The University Scribe - UCU

The University Scribe - UCU The Official Student Publication of Urdaneta City University

๐—”๐—ง๐—ง๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก, ๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ฃ๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—จ๐—–๐—จ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ก๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ฆ!The ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜ of ๐—•๐—ฆ๐—ก ๐—˜๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ is ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ. All passers have ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ and...
05/06/2026

๐—”๐—ง๐—ง๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก, ๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ฃ๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—จ๐—–๐—จ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ก๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ฆ!

The ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜ of ๐—•๐—ฆ๐—ก ๐—˜๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ is ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ. All passers have ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ and will ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ to the ๐๐€๐๐„๐‹ ๐ˆ๐๐“๐„๐‘๐•๐ˆ๐„๐–.

๐™Œ๐™ช๐™–๐™ก๐™ž๐™›๐™ž๐™š๐™™ ๐˜ผ๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™ก๐™ž๐™˜๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™จ are advised to ๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™ค๐™˜๐™š๐™š๐™™ to the ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ก๐™ก๐™š๐™œ๐™š ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ƒ๐™š๐™–๐™ก๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™Ž๐™˜๐™ž๐™š๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™š๐™จ (๐˜พ๐™ƒ๐™Ž) ๐™Ž๐™ ๐™ž๐™ก๐™ก๐™จ ๐™‡๐™–๐™— ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐˜ผ๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ข๐™ฎ ๐™‡๐™–๐™— on ๐™…๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™š ๐Ÿด, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ from ๐Ÿด:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ๐—”๐—  ๐˜๐—ผ ๐Ÿฑ:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ๐—ฃ๐— .

Please be guided accordingly.

๐๐„๐–๐’ ๐”๐๐ƒ๐€๐“๐„ | ๐”๐‚๐” ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ— ๐ง๐ž๐ฐ ๐‚๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐ž๐ ๐๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐œ ๐€๐œ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ฌThe results of the May 2026 Certified Public Accountant Lic...
03/06/2026

๐๐„๐–๐’ ๐”๐๐ƒ๐€๐“๐„ | ๐”๐‚๐” ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ— ๐ง๐ž๐ฐ ๐‚๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐ž๐ ๐๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐œ ๐€๐œ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ

The results of the May 2026 Certified Public Accountant Licensure Examination (CPALE) have been released, with 3,004 passers out of 9,745 examinees nationwide, resulting in a national passing rate of 30.83 percent.

Urdaneta City University (UCU) produced nine new Certified Public Accountants, including six first-time takers. The achievement reflects the universityโ€™s commitment to producing competent, competitive, and highly qualified graduates.

Report by Gale Meggy S. Ramos



๐๐„๐–๐’ | ๐๐š๐ง๐ ๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ง ๐ก๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐”๐‚๐” ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ ๐„๐ฑ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐ˆ๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐งLINGAYEN, Pangasinan โ€” The Provincial Government of P...
02/06/2026

๐๐„๐–๐’ | ๐๐š๐ง๐ ๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ง ๐ก๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐”๐‚๐” ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ ๐„๐ฑ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐ˆ๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan โ€” The Provincial Government of Pangasinan has formally recognized Urdaneta City University for being named the Most Innovative University in the Philippines in the 2026 World University Rankings for Innovation, marking the institutionโ€™s second consecutive year receiving the distinction, June 1.

Through Provincial Resolution No. 632-2026, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Pangasinan commended the university for its achievements and contributions to innovation in higher education.

The resolution, authored by Sangguniang Panlalawigan Member Rosalina โ€œRoseโ€ C. Apaga and sponsored and introduced together with Board Member Nicholi Jan Louie Q. Sison, cited UCUโ€™s performance in the 2026 WURI rankings, where it placed 28th in the Global Top 500 Innovative Universities. The university also ranked first among higher education institutions in the Philippines, first among local universities and colleges nationwide, and first in Region I and Pangasinan.

According to the resolution, UCU earned placements in 21 of the 24 WURI categories, with all of its entries ranking within the Global Top 100.

The provincial government recognized the collective efforts of the university community led by Acting University President Atty. Amihan April C. Mella-Alcazar, together with the institutionโ€™s key officials: Dr. Josephine S. Lambinicio, Vice President for Academic Affairs; Dr. Sonny Soriano, Director for External Affairs and Linkages; Dr. Jeffrey M. Caoile, Adviser of the University Student Council; and Prof. Rhea M. Agibuay, Director of Office of Accreditation.

Provincial Resolution No. 632-2026 was enacted on May 18, 2026, in Lingayen. A copy of the resolution was furnished to Mella-Alcazar for information and acknowledgment.

Report by Franz Joset A. Alipay
Photos by Bench R. Yangat



โ€œ๐’๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข ๐š๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐š๐ก๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ ๐š ๐ค๐š๐ก๐ข๐ญ ๐ฉ๐š ๐š๐ง๐จ๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐š. ๐“๐š๐ง๐ ๐ ๐š๐ฉ ๐ค๐ข๐ญ๐š.โ€ โ€“ Di Ka Sayang, Ben&BenSa mundong puno ng panghuhusga at ...
01/06/2026

โ€œ๐’๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข ๐š๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐š๐ก๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ ๐š ๐ค๐š๐ก๐ข๐ญ ๐ฉ๐š ๐š๐ง๐จ๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐š. ๐“๐š๐ง๐ ๐ ๐š๐ฉ ๐ค๐ข๐ญ๐š.โ€ โ€“ Di Ka Sayang, Ben&Ben

Sa mundong puno ng panghuhusga at diskriminasyon, ang pagiging totoo ay isang anyo ng katapangan at pagpapahalaga sa sariling pagkatao.

Ngayong buwan, hindi lamang natin ipinagdiriwang ang mga kulay ng bahaghari, kinikilala rin natin ang mga tagumpay, pakikibaka, at patuloy na paninindigan para sa karapatang mamuhay nang malaya at may pagmamahal.

Kaisa ninyo ang ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐’๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐›๐ž sa pagdiriwang ng isang makulay, inklusibo, at mapagpalayang ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ž ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก.

Paglalatag ni Rafael U. Bagalay



๐๐€๐‹๐ˆ๐“๐€ | ๐”๐ง๐š๐ง๐  ๐š๐ซ๐š๐ฐ ๐ง๐  ๐ž๐ง๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ, ๐ง๐š๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š ๐ง๐šOpisyal nang binuksan ng Urdaneta City University (UCU) ang enrollment pa...
01/06/2026

๐๐€๐‹๐ˆ๐“๐€ | ๐”๐ง๐š๐ง๐  ๐š๐ซ๐š๐ฐ ๐ง๐  ๐ž๐ง๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ, ๐ง๐š๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š ๐ง๐š

Opisyal nang binuksan ng Urdaneta City University (UCU) ang enrollment para sa mga mag-aaral ng Academic Year 2026โ€“2027 kanina, Hunyo 1.

Ang enrollment para sa mga freshmen ay nagsimula na ngayong araw, Hunyo 1. Para naman sa mga returning students, nakatakdang sisimulan ito sa Hunyo 18 hanggang Hulyo 23.

Ayon sa opisyal na page post ng UCU, magsisimula ang klase sa Agosto 3.

Para sa buong detalye, i-click ang link:
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1NTVRKivgz/

Ulat ni Ezekiel Eun S. De Castro
Kuha ni Ken Jairo A. Cachero



๐—จ๐—–๐—จ ๐—–๐—ข๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—š๐—˜ ๐—”๐——๐— ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง (๐—–๐—”๐—ง) ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—จ๐—Ÿ๐—ง๐—ฆ ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—˜ ๐—œ๐—ก!
30/05/2026

๐—จ๐—–๐—จ ๐—–๐—ข๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—š๐—˜ ๐—”๐——๐— ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง (๐—–๐—”๐—ง) ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—จ๐—Ÿ๐—ง๐—ฆ ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—˜ ๐—œ๐—ก!

๐๐„๐–๐’ ๐”๐๐ƒ๐€๐“๐„ | ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌโ€™ ๐†๐€๐œ๐š๐ƒ๐ž๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐š ๐‰๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐œ๐ž๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‹๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌThe Batch 3 Leadersโ€™ GAcaDe...
29/05/2026

๐๐„๐–๐’ ๐”๐๐ƒ๐€๐“๐„ | ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌโ€™ ๐†๐€๐œ๐š๐ƒ๐ž๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐š ๐‰๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐œ๐ž๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‹๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ

The Batch 3 Leadersโ€™ GAcaDemy Completion Ceremony was held at the University Gymnasium on May 29, 2026, carrying the theme โ€œTranscending Limitations.โ€

After completing five sessions of GAcaDemy, 51 young leaders from the Houses of Danilark, Gracemoria, Rhicarios, Jevryth, Alysathra, Harisyr, Mariluzian, and Krysthalis gathered to celebrate their successful completion of the leadership program.

Out of 78 enrolled participants, 51 officially completed the program, while 28 participants dropped out throughout the sessions. Among the completers, 13 achieved perfect attendance for the entirety of the program.

During the ceremony, Dr. Jeffrey M. Caoile, Unit Head for Student Leadership, emphasized the importance of purposeful leadership and resilience.

โ€œSome of the greatest leaders in history were not the most privileged, the most powerful, or the most popular. Rather, they were individuals who chose to rise above limitations and dedicate themselves to a purpose greater than themselves,โ€ he stated.

Meanwhile, Dr. Nhorly U. Domenden, Director of the Center for Student Leadership and Development (CSLD), delivered the conferment message and encouraged the completers to continue embracing the challenges of leadership.

โ€œImportant lessons in life are learned the hard way. I would like to encourage and invite you to continue the difficult journey of leadership.โ€ Domenden said.

The event concluded with the distribution of certificates and special awards.

๐–๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‡๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ
Escosio, Elaine Mae F. โ€” 96.7

๐–๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก ๐‡๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ
Orpiano, Emily May โ€” 89.6
Laxamana, Ralf Joshua โ€” 89.9
Moyano, Danica F. โ€” 89.9
Yangat, Bench R. โ€” 90.1
Valdez, Christian โ€” 92.1
Domingo, Marianna Joyce G. โ€” 92.5
Olino, Ricky Boy Jr. D. โ€” 92.6
Corpuz, Justine โ€” 93.9

๐–๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐‡๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ
Echanes, Michael Jay F. โ€” 87
Tambot, Jariel Jhon F. โ€” 87.3
Balmoja, Mark Jefferson L. โ€” 88.5
Cancino, Reynan A. โ€” 88.7
Loresco, Mart Jhustin F. โ€” 88.7

๐‡๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐Œ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
Ringor, Carl Accel B. โ€” 80

๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐๐ฌ
โ€ข Best House/Group: House of Krysthalis
โ€ข Best Dressed: Samantha Olino House of Mariluzian

The ceremony also featured the completion song and dance presentation, โ€œSimulaโ€ symbolizing a new beginning for student leaders.

Words by Carlos Jose B. Acibo
Photos by Jairo A. Cachero



๐„๐ข๐โ€™๐ฅ ๐€๐๐ก๐š ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”The world is filled with diversityโ€”different beliefs, cultures, and traditions. Yet today, we honor the s...
26/05/2026

๐„๐ข๐โ€™๐ฅ ๐€๐๐ก๐š ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”

The world is filled with diversityโ€”different beliefs, cultures, and traditions. Yet today, we honor the spirit of faith and sacrifice celebrated through Eidโ€™l Adha.

Also known as the โ€œFestival of Sacrifice,โ€ commemorates Prophet Ibrahimโ€™s willingness to sacrifice his son as an act of faith and obedience to Allah before a greater mercy was provided in his place.

In a world where we see life differently, may this celebration with our Muslim brothers and sisters remind us that no sincere sacrifice is ever in vain, and that every sacrifice made with faith is worth honoring.

Eid Mubarak to everyone celebrating today.

Words by Ashley R. Donceras
Layout by Rafael U. Bagalay



๐๐„๐–๐’ ๐”๐๐ƒ๐€๐“๐„ | ๐Ÿ’ ๐’๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐›๐ž ๐š๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ง๐ข ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐‹๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐“๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ฌFour former members of The University Scribe, the official student pu...
12/05/2026

๐๐„๐–๐’ ๐”๐๐ƒ๐€๐“๐„ | ๐Ÿ’ ๐’๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐›๐ž ๐š๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ง๐ข ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐‹๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐“๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ

Four former members of The University Scribe, the official student publication of Urdaneta City University (UCU), officially joined the ranks of professional teachers after passing the March 2026 Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers (LEPT).

The new educators from the publication include Jefferson M. Delmendo (AB Political Science) and Jermaine L. Eleccion (BSEd-English), who both previously served as editor-in-chief.

Joining them are former head cartoonist Marc Nelson E. Fernandez (BSEd-Filipino) and cartoonist Cristine A. Janer (BSEd-English).

The success of the four Scribe alumni contributed to UCUโ€™s overall institutional passing rate of 85.92%, significantly outperforming the national passing rate of 67.17%.

Report by Jonalyn G. Taclibong
Photo courtesy of Blueberry Eleven, Inc.



๐๐„๐–๐’ ๐”๐๐ƒ๐€๐“๐„ | ๐”๐‚๐” ๐œ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ ๐“๐จ๐ฉ 8 ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฐ๐ข๐๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐‹๐„๐๐“Urdaneta City University (UCU) recorded a new topnotcher i...
12/05/2026

๐๐„๐–๐’ ๐”๐๐ƒ๐€๐“๐„ | ๐”๐‚๐” ๐œ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ ๐“๐จ๐ฉ 8 ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฐ๐ข๐๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐‹๐„๐๐“

Urdaneta City University (UCU) recorded a new topnotcher in the March Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers (LEPT) after Jaslynn T. Garcia from the secondary level successfully earned a 93.60% rating.

A total of 293 out of 341 alumni passed the secondary level, posting an institutional passing rate of 85.92%, surpassing the national passing rate of 73.10%.

UCU also ranked eighth among the top-performing schools nationwide in the secondary level category.

Meanwhile, 73 graduates successfully passed the elementary level examination, resulting in a 75.26% institutional passing rate, exceeding the national passing rate of 73.10%.

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) reported an overall national passing rate of 67.17%, combining both the elementary and secondary levels, equivalent to 63,377 passers out of 94,357 examinees.

Report by Neil Vincent V. Corpuz
Photo courtesy of Blueberry Eleven, Inc.

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