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The Holy Angel University has won this year’s National Book Award (Food Category) for “Milk Pigs and Violet Gold: Philippine Cookery,” authored by Singaporean food writer Bryan Koh.
Koh received the award last Saturday night at the awards ceremonies held at the National Museum.
In his acceptance speech, Koh thanked the University’s Center for Kapampangan Studies (CKS) for helping him in his research on Kapampangan dishes and for publishing the Philippine edition of his book.
The Manila Critics Circle (MCC) and the National Book Development Board (NBDB) cited the book’s “handsome three-volume edition” which they described as a “high-definition publishing project.”
“The book’s title immediately presents an unusual take on our country’s cooking, and that is the unique perspective of the entire book,” the MCC and NBDB said in their citation, which was read by literary critic Ruel De Vera. “Singaporean visitor ate our food and saw the extraordinary in our everyday cuisine.”
CKS Director Robby Tantingco and HAU corporate communications consultant Alex Castro accompanied Koh at the ceremonies where they also received a certificate on behalf of the University as publisher of the winning book.
This year’s National Book Award on food writing is the ninth for the University. Previously, it won for the categories of history, translation, biography, professions, science, poetry and non-fiction. The University started publishing books only in 2002 when the Center for Kapampangan Studies was inaugurated.
Three academic officials from Huachiew Chalermprakiet University (HCU) of Thailand visited the University on November 20, 2014 to lay the groundwork for the establishment of an international academic cooperation between the two universities.
The visiting delegation from HCU is composed of Dr. Uraipan Janvanichyanont, vice-president for Academic Affairs, Dr. Somsri Jansom, assistant to the dean, Faculty of Liberal Arts, and Dr. Jonathan Carreon, coordinator for English for Specific Purposes Section.
HCU is the largest Chinese university and one of the top private universities in Thailand. It was founded in 1941 as a nursing and midwifery school by Poh Teck Tung Foundation, itself the biggest Chinese charitable institution in that country which began in 1910.
HCU’s visit to the University is part of its internationalization thrusts and in line with the ASEAN economic integration next year.
HAU Vice-President for Academic Affairs Dr. Jaime Cortez led school administrators in receiving the Thai visitors to the University. In his welcome remarks, Dr. Cortez noted the University’s own internationalization efforts and cited the recent academic cooperative agreements which HAU only recently signed with foreign universities from Korea, Japan, and Australia.
Dr. Janvanichyanont, on the other hand, thanked the University for its hospitality, even as she expressed high hopes for and optimism over the contemplated international linkage.
Other HAU officials who welcomed the Thai guests were Vice-President for External Affairs and Corporate Communications Robert Tantingco, College of Hospitality and Tourism Management Dean Gertrude Tuazon, Academic Research Head Rio Yutuc, Office of International Affairs Head Ronaldo Lapis, and AB Communications Program Chairperson Leslie Manalo.
The HCU officials toured the campus after a round of discussion on the proposed academic cooperation which followed the brief Welcome Program emceed by Ms. Manalo.
The
book MILK PIGS AND VIOLET GOLD has just won the 2014 National Book
Award (Food category)! Published by the HAU Center for Kapampangan
Studies, the three-in-one (separate books for Luzon, Visayas and
Mindanao) is authored by Bryan Koh, a
young food writer who earned a Mathematics degree at the National
University of Singapore and studied HRM at Cornell. The book comes in
two editions (one for Singapore and the other for the Philippines), the
latter designed by Leonardo Calma of CKS. There is a whole chapter on
Kapampangan cuisine, which Bryan wrote in collaboration with friends
from CKS and Pampanga, including Alex Castro, Francis Musni, Poch
Jorolan and Atsing Lillian Borromeo. Congratulations to all of us!
Free admission for HAU students and faculty.
To reserve seats, contact Dr. Raymond Patterson, HAU Events Management
and Performing Arts Office, tel. 888 8691 loc. 1552.
The long wait is over! Here is the list of the 165 students who will advance to the Panel Interviews!
After rigorously screening 718 applications received online from
student leaders of top schools and universities all over the country,
165 are selected to proceed to the final phase of the 17th
Ayala Young Leaders Congress (AYLC 2015) selection process – the Panel
Interviews. It will be on November 18, 20-21, 2014 at the Makati Stock
Exchange Building, Makati City.
At the interviews, these 165 qualifiers will face panels composed of
senior executives and HR personnel from the Ayala Group of Companies and
will vie for a spot as a delegate to the Congress on February 10-13,
2014. The annual leadership summit will help them learn from each
others’ leadership experiences and will further develop their skills as
servant leaders of the country.
Now on its 17th year, the AYLC is a concrete expression of the Ayala Group’s commitment to national development.
PAMPANGA’S Holy Angel University and Baguio’s Berkeley School are
advancing to the SBP-Passerelle National Championships, after emerging
victorious over their toughest rivals in the Luzon regionals, Quezon
Province’s International School for Better Beginnings.
ISBB put on a valiant fight and almost had a double victory in the
twin tournament, losing to 2012 Luzon champions Holy Angel University,
70-62, and to 2013 Nationals third placer Berkeley School, 50-45. Pampanga’s Holy Angel University
triumphs over International School for
Better Beginnings during SBP-Passerelle
Luzon regionals.
Passerelle’s third place went to Baguio’s St. Louis
University-Laboratory High School, thrashing Pangasinan’s Urdaneta City
National High School, 114-73. Pampanga’s Don Bosco Academy, meanwhile,
ranked third in SBP after defeating Pangasinan’s Urdaneta 1 Central
School, 53-39.
Berkeley School also won the Sportsmanship Award for SBP, which
recognizes players and their parents who showed fair play and humility
throughout the tournament. With this award, BEST Center aims to
emphasize that basketball is not all about winning but also fosters
camaraderie and sportsmanship. Being good role models to children,
parents can likewise instill these values by accepting defeat
wholeheartedly and celebrating victories without taunting the losing
team.
Held last Oct, 20 at the University of the Assumption in San Fernando
City, Pampanga, the SBP-Passerelle Luzon regionals saw eight equally
talented teams clash for spots in the nationals. The twin tournament was
also graced by Pampanga Rep. Joseller “Yeng” Guiao, former coach of the
Asian Games Philippine national team and current coach of the Rain or
Shine Elasto Painters in the PBA.
The SBP - Passerelle Luzon winners will advance to the national
championship on Dec. 12 to 14 at the Magis Eagles Arena of Sacred Heart
School - Ateneo De Cebu. They will face other regional winners, which
include NCR’s Xavier School for SBP and Chiang Kai Shek College, the
reigning Passerelle national champions. Mindanao and Visayas regionals,
meanwhile, are set on November 7-10 and Xavier University in Cagayan de
Oro and November 21-24 at Capiz Gym in Roxas City, respectively.
TV personalities and the people of Central Luzon were gathered to witness the awards night of Paragala: The Central Luzon Media Awards held at the Holy Angel University Theater last February 8, 2014.
Paragala is the very first award-giving body in the region that recognizes the most outstanding, the most watched and the most popular on Philippine television. GMA7 and its subsidiaries dominated the news category bagging nine out of eleven awards. Meanwhile, ABS-CBN and its subsidiaries conquered the entertainment category getting 11 trophies including the Central Luzon’s Choice for a TV Station.
The awards night was attended by media people from different television networks including Mike Enriquez, Arnold Clavio, Jay Taruc and Ivan Mayrina. The appearance of Antonio Aquitania, Diego and Rufa Mae received the loudest cheers from the audience while accepting the trophy for Bubble Gang, the Central Luzon’s Choice for a Gag Show.
The awards were based from the preference of more than 20, 000 voters which comprised of students and teachers from various universities in the region.
Here is the complete list of the winners on the first Paragala: The Central Luzon Media Awards:
News Category
Central Luzon’s Choice for a Public Affairs Talk Show:
The Bottomline (ABS-CBN 2)
Central Luzon’s Choice for an Educational Program:
Matanglawin (ABS-CBN 2)
Central Luzon’s Choice for an Investigative Program:
Imbestigador (GMA 7)
Central Luzon’s Choice for a Magazine Show:
Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho (GMA 7)
Central Luzon’s Choice for a Magazine Show Host:
Ms. Jessica Soho (Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho)
Central Luzon’s Choice for a Morning Show:
Unang Hirit (GMA 7)
Central Luzon’s Choice for a Morning Show Host:
Mr. Arnold Clavio (Unang Hirit)
Central Luzon’s Choice for a Documentary Program:
I-Witness (GMA 7)
Central Luzon’s Choice for a News Program:
24 Oras (GMA 7)
Central Luzon’s Choice for a Male News Presenter:
Mike Enriquez (24 Oras)
Central Luzon’s Choice for a Female News Presenter:
Ms. Jessica Soho (State of the Nation with Jessica Soho)
Entertainment Category
Central Luzon’s Choice for a Music Video:
Chinito by Yeng Constantino (Star Records)
Central Luzon’s Choice for a Game Show:
Minute to Win it (ABS-CBN 2)
Central Luzon’s Choice for a Game Show Host:
Ms. Eugene Domingo (Celebrity Bluff)
Central Luzon’s Choice for a Gag Show:
Bubble Gang (GMA 7)
Central Luzon’s Choice for an Entertainment News Program:
The Buzz (ABS-CBN 2)
Central Luzon’s Choice for an Entertainment News Program Host:
Mr. Boy Abunda (The Buzz)
Central Luzon’s Choice for a Variety Show:
It’s Showtime (ABS-CBN 2)
Central Luzon’s Choice for a Variety Show Host:
Vice Ganda (It’s Showtime)
Central Luzon’s Choice for a Musical Variety Show:
ASAP (ABS-CBN 2)
Central Luzon’s Choice for a Film:
It Takes a Man and a Woman (Star Cinema)
Central Luzon’s Choice for a Television Actor:
Mr. Richard Yap (Be Careful With My Heart)
Central Luzon’s Choice for a Television Actress:
Ms. Jodi Sta. Maria (Be Careful With My Heart)
Central Luzon’s Choice for a Television Station
ABS-CBN 2
Paragala was organized by Holy Angel University (HAU) and Communicators’ League, the official organization of Communication Arts students, in cooperation with the University Student Council.
ILOILO City — The Holy Angel University of Pampanga retained its
crown in the men’s karatedo in the University Games here, collecting
three gold and three silver medals.
University of San Jose–Recoletos (USJ-R) of Cebu, on the other hand,
beat Central Philippine University (CPU) in the women’s division at the
University of San Agustin.
In the men’s division, CPU placed second with two gold medals. Lyceum
of the Philippines University and USJ-R had one gold medal each; Iloilo
Doctors’ College (IDC), two silver and one bronze; and Xavier
University, two bronze.
USJ-R collected three gold medals to win the women’s title. Holy
Angel got one gold; IDC, two silver and one bronze; and CPU, one silver.
Vince Harvey Cabrera earned for Holy Angel gold medals in the
individual men’s kata and kumite -84kg. IDC’s Charlie Ken Alborte
settled for silver in individual men’s kata, while Xavier’s Mondel Ahmir
Delgodden won bronze.
HAU won gold in team men’s kata. Xavier placed second and IDC, third.
Lyceum won gold in team men’s kumite, while Holy Angel and CPU settled for silver and bronze, respectively.
Holy Angel’s Rembrath Cuenco won gold in men’s kumite -55kg, while
IDC’s Alborte settled for silver and Xavier’s Delgodden, bronze.
In men’s kumite -60kg, Lyceum’s Meddai Abdulhamid won the gold, while
Holy Angel’s Jonathan Santos bagged silver and IDC’s Gelpe Roinuj
Martenne, bronze.
In men’s kumite -67kg, CPU’s Aldion John Magsipoc won gold; Holy
Angel’s Jeriel Pineda settled for silver, while IDC’s Roberto Magato
took the bronze.
Holy Angel’s Jesus Regala Jr. ruled men’s kumite -75kg. IDC’s Gerios
Zhebil got silver, while Xavier’s Matthew Sebastian bagged bronze.
CPU’s Jared Lorenzo Tiz dominated the men’s kumite +84kg, while Holy Angel’s Raven David settled for silver.
In the women’s category, USJ-R’s Marjorie Villareal won two gold
medals in individual kata and kumite -61kg. IDC’s Gladys Piñas won
silver in individual women’s kata, while Xavier’s Cori Liwan took
bronze.
Behind Villareal in kumite -61kg was IDC’s Noriella Marie Delgado for silver and Xavier’s Liwan for bronze.
University of St. La Salle’s Marian Ortega ruled the women’s kumite
-50kg. CPU’s Kimberly Famorcan settled for silver, while Holy Angel’s
Shelly Antonio brought home bronze.
Xavier’s Julianne Myka Coz dominated women’s kumite -55kg. Holy
Angel’s Angelica Abia won silver, while CPU’s Ranelyn Fuentes took
bronze. In women’s kumite -68kg, CPU’s Hyren Roncal won, while
Holy
Angel’s Catherine Obra settled for silver.
In team women’s kata, USJ-R won gold, CPU got silver while Xavier got bronze
PAMPANGA, Philippines—Colorfully illustrated stampita (prayer cards)
are the latest addition to local efforts to make All Saints’ Day in
Angeles City more of a Catholic holy day.
The prayers cards are exclusively made for more than 600 students who
are dressing up like the holy and martyred men and women of the Roman
Catholic Church, instead of donning costumes of ghouls, ghosts,
vampires, monsters and demons for the Halloween event in the city.
The prayer in the card was given by Msgr. Eugene Reyes while the illustrations were made by Bryan Paguio.
The lives of saints have increasingly been the focus of All Saints’
Day at the Holy Rosary Parish in Angeles City through Bishop Pablo
Virgilio David beginning 2011 and at nearby Holy Angel University (HAU)
since 2012.
Robert Tantingco, executive director of HAU’s Center for Kapampangan
Studies (CKS), said this was because the original intent of Halloween
was to celebrate the saints, not the devils, since it’s the night before
All Saints’ Day.
“Halloween is short for Hallows’ Eve, and hallows is old English for
saints,” he said. Catholics have around 10,000 saints, according to the
the website catholic.org.
Stampita, said Tantingco, are prayer cards commemorating feast days
or religious events. These are distributed to the faithful as mementos
or souvenirs.
In effect, the devotion to saints is revived. What HAU retained is the “trick or treat” part of the western rite. Children go the rounds of offices, receiving chocolates, candies or fruits.
Hymn to saints
Aside from distributing stampita, the center and HAU’s Institute for
Christian Formation are also teaching children to sing the “gosu” or
traditional Kapampangan hymn to saints.
In Pampanga province, the seat of the Augustinian mission starting
1572, there is a gosu for every patron saint of towns and cities.
There’s a hymn for St. Lucy in Sasmuan town, St. Bartholomew in
Magalang town, St. Andrew in Candaba town, St. Catherine in Porac and
Arayat towns, St. Isidore in the village of Dau in Mabalacat City, St.
Nicholas in Macabebe town, St. James in the community of Betis in Guagua
town and St. Michael in Masantol town.
Kapampangan, who converted into Christianity during Spanish colonial
times, practiced the magguso by going from one house to another, singing
and receiving either money, live chicken or vegetables. The money is
used to buy candles for the dead.
The gosu, Tantingco said, is like the “pamangaladua.” In singing the
gosu, the faithful ask a saint to help bring eternal peace to a
departed loved one. The pamangaladua, on the other hand, prays for the
soul of dead members in a family.
“It’s a very touching gesture of communal spirit where neighbors or
strangers offer prayer and entertainment to ease the household’s grief
or longing for a lost loved one,” he said.
“In a way, this explains that mysterious term we learned in
catechism,” the communion of saints,” where the community of those
already in heaven supposedly remains united with the community of those
still on earth,” he said.
CKS published the book, “Gale at Gosu,” by Crispin Cadiang, a former
priest, who composed “Ibpa Mi” (Our Father) and 461 liturgical songs.
The Aguman Talasulat Capampangan (Agtaca or Fraternity of Campampangan
Writers) has been reviving the gosu since 2006.
In the former town of Betis, which was annexed to Guagua in 1904, All
Souls’ Day or “undas” is observed for nine days—a rite that is not
done elsewhere in the country.
Every afternoon, Catholics in Betis light candles, offer flowers and
recite the Rosary. In the middle of the cemetery is a chapel that was
built high to overlook the tombs. At dusk on the ninth day, the priest
celebrates Mass and bless tombs.
Equipped with undisputable skills and uplifting determination, the
Holy Angel University (HAU) Chorale soared as the 1st Runner-up in
Musica EUROPA 6, the annual Far Eastern University (FEU) / European
Union (EU) Choral Competition in the Philippines held last May 22 and 23
at the FEU auditorium.
HAU Chorale was among the various choral groups that vied for the
title in the two division-choral competitions which featured two
categories – the High School Choir Category for secondary level school
choral groups and the Open Choir Category for colleges, university,
church, company, government and other adult choirs.
Other than HAU Chorale’s triumphant success, Philippine Normal
University won as 2nd runner up while the University of Philippine Los
Baños (UPLB) was hailed as the grand champion in the open choir
category. Meanwhile, the Boscorale of Don Bosco – Grand Champion, the
Imus Institute –up, and Pitch Choir – 1st Runner and Makati the Himig
Roseña of Colegio de Santa Rosa Makati – 2nd runner up emerged
victorious for the high school category.
FEUROPA is held to coincide with the Filipinas Heritage and European
Union (EU) Months. It has steadily grown in size and stature since its
inception four year s ago. The choral competition is part of Viva Europa
2012 European Union Cultural Showcase to promote shared cultural
heritage of the EU with the Philippines.
The Office of International Affairs (OIA) is pleased to announce that
Holy Angel University recently established an international academic
cooperation with two foreign universities, namely, Kkottongnae
University (KU) in South Korea and the University of Western Sydney
(UWS) in Australia.
Acting University President Engr. Geromin T. Nepomuceno, Jr. and KU
President Dr. Lee Won Woo signed the Memorandum of Understanding between
HAU and KU during formal signing ceremonies held in the University on
July 8, 2014.
KU was founded by Fr. John Oh, a Korean Catholic priest who received
the Ramon Magsaysay Award in Public Service in 1996. It is the foremost
university in Korea specializing in Social Welfare.
On the other hand, the Memorandum of Understanding between HAU and
UWS was signed by Engr. Nepomuceno and UWS Vice-Chancellor and President
Prof. Barney Glover through an exchange of signatures. The agreement
commenced on August 28, 2014.
UWS was named as one of the world’s best 100 universities under the
age of 50 this year by the influential Times Higher Education, based on
“performance indicators such as research, teaching excellence,
international outlook, connections with industry, and innovation.” It
has a student body of about 42,000.
The agreement between the University and its new foreign higher
education institution-partners aims to foster mutual cooperation in
teaching, curriculum development, training, and research.
It encourages visits by and exchange of faculty, researchers,
academic personnel, and students; exchange of experts and training
programs; exchange of educational literature, research findings, and
publications; joint development of curriculum, teaching materials and
research projects; and participation in seminars, educational congress,
workshops, training courses, and special short-term academic programs.
The development of proposals for collaborative programs with these
foreign partner-universities, which may be coordinated through the OIA,
is highly encouraged from among HAU officials, deans, administrators,
researchers, program chairpersons, faculty members, staff, and students.
For more information, please view an audio-visual presentation on these universities at the OIA or browse the website of KU at (Click Here) and that of the UWS at (Click Here).
A dozen Angelian and Angel Wings staffers won individual awards;
seven of which earned their tickets to the Regional Schools Press
Conference (RSPC) 2014 in the Division Schools Press Conference (DSPC)
2014 Awarding Ceremonies held on September 23, 2014 at the Gabaldon
Building, Angeles City.
Six staffers of the Angelian, the official high school student
publication, received their Certificates of Recognition before hundreds
of student-journalists and scores of school paper advisers in the
Division of Angeles during the awarding ceremonies that occurred shortly
after lunchtime. Three of the Angelian staffers were awarded medals and
were able to qualify in the RSPC Individual Contests Secondary Level on
October 30, 2014 at the Gabaldon Building by the virtue placing 1st,
2nd, and 3rd. Namely: Drego Miguel Calbang – 1st place, Editorial
Catooning (Filipino Category); Erleen Ces Julao – 2nd place, Copyreading
and Headline Writing (Filipino Category); Abelardo Cortez, Jr. – 3rd
place, Science Writing (Filipino Category); Therese Joy Waje - 4th
place, Feature Writing (Filipino); Jhuniella Aira Salalac - 4th place,
Feature Writing (English Category); and Angelo Luisse Gonzales, 4th
place – Photojournalism (English Category).
Another six staffers of the Angel Wings, the official Laboratory
Elementary School Pupil Publication, were hailed as winners in the
primary level. Four will represent the Division of Angeles in the RSPC
Individual Contests Elementary Level on October 29, 2014. The top
primary level scribes are: Kyla Abihay – 1st place, News Writing
(Filipino Category); Kyla Isabel Valencia – 3rd, News Writing (English
Category); Arianne Chellie Flores – 3rd place, Editorial Writing
(English Category); Julienne Somera – 3rd place, Sports Writing (English
Category); Shemuelle Abenes – 4th place, Feature Writing (Filipino
Category); and Mirella Cena – 5th place, Feature Writing (English
Category).
The twelve bested other student-contestants from other public and
private schools in Angeles City by writing under their respective
individual categories during the contest proper held in various venues
at Angeles Elementary School right after the opening ceremonies on
September 18, 2014.
Fourth and fifth placers will be put on standby and will represent
the Division in place of the top three winners in case the latter cannot
make it in the RSPC.
The medallist scribes and their respective teacher coaches are set to
attend an intensive training to be organized by the Division of Angeles
in preparing for the RSPC on October 20, 2014 also at the Gabaldon
Building.
The Basic Education Department student-writers are coached by the
following School Paper Advisers (SPA): Mr. Alvin Santos (Angelian
co-moderator, English); Mr. Robin Angelo Taruc (Angelian co-moderator,
Filipino); Ms. Annalisa Nunag (Angel Wings co-moderator, English); and
Ms. Naomi Villanueva (Angel Wings co-moderator, English).
Republic Act 7079, otherwise known as the Campus Journalism Act of
1991, provides legal basis for holding the Division, Regional, and
National Schools Press Conferences in the country. In the RSPC, ten
regional bets are awarded but only the top three winners qualify for the
national leg of the journalism competitions, where top ten of the
country’s finest student – journalists (SJ) are recognized as the best
for the school year.
Holy Angel University bags Second Place in the High School Division
of the 2014 North Luzon Region of the Milo Little Olympics held at
Baguio City. The event comes to a full throttle of high school and
elementary students with over 6,900 participants coming from four
regions.
The Milo Little Olympics is a three-day affair scheduled September 5,
6 and 7 and will showcase 13 sports discipline such as basketball,
volleyball, chess, athletics, swimming, taekwondo and many more.
Winners of the Luzon cluster will represent Northern Luzon in the
national finals to be held in Marikina City on October 24, 25 and 26.
Here are the following lists of winners:
BASKETBALL BOYS – CHAMPION
PLAYERS:
JOSHUA DELA PENA
DANIEL DAVID
JOSHUA ABEDOZA
MICO LUMBA
ALFRANCIS LAGAZON
DOMIELLE SUNGA
KEVIN CORONEL
M.J. GARCIA
JM ALAGABAN
DENVER DIZON
CHRISTIAN LAGMAN
ADI DELA CRUZ
VINCENT CUNANAN
KEITH EMPERADO
COACH:
MR. ROHNEL LANSANG
VOLLEYBALL BOYS – 1ST RUNNER-UP
PLAYERS:
JEMSI CABRERA
PHILIP JOSHUA CASTRO
JOSE RICARDO DIMAUNAHAN
HIDREN LACSINA
LAURENCE MICHAEL LIBU
AEMIEL LINGAT
JUAN MIGUEL LISING
VICTOR VIEN NALUZ
AEMIEL JOHN PRING
ANGEL PAUL SERRANO
KARLO ADRIAN YABUT
ERNEST NICOLE YAP
COACH:
MR. RICHARD ENGRACIO SISON
BADMINTON GIRLS – 2ND RUNNER-UP
PLAYERS:
JAYMEE ROSE PASCUAL
LAUREN NICOLE QUIZON
LEXIS MAKABILI
JENNIE BATILLER
ROSE ANN SALENGA
COACH:
MR. ALEHANDRO VITUG
ASST. COACH:
MR. VENER DAYRIT
CHESS BOYS – 2ND RUNNER-UP
DALE BERNARDO – CHAMPION
DARRY BERNARDO – 1ST RUNNER-UP
COACH: MR. SONNY MACALINO
Holy Angel University in partnership with its Alumni Batches work
hand in hand through the University’s scholarship program by giving
assistance to deserving students whose station in life limits their
options.
Alumni Batches are invited and encouraged to hold their homecoming in
their Alma Mater. As an act of paying forward and of gratitude for the
blessings received in becoming successful in their chosen field, members
of the alumni donate a certain amount of cash in aid for the education
of worthy students.
Mrs. Nila Yumul, the president of batch 1987 (ARCHANGELS), met with
the Scholarship Office and discussed the means of providing scholarship
to students. As an initial act of partnering, the batch donated
ninety-nine thousand pesos (P99,000.00) to the HAU Scholarship Endowment
Fund.
Batch 1961 (ANGELITES), sponsoring two Teacher Education students by
giving 100% tuition grant, entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with
HAU. Mr. Arthur Buan, the batch representative, emphasized that it is
the mission of their batch to uplift academically inclined students
particularly enrolled in the Teacher Education Program. By helping
future teachers, it would have a justified effect as educators are
entrusted to the formation of the mind and hearts of thousands of
students.
Both Batch 1963 (EVERGREENS) and Batch 1964 (ASTRONAUTS) had recently
celebrated their 50th year anniversary inside the University. The
EVERGREENS, represented by Mrs. Celia Timbol, donated one hundred
thousand pesos (P100,000.00) to the HAU Endowment Fund. On the other
hand, the ASTRONAUTS also donated one hundred thousand pesos
(P100,000.00) to the school’s scholarship program.
Through their president, Mr. Rennier Perez, Batch 2002, (GENYSIS)
also donated an amount of one hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) to
the HAU Scholarship Endowment Fund. This batch was considered as the
first and youngest batch who donated in HAU’s Scholarship Program. They
had held their reunion in the campus last December 2012.
Holy Angel University through its Scholarships and Grants Office is
very grateful to these Alumni Batches as they had supported HAU’s
mission of making quality education accessible to deserving students.
A ribbon cutting ceremony regarding KATUTUBU, an exhibit in
celebration of the Indigenous People’s Month was held on October 7, 2014
at the student center of Holy Angel University.
The focus of the said event are the Indigenous groups currently
residing in Pampanga such as the Aetas, Kapampangans and Sama D’Laut.
Native arts, crafts and photos are displayed with the purpose of
creating awareness and promoting native culture especially to the
Angeleños. Among those who attended the exhibit were Mr. Robert P.
Tantingco – Director of Juan D. Nepomuceno Center for Kapampangan
Studies, Ysagani Ybarra – Artist and Cultural Worker from Mabalacat, and
Leaders of the Sama D’Laut. In addition, the event was made possible
with the help of Angeles City Library and Information Center, Bayung
Mardika, Catalonan Inc., Juan D. Nepomunceno Center for Kapampangan
Studies, and The Social Studies Circle of Holy Angel University.
The successful celebration of the Indigenous People’s Month has paved
way for Angeleños to appreciate and nurture the trademark of
Kapampangan culture.
The First Angeles City Chorale Festival which featured the works of
Professor Eudenice V. Palaruan, one of the Philippines' most esteemed
classical musicians, took place last August 2, 2014 at Holy Angel
University. Eudenice Palaruan has been widely known in the choral music
industry for exhibiting great passion towards his chosen field. He was
an instructor at the Asian Institute for Liturgy and Music where he
taught Music Theory, Choral conducting, Liturgical Text Composition and
Voice. He was also the music director of AILM ASIAN Ensemble, presenting
an all-ASIAN choral works.
The participating choral groups of the said festival came from
different parts of Luzon including Bataan Peninsula Chamber Singers
(Bataan), Central Luzon State University Maestro Singers (Nueva Ecija),
Divine Majesty Male Choir (Pampanga), Koro Santa Lucia (Pampanga),
Maryknoll Sanctuary Choir (Baguio) and Urdaneta City University Music
Ensemble (Pangasinan).
With utmost talent, confidence, and insurmountable efforts of the
participants, the festival has been successfully celebrated. Indeed,
angelic voices have reached the heaven once again.
The Holy Angel University (HAU) Chorale, together with the Tarlac
Chamber Choir, won an International award Gold 3 in the Mixed Choir
Competition during the Singapore International Chorale Festival,
Celebrating Cultural Diversity Orientale Concentus VII last July 9-13 at
the School of the Arts (SOTA) Singapore.
The current edition of this festival attracted close to 2000
participants from 40 to 50 choirs around the world. The Chorale
Competition seeks to raise social awareness and promotes civic
mindedness among the youth participants.
Orientale Concentus, conceptualized in 2008 with the purpose of
promoting youth choral music development and international arts and
cultural exchange, has seen a successful run across China, Taiwan and
South Korea. Participants in the earlier editions not only hail from
host countries, but also from Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and even
United Kingdom.
Holy Angel University, the biggest Catholic school in the region,
will celebrate Halloween this year with a unique twist: instead of
vampires, demons and ghosts, participants will wear saints’ costumes.
When the University first held a similar event in 2012, it became the banner photo of the Philippine Daily Inquirer.
According to Robby Tantingco, Vice President for External Affairs,
the event is part of the University’s advocacy to promote a more
Catholic celebration of Halloween.
“The original intent of Halloween was to celebrate the saints, not
the devils because it’s the night before All Saints Day,” Tantingco
says. “Halloween is short for Hallows’ Eve, and hallows is old English
for saints. Somehow we allowed the dark spirits to take over the themes and
images of the celebration of what is supposedly a Catholic holy day.” More than 600 pre-school and grade school pupils of the University’s
Basic Education Department are expected to participate in the annual
event. The Center for Kapampangan Studies and the Institute for
Christian Formation will also add other spiritual and cultural elements
to the celebration, like distributing estampitas (prayer cards) and
singing gosu, the traditional Kapampangan hymns to saints.
0917 826 5145 for applications and more information!
The long wait is over! Here is the list of the 165 students who will advance to the Panel Interviews!
TV personalities and the people of Central Luzon were gathered to witness the awards night of Paragala: The Central Luzon Media Awards held at the Holy Angel University Theater last February 8, 2014.
