UP's Pride and Glory

Highlights of March 2022

Written by Rene Estremera. Posted in Achievements

Prof. Lyre Anni E. Murao started her first day of office as the sixth chancellor of UP Mindanao on 01 March 2021. Chancellor Murao’s term is from 1 March 2022 to 28 February 2025. The office personnel held their first return to a face-to-face flag ceremony on 07 March 2022. Prof. Annabelle U. Novero was introduced as the vice-chancellor for academic affairs and Asst. Prof. Leo Manuel B. Estana was introduced as the vice-chancellor for administration. [https://www.facebook.com/UPMindanao/posts/7134665663272640]

The UP Mindanao Technology Transfer and Business Development Office (TTBDO) held a Technology Readiness Level Webinar via Zoom on 02 March 2022. Chief Science Research Specialist Melvin S.Pasaporte, Ph.D. served as the resource person. https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&v=925077118210768

UP Alumni Association Davao held "Isang Libong Alumni, Isang Libong Kumustahan, Para Kay Oble (version 3.0)" on 05 March 2022 at Iko's Garden Restaurant, Davao City. Alumni also joined online. (UPAAD logo designed by Michaelangelo E. Dakudao)

The design concept for the proposed Balay Alumni may be viewed here: https://www.facebook.com/UPMindanao/posts/7171876342884905. The UPAA-Davao promotional video may be accessed through this link: https://www.facebook.com/UPMindanao/posts/7217215061684366

The campaign for applications for a UP Alumni email account was reiterated on UP Mindanao's online pages in March 2022. Ref: https://www.facebook.com/UPMindanao/posts/7153158911423315

UP Mindanao personnel had their first return to the face-to-face flag ceremony and the first with Chancellor Lyre Murao on 07 March 2022. https://www.facebook.com/UPMindanao/posts/7171971959542010

UP Mindanao welcomed National Women's Month in March 2022. Chancellor Murao delivered a message for UP's NWM opening ceremony (https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=311804260839650). UP Mindanao's Gender and Development Coordinator, Ms. Marilou Montiflor, also issued a message of support (https://www.facebook.com/UPMindanao/posts/7180263785379494). 

ACIAR featured UP Mindanao's women researchers on their website. [https://www.facebook.com/UPMindanao/posts/7208792222526650]

A Ceremonial Launch was held for the SARS-COV-2 Genomics Biosurveillance Services in PGC Visayas and PGC Mindanao with the theme, "Drawing on Collective Strengths for Pandemic Preparedness." (https://www.facebook.com/UPMindanao/posts/7185414718197734). News reports were generated by the launch. [https://www.facebook.com/UPMindanao/posts/7207906955948510]

The UP Office of Admissions issued a public announcement on 09 March 2022 about the UP College Admission (UPCA) 2022 to appeal for patience to the UPCA applicants, disclosing that more than 100,000 applications were going through processing. https://www.facebook.com/UPMindanao/posts/7177117325694140

Officials of the Commission on Higher Education visited UP Mindanao on 10 March 2022 to inspect the Davao City-UP Sports Complex for the return of sports events. https://www.facebook.com/UPMindanao/posts/7182647601807779

UP Mindanao was selected to host the Mindanao leg of the Pinoy Media Congress (PMC) Digital Caravan on 19 March 2022 organized by the ABS-CBN and the Philippine Association of Communication Educators (PACE). The roll-call showed 32 participating schools from Mindanao. [https://www.facebook.com/UPMindanao/posts/7182683815137491][https://www.facebook.com/UPMindanao/posts/7221855467886992]

Pahinungod UP Mindanao director Michael Gatela and associate Marsh Canuday joined the Ugnayan ng Pahinungod Planning Workshop in Alabat, Quezon Province in the week of 11 March 2022 (https://www.facebook.com/UPMindanao/posts/7186069628132243).

UP Mindanao was mentioned in a news report on 12 March 2022 that buildings used as Davao City's Temporary Treatment and Monitoring Facilities (TTMF) will end operations on 08 March. The UP Mindanao Multi-Purpose Gym and Staff Housing Building have been in service as TTMFs for 22 months since April 2021. (https://www.facebook.com/UPMindanao/posts/7191377714268101)

The UP Mindanao Technology Transfer and Business Development Office (TTBDO) held an Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Protection Webinar via Zoom on 15 March 2022. The resource persons were from the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL).

As part of the NWM celebration, the Gender and Development and the UP Madayaw Multi-Purpose Cooperative organized learning sessions on 21 March 2022, on-site and online. The resource persons and topics were: Prof. Kriza Faye Calumba on "Probiotics, [https://www.facebook.com/UPMindanao/videos/543957107314077]" Engr. Helen Aliponga-Corton on "Common household plumbing problems, [https://www.facebook.com/UPMindanao/videos/1183911245715814]" Ms. Maria Mae Aborde on "Kimchi and Siomai-making, [https://www.facebook.com/UPMindanao/videos/270037338664436]" and Mx. Miguel Rodriguez, "Make-up for everyday use. [https://www.facebook.com/UPMindanao/videos/687850062525673]

Secretary Luzverfeda Pascual and Undersecretary Orville Ballitoc of the Presidential Legislative Liaison Office visited UP Mindanao on 18 March 2022 to generate initiatives in support of Republic Act 115471, "An Act Declaring Davao City as the Chocolate Capital of the Philippines and the entire Davao Region as the Cacao Capital of the Philippines." [https://www.facebook.com/UPMindanao/posts/7220037988068740]

The DMPCS webinar series continued with "Deep Learning and Imaging Para Sa Saging" delivered by Asst. Prof. Armacheska Mesa-Satina on 21 March 2022. [https://www.facebook.com/UPMindanao/posts/7227186274020578]

Regarding the proposed hospital on campus, Sun Star Davao newspaper reported in a news article dated 20 March 2022 that "During her State of the City Address on March 17, Duterte-Carpio shared that the initial budget will be used for the land development of the hospital, which will be located in Mintal inside the grounds of the University of the Philippines Mindanao." [https://www.facebook.com/UPMindanao/posts/7226199207452618]

The Davao del Norte State College published an article on its website stating that "A team from the University of the Philippines Mindanao, under their Applied Biodiversity Research for Holistic Advancements in Mindanao (ABRAHAM) Program and FishDive Project, paid a visit to Davao del Norte State College, last February 24, 2022, to discuss a Memorandum of Agreement for future collaborations, specifically on documenting marine species diversity in the Sulu-Celebes Seas biogeographic regions and the creation of its database." [https://www.facebook.com/UPMindanao/posts/7226375424101663]

The Communication for Development Network (C4DNet) held its general assembly on 17 March 2022, online. UP Mindanao was elected to one of three seats on the Board of Directors representing the state colleges and universities (SUC) sector. [https://www.facebook.com/UPMindanao/posts/7226367177435821]

BS Architecture student Bryan Steven Borja was mentioned in a news report as a member of the United Architects of the Philippines Student Auxiliary (UAPSA) team to the 2021 Architects' Regional Council Asia (Arcasia) Student Jamboree held via Zoom from October 29 to 31, 2021. [https://www.facebook.com/UPMindanao/posts/7216761658396373]

Master of Management alumnus Atty. Erwin Enad was named a commissioner of the Professional Regulation Commission according to a news report accessed on 18 March 2022. [https://www.facebook.com/UPMindanao/posts/7216799635059242] 

UP Mindanao Highlights of February 2022

Written by Rene Estremera. Posted in Achievements

Browse the UP Mindanao Chancellor's Report for February 2022:

PAC (SHORT) VERSION: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1q51gnl-l6olNTVSxSErgF7yoJHOvlAnG/view?usp=sharing

LONG VERSION: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_shCXzbDEuEc4PMTRQNibuQvb6eRm6yC/view?usp=sharing

Book Launch of "Sum of Her Parts"

Written by Rene Estremera. Posted in Achievements

The Davao Writers Guild invites everyone to PAGBUBUO(D), 

a virtual book launch of Ria Valdez's poetry collection, "Sum of Her Parts" published by the Road Map Series. 

The event will feature a poetry reading and a brief conversation with the author, a faculty member of the UP Mindanao Department of Humanities.

Streaming will go live this SATURDAY, March 26, at 6:00 PM on this page: https://www.facebook.com/davaowritersguild

Alumna Launches Book with Millennials

Written by Rene Estremera. Posted in Achievements

Serve the people and country – the UP battle cry has been very much inculcated in UP alumna Francis Lyn Malalis, who, in her college years ten years ago, started being a scholar for others.

After her classes, she would tutor kids in the community together with her fraternity brothers and sorority sisters. They would also go into far-flung areas and would walk a narrow terrain for almost 2 hours just to reach out to indigenous communities. They would provide support for their livelihood, feed the kids, and send kids to school through a scholarship program that their organization initiated.

"It's so humbling to be part of initiatives bigger than myself. If we just look around and realize how much we can be of help to others, the world becomes a better place in small ways. Small, yes, but we're still making a difference."

It is in the same aim that she narrated her adulting story and gathered similar stories of her friends and brilliant individuals to guide fellow millennials and younger generations in transitioning to the workforce – hence, The Millennial Black Box.

"Infused with insights and tactical advice, Francis decrypts valuable lessons about the future most people wish they had drawn when they were young," this is the book review of Zeel Patel and Eric Lin, co-presidents of Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations Conference (HPAIR) and computer scientists at Harvard University.

Among the 10 contributors of the book is the famed child prodigy of their generation, Mikaela Fudolig, who graduated from UP Diliman with a degree in physics at 16 years old. She graduated class valedictorian and summa cum laude with 1.099 GWA.

Other contributors also graduated from UP and other reputable universities.

From UP Manila: Anjelica Izabelle Napala, earned her Master in Public Health with 1.46 GWA

From UP Mindanao: Glenn Pelayre, graduated with a degree in architecture and received thesis with distinction award; Ariesha Faith Dimaano, graduated with a degree in communication arts, cum laude and received thesis with distinction award; and Jenna Mae San Luis, completed her master's in management degree.

From UP Diliman: Jeff Windell Tan, took up business administration and accountancy, manga cum laude; and Theo Lozada, finished with a degree in film

From UP Visayas: Azie Marie Libanan, graduated cum laude with a degree in psychology and also completed her master's degree in public management from UP Open University. Other contributors: Jorisse Gumanay, graduated from Cebu Normal University with 1.0 GPA in MA Literature and magna cum laude, top 1 in her undergraduate degree in English literature; and April Rose Cañete, graduated cum laude from Western Mindanao State University with a degree in BA English. "To our readers, this was the book that we never had. And now, we're giving it to you. It is our hope that you dream on despite unfavorable circumstances," Francis said.
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Francis is now a national corporate leader. She's experienced in recruitment, training, management, marketing, and communications. She graduated with a degree in BA Communication Arts from UP Mindanao as college valedictorian, cum laude, and with the second-highest CWAG (cumulative weighted average grade) of the class. She earned her master's degree in Public Management from UP Open University in Los Baños, Laguna with GWA equivalent to undergrad cum laude. Last year, she was accepted to the Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations Conference (HPAIR) and to the UP College of Law.
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The book is now up for pre-order and will be available soon on Amazon and other retail channels!
Pre-order the book now and win exciting prizes: https://bit.ly/3MaICFd!

Visit their accounts for more info and inquiries:
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Service Recognition Awardees, 2022

Written by Rene Estremera. Posted in Achievements

Response from Mr. Sabas "Jun" A. Ociones Jr., 25-year Service Recognition Awardee

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Isang mapagpalayang araw po sa lahat. Sa ating butihing Chancellor Prof. Larry Digal, Vice Chancellor Karen Cayamanda, OIC Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Sir Leo Estaña..sa lahat po ng mga administrators, guro, REPS, mga estudyante,mga kasamang kawani, mga panauhin at sa lahat ng mga nakikiisa sa aming selebrasyon ngayon isang magandang araw po sa lahat.

Ikinararangal ko po na maging bahagi ako sa pagdiriwang sa ating ika-dalawampu’t pitong anibersaryo ng pagkakatatag ng UP Mindanao at mabigyan ng pagkakataon na maging tagapag-salita sa araw na ito.

Sa akin pong panunungkulan bilang kawani sa loob ng dalawampu’t – limang taon, ako ay nagpapapasalamat sa ating Poong Maykapal sa kanyang gabay at patnubay sa lahat ng aking mga naging gawain. Hindi po naging madali ang lahat, marami pong pagsubok, pagod at hirap ang pinagdadaanan ng isang karaniwang kawani na kagaya ko. Bukod sa kinakailangang pagsisikap sa mga gawain , kailangan din ang ibayong tiyaga at sipag upang malagpasan ang lahat ng mga naging hamon. May pagkakataon rin na halos ako ay sumuko sa mga pagkakataon na sinubok ang aking mga prinsipyo, ngunit dahil sa pagmamahal ko sa aking tungkulin ako ay nagkaroon ng lakas upang magpatuloy.

Malaki rin ang aking utang na loob sa ating dating Direktor for Administration, ang yumaong Dr. Rey Tusoy dahil siya po ang tumulong sa akin para makapasok sa Unibersidad. Ganoon din sa aking naunang supervisor at dating mga kasamahan sa opisina dahil sila ang kumalinga at gumabay sa akin upang magampanan at mas mahalin ang aking mga tungkulin. Tinanggap nila ang aking kakayanan at binigyan nila ako ng sapat na suporta at lakas upang tuluyan na makapagtapos sa kolehiyo habang nagtatrabaho.Kaya labis talaga ang aking pasasalamat noong nagbunga ang lahat ng aking mga pagsisikap noong ako ay mabigyan ng parangal sa aking Professional Advancement nong 2006. Ganoon din sa pagkilala sa aking kasipagan at ambag sa institusyon at nakatanggap rin ako ng parangal bilang Gawad Tsansellor Pinakamahusay na Empleyadong Administratibo Junior Professional Category utang ko ito lahat sa mga kasamahan ko sa opisina.

Nagpapasalamat din ako sa nabuong pagkakaibigan sa ibang mga kasamahan sa labas ng Supply Office, ang pagtanggap ninyo sa akin bilang inyong Tatay Jun ay nagsilbing inspirasyon upang mas magsikap na mapabuti ang sarili – pag repair, pagbuhat, paggawa sa inyong mga errands, maging pagtugon sa inyong mga requests na labas na sa gawaing pang opisina – masaya kong nagagawa ang lahat dahil sa binigay ninyo na paniniwala sa aking kakayanan. Sapat na sa akin na makatulong sa inyo.

Ganoon din ang aking pagpapasalamat na mabigyan ako ng pakakataon sa pamamagitan ng Unyon na maging bahagi bilang kinatawan ng ilang mga komite sa unibersidad kung saan ang isang kawani na may mababang posisyon ay nabibigyan ng pagkakataon na marinig ang boses at mapaniwalaan. Ito rin ang dahilan upang magkaroon ako ng mas malawak na pananaw at malalim na kamulatan dahil sa aking mga naging karanasan at pakikipag-ugnayan sa ibang mga kasamahan mula sa national at local chapters ng All UP Workers Union ng iba’t-ibang UP Constituent units.

Mahabang panahon na rin ang nilakbay ng UP Mindanao, malaki na rin ang naging pag-unlad nito.

Umabot rin sa mahigit na 22 years bago ako tuluyan na naging permanent. Sinikap ko na hindi ako panghinaan ng loob dahil sa aking work status kaya sa ibang mga kasamahan ko sana hindi din kayo mawalan ng pag-asa. Batid natin na may mga kasabayan pa rin ako na hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa rin naging regular. Ganoon pa man ay tuloy pa rin tayo sa paggampan ng ating mga tungkulin. Naalala ko ang sabi sa akin ng ating unang Chancellor, si Dr. Cuyno, lahat tayo ay may mahalagang papel na ginagampanan- staff, estudyante, researcher, guro, administrador - lahat may mahalagang ambag tungo sa kabuoang pag-unlad ng UP Mindanao. Kaya gawin lang natin ang lahat ng ating mga gawain ng buong-puso. Ang pinakamahalaga sa lahat ay maramdaman natin sa ating mga sarili na masaya tayo sa ating paglilingkod, may papuri man o wala, tahimik lang nating gawin ang lahat.

Kagaya ng ibang organisasyon, ang UP Mindanao ay hindi perpekto. May mga pagkakataon na may mga hidwaan, samaan ng loob at pagkakasalungat. Ganoon pa man, sa huli, tayo ay pinagbuklod ng iisang adhikain, ito ay ang malasakit sa UP naming mahal.

Sa aking pamilya, sa asawa ko at sa mga anak ko maraming salamat sa lahat ng suporta at pang-unawa na ibinigay ninyo sa akin.Naging matatag ako dahil sa inyo.Kayo ang aking sandigan at inspirasyon.

Isa po pala sa mga pinagpapasalamat ko sa UP Mindanao ay ang makapagtapos ang isang anak ko sa kursong Architecture ng libre bilang bahagi ng aking benipisyo bilang empleyado. Ito ay noong hindi pa po free tuition ang mga state universities.

Sa lahat ng aking mga kasama na nabigyan rin ngayon ng parangal at sa lahat ng mga dakilang saksi sa kasaysayan ng UP MINDANAO, Mabuhay po kayo!

Muli maraming salamat at happy 27th Founding Anniversary UP Mindanao.

Mapagpalang araw po sa lahat!

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