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Trivia
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The WU-P Mass Com program opened
in 1988 with eight students.
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The biggest batch is Class 1999,
with over 30 students and 25 graduates.
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Three Mass Com alumna have won
the Miss Wesleyan title -- Noemi Bayudan (1991), Carla Miranda (2003) and
Catherine Manahan (2005). Mary Jane Ablaza (2004) and Taryn Ann Montero
(2004) were runners up. Jap Rey Catanghal (2006) was Mr. Wesleyan. Beverly
Ann Liwag (2004) won the Miss Palaro title. Sherry Anne Bulaclac
('98) once reigned as Miss Cabanatuan, while Rachel Jean Belarma (2007)
won the Miss Cabanatuan first runner-up title and the Mutya ng Gapan title.
Sherryle Joy Oligo (2001) was chosen as Miss Herway Calendar Girl.
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Rafael Jose (1991) was the first
Mass Com major to graduate cum laude.
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Rafael Echanova (1990) won the
nationwide Magnolia Youth Award for leadership.
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Nine Mass Com majors have served
as governors of the College of Arts and Sciences Student Organization
-- Rafael Echanova (1990), Rafael Jose (1991), Liezl Parungao (1992), Paul
Henry Garcia (1993), Ronald Hermoso (1994), Melchor Camiling (2000), Mark
Anthony Miranda (2004) Rossel Joy de Vera (2005) and Allan de Leon (2006).
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During their time, Liezl Parungao
(1992) was the highest ranking ROTC cadette, while Emerlito Enriquez (1992)
was the highest ranking ROTC cadet.
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Michael Louie Soriano (1993)
was the first Mass Com major to be elected president of the graduating
class.
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An Hyo Jung (2005), a South
Korean, was the first foreigner to graduate from the Mass Com program.
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Batch 1999 produced the biggest
number of radio broadcasters -- Acelord Blanca, Madonna dela Cruz, Elena
Garlitos, Marjorie Lina, Elena Miranda, Marvin Perez and Baby Jane Valderrama.
Radio broadcasters from other batches include Marvin Mercado (1995), Christopher
Duldulao (1996), Monica Suelto (1997), Daniel Vedania (1998), Melisa Agustin
(2003), Mark Anthony Miranda (2004) and Darwin Policarpio (2006).
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Two Mass Com graduates broadcast
programs abroad: Rafael Echanova (1990) in Florida, USA, and Marvin Perez
(1999) in a Pinoy station in Kuwait.
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The first Mass Com graduate
to pass away was Lowell Gomez (2000). He died in a highway motorcycle accident
in 2005.
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All Mass Com batches from 1990
to 2007 have had a common professor -- Sir Ramon R. Valmonte, who has been
teaching the course since it was first offered in 1988.
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