Regarded as one of the biggest and most popular competitions in Europe, it aims to continue the long traditions of singing and patronage of the habaneras, a unique musical tradition, as well as the performance of various high-caliber choral music from different genres. 

Calalang, who teaches at the UST , led the UST Singers in the same competition in 2010 winning the highest prize, the “Gran Premio de Habaneras,” as well as the “Premio Intercontinental,” for obtaining the highest scores in the habaneras and polyphony categories, and the special prize, “Premio del Publico.” The choir was again invited in the city of Torrevieja in 2012 for concerts and recently returned in July 2018 in the festival as guest artist formally opening the festival with their very own gala concert.

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With the theme “Filipino Youth: Walking with Jesus,” the Conference was in consonance with the 2019 theme, “Filipino Youth in Mission: Beloved, Gifted, & Empowered,” that was declared by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines as part of its nine-year preparation for the quincentennial anniversary of the arrival of Christianity in 2021.

In the perspective setting, OPNE Director Fr. Jason Laguerta quoted Christus vivit, an apostolic exhortation of Pope Francis about young people, faith, and vocational discernment, and said, “The young people are the present of the Church, ‘the now of God.’ This is the mindset that we are supposed to cultivate at PCNE – to pivot toward the young. They are here; they are not going away. [Is the Church] ready for the young people? For as long as there are young people who have one foot ready to move forward, then we will have hope and we will never give up.”

The first day of the Conference focused on the encounter with clergy and consecrated persons. The Opening Eucharistic Celebration was presided by Episcopal Commission on Mutual Relations between Bishops and Religious Chairman and Cagayan de Oro Archbishop Most. Rev. Antonio J. Ledesma, S.J.. A biblio-drama by the Dulaan Tobias Foundation, a 25-year old community theater group from Tondo, Manila, was also featured. Kalookan Bishop Most Rev. Pablo Virgilio S. David, D.D., served as speaker on “Interpreting: Jesus Ever Young,” while Papal Knight and Head of the English Desk for the Vatican Dicastery for Communication Sean-Patrick Lovett spoke on “Using the Medium, Being the Message.”

On the second day, which was open for all participants whether lay or clergy, the Misa ng Bayang Pilipino (Mass of the Philippine Nation) was presided by Daet Bishop Most Rev. Rex Andrew C. Alarcon, D.D.

Bishop Alarcon encouraged Catholics to help guide young people to find answers to their questions. “The youth have very brave questions [regarding faith and truth], many of which, we, the elders cannot answer,” he said.

The Bishop emphasized that people need “to walk with the youth in search of the truth” by giving them a “sense of belongingness” and to help them “exercise their freedom to develop mature commitments.”

“If we still cannot answer [the youth’s] many questions, it is important that they feel that they have someone with them in search of the truth,” he explained.

It was a sentiment echoed by Episcopal Commission on Youth Chairman and Bangued Bishop Most Rev. Leopoldo C. Jaucian, S.V.D., in his homily for the Eucharistic Celebration on the third day of PCNE VI. “My dear young people, you are the treasure of the Church. You are the joy of the Church and you are the power of the Church,” said Bishop Jaucian.

On the same day, a panel discussion on “A Listening and Accompanying Church,” moderated by Fr. Jade Licuanan and Sr. Helen Palacay, FMIJ, was held. Speakers were: The Feast Youth High Head Benedict Sanchez, Catholic lay preacher and Feast Builder Bro. Audee Villaraza, St. Paul University Manila (SPUM) College of Music and Performing Arts (CMPA) Dean Sr. Maria Anunciata Sta. Ana, SPUM CMPA Chairperson Dr. Raul Sunico, Mary Help of Christians College Theology professor Ma. Socorro Villafania, Evangelion Foundation Values Formation facilitator Nelson Villafania, and their son, John Mari Villafania.

For the “Hungry Souls, Holy Companions” panel discussion, speakers were: spoken word poet Serge Gabriel, Catholic praise band “Where’s The Sheep?” member Michael Shimamoto, and Bukas Palad Music Ministry Founder Fr. Manoling Francisco, S.J.

The final day of PCNE VI featured praise and worship sessions, a play titled “Youth Journey – Genesis to Jesus,” and a concert titled “A Musical Narrative of Darkness and Light.”

Heart to Heart with Cardinal Chito

In his annual talk show segment for PCNE, Manila Archbishop His Eminence Most Rev. Luis Antonio G. Cardinal Tagle, D.D., listened to and highlighted the joys, pains, anxieties, and hopes of the youth. Guests were: Bangsamoro Transition Authority Parliament Member Atty. Anna Tarhata Basman, young TV personalities Robi Domingo and Rhys Eugenio, former captain of the UST Golden Tigresses and UAAP Season 81 Most Valuable Player Cherry Ann “Sisi” Rondina, Catholic Connect LLC President and COO Austin M.D. Quick, and The Light of Jesus and The Feast Founder Bro. Bo Sanchez.

On the challenges faced by the youth in terms of their reception of the Word of God, Sanchez pointed out the need for mentors. “They need authentic real people who can mirror God’s love. [The youth] will not know God’s love on a theoretical level, if they do not experience it through you, through your personal relationship [with the person you want to bring closer to God].

Quick highlighted another need, saying that “The youth want to be heard, and they have to have an intentional relationship with Jesus Christ. They want the Church, the leaders and people in the Church, to be honest with them, to be real with them, to see them as peers that have a voice, because they have something to offer. [The youth are] an exceptional generation. They have so many tools and so many gifts. If the Church just taps into this room alone, think of what the Archdiocese of Manila and the Church can do.”

Cardinal Tagle added saying, “The whole Church can learn something from [the youth]. The elders do have valuable lessons to share with them, but now, the challenge is for the young people to share with the rest of the community their wisdom, because they know this present world better than we do.”

On the struggles of youth in a minority situation, Basman, a Muslim lawyer who studied in a Catholic high school in Manila, spoke of her drive to see her difference as a strength. She advised youth who are bullied, who feel as if they don’t fit in, to acknowledge the feeling of being different, but “to rise above it, since uniqueness is ‘in’ right now. So make it a source of your strength. You can’t change who you are, but you can use it to your advantage.”

Rondina, who grew up in Cebu and received an athletic scholarship from the ��ɫ, shared her experience of working for their neighbors and playing in local volleyball leagues to support herself and her family. “Masaya ako na kahit sobrang hirap, nakatutulong ako sa pamilya ko. Nagsikap ako, disiplina, at nanalig.” (I’m happy that even though I had difficult experiences, I was able to help my family. I persevered, remained disciplined, and had faith.)

“Thankful ako sa Diyos na binigay sa ‘kin ‘yung talent na ‘to. Dahil diyan, nakapagtapos po ‘yung dalawa kong ate sa college, and natulungan ko po ‘yung kapatid ko na mag-aral dito [sa UST],” said Rondina. (I’m thankful to the Lord for giving me the talent [to play volleyball]. Because of that, I was able to support my [older] sisters and they finished college, and I was able to help my [younger] sibling to study in UST.”

Domingo and Eugenio, who both shot to fame from the live reality show Pinoy Big Brother, talked on the challenges of growing up in the spotlight and under the scrutiny of the public. “Whenever it’s hard, I used to stress myself out. But later on in life, I realized that, there’s no use [doing that]. If there’s something happening and I can’t do anything about it, I’m gonna place that in God’s hands. And if I can do something about, I’m gonna try my best and also pray, because if I do my best, God’s gonna handle the rest.”

The path of a celebrity may lead to financial success despite the emotional struggle that can come from being judged constantly. However, TV personality Robi Domingo advised that, when it comes to handling the returns of their double-edged career, it is not enough to invest financially, “but [it is more important to] invest in your character, invest in your connections, and most especially, invest in your faith. If you go into this kind of industry, kailangan mo ng kakapitan, at ‘yung pinaka matinding kakapitan mo, ang ating Panginoon.” (You need something to cling to, and the best one to be your foundation is the Lord.)

Our Lady of Piat

Gracing the Conference was the image of Our Lady of the Visitation of Piat that was brought from Macau to the Philippines by the Dominican Fathers in 1604. The image of the Madonna and the Child Jesus both hold handkerchiefs that represent both Our Lady’s maternal comfort and love, as she dries the tears and wipes the sweat of those who call for her help. After the closing Eucharistic Celebration, presided by Manila Archbishop His Eminence Most Rev. Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle, D.D., and concelebrated by the Apostolic Nuncio His Excellency Most Rev. Gabriele Giordano Caccia, D.D., Second Counselor Msgr. Gabriel Viola of the Apostolic Nunciature, Bangued Bishop Most Rev. Leopoldo C. Jaucian, S.V.D., Office for the Promotion of New Evangelization Director Fr. Jason Laguerta, and UST Vice Rector for Religious Affairs Rev. Fr. Pablo Tiong, O.P., participants held out and waved their white handkerchiefs, given by PCNE organizers with the inscription “Behold, I am with you always,” as the faithful sang a song of devotion in honor of Our Lady of Piat.

In a final message at the closing of PCNE, Cardinal Tagle encouraged everyone to “Stay online with Jesus! Christ is alive!” by sending this as a message to the community through social media posts and mobile text messages.

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In a message to the community gathered in Vietnam, the new Master of Order confessed to an initial resistance to the election. Had it not been for the prayers and the encouragement of the brothers, “the answer would have been ‘no.’” Recalling what Fr. Vivian Boland, O.P., Socius of the Master for North West Europe and Canada, ““We have prayed for the Holy Spirit. We must trust the brothers.”

Recognizing the challenges of the modern times, fr. Timoner said that the present times of the Church seem to point out a time “when the Church needs a Francis and a Dominic. There is a need for a new evangelization, and we are all called to do precisely that.” To do so, fr. Timoner echoed the call of his predecessor, fr. Bruno Cadoré, O.P., for the Order to revisit its mission.

“‘We are preachers [said St. Dominic].’ It is not what we do. It is who we are. Mission is not what we do. It is who we are. And if that is clear, everything will just follow. We are preachers even when we are not preaching. We are preachers even if in our old age, we can no longer speak. We are preachers even if we are not ordained. We are preachers even if we are sick. We are preachers even if we are doing serious research alone in our rooms. We are preachers when we are helping the less privileged. We are preachers. That is our identity.”

The new Master of the Order called on the Dominican family to be in communion and to talk with one another, to overcome differences, and agree, “and once we have agreed, I think that is my job, to be the first among brothers to say ‘We should do what we have set to do.’”

Fr. Timoner, who hails from Camarines Norte, was the immediate past Socius of the Master for Asia-Pacific and prior to that was the Prior Provincial of the Dominican Province of the Philippines. His formal assignment in the Province is in the Priory of Saint Thomas Aquinas in UST, where was once the Vice-Rector for Religious Affairs and Rector of the Central (Interdiocesan) Seminary. In 2014, Fr. Timoner was named a member of the International Theological Commission by Pope Francis himself. As the new Master of the Order, Fr. Timoner now takes over as UST’s Grand Chancellor.

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Established in 1987, the annual Choir of the World competition has become one of the most respected accolades in the choral calendar with the winners receiving the prestigious Luciano Pavarotti trophy. Having been the only choir to win the coveted title twice, first in 1995 and second in 2010, the UST Singers has now bested 31 previous Choir of the World winners in the online voting campaign.

Among the competitors were: the New Zealand National Youth Choir, Akustika Chamber Singers from South Africa, Adelaide Chamber Choir from Australia, Estudio Coral Meridies from Argentina, the National University of Singapore Choir.

The online contest was held by Llangollen.tv, a subsidiary of the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod, to inaugurate the launch of their new on-demand streaming website for all the competitions and performances in the aforementioned global music festival. Aside from the renowned choral competition, other categories such as solo vocal performance and traditional dances are also included.

A statement on the UST Singers’ official Facebook page said, “We offer this victory to each and everyone of you who voted for and supported us! You made this achievement possible! Viva Santo Tomas! Mabuhay ang Korong Pilipino!”

The UST Singers is the premiere mixed choral ensemble of the ��ɫ. It was founded in 1992 by Prof. Fidel Calalang, Jr., and is composed of students and alumni from the different faculties, colleges, and institutes of the University. In August 2018, the UST Singers became the first Filipino choir to perform at the historic Basilica de Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain. The choir has represented the Philippines in 23 international choral competitions, garnering a total of 82 top prizes.

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Care, service, humility
In his homily, fr. Cadoré, himself a medical doctor prior to becoming a priest, reminded the medical staff and the Thomasian community about the theology of care in the hospital setting, particularly that which is found within a Catholic university. Reflecting on the Gospel of the Paralytic, the Master emphasized that “[the hospital] community…takes care of sick people, and in a certain way, the University hospital is entrusted by humanity to take care, in the name of humanity, of each sick person coming here.”

Recognizing medicine as the melting pot of brains and talents, fr. Cadoré highlighted the need for technical competence and skills, but also stressed that this must be coupled with humility. “At one point, we all have to give all our knowledge, our energy, to take care [of the patient] and then, take a step back and let Him cure those [whom] He entrusted to us. This patient is not just your patient…and the profession of care requires this humility, to let the One who cares most, restore the patient.”

The Master likewise reminded the medical staff that more than just curing maladies, physicians and allied health professionals do something else for patients: “The care is always aimed at restoring the patient’s ability to carry out his or her health with confidence and support of all. We are here to take care, to cure sometimes, but more than all, to give once again confidence to each patient in his own life, his or her own capacity, ability to live among the human community.”

The dream and the patience
In his message, former Hospital Chief Executive Officer and incumbent University Rector fr. Herminio V. Dagohoy, O.P., PhD said that the project was inspired “by a truly noble aim. It is the genuine dream in everyone’s heart to be of service to the Filipino people that kept this project going and in particular, to address the academic needs of the community of the University.”

Fr. Dagohoy thanked the Hospital administration for seeing the project through, and added that this new building “adds a new dimension to the Hospital as it continues to trailblaze in the areas of healthcare and service with the most highly trained medical specialists, with good hospital facilities and equipment, and competent and pleasant staff, which make patient experience more akin to getting well than feeling ill.” In a special way, the Rector thanked all those who worked for the building’s completion, such as the architects from the firm of former Architecture Dean John Joseph T. Fernandez, the engineers, the maintenance personnel, and security, all of whom “worked tirelessly to make this building presentable for us today.”

On its own two feet, standing proudly, in the service of humanity
UST Hospital Chief Executive Officer Fr. Manuel F. Roux, O.P., MHA noted that because the old edifice was meant to be a school building, it was not necessarily a perfect fit for a hospital setting. Thus, the dream was conceived to build one to house state-of-the-art facilities that will best satisfy the requirements set by regulatory and accrediting bodies.

Fr. Roux provided the audience with a glimpse of the history of the edifice and how the story was a journey of overcoming obstacles along the way: “The path to the dream was not easy.” Fr. Roux acknowledged that the edifice as it was inaugurated had several versions prior to its completion. “Today, the ��ɫ Hospital continues to stand on its two feet, with no syndicated loan from any bank whatsoever, and continuously progresses,” claimed Fr. Roux. “This is largely thanks to our finance wizard,” pertaining to UST Hospital’s Director for Finance and Administration Assoc. Prof. Isidora A. Lee.

Fr. Roux highlighted that the reforms that began during the incumbency of former Rector fr. Rolando V. de la Rosa, O.P., who was also the Hospital COO at the time of his leadership, have been carried on up to the present, in the form of the OpCom or the Operations Committee.

Fr. Roux likewise noted that it was during the Rectorship of fr. Herminio V. Dagohoy, O.P., who also was instrumental in the Hospital’s financial recovery prior to his election as University Rector, that the plans for a new Hospital building were commissioned to former Architecture Dean John Joseph T. Fernandez. It was Fernandez’s firm that designed the present structure, with the construction contract awarded to Hilmarc’s Corporation.

All throughout the construction of the building, Fr. Roux highlighted that the cooperation of everyone ensured the unhampered operations of the Hospital and the continued formation of students from the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, “within the framework of Catholic education in the Dominican tradition.” Added to these educational efforts is the 2017 launch of the biannual, open-access Journal of Medicine – ��ɫ (JMUST), “where the researches of our doctors can be published,” Fr. Roux said.

Finally, Fr. Roux highlighted that true to its mission, the UST Hospital intensified its outreach and indigency program. “Today, more than 1,800 patients benefitted from various programs that were given for free, such as child and adult wellness programs, hernia repair, breast cancer surgeries, thyroid surgeries, heart mission, and many more.” This initiative was recognized recently by HealthCare Asia Magazine, which awarded the UST Hospital the Corporate Social Responsibility of the Year 2019. Fr. Roux shared that “through this award, we were able to share our model to the Asia-Pacific community to inspire them to do the same so that together we can change the world of more of our less fortunate brothers and sisters.”

“The St. John Paul II Building is a testimony to the commitment of the UST Hospital to uphold and promote its tradition of compassionate healing and caring,” reiterated Fr. Roux.

Saints of healing
The new edifice bears the name of St. John Paul II, who visited the University in 1981 and 1995. Attributed to the beloved Polish Pope, who died in 2005, are two miracles of healing that led to his beatification and canonization, the miraculous healing of a nun and a woman, both of whom were terminally ill and were deemed beyond healing through medical means.

The old edifice, which began as the building of the College of Education, currently houses the Private Division. This edifice will remain to be part of the UST Hospital and will be named the St. Vincent Ferrer building. St. Vincent Ferrer is the 15th-century Dominican friar to whom hundreds of miracles of healing are attributed. In an article by Fr. Patrick Briscoe, O.P. in Aleteia, noted that in St. Vincent Ferrer’s lifetime alone, 873 miracles were already recorded, as well as at least 70 exorcisms, and 28 cases of raising people from the dead, as witnessed by Dominican Saint Antoninus of Florence.

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Bernardo, who is affiliated with the UST Department of English, represented the Philippines and delivered a lecture on World Englishes and English Language Teaching (ELT) as his contribution to the realization of the conference theme “ELT for Glocal Synergies across Disciplines and Multilingual Ambiences.”  The conference brought together hundreds of leading scholars, classroom practitioners, teachers, teacher trainers and policy makers from all over the world. 

An associate professor at the Faculty of Arts and Letters, Bernardo underscored the need for an endonormative pedagogic model for teaching English in his talk. His lecture further explored how the World Englishes (WE) paradigm may inform ELT at the theoretical (axiomatic), the methodological (procedural) and the technical (implementational) levels. He argued that the modern day ELT necessitates WE-inspired, WE-adherent, and WE-compliant approaches that inform methods, methods that inform procedures, and procedures that inform a collection of techniques. He attempted at constructively aligning these three levels with World Englishes as the overall framework and provided practical applications of this alignment so it could be more effectively cascaded and translated to daily classroom pedagogies.

The pedagogical dimension of WE has always been Bernardo’s area of interest. He has published several papers on the topic. 

During the conference, Bernardo met with a Routledge series editor, Karen Adler, for a possible project, a book on the development of local WE pedagogies and instructional materials, to be completed in the next two years. 

The regional representative of ASIA TEFL, Prof. Isabel P. Martin, Ph.D., of the Ateneo de Manila University, was requested months back to identify a potential featured speaker from the Philippines. Martin nominated Bernardo, and the executive committee accepted Bernardo’s nomination as the country representative.

The other featured speakers were: Le Pham Hoai Huong (English Department, University of Foreign Languages, Hue University, Vietnam), Oryang Kwon (Department of English Language Education, Seoul National University), Fauzia Shamim (Professor and Dean, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Ziauddin University, Karachi, Pakistan), Yanty Wirza (Assistant Professor at English Education Study Program, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia) and Raja Nor Safinas Raja Harun (Associate professor at the English Language and Literature Department, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Malaysia).

As carried out in the previous conferences, there were six featured presentations in the conference, represented by a speaker from each of the following countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, South Korea, and Vietnam. 

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Gomez presented his studies: “Adaptation among Children of Migrant Origins: Implications to Rehabilitation,” “Behavioral and Psychological Regulation of Response to Sensory Stimuli among Children with and without ADHD: A Psychophysiological Study;” and “Effectiveness of Ultrasound Guided Interfascial Hydrodissection with the Use of Saline-Anesthetic Solution for Myofascial Pin Syndrome of the Upper Trapezius: A Case Series.” The third study was co-authored with Charidy Marie Therese Suarez, M.D., and Prof. Consuelo Suarez, Ph.D., M.D., former dean of CRS. 

Another paper presented was “Comparison of Microsoft Kinect and VICON during Gait Analysis of Normal Filipino Participants: A Pilot Study” by Johannes Lorenzo Villespin, M.D. It was co-authored with Prof. Consuelo Suarez, Asst. Prof. Maria Belinda Fidel, Asst. Prof. Ma. Roxanne Fernandez, and Mr. Christopher Cruz of the Department of Physical Therapy. This study was also co-authored with Assoc. Prof. Angelo dela Cruz, Ph.D. and Engr. Edison Roxas, Ph.D. of the Faculty of Engineering. This is part of the on-going research collaborative project of the College of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Faculty of Engineering, and UST Hospital.

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The sculpture is composed of elements that connote a legislator’s salient roles, and resembles the number “1,” to remind legislators that excellence ensues when the interest of the Filipino people is regarded foremost priority. According to House Speaker Arroyo, its presence provides “soul and heart” in the House of Representative grounds.

“No. 1” was created and donated by Filipino “Visual Olympian” Joe Datuin, who won Grand Prize in the International Olympic Committee’s Sport and Art Contest, held in Lausanne, Switzerland during the 2008 Beijing Olympics. His entry piece “Dancing Rings” bested 35 countries around the world. 

According to Datuin, each of the monument’s visual elements symbolizes a particular role: first, the solid metal base stands for the anchor role of a legislator which is to be a Lawmaker. Second, the column signifies a legislator’s role as a Patron who supports his constituents and acts as the Haligi ng Tahanan. Third, the ring which resembles an enclosure, implies the legislator’s role as a Fiscalizer or tribune who protects his people’s welfare. Finally, the sphere symbolizes the legislator’s role as Articulator of Interest of his constituents, the nucleus of the legislator’s pursuits.

Right after the official turn over of the monumental piece, the artist personally showed House Speaker Arroyo in his solo exhibition titled “Nationalistic Monuments” at the South Wing Building. Among the works that the artist presented were: “Bagong Bayani,”  an envisioned waterfront monument in the shape of a dove in flight, and which aims to give tribute to OFWs; and “D’ Txte,r” an assemblage of e-waste that resembles Rodin’s “The Thinker,” and which serves as the artist’s commentary on the benefits and hazards of technology. The rest of the works presented are part of a brilliant curation of Joe’s select monumental pieces of nationalistic importance. 

The exhibition features scale models of Joe’s monumental works installed in public spaces; sculptural trophies; and obras exhibited in international Biennales and collective exhibitions in Europe and North America. Curated by of the ��ɫ, it juxtaposes legislators at the Philippine Congress with the artist – who with his artworks, has contributed to nation-building by responding to events of national relevance.

The curation featured a mix of scaled works of monumental creations installed in public spaces that represent Datuin’s Nationalistic Landmarks; actual sculptural trophies made for groundbreaking historical events that connote Nationalistic Recognitions; obras exhibited in international Biennales and collective exhibitions in Europe and North America that illustrate the artist’s Nationalistic Representations abroad; and models of envisioned monumental works demonstrating the artist’s Nationalistic Visions. Overall, the exhibition serves as an expression of oneness with esteemed Philippine legislators in their pursuit of modernity and social change.

Among the pieces exhibited were Campeone, Dancing Rings Study No. 2, Dare to Dream Trophy, Tapat, Matalas, Madasalin, Ambisyoso and Mapagtunggali, Special Delivery, Ang Bagong Bayani, and D’ Txter.

The exhibition was available for public viewing until 20 June 2019. at the House of Representatives.

Joe Datuin was a Benavides and TOTAL Awardee of the ��ɫ where he studied Fine Arts. His works have been shown in both local and international venues in Asia, North America, and Europe. In 2002, he held his first solo exhibition abroad after being granted an art residency at the Vermont Studio Center in Vermont, USA under a scholarship under the Freeman Foundation Asian Fellowship. In 2004, he was invited by the Philippine Center in New York City to mount a solo show – a milestone exhibit in one of the world’s art capitals. 

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The annual Rector’s Cup was first organized by the OAR in 2016. The tournament has proven to be a helpful vehicle to support the developmental program and competitions of UST student-athletes while at the same time, reinforcing camaraderie, solidarity, and friendship among its alumni working toward a common goal. 

This year’s tournament was made doubly special because it was held in memory of its great contributor, the late UST In-house Civil Engineer Engr. Lawrence K. Pangan. From the previous year’s 27-hole course of Sta. Elena Golf and Country Estate in Sta. Rosa, Laguna, it was transferred to the two 18-hole courses of the Orchard to accommodate more golfers who participated in the event. The full day event saw the alumni come together over a meaningful morning of golf. 

The day continued on with a banquet and fellowship graced by the UST Rector Vey Rev. Fr. Herminio V. Dagohoy, O.P. The ceremony was hosted by Tournament Chairman Dr. Adrian Paolo Laurel and College of Commerce Team Captain Eduardo Nepomuceno. In the afternoon, awards were given and lucky prizes were drawn. Winners of the major raffle draw took home prizes courtesy of sponsors and partners such as Shinagawa Lasik & Aesthetics, Skynet Travel Corporation, and Allpoints Travel Services, Inc. 

The top players and special awardees received glass plaques inspired by the Orlina championship trophy. The top scorer for the Palmer course was Dr. Marc Reyes of the Faculty of Pharmacy team garnering 52 points and while the Player course top scorer was College of Science’s Ronald Cruz with 48 points. The over-all individual top scorer was Dr. Gerry Gonzales of College of Science with 53 points. The Science team also had the most number of players in this year’s tournament making them garner a whopping 357 points, thus dethroning the Faculty of Medicine as the champion of the Rector’s Cup last year. Still, the Faculty of Medicine managed a podium finish placing third in the tournament with 334 points. The Faculty of Engineering placed second with 344 points.

Before the ceremony ended, Tournament Director Fernando and Tournament Chair Laurel announced that the next Rector’s Cup host is the College of Science, this year’s champion. For the fifth edition of the tournament, Team Captain Dr. Elvis Llarena promised to have a larger golfer population and to raise more funds for the student-athletes.

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Students from St. Mark’s College of South Australia visited the ��ɫ for a campus tour on July 18, 2019. They were led by Bosco Campus Deputy Principal Marc Forster (top row, with glasses).

Tzu Chi High School, Taiwan

Students from Tzu Chi High School, led by Ms. Judy Lao (second row, leftmost), visited the ��ɫ on July 16, 2019. They participated in an interaction with UST Senior High School students and in a campus tour led by Assistant to the Director for Public Affairs Ms. Katherine Patrice B. Sibug.

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