In celebration of the continuing efforts of individuals and groups in educating the public through the media and the allied arts, Trinity University of Asia–Media and Communication Department of the College of Arts, Sciences and Education will be staging on its tenth year the 2025 PLATINUM STALLION NATIONAL MEDIA AWARDS. This will be held on 17 February 2025, Monday, from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm at the University Theater as part of the official event the 62nd founding anniversary of the university.

For the past 10 years, programs and artists from the media and the allied arts have been lauded by the entire Trinitian community through their exemplary work. This year’s event is extra special as we celebrate a decade of honoring the individuals and organizations who are shaping the future of media and the arts industry. From television to radio and film to digital media, they have demonstrated unmatched dedication and passion. Their crafts have earned recognitions through the support of the entire university.

Through these humble recognitions, talents, organizations, and media institutions are not only recognized but will continue to impact our academic community for years to come. Invited and confirmed artists to perform are Cloud7 and Ms. Rochelle Pangilinan of GMA, Pix!e of VIVA Records, and BGYO of ABS-CBN. Evidence of the previous awards can be viewed through the Internet search engine.

The assigned Committee is pleased to announce the re-airing of the 2021 Mr. and Ms. Trinity University of Asia: the Search for Peace Education Ambassadors on 27 February 2021 at 6:00 pm (Philippine Standard Time).

Mr. Edwin Baradas Jr. from St. Luke’s College of Nursing (SLCN), and Ms. Patricia Misenas, from the College of Arts, Sciences, and Education (CASE were crowned as this year’s ambassadors of peace. The show was earlier aired on 19 February 2021.

This year’s peace message was delivered by Hon. Bai Jennifer Pia Sibug-Las,   Commissioner of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples. Mr. Francis Bryan Imperial, University Student Council Governor rendered the peace education commitment for the Trinitian community. The coronation was hosted by entertainment celebrity Mr. John Nite.

Earlier, activities include the sharing of candidates on their peace understanding and advocacy moderated by Atty. Puramaryver Saquing, Dr. Al Ryan Gatcho and Dr. Maria Cecilia Ycong. The seminar in creating a culture of peace followed with Mr. Jervis Manahan of ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs.

Also, the judges of the competition were Ms. Patricia Javier, actress and Ms. Noble Queen 2019, Mr. Jovan Dela Cruz, the Chief Creative Designer of Jovan Dela Cruz Haute Couture, and Ms. Richelle Figueroa, Executive Producer of GMA’s “Born to be Wild”.

The judges met the candidates virtually and ask them some interesting questions. The questions are influential in crowning the winners. For male candidates, the question was: Expenditure on military across the world is year by year increasing too much; will all these expenses create good cause? On the other hand, the female candidates asked: The Philippine Anti-Terrorism Law forwards a strong concern, are peace education efforts lost?

The scores for the top three finalists were the gathered average from the three components of the show: (1) the peace advocacy, (2) casual wear, and (2) formal wear and evening gown. After which, all scores of the finalists were back to zero. In determining the Mr. and Ms. Trinity University of Asia 2021, the finalists will be graded as to: (1) 50% Personality and Overall Performance and (2) 50% Final Interview.

Also crowned were Mr. Joseph Anton Bañas from CASE and Ms. Bea Bianca Racelis from the Senior High School (SHS) Department as were crowned 1st runners-up. Mr. Ryjem Roj Obsum from the Junior High School (JHS) Department and Ms. Sara Richard John Alloyce from the College of Engineering and Information Sciences (CEIS) were crowned as the 2nd runners-up.

Vaughn Ashley O. Marquez bags top prize in the recently concluded Tagisan ng Talino – Senior High School Division last February 20, 2021. The Tagisan ng Talino (TnT 2021) is an inter-school quiz bee competition sponsored by the College of Arts, Science and Education in celebration of the 58^th Founding Anniversary of Trinity University of Asia. The event was participated in by 16 schools in Metro Manila, with a total of 48 SHS students belonging to the top class to compete for honor and prestige to represent their schools.

The quiz bee highlighted the importance of fostering a healthy interaction with the other school participants as well as challenges them to expand their knowledge and understanding in the areas of Mathematics, Science, History and Literature, Current events, and general information. The competition has 2 Elimination Rounds where out of an initial 48, 10 advances to the Semi-Final Round. From this, 6 contestants fought in the Final Round.

Vaughn Ashley O. Marquez, the Champion and Khirsten Rayne J. Flores, First Runner- up, both came from Good Shepherd Cathedral School, with Mr. Marco Paolo M. Lovendino as their coach.

Ms. Mary Jane O. Palmes representing Ismael Mathay Senior High School completes the winner circle as Second Runner up, and is ably coached by Ms. Christell Mae R. Alcano.

The contest was facilitated by Mrs. Cynthia Omampo as emcee and Mr. Immanuel San Diego as Quiz Master, with Dr. Serena C. Gomez as the Overall Chair for TnT 2021 together with the faculty of the Mathematics and Physical Sciences Department in the technical panel. Ms. Gracia DG Sarao, Mr. Ferandre Salatan and Mr. Geronimo Magcanta III serves as judges.

The event was also graced by the Chairman of the 58^th ���Ҵ�ý Founding Anniversary, Dr. Fernando Trinidad III together with Dr. Howell T. Ho, the Dean of the College of Arts, Sciences and Education and Ms. Jinky Gamit, Manager of the Marketing and Communication Office. They were joined by the faculty representing the different departments and colleges of ���Ҵ�ý.

In recognition of her contributions to the Philippines’ broadcasting industry, the College of Arts, Sciences, and Education (CASE) of Trinity University of Asia (���Ҵ�ý) accorded the Most Outstanding Alumni Award 2021 to Maria Franisa Avendaño-Umali, AB Mass Communication Batch 2006, during the ICONS: Virtual Alumni Homecoming held last Feb. 20, 2021 via Zoom.

Medine Karakuş, BSEd major in English alumna Batch 2015, also received the Young Alumni Achiever Award 2021 on the same occasion.

Avendaño-Umali is a reporter, broadcaster and commentator at DZBB, the radio arm of GMA Television Network. Prior to her current stint, she was a broadcaster and commentator in DZIQ Inquirer Radio.

Karakuş, on the other hand, is currently an e-Commerce manager in the United States. Previously, she worked as English teacher in a private high school in Turkey before she went to U.S. to pursue her Master’s degree in Public and Organizational Relations in Montclair University.

“I have been working in media for more than a decade now, I’ve worked for five radio stations, including my current company, GMA Network, and I am so happy dahil lahat ng ginagawa ko ay dahil sa lahat ng napag-aralan ko at natutunan ko from Trinity University of Asia,” said Avendaño-Umali during her acceptance speech.

She also hoped that she can share her knowledge and experiences to students of ���Ҵ�ý in the near future, when the pandemic is over.

Karakuş, meanwhile, shared in her Facebook account her gratitude to her alma mater.

“It is hard to put this feeling into words. It’s a great honor for me to receive Young Achiever award from my university. I am truly grateful. Words can’t even express my gratitude. I would love to thank to my university with all my heart. I will do my best to merit this recognition. This award will be a great reminder of the hard work and motivate me to achieve more success in the future,” said the Turkish awardee.

Both awardees were chosen by a screening committee from the nominations which was opened to public last November, 2020. They were joined by other alumni who were hailed as outstanding achievers in their fields of expertise.

Dr. Saude Imlan of Batch 2002 was chosen for the BS Biology program for his contributions to the public health as an internist and a medical frontliner in the fight against COVID-19.

Ms. Neltissa Binag De Villa (Batch 2011), on the other hand, was chosen as one of the three outstanding alumni for Education. Ms. De Villa is a recipient of a national award and had published researches in her field.

She is joined by Ms. Carla Dela Cruz (Batch 2011), a nominee for Happiest Pinoy in 2013, and Dr. Denton Caballero (Batch 1996), a Master Teacher II in San Fabian, Pangasinan and also a recipient of a national award.

The CASE ICONS: Virtual Alumni Homecoming and Search for Outstanding Alumni and Young Alumni Achievers is part of the 58^th Founding Anniversary celebration of ���Ҵ�ý.

The event was attended by alumni of BS Biology, BS Psychology, Education, BA Communication, and BA Broadcasting programs from different batches, as well as by the former and present faculty of the college.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last February 18, Thursday, at 3:00 pm, an online panel discussion to talk about how one can strengthen connection and enhance communication with the Lord was held and sponsored by the College of Arts, Sciences, and Education by its dean, Dean Howell Ho, and the event spearheaded by Prof. Gracia DG. Sarao along with the student organizers of 2ENGL01, ���Ҵ�ý Tech Team, and All4Christ Ministry Tech Team. It was attended by the different colleges, units, students, and offices of the university. The program was hosted by Prof. Caleb Donne Coniate and its guest speakers were Rev. Rolex M. Cailing PHD, Rev. Leonardo F. Galanza Jr. MDIV and Hon. Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri with a special video message from Hon. Emmanuel Jose Joel Villanueva.

With the sharing of our guest speaker, Hon. Sen. Juan Miguel ‘Migz’ Zubiri on his journey as a COVID-19 survivor and his time as a public servant, in connection with the event Spiritual Nurturance,Sen. Zubiri,  being the  142 patient among the first 150 COVID-19 cases in the Philippines and stayed in isolation for 36 days shared his experience stating,  “I worked against my own fears and anxieties, because I knew I would not get better if I let myself fall into negativity.” with the situation that he was in being the worst days of his life and even concluded, “That was it!.” However, he strengthened his faith and turned to God, who became his well of strength and hope together with his loving family. He also shared his heartwarming memories of when he was in isolation saying that he did not feel lonely because of his family’s support and because of their every 6 p.m. Zoom Rosary prayer that helped him to be positive despite the situation.  On the day of the Easter, he was blessed to know that his second test came out negative and thanked God for extending his hand and blessing him on his recovery. The situation awakened his spirituality being even more devoted to God and made him and his family to have a stronger faith. He ended his sharing with the words, “Faith always shines brighter in times of darkness and despair and much brighter if we all come together in faith and in prayer.”

In the open forum, Sen. Zubiri was asked about significant events in his career that deepened his communication with the Lord. According to him, first was when he resigned at the senate because of the protest on his winning as a senator way back 2011. It was a challenged for him to make that decision, that even his friends and the president opposed. He ended up kneeling and prayed to God for guidance. God made him realized and humbled him in front of his people and taught him valuable lessons in life. One of that is knowing that “Honor and dignity is the most important thing in life”. Some people thought of his decision as an unthinkable one but for him at that point in his life, it was the utmost thing to do with God’s guidance as he entrusted everything to the Almighty. Second, as mentioned above was when he was confirmed positive of COVID-19 that showed how serious the pandemic is, that no matter how wealthy or powerful one’s role is, virus is still a virus. Through medication and tight devotion to God, Sen. Zubiri was able to survive it. That experience of him battling against COVID-19 taught him the power of faith. He realized that not even money can save one. His experiences highlighted the power of prayer. At that moment of Sen. Zubiri’s life, God showed His immeasurable love not only when he was healed and survived from COVID-19 but also up until now, he knows that God is eternal. These experiences of him enlightens, “Faith is obedience and faith is a gift from God because He enabled us to believe.”

During the talk, the two pastors shared their individual framework through which they see the world from the perspective and connection of communication with God. According to Dr. Rolex M. Cailing, during this time of the pandemic, everyone is now relying on their faith. He also said that connectedness with God is humanity’s concern. It  basically means  that forgiveness, repentance, and having strong faith are important nowadays as everyone are experiencing pain brought by the crisis. On the other hand, Rev. Leonardo F. Galanza Jr., MDIV made mentioned that the more people pursue a connection, communication with God in the name of spirituality, the more they have drifted away from the real sense of it. Thus, restoring God’s connection should be depth sense and spiritual understanding.

It is like a whirlwind perspective knowing that strengthening the connection to God is an essential need as it empowers the spirit. Sometimes, people have turned away and felt worthless but if people stand to be connected with God, the power of faith restores. Therefore, to strengthen connection with God, there is a need to connect with God with His scriptures. One needs to explore the spiritual core by meditating, reading, and most importantly by praying at all times because the framework of strength, connection, and communication is prayer with faith.

The event ended at 5:00 p.m. filled with meaningful sharing from the distinguished guest speakers. Hon. Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri was able to share his experiences about how he survived after he was tested positive of the corona virus. He mentioned that he was able to overcome those challenges through God’s grace that made him immovable and still. While the two pastors, Rev. Rolex M. Cailing. PHD together with Rev. Leonardo F. Galanza Jr., MDIV shared their thoughts as well as answered the questions of the viewers on “How to be a good follower of Christ amidst this pandemic”. The session leaves a message that we must always let the Lord lead us to the path He prepared for us. This pandemic is just one of the challenges that we have to conquer.

 Metro Manila and nearby provinces were witnessed as Trinity University of Asia celebrated its 58^th Founding Anniversary held on February 17, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. via Zoom and Live Stream.

The Cultural and Language Festival (CULA Fest) was  one of the events that was  sponsored by the Languages and Contemporary Human Studies Department (LACHS) under  the College of Arts, Sciences and Education and  spearheaded by the second year students from Bachelor of Arts in Communication.

CULA Fest was an interschool competition that highlighted diverse skills and talents of the students in public speaking.  One for the Grade School Division on Elocution and the Junior and Senior High School Division on DJ and VJ MYX.

Dr, Gisela D.A. Luna, the Vice President for Academic Affairs, left a remarkable speech in her  Opening Remarks.  She emphasized that Spoken Communication is very significant at this time of Globalization, With it, we can express our feelings and thoughts. We are lucky that our contestants from different parts in the country can best deliver their crafts via online.

There were twenty-one participating schools, fifteen schools from the Grade School Division and six schools from the Junior and Senior High School Division. The event was very special because contestants were not just from Quezon City. There were also participating schools from Dagupan, Cavite and Alaminos, Pangasinan. All the participants did a great job, they were able to express themselves in delivering their speeches, and they were very creative in their video presentations. For the Grade School Division, Princess Sophia R. Domingo from Bago Bantay Elementary School was declared as the Champion in the Elocution. Her speech focused on the challenges that the world is facing right now and how this could be a beautiful transformation by still having hope. On the other hand, Ms. Aira Collene S. Ragos was declared as the Champion in the Junior and Senior High School Division. Lastly, Dr. Fernando Trinidad, the Overall- Chair of the 58^th  Foundation Day 2021 delivered the Closing Remarks .

Participants for the Grade School Division on Elocution were the following: Barrona, Kian Clark (Placido Del Mundo Elementary School), Dechavez, Andry G. (Bagumbayan Elementary School of Quezon City), Dela Cruz, Annika (San Gabriel Elementary School), Domingo, Princess Sophia R. (Bago Bantay Elementary School), Francisco, Khurshanne Rhaeiazaiah S. (New Era Elementary School), Jioson, Jennechelle U. (Bagong Silangan Elementary School), Legaspi, Clod Alezandem Q. (St. Alphonsus Liguori Integrated School), Liban, Ma. Precious Princess E. (University of Cagayan Valley), Mallari, Johann Joaqui (Tandang Sora Elementary School), Matias, Sairah (Payatas B Elementary Schoo), Nallas, Ziyhane Keylee M. (General Roxas Elementary School), Nilo, Stephanie (Paltok Elementary School), Oparaku, Beyonce P. (Leandro Locsin Integrated School), Sanchez, Angel Asher J. (Ernesto Rondon High Schoo), Teves, Sarrah P. (Flora A Ylagan High School).

The Participants for the Junior and Senior High School Division on DJ and VJ MYX were: Agcanas, Arian Glaine J. (St. Alphonsus Liguori Integrated School), Cagampan, Giselle F. (Kingfisher School of Business and Finance), Labao, Alexa Khaye (Sauyo High School), Manuel, Daniel Andrei I. (Lucresia R. Kasilag Senior High School), Ponce, Ericka Hanna (E, Rodriguez Jr. High School), Ragos Aira Collene S. (Alaminos City National High School), Tolentiono, Shailo R. (Leandro Locsin Integrated School).

Trinity University of Asia launches Trinity Plant of Hope, a fundraising activity that  generally aims to contribute to the sustainability of community extension programs and services of the University in terms of livelihood and education. Specifically to help augment income of partner community through supporting their livelihood of selling plants and to raise funds for the scholarship program that will benefit deserving marginalized youth from University’s partner communities.

The sporadic rise of fake news and disinformation has detrimental effects on our everyday lives. Honing the ability to differentiate quality information from fake news is proven very vital, especially nowadays that everyone is busy battling the effects of the covid19 pandemic. Quality information simply keeps everyone calm and informed on the appropriate steps to take. The Trinity University of Asia supports the global battle towards fake news and disinformation by sponsoring a webinar that promotes efficient access to credible information. The Webinar entitled: Credible Sources: Checking the Quality of Information was carried out last February 15, 2021 via Webex meet (with a Livestream on the Facebook page of the ���Ҵ�ý Library), thru the efforts of the ���Ҵ�ý Library in collaboration with the College of Hospitality and Tourism Management and EBSCO Information Services.

Mr. Kevin Conrad T. Tansiongco, founder of Magbasa Tayo Movement and product specialist for library management and security solutions of Electronic Information Solutions Inc. served as the resource speaker of the webinar. In the webinar, Mr. Tansiongco highlighted the use of the CRAAP test to check the objective reliability of information across varied information sources. CRAAP is an acronym for Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, and Purpose. The virtual event was attended not only by students and faculty members from the ���Ҵ�ý community but also by librarians from various educational institutions (there are also participants from the United Arab Emirates). In a nutshell, 785 is the total number of attendees, 256 of which participated via Facebook live.

Trinity University of Asia renewed its Memorandum of Agreement with Barangay San Rafael, Rodriguez Rizal on February 17, 2021 for another five (5) years to sustain community engagement initiatives in the community with the support of the local council headed by Hon. Eron Paul Alvarez. The St. Luke’s College of Nursing (SLCN) initiated the partnership in 2015 where they had established health center at Sitio Catmon-Katwiran to provide health care services to its constituents. Now, the University Extension Office through TCDS extends partnership to Sitio Sapa where all Colleges, the Basic Education and the Graduate School will conduct their community extension programs and services.

The annual Lingkod Trinitian, a medical mission of Trinity University of Asia, was held on February 13, 2021, during the first day of 58^th Founding Anniversary  of the University.  The celebration of abundance was extended with its partner communities on February 13, 2021 as volunteer nurses and doctors from St. Luke’s College of Nursing accommodated patients with medical concerns through online consultation. The TCDS with the different Colleges, Basic Education and the Graduate School also provided free medicines and vitamins while the University Student Council (USC) sent health kits to the patients from the partner communities.