(JUL. 22)鈥擳he 草榴视频 (UPD) will confer academic degrees on 3,789 candidates for graduation in the first virtual commencement exercises to be held on Sunday, Jul. 26 at 7 in the morning.
Leading Class 2020 are 28 summa cum laude, an academic distinction for graduates who earned a weighted average grade (WAG) of 1.20 or better. Dr. Michael L. Tan, UPD immediate past chancellor, is this year鈥檚 commencement speaker.
Observing the health and safety protocols set by the COVID-19 Inter-Agency Task Force however, the University is limiting attendance to the ceremony strictly to key participants.
Theme. The 109th PangkalahatangPagtatapos carries the theme 鈥淢aglingkod, Magmalasakit, Manindigan.鈥 It calls on the graduating class, particularly in these challenging times, to serve the country with empathy and conviction so that excellence, rights and justice may prevail. It pays tribute to the frontliners and those who lost their lives to COVID-19 and is also a protest against the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 and Congress鈥 vote to not renew ABS-CBN鈥檚 franchise.
Forming the backdrop for this year鈥檚 ceremony is 鈥淒alunduyan,鈥 a triptych of arches depicting portals. Created by artist and UPD faculty Toym Imao, the work is a portmanteau of three vernacular terms namely 鈥淒aluyan鈥 meaning a channel or portal; 鈥淟unduyan鈥 or center; and 鈥淒uyan鈥 or cradle. The artist uses the cradle to symbolize the graduates as vessels of compassion or 鈥渕alasakit.鈥
Dalunduyan will remain at the Quezon Hall until December, marking the duration of the University鈥檚 lockdown because of the pandemic.
Summa cum laude. Joshua Raphael N. Ambrosio, BS Economics (BS Econ), leads the top honors with a WAG of 1.049, followed by Martin Alexander F. Cruz, BS Business Administration and Accountancy (BSBAA,) 1.086 and Jose Antonio C. Buencamino, Bachelor of Music (Composition), 1.098.
Others in the top 10 are: John Lawrence E. Mallanao, BSBAA, 1.100; Gabriela Angela Nicole T. Durian, BA European Languages (Italian), 1.103; Nina Patricia G. Morales, Bachelor of Fine Arts (Industrial Design), 1.107; Simon Alec J. Askin, BSBAA, 1.139; Aaron Jordan R. Sta. Maria, BA European Languages (Spanish), 1.141; Paolo Miguel T. Tablante, Bachelor of Music (Piano), 1.141; and James Allen E. Dy, BSBAA, 1.145.
The next 10 are:Ryan Kendrick U. Lim, BS Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (BSMBB), 1.145; Kate Chrisgracen Y. Au, BS Architecture, 1.147; Beatrice Hope G. Reyes, BS Biology, 1.156; Chloe B. Borromeo, BSMBB, 1.171; Kouji T. Tomas, BSElectrical Engineering, 1.172; Jo Adrian P. Del Mundo, BS Industrial Engineering, 1.173; William T. Lara, Bachelor of Sports Science, 1.178; Nicole Charis M. Pontanilla, BA Linguistics, 1.178; Michael T. Castro, BS Chemical Engineering, 1.180; and Seth Kelvin E. Escobedo, BS Electronics and Communications Engineering (BSECE), 1.183.
Rounding up the top honors are Janella Meara L. Chan, BS Econ, 1.185; Lorenz D.L. Nalica, BSBAA, 1.185; Enrique Lorenzo L. Martinez, BS Psychology, 1.188; Steffi Eunice S. Ramos, BA Broadcast Communication, 1.192; Kirsten Rae C. Hipolito, BSECE, 1.193; Stephaenie Natalie C. Gan, BS Business Economics (BSBE), 1.197; Corinne Mariel T. Wong, BSBE, 1.197; and Adrian L. Patricio, BS Computer Engineering, 1.199.
Ramos, the class representative,will speak on behalf of the graduating class.
Total graduates. As of Jul. 22, figures from the Office of the University Registrar show that 302 will receive the Latin distinction of magna cum laude (WAG of 1.4 or higher) while 683 will graduate with the honors cum laude (WAG of 1.75 or higher).
Of the total candidates for graduation, 2,892 will receive a baccalaureate degree and 897 will be conferred graduate degrees in the diploma, master鈥檚 and doctoral levels.
The full commencement program may be viewed at /livestream-2020/ starting 7 a.m. on Jul. 26.
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Note: The figures for the Latin honors and candidates for graduation were updated as of 6:30pm.
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