Mga laro bukas:
(Mall of Asia Arena)
10 a.m. – UP vs DLSU (Men)
12 noon – FEU vs Ateneo (Men)
2 p.m. – UP vs DLSU (Women)
4 p.m. – FEU vs Ateneo (Women)
NAKOPO ng University of Santo Tomas ang kanilang ika-4 na sunod na Final Four appearance makaraang walisin ang Adamson, 22-25, 25-20, 26-24, 25-20, sa UAAP women’s volleyball tournament nitong Miyerkoles sa Mall of Asia Arena.
Nagpakawala si sensational rookie Angge Poyos ng season-high 31 points, 6 digs at 5 receptions para sa Tigresses na umangat sa league-best record na 9-1.
Nauna rito ay sinandigan ni Bella Belen ang National University sa 25-14, 25-14, 25-12 pagbasura sa University of the East.
Sa straight-set victory, ang ika-8 sa 10 laro, ay lumapit ang Lady Bulldogs sa ika-3 sunod na Final Four appearance.
Ang scoring output ni Poyos ang pinakamataas ng isang Tigress magmula nang magtala si Eya Laure ng career-high 31 points sa 25-19, 25-21, 29-31, 33-31 panalo ng UST kontra Ateneo noong May 19, 2022.
“Thankful kasi comeback game nga for us kasi natalo kami last game against NU. Thankful kasi nakapag-contribute pa rin ako sa game. Thankful din ako sa mga ates ko kasi patuloy silang kumakapit at lumalaban para sa team,” sabi ni Poyos.
Sa kabila ng paglisan nina Laure, Imee Hernandez at Milena Alessandrini at pagkakaroon ng young roster, ang Tigresses ay balik sa Final Four.
“Yung hardwork ng mga bata, hindi matatawaran,” sabi ni UST coach Kungfu Reyes. “Well prepared naman yung team, may kasamang swerte at nakuha namin ‘yung dati naming inaasam na at least mapasama kami sa Final Four. Ngayon nandito na.”
Umiskor sina Jonna Perdido at Regina Jurado ng tig-12 points habang kumana si Bianca Plaza, pumalit kay Em Banagua, ng perfect 6-of-6 attacks upang tumapos na may 7 points para sa Tigresses.
Nakakolekta si Barbie Jamili ng 20 points at 13 receptions para sa Lady Falcons, na nahulog sa 2-7.
MANILA — University of Santo Tomas (UST) unleashed a lethal weapon in slaying Cignal and College of Saint Benilde played true to form to emerge men’s and women’s champions of the Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) Challenge Cup on Saturday night at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum in Manila.
Joshua Ybañez, only 5-foot-6, was more than a David in UST’s lineup as he unleashed a high-flying and all-over-the-court act in the Tigers’ 20-25, 25-22, 25-22, 19-25, 15-13 slaying of many-time club champion Cignal, which won the men’s tournament inaugurals last year.
“I still can’t believe we won against a top team Cignal,” said Ybañez, 20, who added the Challenge Cup Most Valuable Player trophy to his Rookie-MVP plum in Season 85 of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines.
“But we won because of teamwork and of course, our coaches,” added the pride of General Santos City who had 26 points in the two-hour and 16-minute thriller.
If UST had to dig deep in scoring the upset, coach Gerry Yee and Saint Benilde
Benilde was tactical in beating the University of the Philippines (UP), 25-18, 25-18, 25-13, to reign supreme in women’s play.
The Lady Blazers, back-to-back National Collegiate Athletic Association champions, needed only 81 minutes to frustrate UP and complete a sweep of the 16-team women’s division of the tournament supported by the Philippine Sports Commission, PLDT, Rebisco, Akari, Foton, and CBPI.
“We joined the Challenge Cup to gear up for the NCAA and we’re very glad we won,” said Yee, whose wards never surrendered a set in the tournament. “We’re all inspired and boosted ahead of the NCAA.”
The Tigers were no lucky finalists—they ousted three-peat UAAP champion National University in the semifinals.
“Of course, it’s unreal. These are literally kids and their opponents are pros,” said UST coach Odjie Mamon, who also handles the men’s national team. “It’s part of our preparations for UAAP and evaluation of our updated playing system style. And this championship validated all of our systems.”
PNVF president Ramon “Tats” Suzara thanked all 36 teams—men and women—for seeing action in the Challenge Cup, the federation’s second-to-last major tournament for the year.
“It’s been an exciting close to three weeks of volleyball action and I appreciate the enthusiasm of the athletes and teams who came from all over the country,” said Suzara.
Next up on the PNVF calendar is the season-ending Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Challenge that gathers the world’s elite players in a brand-new and world-class five-court beach volleyball facility in the City of Santa Rosa starting this Thursday.
Ybañez also claimed the first-best outside hitter to join teammates Rey Miguel De Vega (Second Best Outside Hitter), Edlyn Paul Colinares (Second Best Middle Blocker), and Sherwin Umandal (Best Opposite Spiker) in the Super Team.
Completing the men’s awardees in the 20-team men’s division were JP Bugaoan (First Best Middle Blocker) and Manuel Sumanguid III (Best Libero) of Cignal as well as Jerome Lopez (Best Setter) of bronze medalist VNS Asereht.
NU, which finished fourth, received the Fair Play Green Card in the awarding ceremony graced by PNVF president Ramon “Tats” Suzara, secretary-general Don Caringal, national team commission chairman Tonyboy Liao and Cignal president and CEO Jane Basas.
Saint Benilde’s Wielyn Estoque was the Best Outside Hitter and Most Valuable Player in the women’s division with teammates Zamantha Nolasco (First Best Middle Blocker), Chenae Basarte (Best Setter) and Fiona Getigan (Best Libero).
Niña Ytang (Second Best Middle Blocker) and Stephanie Bustrillo (Best Opposite Spiker) of silver medalist UP as well as Lea Rizel Tapang (Second Best Outside Hitter) of third-placer Letran completed the women’s honor roll.
VNS Asereht beat NU, 32-34, 23-25, 26-24, 25-23, 15-13, while Letran bested Philippine Air Force, 25-15, 25-23, 25-19, to clinch the men and women bronze medals, respectively.
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By Patricia Lanzagarita
UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas BS Accountancy alumna Shannen Jagwani was the top scorer worldwide for the May/June 2023 Certified Management Accountant Examination.
The examination evaluates the ability of the test takers in 12 critical competencies such as internal controls, external financial reporting decisions, cost management, corporate finance, investment decisions and risk management, among others.
Jagwani earned the Priscilla Payne Outstanding Student Performance Award for being the top scorer.
The assessment was administered by the Institute of Management Accountants of the Association of Accountants and Financial Professionals in Business.
The group has over 140,000 members worldwide.
By Arturo Belano
DESPITE its big drop in ranking, Ateneo de Manila University remained the top education institution in the country for 2024 based on the latest Times Higher Education World University Ranking.
Landing on the 1001-1200 bracket, Ateneo had an overall score of 28.3-32.6 based on five pillars —teaching, research, citations, industry income and international outlook.
The university dropped from its previous ranking of 351-400.
The University of the Philippines and the De La Salle University also fell to the 1201-1500 and 1501+ brackets, respectively.
UP was in the 801-1000 spot in 2023, while DLSU was ranked 1201-1500.
Meanwhile, the University of Santo Tomas was in 1501+ bracket, an improvement from last year’s “reporter status.”
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 include 1,904 universities across 108 countries and regions, making it the largest and most diverse university rankings to date.
The assessment is based on new WUR 3.0 methodology, which includes 18 carefully calibrated performance indicators that measure an institution’s performance in five areas — teaching, research environment, research quality, industry, and international outlook.
This year’s ranking analysed more than 134 million citations across 16.5 million research publications and included survey responses from 68,402 scholars globally. Overall, THE collected 411,789 datapoints from more than 2,673 institutions that submitted data.
Meanwhile, Cebu Technological University, Central Luzon State University, University of Eastern Philippines, Mapua University, Mariano Marcos State University, Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology, Nueva Ecijia University of Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines, Tarlac Agricultural University, and Visayas State University submitted data for inclusion in the rankings but did not make the cut.
By Arturo Belano
A STUDY conducted by a professor of the University of Santo Tomas was the highlight of the International Conference on Science, Technology, and Innovation for Sustainable Development held in Vietnam.
Alan Rodelle Salcedo, chairman of the Department of Chemistry and a researcher on chemical sensors, presented his study on mercury vapor detection using smartphone cameras and red cabbage extract.
Salcedo discussed the technique using smartphone camera-based colometric detection in the “Innovative Life Science and Smart Materials” session of the conference.
His work, based on papers co-authored with Academician Professor Emeritus Fortunato Sevilla III, was published in Instrumentation Science and Technology and Acta Manilana.
UST said Salcedo’s paper seeks to address the need for ways “to detect atmospheric pollutants of concern in the environment.”
Through digital imaging analysis, the parameters encompassed color values, the polymer reagent binder, Cul quantity, exposure duration, and Hg0 concentration.
Themed “Establishment of Sustainable Technological Solution for Industry and Society,” the two-day conference in Vietnam gathered academics, researchers, scholars, and industry practitioners from around the world to share and discuss recent advances in sustainable science, technology and innovation.
By Arturo Belano
AN ASSISTANT professor from the University of Santo Tomas bagged the Best Book of Nonfiction in Filipino in the 2022 Gintong Aklat Awards.
Dr. Joselito Delos Reyes was recognized for his book “#Pasahero: mga nakikisakay na sanaysay.”
The book wheels through an avenue where readers are invited to ponder upon shared experiences embodied in his essays.
It was published by the UST Publishing House in 2021.
“Paglalahad lang naman ng pakikisakay, paglalakbay, at pagiging pasahero ang naisulat ko doon sa aklat. Pero dahil pasahero tayong lahat, one way or another, baka may shared experiences tayo na pwede pag-isipan, pagnilayan, at kung may matutuhan, kahit hindi sadya, makakabuti,” Delos Reyes said.
“Sa mga nagsisikap makapagsulat, may award man o wala, maging popular man o hindi, pagsikapan sanang sumulat o mag-articulate ng ideya na makapagpapabuti sa kalagayan ng tao at lipunan, to make people a tad more intelligent, discerning, and reflective sa mga nangyayari sa kanilang paligid, at makatulong sa ikabubuti ng lipunan,” he added.
“Maging magaling na manunulat, yes. Pero higit sa pagiging magaling, maging mabuti. Maging makatao. May validation man ng awards o kadalasan, wala,” he stressed.
Delos Reyes is a resident fellow of the UST Center for Creative Writing and Literary Studies. He is also an academic researcher of the UST Research Center for Culture, Arts, and Humanities.
Currently, he is the Creative Writing program coordinator of the UST Department of Literature.
Established in 1981, the Gintong Aklat Awards are given out regularly by the Book Development Association of the Philippines to outstanding book publishers.
The awards are meant to recognize excellence in bookmaking. The event is held every two years.