http://www.upsilon.com/index.php/weblog/index/ Upsilon Sigma Phi 1918 en nikk0_flores@yahoo.com 2008-08-18T11:11:01-05:00 http://www.upsilon.com/index.php/weblog/a_soulss_sonata/ News diliman 2008-08-18T05:42:00-05:00 http://www.upsilon.com/index.php/weblog/uplb_presidential_lecture_series/ As part of its efforts to highlight the achievements and contributions of the country’s leaders to national development, the Upsilon Sigma Phi of the University of the Philippines, Los Baños (UPLB) is sponsoring the UPLB Presidential Lecture Series. This project is was organized by the Upsilon as part of the celebrations of the centenary of the University of the Philippines. On September 1, 2008, the presidency of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo will be featured. The guest of honor and speaker will be the Hon. Cesar E. A. Virata, former prime minister of the Republic of the Philippines. This will be held DL Umali Hall, UP Los Baños, at 1:00 pm. The public is cordially invited. This is the third lecture in the series. The inaugural lecture which was held on January 12, 2008 highlighted the presidency of Honorary Fellow Jose P. Laurel. Chief Justice Reynato S. Puno was the guest of honor and speaker. The second lecture was delivered by former Senator Ramon B. Magsaysay Jr. on June 30, 2008. He discussed the legacy and relevance of the presidency of his father, the late President Ramon Magsaysay. News diliman 2008-08-18T10:11:01-05:00 http://www.upsilon.com/index.php/weblog/ivan_anthony_s_henares_98_named_philippines_21_fellow/ Ivan Anthony S. Henares ‘98 was selected as one of the ten fellows of the Philippines 21 Young Leaders Initiative for 2008. He is the second Upsilonian to be selected to take part in this prestigious program after former Cavite Representative Gilbert Cesar C. Remulla ‘89 in 2006. Henares will fly to Tokyo, Japan in November to participate in the Asia 21 Young Leaders Forum, a three-day event that will bring together 200 young leaders from Asia and the United States. The forum will discuss issues such as global economics, security, regional relations, and social issues. Click here for more information on Philippines 21 and Asia 21. Henares was selected earlier this year by the Manila Jaycees as one of the “Sixty Youth Leaders” for awarding later this year. He was also part of the top thirty which took part in the first batch of the Cultural Citizens Program of the U.S. State Department and Northern Illinois University. Congratulations brod! News diliman 2008-08-04T03:20:00-05:00 http://www.upsilon.com/index.php/weblog/ninoy_celebrating_a_heros_life/ News diliman 2008-07-31T16:28:00-05:00 http://www.upsilon.com/index.php/weblog/benjo_a_delarmente_05_named_one_of_the_ten_outstanding_students_of_the_phil/ Benjo A. Delarmente ‘05, former chairperson of the College of Medicine Student Council, was named one of the the Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines (TOSP) for 2008 at awarding ceremonies in Malacanang Palace last July 17. Since 1961, the TOSP program has recognized outstanding youth of the nation for academic excellence, exemplary leadership, community involvement and good moral values. Congratulations brod! News diliman 2008-07-30T03:48:00-05:00 http://www.upsilon.com/index.php/weblog/upsil/ News uspna 2008-07-04T15:36:00-05:00 http://www.upsilon.com/index.php/weblog/ninoy_aquino_memorial_call_for_submissions/ News diliman 2008-07-02T11:24:01-05:00 http://www.upsilon.com/index.php/weblog/ed_gumabon_58_sweden_unicef_b_of_director_for_2_years/ Edgar Gumabon ‘58 was recently elected as the a member of the Board of Directors of UNICEF Sweden for 2 years starting May 21, 2008. Another toast to a tried and true Upsilonian! Congratulations brod! News diliman 2008-05-24T09:15:00-05:00 http://www.upsilon.com/index.php/weblog/newly_graduated_upsilonian_doctors/ Congratulations to the Upsilonians in the UP Medicine Class of 2008 namely Yosef Rizalde R. Laudencia Jr. ‘02 (BS BMS ‘05), former chairperson of the UP Manila USC Albert Francis E. Domingo ‘04 (BS MBB ‘03 and recipient of the Eusebio S. Garcia - Class ‘36 Leadership Award), and former chairperson of the UP Med Student Council Benjo A. Delarmente ‘05 (BS MBS ‘05 cum laude, Outstanding Intern in Pediatrics, UP-PGH 2008 and UP Manila Outstanding Student for 2005). News diliman 2008-05-19T01:39:01-05:00 http://www.upsilon.com/index.php/weblog/ra_9500_up_strengthened_as_the_national_university/ UP Visayas Cebu College - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (PGMA) today signed into law Republic Act 9500, entitled “An Act to Strengthen the University of the Philippines as the National University”, also known as the New UP Charter of 2008. The event marked triumph for UP’s 16-year struggle to have Act 1870 (or the University Charter of 1908) revised in consideration of its being outdated and obsolete in light of today’s developments in the University System. RA 9500 honors UP with the title “National University”, setting it as, in PGMA’s own words - the Primus Inter Pares among Philippine State Universities. It effectively recognizes UP as a University System, while also democratizing its highest governing body - the Board of Regents (BOR) - by the inclusion of an Administrative Staff Regent among its members. Furthermore, the New UP Charter effectively exempts UP’s Professors and Staff from the Salary Standardization Law, which will allow the BOR to craft more competitive compensation plans for UP’s underpaid, overworked, but highly dedicated and motivated faculty and personnel. This provision is only one of several new features in the updated law, that seeks to restore the University to its premier place among Asia’s - and even the World’s best academic institutions. In the photo above are former UP Manila USC Chair Albert Francis E. Domingo ‘04, Senator Francis N. Pangilinan ‘81, and incumbent UP Diliman Centennial USC Chair Herminio C. Bagro III ‘02 at the Signing Ceremonies in UP Visayas Cebu College. They all played significant roles in the passage of RA 9500 - Senator Pangilinan was the then Senate Bill’s primary sponsor and advocate, while Domingo and Bagro consulted student groups in their own campuses and attended Congressional hearings on the matter. Michel Kristian R. Ablan ‘00 also played an active role as chairperson of the UP Diliman USC in AY 2004-2005. News diliman 2008-04-30T15:53:03-05:00