TUP.COM Vol. 7, Issue No. 7 - Technological University of the

Volume 7 : Issue 7
December 2015
Inside this issue:
President Benigno S.
Aquino III extends
greetings to TUP on its
114th Foundation
Anniversary Celebration
2
President Pili receives
2015 NU Outstanding
Alumni
2
Public Forum on
proposed new TUP
Charter
3
TUP and FPAG-JAG sign
MOA
4
UNAP bestows Gen. Carlos P. Romulo Achievement
Award to President Adora S. Pili
TUP soars in 2015 board 4
examination
TUP sets MOA signing
with BCDA
5
TUP receives recognition 6
award in national art
competition
COE faculty members
participate in the 2105
ARIEET, Indonesia
7
TUP’s Official Logo
for the
114th Year of Founding
Anniversary
“TUP@114: One Vision,
One Identity, One Community
in Continuing its Journey to
Higher Grounds”
TUP President Adora S. Pili receives the General Carlos P. Romulo Achievement Award in recognition of her
valuable contributions in the Philippine Educational System. Left photo shows (from left) Dr. Martina M.
Mendoza, UNAP Secretary, Pasig Mayor Maribel A. Eusebio (also an awardee), Judge Aurora N. Reciña, UNAP
President and Dr. Amihan April M. Alcazar, President, Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Pasig. Right photo shows
Dr. Pili delivering her Acceptance Speech.
The United Nations
Association of the Philippines (UNAP) accorded the
General Carlos P. Romulo
Achievement Award to Dr.
Adora S. Pili, President,
Technological University of
the Philippines.
The
awarding ceremony was
held on October 28, 2015
at the Pamantasan ng
Lungsod ng Pasig, Pasig,
Metro Manila.
The award was given in
recognition of Dr. Pili’s
valuable contributions in
the Philippine Educational
System in her various
capacities as Professor,
Dean, Director, Vice President and at present,
University President. She
is regarded an icon in helping mould the youth to become future leaders of this
country.
In her acceptance
speech, Dr. Pili said that
she was humbled and
honoured to receive the
Carlos P. Romulo Achievement Award, which she
would like to share to the
TUP constituents and to all
her countrymen. Further,
Dr. Pili said that she is
aware of the duties and
responsibilities that come
with the prestigious award,
and believes that she has
already committed herself
to the cause of providing
relevant and quality
service to the youth and
fellowmen that would, by
and large bring about
transformation in their
lives. She ended her
speech by saying, “action
without vision is only
passing time; vision without action is merely daydreaming, but vision with
Continued on page 3
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President’s Notes
Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III extends greetings to TUP on its 144th
Foundation Anniversary Celebration
Full text of President
Aquino’s message:
“My warmest greetings
to the Technological University of the Philippines as
you celebrate your 114th
Foundation Anniversary.
students to become valuable members of any community they might choose.
May you remain steadfast
educators and help
galvanize our nation towards
lasting, equitable progress.
Modernity and globalization have transformed
our society into one that
places a premium on information and technology,
and your organization is
among the institutions at
the forefront of developing
our youth so that they
more meaningfully engage
this milieu. Your efforts to
inculcate innovation and
adaptability empower your
The Philippines has
become a resilient hub of
business and opportunity.
Sustaining its gains is contingent on our citizens’ participation in our shared
mission
of
inclusive
growth.
May this event
reaffirm your commitment
to foster resourcefulness,
professionalism and ethics
in your graduates so that
they, in turn, may remain
President Benigno S. Aquino III greets TUP on its 114th Foundation
Anniversary Celebration.
steadfast on the Daang Matuwid and become powerful
agents of positive change.
I wish you a happy and purposeful celebration.”
BENIGNO S. AQUINO III
President Pili receives 2015 NU Outstanding Alumni
Ten alumni of the National University
were conferred the “2015 NU Outstanding
Alumni Award” by the National University
Alumni Federation, Inc. (NUAFI) last October
17, 2015 at the NU Social Hall, Manila. One
of the awardees, TUP President Adora S. Pili,
was a graduate of NU in 1978 for the Bachelors of Science degree in Chemical
Engineering.
President Adora S. Pili together with the other awardees. In the photo are two of
NU’s top brass, (third from left) Mr. Teodoro J. Ocampo, NU President and (left side
of Dr. Pili) B/Gen Francisco S. Bravo, NUAFI President.
The award was presented by B/Gen
Francisco S. Bravo, NUAFI President and
Mr. Teodoro J. Ocampo, President, National
University. Also present during the occasion
were the NUAFI Board of Directors, a significant number of NU alumni and guests.
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Public Forum on proposed TUP Charter
FORUM’S DISTINGUISHED PERSONALITIES. (From left) Dr. Olympio V. Capa-
ras, Dr. Fedeserio C. Camarao, President Adora S. Pili, Dr. Perfecto A. Alibin, Dr.
Renato V. Alba and Dr. Bernardo. F. Adiviso.
A public forum on the proposed TUP Charter was held on
October 1, 2015 at the conference hall, Integrated Research
and Training Center. The forum
was convened to help craft a bill
that would revise the TUP Charter and declare TUP as the National Center for Technology
Education. Involved in the assembly were former TUP Presidents, technology education experts, University officials and
student leaders.
The forum commenced
with the Welcome Remarks by
President Adora S. Pili, acknowledging and thanking the
distinguished guests for their
individual contributions and
commitment to TUP that
brought about its present prominent stature. Further, she said
that with the support of the
iconic experts, the objectives of
the forum could be achieved.
She stressed that subsequent to the outcome
of the said forum, plans should be put to action in order to surely bring TUP to the apex
of technology education in the country and
become globally competitive in the future.
Dr. Ma. Leonor F. Validor, Director, TUP Visayas campus and Chairperson of the NCTE
Committee introduced the resource persons
composed of three former TUP Presidents and
two well-meaning friends and supporters of
TUP, namely, Dr. Fedeserio C. Camarao, 4th
and Centennial TUP President and former
Chancellor, University of the East-Caloocan;
Dr. Bernardo F. Adiviso, 3rd TUP President and
former Director, Colombo Plan Staff College;
Dr. Olympio V. Caparas, 6th TUP President; Dr.
Perfecto A. Alibin, and former President, University of the Southeastern Philippines and
former President, Philippine Association of
Colleges and Universities of Industrial Technology (PACUIT); and Dr. Renato V. Alba,
former President, West Visayas College of
Science & Technology and Executive Director.
PACUIT. Subsequently, Dr. Validor provided
the participants a comprehensive overview of
the activity.
Dr. Bernardo F. Adiviso, whose opening
statement was his support for TUP’s aspiration that a bill be drafted to name TUP
UNAP bestows….from page 1
action can change the world.”
The awarding ceremony was the highlight of the 68 th Founding
Anniversary of UNAP, an association which was established and
spearheaded by General Carlos P. Romulo in 1947.
As part also of the anniversary activity a seminar on
“Cushioning the Impact of K12 Curriculum,” which was participated
in by several faculty members of the University was conducted.
The Honorable Maribel A. Eusebio, City Mayor, Pasig City, also
received the Carlos P. Romulo Achievement Award.
Past awardees were boxer and Saranggani Representative, Hon.
Manny Pacquiao, Commission on Higher Education Chairman, Dr.
Patricia B. Licuanan, Filipino- born American Businesswoman,
Loida Nicolas Lewis and Foreign Affairs Secretary, Hon. Albert del
Rosario.
The awarding activity was co-sponsored by the Pamantasan ng
Lungsod ng Pasig led by its President Dr. Amihan April M. Alcazar.
Judge Aurora N. Reciña, UNAP President presenting the
Gen. Carlos P. Romulo award to President Pili. Also in the
photo are, Dr. Rosalinda S. Zambrano, UNAP-VP Internal
Affairs and Dr. Gina L. Basa, UNAP Treasurer.
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TUP and FPAG-JAG sign MOA
TUP President Adora S. Pili and Mr . Arturo P. Relatado, Senior Manager of FPAC-JAG
signing the MOA that will benefit TUP’s on-the-job trainees.
The signing of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) was
held between the Technological
University of the Philippines,
represented by its President, Dr.
Adora S. Pili and the Fil Apparel
Corporation (FPAC-JAG), represented by its Senior ManagerBusiness Development Mr. Arturo P. Relatado at the TUP Ad-
ministrative building last September 18, 2015.
TUP and FPAC-JAG agreed
to provide On-the-Job Trainees
under the TUP Supervised Industrial Training Program the
opportunity to acquire industrial
experience in designing, manufacturing, retailing, marketing
and sales of fashion & apparel
products at FPAC-JAG. This corporation is
one of the country’s largest garment manufacturers producing its own house brands
for wholesale or retail. It also produces top
retail brands in the United States such as
JAG Jeans, JAG Thug/Kids, Lee Pipes and
Jean Tribalgear, Von Dutch, Candie’s and
USPA.
Other pertinent terms and conditions underlying the agreement were properly discussed and examined by both parties involved. Witnesses were: (TUP) Dr. Melito A.
Baccay, Vice President for Academic Affairs,
Prof. Antonio M. Enriquez, Director, Industrial Relations and Job Placement, Prof. Annalyn Gebe, Head, Food & Apparel Technology, College of Industrial Technology, Prof.
Jhomayn Martelino, Faculty-in-Charge, FAT
Department and Prof. Virgilio Rosario, faculty, Product Development Design Technology, College of Architecture and Fine Arts;
(FPAC-JAG) Ms. Lita C. Roberts, HRD Administrator and Mr. Dale Roberts, Vice President, US Polo ASS.
TUP soars in 2015 board examinations
Institutional
Performance:
TOP PERFORMING SCHOOL in
the November 2015 Civil Engineer Licensure Examination
 TUPM - Rank 3 84.42% as against the
national passing percentage of 41.50%
TOP PERFORMING SCHOOL in
the October 2015 Electronics
Technician Licensure
Examination
 TUPM - Rank 7 88.71% as against the
national passing percentage of 39.94%
TOP PERFORMING SCHOOL in
the September 2015 Registered Mechanical Engineer
Licensure Examination
 TUPM - Rank 3 83.91% total percentage
passed as against the
national passing percentage of 55.25%
TOP PERFORMING SCHOOL in
the September 2015 Registered Electrical Engineer
Licensure Examination
 TUPM - Rank 3 - 85.29%
total percentage passed
as against the
national passing percentage
of 67.23%
TOP PERFORMING SCHOOL in
the September 2015 Registered Master Electrician
Licensure Examination
 TUPM - Rank 2 - 88.24%
total percentage passed
as against the
national passing percentage
of 63.01%
Performance in Licensure Examination :
-Seventh Place, Electronics
Engineer Licensure Examination, 88.70%, TUPM October
2015. (KEVIN RALPH A. BELLA)
-Eight Place, Electronics
Engineer Licensure Examination, 88.60%, TUPM
October 2015. (IVY JOY B.
CEE)
-Ninth Place, Special Professional Licensure Board
Examinations for Architect,
October 2015, (GERALDINE
I. MALIWANAG)
-Eight Place, Registered Mechanical Engineering Licensure Examination, 85.55%
TUPM, September 2015.
(MOISES A. ENGAÑO)
-Seventh Place, Registered
Master Electrician Licensure
Examination, 88.00%, TUPM
September 2015 (ROGIEBOE
D. PAZ)
-Eight Place, Registered Master Electrician Licensure Examination, 87.50%, TUPM
September 2015 (JOSEPH P.
SILVESTRE)
-Third Place, Registered Master Electrician Licensure Examination, 86.00%, TUPT
September 2015 (NICANOR J.
MARZAN)
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TUP sets MOA signing with BCDA
“In upholding the University’s commitment to
provide new facilities with
research laboratories,
space for teaching and
technology production to
its stakeholders, TUP has
embarked on an ambitious plan to expand its
campus ground to Clark
Green City. The planned
expansion is the new
campus that will be
named, TUP Center for
Industrial
Development and Productivity
(TUP-CINDEP).
This
new campus is envisioned
to support the latest engineering, science and technology developments;
offer courses for the K-12
high school graduates;
and train manpower of
neighbouring industries.”
To begin the development plans for a future
campus in Clark, an initial
discussion was made between the Base Conversion Development Authority (BCDA) officials and
TUP CINDEP project authorities on December 2,
2014.
The agenda focused on how TUP can
acquire land donation in
Clark Green City.
The succeeding encounter of TUP and BCDA
took place on February 2,
2015. TUP officials headed by President Adora S.
Pili attended the Awarding
Ceremony of the Open
Competition for the Opti-
mization of the Clark
Green City Master Plan
held at Mind Museum,
CGC Taguig City.
On
this occasion, Dr. Pili had
the opportunity to obtain
concrete
information
about Clark Green City.
On April 28, 2015,
the TUP team visited the
BCDA Corporate Center,
Taguig and had a brief
discussion on the following: Clark Green City
(CGC) Map familiarization and a view of the
future location of TUP
CINDEP; CGC’s policies
and requirements; preliminary activities needed to be carried out before the signing of MOA
between BCDA and TUP.
After which, a tour to the
spot of TUP-CINDEP in
CGC was made by the
TUP Team, BCDA Team
and the Tennessee Renewable Energy and
Economic Development
Council’s (TREEDC) Director Warren Nevad.
On June 8, 2015,
TUP President Dr. Adora
S. Pili presented the TUP
CINDEP Development
Plan to BCDA officials.
With Dr. Pili’s excellent
presentation,
20 hectares with provision up
to 100 hectares of land
donation was granted to
TUP by BCDA.
Other
matters taken up during
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INITIAL MEETING. (From left) BCDA VP Engr, Joshua Bingcang, VPRE
Felipe Ronald M. Argamosa, Dr. Gina L. Basa and BCDA President, Atty.
Arnel P. Casanova
President Adora S. Pili meets the BCDA officials. Also with her are VPRE
Felipe Ronald M. Argamosa and Dr. Gina L. Basa
VISIT TO TUP SITE IN CLARK GREEN CITY. TUP Team, BCDA repre-
sentatives and TREEDC Director Nevad hold on to the CGC map to pinpoint the exact future site of TUP in Clark Field, Pampanga.
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TUP receives recognition award in national art competition
AWARD OF RECOGNITION. Prof. Almina T. Tengco, Dean,
College of Architecture and Fine Arts receives the cash award
of P100,000 from (left) Ms. Virgie Ramos, President, Swatch
Philippines and (right) Swiss Ambassador Ivo Sieber, deputy
head of mission and head of the Swiss Cultural Fund Raoul
Imbach. (Back row-from left) Witnessing the awarding are:
CAFA faculty members, Prof. Elpidio Balais, Jr., Prof. Ferdinand Doctolero and Prof. Elmer Sangalang.
The Technological University of the Philippines received a
Recognition Award from Swiss
Cultural Fund worth One Hundred
Thousand
Pesos
(P100,000) for submitting the
most number of entries in the
“Create and Innovate: Essence
of Switzerland Art Competition”
during the awarding ceremonies held last September 8,
2015 at the Swatch + Swatch
Bldg., Makati.
The Create and Innovate
competition aims to create artworks that captured the spirit
of Switzerland by creating
something original; innovating
an old concept; or making
something with a touch of
Swatch. Though, many impressive entries flowed in, the
top three winners from their
respective categories were
chosen by the panel of judges. Two students from the
College of Architecture and
Fine Arts (CAFA) were
among the Top 20 winners
of a limited edition Swatch
watch and a Swiss bag filled
with goodies such as cap,
Swiss chocolates,
Matterhorn mouse pad, lanyard
and more.
Not only did the competition bring some winnings to
the University, but most of
all, it gave its young artists
an opportunity to showcase
their novel and fresh ideas,
reimagining concepts and
making them come to life.
COE faculty members participate in the 2015 ARIEET, Indonesia
ARIEET 2015- BANDUNG, INDONESIA. Research presenters
from the College of Engineering are (from left), Engr. William F.
Orillo, Engr. Edmon O. Fernandez, Engr. Ira C. Valenzuela and
Engr. Timothy M. Amado.
Faculty members from the College of Engineering represented TUP in the 2015 Advanced Research in Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technology (ARIEET’15), Bandung, Indonesia last No-
vember 24 to 26, 2015. The
said faculty members who
shared their new ideas and
discoveries in Electrical and
Electronic Engineering Technologies through the presentation of their research papers were as follows: Engr.
Ira C. Valenzuela - “Urine
Test Strip Analysis Using Image Processing for Mobile
Application”; Engr. Edmon O.
Fernandez – “Design and
Characterization of the Liquid
Metal Antenna Optimally Embedded in Concrete Beam
Prototype as an Alternative
Strain Sensor”; Engr. Timothy M. Amado – “Horticulture
of Lettuce (Lactuvasativa L.)
Using Red and Blue LED with
Pulse Lighting Treatment and
Temperature Control in SNAP
Hydrophonics Setup” ; Engr.
William F. Orillo – “Rice Plant
Identification and Detection
Technology through Classificatiion of Microorganisms Using Fuzzy Neural Network”
ARiEET’15, a prestigious
international academic conference
was
organized
by Malaysia Technical Scientist
Association (MALTESAS) and
supported by Universiti
Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). All
the papers presented in the
conference after a thorough
review would be published in
the Special Issues of the Jurnal
Teknologi , a refereed journal
by Elsevier (SCOPUS).
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Public Forum …...from page 2
President Pili giving a reply to a question raised as Dr. Camarao and
Dr. Allba listen intently.
as the National Center for
Technology Education. In
the same manner, he added that pending the writing of the said bill, he advised the body to have a
timetable, have consultations with other institutions and the private sector, and conduct research
on the status of international universities that also
offer technology education.
Furthermore, he said that
TUP should avoid duplicating what other institutions
have been doing.
The second speaker,
Dr. Fedeserio C. Camarao,
commended TUP for the
effort to propose a bill on
changing the image of the
University. However, Dr.
Camarao said, he would
support the idea of making
TUP a national university
rather than simply making
it a National Center in
Technology Education. To
justify his claim, Dr. Cama-
rao explained that TUP
had already taken a lead
in technology education
as substantiated by its
numerous
recorded
achievements in the field;
therefore, calling it merely a center was reasonably inappropriate.
He
then provided a considerable list of changes and
improvements that TUP
has to undertake in order
to become a national university in technology education.
Dr. Renato V. Alba
shared the same perspective as that of Dr. Camarao’s adverse concept of
revising the TUP Charter
and declaring the University a national center.
Correspondingly, Dr. Alba
said, TUP should aim to
be a National University or
become the Technological
University in Asia instead.
On this outlook, he enjoined the working com-
The audience composed of officials of the University.
mittee to prepare a feasibility study, strategic direction, strategic objectives
and a clear vision before
pursuing the changing of
TUP charter.
Dr. Perfecto A. Alibin
lauded the pervading interest and desire of TUP to
improve its stature as a
University in technology
education. He tackled the
poor position of the country in terms of developing
scientists and technologists,
which he said was largely
caused by lack of support
from educational institutions. It was in this context that he highlighted
TUP’s role, which however,
he added, should be upgraded, so that in time
could propel TUP to reach
the apex of technology
education.
Further, Dr. Olympio
V. Caparas candidly expressed that he will not
support the idea of lower-
ing the level of the University to a center. He envisioned the early and present
achievements of TUP in
terms of providing technology education, thus he said
that TUP should simply and
most importantly develop a
culture of shared responsibility and sharing of expertise to bring about unity
that could raise the TUP to
higher grounds.
A moderated open forum followed, participants
engaged in interactive discussion with the speakers,
covering issues that mostly
pertain to institutional centers’ development and
maintenance.
Finally, was the symbolic Signing of Commitment which was executed
by Dr. Pili and former SUCs
Presidents. After which, Dr.
Melito A. Baccay, Vice President for Academic Affairs
expressed his gratitude to
the guests and participants.
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TUP CINDEP…..from page 5
the meeting were the schedule for the
signing of the Memorandum of Agreement,
the submission of TUP final development
plan and the ground breaking ceremonies.
August 20, 2015, VPAA Dr. Melito A.
Baccay and VPPDIS Dr. Ronaldo A.
Juanatas attended the Awarding Ceremony
of BCDA's Housing Design Competition:
B.A.L.E. (Building Accessible & Liveable
Ecologies)
September 17, 2015, TUP officials and
BCDA representatives had a meeting again
at the BCDA Corporate Center, Taguig to
finalize the contents of the MOA that will be
signed on December 16, 2015. The MOA
included all the significant inputs from both
parties- TUP and BCDA.
Only recently, TREEDC officials led by
Director Warren Nevad visited BCDA to discuss about its partnership with TUP vis-àvis
the establishment of TUP-CINDEP;
and to obtain more information from BCDA
about CGC Project in reference to TUPCINDEP.
To put into finality the cycles of meeting
about BCDA’s land donation to TUP, a signing of Memorandum of Agreement will be
held on December 16, 2015. This momentous event will happen at the Centennial
Stage in time for the Opening Ceremonies
of the 114th TUP Foundation Anniversary.
PRESIDENT’S HOUR AT BCDA. Dr. Pili presenting the TUP’s development plan in
order to obtain a sizeable land donation in Clark Green City (CGC). Very satisfied with
the presentation, BCDA grants 20 hectares with provision up to 100 hectares.
AFTER THE PRESENTATION. BCDA officials wearing the TUP jacket as a symbol of a
newly established partnership. (From left) Prof. Elizabeth J. Galvez, Dr. Gina L. Basa,
VPRE Felipe Ronald M. Argamosa, BCDA VP Engr. Joshua Bingcang, BCDA President,
Atty. Arnel Casanova, TUP President Dr. Adora S. Pili and BCDA Legal Officer, Atty.
Honey Siclot.
Happy 114th Foundation
Anniversary to all TUPIANs!!
“TUP@114: One Vision, One Identity,
One Community in Continuing its Journey to
Higher Grounds”
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