This latest edition of the UST Authors Series, titled Lumugar Ka!: Ang Lokasyon sa Pagsasalin, Talambuhay at Kritisismo, featured three titles, all published by the UST Publishing House: Finding Teo: Tula/Talambuhay, a biography of Teo Antonio by award-winning writer and UST Department of Literature and Humanities Chair Joselito D. Delos Reyes, Ph.D., Sa mga Pagitan ng Buhay at Iba pang Pagtutulay, a book of poetry translations by UST CCWLS Assistant Director Ralph Semino Gal谩n, and Ang Tagalabas sa Panitikan, a book of poetics and criticism by BA Creative Writing Program Coordinator Chuckberry J. Pascual, Ph.D. Before the open forum, each author was given time to talk briefly about their new books.

The TARC Auditorium was packed with students from the UST Faculty of Arts and Letters and College of Education, and Far Eastern University, as well as guest writers. Also present were UST Secretary-General Rev. Fr. Jes煤s Miranda, Jr., O.P., UST Research Center for Culture, Arts and Humanities Director Prof. Joyce Arriola Ph.D., Executive Secretary to the Rector Prof. Augusto Antonio A. Aguila, Ph.D., and UST Department of English Chair Prof. Camilla Vizconde, Ph.D. UST CCWLS Director and Prof. Emeritus Cristina Pantoja Hidalgo, Ph.D., in her closing remarks, emphasized how the variety of specializations of the UST CCWLS Resident Fellows can serve in
their mentorship of students. Their unique perspective as producers of literature would also provide another dimension to students鈥� encounter with literary texts. UST Publishing House Director Ma. Ailil B. Alvarez provided an engaging critical commentary on each of the three new works as they were introduced to the audience.

The program was coordinated by Mr. Ned Parfan, assisted by Alvarez, while Mr. Jose P. Mojica of the Department of Media Studies hosted the event. The UST Authors鈥� Series is a regular program, which aims to update the university and the literary community on the latest individual productions of the UST CCWLS. For this year, it was co-sponsored by the UST Publishing House, with ample support provided by the UST Department of Literature and the UST Literary Society. Since the Center reopened in 2012, a total of 34 books have been published by its member-authors, with four more manuscripts awaiting publication within the academic year.

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UST Singers founder and conductor Asst. Prof. Fidel G. Calalang Jr., was recently awarded 2nd Prize at the 5th Ennio Morricone International Competition of Choral Composition in Florence, Italy. His composition for eight voices titled 鈥淟audate Dominum,鈥� was personally chosen as winner by Ennio Morricone, lone jury of the competition. Participants were from different countries including North America, Asia and Europe. The other winners of the competition were from Belgium, Canada and Italy. The awarding ceremonies took place at the Teatro Odeon in Florence. Calalang was also in Italy for an International Concert Tour with the UST Singers around Europe when the awarding ceremonies took place.

Calalang also won the Best Choral Arrangement Prize of a Contemporary Work for his arrangement of Ennio Morricone鈥檚 My Heart and I from the movie La piovre, awarded at the Florence International Choral Competition in 2015. He teaches choral conducting, piano and choral subjects, and is the Head of the Composition, Conducting, and Music Technology Department of the UST .

Ennio Morricone, the personality after whom the competition is named, was born in Rome, Italy and is one of the world鈥檚 leading and most popular living composers of this generation, known for his orchestral and vocal masterpieces and film scores. He has written music for over 500 films including Cinema Paradiso, Malena, The Legend of 1900, among others. He also has over 100 classical works to his credit. Morricone won the academy award for musical scoring and was awarded the honorary Oscar trophy for his invaluable contribution to the film industry.

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UST secured five of the Top 10 spots, through the efforts of the following:

#ThomasianExcellence #ThomasianGraduates #ThomasianAccountants

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In the Memorandum of Agreement signing that was held at the GMA 7 Studio for 鈥淓leksyon 2019鈥� on October 19, 2018, UST Office of Public Affairs Director Assoc. Prof. Giovanna V. Fontanilla, Ph.D., APR, represented the
Rector Very Rev. Fr. Herminio V. Dagohoy, O.P., PhD.

Also part of the UST group were Director for Assoc. Prof. Ma. Socorro Guan Hing, DNM, and Public Affairs Office Assistant for Media, Events, and Special Visits Ms. Michaela O. Lagniton.

Print and broadcast media companies GMA Network, Philippine Daily Inquirer (PDI), Inquirer.net, and more than 20 leading institutions in education, business, telecommunications and public service, sealed with
ink their commitment to provide accurate coverage of the 2019 elections and counter disinformation in the signing ceremony held at GMA Studio 7.

From the academe, partners included: the University of the Philippines, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Ateneo de Manila University, De La Salle University, 探花精选, AMA Education System, Phinma-University of Pangasinan in North Central Luzon, the University of San Carlos in Cebu City, Silliman University in Dumaguete City, West Visayas State University in Iloilo City, Central Mindanao University in Bukidnon, Capitol University in Cagayan de Oro City, and Holy Cross Davao College in Davao City.

The Philippine Entertainment Portal, the Philippine Bar Association, Integrated Bar of the Philippines, and the Chamber of Commerce of the Philippine Islands also signed the agreement, among others.

Eleksyon 2019 aims for superior digital coverage in collaboration with video-sharing platform YouTube and social media platform Twitter.

The launch was hosted by GMA News and Public Affairs anchors Vicky Morales and Mike Enriquez.

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Included in the exhibit were the deeds of sale of land written in Baybayin script dated each at 1613 and 1625 and now considered as National Cultural Treasures; the plan of the UST compound in Intramuros in 1690; and various maps detailing several parts of the Philippines, like Map of Puerto de Sisiran, Camarines (1757), Celebes Islands (1788-1792), East China and Southeast Asia (1788-1792). Several maps of the Philippine archipelago were likewise exhibited.

Apart from maps, UST鈥檚 collections in the Archives, like the Foundation Act of 1611 and the聽Libros de Piques聽(an examination book), were showcased. The participants were likewise toured around the Antonio Vivencio del Rosario Heritage Library for a demonstration of UST鈥檚 conservation efforts.

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According to the Memorandum of Agreement, UST will produce content that will be aired on the broadcast and digital platforms of Lahi.ph. Forms of content include documentaries, short films, photographs, designs, animation, articles, research, and other art forms.

The MoA likewise stipulates that the two parties will collaborate on projects like short film festivals, film showing, photography contests, and other school-based creative endeavors. Furthermore, seminar-workshops will be organized by both parties, which will offer modules on concept development, effective presentation, storytelling, and The Lahi vision.

Finally, Lahi.ph will likewise accept interns from the 探花精选 鈥渨ith the vision of training of future media practitioners embracing the partnership vision.鈥�

The agreement will initially last until October 2019.

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This year鈥檚 lecture series theme is 鈥淢edia Leadership Towards Nationalism,鈥� and Mr. Magsaysay鈥檚 lecture titled 鈥淧roud Ka Pa Bang Maging Filipino?鈥� (Are you still proud to be Filipino?) touched on key points of national concern, such as the national identity as embedded within the individual Filipino, the meaning and types of freedom available in varying degrees to the citizens, and how media committed to truth can protect the kinds of freedom accessible to the nation. He supported his points with short documentary-style interviews from renowned sculptor Ramon Orlina, comic book artist Manix Abrera, historians Prof. Xiao Chua, and Prof. Vic Torres, and Mr. Norman King, the first Aeta graduate of the University of the Philippines.

Mr. Magsaysay, whose journalistic experience spans over three decades, serves as president and content head of Lahi.PH, a company that celebrates Filipino excellence through content produced for multimedia platforms. He emphasized that, 鈥渢ruth and freedom cannot exist without each other,鈥� which is why Lahi.PH seeks to share 鈥渁ng tunay na kwento ng Pilipino鈥� (the true story of Filipinos). Students were urged, 鈥淯se your freedom to learn. You have access to all the information you want especially in one of the best Universities in Asia. Use your freedom to learn, and use what you learned to protect your freedom.鈥�

鈥淟ahi and UST, in this partnership, look forward to producing content about the University, the principles and philosophies of [UST] and the dreams of the students for the country,鈥� Mr. Magsaysay said at the end of his talk. He added that as a result of the partnership, more interactions and activities with Thomasians are to be expected.

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Graduate students Wheina Camille Padilla and Lovely Guerra from the Master of Business Administration program and Nino Martin Obrero from the doctorate program major in Commerce, were also the country鈥檚 delegates to the forum.

The Youth Forum was aimed at enhancing capacity building through the transfer and development of knowledge, skills and technical know-how among young and experienced entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs-to-be from various countries in the Asia-Pacific.

The agenda included academia and public sector support, female entrepreneurship, cultural and industry tour, practice and operation, workshops and experience sharing. The forum was sponsored by APEC in partnership with Taiwan鈥檚 Ministry of Education and National Taipei University of Technology.

The USTGS Taiwan academic tour held in May was headed by the Business Cluster Program Head Dr. Elizabeth O. Recio. It led to building a link with the Manila Economic Development Office in Taiwan. Overall, Padilla, Guerra and Obrero were able to bring home new knowledge about digital innovation and entrepreneurship, which they are expected to share with their fellow graduate students.

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Among Balog鈥檚 functionally innovative medical and scientific instruments which answered or solved the technological needs of medical doctors, other professionals and researchers are:

(1) A low-cost surgical instrument, multi-purpose, adjustable and self-retaining retractor used by surgeons in performing surgery in a patient鈥檚 abdominal area, used at the UST Clinical Division and a self-retaining retractor surgical instrument used by surgeons while performing surgery on the patient鈥檚 throat, used by doctors of the UST Medical Missions, Inc. in their medical missions in Sapang Palay and ultimately at the UST Hospital;

(2) A clamp anywhere 鈥渇lexible retractor stand-holder which holds in place a retractor used in surgical operation (e.g. hemorrhoidectomy) at the UST Hospital which enables doctors to perform operation even outside of the operating room without surgical assistance;

(3) An orthopedic device, used to correct misaligned/dislocated bones, that is, to stretch/lengthen/realign patient鈥檚 lower limb bones;

(4) A practical heat block apparatus for the loop-mediated amplification (LAMP)-based detection of shrimp pathogens under the gram, Biotechnology for Shrimp: Utilizing Molecular Technologies to Elucidate Shrimp Immunity and Develop Disease Diagnostics鈥� with Dr. Mary Beth Maningas of the UST Research Center for the Natural and Applied Sciences. In addition, a heating block stand was created to hold vials that contain the shrimp test specimen of the above-mentioned project; and

(5) A balut vending machine prototype which is a part of 鈥淧roject 5鈥� (Market Research) of the 鈥淚tik Pinas鈥� Program of Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD).

The Mario Cruel award is being given by the family of Mario Cruel to continue his legacy. Cruel, a Filipino Electrical Engineer and entrepreneur, is a staunch supporter of sustainable energy, gender equality and environment protection. Engr. Balog is the first recipient of this award. The other awardees for this year are: Dr. Rosalinda Torres for Gregorio Zara Award for Basic Science Research, Dr. Marissa Paglicawan for Gregorio Zara Award for Applied Science Research, Dr. Rody Sy for the Dr. Paulo Campos Award for Health Research, Dr. Artemio Salazar for the Leads Agri Award for Agricultural Research, and Dr. Elmer Dadios for the David M. Consunji Award for Engineering Research.

Aside from teaching, Balog also served as director of the now defunct Institute of Technological Courses, and supervisor of the Machine Shop Laboratory. It was in those years that he started to be actively involved in the University community service activities by lending his expertise in fabrication, construction and training. He was part of the construction of Onters for the Aeta communities in Sitios Malasa, Mabilog, San Martin and Sta. Rosa in Bamban, Tarlac, the installation of support structures for UST鈥檚 Long Distance Education Program for the Aeta communities, the design and installation of water pump and piping system for the water supply systems in Sitio Buoc, Bamban, Tarlac . He also designed the course which he himself uses as trainor in the annual skills training in Metal Fabrication and Welding in coordination with the University鈥檚 training and education program known as Vocational Skills Training and communities needing Engineering Program (VSTEP) which is given to out-of-school-youths and residents of adopted communities.

Balog graduated from the 探花精选 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, and a Master in Engineering Program major in Mechanical Engineering from the UST Graduate School. He trained in Mechanical Engineering for Production in Japan under the JICA Vocational Instructors鈥� Training Course.

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During their month-long stay at NUHW, the students were exposed to various training, and research and clinical experiences. On their first week, the students participated in NUHW鈥檚 Interprofessional Education (IPE) training along with other students from Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines. At the end of the IPE training, NUHW President Prof. Masaharu Yamamoto, M.D., Ph.D., conferred upon them the title of IPE Masters.

The succeeding weeks provided the UST-CRS interns with research exposures in the fields of kinesiology, neuroscience and elderly exercise groups, among others. They also had the opportunity for clinical observations in various rehabilitation and health-related settings.

The UST-CRS and NUHW partnership which has been on-going for several years now, has produced fruitful collaborations in the fields of research, and both inbound and outbound student and faculty exchange.

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