November 2012
Volume VI, No.1
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NEW FACES, NEW CHALLENGES
The 2012 – 2013 academic year saw some of the more dramatic changes that happened to Benedicto College
as its organizational set up changed hands with the installation of a new school director, chief operating
officer and vice-president for academics and administration.
The institutional student orientation and staff
and faculty development programs got
underway as academic activities gained
momentum. The academic calendar of activities
was now set in motion.
At the helm in running the affairs
of the 12-year old Benedicto
College is Miss Joyce Natalie Yang,
a holder of a master’s degree in
Business Economics earned from
the University of Asia and the
Pacific. Yang took over the BC’s
reins from Dr. Efren S. Valiente
who decided to quit the executive
post to join some of his family
members who are now based in
New York City in the United States
of America.
Miss Yang’s entry took the general
population of the college by surprise
as many did not know of any plan
of Dr. Valiente’s exit. As Dr.
Valiente explained later he accepted
the invitation to join his daughter
who is working in the Big Apple.
The college got an initial glimpse
into the direction the new college
administrator was taking in leading
the college during a lunch tendered
for the college adminsitrative staff
and faculty immediately after the
student’s orientation in early July
2012.
“We will focus on people, as we
move on. We will proceed by
sustaining
some of the old
directions yet potentially beneficial
and implement new programs we
consider to give more benefits to the
college,” declared Miss Yang who
projected an unassuming image and
The earliest benefits felt by the college was in
the registrar’s office, the processing of
students’ identification card, in particular. The
processing is now faster as suggested by the
new administator who showed having
execellent skills in using and applying
computer technologies for program planning
and implementation.
The New Vice Pres. For Academics &
Administration (VPA-A)
and calm countenance for such a noble
goal of an educational institution.
Soon after, one visible and physical
change effected was the installation of
close circuit television covering major
offices and areas in the campus.
However, Miss Yang pointed out this
idea was not hers as this was already
planned by the Benedicto’s before her
entry to the college.
Some new assignments of personnel’s
duties and responsibilities
in both
academic and administrative areas were
put in place.Then the faculty room was
moved to the third floor together with the
deans and academic chairs.
“The new process has relieved me from some
of the burdens brought on by errors in the
preparation of student IDs,” explained registrar
Professor Fe N. Reyes.
“Miss Yang is quite fast in resolving
conflicts,” added Prof. Reyes.
Miss Yang, together with some select faculty
from the basic education and college
departments, also took some initial steps
revisiting
the
school’s
vision-mission
statements; thus, providing a new platform as a
take off point in setting academic objectives
and goals.
While the new administration, together with
the old and new staff, faculty and students, is
yet to complete a first full academic year’s task
in addressing the various school concerns and
challenges, for all and sundry, it is incumbent
upon all stakeholders of Benedicto College to
cooperate towards the development of the
instution..
Benedicto College Volume VI, No.1 November 2012
“To Sir and Maam with Love”
My Teacher, My Hero!
WORLD TEACHERS’ DAY
October 5, 2012 – The whole world bowed down
before the
practitioner of the noblest profession:
the teacher. The observance was one well-participated
college-wide event during the first semester. Teachers
and
students from the basic education ( elementary
and secondary), college and the vocational-technical
department of Benedicto College converged at the
Kinetic Centrum to show respects and recognition of
the role played by
teachers in shaping the lives of
the country’s future leaders and citizens.
“BC MARKETING”
STUDENTS WIN 3RD PLACE
The marketing student team of Benedicto
College landed third place in
the
marketing quiz bowl held last September at
the Cebu International Convention Center.
Highlighting the 2nd Student Marketing
Convention dubbed Stratmark Cebu 2012,
the quiz bowl was participated by
marketing student teams from some 30
major schools in Metro-Cebu.
The project was organized by the
University of San Carlos in partnership
with the Cebu Provincial Government and
in cooperation with
schools offering
marketing
courses. Members of BC
marketing student team in the quiz bowl
are Janylin Lactuan, Kimberly Pitogo and
Chielo Mae Rodriguez.
The entire BC delegation to the convention
included students: Tina Therese Omoco,
Janus Singson, Shimron Suarez, Victor
Valmonte, Theresa Montemayor and
faculty: Mr. Jaypee Zoilo and Ms. Leah
Artap.
– Jaypee Zoilo.
From the above picture left
to right;
student Kimberly Pitogo,
faculty adviser Mr. Jaypee
Zoilo and student Janylin
Lactuan.
Benedicto College Volume VI, No.1 November 2012
New Faces in Benedicto College
Faculty in Every Department
2
1
3
4
7
6
8
5
10
9
1.
Department of Business and Accountancy–
Charmyl Jane Guillen.
6.
College of Arts and Sciences and EducationNiño Paulo Repunte and Jennifer Povadora in
Department of Information Sciences
2.
Department of Business and Accountancy–
Jaypee Zoilo
7.
Department of Communications and the ArtsWilliam “Yummy” Hubahib
3.
Department of Business and AccountancyApril Pinay
8.
Dean of the College of Hospitality Management- James Anthony Toledo
4.
Department of Information SciencesShiela Cumayas
9.
Guidance Counselor
- Juvelyn Loremas
5.
Department of Communications and the ArtsAinjeliz de la Torre
10. Human Resource Officer
- Juvy Lyn de Chavez
Benedicto College Volume VI, No.1 November 2012
BC INTRAMURALS 2012
INTRAMURALS HIGHLIGHTS
by:
Rein John Falcon, Joanna El– Angeline Mahinay, Igcas Leomarie, Catherene
Ann Orquia, Niña Postrero, Frecita Jagdon, Irish Señora, Ann Khely Camp.
Traditionally, intramurals is one event
that enjoys the most participation from
both
the
studentry and
school
administration and the 2012 intrams held
September 4 – to 7 is no exception. The
four-day sporting events, turned students
into athletes and teachers from the
College of Computer Studies (CCS),
Hospitality Management (CHM), Arts
and Sciences and Education, combined,
(CASE) Nursing and High School,
combined,
(CN/HS),
Vocational/
Technical (Voc-Tech) and College of
Business and Accountancy (CBA) and
college
administrative
staff
into
officiating scorers, timers, arbiters and
referees as the whole of Benedicto
College stood before the gods of Mt.
Olympus who are holding the bars of
physical excellence.
Expectedly, the highlights of the various
sporting events – from the ball to the
board games to the cheerdance and
dancesport competitions – basketball was
again the most hotly contested. Basketball
definitely drew the most crowd, eliciting
the loudest and most animated cheers
from the bleachers of BC’s Kinetic
Centrum. Not to be outdone as a crowddrawer, too,
was the breathtaking
cheerdance competition even as the
dancesports event provided the glitz and
glams. Provoking anxiety and brain-teasing tensions were the board games of chess
and scrabbles (or a taste of the cerebral?) and the display of precision by the dart
throwers.
Of course, the athletics gods, undoubtedly must have bestowed their precious
blessings of genuineness and authenticity upon the intramurals with the inclusion of
walkathon as one event..
After all is said and done, this year’s highest honor as the Champion was awarded to
the College of Computer Studies (CCS) for having garnered the highest aggregate
total points in all the games. By departments, the winners of the different events are:
EVENTS
Basketball
Volleyball
Table Tennis(Men)
Table Tennis (Women)
Table Tennis(Mix Double)
Badminton (Men)
Badminton (Women)
Badminton(Mix Double)
Walkathon (Men)
Walkathon (Women)
Chess (Men )
Chess ( Women )
Dart ( Men )
Dart (Women)
Scrabbles (Men )
Scrabbles ( Women)
Cheerdance
Dancesports
1ST
2ND
CCS
CHM
CHM
CCS
CHM
CHM
CHM
CCS
CCS
CCS
CASE / CBA
TECH-VOC
TECH-VOC
CBA
TECH-VOC
TECH-VOC
CCS
CASE
CN/ HS
CBA
CHM
CCS
CASE
CN/HS
CN/HS
CBA
CN/HS
CN/HS
CHM
CCS
CN/HS
CBA
CBA
CN/HS
3RD
CHM
CCS
CCS
TECH-VOC
TECH-VOC
CN / HS
TECH-VOC
TECH-VOC
CN/HS
CBA
CCS
CASE
CASE
CASE
CASE
CASE
CHM
Benedicto College Volume VI, No.1 November 2012
STUDENT’S LITERARY CORNER
Exit
By John Carlo Cabatingan
They all talk to me
by Ranulfo L. Visaya Jr.
AS I THINK FOR A TITLE
By Irish C. Señora
Your eyes are red when you touched my
hand tightly
“Sorry” you said softly
My sadness, hurt both of us
And made you became so good at apologizing.
Signs, symbols, sights, senses
In diverse forms and shades
From assorted sources and directions
They all convey relative meanings
Leading to the world of higher dimensions.
I looked up in the ceiling and saw a gecko
Nothing is quite as scary as it looked at my
direction also
Will it fall? What is it staring at?
Till I realized I’m holding a cat
Sighing, silence plus tears and tiredness
How could it be that love just has these
leftovers?
Was it time that made us a bit stupid?
Or we just had happiness but forgot
about remembrance.
The wind talks to me of a fresh
Or sometimes a day so harsh
Awe-inspiring beginning
Harried ending.
If I could stop my affection
Loving the happiness I felt when you
were still in my arms
Maybe I can stop having to wait
Waiting for you to come back to the
future we’ve promised.
The flowers talk to me about life’s hues
Brightness, dullness, naturalness
Euphoria, despondency, or just conventional
Wondering what color would it be
For an unsettled being, that’s me.
This moment I just want to find an exit
To leave this chaos and mess
Love or not
Let’s talk about it next time.
The sun talks to me about shifting degrees of
heat
From bearable morning to a scorching afternoon
But I love to feel both, life’s complete
As there’s an irreplaceable emotion.
Stay in Touch
By Geraldine A. Villamor
At night, the crickets and frogs talk to me
Wanting this tired mortal flesh to continue
working
From a hard day’s work
But no more, mind is willing but spirit’s so
weak.
Deep slumber...
Life has a way of passing us by
And we have forgotten to say “hi”
Not realizing that so much time has
passed by
Not even knowing when was the last
time we talked.
It’s been awhile since we’ve seen each
other
Or even have a conversation with each
other
I realized I miss you so much
And I want to get in touch with you.
I hope we don’t lose touch again
For you are a special person, my friend
I hope that life has been good to you
And that you’ve found peace and happiness
In all you do.
Dreams talk to me of scenes so variegated
Experiencing a blissful one to a horrifying
other
No way to just experience the good but likewise the depraved
Awaken one’s sensibility as everything talks
to you and me
Life’s unified, meaningfully weaved.
Ala Teleserye Kong Gugma
By Rechel Ann P. Zanoria
Usa ra ako ka ordinaryong estudyante,
ug ang akong crush usa ka disinte nga negosyante.
Sus dae! Mura man ako ug si Maya,
sa “Be Careful with My Heart” nga salida.
Si Maya ug ako parehas gayud ug bation,
usa ra gani ka litok gikan sa crush kiligon
dayon.
I named the cat “dog”
Isn’t it ironic to call a cat a dog?
Don’t be confused, just be curious
Sit back and watch the movie the Fast and the
Furious
Hey, is this a love song I’m hearing?
No, it’s a rap going like a lightning
A song from my crush named Abra
Young, rich and handsome; the title is Harana
I’m facing a mirror and saw a reflection
It was dark and I thought it was an optical
illusion
Stop! Don’t think about November
The picture in my mind makes me shiver
I woke up with a fever
And ended up sleeping over
Six hours of high temperature
I stared outside and prayed for an aid from the
lovely nature
Yes, this is the right time
I hate poems which do not rhyme
As I think for a title
Oh I remember, that’s the title
Pasiplat diri, pasiplat didto,
hangtud diha ra gyud intawn ang mabuhat
ko.
Haist! Lisod man diay ning mahigugma ta
sa?
Labi na ug layo ra kaayo mo sa usag- usa.
Abi man nako ug sa teleserye rani
mahitabo.
Apan tan-awa ra dae! Pwede man diay sa
imu o sa ako.
Unsa kaha ang ending aning salidaha?
Magkadayon kaha si Sir. Chief ug si Maya?
Susama kaha sa ila ang among lovestory?
Benedicto College Volume VI, No.1 November 2012
FROM THE ADVISOR’S DESK
The Business of Intramurals
The adage “All work and no play makes John a dull boy” is best exemplified when institutions like Benedicto
College undertakes such event as intramural sports. Once again, the College took a breather from its purely
academic duties and responsibilities to hold the 2012 Intramurals with the theme:”Competing fr Excellence the
Benedictian Way”.
The days lasting from September 4 to 7, saw students and faculty abandoned their classrooms, put aside
books and pens, forgot test questions; instead, took to the gymnasium and some open spaces, in hands were
sports balls, rackets, chess and scrabble boards to engage themselves in some activities that nourish not only
the body but also the mind and the spirit. Under nourished body can become lethargic.Really and truly, a week
-long escape from the humdrum of everyday academic concerns is a premium in building and developing a dynamically robust
academic community in responding to the challenges set forth in the college’s mission and vision.
Corollary to the above mentioned adage is another saying that succinctly and fittingly describes the enabling effect of intramural
sports in the transformation towards a healthy academic community. This adage is: “A healthy mind in a healthy body.”
By all measures, the mind can never be as sharp if it is kept in a mass of brain which is physically lethargic. Lethargy when not
addressed timely may result into a deadly stupor. Let vibrancy, dynamism and energetic then be the guiding vocabulary in the gain
and loss ledger for each and every member of the BC community.
Congratulations to the administration, staff, faculty, students and everyone who made Intramurals 2012 a success. Keep the ball
rolling!
-Nicolas T. Ampatin – Advisor
THE SONGWRITING WORKSHOP WITH MAESTRO CAYABYAB
The Maestro with the PopMusic 2012 finalist.
In the afternoon of Friday, October 12, 2012 music
enthusiasts - students, amateurs and professionals – from
some 20 high schools, colleges and universities within and
outside Metro Cebu area - gathered at the state-of-the-art
Artist Hall of Benedicto College as the college played host
to the Philippine PopMusic Festival Songwriter Workshop.
The workshop is actually part of a nationwide program of
the Philippine Popmusic Foundation to promote and help
preserve Philippine music through its search for the
country’s top songwriters and interpreters.
Nationally-acclaimed music artist Maestro Ryan Cayabyab
was the main resource person of the workshop. Maestro
Cayabyab explained the significance of the various motives
and purposes of songwriting which could be a means of
expressing love and socio-cultural sentiments of a given
society or country in a given time in its history.
“One may write a song to reflect one’s feelings towards the
protection of environment as exemplified by some groups such as the
groups called Asin and Smokey Mountains,” Maestro Cayabyab
pointed out.
“ Songs can also be vehicles for socio-political commentary and
criticism for or against developments that may affect the welfare of
the nation and its people. A very good example are the songs that
helped rally for the unity of the Filipinos in their struggle for the
restoration of freedom and liberty under what was believed to be a
repressive martial law governance,” Professor Cayabyab illustrated
one purpose of songwriting even as he thanked Benedicto College
for hosting the Cebu component of the workshop.
The workshop lasted until past five o’clock which also showcased
three of the fourteen finalists in this years episode of the songwriting
festival. Maestro Cayabyab also expressed his hope for Cebuano
entries in the coming songwriting festivals as Cebuanos have the
potentials getting into the top of any songwriting competition.
Benedicto College Volume VI, No.1 November 2012
FEATURE ARTICLES
Reprints from “The Modern Teachers Vol. XLI”
THE HEALING
POWER OF
PETS
Epifania N. Paloma
Magallanes, Sorsogon
G
one are the days when
animals were kept for
entirely practical reasons. No longer do they just
help us guard our houses,
keep our food stores free of
vermin or plow our fields.
Around the globe, people of
all ages now see these animals
as companions, best friends
even, who can be counted on
to perk our day up. Some even
argue that these adorable pets
are in fact safeguarding our
emotional well-being, mental
health, and physical health.
They are making our lives
more productive, more useful,
more enjoyable, and even
longer.
A recent study published in
the Medical Journal of Australia
found that the pet owners have reduced risk of cardiovascular disease
compared to individuals who do not
have pets. Not only did pet owners
have lower blood pressures than the
control group, but most of the 8,000
people studied had lower plasma
cholesterol and triglycerides. That is
not all.
Another studied and monitored the blood pressure of individuals while petting a dog. Blood pressure climbed when the subjects
talked to humans, but fell when they
talked and petted a dog while speaking. A third study showed that heart
attack victims who owned pets were
500 times less likely to have repeat
heart attacks than those who did not
own pets. Researchers have also
found that having pets reduces the
amount of medications dispensed to
patients in hospitals by nearly onehalf over what patients without exposure to pets required.
Pets offer their owners camaraderie,
devotion, and security in a way that
even human relationships cannot.
Pets offer their love and affection
unconditionally. There is no tension
or judgment in maintaining a relationship with a pet, you are, in essence his idol.
As the world seems to spin
even faster, the simple act of taking
time out to pet the dog or stroke the
cat is highly therapeutic. After all, it
is hard to stop and smell the roses
when you do not have time to go out
and plant the garden. A cat that
comes and sits on your lap or computer keyboard and demands that
you take a moment out of your day
is worth her weight in gold. Why?
Because you will have lower blood
pressure as well as reduced cholesterol level, and you will be substantially less likely to end up seeing a
doctor.
Source:
Woman Today, October 6,1999.
ASTONISHING ANIMAL ABILITIES
Tomas V. Villaflor
Retired UNP Professor IV
San Juan, Ilocos Sur
H
uman senses are amazing but look at some
creatures, their
sensory capabilities are fantastic and are more wonderful.
1. A male silkworm moth can
detect the smell of a female moth up to 11 kilometers away.
2. Worker honeybees have a
ring of iron oxide in their
abdomen, which is thought
to help them navigate by
detecting
the Earth’s magnetic field.
3. A buzzard can spot a mouse
from a height of 4,500 m equivalent to 15,000 feet.
4. A falcon can see sharp images
even when diving a 100 miles
per hour.
5. 5.A dragonfly’s eyes contain
30,000 lenses.
6. Fish and turtles can distinguish
the smell of the stream or beach
where they were born and use
this to navigate.
7. An earthworm’s entire body is
covered with taste receptors.
8. Some sharks can detect fish extracts in concentrations lower
than one part of 10 billion.
9. Butterflies have hairs on their
wings that sense changes in air
pressure.
10. Pit-vipers (venomous snakes)
have a heat-sensitive organ
between their eyes and nostrils
to help them track down prey,
even in the dark. It can distinguish temperature changes as
tiny as 0.002 to 0.003 °C.
Source:
Meredith, Sheena. “Sharp Senses,”
Reader’s Digest. London, 2008.
Benedicto College Volume VI, No.1 November 2012
A TALE OF TWO STUDENTS
Frances
Mae
Macapinig
is
a
senior
nursing
student,
shown
above, who expects
to graduate this
schoolyear. She tells
of efforts, working
under
pressure,
hoping to survive the
rigors , one hopeful
of a nursing career
goes through.. Ms.
Macapinig believes
surviving the rigors
would
invariably
mean
rewarding
experience and sense
of fulfillment.
She described as generating the most satisfaction the
sincere and strong commitment to the work that bring
them in contact with people outside the academic
classrooms; meaning dealing with hospital patients or
clients in a community or public health projects. The
pictures above show BC nursing students with clients in
an out-of-school medical mission.
Clint John Oyao is a
senior
marketing
student
of
BC.
Through his own
initiatives, Oyao finds
meaning
for
his
volunteerism
spirit
nurtured
by
the
education
and
training he got from
Benedicto College in
his being a volunteer
worker for the Sugbu
Study Center. Last
summer, Oyao joined
with
student
volunteers from the
study centers of the
country’s other major colleges and universities in a workcamp which was a 3-week outreach and leadership course,
held in Naga City. The pictures above show Oyao conducting a tutorial session with some students of Camarines Sur
National High School, one activity in a workcamp. The
workcamp was jointly organized by different student study
centers of such schools as UP Dilliman, University of Asia
and the Pacific, DLSU, UST, UP Cebu, USC, USJ-R,
Ateneo de Naga and Benedicto College.
STRICTLY FOR TEACHERS ALSO
Following is an exercise in building appopriate vocabulary. See that you achiee coherence by your careful choise of words to suit the
text.
Vocabulary:
department store, grocery
birthday, Christmas
parents, friends
parents, friends
friends, father and mother
6) dresses, groceries
7) one dress, food items
8) fruits, dresses
9) fruit stand, RTW’s
10) a shirt and a blouse, apples and grapes
Lorna went to the (1) ____ to buy (2) ____ presents for her (3) _____. She has two (4) _____Mely and Mercy and her parents (5)
______ Mr. And Mrs. Leandro Llanes. There were a lot of (6) ______ on the shelves and she began by choosing (7) ______ for
each of her friends/parents. She knew that both of them like (8) very much. After looking at several (9), _____ she finally bought
them both (10).
(This exercise is a reprint from The Modern Teacher, September 2012)
Staff Box:
Advisor
-
Nicolas T. Ampatin
Layout Designer
-
Geraldine A. Villamor
Contributors
-
Maria Elena A. Cabigon, Nursing Dean
Clint John Oyao, MassCom Students, BSEd-English Students
Photography
-
Billy Estremos / Frances Maye Macapinig