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Board topnotchers, 97% NLE passing rate, and high employability of graduates: Stellar Results Mark PHINMA Education’s 18 Years of Serving the Underserved
More than a decade ago, Elbert Kay Serrano wanted to be a nurse. His parents, a farmer and a canteen helper, didn’t have the resources to help him finish college. Elbert worked any job he could get -- a caregiver, a service crew at a fast food chain, a clerk, a helper-while taking up nursing at PHINMA Araullo University.
Elbert is just one of the thousands of
underserved Filipinos whose chances of getting into college and finishing their
degree is hampered by their circumstances. “Getting into college and graduating can often be prohibitively
expensive for poor families,” said Dr. Chito B. Salazar, PHINMA Education
President and CEO. “This barrier to entry is one of the many challenges that we
are tackling because we believe that every Filipino
deserves to have quality education.”
Owing to its mission to serve the underserved, PHINMA Education schools do not have entrance tests to make it easy for students to enroll and get the quality education they deserve.
An education network for the underserved
Recent data from the Commission of Higher Education (CHED) shows that only 33% of college-aged Filipinos are currently enrolled. PHINMA Education, by intent and design, has been addressing this issue for the past 18 years. The education network, which now operates 10 schools in the Philippines and Indonesia, prides itself on crafting programs and interventions that make it easy for underserved students to get the quality education they want and deserve.
To date, PHINMA Education has over 95,000 students across its ten campuses in the Philippines and Indonesia. Of this number, around 60% are benefiting from theHawak Kamay Scholarship program that provides discounts of up to 75% on enrollment fees. There are no entrance exams to make entry less prohibitive. It also monitors Students-at-Risk (StARs) and conducts home visits to help students return to school.
In 2021, PHINMA Education launched
KANLUNGAN, a free individual therapy program for both employees and students. “We don’t stop at simply giving out scholarships. We
make sure that their mental and emotional needs as first-generation college
students are also taken care of,” Dr. Salazar said.
Beyond giving out scholarships to the majority of its student population, PHINMA Education also ensures that students are mentally and emotionally well through interventions, assistance, and therapy sessions.
Learning strategies that adapt to changing needs
“When the pandemic started, we resolved
that nothing should stop our students from learning and
we prepared models that would provide them the flexibility they require in order to learn unhampered,” Dr. Salazar explained. “Our models proved to be so successful that we are now making them a permanent option for our schools.”
The two models, Flex Learning and Remote
and Distance (RAD) Learning, relied on printed activity sheets combined with
strong teacher and peer support through a mobile data allocation that renewed
every month. At no additional cost, students were able to access Facebook
Messenger
and G-suite tools to do their course work and attend webinars. FlexLearning students will have in-person classes once regulations allow, while RadLearning students will continue to be home-based.
While the pandemic brought difficulties, it also brought opportunities as PHINMA Education piloted two new learning models that allowed students flexibility. The success of these models made them permanent options across the education network
High board passing results across schools
Elbert Kay Serrano graduated in 2013 and is now a municipal representative for the Department of Health (DOH) in Nueva Ecija. He is also working on getting his doctorate. Those who want to follow in his footsteps are in good hands: PHINMA Education has a 79% board passing rate for first-time takers. Even better, in the recently concluded Nursing Licensure Examination (NLE), the five PHINMA Education schools with first-time takers averaged 97%.
PHINMA Education creates models that help students learn unhampered. These efforts have shown great results with schools under the network garnering 92.54% overall passing rate in the NLE and 79% passing rate for first-time takers in other board examinations.
“We are proud to have six topnotchers in the NLE with PHINMA University of Pangasinan (PHINMA UPang) students placing 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 10th, while a Southwestern University PHINMA (SWU PHINMA) student placed 9th,” shared Dr. Salazar. “PHINMA UPang was also cited as the second top performing school in the country for having a total of 62 passers, including second takers, and a 92.54% overall passing rate,” he added.
From 2004 to May 2022, the network has had 122 board exam topnotchers in the Philippines across courses such as Nursing, Education, Criminology, Electrical Engineering, Medical Technology, and Medicine.
Affordable education towards employability
More than 70% of PHINMA Education graduates are employed within a year after graduation, a percentage expected to increase as the economy bounces back from the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We believe that the school’s responsibility does not stop the moment a student graduates. Rather, schools should keep supporting their students, including ensuring that they get the help they need to get employed after graduation,” Dr. Salazar stated. PHINMA Education partners with companies that provide training and internships to help students become work-ready.
PHINMA Education’s placement office, Alumni and Corporate Engagement (ACE), currently has 259 active companies in various industries that provide hiring, internship, and training for its students.Aside from online career fairs, graduating students go through mock interviews and feedback sessions with their teachers to prepare them for actual job interviews. Students also attend a series of webinars and career talks with industry partners.
For almost two decades, PHINMA Education has shown that quality, private education does not need to be expensive to be effective. Serving underserved students by tailoring its strategies to their needs, resources, and aspirations, has enabled it to make lives better through education. It’s a mission that the company is determined to pursue even more diligently in the years to come.
PHINMA Education, through strategic partnerships with companies and industries, provides students with assistance and resources to help them land jobs after graduation.
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PHINMA Education Holdings, Inc. (PEHI) under the conglomerate PHINMA Corporation, started investing in the education services sector in 2004 through the acquisition of PHINMA Araullo University in Nueva Ecija. It has since expanded its presence across the country with its network of schools namely: PHINMA Cagayan de Oro College, PHINMA University of Pangasinan, PHINMA University of Iloilo, Southwestern University PHINMA in Cebu City, PHINMA Saint Jude College in Manila, PHINMA Republican College in Quezon City, PHINMA Rizal College of Laguna, and PHINMA Union College of Laguna. It also aims to expand across Southeast Asia beginning with Horizon Education in Indonesia. For more information, please visit: https://www.phinma.edu.ph
July 5, 2022
Marian Rivera’s top 3 tips for homemakers plus her Shopee home essentials you need to checkout this 7.7
- Always set a budget
Even with her current superstar status, setting a budget for everything is still an important aspect for Marian especially when buying her essentials for home and living. And just like most of us, Marian also looks out for the best deals on Shopee! As for her tip to new homeowners? Marian shares: “Always look for a peg. In that manner, mas makikita mo kung ano yung kailangan mong bilhin, kung anong kulang. [Always look for a peg. In that manner, you’ll see exactly what you need to buy and what’s still missing.]”
And for 7.7, you
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Want to get an idea on what to check out this 7.7? Here are Marian’s recommended swak sa budget home items to add to your essentials:
Too much clothes
but not enough space? This Hanging
Closet Organizer is a lifesaver thanks to its multiple pockets
perfect for small items. You can also hang this either inside your closet, in
the bathroom, and even in your laundry area. Maximize every bit of space in
your home with the help of this Wall-mounted
Rotatable Hook and easily mount it anywhere without damaging your
walls. Avoid spilling your toothpaste products with the help of this Automatic
Toothpaste Dispenser, which also serves as a toothbrush storage to
keep your sink neat and tidy. Organize your grocery items with the help of this
Refrigerator Storage Box, which has a
space-saving design that makes stocking up supplies easier and more convenient.
- Know your priorities
when it comes to decorating your home
Known for her multiple roles both on and off screen , the most important role Marian considers is being a mom to her kids, prioritizing everything that they need. “Mahilig kasi ako mag-ayos-ayos sa bahay lalo na pag walang ginagawa. Syempre first thing na kinoconsider ko is ang safety ng mga anak ko. Syempre bata, maligalig, mahirap namang makatabig-tabig sila or malapit sa disgrasya so I always make sure na kid-friendly ang mga gamit at ayos namin sa bahay. [I love decorating everything in our house especially when I’m not busy. Whenever I decorate, the first thing I consider is the safety of my kids. Since they’re kids, they’re very active and prone to accidents so I always make sure to have a kid-friendly home design.]”
If you’re like Marian who keeps things safe and sound at home, then better consider these budget-friendly and kid-friendly items on Shopee:
Have a go-to tumbler you bring everywhere? This Protective Bottle Sleeve has a non-slip, anti-scratch, and anti-collision surface to keep your tumbler protected at all times. Make use of this Multipurpose Bath Ladle for your daily home tasks including watering the plants, washing ingredients in the kitchen, or even for your next bath time session with the kids. Avoid cluttering harmful items kids can reach with the help of this Under Desk Organizer, which you can also use for your home office setup. Prevent any accidents in the kitchen with the help of this cute Cartoon Bottle Opener, safe to use in opening bottles and jars with ease.
- Choose convenience when
shopping for your home necessities
Marian is an avid shopper, and Shopee is her go-to source for all things home essentials. On what she usually buys, Marian shares: “I am very fond of kitchenwares; mga ingredients ng kung anu-anong niluluto ko, lalo na minsan of course may mga ingredients na mahirap hanapin sa grocery, so sa Shopee agad ako magchecheck. [I am very fond of kitchenwares; some ingredients are hard to find in the grocery, so I immediately check Shopee for those.]”
Want to make things hassle-free while cooking? Better add-to-cart these affordable items to have a more enjoyable time in the kitchen:
If you love cooking just like Marian, then go for this Condiments Organizer to help keep your spices in place in an aesthetic way. Make cooking a fun and safe experience with these non-slip Silicone Oven Gloves, which you can use to hold and transfer hot objects. Replace your plastic containers with these Sealed Jar Containers, which come in different sizes where you can store extra ingredients and food items. Always keep your cooking station spotless clean with this quick drying Multipurpose Kitchen Towel, which you can also use on kitchenwares.
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Xiaomi × Leica Strategic Partnership in Imaging Technology
Xiaomi 12S Series “co-engineered with Leica” Launched in Mainland China
Beijing, CHINA, July 4th 2022 – Today, Xiaomi officially unveiled the new Xiaomi 12S Series “co-engineered with Leica”. This outstanding imaging product series is the first culmination of the Strategic Partnership in Imaging Technology between Xiaomi and Leica. The entire series features different imaging systems jointly developed by Xiaomi and Leica, containing Leica Summicron lenses, and supports Leica imaging profiles, all of which aim to empower individual creators to express their creativity, while retaining the authentic style of Leica imagery.
Authentic Leica imagery, Leica imaging profiles
In this new era of mobile photography, Xiaomi and Leica have jointly created a new standard for smartphone photography. Combining Leica's in-depth understanding of optics, image processing, image quality, and Xiaomi's rich experience in smartphone computing photography, Xiaomi 12S Series “co-engineered with Leica” offers unprecedented smartphone image quality, colors that closely adhere to Leica's signature look and feel.
In order to help push imaging technology to new limits, Xiaomi and Leica have co-developed sophisticated optical lenses. As the top model, Xiaomi 12S Ultra utilizes Leica's world-class optical design capabilities in its lens system while adhering to their stringent optical quality testing standards and implementing Xiaomi's expertise in miniaturizing components to ensure ultra-high resolution, ultra-high light sensitivity, reduced dispersion, and lower flare.
Xiaomi 12S Ultra primary camera adopts an 8P aspheric lens, in order to address common photography issues such as flare, ghosting, and chromatic aberration, the camera module of Xiaomi 12S Ultra also adds anti-glare lens coating, lens edge ink coating, cyclic olefin copolymer material, and infrared light filter with spin coating technology. Together, these features offer a clearer overall picture that is consistent across the lens.
In addition to the advanced optical design, Xiaomi 12S Series “co-engineered with Leica” also utilizes Leica imaging profiles, inheriting Leica's century-old image aesthetic and reproducing Leica's tone and aesthetics with the aid of cutting-edge algorithms. For the end user, this means access to two photographic styles: The "Leica Authentic Look" and "Leica Vibrant Look", both offering enhanced creative freedom to the photographer.
- The "Leica Authentic Look" pursues a natural imagery for which Leica is known. By retaining light and shadow contrast, it adds a sense of three-dimensional depth to photos, with the characteristic excellence of Leica's time-proven light and shadow aesthetics.
- The "Leica Vibrant Look" features input by both Xiaomi and Leica. Combining Xiaomi's experience in smartphone photography with Leica's leading aesthetic, photographers can strive to capture the emotion of the moment, symbolizing Leica's exploration in the smartphone photography space.
Xiaomi 12S Series “co-engineered with Leica” brings authentic “Leica Image Look” to a smartphone.
Professional wide-angle camera with a super-large 1“ sensor
Xiaomi 12S Ultra is equipped with Sony’s IMX989 1" sensor, implementing a Quad-Bayer pixel array with individual pixel sizes reaching 1.6μm. After pixel binning, this reaches 3.2μm, reducing noise, extending dynamic range, increasing light captured, and achieving overall better imagery in low-light conditions. This sets a new precedent in smartphone cameras, approaching traditional cameras in terms of hardware specifications.
Xiaomi 12S Ultra is the first Android device to support Dolby Vision HDR video recording and playback. Dolby Vision enhances your videos with vivid colors, sharper contrast ratio, and richer details, providing you with vibrant and refined image quality. Xiaomi 12S Ultra uses HyperOIS for ultra-stable performance, offering continuous compensation for movement during video recording. HyperOIS utilizes the gap between two frames to drive the OIS motor to its original position, giving each frame a full effective range of stabilization.
Xiaomi 12S and Xiaomi 12S Pro feature Sony’s IMX707 as their primary sensor, which incorporates both a large sensor size and large pixels, at 1/1.28” and 2 and 2.44μm after pixel binning. With the support of Xiaomi AI Image Solution and Xiaomi ProFocus, these sensors achieve fast startup, capture, and continuous capturing. These devices support an industry-leading 30fps ultra-fast burst mode, and exceptional low-light photography capabilities. Further, they also implement All-scene snapshot in their cameras, making it easier to capture the decisive moment.
Xiaomi 12S Series “co-engineered with Leica” has also been designed to be more photographer-friendly in post-production. The entire series supports 10-bit RAW format calibrated by Adobe Labs, with color correction metadata embedded in the files. When using Adobe Lightroom to open photos shot on Xiaomi 12S Series, Adobe Camera RAW software will automatically optimize photos based on metadata, providing professional photographers with a good starting point for post-production.
One smartphone, two Xiaomi Surge chips
Xiaomi 12S Ultra “co-engineered with Leica” is the first flagship model to be equipped with two proprietary Xiaomi Surge chips, Xiaomi Surge P1 fast-charging chipset and Xiaomi Surge G1 battery management chipset, offering great improvements in battery management and overall user experience.
Xiaomi 12S Ultra supports 67W wired fast charging, 50W wireless fast charging and 10W reverse wireless charging. At the core of the Xiaomi Surge Battery Management System, is a 4,860mAh single-cell silicon-oxygen anode battery and Xiaomi Surge P1 fast-charging chipset, which also supports up to a 16A output current with 96.8% conversion efficiency. Furthermore, Xiaomi Surge G1 battery management chipset offers a slew of battery management algorithms, embedding self-developed battery management algorithms to protect the working safety of the battery and monitor the discharge load to accurately predict the available battery life of the device. Xiaomi 12S Ultra also supports adaptive charging to prevent the battery from overcharging thereby increasing the number of charge cycles by 25%.
Xiaomi 12S Pro features Xiaomi Surge P1 fast-charging chipset, 120W wired charging, 50W wireless charging, and a 4,600mAh single-cell battery, while the Xiaomi 12S offers 67W wired charging, 50W wireless charging, and a 4,500mAh battery.
Flagship Performance, Flagship Display
As Xiaomi's latest flagship, Xiaomi 12S Series “co-engineered with Leica” is powered by the all-new Snapdragon® 8+ Gen 1 Mobile Platform, built on the TSMC 4nm process. Compared to Snapdragon® 8 Gen 1, the core area of Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 is 21% smaller, with both the CPU and GPU receiving a 10% improvement in performance and a 30% improvement in energy efficiency. This not only significantly reduces the standby power consumption of Xiaomi 12S Series, but also allows for lower heat emission and power consumption under high-load computing scenarios.
Xiaomi 12S Ultra is equipped with a whole new heat dissipation system, similar to the biological mechanism leaves on a plant may use to absorb water. This three-dimensional cooling pump is ingeniously designed with a series of channels, which use a capillary network to actively pump cooling liquid condensed at the side opposite of warm areas, greatly improving efficiency and increasing the thermal conductivity of a single unit by 100%, compared with traditional VC heat dissipation systems.
Xiaomi 12S Ultra and Xiaomi 12S Pro feature a 6.73" AMOLED color display with E5 luminescent material that deliver a professional level of detail, brightness and color performance, in addition to a peak brightness of 1500 nits, 2K resolution, P3 color gamut, and 1-120Hz AdaptiveSync Pro. Xiaomi 12S is slightly more compact at just 6.28”, and also supports P3 color gamut display, HDR10+, and 120Hz AdaptiveSync.
Also announced were Xiaomi 12 Pro Dimensity Edition, Xiaomi Book Pro 16, Xiaomi Book Pro 14, Xiaomi Smart Band 7 Pro, and Xiaomi Home WiFi.
Xiaomi 12S Ultra Quick Specs
Design | 163.17 x 74.92 x 9.06mm 225g IP68 dust and water resistance Leather-like rear Classic Black, Verdant Green |
Imaging System | Leica Summicron 1:1.9-4.1 / 13-120 ASPH. camera system Ultra-wide angle: 13mm f/2.2 1/2" sensor (SONY's IMX586) 48MP Quad-Bayer pixel array Pixel Binning: 12MP, 1.6µm 4-in-1 Super Pixel Dual-PD Auto-focus Supports macro mode
Wide angle: 23mm f/1.9 8P Aspheric Lens 1" sensor (SONY's IMX989) 50.3MP Quad-Bayer pixel array Pixel Binning: 12.5MP, 3.2µm 4-in-1 Super Pixel Octa-PD Auto-focus Lens edge ink coating Multi-layer ALD ultra-low reflectance coating
Telephoto: 120mm f/4.1 Periscope 1/2" sensor (SONY's IMX586) 48MP Quad-Bayer pixel array Pixel Binning: 12MP, 1.6µm 4-in-1 Super Pixel Dual-PD Auto-focus Two photographic styles: Leica Authentic Look, Leica Vibrant Look Leica filters: Leica Vivid, Leica Natural, Leica BW Natural, Leica BW High Contrast Master-lens System HyperOIS
Front camera: 32MP RGBW Image Sensor |
Image Format | JPEG / HEIF 4096 x 3072 (default) 8192 x 6144 (50MP mode) 8-bit sRGB
DNG 4096 x 3072 10-bit Adobe RGB Adobe Camera RAW |
Video Format | Default (H.264 / H.265) 7680 x 4320 24FPS 3840 x 2160 60FPS 3840 x 2160 30FPS 1920 x 1080 60FPS 1920 x 1080 30FPS 1280 x 720p 30FPS
Dolby Vision (10-bit Rec.2020 HLG H.265) 3840 x 2160 60FPS 80Mbps VBR 3840 x 2160 30FPS 80Mbps VBR 1920 x 1080 60FPS 55Mbps VBR 1920 x 1080 30FPS 35Mbps VBR
Slow Motion (H.264 / H.265) 1920 x 1080 480FPS 1920 x 1080 240FPS 1920 x 1080 120FPS 1280 x 720 3840FPS (95ms capture speed, supports motion detection, upscale to output 12s slow-mo video) 1280 x 720 960FPS (max. 30s capture) 1280 x 720 480FPS 1280 x 720 240FPS 1280 x 720 120FPS |
Performance | Snapdragon® 8+ Gen 1 Mobile Platform All-new 3D cooling system 8GB / 12GB LPDDR5 (6400Mbps) 256GB / 512GB UFS 3.1 FBO storage refresh |
Charging System | Xiaomi Surge Battery Management System Xiaomi Surge G1 Battery Management Chip Xiaomi Surge P1 Charging Chip 4,860mAh (typical) 67W wired turbo charging 50W wireless turbo charging 10W reverse wireless charging |
Display | 6.73" Dolby Vision® TrueColor Display Samsung AMOLED LTPO, E5 material 3,200 x 1,440, 522ppi 1,500nits peak brightness, HBM 1,000nits (typ) 360° ambient light sensor 1-120Hz AdaptiveSync Pro Native 10-bit color depth, P3 color gamut Supports Dolby Vision®, HDR10+, HDR10, HLG |
Audio | Symmetrical Stereo Speakers SOUND BY Harman Kardon Support Dolby Atmos® X-axis linear motor |
Connectivity | Dual 5G Release 16 4x4 MIMO Wi-Fi 6 4K QAM 160MHz Channel 2x2 MIMO Supports 8x8 Sounding MU-MIMO Bluetooth 5.2 Supports AAC / LDAC / LHDC / aptX Adaptive Supports BLE Audio Supports Snapdragon Sound™ Multi-functional NFC |
Operating System | MIUI 13 based on Android 12 |
Variants | 8GB+256GB 12GB+256GB 12GB+512GB |