NEWS & EVENTS
SPUP honors Bannawag Magazine; plants Diamond Jubilee Tree, 75 seedlings
By: Dr. Ma. Teresa Maguigad & Joseph Decena Dayag
Date posted: 01.06.2010
The Paulinian administrators, together with the personages of Tuguegarao City and the different national government offices gave tribute to the Bannawag magazine on its 75th anniversary by planting the Diamond Jubilee Tree on the grounds of the Plaza de Martires, St. Paul University Philippines (SPUP), Tuguegarao City, Cagayan.
Spearheaded by the University President, Sr. Remy Angela Junio, SPC, and Tuguegarao City Vice-Mayor Danilo Baccay, the SPUP directors, principals, deans and guests planted 75 Kamias seedlings at the SPUP High School Garden.
The last Bannawag Diamond Jubilee Tree was planted by the University President, Sr. Remy Angela Junio, assisted by SPUP Legal Counsel Atty. Domingo Egon Cayosa; DENR Regional Director Laureano Lingan; Vice-Mayor Danilo Baccay, Department of Tourism Regional Director
Blessida Diwa, SPUP Alumni Association former President Ma. Belen Lim; SPUP Employees Association President Lourdenia Taguiam; Vice-President for Academics Sr. Nicole de Marie Dabalus; Vice-President for Administration Sr. Ma. Adellina Portillo; Vice-President for Christian Formation Sr. Rosella Faypon; Vice-President for Finance Sr. Luisa Marcelino; Principal Linda Tungcul; and City Councilor Ronald Ortiz.
Before the planting of the Diamond Jubilee Tree, Dr. Jimmy Domingo, Editorial Consultant of Bannawag, read the rationale of the activity.
Domingo disclosed that 75 Diamond Jubilee Trees were planted all over the world to symbolize Bannawag’s 75th anniversary and that the 75th tree is to be planted at SPUP.
The unveiling of the Bannawag Diamond Jubilee Tree marker ensued. Its text was read by Director Jeremy Godofredo Morales of the Office of Student Affairs.
Meanwhile, in her acknowledgment, Sr. Remy thanked Bannawag for choosing SPUP for the culminating activity of Bannawag’s tree planting activity. She also assured that the University will take care of the symbolic tree.
PRELUDE TO BANNAWAG TREE PLANTING. Sr. Remy Angela Junio, SPC University President (fourth from right) and Sr. Nicole de Marie Dabalus, SPUP Vice-President for Academics (fourth from left), with some university officials, display some of the Kamias seedlings to be planted within its campus as SPUP’s tribute to Bannawag magazine on its 75th Anniversary.
From Left to Right: Joseph D. Dayag, Publication Adviser; Sergio Imperio, We Advocate Time Consciousness and Honesty (WATCH) Coordinator; Jim Domingo, Bannawag Editorial Consultant; Sr. Nicole; Sr. Remy; Jeremy Morales, Director, Office of Student Affairs; Dr. Ma. Teresa P. Maguigad, Director, Center for Professional Development; and Allan Peejay M. Lappay, Coordinator, Public Affairs.