1. Philippine Association of Academic and Research Librarians
Newsletter Rm. 301 The National Library Building, T.M. Kalaw St., Ermita 1000 Manila Philippines
http://www.dlsu.edu.ph/library/paarl
No. 3 July – September 2008 ISSN – 0116 – 014
PAARL’S
FORUM ON
COMBATING
PLAGIARISM,
A HUGE
SUCCESS!
~Purita P. Uson~
Philippine Association of Academic and Research
INSIDE THIS ISSUE Librarians (PAARL) successfully held its third
forum for this year entitled “The Role of
1 Forum on Combating Plagiarism, A Huge Success
Information Professionals and Librarians in
3 The Librarian’s Role in Combating Plagiarism Combating Plagiarism and Other Forms of
Intellectual Dishonesty”. It was held in the
6 Forum on Reviewing Standards of Library Resources Management morning of Sept. 12, 2008 at the SMX Convention
Center, SM Mall of Asia, Macapagal Avenue,
7 PAARL Officers Share Expertise in PUP Seminar Pasay City. The event coincided with the opening
7
day of the 29th Manila International Book Fair
PAARL Attends Mendiola Consortium Forum
(MIBF) that lasted until Sept. 16, 2008. With one
7 National Library and Information Services Month Activities hundred seventy-eight (178) participants in
attendance, it can be said that indeed, the event
8 List of PAARL Paid Members July to September 2008 – Individual was a huge success. Thanks to the enthusiastic
librarians, other information professionals, and
11 List of PAARL Paid Members July to September 2008 – Institutional library science students who came and gave
11 support to the activity.
List of PAARL Lifetime Members
12 Upcoming Events The forum started shortly before 10:00 a.m., with Ms.
Marietta D. Molina, PAARL Ex-Officio, acting as the
Master of Ceremonies. Once again, this writer led the
singing of the Philippine National Anthem.
Continued on page 2
July – September 2008 PAARL Newsletter 1
2. Forum on… from p.1
Ms. Loreto Garcia, PAARL President, led 1) Librarians can help teachers and
everyone to a prayer for guidance, wisdom, and professors educate students to the proper use of
discernment. After that, Mrs. Erlinda B. the Internet. According to her, librarians can
Gonzalez, PAARL Board Member, introduced the preliminarily evaluate Web sites themselves and
distinguished resource speaker in the person of alert library users to those sites that provide
Atty. Vyva Victoria M. Aguirre. Ms. Aguirre is a quality and accurate information; 2) Librarians
lawyer-cum-librarian. She is a former can spend time identifying pro-plagiarism Web
Commissioner of PCGG and currently the Dean sites that offers term papers online so they can
of the University of the Philippines School of warn the teachers about them.; 3) Librarians
Library and Information Studies. It was very fitting should work with the school or academic
of her to be the forum’s speaker because she was institution to curb plagiarism by incorporating
able to present and expound very well on the instructions about it into library orientation
topic. programs. These programs can include some
“guidelines for plagiarism prevention”; 4)
Atty. Aguirre started her talk by sharing a story Librarians should also be knowledgeable about
with her audience. At the end of the story, she reference sources as well as familiarize
asked the listeners whether the narration was a themselves with standard citation conventions
case of plagiarism or not. She got a number of and pass on this knowledge to the academics as
responses. She then defined “plagiarism”. well as the students who come to the library to do
According to Ms. Aguirre, plagiarism is defined by their research; and (5) Libraries should include
Webster’s (1998) as the taking and using “of instructions on proper citation in library orientation
ideas, passages, etc. from another’s work, programs, make available citation manuals and
representing them as one’s own”. On the other disseminate these largely to the library users.
hand, a more accurate definition would be “the Lastly, she said that librarians should not forget to
uncredited use (intentional or unintentional) of cite their sources.
somebody else’s words or ideas” (OWL at
Purdue, 2008). According to her, Carrie Russell A short open forum followed after the very
defines it as “the act of claiming authorship for informative and relevant talk provided by Atty.
another words or ideas”. After the definitions, she Aguirre, afterwhich, the closing remarks was
presented the many ways in which plagiarism delivered by PAARL Vice-President, Ms. Elvira B.
may be committed. Lapuz.
As Atty. Aguirre continued with her lecture, she Many thanks to Megatexts Philippines, Inc. for co-
talked on how librarians can help combat sponsoring the refreshments.
plagiarism. And these she gave:
L-R: Mrs. Veronica Jose and Mrs. Loreto
Garcia at the registration table with some
participants; and Atty. Vyva Aquirre.
July – September 2008 PAARL Newsletter 2
3. THE LIBRARIAN'S ROLE IN COMBATING PLAGIARISM
Vyva Victoria M. Aguirre, LL.M., M.L.S.
Paper presented in a Lecture Forum on “The Role of Information Professionals and Librarians in Combating
Plagiarism and Other Forms of Intellectual Dishonesty”, sponsored by the Philippine Association of Academic and
Research Librarians, held at the Manila International Book Fair, September 12, 2008, SMX Meeting Rooms, SM Mall
of Asia, Macapagal Avenue, Pasay City
Let us start this sharing with a story:
Mario and Cesar were both graduate students WHAT IS PLAGIARISM? Plagiarism is defined by
of Communication in a prestigious university. Webster's (1998) as the taking and using “of ideas,
They were both enrolled in the creative writing passages, etc. from another's work, representing them
class. But while Mario was already a well- as one's own”. On the other hand, a more accurate
known script writer-director for telenovelas, definition would be “the uncredited use (intentional or
Cesar was not even starting a career yet. One unintentional) of somebody else's words or ideas”
day after class, Cesar, Mario and classmates (OWL at Purdue, 2008). Carrie Russell defines it as
Tony, Fred and Nandy decided to unwind in a “the act of claiming authorship for another's words or
beer house. During this relaxed moment, ideas”. Note that uncredited use of “ideas”, and not
Cesar told the group that he is thinking of merely expressions thereof, is also plagiarism. Note
writing a script. The idea for the script is all in further that plagiarism does not distinguish between
his head. He recounted the story to his friends intentional and unintentional uncredited use. And do
to get their reactions. It was a love story you know that the verb “to plagiarize” comes from a
between a man and a woman who vowed to Latin word that means “to kidnap”?
love each other not until death but even (wadsworth.com/english_d/special_features/plagiarism)
beyond death. He unfolded his plot and the
story ended with the woman dying and coming No law directly makes plagiarism a crime. Instead, it is
back to haunt her lover so that he will never usually incorporated in rules of discipline of schools
forget his promise to her. Everyone praised and academic institutions. Plagiarism is also closely
the story and urged Cesar to go ahead and associated with copyright violation because attributing
write the script and submit it to a TV director to oneself work done by another violates that other
for possible airing. Two weeks after, Cesar put person's exclusive rights granted by copyright laws. It
on his TV set to watch Mario's telenovela. To also violates that person's moral rights under section
his surprise, he realized he was watching a 193.1 of the Intellectual Property Code. Carrie Russell
play based on the story that he recounted to (2004, p.131) enumerates the following distinctions
his friends, among them, Mario. His name was between plagiarism and copyright violation:
not even mentioned in the credits. Instead,
Mario was cited as script-writer and director. 1. Using even a small amount of a work
He felt betrayed. His friends Tony, Fred and written by someone else without
Nandy urged him to complain. Can Cesar attribution is plagiarism, but to be guilty
complain? What would be the basis of his of copyright infringement, the amount
complaint? What is Mario guilty of, if he is copied must be in some sense
guilty of anything? Remember, Cesar had not substantial
written down a single sentence of the script
that he had recounted to Mario and the others. 2. One can plagiarize any work that has
ever been written, no matter how old
My paper will concentrate on plagiarism. However, I and no matter who the author, but
will later entertain questions about the other forms of copying even an entire book that is in
intellectual dishonesty, especially copyright violation. the public domain... is not a violation of
Actually, copyright violation is not, properly speaking, copyright.
intellectual dishonesty although it is indeed a form of
dishonesty. While it is theft of another person's 3. It is possible to plagiarize ideas, even
intellectual property copyright violation does not facts (if they are presented in the same
attribute to oneself another person's work or ideas, order and context as another work) but
unless the violation is also plagiarism. copyright law does not protect facts or
ideas, only the way in which they are
expressed within a particular work.
July – September 2008 PAARL Newsletter 3
4. Essentially, plagiarism is attributing to oneself another is intellectual dishonesty that is treated as a grave
person's ideas and writings while copyright violation is misconduct.
unauthorized use of a copyright owner's work, even if
the work is attributed to its author (that is, even if the However, it is often difficult to determine whether the
author has been cited and identified in the copy). In the uncredited use was intentional or not. To repeat, some
story of Mario and Cesar, Mario did not infringe examples of obvious intentional violations are copying
Cesar's copyright since Cesar had not put his ideas an entire paper either from the web or from another
down in writing. However, he stole Cesar's idea of a person, hiring someone to write a paper for you, and
story and theft of ideas is plagiarism. According to substantial copying of texts verbatim, without placing
Dames (2007), while there is no law that punishes quotation marks (or some other recommended format
plagiarism, “plagiarism allegations can be much more to show that it is a quotation) or without including the
damaging to a person's professional reputation than proper citation (note the “or”) (OWL at Purdue, 2008).
allegations of copyright infringement”. If you are a In the latter case, however, when it is an
member of an academic community or a renowned undergraduate student who does this, and especially
professional, it is highly embarrassing to even be when there is a citation but without the quotation
suspected of plagiarism. marks, one can give the benefit of the doubt that the
plagiarism had been unintentional (unless the copying
My experience with students (e.g., thesis writers) has had been so extensive as to amount to pages and
been that many of them do not know what plagiarism pages of copied texts, in which case, the student
means. Plagiarism may be committed in the following deserves to get a failing mark). The academic
ways: (1) submitting someone else's work as your institution or school, especially its teachers, can help
own; (2) copying words or ideas from someone without minimize unintentional plagiarism by including formal
giving credit; (3) failing to put quotation marks for instructions on plagiarism and proper citations (e.g., in
phrases or sentences copied verbatim from another's composition classes). A clear and strong school policy
work; (4) giving incorrect information about the source against all forms of intellectual dishonesty is also
of a quotation [to mislead because it would be very helpful especially for curbing intentional plagiarism.
difficult if not impossible to find the source]; (5) One such policy is reflected in a statement used by
changing words but copying the sentence structure of Prof. Irwin Weiser of Purdue University in his
a source without giving credit [e.g., breaking a long Introductory Composition courses, and I quote:
sentence into two, or putting together two sentences,
with the use of conjunctions—and, or, therefore, etc.]; When writers use material from other
and (6) copying so many words or ideas from another sources, they must acknowledge this
so that the work which you claim is yours is made up source... You are therefore cautioned (1)
almost entirely with another persons words or ideas, against using, word for word, without
whether you give credit or not acknowledgment, phrases, sentences,
(plagiarism.org/learning_center). paragraphs, etc., from the printed or
manuscript material of others; (2) against
Many of us who work in academic environments are using with only slight changes the materials
bothered by the many cases of plagiarism that we of another; and (3) against using the general
encounter, not only by undergraduate students but plan, the main headings, or a rewritten form
even by graduate researchers and faculty members. of someone else's material... Of course,
The experience of those who teach and receive papers these cautions also apply to information that
from students is that incidents have increased with the you find on the Internet, World Wide Web, or
advancement in information technology. Paper writers other electronic or on-line sources... If you
search the Internet, copy and paste materials in their are in doubt, please ask me, since the
papers without citing their sources or, without the consequences for plagiarism are severe... In
necessary quotation marks or any other prescribed this class, anyone who plagiarizes fails the
format for quotations. [Many student reports sound like course, and I will probably inform the Office
this:]. Most academic institutions have rules penalizing of the Dean of Students of the reason for the
plagiarism (e.g., suspension or expulsion for students, failing grade (OWL at Purdue, 2008).
dismissal with forfeiture of benefits for staff and faculty
members). In the University of the Philippines, there [I know of a professor in UP who actually includes a
have been numerous cases of plagiarism and the warning in her test questions against cheating, with the
penalties ranged from a grade of 5 (a failing mark), to corresponding penalty (a grade of 5). Perhaps we can
suspension for a period of one year or more, to also do this for papers: we can make the students
expulsion. Some faculty members have also been submit, with the term paper or thesis, a certification
dismissed from the service for this offense. Plagiarism that nothing in his or her paper had been plagiarized].
July – September 2008 PAARL Newsletter 4
5. As earlier alluded to, there is a widespread opinion range of academic full text academic papers (Badke,
that plagiarism has become more widespread with 2007). In addition, search through the databases of
access to the Internet. Laura Smith quotes Tim aggregators like EBSCOhost and ProQuest can also
Roberts who argues in his book Student Plagiarism in yield results (Ibid.).
an Online World that “the Internet has helped to turn It is actually easy to catch plagiarism when the copying
plagiarism into an endemic disease in universities and and pasting had been done from the Internet, and
research institutions” (Smith, 2008). Of course, especially with the use of above-mentioned anti-
plagiarism was not born with the Internet. There have plagiarism tools. One simply has to upload the
been cases of intellectual dishonesty even before the suspect paper and, according to Jessica Dye (2007),
age of technology. One such example involved a very “each word pattern is checked against the full text of
rich heiress in the U.S. who was forced to return her original sources numbering in the dozens up to the
degree when her ex-roommate revealed to a “gossip billions, and then the system generates a report
magazine” that the heiress had paid her to do term highlighting suspicious passages”. Another of these
papers and numerous homework for her (Embleton, et anti-plagiarism tools is PlagiatInform, a search tool that
al., 2007). The Internet simply made it easier for was released in June 2007 by SearchInform
intellectually dishonest people to be dishonest. Technologies, Inc. It “allows professors to cross-check
student papers against the university's submission
Today's libraries give access to the Internet. What can database and returns an estimate of what percent of
librarians do to help combat plagiarism? Librarians can the work has been lifted from another source”. The tool
help teachers and professors educate students to the either divides the document into paragraphs for
proper use of the Internet. The task of educating comparison, or highlights any suspicious text and links
students to be discerning about the quality of Web to possible sources line by line, depending on whether
sites is something that librarians can do by the estimate of copying is low or high. The submission
preliminarily evaluating Web sites themselves and database is created in the same PlagiatInform
alerting library users to those sites that provide quality program.
and accurate information (Embleton, et al., 2007).
When students have learned how to evaluate sites and But more than “catching the thief”, librarians should
information, it would hopefully follow that they will learn work with the school or academic institution to curb
to use information properly. plagiarism by incorporating instructions about it into
library orientation programs. These programs can
We can also help alert professors and teachers to include some “guidelines for plagiarism prevention”,
sites that offer papers that tempt students to plagiarize among them: (1) explaining what plagiarism means;
such as OtherPeople's Papers, a Web site that offers (2) explaining why it is wrong to plagiarize; and (3)
term papers online (Ibid.). Usually, it would pay to warning library users of the serious consequences of
spend time identifying these pro-plagiarism Web sites plagiarism (plagiarism.org/learning_center). Warning
so we can warn the teachers about them. Richer signs against both copyright violations and plagiarism
libraries can likewise subscribe to anti-plagiarism can also be posted in prominent places in the library,
services like Turnitin and Plagiarism Guru (Embleton, particularly in computer services sections that are
et al.). Another tool is iParadigm's anti-plagiarism tool made available to the public.
and digital assessment suite. The latter can be used
as a standalone tool or as an integrated part of Librarians should also be knowledgeable about
school's content management and At present, in our reference sources as well as familiarize themselves
present state of technology in the Philippines, teachers with standard citation conventions and pass on this
catch students who plagiarize in a round about way: knowledge to the academics as well as the students
they notice a certain change in style, flawless grammar who come to the library to do their research. Libraries
and sentence construction, and other tell-tale signs. can also provide access to Web-based citation
Then, the more diligent and those who have access to management software such as RefWorks.com
the Internet try to find out if there was copying (Dames). It is important for the librarian to help
(especially if no sources have been cited) by keying in students and even academics realize the nature of
certain words and phrases to see if they can find plagiarism and to help them avoid committing it by
something online that matches. If sources have been ignorance. As earlier mentioned, many students who
cited but the student did not place any quotation plagiarize do not really realize they have committed a
marks, making it appear that the text was a summary grave act of dishonesty. They simply do not know how
of the source, it is much easier because all the teacher to cite. Therefore, libraries should include instructions
has to do is go to the cited source. This is tedious on proper citation in library orientation programs, make
process (I do it myself and so I know how tedious this available citation manuals and disseminate these
can be). One good site to search from in this tedious largely to the library users. Needless to say, we must
process is Google Scholar because it searches a wide not forget to cite our sources. Thank you & good day!
July – September 2008 PAARL Newsletter 5
6. FORUM ON REVIEWING STANDARDS OF
LIBRARY RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
Puritz P. Uson
PAARL President
It was a splendid afternoon marked by a bright, sunny materials, performance or operations, delineation of
weather and people’s enthusiastic involvement on the procedures, or measurements of quantity and quality in
th
opening of the 12 Philippine Academic Book Fair that describing materials, products, systems, services , and
saw the holding of the Forum on “Reviewing Standards practices. ALA (American Library Association) defined
of Library Resources Management.” The event which it as “policies which describe shared values and
was undertaken by PAARL (Philippine Association of principles of performance for a library.” Ms. Conti
Academic and Research Librarians and ABAP discussed the PAARL standards for academic libraries
(Association of Booksellers for the Academe and the emphasizing the following areas of the library:
Professions) was held last July 8, 2008 at Megatrade administration, human resources, collection
th
Hall 1, 5 Level, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City. development and maintenance, readers’ services and
Registration started as 12:00 p.m. with library utilization, physical facilities, financial resources, and
managers, library science students, and other linkages.
information specialists queuing up to pay for the forum
fee in order to get a seat at the venue. Close to a Ms. Conti’s talk was followed by an open forum which
hundred eager participants from Metro Manila and was moderated by Ms. Elvira B. Lapuz and Mr.
nearby provinces attended the event. Christopher C. Paras. Along with Ms. Conti, PAARL’s
very own library accreditors, namely: Ms. Sonia
The program proper started at around 1:30 p.m. with Lourdes L. David (PAASCU), MS. Erlinda B. Gonzalez
Mr. Christopher C. Paras acting as the Master of (PACUCOA), and Ms. Purita P. Uson (PACUCOA),
Ceremonies. The invocation and the singing of the and ABAP officers, namely: Ms. Evelyn B. Millar
Philippine National Anthem was led by yours truly. (President), Ms. Dina P. Berioso (Vice-President), and
Mrs. Marietta D. Molina, PAARL’s Ex-Officio, Mr. Alfredo P. Bulario (Secretary) composed the panel
introduced the honorable resource speaker, Ms. Elnora of discussants.
Conti, Member, Board for Librarians, Philippine
Regulations Commission. Issues and concerns like compliance with five (5) titles
of books per subject in a curriculum, librarians taking
From the PowerPoint presentation of Ms. Conti, the doctoral studies, quality over quantity of books or vice
National Standards Policy Advisory Committee defined versa, and a lot more were tackled during the forum.
the word “standard” as “a prescribed set of rules, Ms. Elvira B. Lapuz capped the forum by delivering her
conditions, or requirements, concerning definition of closing remarks. The participants were treated to a
terms, classification of components, specification of sumptuous snack sponsored by ABAP.
Clockwise from
left: Ms. Molina;
Ms. Conti;
Ms. Conti,
Ms. Gonzales,
Ms. Uson,
Ms. David,
Ms. Millar,
Ms. Berioso &
Mr. Bulario;
and forum
participants.
July – September 2008 PAARL Newsletter 6
7. PAARL Officers Share Expertise in PUP Seminar
Christine B. Arellano
The Master in Library and Information Science Society of Polytechnic University of the Philippines Graduate School
had a two-day seminar entitled “From Theories to Practice: Mastering Key Areas in Library and Information
Services” last October 4-5, 2008 at Café Hasmin, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Sta. Mesa, Manila.
Invited speakers were Prof. Lourdes T. David, Ms. Fe Angela M. Verzosa (former two-time PAARL President), Prof.
Elvira B. Lapuz (PAARL Vice President) and Ms. Jocelyn T. Balangue (PAARL Treasurer).
Mr. Christopher C. Paras (PAARL Secretary) is the Vice President and Conference Chair of the said Society.
PAARL Attends Mendiola Consortium Forum
Lourdes d.C. Roman
Mendiola Consortium Committee on Libraries Centro Escolar University and PAARL member
sponsored a forum entitled “Managing the Human introduced the speaker Milagros L. Borabo, Ph.D.,
Side of Change” last October 17, 2008 at La Head of the Human Resource Department of Centro
Consolacion College. Mrs. Lourdes d.C. Roman, Escolar University. Mrs. Rosette E. Nuera, Chair of
College Librarian of San Beda College and PAARL 2008 Mendiola Consortium Committee on Libraries
Committee on Publications Co-Chair led the and Head Librarian of the College of the Holy Spirit
prayer/invocation. Dr. Teresita G. Hernandez, and Mr. Arnel Condes also of the College of the Holy
University Librarian, Centro Escolar University and Spirit, both active PAARL members, gave the closing
24th PAARL President in 2002 delivered the opening remarks and emceed the activity respectively.
remarks. Ms. Victoria P. Baleva, In-charge, Periodicals
National Library and Information Services Month Activities
National Committee on Library and Information 24-28 with the theme “Ang Batang Palabasa
Services (NCLIS), The National Library (TNL) and Dalubhasa sa Kultura.” A TNL-German Embassy
Philippine Librarians Association, Inc. (PLAI) will Workshop on Paper Conservation and Restoration
sponsor the Library and Information Services Month will be held on November 26-27. Closing
with the theme: Philippine Libraries and Librarians Ceremonies/Librarians Day will be on November 28 at
in the Midst of Global Competitiveness. Shangri-la West Avenue, Quezon City with a lecture
forum on “Filipino Librarians: Today and
The month-long celebration will start on November 3, Tomorrow” and a Fellowship Luncheon. All other
2008 with a motorcade. The First Philippine aforementioned events will be held at The National
Congress on Electronic Libraries will be on Library.
November 13 – 14. PLAI’s National Congress on the
“Multicultural Landscape of Philippine For more information, please call the NCLIS Office c/o
Librarianship” will be held on November 20-22 in U.P. Law Library 9292180; PLAI Office 525-9401; or
Davao City. National Book Week will be on November TNL 5251748.
July – September 2008 PAARL Newsletter 7
8. List of PAARL Paid Members – July to September 2008
Prepared by Veronica M. Jose
I n d i v i d u a l M e m b e r s
NAME INSTITUTION ADDRESS
Abdala, Maria Pretty Lay Bulacan State University Malolos, Bulacan
Alba, Teresita P San Beda College - Alabang Muntinlupa City
Alberto, Leilani Olivares College Paranaque City
Alejo, Michelle Suyu Colegio de San Juan de Letran Intramuros, Manila
Alipo-on, Melquiades I. Olivares College Paranaque City
Aliwalas, Annabelle De La Salle University Taft Avenue, Manila
Alueta, Joe Anne Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Sch. Caloocan City
Andal, Rowena E Mapua Institute of Technology Muralla St. Intramuros, Manila
Aralar, Mercedes A. Philippine Women’s University Taft Avenue, Manila
Aruita, Magdalena P. Guzman College of Sci. & Tech. Quaipo, Manila
Asido, Marivic Colegio de San Juan de Letran Muralla St. Intramuros, Manila
Avila, Shirley G. Dr. Yanga's Colleges, Inc. Bocaue, Bulacan
Avila, Yolanda M. Mary Johnston College Tondo, Manila
Baldizar, Edmond D. Manila Doctors College Library Pasay City
Baon, Almira P. Univ. of Perpetual Help System Bacoor, Cavite
Barral, Rosario V. Manuel L. Quezon University Quiapo, Manila
Barsaga, Agnes De La Salle University Taft Avenue, Manila
Bautista, Catherine St. Mary's College of Baliuag Baliuag, Bulacan
Bautista, Janice Land Bank Malate, Manila
Bernardo, Olivia G Mapua Institute of Technology Intramuros, Manila
Bondoc, Ismaila S. Polytechnic University of the Phils. Sta. Mesa, Manila
Borro, Rizalyn L. JBL Foundation Maritime Univ. Molo, Iloilo City
Brunio, Sharon Pio del Pilar Elem. School
Bulaon, Mark Anthony Dr. Yanga’s Colleges, inc. Bocaue, Bulacan
Bustamante, Leonila San Beda College Mendiola, Manila
Cabanero, Rowena L. Paco Catholic School Paco, Manila
Camaya, Leah Marie N Colegio de San Juan de Letran Intramuros, Manila
Cantos, Josefina C. St. Mary's College of Baliuag Baliuag, Bulacan
Cantuba-Reyes, Gary R. St. Mary of the Woods School Makati City
Castro, Angielou Bulacan State University Malolos, Bulacan
Causing, Marciana L Philippine Cultural College Tondo, Manila
Cayanan, Rowena R. Sacred Heart Academy - La Loma La Loma, Quezon City
Ciubal, Annabel Far Eastern University Quezon Blvd. Manila
Condat, Angelita A. San Antonio National High School San Antonio Village, Makati City
Cordova, Cynthia De La Salle University Taft Avenue, Manila
Corona, Janelyn New Era University New Era, Quezon City
Corpuz, Laura San Beda College Mendiola, Manila
Cortes, Jesusa Olivares College Parañaque City
Credo, Denise Olivares College Parañaque City
Cruz, Jennifer U. UPH SD – Molino Molino 3, Bacoor, Cavite
Cruz, Niña Jesus S. Colegio de San Juan de Letran Intramuros, Manila
Daiz, Philip Mark Laguna Bel Air School Sta, Rosa, Laguna
Dalida, Nelita A. JBL Foundation Maritime Univ. Molo, Iloilo City
Darca, Anna Lorriza Manila Doctors College Library Macapagal Blvd., Pasay City
David, Jose Enrico Miguel UST Miguel de Benavides Library Espana, Manila
July – September 2008 PAARL Newsletter 8
9. de Guzman, Herminia St. Mary's College of Baliuag Baliuag, Bulacan
de la Cerna, Aida L. Cebu Normal University Cebu City
de la Cruz, Maria Elaine AICS - Commonwealth Branch Commonwealth Ave., Quezon City
de los Reyes, Louise Ian T. Metro Dagupan Colleges Mangaldan, Pangasinan
de Mesa, Ronelio Davao Doctor College Gen. Malvar St. Davao City
De Nully, Corazon, Centro Escolar University Mendiola, Manila
Del Mundo, Gloria R. Centro Escolar University Mendiola, Manila
Del Mundo, Susan V. Collegio de San Pascual Baytan Obando, Bulacan
dela Cruz, Sheila Bulacan State University Malolos, Bulacan
Dequito, Estela Davao Doctor College Malvar St. Davao City
Diego, Fely A. University of the East C.M. Recto Ave., Mla.
Empemano, Leticia M. Polytechnic University of the Phils. Sta. Mesa, Manila
Encanto, Joenabie A. Ateneo Sch. of Med. & Pub.Health Quezon City
Esguerra, Alicia C. Bulacan State University Malolos City
Espardinez, Jereme B. Manila Doctors College Library Macapagal Blvd., Pasay City
Favila, Jenelyn M. Manresa School B.F. Homes, Paranaque
Fernando, Purisima De La Salle University Taft Avenue, Manila
Flororita, Babylyn G. Institute of Formation and Cubao, Quezon City
Religious Studies
Francisco, Rowena Infant Jesus Academy Marikina City
Frias, Willian De La Salle University Taft Avenue, Manila
Gado, Marlon G. DLSU Health Science Institute Dasmariñas, Cavite
Galang, Elisa San Beda College Mendiola, Manila
Galang, Ofelia A. New Era University Central Ave. New Era, Quezon City
Gapit, Emilio B. OLOPS College Concepcion II, Marikina City
Garabiles, Jacqueline DeLos Santos STI – College E. Rodriguez St.,Quezon City
Gatchalian,Evangeline M. Sienna College Taytay Taytay, Rizal
Gervacio, Gina R. Dr. Yanga's Colleges, Inc. Bocaue, Bulacan
Gervacio, Paolo Dr. Yanga's Colleges, Inc. Bocaue, Bulacan
Glean, Rowena San Beda College Mendiola, Manila
Gozun, Carolina San Beda College Mendiola, Manila
Gutierrez, Nina DG Olivares College Paranaque City
Hermogenes, Nelson D. Adamson university Ermita, Manila
Jansen, Rosedilla L. Dr. Carlos S. Lanting Tandang Sora, Quezon City
Juanillas, Buenafe A. San Sebastian College C.M. Recto, Manila
Laciapag, Rose Eileen Adamson University Ermita, Manila
Lagasca, Karen San Beda College Mendiola, Manila
Lalia, Rosita S. Bulacan State University Malolos, Bulacan
Landicho, Sheryl Cindy D. Infant Jesus Academy Marikina City
Laureno, May T. De La Salle University Taft Ave., Manila
Limcangco, Juanita R. Univ. of Perpetual Help System Las Pinas City
Lirio, Vivian A. Adamson University Ermita, Manila
Lumague, Melanie Southwestern Institute of Panggulayan, Oriental Mindoro
Business & Technology
Luna, Wilhelmina a. Sienna College Taytay Taytay, Rizal
Lupas, Avelina N. Polytechnic University of the Phils. Sta. Mesa, Manila
Macapia, Myrna P. M.S. Enverga Univ. Foundation Lucena City
Macasojot, Estefa A Little Jesus Learning Center Canlubang, Laguna
Madia, Roselyn M. Sienna College Taytay Taytay, Rizal
Magbutay, Mercedes S. Centro Escolar University Mendiola, Manila
Mahusay, Charity R. San Sebastian College-Recoletos Sta. Cruz, Cavite City
Manzalay, Flordelina A. University of the East C.M. Recto Ave., Manila
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10. Mayor, Helen M. Roosevelt College Marikina City
Miranda,Frank A. University of Batangas Batangas City
Morales, Arturo III DILG-LGA Ortigas, Pasig City
Morales, Maricone P. San Sebastian College
Moreno, Rosalie R. Assumption College Makati City
Moyano, Cynthia San Beda College Mendiola, Manila
Murillo, Pius S. Colegio de San Juan de Letran Muralla St. Intramuros, Manila
Nabaunag, Maria Cristina Ateneo de Manila University Loyola Heights, Quezon City
Narciso, Ismaelita R. Polytechnic University of the Phils. Sta. Mesa, Manila
Nelfulda, Jinky Rose E Colegio de San Juan de Letran Intramuros, Manila
Nemeno, Josielyn A. Brokenshire College Madapo, Davao City
Neria, Miriam A. New Era University Central Ave. New Era, Quezon City
Obille, Kathleen Lourdes B. University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City
Obliosca, Sylvia R. St. John Academy Marcelo Green Village, Maharlika Ave.,
Parañaque City
Odsinada, Yolanda De La Salle University Taft Avenue, Manila
Ogordo, Jenny De La Salle Health Sci. Institute Dasmarinas, Cavite
Olivar, Julieta F. De La Salle University Taft Avenue, Manila
Ordonez, Helen A. Adamson University Ermita, Manila
Padilla, Elizabeth De La Salle University Taft Avenue, Manila
Padoginog, Hilaria E. Ateneo de Manila University Quezon City
Pangilinan, Jonerik San Sebastian College Recoletos Sta. Cruz, Cavite City
Perdiguerra, Jean Razzell Olivares College Parañaque City
Porteza, Wilma B Colegio de San Juan de Letran Muralla St. Intramuros, Manila
Porto, Charlyn M.S. Enverga Univ. Foundation Lucena City
Reside, Paul San Beda College Mendiola, Manila
Resurreccion, Ruth E. Manila Doctors College Library Macapagal Blvd., Pasay City
Rivera, Michael DLSU-Araneta Araneta Avenue, Malabon City
Robles, Rosalinda San Beda College Mendiola, Manila
Romero, Xenia B. Commission on Higher Education Diliman, Quezon City
Sales, Mila Adventist University of the Phils. Silang, Cavite
Polytechnic State College of
Serrato, Armila A. Antique Sibalon, Antique
Sicat, Rubirosa V. College of the Holy Spirit – Manila Mendiola St. Manila
ABE International College of
Silva, Ma Victoria Business & Accountancy Cubao, Quezon City
Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng
Silverio, Rochelle Valenzuela Malinta, Valenzuela
Soriente, Vivian De La Salle University Taft Avenue, Manila
Teano, Annalyn P. University of the East C.M. Recto Ave., Manila
Tolentino, Aurora P. University of Batangas Batangas City
Uy, Myrcia PMMS College Las Piñas City
Valencia, Ma Lovella S. Univer. of Perpetual Help System Las Piñas City
Valencia, Nerissa M. Bulacan State University Malolos, Bulacan
Valerio, Marita De La Salle University Taft Avenue, Manila
Ventura, Adoracion L. Adamson University Ermita, Manila
Victoria, Karen Cecille C. De La Salle University
Villamater, Augusta Rosario M.S. Enverga Univ. Foundation Lucena City
Villangca, Jocelyn g. M.S. Enverga Univ. Foundation Lucena City
Villanueva, Rosalina Olivares College Parañaque City
Yap, Joseph M. ACT Malaria Malate, Manila
Zapata, Eulalia Maryhill College Lucena City
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11. I n s t i t u t i o n a l M e m b e r s
NAME OF INSTITUTION REPRESENTATIVE ADDRESS
Asian Institute of Maritime Studies Lourdes Fumera F.B. Harrison St. Pasay City
Bulacan State University Santos, Cielito D.R. Malolos City
Colegio de San Juan de Letran De Jesus, Carolyn Intramuros, Manila
College of the Holy Spirit of Manila Nuera, Rosette E. Mendiola, Manila
De La Salle Lipa Magadia, Eileen D. Mataas na Lupa, Lipa City
DLSU Library Fresnido, Ana Maria Taft Avenue, Manila
Dr. Carlos Lanting College Manalaysay, Paulette Tandang Sora Ave., Quezon CIty
Dr. Yanga's Colleges, inc. Manuel, Jorge Baliuag, Bulacan
Fatima University Monroy, Corazon Malanday, Valenzuela
Fernandez College of Arts & Technology Garcia, Antonio L. Baliuag, Bulacan
Immaculate Conception Cathedral School Ramirez, Divina Cubao, Quezon City
Malayan Colleges Laguna Collado, Maria Paz N. Cabuyao, Laguna
Marymount School Odono, Ma. Melissa, BF Homes, Parañaque
National College of Science & Technology Vinzon, Esmeralda Dasmariñas, Cavite
Olivares College Paranaque Rada, Jorge Erwin Parañaque City
Olivares College-Tagaytay Pascua, Joyce M. Brgy San Jose, Tagaytay
Our Lady of Perpetual Succor College Gapit, Emilio B. Conception II, Marikina City
Rizal Technological University Resurreccion, Angelina Mandaluyong City
Sacred Heart College Naveza, Aurora A. Lucena City
San Beda College Roman, Lourdes Mendiola, Manila
San Sebastian College Apa-ap, Linda C.M. Recto, Manila
San Sebastian College Recoletos de Cavite Batiancila, Marcial Cavite City
Southville International School and Colleges Linaugo, Analiza G. Las Piñas City
St. Mary's College of Baliuag Cantos, Josefina C. Baliuag, Bulacan
St. Scholastica's College Delfin, Simeona C Leon Guinto St., Manila
STI College Garabiles, Jacqueline E. Rodriquez Sr. Blvd. Quezon City
STI College - Sta Maria Melorin, Pamela Sta Maria, Bulacan
Trinity University of Asia Credo, Jorgia P. E. Rodriguez Sr. Blvd. Quezon City
University of the Assumption San Agustin, Rodolfo San Fernando City
University of the East Library Jhocson, Norma C.M. Recto, Manila
L i f e t i m e M e m b e r s
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Corazon M. Nera Mona Lisa P. Leguiab
Theresa B. Cruz Loreto M. Seriña
Sarah C. de Jesus Veneranda O. Sajorda
Salvacion M. Arlante Fe Angela M. Verzosa
Lolita P. Gonzales Maribeth D. Aguila
Teresita C. Moran Teresita G. Hernandez
Rodolfo Y. Tarlit Susan O. Pador
Celedonia R. Cayaban Dionisia M. Angeles
Erlinda F. Flores Sr. Ignatius Tal Placido, SPC
Marlo C. Chavez Marietta D. Molina
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