DURP 2006-2008.

Below is a sort or authors' biography which i did for our paper in Planning Workshop (P210.1) - with little omission of the work division part. i'd like to believe we're sort of an interesting group since our class is composed of young and driven individuals. In the past (but correct me if i'm wrong) DURP is taken up by near-retirement age government workers for promotion so most of them do not actually end up as practicing planners after DURP.
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i'd like to say i really enjoyed the 3 semesters i was with the class. i learned a lot from each one of them and grew better as a person. i was also glad i decided to push through with the program despite the discovery of my pregnancy a month before the official registration to the program. i was actually more worried of going bankrupt in the middle of the school year/semester than surviving school work but thanks to these very understanding classmates i was able to pull through. Gogol seems to be a budding planner and is comfy hanging out with the DURP crowd.

In April we will be graduating and i will finally attend my graduation. I intentionally missed my UP bachelor's graduation 4 years ago because months before the graduation march i still couldn't find a job and by the time my graduation came, i was stuck in the worst job i could ever imagine. Finishing this program made me feel i now deserve the right for a UP graduation. 10 years ago i also almost missed my UP High school graduation but i wasn't able to runaway to far far away before the day came because i didn't have money. i fulfilled my obligation as a good daughter and attended it, anyway. okay. so. that is the litany of my UP graduation.

okay. here is the meat of the matter. Dwell.

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Keith – is one of the three architects of the class. He is also a practicing Master Plumber. He finished his BS Architecture from the University of San Agustin in 2002. He is the co-founder of the Sustainable Religion Movement. Gogol's tatay.

Kelly – is the Geodetic Engineer of the class who hails from Bacolod. He finished his undergrad degree in Feati University. He also plans to study law and is into debate about religion. While in Davao, he spearheaded the move for the creation of the “Sustainable Religion Movement”, which we will put up in the future in case we would not earn much as urban planners. His favorite best friend is his gout; loves to eat peanuts and drink beer. He was the financier of the class.

Sam – apart from being one of the three architects of the class, he is also honing himself to be a future politician. He is the chickboy of the class. He also gave moral support and tons of laughter to the rest of the class not only during the duration of the Workshop but throughout the 4 semesters of DURP.

Velma – is the proud mother of 2 boys and a baby girl that is yet to be borne. In addition to being a hardworking employee of DTI, she is also a singer and music teacher. She was the logistics, financial and the constant food provider during the Workshop and throughout the 3 semesters.

Jom – perhaps is the CAD Monkey of the class. He works in the Iloilo Flood Control Project and comes to class riding his classic scooter – complete with helmet, of course. He seems always sleepy in the class and wears ‘toed’ (heath) socks He is a good boy.

Rej – is the counselor of the class who had baby Gogol in the 1st year of DURP. She finished her BA Psychology Management from the University of Philippines Visayas-Miag ao. Her previous jobs mostly include working as research assistant to various professors of the University. Like Kelly, she also loves beer but never suffers from gout.

Gina – is Miriam’s mommy. She works as the head of the Planning Department of West Visayas State University. She feels she has become 20 years younger after spending a good 3 semesters with the Peter Pans of DURP.

Jonabelle – is an architect from Aklan. She is now in Dubai. She gave us moral support. Unlike the rest of the girls, she is the Technical type.

Miriam – is the youngest of the class, but definitely not a baby (waray na ya!!!). She finished her BS in Social Work degree from the University of the Philippines Diliman in 2002. She has previously worked as a Social Science faculty in the Western Visayas College of Science and Technology, Program Coordinator of the Local Governance Development Project of AusAID and MIGEDC and later as Project Assistant of the said project. She left Iloilo in February 2008 to pursue the greener pastures in education and career in Metro Manila.

All hail to the DURP 2006-2008 Class of UPV-Iloilo!