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91st National Book Week, Matagumpay na Idinaos“Tulay ang Pagbasa sa Bukas na Puno ng Pag-asa” ito ang naging tema ng tao...
24/10/2025

91st National Book Week, Matagumpay na Idinaos

“Tulay ang Pagbasa sa Bukas na Puno ng Pag-asa” ito ang naging tema ng taonang National Book Week na isinagawa sa WPU-main Library nitong Oktubre 20-24, 2025.

Nilahukan ng mga mag-aaral ng Western Philippines University ang iba’t ibang patimpalak, tulad ng Tagbanua Poem, Digital Book Mark Making, Poster Making, Book Trailer, Kids Quiz Bee, Adult Quiz Bee, Animated Story Telling, at Trivia, na kung saan nagtagisang ang mga ito sa larangan ng husay, talento, at talino.

Samantala, nauwi ni Hans Sebido ang unang puwesto sa Poster Making Contest, pumangalawa naman si Sharmina Rosel Villaran at ikatlong puwesto naman si Shania Nallana.

Nagawa namang angkinin ni Joshua T. Tabas ang unang puwesto sa Digital Book Mark Making, pangalawang puwesto naman si Yza Frankie C. Domondon, at ikatlong puwesto si Jellian Parian.

Nakamit din ni John Kennjie B. Millendez ang unang puwesto sa Book Trailer, pangalawang puwesto si Wrinch Lyle Ordiz, at ikatlong puwesto si Cristian Aaron Amar.

Nasungit din ni Yza Frankie C. Domondon ang unang puwesto sa Animated Story Telling at pumangalawa naman si Lucy Angiela Celespara.

Nagkamit naman ng unang puwesto si Lawrence June Pekitpekit sa Tagbanua Poem Writing, pumangalawa naman si Joshua T. Tabas, at ikatlong puwesto si Syrell Largavista.

Sa unang parte naman ng Adult Quiz Bee na ginanap noong Oktubre 21, 2025, nakamit ni Ma. Clarissa Janine Llanera ang unang puwesto, pangalawang puwesto naman si Allan Ballesteros Jr., at ikatlong puwesto si Angelo Gemino.

Sa ikalawang parte ng Adult Quiz Bee na ginanap noong Oktubre 23, 2025, nagawang masungkit ni Sean Erika S. Badilla ang unang puwesto, pangalawa naman si Metoshiela B. Salleva, at ikatlong puwesto si Alma Gyn D. Penaranda.

Sa huling parte naman ng Adult Quiz Bee na ginanap noong Oktubre 23, 2025, nagawang angkinin ni John Benidick G. Acosta ang unang puwesto, pangalawa naman si Ailyn T. Lubina, at ikatlong puwesto si Glyzel C. Rios.

Sa kabilang banda, nagbigay rin ang WPU-Library ng pagpapahalaga sa mga Top Borrowers na mga g**o at estudyante ng pamantasan.

Sa pagtatapos ng programa, nagbigay ng maikling mensahe ang University Librarian, Arneil S. Enario, R.L., MLIS, para sa mga lumahok, aniya “ nagpapasalamat ako sa mga lumahok at sana nag-enjoy kayo. Sana mas magamit ninyo pa ang inyong mga talento. Sana sa susunod na taon ay nandito pa rin kayo [sa National Book Week].”

Via Joshua T. Tabas
📷 | Rex Flores

Mula sa Western Philippines University, maraming salamat po!
18/10/2025

Mula sa Western Philippines University, maraming salamat po!

IN PHOTOS | WPU SHORT AND SWEET PLAY (Musical) PERFORMANCE
16/10/2025

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IN PHOTOS | WPU SHORT AND SWEET PLAY (Dialogue) PERFORMANCE
16/10/2025

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STRASUC FESTIVAL KING AND QUEEN | Filipiniana and Barong Tagalog attire
15/10/2025

STRASUC FESTIVAL KING AND QUEEN | Filipiniana and Barong Tagalog attire

STRASUC FESTIVAL KING AND QUEEN 2025 | Swimsuit Competition
15/10/2025

STRASUC FESTIVAL KING AND QUEEN 2025 | Swimsuit Competition

HAPPENING NOW | STRASUC FESTIVAL  KING AND QUEEN 2025/Joshua Talla Tabas
15/10/2025

HAPPENING NOW | STRASUC FESTIVAL KING AND QUEEN 2025

/Joshua Talla Tabas

JUST IN | Unang medalya at unang ginto para sa Western Philippines University, nasungkit ni Hans A. Sebido sa Visual Art...
15/10/2025

JUST IN | Unang medalya at unang ginto para sa Western Philippines University, nasungkit ni Hans A. Sebido sa Visual Arts Pencil Drawing Category ngayong Oktubre 15, 2025 kaugnay sa pagdiriwang ng 9th STRASUC-CAF ‘25.

IN PHOTOS | October 14, 2025 — The Welcome Banquet of the 9th Southern Tagalog Regional Association of State Universitie...
15/10/2025

IN PHOTOS | October 14, 2025 — The Welcome Banquet of the 9th Southern Tagalog Regional Association of State Universities and Colleges Culture and Arts Festival (STRASUC CAF) brought together SUC presidents, delegates, and directors at Romblon State University - Odiongan Campus for an evening of elegance and appearances from the Festival Kings and Queens, celebrating the region’s shared artistry and fellowship.

/Joshua Talla Tabas

IN PHOTO | WPU Vocal Duet performance/Joshua Talla Tabas
15/10/2025

IN PHOTO | WPU Vocal Duet performance

/Joshua Talla Tabas

JUST IN | Visual Arts, Nagsimula naNasa larawan: Ericson Mambong (Charcoal Rendering)
15/10/2025

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Nasa larawan: Ericson Mambong (Charcoal Rendering)

𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 | ‘𝐍𝐨 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬’—𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐁𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫Dr. Rastanura Bober, Dean of the College of Education, clarified the issu...
08/04/2025

𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 | ‘𝐍𝐨 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬’—𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐁𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫

Dr. Rastanura Bober, Dean of the College of Education, clarified the issue regarding the offering of BSEd majorships per campus. She emphasized that there will be no transferring of students from one campus to another amid circulating concerns related to the specialization offerings in the Bachelor of Secondary Education (BSEd) program.

In an interview, Dr. Bober explained that education students who have already begun their current majorships will continue with the same track. This means that no student will be moved between campuses. However, for incoming freshmen, there will be a limited number of BSEd specialization offerings in both campuses.

Tentatively, three major subjects—English, Science, and Values Education—will be offered at the Main Campus, while Filipino and Mathematics majors will be available at the PPC Campus.

She said, ‘𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘫𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴. 𝘞𝘢𝘭𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘺𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘫𝘰𝘳. 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘬𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘬𝘢𝘴𝘪 𝘬𝘶𝘬𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘯𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘴. 𝘞𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘗𝘶𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘰 𝘈𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘢𝘯, 𝘰𝘳 𝘈𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘗𝘶𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘰. 𝘒𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘯, 𝘱𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘱𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘢. 𝘒𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘫𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘢 𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘥’𝘺𝘢𝘯, '𝘺𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘫𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘴 𝘬𝘢𝘺𝘰. 𝘚𝘰, 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴. 𝘚𝘢 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵-𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳, 𝘥𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘫𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨.’

When asked whether stakeholders were consulted regarding the changes, Dr. Bober said: ‘𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘪𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳, 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘶𝘳𝘰 𝘴𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮, 𝘥𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴, 𝘯𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤 𝘪𝘵𝘰 𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘯𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮.’

She also emphasized the university’s academic freedom in implementing policies and assured that students will be kept informed.

‘𝘓𝘦𝘵’𝘴 𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘬𝘢𝘴𝘪 𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘢 𝘣𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘚𝘰, 𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘯𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘢 ‘𝘺𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦; 𝘥𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘢𝘺𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘪 𝘴𝘢 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦. 𝘕𝘢𝘨𝘬𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘵 𝘬𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘯 𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺.’

She added that openness to change is essential.

The decision to retain specific BSEd majors per campus was based on the current number of enrollees and the university’s available resources to support the programs.

Meanwhile, an official announcement of the changes will be released within the week.
Additionally, a room-to-room information campaign will be conducted, led by College of Education Officer-in-Charge Ian Christian U. Cadiz, together with the program chair, to inform BSEd students of the upcoming adjustments.

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