UP Visayas honors outgoing first woman university president

By RODRIGO S. VICTORIA, PIA 8
January 25, 2011

TACLOBAN CITY  –  The University of the Philippines (UP) Visayas gave honors to its outgoing first woman president in a simple ceremony held Tuesday in UP Visayas-Tacloban Campus (UPVTC).

The top officials from the three campuses of UP Visayas in Miagao, Ilo-Ilo, Tacloban and some top officials from UP Diliman including the students of UPVTC witnessed the giving of honor to outgoing UP President Dr. Emerlinda R. Roman whose term will end in February this year.

UP President Roman is replaced by Alfredo E. Pascual who was elected by the UP Board of Regents (BOR) as the university’s 20th president.

Some selected top officials from the three UP Visayas campuses, a top official from UP Diliman and a student from UPVTC gave their thoughts and insights on the leadership, personality and their experiences with the outgoing UP president who served the institution for six years from 2005 to 2011.

The thoughts and insights expressed deeply touched the crowd present as it revealed personal encounters and observations and showed professional achievements and performances of the 19th UP president also known as the Centennial President.

Aside from the wonderful insights, the faculty and students of UPVTC gave their tribute through renditions of interpretative songs and dances.

UPVTC presented a token to Dr. Roman which is a portrait of the outgoing UP president and UP Miagao presented another token which is a painting of three women weaving fishnets depicting woman empowerment which symbolizes the quality of the outgoing UP president.