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Upholding its repute as the country’s most awarded HRM & Tourism school, the College of International Tourism and Hospitality Management (CITHM) reaped a series of victories in celebrated skill competitions in the metro.
The respective competitions are detailed below:
CHEFS ON PARADE
February 28 – March 3, 2013
SMX Convention Center
FLAIRTENDING – HIGHEST RANKING
DARREN JO ESMADE
COACH: MR. SHALLUM JOHN RECTO
FILIPINO MARKET BASKET – BRONZE
ROBERT JOHN CHRISTOPHER CALAYAN
JOHN DAVE AQUINO
DERRICK ANTHONY SERDEÑA
COACH: CHEF ARIES CUETO
PLATED DESSERT – BRONZE
AARON VILLA REAL
IAN RENIELLE ESCALA
COACH: MRS. MARIA FE MEÑEZ
DREAM TEAM CHALLENGE – BRONZE
STEPHANIE CHONG
ANDRE GABRIEL BISA
GIVEN ANGEL MARCIAL
JOHN BRYAN JAVIER
COACH: MR. LEONCIO BARLAN JR.
MR. RYAN MEJIA
MODERN CONTEMPORARY FILIPINO – BRONZE
EUGENE ACHERO
KINGSLEY DE SILVA
COACH: CHEF ARIES CUETO
MRS. MARIA FE MEÑEZ
CONTINENTAL – DIPLOMA
SARAH DEL DE CLARO
PAULO LAGMAY
CLARENCE ATIENZA
COACH: MR. LEONCIO BARLAN JR.
FLAIRTENDING – DIPLOMA
PROFESSIONAL DIVISION
MR. SHALLUM JOHN RECTO
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8TH GOLDILOCKS INTER COLLEGIATE CAKE DECORATING CHALLENGE
February 24, 2013
SMX Convention Center
CATEGORY A – MARDI GRAS DEBUT CAKE
SILVER
MELMAYO SILVA
JOHN DAVE AQUINO
DERICK ANTHONY SERDEÑA
QUEENIE ACEVEDA
COACH: MRS. JOVITA BORBON
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2ND NATIONAL LEAGUE OF TOURISM STUDENTS OF THE PHILIPPINES SKILLS OLYMPICS
February 9, 2013
University of Baguio
VIRTUAL TOUR GUIDING (DOMESTIC)
2ND RUNNER UP (BRONZE MEDALIST)
ROCHELLE VELASCO
COACH: MR. BILLY FESTIJO
VIRTUAL TOUR GUIDING (INTERNATIONAL)
1ST RUNNER UP (SILVER MEDALIST)
CAMILLE GABRIELLE FODRIQUELAN
COACH: MS. ABIGAIL MENDOZA
TOURISM QUIZ BEE
TOP 4
MARIA TERESA FALCUNITIN
KRISTINE MANGUNDAYAO
AMITA INAH BANCORO
COACH: MS. KABAITAN DINGLASAN
FLIGHT ATTENDANT SHOWMANSHIP
CHAMPION (GOLD)
SABRINA LOUISE GAYOSO
MARLEEN GAIL CARDASTRO
COACH: MS. KATHLEEN A. CUETO
TOUR PACKAGE PROPOSAL
CHAMPION (GOLD)
DARLENE MAE REYES
JOYCE ORIAS
COACH: MS. MICHELLE KAREN BARUC
MR. & MS. LTSP 2013
BEST IN TRIBAL COSTUME – DANICA DIANNE SERVA
MR. PHOTOGENIC – MARK GLEN SERPILLO
TOURISM CHOIR COMPETITION
1ST RUNNER UP (SILVER)
BRYAN BENSON BAGOS
LOURD DANIEL BAUTISTA
DANIEL BUERA
HENDERSON CONCEPCION
ROBIN JAMES FLORIANO
AARON PAUL MADERAZO
MC EROLL MALIGAYA
JAN EDWARD PANGANIBAN
NAFEEZA JEANNE ANDAL
NHIKA RACHELLE ASILO
JOANNE MAE BAGOS
ERICA MAE CASUGA
ALLEN ROSE EMPLEYO
DONABEL ROSE GANTALA
GIANNE SUAREZ
ROCHELLE VELASCO
COACH: MS. MARIVIC RICAFORT
PARADE OF PHILIPPINE FESTIVALS
LAHING BATANGAN DANCE TROUPE
JAN MICHAEL ABOROT
JOHN IVAN ABOROT
NIKKO ASUNCION
BRYAN BENSON BAGOS
CARLOS NAPOLEON BLANCO
RONEL CHRISTIAN DOMINGO
KIM JOVEN JAVINAR
AARON PAUL MADERAZO
JOHN ANGELO MORALES
ROMEO KEVIN OBALLO
JERVIN ONA
JAN EDWARD PANGANIBAN
REIZEL VIEN COMETA
CHRISTINE JOY ESGUERA
RUMELA MARIA GARCIA
ROCHELLE ANNE JARINO
RUBY ANN MANALO
JIMALIAH COELI PEREZ
BIANCA VENUS RECIO
DANICA DIANNE SERVA
ROSENIAH SULTAN
ALLYSA VILLA VICENCIO
COACH: MR. ERIC OROLFO
Angela Nichole Ona Bicol, second year BS Nursing student of Lyceum of the Philippines University – Batangas (LPU-B), landed First Placer in the recently concluded 15th Annual Anaheim ICE ISI Open Competition held at Anaheim ICE in Anaheim, California in America.
An Ice Hockey player in 2010, Bicol shifted to Figure Skating in 2012 – the category where she reaped the abovementioned victory. Meanwhile, this is not the first time that this Nursing sophomore reigned in an international competition. In 2010, she emerged Second Placer in an Ice Hockey Competition in Malaysia, while she was also First Placer in the 2012 Skate Manila.
Bicol’s success is another manifestation that Lyceans take the lead not just in the Philippines but also abroad, not just in academics but in various fields there are.
Lyceum of the Philippines University – Batangas (LPU-B), through its College of International Tourism and Hospitality Management (CITHM), was awarded with Full International Accreditation for Hotel & Restaurant Management and Tourism programs by The International Centre of Excellence in Tourism and Hospitality Education (THE-ICE).
Originally established by the Australian Federal Government in 2003 and now registered as an independent not-for–profit organization, THE-ICE is an independent international accreditation body that specializes in tourism, hospitality, culinary arts and events education. In addition to accreditation, the main activities of THE-ICE are confidential benchmarking and raising awareness of the quality of our accredited members to future students.
LPU-B belongs to AccreditationPLUS together with Australian School of Management, Australia; Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School, Australia; Charles Darwin University, Australia; Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management, Dubai, UAE; Griffith University, Australia; Southern Cross University, Australia; The Hotel School Sydney, Australia; The University of Queensland, Australia; Victoria University, Australia; William Angliss Institute, Australia; and William Blue College of Hospitality Management, Australia.
AccreditationPLUS are Full Member Institutions, which meet THE-ICE Standards of Excellence for full accreditation. They are interested in accreditation and quality assurance of their programs PLUS the additional strategic and global marketing initiatives THE-ICE offers. AccreditationPLUS Members are entitled to nominate their overseas partners to join as Affiliates of THE-ICE and be profiled as sub-sets of the nominators’ institutions. Full accreditation status is valid for a period of 5 years.