St. Paul University Dumaguete, the first Paulinian educational institution in the Philippines, recently received various grants and recognitions for its students’ outstanding achievements in sports development, exceptional leadership, community involvement, and academic performance.
Paulinian Supreme Student Government President Eduard Joseph V. Narciso has been accepted to participate in the 2012 Study of the U.S. Institute for Student Leaders on New Media and Journalism on June 24 to July 29 in Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, organized and sponsored by the US Embassy.
Narciso is also one of the official participants of the Japan- East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youths (Philippine — Tohoku Goodwill Ambassadors) on May 6—17 under the Japan International Cooperation and the Embassy of Japan.
He was one of the participants of the recently-concluded Ayala Young Leaders Congress in Manila under the Ayala Group of Companies. He was Best Speaker and Best Debater during the Inter—University Debate in Dumaguete City.
Meanwhile, three Paulinian graduate: Regina Clarina Elmaco (Education), Angelica Dwayne Young Ricardo (Nursing), and Joshua Eleazar Domen (Information Technology) were chosen as part of the Top 20 finalists of the Central Visayas Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines.
Domen was SG president, editor—in —chief of the student publication, official delegate to the Malaysia’s Conference on Youth Volunteerism, and also part of the Japan—East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youths.
Elmaco graduated cum laude, and was a recipient of various academic and extra-curricular awards like YMCA, Campus Leadership and the only student delegate from Negros Oriental to the 38th Ship for Southeast Asian Youth Program under the National Youth Commission that visited various Asian countries.
Young Ricardo was president of the Paulinian Student Nurses Association, and recipient of various awards such as the YMCA Outstanding Student of 2012, and Departmental Leadership.
Blanche Ferrolino, a consistent honor student and an incoming 3rd year BS Accountancy student, is also part of the Japan—East Asia Network of Exchange for Students.
In sports, Sara Francine T. Olendo, a consistent honor pupil of the SPUD Grade School, won 2nd place during the 2012 National Age Group Chess Championship (12 & Under Girls Category—Visayas Leg) held April 7 to 10 in Kalibo, Aklan.
Olendo will again play on April 23 — 30, 2012 in Batangas City after earning a slot to the NCFP Age Group Grand Finals which will be the qualifying tournament for the country’s official representatives to the Asian Youth Chess Championship in Sri Lanka and the ASEAN Age Group Championship in Vietnam. (PR/SPUD— External Affairs)
