Good news from UP Manila! Medicine Student Council chairperson Benjo A. Delarmente ‘05 was selected UP Manila Outstanding Student for 2005 while UP Manila USC chairperson Albert Francis E. Domingo ‘04, also from the College of Medicine, was one of two students selected to represent the Philippines in the ASEAN Campus Journalists/Leaders Exchange Programme (Phase I - Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia) from October 3 to 21. To cap it off, Dr. Christopher Gauguin P. Gamboa ‘92 topped the Diplomate Board Examinations for Orthopedics.

The UP Manila Outstanding Student for 2005 was given by the Office of the Chancellor as part of the 23rd Foundation Week celebrations of UP Manila. Awarded annually, winners are selected using the following criteria: 40% academic performance, 30% leadership, 20% community service/extension work, and 10% others (research, cultural, sports awards, etc.). In previous years, Upsilonians have received various recognitions from UP Manila including Avelino D. Tolentino III ‘01, CAS Most Outstanding Student in 2003, and Jayson P. Domingo ‘98, Huwarang Mag-aaral in 2000.

On the other hand, the Diplomate Board Examinations for Orthopedics is given to graduates of orthopedic residency programs nationwide by the Philippine Board of Orthopedics. Gauguin ‘92 finished his residency training at the PGH in December 2004. Congratulations brods!