For for his role in Dagim, Martin M. del Rosario ‘11 was named New Movie Actor of the Year at the 27th PMPC Star Awards for Movies. He previously won Breakthrough Performance by an Actor for the same role at the 8th Golden Screen Awards presented by the Entertainment Press Society. Del Rosario currently plays Norberto “Berto” Matias in the ABS-CBN drama series Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin. Congratulations brod!
Congratulations to Claudio B. Altura ‘54 for winning the 2011 Subic-Boracay Race and the 2011 Boracay Cup! Considered to be the premier long distance sailing event in the Philippine, the fleet of 17 local and international yachts sailed off the sailing mecca of Subic Bay last February 18.
The 200 mile course presented various navigational challenges for the sailors. Beginning with the Mindoro Coastline and it’s 2500 meter mountain range creating inconsistent wind patterns and through the Verde Island passage infamous for it’s varying tidal patterns. The finish line was set at world famous Boracay Beach where the racing continued as the 2011 Boracay Cup began on February 22nd.
Finishing in 36 Hours, 49 minutes, 42 seconds, “Vivaldi”, Altura’s J-35 Racer finished first in the IRC Cruiser/Racer Class division. To top it off Altura also won the 2011 Boracay Cup, winning 4 out of 5 inter-island races to complete the route.
Race News and Results via asianyachting.com
U.P. Vice President for Legal Affairs Danilo L. Concepcion ‘89 was elected today by the Board of Regents as the 14th Dean of the U.P. College of Law.
Professor Concepcion received his B.S. Agricultural Engineering degree summa cum laude at the De la Salle - Araneta University in 1979 and later topped the board exam. While studying engineering, he was elected member of the Interim Batasang Pambansa as representative of the youth sector where he served from 1978 to 1984.
In 1983, he completed his law degree in U.P. graduating cum laude and was a topnotcher in the bar examinations that same year. In U.P. Law, he was a consistent dean’s lister and Lord Chancellor of the Order of the Purple Feather, the honor society of U.P. Law students.
He went to London as a Chevening scholar and received his Master of Laws degree from the Queen Mary College of the University of London in 1986.
In 1996, he was appointed Associate Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission and Chief of Staff of the Chief Presidential Legal Counsel. From 2000 to 2002, he served as University President of the De la Salle - Araneta University. He returned to U.P. in 2002 to become Associate Dean of the UP College of Law, Head of the UP Law Center and Director of the Institute of Judicial Administration until May of 2006.
Congratulations brod!
Photo courtesy of UP System Information Office.
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