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This workshop showcased the participating youths’ outputs to the stakeholders and community leaders from Malibay, Pasay City and Calasiao, Pangasinan. This is part of the overall project, “Health literacy, indigenous practices and family learning in the time of COVID-19,” spearheaded in the Philippines by the UST Family Literacy Team composed of Asst. Prof. Gina Lontoc, Ph.D., Prof. Camilla Vizconde, Ph.D., and Prof. Belinda De Castro, Ph.D.

Insights from the event tackled the youths’ initiatives for their own health, welfare and wellbeing support, and that of others.

The participating stakeholders, namely, selected LGUs, DepEd representatives, and Parish Ministries and Organizations from Malibay, Pasay City and Calasiao Pangasinan, emphasized that the implementation of the projects is deemed beneficial to rise up from the struggles caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Project Team Leader Gina Lontoc, Ph.D., shared with the stakeholders how the mentorship program contributed to the goals of the overall project. There was also a showcase of health literacy materials produced by participants, which was followed by sharing of insights from stakeholders with regard to the relevance of the project to their work in various communities. UST Graduate School Assistant Dean Prof. Camilla Vizconde, Ph.D., delivered a message of hope and resilience in her closing remarks.

Also present were the members of the partner institutions of the UST Graduate School for this project, the Dominican Sisters of Charity of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin. Sr. Rosy Karippai, O.P., Sister-In-Charge of the Dominican Sisters of Charity of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin, Sr. Mauricia Burke, O.P., Sr. Ruby Clare Jose, O.P., and Sr. Madeleine Tiemtore, O.P.

This project is funded by the Global Challenges Research Fund through the UNESCO Chair in Adult Literacy and Learning for Social Transformation at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom.

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UST SIMBAHAYAN Director Asst. Prof. Froilan A. Alipao formally opened the event that was livestreamed through the SIMBAHAYAN’s Facebook page.

Being one of the partner academic units, UST College of Education Dean Assoc. Prof. Pilar I. Romero, Ph.D., delivered her inspirational message to set the expectations of the audience on the sessions.

For the first session, UST College of Science Department of Psychology mentor Asst. Prof. Claudia S. Mendoza explained how parents could support and understand their children’s hardships and needs in these trying times.
The afternoon session focused on youth experiences during the pandemic that was shared by

UST Faculty of Philosophy freshman, Seminarian Wesley Kim D. Soguilon. He talked about the feelings of the youth and their struggles, particularly regarding their education. Similarly, UST Junior High School Community Development Coordinator Ms. Bernadine Ann V. Obial showcased her talent in painting, a hobby that can entertain or help ease negative emotions resulting from personal problems of loneliness brought about by the limited physical contact with friends.

UST Senior High School Community Development Coordinator Mr. Tyrone Jann D.C. Nepomuceno motivated the students to discover their potential as faithful youth leaders in times of crisis. Finally, UST College of Nursing student Mr. Qjiel Mariano, an “Everyday Young Hero” awardee of the Youth Service America and known for his “Streets to Schools” project, shared his experiences regarding the project to inspire the students in the audience to bring about positive change in the community, regardless of age or status in life.

Since performances by students who belonged to organizations such as the glee clubs have likewise been put on hold, consonant to the topic of the webinar, the UST Junior High School Glee Club was asked to perform, providing the respite from the highly charged discussion.
On the second day of the event, Mr. Ian Nibalvos presented “Holistic Teacher Development”, while Ms. Charlotte A. Malinao from the Department of Filipino tackled “Designing and Preparing Virtual Lessons.”
On the third day of the webinar, a group of students from the Early Childhood Education Program of the College of Education, led by UST Elementary Education Society President Ms. Steffani Dinglasan, presented techniques, websites, applications, and multimedia programs that could be used as teaching aides for pre-school and elementary grades teachers.
Former UST CICS Community Development Coordinator Asst. Prof. Janette E. Sideño, Ph.D., with her expertise as a Computer Science and Data Science mentor, presented her lecture on “Virtual Teacher Assistance.”
The program concluded with expressions of thanks addressed to each other by the participants, speakers and organizers.

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The training activity was in accordance with the 10-point agenda of the DepEd Secretary Leonor Briones that highlights the importance of Philippine arts, culture, history and heritage in basic education toward self-sustaining and inclusive development. The aim of this country-wide activity was to orient selected teachers on the cultural mapping process; identify the distinct cultural resources of their local communities, and document the narratives of heritage resources for educational utilization and future reference of the Department.

The pre-orientation meeting, attended by supervisors and teachers from 17 regions of the country, was held online via zoom on June 30, 2021. Each region was represented by one Regional Education Program Supervisor or their alternates and 12 selected teachers. A total of 221 selected teachers participated in the 15-day intensive online cultural mapping training.

USTGS-CCCPET Director Assoc. Prof. Eric B. Zerrudo, Ph.D., conducted the series of lectures and provided the online delivery of the training. He was assisted by Ms. Beverly Bautista of the CCCPET staff, who was in-charge of facilitating the workshop series through the innovative Heritage Online Mapping Experience (HOME) platform.

Lodged in the UST GS CCCPET website, HOME is the customized UST online platform for cultural mapping developed by the Center to meet the demands of national agencies, local government units in times of the COVID-19 pandemic. It may be accessed through this link: http://ustgs-cccpet.com.ph/h-o-m-e/

The online training for July was held from July 5 to 9, July 12 to 16, and July 19, while the August training will be held from August 3 to 6, 2021. All trainings were delivered through synchronous and asynchronous modes.

The nationwide cultural mapping training was conducted through the collaboration among the following: Bureau of Learning Delivery, Cultural Center of the Philippines-Arts Education Department (CCP), and the University of Santo Tomas Graduate School – Center for Conservation of Cultural Property and Environment in the Tropics.

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Reyes’s photo collection recreated famous Renaissance-era artworks, such as “Venus de Milo” and “The Thinker,” with persons with disabilities (PWDs) as models. Through this advocacy project, Reyes promoted a more diverse view on beauty by representing people’s different physical attributes through classical art.

This medium also allowed the 23-year-old photographer to connect more to the themes of art and its history, subjects that she holds close to her heart.ÌęWith her advocacy clearly rooted in her deep interest and appreciation for the arts, she won the coveted “Outstanding Thesis” in 2020.

“I didn’t really aim for it, I just wanted to do my best for the advocacy and to create something I’m really proud of. In CFAD, it’s important for your study to be backed up well so I just really did my best to cover everything I needed to through thorough research. What’s important to me was that the purpose of the study was met, but the grade was a bonus and definitely rewarding for the effort I put into it,” Reyes shared in an online interview.

The Fine Arts alumna emphasized the media representation of beauty in our generation, specifically how “the public figures people admire still look a certain way and are considered the blueprint.”

Reyes added that she also went through the phase in which she felt unsatisfied with her appearance, and later on realized that it was only because she was raised to believe that beauty has a specific standard. Today, after enduring such challenging times, she wants to convey her own message of empowerment as she continues to advocate for diversity and inclusivity.

“ANOMALI” is a word play of the English word “anomaly” which means “what stands out from the norm” and “ano ang mali?” or “what is wrong?” in Filipino.

The project featured 11 muses identified as people with different physical disabilities. By giving attention to these people and making them her muses, Reyes believes that the project can celebrate the fact that beauty is completely, normally different. Since these people have not been represented well, or even enough, in popular media, “ANOMALI” paves a better way for the disadvantaged as they establish themselves in the field of beauty and media.

Reyes recalled that the most challenging part of her project was logistics. It was crucial for her to prepare as she was not just expected to capture and write, but also to make sure that the theme and concept of her project would translate her message well. It was important for her to prioritize all of the people involved as they played a key role in portraying the reality of her advocacy.

“I think that society should also do its part in rethinking its perspectives. Inclusion matters! Media has long taught us what it thinks beauty should be, but the time is now to break away from those ideals and standards,” Reyes emphasized.

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“ANOMALI” was completed under the guidance of her adviser, UST CFAD Dean Asst. Prof. Mary Christie D. Que.

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Held every Monday from June to August 2021, the three-month webinar series will air a total of 11 episodes regularly via Zoom and will remain accessible to the public via livestreaming on the following Facebook pages: CBCP-ECCHC, CBCP News, UST GS-CCCPET, and the 500 Years of Christianity in the Philippines.

As one of CBCP’s flagship projects to celebrate the 500 years of Christianity in the Philippines, the capacity-building initiative was conceptualized to review the past and guide the future narrative of the Church.

CBCP-ECCHC Chair Most Rev. Julito B. Cortes, D.D., Bishop of Dumaguete, highlighted in his opening message the “prevalence of truth and fallacy, reality and fantasy, claims and counterclaims that often lead to historical revision to lionize events, places, and people.”

The Bishop envisions that more clergy and laity will be equipped not only with the research skills and methods, but also with the right attitude of discipline, humility, and patience.

The inaugural episode, “Introduction to Church History Research and Writing: On the need for church history research and writing on the local level,” was a roundtable discussion moderated by USTGS-CCCPET Director Prof. Eric B. Zerrudo, Ph.D.
The panel included highly respected church historians in the country, such as: Fr. Antonio de Castro, SJ, of Ateneo de Zamboanga; Archivo Recoleto Administrator Fr. Emilio Edgardo A. Quilatan; Fr. Albert Cecilio A. Flores of the Archives of the Archdiocese of Manila (AAM); UST Archivist Prof. Regalado Trota José; and Chair of the Tagbilaran Diocesan Church Heritage Commission Fr. Milan Ted D. Torralba.

The second episode “Archives, Sources, and Methodologies. Importance of Sources and Technical Analysis of Historical writing; The Pursuit of Primary Sources; Traditional and Innovative Methodologies in Historical Interpretation,” was also a roundtable discussion.
The panel from the previous session was joined by Fr. Nestor C. Impelido, SDB, who teaches Church History at Don Bosco School of Theology, and Fr. Antolin V. Uy, SVD, of the Divine Word Seminary of Tagaytay. The subsequent session was led by Fr. Quilatan with his lecture on Recoletos archives.

For the first session of July, which was actually the fourth episode of the webinar series, Prof. José presented the Dominican or UST archives, while art historian and Jesuit archivist Fr. Rene B. Javellana, SJ, discussed the Jesuit archives during the fifth episode. The last session for the month of July focused on the Salesian archives where Fr. Impelido served as the lecturer.

Each week, the webinar series was attended by clergy and church enthusiasts from Dioceses across the Philippines.
In August, the webinar series will air five more episodes on the following topics: Writing the history of the parish I (Archdiocese of Manila) with Fr. Flores; Writing the history of the parish II (Archdiocese of San Fernando) with researcher and book author, Ms. Nina L.B. Tomen; Writing the history of the parish III (Archdiocese of Zamboanga) with Ms. Ma. Christina Cañones, chair of the Social Sciences Department of Ateneo de Zamboanga; “Doing research in the Archivo Segreto Vaticano : On the first three apostolic delegates to the Philippines” with Fr. Antolin Uy as speaker.
The last episode will serve as the closing ceremony.

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The functional artworks aim to encourage more people to use bicycles as a means of transportation and advocate for its sustainability in reducing the urban mobility problem in the City. The bike racks serve the dual purpose of providing an appropriate place to store people’s bikes and beautifying the surroundings with respect to Filipino culture. The main inauguration of the bike racks was held at the Kartilya ng Katipunan, where the installation “Tabak” is located.

Led by Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso, the ceremony was also graced by the presence of German Embassy Deputy Head of Mission Laura Oexle, Allianz PNB Life Chief Executive Officer and President Alexander Grenz, Allianz PNB Life Chief Marketing Officer Gino Riola, PNB Group Head for Luzon Bernie Punsalan, PNB North Metro Manila Region Head Carlos Leytte, Manila City Vice Mayor Maria Sheilah “Honey” Lacuna-Pangan, M.D., Manila Police District Director PBGen. Leo Francisco, and the Director of the Department of Tourism, Culture and Arts of Manila Charlie Duñgo.

Simultaneous inaugurations were also conducted at the remaining three installations. At the Rajah Sulayman Park in Roxas Boulevard where “Alon” is located, the inauguration was initiated by Allianz PNB Life Digital Brand Manager Kenneth Yu, Parks and Development Office Director Giovanni Evangelista, and Department of Public Services Director Kenneth Amurao.

For the “Kalesa” bike rack located at Plaza Roma, Intramuros Administration Head Atty. Guiller Asido and Allianz PNB Life Bancassurance Distribution Partner Head Bernadette Jalandoni-Pantoja inaugurated the artwork.
The Allianz PNB Life PNB Bancassurance Head and Vice President Carol Bernas, and Department of Engineering and Public Works Director Engr. Armando Andres attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony held at Liwasang Bonifacio where the installation art “Maya” bike rack is found.

The design of the bike racks revolves around the overall theme of “reminisces of Manila”, which Pahate is well-versed in as a Manileño himself. “Maya” looks like a bird’s wings, “Tabak” is designed to look like swords to symbolize the courage of Andres Bonifacio and the Katipuneros, while “Alon” is inspired by the Manila Bay and the sunset, and “Kalesa” has the likeness of horse-drawn carriage wheels.

Pahate, whose previous works have won a Gold Anvil from the Public Relations Society of the Philippines and an Excellence Award from the Philippine Quill, now runs and owns Eggshell Worldwide Communications, a boutique agency that aims to provide communication and design solutions in digital, non-traditional, and classic advertising. Prior to starting his own agency, he was an art director at McCann-Erickson and Harrison Communications.
The ‘Ride Safe’ campaign is an advocacy partnership between the city of Manila and insurance firm Allianz PNB Life in collaboration with the German Embassy in the Philippines.

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Architecture faculty member Ar. Ramil Tibayan, who also serves as Chief of the Cultural Properties Conservation Division of the Intramuros Administration, presented “Protecting Intramuros Part 2: Current Conservation Projects in the Walled City” on May 27, 2021.

His talk focused on the Intramuros Conservation Management Plan and the various projects and conservation efforts of the IA to restore the district to its pre-war glory. He also highlighted the innovative projects the IA took as a response to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tibayan earned his Bachelor of Science in Architecture degree, cum Laude from UST and copped the top spot in the June 2009 Architecture Licensure Examination. His Master of Arts in Cultural Heritage Studies degree was also obtained from UST.

In another session, Mr. Prince Wico, who graduated from the College of Architecture in 2021, presented his research titled “Pamanahon: Digitally Reconstructing Pre-War Intramuros” on June 26, 2021.

His presentation detailed the evolution of the urban layout, pattern and morphology, and the classifications of Intramuros, as well as the rationale behind them. Furthermore, he presented the digital reconstruction of the pre-war Intramuros in 1945 through the help of archival documents.

Through the digital reconstruction of the walled city, the public was able to visualize the architectural structures present during the said period. The project intends to renew interest in the preservation and aid in the education and understanding of the built heritage of the city.

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The joint project targets an over-all heritage-based framework contextualized for San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte titled “Kinadur-as: Evolving the Heritage Conservation, Utilization and Development Framework for San Nicolas Municipality, Ilocos Norte.”

Kinadur-as is the Ilocano term for progress, both material and non-material. It captures the person’s sense of enrichment and capabilities to achieve human development.

Included in the project is the development of the municipality’s Sustainable Tourism and Strategic Development Plan (2021-2025) in partnership with the UST College of Tourism and Hospitality Management. Mr. Jame Monren Mercado, a CTHM faculty member and researcher, assists in this project.

The presentation and turn-over ceremony took place in San Nicolas on June 10, 2021, with UST CCCPET represented by its Director Assoc. Prof. Eric B. Zerrudo, Ph.D. together with thee CTHM and CCCPET staff.

The objectives of the study include determining the current situation of the municipality, specifically on its tourism industry development; analyzing different related issues, constraints, and opportunities of the municipality on tourism industry development; assessing the perspectives and views of different stakeholders on the sustainability and development of the municipality’s tourism resources; and justifying tourism development impacts, specifically on the municipality’s economic, socio-cultural, and environmental aspects.

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This 40-hour program enabled Human Resource (HR) practitioners to develop a strategic ‘internal business partner’ mindset. This engages them to develop their internal consulting skills and business adeptness in order to turn business goals into relevant HR strategies.

The program was borne out CCPED’s partnership with Great Learnings & Beyond Management Consultancy, which started in 2018.

The company is headed by Dr. Giselle Legaspi-Barrion, Ph.D., the Managing Director and Chief Management & Organizational Development Consultant, and Reynald Ryan D. Barrion, the Vice President for Human Resources.
A team of HR experts served as resource speakers and facilitators, namely, CaPEx Freight Forwarding Corp. HR Head Mr. Raymond Luclucan; Demo Power Philippines Associate Director for HR Ms. Kathleen Sta. Maria, and Management Studies of European International University (Paris) Dean Mr. Joel Farnworth.

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