Lizel Macatangay

Iriga City ---   Even before flying off to Chicago to attend the First International Grand Alumni Homecoming last July, the UNEP community already extended its congratulations to Ms. Conchita Albino-Ibarondo, chosen by Metrobank Foundation as one of this year's Outstanding Teachers of the Philippines.

Atty. Remelisa Alfelor-Moraleda, UNEP President, said the university took pride in her achievement being one of the university's alumnae who, up to now, continuous to give credence to the university's battle cry of promoting quality education.

Iriga City ---  UNIVERSITY OF NORTHEASTETN PHILIPPINES (UNEP) President Atty. Remelisa Afelor-Moraleda and Executive Vice President and UNEP VP for Finance, Miss Deli Alfelor-Tibi, together with selected deans and university personnel are all set to Sheraton Gateway Suites in Chicago, Illinois USA before the end of this month for the first ever UNEP International Grand Alumni Homecoming comes July 29 to August 1, 2010.

Close to a thousand participants coming from various universities and schools in the country gathered for the Federation of School Registrars Association's (FOSRA) 12^th General Assembly held a few weeks back at the Medicine Auditorium, University of Santo Tomas, Manila .

To further enhance their skills and develop their oral proficiency in English, librarians from selected academic institutions attended a 2-day conference held May 27 at the C & E Information Resource Center in Quezon City.

Naga City ---- Our Lady of Peñafrancia Pilgrimage Foundation and the Tercentenary Cultural Committee, together with  People, Events, Promotion and Styles (PEPS UP), launched the first ever exhibit showcasing Our Lady of Peñafrancia's miraculous capes, adoringly called manto by its devotees.

The event took place at SM City Naga and was personally graced by His Excellency, Most Rev. Leonardo Z. Legazpi O.P. DD.

Naga City (13 May) -- Still working wonders, the "Ubos kung Ubos, Gabos kung Gabos" election battle cry of Naga City pertaining to a landslide win of the administration's candidates, now dubbed as "Team Naga" made waves again and is now a phenomenal part of this city's political history.

This after the entire Team Naga, headed by its winning tandem, Naga's mayoralty bet Atty. John Bongat and Vice Mayor Gabriel Hidalgo Bordado, along with the full line up of their city councilors were officially declared as winners by Atty. Cinderella Lozano, Naga City Comelec Supervisor in a simple proclamation rite at City Hall last May 11.

With the regular summer vacation soon drawing to a halt, the University of Northeastern Philippines (UNEP), is now inviting enrollees who intend to receive a teaching certificate after completing their review for the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) this vacation.

In line with this, the university is now in full swing accepting interested enrollees who wish to take part in the LET review being spearheaded by UNEP's College of Education.  UNEP is offering 18 units of learning package to non-education graduate.

Jaypee S. Sayson, a BS Architecture student of the University of Northeastern Philippines (UNEP) bagged the top prize in Literary Graphics, English category during the recently concluded 9^th Luzonwide Higher Education Press Conference held from February 8-10 at Lingayen, Pangasinan.