MANILA, Philippines - The Polytechnic University of the Philippines - Laboratory High School (PUP LHS) acknowledged some of their outstanding alumni through the first "GawadHiyas: Professional Achievement Awards."
PUP President Dr. Emmanuel De Guzman recognized the awardees for their achievements and contributions for the country.
The GawadHiyas awardees the following:
* Former Secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development Celia Yangco - for public service
* TV and movie director Lamberto "Bert" De Leon - for mass media
* Former Philippine Veterans Bank president Joey A. Bermudez - for banking and finance
* Former Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) chair Antonieta Fortuna-Ibe - for institutionalizing reforms in the PRC
* Women's rights activist and UNESCO Chair Jo Enrica Eniquez-Rosales - for her fight for the rights of abused women and children
* Sr. Eusebia D.R. Talastas, RSCJ - for her unwavering passion in teaching and mentoring the youth
* US-based pharmaceutical company Magno-Humphries Laboratories, Inc. founder Thelma Magno-Humphries - for making a niche in the pharmaceutical industry
* UPLB professor and agriculturist at the PCARRD-DOST, Dr. Perlita Nuevo - for the field of agriculture
* Former president of the Subdivision and Housing Developers Association of the Philippines, Noel Gonzales - for business and real estate
* Rotarian and philanthropist Reynaldo Garcia - for his contribution in socio-civic works projects for the less fortunate and scholarship program for the PUP LHS
* Philippine College of Commerce High School Class of 1963 - Alumni Group Award
The GawadHiyas selection of awardees was based on the outstanding professional and personal successes of the nominees, as well as their involvement in socio-civic, ecological, cultural, or charitable activities, according to a statement from PUP.