The conference was organized by the UST Communications Bureau headed by its Director Fr. Christopher Jeffrey L. Aytona, O.P. According to Fr. Aytona, who is also the conference chair, it will benefit faculty members, administrators, guidance counselors and other school practitioners who will learn from experts regarding mental health and student affairs and how social media either help or hamper the promotion of the former.

According to the Communications Bureau Assistant Director for Online Philippe Jose Hernandez, “the summit aimed to determine the possible link between social media and mental health considering the rising cases on mental health-related issues among adolescents and the sustained massive use of social media, in order for schools to know how best to handle these new realities.

The first LinkEd was held last year on January 18 and 19, 2018 at the UST Paredes Building. It was called “LinkEd: The first social media in education summit.”

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Ms. Amy Alarilla from the HOPE Clinic shared her insights on mindfulness, UST Institute of Religion faculty member Asst. Prof. Warren Maneja discussed sensitivity, while College of Education Guidance Counselor Ms. Nerizza Cristobal, talked about adapting to new environments.

The seminar presented the diversity and broadness of EBD and how to be an advocate of people who are in need of their support and acceptance.

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This conference aimed to establish an annual venue for collaboration of advocates, to secure commitment of relevant national government agencies and non-government organizations and to set an engaging environment for disability-inclusive policy advocacy. Its theme was “Empowering persons with disabilities and ensuring inclusiveness and equality.”

These aims were realized in the conference through discussions of evidence-based practices in local school and urban community settings and presentation of national-level efforts of networks contributing to the promotion of disability-inclusive services for children, aligned with the National Strategic Plan on Children with Disabilities.

In the conference, UST CRS Dean Assoc. Prof. Anne Marie Aseron pledged her support as representative of the local academe’s commitment to work for the vision for Children with Disabilities in our country.

UST CRS faculty member Asst. Prof. Karen Sagun-Ongtangco presented a consolidation of research studies on disability-inclusive programs conducted by the College and joined the panel of resource speakers to talk about transitioning from segregation to inclusion in school settings.

Ongtangco also presented five posters together with students under the Occupational Therapy program to disseminate findings of the research studies conducted on disability-inclusive education. To further encourage utility of the research findings, copies of research studies were given to the local agencies who attended the event.

In 1992, the United Nations proclaimed December 3 of each year as the day to observe the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

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PPCR fosters interdisciplinary collaborations among rehabilitation professionals including academics, clinicians, students and healthcare administrators in the Asia Pacific region and beyond. The theme of the conference was “Advances in Research and Practice.”

Gomez gave an oral presentation on “Parasympathetic Resting State Differences between Children with and without ADHD,” and presented two research posters on “Utilizing Neuroscience Evidence to Inform Research: A Reflective Inquiry” and also on “Behavioral and Physiological Adaptation in Children of Migrant Origins: A
Psychophysiological Study” under the Pediatric Rehabilitation subtheme. Lipardo delivered a research poster presentation titled “A Comparative Study on the Functional Abilities and Physiologic Profile of Community-Dwelling Older Adults with and without Mild Cognitive Impairment” under the Geriatric Rehabilitation subtheme.

Villafania presented a research poster with the title “Feasibility of Telerehabilitation in the Service Delivery of Speech-Language Pathology in the Philippines” under the Basic Science and New Technology subtheme. The ������Ƶapp College of Rehabilitation Sciences spearheaded and organized the 8th edition of the conference in 2012 held at the Medicine Auditorium of the St. Martin de Porres Building of the ������Ƶapp. It was the first time that the PPCR was held outside of Hong Kong.

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Ambassador Designate of the Kingdom of Thailand to the Philippines His Excellency Vasin Ruangprateepsaeng graced the event and delivered a message, while UST Director Assoc. Prof. Giovanna V. Fontanilla, Ph.D., gave the welcome remarks.

The Ang Thong College of Dramatic Arts performed the “Pursuit of Supanna Matcha,” a masked-drama dance from the Thai national epic Ramakien, “Natnaree Sri Ayothaya,” a tribute to the beauty of Thai women and delicate style of Thai dances, and their finale, the “Rum Wong,” a dance that moves in circular manner with graceful hand movements. In turn, the ������Ƶapp presented the Symphony Orchestra’s “Overture to Philippine Folk Songs” and the Salinggawi Dance Troupe’s “Tinikling” and “Magandang Pilipinas.”

The event concluded with the giving of tokens, where His Excellency Vasin Ruangprateepsaeng received the “400 @ 800” coffee table book, and with an exchange of flowers among the ������Ƶapp, represented by UST Office of Public Affairs Director Assoc. Prof. Giovanna V. Fontanilla, Ph.D., the Royal Thai Embassy, represented by H.E. Ruangprateepsaeng, and the Ang Thong College of Dramatic Arts, represented by its Director Mr. Witoon Poonsawat.

The event was coordinated through the efforts of the Office of Public Affairs and the Royal Thai Embassy, with Minister and Deputy Chief of Mission Ms. Urawadee Sriphiromya, who previously spoke on “Learning Mobility in the Context of ������Ƶapp Integration” at the 5th discourse of the UST Ambassadors Lecture Series.

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The three-day conference aimed to deepen the participants’ understanding of the diversity of forms that holiness takes, and to inspire them to genuinely reflect and actively respond to the universal call to holiness. University of the Immaculate Conception President Sr. Ma. Marissa R. Viri, R.V.M., gave the welcome remarks, while ACUP President Rev. Fr. Marcelo V. Manimtim, C.M., who is also president of Adamson University, delivered a message.

The keynote address on “The Role of Catholic Universities in the Mission towards Evangelization: A Response to Gaudete et Exsultate” was given by Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) Committee on Catechesis and Catholic Education Chair Most. Rev. Roberto C. Mallari, D.D., while research studies on Gaudete et Exsultate and related works on Holiness were discussed by Adamson University Center for Research and Development Executive Director Dr. Nuna E. Almanzor. Other speakers included Office for the Promotion of New Evangelization Director Rev. Fr. Jason Laguerta, who discussed “Inspiring the Youth to the Call to Holiness;” Kerygma magazine Editor-in-Chief Ms. Rissa Kawpeng, who tackled “Searching for Meaning and Purpose to Effect Transformation;” and Bantay Bata 163 Program Director and broadcast journalist Ms. Jing Castañeda, who talked about “Making a Difference
through Dynamic Collaboration and Committed Partnership.”

There were also panel discussions on the Response of Catholic Universities to the Call to Holiness “The Mission of Education,” with discussants Notre Dame of Marbel University Campus Ministry Director Bro. Allan de Castro, F.M.S., Saint Louis University Community Extension and Outreach Programs Office Director Dr. Joselito Gutierrez, and Holy Angel University Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Alma Espartinez, and “The Mission of Evangelization,” with discussants Xavier University National Service Training Program Unit Director Ms. Dennise Edwina Gonzales, Holy Name University Vice President for Academic Affairs Bro. Carl Milos Bulilan, S.V.D., and ������Ƶapp Ecclesiastical Faculties Academic Collaborations Officer Mr. Leo-Martin Angelo Ocampo.

“The Youth’s Response to the Call to Holiness” was also tackled by St. Paul University Dumaguete Continuing Education Institute Manager Ms. Mary Francis V. Laquinon, University of San Agustin Vice President for Administration and Finance Rev. Fr. Arnel A. Dizon, O.S.A., and Adamson University Student Leader Mr. Nicole Jean Mercado. There were also a workshop on “How Catholic Universities Make the Mission Possible” divided into
teaching, research, community engagement, and youth categories, and a UIC-facilitated community engagement with residents of a rehabilitation center.

A general meeting of leaders of ACUP member institutions was also held to elect the officers for 2019-2021. Elected were: Rev. Fr. Gilbert B. Sales, C.I.C.M., President of Saint Louis University as ACUP President;Very Rev. Fr. Herminio V. Dagohoy, O.P., Rector of the ������Ƶapp, as ACUP Vice President; Sr. Ma. Marissa R. Viri, R.V.M., President of the University of the Immaculate Conception as ACUP Corporate Secretary; Bro. Raymundo B. Suplido, F.S.C., President of De La Salle University, as ACUP Treasurer, and Assoc. Prof. Giovanna V. Fontanilla, Ph.D., A.P.R., Director of the UST Office of Public Affairs, as ACUP Secretary General.

The Conference ended with the presentation of workshop outputs and awarding ceremonies. Established in 1973, ACUP is an organization composed of institutions of higher learning, and its activities include the promotion and enhancement of the Christian identity of its member institutions as leading centers of teaching, research and service. Its annual conferences, particularly those held from 2013 up to the present, have themes that are anchored on papal encyclicals and other similar documents.

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Included in the partnership were video-sharing platform YouTube, social networking site Twitter, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), the Philippine National Police (PNP), and the Department of Foreign Affairs Overseas, Voting Secretariat, Department of Education (DepEd), Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Manila Bulletin, Vera Files, and election monitoring groups National Citizens’ Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL), YouthVote, Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV), and Kontra Daya.

Also providing support are businessmen and professionals from the Anvil Business Club, Management Association of the Philippines (MAP), Finance Executives of the Philippines (FINEX), LENTE (Legal Network for Truthful Elections), Philippine Computer Society, Philippine Communication Society, and Pulse Asia Research Inc., and from non-government organizations Fully Abled Nation, The Asia Foundation, and Regional Emergency Assistance Communications Team (REACT) Philippines.

Along with UST, educational institutions, namely, University of the Philippines, Ateneo de Manila University, De La Salle University, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, and STI Colleges,
also joined the partnership.

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A project led by ������Ƶapp Fine Arts and Design Studies Research Fellow and  faculty member Asst. Prof. Guillerma L. Mendoza, titled “Diskarte: Understanding Design culture through the Works of the Filipino Exemplars,” secured a grant until 2020.

Another recipient is , whose “Julio Nakpil @ 150 Music Project: Rethinking and Reimagining the Musical Works of Julio Nakpil in the Context of Philippine Modernity, Transculturation and Cultural Nationalism,” obtained a grant until 2019.

Both research grants are under the SALIKHA Creative Grants project, a joint program by CHED and NCCA.

“Diskarte,” which also includes ������Ƶapp Research Fellows Asst. Prof. Mary Grace V. Hernandez, Assoc. Prof. Nady S. Nacario, and , underlines the understanding of the emergence and development of Filipino design.

“Julio Nakpil @150,” highlights and reassess the renowned revolutionary composer’s contributions to Philippine culture and history. Together with Chua in this research project are ������Ƶapp Director ,  Dean Assoc. Prof. Antonio P. Africa, Ph.D., and  faculty member Asst. Prof. Mary Ann Venturina-Bulanadi.

The SALIKHA Creative Grants project is a financial endowment initiative by CHED and NCCA for higher learning institutions to support creative projects affected by the K to 12 transition program.

The project also aims to support local researchers who endeavor on studies focusing on culture and the arts, namely, its present theme “Transforming higher education through culture and arts.” A preliminary monitoring for the “Julio Nakpil @150” grant was already conducted last November 20.

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Abenir’s paper linked service-learning “to its sociological theoretical foundations and its modalities/modes and levels of community engagement…and produced a coherent framework to guide service-learning educators and practitioners in identifying the type of service-learning being implemented.” Identifying the service-learning type
leads to possible implications for students, faculty members, and community partners involved.

In a separate interview, Abenir explained that service-learning according to the National Service Learning Clearinghouse, is “a teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities.”
Citing how service-learning helps the University in its community development efforts, Abenir said that, “Through service-learning, the community development efforts of the University become an integral part of academic scholarship where instruction and research are used to advance public service and civic engagement, and at the same
time, form socially responsible students and faculty members.”
Abenir’s paper put together structural functionalism, conflict and critical perspectives, and symbolic interactionism and found three kinds of service-learning: Charity-Based service-learning by Mitchell, Liberating service-learning by Stoecker, and Community-Based service-learning by Hammersley.

In the same conference, College of Rehabilitation Sciences faculty members Asst. Prof. Karen Sagun-Ongtangco and Mr. Charles Bermejo discussed disability-inclusive education when they presented their research papers during the 3rd International Conference on Service Learning held from January 10 to12, 2019 at the Hong Kong Polytechnic
University.
Ongtangco presented “Disability-Inclusive Education through Action Research: Experience of University Partnership with Save the Children,” elaborating how the partnership with Save the Children, a Non-Government Organization, was successful through the action research studies conducted from 2015 up to the present.

In their second presentation, Ongtangco co-presented with Bermejo, a paper on the partnership of CRS with UST’s mandatory Service Learning course, National Service Training Program. Titled “Disability Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction and Management: Advocacy to Transformative Action in Service Learning,” the paper tackled the research-based process of revising the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management module of NSTP.

In both presentations, experiential learning, academic study and reflections were highlighted in the process of providing service to the communities through participatory action researches. With diverse topics on service learning involving a wide array of disciplines, both faculty members from the Occupational Therapy Department took the opportunity to advocate for disability-inclusion in this international conference.

The conference was attended by 186 participants whose diverse backgrounds include academics and development practitioners. Eighty eight were from Hong Kong, 29 from Mainland China, and 24 were from other countries all over the world that included South East Asia, South Asia, Far East, Australia, Europe and North America.

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The papers presented were: “Readiness of Undergraduate and Graduate Health Related program students for Interprofessional Education (IPE): A Descriptive Study,” a paper co-authored with PT department chair Jocel Regino, PT faculty member Lemuel Lim and BS PT 2018 graduates De Mesa, Acierto, Asumbrado, Badar, Co, Estrella, Mabanag, Sarmiento, Tropicales. This was presented in poster platform.

Also presented in poster platform was “The Birth of a National Network for Interprofessional Education and Collaboration (IPEC): Results from Inter-university Collaboration and Implementation of IPE Mechanisms,” a paper co-authored with Michael Sy of Angeles University Foundation as documentation for the Philippine Interprofessional Education and Collaboration Conference co-organized by CRS last August 2018.

Another paper was presented in oral platform: “Evaluation of impact of Cross-cultural and Interprofessional Online Collaborative Learning Activity among Filipino Health Sciences Undergraduate Students,” a paper co-authored with UST Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs , in collaboration with Prof. Marco Pang of Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

These research studies were presented together with the selected papers of health and medical educators from more than 15 countries and 10 professions. All papers were part of the agenda of the college in the formation of an IPEC learning community guided by evidence.

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