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UPMin leads UPCAT Orientation and Simulation in Sulu

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On April 24 to 28, 2023, the Affirmative Action Program (AAP) Team of Ugnayan ng Pahinungod Mindanao traveled to Sulu Province to conduct UP College Admission Test Orientation and Simulation to Grade 11 students in the province. Sulu Province will be provided with an UPCAT Test Center to be located in the Sulu National High School. According to the local schools official, the estimated number of expected UPCAT takers is 3,000 applicants. 

From 25 to 27 April 2023, the team visited eight schools. The Sulu National High School on 25 April, the Jolo School of Fisheries, Jolo Agricultural School, Hadji Butu School of Arts & Trades, and MSU Sulu on 26 April, and Sulu State College, Notre Dame of Jolo HS, and Sulu College of Technology on 27 April 2023.     
Team members School of Management Dean Dr. Aurelia Luzviminda Gomez and Ugnayan ng Pahingod Mindanao Junior Project Associate Marie Lyn Cayunda were first-time Sulu visitors. On the other hand, two other team members were former Gurong Pahinungod Batch 1 volunteers who were deployed to Jolo in their time. UPMin Pahinungod Director Michael Gatela and Land Reservation & Management Office Chief Joel Sagadal were once deployed at Jolo Agricultural School and Jolo School of Fisheries, respectively. 
(Source UPMin Ugnayan ng Pahinungod)

Animal Welfare with Bantay Hayop Davao

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Chancellor Lyre Anni Murao and UP Mindanao officials reiterated its continuing commitment to uphold animal welfare and responsible pet ownership in collaboration with Bantay Hayop Davao, a non-government organization. Bantay Hayop President Rovie Bullina (left, in top photo) and her team offered this collaboration in the meeting held on May 2, 2023, in the UPMin Gaisano Room. UPMin Vice Chancellor for Administration Leo Manuel Estana reported on the discussion. The salient proposals were the creation of a university committee for this purpose, an information drive for students and the campus community, to partner with student organizations for the sustainability of animal welfare operations, an animal shelter in partnership with the barangay, and the provision of food for animals. UPMin extension director Asst. Prof. Erwin Protacio, Land Management Chief Joel Sagadal, and security staff Roberto Cardinal were likewise present at the meeting. Ms. Bullina, on the other hand, was accompanied by associates Sheila Mae Cuburog, Alexandria Rian, Jel Karry Dalagan, and Xedrick Noel Kangleon.

DOST-PTRI offers collaboration with UPMin

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A team from the DOST-PTRI or the Philippine Textile Research Institute offered UPMin potential partnerships over natural fibers (e.g. Ramie, banana, pineapple, etc.) and other indigenous weaves in the Davao Region, as well as opportunities for technology transfer for UPMin's Polylactic Acid (PLA) technology. Team leader Mr. Audric Zureal Cruz expressed these in a courtesy visit to UP Mindanao Chancellor Lyre Anni E. Murao (third from left, in top photo) on April 26, 2023. The DOST-PTRI presentation on their textile industry sector R&D showed demand for textiles for footwear and various fabrics (in lower photo). Polylactic Acid, likewise, was considered to be adopted in their R&D. 
UPMin's Technology Transfer Chief Science Research Specialist, Dr. Melvin S. Pasaporte (left, in lower photo), toured the DOST-PTRI team through the Lactic Acid Laboratory, where he discussed the process and showcased the new equipment for the 2nd Phase of the development of PLA. This tour also provided an opportunity for a detailed discussion of the possible collaboration and adaptation of Polylactic Acid in the textile industry. In response, the UPMin team invited the PTRI to be a locator in the proposed UPMin Knowledge, Innovation, Science, and Technology (KIST) Park.
This opportunity addresses responsible production, industry innovation, and economic growth, through partnerships. 

22nd UP President in UPMin and City Hall

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The UPMin community welcomed the 22nd University President, Atty. Angelo A. Jimenez, in his first visit to the campus in his new capacity on April 20, 2023. Pres. Jimenez's visit reiterates his message at the 28th UPMin anniversary to fully support Chancellor Lyre Anni Murao's plans and programs towards transformative education. Former chancellors Sylvia Concepcion, Larry Digal, and former Staff Regent Annaliza Fulvadora, whose terms intersected with Pres. Jimenez's term as Regent, were present.

In the afternoon, Pres. Jimenez visited Davao City Mayor Sebastian Z. Duterte (in lower photo, second from left), where he announced UP's plans to establish a UPMin college for medicine, engineering, and the sciences. Atty. Janis Louis Esparcia (left-most), Assistant City Administrator for Operations and UPMin alumna, was present.

President Jimenez was appointed by the UP Board of Regents in December 2022. His six-year term covers February 2023 to February 2029. Atty. Jimenez first served UP as a Student Regent in 1992 and again as a Regent from 2016-2021.

Authors Cruz and Bengan in Mindanao Book Fair

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Prof. Jhoanna Lynn Cruz of the Department of Humanities (most left, in the photo above) led a panel discussion entitled "Mindanao Fictions," at the Mindanao Book Fair on March 19, 2023, in her capacity as president of the Davao Writers Guild. Associate Prof. John Bengan (second from left), also of the Humanities department and author of "Armor," a collection of short stories, was joined by Elizabeth Joy Serrano-Quijano, author of "Dili Pwede Mogawas," a short story collection, and Jade Mark Capiñanes, author of "How to Grieve," prose collection. Prof. Cruz and the panelists discussed how their stories engage with re/writing Mindanao to help define Mindanaoan and/or Mindanawon literature. The panel was hosted by independent publisher Everything's Fine. The authors also accommodated book-signing requests. The public panel discussion addresses freedom of speech, social exclusion experiences, gender equality, and psychological well-being, among other ideas.

View the discussion here: https://youtu.be/GGKRbg9tGeY

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