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AGONG • 1 S.Y. 2015- 2016

CGB Welcomes the new USeP President CGB Profs join new admin

THE OFFICIAL SCHOOL PUBLICATION OF THE SUPREME STUDENT COUNCIL COLLEGE OF GOVERNANCE AND BUSINESS UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHEASTERN PHILIPPINES - BO. OBRERO DAVAO CITY SY 2015-2016

“Napoleon Hill once said-most great people have attained their greatest success, one step beyond their greatest failure. Do not let your fears hold you back and start making this world a better place,” this is what the newly elected University President, Dr. Lourdes C. Generalao said during the College of Governance and Business Graduate School General Assembly and Orientation last November 28, 2015 at USeP-Obrero Social Hall.

Generalao elicited a lot of excitement when she shared her visions and future aspirations for the University of Southeastern Philippines (USeP). She said new programs may be included to respond to the growing need of the region. Some of these programs may include: Bachelor of Laws and Industrial/Sanitary Engineering in Obrero and Veterinary Medicine in USeP-Mabini campus.

She also cited three reasons why education in USeP is a worthwhile investment: USeP

Dr. Lourdes C. Generalao, the newly elected State University President of the University of Southeastern Philippines, has recently appointed esteemed administrators and professors from the College of Governance and Business that will support her in creating new horizons and forge strategic partnerships to put forward the University’s Vision, Mission and Goals. The newly appointed Administrative officers include: Dr. Danilo B. Pacoy, Vice-President for Research, Development and Extension; Prof. Aristeo C. Salapa, Vice President for Planning, Quality Assurance and Resource Management, Maria Luisa B. Faunillan, appointed VP for Administration is a CGB Alumna.

Also appointed for various Institutional positions include: Dr. Emilia P. Pacoy - Director of Human Resource and Management Division and MPA and Ph.D. Program Head/Coordinator, GAD Office Mr. Rey A. Castillo - Director of Human Resource Management Division.

Former Graduate School Student

From left: Danilo B. Pacoy, Ph. D.; Joan D. Gervacio, Ph.D.; Shirley S. Villanueva Ph.D., SUC Pres. Lourdes C. Generalao Ph.D.; Ma. Luisa B. Faunillan; Aristeo C. Salapa

(Source: Office of the President,http://www.usep.edu.ph/op/officials-and-staff/#anchorHere)

will be able to give students the chance to stop, regroup, and reset one’s life direction. It will provide an opportunity to realize that learning is a never ending process and it will give an avenue to interact with professors who will push you to your limits.

Generalao challenged the graduate students to help her achieve these plans. She

said students must be brave to stretch their limits in order to attain self-enlightenment. Students must explore their potentialities and open their minds to new possibilities. “You might come across different problems and stumble upon temporary setbacks, do not lose hope, life is just beginning for you”, she closes. (Jules Barry Pabenal)

Council Moderator, Dr. Rosfe Corlae D. Badoy was appointed Director of Knowledge and Technology Transfer Division (KTTD) and College Alumni Affairs Coordinator. Prof. Gladys Florangel I. Ortiz was appointed Director of Mindanao Center for Policy Studies (MCPS) and MSDA & MSERM Program Head/Extension Head of CGB.

In the College administration, Dr. Edeliza S. Gonzales is now the Dean of the CGB and USeP BAC Chair while Dr. Enrico C. Yee Jr. holds the Associate Dean and Research Head positions. The new SSC-Graduate School Moderator, Dr. Gilbert M. Gordo is also the MBA and eMBA Program Head and Student Affairs Coordinator. Other appointments include: Mr. Angelo E. Jadraque as BSEntrep Program Head, Mr. Nash N. Reginio as BSBA Program Head and Adviser for Student Publication; Mr. Nowa Cyrhyl C. Balderas is the BSHM Program Head while Xennie Y. Tupas is the Instruction, Curriculum and Accreditation Head. (Sheila Nemenzo)(Source: Office of the President, http://www.usep.edu.ph/op/officials-and-staff/#anchorHere)

Inter-Grad Palaro and CGB Fun day reap huge successThe University of Southeastern Philippines (USeP) Graduate School held its Annual Inter-Graduate School Palaro last September 19, 2015. The College of Governance and

Business (CGB) competed against College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) and Institute of Computing (IC) in five categories: Centipede, Tug of War, Word Factory, Kickball and Basketball (man and woman). The CGB emerged victorious as the college retained the Championship crown. The CAS won second place and IC came in third.

CGB hunks pulling for the first place.

CGB Graduate students walk as human centipede to outshine other competing colleges.

First Women’s Basketball Champs, CGB girls pose before the historical win. A lucky pose indeed!

CGB Hunks secret to success?? Brains, skills and yes.... good looks

Happening simultaneous with the Inter-Grad Palaro was the CGB Fun Day with the theme “One Vision, One Goal, Unity Amidst Diversity”. With the blasting of the marching drums, the event kicked off with the Parade of Fun around the university oval. It was participated in by the different College of Governance and Business Departments: Department of Governance Studies (DGS), Department of Business Administration (DBA), and Department of Development Studies (DDS).This was followed by the Zumba Dancexercise held at the Lobby of the CGB building. Immediately after, representatives from the different departments competed to outperform each other in three categories: essay writing, quiz bee and poster making. The Department of Development Studies bagged the championship crown for the first time ousting the reigning champion, the Department of Business Administration which won second place. The Department of Governance Studies came in third place.

It was truly a memorable day for everyone. Despite the tension, muscle pain and sweats, spirits were high and everyone came home celebrating the new found friendship and success. Kudos to all the winners!(Conrad Abellanosa)

College of Governance and Business graduate students and faculty strut their Zumba moves.

CGB Dean Edeliza Gonzales and CGB SSC Moderator Prof. Rosfe Corlae Badoy lead the Parade of Fun together with the CGB students.

CGB Graduate School Council Officers..all smiles and ready for the Inter-Grad

Events and CGB Fun Day

Intergrad Palaro and CGB Fun day reap huge success

The University of Southeastern Philippines (USEP) Graduate School held its Annual Intergraduate School Palaro last September 19, 2015. The College of Governance and Business (CGB) competed against College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) and Institute of Computing (IS) in five categories: Centipede, Tug of War, Word Factory, Kickball and Basketball (man and woman). The CGB emerged victorious as they have retained the Championship crown for two years in a row. The CAS won second place and IS came in the third place.

INTER-GRADUATE SCHOOL PALARO RANKING GAME WINNER

Word Factory CAS- 1st Place IC - 2nd Place CGB- 3rd Place

Kick Ball CAS- 1st Place IC - 2nd Place CGB- 3rd Place

Tug of War CGB- 1st Place CAS - 2nd Place IC- 3rd Place

Basketball Men CGB- 1st Place CAS - 2nd Place IC- 3rd Place

Basketball Women CGB- 1st Place CAS - 2nd Place IC- 3rd Place

Centipede CGB- 1st Place CAS - 2nd Place IC- 3rd Place

CGB INTER - DEPARTMENT FUN DAY WINNERS GAME WINNERS

Essay Writing Contest Froilan Jake Obial (DDS)

Quiz Bee Kenneth Herosisima, John

Millamena and Prof. Gladys Florangel Ortiz (DDS)

Poster Making Contest Lorraine Grace Ugsang (DDS)

2 • AGONG S.Y. 2015 - 2016COUNCIL IN SESSION

From the President’s Desk

SSC Accomplishment Report:

AGONG EDITORIAL BOARD

The CGB Graduate School Student Council highlights one year of hardwork, service and commitment to keep up with the University’s thrust of becoming a premier university in the ASEAN Region. With the primary aim of providing service to the students, the SSC 2015-2016 committed to be responsive and adaptive to the fast changing environments. It has implemented the following activities highlighting the milestones and date of completion.

SSC ACCOMPLISHMENT REPORT: The CGB Graduate School Student Council highlights one year of hardwork, service and

commitment to keep up with the University’s thrust of becoming a premier university in the ASEAN Region.

With the primary aim of providing service to the students, the SCC 2015-2016

committed to be responsive and adaptive to the fast changing environments. It has implemented the following activities highlighting its milestones and date of completion.

Program/Projects/Activities Milestone

Induction of Officers and Acquaintance Party August 15, 2015

The Acquaintance Party was celebrated in Acropolis on August 15, 2015.

The new sets of SSC and Departmental officers were

inducted. Action Plan was presented to set the direction of the

council. It provided camaraderie among graduate school students

and opened venues for new friendships

Officers’ Training and Development

August 29-30, 2015

An initial design and concept for the Agong was set.

Officers became knowledgeable on parliamentary procedures and writing minutes

Recognized the individual differences among SSC officers in

terms of their writing skills. Discovered writers and talents in publication writing.

CGB Fun Day and Inter- Graduate School Palaro September 19, 2015

The College of Governance and Business defended its title as the Overall Champion in the Inter-Graduate School Palaro

The Department of Development Studies was hailed as the Overall Champion.

The one-day activity was able to promote camaraderie and

sportsmanship among CGB students in the different sports and academic events which greatly reflected the school’s vision, mission and goals.

Community Extension Program October 2, 2015 November 7, 2015 November 21, 2015 December 4 2015 December 19, 2015

Provided development interventions to uplift the lives of the community of Barangay Centro, Agdao District

Provided free health care services such as free blood typing, cbc testing, sugar level testing and ankle brachial screening and other services related to prevention of diabetes.

Served nutritional food for more than 100 children in Nov. 7 and 21 and December 4 and 19 2015.

Second Semester General Assembly November 28, 2015

Graduate students met the new University President and we were able to hear firsthand what her plans and programs are.

Students were provided with new updates on the SSC departmental and college programs.

Year End Get Together December 12, 2015

The activity sealed the bond of friendship between and

among the CGB students, faculty and the Student Council. Research Congress March 5, 2016

The College of Governance and Business provided avenue for research enthusiasts to present their research output.

Seven research presenters delivered different models of

developments in various disciplines: agriculture, government and international boundaries.

Income Generating Project March 5, 2016

Generated income to assist various development and to

assist in community extension activities of CGB.

Student Handbook and Agong Newsletter Sept. 3, 2016

The Handbook provide information, guidelines and policies that will help students understand and appreciate the CGB Graduate School Programs.

The Agong newsletter highlights various activities undertaken by the Supreme Student Council in fulfilling the College Thrusts.

University of Southeastern Philippines

Bo. Obrero, Davao City College of Governance and Business

Supreme Student Council – Graduate School Statement of Cash Flows

for the AY 2015- 2016

Cash Receipts:

Beginning Balance SSC SY 2015-2016 238,289.39

SSC Collections SSC SY 2015 – 2016 214,080.00

T-Shirt Collections 63,240.00

Donations 2,900.00

Raffle Proceeds 18,000.00

Sales Transactions 113,358.15

649,867.54

Cash Disbursements

Acquaintance Party 185,438.00

Trainings and Development 60,105.43

Research Congress 5,872.50

CGB Fun Day 30,023.44

Community Extension 15,571.92

Raffle Promo Activity 24,773.00

Publications 30,000.00

Admin Cost 163,161.05

Salaries and Wages 63,890.00

Business Sales Expenses 60,956.95

639,792.29

Excess of Cash Receipts over Cash Disbursements 10,075.25

SSC Conducts WriteshopThe Supreme Student Council

(SSC) of the College of Business and Governance (CGB) Graduate School- conducted a Writing and Leadership Workshop last August 30-31, 2015 at Blue Waters Resort, Samal, Davao del Norte.

The said activity helped the newly elected Student Council Officers acquire basic knowledge in parliamentary procedure and developed leadership skills to become more effective representatives of the student body. It also enhance their writings skills for the different sections in the school publication. The Officers also acquired additional knowledge in photojournalism, proofreading and lay-outing.

As the officers prepare for their new roles as leaders of the Graduate School, the Leadership Session conducted by Reynaldo Castro, Assistant Vice President for International and Business Affairs of the University of Mindanao provided knowledge about good leadership qualities and how to manage and lead a team. The afternoon WriteShop Session given by Phany Ho, an HRD Coach and Consultant, taught various newspaper writing techniques and lay-outing which inspired the group to produce a dummy lay-out for the next edition of the Agong Newsletter including a draft of sample articles. The session also helped organize the SSC Editorial Board. The event culminated with the team building activity which promoted cooperation and camaraderie among the student leaders. (Michael Guido Rivera)

(One of the group sessions conducted by AVP Reynaldo Castro)

(Page lay-outing session for the Feature and Entertainment Section)

Being a student leader is not an easy task! We are constantly hounded by the enormous challenge to transform weakness into strengths, threats into opportunities, boredom into fun and scarcity of resources into abundance. In spite of the obstacles, we came out victorious!

We share this moment of success to all the graduate students, faculty and sponsors for making all the activities and projects possible. Truly, our success seals our commitment to uphold the ideals of the university.

Responding to the needs of the studentry was overwhelming. But we were privileged to have been mentored by our moderator, Dr. Rosfe Corlae Badoy who helped us carry the burden of our responsibilities. We are also thankful to VP Danilo Pacoy, Dean Edeliza Gonzales, Dr. Emilia Pacoy for always providing guidance and wisdom. To Dr. Enrico Yee, Dr. Camerlita Martinez and to all CGB Faculty who have constantly supported the college activities.

To my fellow Student Council Officers, thank you for giving your heart to the calling of service. The unparallelled success speaks volumes of hardwork, commitment and dedication. The road may have been long and hard but it drove the very essence of our lifelong journey to learning. Thank you for the friendship, loyalty and support. I take pride to be walking in the aisles of CGB knowing that we have carved our history together.

As CGB graduate students, we are being called to be more than just ordinary. As the reigning Champion for two years in the Inter-Graduate School Palaro we have sealed the spot as the best graduate school program in the institution. However, it should not stop there. The magnanimity of our humanity must be reflected in our continuous involvement in the community. We must always aspire to be a blessing to others and thus, work harder to uplift the lives of the underprivileged and marginalized sectors of the society. Take part and be involved!

We believe that the difference between the graduate school program and the undergraduate is in the extensiveness of research. We have to go an extra mile to discover new things and never be afraid to try. Write, Present and Publish. This is what will make us great.

As we usher the next set of student leaders for the academic year 2016-2017, I am hoping that you will give them the same trust and support. To the next council, congratulations to all of you and Godspeed!

The Academic year 2015-2016 has been a wonderful experience! Thank you for the opportunity of having served you as your President. It has been my honor and privilege.

I leave you with the legacy of my heart full of happiness and overwhelmed with love. Indeed, we are confidently beautiful with a heart. Love serves!!!!!

Thank you and good luck to all of us in our journey towards excellence.

Signed: Exequiel R. Gono, Jr., MAEd President-SSC AY 2015-2016

SAGIP ALALAY SA BARANGAYNovember 7 and 21, 2015December 4 and 19, 2015

YEAR END MASQUERADE PARTYDecember 12, 2015

GENERAL ORIENTATIONNovember 28, 2015

ACQUAINTANCE PARTY AND INDUCTION OF OFFICERS

August 15,2015

The Student Supreme Council of 2015-2016 would like to express our heartfelt gratitude for the never-ending support given by our friends from:

The Consulate General of the

Republic of Indonesia in Davao City

University of Southeastern Philippines

Bo. Obrero, Davao City College of Governance and Business

Supreme Student Council – Graduate School Statement of Cash Flows

for the AY 2015- 2016

Cash Receipts:

Beginning Balance SSC SY 2015-2016 238,289.39

SSC Collections SSC SY 2015 – 2016 214,080.00

T-Shirt Collections 63,240.00

Donations 2,900.00

Raffle Proceeds 18,000.00

Sales Transactions 113,358.15

649,867.54

Cash Disbursements:

Acquaintance Party 185,438.00

Trainings and Development 60,105.43

Research Congress 5,872.50

CGB Fun Day 30,023.44

Community Extension 15,571.92

Raffle Promo Activity 24,773.00

Publications 30,000.00

Admin Cost 163,161.05

Salaries and Wages 63,890.00

Business Sales Expenses 60,956.95

639,792.29

Excess of Cash Receipts over Cash Disbursements 10,075.25

Prepared by: Audited by: Conformed by: Approved by:

Jociel M. Tecson Mary Rose Evelyn Apellido Exequiel R. Gono Gilbert Gordo, Phd SSC Treasurer SSC Auditor SC President SSC Advisor

Maraming Salamat at Mabuhay Kayo!

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AGONG • 3 S.Y. 2015- 2016 CELEBRATING LIFE IN RESEARCH

Exploring Quality Assurance of Higher Education in the Philippines

Forgiving Is Freedom: Let The Past Be..Let It Go At LastRoberto T. Diamante, EdD, DM

Reynaldo Castro, MSEcon

Everyone walks in the fullness of freedom. This gift of freedom with grace is made available to everyone. It is sad to note that the gift of freedom is prostituted and the holiness of freedom turns into wickedness. Almost a thousand residents of Baganga, Davao Oriental kissed death due to Typhoon Pablo coupled with the unforgiving developmental plan of mining in this place that offers false hope to its citizenry that mining is a catwalk to augment their means of living.

At the heart of freedom in Baganga, Davao Oriental, social justice is growing dimmer. The beam of light, which brings hope to people, are vanishing like the last drop of water from the cascading falls of Aliwagwag. My own way of thinking is framed within the theoretical perspectives of several authors that say social justice is subjective: well-being, rights, equality of resources, and personal responsibilities are immaterial (Arneson 1989; Cohen 1989; Dworkin, 2000; Roemer 1998; Sen 1992; and Vallentyne 2000). It is illegitimate to consider that politicians, businessmen, and development advocates have rights to put individuals in such a bleak situation and leave them suffer.

The promised crown of freedom is a long journey of individuals to capture its essence. But on the other side of the coin, its negative effect brought pain into the hearts of children in Baganga. The faces of innocence manifest regrets in the midst of trials. They are not that strong to combat the test of time. As I turned my head to them, my

A Synopsis of the Impact of Neo-Liberalism to Labor

Migration Policy in the Global PerspectiveAgus A. Majid, PhD

Current debates about immigration policy are very much influenced by the neo-liberal ideologies and policies (Duvell 2003). The fundamental belief in neo-liberalism is the factor of free movement (Krugman & Obstfeld 1997) and economic freedom (Friedman 1962). Some Chicago School economists or scholars from the CATO Institute suggest including “Freedom of Choice in Location” as well (Reder 1982, p. 32; Schultz 1978).

Ethically, borders and exclusion policies on grounds of immigration are hardly justified when economic borders seem to be a prerequisite of capitalism. This tension leads to conclude some important aspects of criticisms for the impact of neo-liberalism principles to immigration policy. First, generally, it has been a truism that immigration policy under the umbrella of neo-liberalism has been creating gap of inequality between the native populations and immigrants. Moreover, labor segmentations and discrimination are also producing a wage disparity for the immigrants. Therefore, the neo-liberals’ misconception of borders is against the general principal of justice and equality. Second, based on the fact that market is not always stable in regulating the labor market policy, thus, the concept of ‘market failure’ is applicable in immigration policy arena. This is understandable since in new labor market economy, immigrants appear to be part of a “flexible” market suited for the demands of a globalised “just in time” economy (Shields 2004, p. 8; see also McEwan 1999). Consequently some serious impact happened since the growing of inequalities between the native populations and the immigrants, for example: the number of crimes and social disorders caused by Indonesian migrant workers has increased in Malaysia during the economic development period, as the government did not provide a good policy to solve the problem of Indonesian migrant workers in Malaysia (see, for example Pillai 1999; Liow 2003).

In summary, the government intervention in regulating people movement is thus still significant on the age of mass movement. What is more, new welfare and labor markets systems would also be required. In addition, these new configurations must seek a just and equal distribution of primary goods among the world’s population (Jordan and Duvell 2002). Therefore, the challenge for the governments these days is to manage market, not to strive vainly to shut it down (the Economist 2002).

Moreover, immigration policy should be made under multilateral basis, rather that unilateral one so that the problem of immigration could involve sending, transit and receiving countries. Under immigration policy, governments should put the issue in a holistic framework instead or sectoral approach(economy/rationalist approach) (Kabala 1993) and allow as many as possible stakeholders (community, non-profit organisations and media) involved in the dialogue of policymaking process (Bridgman & Davis 2000; Cobb & Elder 1972). As UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan (2003) stressed, managing migration should be done “rationally, creatively, compassionately and cooperatively”. Accordingly, the governments in the age of globalisation should also be concerned on ethical values especially in formulating migration policy while on the other hand maintaining a rational approach (neo-liberalism’s principle) in increasing national welfare from the migration program.

(The full context of the paper presents extensively the impact of Neo-Liberalism to Labor Migration Policy in the Global Perspective and what went wrong. For the full paper, you may contact the author through Department of Development Studies-PhD program. This paper was presented in 5th Philosophical Conference on October 30-31, 2015 in Pearl Farm, IGACOS).

Quality assurance is becoming a mantra in higher education here and abroad. In the Philippines, each higher education institution (HEI) is responsible for ensuring the quality and standards of its programs, that students are achieving appropriate standards and that an acceptable level of education is being offered. Also, HEIs are now being subjected to various reviews and evaluations, like accreditations and monitoring visits by regulatory agencies like the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) or the Professional Regulations Commission (PRC), which have the responsibility of safeguarding the public interest in sound standards of higher education qualifications, as well as encouraging continuous improvement in the management of the quality of higher education.

The Philippine HEIs embark into various means of quality assurance. The oldest and most popular scheme is through accreditation. Voluntary in nature, accreditation is perceived to have higher requirements and standards compared to CHED’s policies in granting recognition to a program or institution. It follows several processes that requires compliance of a set of requirements at each level of accreditation, thus it would take few years for a program or institution to be granted certificate of accreditation.

Besides accreditation, which is a private-initiated effort, CHED has its scheme of monitoring and evaluating performance of academic programs and institutions. As to program level, CHED designates some institutions as Center of Excellence (COE) and/or Center of Development (COD). COE status is granted to a program “which continuously demonstrates excellent performance in the areas of instruction, research and publication, extension and linkages and institutional qualifications.” CODs are those that demonstrate potential for becoming a COE. USEP is granted COE status for its teacher education, and a COD status in English discipline.

Further, CHED is now embarking into an outcome-based evaluation through its typology-based quality assurance. This concept placed the students in the center of all educational planning and all inputs being employed by HEIs must take into consideration the expected attributes of their graduates and impact on society. Patterned after European model of quality assurance, CHED believes that quality is the “alignment and consistency of the learning environment with the institution’s vision, mission and goals demonstrated by exceptional learning and service outcomes and the development of a culture of quality.” To CHED, quality, thus, is premised on the institution’s raison d’ etre and on their commitment of achieving their ideals while involving their respective organizations in the process. This kind of commitment is translated into having a mindset for quality assurance which is “about ensuring that there are mechanisms, procedures and processes in place to ensure that the desired quality, however, defined and measured, is delivered.” As an internal capacity,

HEIs, therefore are expected to establish their internal quality system in order to translate policy into quality programs and quality results. CHED sees that the starting point of quality assurance is the articulation of the desired quality outcomes, set within the context of the HEIs, vision, mission and goals. For as long as the institution exhibits outstanding outcomes that are consistent with its VMG, it is already considered of high quality.

Besides Philippine-based accreditation and quality assurance certifications, there are international certifying bodies that allow certain programs to get an international certifications. Most of these are governed by international agreement among participating countries through accords and are managed by the respective professionals of the field. Example of these are the Washington Accord for engineering and technical academic degrees and Seoul Accord for professional computing and information technology academic degrees. These accords mutually recognize their respective professions and graduates of accredited programs in any of the signatory countries as having met the academic requirements and standards of the profession.

HEIs may also opt to submit for other institutional quality assurance evaluation like the ISO for education and the Philippine Quality Award (PQA) for education. To date, only very few HEIs have submitted to voluntary evaluation for quality assurance other than accreditation and CHED-initiated schemes.

Ranking is another currency of quality in higher education. Quality assurance mechanisms that are now practiced in the country by many institutions should help them qualify in the ranking system of either the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Asian or world university rankings, which is primarily based on academic reputation, or the Thomson Reuter’s Times Higher Education (THE) Asia University Rankings, which is based on research publications. USEP in 2012 and 2013 was listed as one of the Asia’s Top Universities by QS.

Monitoring and evaluation through quality assurance is fundamental to any academic institution given that they have greater accountabilities to their students, parents and the industry. Claiming that they have maintained quality and standards in the delivery of their programs and in the conduct of the operation need validation from external agencies or reliable parties. Submission to various types of evaluation must not be a one shot deal activity of any institution or is being done for compliance purposes, but it must be performed with high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and continuous execution.

(This paper was presented during the International Forum on Research, Leadership and Resource Mobilization last May 14-15, 2016 At Secdea Resort, IGACOS. Complete text may be requested through the author).

heart was pinched with disappointments. It seems to me that the freedom of the elite is a freedom without compassion, mercy and empathy which has a devastating effect to our less fortunate children.

The Baganga tragedy left a significant tint in the minds and hearts of the people. The traceable scars of pain will take a long period of healing. Dwindling the fabric of hurts, sorrow, anguish and agony of losing loved ones, way of living and resources may sometimes take forever which lead to the weakening of their self-worth, self-esteem, self-efficacy and motivation and stand in the glorious mystery of hope. Myss (2008) once said that forgiveness defies one’s mind. One has to break through his mind to forgive. Without forgiveness, a genuine healing cannot happen.

The prostituted freedom of Baganga can only be understood if it is finely defined with forgiveness. Forgiveness is a great purifier. It matters not how long people of Baganga have hated or how deep their hurt runs. Baganga, Davao Oriental can be dark for ten seconds or ten years; the moment that light floods the place, the darkness disappears as though it had never been. One moment of true forgiveness can erase years of guilt, pain, or fear (Cohen, 2005). The weak must be strong as a prerequisite to recovery. To recover from political, economic, social and well-being of Baganga lies in the hands of responsible citizens.

Categorically, recovery from pains takes a truthful and sincere forgiveness to attain the true

meaning of beautifully threaded freedom for all, regardless of socio-economic condition. Many balk at forgiveness, associating it with weakness, with losing, with giving in and giving up. The memory of a wounded mind hardly forgets the injured experiences. To heal the wounded memory is as natural to the human spirit as it is for the cells of the human body to heal themselves (Smedes, 2008). The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. Forgiveness is not an intellectual decision. It is an act of the heart, reflecting the infinite love and compassion of one’s spirit. Learning to forgive acquires authentic hope of freedom to survive. This is parallel to the heartbeat of Flanigan (2009) who emphasizes that forgiveness is a rebirth of hope, a reorganization of thought, and a reconstruction of dreams. Once forgiving begins, dreams can be rebuilt. When forgiving is complete, meaning has been extracted from the worst of experiences and used to create a

new set of moral rules and a new interpretation of life’s events. And may I add: “don’t cry because it’s over but smile because it happened.”

In this light, forgiving the imperfections of others contributes to the perfection of one’s own path as well as to God’s ultimate plan for the world. When one forgives, he rides the crest of love’s cosmic wave; he walks in stride with God (Lewis, 2007). Maybe that’s what true freedom is, not that we never struggle, but that we are willing to embrace the process that leads to freedom. Maybe freedom is not just our heavenly destination, but a lifelong journey as well. Unambiguous LOVE is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look that becomes a habit to sustain the sacredness of FREEDOM.

(This paper was presented during the International Forum on Research, Leadership and Resource Mobilization last May 14-15, 2016 At Secdea Resort, IGACOS).

Models of Cheating in Romantic RelationshipsExequiel R. Gono Jr., MAEd

Tuloy parin ang awit ng buhay ko ; Nagbago man ang hugis ng puso moHanda na ‘kong hamunin ang aking mundo…‘Pagkat tuloy parin . .

The song “Tuloy Pa Rin” of Neocolors popularized in a Television Commercial McDonalds vividly paints what most of us go through after a hurtful break up. This break up leads to depressions and sometimes anxiety among jilted lovers. According to Weeks, Gambescia, and Jenkins (2003) the major cause of break ups among people who are engage in romantic relationship is infidelity.

Infidelity or cheating in a romantic relationship is a violation of a couple’s assumed or stated contract regarding emotional and/or sexual exclusivity. Other scholars define infidelity as a violation according to the subjective feeling that one’s partner has violated a set of rules or relationship norms (Leeker, Carlozzi, 2012). What constitutes an act of infidelity is dependent upon the exclusivity expectations within the relationship (Barta, Kiene, 2005), as a result it is hard identify acts which are considered to be cheating.

In the Philippines, it is reported that male infidelity is a more frequent reason for marital separation (Lacar, 1993). In the McCann Metro Manila Male Study (1995), half of the 485 male respondents reported are into extra-marital affairs. Relucio (1995) in her in-depth interview with seven separated women notes that “infidelity was found to be a common problem.” Dayan, et. al. (1998) in their study of 60 petitioners for nullity of marriage, report that adultery was one of the major reasons cited. It is indeed an alarming problem of the society as to

According to their findings, the age (14.8%), female (163%), Passion (76%), Commitment (256.8%) are areas that gave impact to avoid cheating in relationship. The intimacy (57%) hinder of chances of being faithful. Commitment predicts significantly towards not cheating in romantic relationship (p<0.05) as well as age (p<0.05). Thus the odds of being faithful in a relationship is will be

Audan , Carbonel, Cutor, Dangaran, Gaudia, Manos, Perocho, Lharmi Jane Salcedo,

Terado and Gono (2016) formulated a model of love in romantic relationships using the Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love’s and logistic regression analysis. Out of the 150 respondents, 19 (12.6%) of them engaged in cheating to their partner; 131 (86.8%) of them did not engage in such. The empirical test to determine the strength of relationships of variable towards cheating was shown in the table below.

Empirical test to determine the strength of relationship of the indicators towards cheating in a romantic relationship.

Indicators Coefficients SE Wald df p value Exp(B) Age 0.14 0.22 0.39 1 0.53 1.15 Female 0.97 0.56 3.27 1 0.06* 2.63 Passion 0.57 0.59 0.92 1 0.34 1.76 Intimacy -0.84 0.7 1.43 1 0.23 0.43 Commitment 1.27 0.66 3.94 1 0.03* 3.57

Dependent Variable: Did not cheat ** Significant @ P<0.05 *Significant @p<0.10


𝟏𝟏. 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 𝒂𝒂𝒂𝒂𝒂𝒂 + 𝟐𝟐. 𝟔𝟔𝟔𝟔 𝒂𝒂𝒂𝒂𝒈𝒈𝒈𝒈𝒂𝒂𝒈𝒈 + 𝟏𝟏. 𝟕𝟕𝟔𝟔 𝑷𝑷𝒂𝒂𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝒈𝒈 + 𝟎𝟎. 𝟒𝟒𝟔𝟔 𝑰𝑰𝒈𝒈𝑰𝑰𝑷𝑷𝑰𝑰𝒂𝒂𝑰𝑰𝑰𝑰 + 𝟔𝟔. 𝟏𝟏𝟕𝟕 𝑰𝑰𝑷𝑷𝑰𝑰𝑰𝑰𝑷𝑷𝑰𝑰𝑰𝑰𝒂𝒂𝒈𝒈𝑰𝑰𝟏𝟏 + 𝟏𝟏. 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 𝒂𝒂𝒂𝒂𝒂𝒂 + 𝟐𝟐. 𝟔𝟔𝟔𝟔 𝒂𝒂𝒂𝒂𝒈𝒈𝒈𝒈𝒂𝒂𝒈𝒈 + 𝟏𝟏. 𝟕𝟕𝟔𝟔 𝑷𝑷𝒂𝒂𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝒈𝒈 + 𝟎𝟎. 𝟒𝟒𝟔𝟔 𝑰𝑰𝒈𝒈𝑰𝑰𝑷𝑷𝑰𝑰𝒂𝒂𝑰𝑰𝑰𝑰 + 𝟔𝟔. 𝟏𝟏𝟕𝟕 𝑰𝑰𝑷𝑷𝑰𝑰𝑰𝑰𝑷𝑷𝑰𝑰𝑰𝑰𝒂𝒂𝒈𝒈𝑰𝑰

The Triangular Theory of Love posits that intimacy, passion, and commitment are fundamental components toward accomplishing consummate or complete love. Intimacy is the feeling of closeness, and connectedness that one feels in a relationship. Passion represents the drive that lead to romance, physical attraction and sexual activity. Commitment, in the short term, involves the decision that one loves another person. In the long term, commitment involves a decision to maintain that love (Sternberg, 1986, 1997, 2006).

Audan , Carbonel, Cutor, Dangaran, Gaudia, Manos, Perocho, Lharmi Jane Salcedo,

Terado and Gono (2016) formulated a model of love in romantic relationships using the Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love’s and logistic regression analysis. Out of the 150 respondents, 19 (12.6%) of them engaged in cheating to their partner; 131 (86.8%) of them did not engage in such. The empirical test to determine the strength of relationships of variable towards cheating was shown in the table below.

Empirical test to determine the strength of relationship of the indicators towards cheating in a romantic relationship.

Indicators Coefficients SE Wald df p value Exp(B) Age 0.14 0.22 0.39 1 0.53 1.15 Female 0.97 0.56 3.27 1 0.06* 2.63 Passion 0.57 0.59 0.92 1 0.34 1.76 Intimacy -0.84 0.7 1.43 1 0.23 0.43 Commitment 1.27 0.66 3.94 1 0.03* 3.57

Dependent Variable: Did not cheat ** Significant @ P<0.05 *Significant @p<0.10


𝟏𝟏. 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 𝒂𝒂𝒂𝒂𝒂𝒂 + 𝟐𝟐. 𝟔𝟔𝟔𝟔 𝒂𝒂𝒂𝒂𝒈𝒈𝒈𝒈𝒂𝒂𝒈𝒈 + 𝟏𝟏. 𝟕𝟕𝟔𝟔 𝑷𝑷𝒂𝒂𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝒈𝒈 + 𝟎𝟎. 𝟒𝟒𝟔𝟔 𝑰𝑰𝒈𝒈𝑰𝑰𝑷𝑷𝑰𝑰𝒂𝒂𝑰𝑰𝑰𝑰 + 𝟔𝟔. 𝟏𝟏𝟕𝟕 𝑰𝑰𝑷𝑷𝑰𝑰𝑰𝑰𝑷𝑷𝑰𝑰𝑰𝑰𝒂𝒂𝒈𝒈𝑰𝑰𝟏𝟏 + 𝟏𝟏. 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 𝒂𝒂𝒂𝒂𝒂𝒂 + 𝟐𝟐. 𝟔𝟔𝟔𝟔 𝒂𝒂𝒂𝒂𝒈𝒈𝒈𝒈𝒂𝒂𝒈𝒈 + 𝟏𝟏. 𝟕𝟕𝟔𝟔 𝑷𝑷𝒂𝒂𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝒈𝒈 + 𝟎𝟎. 𝟒𝟒𝟔𝟔 𝑰𝑰𝒈𝒈𝑰𝑰𝑷𝑷𝑰𝑰𝒂𝒂𝑰𝑰𝑰𝑰 + 𝟔𝟔. 𝟏𝟏𝟕𝟕 𝑰𝑰𝑷𝑷𝑰𝑰𝑰𝑰𝑷𝑷𝑰𝑰𝑰𝑰𝒂𝒂𝒈𝒈𝑰𝑰



Being in a romantic relationship is both a gift and blessings from God. It is our responsibility to be in the relationships and stay in a relationship by having a balance between the three dimensions of love by Sternberg’s. Being in a relationship requires that both parties understand the requirements and the commitment necessary to fulfill what is required or asked. Relationships demand more from the parties other than just love.

So before jumping into the rollercoaster ride called Relationship, think! Are you ready to make that journey of the ups and downs, loops and plains, cries and joy, hellos and goodbyes?

Relationship is not a race. You

don’t ask who had experienced it first. It is not about numbers. You don’t count how many partners have you had in your lifetime. Relationships require love, time and huge effort. It waits for a perfect time. You have to plant the seed of friendship, water it with trust, kindness and respect to make it work. Partners must mature, learn and journey together to make it last. So it requires a more serious thought and not just a moment’s feelings because it will require that you give the best of yourself whole heatedly without conditions. It is a responsibility that is embedded in the realm of love (Levinas, 1982).

So before you can even sing Tuloy Pa Rin..you might want to sing Bukas na lang Kita Mamahalin.. because surely you would not want to end up singing…It is Sad to Belong to Someone Else when the Right one comes along? Learn to stop, look, wait and see… because after all, the most interesting in the journey of love is finding the right one, who will make everything perfect in God’s own time.

(This paper was presented during the International Forum on Research, Leadership and Resource Mobilization last May 14-15, 2016 At Secdea Resort, IGACOS).

maintain the moral responsibility in the face of the others (Levinas,1982) . It is a problem that needs to be discovered and treated as it will affect the lives of both partners in a romantic relationship and it will question the integrity of love as the foundation of any romantic relationships.

There have been various theories of love that rose to concentrate on close connections in late decades. Many researchers utilized Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love’s dimensions as a model for romantic relationships. The three components or dimensions such as passion, intimacy and commitment are believed to be implicit in people’s theories of love (Aron & Westbay, 1996; Sternberg, 1997) and ontologically pre-assume a neoclassical structure linking affect (intimacy), motivation (passion), and cognition (commitment) to a theoretical model of love called the Triangular Theory of Love (Diessner, Frost, & Smith, 2004; Sternberg, 1988, 1997, 2006).

Audan , Carbonel, Cutor, Dangaran, Gaudia, Manos, Perocho, Lharmi Jane Salcedo, Terado and Gono (2016) formulated a model of love in romantic relationships using the Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love’s and logistic regression analysis. Out of the 150 respondents, 19 (12.6%) of them engaged in cheating to their partner; 131 (86.8%) of them did not engage in such. The empirical test to determine the strength of relationships of variable towards cheating was shown in the table below.

4 • AGONG S.Y. 2015 - 2016LIFESTYLE • HEALTH • ENTERTAINMENT

Life in USeP

WE SHOULD KNOW THIS:

Do you know that Proper attention to workers’ health and safe workplace has extensive benefits??

How much do we know about Genetic Engineering (GE)?

In 1973, Herbert Boyer and Stanley Cohen accomplished the direct transfer of DNA from one organism to another, since then scientists have been started to manipulate and add genes to a variety of different organisms and induce a range of different effect. In 1976, the technology has been commercialized with companies producing and selling genetically modified food and medicine. The technology has been applied to agriculture to produce Genetically Modified (GM) crops.

Genetic Engineering (GE)is a set of technologies used to change the genetic makeup of cells, including

the transfer of genes within and across species boundaries to produce improved or novel organisms. The techniques involve sophisticated manipulations of genetic material and other biologically important chemicals. Why are scientists investing in the development of GMO? Discussions tell us that they wanted to produce food to eradicate hunger.

Proponents of GE said that the technology is precise and predictable but according to the paper GMO Myths and Truths (2012), “unintended, uncontrolled mutations occur during the GM process and complex interactions occur at multiple levels

Poster Designed by Lorraine Grace Gallegos-Ugsang - Winner of the Poster Making Contest during the CGB Fun Day.

Research is to see what everybody else has seen, and to think what nobody else has thought.

Albert Szant-Gyorgyi

Designed by: Nicole James Calig-onan, DBA

Healthy workers are a key strategy in overcoming poverty this is according to the Namibia Employer’s Federation, whose advocacy is focused on promoting stable socio-economic growth in Namibia . A safe workplace can contribute to sustainable development, which is the key to poverty reduction. The processes of protecting workers, surrounding communities and the environment for future generations have important common elements, such as pollution control and exposure reduction. Pollution and many other environmental exposures

that are hazardous to health arise from industrial processes can be beneficially influenced by occupational health and safety programmes. Occupational safety and health can contribute to improving the employability of workers, through workplace (re)design, maintenance of a healthy and safe work environment, training and retraining, assessment of work demands, medical diagnosis, health screening and assessment of functional capacities. Healthy workers are productive and raise healthy families.

within the organism as a result of the insertion of even a single new gene. For these reasons, a seemingly simple genetic modification can give rise to many unexpected changes in the resulting crop and the foods produced from it. The unintended changes could include alterations in the nutritional content of the food, toxic and allergenic effects, poor crop performance, and generation of characteristics that harm the environment. These unexpected changes are especially dangerous because they are irreversible. Even the worst chemical pollution diminishes over time as the pollutant is degraded by physical and biological mechanisms. But GMOs are living organisms. Once released into the ecosystem, they do not degrade and cannot be recalled, but multiply in the environment and pass on their GM genes to future generations.”

The debate still continues to fire-up among pro and anti-GE crops and hunger still linger among human race, is Genetic Engineering the best solution to increase agricultural productivity and end hunger?

We are what we eat, as an individual taking food from unknown sources and unknown food process we need to push further our understanding of the GMO food issue. Currently, there are no laws requiring manufacturers and processors to define the traceability of the ingredients or to indicate if the food comes from genetically engineered crops. Just as we have the right to food, we must also have the right to honest food information. In this light, we will have to exercise vigilance to know the sources of the food we eat so and not merely fill out our stomach blindly. (Compiled by: Vincent Malasador, MSERM)

As you enter the gates of the Obrero Campus, you will be welcomed with the wide-winged Eagle. It is an earmarked of excellence, pride and greatness. Being ranked as one of the top-20 Best School in Asia, USeP is a tough place to be. It is not for everyone. This place is for the SMART, BRAVE, DARING AND COMMITTED.

As you live through your Graduate School life, realization sets in. You begin to ask yourself, “Am I in the right place?” You get to meet professors who are “notoriously” nice. They smile a lot during quizzes and exams..you would sometimes think it’s an omen for failure. But don’t be sad, there are a few who gives points for effort. But passing it? Hmm.. You may need a lot more group studies and vigil nights. Don’t worry this should make you SMART!

Teachers are likely to ask for tons of paperworks, sometimes you begin to wonder how they are going to finish reading everyone’s work in time for the submission of grades. But don’t be afraid, everyone in class is likely to see the beautiful 1.5 for hardwork or if they are generous, everyone will equally receive

a 1.0 or 1.25 regardless of effort. But then again, there are those who prefer to set the standards at 2.0 for best effort and 3.0 for an average performance. So the moral lesson is? Be BRAVE because you will never know who you will end up with.

Before you start fretting

for facilities you don’t see..Stop! There are very few air conditioned rooms left, a few comfort rooms still useful and yes, the CGB hallway is undergoing renovation so be careful with the newly installed ‘few tiles’. Should this discourage you? Of course not! You have to DARE yourself to see beyond the flaws and aim for the brighter light at the end of the tunnel. Optimism will be a useful character in your journey.

Just when you think your workload is too much and you want to throw in the white flag..Wait! Think about how much fun it would be to march down the aisle wearing the the black toga with the fancy headdress. I am sure your fb friends will be looking forward to the post. If friendship is not motivation enough.. think about the promotion waiting for you as soon as the next

performance assessment comes. Remember...the more certificates, the higher the points. If that doesn’t work..think about the age..hmm.. if you stop now, your classmate may end up becoming your teacher and it will be totally awkward if he/she gives you a failing mark. So before saying adius...breath and COMMIT to prayer! You will need a lot of prayers to get you through the tough times. It may just be the only saving grace.

The Graduate School program does not promise you glamour and fame, in fact there will be requirement typhoons, financial draught and sometimes beauty loss (or for men..fat belly syndrome). But these should not stop us from the pursuit of knowledge. Adversities in whatever form should inspire us to become better.

So when the going gets tough, be SMART and be BRAVE. DARE yourself to embrace challenges. Learn to celebrate life with all its highs and lows. After all, the beauty of life is not about the pursuit of the end but living through each journey as you reach the end! See you all at the finish line!

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How does complying with regulations save you money?

Not complying with the Regulations set out by law can cost you money in hefty fines. Furthermore, injuries and accidents involve both direct costs and indirect costs.

Direct costs consist of:

•Medical expenses such as ambulance, hospital, and doctors’ fees, medication, and rehabilitation• Compensation payments• Insurance premium increases • Litigation costs

In most cases, direct costs covering the worker, are covered by the Social Security Services or Employees Compensation Benefit (only up to a certain salary scale) and therefore have little or no

immediate impact on profits. But they do impact on future profits, since they drive up the cost of doing business.

Indirect costs include disrupted work schedules, lost productivity, clean-up and repair, hiring and training replacement workers, bad publicity, time spent on accident investigation, claims management, and litigation.

So if you are in management, make sure to tell the Boss! The life of our people is the most important and should be the top priority. Keeping them safe and creating a safe environment will surely go a long way.

(Compiled by: Jociel Tecson, MSERM; source: Namibia Employer’s Federation-http://www.nef.com.na/workbenefits.php)

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