OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF U.P. VISAYAS January - February 2017 Vol. 21 No. 1 Read UPViews online at www.upv.edu.ph UP Visayas marks 70 years of UP presence in Iloilo A jubilant opening program fopr the celebration of 70 years of UP Presence in Iloilo. Photo credit: Gian Niño Genoveza “I am here to tell you, that I love the intimidated. We know how to fight. We Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick has accomplished during his University of the Philippines,” says work for the Filipino people, We should Mabilog, who is also an alumnus (UP administration. Iloilo Provincial Governor Arthur never stop working especially for the High School in Iloilo), also graced the It was fitting that the Opening Defensor during the Opening Program poor,” emphasized the Governor. event. He commended UP Iloilo’s role Program was held in front of the main of the week-long celebration of the He also said that “UP never sleeps, in the development of Iloilo City to entrance of the Main Building of the City “70th Anniversary of the UP Presence because it is always at the forefront of become one of the most livable cities of campus for it was here that the history in Iloilo”. It was held on February 20, the burning issues of the day, devotes the country. Meanwhile, Mayor Macario of the UP presence in Iloilo started back 2017 at the UP Visayas Iloilo City itself to continuously discovering new Napulan of the Municipality of Miagao in 1947. The Main Building used to be campus. knowledge and is ever conscious of its where the main campus of UP Iloilo the Iloilo City Hall but was donated to It was an apt introduction from the role in national development”. (now called UP Visayas) is located, UP by the Iloilo government that made Governor who is widely known for his The 75-year-old UPIC alumnus was also invited as one of the honored representations to the University of the gift of gab, being a skillful debater, way (Associate in Arts in 1959) is known guests. He pointed out that Miagao has Philippines to open the UP brand of back in his college years at the UP Iloilo for his stellar and untarnished career in truly benefited from the presence of education in the Province. College (UPIC). politics marked by good governance. UPV in Miagao and looks forward to The PNP band provided festive He said that because we live in Speaking extemporaneously, he showed more development collaborations with music for the occasion. The Program trying times, UP is expected to continue that his mind is still as sharp as a whip the University. was capped with the release of white the fight to ensure that our cherished and his flair for public speaking has not UP Visayas Chancellor Rommel balloons and a community breakfast. liberties are not put aside.“We are not waned. Espinosa recapped what the University (Lyncen M. Fernandez) Pascual turns over UP UPV’s Yunque is new Vice Presidency to Concepcion President for Administration PRESIDENT Alfredo Pascual, the corporate law, specifically corporate PRESIDENT Danilo Concepcion 20th President of the University of the governance, rehabilitation, and appointed Prof. Nestor G. Yunque Philippines turned over the presidency insolvency. as the new UP Vice President for to the 21st President, Atty. Danilo In his Vision Statement the Administration. He took his Oath Concepcion, on February 10, 2017 President said that the “task of the next of Office before the President on at the Quezon Hall, University of the president is to ensure that UP remains February 10, 2017 at Quezon Hall in Philippines Diliman, Quezon City. to its ideals. The essence of UP, he UP Diliman, Quezon City. Yunque was President Pascual’s term was marked explained, is not merely to transmit immediate-past Vice Chancellor for by strategic initiatives that launched knowledge but to serve the nation; and Administration of the University of the UP on the path of a great university in this sense of mission should pervade Philippines Visayas. the 21st century. He implemented bold all fronts of the univerisity’s functions Yunque was a PhD candidate reforms and programs to transform UP from educating its students, to caring with thesis proposal approved in into a research-intensive university, for its personnel, to defining its role in November 2000 at the Dalhousie internationalize it as a global nation building... Honor and excellence University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, university, and strengthen it as a public with compassion should be the next UP Canada. He has also a Certificate in Yunque took oath before Pres. Concepcion service university. He formalized the President’s clarion call to encourage the Aquaculture (Senior Aquaculturist, quality assurance of degree programs, UP community in serving the Filipino Division of Biological Sciences, College Academic Excellence Awardee) from of Arts and Sciences, UP Visayas. An incentivized faculty performance and people.” the Network of Aquaculture Centres in development, and ensured the access He was a consistent honor student active advocate and resource person Asia and Pacific Region. He graduated on disaster risk reduction and climate of qualified students with financial who graduated Valedictorian in both both his Master of Aquaculture and difficulty. elementary and high schools. He change resiliency campaigns, he was B.S. Biological Sciences from U.P. Project Leader of the Project ReBUILD President Concepcion was the Dean finished Agricultural Engineering, Visayas, Iloilo. of the UP College of Law before he was summa cum laude, at De La Salle- Yunque is faculty member of the UPV’S/ 4 elected by the UP Board of Regents Araneta University in 1979 and on November 15, 2016. President topped the Board Examinations for Concepcion, or Danicon as he is fondly Agricultural Engineering that same RISE project is Gawad Pangulo Awardee called, is widely respected as one of year. He obtained his LL.B., cum the Philippines’ leading authorities in PASCUAL/ 6 for Excellence in Public Service UP Visayas Foundation, Incorporated barangays of the Municipality of Carles - (UPVFI) – RISE (Bangon) Gigantes Project: Asluman, Gabi, Granada, and Lantangan - in Rehabilitation for Island Sustainability the Gigantes Group of Islands. The Project and Empowerment was named “Gawad partners with community-based groups Pangulo 2016 Awardee for Excellence and schools in implementing coordinated in Public Service” on January 30, 2017 rehabilitation programs that aim to achieve at UP Diliman, Quezon City. President normalcy and enhance local capacities Alfredo Pascual gave the award to Project for disaster preparedness, prevention, and RISE Team Leader Prof. Jorge Ebay and mitigation. Chancellor Rommel Espinosa. Beyond the four barangays, RISE- With Prof. Ebay in the project are Gigantes also engages with other Prof. Josephine Firmase, Mr. Jun Ramirez, organizations (LGUs, regional government Aprille Danilly Atienza, Junavy Ricopuerto, agencies, CSOs, and the academe, among and Russell Sodusta. others) to actively support community-based The RISE Gigantes project covers four Pres. Pascual turns over the UP maze to Pres Concepcion. geographically isolated and disadvantaged RISE/ 7 2 UPViews January - February 2017 CFOS’ foundation day: A celebration of excellence THE College of Fisheries and Ocean early days of the College. He outlined Sciences (CFOS), UP Visayas, the significant and major events in the celebrated on February 23, 2017 another history of CFOS in UPV and how far year of academic excellence, being at it has gone to become the “Center of the forefront of fisheries education in Excellence in Fisheries Education’ in the country . the country”. Faculty members, researchers, staff, Saclauso expressed his desire for and students of the College gathered CFOS to continue in contributing at the Pidlaoan Hall of CFOS, UPV significantly in enhancing regional, Miagao campus, to participate and national, and international development enjoy the 37th year of the College as in fisheries as well as in generating part of UPV in Miagao, Iloilo. globally competitive human resource. The day started with the opening of The College was named Center of the Poster Exhibit and Viewing led by Excellence in Fisheries Education by Various activities during the CFOS Foundation Day College Dean, Dr. Crispino A. Saclauso. the Commission on Higher Education The posters displayed the researches from 2016-2018 and as a National in the Fisheries Technologists Licensure and students. These achievements done by the outstanding faculty and the University/College of Agriculture Exam in the country. include the honorific scholars among Research and Extension Professional / Fisheries (NUCAF) under the Dr. Augusto E. Serrano, Jr. delivered undergraduate and graduate students, Staff (REPS) of the College. Philippine National Agriculture and the Agustin F. Umali Distinguished the paper and poster awardees in the Welcoming everyone in his opening Fisheries (NUCAF) for 2016. It has Lecture. Serrano is a faculty member national and international conferences, message, Saclauso talked about the been a consistent top-performing school of the Institute of Aquaculture, CFOS, the top 10 passers in the Fisheries and a UP Scientist III. His lecture was Board exam (2015-2016), One UP on “RNA Sequencing Using Next Professorial Chair and One UP Faculty Generation Sequencing (NGS) in Grant awardees, and the UP Scientists. Prof Ed holds Tech-Know- Aquaculture Research.” According to This was followed by a solidarity him, “RNA sequencing using NGS is lunch and other student activities in Kasyon Research Forum a powerful tool for aquaculture to gain the afternoon, which included a contest THE UP Visayas Division of Professional that were held separately in the morning better understanding of the roles of for the College logo with five entries Education, in collaboration with the UP and afternoon. Each parallel session had function elements in the aquaculture and “Your Face Sounds Familiar.” The High School in Iloilo, hosted the Tech- a plenary session with speakers: Prof.