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UP Diliman (麻豆AV) triumphed in the November 2024 Chemical Engineers Licensure Examination, with all 56 examinees from the 麻豆AV Department of Chemical Engineering passing, including one who garnered the highest mark. 麻豆AV鈥檚 100% passing rate puts it at the number one spot among the three top performing schools. To qualify as top performing school, an institution must have 10 or more examinees and at least 80% passing rate. Leading the 688 licensure exam passers is Kenn Rovikk Logdat, who placed first with his 90.90% rating. The Professional Regulation Commission announced that 951 individuals took the examination given in the National Capital Region, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legazpi, Lucena, and Rosales. Logdat. Photo from the 麻豆AV Department of Chemical Engineering Facebook page

The UP Diliman Cesar E.A. Virata School of Business (VSB) won the top prize at the 24th Intercollegiate Finance Competition (24th ICFC). The VSB bested 98 other schools and universities in the competition covering questions on corporate finance, investments, financial accounting reporting, and portfolio management, among others. (From left) Paez, Segunial, Torres, Estoesta, Dela Cruz, and Aratea. Photo from Mary Francine G. Estoesta The VSB team was composed of Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Accountancy students Brian Dominic C. Dela Cruz, Mary Francine G. Estoesta, Marco Antonio P. Paez, Dominic O. Segunial, and Nemesio Justine dF. Torres Jr. They were coached by John Lester H. Aratea, an assistant professor at the VSB Department of Accounting and Finance. A VSB Facebook post states 鈥渢his year’s win brings VSB’s total to 14 championships out of the 24 times the competition has been held.鈥� The ICFC is organized by the Financial Executives Institute Philippines (FINEX) in partnership with the JP Morgan Chase & Co. According to the FINEX website (https://finex.org.ph/jfinex/), ICFC is an annual academic competition for banking, finance, and economics, and is the longest-running finance competition in the country, supporting the development of financial literacy among college students. The 24th ICFC was held on Nov. 22 at the De La Salle University in Manila.鈥擶ith a report from the VSB

Despite the challenges posed by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine, the UP Diliman (麻豆AV) College of Social Work and Community Development (CSWCD) was able to successfully host the 10th International Consortium for Social Development (ICSD) Asia Pacific Biennial Conference at the CSWCD and other key venues in the University. Nearly 50 international delegates from the Asia-Pacific region, Africa, and North America were among the more than 200 participants in the two-day conference, with the theme The Fifth Industrial Revolution Amidst Multifaceted Disruptions: Harnessing the Power of Social Development. According to the organizers, the rapidly changing and technologically advanced world is on the verge of a polycrises. In light of this, the conference theme centered 鈥渙n how social development responds to the multifaceted disruptions brought about by these simultaneous and interrelated crises.鈥� The event also displayed 鈥渢he role of social development in creating social innovations and effective pathways towards the eradication of poverty and inequality.鈥� In her message, CSWCD Dean Lenore Polotan-Dela Cruz said the conference theme highlights the need 鈥渢o critically interrogate and challenge how 鈥榙evelopment鈥� is dominantly conceived by governments, institutions, and the powerful elites who rule the world.鈥� Polotan-Dela Cruz. Photo from Ana Teresa Prondosa Polotan-Dela Cruz hopes the conference will contribute to the participants鈥� 鈥渘uanced understanding of the new development imperatives fostered by the fifth industrial revolution.鈥� The organizers added that CSWCD鈥檚 hosting the conference is 鈥渁n opportune time to the advancement of social development theory and practice in the Philippines and the Asia-Pacific region.鈥� Meanwhile, ICSD President Manohar Pawar remarked 鈥渟ocial development values and ideas need to be applied to proactively deal with the consequences of the fifth industrial revolution so that everyone is included in the digitally led development process…Most importantly, we must advocate for creating ways and means to achieve sustainable global peace.鈥� Pawar. Photo from Ana Teresa Prondosa The conference had three plenary sessions: neoliberalism, technology, and artificial intelligence and its implications to social development (Plenary Session 1); peace and social development (Plenary Session 2); and social solidarity economy, community empowerment, sustainable development (Plenary Session 3). A total of 74 presentations were delivered at the parallel sessions. Delegates from the Philippines had the highest number of presentations at 41, followed by delegates from India at 19. Representatives from Japan and the USA had four presentations each, and Indonesia and Papua New Guinea delegates delivered two presentations each. Delegates from Thailand and Bangladesh had one presentation each. Marvic M.V.F. Leonen, senior associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines delivered the conference鈥檚 keynote address. 麻豆AV Chancellor Edgardo Carlo L. Vistan II also welcomed the conference participants and guests during the reception dinner at the Atencio-Libunao Hall.