Fifteen University of the Philippines (UP) System employees, recognized for their dedication and long years of public service, received their certificates and tokens of appreciation from University officials on July 1 at the Atencio-Libunao Hall, UP College of Law, UP Diliman, Quezon City. In his message, UP President Angelo Jimenez emphasized the core values that employees and public servants should possess and exemplify in the course of their duties. In addition to excellence, fortitude, humility, and resilience, he said loyalty is one of the most important traits.
“Your loyalty and dedication play a main role in building a great University. . . . Each of you have your own UP story. . . you play a part in someone else’s UP story. . . and are nurturing future leaders,” Jimenez said.
UP Vice President for Administration Augustus Resurreccion praised the awardees for contributing to the prestige and development of the University as a bastion of academic excellence and service throughout the years.
The Loyalty Awardees, those who are celebrating their milestone years of working in the University, were:
Thirty-five (35) years
- Zenon Agarao (Office of Admissions)
- Jonathan Madrid (Media and Public Relations Office)
- Marina Orap (Office of Admissions)
- Edna Santos (Office of Admissions);
Thirty (30) years
- Arlene Cabrales (Office of the President)
- Carla Noroña (Office of the Secretary of the University)
- Maria Tracy Tusi (System Budget Office)
- Jerry Valdez (Office of the Vice President for Public Affairs);
Twenty (20) years
- Socrates Jugo (Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs)
- Timmy Relox (Office of the Vice President for Legal Affairs);
Fifteen (15) years
- Rechelle Dueñas (Office of the President)
- Radmila Natividad (UP Press);
Ten (10) years
- John Henry Baluyut (Office of the Vice President for Planning and Finance)
- Dominador dela Cruz, Jr. (Center for Integrative and Development Studies)
- Karen Gladdy Pervera (Office of the President).
They were accompanied by their unit heads as they were called on stage.
Madrid, of the Media and Public Relations Office’s Visual Communications section, delivered a speech on behalf of this year’s batch of awardees. He encouraged fellow employees to give back to UP and do their best in the workplace as public servants, with Honor, Excellence, and Service as guiding principles.
Members of the UP PRAISE Committee were also introduced, with Resurreccion as Chairperson: Richard Javier, Assistant Vice President for Administration (Human Resource Development); Noreen Escultura, Assistant Vice President for Planning and Finance; Susan Sanchez, Director of the System Accounting Office; and Union Representatives.
In his closing remarks, AVP Javier, who is also the Director of the System Human Resource Development Office, reminded the event participants to carry on with the spirit of loyalty to the University.
Prof. Banaue Miclat-Janssen of the UP College of Arts and Letters and Aaron Rafael Aguila III of the UP College of Music serenaded the awardees and attendees with emotionally rich music during the event.
