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FIL VIDUYA
Every PUPi-
an should find
P01 Jimmy
Reginaldo, a
PUP Law Student Dubbed
as Police Idol
police officer
and graduat-
ing law student of the PUP
College of Law, a source of
pride and inspiration for
the “rare kind of value” he
showed recently when
he unhesitat-
ingly returned
a wallet con-
taining $100
and P10, 000
cash and oth-
er important
documents to
the owner, a
seaman who
was on
vaca-
tion in the country.
The 37-year-old father of
five, said it never crossed
his mind to keep and use
the money he found inside
the stashed wallet of Jessie
Pinguel. Instead, he tracked
down the overseas worker
on September 12, just a day
after he found the wallet on
the floor of a taxicab which
he boarded near Baclaran
Church.
“When I saw the wallet, my
first reaction was to find out
who was the owner. I was
surprised to see the more or less
P 15,000 cash it contained,” the
Parañaque police investiga-
tor said.
He said when he discov-
ered that Pinguel was an
OFW, he felt a strong urge
to return the wallet be-
cause he knew how lonely
and difficult the lives of
OFWs are.
“My sister, Rhoda Reginaldo,
and two brothers, Jonathan and
Joseph, are all working in Saudi
Arabia and Angola,” he told
the PUP News and “I know
their ordeals working outside
our country,” Reginaldo
added, saying that
one of his brothers
had a sad experience in
his job abroad.
To make the turnover
a bit formal, a single
ceremony was held at
the Parañaque City Hall.
But he said he never
expected that “my
small act of hon-
esty will capture
the people’s at-
tention.” He
pointed out
that as a po-
liceman,
what he
did was
only a
normal thing
to do.
P01 Reginaldo, who en-
tered the police force 10
years ago but has yet to be
promoted said, he couldn’t
be tempted to keep and
use the money he found
because he is used to live
a frugal and simple life.
“And I want to support my
five children with honesty and
hard-earned income.”
The policeman-turned PUP
law student said he was sure
his wife, Merly, and their
children, Reginald Oliver
Xavier, 13; David, 12; Psych
Lov, 11; John Eros Marie, 10;
and Gwyneth, 8, fully sup-
ported and appreciated what
he did. “I know that they too
were very proud of what I did,”
Reginaldo said.
PUP College of Law Dean
Roseller S. dela Peña was
TH
very proud and happy for
the “rare act of honesty”
shown by his student who
he said is studious and is
definitely going to be a
good lawyer and leader of
the country in the future.
It was Dean dela Peña who
broke the news about the
‘good deed’ of his student at
the Public Affairs Office.
The good dean barged into
the Public Affairs Office and
boasted to one of PUP News
staff members a newspaper
where the story about Regi-
naldo’s act of honesty was
published.
In an interview, Regi-
naldo told PAO Director
Divina T. Pasumbal that
he was also a graduate of
broadcast communication
in 1998. He added that he
immediately enrolled in
the university’s law school
when he learned that PUP
has started to offer a law
course.
Dela Peña couldn’t help
but disclose to PUP News
staff that the PUPCOL has
been consistently record-
ing impressive perfor-
mances in the bar exami-
nations “we’re chalking up
an average of 30 passing
percentage which is better
PUP
than the national record.” PUPCETSeton
EP
“We now belong to the
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December 13
HIL
POLYTECH
country’s
IPPINES
top 20 law
school,”
Benj Carpio
D e a n The Polytechnic University
NEWS
D e l a of the Philippines (PUP) has an-
Manila 1904
Peña re- nounced that the application for
marked with a smile. the PUP College Entrance Test
When asked why he (PUPCET) will be from August
chose to become a police- 24 – December 9.
man although he was a PUP Vice President for
communication graduate, Student Services Juan C.
Reginaldo said the “It runs TheOfficialNewsletterofthePolytechnicUniversityofthePhilippines
Birion said that the PUPCET
PUP Lends Hands to Oplan Sagip Bayan
in the blood.” He disclosed schedule will be on Decem-
that his grandfather was ber 13. Deadline of payment
also a policeman, and it for the PUPCET application
was his grandfather whom is on December 9, while the
he stayed with when he last day of issuance of test Grace L. Ferrer her senses. In that one small way, to alleviate the
was young. “I grew up permits will be on Decem- gigantic, oblivious event, aggravating conditions
under the care of my grand- The of the
ber 11.
father in Bicol.” catas- victims
Qualified applicants are
In recognition for his tro- of ty-
graduating high school stu-
good deed, Reginaldo said p h e phoon
dents this current school
that the Federation of Fili- m e t Ondoy.
year and those who have
pino Chinese Chamber of b y PUP,
previously graduated but
Commerce and Industry metro known
have not enrolled in any
Inc. gave him P10,000, m a - as a
technical, diploma or degree
the Lion’s Club likewise nile- nation-
program.
rewarded him P50,000 n o s build-
Director Elena R. Abeleda of
and promised to shoulder a n d er, im-
the Admissions Office added
his expenses for his law peo- medi-
that online PUPCET applica-
study in PUP, including p l e ately
tion (iapply) can be done any-
his review for the bar ex- in the t o o k
where 24/7 through the PUP
aminations. near- the first
website @ www.pup.edu.ph.
For his part, Police Direc- b y oppor-
After the online application,
tor General Jesus Versoza prov- tunity
applicants should print the
rewarded him the Model of inces to help.
payment voucher and pay the
Kasaysayan. He was also in Lu- W i t h
nonrefundable fee of P500 at
dubbed by his colleagues in z o n the gov-
any Landbank branch nation-
the police organization as the h a s e r n -
wide.
“police idol of the year.” shak- PUPstudentsfromdifferentcollegesvolunteerinthepackingofreliefgoodsforthetyphoonvictimsatthe m e n t ’ s
She also said that appli-
e n Malacanang Palace -DANNY PATA c o n -
cants should personally se-
Avideograbbedofanhonestpolicedur- the lives of many. It has everyone felt the urge certed efforts to send relief
cure PUPCET permit from
ing a television interview. knocked at everyone’s that something has to be to places greatly affected
the Admissions Office which
continued on page 3 heart – waking up his/ done, may it be in a big or continued on page 3
Entrance and Exit at Main Gate Explained
ANGELIQUE D. AGUSTIN trance at the hallway of the was just to implement a al, has pointed out when
main gate was effected. part of the security mea- asked about the new policy,
Many students of the But Director Arceli G. sures to ensure the safety “Wala akong natandaang in-
Polytech- Linatoc of students in the univer- formation na ipinakalat para
nic Uni- of the sity. However, students ipahayag na pagpapalitin ang
versity of Univer- claim that the new policy entrance at exit gates.”
the Philip- sity Ad- has brought confusion to The students insisted
pines were ministra- the students because of that they still favored the
surprised tion Ser- the lack of proper prior old set-up because they
when an vices ex- notice. were used to it.
abrupt plained Michelle Arsenio, secre- Director Linatoc, howev-
change in that what tary general of the Sentral er, disclosed that her office
the exit they did na Konseho ng Mag-aar- is also planning to separate
and en- continued on page 3
2  Volume VI, Issue No. 18 PUP NE W S SEPTEMBER 16-31, 2009  3
“I can’t change the fact
that paintings don’t sell.
But the time will come
when people will recog-
nize that they are worth
more than the value of the
paints used in the picture.”
This quote from Van Gough
is the living principle of
Severino M. Baniña, a junior
theater arts student who,
aside from being an actor
and technical director of his
class, is also an endowed
painter.
Geared with his talent
in charcoal painting, he
was able to continue his
studies after he was given
a scholarship grant by the
University Center for Cul-
ture and the Arts (UCCA)
in exchange of imparting
his skills to the said organi-
zation members.
He feels proud of what
he is doing. He wants to
inspire and encourage the
youth to prioritize their
studies so they can have a
better future.
Aside from doing his
academics and extra-
curricular works, he also
helps his family by driv-
ing his tricycle that he in-
herited from his father.
“Pag umaga sa Pureza ako
pumipila. Mas madami
kasi ang pasahero dun. Pag
tanghali naman at gabi sa
main ako,” Sev added.
Sev makes sure that before
going to his 7:30 class in the
morning, he works first.
Sev possesses a certain tal-
ent in painting but doesn’t
have a plan to pursue it as
a career. Rather, he wants to
focus in the theater.
He Wants to Inspire
TEXTANDPHOTOSBYJEROMEESCAÑO
PUPNowOn
SMS
Juvien M. Galano
The Polytechnic University
of the Philippines, through the
Information and Communica-
tion Technology Center (ICTC)
in cooperation with Smart Tele-
communications, partnered to
come up with the university’s
customized text based infoboard
called PUP Itext. This program
allows one to receive news and
advisories from the university
via mobile phone.
Moreover, PUP Itext allows
students to check their grades,
account details, schedules, sub-
ject offerings, and more by sim-
ply registering their special
Smart Infoboard simcard.
Anybody interested may sub-
scribe through the following
easy steps: (1) Text PUP to 4755
and download the PUP Menu
for free; (2) register your own ac-
count by texting PUP <space>
REG <space> <Name> /
<Course> / <Student No.>
and send to 700PUP or 700787
(e.g. PUP REG Rachelle Victori-
ano/ABPHILO/2009000010); (3)
to get your PUP announcement
just text PUP <space> PUSH
<space> ON and send it to
717PUP or 717787.
Subscribers can also avail of
a limited edition PUP simcard
from any of these distribution
centers inside PUP Mabini Cam-
pus from October 7 to 11, 2009:
CCMIT 3/F South Bridge Main
Academic Building, A. Mabini
Campus (CA, CB, CC, CCMIT,
CEFP, CLL, COABTE, CPES,
CS); G/F CEA Building, NDC
Campus (CE, CAFA, COC, CT);
G/F Students’ Lounge M.H.
Del Pilar Hasmin Campus
(GS, CNFS, CTHRM); and ICT
Center 2/F NALLRC Building,
A. Mabini Campus.
With this newest and most
innovative way of disseminat-
ing information, nobody will
be left behind on the highlights
and activities of the univer-
sity.
CEFP
Defends Title
Thrice
Grace L. Ferrer
The College of Economics, Fi-
nance and Politics bagged for the
third time, the University Aca-
demic Contest Champion award.
Winning three straight years, the
college proved it owns such title.
As a reward, the most coveted per-
petual trophy – a three-foot trophy,
pylon-like stature which is passed
on yearly to the champion college
will be kept for good by CEFP.
The final results which con-
cluded the champion and
runners-up of the annual aca-
demic contests were based
on a devised pointing-system
carried out since 2006. College
participants and winners were
allotted certain points to serve
as basis for computation. This
year’s roster of top winners
is: College of Languages and
Linguistics, 3rd runner-up; PUP
Taguig, 2nd runner-up; College
of Science, 1st runner-up; and
CEFP, champion.
The winning colleges battled
to triumph in the following
categories: essay writing con-
test in English and Filipino,
mathematics contest, statistics,
general science quiz bee, Phil-
ippine history, culture, and
the arts, social sciences quiz
bee, extemporaneous speaking
contest in English and Filipino,
and inter-collegiate university
debate.
The recently concluded Uni-
versity Academic Contest, from
September 16 to 3, headed by
committee chair Dr. Manuel M.
Muhi was successful in chal-
lenging students and putting
their best to the test.
PUP Lends...
frompage1 PUPCET...
by the typhoon, it needed
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is located at the ground floor,
a pool of manpower to pack
and distribute the donated
West Wing of PUP Main Cam-
pus in Sta. Mesa, Manila two
goods from governmen-
tal and non-governmental
working days after paying the
application fee at any LAND-
agencies. The PUP-CWTS BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES
students, other student branch.
For additional information,
applicants may get in touch
with the Admissions Office
headed by Director Abeleda at
telephone numbers 7167832-45
loc. 287 or go to the PUP web-
site @ www.pup.edu.ph.
Throngofhopefulhighschoolstudentswho
took PUPCET last year.
PresidentGuevarraintentlylistensasPresi-
dentialManagementStaffHeadHermo-
genesEsperon,Jr.explainsthesystemof
reliefoperationsforthevictimsoftyphoon
Ondoy-DANNY PATA
volunteers, administrative
employees, and faculty did
not hesitate to participate
in the good cause.
The Oplan Sagip Bayan
of Malacanang distrib-
utes rice, canned goods,
bottled water, and clothes
to Marikina, Pasig, Laguna,
Pateros, Quezon City, Anti-
polo, Taguig, Muntinlupa, Entrance...
and other places which the pedestrian and vehicles
were hit hard by Ondoy. entrance. She said she is
Presidential Management waiting for the president’s
Staff Head Hermogenes approval of the project.
Esperon, Jr. thanked PUP The lady director, who is also
President Dante G. Gue- a lawyer, likewise said that her
varra for welcoming his call office closely coordinates with
for help. The immediate as- the security department in do-
sistance the university has ing everything to ensure the
provided is significant in students’ safety and security.
the distribution of aid to
the typhoon victims.
This simple, yet can be
considered as a heroic act
these days, has motivated
people to do their share.
Students, who participated
largely in the cause spear-
headed by Malacanang
through the presidential
management staff and the
office of the press secre-
tary, are grateful that they
were given a chance to ex-
tend their help and became
heroes for a time.
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studentsarewearingtheirIDs-MARKGEREZ