he Filipino maginoo (gentleman) seems n o w h e r e i n s i g h t these days.

Only a few men now offer their seats to ladies and the aged in public transportations. A handful can be seen respectfully opening doors for women and their elders. A pitiful few would care to pick up something for a lady who has dropped something.

“The social graces of young Filipino men today need a lot of im-provement. Wala na ‘yung pagka gentleman. The way our men relate to people, with video games and all, parang may sariling mundo na,” explains Karlo Tablizo, director of the Kapuluan Study Center.

One of the issues that the Ka-puluan Study Center addresses is that on the vanishing gentlemen, being a center that caters to male students of the University of the Philippines (UP).

“The idea is for them to be-come Christian gentlemen and the way to do it is to ensure that their spiritual formation is okay,’’ Tablizo shares.

The internet is another culprit the Center is pointing a finger to. “That’s why we’re also teaching them that that they can also use the internet in a very positive way. Like how to use the internet to form yourself better, to learn more good things, and to share your talent with the world,’’ he adds.

FORMING YOUNG MENThe Kapuluan Study Center, locat-

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Contact:Ms. Amalia Averion

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December 12, 200910:00 am

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Dentistry Nursing

Medical Technology Pharmacy Optometry

Hotel and Restaurant ManagementTourism Management

Nutrition and DieteticsAccountancy

Business AdministrationMass Communication

Education(Elementary and Secondary)

English

Political ScienceLibrary and Information Science

Social WorkMusic

Computer Science Information TechnologyComputer Engineering

BiologyPsychology

Cosmetic ScienceMaster’s and Doctoral CoursesPost Baccalaureate Program -

Doctor of Pharmacy Juris Doctor

M A K AT I C A M P U S - G I L P U YAT 259 Senator Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City

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ed in UP Village in Diliman, Quezon City, is a hub for the professional, cultural, and personal development of motivated and outstanding young men. It is a project of the University Center Foundation (UCF).

The spiritual-doctrinal for-mation imparted at Kapuluan is entrusted to Opus Dei, a personal prelature of the Catholic Church. Opus Dei founder Saint Josemaria Escriva set up study centers in

Spain and this concept has been adopted in the Philippines.

Similar centers under the UCF have also been established in other universities like De La Salle University, Ateneo de Manila Uni-versity, University of Santo Tomas, among others. “This study center is for the holistic formation of young men, in short for them to become Christian gentlemen not only in academics but also in their social

behavior,’’ Tablizo says. The three-level Center was built

it in 1984. From outside, it looks like a typical house. But inside, it has an oratory or a small chapel, a living room, small rooms or chat rooms, study rooms, discussion rooms, and residence for the all-male regular staff of the Center. These men come from different professions. There is an architect, a journalist, a priest, a professor, a computer programmer,

a geologist and an accountant.Tablizo points out that the cen-

ter is not exclusive to Catholics. They are open to students from different faiths.

“They come here to study. The impression with Opus Dei is that it is conservative, right? But there are co-operators from different reli-gions. So it’s never really exclusive for Catholics, it’s open, especially

Filipino gentlemanVANISHING TRIBE — Through values formation programs, the Kapuluan Study Center hones young men from the University of the Philippines-Diliman to be the gentlemen that this society badly needs.

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ne of the more impor-tant milestones in the history of the Jose Rizal University (JRU) was when it changed

its name from Far Eastern College School of Accounts, Commerce, and Finance, to Jose Rizal College in 1922. It was a homage to Rizal’s patriotism and heroism which has always inspired excellence in the JRU community.

Thus last week, to honor Rizal on his 150th birth anniversary, JRU turned its campus into a gateway to the past as it was transformed into a colonial period plaza where stu-dents, faculty, administrators, and alumni all dressed up in Spanish era outfits. Everyone got into the “cos-play” vibe. Pondahans (sari-sari stores) were even set up so friends and guests could sample delicacies during the 19th century. Dioramas that portrayed different stages in Rizal’s life were also constructed.

Ms. Gemma Cruz-Araneta and Jose Arguelles Sr., direct descen-dants of Dr. Jose Rizal, were re-source speakers in a lecture/forum

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PISAY HEAD IS NEw SEI CHIEFPHILIPPINE Science High School executive director Dr. Filma G. Brawner is the new director of the Department of Science and Technology – Science Education Institute, the country’s science and technology human resource development agency.

Brawner replaces Dr. Ester B. Ogena who is now the president of the Philippine Normal University. Brawner’s directorship of SEI is a homecoming of sorts having been its deputy director from 1997 to 2007 before becoming the PSHS system’s executive director. She started out her career at the DoST as the division chief of the S&T Manpower Assessment Division in 1993.

As SEI chief, Brawner intends to improve the administration of the DoST Science Scholarship Program which caters to over 10,000 undergraduate and graduate scholars in the country. She said that in support of the present leadership of the DOST, she will implement programs and projects in science and technology human resource development that will help produce local technologies and products that will in the long run help improve the lives of the poor or disadvantaged.

Brawner is also rooting for increasing the capability of SEI to adapt to current trends in science and technology and enabling it to come up with innovative programs and projects that will uplift the level of science culture especially of the youth.

Brawner is an expert in research and evaluation in science education, earning a doctorate degree in Education, Research and Evaluation at the University of the Philippines in 1990.

SEMINAR ON NEw BEST PRACTICES FOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS SETTHE Center for Global Best Practices will hold a seminar on the “Board Directors’ Guide for Audit Committees” on July 21and 22, at the Edsa Shangri-La Hotel in Mandaluyong city. The two-day seminar is accredited by the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants for Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits.

The seminar will also feature the top 10 special investigation and financial reporting functions, risk assessment protocols and tools, and solutions to challenges and problems faced by the board and committees.

Lecturers are Atty. Rosario Bernaldo, CPA, president of the Corporate Governance Institute of the Philippines, and Juan Carlos Robles, CPA, Punongbayan and Araullo chairman of the audit committee, partner of risk management and partner of specialist advisory services division. Another lecturer is Lilian Linsangan, CPA, president of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.

Participants of the seminar will get free templates and practical reference materials that they can use in crafting an audit committee program. For inquiries, call Krista Burgos at 556-8968/69; (032) 512-3106/07 (Cebu) or email Krista@cgbp.org.

CIVIL ENGINEERS HOLD STUDENTS' SUMMITTHE Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers, Inc. (PICE) will hold its 12th National Civil Engineering Students’ Summit on July 2 in Legazpi, Albay.

It will coincide with the 2011 National Midyear Convention at the Ibalong Centrum for Recreation also in Legazpi.

Student members of PICE from 166 chapters are expected to convene for the event. Renowned civil engineers will give lectures on the most pressing issues. Engr. Venancio I. Besavilla, Jr., PICE past president will talk about Recent Trends in the CE Licensure Exams; Engr. Ronaldo S. Ison, second vice president will tackle PICE and the profession; Jaime A. Pacanan, past president on the success story in the civil engineering profession; and Miriam and Christopher Tamayo on the role of CE students in disaster mitigation. Dr. Danilo Terante, national secretary and chairman of the Student Affairs will hold a dialogue with student chapter presidents and representatives to discuss future plans.

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A VERY COOPERATIVE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY has made JRU's activity very successful, what with all faculty, students and administrative staff dressed in period outfits.

in UP which has a diverse student body. There was a guy from Iglesia ni Kristo, he was surprised that some of the guys here are kasamba niya. We have respect and friend-ship here,” Tablizo shares.

Most members are Engineer-ing, Accounting, Economics, and Molecular Biology students from UP. The center caters to an average of 30 to 40 students per semester who need not pay any membership fees. Funds come from donations and from the seven regular staff. Students are just asked to take part in doing the chores, like covering books, watering the plants, clean-ing, painting, etc.

“If we have conferences, the students are the ones who organize them. When we teach catechism in urban poor areas, the students also help,’’ Tablizo says.

ONE-ON-ONE MENTORSHIPAside from seminars, outreach programs and religious activities, the Center also holds one-on-one mentorship for its members. The seven staff members serve as men-tors, who first and foremost, have been chosen for being good role models who lead by example.

Personal mentorship is akin to a counseling session but involves a more personal connection be-cause the mentors and the mentee are almost like family living in the Center.

According to Tablizo, in general, young men today have three main problems — family, sexuality, and relationships. Other peripheral

CELEBRATING RIZAL — (from left) chairman Benjamin Abalos, JRU officials Cesar Luis Bate, Virgilio Calaguas, Evangeline De Jesus, Marinela Fabella, and Isabel Cu; Ambassador Bienvenido Tantoco, Sr. (Outstanding JRU alumni), Dr. Vincent Fabella, JRU president, Mandaluyong councilor Alexander Sta. Maria, Bienvenido Tantoco, Jr., and Efren Dimalanta.

titled, “Buhay at Adhikain ni Rizal: Panayam Buhat sa mga Kaanak ni Rizal.”

Representatives from the Knights of Rizal also conducted “Rizal is Alive’’

seminars to affirm the legacy of our national hero, as well as instill in the

issues involve schoolwork, time management issues, and peer problems.

“We talk to the members on a weekly basis to see the strengths and weaknesses of the young man and convert the weaknesses to strengths. Simple things like wak-ing up on time, we teach that they have to have a schedule. Parang kuya ka lang, pero may follow-up,” Tablizo explains.

There are also Catholic doctrine classes and human formation ses-sions with topics that range from grooming, etiquette, writing skills, and studying habits. The residents also engage in sports like basket-ball, football, frisbee, etc.

FROM CHALLENGE TO CHANGETablizo admits that it is much harder to invite students to the Center today.

“The guys who come here are normally invited by their friends. There are a lot of distractions today. All centers have this same difficult in getting members,” he laments.

Tablizo also shuns the “elitist” image of the Center. He says their members come from the richest families to the poorest, from the school jock to the school nerd — and everyone is welcome. “May mga members din kaming member ng warring fraternities. But here, they are all friends. There was one time when two leaders of different frats met here during a meditation, but this is neutral ground so they ended up being friends,” he says.

Amid the challenges of get-ting members, the Center is just happy that they are bringing about changes to these young men in the hope that a new generation of Fili-pino gentlemen will emerge sooner than later.

THE center regularly conducts seminars and forums on relevant and important issues for its members.

IN celebration of the national hero's 150th birth anniversary, JRU's campus was transformed into a colonial period plaza where students, faculty, administrators, and alumni dressed up in Spanish era outfits.

SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR IPs – Power transmission service provider National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is sending 15 young indigenous people (IP) in Bukidnon to school as part of its Bulig Ki Agulanga (Tulong Para kay Ate/Kuya) Program in Mindanao. Nine high school and six college students from indigenous communities will be granted full school year educational assistance including book and uniform allowance, and a monthly stipend. The program already provided educational grants to 14 students last school year. In photo are two of the scholars.

minds of students the significance of his contributions.

The day culminated with a din-ner dubbed as “Piging 1861” held at the newly- constructed library. The banquet showcased dishes featured in Noli Me Tangere and El Filibus-terismo, as well as some of Rizal’s favorites.

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