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Mga Pilipino mulat na sa isyu ng pederalismo —ex-CJ Puno

by EventsNewsPCUPCU ALUMNI

“Segun sa pangangailangan ng bansa, sa pagkakaiba ng mga lengguwahe, kultura at relihiyon sa iba’t ibang rehiyon, angkop sa Pilipinas ang pederalismo bilang porma ng pamamahala.”

Ito ang pahayag ni dating Chief Justice Reynato Puno nang siya ay magsalita sa forum ukol sa “Shift to Federalism: Its Impact on Philippine Politics, Business, and Economy” na inorganisa ng Philippine Christian University Alumni Association Inc. (PCUAAI).

Mabuti na lamang ay “unti-unting nagbubukas ang mga mata natin sa mga ‘advantage’ ng pederalismo,” ani Puno sa wikang Filipino.

Si Puno, na siyang itinalaga ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte bilang tagapangulo ng binuo nitong Consultative Commission on Charter Change, ang pangunahing tagapagsalita sa nasabing forum na ginanap sa loob ng Auditorium ng PCU sa Taft Avenue, Malate, Maynila.

Aniya, hindi na bago ang ideya ng pederalismo sa Pilipinas dahil isinulong na ito ng pambansang bayani na si Gat Jose Rizal bago pa siya ginawang martir ng mga mananakop na Kastila, na napalayas ng mga Amerikano bago pa man naglipat ng ika-20 siglo.

Noon pa man ay nakita na umano ni Rizal na nababagay sa bansa ang pederalismo bilang porma ng pamamahala dahil ito’y isang arkipelago o binubuo ng maraming isla ang Pilipinas kaya’t iba’t iba ang mga lengguwahe at kultura ng mga tao dito. 

Idiniin ni Puno na bagama’t pederalismo ang porma ng gobyerno ng Estados Unidos, hindi ito ang ipinatupad ng huli sa Pilipinas kundi isang estado lamang o “unitary form of government.”

“Bakit? Dahil kung ‘unitary’ ang Pilipinas ay mas madali tayong makokontrol ng Estados Unidos,” paliwanang ng dating Punong Mahistrado.

Aniya, ilang pagkakataon na ang pinalampas ng bansa upang mag-pederalismo. Ito umano ay nangyari nang isulat Konstitusyon noong 1937, nang baguhin ito noong 1973 sa ilalim ng diktadurya ni dating Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos at ang huli ay noong 1987 sa ilalim ng President Corazon Aquino matapos ang EDSA Revolution.

Tahasang idineklara ni Puno na “hindi karapat-dapat” ang kasalukuyang anyo ng pamahalaan.

Sinabi niya na noong huling eleksyon ng pagka-Pangulo, si Duterte lamang ang nagdeklarang pabor siya sa pagbabago ng porma ng pamamahala patungong pederalismo. Dahil “landslide” ang pagkakahalal kay Duterte, posible umanong karamihan na sa Pilipino ang pumapayag sa panukala ng Pangulo na pederalismo.

Ngayon umano ay nasa kamay na ng Kongreso ang “draft” ng panukalang pederalismong isinulat ng consultative body.

Ayon umano sa kanilang isinulat, magiging maayos ang pulitika at ekonomiya ng Pilipinas kung ito’y sakaling papasa sa Kongreso.

Ibinunyag niyang ang isa sa nais nito’y ang mabuwag ang “political dynasty,” na aniya’y “number one problem ng Pilipinas.”

Hindi umano magkakaroon ng maayos at pantay-pantay na distribusyon ng kapangyarihan sa 16 na rehiyon kung hindi masosolusyunan ang problema sa “political dynasty.”

“Kailangan ay may equal access to public offices,” aniya.

Kapag maayos na ang “sharing of power,” aniya, “sisigla ang ekonomiya sa mga rehiyon.”

Minungkahi rin ng komisyon ni Puno na mabuwag ang mga monopolyo at oligopolyo “upang mabago ang kasalukuyang sistema kung saan kakaunti ang mayayaman at napakarami–at patuloy na dumarami–ang mahihirap.”

“Nasaan na ba ang demokrasya ngayon?” tanong niya.

Maliwanag aniya na ang may malaking malaki sa kasalukuyang sistema kaya’t makabubuti sa Pilipinas ang lumipat na sa pederalismo bilang istilo ng pamamahala. —LBG, GMA News

Photo by Fort Nicolas

A GREAT LEAP FORWARD

by EventsNewsPCU

Representatives from GreatnessLab Asia by Cypher Learning and the Philippine Christian University (PCU) sign a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) during a formal ceremony held at the Pan Pacific Manila Hotel in Malate, Manila. Shown in the picture are (from right): Edwin J. Loma of GreatnessLab Asia; his colleague Mrs. Pilarcita Sta. Ana; Dr. Junifen F. Gauuan, President of PCU; Dr. Kathleen Rose L. Guimbatan, Vice President for Academic Affairs; and Dir. Mario G. Miranda II of the Information Technology Department (ITD).

A significant part of the program that was held on February 7, 2019, was the reading of the Statement from the Principal by Ms. Arlynne Awayan, GreatnessLab Asia’s Director of Customer Success and Engagement, Cypher Learning. Not shown in the picture but among the signatories was Mr. Abelardo Sta. Ana.

The historic event was witnessed by the staff members of both Greatness Lab Asia and PCU, including the members of the ITD team. “This MOA will provide PCU with an E-Learning portal that any IT expert knows would leapfrog the University to the promising digital future,” according to Dir. Miranda. (Photo by Nep Cortez)

47 PCU alumni pass 2018 LET, Psychometry Board Exams

by PCU

The whole community of the Philippine Christian University (PCU) celebrated after it was announced recently that 47 of its graduates from the education and psychometry courses successfully hurdled their respective board examinations in 2018 and have become brand-new professional of the two fields. Out of the total number of board passers, 39 passed the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET).

The ten (10) new elementary teachers are: Marie Azenith O. Ambayec, Kristel P. Bandoy, Chairmaine Mariz F. Bernal, Amerlyn P. Calangit, Beatrice Z. Calso, Catherine C. Cruz, Julie C. Daguio, Mikkee C. de Leon, Darwin B. Omadio, and Betty Ann S. Suriao.

There are six (6) secondary level LET passers. They are: Calvin Errol S. Alcantara, Laurice Faye Marie H. Colcol, Anikka Mae T. Navarro, Nathasia Mae A. Rico, Emmar Z. Progelia and June Christian A. Vivar. Other passers are: Miriam B. Acosta, Cherry O. Bagunas, Ruperta P. Bayrante, Christy Joy C. Berlandio, Cesar R. Carillo, Sheila D. Cervantes, Marties H. Cornejo, Carmela A. Cunan, Jose C. Hiponia, Ronaldo A. Ludivero, Jossa D.S. Mabalay, Aprilyn M. Maguiat, Salvacion T. Masubay, Sherilene B. Pamintuan, Glenda M. Pomada, Jennifer R. Quion, Dominic Jan M. Ramos, Rose Ann L. Rey, Sheila Lyn C. Simborio, Mary Ann O. Talledo, Mary Grace Yachelle B. Tiangco, Noemi M. Tolentino, and Eliza S. Yuson. Meanwhile, the psychometrician board passers are: Gil C. Francisco, Earl Grantson M. Ladran, Kristine O. Linart, Ruby M. Mendoza, Bhea A. Montenegro, Sharie B. Narbonita, Kriselle S. Navisa and Pelagio A. Libradilla Jr. FON

NEW ETEEAP APPLICANTS

by PCU

Dr. Francis Christie C. Arnado (second from right) poses with new applicants of Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency and Accreditation Program (ETEEAP). Dr. Arnado, the program Coordinator of the Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency and Accreditation Program (ETEEAP), recently interviewed the candidates who hope to make headway in their careers by finishing their respective bachelor’s degrees. The ETEEAP seeks to assist them in obtaining college diploma equivalency “that will allow them to enjoy the full economic benefits of their knowledge, skills, and competencies.”

Methodists pray ‘for healing of our land’ at PCU

by PCU

Bishop Ciriaco Q. Francisco of the United Methodist Church (UMC) last Friday, January 25, 2019, urged members of Manila Episcopal Area’s (MEA) local churches for a holy conferencing to “recognize the power of prayer” and “declare God’s blessing to our land.”

“Remember that the prophets in the Bible confronted even the kings to correct the evils of the society,” Bishop Francisco said, adding that church people, especially the clergy, must do likewise.


PCU PREXY JOINS PRAYER WARRIORS. PCU President Junifen Gauuan (second from left) sings along hundreds of United Methodists during the worship service held inside the Philippine Christian University (PCU) Auditorium last Friday, January 25, 2019. At the beginning of his message, Bishop Ciriaco Q. Francisco of the Manila Episcopal Area (MEA) expressed gratitude to President Gauuan for “generously allowing us to use the PCU facilities” for a worship service before proceeding to the prayer-rally at the Rajah Sulayman Plaza in Malate, Manila, where Christians from different denominations to converged. (Photo and text by Fort Nicolas)

He spoke before a flock of several hundred members from the local church in Metro Manila, Bulacan, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija and Cavite who heeded his earlier call to gather at the Auditorium of the Philippine Christian University (PCU) at 1 p.m. liturgy last Friday.

A week before, Bishop Francisco issued a letter of instruction urging MEA district superintendents, pastors and lay members to congregate at the PCU Auditorium for a rally “to pray for our country and manifest our prophetic witness proclaiming Truth, Justice and Peace in this challenging time.”

During the worship service held at the PCU Auditorium, the Rev. Genesis I. Antonio, chairperson of the Board of Church and Society of the Philippine Central Conference (PCC), explained the purpose of the gathering. He said it served “to push our mission forward and manifest our faith.”


CHURCH AND SOCIETY. The Rev. Genesis I. Antonio, chairperson of the Board of Church and Society of the Philippine Central Conference (PCC): ‘Push our mission forward and manifest our faith’. (Photo by Fort Nicolas)

In his message, MEA Resident Bishop Francisco emphasized that the church’s clergy, aside from its priestly duties, has a prophetic function to perform. He added that all members of the church must do its part of praying together for God’s intervention.

He cited the Old Testament verse from the 2 Chronicles 7:14, which says, “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sins and will heal their land.” He explained that God required His people to humble themselves before Him and to pray for His intervention.

“In our joint prayer, God will listen to our pleas and he will heal our land,” Bishop Francisco said.

GOD’S REQUIREMENTS. Manila Episcopal Area (MEA) Resident Bishop Ciriaco Q. Francisco: “Humble yourselves, see God’s face and pray, then God will heal our land’. (Photo by Fort Nicolas)

The bishop said that one can readily distinguish if a land is already healed. He said peace, justice and prosperity must reign in a healthy society. He said these are the things that the people must pray for.

The service finished at 3:30 p.m., after which the UMC-MEA delegation stepped out to the PCU Ground where they got ready to march to Rajah Sulayman in Malate, Manila, where a larger contingent of Catholic brothers and sisters led by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) and members of Protestant denominations belonging to the National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP), including the UMC, converged for a prayer-rally. (Fort Nicolas)

PCU-UTS Dasma’s New Access Road to Benefit Motorists, Businesses

by NewsPCU

The construction of a new access road is underway. Very soon, Cavite’s Aguinaldo Highway will be linked to the Governor’s Drive, thanks to the P139-million road project that cuts across the more than 90-hectare property of the Philippine Christian University (PCU) and the Union Theological Seminary (UTS). The project includes the construction of bridges.

Definitely, its completion will be a joyous moment for commuters and motorists who have been complaining about the worsening traffic jams in the area. The new access road, the construction of which started in February 2018 and is expected to be finished in 2020, will cut short their travel time considerably.



Engr. Robert Regala a member of PCU Board of Trustees, and Prof. Jordan Ramos, PCU
Dasmariñas Administrative Officer, inspect the dirt road that will soon become the new access road linking Aguinaldo Hi-way to Governor’s Drive .

The access road is just one of the several infrastructure projects the PCU is undergoing in consonance with the vision of the University president, Dr. Junifen Gauuan, of a progressive and academically excellent learning institution. The access road will not only benefit travelers but also the larger communities in the area since it will boost further the Information Technology-Business Process Management (IT-BPM) industry, a prospect that will transform the area into a bustling commercial and business hub.

Photos by JF Perona

PCU, foreign partners agree to explore TESOL potentials

by NewsPCU

The Language Training Institute (LTi), reputed to be one of the leading companies in the emerging industry of TESOL or Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Philippine Christian University (PCU) and the Advantage Asia recently.

University President Junifen Gauuan, Ph.D., and Mr. David Robertson, representative of both the LTi and AA, signed the MOU that paved the way for the three institutions to make further studies and pursue potential paths they can tread together in search of an innovative system of English instruction they can offer to Filipino students.

“We agreed to explore further,” the PCU President said. “However, each project is subject to our mutual agreement at this point.” He, however, expressed optimism that the partners can come up with an excellent plan at the end of the day. LTi trains its students to be IELTS and TOEFL trainers to “greatly improve their chances of finding professional niche work.”

The Australia-based training institution has developed certificate and diploma courses in TESOL in consultation with other industry players to ensure that it meets, and even exceeds, industry standards. The AA, meanwhile assists TESOL students of LTi with all arrangements associated with the completion of Practice Teaching at PCU.

LTi, an Australia-based non-profit organization endorsed by its own government, has been delivering training in 20 countries, including China, Malaysia, South Korea, Iran and Singapore. President Gauuan said if the vision will push through, TESOL can mean more high-paying jobs for young Filipinos who will finish one of the courses.

“For example, we are looking at the vast China market,” he said. “Those who want to learn and speak the English language in that country would have a high demand of competent teachers who graduated from TESOL courses.”

President Gauuan, however, said they are carefully studying the financial aspect of the project.

“We have to look closely at the cost of TESOL courses,” he said. “If we can ascertain that the students will have a more than fair chance to land lucrative teaching jobs, then this project is worth pursuing.”

 

PCU President Junifen Gauuan, Ph.D. (Right), and Mr. David Robertson of the Language Training Institute (LTi) and the Advantage Asia (AA) shake hands to signify their agreement to explore together the potentials of TESOL or Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages as an industry that will benefit a number of young Filipinos who will pursue a career in English education. Dr. Gauuan and Mr. Robertson are seen here flashing the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) they just signed moments ago.

Senior High School duo wins University Duet contest

by EventsNews

“I look around me and see a sweet life,” the singing tandem of Maria Raquel de Leon and Micah Mendoza intoned, in the process grabbing the first place of the University Duet competition held at the Auditorium of the Philippine Christian University (PCU) Manila campus yesterday, October 2, 2018, the second day of the week-long celebration of the University’s 72nd founding anniversary.

WINNING PERFORMANCE. Maria Raquel de Leon and Micah Mendoza belt out their winning piece, “Flashlight,” in front the appreciative PCU community that trekked to the Auditorium. The tandem won the coveted championship of the University Duet competition to celebrate the Philippine Christian University’s 72nd Founding Anniversary. (Photo by Neptalie Cortez)

 

Senior High School’s De Leon and Mendoza relied on their individual talents to give justice to the Jessie J. hit “Flashlight” to the delight of the overflowing audience, many of them students from the University’s Senior High School.

HEART-FELT. The emotion-filled performance of Jennifer Bornasal and Sheila Padagdagan earned them the second place of the University Duet contest. (Photo by Neptalie Cortez)

The panel of judges composed of University Guidance Counsellor Mrs. Maria Cecile Delfin, University treasurer Raul Cacho and University Music Director Glenn Cantada deemed the duo showed extra-ordinary voice quality, perfect blending and compelling stage presence to rule on their favor.

In the process, the duo got to split the P3,000 grand prize.

Meanwhile, the pair of Jennifer Bornasal and Sheila Padagdagan snatched the second place with their rendition of Celine Dion’s “Because You Loved Me.” Ms. Jonah Domingo and Ms Angeline Ramirez gained the judges’ nod with their interpretation of Josh Groban’s “You Raised Me Up.”

UPLIFTING PERFORMANCE. The panel of judges was moved by the rendition of Jonah Domingo and Angeline Ramirez and awarded the two with the third place of the University Duet competition. (Photo by Neptali Cortez)

The two pairs received the amounts of P2,000 and P1,000, respectively, as prizes.

The special number of Mr. Jesdale Padua, who sang the popular Gary Valenciano version of “I Will Be Here,” was a hit especially among swooning girls, who screamed at the top of their lungs as they asked for more.

KEEPING IT TOGETHER. Program hosts Angel Alfonso, College of Education Dean Maritess Mercado and Dr. Marlisa Villavisa (not in photo) entertains the audience with their wit and humor as they helped the program of the University Duet contest flow smoothly.

 

Program hosts Angel Alfonso and Dr. Marlisa Villavisa’s infectious enthusiasm kept the crowd in the PCU Auditorium interested during the whole proceeding. FN