OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF U.P. VISAYAS Vol. 20 No.2 March-April 2016 Read UPViews online at www.upv.edu.ph UP Visayas holds Halalan 2016 activities Bongbong Marcos on April 13; and Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano on April 19. UPV Halalan 2016 Committee also partnered with Aksyon Radyo, Iloilo for a series of “Candidates Forum” for those running for congressmen and mayors. A total of nine forums/ debates were organized from this partnership. Three forums were held at the UPV Auditorium and six were held on-site or in areas where these candidates are running. The panelists of these forums were members of the UPV faculty, alumni and students. The debates were aired live over Aksyon Radyo, Iloilo. It was also aired live through audio-streaming at the Aksyon Radyo website http:// Various scenes in UPV’s Halalan 2016 activities. www.aksyonradyoiloilo.com.ph UP Visayas has responded to The UPV sa Halalan Committee the other universities in the city and which reaches Ilonggos around the the call of the UP sa Halalan 2016 organized the Presidential and Vice province of Iloilo. world. to contribute to clean, honest and Presidential Forums that aimed Three camps responded to the The Committee also partnered empowering elections. A committee at bringing presidential and vice invitation and forums were held for with student organizations in was created to organize activities presidential candidates closer to the following: Sen. Grace Poe with organizing two youth forums dubbed under the 2016 UP sa Halalan the Ilonggos, most especially to the Senatorial candidates on March “The: Leader I want” in coordination agenda. constituents of the UPV and that of 14; Sen. Miriam Santiago and Sen. with Rappler.ph and the “Students Forum” and “Senatorial Debate” with the National alliance of Youth Leaders (NAYL). International Women’s Day Celebrated The committee also supported The The pampering, which also started Philippine Daily Inquirer Town Hall simultaneously with the cook-off, held at the UPV Cinematheque as was a full-day affair that featured full well as the ABS-CBN’s “Sambuwa: body massage, manicure, pedicure, Debate of Local Candidates in and haircut. A bazaar was also Western Visayas”, which was aired organized along the grounds of the in ABS-CBN Iloilo programs. Administration Building. A mock election was also Meanwhile, about 500 students,and conducted by the Univeristy Student faculty and staff members joined the Council in Miago on April 24, 2016 free boodle lunch at the second floor which yielded Sen. Miriam Santiago lobby of the Administration Building. as winner. The day was capped by the Moreover, briefing for the opening of an art exhibit entitled National Movement for Free “Dreamweavers” by John Ray Elections (NAMFREL) volunteers Hontanar, faculty member of the was co-sponsored by the committee. Division of Humanities at the College (Anna Razel L. Ramirez) of Arts and Sciences. At the UPV Iloilo City campus, a Some activities during the Women’s Day Celebration. bazaar was also put up and pampering ‘Inquirer Town PAMPERED, fed, and entertained. (Division of Physical Sciences and for the City-based employees This was how the UPV community in Mathematics and the Department of experienced pampering as well. In Hall’ held in UPV addition, a film showing and an open Miagao felt, particularly the women Chemistry), the BS Food Technology mike poetry reading were held. THE Philippine Daily Inquirer (PDI) students of the School of Technology during the cook off, boodle lunch, and GDP’s celebration of the Women’s conducted “Inquirer Town Hall” with pampering activities held on March 8, (SoTech), the staff of SoTech, Robo Month also included a public forum the theme “Iloilo Boom: Model or 2016 at the Administration Building Pops (staff of the College of Fisheries entitled, “Babae, Mangagawa, Mirage?” on September 17, 2016 at of the Miagao campus in observance and Ocean Sciences), Supermen, Unyonista,” by Prof. Judy Taguiwalo the Cinematheque, UP Visayas Iloilo of the International Women’s Day. (staff of the Campus Maintenance and on March 7 at the Iloilo City campus City campus. The panel discussion, Dr. Mary Barby Badayos- Development Office), and (OUNCES) and the UGSAD public forum on which was moderated by John Nery Jover, Director of the UPV Gender Organization of the University’s “Depression and Violence against of the PDI, was held in preparation and Development Program (GDP), Chemical Engineering Students also Women and Children” by Dr. Daisy welcomed the faculty, staff, and of SoTech. for the next presidential debate that Joy C. Daquilanea on March 9 at the would take place on March 20, 2016 students that gathered at the lobby The three-male member groups City campus. and briefly explained the history of were each given a budget to buy the at the UP Cebu College in Cebu City. On March 10, a lecture Four panel discussants tackled the women’s movement and what it ingredients for the menu that they series featuring the following has accomplished for today’s women. would come up with from a “market” topics and their speakers was held: different issues that revolve around Among others, this included the right that was set up beside the cooking “Women and Weaving: A Tribute to the theme. Architech Manuel to vote, having humane working area. They had to use all the items Unsung Heroes of Western Visayas” Tingson focused on the Iloilo conditions, equal pay and benefits, to they had purchased. Thus, the cook- by Dr. Randy Madrid; “Women as heritage conservation and Iloilo name a few. However, Jover pointed off involved the planning of the menu, Culture Bearers: Rediscovering the River development, and UPV out that there is still a long way to budgeting and marketing of the food Babaylans of Panay” by Ms. Joyce Professor Rhodella Ibabao talked go when it comes to equal pay and that were cooked, and household Christine Colon; “The Revisited: about urbanization and its effect opportunities for women. chores that are still primarily assigned The Search for a Gender-Bending on a developing city. Mr. Joemarie Organized by the GDP, the cook- or done by women. The criteria for Image” by Prof. Martin Genodepa; Agriam of the Iloilo Chamber of off, which has the theme “3 Men judging were based on food safety, and “Vilma: Babae Bilang Adyenda” Commerce talked about the rate of Preparing a Complete Meal for a culinary skills, flavor, presentation, by Prof. Alfredo Diaz. dollar remittances in Western Visayas Family of 3,” started the day’s festive and nutritive value. OUNCES was An art exhibit by Alan Cabalfin, vis-à-vis the booming realty business mood held at the Administration declared the winner and received a called Dagway Pamatan-on at the in Iloilo City while Mr. Gilbert Altura Building grounds. The contest was cash prize of P 1,500.00. The rest of UPV Art Gallery, Iloilo City campus, of NEDA discussed Iloilo City’s open to the UPV community. The the groups were given a consolation opened on 11 March as part the participants were the Elektrons, prize of P 700.00 each. Women’s Month celebration as well. INQUIRER/4 2 UPViews March-April 2016 Justice Carpio on the West Philippine Sea Dispute in UPV Forum SUPREME Court Senior Associate runway with a 274-hectare area on the Justice Antonio T. Carpio gave a lecture Fiery Cross Reef. This artificial island on the West Philippine Sea Dispute will be larger than the combined area on April 22, 2016 at the UP Visayas of the 20 largest islands in the Spratlys. Auditorium, Iloilo City. Attended by China held a test flight on the reef’s members of the UP Alumni community, runway on January 6, 2016. lawyers, and students of UPV and 2) The Johnson South (Mabini) other universities, Carpio gave a brief Reef is within the Philippine EEZ. As on the law of the sea and the disputed of November 2015, China has created reefs in the West Philippine Sea/South an artificial island of the 10.9 hectares China Sea. According to Carpio, the in the said reef. country’s sovereign territory covers 12 3) Mc Kennan (Chigun) Reef is nautical miles from our territorial sea a low tide elevation (LTE) within baseline and 200 nautical miles from the Philippine EEZ. It is within the our sovereign territory is the country’s 12 nautical miles (NM) of Sin Cove exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Island. As of November 2015, China Justice Antonio Carpio entertains questions from the audience. In his lecture, he presented various has created an artificial island of 7.2 Subi Reef is 231 NM from Palawan purposes.” As of December 23, 2015, reclamations done by China on the hectares on the reef. and 502 NM from Hainan. Subi Reef China has created an artificial island of Philippine claimed reefs. These claims 4) The Gaven (Burgos) Reef is now has a 3-kilometer runway and a 500 hectares in the Subi Reef. of ownership were based on China’s outside of the Philippine EEZ but lighthouse. He also said that he agrees with Dr. nine-dashed lines map, which covers within its continental shelf. It is an LTE 7) The Mischief (Panganiban) Reef John McManus, a renowned marine 85.7 percent of the entire South China within 12 NM of Namyit Island as of is a circular atoll with a diameter of 7.11 kilometer and has a lagoon that has biologist who studied the marine life Sea. He said that China has alarmingly November 2015. China has created an in the Spratlys, that China’s island built artificial islands in the following artificial island of 13 hectares in Gaven an area of 3 600 ha.