BuCor opens NBP road for Muntinlupa students, residents

|| Dian Marybelle Acosta

Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Acting Director Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr. lifted the restriction on the roads around and inside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) Reservation, following the request of Muntinlupa City Mayor Rozzano Rufino Biazon for the residents and students, on November 16, 2022.

On March 20, 2021, the former BuCor Director General Gerald Bantag mandated road closure around the BuCor area.

Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Muntinlupa (PLMun), Muntinlupa National High School (MNHS) and Itaas Elementary School (IES) students outside the area, and residents of NHA Southville 3 had to cut their trip or go around the closed roads to follow the mandate. This caused commuters to overpopulate other routes such as the tricycle terminal near the Municipal Hall area.

Hence, Mayor Ruffy Biazon requested access of the road for students of PLMun, IES and MNHS, and residents of NHA Southville 3 to NBP roads. He officially announced this on his Facebook page last November 23.

There has been no announced date of its effectiveness yet, but in a letter BuCor Officer-in Charge Deputy Director General Geraldo Aro sent, he said the request for access is granted provided that they will be “submissive to the routine inspections” and security measures of the BuCor. He also assured their full cooperation on the said matter.<w>

College of Information Technology and Computer Studies Student Council (CITCSSC)

“[We plan] to create podcasts [and] to build interrelationships with students and teachers [by] having online interviews. Second, to hold an E-sports [event] like Mobile Legends tournament. Lastly, the “I-Donate”, a voluntary donation from students for those people who are financially unstable.”

Monema Moner Manan, President

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology

College of Business Administration Student Council (CBASC)

“[We plan] to help students engage in volunteerism. Next, [is] about [the] business expo [for] the food bazaar that we will launch soon. Lastly, to create standardized enrollment”

I’m proud of the students of PLMUN because they continue to work hard in everything that they do to accomplish their goals and objectives in spite of… numerous challenges in their lives and I know that no matter what happen they will not give up. Please know that we…are not your enemies, but your allies. We [will] help and assist you and…We promise to listen to…your suggestions. We assure you that we will do our very best for the students this academic year.

John Dhel Alejaga, President BSBA Major In Operations Management

College of Arts and Sciences Student Council (CASSC)

“The CAS values restoration, bridging the gap between students, faculty, and student council; to implement the CAS courtesy vow and to create CAS virtual community, a group page of all the CAS students; to build a CAS Auxiliary Organization, volunteer group consisting of CAS volunteer students.”

Maxenne Ysabel Cabezas, President Bachelor of Arts in Political Science

want to make sure that the applicant holds a full-fledged master’s degree to achieve their goal of providing quality education and communicating effectively with the students.

After the applicant passes the hiring procedure, they will designate the applicant, and the existing professors, to temporarily fill the vacancy, where their specialization fits.

In addition, Assoc. Prof. Mesina clarified that the number of professors depends on the number of students admitted every academic year to maintain the workforce balance and prevent overstaffing of professors. Every semester has an 8–10% decrease in the number of enrollees, and the average load of each faculty member is 21 units per semester.

Assoc. Prof. Mesina also confirmed that the schedule changes are “very minimal” because they “do not allow schedule alterations if the students are only attending 1-2 classes that day.” They consider the resources that students will use, especially in the face-to-face setup. They want to avoid scenarios where students only attend one face-to-face class for the day. <w>

PLMun renovates classrooms into innovative rooms

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Danica Tolentino

Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Muntinlupa (PLMun) began the room renovation on the first floor of the university main into innovative rooms to maximize the classrooms for the university’s needs. The construction is expected to be done in a month.

As per Engr. Zosima A. Cahinhinan, Building Administrator, Head of Engineering and General Services Office, the 160 sqm innovative rooms are multi-purpose rooms with collapsible walls. The dividing rooms are convertible into either classrooms or Audio Visual Rooms (AVR). PLMun already has the same design of innovative rooms with collapsible walls in the Resource Learning and Research Center (RLRC) Building.

As of November 16, they are currently in the preparation for the filing works because even the tiles will be changed. According to Engr. Cahinhinan, given all the necessary materials, the rooms will be finished in a month’s time.

Aside from the university’s need for rooms, these renovation works are part of the PLMUN’s strategies to meet the standards of the Association of Local Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation (ALCU-COA) of cohesiveness and safety of classrooms, laboratories, and other facilities.

The visiting ALCU-COA committee will be on December 5, 6, and 7. They will rate whether PLMun passed either Level 2 or Level 3 for each college and institute. <w>