By Rusieljs G. Lunasco
Fontiveros during the World Championships of the Performing Arts in Long Beach, California.
Franz Rica Jean Fontiveros, a BSBA major in Business Management 2019 graduate represented Team Philippines in the Acting Division during the World Championships of the Performing Arts last July 12-21, 2019 at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center, Long Beach, California, USA.
Fontiveros participated in the Comical, Drama and Television categories for the Acting Division.
“WCOPA was a tough journey, but it was a fulfilling experience. I was able to meet friends from different parts of the world. I would like to thank all my friends and sponsors for supporting me. Most of all, I am deeply grateful to God for He gave me this wonderful opportunity,” Fontiveros said.
Fontiveros also got invitational go-sees from Roger Delpozo, the Associate Director for Outreach – New York campus of the New York Film Academy and Joy Rinaldi, a Hollywood coach.
World Championships of Performing Arts (WCOPA) is an Olympic-style international meet for aspiring singers, musicians, dancers, variety artists, actors and models. Contestants from over 60 countries join the said competition each year.
By Cyrus A. Natividad
The month-long U-Day celebration will kick off with a Sports Parade at the campus quadrangle.
Central Philippine University has released its final Schedule of Activities for the University Day (U-Day) 2019 celebrations with the theme: “Central Spirit Leading Us Onward as One”. A Sports Parade will kick off to signify the start of the month-long celebration on September 2 at the campus quadrangle.
The Opening Ceremony of the Intramural Games will be at 2PM at the Alumni Promenade and Concert Park (APCP) after the parade. The Aquathlon will start after the opening ceremony.
The Literary-Musical Contests will be held from September 16 up to September 23 at the Rose Memorial Auditorium (RMA) and the Alumni Promenade and Concert Park (APCP). The Debates, Declamation and Extemporaneous Speaking are among the important events in the literary contest.
Preliminary events for Mr. & Ms. CPU Pageant are scheduled on September 18 for the Pre-Pageant Interview and the Talent’s Nights on September 18. The main pageant will be on the 24th at the Rose Memorial Auditorium.
The University Day Highlights will be on the 26th, 27th and 28th. On September 26, the Foot Parade will start at 5:30am and afterwards an opening program will be held at the Big Field. It will be hosted by the CPU Republic – the organizing partner of CPU for U-Day 2019. The Street Dance Competition will take place after the opening program and the foot parade. Students, faculty members and staff are expected to dance for the rest of the morning until it will be picnic time. Groups, student organizations and alumni associations will have their designated areas in the campus.
Friday, September 27 will still be filled up with activities that include Dance Sports Competition and Battle of the Bands from 2:00 PM until 8:00PM. Preparations for the next day highlight, the Alumni Homecoming 2019 will be going on at the RMA by 1:00PM.
The big day for Alumni will start on Saturday at 5:00 in the morning with a Diana (Pamukaw) around the campus to be led by the CPU Symphonic Band conductor Mr. Ascencion Bautista. The awaited Alumni Night will be at the Iloilo Convention Center.
The University Day celebrations will be capped by a Memorial Service to commemorate CPU’s 114th Founding Anniversary and Honoring the American Missionaries on October 1 – 6:00AM at the Filipino-American Cemetery.
By Rusieljs G. Lunasco
Central Philippine University has achieved a 100% passing rate in the Mechanical Engineering Board Examination on August 25 to 26, 2019.
CPU ranked 1st in the Top Performing Schools with 10 to 49 examinees for achieving 100% passing percentage with 30 examinees.
3,928 out of 5,563 passed the Mechanical Engineer Licensure Examination given by the Board of Mechanical Engineering in Manila, Baguio, Cagayan De Oro, Cebu, Davao, Lucena, and Tacloban on August 2019.
CPU congratulates its new Centralian Mechanical Engineers!
By Rusieljs G. Lunasco
The Bahandi Singers celebrated their 41st Anniversary with a musical service on August 25, 2019 the University Church.
The Bahandi Singers, one of the oldest professional singing groups at Central, celebrated their 41st anniversary through a musical service on August 25, 2019 at the University Church.
During the service, the group performed songs from their repertoire namely “Baba Yetu,” “Never Give Up,” “Showers of Blessing,” and “Moses.”
“Because of God’s bountiful blessings and guidance, The Bahandi Singers is now 41 years in the ministry. To Him we give our thanksgiving and praise,” the singing group’s conductor Joshua Jonathan Quimpo said.
From a double quartet that came together on August 1978 to sing in one of the convocations during the Christ Emphasis Week, the Bahandi Singers has grown to more than 300 members with a chapter in Toronto, Canada. The group continues to support the ministry of the University Church and the Convention of Philippine Baptist Churches.
By Cyrus A. Natividad
Japheth Espinosa was the CEW speaker for the Junior High School convocations.
In the morning of August 13, 2019, the Rose Memorial Auditorium was filled with enthusiastic students. It was the opening of the Christ Emphasis Week (CEW) Convocation for the Junior High School.
Japheth Davis Espinosa is the invited CEW speaker that morning at the Rose Memorial Auditorium. He is a Centralian from Kindergarten to 3rd year High School. He belongs to a family with many businesses. His wife and children also studied in CPU.
What is noteworthy about him is that he speaks honestly about himself; “You got to see what is the real me, I have nothing to hide”, he said. “That is how I understand “No Filter”, Espinosa added.
Espinosa talked about how he had fallen with drugs and alcohol. To avoid being tempted to use drugs, he attended regularly the Bible study with his wife at their residence – until somebody tempted him to use drugs. “It was of a little amount until I lost control. I became addicted and became totally dependent on ‘shabu’ and alcohol; I had to find them at all cost, anytime when I needed them”, he said.
“My life was a total mess and miserable, I told my wife”. “Then I told myself that my life is going darker”. “I asked protection from God, and that I was successfully rehabilitated. I turned to the Bible verses that assured me about changing, about living a new life with Christ”.
In his message at the CEW, Espinosa said “Jesus Christ changed me”, declaring Him as “my Lord and helper – referring to the verses in Matthew 10: 32-33. Espinosa also pointed to the verse in Jeremiah 29:11 – “For I know the plans I have for you…” to drive the point that God has a wonderful plan for each one of us if we surrender our lives to Him.
In addition, Espinosa encouraged everyone to live in Christ, and declared that “There is no place to run. God is the safe place to hide, He never leaves us for one moment”.
Espinosa, having been used by God, is now engaged with the Celebrate Recovery Ministry that is helping people with substance abuse. When Japheth was introduced by Rev. Cris Amorsolo V. Sian, Senior Pastor of the University Church, it was said that he baptized 63 “tokhang surrenderees” whom he has been ministering into.
By Rusieljs G. Lunasco
The CPU Golden Lions with their coaching staff and CPU Sports Director Edwin Laru-an.
The CPU Golden Lions College Basketball Team won the 82nd Iloilo City Charter Day Inter-Collegiate Basketball Tournament championship game against Western Institute of Technology last August 25, 2019 at the Jaro Gym.
It was a close game as CPU, 75-73 triumphed over WIT in the said game.
“We would like to thank our players, their parents and our coaching staff Mathew Jan Montalvo and Warren Jalipa. Our gratitude also goes to our sponsor Sky Cable and Sir Tito Lopez. To the CPU Administration, thank you for your support,” Edwin Laru-an, CPU Sports Director said.
The Charter Day Basketball Tournament has four categories namely 40 up, inter-school, barangay officials, and SK officials.
Champions in each category received 15,000 pesos; second placers 10,000 pesos; and third placers 5,000 pesos.
By Rusieljs G. Lunasco
CPU held Christ Emphasis Week Convocations for the first semester on August 9, 10 and 13-16 in different venues on campus.
With the theme “#NoFilter”, the convocations among the different colleges and departments highlighted scriptures from Jeremiah 1:4-5. The theme focuses on one’s identity and worth in Christ.
During the Opening Celebration, Pastor Amor Aurelio Alvarez urged the attendees to start living a life without “filters”, that we should not think about worldly standards so we could live for God.
Convocation speaker Pastor Jabez Oberes talked about our identity in Christ. That it is being in union with God that will make us truly discover our real identity.
Pastor Christian Larry Kwe encouraged everyone to have confidence in knowing and treading God’s plan plan for everyone.
Rev. Rosan Tabaodaja’s sermon focused on today’s issues. She emphasized that we are the best of God’s creation and it is our responsibility to extend justice to all forms of life.
Other convocation speakers were Jenn Bricker and Dominik Brauer for NSTP convocation, Japheth Espinosa for the Junior High School convocations, Pastor Gnezel dela Torre for the Kindergarten convocation and Rev. Martha May Luces for the Elementary.
The university hopes that CEW will be one of the avenues for students, faculty and staff to encounter Jesus.
By Rusieljs G. Lunasco
Leida Mae Sangco-Masikat, CPU alumnus and product of College of Nursing Batch 1993 was chosen as Director of Nursing of the Year 2019 by the Long Term Care Nurses Association.
Leida Mae Sangco-Masikat, a CPU alumnus and product of College of Nursing Batch 1993 was chosen as Director of Nursing of the Year 2019 by the Long Term Care Nurses Association (LCTA).
The Annual Nursing Awards Program of LTCA recognizes outstanding nurses who have proven to be dedicated, hardworking and compassionate while caring for facility residents in an ever-changing long term care environment.
Sangco-Masikat is currently a Director of Nursing at Warren Barr in Lincolnshire, Illinois.
She will receive her award during the 69th Annual Illinois Healthcare Association (IHCA) Convention & Expo on September 11, 2019 at Springfield, Illinois.
By Cyrus A. Natividad
Engr. Henry Alcalde on Looking Forward’s July 28, 2019 episode.
Palm Concepcion Power Corporation in Concepcion Iloilo has a new manager in the person of Engr. Henry V. Alcalde, Centralian Engineer and active member of the CPUAAI Concepcion Chapter. Alcalde was the guest in CPU TV’s Public Affairs Program, Looking Forward on Friday, July 26, 2019.
His appointment promises to deliver quality electrical services to the people in Concepcion and other parts of the country where the corporation delivers power; and to the corporation, better plant maintenance and innovative system operation.
Alcalde is looking at prosperity and bigger business activities in the Municipality of Concepcion as Palm Conception Power Plant increases its capacity. “This will result in many of our professionals getting employment or businesses”, Alcalde said. “I am looking at prospective employment for our Engineering graduates and alumni”, he added.
Alcalde is a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education from Central Philippine University in 1977 and 1972, respectively. He was employed in different capacity as Department Manager, Group Manager and Plant Manager in different power plants in the country and abroad.
By Cyrus A. Natividad
Central Philippine University’s 114th Foundation Day brings along another big event to be participated in by golfing graduates of CPU, with other golfers from all over the country. The 17th CPU Alumni Invitational “Golf for a Cause” tournament will be held on October 5 and 6, 2019 at the famous Golf and Country Club Centenary Golf Course at Santa Barbara, Iloilo.
Two units of Kia Soluto await winners who could hit a hole-in-one. Fifty Thousand (50,000) cash and inverter-air conditioners and TV sets are also among other prizes to be won in the tourney. Proceeds from sponsors would benefit university athletes who come from low-income families, according to Dr. Glenn Catedral, President of the CPU Alumni Golfers Association.
The Santa Barbara Golf Club is the oldest golf course in Southeast Asia. The 18-hole golf course opened in 1907. CPUAAI President and member of the CPU Alumni Golfers Association, Engr. Isagani J. Jalbuena is among the devotee golfers of the Club.
By Rusieljs G. Lunasco
CPU College of Nursing Batch ’94 during their gala night at Smallville 21 Hotel.
The CPU College of Nursing batch 1994 celebrated their 25th anniversary on July 26-27, 2019 at various venues in Iloilo.
The reunion celebrations kicked off with a medical mission on July 26 at Bgy. Malunang, Zarraga with CPU College of Nursing Clinical Instructors and students. The batch along with medical doctors and other participants conducted Medical Consultation, Dental Health Hygiene and Teaching, Stroke Education and Eye Consultation, to name a few.
CPU College of Nursing Batch ’94 pose for a group photo at the Loreto D. Tupaz Hall.
It was then followed by a full event the next day which started with a short Devotional and Breakfast at the Henry Luce III Library. The batch toured the College of Nursing (Loreto D. Tupaz Hall) and walked around the campus and took pictures in memorable sites such as the Rose Memorial Auditorium, the University Church and the Big Field. Their silver anniversary ended with a gala night at Smallville 21 Hotel.
By Francis Neil G. Jalando-on
With the theme “Central Spirit Leading Us Onward as One,” Centralians from all over the world are invited to attend the annual Alumni Homecoming and General Assembly on September 28, 2019 at the Rose Memorial Auditorium. The Registration fee is P400 with lunch while the Alumni Night costs P600.00. For those who have no Lifetime Alumni ID yet, there is a special promo that is good during the Alumni Homecoming only. The Registration Fee plus Alumni ID, which you could get after a few minutes, is just P600.
CPUAAI Alumni Liaison Officer, Tina Marie Hortelano, announced that the Central Philippine University Federation of Overseas Alumni Association (CPUFOAA) is sponsoring the registration fee (which includes the lunch) of 150 alumni. The criteria will be for alumni who will be attending the Alumni Homecoming for the first time. All that is needed to do is to visit the CPU Alumni Affairs Office and sign up.
CPUAAI President, Engr. Isagani J. Jalbuena would also like to remind everyone that the deadline of the Nomination for the CPUAAI Board of Trustees, and Nomination for CPUAAI nominees for the CPU Corporation will be on September 6, 2019. If you have a nominee in mind, please email the Alumni Affairs Office at cpuaai@gmail.com for more information.
Furthermore, the following Alumni Chapters/Jubilarians are requested to register your Chapter/batch’s participation to the 2019 U-DAY Parade on September 26, 2019. These batches will be honored during the 2019 Alumni Homecoming:
Batch 1959 – 60th Anniversary
Batch 1964 – 55th Anniversary
Batch 1969 – 50th Anniversary
Batch 1974 – 45th Anniversary
Batch 1979 – 40th Anniversary
Batch 1984 – 35th Anniversary
Batch 1989 – 30th Anniversary
Batch 1994 – 25th Anniversary
Batch 1999 – 20th Anniversary
Together, we move for a greater Central! See you!