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UPD alumnae dormers visit UPMin in 2024

Written by Rene Estremera. Posted in Alumni

Alumnae who were dorm-mates in Ilang-Ilang and Sampaguita Residence Halls and presently living here and abroad visited UP Mindanao on February 28, 2024, some with their spouses. They expressed their greetings to the chancellor on video. In the photo above, they are (from left to right):

Rafiul Ahad, U. of South. Calif.
Frances Kasala-Ahad, CoE, BSME '72
Louella Torres-Espiritu, BS Pre-Med
Edna Ravela, BS PoliSci, '71
Sonia Sanchez-Morales, BS Pre-Med, '70
Teresita Banzon-Cruz, BS Nutrition, Major in Dietetics
Rey Cruz, National U., BS Arch '69
Larry Guillam
Elsa Mateo-Guillam, BS Foreign Service'70
Corazon de la Rosa-Las Marias, BSBA '70
Caloy Las Marias, BS Pre-Med '69
Rosalinda de la Rosa-Bernal, BS Pharm '56
Kay Palileo-de Leon, CFA '71
Mr. de Leon, CoE '72
Mary Jane Mateo Tesoro, BSBA MM '84
Jocelyn de la Rosa Bernal, Student# 1985

CBA Golden Jubilarians visit UPMin in 2024

Written by Rene Estremera. Posted in Alumni

Alumni of the UP College of Business Administration's Golden Jubilee Class of '69 visited UP Mindanao on February 26, 2024. They are, in the photo above, from left to right:

Angelica "Toots" Francisco-Garcia
Alice Angeles-Katigbak
Sylvia Calingo-Olivar
Teresita Portugal-Roldan
Alexis Alcantara-Zulueta
Solomon Carpio
Myrna Yap-Urtula
Carmen Borra
Rebecca Reyes-Igot
Nieva Magpayo-De la Cruz
Sonia Beris-Fowler
Lily Gotauco-Cukingnan

UPMin Masjid Rededication Rites

Written by Rene Estremera. Posted in Alumni

Grand Mufti of Davao City Aleem Mohammad Pasigan

UPMin Chancellor Murao, University President Angelo Jimenez, Ustadh Eisa Javier

UP Mindanao hosted the rededication of the renovated UPMin Masjid on September 14, 2023, with University President Angelo Jimenez and guests. Donors made this project possible after a six-week renovation period, aiming to promote the Masjid's use by Muslim students and community residents. Members of the UP Alumni Association Davao (UPAAD), UP Mindanao Association of Muslim Students (UPMAMS), the Grand Mufti of Davao City Aleem Mohammad Pasigan, UPAA Davao President Pedro Quitain III, UPAA Davao Auditor Dr. Khalil Guinomla, UPAA Chairperson Napoleon Concepcion, UP Mindanao Chancellor Lyre Murao, and other distinguished guests joined the rededication rites.

Aleem Mohammad Pasigan, the Grand Mufti of Davao City, read from the Quran. UP Mindanao Chancellor Lyre Anni Murao received the symbolic key from UP Alumni Association Davao (UPAAD) Chair Nap Concepcion, and President Jimenez unveiled the rededication marker.

Philippine Army engineers and their Muslim integrees constructed the Masjid in 2000 during their tenure in the area. President Jimenez, in his remarks, recalled his role as a beginning lawyer in the Mindanao peace process proceedings in 2000.

The ribbon-cutting was done by President Jimenez, Chancellor Murao, and Islamic preacher Ustadz Eisa Javier.

The renovation project was completed after a month of intensive fund-raising by the UPAAD. The donations ranged from modest to generous, with many donors preferring anonymity. The rededication ceremony marked the completion of the renovation and its public opening.

Among the guests were Bangsamoro Deputy Speaker Abdulkarim Misuari, Member of Parliament Atty. Ras Mitmug, and the Muslim deputy mayors of Davao City.

UPAAD's Masjid rehabilitation project

Written by Rene Estremera. Posted in Alumni

To help UPMin in the holistic development of its students, the UP Alumni Association Davao has volunteered to rehabilitate the Masjid on the UPMin campus. Funds for the rehabilitation will be raised through donations. This initiative aims to promote its use by members of the UP Mindanao Association of Muslim Students (UPMAMS) and other Muslim students. Moreover, the Masjid contributes to UPMin's differentiation among UP campuses, Mindanao being the home of the Bangsamoro. The Masjid was constructed by elements of the Philippine Army during their tenure in the area before the site's conversion into the UPMin campus. The rehabilitation will place it among the prominent campus landmarks, alongside the Oblation, the Kublai sculptures, and the Sports Complex. For this, UPMin and the UPAAD held a ceremonial signing of a Memorandum of Agreement for the rehabilitation of the UPMin Masjid in a board meeting on August 12, 2023. UPAAD President Pedro "Bogs" Quitain III (seated left in the above photo) and UPMin Chancellor Lyre Anni Murao (seated third from left) led the ceremonial signing witnessed by UPMAMS head Sittie Asia Marohom of BS Anthropology 2023 (seated second from left), and UPAAD Vice-President Bai Ashrafia Aymee Biruar-Mitmug. UPAAD directors who were present and witnesses to the ceremonial signing were (standing, left-right) Dr. Khalil Guinomla, UPAAD chairperson Nap Concepcion, Ana Gualberto, assistant secretary Rene Estremera, and (online) Marie Glenn Sorila, Krishna Balaga, and Brian Good.

UPMFI celebrates scholar-graduates

Written by Rene Estremera. Posted in Alumni

Standing (left-right) are UPMFI Trustees and graduates Anacleto & Elsa Guevarra, Erika Ocon (BS Agribusiness Economics [BSABE]), Alessa Keith Carbonnel

(magna cum laude, BSABE), Vannah Mae Rivera (BSB), Mark James Saguimpa (mcl, BSABE), Aliah Baito (mcl, BA Communication & Media Arts),

Nixie Serna (mcl, BA English), Corazon Reyes & Dr. Reyes, and John Gaisano Jr. at the UPMin 25th Commencement Exercises.

Standing (left-right) are UPMFI Trustees UPMin Chancellor Lyre Murao, Dinah Fuentes, Celia Castillo, Charmaine Valentin, Anacleto Guevarra, Corazon Reyes,

John Gaisano, Marie Glenn Sorila, Sebastian Anglionto (back to the camera)

The UP Mindanao Foundation Inc. held a celebration and thanksgiving dinner for their scholars who recently graduated. Six UPMFI scholars graduated in the 25th Commencement Exercises on 18 July 2023, namely Erika Ocon (BS Agribusiness Economics [BSABE]), Alessa Keith Carbonnel (magna cum laude, BSABE), Mark James Saguimpa (magna cum laude, BSABE), Vannah Mae Rivera (BS Biology), Aliah Baito (magna cum laude, BA Communication & Media Arts), and Nixie Serna (mcl, BA English). Five of the graduates were present at the dinner on August 5, 2023, at the Reyes' residence. UPMFI Trustees at the dinner were Sebastian "Anggi" Angliongto, John Gaisano Jr., Anacleto "Quitoy" Guevarra, Corazon "Zony" Reyes, Dinah Tolentino-Fuentes, Charmaine Valentin, Marie Glenn Sorila, Celia Castillo, and UPMin's Chancellor Lyre Anni Murao. At the dinner, the graduates shared their plans, and the trustees prayed for the graduates' well-being. The UPMFI supported 15 scholars in Academic Year 2022-2023 and are looking to expand this number. The UPMFI is exploring new ways by which donors can support more scholarship packages.

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