Reaction Paper: OPEMAN Forum by Rocky Gabatin Spentrep AGSB H de la Costa,

Rocky Gabatin

S09 - ENTREP

     The OPEMAN forum was very enlightening and informative. Despite this, I wished that Atty. Layugan had shared more concrete examples and/or personal experiences in relation to the status of the Energy sector. This would have been more appealing for me rather than focusing her lecture on the regulations. For me, the role of ERC is very critical in energy prices, as depicted in the recent intervention of ERC on WESM, so I find it important to understand the current energy issues in relation to how ERC is helping in solving those issues.

Spentrep Class attended the Opeman Energy Forum instead of having a class

To support the 17th Opeman forum which was about energy, our class in Spentrep decided to  attend  the forum instead of holding a class. I saw Gracey Agustin (who manned the registration for their MM class)) Gen Ursua, Rocky Gabatin, Trizha, Zordialine and Francis.

Energy is an important and significant opportunity look into.  We have dwindling fossil fuel resources;  China is blocking our potential source of cheap energy (the Scarborough shoal).  Fuel prices are on the way up because of growing scarcity.  KSA oil fields yield are on the way down, and its even investing  in solar to show how scarcity is affecting theem too.   USA claims it does not have to import oil, but its Bakken fields costs are exceeding revenues. 

The Spentrep students are to submit a paper

De La Salle University a school for the poor a presentation at Fourth Regional PRME forum by Br. Michael Broughton

Fourth Regional PRME Forum, APS Auditorium, Rockwell, Makati City  November 15 2013

                                         Br. Michael Broughton of De La Salle University

Bro Michael Broughton, a Singaporean, Vice Chancellor for Mission of De la Salle made a strong case for the mission and vision of the university, namely it is the school for the poor. He said that there is a sense of contradiction that the school serves for the poor, but it does not mean it does not serve the god of excellence.

However, I was waiting for the SMART details on why is school for the poor.  The only thing I saw coming was having 20% of its students as scholars. And its practice of reflection (used by Catholics vs spread of Communism in Europe) Aside from the scholars project, the social enterprise programs of at least 3 schools  at Loyola, the immersion programs, is something that even NUS want to emulate and benchmark, we are forced to state.

Michael Go did a better job of explaining how he helped the poor farmers.

AGSB faculty pictures at the PMRE forum today November 15, 2013

Fourth PRME Regional Forum |APS Auditorium, APS building, Makati City,  PHL   |  November 15, 2013

Initially, during the talk of Andrew Fastow, the former CFO of Enron who was jailed for corporate wrongdoing, I was forbidden to take pictures.  Then, after his talk, I bravely took pictures

Here are some of the pictures at the PRME forum held at AGSB:

 Dr. Joy Menguito, Prof Ivy Formoso and Dean Buenviaje in an animated conversation

                                Dr Joy Menguito, Profs Ivy and Lulu

                        Prof Lulu, Dr George Fong with Andrew Fastow, former CFO of Enron

                                Dean Albert,  Dr Manny Fong,  Profs Ibarle and Menguito

Ateneo Hosts PRME forum in Asia; Dr.Philip Juico delivers the keynote speech

Fourth Regional PRME Forum | APS Auditorium, APS Building, Makati City, PHL |  November 15, 2013

Dr. Philip Juico, former head of DAR, PHL government during the time of Pres. Cory Aquino, Dean of De la Salle University delivered the key note speech of the 4th PRME Regional Forum in Asia (a UN backed initiative)  The forum was organized by DLSU in cooperation with AGSB, and AIM.

Dean Ricardo Lim delivered a lecture for AIM while Dr. Carol Guina talked about the research agenda of AGSB for Ateneo.  Azian  Yahya and Roslan Abdul Hakim spoke for Universiti Utara Malaysia

Among those faculty members we saw were:  (aside from Dr. Guina) were Dr. George Fong, Dr. Tony Rosales, Professor Ivy Formoso, Dr. Joy Menguito, Prof Lulu Moguel, Prof Larry Grey.  Of course, I was there too. 

                                         Group pictures of the guests and participants

                                     Another picture of Dr. Juico

                                    Drs Lim and Juico, Prof Ivy Formoso at the right

                               Dean Ricardo Lim of AIM - anchoring on reality, no right or wrong

                                  Dr Carol Guina on research agenda at AGSB

                                Presentation on Higher Education at Universiti Utara Malaysia

                                    Lunch at the cafeteria (note the time, a late lunch)

                                     AGSB IT staff manning the AV room