Mapúa robotics team wins international competition
The Mapúa Institute of Technology Robotics Team, headed by Eng. John Judilla, bagged two major international awards for their latest creation, the Smart Bomb Disposal Robot. The team won the Silver Award from the International Federation of Inventors Association and the Quality of Life Award, given by the Minnesota Inventors Congress USA in the 1st World Cup on Computer Implemented Inventions (1st WCCII)- Semifinals of Asia, Australia and Africa held in Taipei, Taiwan. The event was participated in by several representatives from the Philippines and at least 20 international inventors from Asia, Africa and Australia. The SMART Robot, which has the ability to search and identify explosive devices, is made from remote controlled cars installed with robotic arms and cameras manipulated and controlled by the e-Gizmo board. The awards have qualified the Mapúa Robotics Team to participate in the 1st WCCII-Finals to be held in China in 2008. Photo shows Eng. Judilla with his team’s winning Robot and its top citations.
Every rainy season
Figaro volunteers trek to the farms to plant coffee trees, the organically-compliant way. Not only is organic Farming beneficial to the health of farmers, it also preserves the health of the soil and ensures sustainability of a bio-diverse environment, friendly to birds and other species of animals who depend on pesticide-free surroundings. Students from UP, La Salle, Ateneo, and UST joined the Figaro Organic Barako Tree Planting in Gen . Aguinaldo, Cavite recently. The pilot demo farm lent by Mayor Danny Bencito of the Cavite town tucked in the inner highland area will be monitored by Cavite State University for the next five years as part of a multi-stakeholder partnership project among the local government, the academe, private sector Figaro Foundation and the Cavite Coffee Growers Cooperative. In photo, (from left): Jayme Pineda (Ateneo), Bang Dizon (UP), Pacita Juan (Figaro President and CEO); and bottom (from left): Jeg Garcia (Ateneo), Ralph Peñafiel (UP), Joyce Venturina (UST), Inah Garcia and Karla Garcia (La Salle).
SISC promotes internationalism
Southville International School and Colleges cooperated with Festival Supermall in staging an Arts and Crafts contest on the occasion of celebrating Children’s Month last October. The event, with the theme "In the Spirit of Internationalism – Healing the World through Cultural Harmony," was held at the activity center of Festival Supermall, Alabang. Students aged five to 12 years old from the different schools in Muntinlupa, Parañaque and Las Piñas were invited to participate in the various activities that were prepared such as: storytelling, interactive games, raffle, mini-concert, and arts & crafts. For the main event, SISC prepared an Arts and Crafts Contest for all the students who registered for the competition. It was divided into two levels, Level A (five to seven years old) and Level B (eight to 12 years old). Ma. Angela Kahanap of International Christian Academy, grand prize winner for the Level A division, impressed the judges with her creative entry in which she exhibited her drawing and painting skills. On the other hand, Level B grand prize winner, Philip Thomas de la Torre of Elizabeth Seton School, amazed the judges with his unique three-dimensional entry that exceptionally illustrates cultural harmony.
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