I was also elected President of the University of the
Philippines Student Catholic Action(
UPSCA),
Iloilo Chapter. With this activity, I corresponded with the President
of UPSCA in Diliman UP Campus. At that time the president was Constantino
Nieva, a law student from Marinduque. Later, he was ordained as a priest
and studied in Rome, Italy for his Ph.D in Theology. Fr Nieva ( we call
him Tito Tino, now) is the uncle of my wife, Macrine Nieva Jambalos
Katague(RIP).
Life in UPIC went by very fast. In the Fall of 1953, I transferred to UP
Diliman, College of Liberal Arts and decided to change my major to
Chemistry. This change was inspired by my chemistry professor in UPIC.
The fact that I hate the sight of blood, in my Zoology class dissecting
frogs, made this change easy.
"There goes my mother's dream" is a phrase I will always remember. My
mother always wanted to have a child who will be either a Physician or a
Priest . My mother's dream was achieved
when my niece, D'Wanie Katague Gregorio finished her MD degree, several
years ago.
In Diliman, I resumed my active participation with UPSCA, becoming a
member of the UPSCA Student Council representing my college. Our
spiritual adviser was the late Fr. John Delaney, a Jesuit priest. The
rivalry between the UPSCANS and the FRATS /SORORITIES was the most
published and talked topic during that time. During my college years, the UPSCANS dominated student
politics and until the death of
Fr. John Delaney.
A circular chapel( Chapel of the Holy Sacrifice) in the Diliman campus
was one of Fr. Delaney's project. During the ground breaking for the
chapel, the names of one thousand (1000) students, faculty members and
their families who went to mass and communion everyday for one year were
buried in the church foundation. What an honor that my name was one of
the one thousand names included in the church foundation.
The chapel is known for its architectural design, the church is
recognized as a National Historical Landmark and a Cultural Treasure by
the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, formerly the
National Historical Institute, and the National Museum of the
Philippines respectively. It was designed by the late National Artist
for Architecture, Leandro Locsin, one of four National Artists who
collaborated on the project. According to a post from the UP Diliman
website, it is the only structure in the country where the works of four
national artists can be found. Alfredo Junio served as the structural
engineer for the project.
It was Fr. Tino who first
introduced me to his niece, Macrine Nieva Jambalos. That year, I also
joined the "Chemical Society". As a neophyte, one of my task was to look
for Macrine. I was not able to do it. At the same time, one member of
the Chemical Society who resided in the same dormitory with Macrine knew
that she was also looking for me. So we were playing "HIDE and SEEK'.
Finally, Macrine and I met in the sacristy of the old chapel and the
rest is history. Our college romance is too long to be included in this
article. It will be another chapter in this book.
The Oblation Run, UPLB( photo from photobucket.com)
The two pictures above are the
"OBLATION RUN",
an annual activity that had been attracting nationwide visitors and the
press in UP. There was no Oblation Run during my college years. The
photo is from the web, by photobucket.com (pinoyblogosphere).
The Oblation Run is an annual tradition of the members of the Alpha Phi
Omega, one of the prominent U.P. fraternities. Members of the fraternity
run around the campus naked (a concept known as streaking) to protest
their sentiments about a current political or economic situation. The
run started in 1977 to protest the banning of the movie, “Hubad na
Bayani,” which depicted human rights abuses in the martial law era.
******************************************************************************
The following are excerpts from article by
Paulo Alcazaren( City Sense, STAR)
written several years ago brought pleasant memories of my college
years and my first job as an Instructor in Chemistry at the University
of the Philippines, Department of Chemistry
( 1957-1959).
December 20, 1955 ( also my 21st birthday)
was the date when the first mass was held and the blessing of the
chapel by Archbishop Rufino Santos. It was attended by an overflowing
crowd of UP students and faculty members including most of the "1000"
whose names were in the chapel foundation.
I am proud to remember, that my name is one of the
1000 names
buried in the Foundation of the Chapel for completing the requirement
of daily mass and communion for one year and pledging 5% of my student
allowance to the building fund.
This article also reminded me of the war and struggle to control student government and campus life between the
UPSCANS and the Fraternities/ Sororities. I was an UPSCAN then and one of the faithful apostles of
Fr. John Patrick Delaney.
Fr. John has a lot of influence on my life from that time and even
today. His words of wisdom, charisma and encouragement still rings in my
86 years old body today. I love you, Fr. John! May you rest in Peace
eternally!
CHAPEL OF SACRIFICE
UP, DILIMAN,
December 21, 2005
(STAR) CITY SENSE By Paulo Alcazaren - My first memory of the University
of the Philippines was in 1965. My father had bought me a toy rocket
ship and we launched it from one of the many open green spaces set
within the lush campus landscape. I thought at the time that it was cool
that we were the first to bring the space age to the UP. I was wrong. I
found out later that it had come much earlier – in 1955 – with the
completion of the Chapel of the Holy Sacrifice, affectionately known as
Diliman’s
"flying saucer."
Less than 10 years after that rocket launch, I found myself enrolled at
the UP and painting that domed chapel in watercolor for a class in
architectural rendering. That prompted my first visit and the experience
was profound. I had never been in a circular church before and it felt
strange to see the altar in the center. Nevertheless, I was drawn to it.
Despite its small scale (only a hundred feet across), the space had an
impact and a focus few structures here could match then, and that holds
true even today.
The interior space was enhanced with artwork – a two-sided crucifix
above showing the tortured, then the risen Lord, an abstracted river of
life in a terrazzo-patterned floor below and 15 striking murals
(Stations of the Cross) between the dome’s 32 columns – and added to the
whole effect of embracing the visitor spatially and spiritually. The
chapel was wonderfully open, blending the interior with the green
outside. Finally, the setting – a simple, green lawn rising gently from
the road – completed the postcard-pretty scene.
A Priest, Four Artists & Two Engineers
Fr. John Delaney, the controversial but charismatic Jesuit chaplain
assigned to the campus, orchestrated the project. National Artist for
Architecture Leandro Locsin cut his teeth designing it. Dean Alfredo
Juinio of the UP College of Engineering came up with the innovative
thin-shell approach which a young David Consunji implemented to
perfection using the simplest of machinery and lots of guts.
Finally, three cutting-edge artists – Napoleon Abueva, Arturo Luz and
Vincente Manansala – created the crucifix, floor and murals
respectively, which started them on the road to national artist status.
(Another national artist, in music this time, Jose Maceda, would premier
his concert "Pagsamba" there in 1968 and repeat it regularly in the
same venue.) One renowned religious leader, four national artists and
two giants in Philippine engineering and construction make for a really
special structure …and a compelling story of how it got built.
The UP transferred to Diliman in 1949. It was meant to do so in 1942 as
part of a massive transfer of civic structures that included a new
capitol complex at the elliptical circle. The war intervened.
Immediately after, the future campus was commandeered by the American
Armed Forces as their headquarters. The two Juan Arellano-designed
structures built in 1941 meant for the colleges of law and education
became military offices. Around it rose dozens of quonset huts and a
chapel of wood, galvanized iron roofing, bamboo and sawali that had a
distinctive vernacular-inspired roof (my suspicion is that it was also
Arellano-designed because of some references in the literature to his
experimentation in pitch-roofed silhouettes for the state university’s
architecture).
Unstable Architecture And A Troubled Up
That chapel deteriorated into stables towards the end of the UP’s
military term. It was in shambles when Fr. Delaney found it but he
quickly went to work to clean it up, aided by an ever growing flock of
students, faculty and residents. After the patch-up, the UP chapel
became the religious center of the campus. In the early ‘50s it was
shared with the Protestant and Aglipayan congregations reflecting the
open spirit of community in UP then.
UPSCANS
In front of the Old Chapel after Mass with Fr. John Delaney. Fr John
was my inspiration and hero at that time. His words and action still
reverberates in my mind today!
The growing population of students and residents in the 493-hectare
campus, however, took its toll and Fr. Delaney, as well as the
Protestant church leaders, finally decided it was time to build new and
separate chapels. Under UP president Vidal Tan, the campus also
accommodated requests and allocated parcels in the non-academic north
section of the university for both.
Those were trying years for Delaney, president Tan and the university.
Issues of academic freedom, the threat of sectarianism (fueled by Fr.
Delany’s extremely pro-active involvement in campus life and the growing
political clout of the Delaney-mentored UP Student Catholic Action
organization), and fraternity and sorority violence (which the chaplain
tried his best to solve) made for a more complicated narrative, whose
total complexion colored the entire decade.
It was in the middle of this maelstrom that the idea for the "saucer"
started. In May 1954 the Protestant chapel was first to start
construction. The modern structure, by university architect Cesar
Concio, was completed a year later. The Protestant Chapel of the Risen
Lord was funded by donations from America. The Catholic congregation was
not so lucky and had to scrounge and scrape, egged on by the tireless
Fr. Delaney to "give till it hurt." Fr. Delaney also did not want to
sell out to corporate sponsorship or be beholden to endowments from the
rich. Almost all of the P150,000 it took (remember, the peso was 2:1
back then) was raised by the UP congregation.
Students
missed their lunches and faculty donated portions of their salary to
the fund. No wonder the chapel was named The Chapel of the Holy
Sacrifice!
When It Rained, They Poured
This type of roof had never been built in the country. It took the
ingenuity of Consunji to construct it within the constraints of the
meager budget and the lack of equipment needed to pour the shell within
the 18-hour window Junio set. The solution was ingenious and daring –
four construction towers and a continuous ramp circling the structure
allowed ordinary concrete mixers (churning out high-strength concrete)
to supply a squad of workers in buggies rotating to pour the concrete.
The pour date was Aug. 25, 1955. It started to drizzle in the early
morning and threatened to wreck the operation (the water would dilute
the mix and weaken the concrete). But Fr. Delaney held a prayer vigil
with
UPSCANs taking turns asking
for divine intervention. They got it as the site remained totally dry
even as other parts of the large campus were drenched, even the
University Theater, where the Nobel Prize winner for literature, William
Faulkner, delivered a lecture.
The Chapel And Up’s Current Malaise
At four in the morning on Dec. 20, 1955 the chapel was blessed by
Archbishop Rufino J. Santos. Fr. Delaney said the first mass (also the
first Christmas mass) to an overflowing crowd. In his sermon, he thanked
all those who made sacrifices to see that the chapel would be
completed. The mood of the congregation was joyous and it spilled over
to January only to be dashed by the news of Delaney’s death from a
stroke. The sacrifices and trials he faced in the last few years had
taken its toll. His body was brought from the Ateneo to the new chapel
for the requiem mass, starting a tradition of honoring those of UP who
had made a difference.
News of Fr Delaney death
The new chapel and the loss of their mentor only spurred
UPSCANs
to carry on their perceived mission of shaping campus life. In the
years that followed they took political control of the student council
stirring up a hornet’s nest of trouble that ended in the
suspension of student political life in UP until a decision by the Supreme Court in the early ‘60s.
Personal Note: In
2009, my wife and I attended mass in the chapel during our annual
vacation to the Philippines from US. I was also shock of the appearance
and landscaping of the surrounding area, I started to cry, hiding my
tears from wife.
My wife and I have pleasant memories of our participation in the UPSCA
choir for three years under the leadership of the Late Professor Antonio
Molina. I first met my wife in the old UP Chapel, through her uncle Fr.
Constantino Nieva, who was President of UPSCA in 1952. In 1957, we got
married and the decoration of our wedding cake was a 1:1000 miniature
scale of the Chapel as shown below.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
EPILOGUE: 2014 Personal Tour of the Teaching Building, Institute of Chemistry by Renan del Rosario
Here's my response on my memories during my college years for my
StoryWorth book**. This is an excerpt from Chapter 4 of my
autobiography.
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The Oblation Run* ( Photo from paradise_philippines.com)
My first two years was in UPIC (
University of the Philippines, Iloilo College). At that time, it was
only a two year institution. I started as Pre-Med as requested by my
mother. My mom always dreamed of having a physician in the family. I
made good grades, "A"s and "B"s (1.0 and 2.0)
in all my subjects, and obtained college and university scholarships
during my first year. On my second year, I was awarded the Fernando Lopez Scholarship
of free tuition fees for the whole year. The award was given to the
student with the highest grade point average in the whole school. If
there is a tie, the student with the most extracurricular activities
wins the award.
I was also elected President of the University of the
Philippines Student Catholic Action(
UPSCA),
Iloilo Chapter. With this activity, I corresponded with the President
of UPSCA in Diliman UP Campus. At that time the president was Constantino
Nieva, a law student from Marinduque. Later, he was ordained as a priest
and studied in Rome, Italy for his Ph.D in Theology. Fr Nieva ( we call
him Tito Tino, now) is the uncle of my wife, Macrine Nieva Jambalos
Katague(RIP).
Life in UPIC went by very fast. In the Fall of 1953, I transferred to UP
Diliman, College of Liberal Arts and decided to change my major to
Chemistry. This change was inspired by my chemistry professor in UPIC.
The fact that I hate the sight of blood, in my Zoology class dissecting
frogs, made this change easy.
"There goes my mother's dream" is a phrase I will always remember. My
mother always wanted to have a child who will be either a Physician or a
Priest . My mother's dream was achieved
when my niece, D'Wanie Katague Gregorio finished her MD degree, several
years ago.
In Diliman, I resumed my active participation with UPSCA, becoming a
member of the UPSCA Student Council representing my college. Our
spiritual adviser was the late Fr. John Delaney, a Jesuit priest. The
rivalry between the UPSCANS and the FRATS /SORORITIES was the most
published and talked topic during that time. During my college years, the UPSCANS dominated student
politics and until the death of
Fr. John Delaney.
A circular chapel( Chapel of the Holy Sacrifice) in the Diliman campus
was one of Fr. Delaney's project. During the ground breaking for the
chapel, the names of one thousand (1000) students, faculty members and
their families who went to mass and communion everyday for one year were
buried in the church foundation. What an honor that my name was one of
the one thousand names included in the church foundation.
The chapel is known for its architectural design, the church is
recognized as a National Historical Landmark and a Cultural Treasure by
the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, formerly the
National Historical Institute, and the National Museum of the
Philippines respectively. It was designed by the late National Artist
for Architecture, Leandro Locsin, one of four National Artists who
collaborated on the project. According to a post from the UP Diliman
website, it is the only structure in the country where the works of four
national artists can be found. Alfredo Junio served as the structural
engineer for the project.
It was Fr. Tino who first
introduced me to his niece, Macrine Nieva Jambalos. That year, I also
joined the "Chemical Society". As a neophyte, one of my task was to look
for Macrine. I was not able to do it. At the same time, one member of
the Chemical Society who resided in the same dormitory with Macrine knew
that she was also looking for me. So we were playing "HIDE and SEEK'.
Finally, Macrine and I met in the sacristy of the old chapel and the
rest is history. Our college romance is too long to be included in this
article. It will be another chapter in this book.
In 1955, I graduated with my
B.S.in Chemistry degree. Right after graduation, I was
appointed Instructor in Chemistry and taught General and Qualitative
laboratory courses to pre-med, nursing and engineering students up to
1959. I was only 24 years old at that time.
The Oblation Run, UPLB( photo from photobucket.com)
The two pictures above are the
"OBLATION RUN",
an annual activity that had been attracting nationwide visitors and the
press in UP. There was no Oblation Run during my college years. The
photo is from the web, by photobucket.com (pinoyblogosphere).
The Oblation Run is an annual tradition of the members of the Alpha Phi
Omega, one of the prominent U.P. fraternities. Members of the fraternity
run around the campus naked (a concept known as streaking) to protest
their sentiments about a current political or economic situation. The
run started in 1977 to protest the banning of the movie, “Hubad na
Bayani,” which depicted human rights abuses in the martial law era.
******************************************************************************
The following are excerpts from article by
Paulo Alcazaren( City Sense, STAR)
written several years ago brought pleasant memories of my college
years and my first job as an Instructor in Chemistry at the University
of the Philippines, Department of Chemistry
( 1957-1959).
December 20, 1955 ( also my 21st birthday)
was the date when the first mass was held and the blessing of the
chapel by Archbishop Rufino Santos. It was attended by an overflowing
crowd of UP students and faculty members including most of the "1000"
whose names were in the chapel foundation.
I am proud to remember, that my name is one of the
1000 names
buried in the Foundation of the Chapel for completing the requirement
of daily mass and communion for one year and pledging 5% of my student
allowance to the building fund.
This article also reminded me of the war and struggle to control student government and campus life between the
UPSCANS and the Fraternities/ Sororities. I was an UPSCAN then and one of the faithful apostles of
Fr. John Patrick Delaney.
Fr. John has a lot of influence on my life from that time and even
today. His words of wisdom, charisma and encouragement still rings in my
86 years old body today. I love you, Fr. John! May you rest in Peace
eternally!
CHAPEL OF SACRIFICE
UP, DILIMAN,
December 21, 2005
(STAR) CITY SENSE By Paulo Alcazaren - My first memory of the University
of the Philippines was in 1965. My father had bought me a toy rocket
ship and we launched it from one of the many open green spaces set
within the lush campus landscape. I thought at the time that it was cool
that we were the first to bring the space age to the UP. I was wrong. I
found out later that it had come much earlier – in 1955 – with the
completion of the Chapel of the Holy Sacrifice, affectionately known as
Diliman’s
"flying saucer."
Less than 10 years after that rocket launch, I found myself enrolled at
the UP and painting that domed chapel in watercolor for a class in
architectural rendering. That prompted my first visit and the experience
was profound. I had never been in a circular church before and it felt
strange to see the altar in the center. Nevertheless, I was drawn to it.
Despite its small scale (only a hundred feet across), the space had an
impact and a focus few structures here could match then, and that holds
true even today.
The interior space was enhanced with artwork – a two-sided crucifix
above showing the tortured, then the risen Lord, an abstracted river of
life in a terrazzo-patterned floor below and 15 striking murals
(Stations of the Cross) between the dome’s 32 columns – and added to the
whole effect of embracing the visitor spatially and spiritually. The
chapel was wonderfully open, blending the interior with the green
outside. Finally, the setting – a simple, green lawn rising gently from
the road – completed the postcard-pretty scene.
A Priest, Four Artists & Two Engineers
Fr. John Delaney, the controversial but charismatic Jesuit chaplain
assigned to the campus, orchestrated the project. National Artist for
Architecture Leandro Locsin cut his teeth designing it. Dean Alfredo
Juinio of the UP College of Engineering came up with the innovative
thin-shell approach which a young David Consunji implemented to
perfection using the simplest of machinery and lots of guts.
Finally, three cutting-edge artists – Napoleon Abueva, Arturo Luz and
Vincente Manansala – created the crucifix, floor and murals
respectively, which started them on the road to national artist status.
(Another national artist, in music this time, Jose Maceda, would premier
his concert "Pagsamba" there in 1968 and repeat it regularly in the
same venue.) One renowned religious leader, four national artists and
two giants in Philippine engineering and construction make for a really
special structure …and a compelling story of how it got built.
The UP transferred to Diliman in 1949. It was meant to do so in 1942 as
part of a massive transfer of civic structures that included a new
capitol complex at the elliptical circle. The war intervened.
Immediately after, the future campus was commandeered by the American
Armed Forces as their headquarters. The two Juan Arellano-designed
structures built in 1941 meant for the colleges of law and education
became military offices. Around it rose dozens of quonset huts and a
chapel of wood, galvanized iron roofing, bamboo and sawali that had a
distinctive vernacular-inspired roof (my suspicion is that it was also
Arellano-designed because of some references in the literature to his
experimentation in pitch-roofed silhouettes for the state university’s
architecture).
Unstable Architecture And A Troubled Up
That chapel deteriorated into stables towards the end of the UP’s
military term. It was in shambles when Fr. Delaney found it but he
quickly went to work to clean it up, aided by an ever growing flock of
students, faculty and residents. After the patch-up, the UP chapel
became the religious center of the campus. In the early ‘50s it was
shared with the Protestant and Aglipayan congregations reflecting the
open spirit of community in UP then.
UPSCANS
In front of the Old Chapel after Mass with Fr. John Delaney. Fr John
was my inspiration and hero at that time. His words and action still
reverberates in my mind today!
The growing population of students and residents in the 493-hectare
campus, however, took its toll and Fr. Delaney, as well as the
Protestant church leaders, finally decided it was time to build new and
separate chapels. Under UP president Vidal Tan, the campus also
accommodated requests and allocated parcels in the non-academic north
section of the university for both.
Those were trying years for Delaney, president Tan and the university.
Issues of academic freedom, the threat of sectarianism (fueled by Fr.
Delany’s extremely pro-active involvement in campus life and the growing
political clout of the Delaney-mentored UP Student Catholic Action
organization), and fraternity and sorority violence (which the chaplain
tried his best to solve) made for a more complicated narrative, whose
total complexion colored the entire decade.
It was in the middle of this maelstrom that the idea for the "saucer"
started. In May 1954 the Protestant chapel was first to start
construction. The modern structure, by university architect Cesar
Concio, was completed a year later. The Protestant Chapel of the Risen
Lord was funded by donations from America. The Catholic congregation was
not so lucky and had to scrounge and scrape, egged on by the tireless
Fr. Delaney to "give till it hurt." Fr. Delaney also did not want to
sell out to corporate sponsorship or be beholden to endowments from the
rich. Almost all of the P150,000 it took (remember, the peso was 2:1
back then) was raised by the UP congregation.
Students
missed their lunches and faculty donated portions of their salary to
the fund. No wonder the chapel was named The Chapel of the Holy
Sacrifice!
When It Rained, They Poured
This type of roof had never been built in the country. It took the
ingenuity of Consunji to construct it within the constraints of the
meager budget and the lack of equipment needed to pour the shell within
the 18-hour window Junio set. The solution was ingenious and daring –
four construction towers and a continuous ramp circling the structure
allowed ordinary concrete mixers (churning out high-strength concrete)
to supply a squad of workers in buggies rotating to pour the concrete.
The pour date was Aug. 25, 1955. It started to drizzle in the early
morning and threatened to wreck the operation (the water would dilute
the mix and weaken the concrete). But Fr. Delaney held a prayer vigil
with
UPSCANs taking turns asking
for divine intervention. They got it as the site remained totally dry
even as other parts of the large campus were drenched, even the
University Theater, where the Nobel Prize winner for literature, William
Faulkner, delivered a lecture.
The Chapel And Up’s Current Malaise
At four in the morning on Dec. 20, 1955 the chapel was blessed by
Archbishop Rufino J. Santos. Fr. Delaney said the first mass (also the
first Christmas mass) to an overflowing crowd. In his sermon, he thanked
all those who made sacrifices to see that the chapel would be
completed. The mood of the congregation was joyous and it spilled over
to January only to be dashed by the news of Delaney’s death from a
stroke. The sacrifices and trials he faced in the last few years had
taken its toll. His body was brought from the Ateneo to the new chapel
for the requiem mass, starting a tradition of honoring those of UP who
had made a difference.
News of Fr Delaney death
The new chapel and the loss of their mentor only spurred
UPSCANs
to carry on their perceived mission of shaping campus life. In the
years that followed they took political control of the student council
stirring up a hornet’s nest of trouble that ended in the
suspension of student political life in UP until a decision by the Supreme Court in the early ‘60s.
Personal Note: In
2009, my wife and I attended mass in the chapel during our annual
vacation to the Philippines from US. I was also shock of the appearance
and landscaping of the surrounding area, I started to cry, hiding my
tears from wife.
My wife and I have pleasant memories of our participation in the UPSCA
choir for three years under the leadership of the Late Professor Antonio
Molina. I first met my wife in the old UP Chapel, through her uncle Fr.
Constantino Nieva, who was President of UPSCA in 1952. In 1957, we got
married and the decoration of our wedding cake was a 1:1000 miniature
scale of the Chapel as shown below.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
EPILOGUE: 2014 Personal Tour of the Teaching Building, Institute of Chemistry by Renan del Rosario
On May 7, 2014 Renan del Rosario, 1977 chemistry graduate and one
of the advisers of the University of the Philippines Chemistry Alumni,
Inc that year treated me with lunch and a personal tour of the new Institute of Chemistry
Teaching Building at the UP Diliman National Science Complex. It was one
of the highlights of my 90-day snow birding sojourn in the Philippines
that year. I was able to take photographs of the Donor Wall which
included my name(see photo above).
The Donor Wall is right at the
entrance of the building just by the side of the guard podium. The
following are some of the photos I took that day. The day reminded me
of my student and teaching days (1952 to 1959) at the College of
Chemistry now known as the Institute of Chemistry. I was only 24 years
old when I first taught chemistry to Pre-med, Nursing, and Engineering
students in 1956. That was my first job after my Bachelor's degree graduation in October,1955.
,Outside the Teaching Building
At the Entrance
**About StoryWorth:
https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/27/cnn-underscored/storyworth-review/index.htmlOn May 7, 2014 Renan del Rosario, 1977 chemistry graduate and one
of the advisers of the University of the Philippines Chemistry Alumni,
Inc that year treated me with lunch and a personal tour of the new Institute of Chemistry
Teaching Building at the UP Diliman National Science Complex. It was one
of the highlights of my 90-day snow birding sojourn in the Philippines
that year. I was able to take photographs of the Donor Wall which
included my name(see photo above). 
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