The Work-Student Organization (WSO) of Central Philippine University (CPU) put forth its hundred years dictum, “Labor is Honor” when they celebrated their annual celebration of “Dies Felices” last December 22-23, 2017 at CPU High School Gymnasium and Alumni Promenade Concert Park as their venues.
The two-day celebration was planned and organized by the initiative of the WSO officers headed by their president, Ms. Precious Mae Jamola. In her message, Jamola emphasized the significance of the celebration to every work students. “Dies Felices is an annual event of the work student organization which all members of the work student organization participate in. The main objectives of this activity are to provide avenue for its members to acquaint themselves with one another, showcase their talents and to build connection to the work students. It is also very important to realize the mission and vision of the organization.” Ms Jamola said.
The program started with a Sport Fest held at the CPU High School Gym. The four chapters of WSO namely; Clerical Student Assistants (CSA), Janitorial Student Assistants (JSA), Library Student Assistants (LSA) and Services & Laboratories Student Assistants (SLSA) competed in both volleyball and basketball event. The overall victor of the Sport Fest was earned by the SLSA, followed by the CSA as second place, LSA and JSA landed on third and fourth place, respectively. The winners was also given cash awards.
A seminar on “Safety in the Workplace” was conducted on the second day of the Dies Felices celebration with Mr. Prim Vergara, OHS Officer/Technical Assistant to the President, as the resource speaker. Mr. Vergara pointed out in his talk the Japanese way of living. He taught work students the five Japanese words that encompass the Japanese method in harmonizing their workplace; the Seiri (Sort), Seiton (Set in Order), Seiso (Shine), Seiketsu (Standardize) and Shitsuke (Sustain).
The highlight of the celebration was the Mr. and Miss Dies Felices held at Alumni Promenade. Dinner was served for everyone before the program started at around 7 pm. It was hosted by Ms. Divine Grace Sorioso and Pastor Alfred Morales. Sixteen candidates (8 males, 8 females), two pairs from each chapters vied to win the crown as Mr. & Miss Dies Felices 2017. The pageant started as each of them displayed their confident poses in their production number followed by their casual wear production. They also walked on stage wearing their formal attire sponsored by Ilonggo fashion designer, Mandy Salcedo after heading to the Q&A portion.
The winners of Mr. and Miss Dies Felices are as follows;
Mr. Dies Felices 2017- Junar Onico (CSA)
Ms. Dies Felices 2017- Shaira Mae Patnubay (CSA)
1st runner up- Niegil Libo-on (SLSA)
1st runner up- Lauren Shinia Marie Dorado (CSA)
2nd runner up- Francis Jumilla (SLSA)
2nd runner up- Sumabong, Jessa Paula (JSA)
3rd runner up- Rex Caraecle (LSA)
3rd runner up- Geraldine Quinquero (JSA)
As president of WSO, Jamola felt grateful that Dies Felices 2017 became a successful one.
“It truly made me realize that the work students are not just about working and schooling, we also have the capacity to organize events like the Dies Felices 2017. The success of the event is a proof of the hard work, unity and creativity of the work students. As the president of this organization it filled my heart with great joy and love, knowing that I am a leader of a student body that breaks boundaries”, Jamola remarked.
At the moment Jamola is looking forward for the Dies Felices 2018, “The new set of officers next year will surely do their best to exceed the expectation of the organization’s members. Through the help of the members, officers and adviser, the Dies Felices 2018 will surely a remarkable one”, she added.
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