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Post by Tom A. Saiyan on Aug 5, 2013 20:16:44 GMT 9
Nakapunta rin pala si Mother Thresa sa royal and pontifical school...India donates bust of Mother Teresa to UST July 11, 2013 4:07pm
On July 16, the Embassy of India to the Philippines and the University of Santo Tomas (UST) will unveil a bust of Mother Teresa of Calcutta. The ceremony will take place at 3 o’clock in the afternoon at the Santissimo Rosario Parish Garden. The bust, carved by West Bengal-based Indian sculptor Gautam Pal, is a gift from the government and the people of the Republic of India to UST. H.E. Amit Dasgupta, Ambassador of India to the Philippines, and Rev. Fr. Herminio Dagohoy, O.P., rector of UST, will deliver messages while nuns of the Missionaries of Charity will offer flowers. The bust will be marked by a plaque that highlights Mother Teresa’s famous saying, “Your strength lies in small things”—a phrase that encapsulates the remarkable work she did as a missionary nun. It also commemorates her role as a constant source of inspiration for the Thomasian community in upholding UST’s core values of competence, commitment, and compassion. Mother Teresa was an Albanian born, Indian Catholic Religious Sister who founded the Missionaries of Charity in 1950. In her lifetime, she served and advocated for the poorest of the poor, earning her the moniker “The Living Saint.” Her death in 1997 was a great loss to the international community that has recognized her as an icon for humanitarian work. She was beatified in 2003, giving her the title Blessed Teresa of Calcutta. In the Philippines, the Regional House of the Missionaries of Charity runs an orphanage and home for the aged. Located in Tayuman, Manila, it is currently headed by Sister Anselm. Mother Teresa first came to the Philippines in 1976, and again in 1977 and 1984 when she visited the University of Santo Tomas.
www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/317048/cbb/india-donates-bust-of-mother-teresa-to-ust
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Post by Tom A. Saiyan on Aug 4, 2013 23:20:42 GMT 9
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Post by Tom A. Saiyan on Aug 4, 2013 22:40:27 GMT 9
UST muling pumangalawa sa Nutrition boards
02 Agosto 2013, 11:30 p.m. - NANATILI bilang pangalawang top-performing school ang Unibersidad sa nakalipas na Nutritionist-Dietitian licensure examinations matapos bahagyang umangat ang marka nito sa 95.12-porsiyentong passing rate.
Ayon sa datos ng Professional Regulation Commission (PRC), 78 sa 82 na mga Tomasino ang pumasa sa nakalipas na pagsusulit–bahagyang mas mataas sa 93.9-porsiyentong passing rate noong nakaraang taon o 93 na mga Tomasinong pumasa mula sa 99.
Nanatili namang top-performing school ang University of the Philippines-Los Baños ngayong taon na nagkamit ng 100-porsiyentong passing rate tulad noong nakaraang taon.
Nakamit ng Tomasinong si Jonathan Chua ang ikapitong pwesto sa Top 10 matapos magtala ng 85.35 porsiyento. Noong nakaraang taon, tatlong Tomasino ang napabilang sa Top 10, kung saan isang Tomasino rin ang nagkamit ng unang pwesto.
Bahagya ring bumaba ang national passing rate sa 64.36 porsiyento o 605 na mga estudyanteng pumasa mula sa 940 na kumuha ng pagsusulit. Noong nakaraang taon, 67.08 porsiyento o 601 mula sa 896 ang pumasa. J.C. R. Obice
www.varsitarian.net/news/20130802/ust_muling_pumangalawa_sa_nutrition_boards
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Post by Tom A. Saiyan on Jul 18, 2013 13:18:00 GMT 9
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Post by Tom A. Saiyan on Jul 11, 2013 11:05:58 GMT 9
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Post by Tom A. Saiyan on Jul 11, 2013 10:35:23 GMT 9
18 Thomasians top Nursing boards
08 July 2013, 2:32 p.m. - THE UNIVERSITY ranked fourth in the recent nursing licensure examinations, with 18 Thomasians entering the top 10 list.
UST posted a 99.04-percent passing rate this year, with 411 passers out of 415 examinees, data from the Professional Regulation Commission showed. This was slightly lower than last year’s 99.33 percent, wherein UST ranked third among the top-performing schools.
West Visayas State University-La Paz, Cebu Normal University and University of the Philippines-Manila were named top-performing schools this year after getting 100-percent passing rates.
Leading the new crop of Thomasian nurses is Jamila Jane Borlagdan, who landed in second place with a score of 86.80 percent, sharing the spot with Mylene Grace Gonzaga of the West Visayas State University-La Paz.
Other Thomasians in the top 10 were Lace Paulyn Rosaroso (86.20 percent), who placed third; Shera Lee Aquino and Kathleen Flores (86.00), who shared the fourth spot; James Thomas Salmon and Jerrica Mae Tan (85.80) in fifth place; Marian Rose Salazar (85.60 percent) in sixth place; Calvin Rei Macrohon, Richelle Jane Santos and Gwen Eunice Umali (85.20) in the eighth spot; Paula Jean Masangcay, Katrina Sarah Mae Paulino and Joanna Lissa Payuran (85.00) in ninth place; and Philipp Enrico Barrameda, Patrick Joseph Baseleres, Jennelyn Guanco, April Jung Bun Lee and Gemicah Nicole Rojas (84.80), who shared the 10th spot.
Last year, eight Thomasians landed in the top 10.
The national passing rate went down to 42.81 percent, or 16,219 passers out of 37,887 examinees, from last year’s 45.69 percent. Gena Myrtle P. Terrewww.varsitarian.net/news/20130708/18_thomasians_top_nursing_boards
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Post by Tom A. Saiyan on Jul 7, 2013 11:20:06 GMT 9
Thomasians dominate Pharmacy boards
02 July 2013, 9:02 p.m. - THE UNIVERSITY once again dominated the recent Pharmacy licensure examinations, with six Thomasians entering the top 10 list.
UST emerged as this year's third top-performing school after it recorded an 80.27-percent passing rate or 293 passers out of 365 examinees, data from the Professional Regulation Commission showed. This was lower than last year’s 88.92 percent, with 281 out of 316 examinees making the cut.
Leading the new crop of Thomasian pharmacists is Clinical Pharmacy summa cum laude Ryan Justin Raynes, who landed in second place with a score of 93.65 percent.
Other Thomasians in the Top 10 are Marc Oliver Armeña (92.45%), Noel Tan, Jr. (92.30%), Joshua Santos (92.27%), and Shervin Cruzado and Pamela Berilyn So (92.05%), who took the third, fourth, fifth, and seventh spots, respectively.
Last year, six Thomasians also entered the Top 10 list.
Saint Louis University was again named the top-performing school with a passing rate of 98.39 percent, or 122 passers out of 124 examinees. It was followed by Our Lady of Fatima University-Valenzuela with a 91.04-percent passing rate.
This year, the national passing rate went down to 58.96 percent, or 1,385 passers out of 2,349 examinees, from last year’s 63.11 percent. Celton F. Ramirezwww.varsitarian.net/news/20130702/thomasians_dominate_pharmacy_boards
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Post by Tom A. Saiyan on Jul 1, 2013 12:46:40 GMT 9
UST students win MMDA Manila Bay cleanup solutions contest By Jaymee T. Gamil Philippine Daily Inquirer 4:07 pm | Saturday, June 22nd, 2013
MANILA, Philippines—How do you clean up a heavily littered and polluted coastline? With a giant ‘dustpan,’ that’s how. This is the simple premise behind an engineering contraption designed by two University of Santo Tomas students who won the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority’s Manila Bay Cleanup Competition on Friday.
The contest, launched last April, challenged students to think up of “innovative engineering solutions to the Manila Bay garbage problem,” which may eventually be prototyped by the MMDA.
Fourth-year Electronic Communications Engineering students John Beljoe Abao and Ariel Manalaysay bested a total of 11 other designs from seven schools in the metropolis, and received a P25,000 cash prize, on top of a P5,000 prize for being finalists. The UST students’ design involved the construction of concrete V-shaped seawalls with a tube in the middle, leading to an underground garbage containment tank where the trash could be extracted in bulk.
The design relies on “big waves” or strong tidal force to sweep floating debris up the wall and into the chute and tank.
Abao said the “simple logic” behind the contraption was based on sheer imagination.
During the final presentation of the top six ideas beside Roxas Boulevard in Manila on Friday afternoon, with a panel of judges from the MMDA, the Departments of Public Works and Highways, the Department of Science and Technology, and the Manila government, Manalaysay admitted the design was basically “like a dustpan.”
“It collects the trash into a bin,” he said.
From the tank, the garbage could be harvested through a net, or through the DPWH “scraper” already being used in cleaning up sewers, Abao said.
“It is made of concrete so it can withstand natural calamities. Its simple design makes it easy to implement. It’s low in maintenance because it has no moving parts or automation. The only manual labor required is during extraction,” Abao said.
He admitted, however, that the design in itself had no capability of treating chemicals in the water.
Public Works Assistant Secretary Maria Catalina Cabral, who led the panel of judges, said that in choosing the winning design, they looked for “innovation and engineering.” The entries were judged 60 percent on innovation, 30 percent on implementation feasibility, and 10 percent on the clear presentation of the idea.
“The concept is doable. We saw there was potential for this to be built and developed. MMDA and DOST will make more studies to develop and make more improvements on this proposal,” Cabral said of Abao and Manalaysay’s design.
The panel of judges made some initial suggestions after Abao and Manalaysay’s presentation, such as the use of steel reinforcement on the structure, or making the structure “collapsible” and transferable instead of permanent, and to put a flap check valve at the mouth of the chute to prevent backflow.
Overall, however, Cabral was impressed by the contestants. “The youth today are truly skilled. When you graduate, you’re welcome to apply in government agencies,” she told them, before she announced the winning design.
The other finalists included a proposal to use biosorpents —”biological materials that are known to remove heavy metals from the environment”— by the Ateneo de Manila University students; “The Flushmaster” and “The Groovemaster” to mechanically suck or scoop out floating garbage into a containment barge, designed by students of the University of the Philippines-Diliman; Manuel L. Quezon students’ V-shaped River Gate Fence to trap floating trash to the sides of a river; and Mapua Institute of Technology students’ Clean Bay Rover.
MMDA chair Francis Tolentino said, “We can merge the other ideas [with the winning idea]. All your ideas were good.”
Students from the Eulogio “Amang” Rodriguez Institute of Science and Technology and the Technological Institute of the Philippines submitted concept papers, but did not make it to the final cut.
Nevertheless, Tolentino said in a statement that he was pleased with the youths’ participation. “It only showed their concern to help in addressing our environmental problems,” he said.
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Post by Tom A. Saiyan on Jun 15, 2013 3:54:21 GMT 9
June 2013 Architect Board Exam Result3. Patrick Andrew Tanhuanco Yuchenkang University of Santo Tomas 85.00% UST posts 74-percent passing rate in Architecture board exams
14 June 2013, 11:13 p.m. - THE University posted a slightly lower passing rate in the recent licensure examination for architects, with one Thomasian entering the top 10.
UST recorded a 73.79-percent passing rate this year as 152 out of 206 Thomasians passed the exams last June 7 and 9, figures from the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) showed. This was a tad lower than last year’s 75 percent, in which 201 out of 268 Thomasian examinees made the cut.
Among the 152 examinees this year, 130 were first-time takers. Leading the new batch of Thomasian architects is Patrick Andrew Tanhuanco, who placed third nationwide with a score of 85 percent. Last year, five Thomasians entered the top 10.
No school qualified for the list of top-performing schools this year. The PRC requires a passing rate of at least 80 percent and a minimum of 50 examinees to be named a top-performing school. The University of San Carlos was the top-performing school last year.
Former Varsitarian Features writer Alma Maria Sarmiento and former artist Fritzie Marie Amar were among those who passed the exams.
The national passing rate stood at 50.99 percent, with only 901 out of 1,767 examinees making the cut. Last year's passing rate was 50.69 percent, wherein 987 out of 1,947 examinees passed the exams. Jon Christoffer R. Obice
www.varsitarian.net/breaking_news/20130614/ust_posts_74_percent_passing_rate_in_architecture_board_exams
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Post by Tom A. Saiyan on Jun 9, 2013 8:02:21 GMT 9
June 2013 Environmental Planner Licensure Exams
No Thomasian in the top ten...
Out of the 21 Thomasian examinees, 9 passed for 43% passing rate...
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Post by Tom A. Saiyan on Jun 8, 2013 2:20:04 GMT 9
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Post by Tom A. Saiyan on Jun 7, 2013 6:31:12 GMT 9
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Post by Tom A. Saiyan on Jun 4, 2013 5:18:05 GMT 9
Tambayan ng Eng'g... dati... Tambayan ng AB at Commerce...
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Post by Tom A. Saiyan on Jun 3, 2013 3:14:05 GMT 9
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Post by Tom A. Saiyan on May 31, 2013 4:07:24 GMT 9
Meet PH's top philanthropists on Forbes Asia's list ABS-CBNnews.com Posted at 05/30/2013 10:42 AM | Updated as of 05/30/2013 5:17 PM
MANILA, Philippines - Four Filipinos, including two tycoons, a perfume manufacturer and an architect, landed on Forbes Asia magazine's list of top philanthropists in the region.
Henry Sy, Sr., the country's richest man, and John L. Gokongwei Jr. were included in the magazine's annual Heroes of Philanthropy list.
Top architect Felino "Jun" A. Palafox Jr. was also on the list, along with mass market perfume manufacturer Joel S. Cruz.
The 88-year-old Sy is the founder and chairman of the SM Group, whose businesses include shopping malls, condos, banks and department stores. Forbes Asia cited the tycoon for giving $7 million to De La Salle University to build an eco-friendly building for the school, and donating $112 million to an un-named foundation.
Gokongwei, who founded conglomerate JG Summit, is chairman of one of the Philippines' most endowed foundations - the Gokongwei Brothers Foundation. He started the foundation with his three brothers in 1992. In 2006, he gifted the foundation with half of his shares in JG Summit, a donation which is now worth more than $1 billion.
"The foundation is the conglomerate’s largest shareholder, with a 29.4% stake worth $2.3 billion. Disbursements are funded out of company dividends and are focused on education," Forbes Asia said.
Palafox, founder and managing partner of Palafox and Associates, was cited by Forbes Asia for donating the firm's services for the design of low-income housing developments. This includes a 12-hectare project for the Smokey Mountain dumpsite community in Manila.
"A former Catholic seminary student, (Palafox) gives money to a program helping needy churches and in the last 5 years, his firm has done pro bono architectural and interior design or master planning for 6 church-related projects," Forbes Asia said.
Cruz, 48, is the founder and CEO of Central Affirmative Co., which makes Aficionado Germany. Forbes Asia cited Cruz for making donations to help abandoned children, as well as elderly and disabled.
"Each year his company — the manufacturer of Aficionado Germany, the country’s leading mass market perfume brand — celebrates its anniversary by giving cash to charities and paying employees to volunteer for a day. Nicknamed the “Lord of Scents,” he plans to launch the Joel S. Cruz Aficionado Foundation in the next year," Forbes Asia said.
Forbes Asia's annual Heroes of Philanthropy list highlights 48 of the region's "most remarkable givers".
"The selections are subjective and we aimed for a mix of notable people and causes. We also try to identify new philanthropists each year and pick only true philanthropists who are giving their own money, not their company’s because donating shareholder funds isn’t charity. By calling attention to these charitable souls, we hope to encourage more giving," John Koppisch, Senior Editor, Forbes Asia, said in a statement.
Other noted philanthropists on Forbes Asia's list were India's biotech entrepreneur Kiran Mazumdar-Show; South Korean musician Cho Yong-pil; Chinese CEO Zhang Xin; Japanese talk show host Tetsuko Kuroyanagi; and Miss Universe Malaysia Deborah Henry.
The full list can be found in the June issue of Forbes Asia as well as at www.forbes.com/altruistsCONGRATULATION ARCHITECT FELINO "JUN" PALAFOX JR; GUSI PEACE PRIZE 2011 04:43 HOWARD GRAND DAQUER
Congratulations to Jun Palafox who will become a Gusi Peace laureate in November, 2011 in the field of architecture and urban planning.
On 16 March 1950, Felino Palafox, Jr. was born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte. His father, Dr. Felino Palafox, is a UST Medical Alumnus and his mother is Natividad Albano.
At the age of 13, he entered the Christ the King Seminary where he had a Classical Secondary Education. He graduated from the University of Santo Tomas in 1972 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture. Two years later, he obtained a Master’s Degree in Environmental Planning at the University of the Philippines through a scholarship from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). In 2003, he graduated in Advanced Management Development Program (AMDP) for Real Estate at the Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
He worked at the Planning and Development Office (PPDO) of the Department of Public Works Transportation and Communication (DPWTC). He was a Project Officer for UNDP Manila Bay Region Strategic Planning Project, and a Senior Planner/Team Leader for Development Planning of the World Bank-funded MMetroplan (Metro Manila Transport Land Use and Development Planning Project) - a joint project of the Government of the Philippines and Halcrow Fox of London.
In 1975, he married Wilma Villanueva; they had their first daughter (Chin) a year later. In 1977, at age of 27, he was name-hired to work in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, at the Town Planning Department of Dubai Municipality. He collaborated with multinational and professional staff for four years. Karmi, their second daughter was born in Dubai in March of 1981.
Their last child, Philip Khalil was born in Manila in 1982. Upon Architect Palafox’s return to the country, he worked with Henry Sy, Sr. of the SM Group of Companies and with the Ayala Corporation where he was an Architect, Urban Planner and Assistant Vice President of the Technical Planning Staff. Eventually in July 1989, he founded Palafox Associates where he works both as an architect and urban planner. Among his first clients were the Sys, the Ocampos, Taipans and Sheiks.
He has led Palafox Associates to be included in the Top 500 Architectural Firms in the World (London-based World Architecture Magazine-no. 94 in 2006); awarded BCI Asia’s Leader in Architecture for 7 consecutive years, and the only ISO 9001 and 14001 certified design firm in the Philippines for Architecture, Planning and Design by TÜV Germany. He is registered as an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Architect.
He is a recipient of several local and international awards such as the Ambassador for Peace from the Interreligious and International Federation for World Peace given in New York, Most Outstanding Architect given by the City of Manila, and Most Outstanding Resident for Community Development given by the City of Makati. Recently, he was included in People Asia’s People of the Year (2010) and BizNews Asia’s The Best of the Best in 2010.
He is also an active officer of various organizations: Environment Committee Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce, Member and Past Vice-President of the Rotary Club of Manila, Governor of the Global Peace Association-Philippines, Member and Past Chairman of FIABCI Philippines, Member of the National Real Estate Association, Lifetime Member of the Philippine Institute of Environmental Planners, Fellow of the United Architects of the Philippines, Member and Chairman of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce Philippines-UAE Business Council; international associate/member of international organizations like the American Institute of Architects, U.S. Green Building Council, Urban Land Institute, Congress for the New Urbanism, American Planning Association, and the International Council of Shopping Centers; and Country Representative for the Council for Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat - all based in the USA.
Throughout the 22 years of Palafox Associates, he continues to guide his company with the utmost of integrity. In 2011, he was elected President of the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP), a 60-year-old management organization whose members represent a cross-section of CEOs, COOs and other top management practitioners from various multinational companies in the Philippines. As the President of MAP, he proposed to undertake the theme “MAPping a Culture of Integrity,” which aims to address corruption for good governance, criminality for better peace and order, and climate change for protection and enhancement of the environment.
worldclass-filipino.blogspot.com/2011/11/congratulation-architect-felino-jun.html
Success story of Joel Cruz
THE success story of Joel Cruz was told to me by my good friend, Goule Gorospe and I think it is very inspiring.
Joel Cruz reminds me of Severina de Asis, my neighbor in San Juan and owner of Jo-Liza Antiques. If there be a common denominator between these two personalities, they are both smart – yes, street smart and I look up to and respect people with this quality.
According to Goule, Joel started his Joel Cruz Enterprises Inc. as a manufacturer of garments and supplied what he produced to leading department stores in Metro Manila.
In 1997, with the glut in the market of clothes from China and Thailand, Joel decided to switch to the perfume business and this was the beginning of big things to come.
Building his own manufacturing plant in Meycauayan, Bulacan, Joel offered business partnerships to many people.
Through Franchising, Dealership, and international and domestic distributorship Joel Cruz eventually became known as "The Lord of Scents" and today, the three brands he created are total hits.
Eleven years ago, Joel first introduced his "Aficionado Germany Perfume". The local market loved it - so seven lears later, he came up with his "Joel Cruz Signatures" which is now on its 4th dynamic year. Recently, Joel Cruz re-launched "Aficionado Your Fashion Scents Store", currently with ten (10) boutiques nationwide.
Joel Cruz’s products are available in kiosks, selling in all the leading malls, supermarkets, drugstores, and convenience stores, all over the Philippines. With his 400 stores (growing in number), Joel also has 400 direct dealers who also carry his scents.
One can find an array of affordable fashion items from classic to trendy garment pieces and accessories at Joel’s "Aficionado Your Fashion Store(s)".
As Joel Cruz is passionate about fashion, he is a fastidious dresser. Apart from wearing his own apparel brand, he also enjoys using clothes by Goulee Gorospe, Oliver Tolentino and his fellow Thomasian Eric Pineda.
At work, when his creative juices are squeezed, he meticulously looks into the different elements of his products and imposes high quality standards on them.
For his home at his Pearl of the Orient Condominiun unit along Roxas Boulevard, he chose every piece of furniture for its interiors - so apt for his title, the "Lord of Scents".
Hard working as Joel has made himself to be, he makes it a point to be with family regularly in their Sampaloc, Manila home. After a long day’s work, he finds relaxation by visiting their family home which is "a stone’s throw away" from his multi-level office.
Success for Joel does not end here. He has more projects envisioned towards the future of his company and the people who will benefit from their work with it.
Fashion and perfume will always be entwined in Joel’s work and lifestyle.
I am glad we have Joel Cruz to make us look and smell g-o-o-d.
Joel Cruz’s life story will always be fascinating and inspiring for people with Hope in their hearts.
Such inspiration will become reality when hope and prayer is combined with productivity.
archive.malaya.com.ph/2011/June/june09/livboysie.html
Joel Cruz from Science...
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Post by Tom A. Saiyan on May 30, 2013 3:13:19 GMT 9
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Post by Tom A. Saiyan on May 29, 2013 6:38:56 GMT 9
Admin, may ilan members na hindi ma-access ang oneforust... Nung una akala ko dahil sa browser... Dati kasi madalas connection refused sa Opera pero sabi nila kahit ibang browser hindi rin pwede...
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Post by Tom A. Saiyan on May 29, 2013 6:23:21 GMT 9
UST posts dismal results in CPA exams
28 May 2013, 7:46 p.m. - THE UNIVERSITY’S passing rate dropped in the recent off-season licensure exams for certified public accountants (CPA), with no Thomasian entering the top 10 list of passers.
UST got a 50-percent passing rate, with just 52 out of 104 Thomasian examinees making the cut. This was lower than last year’s 69.09 percent, in which 76 out of 110 examinees passed.
Forty out of 75 Thomasian first-time takers and 12 out of 29 repeaters passed the recent test. No Thomasian made it to the list of topnotchers this year.
Last year, Katherine Rose Catindig placed second, scoring 94.43 percent. De La Salle University was the only top-performing school in this year’s licensure exam, with an 88.33-percent passing rate. UST failed to meet the requirement of at least an 80-percent passing rate and a minimum 50 examinees to be declared a top-performing school.
UST accounting graduates usually take the CPA board exam in October.
The national passing rate slid to 27.41 percent--equivalent to 1,553 passers out of 5,665 examinees--from last year’s 37.54 percent. Lord Bien G. Lelay
www.varsitarian.net/breaking_news/20130528/ust_posts_dismal_results_in_cpa_exams
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Post by Tom A. Saiyan on May 26, 2013 1:32:30 GMT 9
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Post by Tom A. Saiyan on May 25, 2013 2:26:34 GMT 9
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Photos to the credit of ownersBeauty queen attributes win to UST By JUAN CARLOS D. MORENO
BEING a beauty queen was just a childhood dream. Years later, Thomasian Joanna Cindy Miranda is now a pageant winner, having been picked Bb. Pilipinas-Tourism at the Big Dome last April 14.
“I knew I could do it, that’s why I joined. I would not have given up my hosting career if I thought I was not yet ready. I told myself, 'This is it,'" said Miranda, a former host of Wil Time, Big Time at TV5.
The 23-year-old Miranda, who was among the four winners in the annual pageant, was no stranger to beauty pageants. A 5'9" stunner, she was the first runner-up in the Miss Thomasian Ideal Personality in 2010. It was the same competition that produced Miss Universe runner-up Janine Tugonon, who bagged the UST title last year.
While her hosting job clearly helped in terms of on-cam projection, her UST pageant experience was just as valuable, given its focus on personality, not just beauty. She has the brains as well, having earned her Tourism degree cum laude in 2011.
“[The] Thomasians’ key to every success is their personality. We are very Christ-centered and we are compassionate, committed and competent,” she said. “We won’t win in such pageants based on beauty alone."
More than a ‘queen’
Since she was young, Cindy said she had always aspired to become a beauty queen.
“Holding a title was my childhood dream. The path I was going through while growing up was led on becoming a beauty queen. Even when I was still studying, I was already being prim and proper,” she said.
“I maintained a fit and a healthy body, and I learned how to put on make-up. No one forced me, it was my own choice and will,” she added.
The Nueva Ecija-born lass said she drew inspiration from former beauty queens such as Gloria Diaz and Tugonon.
“Whenever I watched TV and saw some past crown winners, I was really awed. When I learned that Janine won 1st runner-up in Ms. Universe, I told myself I could do it,” said the former housemate of ABS-CBN’s reality show Pinoy Big Brother (PBB).
Cindy finally had her big break on national television when she became part of the ninth series of PBB in 2011.
“After graduating, I was hired by Emirates [Airlines] and they were waiting for me to train for Dubai. But my friend asked me to audition [for PBB] that time. Luckily, I became one of the three guest housemates,” she said.
While inside the Big Brother house, Cindy entered the slum-themed half of the pack where she gained a lot of life lessons.
“I experienced how it was to live in the slums. You really need to show there who you are. Hindi iyon scripted. Everything that happened there was true. For me, it was really a test of personality and you just need to be yourself,” she said.
After spending a year in Saint Louis University-Baguio, Cindy transferred to UST where she sought to develop a “disciplined personality.”
“When I was in college, I really focused on what I wanted to become. I put too much discipline in everything I do. I did my responsibilities in school and see to it that every work is done,” she said. “After class, I always go home immediately. I don’t stay late in school and I rarely go to clubs with my friends.”
‘I am prepared’
Cindy was not fazed in facing other Filipino beauties in the pageant because she “was prepared” to follow her dreams to become a crowned queen.
“There were a lot of celebrities in our batch who are equally beautiful. But what you really need to have [in this competition] is confidence,” said Cindy, who holds 33-22-35 body curves.
If she were to be asked again what personal quality people would remember about her, Cindy said she would “answer exactly” the same question with more confidence than what she did in the pageant.
“I got nervous and I blocked out. I stopped in the middle of my answer and at that moment I thought I would not be able to continue it. But thank God I was able to finish my answer,” she said.
The confidence she had during the beauty contest was her key, together with her wit and charm, to be one of the top winners of the country’s most prestigious beauty pageant.
“You could tell that the judges like you when you face them. You could feel that the people like you, too. There are a lot of beautiful contestants, but your personality is what makes you shine above the others,” she said.
Cindy feels pressured in being one of the young Filipinas to continue the winning streak of the Philippines in the world stadium.
“Even though I didn’t win Bb. Pilipinas-Universe, the pressure is still very high. Pinays are known in the pageant industry and the people’s expectations on the Philippines are really high,” she said. She added that she prayed to God to allow her to win the Miss Universe crown next time after her name was called Miss Tourism.
“Maybe He has a reason of not giving me what I wanted. And probably He knows I could not handle the pressure of holding the Bb. Pilipinas-Universe title,” said Cindy, who will compete in the Miss Tourism Queen International pageant.
Through it all, Cindy, who only once dreamt of becoming a beauty queen had finally reached the star that marks the “beginning” of a blooming career.
“Take hold of your dreams. Don’t stop making your dreams a reality. ‘Wag mo lang pangarapin ang isang bagay, isabuhay mo ito,” she said.
www.varsitarian.net/features/20130513/beauty_queen_attributes_win_to_ust
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Post by Tom A. Saiyan on May 25, 2013 2:07:44 GMT 9
Zzzzz...
Did you know that More than 45% of all adults snore on occasion and 25 % snore all the time! We spend much of our lives sleeping but how much do we now about the process? Definition of sleep: Sleep is a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended. Process of Sleep – Sleeping is attended by a relaxation of the muscles, and the absence of voluntary activity for any rational objects or purpose. The pulse is slower, the respiratory movements fewer in number but more profound, and there is less blood in the cerebral vessels. It is susceptible of greater or less intensity or completeness in its control of the powers. Synonyms for Sleep are slumber; repose; rest; nap; doze and drowse.
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Post by Tom A. Saiyan on May 22, 2013 10:57:39 GMT 9
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Post by Tom A. Saiyan on May 21, 2013 1:41:47 GMT 9
Vanda ustii, the University of Santo Tomas' vanda, is an orchid species found only in the Philippines. It is named after the University of Santo Tomas.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanda_ustii
Vanda ustii
Vanda ustii is found in Nueva Vizcaya in Philippines. It was initially treated as another colour form of Vanda luzonica and is only offically described in 2000. This impressive plant is very free flowering in Singapore.
There are 2 forms that are cultivated in Singapore. One form is clear pristine yellow petals, the other has a faint blotches at the edge of the petals.
orchideae.wordpress.com/2009/06/01/vanda-ustii/
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