EU-JPIA Holds General Assembly

            The Enverga University – Junior Philippine Institute of the Philippines local chapter held its General Assembly for the second semester of AY 2012 – 2013 at the Rodolfo B. Abadilla Hall, CET building, 4:30 in the afternoon on November 14.

            The program started with the invocation, followed by the national anthem and the university hymn. The opening remark was given by Dean Paz L. Bobadilla. Afterwards, the senior vice presidents gave their reports for the first semester of AY 2012 – 2013. Ms. Czharina Grace Reyes, Senior Vice President for Academics presented the achievements and participation of EU-JPIAns in the different academic contests hosted by other schools and by the Regional Council. Next is the presentation of Ms. Janine del Mundo, Senior Vice President for Non-academics. She enumerated the contests joined by EU-JPIAns in the non-academic or cultural contests and those who won. Third, the presentation of activities’ revenue and expenses, and the current fund of the organization are delivered by the Senior Vice President for Finance, Ms. Carol Raca. Fourth is the audit of all activities by the Senior Vice President on Audit, Ms. Sunshine Sarmiento; she also presented comments on the HOI Library, one of the projects of EU-JPIA which started last semester. The next report presentation is on the Community Extension Services headed by its president, Ms. Joyce Magsino. Also, the Senior Vice President on Membership, Ms. Gellie Flores, presented the total population of accountancy students this semester and their composition. Lastly is the presentation on the upcoming events of EU-JPIA for the current semester which includes the Accounting Triwizard Tournament.

            The program ended with the closing remarks from the Executive Vice President, Mr. Mykel Evan Josef De Silva.

            The organization, with the help of all EU-JPIAns, is expecting to accomplish the planned activities as presented.


By Rossel T. Merca, SVP for Publications and Communications

23 New CPAs

NFJPIA Midyear Convention 2012

Date: October 23-26, 2012
Venue: D' Leonor Inland Resort, Davao City

Departmental Exam 2012 for AC101 (Topnotchers)

BSA:

1. Evangelista, Faith P.
2. Arellano, Alysa Mae C.
3. Ricalde, Edzel D.
4. Medina, Elaine Isabel P.
5. Rodelas, Gaynen R.
6. Dela Cruz, Kristelle Joy A.
7. Acob, Jodelyn M.
8. Baliwag, Maria Carissa R.
9. Aurin, Maria Lourdes Y.


BSBA:

1. Alisuag, Franchesca Louise P.
2. Javierto, Roselle C.
3. Budoy, Shaira Anne A.
4. Bukid, Valentin Jr. S.
5. Penaflorida, Ramil M.
6. Glorioso, Ann Louise C.
7. Del Valle, Bianca Janis A.
8. Laynes, Ashley Mae O.
9. Deapera, Mark Kevin A.

NFJPIA - R4 Midyear Convention

The National Federation of Junior Philippine Institute of Accountants – Region 4 Council held its annual Mid-Year Convention at Batis Aramin Resort and Hotel on September 29-30, 2012.

The event started with a program. Opening remarks was given by the Regional Council President, Ms. Ma. Jeanie Kaye Elma. The said event consists of Academic Events and Non-Academic Events. Over a hundred of participants came from different schools in the region.

The Academic Events include quiz bees for The SGV Cup (All Board Subjects), Meet the Standards (International Financial Reporting Standards), CAT Cup Level 1 (Practical Accounting), CAT Cup Level 2 (Management Advisory Services), CAT Cup Level 3 (Payroll and Taxation), and the Golden Abacus Challenge (General Information). All quiz bees has two parts, the written exam for the Elimination which lasts 45 minutes, and the Final Round for the top ten for each quiz.

All eliminations and the final rounds for CAT Series and Golden Abacus were held on the first day. The final rounds for the MTS and SGV Cup were held on the morning of the second day.

 

For the Non-academic Activities, team-building activities were held, as well as the Mr. and Ms. NFJPIA-R4 pageant. The TBA started on the first day around mid-day, it was a race with eight stations. On the evening, there was the so-called “TRASHion show”. Each of the eight groups presents their group-made dresses during the pageant, on the interval. The pageant started with the production number together with the Kultura, Bayle, at Awit dancers. Four lovely ladies and five gorgeous young men participated in the said pageant. The pageant consists of Theme Wear (Scorpio), Talent portion, Casual wear, Corporate wear, Resort wear, and Evening Gown. The said activity lasted until 2am the next day.

 

 

For the second day, after the final rounds of the quiz bees, the participants gathered in the gym for another activity, the Jologs quiz. The TBA groups were the participants in the said event. The closing program ended at around 2:30pm. Some participants went to the “Kamay ni Hesus” afterwards. This activity has been successful through the efforts of the Regional Council Officers.

Awards:

Neil Vincent Fernandez - 3rd place, CAT Level 2

Joanna Aubrey Lagrosa - Peoples' Choice, Ms. AOG 2012 1st runner-up

The "Freshmen Only" Quiz Bee Continues

EU-JPIA Bids During REB Meeting

The National Federation of Junior Philippine Institute of Accountants - Region 4 Council conducted its Regional Executive Board (REB) Meeting on September 9, 2012 at Calamba, Laguna. Several Local Chapter Presidents and their officers attended the said meeting. Matters concerning finance and membership were discussed by the Regional Vice Presidents as the program started. Next, the implementing rules and regulations of academic events and cultural competitions for the upcoming Regional Midyear Convention were also presented. Then, EU-JPIA introduced Batis Aramin Hotel & Resort as the target venue for the said convention. Other relevant information were also discussed. The event ended with the Golden Abacus Challenge: Battle of the Presidents, after the lunch break, where the EU-JPIA President took the 3rd place.

EU-JPIAns Joined the NES

The UP Economic Society (UP-ECOSOC) hosted the National Economics Summit, focusing on the Game Theory in the Philippine economy on September 8, 2012. EU-JPIA, together with 4 other CBA organizations (CAC, JFINEX, JMA, and AOMS), participated in the said event at the College of Science Auditorium, UP - Diliman.

4 EU-JPIAns in the ASSET 2012 Top 50

Event: UP's ASSET 2012
          Holiday Resort, Subic
          September 7-9, 2012

EU-JPIAns Attended the 2nd Accountancy Students Convention

Event: 2nd Accountancy Students Convention
Venue: Lipa City Colleges, Lipa City, Batangas
Date: August 10, 2012

 

4 EU-JPIAns Elected for Provincial Posts

EU-JPIA hosted the First Quezon Province Accountancy Students' Congress last July 28, 2012. The event, which aimed to strengthen further the bonds between QFJPIAns, was participated by various schools in the province. The first part of the program was the seminar with the theme "Where To...? BSA Graduates." in the RBA Hall. A very informative talk was given by the President of PALGA (Philippine Association of Local Government Accountants), Ms. Ma. Pilar G. Ramos, CPA.

After the seminar, the Quezon Federation of JPIA conducted a meeting and presented their accomplishment report during the previous federation year. The former set of provincial officers also provided a special video presentation and a scrapbook showing documentations of past key events. This was followed by the elections for the new set of QFJPIA Officers. The elected EU-JPIAns and their respective positions are the following:


Mykel Evan Josef De Silva - President

Jason Montanez - Secretary General

Anjanneth Panizares - Vice President for Non-Academics

Joyce Magsino - Representative


UPDATE: A special election among the QFJPIA Executive Officers was conducted to elect a Vice President for Publications and Communications, and Sarah Jane Banal from Enverga University won (a total of 5 EU-JPIAns in this federation year's Executive Officers of QFJPIA).