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PROMOTE PEACEFUL AND  JUSTICE  INSTITUTIONS.

Compassion and a strong moral compass is essential to every democratic society.Yet, persecution, injustice and abuse still runs rampant and is tearing at the very fabric of civilization. We must ensure that we have strong institutions, global standards of justice, and a commitment to peace everywhere.

  • CHED hosts ASEAN’s 55th founding anniversary kickoff

    by Gian Kyra A. Morones / ILLO

    August 8, 2022 – CHED hosts their first hybrid virtual kick-off ceremony for ASEAN’s 55th founding anniversary. This year, ASEAN carries Cambodia’s chairmanship 2022 theme, ASEAN A.C.T. Addressing Challenges Together.

    The Assistant Secretary of ASEAN Affairs, Daniel Ramos Espiritu, opened the ceremony with his welcome remarks. In his speech, Daniel Espiritu highlighted how school closures due to the pandemic interrupted the development of education. With the sudden shift in traditional learning to online education, there had been a growing digital divide among students. By October of 2020, ASEAN leaders and experts created measures to promote digital literacy and development of transferable skills among youths and children. This is to ensure that education in the region is “equitable, inclusive and future ready”. Along with distance learning strategies, maximize e-learning platforms, open educational resources, and virtual peer exchanges in order to further improve the quality of education. He noticed that, “ASEAN remains united and strong even in the face of hardships”.

    “ASEAN remains united and strong even in the face of hardships.”

    The event’s guest speaker, Senator Loren Legarda, mentioned her first bill in the 19th Congress, the ‘One Tablet, One Student Program’ seek to provide public schools, universities and colleges a tablet for each student for the purpose of helping them cope with the changes in their education. In coordination with CHED, Senator Legarda helped in assisting students’ education through developing laws that provide financial assistance to their education like UniFast, Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act and the Enhanced Basic Education Program. She stressed that, “Filipinos, especially from lower income families, should know that they have such opportunities”. She also stated a problem concerning the young population as they face a disproportionate level of unemployment and under employment in which she hopes to address if given the chance. “It is imperative that we build a more resilient educational ecosystem”. She proposed to ramp up the skills development in education, sustainable development, gender equality and inclusivity.

    SEAMEO Director, Dr. Ethel Agnes Pascua Valenzuela stated that “we must strengthen the implementation of open, flexible and distance learning” and provide more importance to distance learning. The new normal education paved the way to a reimagined new normal and hybrid higher education. This new development in learning and education must be valued and acknowledged in order to adjust and move forward with ease towards new learning modalities.

  • The WVSU – College of Law’s Project E-Hustisya

    West Visayas State University – College of Law (WVSU-COL) implemented a project that focuses on legally assisting the marginalized sectors of Iloilo City.

    The WVSU – College of Law’s Center for Law Advocacy is a legal clinic that provides legal assistance for marginalized sectors. However, what sets E-Hustisya apart is that it specifically focuses on abused women and children.

    In Rule 138 – Law Student Practice Rule by the Supreme Court, students can act as lawyers and handle cases as long as a supervising lawyer is present. Thus, Project E-Hustisya is a student-driven legal clinic with Atty. Ian Thomas M. Besana acting as their supervising lawyer. The cases of victims will be facilitated by the College of Law student lawyers through interviewing clients, preparations of documents to be filed in court, assisting a negotiation, and other legal assistance necessary.

    According to Atty. Ian Thomas M. Besana, also the college’s Associate Dean, the project had already begun conducting training for two barangays that are nearest the vicinity of the University campus—Brgy. Magsaysay and Brgy. Montinola. They are trained to carefully handle sensitive and pervasive cases regarding women and children victims. He said, “Sa barangay level pa lang kung ma resolve na siya hindi na mag file case… kay ang courts ta puno na sang cases”. However, it is essential to note that the College of Law’s Center for Law Advocacy also caters to other cases such as disputes, crimes, etc. Atty. Ian Thomas M. Besana mentioned that the College of Law aims to apply for Level 2 Training for the purpose of allowing law student practitioners to appear in courts.

    The project is led by the College of Law, in partnership with the Gender and Development Office (GAD) and the Women and Children Protection Unit (WCPU). In addition, the United Nations and European Union granted two (2) million pesos to fund the project thus, an amount of one thousand five hundred (1,500) pesos will be given to consulting victims to be utilized as financial assistance if they decide to file a case.

    Currently, the Center for Law Advocacy is open for people around Iloilo City, and even for the people around the University campus, though it is a mission to expand the project. Project E-Hustisya can be accessed through email, social media channels, and available hotlines to be provided along with booklets to be distributed by the Center for Law Advocacy called Pakigbato 101.

  • Inaugural Release of the Journal for Law Advocacy

    The WVSU Journal for Law Advocacy (JLA) is an academic journal  committed to the development of legal scholarship for and from the Visayas Region and Southern Philippines.  The student-run editorial board adheres to a double-blind peer review process as its editorial policy to determine the quality of submission both from law students and legal practitioners.

    JLA’s inaugural issue carries the theme “Electoral Laws and the 2022 Philippine Election” and contains seven carefully selected chapters that provide important legal analyses of electoral issues that limit, if not hostage, the conduct of free and fair elections in the Philippines.  In preparation of the journal’s official launch by September 23rd 2022, online versions of the seven stand alone chapters will be shared to the reading public. For this week, JLA will be featuring two chapters written by the Student Editors of JLA and by Dean Jose Mari BFU Tirol. 

     

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    The first chapter entitled “Back to the Future’s Part: An overview of the recently-concluded 2022 National Elections” provides the reader with both the historical and political context that has shaped election results. Co-authored by the seven student editors of the Journal (Clyde Gacayan, Edson Yap, Kirby Aguaras, Rene Aviles, Vanessa Silla, Theda Gumban & Mike Guillem) this chapter is a recollection of the most important events of the election which were revisited to provide context to the most pressing legal questions that surrounded the polls. This includes the pre-campaign period, where the rules on substitution of candidates have seemingly worked in favor of the Marcos-Duterte tandem. Further, the campaign period, which is regulated by Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9006 or the Fair Elections Act, was marked by legal challenges as to campaign spending and the use of different media platforms, such as social media and ‘Operation Baklas” of the COMELEC, against which the Supreme Court issued a temporary restraining order as early as March 8, 2022. The May 9 polls, despite having a high voter turnout of 82.6%, were characterized by international observers as not meeting global standards for a free and fair election, as reports of election-related human rights violations surfaced. As early as the evening of election day, the landslide win of the Marcos-Duterte tandem became apparent yet unconvincing to many. What happened thereafter was unprecedented in Philippine electoral history. There were no pre-proclamation controversies nor election contests filed specifically against Marcos Jr., and his inauguration as the 17th President of the Republic of the Philippines went smoothly, overshadowing his family’s legal theatrics to escape liability from the 21-year dictatorial rule of his father, Ferdinand Marcos, Sr.. 

    The student editors, as well as contributing authors of this inaugural issue, hope that readers arrive at a more complete picture of the interplay of law, jurisprudence, and electoral reform in the Philippines. The different chapters of this volume earnestly put together provide at the very least, a diagnosis of each of the key areas of reform in the Philippine electoral system. A total of five more papers will be released online in the next 5 weeks tackling on issues about anti-political dynasty legislation, the party-list system, election-related offenses and rules on substitution. Thereafter, a print copy of the Journal will be made available for distribution.

    For inquiries, please email the Journal’s Executive Editor –  Clyde Gacayan at col_journal@wvsu.edu.ph .

  • WVSU Hosts CHED Writeshop and FGD Participants

    By: Jeandelle Amistad

    The West Visayas State University (WVSU) participated in the writeshop and focus group discussions (FGD) commissioned by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) entitled “Patterns of and Pathways to Transformation in Philippine TEIs: The Role of Institutional Leadership in Focus.” The event was held at Richmond Hotel, Iloilo City, from July 27 to 29. 

    CHED’s three-part scoping study intends to describe the role of leadership in producing teacher quality through gathering narratives from the selected institutions. Participants aim to create a framework for designing and delivering more opportunities to drive the responsiveness of teacher education.

    Dr. Ma. Asuncion Christine Dequilla, WVSU Vice President for Academic Affairs, opened the event with a welcome address, followed by the self-introduction of the participating delegates.

    CHED   selected  university representatives  for the data gathering on Teacher Education Institutions (TEIs).  The participants include West Visayas State University,, Mariano State University, Saint Louis University, Marikina Polytechnic College, Thomas Claudio Colleges, University of Makati, Adventist University, University of San Jose Recoletos, Bago City College, Holy Name University, Southern Leyte State University, Hercor College, Bukidnon State University, Capitol University, St. Benedict College of Cotabato, MSU-GenSan, Davao De Oro State College and St. John Paul College Davao.

    Dr. Roberto Sagge Jr., WVSU Director of the University Learning and Assessment Center, gave a brief overview of the workshop and FGD, followed by an orientation by Dr. Edison Fermin, Co-Chair Person and Technical Panel for Teacher Education.

     WVSU provided a city tour around Iloilo and gave the guests a rousing welcome upon campus arrival. Cultural dancers of the Cultural Arts Office and PESCAR performed lively dance numbers as the guests walked into the lobby. University administrators led by Dr. Dequilla hosted a dinner for the guests at the campus.

    Day Two highlighted the plenary briefing workshop (by cluster) and sharing of writing experiences, while the last day focused on the refinement of cases, submission of the draft and institutional cases, and the distribution of certificates.

  • Mid-Year Performance Review & 2023 Budgeting and PPMP Workshop

    By: WVSU Janiuay Official Facebook Page
    janiuay@wvsu.edu.ph

    The performance review is one of the key pillars of a performance management program—and as performance strategies have evolved, so has the need and purpose of the performance review. Performance reviews are a foundational way to leverage talent, understand needs and opportunities, and gather intelligence for making connections with employees and larger organizational strategies. They also play a central role in empowering employees by helping reach their fullest potential.

    Fundamentally, checking in frequently with direct reports assists in building relationship and a cohesive team. A formal six-month performance appraisal allows for midyear adjustments, preventing surprises at the year-end performance review, thus, on August 1 and 2, 2022, the campus will conduct the Mid-Year Performance Review & 2023 Budgeting and PPMP Workshop.

    See you invited stakeholders!

  • WVSU DCS congratulates Sam Sydryk N. Dealagdon

    Written by: Rose Coleen Rubio

    WVSU DCS congratulates Sam Sydryk N. Dealagdon, one of our deputies of the Publicity Committee, for being the first ever Summa Cum Laude of the WVSU College of Communication! Your name will be forever engraved in the history of our university. May you become an agent of social change, upholding the values of Development Communication that the university fostered. May you become an example to your fellow development communicators that upholds the pursuit of excellence.

    WVSU DCS is proud of you!

  • The VOICE of the University, remains an echo in our MEMORY!

    Article: John Felip Gerasol
    Photos by: Ronhel Brabanzo

    College of Communication march with pride and honor for West Visayas State University’s Graduation Ceremony today, July 21, 2022. The ceremonial rites are conducted face-to-face at the premises of WVSU Cultural Center. Despite the administering of the said set-up, minimum protocols are howbeit observed. This year, the college has given rise to 93 students who are eligible for graduation and 1 from graduate school.

    The three departmental courses under the College of Communication are mainly; Bachelor of Arts in Broadcasting, Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, and Bachelor of Science in Development Communication.

    A total of 33 Academic Awardees, including 17 Magna Cum Laude graduates and 16 Cum Laude graduates, were produced by the Broadcasting division. The Journalism division, on the other hand, brought forth 21 Academic Awardees in total, including 6 Magna Cum Laude graduates and 15 Cum Laude graduates. Meanwhile, the Development Communication division also welcomed 21 Academic Awardees, containing the first-ever Summa Cum Laude of the COC, 11 Magna Cum Laude graduates, and 9 Cum Laude graduates.

    John Aubrey Jamero from BAB, Greg Nicole Sala from BAJ, and Sam Sydryk Dealagdon from BSDC were hailed as the Most Outstanding Students of their degree program respectively.

    Everly Flores, a 4th year broadcasting student, expressed her mixed emotions for their graduation rites. “As our most awaited moment draws nearer, bittersweet feelings surface from within me as I recall all the challenges we’ve been through as a student from this institution. The bitter taste of goodbyes as we close another chapter in our lives, and the sweet taste of success after years of hard work”, said Flores.

    She also extended a message to her fellow graduates with an undecided path to take.”Getting a degree and graduating from my dream University has always been my goal. At this point in our lives, some may have a clearer vision for their future, and that’s good! But to those who are like me, know that you are not alone and we will all figure it out.”

    Those who braved to dive the uncertainties of the pedagogical abyss have redeemed their holy grail. A total of 94 graduates withstand the incessant mishaps and countless unprecedented fall.

    This history amidst the pandemic is one for the books — remembered through ages and ages of time. Your voices shall forever echo in the university, COC Batch 2022 Graduates!

    #TheMediator
    #HopHigh

  • WVSU holds in-person graduation; four summa cum laude grads from COE

    By Mark Lawrence G. Articuna

    After two years of pandemic restrictions, the West Visayas State University (WVSU) held its 2022 Commencement Exercises for Undergraduate Level face-to-face at the WVSU Cultural Center on July 21, 2022.

    The graduating Class of 2022 was the first batch of graduates under the new K-12 Curriculum and the new college curriculum, with 1,177 graduating students, 793 of whom are academic awardees. 324 of the graduates were from the College of Education (COE).

    Dr. Joselito F. Villaruz, SUC President IV, introduced this year’s commencement speaker, Atty. Emilio L. Maranon III, an election lawyer, a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science alumnus, magna cum laude, and the university’s “Most Outstanding Graduate” in 2005.

    “When you go out of this university, people will question you. People will doubt you. People will underestimate you, but I am confident that having been trained in West, we are always bigger from these challenges. And when wheat is separated from the chaff, we always emerge victorious because we are from West,” said Atty. Marañon III.

    Atty. Marañon also added, “Whatever I achieved is proof that there is no limit, there is no ceiling of what we can reach, of what we can do, wherever we go.”

    Tedric Dave E. Senosa, a Bachelor of Secondary Education (BSEd) Major in Mathematics Summa Cum Laude, and this year’s Most Outstanding Graduate, led the graduating class in saying the Graduate’s Prayer.

    The COE, known as the Center of Excellence in Teacher Education in the region, has produced four (4) summa cum laude, 124 magna cum laude, and 107 cum laude graduates this academic year.

    Aside from Senosa, three other summa cum laude awardees hail from BSEd Major in Social Studies: Marcus S. Llanera, three-time Education Student Council chairperson from 2019 to 2022; Euthel Jhon A. Finlac, Student of the Year and Journalism awardee; and Hans Luigi B. Sayno.

    “I am proud that despite the changes and challenges brought by the pandemic, we stood our ground, moved forward and emerged victoriously. As the pioneer batch of K to 12 and the first batch of pandemic graduates, our journey was never easy but it is, in all sense, worth taking,” said Jayne Paul I. Sucob, BSEd Major in Science, Magna Cum Laude, and a University Senior Curriculum Council (USCC) Service Awardee.

    As the occasion went on inside the Cultural Center, family members of the graduates attended the ceremonies from outside and viewed the proceedings through two big screens in light of the university’s graduation ceremony guidelines which aim to maintain the observance of minimum health protocols such as social distancing.

  • General Procedures for Payment of School Fees

    To cater both students residing within and outside of Iloilo, the West Visayas State University Main Campus offers multiple payment options for efficient and secured payment procedure for its students. Given below are the different modes of payment offered by the University.

    How to Pay School Fees:

            Please choose a payment procedure most convenient for you. the University.

    Payment at the Cash Office, WVSU Admin. Bldg., Luna St., La Paz Iloilo City

    Step 1: After receipt of the confirmation of your assessment through your email or IUIS inbox, print or screenshot your **Unofficial Registration Form from your IUIS Account.

    Step 2: Before going to West Visayas State University, Luna St., La Paz Iloilo City, secure an appointment to Cashier Office thru the University Ticketon System at https://wvsu.edu.ph/ticketon , wait for your appointment to be approved by the Cashier and ticket will be generated. Present your ticket to the guard at the entrance of the University upon entry.

    Step 3: Go to the Admin Bldg. of the University and get a priority number for      payment from the guard at the entrance for queuing.

    Step 4: Proceed to Cash Office located at the Ground Floor of the WVSU Admin. Bldg. (The office is open 9:00AM-3:00PM from Monday to Friday except on official holidays).

    Step 5: Present the Unofficial Registration Form to the Cashier. You may present screenshot of your Unofficial Registration Form in your mobile phones.

    Step 6: Get the Official Receipt. This will serve as your proof of payment.

    Payment through Other Channels

    REMINDER! System will not accept payment less than or greater than the amount due based on the Assessment.

    Step 1: Wait for the confirmation of your Assessment through your email or IUIS inbox before proceeding for payment.

    Step 2: Read and follow the Online Payment Transaction Process Procedures below:

    Student Module: Online Payment Transaction Process

    • Allows the students/applicants to process their tuition payments
    • Allows the students/applicants to process other payments such as Entrance Exam Fee, TOR, etc.
    • Allows the students/applicants to process their previous balances
    • Allows the students/applicants to view their online payment transactions

    How to Pay Tuition/Assessment Fees for the Current School

    Student Module Online Payment Process

    1.1 Go to this link https://iuis.wvsu.edu.ph/iuis/students
    1.2 Input your log-in credentials
    1.3 Click the Log-in button to proceed
    1.4. In you Registration tab – Assessment page, select PAY
    ONLINE in the payment option dropdown box.
    1.5 Click the Save Registration button afterwards

    1.6 Read the Notification Alert Message and click the Yes, Proceed button to continue.

    1.7 Review the amount that you are going to pay and click the Yes, Proceed button to continue your transaction.

    1.8 In the Online Payment Transaction Details, review your information, the Summary of Fees details and the Total Amount to Pay.

    1.9 In the How would you like to pay?, select the preferred Payment Option (Online Banking, Over the Counter Banks or Non-Banks)

    1.10. Verify the Total Amount and click the Continue to Payment button to continue until your payment is processed successfully.

    1.11. Open your email to check or view your payment confirmation.

    • Once your payment is successful, you will receive an email regarding your Enrollment_Payment Confirmation.
    •  You will also receive a payment confirmation in your registered email address.

    1.1 Enter your email address. The payment gateway will send the instruction to the provided email address. You will be notified on the status of your payment until you have processed it successfully.

    1.2 Open your email and click the link to download the instruction on how to process your payment.

    1.3 Open you email again to check/view your payment confirmation once you have processed the payment successfully.

    How to Pay Previous Balance(s)

    Student Module Online Payment Process

    1.1 In Student Module, go to your Registration tab. Your previous balance(s) will display in the pop-up form.

    1.2 Review the SYSEM and Amount details and click the Yes, Proceed button to process the payment.

    1.3 Another pop-up form will display with the total amount due of the previous balance(s) that you are going to pay. The system will automatically select the due balances.

    1.4 Verify the Total Amount to Pay and click the Yes, Proceed button to continue the transaction.

    1.5 In the Online Payment Transaction Details, review your information, the Summary of Fees details and the Total Amount to Pay.

    1.6 In the How would you like to pay?, select the preferred Payment Option (Online Banking, Over the Counter Banks or Non-Banks)

    1.8 Open your email to check or view your payment confirmation.

    •  Once your payment is successful, you will receive an email regarding your payment confirmation.

    1.7 Verify the Total Amount and click the Continue to Payment button to continue until your payment is processed successfully.

    1.4 Enter your email address. The payment gateway will send the instruction to the provided email address. You will be notified on the status of your payment until you have processed it successfully.

    1.5 Open your email and click the link to download the instruction on how to process your payment.

    1.6 Open you email again to check/view your payment confirmation once you have processed the payment successfully.

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  • University President to Graduates: “Now is the time to take charge of your own life and your own future.””

    WVSU President Dr. Joselito F. Villaruz stood behind the podium like a proud father in front of his children, the Graduating Class of  2022. The commencement ceremony last July 21, 2022, held at the Cultural Center, was the culmination of fulfilled aspirations by the graduates and their families. 

    Graduation opens doors of opportunities, and the youthful graduates are determined to take on the world with wide-open eyes, ready to put their mark on society. Aware of the significance of this academic milestone, Dr. Villaruz equaled the fire he saw in the graduates’ eyes with his insightful and inspiring message. 

    “Dear graduates, each one of you holds the pen to write the future of your generation,” Dr. Villaruz wrote. “While it is true that there may be difficulties and uncertainties along the way, far more opportunities arise.”

    In the aftermath of the graduation, the University President offers nuggets of fatherly counsel: rising above setbacks, learning from one’s mistakes, finding peace with yourself, and using the power of dreams to succeed, among others. 

    Below is the full graduation message of  WVSU President Dr. Joselito F. Villaruz to the Graduates of Class 2022:

    My sincere congratulations to the graduates of Class 2022 for making it amidst the pandemic. The “generational challenge” brought about by Covid 19 has influenced all facets of society, especially your education. But remember that the post-COVID era is yet to be written. 

    Dear graduates, each one of you holds the pen to write your generation’s future. While it is true that there may be difficulties and uncertainties along the way, far more opportunities arise. Although some failures in life are inevitable, dreams serve as a yardstick as it uncovers your willpower. 

    Do not allow setbacks to drown out your inner voice and deter you from achieving your full potential. Dreams can empower you through every obstacle pitched against you. It will propel you to overcome fears, hardships, and rejections. Have the courage to follow your dreams, listen to your heart, and keep fighting for what you believe. Remember that there are no limitations to what you can accomplish.

    Bear in mind to be true to who you really are. Learn lessons from the mistakes and failures of the past. Always strive to be at peace with yourself because only then you will find true happiness. You do not need a magic wand to change the world. You have within you the power to make a change, to make a difference, to make the world a better place for your generation and the generations to come. 

    As you graduate and embark on the journey of self-exploration and self-discovery of opportunities under the new normal, always be guided by your dreams – your north star, coupled with the right values and attitude. Let it illuminate your path and beacon you in the right direction. 

    Now is the time to take charge of your life and future. Be relevant and decide what really matters to you. I expect you, my dear graduates, to embrace a culture of excellence, morality, integrity, harmony, and love of work. 

    May God be with you always as you realize your dreams and find your rightful place underneath the sun!

    JOSELITO F. VILLARUZ, MD, Ph.D., FPPS
    SUC President IV

    By Leo G. Almonte, MDC