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Volume XXVI No. 1BLE, CREDIBLE AND RESPONSIBLE CAMPUS JOURNALISMStory on page 2
Award-winning Singer-Songwriter visits TIP
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SSG PRESIDENT Christopher Santiago talks on duties andresponsibilities of being a leader.STUDENT BIGWIGS. SSG of
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ERIC ABEJERO
New student leaders
By
Lovlie V. Balorio
THE SUPREME STUDENTGovernment (SSG) proclaimsits new set of of
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cers for thisschool year. These studentleaders will represent the stu-dentry in student-related mat-ters and organize various activi-ties for the bene
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t of the TIPiansand for the betterment of theschool community as well.SSG is comprised of selectedof
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cers from the ranks of theDepartment Student Govern-ment (DSG).
DSG Elections
The students occupied theStudent Area casting theirballots in their respective de-school year, a committee wasformed to vote and
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ll in theSSG positions. The committeewas composed of one repre-sentative from every DSG. Therepresentatives were given theresponsibility to vote and electthe next set of SSG officersamong themselves. Votes werecast and the results were tallied,the new set of SSG of
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cers is asfollows: Christopher Santiago(President), Ruby Jane Miranda(Vice President), Syree LynnCal (Secretary), Jonel Favilonia(Treasurer), Lloyd Jean Jaen(Auditor), Lor Neil Salamanca(PRO), John Albert Engaño,Rene Aldrin Contreras, FelixFulgar Jr., and Grace Pagaling(Board of Members).
Induction Rites
The newly elected SSG andDSG of
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cers held their induc-tion ceremony on June 30at the Congregating Area.Administrative of
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cers, facultymembers and students wit-nessed the event. Bearing thetheme “Empowering Leader-ship: Developing a Passion ofService”, the event showcasedthe new set of determined SSGand DSG of
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cers for this schoolyear to lead students.Engr. Jemuel C. Castillo,Asst. Vice President for Plan-ning, formally unveiled theoccasion with his openingremarks. It was then followedby Dr. Maria V. Consuelo Flora,partments’ precinct on March10. Francis Diaz, Central Com-mission on Election Chairman,spearheaded the DSG election.DSG election for this schoolyear was held last semesterbecause of tenure issues. Theidea was imitated from TIPManila, so there would be newsets of officers per depart-ment before the start of thenew school year and to haveenough preparation for the newof
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cers’ term.
SSG Selection
Unlike the previous year,two parties representing thenon-engineering and engineer-ing departments competedfor the SSG election. For this
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PROFESSORIAL CHAIR citation was awarded to Engr. Ferdinand Milan(BS EE, 1991). Dr. Elizabeth Lahoz received the award in place of Engr.Milan. Present in the awarding are (from left): Dr. Ma. Consuelo Flora,VPAA; Dr. Elizabeth Lahoz, President; Engr. Felipe Diaz, Jr.; Ms. Ma.Minervah Baldres, TIPQCAA Secretary; Engr. Oliver Cayetano, Ms. AnaEbaldoni, Banco de Oro Representative.
Allan L. Billones
CITE aims for CHED’s COD
By Remlee C. dela Cruz
SET WITH their recruitmentbooths designed with recycledmaterials at the CongregatingArea, student organizationsand fraternities took part on thesecond membership campaign,July 3-5. With the theme, “De-veloping Potentials through Stu-dent Led Activities and StudentOrganizations” the gatheringwas projected to advocate stu-dents to familiarize and sign upin organizations they want.Mr. Ramon de Leon, HumanResources Department Vice
OrganizationsMembershipCampaign
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to govern TIPians
By
Jomar Samson
THE COLLEGE of Information Technology Edu-cation (CITE) is undergoing an evaluation for itsapplication to be acknowledged as Commissionon Higher Education’s Center of Development(CHED COD).CHED COD is a title given to educational pro-grams as a mark of excellence within the NationalCapital Region. The programs that applied forthe said title were Computer Science, Informa-tion Technology, and Information Management.The half-day event was attended by the Techni-cal Panel on IT Education (TPITE) Task Force,composed of Dr. Calson Chua from De La SalleUniversity, Mr. Dennis Sangalang from Angeles
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University Foundation, Dr. Gunigundo, CHEDNCR Head, and three other representatives fromCHED NCR.CITE undergone two out of three phases ofevaluation, Paper Evaluation and Ocular Inspec-tion. On May 30, CITE submitted its written reporton the services and facilities of the department forthe CHED COD Paper Evaluation. In the OcularInspection held on July 26, the delegates touredthe campus, particularly CITE’s facilities. Thelast phase of the evaluation will be held beforethe year ends.CITE worked out on its facilities and qualityof instruction as subsequent preparation for theevaluation. This was to ful
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ll TIP’s Vision to beBy
Naty Jean G. Ebay
THE INSTITUTION is now in-troducing a breaklthrough inInformation CommunicationsTechnology (ICT) named asWireless Fidelity (WiFi). WithWi
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, students can easily gainaccess to the Internet withgadgets such as laptop com-puters, cellular phones or evenPersonal Computers.Wi
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is a type of wireless net-working that is an extension of thewired networking infrastructure.
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TIPianselevatehumanitythrough GK
By
Rose Ann Piad
TO ENCOURAGE the TIPiansto take part on helping those inneed, a symposium was con-ducted by Gawad Kalinga (GK)at Seminar Room A on June15. GK is a Non-GovernmentOrganization (NGO) that is allabout volunteer work, whichenvisions building 700,000,homes in 7,000 communitiesin a span of seven years.Bearing the theme “KasaliKami D’yan!”, the TIP com-munity gave an assurance intaking its part for GK’s objec-tives. The event was organized
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Student Leaders progressthrough English pro
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SEMINAR ROOM A was packed with com-petitive students from the Supreme StudentGovernment (SSG), Department StudentGovernment (DSG) and the TIP
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as the Office of Student Affairs (OSA)organized an English EnhancementSeminar on August 10. Thesymposium was intendedto improve TIP’s studentleaders’ social and com-munication skills.The Institute forDevelopment Excel-lence Achievement
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June-August Issue
2NEWS
Volume XXVI No. 1
By
Rose Ann Piad
THE INDUCTION Ceremony forthe new set of officers for theSocial Sciences Society (SSS)took place at Seminar Room Aon August 4. Students taking upsubjects under the Humanities andSocial Sciences Department (HSSD)attended the event with the theme“Exposing Young Lives to their SocialResponsibilities”.Ms. Mari Cris Azul, SSS Coordina-tor, formally started the affair withher opening remarks. She gave aninspirational message and welcomedall the students. Later on, Mr. JoeronDalisay, SSS Adviser, of
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cially intro-duced the new set of SSS of
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cers.The newly elected SSS of
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cers arethe following: George Alexis Jarquio(President), JR Nebril (Internal Vice-President), Jomari Hieras (ExternalVice-President), Karen Dumal (Sec-retary), Mary Grace Yuso (AssistantSecretary), Christian San Jose (Trea-surer), Carlo Villalorca (Auditor), JanAdrian Santos (PRO) and JoselizaBy
Martin M. Valenzuela
EIGHT REMARKABLE student achievers emerged among the pool ofTIP students by making it to the Dean’s List for the
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rst semester. TheDeans List is composed of students having a Grade Point Average(GPA) of at least 1.50 while those whose GPA range from 1.50 — 2.00are classi
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ed as Resident Scholars.Genette Llamado (ECE) topped the Dean’s List with a GWA of 1.32,followed by Jonnaliza Santos (LM) with 1.41 while Alpha Rhea Padilla(FMA) garnered the third spot with 1.43. Among the other outstandingstudents who made it to the list were Joyce Ann Ramos (FMA) — 1.43;Ferdinand Sanchez (ECE) — 1.43; Christian Michael San Jose (CoE) — 1.48; Carlo Paolo Villacora (ECE) — 1.48 and Edessa Mendoza (Mgt) — 1.49. The Resident Scholars, on the other hand, is composed of 366exceptional students.The Dean’s List is one of the schol’s way to give recognition to its ex-ceptional students. The Dean’s Listers will avail 100% discount on tuitionfees while the resident scholars will receive 50% discount.
New SSS of
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cers take oath
Garcia, Rachelle Ramos and RoseAnn Quiness (Business Managers).Ms. Jocelyn Arcillas, HSSD Head,forefront the oath taking of the of-
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cers. The new of
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cers pledged tobe responsible in ful
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lling their dutiesfor the betterment of the organizationand for the TIP community. In a shortspeech given by new SSS President,Alexis Jarquio, he stated, “To whommuch is given, much is expected”.He assures that he will carry out hisduties accordingly and commit forexcellence towards the success ofthe organization.For now, SSS is determined to pro-mote social awareness to the youththrough their upcoming activitiessuch as a debate competition anda quiz bee. The organization alsoplans to teach livelihood programsand family planning for their externalactivities in Brgy. Silangan. It alsointends to participate in the GawadKalinga (GK) movement as part oftheir outreach program. For moreinquiries about SSS you can e-mailsss2006@yahoo.com.
SPS launches its plans anew
different orientations and symposiums,such as the leadership seminars andmid-semester dialogues. An englishpro
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ciency seminar will also be con-ducted to enhance the communicationability of graduating students. Recently,from July 3 to 5, they successfullyorganized the second membershipcampaign for student organizations.In addition, OSA is also responsible inapproving the SSG-DSG activities forthis school year including the Founda-tion Week.
By
Ephraem P. Jerusalem
The Student Personnel Services (SPS)with its two main of
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ces the Guidanceand Counseling Center (GCC) and theOf
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ce of Student Affairs (OSA) disclos-es their plan of activities for the schoolcommunity. The activities are inclinedto ful
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ll TIP’s vision and mission for thebetterment of the students.The GCC led by Mrs. Renelyn E.Belen, furnished its calendar of activi-ties. One of their major activities for theFirst Semester is the Group ProcessActivities held on: July 13 for
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rst yearstudents, July 28 for the second yearstudents, August 3 for the third yearstudents and September for the fourthand
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fth year students. In addition, GCCwill conduct its Annual Pre-employmentSeminar for graduating students onSeptember 14. Facilitation of variousseminars like Effective Study Habitsand Attitudes, Time Management andPeer Pressure, Filipino Values andDrug Awareness will also be conducted.Likewise, they will renew camaraderieamong fraternities through Group Dy-namics that will be done on the secondsemester. Moreover, GCC will conducta psychological test, room-to-roomcampaigns and student academic fol-low-ups to monitor the students underacademic probation about their per-formance in class. Primarily, GCC willbe responsible in conducting the JobFair on the latter months of the secondsemester.On the other hand, OSA with Mrs.Veronica Alfonso as its head and thecore arm of the SPS as well, focusedits annual agenda based on studentrelated activities such as the Depart-ment Days. The tentative timetableof the department days is as follows:ME/IE on July 28; CBE on August 4;ECE on August 8; EE on August 11; ITEon August 25; ChE on September 12;MarE on September 26; CoE on Sep-tember 29 and
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nally the Arch Dept. onDecember 1. OSA will also spearheadBy
Melany S. Cardozo
TO PURSUE interest inthe
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eld of songwritingand singing to the TIPcommunity, the Officeof Arts and Cultural Af-fairs (ACA) conducteda songwriting seminarand workshop on July10 at Seminar Room B.
Award-Winning Singer-Songwriter visits TIP
at the Awit Awards (1999) that was alsopopularized by Ms. Regine Velasquez.Ms. Valencia shared that her com-positions were focused on Filipinosentiments and passions. Thus, she en-courages students to support music thatpromotes meaningful messages andcan be a legacy for future generations.She started writing children’s song atage
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ve, developed and blended it withrhythm at age twelve and continuedcomposing songs up to now. She alsostated that traveling on different placescontributed to her successful career.Her song
“Sunrise”
was composedwhen she was inspired by the beautifulscenery of the sunrise at Taal Vol-cano. She added that passion, legacy,process of composing, prayers andblessings from God are her protocolsin making musical piece. According toher, the talent of composing songs is agift from the Lord that does not requireformal studies but simply a heart formusic.Ms. Valencia, ended the programwith high hopes for TIPians to venturethe
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eld of singing and composition.She also gave autographed copies ofher
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rst book
“Christmas Fire
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ies”
tothose who attended the seminar. Thebook received the 2005 National BookAward for Children’s Literature given bythe Manila Critics Circle.
AIMING HIGHMs. Valencia inspiresTIPians to venture intosinging and songwritingthrough her singingprowess.
AARON GAMBA
Mr. Leonyl Clarence O. Torres, ACADirector, spearheaded the programtogether with words of wisdom fromMs. Girl Valencia who served as theguest speaker.Ms. Valencia is a CommunicationArts graduate from Ateneo De ManilaUniversity. She has been composingsongs for more than 22 years and al-ready released 700 songs in the marketthat have won various competitions bothlocal and abroad. Some of her awardwinning songs include
“Muli”
; Himag-sikan Songwriting contest (1991),
“Yan na Naman”
; Likhawit National Songfest(1993),
“Breaking Barriers”
; UNESCOPeace Prize of Excellence Awardee(Japan 1995) and
“Tanging Mahal”
;Himagsikan Songwriting contest (1992)and a nominee for best song of the yearBy
Alan N. Monreal
IN COORDINATION with the Arts andCultural Affairs, Rendu Circle displayedits
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rst painting exhibit under the Mi-raculous Medal Chapel stairway fromJuly 17 to 21. The exhibit aims to ex-pose Rendu Circle as a dynamic groupof students in terms of architecturaldesign through their works.The exhibit was formally opened bya ribbon cutting ceremony led by Arch.Ma. Antonia Jennifer Nardo (Head,Architecture Dept.), together with Mr.Leonyl Clarence Torres (Director, Artsand Cultural Affairs), Arch. RosauroJamandri (Founder, Rendu Circle),Arch. Eduardo Cortez (ArchitectureDept. Faculty), and Mr. Jayrome Oraya(President, Rendu Circle).The painting, “Tabing Ilog” by Mr.Anton Mahilum ,Jr., Rendu memberand descendant of a clan of painters,served as the attraction of the exhibit.Mr. Mahilum used his Wash Opaquetechnique in painting the masterpiece.The painting is about three childrenplaying beside the river with a beauti-ful nature backdraft while moderniza-tion takes place. The painting of Mr.Mahilum was also displayed in othergalleries and had an appraisal of Php40,000. Various thesis presentationsby architecture students were alsodisplayed on the exhibit.In a
Voice
interview with Arch.Nardo, she stated that the whole de-partment is proud of the students. Shealso hopes that the exhibit will inspire
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rst exhibit
other students to improve their draftingskills. While Mr. Oraya stated that hewas
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lled with happiness, nervousnessand overwhelming feelings becausethis was the
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rst time the organizationshowcased its works.Furthermore, Mr. Macario Cam-manong, Rendu Circle Co-founder,stated that the organization is proudof what they had achieved. He isencouraging students to enhancetheir artistic side and architecturaldesigning talents. Mr. Cammanong
ARCH. NARDO leads the ribbon cuttingceremony.
ERIC ABEJERO
Llamado topnotchesDean’s List ’06-‘07
by the Of
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ce of Student Affairs, SocialOrientation and Community Involve-ment Program, Civic Welfare TrainingService Department and Industry-Academic Linkage Of
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ce.Engr. Ramon de Leon, Vice Presi-dent for Human Resource and GKleader (Bulacan Chapter), formallyopened the symposium by presentinga video that comprises all the informa-tion about GK. Its primary objectiveis to transform squatter areas into anurban environment. GK volunteersalso engage in educating street chil-dren and giving livelihood projects tothe parents of the child. In addition,Bro. Maning Alda, Bro. Lito Depanesand Bro. Raul Dizon, of
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cers of theGK movement and at the same timereligious leaders, served as speakersfor the event.Bro. Alda discussed that our modernsociety is in need of heroes and by be-ing a GK member you could be one. Heexplained that you can change the livesof the socially disabled by helping thembuild new homes. He also mentionedthat committing one’s time, talentsand treasures would give hope to ourcountry’s
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ght against poverty. After-wards, Bro. Depanes discussed aboutthe Filipino trait
“BAYANIHAN”
. Hestated that it’s our nature as Filipinos toassist each other in times of dif
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culty.He envisions generating one millionnew heroes that would manpower theconstruction of houses in different GKsites. Moreover, Bro. Dizon inspiredthe audience by rephrasing the wordsof Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino from “ThePhilippines is worth dying for” to “ThePhilippines is worth living for”. Bro.Dizon shared his dedication for the GKmovement, instead of enhancing hisprofession and business, he decidedto be a full-time volunteer because hehas a heart for the less fortunate. Afterthe discussions of the GK of
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cers thesinging of
Ako ay Pilipino
,
Ang Bayan Ko
and
Ang Pilipinas Kong Mahal
bythe audience followed wherein Mr.Leonyl Torres, ACA Director servedas the conductor.Later on, Roldan “Rambo” Anun-ciado Jr., a former street child that theGK movement helped was introducedto the audience. Rambo shared abouthis harsh past until the GK movementfound him and helped his family. Hewas very thankful to GK because atpresent, he has a better home. Hismother is participating in a livelihoodprogram and his father is currentlythe vice-president of their commu-nity. Rambo also shared his dreamto become an engineer and plan tostudy at TIP.The TIP community made partner-ship with GK and agreed to contributeits talents, skills and manpower toimprove GK sites. The Arch Dept.will propose blue prints for the con-struction of the houses, EE Dept.will handle the arrangement of theelectrical circuits and the CBE Dept.will promote livelihood programs forthe bene
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ciaries.
also mentioned that patience, focuson the target piece, commitment andright attitude of professionalism arethe fundamentals for the success ofthe organization.In line with the organization’s missionto develop the artistic skills of TIPians,on August 14 and 15, Rendu Circleconducted a seminar/workshop forthose who have interest in architecturalrendering.
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Renduwould like to thank everyone who ap-preciated the exhibit.
SECES celebrates 14 yearsof service
By
Melany S. Cardozo
THE SOCIETY of Elec-tronics and Communica-tion Engineering Students(SECES) is still striving forexcellence after 14 yearsof service for the Institu-tion and ECE students.July 27, ECE studentsgathered at SeminarRoom A for the induc-tion of the new set ofSECES officers led byEngr. Oliver S. Daitol,ECE Department Head.After the induction, Engr.Daitol discussed aboutleadership for the better-ment of the students andthe department. WhileEngr. Shearyl U. Arenas,in her closing remarksstated the importance ofmembers is necessaryfor the success of anorganization.In the afternoon, SEC-ES members transferredat Seminar Room B fortheir general assembly.The event tackled thehistory of SECES, itsvision and mission andpresentation of the newof
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cers. SECES Of
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cersalso conducted parlorgames such as math-ematical problem solvingand team building con-tests to obtain familiarityamong its members.In a
VOICE
interviewwith Mitzi A. Espina,SECES President, shestated her gratitude inleading the said organi-zation and promised thatSECES would continueits progress for the de-partment. SECES willalso forefront variousseminars and workshopsfor the students. Espinaalso added that they areplanning for a lively ECEday
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byconducting a quiz bee,sports competition andan acoustic band com-petition.
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June-August Issue
TIP VOICE
NEWS
Volume XXVI No. 1
BOOTH·
ILICIOUS
The aestheticUAPSA booththat won theBest BoothAward (left)and thesummiteeringTIP MC booththat bagged theMost ArtisticBooth Awardin the OrMemCampaign.
ERIC ABEJERO
WITH ITS GOAL to promote campus journalism to TIPians, the TIP
VOICE
launched its semestralstaff search from July 21 to 23. Its primary aim was to catch the attention of interested students to join the publication and have them registered for the qualifying exams. The exams were held at theStudent Personnel and Services Building (Bldg. 4) Conference Room on the same dates.
Voice names new trainees forcampus journalism
By
Allan L. Billones
By
Martin M. Valenzuela
IN LINE with its vision to bringthe blessings of higher edu-cation to less fortunate butdeserving students, the schol-arship programs of TIP–Pres.Elpidio Quirino, Gov. DemetrioQurino Sr., and Sec. Guillermode Vega Scholarship Grantswere offered once again tohigh school graduates. Thescholarship examinations wereboth held in Manila and QCcampuses on March 11, April22, and May 6.On its 21
st
year, the Pres. Elpi-dio Quirino Scholarship Grantswas awarded to 61 students andwas topped by Miguel Ronelo D.Abrazado of Ernesto RondonHigh School. The scholars willbene
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t an outlay of Php171, 000to cover tuition and other basicmiscellaneous fees in any fouror
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ve-year programs of theirchoice that requires board ex-aminations. On the other hand,Abrazado will have an addi-tional bene
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t of Php100, 000 tocover
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fty monthly stipends ofPhp2, 000 for board and lodg-ing, books, transportation andother miscellaneous expensesthroughout his tenure in TIP.St. John’s Academy AlumniKenneth Martin C Marquesbagged the
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rst place among51 students that passed the10
th
Gov. Demetrio QuirinoSr. Scholarship Examinations.Each scholar will receive a totalof Php125, 400 to cover theirtuition and other basic miscel-laneous fees throughout theAccountancy program at TIPManila or Financial Manage-ment and Accounting or Logis-tics Management program atTIP QC. Meanwhile, Marqueswill receive a bene
fi
t of Php60,000 to cover 40 monthly sti-pends of Php1, 500 for fourschool years to cover board andlodging, books, transportationand other basic miscellaneousexpenses.On the 31
st
year of the Sec.Guillermo de Vega Scholar-ship Grant, Ramil A. Dayaca ofBenigno “ Ninoy” Aquino HighSchool snatched
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rst place outof 101 students that passed.Dayaca together with the 2
nd
to 41
st
placers will receive an
New Scholars set off
amount of Php171, 000 to covertheir tuition and basic miscel-laneous fees throughout theArchitecture or any Engineer-ing program offered by TIP thatrequires board examinations.However, Dayaca is also en-titled to receive Php50,000 tocover his monthly stipend ofPhp1, 000 for
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ve school years.While, the 42
nd
to 101
st
placerswill each receive an outlay ofPhp13, 500 to cover tuition andbasic miscellaneous fees forone semester in Architecture orin any Engineering program of-fered by TIP that requires boardexaminations.In addition, scholarship grantswere given to incoming first-year students that graduatedwith honors in high school. TheValedictorians and Salutatori-ans received 100% discounton tuition and basic miscella-neous fees for two semesters.Furthermore, Valedictorians willaccept a stipend of Php1, 000for the two semesters while theSalutatorians will receive Php1,000 for one semester. While,the 3
rd
to 10
th
place high schoolhonor graduates received 100%discount on tuition and basicmiscellaneous fees for onesemester.
By
Martin M. Valenzuela
AS EARLY AS February, OSAstarted to conduct screeningsfor interested applicants forthe Student Assistant (SA) pro-gram. Applicants must have aGrade Point Average (GPA) ofat least 2.50, must not have agrade of NC, 5.0, 6.0 or 7.0 andat least one year of residencyin TIP.From the pool of TIPians whoapplied for the said program su-pervised by the Of
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ce of StudentAffairs (OSA), 21 lucky studentswere hired and assigned to dif-ferent departments to renderservice. These newly SAs, inaddition to the existing 45, willavail 100% tuition fee discountand ten peso allowance per hourof duty.The following are the newlyhired SAs and their respectiveassigned departments: DesrenFernandez (LM), Rochelle Bico(LM) and Sheryl Ann De Leon(CoE)—Architecture Dept.; Ma.
OSA appoints newStudent Assistants
Linda Tomagan (FMA)—Col-lege of Business Education;Nesley Taller (Mgt)—CWTS;Mikko Bernardo (FMA)—Guid-ance and Counseling Center;Rommel John Galang (EE),Anthony Salmorin (CE), Jay-son Gomilao (MarE), IsidroMinas (CoE) and Mark Mamaril(LM)—ITSO; Jeffrey Carullo(ECE), Leah Borlagdatan (CE),Allen Jay Buenaventura (LM),Geraldine Capitle (Mgt), MarkRasel Competente (CE) ArmandGuro (Mgt), and Jesus SofioGuevarra (Mgt)—Library; FaithTenorio (CoE) and ChristopherNeil Estaquio (ECE)—OSA andJoville Basares (CoE)—PE.All SAs are required to rendera minimum of four hours of dutydaily. Those persons that rendermore than the minimum numberof hours must observe a breakof at least 30 minutes. Also, SAs’have the responsibility to be rolemodels for other students andexpected to observe the rulesset by OSA.
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a Center of Development orCenter of Excellence in at leastthree Engineering programs orin its other academic offerings.In order for a certain program tobe recognized as CHED COD, itshould meet the standards setby TPITE: Instructional Quality,Research and Publications, Ex-tension Linkages, and InstitutionQuali
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cations.In a
VOICE
’s interview withMs. Lorna W. Rabago, CITEDepartment Chairperson, shesaid that whether her depart-ment be awarded or not, theywill still strive for the improve-ment of CITE in all aspects. Shealso emphasized that CITE aimsto produce graduates who arepro
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cient both in technical andnon-technical skills in the
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eldof programming.
Vice President for AcademicAffairs, who graced the eventwith an inspirational talk thatfocused on the principles ofleadership. Dr. Flora cited thatleadership involves the “SixPillars of Character”—Trust-worthiness, Respect, Respon-sibility, Fairness, Care andCitizenship.Afterwards, Dean Evelita E.Celis, College of Business Edu-cation led the oath-taking of theDSG officers. Subsequently,Dean Cynthia C. Llanes, Collegeof Engineering and Architecture,served as the inducting offeier forthe SSG of
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cers’ oath-taking.
“Leading is a responsibility not a perk. To whomever much is given, much is required”
, astatement from John Maxwellcited by newly elected SSG
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President Christopher Santiagoas he delivered his inauguraladdress. Santiago stated thatan SSG - DSG of
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cer should bevisible and open to ideas in orderto be an active and responsibleleader.To formally end the affair,Engr. Ramon de Leon, VicePresident for Human Resources,gave an inspirational talk con-verged on the qualities that agood leader should posses.Engr. De Leon stated that aleader should have integrity,motivation and vision. Towardsthe conclusion of his speech, heleft everyone a statement fromRobert Greenleaf,
“Leadership is about servanthood, the desire to serve others.”
An interview withthe President
TIP
Voice
gets an oppor-tunity to interview ChristopherSantiago about his agenda forthis year. Santiago stated thatthe SSG’s
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rst agenda is the im-provement of the Inter-Depart-ment competition and Founda-tion Week. The SSG is planningto add an extreme sport for theaffair to be participated by thewhole TIP community. He isplanning a campaign to searchfor sponsors who will providethe resources to implementthese plans.Santiago is also planninga proposal to reorganize andrenew the Constitution of theSSG-DSG for the improvementof the student organizations. Healso mentioned that the SSG isopen to hear all the suggestions,comments or problems from thestudents. He assured that thedoor of the SSG is open to newideas for the improvement of theInstitution and students.
President graced the occasionwith his opening remarks. Heintroduced the participatingorganizations for the member-ship drive and at the same timeencouraged students to joinin the said organizations. Inaddition, representatives fromdifferent organizations stagedperformances to endorse theirrespective clubs.
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The awarding ceremony tookplace on the last day of theevent with the United Archi-tects of the Philippines StudentAuxiliary (UAPSA) bagging theBest Booth Award while theMountaineering Club (MC) wasgiven the title of Most ArtisticBooth. Mrs. Alfonso, OSA Headended the affair by thankingthe various organizations thatparticipated.
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Through wireless access, datacommunications within the cam-pus can be made possible suchas gaining access to the Internet.In addition, propagation of infor-mation is through free space orremote areas (in TIP-QC’s case,the Study Area). It is much dif-ferent compared from traditionalLocal Area Networking that useswires and different tangible chan-nels that serves as medium forinformation interchange.In line with this project, Mr.Angelo Flores, Network Admin-istrator for TIP QC and Manila,stated that it is more favorable ifthe students would use the Wi
fi
connection in the Study Area forlimitless and hassle-free access.Also, ITSO is now on the verge tohave a campus wide coverage foreverybody’s advantage
.
(1) Double click thewireless network iconand con
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gure it bysetting the wirelesssecurity password to
dcba654321
and theencryption level to
64bit.
(2) Open your Internetbrowser, chooseInternet options undertools menu in the menubar.(3) In the connectionstab click the LANsettings button. (4)Check uses a proxyserver for your LANoptions and set theproxy server address toproxy3.tip.edu.ph andthe port to 8080. Clickthe ok button to applythe settings.
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RENDU CIRCLE, an architec-ture students’ organization thatspecializes in freehand drawingand sketching, conducted atwo-day training workshop oncolor rendering at the Congre-gating Area from August 14-15.The objective of the event isto enhance the artistic skills ofstudents and develop interest onthe
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eld of arts and design.Jayrome Christian Oraya,Rendu Circle President led thetraining workshop impartingstrategies on color rendering.Oraya discussed about opaque(dull color), charcoal and bal-anced coloring, in which ac-cording to him, give realisticappeal on paintings. After-wards, Cian Gorgonio, RenduCircle PRO, gave a brief lectureon proper brushstrokes andpertinent information aboutstyles on color rendering.Participants brought watercolors, colored pencils, coloredpens and were given a copy ofperspective designs in whichthey applied their individualknowledge in terms of propercolor applications. The par-ticipants submitted their workto the facilitator-in-charge forevaluation.The workshop concludedwith Arch. Rosauro Jaman-dri, Rendu Circle Co-founder,together with Rendu of
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Roque P. Kaw
Rendu Circle enhances artistic skills
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BEARING THE theme “Lead-ership by Heart: Student As-sistant Today, The Leaders ofTomorrow”, the Association ofStudent Assistants (ASA) heldits induction rites on July 8 atSeminar Room A.Guest speaker Ms. SandyTogonon, former ManagingConsultant of Alliance-AtlanticConsulting, Inc., graced theoccasion with an inspirationalMore than a hundred TIPiansregistered in the staff search atthe
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recruitment boothbeside Bldg. 7. Upon taking thecompetitive exams and seriesof interviews with the EditorialStaff, only 15 quali
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cial publication. Ms. LirioBanal,
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nal interview on July 6 to testthe communication abilities,writing skills and competence ofthe applicants in the
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eld of jour-nalism. Alan N. Monreal, JomarSamson, Naty Jean G. Ebay,Dan Ronatay, Aileen Guerrero,Roque P. Kaw, Cyntril T. Manglu-gay, Ma. Mei Fatima D. Simbol,and Melany Cardozo passedthe screening for writers. JeffreyDS. Selda and John Dereck B.Castañeda suited as staff artists.While four succeeded for staffphotographers namely, RommelJayson A. Carandang, AaronGamba, Dennis Teodoro andRuthsel Boòon.TIP
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would like tothank everyone who partici-pated on the said event. Ms.Banal wished good luck to thenew comers and remindedthem to continue the camara-derie and leadership that hasstarted and promote sensible,credible and responsible cam-pus journalism.
talk. She stated that leadershipis the art and science of mobi-lizing and in
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uencing people.Ms. Togonon also discussedsome great leaders of the past,particularly Martin Luther andMahatma Gandhi. She saidthat those leaders became rolemodels by being unsel
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sh toothers. Furthermore, she en-couraged every student assis-tant (SA) to look beyond and usethis chance to mold themselvesto be the leaders of tomorrow intheir chosen
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eld.The elected ASA of
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cers are:Alan N. Monreal (President),Christopher C. Balor (VicePresident), Grazel T. Gamposi-lao (Secretary), Marc ChesterDavid (Treasurer), Jennifer A.Borja (Auditor), Ramon Chris-topher O. Mindanao (BusinessManager), Emmanuel Del Ro-sario and Ana Joy S. Castillo(PRO) and Wilfredo Vincent A.Gadingan and Jesus B. Iringan(Sergeant-at-Arms).
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