EU-JPIA on the 30th ANC

This year, Enverga University JPIA participated in the National Federation of Junior Philippine Institute of Accountants’ 30^th 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 2^nd 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.