Thy Womb - University of the Philippines Los Baños

GONZALO O. CATAN JR.
Agriculture Innovation and
Entrepreneurship
For his consistently astute application of
innovativeness and entrepreneurial spirit in
the creation of successful business
enterprises in urban pest control and
numerous ‘green’ agricultural technologies
that significantly contributed in the country’s
efforts to attain sustainable economic
development.
ROGELIO D. COLTING
Higher Education
Administration
For his outstanding achievements as
president of the Benguet State University,
enabling the institution’s distinctive
development which made it as one of the
top 20 state colleges and universities in the
country.
For his visionary and innovative leadership,
giving organic agriculture a unique focus in
instruction, research and extension, and
sustainable ecological development of the
Cordillera region.
ANITA L. FRIO
International Service
and Extension
For her distinguished performance as an economist
in the International Rice Research Institute’s (IRRI)
farming systems research and extension program,
especially in integrating crops, livestock and fish
production. For her effective leadership in helping
other Consultative Group on International
Agricultural Research training centers in developing
gender-sensitive training programs; and for her
successes in IRRI’s Course Decentralization
Project that promoted in-country training programs,
thus enhancing the multiplier effect of IRRI’s
numerous training courses.
ARNULFO G. GARCIA
International Service
and Cooperation
For his outstanding performance in the International Rice Research
Institute’s rice research capacity building in Myanmar; for his
success in obtaining support from International Development
Research Center, German Non-Governmental Organization, and
Food and Agriculture Organization, and other substantive
contributions in increasing rice production in the Philippines; for his
efficiency in organizing and implementing Southeast Asian
Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture’s
(SEARCA) Research and Development international conferences,
policy fora, and regional workshops; and for initiating the Seed
Fund for Research and Training that provided financial support to
young researchers and scientists in the different Southeast Asian
countries and who are conducting researches relevant to
Southeast Asia and within SEARCA’s priority programs.
CRISANTO S.
GUALBERTO II
Peace and Development
For his outstanding contributions to socioeconomic development of the communities
surrounding his successful agricultural and
business enterprises in Batangas Province and
elsewhere, thus ensuring peace and order in
those areas. Moreover, in both government
service and private endeavors since graduation
from UPLB up to the present, he has promoted
environmental conservation including wildlife
protection, planting of native trees, and
prevention of dynamite fishing along with real
efforts for the rural poor.
PIO A. JAVIER
Extension in Crop
Protection
For being an accomplished professional in
research and extension, untiringly disseminating
the results of crop protection research and
technology to benefit resource-poor farmers; for
his technical competence, particularly in the field
of entomology, leading to his multiple awards for
his expertise; and for being a champion for
extension, technology transfer, and information
dissemination, providing greater opportunities
for farmer clients to obtain higher productivity.
SINESIO M. MARIANO
Social Forestry
For his significant contribution in
strengthening and developing institutions
and building capabilities of people in
community-based, integrated coastal and
forest resource management systems in
the Philippines as well as in developing
countries of Asia and Africa through
innovative teaching and extension
approaches.
RODOLFO A.
PANINGBATAN
Research
Administration
For leading the applied research and development
needs and activities of one of the world’s most
trusted name in the food industry; for guiding and
coordinating the growing of export quality banana
and pineapple not only in the field of plant
pathology but in other fields as well, leading to
yields considered as the highest in the world; and
for spearheading Del Monte’s ISO Quality
Management System certification, the certification
of banana and pineapple farms under the Global
Gap standards, and the certification of organic
banana production by the United States
Department of Agriculture.
LEONCIA L. TANDANG
Research and
Development
For her significant contributions in helping the country
increase crop productivity and attain food sufficiency
through years of plant breeding research, leading to
the development of root and vegetable crops,
especially snap beans and garden pea which have
been recommended by the National Seed Industry
Council for commercialization, thus benefiting
vegetable farmers nationwide; for playing an important
role in the crafting of the Philippine National Standards
for Fruit and Vegetable Crops and the development of
the 2020 Strategic Plan of the Vegetable Crops
Industry; and for being an effective mentor to future
generation of scientists.
ANABELLA B. TULIN
Research and Extension
For her outstanding researches in soil science which
resulted in valuable guidelines in crop nutrient
management for more profitable vegetable and root
crop production especially in marginal uplands; for
her numerous, well-organized extension activities with
help from local government units, reaching out to
more than 3,000 farmers in Leyte, Misamis Oriental,
Bukidnon and Davao Oriental, enabling them to
increase vegetable and root crop production
throughout the year; and for her successful
dissemination of the results of Research and
Development in national and international
conferences, enabling her to receive numerous
research paper awards.
LATEYA P. BUCOY
Creative Writing
As the most prolific creative writer in the University, Professor
Layeta P. Bucoy is to date the most awarded on the national
level. No one comes close to her string of Carlos Palanca
Awards for Literature. She also won in prestigious scriptwriting
contests such as the ABS-CBN Scriptwriting Contest and was
recognized by the Gawad Urian Awards. She has represented
the country in the Asia Playwrights Conference in Australia and
Japan, and in the International Women Playwrights Conference
in India. Her creative works have come out on national
publications and her plays have been stage in various venues
locally and abroad. Most recently she was recognized by the
UP System as UP Artist II for her productivity as an artist.
MARIA FE F. DECLARO
Community Health
Dr. DeClaro is a medical doctor, teacher, researcher, community health
collaborator and advocate. She served the community as Medical Officer of
the Department of Social Work and Development where she took care of the
health and well being of children at risk. She was also an independent
collaborator clinician for the health and welfare of Senior Citizens in Makati,
Quezon Province, Zamboanga, Davao and Cagayan de Oro. She founded
Global Mission For Women's Health, an accredited helping organization by
DSWD and Securities and Exchange Commission to help those with HIV/
AIDS through education and nutritional capacitation. As a medical educator,
she taught at De La Salle University, served as Head of the Department of
Family and Community Medicine and concurrently the Medical Director of the
Medial Industrial Clinic - Medical Center Manila and Dean of the Practical
Nursing and Allied Health Profession of the Philippine National Training
College. Under the United Nations Development Program, she recently served
as Medical Professor in Mekelle University in Ethiopia. As a researcher, she
has published several papers with the DLSU Journal of Medicine among
others. She has written a book on the medical and nutritional benefits of
Spirulina, a guide book for Para-medical students and self-instructional
materials on the Human Anatomy for medical students.
ARTURO Y.
PACIFICADOR, JR.
Instruction
Dr. Pacificador is a dedicated teacher, researcher and administrator.
While at UPLB, he rose from the ranks and went on to become the
first Director of the Institute of Statistics in 1998. He is recognized as
an expert in sampling and survey. He made significant contributions
in the design of several national household surveys conducted by
the Food and National Research Institute and the Bureau of Labor
and Employment. He also served as consultant for the United
Nations Children's Fund, World Bank, and the Asian Development
Bank. Recently, he was comnissioned to train and consult on surveys
in Thailand, Papua New Guinea, Afganistan , and China. He serves as
member of various national technical committee of the National
Statistical Coordination Board. He also serves as member of the
Board of Directors of the Philippine Statistical Association and the
International Association of Survey Statisticians. He is currently an
associate professor at the Department of Mathematics of De La
Salle University Manila.
CESAR L. VILLANOY
Research
Dr. Villanoy is a professor and
oceanographer at the Marine Science
Institute of the University of the Philippines
Diliman. He was recognized by the
Department of Science and Technology as
Outstanding Young Scientist in hysical
Oceanography in 1997 and the UP System
as UP Scientist 1 in 2009-2011 for his
productivity in Marine Science research. He
has written over 68 journal articles published
in both local and international peer reviewed
journals.
HENRY C. BURGOS
Film Making
For his sensitive and humanistic application of development
communication praxis in film making.
As a young writer in the indpendent film industry, he ahs already
managed to receive recognition from both local and international
critics. In 2012 and 2013, respectively, he won the Metro Manila
Film Festival’s Best Original Story Award and the Gawad
Pasado’s Pinakapasadong Istorya for Thy Womb, which starred
the country’s Superstar, Ms. Nora Aunor. The film, directed by
Cannes’ Best Director Brillante Mendoza, also bagged other
awards such as Best Film in various national and international
award-giving bodies. In 2010, he won Best Screenplay in the Skip
City International Digital Cinema Festival in Japan for Bakal Boys.
His other films, Busong, Bakal Boys, and Painted Reality, were
also critically acclaimed in various international film festivals
including Cannes, Brussels, Seoul, Thessaloniki, Vancouver,
Barcelona, Valencia, Formentera, and Guanajuato, among
others.
DULCE MARIE SARET
International
Communication
For her exemplary performance in the practice of
development communication in various private
organizations and international development
agencies.
Dulce Marie Saret is one of the most influential
development leaders aged 40 and under, a young
trailblazer in using communication to push forward
the development agenda. She is among the 40
Under 40 International Development Leaders of
2013 recognized by Devex, an international
organization that facilitates development aid or
foreign assistance.
JOEL L. CUELLO
Global Biosystems
Engineering Education and
Research
For his technical expertise and outstanding contributions in
both engineering and biology which helped promote the
application of engineering design in various agricultural and
biological systems, with emphasis on optimizing biological and
agricultural productivity while fostering resource sustainability.
For his contributions in global engineering education: as a
Professor of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering &
Director of the Global Institute for Strategic Agriculture in Dry
Lands (GISAD) at The University of Arizona,USA.; as a lifetime
Visiting Professor at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China;
as a Faculty Fellow at the Innovation Center of the Ateneo de
Manila University; and as a valuable resource person in
redesigning the UPLB-CEAT Agricultural Engineering to the
current Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering curricular
program.
JESUS V. MELGAR
Food Technology and
Manufacturing
For his essential role in the planning, installation, and
early-stage operation of the Food Technology Pilot
Plant. For his instrumental role in conceiving and
spearheading the landmark production of Philippine
canned tuna, leading to its development as a
competitive export in the world market. For his
leadership in a still immature Philippine food
processing industry that brought about modern
equipment, updated methods, and clear guidelines on
product standards; and For having represented the
Philippines with goodwill in international discussions
concerning the viability of Philippine food products for
world export and in providing expert advice on a
foreign country’s offshore fish-handling facilities.
CLARISSA YVONNE J.
DOMINGO
VETERINARY RESEARCH
In recognition of her achievements as Researcher in Veterinary Public Health
and Epidemiology. She established the Incidence and Risk Factors of
Zoonotic Protozoa among Smallholder Farms in Aurora Province specifically
caprine, bubaline and human Cryptosporidiosis. She helped identify the Endoand Ectoparasites of the Philippine Rice Field Rat and co-authored the article
“Zoonotic Parasites of Rats in the Philippines” in the book Philippine Rats:
Ecology and Management published by the Philippine Rice Research Institute.
In the Geo-Resource Survey of Integrated Aquaculture and Livestock/Poultry
Production System in the Philippines, she co-authored the Policy Brief:
Specialist Panel Review on Livestock and Poultry Manure Use in Aquaculture
in the Philippines.
She established the Epidemiology and Ecological Factors of Fascioliasis and
its Recommended Snail Control in Nueva Ecija and co-authored the Expert
Panel Recommendations for Surra Control in the Philippines.
She obtained her Master of Public Health in 1999 and Doctor of Public Health
in 2010 from U.P. She is presently Head of the College Research Council,
College of Veterinary Science and Medicine, Central Luzon State University.
She was 2010 Outstanding Veterinarian in Research Awardee of the
Veterinary Practitioners Association of the Philippines and 2012 Outstanding
Veterinarian in Education of the Philippine Veterinary Medical Association.
ANTON MARI H. LIM
VETERINARY PRACTICE
In recognition of his distinguished career in veterinary practice: As owner and
Veterinary Surgeon of Waltac Veterinary Clinic, Zamboanga City, he helped
his patient hero dog “Kabang” get reconstructive surgery at the University of
California at Davis Veterinary School Hospital, U.S.A. with the assistance of
the Animal Welfare Coalition, Philippine Air Lines and individual donors from
47 countries.
He is Coordinator of Tzu Chi Foundation – Zamboanga Liaison Office where
he organizes and leads medical and dental missions to indigent areas in
Zamboanga City and neighbouring provinces. He recently co-founded and
serves as President of the Yellow Boat of Hope Foundation Inc. which
provides transportation, medical help and economic support to communities
where students are often forced to swim to and from school and is Chief
Implementor of the Zamboanga Funds for Little Kids. He was awarded the
highest Rotary International Service Above Self Award in 2007, Multiple Rotary
International Paul Harris Fellow and recipient of many other Rotarian Awards.
He is Commissioner of the EDSA People Power Commission, Office of the
President, and Lead Convenor, People Power Volunteer Center, Zamboanga
Peninsula/Fuerza Amarillo. He was Top Ten in the 1989 Veterinary Licensure
Examination. He is a member of the Philippine Veterinary Medical Association,
Philippine Animal Hospital Association and UP Alumni Association
.
CEFERINO P. MAALA
VETERINARY EDUCATION
In recognition of his distinguished career in veterinary education: He is
presently Professor 12, UPLB College of Veterinary Medicine. He obtained his
PhD from Cornell University, USA in 1983 and his Master of Veterinary
Science from University of Sydney, Australia in 1977. Among his numerous
awards are UP Scientist Productivity Award in 2006-09, 16 UP System
International Publication Awards, 2002 UPLB Outstanding Researcher Award,
2007 National Research Council of the Philippines Achievement Award and
2004 Outstanding Professional in Veterinary Medicine, Professional
Regulation Commission. His peers recognized him with the Philippine
Veterinary Medical Association Distinguished Professional Service Award in
2004, Philippine Society of Animal Science Distinguished Fellow Award in
2006 and recently, the 2013 Veterinary Practitioners Association of the
Philippines Outstanding Practitioner in the Academe. He was Visiting
Research Professor at Hiroshima University, Japan, Graduate School for
International Development and Cooperation in October 2000-April 2001.
He is awardee of 7 UP Professorial Chairs and served as Thesis Adviser to
109 undergraduate veterinary students. He authored the Student’s Guide to
the Dissection of the Horse and Student’s Guide to the Dissection of the
Ruminants and co-authored the Philippine Association of Laboratory Animal
Science Code of Practice for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals in the
Philippines.
LINA B. SANTIAGOPOLICARPIO
AGRIBUSINESS
In recognition of her distinguished career in agribusiness: After a stint
with livestock integrator Vitarich Corporation where she served as
Farm Veterinarian, Technical Services Supervisor and Head,
Diagnostic Laboratory, she joined the multinational company Eli
Lilly/Elanco in 1992 as Animal Science Field Research Coordinator.
She quickly went up the corporate ladder and landed the top
Philippine post as Country Director in 2009. Recently, she was
appointed Regional Technical Director for Asia-Pacific. Since 2010,
she is Member of the Hunger Advisory Board of Elanco Global Team.
She served as Chairman and Member of the Board of Veterinary
Medicine, Professional Regulations Commission, President,
Philippine College of Poultry Practitioners, Vice President, Philippine
Veterinary Drug Association, Treasurer and Director, Philippine
Veterinary Medical Association and President, UP CVM Alumni
Association. The first Philippine recipient of the Lilly Values Award in
January 1999, she was also Elanco Employee of 2003 and Elanco
Office Manager of 2003, 2005 and 2007.
NEDEÑA C. TORRALBA
GOVERNMENT SERVICE
In recognition of her distinguished career in government service as President
and Vice-Chairman, Board of Regents, of the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng
Valenzuela since 2005, Officer-In-Charge and Vice-Chairman, Board of
Regents, Valenzuela City Polytechnic College since 2008, Administrator, Dr.
Pio Valenzuela Scholarship Program and Officer-In-Charge, Valenzuela City
Center for the Performing Arts.
Previously, as Executive Vice President, De La Salle- Araneta University, she
facilitated the smooth transition of the university to become the 8th member
school of the De La Salle Educational System. Earlier in her professional
career, she was Farm Manager-Veterinarian, Jovic Farms Inc., a successful
automated integrated Broiler Breeder Operations in Quezon Province.
She obtained her M.S. in Veterinary Pathology from UP in 1985, M.S. in
Veterinary Clinical Pathology, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary
Medicine, Japan in 1988 and Master in Business Administration, Ateneo de
Manila University in 1982.
She is Charter Fellow, Philippine College of Poultry Practitioners, Charter
Member and Vice President 2000-05 Veterinary and Comparative Pathologists
Society of the Philippines, Life Member and Board Director 2001-06 Philippine
Veterinary Medical Association and Life Member UP Alumni Association. She
is also Platinum Awardee of the Philippine National Red Cross.
JOSE V. CAMACHO JR.
Higher Education
Governance
For his dedicated and commendable service as
Chair of the Department of Economics (20012004), Associate Dean of CEM (2007-2012),
and Dean of the Graduate School (2012-2015);
for his earnest work and effort in advancing
economics education, internationalization of
higher education, and building UPLB’s culture
of research and extension; and for his guidance
and leadership in affiliated professional
organizations.
GIL C. SAGUIGUIT JR.
Agriculture and Rural
Development
For bringing honor and prestige to his alma mater,
the College of Economics and Management,
University of the Philippines Los Baños through his
outstanding achievements in the fields of project
and financial management and implementation,
fund generation, rural development and extension,
participatory community-based and
multidisciplinary research; being well-recognized
not only by national award-giving bodies but by the
international community as well, for his noteworthy
contributions to agricultural education and human
resource development.
JIMMY B. WILLIAMS
Finance and Agribusiness
Entrepreneurship
For his outstanding contribution and unwavering
commitment towards the realization and fulfillment
of the Department of Agribusiness Management
and Entrepreneurship’s (DAME) vision and mission
which extended beyond his mandatory retirement
on May 18, 2012 serving as Adjunct Professor. For
continuously inspiring students and faculties alike
serving for 38 years as an excellent teacher and
mentor, and elevating the level of understanding in
the field of finance and agribusiness
entrepreneurship.
WILLIAM S. GRUEZO
MOST OUTSTANDING
ALUMNUS AWARD
(MANCONO)
for his excellent achievements that earned him honors
and awards as a well-respected, accomplished and rare
breed Botanist in Asia; for having authored and coauthored books on biodiversity and taxonomy; for his
publication of 54 taxa, which include subgenera and new
species of lichen genus Lobaria, 14 changes in
taxonomic and nomenclatural status in Malesian
flowering plants and several new species of mites; for
his 62 scientific articles published in various national and
international refereed journals most of which are ISI; and
above all, for his exceptional contributions in the
advancement of the frontiers of basic science knowledge
that brought national conservation efforts of the country
to new heights.
JESSE L. VEGO
OUTSTANDING PUBLIC
SERVICE AWARD
(Government Service)
for his meritorious achievements as public servant; for
his exemplary leadership in planning, implementation
and supervision of various provincial forestry programs
and projects that contributed significantly to the
conservation of the environment and natural resources;
for his initiatives in generating support from concerned
government agencies that made possible the
construction of green PENRO office buildings equipped
with rain water harvesting in Negros Occidental and
Guimaras Provinces; for his active role in anti-illegal
logging and forest protection efforts; and for his
exceptional contributions in increasing awareness of the
public on climate change mitigation and adaptation.
ROGEL C. CABAUATAN
OUTSTANDING PUBLIC
SERVICE AWARD
(Private Sector)
for his outstanding achievements as forester in charge
of environmental management, protection and
enhancement, community relations, security, as well
as safety and health that have greatly contributed to
the advancement of corporate social responsibility
goal; for his numerous innovations and initiatives to
make the mining industry more responsive to the
needs of the people while ensuring environment
sustainability; and for his unwavering dedication to
national development by providing livelihood and
environmental services to local government units.
ALFREDO B. LORENZO
OUTSTANDING PUBLIC
SERVICE AWARD
(International Service)
for his outstanding achievements as educator and
research
program
developer,
leader
and
implementor that earned him honors and awards;
for his unrelenting efforts in contributing to the
science and practice of arboriculture, forestry in
rural and urban environment, landscape design and
contracting as well as GIS applications through
research and other scholarly works manifested in
articles published in refereed journals of
international readership; and for his impressive
public service of various types making the
University he represents at par with other
universities in the region.
MARLEA P. MUNEZ
OUTSTANDING PUBLIC
SERVICE AWARD
(Community Service)
for her remarkable achievements and exceptional
involvement in the promotion and implementation of
more adaptable community forestry; for her valuable
contributions to the institutionalization of the CommunityBased Forest Management (CBFM) in 1995 and in the
completion of the 2007 National CBFM strategic plan; for
her substantial efforts in the enactment of the AntiTrafficking in Persons and Anti-Violence Against Women
and Their Children Acts; for her significant participation
in CoDeREDD Philippines that paved the way for the
successful implementation of the Philippine National
REDD-Plus Strategy; and for her generosity and strong
advocacy in providing scholarships for the youth.
CHRISTOPHER G.
LOMBOY
OUTSTANDING PUBLIC
SERVICE AWARD
(Community Service)
for his outstanding achievements in social development work;
for his unrelenting dedication to poverty alleviation by
facilitating the provision of financial assistance through microfinancing not only in the Philippines but also in Asia and the
Pacific; for his incessant endeavor in developing savingsbased intervention program that helped eliminate child labor;
for his leadership, well-established credibility and integrity that
encouraged international institutions to provide financial
assistance to development organizations in some ASEAN
countries including the Philippines; for sharing his knowledge
and experiences on micro-financing, financial education and
enterprise development that paved the way for the adoption of
his schemes on Sustainable Livelihood Development program
by several national and international agencies.
GERARDO T. CABREROS
OUTSTANDING
INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE
AWARD (Education Sector)
for his significant achievements as educator and
practitioner that earned him awards and recognitions; for
his penchant for acquiring new knowledge and fields of
specialization as evidenced by having several MS and
PhD degrees that significantly helped him become more
effective in his teaching profession; for incessantly
distinguishing himself through scholarly work as
manifested by his book, “Management, Entrepreneurship
Policies and Strategies” and for his contribution to the
advancement of the forestry profession by serving as
member of the Board of Examiner for Foresters of the
Professional Regulation Commission and as Chairman of
the Technical Panel of the Commission of Higher
Education.
RAZAK BIN WAHAB
OUTSTANDING
INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE
AWARD (Research Sector)
for his outstanding achievements as research
project developer, implementor and inventor that
earned him numerous honors and awards; for his
very productive research and inventions/technology
development activities as manifested by 6 books, 64
refereed articles and 8 inventions most of which
dealt with non-wood forest products (NWFP)
specifically utilization technologies for bamboo and
rattan; for sharing, without reservation, his expertise
on NWFP processing and utilization technologies by
serving as research consultant in Africa and other
countries.
ELENO O. PERALTA
OUTSTANDING
INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE
AWARD (Policy Sector)
for his noteworthy achievements as educator,
policy formulator and law practitioner that earned
him various accolades from institutions,
communities, students, and peers; for his
exceptional leadership in rallying the Forest
Development Center to significantly achieve its
policy development mandate; for his unswerving
service to the university, constituents and students
as legal consultant, counselor and adviser on
various matters, and as administrative adjudicator;
and for his invaluable participation in the formulation
of the Environmental Code of some cities in
Batangas and Laguna Provinces.
WILLIE P. ABASOLO
OUTSTANDING
INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE
AWARD (Research Sector)
for his outstanding achievements as research
project formulator and implementor that earned him
prestigious honors and awards most significantly
the Outstanding Young Scientist (OYS) Award given
by the National Academy of Science and
Technology in 2007 and Scientist 1 accorded by the
University of the Philippines; for incessantly
distinguishing himself through scholarly works as
manifested by his 18 scientific articles published in
refereed journals most of which are ISI and chapter
in a book; for his unrelenting efforts to contribute to
national development through education, research
and development.
JENNIFER MARIE S.
AMPARO
Upholding Environmental
Integrity
For being an excellent and well-admired faculty member of the
Department of Social Development Services, College of Human
Ecology. Recently, she was awarded the very competitive Australia
Awards Scholarship by the Australian Aid for International
Development (AUSAID) to pursue PhD in Human Ecology at the
Australian National University, Canberra, Australia starting January
2014.
Ms. Amparo also served in an international NGO as program
manager and later as the Country coordinator of the Blacksmith
Institute – Philippines. She is currently an Assistant Professor of
the DSDS-CHE, UPLB. She has taught courses particularly
undergraduate courses, human ecology, project management,
organizational management, community needs assessment and
social policies. She was also recently awarded as the most
outstanding member of the Sigma Alpha Sorority.
CHRISTINA PRINCESS
R. CAMPOS
Children's Literacy and
Development
Christina Campos has always been a woman whose
passion lies in her desire to serve women and the young.
Her professional life and volunteer work show the advocacy
she has to uphold the rights of children, uphold women’s
rights, the rights of indigenous people, and the promotion of
sexual health.
She tries to be available for events in the department and
her college which would require her presence as a resource
speaker on the kinds of work she has done. Time and again,
she would visit, send materials or help in the procurement of
materials which can be used in the courses the department
teaches, especially in relation to the courses on human
sexuality, child development and adolescent development.
AGNES M. ESPINAS
Government Service
Ms. Agnes Espinas rose from the ranks in public service,
starting as a municipal trade and industry officer in Legazpi
City then as an Economic Development Specialist with the
National Economic and Development Authority. Because of
her exemplary dedication to work and zeal for governance,
Ms. Espinas became the Regional Director of Region IV-A of
the same office. Her expertise in land use and urban planning
skills enabled her to assist in the improvement of the lives of
the communities in Bicol and in Calabarzon.
A former assitant professor at the Department of Community
and Environmental Resource Planning, College of Human
Ecology, UPLB, she has also served as a consultant in
various institutions engaged in uplifting the lives of people in
rural areas. Among such institutions include Philippine Human
Development Network and the Simbag sa Pag-Asenso,Inc
Social Action Center, Diocese of Legazpi,Albay
ANNIE ORO-TY
Community Service
For her significant contributions in
empowering communities in Tandag City,
Surigao del Sur by making available microlending funds to market stall holders.
As governor of the Philippine Chamber of
Commerce and Industry, Inc.(PCCI), she
worked for reducing cost of doing business
in Tandag, thereby encouraging big
investors to come in and consequently,
creating more employement opportunties in
the area.
ERICA BARAQUIO
TABUAC
Nutrition Education and
Advocacy
Ms. Tabuac is currently the Dean of the College of Foods,
Nutrition and Dietetics at the Laguna State Polytechnic
University - Los Baños Campus. In 2009, she actively initiated
the Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics program of
the said university. Consequently, she exemplarily supervised
the full implementation of the program from 2004 to the
present. Under Ms. Tabuac’s leadership, LSPU has produced
18 Registered Nutritionist-Dietitians from 2009 to 2013, with a
notable 83.3% passing rate among its first batch of
examinees.
She was awarded as one of the Distinguished Alumni for
Education and Advocacy given by the Institute of Human
Nutrition and Food during its 25th Anniversary celebration this
year.
ROMEO A. GOMEZ JR.
Academe
For his distinct and distinguished contributions in
the field of environmental science education. Dr.
Gomez is a professor at the Department of Biology,
College of Arts and Sciences, Benguet State
University (BSU), while also serving as the assistant
director of BSU’s Open University. Dr. Gomez has
provided leadership in implementing research
programs that highlight landscape change as shown
in his studies in the Ifugao Rice Terraces. He was
awarded as BSU’s Outstanding University
Researcher for 2011.
SOCORRO L. PATINDOL
Private Sector
For her distinct and distinguished
contribution in the field of private sector
environmental safety and sustainability.
Ms. Patindol has provided high leadership
capabilities in directing, monitoring and
auditing compliance performance of the
Aboitiz Power Corporation (APC) where
she currently serves as assistant vice
president for environmental management.
JOEL D. ADRIANO
Environmental
Communication
For his distinct and distinguished
contribution in the field of environmental
communication. Mr. Adriano is the current
Regional Coordinator and Editor for
Southeast Asia and the Pacific of Londonbased SciDev.Net while also serving as a
lecturer at the Asian Institute of Journalism
ELMA M. NEYRA
Distinguished Alumna for
Peace and Development
For her dedicated pursuit of peace and
development in many parts of Mindanao,
Philippines, and exemplary leadership in
the fields of education and research.
ALUMNI
SERVICE
MIMOSA C. OCAMPO
Nelia T. Gonzalez Alumni
Service Award
For more than two decades, she is one of the formidable
forces in promoting the ideals of alumni service, not only to the
College of Agriculture, College of Human Ecology and College
of Public Affairs, but most importantly to the whole U.P. Los
Baños, and the UP System in general. Her service to the
alumni affairs transcends the walls of the UPLB Alumni Center,
as proven by her global reach among fellow alumni.
Testimonies of friends and classmates would fill several
volumes of goodwill and inspirations. It is but fitting to bestow
on her the prestigious service award, because, next to beloved
Nelia T. Gonzalez, her hard work--she spearheaded the
project on alumni directory way back in the 80’s-to-date)-inspiring presence, active involvements in alumni activities,
and unquestionable dedication to alumni affairs have greatly
contributed in defining the significant role of a UPLB alumnus
in university and nation-building.
OUTSTANDING
ALUMNI
SURAPONG SARKARUNG
Rice Plant Breeding
A renowned agricultural scientist and
international development worker,
Dr. Sarkarung greatly contributed in
boosting rice production in South and
Southeast Asia. A successful plant breeder
at the International Rice Research Institute
(IRRI), his breeding efforts are recognized
as example of kinds of high-risk, highreturn, long-term investments institutions
should undertake.
JOEL L. CUELLO
Global Biosystems
Engineering Education and
Research
For his technical expertise and outstanding contributions in
both engineering and biology which helped promote the
application of engineering design in various agricultural
and biological systems, with emphasis on optimizing
biological and agricultural productivity while fostering
resource sustainability. For his contributions in global
engineering education: as a Professor of Agricultural and
Biosystems Engineering & Director of the Global Institute
for Strategic Agriculture in Dry Lands (GISAD) at The
University of Arizona,USA.; as a lifetime Visiting Professor
at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China; as a Faculty
Fellow at the Innovation Center of the Ateneo de Manila
University; and as a valuable resource person in
redesigning the UPLB-CEAT Agricultural Engineering to the
current Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering curricular
program.
JESUS V. MELGAR
Food Technology and
Management
For his essential role in the planning, installation, and
early-stage operation of the Food Technology Pilot
Plant. For his instrumental role in conceiving and
spearheading the landmark production of Philippine
canned tuna, leading to its development as a
competitive export in the world market.
For his leadership in a still immature Philippine food
processing industry that brought about modern
equipment, updated methods, and clear guidelines on
product standards; and for having represented the
Philippines with goodwill in international discussions
concerning the viability of Philippine food products for
world export and in providing expert advice on a
foreign country’s offshore fish-handling facilities.
CESAR M. DRILON, JR.
Good Governance
For his leadership, unblemished integrity
and impeccable record as a government
executive working for sustainable
agricultural growth in the country. For his
instrumental role in pushing policy reforms,
particularly in the fishery and livestock
sector.
BENITO O. DE LUMEN
Biotechnology Research and
Enterprise Development
Dr. Ben O. de Lumen co-founded Filgen Biosciences,
Inc. in 2000, a start-up biotech company given exclusive
license by University of California Berkeley Office of
Technology Licensing to commercialize lunasin
technology; currently Board Chairman; has 106
publications in peer-reviewed journals and 36 patents on
lunasin approved in several countries.
Lunasin (from the Filipino word lunas for cure) was
discovered in the laboratory of Prof. de Lumen at the
Department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology, UC
Berkeley. Lunasin is a novel anti-cancer peptide (small
protein) composed of 43-amino acids. Lunasin is now
found in a number of seeds such as wheat, barley,
amaranth, black nightshade, pinto bean, corn and rye.
GIL C. SAGUIGUIT, JR.
Regional Institutional
Development
For bringing honor and prestige to his alma mater,
the College of Economics and Management,
University of the Philippines Los Baños through his
outstanding achievements in the fields of project
and financial management and implementation,
fund generation, rural development and extension,
participatory community-based and multidisciplinary
research.
For his noteworthy contributions to agricultural
education and human resource development, he is
well-recognized not only by national award-giving
bodies but by the international community as well,
JOHN AGUSTUS C.
MENDOZA
Community Service
For his accomplishment and service as a
medical doctor in poor communities in
Puerto Princesa, Palawan. He provided his
medical services for free to people
suffering from tuberculosis in 26 barangays
in Puerto Princesa and other neighboring
towns in Palawan.
WILLIAM S. GRUEZO
Natural Resources
Conservation
For his excellent achievements that earned him
honors and awards as a well-respected, accomplished
and rare breed Botanist in Asia.
For having authored and co-authored books on
biodiversity and taxonomy; for his publication of 54
taxa, which include subgenera and new species of
lichen genus Lobaria; 14 changes in taxonomic and
nomenclatural status in Malesian flowering plants and
several new species of mites; for his 62 scientific
articles published in various national and international
refereed journals most of which are ISI; and above all,
for his exceptional contributions in the advancement of
the frontiers of basic science knowledge that brought
national conservation efforts of the country to new
heights.
HENRY C. BURGOS
Film Making
For his sensitive and humanistic application of development
communication praxis in film making. As a young writer in the
indpendent film industry, he ahs already managed to receive
recognition from both local and international critics. In 2012
and 2013, respectively, he won the Metro Manila Film
Festival’s Best Original Story Award and the Gawad Pasado’s
Pinakapasadong Istorya for Thy Womb, which starred the
country’s Superstar, Ms. Nora Aunor. The film, directed by
Cannes’ Best Director Brillante Mendoza, also bagged other
awards such as Best Film in various national and international
award-giving bodies. In 2010, he won Best Screenplay in the
Skip City International Digital Cinema Festival in Japan for
Bakal Boys.His other films, Busong, Bakal Boys, and Painted
Reality, were also critically acclaimed in various international
film festivals including Cannes, Brussels, Seoul, Thessaloniki,
Vancouver, Barcelona, Valencia, Formentera, and Guanajuato,
among others.
ELMA M. NEYRA
Peace and Development
For her dedicated pursuit of peace and
development in many parts of Mindanao,
Philippines, and exemplary leadership in
the fields of education and research.
ANNIE ORO-TY
Community Service
For her significant contributions in
empowering communities in Tandag City,
Surigao del Sur by making available
micro-lending funds to market stall
holders.
THREE
GENERATION
Afante-Delos Reyes Family
Juana V. Afante
BSHT, 1957
Maria Theresa A. Delos Reyes
FRC, 1976; BSF, 1984; MSF, 1992;
PhDF, 2004
Learhesa Mari A. Delos Reyes
Patrice Xandria Mari A. Delos Reyes
BSA, 2002
BSBio, 2004
Frio Family
Annie L. Frio
BSA 1963
Enrique L. Frio
BSA 1990
Arturo Jose L.
Frio
BSA 1991
Antonio S. Frio
BSA 1968; MS 1976
Rhia C. Frio
BSDC 1991
Adrian Angelo C. Frio
BSAB 2012
Maria Mutya L.
Frio
BSDC 1993
Jose Andro L. Frio
BSDC 2002
Garcia-Elepaño Family
Mamerto Garcia
BSA 1955
Maria Modesta Garcia-Elepano
BSAgEcon 1985
Angelo Garcia Elepano
BS Civil Eng 2012
Zuñiga Family
Pedro De Jesus Zuniga
BSA 1939
Antonio Justo M. Zuniga
BSA 1978
Pamela Antonia O. Zuniga-Mate
BS Econ 1994
Anna Veronica O. Zuniga
BS Civil Eng. 2007