Former UP Diliman USC Chairperson Herminio C. Bagro III ‘02 placed 8th in the 2009 Bar Exams with a score of 83.40 percent. Other Upsilonians who passed the Bar include Diliman Illustrious Fellow Paolo Marco R. Mapula, Anthony Raphael V. Jacoba ‘96, Michael Arthur C. Sagcal ‘98, Kristian G. Barzaga ‘99, Philippe Lauren M. Infante ‘99 and Marco Gregorio L. Lainez ‘05. Passing rate for the Upsilon Sigma Phi is 100 percent! Congratulations to our new lawyers!

Congratulations also to Herbert Calvin P. Abugan ‘99 for doing a great job as over-all chair of the 2009 Bar Operations of San Beda College! San Beda finished no. 1 and 2 in the 2009 Bar Exams.

The results are out in UP Manila! Our new student leaders are USC Councilor Patrick Evandel O. Manlapaz ‘09 and CAMP Student Council Chairperson Kim Patrick A. Tort ‘09. Congratulations brods!

Eidherf S.P. Cruz ‘02 recently graduated from the Philippine Military Academy as part of PMA Class Masidlak 2010. He is now a Second Lieutenant in the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Congratulations brod!

Dr. Alexander C. Cortez ‘67 of the Department of Speech Communication and Theater Arts, College of Arts and Letters, was among six faculty members of the University of the Philippines, Diliman who received the Gawad Chanselor para sa Natatanging Guro for 2010, UP Diliman’s highest academic distinction for excellence in teaching at simple ceremonies at the Malcolm Hall Auditorium last February 25, 2010.

Just a few months ago, Dr. Cortez was appointed Artist I as part of the UP Arts Productivity System (APS). The APS aims to honor and support the University’s most distinguished and productive artists. Conceived as the counterpart for the arts of the UP Scientific Productivity System, it is designed to encourage outstanding productivity in the creative arts or in arts scholarship for national development. Twenty-seven faculty members were appointed UP Artists for the term 2009-2011 Congratulations brod!