Wednesday, May 07, 2008 Colting: BSU, 12 years of TOSP experience By Dr. Rogelio Colting R4D Corner
WE WILL digress a bit from research and dwell on some achievements of students, most especially for recently held competitive activities, like the search for the regional 10 outstanding students (TOS).
TOSP stands for Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines. The TOSP program was launched on June 19, 1961 on the 100th birthday of the national hero Dr. Jose P. Rizal. It was held continuously until martial law was declared in 1972. The program resumed in 1991.
The program recognizes student achievements in their chosen fields. Areas that are taken into consideration include superior academic performance, remarkable leadership skills, altruistic community involvement and praiseworthy personal values.
Finalists in the national level are given the chance to receive their award from President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
The Bagiuo State University (BSU) family is proud that for 12 years now, our students have been consistently making it to the TOSP-CAR and to the national search as finalists.
BSU students started joining the program in 1995. The first BSU students who joined and made it as regional finalists were Gladys Cunning, a veterinary medicine student; Tricia May Matinek, a nursing student; and Celina Annogui, an agriculture student.
They were followed by Rhodesia Celoy (Agriculture), Brent Banda-ay (Agriculture) and Lilibeth Busiley (Agriculture) in 1996; Irene Angway (Agriculture), Richard Dumapis (Veterinary Medicine), Fely Baday (Agriculture) and Lesio Gao-ay in 1997; Abel Macario (Agricultural Engineering), Melvin Meana (Agricultural Engineering) and Charisma Grace Nacis (Agricultural Engineering) in 2000; Elvena Belino (Teacher Education), Joy Fongayao (Agriculture), Verna Doque (Environmental Science), and Ronald Lopez (Agriculture) in 2001. Lopez and Doque made it as the first BSU students to reach the national level as two of the 30 finalists.
Ronald and Verna were followed by Ederson Bawang in 2002 while Karen Gale Pachao (Nursing) and Cheryl Galnawan (Agriculture) made it as Cordillera Autonomous Region (CAR) finalists that same year.
Brenda Allay (Teacher Education) and Betty Listino (Development Communication) made it as CAR finalists in 2003. Followed by Fernando Venturina (Veterinary Medicine) who also made it in to the national level, Lea Foy-os (Nursing) and Antoinette Kindipan (Development Communication) in 2004.
The 2005 national finalist was Filmore Awas (Development Communication) and the regional finalists were Sam Galino (Teacher Education) and Mark Gay-as (Nursing). In 2006 Jobelle Anselmo (Teacher Education), Eva Cawa-it (Agriculture) and Michael Nonog (Nursing) made it to the regional level and in 2007, Efrain Dayog (Teacher Education) made it to the national level while Michael Capuyan (Health) made it to the regional level.
Mr. Bawang and Mr. Gay-as served as Student Regents in their capacity as then incumbent president of the Supreme Student Council (now Supreme Student Government Federation).
This year, three students made it to the regional level. They are Junelyn Alawas (Nursing), Carmelo Madino (Teacher Education) and Jayca Siddayao (Agriculture). The three are finalists to the TOSP national search.
