AdNU - Intramurals 2010

JPIA retrieves Four Pillars

By Englebert A. Villegas

Having no pressure at all, Junior Philippine Institute of Accountants-Ateneo de Naga University (JPIA-AdNU) Chapter retrieved the Intramurals Trophy of History (Four Pillars) and was declared as overall champion of Intramurals 2010 during the Awarding Ceremony last 22 August at the Gymnasium.

According to Mier, their being consistent in the second place from different events made them won the Intramurals.

Assembling the team

As the preparation started since summertime until the day of Intrams ‘10, JPIA have organized different committees from to handle particular functions like communication, secretariat, food, logistics, faculty and finance.

“At the very beginning of preparations, we were then working on the perspective that we will win against other contenders,” President Ludel Maiello F. Mier envisioned before the said affair.

“Late June, naghanap na kami players tas nag-assign mga officers. Masakit pati siya because we convinced them perseverely just to get the needed requisites which must be submitted on 8 August,” Mier shared.

JPIA’s fund for Intrams was Php60000 plus a subsidy of Php40000 from Athletics Office. According to Mier, further details of the expenditures will just be disclosed in their financial statements still to be prepared.

JPIA had a total of 400 members directly involved in joining games and doing props, including 350 players and 50 working staffs.

JPIA’s members included in Intramurals-related duties were Faculty Coordinator Adrian Ongog, student representatives for Intrams Board, Overall Coordinator Rizza Lyn Bermas, 20 team coordinators and 40 team managers.

Setting up goals

When asked about their ultimate goal for Intrams ’10, Bermas said that they just want to enjoy and recover the four pillars.

“Mas organized kami nguyan ta nag-prepare kami amay compared kang last year where we ranked third,” Bermas added.

On one hand, Mier said that JPIA lives up to the tradition of excellence. We don’t join to be second but second to none.

Bearing the theme of the Intramurals ’10, “70 Years of Excellence through Sports”, the organization develop the maxim “Sarabay, Sararo” to unite all JPIAns, those enrolled in Bachelor of Science in Accountancy (BSA) and BS Business Administration Major in Computer Management and Accounting (BSBA-CMA) and Financial Accounting (BSBA-FA) as well.

Trouble and shooting

In spite of early preparation, JPIA still faced problems such as collecting requirements like matriculation forms, identification cards, and medical certificates of participants.

Though JPIA dropped out other activities for August like Mr. and Ms. JPIA, JPIAlympics, and seminars to provide time for practices, they haven’t maximized the opportunity turning it to a setback.

As noticed that the judges were local and affiliated to AdNU, JPIA filed a complaint to the Tournament Manager regarding the qualifications of adjudicators. However, the Technical Committee headed by Chairperson Jec Claro with members Fr. Ritchie Elot, SJ and salve Verdadero denied the petition hereby retaining the decision about Cheer and dance Competition.

According to the technical committee, as taken from a letter forwarded to JPIA, they haven’t promised that the judges were from National Cheerleading Competition but the guidelines only.

Beyond limitations

JPIA plans to conduct the victory party, Dayaday, on 15 September. The Execom also expects to go ahead of any limitation through their shared visions.

“The challenge of having the Intramurals Trophy of History back in JPIA's hand is to create a more unified JPIA, actively involving in school activities and having one solid voice in university issues. Thus, we are calling our members to be active, to get involve, to take pride that they are JPIAns and to work for the development of the organization and of the university living out excellence that is beyond numbers,” Mier said when queried about the importance of winning the games.

“JPIA is the best organization on campus if the officers and members allow it to be. JPIA is not just a name. It is a tradition. It is a motivator. It is a family. JPIA's fate truly lies in our hands,” he ended.