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UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MINDANAO22 yearsChancellor’s ReportProf. Sylvia B. Concepcion19 May – 8 August 2017Towards Excellence in InstructionTHE ARCHITECTURE PROGRAM achieved 100%-passing in the June ArchitectLicensure Examinations with 27 new architects. The program has upheld its 100%passing rate in seven years and has produced seven board top-notchers.THE NEW PROGRAM,Diploma in Exerciseand Sports Scienceheld its first classorientation on 5 Augustled by Profs. Protacioand Salazar.THE 20thCOMMENCEMENTEXERCISES wereheld on June 23 inceremonies led byUP Vice-Presidentfor AdministrationNestor Yunque.Associate JusticeMarvic MVF Leonenof the SupremeCourt of thePhilippines gave theCommencementAddress.There were 171graduates, with threemagna cum laude,and 38 cum laude.1

UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MINDANAO22 yearsPHI KAPPA PHI Philippine Chapter 045 inducted 23 new members, 19 from UPMindanao, in ceremonies held in UP Mindanao on June 21, 2017. Chapter officialsGeorgina Encanto, Charita de los Reyes, and Fructuoso Sabug led the ceremonies.Alumna Kriza Calumba gave the inspirational message.EXCHANGESTUDENT FROMMYANMAR, Ms. SoeMyat Theingi, iswelcomed on August4. She is takingcourses in biology.DR. LOWELA SIAROTserved as BalikScientist in 2017. Shedid a syllabus, training,lectures, and a paperon research gaps onzoonotic viral diseasesin the PhilippinesBLENDED AND ELEARNING seminarworkshop will be held onUP MINDANAO DEBATE SOCIETY competed in a national debate for the first7-9 August with Facultytime in the Philippine Inter-Collegiate Debating Championship held on June 2-Regent Patricia Arinto as7, 2017. UPMin Team A ranked 23rd in the field of 54 teams.lead resource person2

UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MINDANAO22 yearsTUITION AND OTHER STUDENT FEESUP Mindanao deferred until August 25 its collection of student fees. The deferred payment schedule is in line with the memoissued by UP President Danilo L. Concepcion last July 31.Around 634 of the expected 700 incoming students for the 1st Semester of 2017-2018 applied to the SFA Online application. Ofthis number, 373 students applied for both free tuition subsidy, STS and Tulong-Dunong. About 261 students applied for STSonly.Towards Excellence in Research & Creative WorksA MEDIA RECEPTION AND FORUM ON FOOD SECURITY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT was hosted by UPMindanao on July 6, in partnership with College of Mass Communication. Vice-President for Public Affairs Jose Dalisay deliveredthe message of UP President Danilo Concepcion. UP Mindanao faculty members Juma Novie Alviola (Dept. of Food Sci. andChem.), Emma Bayogan, and Cleto Nañola (Dept. of Bio. Sci. and Envir. Stud.) presented their research reports on sago palm,pummelo fruit preservation, and reef fish populations to reporters from newspapers, radio and television.Teody Perez (Dept. of Humanities) served as illustrator of thefully-illustrated book "Sadam and the Biggest Crocodile in theWorld" written by Tomo Matsui, published in Tokyo by theImajinsha Publishing Company, July 2017.BIOLOGIST PERRY ONGdonatescopiesofthebook, "Mammals of LuzonIsland" to UP Mindanao on19 May3

UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MINDANAO22 yearsResearch published: “Philosophy, K-to-12, and the Overlap”, by Raymundo Pavo (Dept. of Soc. Sci.), in Philosophical Association in theVisayas and Mindanao (Phavisminda) Journal, May 2017 "Photocatalytic and antibacterial studies on poly/titanium dioxide composites", by Erwin Fundador (Dept. of Food Sci. &Chem.), in Banwa Journal, May 2017 The research on the Hullubaton oral epics of the Mandaya indigenous people by Genevieve Quintero (Humanities) hasbeen accepted for publication by the National Commission on Culture and the Arts.Research completed: “Effect of Climate Variable on Income of Agriculture and Aquaculture Farmers in Davao Region: A Ricardian Approach” byPete Alviola (School of Mgt.), et al “Valuing A Community-Based Sea Ranching of Sandfish, Holothuria scabra” by Vlad Shuck (SOM) and Ruth Gamboa(Dept. of Bio. Sci. & Environ. Stud.), et alParticipation in international conferences: GISTAM 2017: 3rd Int’l Conf. on GIS Theory, Applications, and Mgt. Conference, Portugal, 27-29 April, 2 May: Paperscontributed by Cinmayii Garillos and Joseph Acosta (Dept. of Math., Physics, and Comp. Sci.) International Conference on Food, Environment and Culture, BSU, 15-18 May 2017: Presentations by Aurelia Gomez,Larry Digal, and Roxanne Aguinaldo (SOM) Luis Hualda (SOM) joined an experts meeting on the New Urban Agenda at the United Nations, New York on 14-15 June.This aims to integrate food security and nutrition in urban and territorial planning. Albert Ramos (Hum. Kinetics) participated in the Inclusion Through Sports (ITS) training program held on 4-11 July inKenya. This program uses sport to improve social inclusion of young people and is implemented in eleven countries.Grant received: DOST PCHRD Research Grant, P3.276 Million, received in May 2017, for the research project "Isolation and Purificationand Structure Elucidation of Potential Anti-cancer compounds from bio-active extracts; Year 2", JG Tolentino (DFSC),project leaderNew research project: GEO SAFER Mindanao (Geo-Informatics for Systematic Assessment of Flood Effects and Risks towards a ResilientMindanao), Project Leaders Meeting, 11 April, Caraga State University, Butuan City; Joseph Acosta, Project LeaderResearch and Creative Work Development: Participated in DOST Workshop on Establishment of Food Safety Hubs, 18 May, Manila and crafting of UP MindanaoFood Safety R&D Hub, 29 May; Dean Dominica Dacera, proponent The Philippine Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 44th PSBMB Convention will be on Nov. 29 to Dec. 1, 2017in Davao City. A Planning meeting was held on19 May between the UP Mindanao team lead by Chancellor Concepcionand the PSBMB team of Grace Yu and and Frank Heralde Workshop on Thesis-Writing for Humanities-BA Communication Arts Program participated by upcoming fourth yearstudents, 29-31 May4

UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MINDANAO22 yearsNEW DAVAO WRITERS GUILD officerstook their Oath of Office on June 7 beforeDavao City Councilor Pilar Braga (leftmost), chairperson of the City Committeeon Education, Science and Technology,Arts and Culture. Among them are facultymembers John Bengan, Jhoanna CruzDaliling, and Darylle Rubino (Humanities)As resource persons: JOHN BENGAN, panelist. Ateneode Davao Univ. Writers Workshop,22-26 May; and lecturer of “Lectureon Mindanao Literature” inKomisyon ng Wikang Filipino Orientation for K-12 teachers. Dapitan/ Bulacan. April/ May 2017 KENETTE JEAN MILLONDAGA (Soc. Sci.). Speaker, “Leadership Development and Capacity-building for Gender andEcological Justice”, Ecumenical Women's Forum, National Council of Churches in the Phils./In Peace Mindanao, 25 May RAYMUNDO PAVO, External reviewer. Review of Women's Studies (UP Diliman) and Social Ethics Society Journal ofApplied Philosophy (Mindanao Chapter)Towards Excellence in Public ServicePHIL-LiDAR 2 research programheldits5thMapTurn-overCeremony and Resource MappingForum on May 30. Some 11 localgovernment units received sets ofagricultural, forest, coastal and biomass resource maps from theresearch program, witnessed byChancellor Concepcion.ABASICJOURNALISMSKILLSWORKSHOP was given on 29-30 Mayfor teachers of 14 public high schoolsin Davao City. Antonino de Veyra andKhurshid Kalabud (Humanities) servedas resource persons for the Office ofExtension.5

UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MINDANAO22 yearsDAVAO REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANlaunching event on 7 July benefited from UPMindanao. Students designed art for thebillboards, streamers, brochures, and the Plandocument, and for the bags, shirts, flashdrives,notepads,pens,andfans.Ananimation video for the stage backdrop wasproduced, the UP Mindanao Koro Kantahanaychorale performed, and faculty member JuliusPiala (Humanities) was emcee. Aurelia Gomez(SOM), representative to the Reg'l Dev'tCouncil, served as coordinator and also asreviewer of the Plan Agriculturist's Office, was hostedby UP Mindanao on 26 May withsome 66 stakeholders and theTRAINING ON BASIC CACAO PRODUCTION and a Field Visit were held on July 14 forUP Mindanao Dept. of Foodfarmers from the UP Mindanao Land Reservation in Compostela Valley Province. SomeScience and Chemistry51 farmers of the Dibabawon indigenous people representing the Laak Multi-PurposeCooperative, participated. Cacao seedlings were provided by Dept. of Agriculture.YOUTH RESIDENTS of Bgy. Bago Oshiro, DavaoCity availed of the Summer Art Workshop for Youthon 23 May. Teody Perez served as resource personfor the Office of Extension and Community Service.WOMEN’S FOOTBALLTEAM won third place int he 1st Sagrado deJesus Football Festivalin Samal City on 2 July.6

UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MINDANAO22 yearsTowards Operational ExcellenceELECTED 5th STAFF REGENT was Ms. Analiza S. Fulvadora, Scholarships Officer andchapter president of the All UP Workers Union. Selection began with convening ofcampus-level ad hoc committee on June 27 and call for nominations; Two nomineeswere presented, both from UP Mindanao. Elections were held on campus (below) on18 July. The turnover ofoffice, and oath-takingwere held in conjunctionwith the UP Board ofRegents Meeting on 27 July.Union and Sectoral activitiesBRIGADA ESKWELA (left) was done by AllUP Workers Union on 17 May in Ladi-anElementary School in the UP Mindanao LandReservation in Davao City.Consultation on the Merit Promotion Instrument, 14 Juneleft: On-line consultation on the Public Service Handbook,13JuneSuicide-prevention forum training, 19 JuneNationwide Earthquake Drill, 29 June7

UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MINDANAO22 yearsAdministrative mattersCITY ncepcion on 20 Juneto discuss mutual roles inthe development of theDavaoCitySportscomplex in the campus.DavaoCityCouncilorBonifacioMilitar, Chair of the City PropertiesCommittee, consulted UP Mindanaoon 22 June regarding the letter of theArmyReserveCommand-XItoPresident Duterte asking for an areainside the campus.UNIVERSITY RECORDS ROOM heldits soft-opening on 5 June at the 3rdFloor of the Administration Building.RetirementANTONIO G. MORAN (Soc. Sci.) was given a Testimonial Ceremony on 6 June on the occasion of his retirement from service.8

UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MINDANAO 7 Towards Operational Excellence ELECTED 5th STAFF REGENT was Ms. Analiza S. Fulvadora, Scholarships Officer and chapter president of the All UP Workers Union. Selection began with convening of campus-level ad hoc committee on June 27 and call for nominations; Two nominees were presented, both from UP .