29 MARCH 2010. VOLUME 41. NUMBER 20. 12 PAGES

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FIELD NOTES: Of war and heroes

Ambassador gives lecture on German politics

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Lasallian Catechetical Center holds symposium on “Ama Namin”

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KA PEPE DIOKNO AWARD PRESENTED TO HUMAN RIGHTS CHAMPION

2401 (twen´te fôr´,o, wun) is a landmark number along Taft Avenue. It is the location ID of De La Salle University, home to outstanding faculty and students, and birthplace of luminaries in business, public service, education, the arts, and science. And 2401 is the name of the offi cial newsletter of DLSU, featuring developments and stories of interest about the University.

The monograph of the Department of English and Applied Linguistics Chair Dr. Danilo Dayag was launched by the University of Santo Tomas Publishing last February 17 at the Thomas Aquinas Research Center Auditorium, University of Santo Tomas.

Titled “Metadiscourse, Argumentation, and Asian Englishes: A Contrastive Rhetoric Approach,” the book describes metadiscourse strategies in newspaper editorials in varieties of English used across six Asian countries, namely, the Philippines, India, Singapore, Japan, South Korea, and China. Within the framework of Contrastive Rhetoric, it proposes a model highlighting the similarities and differences in written argumentation in these editorials.

In her Foreword to the monograph, DLSU Professor Emeritus Ma. Lourdes Bautista writes: “This slim monograph offers several riches. Among them is the clearly written and comprehensive review of literature. Both the novice and the seasoned scholar will benefi t from the exposition of the different themes in the current literature on discourse analysis and contrastive rhetoric. Another of its riches is the detailed description of the methodology employed in the study to arrive at answers to the research questions. Here the experienced thesis and dissertation adviser in Prof. Dayag shines through. The heart of the monograph lies in the analysis of the data and the

presentation of the fi ndings. Here it is the linguist in Prof. Dayag who takes over, paying careful attention to the macrostructure and the microstructure of the newspaper editorials under study. Finally, the last chapter brings the different concerns of the study together – theory and practice, linguistics and pedagogy, culture and writing, ESL and EFL, the researcher and the teacher.”

Meanwhile, Dayag was invited as guest speaker at the Pan-Pacifi c Association of Applied Linguistics International Symposium on World Englishes, held at the Regional Language Centre, Singapore, last February 22-23. In his paper titled “Code-switching in Magazine Ads in the Philippines,” he described the code-switching patterns in the print ads and argued that they manifest innovations in and nativization of the Philippine variety of English.

The seminar was attended by students and professors from participating universities in the Asian Cyber College including De La Salle University. DLSU was represented by two BSE-English majors, Jan Ralph Nuñez and Phillip Rentillo.

BOOK ON ASIAN ENGLISHES LAUNCHED

Salonga’s career in government began in 1961 when he won as congressman in the second district of Rizal by an overwhelming margin. He then became a Senator in 1965 and earned the monicker “the Nation’s Fiscalizer” for his exposés on the abuses and wrongdoings of the Marcos administration and for his legal defense of Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. Due to his relentless opposition to the Martial Law and to Marcos, he was arrested in 1980 for subversion.

After the 1986 EDSA Revolution, he was appointed by President Corazon Aquino as head of the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG), before serving as senator anew from 1987 to 1992. He assumed Senate presidency in 1990 and led the Senate’s historic rejection of the US Bases Treaty.

In 1992, after an unsuccessful bid for the presidency, Senator Salonga retired from government service. Nonetheless, because of his genuine love of the country, he continued to involve himself actively in nation-building programs through Kilosbayan, the Bantayog ng mga Bayani Foundation, and Bantay Katarungan.

The award, named after La Salle alumnus and former Senator Jose “Pepe” Diokno, is given to exemplary men and women who stood as champions of human rights. Previous awardees were the late Judge Voltaire Rosales in 2005, the late Sr. Mariani Dimaranan SFIC in 2006, and human rights lawyer Augusto Bobit Sanchez in 2007.

Recognizing former Senate President Jovito Salonga’s contribution to human rights and public service, De La Salle University conferred upon him the Ka Pepe Diokno Award of Recognition as Champion of Human Rights last February 27 at the Marilen Gaerlan Conservatory.

KA PEPE DIOKNO AWARD PRESENTED TO HUMAN RIGHTS CHAMPION

Weber-Lortsch has been the Federal Republic of Germany’s ambassador to the Philippines since August 2007, after serving several years as ambassador in various cities such as Athens, Peking, Kuala Lumpur and Hanoi. Dr. Julio Teehankee, chair of the International Studies Department, opened the lecture and introduced the ambassador.

The ambassador opened the talk with a short introduction of German politics and immediately opened the fl oor to answer the audience’s questions. He gave substantial insights regarding the German position on issues such as the “no bailout” policy of Germany to the Greek recession, environmental policy, and the repercussions of the Fall of the Berlin Wall.

A faculty member of the Financial Management Department recently passed the prestigious Global Association of Risk Professionals’ (GARP) 2009 Financial Risk Manager (FRM) certifi cation-examination. FRM exam passers were offi cially announced by GARP in its website during the fi rst week of January this year.

Part-time lecturer Christian Paolo E. Romagos achieved remarkable scores within the fi rst quartiles in the areas of Foundations of Risk Management, Quantitative Analysis, Valuation & Risk Models, Market Risk and Credit Risk Measurement and Management.

A graduate of the University of the Philippines-Los Banos (UP-LB) in 2002 with a degree in BS Mathematics, Romagos joined the Financial Management Department as a part-time faculty in 2007. At present, he is also Bank Offi cer II (Open

Market Operations Trader) for the Treasury Department of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). He earned his Master of Science in Financial Engineering (MSFE) degree in 2009.

DLSU is one of the Philippine universities recognized by GARP to support its fi nancial risk management initiatives and the FRM program. For the 2009 examination, there were about 14,000 candidates in 87 sites, with only about 44.1% passing rate.

Founded in 1996, GARP is the professional association of fi nancial risk managers from around the world. It is dedicated to the advancement of the risk profession through education, training, and the promotion of best practices globally. A two-year fi nancial risk management-related practice merits an exam passer the designation, Financial Risk Manager (FRM), joining the exclusive more than 24,000 fi nancial risk professionals worldwide.

AMBASSADOR GIVES LECTURE ON GERMAN POLITICS

CBE FACULTY PASSES FINANCIAL RISK MANAGER EXAM

Last March 9, the European Studies Association and the International Studies Department invited German Ambassador to the Philippines Christian-Ludwig Weber-Lortsch for a lecture regarding German politics.

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This speech was given by Jovito Salonga after he was given the Ka Pepe Diokno Award of Recognition as Champion of Human Rights last February 27 at the Marilen Gaerlan Conservatory.

Bayaan po ninyong magsalita ako sa wikang Ingles at Tagalog—yong tinatawag na Taglish para maunawaan ng lahat.

First and above all, I would like to express my deep appreciation to those in-charge of giving the Ka Pepe Diokno Award on behalf of De La Salle University presumably because of my human rights activities, just like my dear friend Pepe Diokno. Ngunit mas maraming katangian si Pepe Diokno na higit sa akin.

Topping the bar exams

Sometime in October 1944, I sensed that some good news was coming following an inexplicable experience. The next day, the radio blared forth the news: I had obtained fi rst place in the bar exams, tying with Jose W. Diokno, the son of former Senator Ramon Diokno. Both of us obtained the same rating—95.3%. The results were also published in the Tribune. There was an announcement we could get the results from a certain place in Peñafrancia, Manila.

Dahil sa aking kahirapan, after an early breakfast, I rode an old bicycle with solid calesa tires from Taytay to a certain number on Peñafrancia Street, which turned out to be the residence of then Chief Justice Jose Yulo.10 Although I was almost hit by a speeding truck full of screaming Japanese soldiers in Makati, I reached the Yulo residence around ten or eleven in the morning—thankful but excited. I saw a good number of bar examinees there.

I got my grades from a clerk and noted with satisfaction that I had obtained a perfect rating of 100% in several subjects.

But going home to Taytay proved to be quite diffi cult. American planes suddenly appeared over Manila and its environs, and Japanese military installations were bombed. I sought cover in some houses along the way—in Sta. Ana and Makati—along with a high school classmate from Taytay, Isoseles del Rosario. It was nighttime when we reached Taytay.

Arrival of Yamashita

Following the fall of Premier Tojo and his cabinet, General Tomoyuki Yamashita, the well-known “Tiger of Malaya,” was yanked out of Manchuria to relieve Lt. General Shigenori Kuroda. Yamashita arrived in the Philippines around October 7, 1944, shortly before the landing of U.S. forces in Leyte. This historical fact, by the way, disposes of the ridiculous claim of former President Marcos before his death in September 1989 that their fabulous wealth came from the so-called “Yamashita Treasure.” As former Secretary Juan Ponce Enrile told me, Gen. Yamashita was more concerned with his own survival and that of his men than with burying so many tons of gold from some mysterious source, which would have meant the forced labor of hundreds, perhaps thousands, of Filipinos who would have talked about the “open secret” after the war.

Landing of American troops in Leyte

A little later we learned that American troops had already landed in Leyte and that the Japanese navy had suffered a debacle in Leyte Gulf.

Around this time, I met Raul S. Manglapus in the house of a guerrilla friend in the poblacion of Taytay. Later, he came to our residence, on my invitation, and had lunch with us. He told me about how he and the other military prisoners, including Hermie Atienza and Ikeng Albert, were able to escape from Muntinglupa with the help of the ROTC-Hunters. I do not recall now whether it was Raul who informed me that Ikeng had been captured by the Japanese in Parañaque and summarily executed. I asked about Cora and the children and was told that they were probably in some place in Laguna.

There was a lot of bickering and unnecessary fi ghting between Marking’s guerrillas and the ROTC-Hunters guerrillas in various places in Rizal, but the younger people of Taytay were obviously for the latter. I found myself in their company.

For some reason that is not clear to me at this time, my parents transferred our residence to the Morales’ home near the poblacion. My eldest brother Isayas, his wife Inso Trining, and the latter’s younger sister Guadalupe, who was studying medicine at UST, joined us there.

The Makapili and the Laurel Government

In the fi rst week of December 1944, rumors were rife that pro-Japanese elements, adequately armed, under the leadership of Benigno Ramos, General Artemio Ricarte, and Pio Duran, would assume a more militant role and seize power from the Government, led by Laurel. On December 8, an organization called Makapili (Kalipunang Makabayan ng mga Pilipino) was inaugurated in front of the Legislative Building in the presence of high Japanese offi cials and President Laurel himself, along with his cabinet members. The media reported the event, and Laurel delivered a speech that intrigued me. He said that “there is only one Republic of the Philippines” of which he was the President and that as long as he was the head of the Government, “I cannot consent or permit any organization, political in character, by individual Filipinos or groups of Filipinos, to exist unless that organization is subject to the authority and control of that Republic. Otherwise the result would be disintegration...” I sensed

that the Japanese command was probably dissatisfi ed with the Laurel Government and wanted a group that would have no hesitation to declare war on the United States and conscript Filipinos under the control and direction of the Japanese command. But there was no more time for this belated maneuver, and besides, it would have been quite divisive. Most of these men, together with their leaders—Ramos, Ricarte, and Pio Duran—were to perish in the war.

The last days of the Japanese Occupation

Christmas and New Year gave us a new sense of hope, with American planes now dominating the air. But Japanese soldiers were to be seen almost everywhere, foraging for food.

I went to Manila and found that our wine store was also in the buy-and-sell of furniture and appliances. I walked to the Gamboa residence on Pennsylvania Street when I learned that Mrs. Tina Gamboa wanted to sell the family’s valuable pieces of furniture. I realized they needed the money at that crucial time. I looked for a pushcart, brought the furniture to Carriedo where our family had a wine store, and helped dispose of them.

I stayed in Manila only for a few days. I recall selling a typewriter and getting a bayong (a big native shopping bag) of Mickey Mouse money for it. I invited a friend of long ago to join me for lunch in a Chinese restaurant near Plaza Sta. Cruz. I had not seen him for so long and I remember telling him—“Let us celebrate my passing the bar examinations.” The whole bag of Japanese money was just enough to pay for our sumptuous lunch. On my way back to Carriedo, I passed Rizal Avenue and saw around 10 to 15 persons lying down in front of Ideal Theater with big, gaping sores. The sight was pathetic. A little later, I went back to Taytay as all underground reports indicated that the American forces would be landing in Luzon pretty soon.

In the second week of January 1945, they reportedly landed in Lingayen, Pangasinan, and were headed for Manila, the nation’s capital and the seat of Government.

American GIs enter Manila

In the evening of February 3, 1945, a squadron of the U.S. First Cavalry Division, sprinting down from Lingayen, entered Manila and, guided by Filipino guerrillas, crashed through the gates of the University of Sto. Tomas where around four thousand Americans and other alien civilians had been interned. Among the fi rst internees that greeted American troops was the young Samboyd Stagg (the

Law practice and study

I began my practice of law in Pasig. Relatives and friends were my fi rst clients. Most of them wanted to have their titles or certifi cates reconstructed because of the destruction of public records. Likewise, sworn statements had to be executed and notarized due to the desire of many persons to be recognized as guerrillas. I was listed as a captain in the ROTC-Hunters Guerrillas, but chose not to submit any recognition papers to American authorities. I did not feel I should get any award or recognition for fi ghting for my own people.

My fi rst cases in court were tried in Pasig and Manila. I was rather shy in the collection of attorney’s fees and felt amply compensated if relatives came with a dozen eggs, chicken, or fruits. I don’t recall now why I was asked by Don Albino Sycip’s son, Alexander, former editor of the pre-war Philippine Collegian, to join his law offi ce on Reina Regente. He was then practicing with his U.P. classmates—Norberto Quisumbing and Luciano Salazar, both of whom were my friends. I joined them for several weeks. I was assigned to follow up applications for licenses and permits instead of handling court cases, which was what I wanted to do. After a month or so, I told Alex I would like to be on my own.

Around this time, the College of Law of the University of the Philippines reopened on Padre Faura. I was told that if I wanted to be considered a bona fi de law graduate of U.P., I would have to enroll even if I did not have to report regularly since I was already a lawyer. As I planned to pursue graduate studies in Harvard or Yale, I enrolled and attended a few classes. I met my old classmates, among them my dear friend Pedro L. Yap, who became my law partner twenty years later. He topped the bar examinations in 1946. Many years later, on my recommendation, President Cory Aquino appointed him Chief Justice of the Philippines. But he did not stay long, as Pete Yap suffered a massive stroke, which caused his death.

Let me go

back to Pepe Diokno.

After the assassination of Ninoy Aquino on August 21, 1983, exactly 23 years after the Plaza Miranda bombing on August 21, 1971—Pepe Diokno and several Opposition personalities met in Hongkong.

During one meeting Pepe Diokno proposed that to obviate what happened to Ninoy when he returned to the Philippines, should Salonga or Manglapus return to Manila, he and the others, such as the old man Tañada should meet them at an intermediate point, whether Hongkong, Tokyo or Taipeh and accompany us in coming home, para maiwasan ang nangyari kay Ninoy when he was yanked out of his seat by the soldiers of Marcos and shot in the head as Ninoy was being led to the stairway and where Rolando Galman was also gunned down. Moments later the body of Ninoy was sprawled on the tarmac. We were touched by the thoughtfulness of Pepe Diokno and in fact, when Lydia and I went home from exile in LA—the Dioknos, Tañadas, Ramon Diaz, Butz Aquino, Abe Sarmiento and Maneng Concordia were there to accompany us.

Kaya nang kami ni Lydia ay nakaalis na ng Airport, we heaved a sign of relief. Ang nasabi namin: “Salamat sa Makapangyarihan at maawaing Diyos.”

Marami pong salamat sa inyong lahat.

Former Senate President Jovito Salonga is renowned for his work on human rights advocacy, and he continues to be involved in nation-building programs.

Students from the College of Computer Studies garnered a number of awards at the “TeknoBiz Idea Challenge: Merging Business with Technology” held last February 24 at the Philippine Trade Training Center.

Software technology majors Christian Chiu, Jeric Dy, Michael Liu, and Peter John Lee bagged second place in the Main Challenge category, while Jennifer Sing, Kei Allen Li, Jose Ngo, and Jose Lorenzo San Miguel, also software technology majors, won fi rst place in the mobile technology category with a sub-category on Mobile Workbook Application for Children.

Furthermore, software technology students Nellie Margaret Chua, Carlos Gomez, Demi Rose Tinay, and Marc Anthony Obaldo together with Org Com student Beatrice Anne del Rosario, got second place in the sub-category Clinick Queuing System, while Teril Bilog (CS-ST), Monika Ortega (ECM-MMG), and Steven Pua (MTH-CAP) bagged third place in the SMS-based MMO Games sub-category.

Hosted by the Technology Resource Center of the Department of Science and Technology, The TeknoBiz Idea

Challenge is a youth business idea contest to enhance and further hone the creativity and entrepreneurial skills of the youth who aspire to be successful techno-preneurs. It is designed for student groups with innovative but marketable technology-based business ideas that have not yet been introduced in the country. Entries can fall under any of the regular competition categories of Renewable Energy, Food Processing, Organic, Herbal, and ICT products and services.

The judges used a percentage scale in judging the entries and evaluated the ideas based on the following factors: innovativeness, market potential, feasibility (Philippine context), social impact, and environment friendly.

Medals and certifi cates as well as cash prizes were given to each of the winners.

DLSU STUDENT TEAMS GARNER AWARDS AT THE TEKNOBIZ IDEA CHALLENGE

Time management tip:

Time management is about working smarter, not harder. Avoid seeing your things-to-do pile up by developing your own organizational system.

Lasallians on the DOT (Defi nitely on Time) is a De La Salle University campaign to strengthen a culture of punctuality and honesty. The program is being undertaken in response to a memorandum issued in September 2008 by the Commission on Higher Education, which urges higher education institutions in the country to support its Project W.A.T.C.H. (We Advocate Time Consciousness and Honesty).

For the second year in a row, the Lasallian Catechetical Center organized a symposium on the theme “Ang ‘Ama Namin’ sa Kulturang Filipino” (“The ‘Our Father’ in Filipino Culture”) last February 20 at the Pablo Nicolas Seminar Room.

Various catechists and religious educators from different parishes and schools attended the symposium. University Fellow Dr. Jose de Mesa moderated the symposium between catechist professionals that elaborated the topic at hand.

De Mesa delivered the opening presentation titled “Ang Salin Bilang

Interpretasyong Kultural” (“Translation as Cultural Interpretation). Catechist Generato Angkico shared a presentation titled “Ang Teksto ng ‘Ama Namin’” (The Text of the ‘Our

Father’”), while a presentation dubbed as “Ang Bukod Tanging Bokabularyo ng ‘Ama Namin’” (The Distinct Vocabulary of ‘The Our Father’”) was discussed by Catechist Annie Mojar.

Both Catechist Flora Alcabasa and Catechist Rebecca Oliza shared a presentation titled “Ang Diyos bilang Ama at Ina” (“God as Father and Mother”). Catechist Ursula Pascual served as the organizer of the said symposium.

Josefi na Alburo, an Affi liate of the La Salle Brothers and animator of the Signum Fidei Association, was the event’s guest of honor. Lysander Rivera, vice dean of Student Affairs, represented DLSU President and Chancellor Br. Armin Luistro FSC in welcoming the guests. Dr. Rito Baring, director of the Lasallian Catechetical Center, expressed his gratitude to those who participated in the symposium.

LASALLIAN CATECHETICAL CENTER HOLDS SYMPOSIUM ON “AMA NAMIN”

Correction: In the story “2010 BPI-DOST Science Awardees named” published in the March 15 issue of 2401, the title of Marie Loren Palero’s project should have been “Production of Carbon Nanotubes Using Microwave Induced Chemical Vapor Deposition.”

The word “Partner,” which always appears with a capital P following the word “Lasallian,” is the offi cial name for the lay workers who continue to pursue the mission started more than 300 years ago by St. John Baptist de La Salle.

How does one become a Lasallian Partner? Christian Brothers realize the important role of Lasallian Partners in the formation and animation of the Lasallian community, and this is why they have sought the development of lay partners from diff erent District schools through the Lasallian Formation and Animation Team (LAFT).

LAFT is a group of Formation Offi ce Heads of the District schools in the country called to witness to the Lasallian spirit of Faith in Action, Zeal for Service, and Communion in Mission. The team is a realization of the 2008 Philippine Lasallian Family Convocation Strategic Intent to “live out our Lasallian identity and vocation

together and by association.”Through LAFT, formators and animators of the District schools

undergo programs that deepen their knowledge and appreciation of the life and charism of St. La Salle integrated with the needs of today’s society. The programs actualize Lasallian principles and values through service to the Lasallian Family, which can be achieved with a commitment to a shared mission.

From highly motivated members of the Lasallian Family to potential and present administrators of the diff erent Lasallian schools, the formation programs continue to pursue the development of lay partners so that they too can pass on their knowledge to today’s youth and become a role model and symbol of a Lasallian Filipino leader.

Strategic Lasallian Intent:

Lasallian identity, vocations and association

is published bi-weekly by the Marketing Communication Offi ce (AH-21/F, intercom 144). Editorial deadline is 3 p.m. Tuesdays. Contributions should include the name, offi ce and signature of the sender. Materials may be edited for clarity or space.

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De La Salle University Chancellor Emeritus Dr. Carmelita Quebengco AFSC was conferred an honorary doctorate in Educational Leadership by Saint Mary University in Minnesota, USA, during its Founder’s Day celebration last March 2.

The degree was presented before the SMU community by Board of Trustees Chairman Michael Gostomski and President Br. William Mann FSC, who lauded Dr Quebengco for her “achievement and excellence in Lasallian higher education.”

In her speech, Dr Quebengco talked about developing effectiveness in a Lasallian university.

She acknowledged that though the context has changed and there is need to read the signs of the time to make education relevant, the Lasallian mission remains essentially the same - access and equity in education, student centeredness and development,academic excellence - which continue to be the primary goals in Lasallian schools around the world.

She said: “The desire for our universities to become more Lasallian is apparently also the means to become effective in student development and a movement closer to academic excellence.”

She pointed out that formulating internally established standards of excellence and working very hard to reach them makes a university more inclined to meet externally

determined criteria of academic excellence.Founder’s Day is the annual celebration of the

founding of Saint Mary’s in 1912 by Winona Bishop Patrick R. Heffron.

SMU is one of seven Lasallian universities and colleges in the United States.

MINNESOTA UNIVERSITY CONFERS HONORARY DEGREE ON QUEBENGCO