Distinguished dele-gates from the ASEAN region attended the second round of ASEAN Academic Alliance Conference on August 18 to 19, 2016 at the East Asia Institute of Man-agement (EASB), Singapore. The AAA conference was initially held in 2015 at Suan

Sunandha Rajabhat Univer-sity, Bangkok, Thailand.

Thirty representatives of the ten AAA founding members who are govern-ment and private education providers in their respective nations met this year to share insights on education and higher learning.

The event started with a welcome address by Dr. Andrew Chua, Executive Chairman and Principal of EASB, which was followed by a traditional Thai dance performed by the Suan Sunandha Rajabhat Univers i ty . TUP OFFICIALS /P5

The Technological University of the Philip-pines (TUP)-Manila placed 4th in the September 2016 top performing schools in the registered Electrical Engineer Licensure Examination. It obtained a passing percentage of

88.30% against the nation-al percentage of 68.46%. In the same way, TUP captured the first (1st) place in the top performing schools in the Registered Master Electrician Licensure Examination with a total passing percentage of

87.14% against the nation-al passing rate of 68.08%.

The announcement was made by the Philippine Regulations Commission (PRC) as per Commission Resolution No. 2010-547 series of 2010.

TUP Top performing school in 2016 EE board

President’s Notes: Full text of TUP President Adora S. Pili’s welcome message during the 2016 International Higher Education Research Forum (IHERF 2016)

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TUP PDIS officials attend ISO 9001:2015 Lead Auditor Training Course (LATC)

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TUP SC & PWD Committee visits institutions for elders & PWDs

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TUP conducts 2017 Opera-tional Planning and Budget-ing conference-workshop

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CIE participates in BTTE program’s revision workshop

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COE faculty receives recognition from DOST

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PHTSAA lights up TUPM with “Ilaw Tanglaw

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TUPM receives thirty five boxes of book donation

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EI-DOST hopes to attract students to pursue graduate

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TUPM Master Electrician examinee enters top ten list

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Inside this issue:

September 2016 Volume 7 : Issue 10

TUP officials participate in AAA 2016

All the delegates in the ASEAN Academic Alliance 2016 Conference, fostering a new age for higher education thru its theme: “Togetherness to Strengthen Tomorrow.” (Front row, 3rd from left) TUP delegates: Dr. Ronaldo A. Juanatas, VPPDIS and (second row, third from left) Engr. Felipe Ronald M. Argamosa.

“Ladies and Gentlemen, friends, my fellow acade-micians, a very good morning to everyone. We are now on the second day of the Interna-tional Higher Education Research Forum and I believe yesterday was re-ally a fruitful, a happy and a day of good experience for us all because we started with pocket semi-nars, which had 3 pocket presenters who were all experts in their fields. Later, after that, we had a cultural night. I’m sure at the end of the cultural night we all had a good bonding with one another and your day yesterday was truly a worthwhile day. So far on this second day, we will have a wide array of presentations. The first half will be presentations from our plenary speakers. After lunch, will be the parallel sessions across various disciplines. I’m sure eve-

ryone would agree that truly the second day will also be worthwhile and productive for everybody. I’m also sure that everyone would agree that today, the technological modernization that we are enjoying has increased our knowledge in various areas of disciplines like in science, humanities, social science and arts. These are the re-sults of painstaking re-searches. The importance of re-search as the main function of HEIs cannot be ignored and disregarded. It is in the academic institution that basic research can be first undertaken by our students who are encouraged to be creative, innovative, discov-erers and become research-ers in the truest sense of the word. The academic institu-tions’ involvement in re-search has now become a yardstick or an indicator in terms of the institution’s rel-evance and competence.

President’s Notes:

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Full text of TUP President Adora S. Pili’s welcome message during the 2016 Interna-

tional Higher Education Research Forum (IHERF 2016) held at Tagaytay International

Convention Center (TICC), Tagaytay City on September 14 to 16, 2016.

Dr. Adora S. Pili in her welcome remarks during the opening day of IHERF 2016.

The results of research have now become major cri-teria for the PBB, SUC Leveling and QCE for NBC 461. In order to be progressive in the conduct of re-search activities, it is truly necessary that we have to be aware, concern and very conscientious in terms of current issues. Research outputs have to be dis-cussed in a very scholarly fashion in a gathering such as this. And when we do research, it’s not just doing research and submission of documents, but we need to have it published and shared. Likewise, it is not just a matter of publishing, the research output has to be applied. It should be a part of an innovative outcome and it should be ultimately commercialized. Also, it should not be for personal profit, not just for your own institution, not just for the country where you belong but for the global society as well. That’s why the Philippine Higher Education Research Consortium (PHERC) organized by SUCs in the NCR is truly committed to bring the member insti-tutions and the other SUCs in the whole country to do research activities that will ultimately achieve research innovation. So that the theme this year of IHERF, “Realizing the Future through Responsive Research Innovation in Higher Education,” I believe and everyone would agree, emphasizes our organiza-tion’s proactive and prospective approaches toward research. In behalf of my University, the Technological Uni-versity of the Philippines, the university which we regard as the community where we belong, where we are committed, where we started our lives and con-tinue to live our lives, it is my pleasure to welcome you in this international conference. I am very sure that the presence of everyone, from our expert speakers to our researchers/presenters will truly give us new perspectives in the area of research and pro-vide us with motivation to conduct more meaningful, applicable and marketable researches. Finally, I hope that this gathering will bring to the fore our participants and their best research capabili-ties; give them the motivation to move onward and continue the journey of doing research as they con-tinue to feel the presence of our Lord in their successes. Again, my wishes, my hope that this 4-day confer-ence be a very pleasant and very productive endeavour for each one of us. Magandang buhay, magandang umaga at magandang karunungan sa ating lahat. THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!”

TUP-PDIS officials attend ISO 9001:2015 Lead Auditor Training

Dr. Ronaldo A. Juanatas, VPPDIS (second from left) and Dr. Ralph Sherwin A. Corpuz, QA/ADirector (second from right) with the other participants of ISO 9001:2015 Lead Auditor Training Course.

Dr. Ronaldo A. Juanatas, Vice President for Planning De-velopment and Information Sys-tem (PDIS) and Dr. Ralph Sher-win A. Corpuz, Director, Quality Assurance/Accreditation attend-ed the five-day ISO 9001:2015 Lead Auditor Training Course (LATC) on September 5-9, 2016 at the TUV Rheinland Philippines Inc., Makati City. The training-workshop was facilitated by TUV Rheinland Philippines Inc., a world renowned German third-party accrediting agency, and the International Register of Certificated Auditors (IRCA), a leading professional body for management system auditors based in United Kingdom.

The aim of the LATC was to provide participants with a gen-eral understanding of the con-cepts of the ISO 9001:2015 standard, the principles and practices of leading manage-ment systems and process au-dits in accordance with ISO

19011. This ISO 9001 auditing course is IRCA-accredited (Reg. No 17217) and it is part of the formal training requirement for individuals seeking registration

under the IRCA Auditor Registration Scheme. With seven (7) major modules tackled, the par-ticipants underwent a series of intensive hands-on exercises, case stud-ies, and simulation. Cov-ered were: the essential knowledge of ISO 9001 QMS, the audit standards and principles, the best practices of performing

second and third party au-dit, accreditation and audi-tor registration schemes, and a gruelling four (4) -hour examination. There were a total of six (6) participants com-posed of Quality Manage-ment Representatives (QMR), and internal audi-tors from both private and government agencies. Their attendance to the

course would significantly assist them in the pursuit or sustenance of ISO 9001 certifications in their respective organiza-tions. In the case of TUP, its Manila campus is in the process of acquiring ISO 9001 with Dr. Juanatas and Dr. Corpuz being in-charged.

TUP SC & PWD Committee visits institutions for elders &PWDs HOME FOR RIZAL ELDERLY. The visiting team during an inter-view with Ms. Angela Pabalan, (left) DSWD Representative at the Homes for the Rizal Elderly. (from second to the left) Prof. Sixta R. Torralba, Ms. An-drea M. Pascual, Prof. Elizabeth J. Galvez, Ms. Agnes P. Inosanto, Ms. Lizette G. Peña and Mr. Damian Q. Pulusan. (Photo by: Mr. Julius N. Navia)

The TUP Senior Citizens and

Persons with Disability Commit-

tee conducted a one-day visita-

tion at the DSWD Homes for the

Rizal Elderly (Golden Acres), Ta-

nay, Rizal and Tahanang Walang

Hagdan, Cainta, Rizal last Sep-

tember 9, 2016. The activity

was aimed to acquire real experi-

ence on the best practices per-

formed in the two shelters, one

for the elders and the other for

the disabled persons. Inform-

TUP SC & PWD / P7

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ment and Information Sys-tem (OVPPDIS) spearhead-ed a one-day Conference-Workshop on 2017 Opera-

tional Planning and Budg-eting, which was attended by TUP officials last August 2, 2016, Conference Hall,

The Planning and Development Unit under the Office of the Vice Presi-dent for Planning, Develop-

IRTC Bldg., TUP Manila. The conference-workshop was aimed to TUP CONDUCTS / P6

Guidelines (PSG) for the Bachelor of Technical Teacher Education (BTTE) Program last April 18 to 19, 2016, at Madison 101 Hotel, New Manila, Que-zon City. The CIE participants in the two day-workshop

The College of Industrial Education (CIE) participat-ed in the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Technical Committee for Technology, Technical and Livelihood Education’s workshop on The Revision of Policies, Standards and

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were: Dr. Romeo S. Ebon-ite, College Dean; Mr. Neil Andrew F. Calayag, faculty, Professional Industrial Ed-ucation Department; and Ms. Ma. Cristina A. Santos, Head, Technical Arts De-partment. While Dr. Bren-da B. Corpuz, Chairperson,

CHED-Technical Commit-tee for Technology, Tech-nical and Livelihood Edu-cation was the lead person. The workshop’s goal was to rationalize the un-dergraduate teacher edu-cation by aligning the BTTE CIE PARTICIPATES /P6

CIE participates in BTTE program’s revision workshop

CIE faculty members and

other participants of the

workshop on The Revision

of Policies, Standards and

Guidelines (PSG) for the

Bachelor of Technical

Teacher Education (BTTE)

Program facilitated by the

Commission on Higher Edu-

cation (CHED) Technical

Committee for Technology,

Technical and Livelihood

Education held last April 18

to 19, 2016.

TUP conducts 2017 Operational Planning and Budgeting conference-workshop

Dr. Adora S. Pili delivering an inspirational message before the participants of the one-day conference-workshop on 2017 Oper-ational Planning and Budgeting. Also in the photo are : Dr. Dionisio A. Espression, Jr. VPAA, Dr. Florida C. Labuguen, VPAF, Dr. Ronaldo A. Juanatas, VPPDIS and Engr. Felipe Ronald M. Argamosa, VPRE.

After which, the dele-gates delivered their respective speeches/messages wherein the rep-resentative from the Tech-nological University of the Philippines, Dr. Ronaldo A. Juanatas, Vice President for Planning Development and Information System read the speech of TUP Presi-dent, Dr. Adora S. Pili. Immediately following this was the presentation of mementos and group photo shoots at the EASB Audito-rium and Atrium. In the afternoon, two concurrent sessions were

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Leaders of academic institutions in the ASEAN region join hands to express a unanimous aim of enhancing AAA’s collective contributions for the development of higher education in the ASEAN Economic Community. TUP Vice President Dr. Juanatas, third from right.

held. Track 1 involved the second general meeting of ASEAN academic institutions’ leaders and Track 2 had to do with paper presentations. In the case of TUP, Dr. Juanatas being the representative of TUP President Pili attended the Track 1 while Engr. Felipe Ronald M. Argamosa, Vice President for Research and Extension attended Track 2 wherein he presented the significant research outputs of the University. There was a total of sixteen papers presented from nine AAA founding members. During the general meet-

ing, Dr. Andrew Chua pre-sented a discussion paper that proposed in-depth col-laborations among AAA founding members through the adoption and imple-mentation of specific pro-grams/projects that would enhance AAA’s collective contributions to the devel-opment of higher education in the ASEAN Economic Community. Over time, it is hoped that through collab-orations, participating insti-tutions would develop a strong quality academic and research foundation. Also included in the

second meeting was the continuation of the discus-sions about programs/projects related to the de-velopment of higher educa-tion in the ASEAN Economic Community which included staff and student education development and exchange. These said programs/projects were proposed and crafted during the first AAA meeting in 2015. On this regard, resolutions were passed and adopted for the implementation of these pro-grams/projects:

Establishment of the ASEAN Association of Higher Education Institutions; Launching of the ASEAN Business and Management Journal; AAA Accreditation Council

The 2-day sharing ex-pressed two key viewpoints : the ASEAN universities’ pur-suit of fulfilling the demand for greater research visibility and the unanimous aim to foster academic development and excellent reputation of ASEAN higher education.

Dr. Juanatas receives a token of appreciation from Dr. Andrew Chua in honor of his visit and insightful contributions to the conference.

Dr. Ronaldo A. Juanatas delivering the speech of TUP President, Adora S. Pili whom he ably represented in the conference.

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COE faculty receives recognition from DOST

IN TOUCH WITH EXCELLENCE. (From left) DOST Secretary Fortunato de la Peña, Engr. Lean Karlo S. Tolentino, the awardee and Dr. Josette T. Biyo, Director, Science Education Institute, DOST.

Engr. Lean Karlo S. Tolentino, faculty member, College of Engineering (COE), received an award from the Science Edu-cation Institute (SEI), Department of Sci-ence and Technology (DOST) during the awarding ceremony “In Touch with Ex-cellence, 2016” in celebration of the Na-tional Science and Technology Week held last July 28, 2016 at the Philippine Inter-national Convention Center, CCP Complex, Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City. Engr. Tolentino was a DOST scholar-graduate under the Engineering Research and Development For Technology pro-gram (DOST-ERDT) who satisfactorily complied with the high academic stand-ards of MAPUA Institute of Technology when he graduated with a degree in Master of Science in Electronics Engi-neering major in Microelectronics and awarded “Best Graduate Thesis.” As a scholar-graduate of DOST, Engr. Tolentino is a substantial addition to the growing community of engineers whom the country expect to contribute in national development.

curriculum components with the following pro-grams, namely: Outcomes-based Educa-tion (OBE), New General Education Curriculum and the K to 12 Curricu-lum. During the 2-day activity, among the most important issues that were raised and deliber-ated were the Licensure Examination for Teach-ers (LET) – Table of Specifications for Tech-nology and Livelihood Education and the de-signing of curricula for Teachers of TLE in Grades 4-10 and Grades 11-12. Consequently, future

undertaking would require the finalization of the PSG draft and development of sample course syllabi for In-dustrial Arts, Agri-Fisheries, Information and Communication Technology, and Home Economics. Recognizing the valuable inputs of TUP participants in the workshop, Dr. Corpuz signified greater coop-eration between CHED Technical Committee for TLE and the College of Industrial Education.

discuss the status of 2016 programs and projects of the University and to determine which of the on-going ones would be included in the Op-erational Plan 2017. In this context, there were presenta-tions of progress reports vis-à-vis 2016 programs and projects and discussions of the prob-lems encountered during their implementation. The officials who participated in the activity were: Dr. Adora S. Pili, President; Dr. Dionisio A. Espression Jr., VPAA; Dr. Ronaldo A. Juanatas, VPDIS; Dr. Florida C. Labuguen, VPAF; and Engr. Felipe Ronald Argamosa, VPRE; Campus Directors, Planning and Fi-nance Officers, as well as stakeholders’ representatives.

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In her inspirational mes-sage, Dr. Pili reiterated the importance of planning in charting the course of ac-tions for the realization of TUP’s goals. Likewise, she emphasized that sector heads should provide inputs that will sufficiently decipher problems and constraints in the implementation of unfinished 2016 programs/projects. The conference- workshop outputs would be cascaded to delivery units as inputs to their respective action plans, which would later be consoli-dated by the Planning and Development Office for in-clusion in the first draft of the TUP Operational Plan 2017.

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ation gathered during the

visits would draw on

good inputs for the com-

mittee to develop a suita-

ble and sustainable Man-

ual of Operation for the

Committee on SC & PWD

of the University. The

said manual will guide

the committee to formu-

late and implement pro-

grams and projects that

would effectively address

the needs and concerns of

its beneficiaries.

Regarded as very fruit-ful and significant, the two visits provided the com-mittee the opportunities to have lengthy interviews with the official custodians of the institutions as well as close encounters with the confined elders and PWDs.

In addition, there were tours to the facilities and stops were made at the shops where all the souve-nir goods produced by the elders and PWDs were being sold. Because of the suc-cessful turn-out of the ac-tivity, the committee signi-fied the interest to visit the shelters in the future and conduct extension projects.

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PHTSAA lights up TUPM with “Ilaw Tanglaw sa Pag-aaral” project The PCAT-TUP High School Alumni Association (PTHSAA) launched “ILAW TANGLAW SA PAG-AARAL” project last June 15, 2016 at TUP Manila campus. The highlight of the event was the simultaneous turning on at exactly 6:00PM of all the newly installed LED lights on the study sheds and other strategic areas in the campus. The project is part of PTH-SAA’s contribution for the

welfare of the students and for the entire University as well. Present in the activity were the officers and mem-bers of the PTHSAA led by its President, Mr. Erwin G. Racela, Dr. Apollo P. Portez, Director, TUP Alumni Affairs and the representative of TUP President, Prof. Eliza-beth J. Galvez, Special As-sistant on Information and Publication.

TUPM receives thirty five boxes of book donation A total of thirty five boxes of books were donated to TUP Manila campus last July 19, 2016 by Mr. Romeo Ripalda, University alumnus. These im-ported books were do-nated for the use of faculty members and students, which would be turned over to the University Library for inventory. Mr. Ripalda is also the donor of the TUPM Alumni Building also known as the Ri-

palda Hall building. Present to receive the donation were Dr. Apollo P. Portez, Direc-tor of Alumni Affairs; Engr. Nilo M. Arago, Assistant Director of Alumni Affairs; Ms. Juvy V. Delmonte, Ma-nila Coordinator of Alumni Affairs; and Prof. Roselie F. Galiga, Spe-cial Assistant to the Office of the President.

Included in the visiting team were: Prof. Sixta R. Torralba, Committee Chairperson; and the committee mem-bers: Prof. Elizabeth J. Galvez, Ms. Agnes P. Inosanto, Ms. Lizette G. Peña, Mr. Damian Q. Pu-lusan and Ms. Andrea M. Pascual. Dr. Florida C. Labuguen, VPAF, is the consultant of the committee.

from left) Ms. Juvy V. Delmonte, Mr. Alexander Diego,, Mr. John Tenchavez,President, Alpha Epsilon AA,, Dr. Apollo P. Portez, Mr. Romeo Ri-palda (the donor), Fely Luz A. To (PRO, Alpha Epsilon AA), Prof. Roselie F. Gali-ga, and Engr. Nilo M. Arago.

EI-DOST hopes to attract students to pursue graduate studies

A forum entitled “Beyond Baccalaureate: Stepping Up to Graduate Studies” aimed to attract around two hundred grad-uating students of STEM (Science, Technology, En-gineering and Mathemat-ics) courses to pursue graduate studies by ex-posing them to inspiring stories and achievements of DOST scholar-graduates. The activity was orga-nized by the Science Edu-cation Institute (SEI), De-

partment of Science and Technology (DOST) as part of the 2016 National Sci-ence and Technology Week, and participated in by stu-dents from the Technologi-cal University of the Philip-pines (TUP) and other nearby Universities, such as Philippine Normal University (PNU), MAPUA Institute of Technology (MAPUA) and Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP). It was held at the conference hall of the Integrated Research

and Training Center, TUP-Manila last July 26, 2016. Dr. Adora S. Pili, TUP President and Dr. Josette T. Biyo, Director, SEI-DOST delivered the messages during the opening pro-gram. Invited DOST scholar-graduates who shared their stories and experiences were: Dr. Gay Jane Perez, Professor, Institute of Environmental Science and Meteorology, UP Diliman; Mr. Mark John Paul Capistrano, Officer-in-

Charge, MIS Science Edu-cation Institue, DOST; Ms. Ma. Daisy A. Demoni, Supervising Science Re-search Specialist, SEI-DOST; Mr. Michael Loch-invar S. Abundo, Director, Ocean Pixel, Nangyang Technological University, Singapore; Dr. Jumela F. Sarmiento, Director, Of-fice of Admission and Aid, Ateneo de Manila Univer-sity. Also present was Dr. Dionisio A. Expression, Jr., TUP Vice President for Academic Affairs.

Graduating STEM students from TUP, PNU, MAPUA and PUP gathered to listen to inspiring stories of DOST scholar-graduates.

Dr. Adora S. Pili delivering the welcome remarks.

TUPM Master Electrician Board

examinee enters top ten list

Daniel John Sosa Geluz

from the Technological Univer-

sity of the Philippines-Manila

was one of the successful ex-

aminees who entered the top

ten highest place in the Sep-

tember 2016 Registered Mas-

ter Electrician Licensure exam-

ination. Engr. Geluz ob-

tained the ninth place (9th

place) with an average rating

of 89.00%.

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