In the female individual category, Lady Jin Chelsea Tacay was named the Most Valuable Player after scoring 8.000. She and team captain Vincent Rodriguez dominated the mixed pair category, garnering 8.167 points.

In the male individual category, Tiger Jin Nash Alcairo chipped in a bronze medal with his 8.034 score. Alcairo, Dane Subaste, and Jeus Yape, tallied 8.100 points to bag the silver medal in the male team category.

Lastly, Stella Yape, Allyson Serapio, and Aidaine Laxa snagged the silver medal with their 8.117 points in the female team category. Laxa is a SEA Games gold medalist.

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Jeanne Arnibal, who is this season’s Rookie of the Year, dashed for the bronze in the 100m hurdles event. Moreover, Arnibal dominated the heptathlon and triple jump events, snagging the silver medal in the women鈥檚 high jump event.

Their male counterparts placed 6th with 106 points, reaping a 3-1-1 medal haul. In the men鈥檚 4脳400-meter relay, Hokett de los Santos, Jasper Obanon, Gerald Casimiro, and John Romero won the silver medal for their 3:18.89 finish.

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Melito Ocsan Jr. bagged the Most Valuable Player award after winning 8 of the 10 games in Board 2. Meanwhile, Chester Reyes was crowned Rookie of the Year with his nine wins in Board 3.

The team is composed of Ocsan, Reyes, Julius Gonzales, and brothers Mark and Carl Daluz. Mr. Ronald Dableo is the coach of the chess team.

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OAR Director Asst. Prof. Fredeswindo R. Medina, together with the Tournament Chairman and IPEA alumnus Dr. Adrian Paolo Laurel, and incoming Tournament Director Ar. Eduardo Casares handed over a check amounting to Php 1,300,000.00 to the Institute. It was accepted by the IPEA administrators headed by Director and Regent Rev. Fr. Rodel S. Cansancio, O.P. The proceeds collected will be used for the development programs of the athletes.

The committee assured the group of the tournament鈥檚 improvement with more pledges, sponsorships, and a slightly higher playing fee that would benefit the student athletes.  

This year鈥檚 Rector鈥檚 Cup included playing teams from various alumni batches of the Faculty of Arts and Letters, College of Accountancy, College of Architecture, Faculty of Civil Law, College of Commerce and Business Administration, Faculty of Engineering, Junior High School, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery (Team Champion), Faculty of Pharmacy, and the College of Science.

Monetary sponsors included Wilcon Depot, Inc., DivinaLaw, Datem, Inc., and Commerce Asia, Inc.

In-Kind Sponsors included Chery Auto PH, Shinagawa Lasik & Aesthetics, Rey Gajo, Edgar San Diego, Skynet Travel Corp., Willie de Vera, Summit Ridge Tagaytay, Hotel 1611, Aficionado, L Three R’s Enterprise, and Chevrolet PH.

The 6th Rector鈥檚 Cup is set to launch in the first quarter of 2024.

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The award is conferred upon students who win in national or international competitions, demonstrating the commitment to pursue Thomasian excellence. “[The Pope John Paul II award] means a lot to me and I have been looking at it, it is beautiful. I never really thought that UST would recognize me and the things I have done. I have always been a part of the University even if I was away,” Obiena said.

In his message, Vice-Rector the Rev. fr. Isaias D. Tiongco, O.P., JCD lauded Obiena’s medal rush, as well as his “self-discipline, confidence, determination, and rigorous training that are bearing much fruit”.

Moreover, while reminding the world-class athlete to prioritize his well-being above everything else, the Vice-Rector gave his blessings to Obiena in preparation for the 2024 Paris Olympics. “It is the hope not only of your fellow Thomasians but, more so, to our Filipino countrymen that you come back home victorious and make us all prouder not only as a Thomasian Olympian but more prestigiously, a Thomasian Olympic Champion,” fr. Tiongco said.

Obiena, whose rise to international prominence is due to consecutive victories in various competitions, recently bagged the gold medal for soaring past 5.91 meters in the Brussels Diamond League, held in Belgium on September 2, 2022.

The renowned athlete has so far brought home 17 medals–12 of which were gold– in 2022.

He also represented the country in the Summer Olympics 2020 held in Tokyo. Obiena also snagged a bronze in the听 World Athletics Championships, making him the sole Filipino to have snagged an award in the feat.

Photos by Hans Lawrence V. Malgapu

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Our Thomasian Athletes dominated in half of the eight events this season, clawing gold in Poomsae, Men’s 3×3 Basketball, Men’s Beach Volleyball, and Men’s Chess tourney.

Rancel Varga was named the “Most Valuable Player” in Men’s Beach Volleyball feat while Sherwin Concepcion was named the MVP in the Men’s 3×3 Basketball. In the Poomsae division, Lady Jin Aidaine Laxa was named the “Rookie of the Year” and the MVP in the campaign; she also bagged the silver medal in the women鈥檚 individual event.

The University also bagged silver in Women’s 3×3 Basketball, clinched on the fourth place in Women’s Volleyball, and settled for seventh place in both Men’s 5-on-5 Basketball and Women’s Chess.

The UAAP tallying system is as follows: 15 points for gold finish, 12 for silver, and 10 for bronze. The fourth placer gets eight points, six for fifth placers, four for sixth placers, two for seventh placers, and one for the eighth placer.

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Thanks to the stellar performances of Rancel Varga, Efraem Dimaculangan, and Jaron Requinton, the team brought home to Espa帽a its sixth gold in the UAAP Beach Volleyball tourney, gaining the reputation as the winningest team.

Varga was likewise crowned this year’s Most Valuable Player.

Photo by UAAP Season 84 Media Group

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In a courtesy call to the Rector, the Very Rev. Father Richard G. Ang, O.P., PhD, Ambassador de Souza e Silva met UST officials handling internationalization, athletics, and languages. Institute of Physical Education and Athletics Director/Regent Father Rodel S. Cansancio, O.P., International Relations and Programs Director Lilian J. Sison, PhD, and Language Center Officer-in-Charge Honorata S. Dayao, MEd presented the University鈥檚 programs to the Ambassador, who was joined by Deputy Chief of Mission Minister S茅rgio Taam, Head of Political Sector Counselor Ricardo Poletto, and Head of Trade and Economic Sector First Secretary Eduardo Chikusa.

The Ambassador and his team were likewise given a tour of the UST Miguel de Benavides Library, particularly the Antonio Vivencio Heritage Library, and the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion, which houses the 5,000-seater arena of the campus.

The visit, overseen by the Office of the Secretary-General and the Office of Public Affairs, is one of the first courtesy calls by the members of the Diplomatic Corps to the University since the pandemic limited mobility. Among the members of the diplomatic corps who have graced UST recently are the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, His Excellency Charles John Brown, D.D., Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines, when the Apostolic Nunciature and the University co-hosted a webinar on the diplomatic relations between the Vatican and the Philippines.

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The election comes four months after Porto was first appointed as Philippine Ambassador for IOHSK, where he was tasked to help out in IOHSK鈥檚 activities by reaching out to the Philippine publics through various media platforms that enable people-to-people exchange.

Together with Porto in IOHSK-East and Southeast Asia is the newly elected Regional Vice-President, Dr. Rosita Ampoyas-Hernani of Cebu Normal University. They will serve in their posts from 2021-2023. The East and Southeast Asia jurisdiction covers the countries of Australia, Brunei, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, East Timor, Hong Kong S.A.R., Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Macau S.A.R., Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan S.A.R., Thailand, and Vietnam.

IOHSK, which has membership in 74 countries, is based in Los Angeles, USA.

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According to Porto, the appointment entails coordinating the activities of both new memberships and Philippine representatives of IOHSK. To help in this task, Porto said that he will 鈥渞each the publics in the Philippines working with traditional and social media, websites, educational, cultural, and all manners of people-to-people exchange鈥� to help in IOHSK鈥檚 activities. Doing so will help strengthen existing partnerships and open doors for new members.

IOHSK aims to 鈥減romote professional growth and achievement of professionals, professors, scholars, researchers, undergraduate and graduate students, and practitioners in the related fields of Health, Sports, and Kinesiology, and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering professional excellence.鈥� The IOHSK has membership in 62 countries. As an ambassador from UST, Porto was able to secure the waiving of fees for conferences and workshops, JOHSK publication fees, and one nomination and one vote for international student scholarships. The involvement in IOHSK also allows UST to have priority review of the Equipment Assistance Grant submission should UST apply for one.

Porto holds a Doctor of Physical Education degree from the Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Indonesia.

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