Calling graduates of Batch 1965 of the Philippine College of Commerce (now Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP). There will be a grand alumni homecoming to celebrate its 40th (ruby) anniversary on Jan. 21, 22 and 23. A general meeting to discuss details of the event will be held on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2 p.m., at the PUP Conference Room B, 2/F, at the PUP Campus in Sta. Mesa, Manila. For details, please call the following: Melba Abeleta, 716-6308 (PUP registrar’s office), 0917898-2562; Rosemarie Aguila Guerzon at 564-7037 or 09179630945; Chit Gutierrez del Rosario at 715-5706 or 0917521-7737; or Vic Pasion at 9372790 or 0916-342-6559.
Solon calls for modern school health program
Rep. Edcel Lagman has proposed new legislation seeking to modernize and revitalize the Department of Basic Education’s School Health and Nutrition Program (SHNP) for public elementary and high school students nationwide.
Lagman is seeking an initial
R200 million in new funding for the multiyear modernization program, which is meant "to promote, protect and sustain the health and nutritional well-being of public school students, teachers and non-academic personnel."
Under Lagman’s proposal, the SHNP shall be upgraded through the recruitment of more health and nutrition personnel for public schools in order to attain the desired ratio of one specialist for every 2,000 students/teachers over the next five years.
The salaries of school health and nutrition workers shall likewise be revised upwards and aligned with the rates paid their counterparts in other departments.
Lagman also said the improved compensation and benefit packages mandated by the Magna Carta for Public Health Workers should cover school health and nutrition employees.
Lagman said his proposal is meant to give meaning to government’s policy "to integrate fully our health system with the school system, with preventive health care, personal hygiene and nutrition education being pursued as active programs in basic education."
"It has become imperative for us in Congress to quickly reinvigorate the SHNP and make up for decades of under-spending in public health and nutrition care," he pointed out. He lamented that the Department of Health’s
R9.9-billion budget this year is only 1.62 percent of the R609-billion national budget.
Workshops for aspiring caterers
A "Managing a Catering Business Seminar-Workshop" will be held on Sep. 29 to Oct. 7, excluding weekends, from 12 noon to 5 p.m., at Ipanema Bar and Restaurant at Libis, Quezon City. The workshop is open to all caterers, food executives and other entrepreneurs who are planning to open a catering business. The seven-day training will feature lectures and hands-on work shops on pricing; menu planning; equipment and staffing; cost control and room arrangements, among others.
Symposium at De La Salle GSB
De La Salle Professional Schools, Inc.-Graduate School of Business (DLS PSI-GSB) recently held a symposium entitled "Social Economics: Integrating Human Development in Management Education." The symposium was held at the Yuchengco Hall, DLSU-Manila and was attended by a diverse group of business professors and instructors from various universities in the country.
Dr. Victor S. Venida, Associate Professor of Ateneo de Manila Department of Economics, delved into the basics of economic principles in his treatise named "Economic Concepts and Management Education." Serving as the reactor on Dr. Venida’s review of benchmark economics and its relation to solving today’s economic problems was Dr. Rene O. de la Cruz, Economics Department Chairman of DLS PSI-GSB. "People-centered Economy in a Globalizing World," the second research presentation by Dr. Rene E. Ofreneo, University of the Philippines School of Labor & Industrial Relations Professor, expounded on the inclusive and exclusive effects of the country’s membership to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Dubbed as "Conceptual Convergence among Stakeholder Theory, Catholic Social Learning and Social Economics," the research by Dr. Jose Mario B. Maximiano, DLS PSI-GSB Center for Social Responsibility and Human Development coordinator and author of the first book in CSR, tackled dysfunctional effects of adapted neo-classical economics in the Philippine setting. Dr. Ben Teehankee, DLS PSI-GSB DBA Program Director, shared his reaction to Dr. Maximiano’s research discussion.
Dr. Tereso S. Tullao Jr., a full-time professor at the DLSU College of Business and Economics, presented "Tungo sa Mapagmalasakit na Negosyanteng Pinoy" as he calls for government support for small scale industry and the ailing agricultural sector. Dr. Remedios Ching, Dean of St. Scholastica’s College of Business, gave her insights and views on Dr. Tullao’s research study.
The final research presentation was by Dr. Louie A. Divinagracia, Director of the Academic Programs & Research Department of DLS PSIGSB. His paper, "Sustainable Value Creation: Challenges to Philippine Higher Education," summarized the current sentiment of the academe on management education in the 21st century. Dr. Corazon L. Abansi, Dean of the Graduate School of De La Salle-Lipa, gave her reaction to the research presentation and agreed that educational institutions should impart knowledge that will allow for effective citizenship and contribute to the reduction of unemployment.
Math and Science seminar for high school teachers
Anvil Publishing, Pearson Education and National Bookstore are hosting a seminar for Mathematics and Science high school teachers on Oct. 2, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Librarian’s Center of National Bookstore Superbranch at the Araneta Commercial Center in Cubao. The seminar will be conducted by Education Specialist Prof. Amos Lee of Singapore. Prof. Lee conducts teacher training for the world-renowned Pearson Education, one of the largest publishers of textbooks for high school math and science. Interested schools may contact the Anvil Publishing marketing department through tel. nos. 637-5141, 7474-1624, 747-1622.
Sign language classes at DLS-CSB
De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde offers Sign Language classes starting Sept. 27. Classes conducted by deaf teachers are three hours a week for 10 weeks. Students can choose to join weekday or Saturday classes. Fee is
R2,900 (inclusive of ID). For more information, contact 526-7441 locals 131 or 164. DLS-CSB is located at 2544 Taft Avenue, Manila. 
