February 11, 2012. The Department of Peace Studies held the 17th Peace Day Celebration of the Department. This year's celebration may not be as ostentatious as it was in the past, as the department takes into consideration the economic cost and mindful of the economic difficulties the country is undergoing. The theme of this year's celebration centered on developing personality traits and character to make oneself ready to assume the role of peace makers. One of the main feature of this year's peace day activity is the beauty pageant organized and facilitated by the Junior Peace Advocates (JPA) under the leadership of its president Lea Cerbito. The main purpose of this event is not to celebrate vanity but to help students appreciate beauty and provide them with opportunity to develop self-confidence and the ability to appreciate the beautiful qualities of the human person. Dr. Herbert Rosana, the department chairperson compared this aesthetic appreciation with a lamp. Lamps are placed in prominent places for everyone to share in that light. So we too must show good deeds and healthily manifest our good qualities for all to appreciate and to emulate. The entire BAPS department took this opportunity as time to share and to bond with one another.
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| The Contestants for Mr. and Ms. Peace |
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| The Junior Class |
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| Grace Oronan, the reigning Ms. Peace 2012 |
