Tag: No. 12

To honor his contributions in the field of chemistry, the UST Graduate School presented a festschrift to Fortunato Sevilla III last Feb. 26 at the Faculty of Civil Law Auditorium.

A festschrift is a volume of writings by various authors presented as a tribute to a scholar.

“[It] is for distinguished member of the faculty [whose] scholarly achievements are beyond question and his contributions to the field are monumental,” Graduate School (GS) Dean Marilu Madrunio said in her speech during the presentation of the festschrift. “It is the highest recognition given to a master mentor.”

Madrunio stressed that a festschrift could only be given to an academic with prodigious intellect and indelible legacy.

THEY are the “shining examples of God’s unending grace.”

This year, sixteen Thomasian alumni were recognized for their contributions in their respective fields last March 6 during the TOTAL Awards ceremony.

With the theme “to dream, do and dare,” Fr. Herminio Dagohoy, O.P. praised the awardees for their valuable achievements.

“I believe that what separates [the awardees] from the others is that they constantly achieve by working silently and always taking achievements with utter humility,” Dagohoy said.

The TOTAL Awards, a biennial award-giving ceremony done in partnership with the UST Alumni Association, Inc., is the highest honor bestowed by the University upon its distinguished alumni.

MUSIC brings the traditional snap, crackle and pop of fireworks display even more alive and exciting.

Fireworks has become an important instrument for Filipinos in celebrating grand events such as New Year’s Eve and milestone anniversaries.

For the Thomasian community, it has become a trademark in such events as Paskuhan and Baccalaureate Mass.

In 2010, the country witnessed a new kind of pyrotechnic show, integrating music to form what is now known as a “pyromusical.” This was the first Philippine International Pyromusical Competition.

Since then, pyromusical shows have become popular.

IN THE first anniversary of his papacy, the Pope affirmed the Catholic Church moral teachings, clarifying misinterpretations in the mainstream press.

In an interview last March 5 with Corriere della Sera, an Italian news agency, Pope Francis corrected notions that he was about to change Church doctrines.

“The object is not to change the doctrine, but it is a matter of going into the issue in depth and to ensure that the pastoral ministry takes into account the situations of each person,” the Pope said.

Upon his election on March 15, 2013, the Argentine pope envisioned a Church that is humble and prioritizes the needs of the poor.

NO MATTER how many times the youth fall into sin, God’s love will never fail.

Fr. Winston Cabading, O.P., UST secretary general, made this assurance before the 226 delegates of the Sinai Youth Camp 2014 last Feb. 21-22 at Phillip’s Sanctuary in Antipolo City.

Reflecting on the theme, “Kaya’t habang kayo’y humahayo, gawin ninyong alagad ko ang mga tao sa lahat ng mundo,” Cabading reminded the youth that God will always embrace His people, even if they are forgetting their duties as “God’s army.”

PAUL Quiambao, the official photographer of the UST Quadricentennial in 2011, has turned his lens lately to another event of millennial importance—the destruction wrought by supertyphoon “Yolanda-Haiyan” in the Visayas last year.

His photos on the aftermath of the event, touted by meteorologists and climatologists to be one of the strongest typhoons in history, were exhibited in Dear Yolanda, which was mounted at the Quadricentennial Park February 13-28.

Quiambao took the shots when he accompanied UST Simbahayan for an ocular site inspection of affected communities in Aklan, Tacloban, Leyte and Samar to document the University’s response to the disaster.

Budget-friendly art was showcased in Art for All Manila: The Affordable Art Fair 2014 at the SM Aura Premiere in Taguig City last February 14 to 16.

The art fair aimed to encourage young art collectors to invest in affordable artworks. It brought together 20 new and established galleries around the country.

One of the organizers of the event, Delan Robillos, said the galleries were requested to sell art with “friendly’” tag prices ranging from P1,000 to P45,000.

The Filipino version of National Artist for Literature Nick Joaquin’s English drama Fathers and Sons -- Mga Ama, Mga Anak -- returned to the stage under the direction of veteran film and stage director Joel Lamangan at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP).

Joaquin’s three-act play about inter-generational conflict, which was a stage adaptation of his famous short story, Three Generations, was translated into Filipino by Jose Lacaba and National Artist or Literature Virgilio Almario.

The story revolves around the once-powerful “Caretela King” Zacarias Monzon (Robert Arevalo) and his estranged son Marcelo (Fernando Josef), who nurses the wounds of an abusive childhood.

A PARKING lot served as an art hub for the second Art Fair Philippines, which bills itself as a showcase of contemporary art.

Held at the Link, Makati City, the fair ran from February 20 to 23. Various art pieces were mounted by 28 galleries. Works by at least 10 Thomasians—two of whom are National Artists—were among those exhibited.

Honoring the late National Artist J. Elizalde Navarro was Salcedo Auctions, which dedicated an entire booth to the former Varistarian art director and critic. Eight of his works were showcased ranging from paintings circa Second World War to assemblages during the 1980s, mostly evoking sexual images.

HIS MARIAN devotion and unction showed in the ecclesiastical edifices that Thomasian architectural icon Jose Maria Zaragoza designed and built before he passed away in 1994.

But although the edifices gloriously dot the Philippine landscape, Zaragoza has been much neglected. Now nominated for a posthumous National Artist for Architecture award, Zaragoza was the subject of a touring exhibit mounted by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) at the UST Museum last February 5 to March 8.

Zaragoza played a key role in rebuilding post-war Philippines and reshaping the landscape of Metropolitan Manila through his visionary structures that combined modernism and Philippine motifs and styles.