Pangasinan school bags international award

DAGUPAN CITY, Philippines — The University of Luzon (UL) here bagged the league championship and semi-finalist trophy through its Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) Team who participated together with 40 countries worldwide in the recently-concluded 2011 SIFE World Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia held last month. The UL Team competed last Oct 3 to 5 through its entry Agenda for Reforms and Initiatives toward Sustainable Economy (ARISE) focusing on the four projects. These include Project SAVE Plus (Sustainable Actions for Viable Enviropreneurship), Project iCARE (Intensified Community Actions to Rescue the Earth), Project WELL (Women “Energizement” for Life-Long Livelihood) and Project WOW Ifugao (Wealth on Wonders of Ifugao). The ARISE Program addresses such issues as livelihood, malnutrition, food security and environmental protection by providing financial assistance and livelihood training to marginalized sectors, children, unemployed women, out-of-school-youth and persons with disabilities. The program benefitted around 19,000 individuals and 4,686 families. University of Regensburg in Germany won the title. The UL awardees included the presenters, Blas Jordan Matias, Lora Thana Santiago, John Eddie Gonzales, Aimee Rose Espinosa, Russel Justin Cruz, Sunny Luigi Prado; project leaders, Jennifer Caragay, Jessie Marie Idos, Prince Ulysses Diaz, Francis Baroma, Robycorahelga Marcos, Maureen Gamboa and Patricia Ayla Marie Geronimo.