Wednesday, 08 September 2010

The College of Engineering and Architecture (CEA) Extension Council went out of their way to help Mother Earth when 150 students together with faculty and staff planted seedlings and conducted other outreach activities at the Maasin watershed last August 21. This is the council’s way of continuously participating in the restoration of the watershed as it was tremendously damaged by typhoon Frank last June 2008. The CEA Extension Council further proved their resolve as they really lived up to their noble objective of assisting DENR in its advocacy with regard to environmental conservation to promote awareness, appreciation and understanding on the importance of the environment, especially the benefits derived from it. In addition, several Narra trees will be cut throughout the construction of the ICT – CEA building thus the council sees that it is appropriate to mitigate the effect of the cutting of trees by planting 400 seedlings in replacement. The presence of...
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Monday, 06 September 2010

The WVCST has offered a portion of its campus for the proposed Iloilo City Public College. Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog said Dr. Luis Sorolla, president of WVCST, made the offer. He thanked the school official for his generosity.According to Mabilog, the city government presently does not have enough funds to build a city college. But he promised residents here that it will materialize within his administration in three years. The city government currently has 60 scholars being sent to various colleges and universities here. Starting next year, Mabilog said, the scholars will be transferred to just one university in preparation for the creation of the city public college. Once the city public college is established, Mabilog said, it will be easy to again transfer the scholars to the new school. The city government has allotted P3 million for its scholars, the mayor revealed. In a recent interview, Councilor Plaridel Nava, chairman of the Sangguniang Panlungsod’s Committee...
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Tuesday, 31 August 2010

Henry Gomez Jr., a former laboratory school student, clinched the Best Future Business Leader Award in the UK-based Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) - Global Business Challenge (GBC) held at the One World Hotel, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia last August 6. Moreover, being the business advisor of the Scions Consultancy Firm representing UP Visayas, Gomez led the team and bagged the third prize; a feat to consider since they have competed along with 14 countries all over the world. CIMA’s Brand Director Ray Perry chaired the panel of judges and board of directors who witnessed more than 10 hours of presentations by 14 teams from different countries. According to Perry and the other judges, that day was a stunning display of unequalled argumentative skills from young business students who have not even studied management accounting. The event brought together local academicians, students and top-ranking business representatives who witnessed the...
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