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Chancellor Murao's Message at the 28th Anniversary Celebration

Written by Rene Estremera. Posted in Achievements

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UP President Atty. Angelo A. Jimenez, Ginang Charita Puentespina, mga panauhin, mga awardees, mga estudyante, kasamang guro, manggagawa, at mga kapwa kong lingkod-bayan, magandang umaga.

Maligayang pagbabalik sa Unibersidad ng Pilipinas Mindanao. Binubuksan natin ang taong ito, ang semestreng ito, na mas may tiwala sa ating kapaligiran at mas may pag-asa. Nakikita na natin, sa ating bawat pagbalik sa campus, ang dahan-dahang pagbalik sa normal ng mga kondisyon ng ating mga mag-aaral.

Sa muli nating pagbabalik-kampus, asahan nating lahat ang isang espasyong handang tumanggap ng ibat ibang adhikain, na siyang isa sa mga pinakamahalagang katangiang taglay ng edukasyong nagmumula sa UP. Dito, malaya ang lahat upang ipahiwatig ang kanilang mga hinaing. Sapagkat, aanhin natin ang isang diplomang nagmumula sa UP kung hindi rin naman ito magagamit bilang gabay sa pag-unlad ng sarili nitong bayan at para sa kapakanan ng mamamayan nito.

May ilang bagay kayong muling makikita sa pagbabalik natin sa kampus. Nais ko ring ipakilala sa inyo ang ating mga sisimulan ngayong taon upang magtatag ng isang espasyong nababagay sa pag-aaral ng ating mga estudyante.

May mga karagdagang learning spaces na tayong nailagay sa iba’t ibang lugar ng campus tulad ng Atrium at CHSS Cultural Complex. Ang ating opisyal na kainan, ang Kalimudan, ay naaabot na rin sa wakas ng ating university internet connection. Ito ay palalawakin pa sa tulong ng internet cabling project ng IT Office.

Dahil na rin sa iba’t ibang pangangailangan sa pag-aaral, narinig natin ang hiling na madagdag ng oras para sa ating mga pasilidad. Ngayong semestre, ang ating University Library ay mananatiling bukas hanggang alas syete ng gabi. Inilunsad na rin ang Cafe Libro, isang proyekto ng Library para mas maging kalugod-lugod ang pamamalagi ng mga estudyante sa Library.

Naiintindihan din natin ang mga suliranin sa transportasyon dito sa campus. Nailungsad ngayong araw ang Libreng Sakay sa tulong ng ating UPMin alumni, upang mabigyan ng ginhawa ang inyong paglalakbay sa campus sa pagbubukas ng semestre. Ang dalawang linggong libreng sakay ay iikot sa mga piling lugar sa campus tulad ng admin at kanluran o ang CSM.

(Read the English translation here.)

UPMin celebrates 28th Anniversary, 2023

Written by Rene Estremera. Posted in Achievements

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The University of the Philippines Mindanao (UPMin) celebrates its 28th anniversary on Monday, February 20, 2023, at the Lorenzo Hall, Administration Building. The celebration program is face-to-face with a livestream broadcast for other constituents over the Zoom platform.

Newly-installed University President Angelo A. Jimenez will deliver an inspirational message online and a Guest Speaker will also share life lessons. Chancellor Lyre Anni Murao will recognize personnel who have served with longevity and distinction. In addition, the UPMin Dance Ensemble and the Koro Kantahany chorale will give performances.

Students are taking part in the celebration as classes for the 2nd Semester of Academic Year 2022-2023 started on February 13, 2023. Classes are now face-to-face with health safety measures in place, and enhanced with online learning tools.

The 28th anniversary carries the theme, "Strengthened convergence towards sustainable partnerships/ Malig-ong panagdait ngadto sa malungtarong panag-uban," echoing Chancellor Murao’s strategy for transformative education.

UPMin is the only UP constituent university in Mindanao, created by Republic Act 7998, which Pres. Fidel V. Ramos signed on February 20, 1995. It is mandated to provide Mindanawons with access to quality UP education. It offers architecture, communication, writing, mathematics, economics, sports, social, natural, computing, and food sciences degrees. It also offers graduate degrees in management, food science, urban and regional planning, sports, and Ph.D. by Research. In addition, it focuses on opening new degree programs and colleges in human kinetics, medicine, and engineering. It aims to be a graduate, research, and public service university primed to contribute to Philippine development.

Public Hospital groundbreaking in UPMin campus

Written by Rene Estremera. Posted in Achievements

University President Danilo Concepcion called Davao City’s investment in public health the best investment that the city can make for its constituents. He said this in remarks made after the Groundbreaking Ceremonies for the Davao City Public Hospital, held on December 20, 2022, at the UP Mindanao campus. The Public Hospital, he said, will serve as a training hospital for the future UP Mindanao College of Medicine, which will specialize in sports medicine while bringing the quality medical instruction and clinical research of UP Manila and the Philippine General Hospital to the southern Philippines. He thanked the City for sharing UP’s vision for UP Mindanao as a regional and national center for athletics, human kinetics, sports science, and sports medicine. The vision, he said, began with the Davao City–UP Sports Complex, followed by the soon-to-be-realized UP Mindanao College of Human Kinetics and College of Medicine.

“Thank you for believing in the dream and recognizing the necessity of building up Davao City’s healthcare system, which, like the rest of our country's healthcare system, is facing significant challenges,” he said. “In my estimation, construction can begin in the middle of next year, and in less than two years, we can see the hospital almost completed. And in the second year, maybe we can open the college of medicine; that’s my estimate,” he said. “Although my term ends very soon, I will update myself on developments here, and I will come and visit when the hospital is constructed,” he said.

City Vice-Mayor Atty. Jay Melchor Quitain, representing Mayor Sebastian Duterte, expressed his gladness over the public hospital groundbreaking to cap the numerous city developments in 2022.

“Just when we thought Davao City had its fill of projects for the year,” said, citing the completion of the City Health Building, the City Coastal Road, the inauguration of the Davao-Samal Bridge, and the upcoming Tamugan Water Supply and the National Museum branch in Davao City, “now we have the groundbreaking of the Davao City Public Hospital,” he said.

The DCPH will provide health care and medical intervention for Dabawenyos and hopefully decongest Southern Philippines Medical Center, the lone public hospital in the city. The DCPH operations will be under the City Government for 25 years, after which it will be turned over to UP. According to the Davao City Public Hospital Ordinance passed on May 4 this year, the DCPH is envisioned to be a 100-bed Level III Training Hospital that will provide services for all kinds of medical care. The services stipulated are consulting specialists in Medicine, Pediatrics, Obstetrics-Gynecology (Ob-Gyne), and Surgery. In addition, it will have Emergency and Out-patient Services with a Respiratory Unit, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Unit. The ordinance also mentions Isolation facilities, a General Intensive Care Unit, Surgical/Maternity facilities, a High-risk Pregnancy Unit, Ambulatory Surgical Clinic, a Dental Clinic, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and a Dialysis Clinic.

Attendees of the groundbreaking ceremony were City Vice Mayor J. Melchor Quitain, UP President Danilo Concepcion, UPMin Chancellor Lyre Anni Murao, UP VP for Public Affairs Elena Pernia, and other Davao City officials.

In the top photo are (left-right): UPMin Vice-Chancellor for Administration Leo Manuel Estana, UP President Danilo Concepcion, City Health official Dr. Evelino Buenaventura, UPMin Chancellor Lyre Murao, and Davao City Vice-Mayor Jay Melchor Quitain.

In the lower photo, in the plans-signing ceremony, are Pres. Concepcion, Chancellor Murao, former city councilor Dr. Joselle Villafuerte, Dr. Evelino Buenaventura, and Vice-Mayor Quitain

DiWA, "Disease Watch and Analytics" Users' Training, 2022

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"Going Beyond R&D: DiWA Face-to-Face Public Launching and User's Training" was opened on November 25, 2022, at Mapúa Malayan Colleges Mindanao, for DiWA: Disease Watch and Analytics application, a new online innovative planning tool and integrative platform to aid decision-makers in disease prevention and control in Mindanao.

DiWA end-users from various government and non-government organizations from across Mindanao, students and educators from different academic institutions, welcomed the app with high hopes for disease surveillance and response.

The morning event had plenary talks from each of the Program Leaders who shared their research challenges overcome and milestones achieved through the collective efforts of its researchers.

"These efforts won't be realized without the help of our research partners," said Dr. Mata. While Dr. Logrosa, Dr. Del Mundo, and Mr. Dela Torre urged and hoped to continue and expand the collaborations to realize these efforts.

The talks were followed by an open forum where guests got the chance to ask questions to the Project Leaders pertaining to the DiWA app, mentorship through thesis coaching, and internship. "Our ideas would be more significant when put into concrete applications or actions," Dr. Logrosa explained.

Chancellor Murao quoted a line from Henry Ford, “If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.”

The AMDABiDSS-Health Team extended its gratitude to Mapúa Malayan Colleges Mindanao for the support in the event.

"We beat the disease with DSS, a Decision-Support System, for a health-resilient Mindanao!" they shouted.

Kalimudan: Learning the Art of Planning and Architecture, 2022

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 The College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS) of UP Mindanao will launch its National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA)-funded video project entitled “Kalimudan: Learning the Art of Planning and Architecture from the Vernacular Dwellings of Mindanao.” The public is invited to join the webinar on November 23, 2022, at 1:00 in the afternoon.

The video project aims to bring Mindanao art and cultural studies closer to the younger generation and fill the gaps in the blended learning materials and methods through digital storytelling. The video is narrated using a historical framework, emphasizing the socio-cultural meaning of the vernacular architecture of Mindanao. It was produced in collaboration with three disciplinal perspectives in the CHSS - Architecture, Anthropology, and Communication and Media Arts. 

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