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Souvenir program for the Varrons 45th anniversary

The UP Varrons has just celebrated the 45th year of its founding. The celebration started in the morning of August 25 (Saturday) and highlighted by a party in the evening until the early morning of August 26 at La Vista Resort in Pansol, Calamba. “Continuing Service With Excellence Towards The Golden Years” is the theme for the 45th anniversary.

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Grizelda featured at LB Times

Grizelda Peñalez-Marza (BUTA ’91), known as “Teacher Grace” to her students, has been featured in the Los Baños Times Online Edition because of her efforts in educating underprivileged children. She is the founder of PASLIT Learning House which is located at Barangay Tuntungin-Putho, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines.

Bert Alaban (right, sitting) with Brgy. San Gregorio, Alaminos, Laguna residents beside the 2-inch hydraulic ram pump that now lifts 40,000 liters of drinking water per day for the community, located 30 meters above the ram.

A hydraulic ram pump designed and fabricated by Roberto “Bert” Alaban Jr. (Batch ‘79) is now delivering drinking water to residents of Brgy. San Gregorio, Alaminos, Laguna. The hydram, with an output of 40,000 liters per day, draws water from a spring and lifts it to a concrete reservoir tank located 30 meters above, using no other external source of power except the pressure of falling water passing through the pump itself. Fully operational since May 2007, the hydram was installed by the residents themselves, “bayanihan” style, with guidance from Bert. It is now drawing interest from visitors, engineering students, and officials from other barangays, many of whom at first would not believe that water could be lifted to such height using water pressure alone. similar installation for Brgy. Silangan, Nagcarlan is currently being worked out, with Bert helping the barangay source out additional funds from NGOs and funding agencies.

The 29th FFIBC, sponsored by the UP Varrons, was held on July 9 to 12, 2007 at the College of Forestry, UP at Los Baños as part of a weeklong celebration in honor of the CFNR freshmen. As part of the celebration, a symposium about “How to survive college life?” was held with Dean Ramon “Mon” Razal (Skylove ’73), Director Rodrigo “Rod” Fuentes (Montreal ’76), UPVL Senior Adviser Pat Malabrigo (BUTA ’91), and UPVAA Vice-President Alfredo “Dodie” Torres (Victorious Octavians ’89) as guest speakers. This was capped by a Sports Quiz Contest and the selection for Miss FFIBC 2007 on July 12 at the CFNR Auditorium.

Asuncion “Cion” K. Raymundo (Varronettes ’63) is one of the recipients of the Outstanding Professional Award by the University of the Philippines (UP) Alumni Association in the field of natural sciences (microbiology). The award was conferred on June 23, 2007 during the 94th UP General Alumni-Faculty Homecoming and Reunion at Ang Bahay ng Alumni, UP Diliman. Cion is currently the Dean of College of Arts and Sciences, UP at Los Baños. You can read more about Cion in our In Focus section.

Last Updated on October 12, 2016 by Tudla_Admin