Pamplona Campus DAISY JANE E. JAYME-Bachelor of Science in Forestry College of Industrial Technology JOSEPH ANTHONY K. KITANE-Bachelor of Science in Aviation Maintenance NICARTER G. PAJUNAR-Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology DEAN’S LIST AWARDS College of Agriculture & Forestry First Year ALZON P. AROMBO-Bachelor of Science in Agriculture ARIANE JANE R. BALANSAG-Bachelor of Science in Forestry ROSABELLE L. BARRERA-Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Second Year CHRISTINE JAY L. BALOLONG-Bachelor of Science in Agriculture EDMARIE F. CATACUTAN-Bachelor of Science in Forestry LOWEL P. ESCOMO-Bachelor of Science in Forestry RODEL A. LABE-Bachelor of Science in Agriculture ANAMAE G. PACTOR-Bachelor of Science in Forestry RAMIL L. RENDAL-Bachelor of Science in Forestry Third Year KENNETH A. CATINOY-Bachelor of Science in Agriculture ROSE BEMAH J. MAHINAY-Bachelor of Science in Forestry FERN ANN F. QUINILITAN-Bachelor of Science in Agriculture MARIA LEAH H. SABATE-Bachelor of Science in Forestry AGUSTINO Z. TAG-AT-Bachelor of Science in Agriculture MARY ANN A. VILAS-Bachelor of Science in Forestry College of Arts & Sciences First Year REYNALDO N. BIGLAIN II-Bachelor of Science in Information Technology FATIMA JEAN C. DELA CALZADA-Bachelor of Science in Psychology MARIVIC M. FUENTENEGRA-Bachelor of Science in Information Technology ARCEL JAYNE B. NAPIGKIT-Bachelor of Science in Psychology MICHAEL NICK ANGELO G. UMBAC-Bachelor of Science in Computer Science Second Year MARIZ L. ALCANCIA-Bachelor of Science in Geology JAY-ANN E. BADON-Bachelor of Science in Psychology GREGIN S. BANDOQUILLO-Bachelor of Science in Geology ALECX KEANNE S. BARREDO-Bachelor of Science in Geology HANNA FE E. CABASAG-Bachelor of Science in Geology VANN IAN O. CADALSO-Bachelor of Science in Geology APRIL JANE S. CAÑETE-Bachelor of Science in Computer Science DONNA T. DARANTINAO-Bachelor of Arts FRANCIS IZZA E. DAYONDON-Bachelor of Science in Mathematics

MARIELA A. EDRIA-Bachelor of Science in Mathematics ANNA MAE B. GARROVILLAS-Bachelor of Science in Geology TARRA ANGELA Y. GARSULA-Bachelor of Science in Geology IAN PHILIP F. GRANADA-Bachelor of Science in Chemistry SHARMEN A. JUANILLO-Bachelor of Science in Psychology KARLA A. LASPIÑAS-Bachelor of Science in Geology CHINKEE MARIE T. MARIANO-Bachelor of Science in Mathematics GRACIELLA THERESA S. PRASCO-Bachelor of Arts SHEENA C. SAYCON-Bachelor of Science in Geology HANNA MAY C. SOTTO-Bachelor of Science in Information Technology RICO P. TOMIMBANG JR-Bachelor of Science in Biology Third Year MICHAEL ANGELO R. CIRCULADO-Bachelor of Science in Chemistry GRACE O. GAGA-A-Bachelor of Science in Geology ALEXANDRIA MARIE LAGORDO-Bachelor of Mass Communication VIVITZ JANE G. LUBRICO-Bachelor of Science in Geology KLIN C. MENDEZ-Bachelor of Science in Geology KATHRYN HOPE B. SAUSA-Bachelor of Science in Geology CHRISTIAN VERN C. TAN-Bachelor of Science in Information Technology CARLEEN B. VILLAMIL-Bachelor of Science in Mathematics College of Business Administration First Year JONALIE S. ACADEMIA-Bachelor of Science in Business Administration CHRISTIE A. ALMARIO-Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management MARY ANN Y. ALVARADO-Bachelor of Science in Business Administration DAIZEL B. AMORIO-Bachelor of Science in Business Administration JOHN DAVID L. BALONGAG-Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management MICHELLE A. BANTANGAN-Bachelor of Science in Business Administration GENILYN A. BORAQUIT-Bachelor of Science in Business Administration MARY GRACE C. BRIONES-Bachelor of Science in Business Administration JUNIETTE Q. DAGODOG-Associate in Hospitality Management MADILYN M. DAMASCO-Bachelor of Science in Business Administration LUCENA DAYOT-Bachelor of Science in Business Administration ELNIE L. ENMACINO-Associate in Hospitality Management WEDDIENETH T. JAMITO-Bachelor of Science in Business Administration RAYMOND A. JAPON-Bachelor of Science in Business Administration SHEILA B. RAMIREZ-Bachelor of Science in Business Administration IRISH D. SILVA-Bachelor of Science in Business Administration JANICE R. TEPACIA-Associate in Hospitality Management Second Year MIRACHEL G. ARANETA-Bachelor of Science in Accountancy JENIZEL A. AUTOR-Bachelor of Science in Business Administration JENETH F. BANGCAL-Bachelor of Science in Business Administration QUEENIE PEARL G. CANQUE-Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management JAMEL C. DANAG-Bachelor of Science in Business Administration LORRAINE T. DELA TORRE-Bachelor of Science in Business Administration JOSEPH VIRGIL L. DUMADAG-Bachelor of Science in Accountancy JANE P. ELNAS-Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management JUDITH M. CANDIDO-Associate in Hospitality Management MARIBETH A. JAPON-Bachelor of Science in Office Systems Management REZA B. LINDAYAO-Bachelor of Science in Business Administration REMAR P. LISONDRA-Bachelor of Science in Accountancy MEVILLE V. LUZANA-Bachelor of Science in Business Administration JOE ANNE MAE E. MONTEBON-Bachelor of Science in Business Administration ANZEN B. NIAGA-Bachelor of Science in Business Administration EFREN M. ROQUE JR.-Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management CARLA ELEINE D. ROSALDO-Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management MIRASOL B. SIENES-Bachelor of Science in Business Administration MIKENICO C. SOJOR-Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management JOANA PAULA R. SOMOSOT-Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Third Year MAE ANN ANIÑON-Bachelor of Science in Business Administration JOANN C. BATO-Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management MARK DAVE G. CADANO-Bachelor of Science in Office Systems Management JHAY KHA A. FONOLLERA-Bachelor of Science in Business Administration CRIS MAY A. LIBATON-Bachelor of Science in Accountancy JANICE B. OBENIO-Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management MIRABEL L. PABLIO-Bachelor of Science in Business Administration JAZLYN L. PACION-Bachelor of Science in Business Administration APRIL LYN L. PEDROS-Bachelor of Science in Business Administration ALMA P. PINEDA-Bachelor of Science in Business Administration RUTH S. SASTRILLO-Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management KIM R. SEDILLO-Bachelor of Science in Business Administration GERALDINE C. VILLAFLORES-Bachelor of Science in Business Administration LYNN L. YONZON-Bachelor of Science in Business Administration College of Criminal Justice Education First Year PRINCESS B. RUBIO-Bachelor of Science in Criminology College of Engineering & Architecture First Year MALOU C. MAXINO-Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering Second Year MC ROWEE V. MACATANGAY-Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering SHARIAH BRITTANY F. MELON-Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering JOHN NIKKO P. RAMACHO-Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Third Year HARLY B. RABAYA-Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering College of Education First Year JENNETH L. BASILIO-Bachelor of Secondary Education MARVIN M. ERINGE-Bachelor of Secondary Education MARY GRACE O. FLORES-Bachelor of Secondary Education CHRISTIAN JOY R. JULIAN-Bachelor of Secondary Education DELEJEN NANOY-Bachelor of Secondary Education EUNICE G. RUSIANA-Bachelor of Secondary Education Second Year JOSE ELVIS Q. ENCILA-Bachelor of Elementary Education MARY CHRIS D. FABE-Bachelor of Secondary Education HANNAH J. KITANE-Bachelor of Elementary Education JEANY LYN P. REMOLANO-Bachelor of Secondary Education EDCEL JUN M. SALIG-Bachelor of Secondary Education SYRA T. SASTRILLO-Bachelor of Secondary Education Third Year

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GILBERT N. ALEA-Bachelor of Secondary Education HONEYLETTE F. BARING-Bachelor of Secondary Education CHECKERRA C. CALIDGUID-Bachelor of Secondary Education MARIANIE L. EMIT-Bachelor of Secondary Education AMILEEN K. ESPAÑOL-Bachelor of Secondary Education JESSICA MAE B. GOMEZ-Bachelor of Elementary Education ANNABELLE C. INOVENO-Bachelor of Secondary Education RAYMOND A. LAYAGUIN-Bachelor of Secondary Education JOHN REY U. MENDEZ-Bachelor of Secondary Education MARIEL SHANE P. PINILI-Bachelor of Secondary Education JULIE ANN M. SEDILLO-Bachelor of Secondary Education KYLE CZAR E. VALLE-Bachelor of Secondary Education College of Industrial Technology First Year RALPH PHILIP D. ALISON-Bachelor of Technology EDMALIN F. DIONSON-Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology SUNNY BOY M. EULLARAN-Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology ARCEME O. LUANG-Associate in Industrial Technology JOHN FRANCIS A. REDIL-Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology FELY DANE N. ZERNA-Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology Second Year MELCHORA B. CATIPAY-Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology JAYBEE S. SANCHEZ-Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology GENESIS I. VENDIOLA -Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology College of Nursing, Pharmacy & Allied Health Sciences Second Year ALEXANDRA M. AQUINO-Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy GILBERT Q. BONILLA-Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy ARGY S. MIRO-Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy AXELROSE M. TUMARONG-Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy College of Law First Year KAREN LIZ D. OBERO-Bachelor of Laws SPECIAL AWARDS Special Leadership Award REMART A. DADAN Most Proficient in Technology Skills Award College of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery Agronomy-MOREL L. MARIANO Animal Science-ALIJAH GABRIEL Q. PALUMAR Forestry-JOHNGIE C. DEVELLERES College of Engineering and Architecture Architecture-ROLLIE P. CASTRO Civil Engineering-AMANCIO C. CARIDO JR. Computer Engineering-JOHN REY B. BAUTISTA Electrical Engineering-MARK ALNACER T. MAGCANTA Electronics and Communications Engineering-LEONIDES STEPHEN P. ESTRELLA Geodetic Engineering-ARIAN A. TORRES Geothermal Engineering-FRANCIS MIGUELO M. CAÑADA Mechanical Engineering-RUBEN A. JADRAQUE College of Industrial Technology Automotive Technology-MON PETER ERNIL D. ROSALDO Aviation Technology-JOSEPH ANTHONY K. KITANE Computer Technology-MARY JOY M. GOCOTANO Electrical Technology-NICARTER G. PAJUNAR Electronics Technology-DEL NINO CRIS T. ELNAR Food Technology-LECIL H. EUGALCA Mechanical Technology-JEROME F. MAHINAY Refrigeration and Airconditioning Technology-FRANCIS T. GARINGGAN NON-ACADEMIC AWARDS Service Awards Student Government REMART A. DADAN DERRY DEFF G. SAMPANG The NORSUnian FRANCIS IVAN G. HO Kabilin Choir MARISSA CALIBO DUMAHIL Kabilin Dance Troupe ROY G. ENCLONAR Kabilin Band Instrumentalist JOSEPH ANTHONY K. KITANE Kabilin Band Twirler LYRA MAE DURAN SORIANO Outstanding Athlete of the Year Male Category JUNEREY R. PABAYOS (Pencak Silat) Female Category AIRENE ROSE P. TAGANILE (Badminton) ROTC Awards AIR FORCE ROTC Leadership Award C/LTCOL JORIVIE K. RODRIGUEZ Duty Award C/LTCOL JOSEPH T. BAIS Loyalty Award C/LT COL LOLEX S. CAÑAS NAVAL ROTC Leadership Award C/CPT ANGELOU C. YUCOR Midshipwoman of the Year Award C/MIDWN JERRA MAE T. DELES Loyalty Award C/CPT DAVE C. YBIOSA ARMY ROTC Leadership Award C/COL JUNIE MAR S. ANTIQUINA, 1CL Efficiency Award C/SSGT GRENIE ROSE M. BENDAÑO, 3CL C/SGT FRANCIS MARK B. CABELLON, 3CL (Source: norsu.edu.ph)

BOR RESOLUTION No. 117-A, s. of 2016 RESOLVED, THAT IF NOT COVERED BY THE CONCERNED STUDENTS’ EXISTING INSURANCE COVERAGE AS AN ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENT, TO APPROVE/REQUIRE THE COVERAGE OF ACCIDENT INSURANCE FOR STUDENTS JOINING ATHLETICS/ SPORTS/CULTURAL EVENTS EACH TIME THEY PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE THE UNIVERSITY, INCLUDING THOSE FOR FIELD PRACTICUM OR ON-THE-JOB TRAINING (OJT), CHARGEABLE TO AVAILABLE UNIVERSITY FUNDS SUBJECT TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS’ REVIEW ONCE SAID FUND IS DEPLETED. APPROVED. BOR RESOLUTION No. 118, s. of 2016 RESOLVED, TO APPROVE THE PROCUREMENT OF THE COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE EDUCATION (CCJE) 2-STOREY BUILDING (PHASE 2) AT THE BAIS CAMPUS I IN THE AMOUNT OF PhP2.5 MILLION CHARGEABLE TO ALLOWABLE SAVINGS FROM SPECIAL TRUST FUND (STF) 164 SUBJECT TO RA 9184 AND APPLICABLE GOVERNMENT RULES AND REGULATIONS. APPROVED.

RESOLVED, TO APPROVE THE PAYMENT OF PRIOR-YEAR EXPENDITURES, PARTICULARLY FOR THE HONORARIA OF PARTTIME INSTRUCTORS FOR SERVICES RENDERED, IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF PHP 266,871.00 BROKEN DOWN AS FOLLOWS, SUBJECT TO EXISTING COA RULES AND REGULATIONS (document referred form part and parcel hereto): 1.

MAIN CAMPUS 1 - PHP 164,318.50 2.

BAIS CAMPUS 38,785.00 3.

BAYAWAN-STA. CATALINA CAMPUS - 27,017.50 4.

ADDITIONAL: AMCEL MERCADER 36,750.00

TOTAL PHP 266,871.00

============== APPROVED. CERTIFIED TO BE TRUE AND CORRECT: CORAZON ADDILY B. UTZURRUM Board Secretary

BOR RESOLUTION No. 119, s. of 2016

ATTESTED:

RESOLVED, TO NOTE THE SUBMITTED REPORT ON ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS ON RESIGNATIONS/RETIREMENTS/ TRANSFERS. APPROVED.

JOEL P. LIMSON, Ph.D. University President

BOR RESOLUTION No. 120, s. of 2016 RESOLVED, TO APPROVE THE NORSU FEDERATED FACULTY ASSOCIATION (NORSUFFA) COLLECTIVE NEGOTIATION AGREEMENT (CNA) INCENTIVE AT A MAXIMUM OF PHP25,000.00 EACH QUALIFIED FACULTY, SUBJECT TO APPLICABLE DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET MANAGEMENT (DBM) MEMORANDA. APPROVED. BOR RESOLUTION No. 121, s. of 2016 RESOLVED, TO APPROVE THE REVISION OF THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CRIMINOLOGY CURRICULUM SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION (CHED) STANDARDS. APPROVED.

BOARD OF REGENTS BOR RESOLUTION No. 01 , s. of 2017 (by REFERENDUM, January 11, 2017) “RESOLUTION APPROVING BY REFERENDUM THE TRAVEL OF PRESIDENT JOEL P. LIMSON, ON OFFICIAL BUSINESS (OB) TO TOKYO, JAPAN TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC VISITS COMPONENT OF THE PHIL-HECS PRESIDENTIAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM (PLP) FROM JANUARY 22-28, 2017 SUBJECT TO EXISTING GOVERNMENT RULES AND REGULATIONS ON FOREIGN TRAVELS;

VOL XXXIV ISSUE NO 30-35 FEBRUARY 6-APRIL 2, 2017 APPROVED. BOR RESOLUTION No. 10, s. of 2017

BOR RESOLUTION No. 11, s. of 2017

BOR RESOLUTION No. 24, s. of 2017

RESOLVED, TO APPROVE THE EXTENSION OF SECURITY SERVICES OF ALEXIS SECURITY SERVICES FROM JANUARY 1, 2017 UP TO A MAXIMUM OF NINETY (90) DAYS OR UNTIL THE BIDDING PROCESS FOR THE 2017 PROCUREMENT OF SECURITY SERVICES HAS BEEN CONDUCTED AND AWARDED TO THE WINNING SECURITY SERVICE PROVIDER. APPROVED.

RESOLVED,TOAPPROVE THE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT (MOA) WITH THE OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL (OSG) (ADVICE AND REPRESENTATIONS IN ALL LITIGATIONS) FROM JANUARY 1 – DECEMBER 31, 2017, SUBJECT TO EXISTING COMMISSION ON AUDIT (COA) RULES AND REGULATIONS; RESOLVED FURTHER, TO AUTHORIZE THE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL (OSG) TO LOWER THE HONORARIA RATES AS DETAILED IN THE ORIGINALLY PROPOSED MOA; RESOLVED FURTHERMORE, TO AUTHORIZE THE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT TO SIGN THE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT (MOA) IN BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS AFTER SAID NEGOTIATIONS FOR LOWERED HONORARIA RATES ARE ATTAINED SUBJECT TO RELEVANT AND APPLICABLE GOVERNMENT LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS (document referred form part and parcel hereto).

APPROVED.

BOR RESOLUTION No. 12, s. of 2017 RESOLVED, TO APPROVE THE PROCUREMENT OF SECURITY SERVICES WITH APPROVED BUDGET FOR THE CONTRACT (ABC) AMOUNTING TO PHP6,703,000.00 FOR FY 2017 SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF RA 9184.

RESOLVED, TO APPROVE THE PROCUREMENT OF JANITORIAL SERVICES WITH APPROVED BUDGET FOR THE CONTRACT (ABC) AMOUNTING TO PHP6,087,000.00 FOR FY 2017 SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF RA 9184.

APPROVED. BOR RESOLUTION No. 14, s. of 2017 RESOLVED, TO APPROVE THE SCRAPPING OF ONE (1) ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR V (SG 23) AND THREE (3) ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IV (SG 22) POSITIONS AND CREATING/BUILDING FIVE (5) ACCOUNTANT 1 POSITIONS (SG 16) SUBJECT TO CSC AND DBM RULES AND REGULATIONS. APPROVED.

RESOLVED, TO INITIATE THE PROCESS OF REOPENING THE NORSU MARITIME EDUCATION PROGRAMS SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE TO COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION (CHED) REQUIREMENTS. APPROVED.

RESOLUTIONS APPROVED DURING THE 1ST REGULAR QUARTER MEETING FOR CY 2017 HELD ON JANUARY 19, 2017 AT THE BETHEL GUEST HOUSE, DUMAGUETECITY JANUARY 19, 2017: (1ST REGULAR MEETING)

MORE RESOLUTIONS UNDER NO. 15 –A IN PROCESS (EXECUTIVE SESSION) Finalized on February 6, 2017

BOR RESOLUTION No. 123 , s. of 2016

BOR RESOLUTION No. 2, s. of 2017

BOR RESOLUTION No. 16, s. of 2017

RESOLVED, TO APPROVE THE PRESENTED AGENDA FOR THE BOARD OF REGENTS MEETING ON JANUARY 19, 2017 AS AMENDED (document referred form part and parcel hereto).

APPROVED.

RESOLVED, TO APPROVE THE INCORPORATION OF THE INSPECTION TEAM INTO THE BIDS AND AWARDS COMMITTEE (BAC) TO BE COMPOSED BY THE FOLLOWING:

BOR RESOLUTION No. 124, s. of 2016 RESOLVED, TO APPROVE THE THREE-MONTH ON-THE-JOB (OJT) TRAINING OF DR. NORA MARIA ELENA T. OSMEÑA AS A PH.D. IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY STUDENT, JANUARY-MARCH, 2017.

APPROVED.

RESOLVED, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 18, 2016 BOARD OF REGENTS MEETING WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO COMMENTS/CORRECTIONS TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD SECRETARY WITHIN TWO (2) WEEKS FOR INCLUSION IN THE MINUTES (document referred form part and parcel hereto).

APPROVED.

BOR RESOLUTION No. 125, s. of 2016

BOR RESOLUTION No. 4, s. of 2017

RESOLVED, TO APPROVE THE FY 2016 THIRD (3RD) QUARTER ACTUAL RECEIPTS IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF PHP 24,268,938.00 SOURCED FROM SPECIAL TRUST FUND 164, FIDUCIARY FUND AND INCOME GENERATING PROJECTS (IGP), THE THIRD (3RD) QUARTER ACTUAL UTILIZATION IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF PHP43,049,457.00 AND THE FOURTH (4TH) QUARTER PROPOSED UTILIZATION LIMITED ONLY TO PERSONNEL SERVICES IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF PHP37,010,595.00 ;

RESOLVED, TO AUTHORIZE THE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT TO CRAFT IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS (IRRs) OR STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES (SOPs) APPLICABLE TO EVERY POLICY APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF REGENTS. APPROVED.

RESOLVED FURTHER, THAT THE PROPOSED UTILIZATION FOR THE 4TH QUARTER FOR MAINTENANCE AND OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES (MOOE) AT PHP303,165,520.00 AND CAPITAL OUTLAY (CO) AT PHP252,532,866.00 SHALL BE SUBJECT TO FINAL REVIEW IN THE NEXT MEETING (document referred form part and parcel hereto).

APPROVED. BOR RESOLUTION No. 126, s. of 2016 RESOLVED, THAT THE PLANNED SPORTS COMLEX PROJECT IN THE BAYAWAN-STA. CATALINA CAMPUS, A JOINT-VENTURE BETWEEN NORSU AND BAYAWAN CITY, BE INCLUDED IN THE ANNUAL INVESTMENT PLAN (AIP) FOR FY 2018.

APPROVED. BOR RESOLUTION No. 127, s. of 2016

BOR RESOLUTION No. 5, s. of 2017 RESOLVED, TO AMEND BOR RESOLUTION NO. 113, S. 2016 TO READ AS FOLLOWS: “TO AUTHORIZE EVERY MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS, AT HIS/HER DISCRETION, *TO ATTEND THE BIDDING ACTIVITIES FOR ALL PROCUREMENTS WITH PRIOR NOTICE TO THE BIDS AND AWARDS COMMITTEE (BAC) CHAIR SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF RA 9184 AND GPPB GUIDELINES. ----------------------------*NOT TO PARTICIPATE APPROVED. BOR RESOLUTION No. 6, s. of 2017 RESOLVED, TO AUTHORIZE THE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT TO CRAFT THE STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES (SOP) FOR THE PAYMENT OF PERSONNEL SALARIES OR HONORARIA FROM AN ALLOCATION TO AVOID PRIOR-YEAR PAYMENTS. APPROVED.

RESOLVED, TO CREATE THE FOLLOWING BOARD OF REGENTS (BOR) COMMITTEES WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE CHAIRS:

BOR RESOLUTION No. 7, s. of 2017 COMMITTEE

CHAIR RESOLVED, TO AUTHORIZE THE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT 1.

PERSONNEL/HR - REGENT RICARTE M. SANTOS

2.

FINANCE - REGENT EFREN B. CARREON ACADEMICS - REGENT ROWEN R. GELONGA BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT- REGENT MANUEL T. SAGARBARRIA

3.

4.

APPROVED. BOR RESOLUTION No. 128, s. of 2016 RESOLVED, TO APPROVE THE CRAFTING OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND OPERATIONS PLAN (FOR 5 YEARS), ACADEMIC MANUAL, FACULTY MANUAL AND THE REVISION/REVIEW/ AMENDMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY CODE. APPROVED. BOR RESOLUTION No. 129, s. of 2016

TO ENHANCE THE EXISTING UNIVERSITY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND INCENTIVE PROGRAM (UPDIP) GUIDELINES TO STRENGTHEN THE FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, ESPECIALLY FOR THE FACULTY IN LEVEL 3 ACCREDITED PROGRAMS AND TO MAKE THE APPROPRIATE BUDGET FOR PRESENTATION TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS IN THE NEXT MEETING. APPROVED. BOR RESOLUTION No. 8, s. of 2017 RESOLVED, TO AUTHORIZE THE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT TO CRAFT A BRIDGING PROGRAM TO HELP STUDENTS MEET THEIR DEFICIENCIES AND TO STRICTLY IMPLEMENT THE OPEN ADMISSION, SELECTIVE RETENTION POLICY ESPECIALLY FOR COURSES REQUIRING BOARD EXAMINATIONS. APPROVED. “BOR RESOLUTION No. 9, s. of 2017 RESOLVED, TO HIGHLY COMMEND THE REPORTED PRC BOARD TOPNOTCHERS AND THE CONCERNED ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS PRODUCING THESE TOPNOTCHERS.

BOR RESOLUTION No. 23, s. of 2017

RESOLVED, TO ACCEPT THE PRESIDENT’S REPORT AS PRESENTED. APPROVED.

BOR RESOLUTION No. 10-A, s. of 2017

BOR RESOLUTION No. 122, s. of 2016

BOR RESOLUTION No. 3, s. of 2017

PUBLIC INFO

RESOLVED,TO AUTHORIZE THE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT TO SEARCH FOR AT MOST THREE (3) LAWYERS IN THE PROVINCE OF NEGROS ORIENTAL AND RECOMMEND THEM TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS WITH THEIR CORRESPONDING CURRICULUM VITAE (CVs) FOR SELECTION; RESOLVED FURTHER, FOR THE BOARD OF REGENTS TO CHOOSE ONE (1) LAWYER FROM AMONG THE THREE (3) RECOMMENDEES THROUGH A REFERENDUM, TO SERVE AS THE UNIVERSITY LEGAL COUNSEL FOR CY 2017, SUBJECT TO DEPUTATION BY THE OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL (OSG) AND COMMISSION ON AUDIT (COA) CONCURRENCE. APPROVED.

RESOLVED, THAT WHEN THERE ARE FACULTY POSITIONS VACANT, PRIORITY SHOUD BE GIVEN TO THOSE PART-TIME FACULTY WHO ARE BEST QUALIFIED WITH AT LEAST A MASTER’S DEGREE SUBJECT TO RELEVANT CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION (CSC) RULES AND REGULATIONS. APPROVED.

RESOLVED FURTHER, TO DESIGNATE DR. NOEL MARJON E. YASI, VICE-PRESIDENT FOR ADMINISTRATION, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, AS OFFICER-IN-CHARGE (OIC), OFFICE OF THE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT, TO TAKE CHARGE OF DAY TO DAY UNIVERSITY OPERATIONS WHILE PRESIDENT JOEL P. LIMSON IS ON TRAVEL.” APPROVED.

RESOLVED, TO APPROVE THE INTEGRATION OF THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN FISHERIES PROGRAM TO THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY AND THE RENAMING OF SAID COLLEGE TO THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES. APPROVED.

VOL XXXIV ISSUE NO 30-35 FEBRUARY 6-APRIL 2, 2017

BOR RESOLUTION No. 15, s. of 2017 IN PROCESS (EXECUTIVE SESSION) Finalized on February 6, 2017

1. MRS. PIRL I. ENQUILINO; 2. DR. JAYSONE CHRISTOPHER M. BANCORO; AND 3. ENGR. TERESA CATHERINE P. TUBIL. APPROVED. BOR RESOLUTION No. 17, s. of 2017 RESOLVED, TO APPROVE THE RETURN OF ALL PERSONNEL ASSIGNED IN ANOTHER WORK STATIONS BACK TO THEIR ORIGINAL WORK STATIONS AT THE END OF THE SECOND SEMESTER, SY 2016-2017 (list attached).

APPROVED.

BOR RESOLUTION No. 25, s. of 2017 RESOLVED,TO DECLARE AS NULL AND VOID THE NOTICES OF AWARD, THE CONTRACTS OF AGREEMENT WHICH THE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT SIGNED IN BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS, AND THE NOTICES TO PROCEED FOR THE FOLLOWING THREE (3) INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS COSTING BEYOND PHP5 MILLION IN THE MAIN CAMPUS 2, DUMAGUETE CITY, SIATON CAMPUS, AND BAYAWAN-STA. CATALINA CAMPUS: 1) 2-STOREY 8-CLASSROOM SCIENCE BUILDING, PHASE 1, SIATON CAMPUS AT PHP9,561,924.07; 2) ACADEMIC BUILDING, BAYAWAN-STA. CATALINA CAMPUS AT PHP19,459,020.59; AND 3) 3-STOREY ENGINEERING LABORATORY BUILDING, PHASE 1, MAIN CAMPUS 2 AT PHP11,726,404.90 RESOLVED FURTHER, TO AUTHORIZE THE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT TO ISSUE AN ORDER TO VVER CONSTRUCTION, CLER ENGINEERING SERVICES, AND SM & MST CONSTRUCTION TO INVALIDATE THE SAID THREE (3) CONTRACTS APPROVED. BOR RESOLUTION No. 26, s. of 2017 RESOLVED,TO DECLARE A FAILURE OF BIDDING FOR THE CONTRACT WITH VVER CONSTRUCTION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO (2)-STOREY EIGHT (8) CLASSROOM SCIENCE BUILDING (PHASE 1) AT THE NORSU SIATON CAMPUS; RESOLVED FURTHER, TO INSTRUCT THE BIDS AND AWARDS COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT A REBIDDING FOR THE SAID PROJECT IN SIATON CAMPUS SUBJECT TO PERTINENT PROVISIONS OF RA 9184.

APPROVED. BOR RESOLUTION No. 27, s. of 2017

RESOLVED, TO REITERATE THE POLICY THAT ALL APPOINTMENTS (FACULTY AND STAFF POSITIONS) WITH SALARY GRADE (SG) 18 AND BELOW, AS DELEGATED TO THE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT, BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS (BOR) FOR INFORMATION WHILE FOR THOSE POSITIONS WITH SG 19 AND ABOVE SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD, AS ENDORSED BY THE BOR HR/PERSONNEL COMMITTEE, FOR ITS APPROVAL. APPROVED.

RESOLVED,TO APPROVE THE BIDS AND AWARDS COMMITTEE (BAC) RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING THE AWARD OF THE CONTRACTS TO THE FOLLOWING WINNING BIDDERS: 1) CLER ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ACADEMIC BUILDING AT BAYAWAN-STA. CATALINA CAMPUS AT PHP19,459,020.59; AND 2) SM AND MST CONSTRUCTION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 3-STOREY ENGINEERING LABORATORY BUILDING (PHASE 1) AT NORSU MAIN CAMPUS 2 AT PHP11,726,404.90; RESOLVED FURTHER, TO AUTHORIZE THE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT TO AWARD THE CONTRACT, TO SIGN THE CONTRACT AGREEMENT, AND TO ISSUE A NOTICE TO PROCEED TO THE RESPECTIVE WINNING BIDDERS, SUBJECT TO PERTINENT PROVISIONS OF RA 9184.

APPROVED.

BOR RESOLUTION No. 19, s. of 2017

BOR RESOLUTION No. 28, s. of 2017

RESOLVED, TO APPROVE THE PROGRAM OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES (PRE) OF THE NEGROS ORIENTAL STATE UNIVERSITY (NORSU) FOR CY 2017 IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF PHP1,303,788,000.00 SUBJECT TO THE PERTINENT PROVISIONS OF RA 9184 AND BOARD APPROVAL OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENTS BEYOND THE AUTHORITY GIVEN TO THE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT;

RESOLVED,TO ISSUE A SHOW CAUSE ORDER TO THE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT, DR. JOEL P. LIMSON, TO EXPLAIN IN WRITING WITHIN FIFTEEN (15) DAYS UPON RECEIPT OF THE SHOW CAUSE ORDER AS TO HIS SIGNING OF THE NOTICE OF AWARD, THE CONTRACTS AND THE NOTICE TO PROCEED, WITHOUT AUTHORITY FROM THE NORSU BOARD OF REGENTS, WHEN THE FOLLOWING INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS ARE BEYOND THE DELEGATED FIVE MILLION PESOS (PHP5,000,000.00) AUTHORITY GIVEN TO HIM BY THE GOVERNING BOARD: 1) 2-STOREY 8-CLASSROOM SCIENCE BUILDING, PHASE 1, SIATON CAMPUS AT PHP9,561,924.07; 2) ACADEMIC BUILDING, BAYAWAN-STA. CATALINA CAMPUS AT PHP19,459,020.59; AND 3) 3-STOREY ENGINEERING LABORATORY BUILDING, PHASE 1, MAIN CAMPUS 2 AT PHP11,726,404.90 RESOLVED FURTHER, TO ISSUE A SHOW CAUSE ORDER TO THE BIDS AND AWARDS COMMITTEE (BAC) TO EXPLAIN IN WRITING WHY THEY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT IN SIATON CAMPUS TO VVER CONSTRUCTION WHEN IN FACT, THERE WAS A BIDDER WITH A LOWER BID COST; 1) 2-STOREY 8-CLASSROOM SCIENCE BUILDING, PHASE 1, SIATON CAMPUS AT PHP9,561,924.07; RESOLVED FURTHERMORE, THAT THE CHAIR-DESIGNATE BE AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE A SHOW CAUSE ORDER FOR THE PRESIDENT AND THE BAC. APPROVED.

BOR RESOLUTION No. 18, s. of 2017

RESOLVED FURTHER, THAT ALL DETAILS OF FUND UTILIZATION DOWN TO THE DEPARTMENT LEVEL BE LIKEWISE PROVIDED TO THE BOARD. RESOLVED, TO CONFIRM BOR RESOLUTION NO. 01, S. OF 2017, APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF REGENTS THROUGH A REFERENDUM, ON THE TRAVEL OF THE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT, DR. JOEL P. LIMSON, TO TOKYO, JAPAN (ON OFFICIAL BUSINESS) TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC VISITS COMPONENT OF THE PHIL-HECS PRESIDENTIAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM (PLP) FROM JANUARY 22-28, 2017, SUBJECT TO EXISTING GOVERNMENT RULES AND REGULATIONS ON FOREIGN TRAVELS AND FURTHER DESIGNATING DR. NOEL MARJON E. YASI (VICEPRESIDENT FOR ADMINISTATION, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT) AS OFFICER-IN-CHARGE, OFFICE OF THE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT TO TAKE CHARGE OF DAY TO DAY UNIVERSITY OPERATIONS WHILE THE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT IS ON TRAVEL. APPROVED. RESOLUTIONS APPROVED DURING THE 1ST SPECIALMEETING FOR THE FIRST QUARTER, CY 2017 HELD ON FEBRUARY 6, 2017 BETHEL GUEST HOUSE, DUMAGUETECITY FEBRUARY 6, 2017 (1ST SPECIAL MEETING): BOR RESOLUTION No. 22, s. of 2017 RESOLVED, TO APPROVE THE PRESENTED AGENDA FOR THE BOARD OF REGENTS MEETING ON FERUARY 6, 2017 AS AMENDED (document referred form part and parcel hereto).

APPROVED.

BOR RESOLUTION No. 29, s. of 2017 RESOLVED,TO REQUEST THE OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL (OSG) TO CONDUCT A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION ON THE ACTION OF THE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT, DR. JOEL P. LIMSON, OF SIGNING OF THE NOTICE OF AWARD, THE CONTRACTS AND THE NOTICE TO PROCEED, WITHOUT AUTHORITY FROM THE NORSU BOARD OF REGENTS, WHEN THE FOLLOWING INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS ARE BEYOND THE DELEGATED FIVE MILLION PESOS (PHP5,000,000.00) AUTHORITY GIVEN TO HIM BY THE GOVERNING BOARD:

1) 2-STOREY 8-CLASSROOM SCIENCE BUILDING, PHASE 1, SIATON CAMPUS AT PHP9,561,924.07; 2) ACADEMIC BUILDING, BAYAWAN-STA. CATALINA CAMPUS AT PHP19,459,020.59; AND 3) 3-STOREY ENGINEERING LABORATORY BUILDING, PHASE 1, MAIN CAMPUS 2 AT PHP11,726,404.90. *RESOLVED FURTHER, FOR THE OSG TO ALSO INVESTIGATE THE BAC RECOMMENDATION APPROVING VVER CONSTRUCTION AS THE WINNING BIDDER FOR THE 2-STOREY 8-CLASSROOM SCIENCE BUILDING (PHASE 1) PROJECT IN SIATON CAMPUS (PhP 9,561,924.07) WHEN IN FACT THERE WAS A BIDDER WITH A LOWER BID COST; RESOLVED FURTHERMORE, TO APPROVE A BUDGET OF PHP200,000.00 FOR THIS INVESTIGATION SUBJECT TO COA RULES AND REGULATIONS. APPROVED. * email from the Office of Comm. Alarcon, February 14, 2017 BOR RESOLUTION No. 30, s. of 2017 RESOLVED,TO REITERATE THE ORDER OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS FOR THE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT TO WRITE ALL CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS TO REMIT ALL THEIR UNEXPENDED BALANCES TO THE MAIN CAMPUS WITHIIN SEVEN (7) DAYS FROM RECEIPT OF THIS RESOLUTION. APPROVED. BOR RESOLUTION No. 31, s. of 2017 RESOLVED,TO DEFER THE APPROVAL OF THE ANNUAL PROCUREMENT PLAN (APP) FOR FY 2017 UNTIL ALL THE DETAILS ARE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS (BOR) FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR STUDY AND REVIEW AND FOR SUCH COMMITTEE TO PRESENT THE REVIEWED APP 2017 TO THE BOR FOR APPROVAL EXCEPT THOSE FOR THE FOLLOWING: 1) COMMON-USE SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE AT PS-DBM; 2) RECOGNITION AND COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES; AND 3) PARTICIPATION TO THE NATIONAL SCUAA GAMES 2017 APPROVED. BOR RESOLUTION No. 32, s. of 2017 RESOLVED,TO ACCEPT THE RESIGNATION OF DR. VIRGINIA E. LACUESTA AS CHAIR OF THE BIDS AND AWARDS COMMITTEE (BAC).

APPROVED. BOR RESOLUTION No. 33, s. of 2017 RESOLVED,TO REQUEST THE BAYAWAN CITY PROJECT MONITORING AND EVALUATION COMMITTEE TO MONITOR ALL PROJECTS IN THE NORSU BAYAWAN-STA. CATALINA CAMPUS. APPROVED. BOR RESOLUTION No. 34, s. of 2017

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6. SPECIAL PROJECTS (UNDER THE OFFICE OF THE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT): Names to be provided APPROVED. CERTIFIED TRUE AND CORRECT: CORAZON ADDILY B. UTZURRUM Board Secretary ATTESTED: JOEL P. LIMSON, Ph.D. University President ATTACHMENT TO BOR RESOLUTION NO. 17, 2017: LIST OF REASSIGNED PERSONNEL TO DIFFERENT STATIONS A. FACULTY NAME OF FACULTY ORIGINAL STATION DETAILED STATION 1. ABELLA, GERALDINE G. GUIHULNGAN MAIN 2. AGUILAR, JOSE ALBERTO T. MAIN BAIS 3. ALTAMARINO, VIVIAN C. GUIHULNGAN BAIS 4. BANCORO, JAYSONE CHRISTOPHER BAIS MAIN 5. CORNELIA, JUDY A. GUIHULNGAN MAIN 6. ESTROPE, CESAR P. BAYAWAN MAIN 7. KADUSALE, JOHARY E. MAIN MABINAY 8. LAQUINON, BEN JOHN I. MAIN BAYAWAN 9. OSMEÑA, NORA MARIA ELENA T. GUIHULNGAN MAIN 10. PACULANANG, MARIA DOLORES A. GUIHULNGAN MAIN 11. SAING, PETMAR M. MAIN GUIHULNGAN 12. SALGADO, MARISSA L. GUIHULNGAN MAIN 13. TOLIN, ALOHA P. BAYAWAN MAIN 14. VISORRO, GILBERT GUIHULNGAN MAIN B. ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF: NAME OF STAFF ORIGINAL STATION DETAILED STATION 1. CADIZ, JONTHONY E. MAIN BAIS 2. CORNELIA, ARIEL S. MAIN BAIS 3. GONZALEZ, RAQUEL C. MAIN BAIS 4. JAICTIN, JAKE C. MAIN BAIS 5. SABAC, JEROME E. MAIN GUIHULNGAN ORIGINAL COPY SIGNED TRUE AND CORRECT BY: DR. JIM A. VLLAHERMOSA Chief Administrative Officer & OIC, HRMO Prepared as attachment to BOR Resolution No. 17, s. of 2017 by: CORAZON ADDILY B. UTZURRUM Board Secretary

RESOLVED, TO APPROVE THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNIVERSITY BIDS AND AWARDS COMMITTEE (BAC), BAC SECRETARIAT AND THE BAC TECHNICAL WORKING GROUPS (TWGs) FOR CY 2017 EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AND TO BE COMPOSED BY THE FOLLOWING: A) BIDS AND AWARDS COMMITTEE (BAC): CHAIR-DR. ELSIE M. RAMACHO VICE-CHAIR-DR. ARMANDO A. ALVIOLA MEMBERS:(REGULAR)DR. REYNALDO C. TAN (PROVISIONAL)DR. CORAZON E. MERCADO MR. DELFIN G. MAHINAY + TWO ADDITIONAL: END-USERS OR TECHNICAL EXPERTS. B) BAC SECRETARIAT CHAIR - DR. ERNESTO V. TUMACOLE, JR. VICE-CHAIR - MR. EDSEL T. CARALE MEMBERS: - MRS. JUANITA B. DIZON - MR. JESS-RYL E. SAPORTEZA -MR. JAKE C. JAICTIN - MS. AIZA P. TOMARONG C) BAC TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP (TWG) TWG OVERALL CHAIRMAN = ENGR. RANDY C. TEVES TWG SUB-GROUPS: 1. LABORATORY/INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECH NOLOGY: *Computer Software and Hardware *Laboratory Supplies and Equipment *Communication Technology Chair-Dr. Edwin F. Romano Members -Engr. Rogeljo R. Cordero -Prof. Jose Rene A. Cepe 2. MACHINERIES AND EQUIPMENT (STAND ALONE): *Mechanical *Electrical *Electronics *Chemical Chair-Prof. Mariano R. Flores, Jr. Members - Engr. Jonthony E. Cadiz - Prof. Carlos L. Elloreg, Jr. 3. LIBRARY: * Books *Publication * Journals *Research Papers * Periodicals * Trainings and Seminars

* Goods

Chair - Prof. Marx G. Iturralde Members - Mr. Krister M. Diaz -Mr. Martin B. Utzurrum 4. GENERAL: * Consultancy *Consumables Chair - Prof. Venus B. Kinamot Members - Dr. Haidee Y. Gunhuran - Mrs. Normina A. Batucan - Mr. Justin A. Bulado

5. INFRASTRUCTURE: * Civil * Architecture (plans & design) * Geodetic * Civil Works = Structural Design = Electrical Design = Electrical Design = Mechanical Design = Sanitary and Sewerage = Geodetic (Site Layout and Location) Chair - Prof. Michael A. Saga Members - Engr. Marilou S. Tomentos

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Rita, who lives with her mother in the municipality of Sibulan, is fond of extending her dirty little hands to people, begging for alms. Being unfortunate in life, her mother collects garbage in order to earn money. The little amount that they get from garbageselling is what they use to buy the food for their daily meals.

So Long, You! Story by Aquamarine Painful moments and bittersweet feelings, so long! So long to the person who had made me feel that I am just a toy for games and a thing for using! So long and I hope you will perish eternally!

I met him during Valentine’s Day when I was still in my first year in college. He approached me, but he wasn’t the one who actually wanted to woo me but his friend. He asked for my number, and I certainly said no with my eyebrows furrowed.

Although he was not good-looking at all, he seemed to draw my attention. From that day on, I always wished that his face would pass by the hallways of the College of Business Administration as I sat along the stairs.

And yes, I had finally met him again and we became friends.

Good friends. And something in between lovers and friends. I knew that the feelings that I felt, then, were too good to last.

But I am no hypocrite. I also knew then that I wanted to be by his side; so when he asked me to be his girlfriend, I immediately gave him my sweetest yes.

We shared the best things and feelings, well that was of course at first. I wished that we would end up together and make our own family. I was happy because he started talking about plans in the future.

Then it started. We frequently indulged into sex, and I couldn’t stop because I knew that I loved him so much that I wouldn’t want to be selfish. I gave him everything that I have to give. My love, my dignity, and even myself.

Time passed and we reached two years. Two years of complication and whatnots. I experienced crying all night because he did not text me, not once for a whole week. Then, I learned that he was seeing another girl and even put her picture for his display photo in Facebook.

I was enraged, but I won’t tell them as hell. I kept my pride to myself, but it later faltered when he came back running with pleading eyes. I tried so hard to keep myself intact, but his charm was still irresistible. He broke the barrier that I built against him and once again invaded me.

I thought that we were doing good, but as the days passed, he broke up with me and returned to the girl, again! That was the time when I learned that after the countless love-makings

Rambi Jakari, a 50-yearold street settler, earns fifty pesos and eats only once a day, endures the coldness during the night. She is afraid of boys under the influence of drugs who might forcibly steal her money and belongings as well as her malong that keeps her warm during rainy days.

Despite being pushed away by some people, Rita is thankful to those kindhearted ones who give her money and food. “Wala man trabaho didto sa Zamboanga City,” added the other street settler named Rambi Jakari who lurks within the streets of Rizal Boulevard, “dili pud manghatag ang mga tawo og

kwarta mao nang ni baklay mi tulo ka-adlaw paadto diri sa Dumaguete.”

Rita and Rambi are part of the Filipinos under the poverty rate in Negros Oriental. At present, Ibon facts and figures estimates that 89% of the population live below decent living standards. As reported by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Dumaguete posted a 5% poverty rate in the first semester of 2015.

These facts show that this country has a high rate of poverty.

The city’s major problems include poverty, crime, and pollution. On top of these

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Kimberly Dianne Maputi wants to prove to everyone that age doesn’t matter in becoming a leader especially if the person is sincere to be one. Being the youngest student leader is never easy for her, but she manages to do well in her term as the governor of College of Industrial Technology (CIT).

When she was still a freshman student, she dreamed of becoming a part of the student council body. She started from the bottom wherein she ran as CIT representative and the blessings from above came down all of the sudden. The supposedto-be governor of the college went to Cebu to take a licensure exam, so the chairperson of the Commission on Election (COMELEC) proclaimed her as

the new student governor that time.

“Being a leader is not about fame and not to mention for achievement. If you’re a student leader you know where to stand, you know how to lead your people and most of all you get to know how to respect your subordinates equally,” she says.

This 18-year-old lass, who lives in Camanjac, Dumaguete City, is the not-so-girly type of girl who loves to play soccer, volleyball, and basketball. She serves at the church every Sunday as a catechist, and she works in her barangay as part of the (Sangguniang Kabataan) SK task force and as an active member of a youth organization. You’ll get to see her with a bright smile around the campus, wearing plain t-shirt,

issues, Dumaguete is still adjusting to the new Negros Island Region set-up. Known for its laid-back vibe, it is 5th in the Forbes’ list of “The 7 Best Cities to Retire around the World.” Now, the public is eyeing for the government officials’ projects and plans that could possibly combat the socioeconomic issues in the city.

Their dreams and crumpled beliefs Rita has never experienced the exciting life of being a student. She envies other children who only w o r r y a b o u t getting a passing grade in class, yet she can’t do anything about her situation because of poverty. She shared that she was still very young when she last took a bath, explaining the fresh-and-clean experience that she felt back then.

B eing away from her family, it breaks R ambi’s heart. She dreams of her husband driving the bangka in Cebu while her two kids are under the government’s care. She hop es that the government will help them by providing shelter, food,

and free education.

A bunch of street children tried to snatch Rita’s coins. As they were tugging at each other, a boy from the group, about Rita’s age, suddenly exclaimed, “Dili man kabalo maluoy ang mga tawo namo!”

They suffer in silence, living a life in which their dreams are buried deep. Sitting along the cold pavement, they voice out their sufferings and

and a pair of jeans and sneakers.

She is a well-brought-up child by her father who taught her to be humble and kind to others.

Like everyone else, she also has personal issues. She openly shares how she longs for the unconditional love of a mother.

She was abandoned by her mom when she was still seven months old.

When she turned 18, she finally met her mom, who worked overseas. However, her mother went back to Dubai days after they just met. She was left anxious of being abandoned again. As time went by, she slowly understood the reasons why her mother left her.

Leading the students was never easy for her during her term, knowing the fact that

her co-officers are third and fourth year students. There were circumstances in which they could not get along with the officers before, but things are getting better than usual now.

As she leaves the four sides of her office, she will still continue to help her beloved college. “I hope CIT will continue to improve and may you lead our College in great hands,” she says. “For the next governor of the College of Industrial Technology, good luck!”

There is always a rainbow after a storm. Truly, good things will always come to those who seek God’s guidance. Despite the criticisms that are being thrown at her, she enjoys her job and gives her all to the job as a student leader.

strive f o r survival. People are declaring and protesting for righteousness a n d e q u a l i t y, y e t o f t e n mistreat the homeless and the street children.

When asked if the boy believed in the existence of God, the boy bitterly said, “Wala ma’y Ginoo, taga-i laman mi’g singko.” After letting go of those words, the group of street children toget her w it h Rit a, ran towards Pinobre, an eatery, after seeing a bunch of people went in.

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along the Gentle Streets of Dumaguete

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Tree of Life’s Fountain of Youth

Larry V. Villarin

We all know about coconut trees. We recognize it as the tree for all seasons. In the Philippine setting, it has become part of a farmers’ daily living. And long before the Spanish occupancy, Filipinos have been making the best fountain of youth out of the Tree of Life’s divine providence.

Popularly known as tuba, this product of the coconut tree is a wine made from the sap coming out of its growing bud. Tuba is a beverage which has been a legacy enjoyed by local folks during Filipino celebrations.

This is s ome of the native residences of Barangay Isugan, Bacong, Negros Oriental wherein a rich coconut plant at ion is located, chose to live with— as tuba gatherers, also known as “coconut pilots”. One of them is Alvaro Cataylo, who is now 50 years old.

The gathering of tuba Early in the morning, Alvaro walks 2-3 kilometers before arriving at his working place. As he arrives, his work starts. He reaches the top of the tree, bringing a bamboo tube, bamboo strings, a bamboo brush, banana leaves, a knife, and a bamboo container with a handle for carrying.

Then, he collects the sap from the coconut bud inside the

bamboo tube and transfers it in a separate bamboo container.

Before the next collection, he cuts off the tip of the bud using his knife and cleans the bamboo tube with his long bamboo brush. Prior to the attachment of the bamboo tube to the bud using the bamboo string, a pounded preservative from a tree, called t o ng o g , i s placed inside the tube to add color and prevent the fermentation of the sap.

Alvaro explained that it is best to cover the attached tube from the bud with dry banana leaf to prevent manifestation of insects such as kiwot (stingless bee), lampinig (wasp), and pukyutan (honey bee) from entering the bamboo tube.

With the freshly fetched tuba, it will then be distilled using a strainer before selling.

In the late afternoon, he climbs the tree again and cuts off the tip of the coconut bud because one coconut bud can sustain at

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least one month of sap harvest.

Alvaro shares the secret behind a sweet and a sour tuba saying, “Para tam-is, ilisi ang sanggab kada adlaw, pero kung ganahan ka og aslom ayaw ra hugasi ang sanggab.” [For a sweet tuba, you need to change the bamboo tube every day, but if you want a sour tuba do not clean the bamboo tube.]

The bittersweet life of a tuba gatherer Twice a day, Alvaro climbs five coconut trees that are approximately 36 feet tall.

But before, he used to climb 29 coconut trees. He started working as a coconut pilot back when he was 14 years old and has been working at the plantation for 36 years already, the calluses on his hands as proofs of his hard work.

A l v a r o usually gathers two gallons of tuba every day.

He carries it on a bicycle and sells it in the city to earn money for a living, amounting to Php50 per

gallon.

The small income that a tuba gatherer earns is a cha l lenge to t hem w hen rainstorm comes. It will not be easy for a tuba gatherer like Alvaro to climb a wet tree and put his life at risk.

While the coconut tree can’t produce more sap since the tree will be shaken during a typhoon, it also can’t produce more sap during the summer due to shortage of its water nutrients.

Beyond the tested time of a proud native tuba gatherer who experiences the taste of a fruitful fluid of hardship and bliss in life, he is the representation of our timeless traditional coconut wine that is ready to conquer the market world.

With a middling height and tanned skin complexion, he existed with no left arm.

But his physical disability is not a hindrance for him to pursue his goals and dreams in life.

He started sharing his story in a calm way. In the middle of the conversation, he was sweating. Despite his nervousness, he managed to tell his life story well.

This 18-year-old gent is Melver Relasa, a sophomore B a c h e l o r o f E l e m e nt a r y Education major in General Education. He hails from Bindoy, Negros Oriental and currently resides in Balugo, Dumaguete City.

Reminiscing his elementary years, he

experienced bullying from his classmates due to his physical disability. Even in high school, it did not come to an end. At first, he felt depressed about it, but later on, he managed to ignore those people because his family is always by his side no matter what happens.

He shares that there was a time when he asked a favor from his Physical Education (P.E.) instructor to perform another activity because he couldn’t execute the riceweaving (puso-making) as part of the requirements in P.E. 112 (Recreational Games and Sports). Although he practiced it multiple times during the first semester, he failed to do it due to his

Let’s Call This Serendipity

By Pipsqueak During the first time we met, nothing special had happened.

It was just an ordinary day. The world did not move in slow motion around us, there were no confetti or fireworks, no sudden pop love song playing in the background, no unexpected musical dance number in the middle of the room, and no fancy stuff unlike how they portrayed the first meetings of the main characters in movies and TV shows.

I’ve heard about you from my friends before we first met.

Perhaps, their stories about you made me feel like I knew you already even before you introduced yourself. I had my own expectations about you and my own presumptions on what kind of person you are before I actually got to know you.

And then it happened— we got to know more of each other as weeks passed by.

Even before I knew it, things had changed. It wasn’t exactly a tremendous change, because everything happened in slow motion.

But the funny thing about this was that I didn’t mean for it to happen. I didn’t mean it to end up this way, not like this. I didn’t mean to actually feel this way towards you as soon as I got to know you even more.

Having a “crush” on you was never my intention at all, but I think the fondness that I’m feeling towards you all began way before I knew you and had just completely surfaced when we actually started talking. I’m blaming my friends for incessantly talking and gushing about you all the time, because I have started noticing the littlest of things in you and even the normally insignificant gestures like how you wave your hands around when you talk, how you smile at people you walk past, how you roll your eyes at corny jokes, and how you just suddenly burst into a song at random moments.

Feeling this way about you is illegal. You have no idea how much I’ve tried to be in denial, but I just couldn’t help it. I could write a whole novel about how jealous I am with the way your eyelashes kiss the tops of your cheeks when you close your eyes, and with the way you curl your lips around the words as you speak them.

I’ve wanted to tell you how I feel about you for quite a while now, but I knew that I couldn’t. I have a feeling that I probably could never tell you because it would just make things extremely awkward, and so I’ve decided that I’m just going to suppress these feelings that I have for you because I have to.

It’s a very difficult thing to do, but I really have to do this… because you’re my teacher.

Pipsqueak is an utter scatterbrain and has dreams to someday be part of a Broadway musical. physical condition.

Reading the bible is one of his hobbies, and he prefer to be alone but sometimes, he wants to mingle with his friends.

He considers himself to be blessed despite having a physical disability, for he knows that there are people who have more complicated situations than him.

Kaya man gani nila nga mas komplikado pa nako ilang sitwasyon, so kayanon pud nako,” says Melver who wants to prove that he can somehow compete with the other students. He can even drive a motorcycle without a clutch.

When asked who motivates him to continue his

studies despite his condition, he said that it is his family whom he values the most, as well as his education.

One of his goals in life is to finish his studies and help his family especially his younger siblings to finish their studies. Not only that, he also wants to fulfill his dream of becoming a lawyer in the future.

“Pasalamat mo sa Ginoo kay gi tagaan mo’g kompletong lawas,” Melver says in a positive manner. “Dili ta dapat mawadan og pagsalig and think positive lang jud. Dili babag kung naa kay kulang. Dili babag ang problema sa pagkabot sa imong mga pangandoy.

Have faith in God and trust in yourself.”

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UNIVERSITY DIARY

Love of a Melting Candy Story by Rainbow

Narlyn R. Mascardo

Francesca Nicole E. Divinagracia

Summer vacation is the most awaited thrilling break of the students. Normally, you deem of going to the finest beach resort with your peers or families, travelling to fascinating places or doing an escapade. Fancies of summer vacation also encompass sluggish days with no notions of classes or stress about school works, but there are fruitful ways to spend your summer vacation.

It is the most awaited part of all students who struggle so hard in their studies. Some people waited for it for a long time.

Some worked on it the whole time. Call it success when you walk down the stage with a square board on your head, a gown with a hood, and a degree in hand. You’re now ready to face reality.

Do you need to take a break after suffering from a tremendous headache for beating school-related deadlines? Perhaps, you have asked yourself, “Where will I go after graduation?” Don’t panic! It is time for you to get up and grab all the things you need for a bigger door that awaits you.

Commencing your search From the time you’ve graduated, you will surely be busy looking for a job that suits your degree. You have to physically and mentally prep are yours elf for t he tasks ahead. Private and government sectors may be demanding for the graduates to be in their workplace; however, only a few people get hired for the first job they apply for.

In an article from manilatimes.net, about 700,00 college students who will graduate this year are expected to swell the ranks of “unemployed” since the government will not be able to provide enough jobs for them. Top courses with most graduates this year fall from business administ rat ion, education, information

te chnolog y, eng ine er ing, medical and allied sciences, maritime, and some natural science courses.

According to Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) and advocacy officer, Alan Tanjusay, big number of fresh graduates will be unemployed because of job “mismatch.” These economic conditions have molded this generation, making people more f lexible, adaptable, creative, analytic and resilient to work. It may give them a hard time finding the position they want to have, but it is still within them who have great perseverance to aim it.

Putting together experiences and knowledge Yo u m ay e x p e r i e n c e rejections along the way, but getting rejections for the first time is natural. So, what happens when you’ve been rejected for a couple of interviews that you attended?

Focus yourself in seeking a relevant work experience.

Having an internship du r i ng you r s e n i or year in college might be

a big help in filling those empty experience positions on your resume. A workplace experience will make your bio-data be more interesting to read, showing how you can effectively apply yourself in different roles and fields. This is somewhat a way of building your experience and aiming your profession.

Scope-widening If work isn’t for you, then maybe school is the place for you. If you think you need further study in the degree that you’ve finished, then there is another route where you can explore more whether for personal satisfaction or career progresses.

Further study on your field of interest may open doors to

The store next door always received a peso coin from me for a large, heartshaped, red lollipop back then. When I was still in high school, I thought it would be the perfect gift that I could give to my crush.

I saw a lot of deliciouslooking candies in the store when February stepped in, so I asked the owner to let me deposit some coins to him since I had too much academic works to spend my money and I only had small allowance.

Before Valentine’s day, I would visit the store and drop a peso coin to the owner’s palm before going to school or during weekends whenever my uncle would

ask me to buy something there.

There was a time when the store owner flattered me by asking if the girl must be special, but she laughed hard when she said that I was not even friends with the girl and that I would only get rejected.

Well, giving something to her was worth the try.

The special candy only cost twelve pesos, so I got enough time to claim it.

Valentine’s day finally came, and I thought of joining her with her friends on our way home. Since we were classmates, I knew her schedule and planned to give her the candy at the gate before going home.

It was five o’clock in the

afternoon when I was about to start what was planned but our adviser surprisingly called me for a private talk.

I heard someone requesting her and her friends to stop by the canteen.

The meeting lasted for a couple of minutes, and I sprinted to the gate in hopes of fulfilling my plan. Panting with sweat, I hurriedly opened my bag and held the decorated plastic wrapper. I pulled the lollipop out and stood there still. Waiting.

Waiting. I kept on waiting for about fifteen minutes until I got impatient to see her lovely face.

I was losing hope that time.

I grabbed my phone inside my pocket and texted one

deeper understanding. It also has professional advantages since it can be useful for your career. Some sectors may seek high end degrees like having a Master’s degree or Doctorate degree just to make their company or schools be more progressive in a way t hat t he y have high-end degree employees.

Pursuing the graduate school qualification may help you with employment.

The bottom line is that whether you’re finding the perfect workplace for your degree, or you’re having a travel, the future “you” remains a question— somewhat a key point to look beyond the line that you’re in now. Life after graduation might be a little scary for us, but bear in mind that graduation isn’t a sprint but somehow a b e g i n n i n g of one’s journey to their success.

It’s still about survival in your life whether to go or not. (With reference from independent.co.uk) of her friends. I asked for a confirmation if they were still in school, but I sadly received a message seconds later that they went straight home.

They never really went to the canteen. She was gone, and I felt disappointed. My candy was useless. My plan was ruined.

I walked home alone.

When I reached the porch of our house, I unwrapped the lollipop and solely savored its taste. It was delicious but it would be more delicious if she had received it. Because of my frustration, I threw it on the street and watched it get crushed by a passing car.

Rainbow is a second year student who gives his special someone something every Valentine’s Day.

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Summer Guide for STUDENTS This summer, discover how you balance on expanding your knowledge, acquiring work experiences, and relishing your downtime.

Here are some guides that might help you spend your summer vacation in a productive way.

1.Ascertain a new skill.

Ascertaining a new skill involves the development of intellectual and emotional capabilities, the ability to t h i n k , f i nd and s olve problems, manage emotions and to be creative. Discover a new learning skill in a different field. Find out some cuisine and other aptitudes, depending on what career y o u w a nt t o p u r s u e . B y learning a new skill, you can be more marketable when you search for a job.

2.Take an internship.

According to some blogs, an internship is a great way to help you explore diverse career choices before you go to a job market. If you’re a college student, look for a great internship that can advance your know le dge and capabilities. A summer

internship will boost your resume and help you improve your discernment in your field of study.

3.Work a summer job.

Search for establishments like call centers, restaurants, and ot her f ir ms t hat are hiring for a summer job.

You will not just acquire experiences, but you will also earn money. Also, having a summer job develops your interview skills, makes you get better at coping with rejection, and pushes the limits of your comfort zone.

4.Partake a voluntar y movement.

Par ticipate voluntar y movements like joining a park clean-up day, attending outreach programs, or communit y de velopment projects. Voluntarily doing something for a cause will make you feel terrific about t h e w ay y ou s p e nt y ou r summer vacation. You can have the opportunity to help others and, at the same time, help build your character.

5.Personal improvement.

Personal improvement is a lifelong process and a

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He shifted to several courses, drowned in game addiction, stopped schooling, and realized the significance of having a college diploma. The wasted time and fading moments brought him back to his senses later on, making him want to catch up with life.

Vincent Marty Garcia Ho, a 26-year-old graduating student from Manjuyod, Negros Oriental, had shifted to several courses before. His journey in college started in 2006, never thinking of the possibility that it would take him a decade to finish his studies.

“They don’t want us not to finish our studies,” Marty grinned, displaying his perfect set of teeth. “I really thank God for giving us parents who understand us until the end.”

He found it a hassle to study in Bajumpandan Campus as an engineering student, so he wrote Bachelor of Arts (AB) in his enrollment form instead. Two months later, he found out that he was studying Mass Communication. Mass Communication was under the Bachelor of Arts back then.

“Being in NORSU at that time was hard if you don’t know the process,” he said.

In June 2007, he pursued Maritime Education at Negros Maritime College in Sibulan because of his cousins’ influence. As two years passed, this transferee went back to Negros Oriental State University and took up a degree in Accountancy.

Marty balanced two lives, being a student and a gamer.

He never regretted spending so much in playing computer games. Amidst the fight in accountancy classes, he played to the point of dropping some of his subjects.

“You have to study hard in advance and understand what you are studying,” he said, expressing how difficult it is to be a BS Accountancy student, spending sleepless nights in front of his books while also satisfying his never-ending addiction in computer gaming.

He dropped out of college years later, and he helped his family business while he could still play computer games. There came a point when days felt like years until he received his epiphany. Realizing that his parents were on the constant support and effort to send him to college was self-disappointing for him. This made him travel back to Dumaguete City to resume his journey.

He became an irregular third year student taking

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method to assess your skills and qualities. Set your goals in order to realize and maximize your potential. Create a blog and make a documentar y of your summer endeavors to keep in touch with peers and families, or utilize it as a personal journal to capture your creativity. Working on personal improvement is not only a productive way to spend your summer vacation but also a gift to yourself.

6.Enhance your knowledge.

Do you want to stay sharp for the upcoming semester?

Instead of taking a vacation with no objectives, have a trip that will make you learn about new places, cultures, practices, and innovations.

Read great books that will help you improve your vocabulary. Your mind needs exercise just like muscles. If you use it in the right way, you’ll be a more skilled thinker. If not, your ability to think a n d

learn will deteriorate.

7.Follow on social media.

Don’t just focus your attent ion on your s o ci a l m e d i a a c c o u nt s , b u t b e u p d at e d w i t h t h e l at e s t issues in your society and events happening around the world. You can also browse different sites where you can read articles that can help you improve your rational skills. Following stuff on social media will not just make you abreast but also help you adapt to the world using a relatively new form of communication.

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“To God be the glory,” says the 21-year-old lady praising God upon receiving the crown.

At that moment, the crown is destined to be hers!

Among the 12 female candidates, this young 5’7.5” Filipina stands out to be the most attractive lass in the competition.

She manages to withstand the pressure on stage with purity and glamour. And the crowd goes wild. She embraces the cheers and shouts of the spectators.

Representing Negros Island Region, she is ready to perform the duties of being the newly crowned 2017 Miss SCUAA National.

“I never expected to win but we were hoping,” she says, “sa akong mindset, walay nakaila nako diri [Batangas] so why not give it a shot.”

She is Fe Mavelle Tano, a junior student of Bachelor of Science in Geology. She has spent two years of study in BS Civil Engineering at Silliman University but shifted to NORSU later on. She hails from Sta. Catalina, Negros Oriental and currently resides at Dumaguete City.

Born on February 13, 1996 with a pure Filipina bloodline, she has three siblings. Her mom is an elementary school teacher while her dad is a school supervisor.

She is relieved on stage when she sees Norsunians cheering for her. As she battles with the other contestants coming from the different regions, she prays not to win the title but for a deserving contestant to receive it.

This strong woman

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Story of Spike

Art by Jomar E. Villarejo

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They told me to forgive and forget for I owe her everything I have now. Easy for them to say when they’re not the ones directly experiencing the everyday pain and disappointment.

Ever since you left me for another man, no words could explain the pain I’ve felt every second of the day knowing the fact that you were strong enough to choose someone else over me. I tried pleading every time you call me and cried as I gave you reasons to stay when you kept on saying no. I wanted you to be there everytime I felt sad, I wanted you when I felt glad, and I want you to be there when I’m sad and glad. I grew desperate for your hugs and your comforting words that seemed to ease up every twisted things life had offered me. However, you didn’t think of me.

You spent money on your other man and neglected me as if I was a mere thing that was of no value. You laughed and travelled with him while I had to endure listening to all the criticism people threw at you, I had to hear how everyone bad mouthed you, and I had to have my heart broken over and over again as I continue to breathe knowing how happy you were without me. You’ve given me so much pain that my sorrow turned into anger. My love that was neglected turned into a monster that haunted me at night and you, who I adored with my life, turned me into a person who became scared of being not good enough for someone. The woman whom I first loved became the very reason that made me too insecure with myself.

I thought that I was suffering enough, but when the man you chose overshowed his true intentions, you came back, barged into my life again as if you’ve never left, and caused so much destruction. You lost everything, your money all gone, your so called ‘friends’ became strangers, your relatives didn’t want you back, you became lost and the only home you could

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have tallied her long-list of achievements already in the field of pageantry. She won 4th runner up Miss Dumaguete 2015 and 2nd runner up Negros Sinulog Queen in the same year. She was also crowned as Miss Bayawan 2016. In 2013, she joined Reyna ng Aliwan at CCP – Cultural Center of the Philippines, Pasay Manila and won the crown without a doubt.

For Mavelle, experience is the best teacher with mistakes as the best lessons. She thinks that her edge among the other participants is her experiences, and being naturally charismatic made her on top. Her past experiences molded her to be resilient in life. When she was still studying in high school, she stood as the boss to her siblings and taught them not to lose hope

on their parents’ separation. Two years later, they were reunited and became a one big family again.

During the competition, one of the judges asked her what title he would want to have. She replied that she want the “Miss World” title without hesitation, not knowing he [the judge] is one of the organizers of the said pageant.

It’s not just about winning but also being a role model. She plans to organize a sports event to inspire and inculcate values that the students will forever practice.

“Everyone has ups and downs,” says Mavelle when asked about her advice to students on how to optimistically deal with life. “Be positive. Just continue to pursue your dreams.

Continue to do whatever makes you happy.”

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6th Issue BANNER PHOTO CAPTION (front page): ...jampacked with hungry Norsunians... (Error: ...jampacked by hungry Norsunians...); UNIVERSITY POLL RESULT (page 4): There are 113 respondents who answered Yes out of 208 which is equivalent to 54% (Error: 34%).

7th Issue UNIVERSITY POLL QUESTION (page 4): ...despite its violation of human rights? (Error: ...despite it violating human rights?). 25th Issue UNIVERSITY POLL RESULTS (backpage): Interchanged results for Online Voting System which is 63% and Manual Voting System which is 33% (Error: MVS records 63% and OVS records 33%).

27th-29th Issue IMAGE (front page): Photo courtesy from Kim Guevarra; UNIVERSITY POLL QUESTION (page 9): Do you think the minimum age of criminal lialibity (Error: Do you think death penalty’s age of liability).

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The NORSUnian, headed by its current set of Editorial Board, humbly regrets the publishing of information, stories, and images herementioned which may have misguided all of our readers. With deep regret that we extend our apologies to everyone, especially for errors and mistakes left unnoticed and uncorrected, since its first release this school year up to this last issue.

Accordingly following the student journalism parlance and in alignment with our readers’ suggestions, let us continue to constructively move forward.

For comments, email us at thenorsunianpub@gmail.com.

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we follow a well-laid constitution and bylaws and a student-friendly routine activity which apply to all of our operations and all of its members.

Who then follows or decides whether this trails are imposed?

For the implementation of these “protocols,” things must ran through a group called the Editorial Board. The Ed Board is composed of editors heading the publication. The members of this body shall collectively decide on the operating procedures the student publication needs to correct or implement. Therefore, this job requires an aspiring member to undergo a thorough process of selection and a constitutional qualification as backing.

Yes, before selected and or elected, an undergraduate student must become a member.

Stated under CJA section 3 (c), a student journalist must be any bona fide student enrolled for the current semester or term who has passed or met the qualification and standards of the editorial board. Aspirants, first, must pass the recruitment/hiring examination and qualifying interviews and second, live long for a two-month training and verdict, for regular membership.

Constant academic pressure, unaltered commitment, ideal performance, and professional diligence challenge these qualifications. Once you fail to deliver most of these challenges, you become a member who’s “under-probation” and shall undergo a status for redemption.

Failure, again to render, could forego your membership. As serious as I try to sound right now, we battle our own weaknesses in order to live for another week and that’s not just talking about “what comes about during the day” as reiterated by a member of the current governing board.

Do we really have a lot of money left?

No. If it is “enough” we’re talking about, then it absolutely fires up to a “no.” From the perspective of The NORSUnian Main, we only have a million left to be deducted by roughly P400, 000 printing for the first semester of this school year, and about P330, 000 for the second semester. That is about P15, 000-P20, 000 for printing regular weekly issues, not-to-mention auxiliary expenses for relevant contingent things that may transpire during the month or the week.

At the brink of depleting the money left, we cut out the number of newspapers for circulation from 4,000 copies to 2,500, with a supposed number of 12,000 Norsunians as recipients for NORSU Dumaguete City Main.

In view of the total amount of publication fund left, which includes those unexpended bal-

ances from the external campuses, a staggering P13-M is still left immobilized and stagnant. We could note from the CJA that the school must not withhold the funds and must release it without restrictions through the discretion of the publication, as deemed necessary.

However, in reality, as the student pub fee which all of the student were required to pay two years ago goes directly to the cashier’s records, NORSU as a government institution holds liability for the money accumulated. Once the fee gets part of the student pub account, the money has no way getting out without pertinent paper work and resolutions. There are six student publication funds held

by NORSU as a whole, and the fiduciary liability the university has for us does not give a publication power to use the other fund, if in any case, one gets zero.

Hence, the P13 million cry is deceptive in order to redirect noises from below useless. All should know that the other campuses have accumulated an unexpended balance due to the inefficiency of their campus administration. To cite a few instances, let us take TN Guihulngan for example who has been printing newspapers only when there are accreditors. If we have to look at their situation intently, they have been spending for TN from their own pockets, with the immeasurable help of their publication adviser. Why? Because the campus administration redirects them with statements that does not even promote transparency. They were told the possible impossible. As well as TN Siaton and TN Bayawan, who are not guided by a charter of procedures, which should have been the responsibility of the campus to relay, especially because they are students. Interestingly, our fellow campus journalists could not even get the balances and financial information from their campuses because their respective campus administrators and budget officers are hesitant and do not support the exercise of their student publication: evident by the return of their business documents and resolutions, and their printing proposals.

These students are responsible enough to start it and responsibly use their fund for the purposes of their publication but certainly, their passionate fire is watered down by a system of indiscriminate rejection. The efficiency must be like the London Bridge “falling down.”

The student pub funds ballooned because of many factors that do not even represent any misdoing from the student publication body itself. The slow government process with the

corresponding red tapes. The remoteness of the offices from the external campuses and administrative twigs they have to face before they could even get the assurance the paper will be approved. As it is with your explanation about the technicalities faced by the 2014-2015 Pylon-Yearbook, it is also, what we are facing as students and student journalists.

What about our scholarship and honoraria?

Last August, for this school year, we have published the disbursements of the publication fund and our standard operation budget for a semester and a year to provide students an idea as to how we operate and where the money would go.

Contrary to CJA of 1991 section 5 stating that collections by the school administration shall be released automatically to the student publication concerned, following government protocols full of excessive inquiries and red tape thus ruin the will and perseverance of pubs from the external campuses, so as the members from the main, whom are often disregarded and discriminated.

But this is just too myopic for a close-minded arbiter.

So let’s proceed with the honoraria received by every member months after regularly committing all their hours, passing meals most of their days in school to news leg, verify, interview, comply, and beat deadlines. Let us try to understand how hard earned it is to provide Norsunians the best quality student newspaper highlighting student-centered agenda. In addition, let us see how our travels around the country, perceived to be unliquidated and unjustified (where administrative personnel have already signed and approved it themselves), are fair and follow imposed lawful procedures.

The CJA of 1991, Rules and Regulations for Implementation Section 2, Rule V states that the budget of the pub shall include expenses for the printing costs of the student publication, transportation and needs of the staff and the teacher-adviser during their work at the printing press, office and photo supplies, attendance of the student publication representatives at the annual divisional, regional, and national press conferences/workshops, honoraria/allowances for staffers and teacher-adviser, and other incidental expenses therefore entitling all of us to participate.

Therefore, the honoraria we receive is approved ever since The State Scholar. If following a practice approved by law and deemed as wisdom by the intellects who created the law is un-

lawful and injustice, what should we therefore follow, your words of wisdom or advices?

For everybody’s knowledge, we contribute a part of the honoraria we receive to cater the problems we have inside the office: air-con maintenance, light bulbs, floor tiles, computer maintenance, camera maintenance, office supplies, wall paint and others. We also provide our staff refreshments whenever due as compensation for work done during major activities where students are involved like the recently concluded founding anniversary. When we do special meetings and group activities outside the campus and are not aligned with budgeted programs we submit at the end of the year, the money we use comes from our pockets and the remaining balance of our contributions.

Should the publication of the external campuses be independent and autonomous as to the use of their remaining fund?

Yes. As it is their independent publication because their students paid for it, it is due for them to spend what their students contributed to better their publication management, print, and operations. Fact check: 1. They are printing their newspapers twice a semester or every semester, once given the chance to, as their choice of frequency.

2. It is also the declared policy of the State to uphold and protect the freedom of the press even at the CAMPUS LEVEL and promote the development and growth of campus journalism as a means of strengthening ethical values, encouraging critical and creative thinking, and developing moral character and personal discipline of the Filipino youth as stated by Section 2 of CJA. 3. The meddling of their respective publications to consolidate it into one would be contrary to one vital value of journalism, which is “proximity.”

Articles published in the main does not all-inclusively interest those of the external campuses.

External campuses active participation on our paper would only amount to neglect from the students and uninterested feedback.

4. Should you know, campus administrators using the publication fund for other activities must be approved by the BOR stated under Section 7 of RA 9299. As we do not have the control of our publication funds, we can only decide where it should appropriately go aligned to student publication operations and programs.

5. For the past two school years, the NORSUnian Main has liquidated balances. This is why it is hard to hold responsibility

for other TN funds because TN Main is not spending it nor using it. We have followed audit and financial instructions. Protocols and procedures may be slow but we abide to them as long as our records pertain.

Should there be a written report on turn-over of responsibilities and other publication activities?

No. There is no legal basis, but for documentation purposes, The NORSUnian has kept files to prove turnover responsibilities and the Editorial Staff Box evidently provides it.

The Facebook page NORSU Hidden Files related to The NORSUnian is also a sweeping generalization. Why? Because some members of the university fear the advent of unfiltered Facebook posts, which may ruin them or the university, at any time, in comparison with the fearless reporting the pub has been doing. People, you are in a democratic country and our freedom of speech has become near absolute. Do not act as if you have been ethical in using social media when, in times of conflict, you are one with everybody who has been losing your tact.

TN practice decency and delicadeza whenever we its name as a publication. We instill it to our hearts that we are one with the students, but that does not correspond to the fact that we have to create NORSU Hidden Files just to do that. Of all people who continues to use the word “off the record,” and claims we are part of NHF, you have certainly positioned the publication in a bad light.

To answer whether we administer the page, we certainly disclaim it! All your claims and views are unverified and we are willing to undergo scrutiny to attest our integrity as student journos. We do not have to hide our identities to fight for our rights as students; we write and print our names on it.

Our lampoon issue is libelous and does not bring the name of TN. Again, paragraph b of Section 3 defines that a student publication of the issue of “any” printed material (refer to the statement above). Our TN CBL provides we could publish wall news, magazines, folios and issues detrimental to pro-Filipino and pro-student awareness.

As this is the reason why we published our lampoon as a separate issue made by our staff to pinpoint topics, which have been disregarded and should be taken into serious account by the administration.

We do not support the “no collection policy.” The NORSUnian certainly supports the “no collection policy” for dubious, exorbitant, and uncalled for fees collected from the students. But

how about the continued collection of P675 from the students for non-student related financing? Where does the library fee go when we have a very small incompetent university library?

Isn’t it right to collect for SG and student publication fees for its major purpose is to serve the students?

Expect accreditations from all over the campuses of Negros Oriental State University to fail for not supporting the move to recollect fees for the Main and consolidating the funds from the external campuses.

Editors are not 100% free of tuition and all payments related thereof. Remember, we have a laddered scholarship grant, which would only allow us to enjoy 100% scholarship if we continue to be at par with publication operations for 2 years that is 25% for the first semester as a regular member, 50% for 2 semesters, and 75% for 3 semesters, accordingly followed. All of The NORSUnian Main members undergo the same proceeding for scholarships, however, only an average of 40% of all members enjoys the scholarship of TN, as others are scholars of different grantors.

For an approach to advocate all of the student publication nationwide, CJA aims to uphold and protect the freedom of the press even at the campus level, as stated in the law’s Section 2 (Declaration of Policy). The act provides development and promotion of campus journalism.

However, how can a student publication carry its role as a student press in a college community if the school itself is not willing to promote freedom of the press?

We cannot deny that the act is flawed and is used by the school administrators to attack the student publications.

There is a new House Bill passed for CJA’s revision. House Bill No. 4287 argues that while the CJA of 1991 has strong provisions, it is “insufficient and lacking in material aspects to fully maintain the existence of the campus press.” The bill’s explanatory note quoted, “In the hands of devious school administrators, the Campus Journalism Act places in jeopardy the existence of campus publications nationwide.”

What if I give you a cup full of coffee which needs a bit of sugar to sweeten according to the taste of a friend you would serve it to, but somebody’s trying to tell you to serve him a cup of tea instead when you know exactly how this friend of yours perfectly likes coffee?

That is exactly the coffee case we are facing! Oh, did I just spill it?

Well, oops!

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Francesca Nicole E. Divinagraciaa

Negros Oriental Stat e University (NORSU) participated in the first Information and Communication Technology (ICT) student congress held on Silliman University, on February 18.

Associated by Philippine S ociety of Information Technology Educators- Negros Island Chapter, Computer S cience and Information Technology students from different universities and colleges participated the event.

NORSU as one of the participating universities, invaded the most number of students in the said event i n c l u d i n g t h e NOR S U Gui hu lngan c ampus and NOR S U B a y a w a n - S t a .

Catalina campus.

To g e t h e r w it h o t h e r u n ive rs ite s an d c ol l e ge s were Foundation University,

S a i n t P a u l Un i v e r s i t y Dumaguete, Asian College, AMA, University of Negros Occidental- Recoletos, Binalbagan Catholic College, Mo u nt C a r m e l C o l l e g e , Siquijor State College and the host university, Silliman University.

D u r i ng t h e m or n i ng session of the event, each schools was given the opportunity to present their researches, thesis and capstone.

S i l l i m a n Un i v e r s i t y presented Leaf- Based Varietal Mango Identification using Artificaial Neural Network, Un ive rs it y of Ne g ro s Occidental- Recoletos, Active Appearance Model in Racial Expression, another entry from Silliman University is Prob abi list ic Emot ion Recognition Using Gesture and Posture Analysis.

S i l l i m a n Un i v e r s i t y, Optical Music Recognition us i ng Mu lt ipl e Ne u r a l Networks on Paper-based

handwritten Musical store and Foundation University presented AMBUSH: A Multiplayer Shooter Game for Local Area Network Powered

by Unreal Engine.

While in the afternoon session, the lecture for different topics are divided.

According to Jaymark Umbac, President of the Computer Science department, “Daghan gyud ming nakatonan sa lectures mostly, sa thesis nga lecture kay daghan kang makuha nga mga ideas on how to improve your thesis.”

Moreover, Umbac also mentioned that it focuses on researches, thesis and capstone, and giving them; Computer S cience and Information Te c h n o l o g y s t u d e nt s t o become more comprehensive DECODING INFORMATION COMMUNICATION. CSIT students from NORSU and from the other colleges and in their projects thesis. state universities around NIR attended the first PSITE ICT Student Congress held at Silliman university for one day.

There are many researches that we can’t expect that paka ug Thesis or Capstone, BS Information Technology, different things, ug didto students can create it with gives idea on how to do and said “It was a great privileged, murag ni expand more ang a shor t e x p and of t i me, improve projects,” he ended. being part of the first NIR ICT among knowledge sa among “Makatabang, siya ug ga-take Donna J. Saycon, third year congress in which we learned course,” she ended.

Photo by Ma. Angelica G. Ho

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Engr’ng ranks down to top 16, top 3 in Archi Mary Joy C. Llorente

C o ll e g e o f Engineering and Agriculture (CEA) ranked down from top 3 to top 16 as the best engineering school in the Philippines while landing third in Architecture based on the Weighted Board Exams Ranking 2016.

Results are based o n t h e p a s t f o u r b o a rd examinations its graduates participated in, according to FindUniversity.ph Philippine Engineering Schools Ranking website, the same website who

ranked Negros Oriental State University (NORSU) third in 2015.

However, CEA ranked second as the best engineering school in Region 7 after University of San Carlos, and ranked first in architecture.

NORSU Engineering exam first time takers accumulated 83.2 % weighted board exams ranking this year, 9.8% lower than last year’s 93% rate in the four engineering licensure examinations.

Engineering results were based on the last four exams of five licensure examinations

TEARING UP/from page 2

power will eventually seek supremacy. The system stresses it. In a unitary system, it is normal. It is certain.

On the other hand, had only been the capital Cebu or Zamboangga Sibugay or Bacolod or Bicol, we would have been speaking Hiligaynon or Bicolano, or Bisaya. Same system plays out the same drama, but with a different cast of characters. This has been detrimental to all spoken language in the Philippines

which why today, Hiligaynon, Karay – a, Chabakano, and many more other native language of the land are close to extinction.

With all due respect to our national language, Filipino, and to the Filipino educators, linguists, writers, and academicians don’t get me wrong. I have nothing against you nor the language, all that I’m saying is that for once, let’s discard the unitary system and replace it with something best suited to our rich cultural diversity.

NORSUNIANS JOIN/from page 1

Agency (PIA), Department of Labor and Employment ( DO L E ) , P h i l i p p i n e C ommission on Women, and Visayan Forum Inc., an anti-human trafficking

organization. #MYFREEDOMDAY is a CNN project aimed to raise student awareness on human trafficking within schools and community around the world.

FORMER BM/from page 1

Sagarbarria informs the existing balance of Saycon and so with the existing continuing balance from the budgetary of Arnaiz amounting Php 407,250.

More so, it is proposed to allocate the Php 288,000 from the monetary of Arnaiz to serve as payment to the remaining debt of Saycon which resulted to a new existing balance of Php 1,020,000.

Notably, Saycon’s scholarship

program was halted due to three unpaid balances during the first and second semester of Academic School Year 2014-15 and first semester of ASY 2015-16.

Wi t h r e g a r d t o t h e remaining balance of Saycon, as of now, Fermiza explained, “Mag-agad ragud mi sa direction from the office of Congressman Sagarbarria. As long as naay approved letter.”

which are Electrical Engineer Licensure Exam (EELE), Mechanical Engineer Licensure Exam (MELE), G eo detic Engineer Licensure Exam (GELE), Civil Engineering Licensure Exam (CELE), and Electronics Engineer (ECE) Licensure Exam.

Architecture ranking is based on the January 2017, January and June 2016 and June 2015 licensure exam results.

This year, CEA ranked 21st in EELE with 95% passing rate; 15th in MELE with 88% passing rate; 3rd in GELE with 85% passing rate; 55th in CELE with

57% passing rate; and 27th in ECE with 50% passing rate.

However, two Norsunian examination repeaters were not able to make it during the January 2017 Architecture Licensure Examinations (ALE), registering 0% passing rate along with nine other schools in the country.

With NORSU producing a number of topnotchers in the recent Engineering Licensure Examinations (ELE) and Architecture Licensure Examinations (ALE), the ranking is based on the weighted LE rankings of all first time takers in the school.

SO LONG/from page 8

that we had, I was positive.

I really had a baby living in my womb and it scared me to death.

I told him about the baby and he said that he wasn’t ready yet! He wants me but not the baby. It frustrated me so much because I wanted to keep the baby but I kept in mind that I am not ready, as well as him. My family might also turn away from me after learning that I have become a reckless child.

So, I did what I had to do. I did all possible means to get rid of the baby, and I succeeded.

It hurt so much, but what hurt me most is that even if I already

had the poor life removed out of me, he still acts like nothing happened and that everything will be okay.

After the long waits I did early dawn, the times that I offered him my body even if I was so tired, the times that I accepted him even if I am just a third party, the painful words, the pride that he held over me, the love that I wanted but he didn’t give me, I give up!

I give up and I will never let him get a hold of me again.

Aquamarine is a graduating student and wishes the guy in the story to rot wherever he’s supposed to rot.

Geol studes react on mine closures

Syriyl MAE D. Mapili

“Inherently biased and ill-guided,” NORSU Geology Students’ Society President said on DENR Secretary Gina Lopez’s recent decision on the closure of 23 mining sites and suspension of five other, mainly due to destruction of water sheds.

Alec Benjamin Ramirez, GSS President, stressed, “Clearly, a portion of our future employment prospects are in danger if this continues…however, this is not the reason we oppose her drastic measures, contrary to see, we geoscientists take facts seriously.”

In reports from Inquirer. net, Lopez was asked to show recommendations of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) during her announcement.

“I’m under no obligation to let you know what’s happening,” she told the reporters. “If the President asks me, I am under obligation to give it to him,” she added.

Furthermore, she claimed in another interview, “It is time for social justice.

You [mining sites that are to be closed] cannot run your business and affect our farmers and fishermen. This is not acceptable under the Duterte administration and

not acceptable under the DENR.” Countering the statement, Ramirez pointed out the existence of responsible mining in the Philippines from his experience during his On-the-Job training (OJT) in Oceana Gold Philippines, Inc. “The huge developmental impact of mining in its host communities is also overwhelming…roads, schools and other projects are done which could have taken the government years to realize, pulling off the plug would seriously affect the host communities,” Ramirez furthered.

Considering future mining job opportunities, Jiarha Peñaflorida, a fourth year Geology student, stated, “Makaapekto jud siya, kay usually sa mga geologist motrabaho gyud sa mining sites…so mogamay jud ang chances na makatrabaho.”

Moreover, Christine Joy Hamoy also in her fourth year, retorted, “Kaming mga graduating, wa nay ka trabahuan ug ang mga moOJT kay di madawat [due to closure of mining sites offering OJT].”

On the other hand, Ramirez disclosed they are still hoping due process and logic will prevail.

NORSU tigers win 2 tune up game nd

Donna T. Darantinao

NORSU Tigers topple players from Silliman University (SU) during the 2 nd tune up game for volleyball women last

February 13, 2017.

Originally with three games last February 10, 13, and 15, NORSU Tigers had spiked their opponents during the second game, marking victory in a game.

With 9 players, the game lasted from 5pm in the afternoon until 8pm in the evening at the Silliman University Gym. When asked about what she felt after the games,

Maria Jade Ragay said that it was fine although they did not bag all the awards, at least they did their best in bringing the name of the the school by bagging one win.

SGDC-I on a year-end review

Larry V. Villarin

LAID-BACK TRACK. Federation of Student Governments (FSG) President Reymart Dadan (in yellow jacket) present during the College of Business Administration (CBA) Day.

questioned by the outgoing representative of the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Nurhima Hassan during the 2017 Miting de Avance dated March 1.

Also, the FSG initiated the first iFight seminar that aims to promote awareness among the youth in different schools and universities all over the country last September 13.

M o r e o v e r, S GD C - I under Dadan’s administration proposed a General Appropriation Act (GAA)

consisting calendar of activities in the whole school year stipulated with appropriate budget in a specific event under the Chairman on Committee and Appropriation Princess Angel Bebero which was then approved by the Board of Regents (BOR).

Portioned by the GAA is the NORSU Film Festival allocating per college and satellite campuses with an amount of Php 25,000 that covers the three film categories.

Conversely, the money was not utilized and the event’s

c om m e n c e m e nt re m ai ns unrealized due to the unapproved Annual Procurement Plan (APP) that triggered some film directors to air their grievances.

Finally, Dadan initiated an assembly on February 17 in pursuance to the realization of Yearbook 2017 but as an end statement of Dadan, he will no longer pursue it due to lack time and not unless a committee will be formed.

To note, Dadan assured to TN last June his term under his administration will succeed.

from neighboring universities were awarded as outstanding students.

The 15 Norsunian awardees are: Nouiea Bernadelle Acabal, Marne Alberto, Rachelle Van Amil, Monaliza Bantolo, Jessica Emnacin, Rowena Ganaganag, Jonnahlor Jaurigue, Joseph Ant hony Kit ane, Ju c el l e Magbulogtong, Kersie Keith A. Octava, Rea Oroc, Christie Ronda, Christian Even Santillan, Jedelyn Sarmiento, and Denny

Jane Tuastomban.

Students Affairs Services (SAS) Director Julio Ventolero said the 15 awardees are the top 15 NORSU graduating students as concluded by the official listing he had received from the Registrar’s Office.

“I guess the reason why I’m really proud of it is that I did not expect it. I did not expect that I would qualify. I am really blessed with that award kay I’ve been through hell lately,” Amil, one

of the awardees said. “Pero that award made me seek the bright side again.”

Some outstanding students from the college level came from Silliman University, Foundation University, and Saint Paul University.

YMC A O ut s t an d i ng Student Award is a communitylevel project to recognize exemplary performance of students both in school and community involvement.

YMCA awards 15 outstanding Norsunians Kenneth Carlorio S. Surilla

Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) re cog nize d 15 Norsunians as some of the outstanding students of Dumaguete City on March 10.

In its 27th YMCA Annual Outstanding Student Awards in Talay, Dumaguete City, 15 graduating students from Negros Oriental State University (NORSU) with fellow students

BOR approves academe-industry linkages Donna T. Darantinao

From the recent Board of Regents (BOR) special and regular meetings last June 7 and September 1 at the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Central Office, the BOR has approved academe-industry linkages.

Board of Regents (BOR) Resolution No. 82, s. of 2016 states, “Resolved, to approve the academe-industry linkages with the following

companies for students’ on-the-job trainings/ internship programs, faculty immersion, and other related activities in compliance to academic requirements, subject to Commission on Higher Education (CHED) standards, rules, and regulations: Algorith Computer Services – Kabankalan City; Andrew’s Diner – Mabinay; Barangay Poblacion, Mabinay; Bureau of Fire Protection – Mabinay;

Bureau of Jail Management and Penology – Mabinay; FilGlobal Ltd.; Global Vantage Incorporated; Helicopters New Zealand Ltd.; Jamaica Ace Internet Café – Mabinay; Junlynne Repair Shop – Bais City; LGU Motor Pool – Mabinay; Mabinay Spring Resort, Mabinay Terminal Complex Hotel; Mabinay Tourism Office; Med Express Drug Store; Municipal Trial Court – Mabinay; Philippine National Police – Mabinay; SAU Tech – Kabankalan

City; Scooby’s Mabinay; and Vista Resort Pension House – Mabinay.

Resolved further, to authorize the university president to sign the respective OJT/internship contracts in behalf of the Board of Regents.

From Limson’s previous statements in an interview with The NORSUnian (TN) that there will be partnerships in order to improve the quality of service and education for the students.

4 SGDC-I colleges to hold special elections Narlyn R. Mascardo

With CNPAHS having no willing candidates while three other colleges are unable to reach the required number of representatives, a special election will be held in Main Campus 1 on June 2017.

SGD C-1 C ommission on Elections (COMELEC) Chairperson Rosie Noay, stated seven representatives are required for CIT, six for CEd and CAS, and two for CNPHAS. In an interview with TN, Kristine Rose Pening, former CNPHAS governor and newly

elected SGDC-1 president explained, “Known naman gud na sa CNPHAS nga dili kaayo mo-take og ing- ana ka dako nga responsibility kay dili sayon nga naa ka sa SG.” Furthermore, when asked how she could urge unwilling students, she said, she will not

force the students to run because if they are not willing, they will not work eagerly.

More so, she knew there are potential students for the SG positions and she is confident there will be students who will run for the upcoming special election.

Mandatory ROTC pushed for SHS

Community News PH commemorates 31st EDSA anniversary Kenneth Carlorio s. Surilla

Photo by Ma. Angelica G. Ho

Ou t g o i n g a d m i n i s t r at i o n o f the Student Government of Dumaguete City (SGDC-I) under President Remart Dadan marks accomplishment and lapses during his term of service for the School Year 2016-2017.

Under the jurisdiction of House of Representative Genesis Dimatulac together with the elected representatives per college, the Legislative branch of SGDC-I was able come up with 40 proposed House Bills.

However, out of the 40 bills, only two were discussed and only one bill on House Rules was passed which expanded a debate in one year with regard to compelling the attendance of representatives wherein suspension will be imposed to violators exempting for reasons of On-the-Job Training (OJT).

As per verbal statement of Dimatulac concerning the amendment of the Federation of Student Government (FSG) constitution and bylaws, they are still on its preamble.

Considerably, the SGDC-I formed a judiciary branch specifically composed of a chief justice however, the outgoing Chief Justice Girlie Mae Princess Montero divulged her stagnant function after which she was

VOL XXXIV ISSUE NO 30-35 FEBRUARY 6-APRIL 2, 2017

VOL XXXIV ISSUE NO 30-35 FEBRUARY 6-APRIL 2, 2017

The 31st People Power Revolution anniversary, and President Rodrigo Duterte’s first as Commander-in-Chief, in February’s last week was marked with simplicity, silence, but with commotions.

Ordered by the President, t h e “ S a l u b u n g a n” o r reenactment of the union of forces that symbolized the end of the Marcos regime was scrapped off the program declaring it in line with the government’s theme for this year: “A Day of Reflection: Celebrating People Power for Nation Building.”

“It’s time to move on from just celebrating the past, remembering the past, and to move on into the whole aspect of nation-building, to give it a more positive outlook and to… give a more positive understanding,” Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella explained the quiet celebration.

However, Duterte was absent in the anniversary in Camp Aguinaldo event making him the first Commanderin-Chief absent in an EDSA anniversary aside from former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in 2008.

On the 25th, Former Presidents Fidel Ramos and Benigno Aquino Jr., along with several Liberal party members, joined a rally march

Mary Joy C. Llorente

to the People Power Shrine at the corner of EDSA. “For a long time, celebration ang ginagawa natin. Ngayon, mas may dagdag na kailangan gawin din sa paggunita at pag-alala... paalala sa atin na ‘di tapos ang laban kung hindi tayo handa magtanggol ng karapatan,” Aquino said.

Furthermore, most rallies present in the event voiced for Duterte to make peace talks with communist rebels, and to express their thoughts against Duterte’s policy on the war on drugs where 7,000 and more died because of extra judicial killings.

At 4 P.M. of the day, the rally was still present when a different rally composed of Duterte supporters gathered at t he EDSA R e volut ion Monument to commemorate the occasion and a short feud ensued between the two sides.

However, the Duterte supporters then went to Luneta Park where more supporters gathered.

The day ended like it did 31 years before, a member of the Duterte critics gave a flower to a member of Duterte supporters.

Over six thousand were at the EDSA or what is originally known as Epifanio de los Santos Avenue. (with reference from rappler. com and philstar.com)

President Rodrigo Du t e rt e approved the mandatory Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) for Senior High School (SHS) students in all public and private schools nationwide.

A c c o r d i n g t o C NN Philippines, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said in a social media post that the President approved the mandatory ROTC after a thorough discussion with his Cabinet and has been forwarded to the Congress, tagged as “urgent” matter.

Piñol said Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana presented an amendment for Republic Act 7077 or the “Citizen Armed Forces of the Philippines Reservist Act” to make ROTC mandatory.

The Agriculture Secretary also quoted Lorenzana, saying that “ROTC instills patriotism, love of country, moral and spiritual values, respect for human rights and adherence to Constitution.”

This move is agreed by the NORSU Senior High School Principal Dr. Carlou Bernaldez

expressing that “It helps promote healthy, dynamic, and responsible citizenry” among the students.

The students will be benefited in a way that it “imparts total discipline, promotes physical fitness, and improve team – building skills,” he added.

More so, this has gathered different opinions from the students. Venus Duroy stated that “Okay ra man unta but kapo’y naman kay naa gihapon ang RO pagka – college.”

Ana Marie Caballes agreed with Duroy saying that it is not efficient since they [senior high students] have been Citizen Army Training (CAT) in junior high school.

Disagreeing Duroy and Caballes is Macky Dinglasa saying “Agree ko anang mandatory RO since makatabang na sa amoa nga mga kabataan, para sad na ma – train mi physically and mentally under pressure.”

Furthermore, Piñol said the Anti-Hazing Law will be strictly implemented to “avoid hazing deaths” and will be one of the measures to safeguard the mandatory ROTC.

Norsunian wins love letter writing contest

Amidst no-collection policy Obligatory contributions irk Norsunians

Mary Joy C. Llorente

Some Norsunians raised concern on obligatory contributions from some of their professors and college deans, questioning the strict implementation of the ‘no collection’ policy. “ Ki n a h a n g l a n p a m i magbayad para sa floor wax.

Diba sa janitorial services man na nga trabaho para i-provide?” a student from t h e C ol l e ge of A r t s an d Sciences said, questioning such contributions if it is covered in the policy.

Some are also paying twice the original amount of test questionnaires during exams (3–5 pesos per page), while others are obliged to go on field trips.

“Dapat mas barato dag way unta ng ilaha [faculty] kay unay ragod unta sila sa college ug pa-print or photocopy,” another student opined from CAS. Others who incurred an INC [incomplete] marks had some instructors requiring them to give a token to their instructors like figurines and having their lessons on tarpaulins.

“Wala man siguro sila’y

dautan nga intention pero ang approach ba, naa juy dili maayo,” a student from CCJE stressed.

Other forms of obligatory collec tions that students claim to have experienced are contributions for projects like classroom floor wax, paper materials, white board markers, teaching materials and projectors.

BOR Resolution 51 states “to stop all collections within the whole Negros Oriental State Univ e r sit y w ithout prior Board of Regents ( B OR ) approval e f fec tive immediately.”

A n ot h e r on e i s B OR re s olut i on n o. 5 3 w h i ch states “that every students has the right to be free from involuntary contributions of any nature.”

More so, BOR resolution 54 resolves “to stop all selling and solicitation activities within any NORSU campus unless authorized by the Board of Regents (BOR) through the office of the university president.”

Despite the strict implementation of the said resolutions, some faculty continue to impose these collections.

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NORSU-SHS Grade 11 enrollment unsure to open Larry V. Villarin

Previous problems of Senior High School’s (SHS) deficiency of facility and money to suffice for the salaries of their instructors open its immense possibility for the program not to be offered for the incoming Grade 11 enrolees in NORSU for the next school year.

Conferring to SHS Principal Carlou Bernaldez, he said, we cannot expect Negros Oriental State University (NORSU) will be offering the program for the lifetime.

Besides, Bernaldez pointed out the previews problem of SHS during its transition in NORSU such as lack of facility

and including SHS teachers who were not able to receive their salaries on time.

Along with the 5 years transition p er io d of t he Depatment of Education (DepEd), Bernaldez emphasized, “NORSU is just helping DepEd. We are only to offer SHS during the transition while DepEd is not yet capable of giving all the academic preparations.”

More over, B er na lde z explained, DepEd cannot decide whether NORSU should continue to offer SHS or not.

“They cannot. But they can of asking the BOR to extend our help but they cannot control us,” he furthered.

Conversely, Bernaldez

recognized the presence of the mandate by law stating all public universities and colleges should help DepEd for the five years transition.

Sought from the statement of Bernaldez, their plan is to let the Grade 11 finished until they graduate Grade 12.

Notably, this year many parents are already asking for early registration, but they refused to since they haven’t received any orders yet.

As for the supreme decision if NORSU will still be accepting new enrolees for Grade 11, according to Bernaldez, the standing order depends on the decision of the Board of Regents (BOR) through BOR resolution

and through the implementation of the university president.

With regard to insight of President Joel Limson on the matter, Bernaldez divulged, from the mouth of the president he said, “parang maglisod na” and it would probably be difficult if they will be encountering the same problem this June hence, they can no longer tolerate it.

“I got the point of the president also because it was really the hardest problem we encountered,”Bernaldez seconded.

As of the press time, they are still waiting for the final decision of the BOR whether NORSUSHS Grade 11 enrollment will be offered.

MC-1 students assess SGDC-I prexy

Mary Joy C. Llorente

A f t e r alm o s t a year of service, Norsunians evaluates Student Government of Dumaguete City I (SGDC-I) President Remart Dadan’s performance during his term.

A total of 1, 000 students from the Main Campus 1 answered a survey conducted

by The NORSUnian (TN) where 46 respondents are Student Government (SG) Officers.

Norsunians evaluated the SG president’s performance factor specifically in the field of administration, knowledge of work, communication, teamwork, decision-making or problem-solving, expense management, human resource management, independent action, leadership, dependability, responsiveness, and managing

change and improvement.

Results showed 68.7% of respondents said Dadan’s performance meets their expectations in measuring effectiveness in planning and organizing activities.

Considering knowledge and understanding of all phases of his job, 79.2% said Dadan is competent.

With regard to effectiveness in listening to others, expressing ideas, and providing relevant and timely information, only 13% said they are satisfied while 71.3% are unsatisfied.

Moreover, 2.1% said Dadan is capable of understanding students’ problems and making timely, practical decision, while 82.3% are unsatisfied with his performance.

Measuring effectiveness in time management, initiative,

and independent action within prescribed limits, 18.23% said he is efficient, while 66.8% of the students said his performance is ineffective.

In establishing challenging goals, delegating and coordinating effectively, promoting innovation and team effort, and leadership skills, 55.8% students said they are disappointed and 8.29% said he is proficient.

Regarding his responsiveness in completing job tasks in a timely manner, 61.6% of the students said that his performance fails to meet their expectations and 5% said he is responsive.

A student leader from the College of Industrial Technology (CIT) stated, “Okay ra ang activities but very poor leadership.”

College of Education (CEd) Governor Gene Patrick Pialago admitted his disappointment.

“He is self-centered. Being a student leader is not about the position, it’s the definition of the position – serving the students.”

College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Governor Kurt Villarias aired his dismay saying, “he is not the president I voted,” and said he is an ineffective leader.

C o l l e g e o f Nu r s i n g , Pharmacy and Allied Health Services (CNPAHS) Governor Kristine Rose Pening said “dili siya kabalo mo-trust sa iyang tawo.”

Moreover, Speaker of the House Genesis Dimatulac rated him five, in a scale of one to 10, 10 being the highest. “He has a very good start, he has a very good vision but we don’t know where we will end,” he said.

Grande pointed out that reporters in media nowadays should possess critical thinking skills, research skills, courage, and virtue to stand firm in the society wherein, fake news, alternative truths, and trolls are rampant.

“In these times, we need journalists who won’t sell themselves,” the editor said to the crowd. “We need journalists who will abide by these principles [truthfulness, fairness, accuracy].”

Reactors were called after her talk. They were Alex Pal, editor-in-chief of Dumaguete

Metro Post, and Judy Partlow of the Philippine News Agency.

“We have to dig deeper before reporting anything,” Partlow advised to news reporter in order to disclose effective stories.

When asked about her satisfaction of the workline, Grande said they get selfgratification “knowing that you’ve changed the life of a person or an entire community.”

The Embassy of Canada in the Philippines created the Marshall McLuhan Prize as

its flagship public Diplomacy initiative.

Grande was recognized as the McLuhan award recipient for her reportage in the recent national election and also being a correspondent for ABS-CBN’s investigative group that writes in-depth stories.

In line with the theme of the forum: “Journalism in Challenging Times: Media as Guardians of Democracy and Watchdog of Society,” The prize advocates excellence in investigative journalism in the country.

‘Best in Swimsuit’ and ‘Best in Sportswear’.

In an interview with Tano, she said she never expected to win but she was hoping to be included in the top five.

When asked about her edge from the other candidates, she said her experiences from several pageants such as Reyna ng Aliwan 2013, Ms. Dumaguete 2015, Negros Sinulog Queen 2015 and Ms. Bawayan 2016

helped her win it.

On the other hand, Jenson Ling Martizano, NORSU’s Mr. SCUAA, also received the ‘Best in School Uniform’ minor award.

Moreover, Michael dela Pena, NORSU coach of Mr. and Ms. SCUAA 2017, felt overwhelmed because for the past years up to now, the school has never scored zero whenever NORSU represents nationally.

ABS-CBN news ed talks in Dumaguete

Photo by Ma. Angelica G. Ho

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Kenneth Carlorio s. Surilla

FOR YOU, MY LOVE. Donna Darantinao shows her winning piece of handwritten love letter.

Syriyl MAE D. Mapili

I n c e l e b r at i o n of Valentine’s Month, a Norsunian bested 14 other contenders from different universities in the 2nd Annual Valentines Love Letter Writing Competition held in Silliman University on February 13.

Donna T. Darantinao, a second year AB Social Science student, moved the judges’ emotions in her written love letter which outstood among others.

“I think the contest proved that even millennials, just like me, still see the essence of writing love letters, and could arouse the passionate side of us,” Darantinao expressed.

With other winners, the entry of Aprille Rosell Vince Juanillo from Silliman

University placed second, while Niel Anthony Lajot from Silliman University Senior High School placed third.

Explaining their decision, Kent G. Omison, one of the judges, said Darantinao’s entry won “because of the thoughts and how she puts the pieces of her heart in it, like her experiences and how she made it all come out from her heart…tagos-puso!”

Agreeing with Omison, Mi chel l a Mar i a Mu ñ i z , reigning Miss Tanjay and judge, stated, “It is not only about the content but the way she wrote it was from the heart.”

The top three winners were given a chance to read their letter live on Fil Products for #SU and have it archived in the Silliman University Library.

An ABS-CBN news editor talks on responsible journalism to mass communication students, professionals, educators, and media advocates of Dumaguete City.

Gigi Grande, news editor at ABS-CBN Corporation, is 2016 recipient of Marshal Mcluhan Award for Investigative Journalism and guest speaker of the Marshall McLuhan Forum Series held in Silliman University, February 24.

Tigers bag Nat’l SCUAA awards

Narlyn R. Mascardo

Representing Negros Island Region (NIR), Negros Oriental State University (NORSU) athletes grabbed four out of 15 gold medals, placing the region fifth during the national State Colleges and Athletics Association (SCUAA) held in Batangas on February 19-24.

According to Sports and

Athletics Director Robeleo Padernal, NORSU Tigers received two gold medals, two silvers and two bronzes in Pencak Silat men, two silvers and three bronzes in Pencak Silat women, and one gold and two bronze medals in Boxing.

In addition, Mavelle Tano was crowned Miss SCUAA 2017 after contending with 12 other competitors vying for the Vtitle.

She also garnered minor awards

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Univ library plans for automation

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Bachelor of Business Administration in 2014. He learned to balance things from being a responsible student to an effective student leader.

His campus activity involvement is as huge as his body built. He became a member of Societas and a representative of College of Business Administration Student Government (CBASG) since he returned. He is now the CBA-SG governor l e a d i ng p ap e r work s for

the active participation of t he college in university undertakings and student welfare.

He a lre ady marke d a specific date on his April 2017 calendar, thinking about the event that will make his family proud. His decade of journey finally reached its end. He paused. Then, he shared his goals after graduation. “Makakuha og trabaho, tabang sa pamilya… and build my own computer shop!”

COMELEC reschedules SGDC-I elections Lifeel Gleedz G. Raga

Due to the problem on Commission on Election (COMELEC) composition of members, Student Government of Dumaguete City (SGDC-I) 2017 election of officers was rescheduled on March 3.

T h e f i r s t ap p o i nt e d chair, Marc Andre Quirim, became inactive causing the group to have delayed operation.

Wi t h t h e a u t h o r i t y vested by SGDC-I President Remart Dadan, the remaining members of the

body promptly decided to come up with a new set of members of the COMELEC h av i n g t h e For m e r Vi c e chairperson, Rosie Noay, to lead the group together with Jessel Eva, Jason Awid, Louie Albert Suminguit, Genilyn Belocura, Jojie Generoso, Franchesca Ares Silva as her vice chairpersons and Edilmer John as her secretary.

In accordance to t he SGDC-I Election code 2015, the COMELEC should compose one chairperson and 6 vice chairpersons.

More so, based on the election code, the schedule

for election of the new set of Student government officers shall be on the third Wednesday of February.

In an inter view, Noay said they were not able to follow the schedule which was supposed to be on the third Wednesday of February due to the issue added to that they spent one week and two days of preparation.

Furthermore, they sent a letter to the office of the university president on Februar y 15, to asked permission towards their use of school facilities such as CIT audio visual room

for candidate seminars and venue for ballot canvassing and tallying of votes, and student lounge and hallways as polling areas for their election preparation.

With the help of the m e m b e r s o f t h e g r o u p, the election was put into realization on March 3.

As noted, COMELEC members were being appointed by the outgoing administration of Dadan which started their service last June 2016 during the special election of some colleges with incomplete representatives.

314 academic awardees, with 262 dean’s listers and 52 presidential awardees, revealing 41.7 percent drop in number from 2015’s 538 academic honorees.

Recently, University Head Registrar, Mr. Reymil Cadapan, pointed out the decrease may be associated with various methods the university has taken in order to pursue “quality education” especially with the strict implementation of “onprobation policy.”

Cadapan expressed that the real deserving students will get the recognition, Among the 183 honor

students, 4th year Bachelor of Science in Aviation Maintenance (BS-AM) student Joseph Anthony Kitane, recipient of various academic and nonacademic awards, said his success centered on enjoying college life and proper time management. “It is a customary thing to say that it’s just proper management of time. But in my part, I was just enjoying every little thing while I’m in college.”

“I only did what a typical tertiary student usually does.

Study at vacant times, party at night. For me, taking life too serious is kind of boring. It’s

just a good weighing of things.

You enjoy life and be awarded with honors both in academic life and outside the school,” he shared.

Kitane is a recipient to a number of honors, namely: Presidential Academic Award, Presidential Technology Award, Most Proficient in Technology Skills Award, and Service Award as Kabilin Band Instrumentalist.

Moreover, students excelling in the field of leadership, student governance, campus press service, music, culture and performing arts were also recognized as nonacademic awardees.

of life by marching back to the Dark Ages where justice is one and the same with violence. We improve our defective justice system by fixing it and not by leaving it behind.

It is true that the spread of drugs is partly due to corrupt judges. But it is also true that illegal drugs boom

b e c au s e of b ot h c or r upt police force and prosecution s e r v i c e , w h i c h a re b o t h within the executive power of President’s cont rol to reform. It is also correct that before children become drug dependents, there are education, health, and social welfare departments which are executive agencies within

the President’s control to tap.

We want our President Duter te to thrive in this combat against illegal drugs.

But in his haste and passion, he may end up accused of a crime more serious than t h e on e s p e r p e t r at e d by his nemeses. Our country doesn’t need a leader being tried at the ICC.

Norsunian acad honorees drop to 58.2% Kenneth Carlorio S. Surilla

Infographics by Javan Lev A. Poblador

From 314 to 183 in Negros Oriental State U n i v e r s i t y ( NOR S U ) Dumagute City, the number of student academic awardees continued to decrease in this year’s Recognition Day as signified by a 58.2 percent drop.

During the Honors Day on March 17 in Negros Oriental State University Gymnasium, 183 academic awardees were given recognition with 145 dean’s listers and 38 presidential awardees.

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our society by depending on gun-w ielding men to apprehend criminals, but have s eparately assigned the task of listening to a c c us at i ons of g u i lt and protestations.

Yes, we could see that our justice system is infamously flawed and graft-prone. But we do not improve our way

Photo by Rustom N. Obrador

A i m i ng f or effective ser vices for the students and the university staff, Maria Felicris B o k i n g k i t o , Un i v e r s i t y Library Officer-in-Charge (OIC), moves to have an automated library system and modern equipment.

An automated librar y system allows students to access and reser ve the books they need through m o b i l e ap p l i c at i o n a n d software, which will soon be implemented in the university.

S o f a r, B o k i n g k i t o disclosed they still have to consider the best company that will offer less amount, which they would choose either Electronics Information Services, Inc. (EISI) or Globe.

R e c e n t l y, EI S I h a v e already proposed their system where Axel Gabriel Caborles,

Sales and Marketing Manager of EISI, said students should download the app called Follet Destiny to access the library system even outside the university as long as there’s an internet connection.

Aside from the automated library system, Bokingkito also intend to have modern equipment such as Radio Frequenc y Identif ication (RFID) encoder and scanner kit, RFID High Frequency Tags, RFID reader with Bluetooth, RFID Blade scanner, RFID security gate set and server for the improvement of the university library.

T h e a f o r e m e nt i o n e d equipment are the items offered by the EISI, a private corporation in Manila, which cost Php 2.67-M in total.

As part of the Project PROGRESS ON-LOAD. A Norsunian inside the NORSU Dumaguete City 1 Library with a new computer interface for signing in entrants.

Procurement Management Plan (PPMP) of 2017, To note, the university log library users with their on the log sheets per college. in the library per day and it Bokingkito said a Purchase library already implemented Identification (ID) number, T h i s s y s t e m w i l l was developed by Randolf Request (PR) will already be an automated logging system instead of writing their names, automatically calculate the Chavez, a senior Computer processed upon its approval. which allows the students to course and other information number of students who enter Science student.

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Narlyn R. Mascardo

Directors fret on pending Film Fest

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NORSU-BOR reforms BAC

Mary Joy C. Llorente

T o a n sw e r reports of indiscretion in procurements, Board of Regents (BOR) resolved to reinforce Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) by mandating the University President to revamp BAC Secretariat and Technical Working Group (TWG).

President Joel Limson reinforced new BAC Secretariat and TWG officers through Executive Order 27 s. 2017.

B OR R e s o l u t i o n 3 4 SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE. Chairperson of this year’s Film Festival, Hon. s. of 2017 constituted the Genesis Dimatulac. fol low ing desig ne es: Dr. Larry V. Villarin leader, you should have to take Elsie Ramacho, College of a risk and take the responsibility Business Administ rat ion Due to the unapproved of many.”

(CBA) Dean, appointed as CEd Film Director Daphne Annual Procurement Plan (APP), Negros Oriental State Anne Reyes expressed her loss of OUTGOING STUD../from page 1 University (NORSU) Film determination on their unpaid government officers, said Festival Directors expressed hard work, knowing that the they were not informed of the their grievances over the university did not suffice money president’s plans. “ Wala mi na - i n for m for the film. possibility of its cancellation.

On the other hand, College na mag-ele c t diay ta og After hearing the unofficial announcement, College of of Industrial Technolog y committees, and this yearbook Arts and Sciences (CAS) Film (CIT) Assistant Film Director should be consolidated first.

Director Cholemie Vallejo Aldrinne Tanilon divulged Mo-consolidate ka sa mga SG pointed out their wasted effort, their expenses amounted to officers wherein SG officers will consolidate others. We have to time, dedication and sacrifices approximately Php 7,000.

M o r e s o , Ta n i l o n maximize the SG officers if you to make the film possible.

Knowing they have already emphasized, “Dili ra man unta believe in them,” SGDC-I Vice produced the film, Vallejo mi modayon kay apiki, dayon President Janine Briones said.

Agreeing to Briones, appealed to the Board of Regents walay budget kay wala usab (BOR), “Whatever their reasons silay klaro nga gihatag, niya naa F e d e r a t i o n o f S t u d e n t are, they should understand us, man kuno sanction. For the sake Government (FSG) Scholarship Yves students, first. They should have nga dili ma-sanction among Head Committee checked if we’ve really made department naningkamot jud mi John Mark Manaban stated, “We are just confused sa process any or none, before they make na mahuman ang film.”

Corresponding to the issue nimo [Dadan]. From the very impulsive decisions.”

Thus, Vallejo questioned if the BOR disapproved the first place, wala mi kabalo nga the effortv of the Student Regent NORSU Film Festival, Dadan naa diay siya’y committees.”

D a d an ans we re d t he Remart Dadan, disclosing, clarified, “Ang film festival “He is supposed to be our giusa na siya sa GAA approved committee does not oblige representative; our voice in the naman siya but we cannot senior students to work, but BOR. He should have known go kay wala may approve na their willingness will help APP, naa may mga gamit na pursue the production of the we’ve already gone too far.”

C ollege of Education kinahangalan (e.g. red carpet, yearbook.

On the other hand, former (CEd) Governor and Executive trophy) [during the awarding].”

Dadan furthered, the SG Governor of the College of Film Producer Gene Patrick Pialago, disclosed the money Film Festival was already Nursing, Pharmacy, and Allied they have spent for the film approved by the BOR last Health Sciences (CNPAHS) amounted to approximately Php September 2016. However, Mar y Angelique Banogon 5,000, excluding their debt to it was postponed during the suggested to look for photo a recording studio amounting founding celebration due to a studios through bidding to work conflicting schedule with the for the yearbook wherein its Php 10,000. quality would be assured.

“Until karon gitawagan Alumni Homecoming.

Dadan counteracted to the As last resort, according to nami sa studio, it’s really a big burden to me. Gahuna-huna Dadan, the final decision will question of Banogon saying, ko unsaon nako ni pagbayad depend on the overall chairman “Wala man koy giingon nga dili ta mag-bidding…If naay kay wala na-release ang money of the film festival.

B a s e d on t h e i n it i a l committee, two months ma[from GAA],” Pialago said.

A s n o t e d , S GD C - I statement of the overall NORSU release [the yearbook]. Maoy proposed to allocate Php 25, Film Festival Chairman and giingon sa IPO.” Despite Dadan’s 000 per college and satellite Speaker of the House Genesis reasoning, Banogon stressed her campuses from the General Dimatulac, he cannot give final SAS DIRECTOR/from page 1 Appropriation Act (GAA), but decision whether the event will on Higher Education (CHED) the budget is still not released. push through or not. Hence, he issued a moratorium on all Pialago also stressed, “It’s opens the possibility for it to be field trips under CHED really a big failure of Dadan rescheduled in the next school Memorandum Order No.17, in his administration. Being a year.

Series of 2012 after the field trip A MOTHER’S/from page 11 of the Bestlink College of the Philippines resulted into a bus run back was us, us who were in a child’s life.

Now tell me, how can I accident in Barangay Sampaloc, your own family. How could forgive when you were never Tanay, Rizal that killed 15 people you leave me?

A daughter needed a even sorry for what you did? including the driver and injured mother but you deprived me How can I forget when every 40 college students.

Corresponding to the that. How could you choose single day since you came another man over your own back, you never did anything to suspension of field trips by the flesh and blood? Was I not good take back those years that you CHED, Ventolero emphasized enough to make you stay? What missed? I no longer know you. even before the moratorium was issued, he is already have you done to me? I no Mama, who are you?

Spike, who is an avid fan disapproving the field work longer know what a mother is, you were gone for so long that I of Korean dramas, is a student of the geology students if they can’t comply on the documents forgot what a mother’s role was from Bajumpandan campus.

new BAC Chairperson, and Dr. Armando Alviola as BAC Vice Chairperson. Dr. Reynaldo Tan, Dr. Corazon Mercado, and Dr. Delfin Mahinay are named members.

Dr. Ernesto Tumacole Jr. was appointed as BAC Secretariat Chairman, and Edsel Carale as Secretariat Vice Chairperson, with Jessryl Saporteza, Jake Jaictin, a n d A i z a To m a r o n g a s members.

Engr. R andy Te ves is the TWG over-all chairman, handling five subgroups.

T W G ’s L a b o r a t o r y, Information and Communication Technology has Dr. Edwin Romano as C h ai r m an , w it h R o ge l i o Cordero and Jose Rene Cepe

as members.

Moreover, Mariano Flores Jr. was designated Chairman o f t h e Ma c h i n e r i e s a n d Equipment, and Jonthony Cadiz and Carlos Elloreg Jr. as his members For the Library [books, publication, research papers, periodicals, training and seminar], Marx Iturralde was appointed as Chairperson, with Krester Diaz and Martin Utzurrum as members.

For General goods, consultancy, consumables, Venus Kinamot is the new Chairperson, with Haidee Gunhuran, Normina Batucan, and Justin Bulado as members.

For Infrastructures which covers civil, architecture,

geodetic, civil works, Michael Saga is the new Chairman, and its members are Marilou To m e n t o s , D i a n n e L e a Damian, and Jaime Tan. B OR d i r e c t e d t h e Un i v e r s i t y P r e s i d e nt t o put in position people of “unquestionable integrity and utmost professionalism” as described by Regent Ricarte Santos in a meeting with the new BAC Secretariat and TWG on February 7 at the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Audio Visual Room.

Furthermore, the new designees were sent for a t h re e - d ay s e m i nar workshop regarding R.A.9184 Government Procurement Reform Act, its revised IRR and updates in Iloilo City.

idea to bid instead of organizing a student-run production committee.

“It’s not that we despise your suggestion. In fact, we appreciate your effort. However, if ever naay maabot na mo-offer in the least amount and could give us good quality then we would consider hiring from the outside,” she shared.

During the assembly, Dadan offered options to vote, whether to pay Php 700 as a package through bidding or agree with him to come up with committees.

However, Ho questioned the guarantee of the fixed price Php 700 undertaking the idea that it is not compulsory and given the possibility for the payment to go higher or lower depending on the number of students who will avail.

Hence, Dadan responded, “Kon daghan ang mobayad… makig-coordinate ta sa BAC. Ako karon dili man nako maidentify.”

Upon the suggestion of Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers (PICE-NORSU) President Mayette Hanna Diez to secure a breakdown of the Php 700 payment, Dadan voiced out, “Kanang Php 700 muna na siyay price nga gi-identify as the cheapest yearbook…based ni siya nga 2015 nga bidding.”

Contrary to the request of Dadan to vote for the final decision, Sampang stressed, “We cannot vote if we haven’t seen anything.”

Besides, Manaban pointed out, “You cannot let us vote again because it’s not quorum.

I suggest be prepared next time and call us for another hearing.”

Dadan clarified the Ye a r b o o k 2 0 1 7 i s n o t compulsory to all graduating students and is only addressed to those interested. “I hope you understand kay karon man gud na busy days OJT usab ko. Dili ko ka schedule [of an assembly] pataka kay tungod kamo gaOJT,” he furthered.

Raining questions and suggestions coming from the student leaders pushed the senior Business Administration student R eg ie R a hiol to conclude, “You have just given us confusions. So, then what’s the use of having this meeting kon mao ra diay na imong i-present? We are just wasting our time.”

As a whole, Dadan emphasized to all students who diverted the issue personally, “Let’s be professional here. Walay problema sa ako-a. Trabaho lang, walang personalan,” and concluded the meeting hanging.

The student regent then cited that “if they go with the process like last year, I don’t want myself to be [at risk]…dili nako i-risk akong kaugalingon tungod lang nga magka yearbook kay like last year dali ang process because they collected on their own and they can go directly to a supplier. No bidding required, no payment to the cashier so dali ra jud kayo siya but that’s

so risky.”

He also explained why he wasn’t able to work on it saying “last year, daghan man kaayo nga activities among gipang–una, katong amo-ang seminar, symposium, naa pa’y founders, and formulation sa GAA [General Appropriations Act].”

Answering the question on why he was not able to consult other SG members on their assembly, he said “ako dili man god nako hilabtan ang SG nga ma–part sila sa yearbook kay in the first place daghan pud kayo silang subjects nga gi-atubang karon and then dili pud na sila committed kayo sa yearbook kay dili pod sila graduating.”

When asked as whether his decision was influenced by the administration, he was quick to say “No, [I was not] considering the span of time.”

He also consulted SG Ad v i s e r Ma r i a C o r a z o n Mercado about the matter but she agreed on not pursuing the yearbook saying “dili na jud madala ng in–ana.”

But Dadan opined that if the graduating students will organize their own yearbook, “I will support [them]. Maggama sila ug resolution so i–channel ra nako kay ako moy magpa– approve [in the BOR].”

Nonetheless, Dadan is positive that if the committee, both design and layout, were formed during the graduating students’ assembly, the yearbook would be pursued.

required for educational field trips based on the university student’s handbook.

As specified on the student’s handbook, eight documents must be secured before the departure: a resolution and permit approved by the university president at least one week before departure, syllabus indicating that the field trip is required in the syllabus lesson flow, acceptance from companies/ firms to be visited, letter of consent from parents/ guardians, list of students, list of chaperones (ratio=1:20), medical clearance from the university physician and

contract signed by the travel agency.

On the other hand, Ventolero clarified the issues pertaining to waiver which would not excuse the school from liability more so, it would only serve as an information for parents to know that their child will participate in an activity.

Up to the extent of his approval of field trips, Ventolero divulged, “For one year now, wala pa gud koy field trip nga gi-approve kay ang Board of Regents (BOR) wala pa guy gi-approve na field trip except anang field work [of geology students] nga short

duration nga tag pila ra poy estudyante nga mangadto.”

After the CHED issued a moratorium, Ventolero said, “As of now, ato pang sulatan ang CHED anang fieldwork sa geology.”

Significantly, on the university poll conducted

by The NORSUnian (TN) publication it turned out that 51 percent of students says field trip should not be abolished from student’s curriculum. More so, only 32 percent agrees that field trip should be abolished and the remaining percent goes to the undecided.

Infographics by Javan Lev A. Poblador

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STRAW updates in Bajumpandan 4 Norsunians pass

Mary Joy C. Llorente

S t u d e n t Government of Dumaguete City II (SGDCII) president Flloyd Anthony Ubag answered questions of Main Campus II students on the Students’ Rights and Welfare (STRAW) bill, also known as the Magna Carta of Students.

The Students’ Right and Welfare Bill is an Akbayanauthored bill refiled in the 15th C ongress to uphold and protect the rights and welfare of the students. It is the Grand Charter for students’ fundamental rights

and freedoms.

Straw desks are supposed to be located in each Student Government (SG) offices, national and local, but was n o t i mp l e m e nt e d , U b a g admittedly said “Actually, there were straw desks already in place since the time of my predecessor but wa namo na sustain ang program, that was a shortcoming on our part.”

Even during the launch and strong campaign being conducted by his predecessor, he said that students are not well aware of it and/or they are hesitant to confide with the committee due to some reasons including “the

fear to be identified by the person that they complained or they are af raid of the consequences of reporting something, or perhaps they don’t trust the personnel assigned to the committee.”

He worried that “With the mobility and accessibility of the use of social media, they are more likely to express their sentiments or concerns through it, which is at some point/circumstance has made them irresponsible of doing so since it’s not proper.”

“A l s o, I b e l i e ve t h at there should be a proper consolidation of ideas or formal writing or drafting of the IRR

of the STRAW Desk with the help of some offices in the University like the SAO, CARE Center, BOD, among others so that it would be consonance to the university’s regulations and that it won’t preempt other offices that might have direct control or jurisdiction of such circumstances,” he further stressed.

More so, Ubag disclosed that “Our colleagues from t h e Un i ve r s it i e s arou n d Dumaguete have coordinated with us regarding straw and have strived to consolidate the Constitutions of the SGs of the schools para mapresent idto sa City.”

Dagit Arts Fest ‘17 empowers NegOr, Siq artists

Photos by Ma. Angelica G. Ho

ART ATTACK! Some of the most viewed artworks (from left-right: paintings, mosaic tower, and terracotta) during the Dagit Arts Festival participated by artists from Negros Oriental and Siquijor.

Irish Mae S. Cuaresma

Artists from the eight municipalities of the province of Negros Oriental and the island of Siquijor

participates in the Dagit Arts Festival 2017 showcasing neverbefore-seen works of art on February 25-28 at Robinson’s Place Dumaguete.

Visual story tellers, crafts maker, musicians, and digital

designers from Dumaguete, Sibulan, Bais, Dauin, Bayawan, Guihulngan, Manjuyod, Siaton, and Siquijor took part of the said exhibition showcasing their artworks and talents.

Displayed artworks

include paintings and prints, photographic art, ceramic products, sculpture, craft items, music and other creative products and services.

Ac c o r d i n g t o Ja v i e r Fortunato, Jr., Provincial Director of DTI, Dagit Arts Fest iva l’s obj e c t ive is to encourage artist to come up with unique, contemporary, and affordable arts pieces for selling at the booth area.

Meanwhile, festival curator and director Raz Salvarita said it took a month to prepare for the exhibition; “Very short preparation for a short event.”

With the theme “Ma l i k hai n . Map ag b ago.

Filipino,” Dagit Arts Festival is in line with the National Arts Month of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)Negros Oriental. It is part of the overall Kisaw Dumaguete Arts activities organized by the City Tourism and the Youth Advocates Through Theater Arts (YATTA) with collaboration from Gugma Gaia, Bell Tower Project, and Foundation University (FU).

2016 Phil-IT GCE

Donna T. Darantinao

Four Norsunians passed the 2016 PhilippineInformation Technolog y General Certification Examination (Phil-IT GCE) administered on December 10 in Silliman University.

The passers are Information Technolog y students namely Wenielyn Frejoles and Dennis Keith Gaso from Dumaguete Main Campus, and Angelica Dumat-ol and Rolimer Igos from Bayawan-Sta. Catalina Campus, as posted on Cebu Educational Development Foundation for Information and Technology (CEDF-IT) website.

In an interview with The NORSUnian (TN), Dumat-ol shared her happiness about passing the exam despite the drawbacks faced.

“Happy lang, kay wala ko ga-expect maka-pass kay wala sa reviewer and wala pud sa lesson namo,” she said.

Information Technology senior student Dennis Keith

Gaso said, “Nalipay kaayo ko kay nakahatag siy ag confidence sa akong IT skills ug knowledge. I hope nga maka-add to siya sa akong qualifications. Feel nako nga honor jud pud nga mahimong one of the few nga nakapasar sa exam. I hope nga nakahatag pud ko og honor sa NORSU.” In spite of t he time constraints and school works, Gaso was able to succeed through last minute efforts and divine help. “Challenge kaayo nga i-review tanan nakong nakat-on in just one night. I thought unsaon nako pagretain tanan sa akong memory ning akong gitunan, abi nakog mahagbong ko, pero nag-pray jud ko maayo.

I believe nga nahimo to nako through the help of God.” P HI L - IT G C E i s a certification examination administere d nat iona l ly to graduating students of computer-related courses such as Information Te c h n o l o g y, C o m p u t e r S c i e n c e , an d C omput e r Engineering every year.

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G e ne ro s o, an E du c at i on major in English student, commented, “sayop sa estudyante kay kabalo biya sila sa policy. Sa kadaghang tawo sa NORSU di usab na m ab antay an s a g w ardy a tanan.”

However, she furthered, “Sa gwardya usab, naanad nalang ug palusot ang students tungod sa pag-consider nila anang load form ra’ y ipakita.

Agreeing with Generoso, Abigail Santisteban, an Education major in Mathematics student, opined, “Kana pong manghulam ug

ID sa lain, both estudyante ug gwardya ang naay kulang kay dili man pod mo-check ang g wardya jud, like lantawon ang image sa ID ug ang estudyante usab kay gabalewala sa policy.”

In order to dispose outdated IDs, all students are mandated to turn over their old IDs during renewal and if lost, students are obliged to write an affidavit.

As disclosed, USMO will tighten security next school year with the addition of more Closed-Circuit Televisions (CCTVs).