OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF U.P. VISAYAS Vol. 21 No. 4 May - June 2017 Read UPViews online at www.upv.edu.ph Albert tells UPV graduates to serve the country “YOUR generation has a big Despite not being able to work responsibility in distributing that at DFA after graduation she looked wealth [that is being made in Asia]. for various opportunities that would You are not only the future human expose her to the international arena. resources of this dynamic region but She went to Japan for as seminar, also the pool where future leaders can studied and work there until she be drawn that will build a cohesive reached the age that will allow her and prosperous nation and region,” to work at DFA and had passed the Hon. Delia Domingo Albert reminded necessary civil service exams. the graduates of UP Visayas during Her career at DFA started when the University’s 38th Commencement she was appointed as Appointments Exercises held on June 23, 2017 at the and Social Secretary by Hon. Narciso Miagao campus. Ramos, then Secretary of Foreign The former Ambassador to Affairs. Germany and Australia shared her “To graduate from the University experiences as a career diplomat at of the Philippines is a privilege not the Department of Foreign Affairs many Filipinos can ever experience. (DFA) wherein she made history as As they say “many are called but its first female Secretary. She likewise few are chosen”. Just think of the Albert tells the Class of 2017 to “be of service to our people” shared insights of her experiences in thousands, perhaps even millions who know each other, band together, and academic culture that encourage and the ASEAN and how we can still learn would wish to be you today. face common threats that challenge its values our utmost commitment of lessons knowing how to get along with She was asked to introduce him as very existence. serving the interest of the Filipino each other and our neighbor countries. guest speaker in an event but said that “It was this determination to keep people.” ASEAN was borne out of the desire of she found his CV rather dull and boring the peace in the region that has brought In conclusion, she urged the young the countries in this region to work for and decided to introduce him three ASEAN to where it is today. ASEAN graduates with these words, “I encourage peace stability and progress despite languages that she knew- English, provided that public space where you to know more about yourselves cultural and other differences. French, and Japanese. He hired her on differences were addressed through as Filipinos and as such a member of She excitedly trooped to DFA the spot because he needed someone what we now know as the “ASEAN the wider ASEAN Community of 10 after graduating from UP Diliman but “who could diplomatically say ‘no’ way” slow, slow, slow through endless Ambitious and Energetic Nations and was told that she has to have a Civil in different languages to the many consultations or “mushawarah” until that you all have a role to play in making Service Eligibility and was likewise people seeking an appointment as consensus or “mufakat” is reached,” she our Community a better place.” too young. well as countless job seekers.” pointed out. “Join me in serving our country “I therefore advise you, fresh “I learned how important it is Towards the end of her message, and our community which has given graduates to take any civil service to be at the right place, at the right Albert cited the thoughts of newly- us the opportunity to be of service to examination as soon as you can! You time, with the right people and most appointed UP President Danilo our people,@ she ended. (Lyncen M. never know when you will need it,” important with the right credentials,” Concepcion who “advocates an Fernandez) she reminded the graduates. she pointed out. In a nutshell, she summed up her As for her ASEAN experience she professional life 5 letter Ds - Dream, said that its founding fathers believed UP Visayas convenes International Desire, Direction, Determination, and that geography is immutable and that Dedication. neighbors in the region should get to Conference on Intangible Cultural Heritage UPV Tacloban Campus holds 41st Commencement Exercises TACLOBAN City. The University (Social Sciences) Economics, 28 of the Philippines Visayas Tacloban graduates of BA (Social Sciences) College (UPVTC) marked its Political Science, two graduates of 41st Commencement Exercises BA (Social Sciences) Psychology, on June 27, 2017 at the UPVTC and seven graduates of Master of Arts and Sciences Grounds. The Management. 277 graduates of Class 2017 were Dr. Rowena Cristina Guevarra, led by Kimberly D. Caimbre, BA Undersecretary for Science (Social Sciences) Political Science and Technological Services of Participant of the ICIH Conference listen to CHED Chair Patricia Licuanan and Alexis Eugen Castor who both the Department of Science and OVER 200 scholars, cultural workers, to topics with scholarly presentations graduated magna cum laude. There Technology (DOST), was this year’s artists, business management experts, complemented by experience sharing were 53 other honor graduates. Commencement Exercises Speaker. and social and natural scientists from and artist talk. A two-session satellite UPVTC Class 2017 produced 30 Her message was read by Engr. the Philippines, Brunei, USA, Liberia, conference on intangible political graduates of BS in Accountancy, 77 Edgardo Esperancilla, Regional Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, Korea, spaces specifically dealing with graduates of BS in Management, 28 Director of DOST Region VIII. and Australia gathered for Pagtib-ong: intangible cultural heritage and The UPV International Conference on foreign relations was simultaneously graduates of BA Communication A lightning rally participated Intangible Heritage on May 25 and held at St. Anne’s Hall of Assumption Arts, 40 graduates of BS Biology, in by several graduates calling for 26, 2017 at Casa Real (The Old Iloilo School Iloilo City. The conclusions 10 graduates of BS in Computer pressing social issues concluded Provincial Capitol) in Iloilo City, of said satellite event were shared at Science, 33 graduates of BA the 41st Commencement Exercises. Philippines. the last plenary session (a five-person Psychology, 22 graduates of BA (Marilou Morales, UPVTC) Pagtib-ong (a Hiligaynon word panel discussion) of the Conference. meaning to raise or lift up) aptly At the opening program on the first captured the goals of the two- day, Dr. Felipe de Leon Jr., former day event which were to celebrate Chair of the Philippines’ National cultural distinctiveness and find Commission for Culture and the commonalities among the different Arts and ICH expert, talked about countries that joined the first the value and practical aspects of international conference of such kind intangible heritage. Keynote Speaker in the country. Dr. Patricia Licuanan, Chairperson of Fifty-nine conference papers and the Commission on Higher Education, presentations were made in the four shared the need to specialize in the plenary sessions and six parallel scholarship aspect of culture and sessions. Each parallel session heritage. Assistant Director – General, consisted of three clusters with a Intangible Cultural Heritage in Asia- Eng. Esperancilla of DOST Region VIII, reads the speech of Dr. Rowena Cristina Guevarra, DOST maximum of four speakers each. The Pacific Region, Dr. Seong-Yong Park, Undersecretary for Science and Technological Services sessions were structured according UPVISAYAS/ 7 2 UPViews May - June 2017 CFOS’ students’ posters win at 2nd international science graduate scholars’ confab Alolod and Cadiz pose with their respective poster THE Research posters of Garner Graduate Scholars’ Conference of Tilapia Green Water and Biofloc in the Conference. Eleven of the Angelo Alolod and Rowena Cadiz, held at the Philippine International Technology (BFT) in Suppressing participants were from CFOS and both MS Fisheries students of the Convention Center, Manila on May Population Growth of Green Vibrios two were from the College of Arts College of Fisheries and Ocean 24-25, 2017. and Vibrio parahaemolyticus in the and Sciences (CAS). Ten competed Sciences, were adjudged 2nd Alolod’s study was on the Intensive Tank Culture of Penaeus in the technical paper competition and 3rd placers, respectively, in “Bioactivity and Functionality of vannamei. and four (4) participated in a non- the technical poster competition, Gelatin Hydrolysates from the Skin With the theme “From competing oral paper presentation. Agriculture/Fisheries/ of Oneknife Unicorn Fish (Nasa Discoveries Today to Innovations The participants are all scholars Environmental Science Category thynnoides) while Cadiz’s was Tomorrow,” 152 posters competed of the Department of Science and at the 2nd International Science entitled “Comparative Efficacies in three categories. The two other Technology-Science Education categories were Biology/Health Institute Accelerated Science and Science/ Food Science/ Chemistry/ Technology Human Resource UPVTC prof and student clinch top Natural Products and Mathematics/ Development Program – National Statistics/ Computing/ Physics/ Science Consortium (DOST-SEI Material Science. ASTHRDP-NSC), which also awards in photo and video competitions Thirteen DOST-SEI graduate organized the event. (Lenilyn Gallos scholars of UP Visayas participated with sources from Rowena Cadiz) Traifalgar receives SEARCA professorial chair grant THE Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in