The University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) Corps of Sponsors (CoS) conducted a self-defense workshop last 21 March 2019 at the Department of Military Science and Tactics (DMST) Complex in participation of the semestral half-day university-wide event organized by the Education and Research Committee of the University Student Council. “Taluktok” was the theme of this semester’s Alternative Classroom Learning Experience (ACLE) event which was designed as an avenue for learning beyond the curriculum. These alternative classes – where students of the university are given the opportunity to attend any of the talks, symposia, film screenings, and workshops of various topics – were spearheaded by different university- and college-based student organizations. The UPD Corps of Sponsors – an organization of well-trained female students which functions as the socio-civic arm of UPD Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) – saw the need to conduct a workshop which aims to train women to defend themselves against violence. Thus, “Strong Mind, Strong Body,” an ACLE on self-defense for women became one of its projects for this semester. The workshop was twofold. First, there was a discussion on women empowerment and gender-based violence by Mrs. Salvacion Baaco-Pascual, the Emergency Crisis Councilor of the UPD Gender Office. She discussed the current state of violence against women in the country and then she emphasized the importance for women to break out of the victim mentality. After the lecture, the self-defense demonstration and hands-on activity were facilitated by Mr. Alex Tamayo, Master Fatima Afable, and Coach Ken Eleazar. Mr. Tamayo is the instructor of arnis training for UPD ROTC cadet officers and Sponsors, and he is also skilled in other forms of martial arts such as aikido. Master Afable is the head coach of UP Sangkil Karasak, a club devoted to the practice of lightning scientific style of arnis and she is also a certified instructor in taekwondo. Coach Eleazar is also a coach of UP Sangkil Karasak. Deemed equally as important as the practical aspect, situational awareness and mental conditioning were imparted first to the participants of the ACLE to supplement Mrs. Pascual’s lecture on breaking out of victim mentality. The attendees […]
Monthly Archives: March 2019
The National Service Training Program (NSTP) Diliman held the NSTP Program Mapping the Common Module and Component Mapping Part 2 last March 25, 2019 at the National Engineering Center, UP Diliman. Aimed to create the Component Map for NSTP Common Module (CM), National Service Reserve Corp (NSRC), Citizen Armed Force (CAF), and NSTP Components: Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS), Literacy Training Service (LTS), and Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC), NSTP Diliman Office with Coordinators and Instructors underwent a whole-day workshop under the facilitation of Prof. Rosella M. Torrecampo, Director of the Office for the Advancement of Teaching, and Dr. Julienne Thesa Baldo-Cubelo, Department Chair of Communications Research of College of Mass Communication. Two workshops were done in the morning and the afternoon 1) to review the current status of NSTP CM, NSRC, CAF, and Components: CWTS, LTS, ROTC in relation to the crafted NSTP Program Map, particularly vis-a-vis the Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) and 2) to formulate Component Learning Outcomes (CLOs) distinct to each unit/component and aligned to the PLOs. NSTP Coordinators and Instructors representing UP Diliman colleges were clustered to brainstorm each of the units/components CLOs: Common Module NSRC CWTS LTS ROTC CAF A plenary session in the afternoon was dedicated for the presentation of each group’s discussion results led by Dr. Baldo-Cubelo. Comments and recommendations were welcomed and noted. While the congregation is able to forward suggestions for CLOs, the overall output of this second workshop on Common Module and Component Mapping is yet to be reviewed and checked by Prof. Torrecampo. This activity is still part of the Program Mapping efforts of NSTP Diliman Office and the undertaking to OBEdize the NSTP Common Module. The Office is set to start OBEdizing the CM Syllabus in May under the Academic Program Improvement (API) Fund. by Klaribelle Anne B. Languayan
The University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) bested twelve other colleges and universities in Metro Manila that offer Army ROTC, in a competition held from February to March of this year and organized by the National Capital Region Regional Community Defense Group (NCRRCDG), Army Reserve Command (ARESCOM), Philippine Army. “RAATInTo!” was the battle cry of the cadets – students enrolled in ROTC – taken from UP’s own #AtinTo and the title of the competition RAATI (Regional Annual Administrative and Tactical Inspection). For several years that the RAATI was conducted, UPD ROTC always held the top position. However, in the last four years, the championship trophy was held by other schools. The weeks of rigorous training of the cadets with their cadet officers have assured the university its victory. “Each and every cadet and cadet officer put their minds on what they need to perform. We are among a few schools that prepared late for this competition,” said Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Bing Bong Salinas, Corps Commander of UPD ROTC referring to the opening of classes in UP only in August, two months later than most other schools that start training in June. “Our success can also be attributed to the support of our Corps of Sponsors who cheered us on every training day, our parents who let us stay late and spend weekends training, and the university through the Department of Military Science and Tactics.” Aside from the top spot, the UPD ROTC also received several awards. Among which are Best in OPORD Writing, Best in Methods of Instruction, Best in First Aid, and Best in IED Identification. OPORD writing is a skill taught to cadet officers to allow them to write a comprehensive yet clear and concise operation orders. Methods of instruction tests the teaching capability of cadet officers as they transfer knowledge and skills to their cadets. First aid competition tests the unit’s capability to respond to any given incident. IED or improvised explosive device identification tests the ability of cadets to show common IEDs used by terrorist and lawless groups. “UP ROTC is […]
Serbisyong Tatak UP (STUP), a program produced by the NSTP Diliman Office in partnership with DZUP 1602 and UP Radio Circle, which aims to create a model for a live interactive educational program simultaneous with classroom learning, was recognized as “Most Development-Oriented Radio Public Service Program” at Gandingan 2019: The 13th UPLB Isko’t Iskas Multi-Media Awards. The said program was held last March 16, 2019 at DL Umali Hall, University of the Philippines – Los Baños. Gawad Gandingan (Gandingan Awards) is an annual event that aims to encourage the production and airing of development-oriented radio, television, and online programs for the benefit of every Filipino. Organized by the UP Community Broadcasters’ Society, a student organization based at the UP College of Development Communication, the event recognizes radio and TV programs that promote genuine development, as opposed to initiatives arising from a dole out mentality. Gandingan Awards started accepting entries last October 10, 2018, and extended the deadline of submissions until November 16, 2018. The theme for the submissions was “kalayaan” or freedom. Serbisyong Tatak UP, as coordinated by DZUP, the official radio station of the University of the Philippines, submitted two entries [Heart at Play Foundation and Philippine Society and Culture] for a General Award category for radio. Through DZUP, the NSTP Diliman Office was informed that STUP was chosen as one of the finalists for the category, “Most Development-Oriented AM Radio Program.” Proud and full of optimism, STUP’s executive producer, Prof. Arlyn Macapinlac, and NSTP co-producer, Ms. Erika Navarro, together with NSTP Deputy Director, Dr. Jonalou Labor, travelled to UP Los Baños to represent the STUP team in the awarding ceremony. Prof. Mark Lester Chico, founding adviser and Director of Gandingan, explained Gandingan Awards’ theme “Midya at Bayan: Malaya. Mulat. Matapang.” Freedom, according to Chico, as it takes on many forms, is not only essential to daily living but also key to progressing society’s development and best interests. With this, Chico emphasized the importance of being “malaya, mulat at matapang.” Media and society must continue to protect the country’s freedom by being critical of society’s conditions, and by bravely […]