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Catcalling: Cease the Catcalls By Rohaina Dansal   Photo by Keira Burton Walking through any streets and public spaces is undoubtedly a normal part of our daily routines. Not until a woman passing by before strangers or “ tambays ” suffers an uncomfortable situation of catcalling and losing her balance in walking placidly. Whether one is alone or with company, catcallers know no number of passers-by to catcall. Catcalling gives women a constant and conscious struggle on how to protect their balance from this kind of potential threat. The streets and public spaces within the huge premises and parameters of Mindanao State University are not an exemption for safety from catcallers. Catcalling, by definition, is “the act of shouting harassing and often sexually suggestive, threatening, or derisive comments at someone publicly.” It’s ironic to believe that women are perceived to be catcalled because of how they dress. However, this argument is contrary to the case of women inside the ca...

  Top 5 in May 2022 CPALE is from MSU-Main By Rohaina Dansal   Photo by JPIA MSU-Main Ms. Nur-Hafeiza Jannah I. Abinal, CPA, from batch premium, aced the 5th spot in the results of the nationwide Certified Public Accountant Licensure Examination (CPALE) given on May 23-25, 2022. Miss Abinal is the first summa cum laude in the Department of Accountancy and the second in the history of the College of Business Administration and Accountancy (CBAA). With a CGPA of 1.10, she was also the Class Valedictorian of the Batch Fidem and graduating class of 2022 during the hybrid 56th Commencement Exercises of Mindanao State University held on July 21, 2021, at the International Convention Center.  Along with Ms. Abinal, Mindanao State University-Main Campus’ Department of Accountancy produced a total of twelve new Certified Public Accountants in the May 2022 CPALE out of the seventy-one takers from the different batch, namely: batch Royalties, batch Trustees, and batch Pr...

29th Annual Regional Convention JPIA MSU-Main Bags Second Place in Overall Academic Events By Rohaina Dansal Photo by JPIA MSU-Main JPIA MSU-Main won second place in overall academic events during the 29th Annual Regional Convention on May 2-8, 2022 with a theme, “NEOMENIA: Illuminating the Epitome of Prowess Ascension.” These academic events were (1) Cup 1 or Financial Accounting and Reporting, (2) Cup 2 or Advanced Financial Accounting and Reporting, (3) Cup 3 or Management Advisory Services, (4) Cup 4 or Regulatory Framework for Business Transactions, (5) Cup 5 or Auditing, (6) Cup 6 or Taxation, (7) Cup 7 or All Boards subjects, and (8) Cup 8 or Basic Accounting. Ms. Norhanie A. Sihaboddin won first place in Cup 1, Mr. Al-Jasser A. Samsoden won second place in Cup 2, Mr. Emir Jaloud C. Pangandaman won third place in Cup 3, Ms. Graceila P. Calopas won first place in Cup 4, Ms. Jalieha B. Mahmod won first place in Cup 6, Mr. Al-Jasser A. Samsoden won third place in Cup 7,...

  JPIA MSU-Main Seizes Online Partnership Opportunities By Rohaina Dansal   JPIA MSU-Main graced partnership opportunities with other JPIA local chapters and organizations. These local chapters and organizations were the University of Santo Tomas-JPIA, the JPIA Liceum of the Philippines University-Manila, the Adamson University College of Business Administration-Student Council (CBA-SC), and the Junior Philippine Institute of Accountants and Auditors-United Incorporated (JPIAA-U). The local chapter served as a primary partner to UST-JPIA ‘s pioneer webinar event entitled “Chrysalis 2021: Transitioning into Digital Auditing” which was held on October 23, 2021. The event covered the latest auditing approaches and techniques in the new normal. Particularly, the event tackled the following: (1) the SEC’s Journey in Drafting the Rules on Digital Assets, (2) Reshaping Internal Audit System in the Digital Environment, (3) the Traditional versus Digital Approaches in Auditing,...

First Sem Extension: Consequence and Glitches By Rohaina Dansal   Photo by Leeloo The First The normal duration of the first semester in the university runs from August to December, and the second semester runs from January to May. However, unprecedented events, specifically, typhoon Odette have caused the university to extend the first semester until January this year. Despite this adjustment, the expected end of the second semester is still deemed to be in May. Is the second semester not compromised in this case? Extending the first semester to January was unexpected for both the students and the professors and has caused changes to the second semester. Instead of the students finishing the first semester in December of 2021 and spending their holidays at ease, they still had the burden of the first semester to carry until the whole month of January. Students did not have that much break as well since they will move on directly to the start of the second semester in Febru...