Category: In Focus

Open Letter to CPU President Robles from Concerned Alumnus

We picked up from The Good Old Days at CPU Facebook Page the letter that Dr. Lester Edwin J. Ruiz wrote to CPU President Teodoro Robles. Please read the full text of the letter below: June 9, 2014 Dear President Robles, I trust this email to you, only my third in the past five or… Continue reading Open Letter to CPU President Robles from Concerned Alumnus

Centralian invented Solar Night Light being used in typhoon-stricken areas

Silver says: It’s heart warming when I saw my invention being used to light up areas hit by Yolanda. Thanks to Shelter Foundation and TESDA for helping spread this technology. It only started as a design challenge to light up at night the bottles on the roof that were promoted by Illac Diaz. The design… Continue reading Centralian invented Solar Night Light being used in typhoon-stricken areas

"Nanding" – Your Life Inspires Me

Your life inspires me. Your story of despair and hope; of struggle for a living and freedom from poverty; of lack of a school education and a wealth of life’s education – they nourished me; they educated me, and; they brought me to where I am now. I am Rinand because of you and Nanay.… Continue reading "Nanding" – Your Life Inspires Me

Famous Sites in Europe through Karl Hipolito’s Great Photo Shots

Prague, Czech Republic Bavaria, Germany Brussels, Belgium West London, England London, England   Karl Hipolito says: Recently, blue hour photography or what they call the dusk/dawn photography has caught my amazement, making me chase and catch that time when it’s neither full daylight nor complete darkness. Recalling my Europe photography trip, it was funny that… Continue reading Famous Sites in Europe through Karl Hipolito’s Great Photo Shots

Interview with Mr. Loven Ramos, Artist by Philippine President’s Media Team

Loven Ramos says on Facebook (4 April 2012): “I am missing the chance to meet President Aquino in Phnom Penh today because 1.) 11 professors from my university are staying with us today at the hotel 2.) I have way too much work for the opening of our new exhibition on Friday, Khmer Revelry, at… Continue reading Interview with Mr. Loven Ramos, Artist by Philippine President’s Media Team

Central Philippine University Alumnus’ Photos Featured in Yahoo NZ

We take pride and honour in featuring the photographs of Engr. Karl Hipolito that Yahoo NZ featured in Yahoo NZ Total Travel Destination of the Month: Coromandel. See Karl’s photos and captions of Coromandel. You will find the Coromandel Peninsula as you travel in the North Island of New Zealand. The peninsula is located in… Continue reading Central Philippine University Alumnus’ Photos Featured in Yahoo NZ

CPU Derecho… Sakay Na!

Yes…it is more than the oldest and famous “CPU Derecho” jeepney route. It’s a wake up call to all Centralians and Ilonggos! CPU Derecho, the newest morning talk show on the CPU Alumni Channel, is a 30-minute TV Program conceptualized a year ago by the staff members of the CPU Office of the President and… Continue reading CPU Derecho… Sakay Na!

Tradition and Innovation from a Central Philippine University Artist’s “Paint of View”

By Lucell Larawan Among the highlights of the national arts month is the Philippine Visual Arts Festival: The Rizal Experience (PIVAF: TRE) at Angono, Rizal. This is the main event for sculptors, painters and cultural workers. I am among the five delegates in Panay, representing Iloilo. My painting entry entitled “Kambal na Tradisyon at Inobasyon… Continue reading Tradition and Innovation from a Central Philippine University Artist’s “Paint of View”

The Centralian Family Loyalty Award Trivia

Of the many CPU publications produced those years, the “Legacies of Loyalty: Stories of Families Loyal to Central Philippine University” is the only book that gained an ISBD or International Standard Bibliographic Description from the National Library of the Philippines.