VolunTArYO features: Rural Rising Philippines

The CSA Office of Student Development - Civics is pleased to announce the VolunTArYO featured organization for January 2025: Rural Rising Philippines.

Know more about Rural Rising PH this January 20 to 24 by visiting the UA&P OSD-Civics FB Page.

VolunTArYO (V-TAYO) is a campaign of the CSA Office of Student Development - Civics, which features various external socio-civic organizations, their advocacies, activities/projects, volunteer opportunities, etc. Moreover, V-TAYO intends to encourage the active involvement in the community of UA&P students and employees through partnerships/collaboration and the voluntary sharing of time, talent, and treasure to various causes.

For any inquiries, email [email protected].

Save the Date: UA&P Eucharistic Procession 2025

This year's Eucharistic Procession at UA&P will take place on February 6 (Thursday) at 10:00 am. In line with the Jubilee Year of 2025, the procession's theme is "Walking joyfully as pilgrims of hope with Jesus, our Hope, in this Jubilee Year." All are encouraged to participate in this annual community liturgical tradition. 

Everyone is also welcome to help out in the preparations of the floral carpets on February 5 (Wednesday) from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm.

HOW TO DONATE: UA&P Eucharistic Procession 2025 

We humbly appeal to the community's generosity to help fund expenses related to the Eucharistic Procession 2025, such as the flowers to be used for the floral carpets and station altars.

1) Monetary donations may be sent through any of these channels:

A. UA&P Cashier located at the 2nd Floor of the CAS Building, UA&P (Office Hours: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm on weekdays only)

B. BPI online transfer or deposit
- Peso Current Account #: 0201-0414-73
- Account Name: University of Asia and the Pacific Foundation, Inc.

C. GCash - 0927-8707040 (MA******E MO******T P.)

2) After donating, please fill out this tracking form: bit.ly/uapep2025donations

3) For in-kind donations or other inquiries, please contact Ms. Arianne Vito Cruz at 8637-0912 loc. 280 or email [email protected].

Your contributions will help us welcome the new year and semester with a joyous and solemn procession. Thank you very much.

Northern Philippines Business Research Conference calls for papers

The Research, Community, Social Development, and Internationalization Office of the College of Business Education, Northwestern University (Laoag), in collaboration with the UA&P School of Management and the University of St. Louis Tuguegarao, cordially invites scholars, researchers, and practitioners to submit papers for the 6th Northern Philippines Business Research Conference (NPBRC 2025). 

This conference, with the theme “Empowering Innovations: Driving Inclusive Growth in the Asia-Pacific Business Landscape,” will be held on February 26 – 27, 2025, at the University of Asia and the Pacific, Ortigas Center, Pasig City, Philippines.

Conference Scope

NPBRC 2025 invites submission of academic and professional research papers/abstracts from the full range of business disciplines, including all sub-fields and related topics in Economics, Accounting, Finance, Marketing, Management, Human Resources, and Business Ethics.

Topics for the Paper

• Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship
• Inclusive Economic Growth Strategies
• Digital Transformation and Business Sustainability
• Corporate Social Responsibility and Ethics
• Leadership and Organizational Development
• Human Resources Management in Digital Age
• Social Enterprise and Sustainable Development
• Fintech Solutions for Financial Inclusion
• Climate Change and Business Resilience
• Green Innovation

High-quality papers presented at the conference will be invited for submission to the International Journal of Business and Society  (Scopus-Indexed) of Universiti of Malaysia Sarawak.

Interested parties without papers for presentation are also welcome to participate as attendee-observers.

Payment Details

Deposit your payment to any of the following banks:

Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI)
Account Name:  University of Asia and the Pacific Foundation, Inc.
Peso CA Number: 0201-0414-73
Dollar SA Number: 0204-0183-59
SWIFT CODE: BOPIPHMM

Unionbank
Account Name: University of Asia and the Pacific Foundation, Inc.
Peso CA Number: 0008- 8002-1287

Submit proof of payment to [email protected]. Invoice will be issued accordingly. Zoom link will be sent to the registered email address of virtual participants.

Submission Guidelines

1. Visit bit.ly/npbrc2025-reg to register.

2. Submit the full paper/abstract in MS Word.

• Abstract should be 300-500 words and should clearly outline the research objectives, methodology, and expected contributions.
• All submissions must be in English and adhere to APA formatting standards.
• Full paper should be submitted upon acceptance of the abstract.

3. Full papers/abstracts received by the deadline will be (double blind) peer-reviewed by an internal panel on a rolling basis. A notification of acceptance or non-acceptance will be issued within 14 days after submission.

4. For co-authored submissions, the submitting author will serve as the corresponding author and is responsible for forwarding all correspondence to the co-author(s).

Important Dates

• Paper Submission Deadline: January 31, 2025
• Notice of Acceptance: January 31, 2025
• Conference Dates: February 26 -27, 2025

Registration Fee

Registration Fee is exclusive of meals and non-refundable.

Presenter

• Local: PhP 4,500
• Foreign: USD 100

Observer   

• Local: PhP 1,500
• Foreign: USD 30

Online (via Zoom) Observer

• Local: PhP 1,000 
• Foreign: USD 20

 Meals    

• PhP 1,000/pax (good for 2 days)

Contact

Telephone: (+63 2) 8637 0912 to 26, locals 237 and 387
Email: [email protected]

Announcement from the SSE Operations Committee

The School of Sciences and Engineering Operations Committee is pleased to announce that Mr. Anthony Saul has been appointed as the Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the Department of Information Science and Technology for the second semester of SY 2024-2025. 

We thank Mr. Cyrus Paolo Buenafe, who has served as the Program Director of BS Information Technology and Master in Information Technology and Chair of the IST Department for nine years.

UA&P Law Dean reappointed to Judicial Academy post

Dr. Jemy Gatdula, Dean of the Institute of Law of the UA&P School of Social Sciences, Law, and Governance, has been reappointed as Vice Chairman of the Jurisprudence and Legal Philosophy Department of the Philippine Judicial Academy (PHILJA). 

Created by the Supreme Court in 1996 and institutionalized in 1998 through Republic Act No. 8557, PHILJA provides continuing judicial education for justices, judges, court personnel, lawyers, and aspirants to judicial posts. The late Chief Justice Hilario G. Davide, Jr. referred to the Academy as “the [Supreme] Court’s implementing arm and the nation’s watchdog in the pursuit of excellence in the Judiciary.”

Dr. Gatdula's reappointment also renews his membership to the Corps of Professors, the official instructional force of PHILJA, which is composed of the Department Chairpersons and their members, incumbent Supreme Court Justices as special lecturers, full-time professors, part-time professors, and professorial lecturers.