Congratulations Centralian Topnotchers!

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MAY 2015

LOPEZ

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to the

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Golden Lions shine at National PRISAA The Championship results of the National PRISAA Meet held in Iloilo City last month is officially released, and shows

Western Visayas to be the overall champion. The Golden Lions (official name of Central Philippine University

athletes) led other schools of the region in gaining awards. Among the winners CPU Golden Lions grabbed the

Athletics Secondary Boys Championship Team awards and the Secondary Boys Swimming Awards.

While the delegation got 1st Runner Up Awards in Chess Secondary Girls and Basketball Tertiary Women , they

also got Championship Awards in Volleyball Secondary Girls and Beach Volleyball Secondary Girls.

Results on page 4

REMINGTON BACALOCOS

SALAYA

Everything happens for a reason. This is what Remington B. Salaya believes

when he topped this year’s National Licensure Examination for Chemical

Engineering. He’s number one of the top seven national board passers which

included University of the Philippines Los Baños, De La Salle University,

University of San Carlos, and Mapua Institute of Technology. Salaya got a

percentage passing rate of 83.30, while CPU got 100% passing rate.

He graduated Cum Laude with the Bachelor of Science in Chemical

Engineering Degree this year from Central Philippine University. Salaya made

his way through University Scholarship, DOST, and Uygongco Foundation

Scholarships. School life was never easy for Salaya whose parents Rizalina

Patricio Bacalocos and Rodelio Sarabia Salaya both passed away without

seeing their son bringing great honor to CPU./ CAN

Results on

page 4

JULIET CASTRO GAYOSO

(Bachelor of Elementary Education)

No.8 2015 Licensure Examination

for Teachers (LET)

ALLANA SANGLAP DELGADO

(Bachelor of Library and Information Science)

No. 1 Librarian Licensure Examination

CPU Examinee tops Chemical Engineer Licensure Exam

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110th

Foundation Day

preparations

underway

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INSIGHTS by Cyrus A. Natividad

May 2015

A UNIVERSITY COMMITTED TO EXEMPLARY CHRISTIAN EDUCATION FOR LIFE (EXCEL) AND RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF THE TOTAL PERSON AND THE WORLD

Cool ’

It’s terribly hot in May this year when we’re supposed to

receive rain and be cool after that long hot summer

season.

Only a change of weather can minimize the fiery body

experience thought to be a sign of the end times. We

hardly get cool even after an hour of staying in the pool;

water on the beach was hot like water from the faucet.

The El Niño phenomenon will possibly stay longer,

according to the Weather Bureau, and the problem of how

to stay cool will be on everybody.

By the way, the other side of being `cool’ (in colloquial

term) means great, pleasant… satisfying.

It’s `cool` when we receive notice that Centralian athletes

are champions in a national athletic meet, or when some

alumni abroad make a post on social media expressing

gratitude for a job well done by the faculty and staff—with

it’s administrators this past school year 2014-1015.

Ho..ho! We got the one on top of the Chemical

Engineering Licensure National Board Exam passers,

Engr. Remington B. Salaya who was an Uygongco

Foundation Scholar.

Another `cool’ achiever in May is Miss Allana S. Delgado

who topped the 2015 Librarian Licensure Examination.

Allana graduated Cum Laude in her Bachelor of Library

and Information Science. Juliet Castro Gayoso ranked

number 8 in the Licensure Examination for Teachers

(LET), Elementary Education, and others who were

fortunate to pass the Professional Licensure Exams.

For Engr. Barry T. Matutina, CPU Web Development

Administrator, the month of May began with something

great (something cool) on his career. He received notice of

passing the board exam for Electrical Engineers right on

the first day of May. And so when I was informed, I just

told Barry... it’s Cool!

The `cool’ honors in receiving

the list of board passers with

topnotchers by the University not

only identify the diligence and

discipline of students, but on top

of it, the quality of education

that Central Philippine University

has to offer. To God be the Glory!

“I have been hearing different languages from 60 people

coming from 30 countries in the last 20 days here in Maui.” When I read again Acts 2:9-11 I was happy to note that the Gospel has reached more than the first hearers. The first hearers of the Gospel aside from the Jews were the Parthians, Medes, Elamites, residents of Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus, Asia, Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, the district of Libya near Cyrene, Jewish and proselyte visitors from Rome, Cretans, and Arabs. Now, the Gospel has been proclaimed to more than the majority of the world's population. It was the Holy Spirit that empowered the Apostles to speak in different languages to reach many nationalities in the Day of Pentecost. And the Holy Spirit has continued to empower many believers to preach the Gospel to many nations. If you want to be empowered to spread the Gospel, then invite the Holy Spirit in your life. The Holy Spirit is waiting to unleash the power of God through your life.

Seeds of Wisdom By: Rev. Francis Neil G. Jalando-on

The

EDITORIAL OFFICE

2nd Floor, Information Center Building Central Philippine University

Jaro, Iloilo City

www.cpu.edu.ph

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The Golden Lions also made waves at the

Palarong Pambansa held on May 3 to 10,

2015 in tagum City, Davao del Norte.

Golden Lions members also partake of the Team Championship awards with other Western Visayas Schools in

Softball Tertiary Women, Football Tertiary Men, and Volleyball Tertiary Women. Also receiving the 1st Runner up

awards were Golden Lions players in Taekwondo Secondary Boys, and Basketball Tertiary Women, Table Tennis

Tertiary Men, and Sipak Takraw Tertiary Men.

Swimming, softball, football, and volleyball were among the events hosted by Central Philippine University for the

National PRISAA / By: Cyrus A. Natividad

CPU’s pride Jovelyn Gonzaga is Most

Valuable Player (MVP)

Central Philippine University’s pride Jovelyn Gonzaga often brought

pride to this school since she was representing CPU in local and

national volleyball leagues, and competing in Nestea Beach

Volleyball tournaments. Finally reaching the apex of her success,

Gonzaga recently received the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award

making her a member and Ball Captain of the National Team

representing the Philippines in the South East Asian Games in

Singapore 2015.

Gonzaga is the youngest member of the Philippine Army Team

which considers her as a catalyst and integral part of their winning

schemes. She’s a game –changer for the veteran team.

Prior to her stint in the Army Team, Gonzaga joined forces with CPU

teammate Fiola Ceballos and represented the Philippines in the

beach volleyball competitions in the recently concluded Universaide

Games in Russia./ Cyrus A. Natividad

May 2015

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MANILA, Philippines – The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) and the Board for Professional Teachers (BPT)

announced May 23, Saturday that 12,103 elementary teachers out of 44,144 examinees (27.42%) and 17,904

secondary teachers out of 56,596 examinees (31.63%) successfully passed the Licensure Examination for Teachers

(L.E.T.) administered last March 29, 2015 in Singapore and 17 testing centers all over the Philippines.

Materials and Recovery Management in campus delegated to the CARES

The Materials and Recovery Facility is placed under the

management of the College of Agriculture, Resources and

Environmental Sciences (CARES). University President, Dr.

Teodoro C. Robles sent a memorandum to all the

departments and offices regarding the implementation

effective June 1, 2015.

The recyclable materials collected around the campus are

segregated as to bottles, cans, cardboards papers and

plastics. It is expected that the CARES will research and ,

make something beneficial to the University out of these

materials./ can

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COORDINATOR: DAN DORILLO ,VP CPU AAI

“I came full circle by starting

as an eager student who was

lucky to be given a mulligan

in finishing a college degree

to becoming Chairman of the

Board of Trustees of CPU.”

Reminiscing the Good Old Days: CPU College of Nursing Batch `82 posing at the

Half Moon Drive before proceeding for the Bearland Paradise Resort in Tigbauan

for their Grand Reunion on May 21-23, 2015.

CHESS WIZARDS

By: Dan P. Dorillo, VP CPUAAI

Two female Centralian students have consistently

given honors to CPU in the world of chess, a sport

mostly dominated by men. Checy Aliena S. Teles-

foro, an elementary honor pupil, placed 5th in the

Visayas Leg of the 2015 National Age Group

Championships (U-12) held in Cebu city last March

2015. In 2014, she won the gold medal in the Na-

tional Batang Pinoy Tournament (Elementary) held

in Bacolod city and represented the Philippines in

the ASEAN Age Group Championships held in

Macau in the same year. The Telesforos hail from San Joaquin, Iloilo;

Checy’s father, Cyril, is an alumnus.

Fiona Geeweneth B. Guirhem of Lapaz, Iloilo city, an honor student in

High School, was the first placer in the Visayas Leg of the 2015 National

Age Group Championships (U-14) held in Cebu city last March 2015 and

went on to represent the Visayas in the Grand Finals in Marikina city

where she placed 10th. She was the silver medalist in the National Batang

Pinoy Tournament (High School) held in Bacolod city last December

2014; she was a member of the National Team that represented the Phil-

ippines in the 2013 International Youth Championships in Singapore.

ATTY. PERFECTO

`JUN’ YASAY, JR.

Former Chair of SEC,

and CPU Board of

Trustees Chairman

Central Philippine University will

commemorate the 100th Foundation

Day in October. University President Dr.

Ted Robles pract i cal ly began

preparations with the committee which

he selected to plan and prepare for the

big celebration.

Centralian alumni worldwide are invited

and enjoined to get involved in any

capacity to support the significant event.

Cultural presentations and exhibits are

among the highlights of the 110th

birthday of CPU.

Onwards to the Foundation day

historical features will be published in

Central Post. By Cyrus A. Natividad

(next page please)

We welcome expressions of gratitude and

remembrance from the years of old Central.

(email to : natividad_cyrus@yahoo.com)

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110th Foundation Day ...

May 2015

CPUHS BEACH VOLLYBELLES

PRISAA National Champion! CPU VOLLEYBALL WOMEN- 2015 NATIONAL PRISAA

CHAMPION (3-peat Champions) !

CARMELLE FRANCES ROMERO

Editorial Consultant

TEODORO C. ROBLES, PhD

Adviser

From CPU

to the World!

CYRUS A. NATIVIDAD

Editor in Chief

BARRY MATUTINA

Web Placement Coordinator

MIKE FLORES

Graphics Assistant

Information, and updates on Central Philippine University, CPU departments &

offices and Alumni chapters (local and abroad) are welcome for publication on

The Central Post. Send your messages, photos or cards though

natividad_cyrus@yahoo.com not later than the 15th day of every month.

The Central Post reserves the right to edit, publish or reject any material which

it deems irrelevant or inimical to the interest of the University, and the Publication.

Visit cpu.edu.ph or come personally to The Central Post Editorial

Office 2nd Floor Information Center, CPU or call. (033) 3291971 loc. 1047

for verification.

Scientia et Fides (the history series) Editor’s Note: Starting this issue Central Post will feature highlights on the history of CPU in relation

to her One Hundred Tenth Foundation Day in October 2015.

On October 1, 1905, a group of American Baptists Missionaries led by Rev. Dr. William Orison

Brown Valentine established the Jaro Industrial School in Jaro, Iloilo. It started as an elementary

vocational school for boys with Rev. Dr. Valentine as its first principal. All of its students worked

half of the day and studied the other half. It initially enrolled 20 pupils at that time.

In 1912, Dr. Francis Howard Rose and his wife Gertrude arrived in Iloilo City to serve as

missionary teachers at the Jaro Industrial School. They were also involved in he expansion of

the school into a high school, then into a junior college, and later into a four-year college.

Other American missionaries would handle the operation of Jaro Industrial School until it

became Central Philippine College in 1923, and central Philippine University in 1953.

REV. DR. W. O. VALENTINE

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