The CPUAAI headed by Engr. Isagani J. Jalbuena aims to connect Centralians throughout the globe.
The committee for the 2019 Alumni Homecoming and General Assembly held an organizational meeting last June 21, 2019, Friday at the Alumni Conference Hall.
Engr. Isagani J. Jalbuena, Chairperson, Steering Committee, announced, among others, the developments of the annual Alumni Night’s Search for the King and Queen for 2019. Assignments for the different committees were then given to the members; plans for the activities and venues were also discussed.
He encouraged cooperation and volunteerism among members of the Steering Committee. Developments and updates will be announced by the CPUAAI from time to time.
Consistent with its missions and vision – Central Philippine University continues to provide Exemplary Christian Education for Life.
As of the end of the college enrollment on June 26, 2019, CPU has 12,789 students in all levels. This is a 1% increase to that of the last school year. More increase is expected once the enrolment from the College of Law and Graduate School ends on July 6, 2019 and the College of Medicine on August 2, 2019.
So far, there are 7,673 college students, 812 elementary students, 1,600 junior high school students, 2,004 senior high school students, 135 kindergarten students and 565 graduate school students. The total number of students enrolled in the University will be known on August 2, 2019.
During the Faculty and Staff Conference on June 14, 2019, CPU President Dr. Teodoro C. Robles said that CPU is grateful to God because the University has survived the challenges brought about by the K-12 program. This school year, due to the K-12 program of the government, there are no regular 3rd and 4th year college students. It will take another two school years before the colleges will settle back to normal.
An ode to the Philippine flag – Centralian Boy and Girl Scouts during the flag-raising ceremony held at the CPU flagpole.
Central Philippine University Cultural Affairs Office in collaboration with the University Elementary School hosted the celebration of the 121st Philippine Independence Day on June 13, 2019, Thursday. A campus parade and flag raising ceremony was held by the University Elementary School and CPU Republic at 7:30 AM. A program followed at the CPU flagpole area. This year’s theme is “Pagbabagong Ipinaglaban, Alay sa Masaganang Kinabukasan.”
Pastor Roger T. Quimpo, Pastor for Outreach, University Church, led the invocation. The singing of the National Anthem was led by CPU Elementary Grade 6-Excel pupil, Sofia Beatrice U. Tupas. The Panunumpa sa Watawat ng Pilipinas and Panatang Makabayan were led by CPU Elementary Grade 6-Excel pupils, Steven Andrei C. Chua and Benjamin Israel O. Fuentespina, respectively
Sofia Beatrice U. Tupas, CPU Elementary School led the singing of the Philippine National Anthem.
The program continued at the Alumni Promenade and Concert Park. CPU President, Dr. Teodoro C. Robles welcomed everyone and expressed gratitude to the organizers. He mentioned the importance of celebrating independence and of thanking God for the freedom that Filipinos are enjoying now. Dr. Robles recalled as well the sacrifices of the Filipino heroes so that “we enjoy life, citizenship, and responsibilities in nation building.” He encouraged everyone to continue to educate themselves and be aware of the problems confronting the nation. The CPUES Rondalla then rendered a special number of some favorite Philippine folksongs.
Mrs. Evamer G. Ruegg, faculty, CPU Elementary School, introduced the guest speaker, Atty. Joseph S. Celis, National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) Regional Director (Region 6).
CPU President, Dr. Teodoro C. Robles together with Guest Speaker Atty. Joseph S. Celis and Prof. Janet P. Jaco, Principal, CPU Elementary.
Celis talked about the “Essence of Nationalism.” He emphasized that “our educators are the heroes in nation-building,” acknowledging that without them, he would not have achieved his current position and exercised integrity in government service.
Towards the end of the program, Viza Gale Q. Espada, Grade 6-Excel, gave a rendition of Pilipinas Kong Mahal. Mr. Rodrigo J. Sotto, Jr., CPUES Faculty, then led the singing of the Alma Mater song. Pastor Quimpo ended the program with a prayer.
By Francis Neil G. Jalando-on with notes from Geoffrey Leysa
The College of Nursing Batch 89 is getting ready for the whitewater rafting.
The CPU College of Nursing batch 1989 had their 30th reunion at Glenwood Springs, a resort city in Colorado last June 27 to 30, 2019.
The Centralians who gathered for fellowship, recollection, and fun with their classmates and families first gathered at the house of their classmate and organizer of the group, Joy Obedencia. They then proceeded to Rifle Falls. The triple 70-foot waterfalls flowing over a travertine dam on East Rifle Creek is situated in a 48-acre park. After this adventure they checked in for the night at Glenwood Springs.
Live.Love.Laugh – a great theme for a reunion and a greater reminder for as we face life every day.
The CPUBSN 89 gathered for a reunion at Glenwood Springs, a resort city in Colorado.
They dared to enroll at CPU 30 years ago, and together they dared to row the rapids of Colorado.
The next day they hiked for 3 hours towards the Hanging Lake, an area in Glenwood Canyon which is rich with wildlife and striking turquoise waters. After the long hike full of stories about their time in the CPU campus and current events, they proceeded to the Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park. They explored the ancient underground caves at the Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park.
On the third day, these Centralian nurses and their families decided to spend their day enjoying whitewater rafting on the Colorado and Roaring Fork Rivers in Glenwood Springs. After the exciting experience, they went to soak in the Iron Mountain Hot Springs while enjoying the company of each other.
Before they went their separate ways on June 30, the assembled Centralians had a photography session with a professional. It was indeed a reunion worth remembering.
Beginnings are always difficult. If we are in Jesus Christ, however, we are assured that He will be there with us from start to finish. Paul wrote in Philippians 1:6 “He who began a good work in you will be faithful to complete it…”
Let me share the ABC of things to ponder as we go through life:
A – Allow God to shape our lives.
Let us not be tempted to shape our own lives according to our own will and plan.
Starting from the Garden of Eden people have been disobeying God and following their own plan. Our society nowadays is increasingly becoming more selfish and greedy. Individuals in this kind of society have become individualistic. Meaning, we tend to think only of our own selves. We have cultivated the attitude of “me, myself and I.” We are selfish, that’s why we are always bragging so that we can direct the attention of others to us.
As Christians we always need to seek the will of God by asking ourselves, “Is what I am about to do loving to my God and my neighbor?” “What would Jesus do if He is in my place?”
B – Believe that God will make a difference through our lives.
Let us not be tempted to be indifferent – to be like others who don’t care and who won’t get involved. Let us always question reality. Martin Luther King, Jr. said, “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
Let us be hopeful that in due time God will make all things beautiful
C – Challenge ourselves to always do the best.
Let us not be tempted to settle with what is ordinary. We must always combat mediocrity. We need to strive for excellence in serving God, and in serving His people.
By Francis Neil G. Jalando-on with notes from Geoffrey Leysa
The College of Nursing Batch 89 is getting ready for the whitewater rafting.
The CPU College of Nursing batch 1989 had their 30th reunion at Glenwood Springs, a resort city in Colorado last June 27 to 30, 2019.
The Centralians who gathered for fellowship, recollection, and fun with their classmates and families first gathered at the house of their classmate and organizer of the group, Joy Obedencia. They then proceeded to Rifle Falls. The triple 70-foot waterfalls flowing over a travertine dam on East Rifle Creek is situated in a 48-acre park. After this adventure they checked in for the night at Glenwood Springs.
Live.Love.Laugh – a great theme for a reunion and a greater reminder for as we face life every day.The CPUBSN 89 gathered for a reunion at Glenwood Springs, a resort city in Colorado.They dared to enroll at CPU 30 years ago, and together they dared to row the rapids of Colorado.
The next day they hiked for 3 hours towards the Hanging Lake, an area in Glenwood Canyon which is rich with wildlife and striking turquoise waters. After the long hike full of stories about their time in the CPU campus and current events, they proceeded to the Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park. They explored the ancient underground caves at the Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park.
On the third day, these Centralian nurses and their families decided to spend their day enjoying whitewater rafting on the Colorado and Roaring Fork Rivers in Glenwood Springs. After the exciting experience, they went to soak in the Iron Mountain Hot Springs while enjoying the company of each other.
Before they went their separate ways on June 30, the assembled Centralians had a photography session with a professional. It was indeed a reunion worth remembering.
By Sarla Ferrer-Duller and Emelda Frange-Valcarcel
The Golden Jubilarians are all smiles during their reunion at Pan de Azucar Island, Tambaliza, Concepcion, Iloilo.
Memory… just like the famous song from the Broadway musical Cats, the Central Philippine University (CPU) College of Nursing class of 1969, a.k.a. the 69ers, dreamed of the old days and remembered that life was beautiful then as they commemorated their Golden Jubilee from February 7 to 12, 2019. Attended by 25 69ers and some 12 husbands, the class reunion was celebrated in the provinces of Iloilo and Antique, and in six different venues: CPU; Iloilo Mission Hospital (IMH); Tambaliza/Pan de Azucar Island in Concepcion, Iloilo; Dingle, Iloilo; San Jose, Antique; and Pavia, Iloilo.
Day Two: 08 February 2019 – Tambaliza/Pan de Azucar, and neighboring islands of Concepcion, Iloilo
The second day started earlier than the day before. By 6:30 AM, the convoy of two rented CPU vans replete with the CPU College of Nursing Golden Jubilee tarpaulins were ready to roll.
The road leading to Concepcion from CPU is 93.3 kilometers long, traversing through the municipalities of Pavia, Zarraga, part of Dumangas, Barotac Nuevo, Anilao, Banate, Barotac Viejo, and Ajuy. The long drive was somewhat challenging to the group, so they had to take a few pee breaks on the way. Finally arriving in Concepcion, a pump boat was waiting at the pier to take the 69ers for a boat ride to Tambaliza/Pan de Azucar Island, one of the islands in the municipality of Concepcion.
The boat ride was reminiscent of a song 69ers sang on days off during a year of rotation in Capiz Emmanuel Hospital in Roxas City:
The boat rides we would take…
The early morning hike…
The looks we got when we got back…
How could a love that seemed so right go wrong?
The things we did last summer…
After about a 35-minute boat ride, the 69ers docked around noontime in Tambaliza/Pan de Azucar Island. The Arizona-based hosts, Erlinda (Arlai) Arlos-Zach and husband Ron were at the store to welcome the classmates. The most senior among the reunion attendees, Evelyn Berja-Lagarde (a.k.a. Manay) came all the way from New York City to join this once-in-a-lifetime event not minding her limited physical mobility at all, even if she had to be carried off the boat to disembark. Bless her heart!
From Arlai’s house, the island was a postcard-perfect picture of the sea meeting the sky in the east and the majestic Pan de Azucar mountain in the north. What a sight to behold! The medley of foods—fiesta-sa-nayon style—were served in a newly constructed nipa hut built especially for the occasion. Ahhh! Arlai and Ron must have stayed awake for days planning and mobilizing everything to offer such a spread. Well, another broken promise for weight-watchers!
After lunch, while others were enjoying the freshly-harvested young coconuts, Arlai led a small group on a trek up to a plateau of a small hill that cradles two institutions of learning in the island: The Deogracias G. Arlos National High School named after her father and the elementary school, Fernando A. Arlos Memorial School, named after her paternal grandfather. What we only knew was that Arlai lived in a pulo in Concepcion. However, humble and private that she is, it was unknown to most 69ers that her father and paternal grandfather used to own the land that was donated to the local high school and elementary school. What an honor to be a classmate belonging to a family of philanthropists!
The drive back to CPU was an uneventful denouement. However, the memorable trip to Tambaliza would surely run down in our class history.
Officer Cadets from PA Training Headquarters-Capas, Tarlac show discipline in a Silent Drill performed on July 2 at Central Philippine University’s Big Field.
The Class 52 contingent from the Philippine Army Training Headquarters in Camp O’Donnell, Capas, Tarlac was at Central Philippine University on Tuesday, July 2, 2019. The military contingent led by Col. Ariel Reyes belongs to the Officers Candidate Course Batch 2019, and was in CPU to promote the training for the graduating students of ROTC Cadets of 2019-2020.
A silent drill exhibition was performed by the visiting Philippine Army officers at the CPU Big Field to showcase their discipline and training.
Aerial view of the Officer Cadets in their cross formation at CPU’s Big Field.
The Armed Forces of the Philippines Officer Candidate School, a military school located at Camp O’Donnell, Capas, Tarlac, trains civilians and enlisted personnel holding a baccalaureate degree for one year for the officer candidate course (OCC) and for six months for the Officer Preparatory Course (OPC). The recruitment is based on a rigid selection process, according to Col. Reyes. Just about five percent of the 10,000 previous nationwide recruitment have passed the training, he added. “We go for qualified cadets who shall hurdle the training period, and be ready to serve the country,” he further explained.
Students from Howon University in Korea and Central Philippine University learned from one another during an outreach activity at Asilo de Molo.
On June 28, 2019, 10 senior college students from the Social Work Department enrolled in Seminar in Social Work and Field Instruction joined with 25 university students from Howon University, South Korea in an outreach activity at Asilo de Molo.
The activity aimed at delivering social welfare services to around 50 residents of the home for the aged in Iloilo City. Prof. Carol Kay Blando and Prof. Joel Galicia, faculty members of the Social Work Department interacted with the professors from Howon University. Both expressed their gratefulness for activities such as this where CPU students are given the chance to interact with foreign peers.
These social Work students from diffrent races and diffrent languages are all in agreement to serve people with all their heart.
Similarly, Howon University is thankful to CPU, as well as Metro Korea Language Training Center, for the opportunity. The interaction with peers from South Korea continued where CPU students and faculty were treated to a dinner at a Korean restaurant.
Everyone is smiling after CPU President Dr. Teodoro C. Robles and Mathias Hallerbach of Pro Civitate gGmbH signed an MOU that could help Centralian nurses work in Germany.
Central Philippine University entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Pro Civitate gGmbH. The document was officially signed by both parties on June 28 at the Administration Building.
CPU was represented by its President, Dr. Teodoro C. Robles while Mathias Hallerbach signified for Pro Civitate gGmbH, a German health provider. CPU College of Nursing Dean, Atty. Salex Alibogha, served as witness during the signing ceremony. The MOU is a cooperative agreement relating to education, exchange of knowledge and related cultural and scientific matters.
Moreover, both parties agreed to work together in “conducting German language trainings for Filipino nurses in the premises of CPU, develop joint projects and establish cultural activities.” The parties planned to start classes on July 2019 and August 2019.
Pro Civitate gGmbH is a company that “offers elderly care, provides nursing care for the elderly, disabled, assisted living services, ambulatory care, and related medical services. Pro Civitate serves communities in Germany.” (https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/6282479Z:GR)
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