This year, Enverga
University JPIA participated in the National Federation of Junior Philippine
Institute of Accountants’ 30th year celebration of its Annual
National Convention, with the theme “Championing JPIAns through Leadership with
Integrity and Fellowship towards Excellence.” The said event was held on April
29 to May 1 at Sarrosa International Hotel, Cebu City.
The participants in this convention were members from different JPIA local
chapters, advisers, deans, and representatives from the country’s top auditing
firms and private companies.
On the first day
of this convention, every local chapter registered their participants for
various events and contests. After the registration proper, all delegates were
requested for lunch while watching CineJPIA Entries 1, 2 and 3. Afterwards, the
president of NFJPIA, Mr. Brimer Limare, opened the ceremony. Many activities were
held simultaneously like the Amazing Race, Interview for the next NFJPIA
officers, and Interview for the Year End Awards. Talks from two of the
country’s well-known accounting firms, Navarro Amper & Co. and Isla Lipana
& Co., and another from Unilever were presented before dinner. After dinner, the Meeting De Avance followed. The second day’s
activities were NFJPIA Cup Quizzes and non-academic events composed of essay
and haiku writing, poster making and photography contests. All quiz bees were
composed of CPA board subjects i.e. Theory of Account, Practical Accounting 1,
Practical Accounting 2, MAS, Auditing Theory, Auditing Problem, Business Law
and Taxation. All delegates of our local chapter participated in their respective
quiz bees. Interviews for the Most Outstanding JPIAn, Most Outstanding Local
Chapter, and Most Outstanding Local Chapter President were also continued
simultaneously. SGV & Co. was also given the chance to give a simple talk
before lunch. During the night, while all delegates were in summer attire, the
Bingo Extravaganza was conducted alternatively with the event called 30 Seconds
to Fame. On the convention’s third and last day, the
awarding ceremony started after breakfast. Our local chapter won different
awards namely: Best
Local Chapter Activity of the Year (Leadership) for the 2nd Annual
Rodolfo Alvarez Awards; Best Local Chapter
Activity of the Year (Community Service) for the Accounting Lecture Series; Most
Outstanding Local Chapter 2013; Outstanding Local Chapter President, Jejomar
Monterey; Photography Contest Champion, Marlon Joseph Serrano, and; One of the
Influential People of JPIA, Dean Paz L. Bobadilla.
