Several resident fellows graduated this year with distinction. Lordan Lorenz S. Angeles ‘06 (BS Psychology) graduated magna cum laude. Jan G. Orocay ‘06 finished cum laude. Francis Carlo T. Argente ‘98 (BS Landscape Architecture) received the Philip Recto Design Excellence Award for Best Thesis in Landscape Architecture. Marco Gregorio L. Lainez ‘05 received the Order of the Purple Feather medal, the official honor society of the College of Law. While former Illustrious Fellow Michael Arthur C. Sagcal ‘98 received the Gonzalo Gonzales Award for Most Outstanding Law Intern, Prize for the Best Paper in Environmental Law and a citation for being an editor of the Philippine Law Journal. Outgoing Diliman USC chairperson Herminio C. Bagro III ‘02 (BA Philosophy cum laude ‘05) got a citation for leadership as head of the USC.
Other graduates from the College of Law are Anthony Raphael V. Jacoba ‘96, former Manila and Diliman USC councilor Paolo Marco R. Mapula ‘02, and Anthony M. Gonzales ‘03. Former Illustrious Fellow Richard Paul C. Sanchez ‘99 and Marzenn B. Igpuara ‘06 received their MBA degrees. Among those who graduated in UP Los Banos are former Illustrious Fellows Ziegfried M. Manahan ‘01 and Lauren Ralph V. Ople ‘05, and former UPLB Perspective editor Samuel Jay C. Pasia ‘05.
A testimonial fellowship was held last Thursday for Manahan, Ople, Pasia and twelve other graduating fellows from UP Los Banos namely: Edwin Emilmar P. Berganio, Jr. ‘01, Sonny Ray J. Frany ‘01, Lester R. Ramos ‘01, Christian C. Collado ‘03, Aldrin H. Garganta ‘03, Jayson M. Punzalan ‘03, John Christopher I. Callanta ‘04, Daniel J. Macusi ‘04, Alden M. Monzon ‘04, Dunn Xendrick P. Vergara ‘04, Karl Genesis F. Batin ‘05, and Arnan B. Araza ‘06.
In UP Diliman, the following also received their diplomas: Joshua Michael P. Benitez ‘04, Venson John R. Domingo ‘04, UAAP gold medalists Raphael Evan A. Grabador ‘04 and Mark Wilson O. Ramiro ‘04, former swim team captain Jonathan B. Villagracia ‘04, former PALS president Jericho C. Cruz ‘04, Ron Daniel D. Bautista ‘05, former JMA vice president Lauro Francis R. Guevara, Jr. ‘05, former NCPAG-SC administrator Jonathan F. Gino ‘06, Jonathan B. Punzal ‘06, and Johann R. Vicencio ‘06. While in UP Manila, Alexander H. Tuliao ‘00 (Medicine), former Manila USC councilors Tristan Jegar P. Catindig ‘06 and Justin Xavier C. Rivera ‘06, and John Fidel N. Labayen ‘06 marched as well this year.
This semester Benitez, Guevara, Julio Miguel C. Galvez ‘05, former JMA vice president Gregorio Angelo C. Villar ‘05 and incoming Diliman USC councilor Mario C. Cerilles, Jr. ‘07 are University Scholars. Galvez, a third year business economics major, finishes this semester with a GWA of 1.0786. In the College of Medicine, Lemuel M. Narcise ‘98 is a College Scholar from the previous semester. Other College Scholars are Jacoba (Law), Catindig, Labayen, Roy Samuel S. Co ‘08, and Tomas Julian R. Santos ‘09. In the College of Law, Jerwin James C. Lim ‘07 is in the Order of the Purple Feather. Congratulations brods!