Battling for supremacy in aca-

demic and technical fields, high school

students from the CALABARZON area ex-

celled in the 3rd UPLB SELES Inter-High

School Math and Physics Olympiad held

at the Electrical Engineering Auditorium,

University of the Philippines Los Baños,

College, Laguna last December 10.

Among the participating schools

this year were Pedro Guevarra Memorial

National High School (PGMNHS), Sta.

Teresa College (STC), Los Baños National

High School (LBNHS), Southern Luzon

State University (SLSU), International

School for Better Beginnings (ISBB), Ca-

nossa College (CC), Laguna College (LC),

St. Bridget College (SBC), Trece Martires

City National High School (TMCNHS), and

University of the Philippines Rural High

School (UPRHS).

Anfernee Villamater of SLSU

bagged the first place in the on-the-spot

Poster Making Contest. Kate Anne

Cabrera of LC and Gene Andreu Dionglay

of PGMNHS won second and third place,

respectively. They all received medals

and certificates of recognition.

Meanwhile, Maria Carol San Jose

of LC won first place in the on-the-spot

Essay Writing Contest. Kim Nicole Reyes

of STC and Arnel Villancio Jr. of UPRHS

won second and third place, respectively.

They all received medals and certificates

of recognition.

For the Quiz Contest, Team 1 of

STC won the third place, whereas Team

1 and Team 2 of PGMNHS won first and

Studes reap awards in 3rd math and physics olympiad

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The orientees while watching the K-pop videos and AVPs.

SELES in search for new ElitE, fEarlEss and ExcEptional members

Free dinner was served and an

intermission number was performed

by the latest batch, Batch Transmit-

ter.

Members who haven‘t had their

grandchild was chosen by the aspir-

ing members to be their sponsor.

The Membership and Discipline

Committee Head, Manuel Luigi S.

Niere, gave his closing remarks. ■

“Survive. Be One.”— this was

the tagline of this semester‘s orien-

tation that was held last November

16 at the Electrical Engineering

Auditorium.

Members of the organization,

advisers and alumni were present in

the event.

The invocation was led by Jerdan

Buquid and the national anthem was

performed by Celine Almira Cas-

tueras. Allan Soriano and Rea Aileen

Antenor hosted the orientation and

introduced the speakers.

UPLB SELES President, John

Davis Mangubat, gave his opening

remarks. He also discussed the his-

tory of the organization.

Testimonials were given by the

resident members and alumni.

Constructive Self Criticism, for the better

To assess the activities done for the whole year, as well as the performance of the Executive Committee, UPLB SE-LES held its annual Constructive Self Critisicm (CSC) at the Electrical Engi-

neering Building last December 16.

The program was spearheaded by the Socio-Cultural Committee, headed

by Nahdiya Zaheer Betonio. Due to time constraint, the CSC was done faster this year unlike the previous years.

Committees were evaluated first,

then the Top 3 afterwards. After the assessments, the traditional heart-giving was done. Six hearts of different colors (symbolizing different feelings)

were given to each member for them to

give to his/her brod or sis. ■

SELES members evaluating the Top 3 (Samson, Mangubat and Lozada).

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ceived medals and a certificate of

recognition for their school.

Headed by Michael Joseph B.

Samson, this is the first activity for

the 14th anniversary of UPLB SELES.

This year‘s theme is ―Wise Illumina-

tion: Securing Sustainability through

Energy Efficient Lighting‖, which

was used for the On-the-Spot Poster

Making Contest and Essay Writing

Contest. ■

second place, respectively. Among

the members of STC Team 1 are Jan

Alfred Rivera, Marc Francis Rosales,

and Edward Joseph Maguindayao.

The members of PGMNHS Team 1

are Kareen Garcia, Marc Neil Reynan

Rabin, and Rennie Boy Victorio,

whereas the members of PGMNHS

Team 2 are John David Cortez, Ed-

son Paul Valente, and Dianne

Valenzuela. Each team member re-

Meneses, Colegio vie for Mr and Ms Eng’g 2012

Alejandro Meneses (Mr. SE-

LES 2012) and Czarina Colegio (Ms.

SELES 2012) proudly represented

the organization during the Pre-

Pageant Night of Mr. and Ms. Engi-

neering 2012 held last December 2,

2011 at the Electrical Engineering

Auditorium.

The pre-pageant night

marked the launch of Engineering

Meet 2012 with the theme

―Supremacy Beyond Ages‖ and is

hosted by UP Society of Agricultural

Engineering Students (UP SAGES).

The eleven pairs stood out in

their costumes that were all in Pre-

Hispanic style (inspired by the tv

show Amaya). Also, they showcased

their good looks and skills during

the casual wear, formal wear and

sportswear competition.

The Pageant Night, along

with the Eng Meet Cheerdance Com-

petition, will be held on February 4,

2012. ■

Mr. and Ms. SELES 2012, Alejandro Me-neses (left) and Czarina Colegio (right), during the Pre-Hispanic costume (top) and Formal attire (bottom).

PHOTO © Tristan Ramirez

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MOTOR

Adrian Carl Rivera

Adrian is known as the most kupal member of

MOTOR, ironically, in a good way. Whenever an

exhausting night is about to end and almost all of us

were out of energy to walk from CEAT to wherever

we are going to have our batch meeting, expect this lad to have that naughty smile on his face and pre-

pare yourself to be teased. Practically his way of

breaking the ice is through bullying one of us and

just after a few minutes, you‘ll have your mood

lighten up and you can see yourself laughing at his

silly jokes. His overflowing energy can surely help

you survive a stressful night.

Jayvee de los Reyes

When you hear someone singing in the four cor-

ners of the EE building, there‘s a high probability

that it is Gavee. That husky baritone voice of him

seems to be popular during the reporting process.

You will be carried away by the way he talks and

with his voice as if he is about to cry. A lot of people

say that he is somewhat lousy or fragile-looking but

that is probably because of his appearance. This 43-

kilo joker can make you laugh nonstop whenever

he‘s in the mood. Looking at him, you can‘t expect

him as one of the more industrious applicants during

our reporting time. As the saying goes by, ―walang

malaking nakakapuwing‖.

Napoleon Joey Vistal Jr.

Joey is often the silent type of guy but I know

that the reason for this is that he thinks of so many

things all at once. If you want someone to talk to

and does not have anything to do, find him and be

entertained especially by his knock knock jokes. He‘s

not a man but he‘s a bird. Soaring high and diving so deep, you will admire for being an actor. Yes, he is

an actor! Want to know his famous movies? Watch

―Happy Feet‖ and ―Penguins of Madagascar‖ and I‘m

sure you‘ll love him very much. Haha. Just kidding!

Johanne Vhalmegar Rivera

Who‘s the man? Who‘s the man? Definitely it‘s

Johanne (hari e!). He‘s a king, not just one or two,

but three kings. It‘s obviously because of his name

Vhalmegar which, according to him, was originally

Balmegas. He‘s the tallest guy among all of us and

who‘s afraid of Son Goku. He does not want anyone

angry at him so even if he commits the smallest

mistake, he will never forget to say ―sorry‖ to you.

And when it comes to serious matters, he can take

the responsibility.

Leoncio Jumarang Jr.

Motor‘s very own ENCHONG!! Whenever you

greet him using that name, his initial response would

be the inimitable ―Enchong-smile‖. He‘s a very seri-

ous guy who takes reporting seriously. Most of the

reporting time, he is being bullied by majority of the

members and maybe the reason you can‘t see him laughing. He was forcedly deferred in the reporting

process when he was a freshman and maybe the

reason he showed the serious attitude on his second

time of reporting and the urge to be part of the org

he tried to be with before. His laughs are so rare I

told you!

Justine Carl Zantua

Gavee‘s soothing RNB voice‘s counterpart would be Justine‘s suave moves. Mr. Batch Leader is also

Motor‘s awesome dancer. His level of passion in

dancing maybe equal to the level of his persistence

in becoming a member of SELES and that‘s just one

of the many reasons we made him our batch leader.

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Life is a matter of choices. There would come a point when we need to decide if

we will involve ourselves in things that will forever be tattooed in our lives.

A simple question answered with a simple ―yes‖ has opened an opportunity for 11 EE stu-

dents to take a big leap out of their normal school life to a path many other students has already

walked into. And yes, after going through weeks of pressure, pain, laughter, sleepless nights and

tears, at last, we were able to become part of the blissful family that UPLB Society of Electrical En-

gineering Students is. This is a written account of those students who dared to accept the chal-

lenge.

Complex By Lester Pelaez

Reporting to the

members up to the

―finals‖ was an experi-

ence that will surely be

added in our treasure

box. It has taught us to

stand by our choices,

consider which things are

more reasonable or ethi-

cal to do, respect the

people we are with, take

care of each other, and

most importantly, value

our own selves.

F r o m c o m p l e t e

strangers way back 11th

month of 2011 to 11

newest brods and sis of

Perhaps one of Justine‘s positive points is that he

always makes sure that all of his batchmates have no

worries at the end of the day. This guy from Camari-

nes Norte is simply amazing, incomparable and wor-

thy of being our batch leader.

Nigel Anne Delos Reyes

Want to learn K-POP? Well, Gel is the person that

can help you. Being the only girl in the batch, Gel

seems to be an inspiration for all the members of

Motor. She reminds us that if a girl like her can han-

dle the reporting process, why can‘t we? She‘s the

source of everyone‘s urge to continue on the report-

ing process despite the hardships and humiliations we

get. She‘s an example of a very strong girl that noth-

ing, even her sickness, can stop her from reporting.

Lester Pelaez

Lester is the ―Master of Dougie-Dancing‖. He has a

unique and amusing way of dancing it. This lad from

Marinduque never ran out of stories. Whenever you‘re

with him, all you have to do is to listen to whatever

wit he has. Among us, he contributes the most ac-ceptable ideas. That‘s why almost all our plans came

from his core of wisdom. Lester, which became Les

which eventually became Lex, tirelessly says ―gwapo

ako‖ and fortunately, none of us agrees with it. We

just tolerate it.

Paolo Dominico Del Mundo

Lousy as some of the members think of him, Nico

seems to be the most athletic member of the group.

Looking at his physical appearance, you can define

what a strong man is. He‘s brave enough as if he‘s

ready for whatever might happen on the reporting

process. He‘s also a joker making him like a barrel-

barrel of laughs! Hmmmp…. He‘s definitely a big man

with a big heart!

Ralph Gerald Escueta

Commonly known as Ralph in the campus is a

man of determination. Even though obstacles and

hardships block along his way, he never ceased to do

what he aim for especially being a part of the SELES

family. During those reporting days, there are few

times that he just wants to raise his hands and give

up everything that he has started but he decided not to leave his batchmates realizing the importance of

the word ―BATCH UNITY‖. Being a certified member

of the SELES family, there is one memory during the

reporting that he will reminisce and humiliate him. It

is when he was asked of the 6th committee, he an-

swered the ―Discipline Committee‖.

Raymond Mabilangan

―Use Aileen Antenor in a sentence: Aileen ba ang

mas madali? Antenor-o mo kasi parehong mahirap eh

J‖ That was one of his bentang jokes during the Fun

Raising Activity. Silent as he may seem, he is re-

garded as the most intelligent person in the batch.

His opinions during batch meetings always make

sense and sometimes a lot of sense. Due to his facial

similarities with Kuya Gem, he received a lot of atten-

tion during the process thus, branding him with a

new nickname: Ñyim.

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the UPLB SELES, batch 11-B is now ready to take every challenge in their new life. What lies ahead

of us is yet to be known. The challenge that MOTOR now has to face is to prove themselves worthy

of being called members of the organization. ■

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Everybody in our society,

men and women alike, has signifi-

cant roles to perform. Like the hu-

man body, where the amputated

foot affects the whole body, the sad

plight of women will adversely affect

the society. Thus, we must do some-

thing to bring about genuine gender

equality.

We are fully aware that the

Philippine society is dominated by

men – well, yes, almost in all as-

pects. Now, let us take a look at the

side of the women, who seeks for

the right to be respected. Rizal be-

lieved that bravery was a common

thing in the young women of our

people. From his famous letter ‗To

The Young Women of Malolos’, we

quote: ―A people that respect

woman, like the Filipino people,

must know the truth of the situation

in order to be able to do what is ex-

pected of it.‖

As common victims of gender

-based violence, female children ex-

perience the same with that of adult

women. These people do not de-

serve such obloquy. They should be

respected and cared for. To be truly

empowered, women must first look

into herself and recognize her innate

ability to make the world a better

place. The pureness of heart and

mind is what really matters most.

―This is our dream; this is the

desire we cherish in our hearts; to

restore the honor of woman, who is

half our heart, our companion in the

joys and tribulations of life.‖ ■

Tower of Beauty and Strength Women:

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Power generation is perhaps the

most important technology that drives

all modern day industries. This is why

research and development in power

generation is given an imperative focus.

The progress in this area would unde-

niably affect not only the field of power

engineering but the whole economic

and industrial condition.

With the quandaries facing the

present power generation, many gov-

ernment and private companies are de-

veloping ways in order to produce elec-

tricity with minimized environmental

risks from a material that is not obso-

lete in nature. Solar, Wind and Hydroe-

lectric power are very much imple-

mented these days however; the ineffi-

ciency of these systems compare to the

more familiar power generation is a set-

back.

New Energy Technologies Inc. is a

private corporation dedicated in devel-

oping power generation technologies.

Their most advanced project is. Motion

PowerTM. Motion Power utilized the mo-

tion of moving vehicles along a road.

Motion Power technology applies piezo-

electricity and pyroelectricity to convert

friction and ―decelerating‖ energy of

cars to produce usable power. When a

vehicle is about to stop, friction and en-

ergy is lost due to braking. Motion

Power plates helps vehicles in slowing

down while harvesting the energy in

form of ―brake heat‖.

In America, an average of 6 billion

miles is being travelled by vehicles

every day. Motion Power hopes to util-

ize even a small fraction of the kinetic

energy of these moving vehicles to be

converted to electricity. ■

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Motion Power prototype installed in Burger King Hillside, New Jersey

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