By Cyrus A. Natividad
CPUAAI President Atty. Joshua Alim.
People remember him in public service for his advocacy on the urban poor, human rights and anti- smoking in Iloilo City. Atty. Joshua C. Alim served 18 years as Iloilo City Councilor and authored more than a thousand helpful ordinances and resolutions. One of those resolutions declaring Central Philippine University as a Tourism Site was well approved.
Atty. Alim is currently President of the CPU Alumni Association, Inc. which has its office inside the CPU compound; favourable to him not only in viewing the attractive 24-hectare campus anytime, but also in seeing what else the CPUAAI can add on to its beautification program during his watch.
One of the strategies that made Atty. Joshua Alim an achiever, he said, was to “dream, strive and succeed”
The Centralian Link asked the CPUAAI President the following questions:
1. As Chapter President of your alumni association, can you share some developments or achievement of your group in relation to CPU, the community and CPUAAI as a whole?
“This pandemic brought us Members of the BOT closer thru technology. We did our virtual meetings online. We passed and approved Resolutions thru zoom meetings. At the height of the pandemic last year, we distributed Vitamin C to senior citizens of the surrounding Barangays of CPU. We donated 50 Thousand Pesos out of our Alumni fund to the City government. We allocated funds to our stranded students in Cebu and gave out relief (food packs) to the CPU security guards. “
2. What are the values that you have learned in CPU that you continue to impart?
“The values of sharing and faith that I learned from CPU made an impact on me in living outside of CPU”
3. What are the challenges in building a strong, cohesive and cooperative alumni association?
“The distance caused by this pandemic and the restrictions imposed by the government prevented us from doing what we normally do in the Alumni Association. So far, there is no problem with our members. We are strong. We are united for the CPUAAI and our Alma Mater.”
4. What is the impact of Covid 19 pandemic to your association? What strategies have you applied,or have used in coordinating with your group?
“Technology made our meetings possible and we coordinate thru virtual meetings.”
Atty. Joshua C. Alim was born on September 13, 1964 in Surallah, South Cotabato. His present address is Sambag, Jaro. He finished his Bachelor of Arts degree, Major in Political Science in 1985 and his Bachelor of Laws in 1990 (both from Central Philippine University). He passed the Bar Exam in 1990. He finished his Master in Business Administration in 2002 from the International Academy of Management and Economics (I/AME Makati). In 2017, He finished his Master of Laws from San Beda College.
He has been a Law Professor at Central Philippine University from 1992-2019. While studying law in CPU from 1989 -1991, he was a Bombo Radyo Iloilo News Reporter. He became a host of the CPU TV Channel talk show, “Central Point”
Alim was a Dangal ng Bayan Awardee, by the International Academy for Leadership and Management. He is a Realtor, Owner and President of Alim Realty and Development.