CHEERDANCE RESULTS

1st Place/Champion - BS Biology

2nd Place - BA Communication Arts

3rd Place - BS Food Technology

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2010 DULA Ceremonial Opening and Cheerdance Competition will be held on Thursday, 02 September 2010 at the Atrium, UP Mindanao Administration Building. The program of activities follows below:

8:00 A.M. Assembly

8:30 Opening Program

Welcome Remarks - Vice Chancellor Vicente Calag

Message and Sounding of the Gong - Chancellor Gilda Rivero

Oath of Sportsmanship

Aerobics Warm-up

Cheerdance Competition

Reading of Mechanics and Criteria; Introduction of the Judges

Competition Proper

Intermission Number by Dance Ensemble

Announcement of Winners

Awarding of Prizes


 

UP Mindanao BS Agribusiness Economics alumni Mr. Jason Paul C. Simborios and Ms. Cherry Mae M. Nagar passed the April 2010 Licensure Examination for Agriculturists. The exam results were released on July 20-22, 2010. This successful examination result is another 100% passing-mark for UP Mindanao. Congratulations to Mr. Simborios and Ms. Nagar!

Congressman Isidro Roy T. Ungab (3rd District, Davao City) visited UP Mindanao on August 13, 2010 to discuss the proposed dormitory project and to see the paved CSM road. The Congressman was received in the Administration Building by Chancellor Rivero and VC Calag. National Housing Authority OIC Ms. Carol Angel joined the meeting with her team. Afterwards, the Congressman passed by the CSM road which he had visited earlier this year while it was under construction.

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Congressman Ungab, Chancellor Rivero, VC Calag

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With NHA's Dir. Carol Angel and team and UPMin's Exec. Asst. Jo-An Garcia and Coll. Bus. Mgr. Cherrylyn Cabrera

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At the CSM road facing east

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At the CSM Road facing west

PREVIOUS: Congressman Ungab's visit, 12 February 2010

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Meeting on-site

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Showing progress of work with Dean Reynaldo Abad

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With College of Science and Mathematics students, staff

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Facing the future site of the dormitory

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UP-Mindanao BA English freshman Julie Kristine de Guzman won First Prize in the "Dear P-Noy" Letter-Writing Contest organized by the Voice of Mindanao (VoM), a youth organization. As per contest rules, the main theme for the message must be “the letter-writer’s message for President Noy, or P-Noy, of his/her dreams for southern Philippines.  This message, coming from his/her heart, may contain his/her vision in line with P-Noy’s statement during his inaugural address as Philippine President of his action plan for Mindanao.”

The text of Ms. de Guzman's winning letter follows:

"Dear P-Noy,

Sa pagkakaluklok mo sa pinakamataas na posisyon sa bansa, nasa’yo ang aking tiwala. Hindi man ganoon kalakas ang tinig ko bilang ordinaryong estudyante, hayaan mong maisalaysay sa pamamagitan ng liham na ito ang mga pangarap ko bilang taga-Mindanao. Hindi ka man si Superman o Batman, sana’y magkaisa tayong suportahan ang pagbabago alang-alang sa bayan. Hindi man biglaan ang pagbabago, sana’y makapagsimula tayo.

‘Pag sinabing ‘Mindanao’, takot pa rin ang namamayani sa mga nakakarinig nito. Unti-unting natatabunan ang kagandahan nito dahil sa mga pangyayaring hanggang ngayon ay wala pa ring hustisya. Sana’y maging matiwasay ang pagsasaayos ng hindi pagkakaunawaan – mapa-Lumad man, Bangsamoro o Kristiyano.

Tulungan mong maiangat ang pangalang Mindanao mula sa kanyang pagkalugmok. Tutukan din sana ng iyong gobyerno ang pagsasaayos ng mga imprastruktura para sa transportasyon, turismo at pangangalakal dito sa Mindanao sapagkat lubusan na kaming naiiwan sa pag-unlad.

Pangarap kong mapagmasdan ang bawat bata sa Mindanao na nakabihis-uniporme sa eskwela na bitbit ang lapis at libro. Walang mga tambay sa lansangan. Lahat nasa paaralan at may mga disenteng trabaho ang mga tao kahit hindi nakapag-aral sa kolehiyo. Mabigyan sana ng atensyon ang mga kababayan nating walang ligtas at maayos na komunidad na tirahan. Magkaroon sana sila ng pagkakataon upang may maituring na tahanan.

Pangarap kong magkaroon ng kaayusan sa daloy kalsada. Walang naghahari-harian. Lahat pantay-pantay sa karapatan. Maging ganap na malinis sana ang bawat sulok ng kalsada. Sana’y maituring na lugar para sa kalinisan ang mga lugar sa Mindanao. Mapayabong pa sana ang mga produktong likas sa Mindanao upang magsilbing pang-akit sa mga turista maging sa mga negosyante na magsisilbing daan upang mapayabong ang ekonomiya ng bansa. Sana’y magkaroon ng ngiti sa bawat labi ng taga-Mindanao ngayon at bukas.

Magsilbi sanang tulay ang liham na ito upang marinig mo ang pangarap naming mga taga-Mindanao.


Sumasainyo,

Julie"



A total of 120 letters were submitted by Mindanao youth from ages 11 to 18. The winners were declared on August 20 during the 3rd anniversary of Voice of Mindanao in Zamboanga City. Ms. de Guzman's prizes include a shirt, a phone, a watch, gift packs and an audience with President Aquino in Zamboanga City.

The board of judges were the sister of PNoy Ms. Victoria "Viel" Aquino-Dee as Chairman; Mr. Christian Olasiman, head of the Yo Noy Movement in Zamboanga City; Mr. Ryan Rosauro, secretary-general of the Peace and Conflict Journalism Network; Ms. Frencie Carreon, program head of the Voice of Mindanao; and Ms. Carol Arguillas, editor-in-chief of Davao-based MindaNews.

 

Sources:

Mindanao Times, Vol. 64, No. 233
http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&r=&y=&mo=&fi=p100824.htm&no=34 (25 August 2010)
http://dateline.ph/?p=6234 (25 August 2010)

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Davao City Mayor Sara Z. Duterte-Carpio welcomes UP-Mindanao's Chancellor Gilda C. Rivero, Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs Emma Ruth V. Bayogan and Vice Chancellor for Administration Vicente B. Calag during the UPMin team's courtesy call on August 23, 2010. A set of Banwa journals and a brief on UPMin's course offerings and public services were given to the Mayor by the Chancellor.  The Mayor offered the UPMin team a prospective role in her plan for putting up botanical parks in the City.

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Mayor Sara Duterte receives Banwa journals and brief on UP-Mindanao

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With Mr. Carlos Vargas (left) of CREBA (Chamber of Real Estate)

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The scene at the Mayor's lobby