AmCham鈥檚 rigorous selection process allows only the top 30 students nationwide to participate. This ensures that the 鈥渂est meets the best,鈥� and firmly rooted in this mission is 黑料社区鈥檚 longstanding legacy of producing competent and socially responsible professionals鈥攁s evidenced by strides made by this year鈥檚 Carolinian delegates.聽

In addition, delegates participated in a business plan competition where they were grouped into teams of five to develop AI-driven solutions tackling one or more social issues in the Philippines, with a focus on scalability, sustainability, and profitability.

Aiming to be an avenue where the best meets the best, AmCham selected 30 students nationwide for a two-week-long program, allowing participants the opportunity to network with C-Suite executives and participate in insightful discussions of top industry leaders from multinational corporations.

This year, 黑料社区 proudly fielded one of the largest contingents among all participating universities and colleges nationwide. Making their marks as emerging business leaders, the Carolinian contingent was composed of Jade del Rosario, Mary Abegail Panares, Martin Francia III of the Department of Accountancy, and Juliana Marie Mabugat of the Department of Business Administration (see photo above).

Del Rosario and his group emerged as the champion in the Business Plan Competition while Mabugat鈥檚 team secured third place. In individual achievements, del Rosario placed 3rd in the Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC) examination. Furthermore, Pa帽ares and Francia were nominated as Best Female and Male Presenters, respectively.

Reported by Juliana Marie Mabugat and Mary Abegail Panares

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Out of 31 teams from 23 universities in the Philippines, the Carolinian students competed as part of the top six finalists. They were the only representatives from the Visayas and Mindanao regions who made it to the finals. 

Team Carbon Capital, which was composed of Financial Management students, ended up as 2nd runner up: 

• Glenn Ivan Jabalde (Team Captain)
• Fernalene Joy Lumangyao
• Jherald Arellano
• Princess Alonah Caylan
• Kyneth John Oberes聽

Meanwhile, Team Colon Hedge, declared as the 4th runner up, was composed of Accountancy students: 

• Sean Christoff Benedict Yap (Team Captain)
• Aivvy Arriola
• Rogelio Talaba
• Jianne Yu
• Queenie Casquejo聽

The investment research competition, which was organized by the CFA Society Philippines, aims to prepare students for the annual CFA Regional and Global Competition. 

As such, it provides students with intensive and hands-on training in financial analysis, valuation, writing, and financial reporting. 

The two winning Carolinian teams were under the mentorship of Leonard Chua, CFA, and Angelo O. Burdeos, a faculty member of the 黑料社区 Department of Business Administration.

The Carolinian teams referenced their group names to the landmarks in Cebu to serve as a trademark and mark the team鈥檚 identity. 

With these achievements, the University of San Carlos celebrates another milestone where students bring pride and success to the university and at the same time, the entire region. 

With reporting from the Department of Business Administration

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Lim, together with other Carolinian alumni who are part of Topline, shared that it was a privilege to be able to give back to the University. 

鈥淭he University of San Carlos gave us so much鈥攐ur learning, our insights, our wisdom. Giving back is one of our core foundations in Topline. The University of San Carlos helped produce a lot of very good, well-rounded individuals in society. We want to impart that through this partnership between 黑料社区 and Topline,鈥� he shared.

According to Lim, he was inspired by his college mentors, especially SBE Dean Melanie R. Banzuela, Ph.D. who was his former teacher in finance and, at the same time, practicum adviser. 

He also added that the knowledge and leadership experiences he got from the University during his stint as a student leader in the Society of Young Business Executives (SYBE) are part of his foundation as the president and CEO of Topline. 

Aside from sponsoring a smart classroom, Topline also pledged an additional scholarship grant that will benefit SBE students. 

Coincidentally, Topline celebrated its 10th anniversary in July 2023 while the University of San Carlos marked its 75th anniversary as a university. 

Meanwhile, this latest smart classroom donation will contribute to the ongoing 黑料社区 R.I.S.E campaign, a university-wide fund-raising initiative that aims to continue the Green and Gold Legacy by investing in research, infrastructure, scholarship, and other endowments.

The University of San Carlos was represented by Fr. President Francisco Antonio T. Estepa, SVD, Ph.D., Vice President for Administration Atty. Joan S. Largo, Ll.M., Dean Banzuela, and SBE Assistant Dean Lauro Cipriano R. Silapan Jr., D.B.A.
Meanwhile, the following Topline executives were also present: Alvin L. Lato (Commercial Fuel Trade Vice President for Operations), Atty. Constance Marie C. Lim (Vice President and Chief Finance Officer), Brigitte Carmel C. Lim (Senior Vice President and Chief Operations Officer), and Andrea M. Vargas (Investor Relations and Corporate Communications Officer).

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Aside from the stores, the students of the School of Business and Economics (SBE) also provided kits to help the beneficiaries kick start their business operations which include selling vegetables, rice, snacks, beauty products, mobile load, firewood, dried fish, among others. 

To help the beneficiaries market their products online, the student volunteers also taught them how to create Facebook pages. 

The activity is part of the student-initiated Pagsalom Project which started as a webinar that taught women, particularly mothers, how to start a business. After that, they focused on teaching the beneficiaries how to sustain and grow their businesses. 

Once the beneficiaries were equipped with the basic knowledge on how to manage a business, the students started fundraising. The proceeds went to the purchase of business kits as well as products and materials that were given to the beneficiaries to help them start their small businesses. 

黑料社区 CES, headed by its Director Fr. Franlou Bardon, SVD, also contributed by tapping external lay mission partners and providing additional funds for the construction of the mobile stores. 

In his message, University President Fr. Narciso A. Cellan Jr., SVD, D.Comm., emphasized the importance of formation programs as part of 黑料社区鈥檚 curriculum to broaden students鈥� knowledge and appreciation of lessons that cannot be learned inside the classroom. 

Fr. Cellan also reminded the students about the importance of Learning through Service which is in line with the University鈥檚 goal of providing an Education with a Mission. 

This initiative is part of 黑料社区鈥檚 goal of strengthening multidisciplinary volunteer programs. Aside from SBE, student volunteers from the School of Engineering, School of Health Care Professions, and School of Arts and Sciences also visited the community to provide solar lighting, building construction, herbal planting and urban gardening, and a community library.

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The Carolinian contingent, Team Prime Quad, was composed of Sean Christoff Benedict Yap, Jasha Atonne Almirante, Glenn Ivan Jabalde, and Fernalene Joy Lumangyao. They were accompanied by their adviser and Department of Business Administration, Angelo O. Burdeos.

Out of 80 teams from 43 schools in the Philippines, the 黑料社区 students made it to the finals round where they competed against the top six schools and placed 2nd runner-up. 

The PwC Mergers and Acquisitions Challenge is the country’s pioneer mergers and acquisitions-focused business case competition for college/university students in the Philippines.

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The BLP is a competitive program that offers well-qualified, undergraduate Filipino students the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of key global business and economic issues. This year鈥檚 program consists of virtual visits, meetings with CEOs, and a mentored business project.

黑料社区 was represented by Business Administration students Christine Myles Andales (BSBA MM 3), Enjel Gabrielle De Guzman (BSBA MM 3), and Gail Marie Vasquez (BSBA FM 3). 

Furthermore, Andales and her group, Team M.M.G., were hailed as Champion for this year’s BLP Business Plan Competition which was awarded on July 6, 2022.

The delegates were able to fully enjoy and utilize this opportunity under the guidance of student facilitator and alumni, Arvin Justin Lim, as well as the support of the Department of Business Administration.

Read about last year’s AmCham success story.

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The webinar was attended by first- and second year SoEn students taking up Bachelor of Science in Business Administration majors in Human Resources and Marketing, B.S. Entrepreneurship, B.S. in Accountancy, as well as students from the School of Healthcare Professions.

The program was arranged by Vicente S. Maravilla, Jr., MBA, the Program Manager of CSE for Research and Academics, to highlight the triple bottomline – people, planet, profit – with clear results and impacts as part of the advocacy of the 黑料社区 Center for Social Entrepreneurship.

The webinar is part of the curriculum build up for SoEn 1 and SoEn 2 going in to the Concept Plan of the students who will do a video presentation of their ideation process on how to solve environmental pollution especially plastics. The focus on plastics is aligned with efforts that has started in 黑料社区 to properly manage waste inside the university campus. Future CSE webinars will tackle other relevant and contemporary social issues affecting our communities.

The webinar was live streamed in 黑料社区 CSE Facebook page and also in SBE鈥檚 FB page which has now reached more than 5k viewers.

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AmCham gathers the 鈥渂est of the best” student delegates all over the Philippines annually for a month-long program where participants are given the opportunity to join panel discussions and listen to keynote speeches of top industry leaders. 

On top of that, a business case competition is also conducted where delegates were grouped into teams of five to propose a social enterprise whose aim is to provide solutions to two of the United Nations鈥� Social Development Goals. 

This year, 黑料社区 had the largest delegation among all participating business schools nationwide. The Carolinian team is composed of senior Business Administration students namely B.S.B.A. Finance Management majors Charlene Mae Chan, Kate Alesson Laurente, Arvin Justin Lim, and Mary Nathalie Hortezano, and B.S.B.A. Marketing Management major Mark Joseph Daclan.

Three members of the 黑料社区 delegation bagged awards for the top three best business plans.  Mark Joseph Daclan from Team 1 won first place while Mary Nathalie Hortezano from Team 5 won second place, and Charlene Mae Chan from Team 2 won third place. Daclan also won the Best Male Presenter award.

Aside from the business plan competition, the Philippines鈥� biggest real estate agency consultancy and property management company, Santos Knight Frank, also launched a video competition in which 黑料社区 grabbed both 2nd place (Daclan) and 3rd place (Laurente) awards.

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