The College of Arts and Sciences celebrated its 35th anniversary on the night of April 12 at UA&P, capped by the giving of the 4th CAS Bahandi Awards to UA&P alumni who have made the character of their UA&P liberal education evident in the exercise of their profession.

Among the Bahandi Awardees present in the affair were Ms. Kinna Mae G. Kwan, AB HUM alumna and current municipal administrator of the local government of Guian, Samar; Mr. Ronilo M. Balbieran, MSIE graduate and present Vice President of the Research, Education, and Institutional Development (REID) Foundation; Dr. Brian Vincent L. Belen, MA PolEco alumnus and President of Faith Colleges; and Mr. John Brylle L. Bae, BS Applied Mathematics graduate and current Research Director of the business management consultancy company The Fourth Wall.

Joining them in the list of awardees were Gov. Jose Enrique "Joet" S. Garcia III of Bataan; Ms. Gladys Jane Co-Chan, Regional Head of Marketing of VISA Southeast Asia; Ms. Nicolette S. Bambao, current People Experience Director of Globe Telecom; and Ms. Vanessa R. Valdez, Creative Director of ABS-CBN and Star Cinema.

The CAS Bahandi Award, inaugurated in 2019 during the 30th Anniversary of CAS, has historically honored outstanding faculty members and administrative staff for their remarkable achievements across various areas of expertise within CAS. The term "Bahandi" in Cebuano embodies notions of legacy, wealth, and fortune.

Present in the event were former and present deans, faculty members, and administrative staff of CAS as well as members of the Management Committee led by UA&P president Dr. Winston Conrad B. Padojinog.

(Front row, L-R) University Registrar Dr. Gladys Golo (on behalf of Ms. Vanessa Valdez), OAA Managing Director Carlee Estanislao (on behalf of Atty. Nicolette Bambao), Bahandi awardees Dr. Brian Vincent L. Belen, Mr. John Brylle L. Bae, Ms. Kinna Mae G. Kwan, and Mr. Ronilo M. Balbieran, with MEM Program Director Dr. Veronica Isla (on behalf of Ms. Gladys Co-Chan), and UA&P Associate Professor Dr. Antonio Torralba (on behalf of Gov. Joet Garcia).

(Back row, L-R) Former UA&P president Dr. Jose Maria Mariano, UA&P Vice President for Faculty Affairs Dr. Yvette Camacho, CAS Dean Dr. Marion Magsino, UA&P President Dr. Winston Conrad Padojinog, and UA&P Vice President for Business Development and Alumni Affairs Dr. Roberto Miguel Roque.