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As an academic organization that
promotes service, academic excellence,
and leadership while preparing its mem-
bers to be of service to the society
through Electrical Engineering, the UPLB
Society of Electrical Engineering Stu-
dents (UPLB SELES) had its 3-day Uni-
versity of the Philippines College Admis-
sion Test (UPCAT) Review last July 16,
23 and 30 at the Immaculate Concep-
cion Academy, Dasmariñas, Cavite.
This is an annual activity of the
organization and was led this year by
the Academic Committee Head, Ray-
mond Joseph Marqueses.
Day one focused on Mathematics,
day two focused on Science and day 3
focused on English. Also, during the last
day, a simulation exam for the three
subjects was given to the students to
assess what they have learned for the 3-
day session. The results of the exam
was bared on the same day and the top-
notchers were given rewards.
An alumus of ICA, Manuel Luigi
Niere (Membership and Discipline Com-
mittee Head of UPLB SELES) gave a little
inspirational talk to his co-alma maters.
For the closing remarks, Marqueses gave
the students his tips before and after
taking the UPCAT.
Lucilyn S. Niere Ma. Ed. (Principal
of ICA West Campus) was very thankful
to the organization and was hopeful that
the students were inspired from what
they have learned for three days and
pass the UPCAT.
UPLB SELES was also thankful to
ICA’s School Director, Celia S. Rasing
Ma. Ed., for allowing the organization to
conduct the UPCAT review at their
school.
The UPCAT is scheduled on Au-
gust 6-7 at all selected testing centers
nationwide. ■
UPLB SELES hosts UPCAT review
EE Dept. holds elimination
for IIEE quizzers Transmitter:
One Hundred Percent Efficient
One more step forward
Fourth year students of Immaculate Concep-cion Academy join, together with the repre-sentatives from UPLB SELES, in a group shot during the last day of UPCAT Review, July 30.
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Dorado wins Gawad Felicisimo T. San Luis Award
UPLB SELES member Ganyfer
Dorado – from Nagcarlan, Laguna
– was awarded as the ’Pinaka-
Namumukod Tanging Kabataan
ng Laguna (Kabataan sa Kole-
hiyo)’ for the year 2011 by Gawad
Felicisimo T. San Luis Foundation
Inc. during the awarding cere-
mony at Sta. Cruz, Laguna last
June 18.
“Sobrang laking blessing sakin
ang maitanghal na 2011 Pinaka-
Namumukod Tanging Kabataan
ng Laguna. Lubos ang pasa-
salamat ko sa Gawad Felicisimo T.
San Luis Inc. Kay Mommy Fely, sa
Board of Directors, sa serving
batch, sa lahat ng senior gawad
at judges sa final interview.
Salamat sa tiwala niyo sa kakaya-
han ko para kumatawan bilang
pinaka namumukod tangi. Lubos
kong pagiingatan ang mga aral na
natamo ko sa loob ng 6 na buwan
na proseso at patuloy kong isa-
sabuhay ang pagiging isang tunay
Batang San Luis,’ Dorado said af-
ter the awarding ceremony.
Gawad Felicisimo T. San Luis
Foundation Inc. was organized to
discover, train and get to know
the exceptional young leaders of
Laguna according to the ideals
and principles of late Gov. Feli-
cisimo T. San Luis. This is open
for all students, out-of-school
youths, and professionals in the
province. ■
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Ganyfer Dorado receives the ‘Pinaka-Namumukod Tanging Kabataan ng Laguna (Kabataan sa Kolehiyo)’ award together with her parents, Mr. Gany Dorado (left) and Mrs. Ferminia Dorado (right).
SELES amends
constitution and by-
laws
During the end of the past term,
the members of the body approved a
resolution of amending the organiza-
tion’s constitution and by-laws. In
this term, this activity shall be car-
ried out again for continuation.
The move [to amend] came in the
heels of mounting suggestions from
the body when some of the organiza-
tion’s constitution and by-laws are
not adhered to.
Andreo Lozada II (Vice President
of UPLB SELES) and Michael Joseph
Samson (Secretary of UPLB SELES)
are the execs-in-charge for the said
activity. For the members, Therese
Anne Espiritu and John Raymond Lu-
mawag head the ad hoc committee
for this activity.
The new constitution is subject to
be ratified in a future date. ■
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EE Dept. holds elimination for IIEE
quizzers Engr. Erickson Poja prepared the
questions for RQS and RMW, re-
spectively.
The top 5 scorers for each set of
elimination were all from UPLB SE-
LES. For the RQS, the quizzers are
the following: Andreo Lozada II,
Raymond Joseph Marqueses, Jeffrey
Calderon, Ryan Jose Sumaya and
Arvin Bryan Polo; and for the RMW,
the quizzers consist of the following:
Neil Ryan Asor, Fidel Casimiro Jr.,
Julius Cesar Cunanan, Nahdiya Za-
heer Betonio, and Michael Joseph
Samson. ■
On September 2011, the Insti-
tute of Integrated Electrical Engi-
neers (IIEE) will conduct their an-
nual Regional Student Conference
that includes the Regional Quiz
Show (RQS) covering EE, ESAS and
Math; and the Regional Math Wizard
(RMW). In line with this, the UPLB
Department of Electrical Engineering
conducted an elimination round for
aspiring quizzers last July 4 at the
EE auditorium.
Those who participated were EE
students who are in their sopho-
more to senior years. The process of
elimination was like the quiz contest
proper wherein the questions shall
be given verbally to the participants
and their answers were written on a
small board. The first half of the se-
lection was for the next RQS quiz-
zers and then later was for RMW
quizzers. Prof. Roderick Catriz and
Raymond Joseph Marqueses, Academic Committee Head, discusses the cover-age of the first exam of EE 1 students, July 25 at Room 302.
UPLB SELES conducted a review
for students taking up EE 1 (Basic
Electrical Engineering), in prepara-
tion for their first exam , last July 25
at Room 302, EE Building.
The Academic Committee Head,
Raymond Joseph Marqueses, was in
charge of the said activity. Aside
from Marqueses, the lecturers con-
sisted of Arvin Bryan Polo, Neil Ryan
Asor, Nielson Asedillo, and Ryan
Jose Sumaya.
EE 1 is a prerequisite course for
AE, CE, ChE and IE students from
CEAT.
Their first exam is re-scheduled
from July 27 to August 3, 2011 at
the Electrical Engineering Audito-
rium. ■
SELES conducts review
for EE 1 students
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Ram Ramilo. He’s real name is Allan, he gets
his nickname from his surname though, his other supposed nickname was Milo. Ram, Milo :D. Ram,
from Quezon, who lives with Budz at Avokado House
here at LB, is a happy quiet guy, who looks like he’s
always picked on. Frog fact: He becomes a gymnast
at night; he usually takes in strange positions- reach-
ing for his toes, nakabaluktot, kneeling with his arms
and feet folded. I wonder why.
Lee Gonzales. I’m usually hard to define, but
generally I’m a serious guy but I still have my wacky
side. I generalize myself as a Jack of all trades, since
I can do lots of stuffs – sing, dance, draw, write,
speak publicly, cook, you name it. Bloc representa-tive of W1. I’m a born-again Christian, and that’s me.
Frog fact: I don’t patronize the Local entertainment
industry, corny e. I don’t know any OPM songs.
Jhones Race (pronunciation: Juh-Howns).
Jhones is a nice guy, valedictorian- high school; He’s
nice, organized, but what’s fun about him is that he
doesn’t eat rice much, I really don’t know why. He’s
from San Pablo, and he knows ballet- yeah, that’s a
joke, but you should see his SOP, panalo e. Frog
fact: His favorite mystical creatures are vampires,
coincidentally he also hates cats. He dreams of being
a vampire, maybe that’s why he doesn’t like eating
rice, haha. Who knows?
Celine Castueras. Ate Celine, the oldest of our
batch is as nice, selfless, and considerate as a person
can be. Fortunately for her, she has this sick, fragile
aura that during the process the old members just
makes her sing, which made me sort of worried dur-
ing the finals. Also, this Batangas-girl can play the
piano and spends wee time with anime. Frog fact:
During high school, she referred to as Index Card
Girl, she keeps ths index cards with her regularly and
until now she still keeps them in a chest.
Chacha Navarro. Chacha, of UP Oroquieta and
MESS-UP, is as happy as a person can be, especially in front of the camera, you should see our photo-
graphs. At the batch, we sometimes call her bully,
sungit kasi, kinukupal kami. But we love her so
much still, she’s from Sariaya, Quezon and she
sings. Frog fact: She doesn’t like being called ate by
us or whoever unless you’re her biological younger
sibling, told you- sungit. (Joke)
Jam Pascual. Our all-around-city-girl from
San Juan is an optimistic person, bloc representative
of C1, a volunteer- GABAY and she thinks of others
oo, she usu. notices when someone’s down. She
also dances, being a near-SJ member. She, along with Rusty, lives at Wisma-Gloria Shalom Apt. Frog
fact: Notice her hair, this is the first time in her
entire existence on Earth did she cut her hair.
Jasper Castro. Sinong member ang suma-
sabog? E di si ryan BANG. Jasper is a man of few
words, but a lot of talents, hidden though. He can
also draw - really good, you should see his draw-
ings, he plays the Harmonica, ping pong, and is
from Biliran, Visayas. He’s also from Phil. Sciences
High School and is also a DOST Scholar. Here at LB,
he lives at Junction, wherever that may mean. Frog
fact: Jasper’s a baritone singer, a baritone can shift
from Tenor to Bass.
Jolanz Rodrigo. Our now-semi-bald Batch
Leader from Calamba, is actually supposed to go to
a Catholic seminary before deciding to go to UP.
He’s a guy who exaggeratedly sleeps a lot, when-
ever he’s got nothing to do – he usually just sleeps.
During the finals, his emotional peak was his en-
counter with the frogs, it’s nice to have him as our
batch leader (plastik ako e no, joke :D). He looks
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All the crap was worth it, finally it’s done. Something we’ve wholeheartedly brought upon ourselves to ride UPLB in a crazy way, to experience college in a different perspective, to be a part of an even crazier family, to have friends closer than your real siblings, to be a better person, to have a batch – batchmates you know will be there hawak kamay no matter what, to be SELES; to love SELES. Experiencing the process of joining SELES with my batch raised the fun exponentially. Unlike our ancestor, the real Mr. Transformer, Transmitter made my joining SELES a heck of a joy ride – I think I won’t forget this hype even if I try. Every time I walk towards EE, I gotta tell – my heart pumps twice as harder as nervousness vibrates from my innards to my fingertips. Nonetheless, the presence of my batchmates put me a bit at ease, nakakagaan ng loob. We’ve had our ups and downs, our lefts and rights, our thick and thin. We’ve been through a lot of tears, of laughters, of chasing kuya Igi, of waking up together to meet kuya Davis, of chicken fillets and Mcdo takeouts, of struggles, of fights, of battles among too-many-to-mention others. Without further ado ladies and gentlemen, and gentleladies and everybody else, the batch that was presented with 17 human beings, the batch that finished as complete 17 still hu-man beings, but with deeper friendship, the Batch Transmitter.
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after us in ways more than I can write about. Frog
fact: He can’t keep still without his handkerchief, I
think there’s a probability he’ll panic. This gives me
an idea for our next batch meeting (evil laugh).
Krisell Vallestero. Krisell is one of the few
people on earth that looks so mean that there’s this one time someone exclaimed at her demanding “Bat
mo ko tinataryan?!” while she has not changed her
facial emotion during that encounter. Unlike her facial
features, Krisell’s a fun girl, nice to be with. Also,
she’s to be awarded Best in attendance since starting
from Elementary, she’s never had any absent record.
Frog facts: It was only until she became a college
student did she learn to ride a jeepney and until now,
she doesn’t know/play any local street game.
Leomel Abas. Kuya Leomel gets things he
wants done, done; he has a commanding presence as
his height speaks of that of course, I definitely envy his height. His height is over 6 feet thus he plays
basketball well. He’s from Tanauan and he also knows
how to play the guitar. Frog fact: He sleeps talks and
before, sleep walks. Now that’s scary. (Monsterr :D )
Lizette Sebuc. Ate Lizette panics. When pres-
sure goes up, she goes trembling with uneasiness,
but just as down that is she’s actually a happy per-
son, likes to talk a lot and is a transparent person.
She’s from Tanauan, and is sporty, playing both bad-
minton and pingpong. Frog fact: Health Addict alert,
she doesn’t eat hamburger, pizza and the likes. Pity,
if she only knew what she’s missing.
Budz Silvestre. Favored by his looks, Budz is
an almost-happy-go-lucky person, but he still has his
serious side (whatever that means :D ). He’s not sure
if he’ll finish his studies here since his dad, a Cana-
dian resident, has plans of making him go there to
study. Member of UP Eagles, Budz also plays the
guitar and badminton. Frog fact: He got himself bit
by a spider thinking he would turn into Spiderman.
Lucky that spider’s not venomous.
Kulot Cedeño. Mr. Tubaw form Davao City is a
person you’d enjoy spending time with – he makes
you feel at ease, he’s also really considerate and a
guy who generally just go with the flow, and he plays
the drums. Frog fact: Whenever Martin loses himself
and drifts away from reality, pag natutulala, you’ll
find his jaw dropped, nakanganga lang.
Nath Claveria. Sinong member ang hindi? E di si
Nath. The best joke award goes to Nath. Ate Nath is a
certified girl scout and a mountain climber for that
matter, you should refer to the size of her bag, it’s
that size whatever time of the day, wherever she
might be. She’s easy to be with, and is really nice,
caring for the batch as a whole. She’s from Oriental
Mindoro. Frog fact: She was part of the choir during
her elementary years.
Paolo Naredo. Junior Tristan – is a swimmer and just like Jam and Budz, recently just ended their
love lives, I’m not sure if that’s updated though. He’s
from Calamba, and is extravagantly fond of smiling.
He’s also a transparent guy, I once reported with him
and I think he opens anything with anyone. Oh, FYI,
most of our late batch meeting was held at their place
at Vista del Rey. Frog fact: Resourceful person that he
is, he thought of a way of conserving his fart and
thought of doing it by farting it in his pillow, he says
the smell is still intact till now.
Rusty Placino. Mr. Itodo-mo has also consid-
ered being in a Catholic seminary before studying
here. He’s also a valedictorian-high school, and is a
DOST Scholar. He is really really good at playing pi-
ano. As a person, he’s really approachable and open of
what he’s thinking. Frog fact: He’s originally a curly-
haired person, the hair person told him not to cut his
hair to avoid curling again, but when he was to cut his
bangs, sad part – it got curly again.
Cedie Duller. Innocence is defined by his face,
thus his nickname, Cedie, from Prinsipeng Cedie car-
toons. I remember one time, as I was reporting, I was
asked why he was allowed to join since he’s so young.
Beats me. He’s from Sta. Cruz and he originally want
to take up BS Biology. Frog fact: He’s taking up pho-
tography courses, especially favors picturing sunsets,
and his camera was the one we used for our pictures.
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by Bezaleel Gonzales
you are flying.
You may fail a subject, got into a fight with your parents, ignored by a friend or got your heart broken, whatever is that in your life right now, those are just part of a greater destiny that waits for you. You see, it is a matter of perspective. If you’ll concen-trate on the negatives there is, indeed your life would be miserable. But if you try to see beyond what your eyes can perceive, you’ll be shocked with life’s surprises.
So what if you failed a subject be-cause you need more training or you’re not meant to be on that career? So what if your parents get mad because they truly love you? So what if you got ignored because you did something wrong in the first place? So what if you got your heart broken because you deserve more love? Don’t be blinded with the not-so-nice experiences you have. Let them be the foundation of your life. Re-member that the strongest people are those who had greater problems, and get through it.
Well, I am really happy. I am happy despite of the many problems I am facing and problems that are coming. The world may give me all the reasons to be sad but there will always be something that could make me smile. I hope you can see that light in your darkness as well.
Being happy has always been and will always be a choice. So decide to be happy, my friend. And let’s get the best out of our lives.
Your newest friend,
Sophia P.S. Wait for my second letter next
month! :)
First of all, I want to introduce myself. My name is Sophia and I am a friend you never met.
Let me tell you a story about some things that happen in my life recently. If you are interested, you can continue reading and if not, just drop this paper and con-tinue doing your routines feeling so regret-ful of the friendship we could have built. If you’re still following to what I am saying right now, congratulations! You made the right choice.
I am born to live. I love my life, and I am addicted to it. I am good at many things but being free-spirited is what I do best. I abide my own rules. I’ve got won-derful friends and family. I’ve got every-thing else seem so perfect, yet I still feel empty.
Am I really happy? Are you really happy?
They say you can only know if you’re actually happy if you are alone but you can still manage to smile. But I say hap-piness is when some things are falling but
Dear You,
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I am born to live. I love my life, and I
am addicted to it. I am good at many
things but being free-spirited is what
I do best. I abide my own rules. I’ve
got wonderful friends and family. I’ve
got everything else seem so perfect,
yet I still feel empty.
One more step forward
Student Organizations in the University of the Philippines are known for their activities mostly promoting education, awareness, student camara-derie and health. Indeed, the partaking of the organizations in these simple but meaningful projects is remarkable evidence that UP students take the name “Iskolar Para sa Bayan” into their hearts.
Indeed aims of the organizations in their projects are mostly undoubt-edly noble and commendable. How-ever, an organization in the University of the Philippines- Diliman, took their gracious commitment into a bolder stand. The Alpha Phi Omega (APO) Sorority organized a public run in order to venerate their stand for the Repro-ductive Health (RH) Bill on August 1. APO sorority is the first UP student organization to boldly declare their stand in RH bill. Many prominent people attended the run including politicians who approved their en-deavor.
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UPLB SELES
Editorial Board
Nahdiya Zaheer Betonio
editor-in-chief
Therese Anne Espiritu
associate editor
Julius Cesar Cunanan
managing editor
Malcolm Jayson Calicsihan
Miguel Principe
Dianne Romyl Ruedas
business managers
Katrina Marie Ayado
Arjon Valencia
Jhunna Jane Torrecampo
news editors
Andrea May Caguete
Karla Janine Capuno
feature editors
Ma. Theresa Pauline Fandiño
Rea Aileen Antenor
literary editors
Bezaleel Gonzales
Justine Trisha Contreras
contributors
Danver Ramos
Jan Sergio Arato
lay-out artists
Andreo Lozada II
Jonathan Ong
cartoonists
Engr. Reiniel Daren E. Sangalang
faculty adviser
E-mail: [email protected]
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The run for the RH bill is per-
haps an awakening call for UP student
organizations. That while their present
activities are laudable, it is perchance
the time for taking a bolder stand in
order to promote student awareness
regarding national issues. Just by de-
claring a stand in these vital national
issues, a student organization can influ-
ence students into re-evaluating their
opinions and stands. As Rizal had put it
and as much as it is always quoted, the
youth especially those who study in the
university revered by country, are the
hopes of the nation. The little steps UP
students take for taking a stand might
be single steps for us indeed but per-
haps, this is what the Filipino nation
needs in order to build a giant leap for
the country. Suffice it is to say that
Iskolar Para sa Bayan can always take it
one more step forward.
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July 1: Donnie Ray Saturno (Sparkplug) July 3: Em Julius dela Cruz (LED’s)
July 3: Neil Ray Dasalla (PCB) July 7: Benjamin Jonas Beltran (Relay) July 7: Sir Winston Brillantes (Rheostat)
July 7: Daniza Maica Garduce (Insulators) July 10: Casto Rosana II (Ampere) July 10: Julius Regoroso (Amplifier)
July 12: Aisa Tesorero (Circuit Breaker) July 12:Justine Trisha Contreras (Amplifier)
July 13: Nimrod Perez (Generators) July 13: Charlot Jeniffer Velilia (Circuit Breaker)
July 14: Zara Jane Baisas (Dielectric) July 14:Vanessa Sario (Dielectric)
July 14:Leomel Abas (Transmitter)
July 15: Margaret Bilang (IC’s) July 16: Miguel Principe (Amplifier)
July 16: Abdullah Mohammad Rahman (Insulators) July 17: Janmark Joseph Garcia (Ampere)
July 17: Jonathan Ong (Amplifier) July 18: Jules Marcelo (PCB)
July 18: Miguel Niccolo Matibag (Relay) July 20: Rommerlson Carlos (Charters) July 20: Danne Marie Realuyo (Relay)
July 23: Venie Rose Sieteriales (Multiplexer) July 24: Gamaliel Javier III (Flux)
July 26: Kaye Start (Conductors) July 26: Paula Michelle Aragon (Inductor)
July 26: Renelyn Luzon (Transistors)
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