2010 Mr. & Miss Lyceum chosen

MANILA, Philippines - Joemari Cunanan and Stephanie Ongtengco were named Mr. and Ms. Lyceum 2010 recently, one of the highlights of the week-long celebration of the 58th anniversary of LPU-Manila’s Foundation. The fast-paced musical extravaganza with the theme Shindig, held at the university’s spacious and breezy quadrangle, was put together by LPU Prof. Rosemarie Ampil and her crew of Events Management students.

 Cunanan, a student of LPU’s College of International Tourism and Hospitality Management (CITHM), and Ongtengco, from the College of Engineering, will be the Lyceum’s Ambassadors of Goodwill and official representatives to inter-school activities and events for the 2010-2011 school year.  Cunanan and Ongtengco each won a cash prize of P10,000, a one-year 100 percent scholarship (tuition), a brand new cell phone from Globe Telecom, a round-trip ticket to Cebu for two, courtesy of Cebu Pacific, gift packs and items from Unilever, Manila Ocean Park and Adobo Magazine.

 Cunanan and Ongtengco were chosen from a group of 10 finalists who vied for the title.  First runners-up were Patrick Joseph Ofiana of the College of Computer Science and Saramae Reyes of the CITHM.  Second runners-up were Ronnel Lee del Monte and Jocelyn Saez, both of CITHM.  All runners-up won cash prizes and gift packs from Unilever, Manila Ocean Park and Adobo Magazine.  First runners-up won accommodations at Banaue Hotel courtesy of PTA while the second runners-up received iPod shuffles from PowerMac.

This year, the celebration’s theme was LPU EXCELS @ 58, to EXpress its Commitment to Education, Leadership and Service.

 LPU President Roberto Laurel said that the recently-concluded academic year was a banner year.  He cited Lyceum’s achievements, namely, higher levels of program accreditation, the CHED award of Autonomous Status and Deputized Higher Educational Institution to offer Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency Program for Liberal Arts, HRM and Business Administration, International certification for ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System, high performance in licensure examinations and various awards in national student competitions.

 The week-long celebration featured activities and events such as the Student Research Forum, Student Leadership Awards, Second LPU Quality Awards, a Voters’ Forum and mock election, exhibits, sports and games, grand alumni homecoming, and a variety and talent show.  The university’s corporate partners which helped make the celebration a resounding success were Globe Tattoo, Slimmers World, Adobo Magazine, Cebu Pacific, Power Mac Center, Philippine Tourism Authority, Lanz Couture, Unilever, Pepsi, Pagcor, the Agencie Inc., PDI, U92 and Manila Ocean Park.