december january - University of St. La Salle

December - March, 2009
A Publication of the University of St. La Salle
SCHOLARSHIP GRAND RAFFLE
NETS P2.5 MILLION
By China Gallaga
On February 27, 2009, the winning tickets of the One La Salle Scholarship Grand Raffle
were drawn at the lobby of the St. La Salle Coliseum. The well- attended affair took on a
festive mood with entertainers from the Campus Ministry and the Musikat. ChancellorPresident, Br. Ray Suplido, FSC, drew the winning ticket stub of High School 67
alumnus,Caloy Montelibano, for the grand prize of P500,000.00.
The Grand Raffle is the second star project of the University of St. La Salle for AY20082009. Star projects like the Grand Raffle and the Hating Kapatid, are smaller fund raising
activities for the One La Salle Scholarship Endowment Fund. This fund hopes to provides
a 20% scholarship base in all Lasallian schools by 2011 - when the Christian Brothers
celebrate 100 years of presence in the Philippines.
An innovative scheme proposed by the Parents Teacher Council President, Luisito
Ramos, enabled the Grand Raffle to net P2.5 Million for the Endowment Fund. It
recognized that all selling activities were voluntary in nature. Raffle ticket buyers were
offered opportunities to win valuable raffle prizes in exchange for their purchase of
P200.00 per ticket. Ticket sellers earned various cash and ticket incentives depending on
the number of tickets sold. Sales made by the students, parents, alumni, administrators,
faculty and staff were monitored by the Center for Institutional Development and the
Office of Student Affairs.
Grand Prize
Second Prize
Third Prize
Fourth Prize
Fifth Prize
Sixth Prize
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PRIZES
TICKET NO.
WINNERS
P500,000.00
40” Sony Bravia LCD TV
Asus Laptop Computer
29” Sharp Flat Colored TV
Sharp Refrigerator
Microwave Oven
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Caloy Montelibano
Hector Balgos
Mary Ann Magbanua
Toti Ledesma
Cjrostome Kpu Eiraba
Ma. Socorro Magno
Karen Subaldo
Luz Hofileña
Roberto Ricamonte
Iva John Marie Angeles
Christopher Lamata
Katrina Piodos
Mira Hilado
Johnny Cadiz
Efren Ramos
Stella Villavicencio
Joyzel Trabasas
Regie Acuyong
Isiah Kurt Ladia
Stephanie Satorre
Bong Salazar
Antonio Lim, Jr.
Lorna Nieves
Rodilito Abellon
Marina Fabros
Jose Despabeladero
Academics and Campus Life
PAASCU Re-accredits
University Programs
The Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools,
Colleges, and Universities (PAASCU) has granted a 5-year Level III re-accreditation
valid until to 2013 to the Arts & Sciences, Education, Accountancy and Business
Programs of the university.
To the Administration, Faculty, Staff, Students, Parents and Alumni,
we salute you!
De La Cruz joins Ayala Congress
Philippe Jan De La Cruz joins the 11th
National Ayala Young Leaders Congress
together with 74 student leaders from all
over the country. The congress was held on
February 10 to 13 at the San Miguel
Corporation Management Training Center
in Alfonso, Cavite.
The National Ayala Young Leaders
Congress is a three day summit that
includes workshops, lectures, outdoor
activities, plenary sessions and discussions
designed to hone the youth's leadership
skills.
De La Cruz is the newly elected
student council president for SY 2009 -2010.
Philippe Jan De La Cruz and Jaime Zobel de Ayala
Peace Forum Held
F r. R o b e r t
Schreiter, a Vatican
C o u n c i l I I
Professor of
Theology at the
C a t h o l i c
Theological Union
in Chicago was
guest speaker in a
forum entitled
"Reconciliation: A New Paradigm for
Mission and Peacebuilding at the Santuario
de La Salle on Janaury 24, 2009. Fr. Scheiter
is the general editor of the Faith and
Cultures series for Orbis books, is involved
in social reconciliation and served for
twelve years as a consultant for programs in
reconciliation for Caritas Internationalis.
This forum was sponsored by the JP II
Institute for Marriage and Family Life,
Graduate School of Management, Pax
Christi Pilipinas and the Institute for
Negros Development.
New Academic
Programs, AY '09-'10
College of Arts & Sciences
AB Political Science
with Certificate in International Studies
AB/BS Psych
with Certificate in Human Resource
Management
with Certificate in Marketing
Certificate in Psychology
(for non-Psych students)
AB Communication
(formerly AB Mass Communication)
AB Communication
with Certificate in Call Center Operations
with Certificate in Hospitality Management
with Certificate in Teacher Education
BS Biology with Certificate in Public Health
BS Information Technology (Ladderized)
BS Computer Science (Ladderized)
College of Business & Accountancy
BS Entrepreneurship
Research Center
Bares Results of
Tracer Study
on USLS Graduates
from 2003-2007
The University Research Center
conducted a tracer study on USLS graduates
from 2003 - 2007 with the following
objectives: to determine their status in terms
of employment; to find out the kind of work
they are engaged in; to identify the type of
industry they are connected with; to
ascertain the usefulness of their Lasallian
training in the practice of their professions; to
point out specific areas about Lasallian
education which they found very helpful; to
draw suggestions from the graduates on how
to improve the academic programs and
services of the university; and to find out the
extent of their involvement in alumni
gatherings.
Among the significant results of the
study show that 8 out of 10 Lasallian
graduates are employed with 63% enjoying a
regular or full-time status and 17% working
as casuals or part-timers. It is also noted that
it took only six months after graduation for
68% of graduates to find a job with 22%
finding jobs within a year.
The top employers are IT companies
(25%), academic institutions (18%), health
institutions (11%), trading firms (8%),
manufacturing companies (7%), and
government institutions (6%).
8 10
out
of
La Salle
GRADUATES
ARE EMPLOYED
68% found jobs
6 months after
graduating
Academics and Campus Life
Enrollment Data
Second Sem 2008-2009
YEAR
MALE
FEMALE
TOTAL
1
62
79
141
Total
62
79
141
Bachelor of Arts
2
Major in
3
Interdisciplinary Studies 4
Total
51
46
52
149
20
22
11
53
71
68
63
202
COURSE
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
Major in
Mass Communication
Total
2
3
4
Bachelor of Arts
Major in Political
Science
Total
Bachelor of Arts
Major in Psychology
COURSE
YEAR
MALE
FEMALE
TOTAL
1
2
3
140
147
2
289
224
226
0
440
364
363
2
729
1
2
3
4
50
10
10
12
82
130
22
10
23
185
180
32
20
35
267
1
2
3
4
130
109
64
39
342
202
157
109
83
551
332
266
173
122
893
Bachelor of Science
in Commerce
Total
Bachelor of Science
in Accountancy
Total
Bachelor of Science
in Hospitality
Management
12
7
8
27
33
20
29
82
45
27
37
109
2
3
4
10
8
10
28
16
12
9
37
26
20
19
65
Bachelor of Science
in Management
Accounting
Total
2
3
4
20
14
14
48
80
61
65
206
100
75
79
254
2
3
4
6
11
8
25
21
21
19
61
27
32
27
86
Bachelor of Science
in Applied Economics
Total
3
4
6
4
10
13
4
17
19
8
27
1
2
3
4
26
16
11
10
63
38
20
14
15
87
Bachelor of Science
in Agribus Management
Total
3
4
24
36
60
6
4
10
30
40
70
Total
12
4
3
5
24
Bachelor of Science
in Marketing
Total
3
4
41
34
75
60
53
113
101
87
188
3
Bachelor of Science in
Information Management 4
Total
19
24
43
27
32
59
46
56
102
Bachelor of Science
in Management
Total
3
4
37
63
100
67
73
140
104
136
240
Bachelor of Science in
1
Information Technology 2
Total
175
84
259
141
69
210
316
153
469
1006
1662
2668
1
2
3
4
9
6
5
1
21
22
27
19
15
83
31
33
24
16
104
187
208
253
210
858
447
517
531
473
1968
634
725
784
683
2826
858
1968
2826
3
2
6
4
0
15
12
12
17
15
7
63
15
14
23
19
7
78
31
27
18
28
104
106
103
93
91
393
137
130
111
119
497
836
935
1771
104
393
497
Total
Bachelor of Science
in Biology
Bachelor of Science in
Psychology
Total
Liberal Arts/
Commerce
(LIACOM)
College of Arts
and Sciences Total
1
2
3
4
5
Total
College of Business
& Accountancy Total
Bachelor of Science
in Nursing
1
2
3
4
College of Nursing
Total
Bachelor of Science
in Education
College of Education
Total
1
2
3
4
Academics and Campus Life
Enrollment Data
COURSE
YEAR
MALE
FEMALE
TOTAL
Bachelor of Science
in Engineering
Total
1
2
3
0
3
1
1
2
4
1
5
Bachelor of Science
in Computer
Engineering
1
2
3
4
5
113
62
30
42
79
326
39
18
7
14
18
96
152
80
37
56
97
422
1
2
3
4
5
12
16
15
19
14
76
23
18
12
4
7
64
35
34
27
23
21
140
1
2
3
4
5
95
89
71
109
104
468
44
47
23
32
29
175
139
136
94
141
133
643
28
16
16
10
23
93
9
3
7
4
4
27
37
19
23
14
27
120
966
364
1330
0
7
0
7
0
2
1
3
0
9
1
10
FEMALE
TOTAL
Total
Bachelor of Science
in Chemical
Engineering
Total
Bachelor of Science
in Electronics &
Communications
Engineering
Total
Bachelor of Science
in Materials
Engineering
1
2
3
4
5
Total
College of
Engineering Total
Others
Audit
Cross-enrollee
Supplementals
Total
Year Level Summary
First Year
Second Year
Third Year
Fourth Year
Fifth Year
College Summary
Arts and Sciences
Business and Accountancy
Engineering
Nursing
Education
MALE
1110
927
727
786
220
3770
MALE
836
1006
966
858
104
3770
1537
1433
1189
1098
65
5322
FEMALE
935
1662
364
1968
393
5322
2647
2360
1916
1884
285
9092
TOTAL
1771
2668
1330
2826
497
9092
summary
male
female
total
3770
5322
9092
Sports
28TH NOPSSCEA Sports Competition
September 21, 2008 to March 2009
ATHLETICS
College Women
KARATEDO
College Men & Women
BASKETBALL
Aspirants Boys
LAWN TENNIS
Elementary Boys & Girls,
College Women
SWIMMING
Elementary Girls,
High School Boys, College Women
TABLE TENNIS
College Men
TAE KWON DO
Elementary Boys, College Men
VOLLEYBALL
Aspirants Girls, High School Girls,
College Men & Women
2008 DEP-ED PROVINCIAL ATHLETIC
& CULTURAL MEET CHAMPIONS
USLS-IS-NOPSSCEA Swimming H.S. Boys
USLS-IS-NOPSSCEA Volleyball H.S. Girls
Academics and Campus Life
New Lasallian Doctors
Karla Janet Baltazar M.D. Ma. Benjafe Borromeo M.D.
Ria Garcia M.D.
Alerose Laguda M.D.
Katherine Lucero M.D.
Celder Jade Machite M.D.
Marycel Porras M.D.
Mae Queen Sombe M.D.
Gladys Valencia M.D.
Ma. Cornelia Zarceno M.D.
Nursing Licensure Exam Passers for November 2008
Aizza Dinsay Guanzon
Merrill Kelim Omandac Guanzon
Michelle Vingno Guanzon
Joana Marie Dillosa Guelos
Julie Ann Marie Gimotea Guion
Kathryn Joy Tolosa Gustilo
Rothell Tan Hechanova
Tifanny Ann Jolito Herrera
Michel Flores Hontiveros
Christian Lass Almaiz Iballa
Rosalie Meneses Illut
Sonifere Grace Eva Inumerables
Christine Angela Barretto Ituriaga
Christopher Martin Alimpoyo Izquierdo
Kristin Mae Ciocon Jabay
Kris Feje Solveza Jagorin
Diona Mae Palermo Jaranilla
Marie John Ceballos Jardiolin
Daryl Mae Jomocan Jemilla
Keats Yogore Jermeo
Aileen Paragas Jimenez
Rheena Divino Juntado
Michelle Parreño Junto
Kenneth Anton Reinoso Lacson
Rouie Crissa Layague Layumas
Ina Kristine Montealegre Lee
Jameboo Filiu Legaspi
Janela Joy Ramos Libo-on
John Alexis Moreno Limas
Aliza Ticar Limjoco
Sheena Grace Teogalbo Limsiaco
Mary Jean Niegos Lopez
Lyndell Gomez Luberas
Paulo Miguel Ferandez Mabasa
Masaki Ruland Tinagan Macavinta
Anton Dominic Arrazola Magbanua
Joefely Garcia Mamon
Renalene Docto Manilla
Christy Marie Moncada Maquilang
Patrick Aubrey Martelino Maravilla
Joji May Cu Masadia
Llandel Marie Potato Materiales
Janina Vecera Medez
Risha Juplo Menghnani
Heidi Rose Ebrada Mercano
Valerie Chitong Gumban Mirhan
Carrie Anne Gayares Abella
Doni Jee Biboso Aboy
Anthony Sanoy Adapon
Lyxine Mae Gayoso Adriaga
Clark Chris Melocoton Agapin
Beverly Manalo Algara
Michelle Alborante Alipato
Patriz Ember Jonota Aloro
Erin Carolyn Sitchon Alvarez
Krystle Mae Togores Amoloria
Jesse Ian Yulo Andal
Hilbre Corina Decolongon Apla-on
Aileen Mae Valladarez Apuhin
Dominador III Dacuya Artagame
Stephanie Joan Gan Badillo
Christine Joy Lopez Barredo
Ruby Grace Alincastre Basbas
Maria Rovi Dulay Batadlan
Franklin John Berame Becijos
Jade Emelle Dominik Galvan Billoso
Vengie Jamelano Bilolo
Kathrina Gargoles Blanca
Rosemarie Mabayan Bona
Mary Ann Monteroso Bontilao
April Anne Aries Bordios
Grace Marie Jimenea Bustillo
Juliewin Salon Cabaluna
Bennife Seguiro Cabrillos
Donna Jane Clavecillas Cacnio
Lairen Joy Decripito Calopez
Mary Geraldine Tad-y Camson
Lesley Ann Opura Cañete
Kimberly Lozada Cañon
Irene De La Vega Caro
Arian Hope Clemen Carruz
Niña Kirsten Perez Casona
Jessica Cucharo Catacutan
Georgia Mae Gomez Catalan
Roy Aron Sarmiento Catugas
Glenn Malayang Caudillosa
Kristine Anne De La Cruz Celis
Cristy Jover Chan
Robert Jay Encarnacion Chavez
Glazel Joy Teodoro Ciocon
Daryl Mae Pehid Ciron
Charlene Mae Aguilar Consulta
Rachel Mae Poja Cortez
Khristine Irene Mae Jareño Cruz
John Earl Lo De Juan
Princess Dya Dim Rivera De La Cruz
Judielyn Yap De La Paz
Marx Louie Sangrines De La Rosa
Mark Cordova De Leon
Valiant Eltanal Deloso
Natasia Vanessa Borra Demo
Jenny Asparin Descalsota
Aiza Ligo Ditching
John Lorenz Cuachon Ditching
Lean Marie Espinosa Domingo
Mafie Fregil Dominguez
Love Rose Tangonan Ejida
Jessa Mae Exaltado Elloran
Ken Carle Javelosa Escañan
Flarrybelle Tan Espera
Winter Claire Hubo Esperancilla
Virginia Marie Dela Fuente Espinos
Rose Jean Santander Espinosa
Shalimar Campos Espolon
Joy Joyce Miravalles Estrella
Theresa Katrina Sionosa Etabag
Yulah Marie Estrella Feliprada
Reymer Kelvin Barredo Fernandez
Fejie Dura Ferrer
James Ramelo Gualdrapa Ferrer
Lilli Joy Suncuaco Figueroa
Frenci Lonot Flores
Abigail Locsin Fuentebella
Matthew Khey Fuentebella
Remar Magquilat Gale
Jennifer Magbanua Gallego
Jan Rigel Fernandez Galvan
Merla Janessa Lopez Garcia
Tracy Jayne Malaluan Gargaceran
Gertie Dell Dolendo Gayona
Gehsa Marie Dequiña Gellesania
John Edward Parcon Go
Jobelle Caberoy Golez
Kurt Anthony Vergara Golingay
Ryan Rodney Lagdamat Gonzaga
Sally Mae Jolito Grandia
Kazia Grace Santua Gregorio
Minaj Dy Jill Mantile Guanco
Jan Kevin Singson Moises
Angelie Hayes Montalbo Mok
Hannah Mae Castillon Molen
Ronnel Mendoza Mondia
Marie Paulene Coscolluela Monfort
Allyn Joy Acuña Nicavera
Wilross Faith Nayon Oghayon
Holly Dawn Tomado Olarte
Janine Lyn Grande Olivares
Jeannie Joy Malolos Ortaliz
John Marz Richmond Bas Pabalinas
Glenn Marfil Pacalna
Richell Yaun Paccial
Ricel Mae Tanate Pacheo
Mike Allen Rodriguez Paglomutan
Pauline May Rubrico Quizan
Natalie Young Ramirez
Myra Lachica Relota
Krizel Labayen Reyes
Kristina Boteros Robles
Joselle Marie Arcolas Rubino
Ethyl Mae Dayot Sabbaluca
Rosario Anne Siwa Sales
Almae Irene Gidalanon Salinog
Jobelle Dioquino San Jose
Mary Lou Lopez Sanicas
Alfred Garcia Santibañez
Jedidah Alisbo Santos
Christian Rey Republica Senoro
Jayvie Chester Uy Sia
Sugar Jabile Siason
Neil Ryan Labayen Sibayan
Jonas Espolong Simon
Michael Jim Libo-on Sitchon
Carla Andrea Reyes Sotomil
Lorenz John Bana-ay Suguran
Kim Rojo Suplico
Audrey Claire Subong Sysiangco
Marie Cris Madalag Tabay
Maecel Guinanao Talam
Janice Canto Tamagos
Mark Christian Pasco Tambasen
Bryan Desabille Tan
Christopher John Cristoria Tan
Francine Mae Bahil Tan
Kirby John Agravante Tan
Jerinne Marie Morancil Tancinco
Rezza Joyce Agudo Tano
Liz Lauraine Lazzarre B. Tedoco
Sunshine Emmar Lipa Tejare
Rachel Ann Gara Temple
Joren Mark Marquez Tenerife
Keziah Kerren Lim Teves
Charmaine Rillo Toga
Daisy Tordesillas Togle
Dina Tordesillas Togle
Alvin John Alegada Toleco
Reynan Garces Tonato
Charmaine Joy Juarez Tondag
Sheila Mae Geasin Tondo
Mark Jason Regin Belga Torres
Christian John Magallanes Tortosa
Jasper Tadeo Ibao Tuala
Owie Arturo Ii Vivero Uychiat
Ariadne Acaling Vaflor
Daryl Joel Batiles Valencia
Maria Ninez Zafra Valladarez
Stephanie Bianca Lobres Varela
Ares Madrangca Verde
Lora Mae Bello Vergara
Claire Anne Inventor Villamor
Krystel Fleur Inventor Villamor
Aiza Mae Tabacug Villanueva
Kristo Ledesma Villanueva
Patricia Angela Magalona Villanueva
Paul Ernil Bedonia Villanueva
Noelle Ann Jarmonilla Villar
Ruth Paderes Villason
Mary Kris Villalobos Villegas
Andrew Gonzales Virgo
Harmony Anne Manojo Yap
Christine Joy Mispeñas Yu
Marjorie Gariando Yulo
Judee Martine Sotero Yung
Shaleen Segotier Yzarri
Carmiel Dane Tia Zamora
Medicine
Passing Rate
National
Passing Rate
Nursing
Passing Rate
National
Passing Rate
The Integrated School
Integrated School
to relocate in 2012
IS Feats
Mariz Castañeda 6D
Champion (Intermediate Level), 34th
Annual Rotary Academic Excellence
Contest held on February 3, 2009 at
Robinson's Place-Bacolod
High School Student Affairs Council
(HS-SAC)
Recipient, 2009 Th e Outstanding Student
Councils Award (TOSCA)
Sponsored by Jaycees Metro Bacolod
Jared Rubin 9E
C h a m p i o n , 7 t h To a s t m a s t e r s
International Provincewide Impromptu
Speaking Contest held in Bacolod City on
February 28, 2009
IS Principal Pica Limas, Br. Ray Suplido FSC, Globe Asiatique President Delfin Lee and
GA Legal representative Atty. Jose Sison with IS Students and INSPA Officers
In its September 2007 meeting, the Board of Trustees resolved and agreed to look into
the possibility of relocating the Integrated School to a new campus to accommodate the
increasing college population now reaching close to ten thousand. The university looked
into the Granada campus as a possible site, however, after consulting the parents, the site
was deemed too far for an elementary and high school campus. Several new offers were
presented to the university since then.
In line with its commitment to build and develop residential communities consisting
of reasonably priced yet quality homes and residences, the Globe Asiatique Reality
Holdings Corporation has planned to develop a residential subdivision project in Bacolod
City and to further ensure the success of this proposed development project, Globe
Asiatique has proposed to the University of St. La Salle to relocate and open a new campus
for its Integrated School in an area adjacent to the proposed residential community.
In line with this proposal, Globe Asiatique has submitted an offer sheet to USLS which
outlines the terms of Globe Asiatique's proposal for USLS to relocate the latter's Integrated
school campus to the new site and become an integral part of the proposed
residential/community development project of Globe Asiatique. In its most recent meeting
last December 9, 2008, the BOT agreed to and accepted in principle the terms of the offer
sheet and to relocate its Integrated School campus to the site proposed by Globe Asiatique.
Thus the Integrated School community gathered in a historic moment last March 4, 2009 to
sign and seal the Memorandum of Agreement between the University of St. La Salle and the
Globe Asiatique Realty Holdings Corporation on the proposed relocation of the Integrated
School to its new campus by 2012 in the Xevera Bacolod project site in barangay Bata,
Bacolod City.
The MOA was signed by Br. Ray Suplido FSC, IS Principal Ma. Del Pilar Limas, Globe
Asiatique President Delfin Lee and Globe Asiatique Legal representative Atty. Jose Sison.
The event was witnessed by members of the BOT, administrators, Integrated School faculty
and staff, student officers and representatives of the parent's association.
A video presentation prepared by Globe Asiatique presented to the audience the existing
Xevera housing development projects in Bacolor and Mabalacat, Pampanga combining
residential areas with a church, school, clubhouse, commercial complex, wet and dry
market, and a theme park among its amenities.
Victorino Alcala II 8A
1st Place, 5th National Dental Health
Month On-the-Spot Poster Making
Contest at Robinson's Place, Bacolod, on
February 5, 2009 *He will be representing
Region 6 in the National Competition in
Manila.
Justin Mikael Moreno, Ma. Francesca
Santiago, John Oscar Solis, 4th Place
Mark Benedict Montalbo 3A, Enrico
Valencia, 5th Place
George Martin Ampil III 4E, Natasha
Nicole Mantile 4E, 4th Place
David Angelo Balmes 5C, Judd Xavier
Guzon 5D, 4th Place
Winners of the 2009 Metrobank-MTAPDepEd Math Challenge Division Oral
Team Competitions at Trinity Christian
School on February 12-13, 2009
Mark Benedict Montalbo 3A, Gian
Gamboa Jr. 3D, Natasha Nicole Mantile
4E, George Martin Ampil 4E, Judd
Xavier Guzon 5D, Joemar Cabayao 5D,
David Angelo Balmes 5C, Alexa Agabon
6D, Juliano Miguel Lacson 8E
Qualifiers, Math Teachers Guild (MTG)
Regional Training in Iloilo on April 3-6,
2009
The Integrated School
IS Principal chosen as
Outstanding Teacher
Ma. Del Pilar Limas, principal of the
Integrated School was awarded as the
Outstanding Teacher during the 2008
Saceda Youth Lead Awards on December 7
at the SYL Center in Dumaguete City,
Negros Oriental.
Limas was cited for her contribution
to students' and teachers' development in
Bacolod City.
Saceda Youth Lead is a youth serving
institution based in Dumaguete City,
Negros Oriental.
Cabalo wins Best Dissertation
schools primarily as an instrument to assist
Government in its efforts to improve the
quality of graduate education. The
Association was formally organized in 1962
with the mission to assist in the task of
enhancing the quality of Filipino
professionals and leaders as active
participants in the attainment of national and
international goals for sustained human
development.
John T. Cabalo, Ed.D. of the Integrated
School was awarded Best Dissertation in the
category: Curriculum and Instruction during
the 2008 Regional Philippine Association for
Graduate Education (PAGE) Assembly, 3rd
Search for Best Thesis and Best Dissertation,
and 2nd PAGE Visayas Zonal Research
Conference. His dissertation entitled:
"Differentiated Instructional
Accommodations in Elementary
Mathematics: Bases for an Enhancement
Program" was chosen the best in its category
among the nominees from the region.
The same paper has been accepted for
presentation at the International Conference
on Education (ICE 2009) at the Universiti
Brunei Darussalam in Bandar Seri Begawan,
Brunei Darussalam on May 21-25, 2009.
The Philippine Association for Graduate
Education is concerned with achieving
quality graduate education and is tasked with
organizing a national association of graduate
drumbeaters
@ greenhills
IS NEWS ROUNDUP
4th Annual Poetry Reading Held
The Annual Poetry Reading Year 4 dubbed
News of the Universe: Poems of Consciousness
sponsored by the High School English
Department was held on March 16, 2009 at the
CAI Room with a considerable attendance of
poetry enthusiasts. Student readers who were
selected from classroom eliminations include
Michael Gonzales 10A, Hanna Emnace 8D,
Marietta Trimpe 10E, Neil Juntado 10D, Jose
Manuel Angelo Villa 10B, Ryan Natividad 10C,
Angelo Juarez 10E, Ceejay Urbano 8E, Monica
Cueto 9D, and Jennel Lacsina 8E. Guest
readers were Atty. Raymundo Pandan Jr., Ms.
Jade Snow Calderon, and Mr. Jonathan Davila,
the master of the ceremony. The solemn affair
showcased poems which celebrate man's
oneness with the universe, his fellowmen,
God, heaven, hell, sky, animals, past, future,
family…echoing the voice of the naturalist
Henry David Thoreau…”the world is talking
to us everyday”.
IS Drumbeaters perform
at LSGH Kabihasnan '09
An invitation to grace the Golden Jubilee
Celebration of La Salle Greenhills (LSGH) in
Manila was a rare opportunity for the group of
IS high school drumbeaters. The Greenhills
biennial event known as Kabihasnan ' 09 was
slated February 13-14, 2009 but the students
along with their teacher chaperones embarked
on the journey on February 11 to be able to
settle themselves early for campus tour,
classroom exposure and interaction with the
students of the host school and De la Salle
Zobel on the first two days of the trip. For the
next two days, the drumbeaters flaunted their
talents and skills to the tune of a mixture of
Latino, reggae, and tribal beats to the
amazement of the stimulated crowd.
An offshoot of the IS Cheering
Competitions during Sportsfest, drumbeating
in the IS has enlivened various activities in the
university such as the Family Day and the
Mikel Lovina Sportsfest. Likewise, the IS
drumbeaters take pride in having been invited
to assist in several community functions in the
city as well as in the province.
Drawing inspiration from the IS
drumbeaters, the LSGH band was said to
found their own drumbeaters team for their
future school activities. Kudos to the IS
drumbeaters, namely, Bernhard Bravo 11B,
Keith Degracia 11A, Richford Planella 11B,
John Michael Panoncillo 11A, Kevin Chua 11C,
Karl Samson 11A, Nap Lobaton, 11B, Earl
Ganuelas 10D, Patrick Gatumbato 10B, Ervin
Russel Mombay 10B, Gino Tad-y 10A, Jose
Manuel Villa 10B, Alvin Ginete 10C, Joey
Javellana 10C, Manuel Gerard Cuaycong 9C,
Miguel Sebastian Villanueva 9B, Michael
Toledo 9B, Dominic Dingcong 9C, Kevin Paulo
Manalo 9B, John Paul De la Cruz 9B, John
Michael Cuadra 9C, and Mario Etorre Jose
Marchadesch 9D!
In the Global Village
Streets International Visit
Guestbook
December 26, 2008:
Jung Hong-Sub Ph.D, President and
K y u n g -Ta e K a n g P h . D . , o f t h e
Department of International Relations of
Silla University in Busan Korea.
seated L-R: Dr. Jocelyn Aragon, Br. Ray Suplido FSC, Neal Bermas and Sondra Stewart of Streets International.
Standing L-R: Chef Richard Ynayan, Teresa Barcoma, China Gallaga, Rhoderick Samonte, Elsie Coscolluela, Therese Jochico and Cugie Loarca
Neal Bermas, founder and president of Streets International based in New York, USA
together with managing director Sondra Stewart visited the university on January to meet
on possible partnership for projects to help the disadvantaged youth sector of the city.
Streets International is a not-for-profit, sustainable, social enterprise initiative for
street kids and other disadvantaged youth. They have projects in Hanoi, Vietnam;
Vientiane, Laos; and Granada Nicaragua where impoverished young adults are running
restaurant operations as part of their training for competency in hospitality and tourism
industries.
Streets International is one of the institutions visited by Br. Ray Suplido, Rhoderick
Samonte and Cugie Loarca for possible linkages during the La Salle Roundup in the United
States last September 2008.
Lewis University Group
visit Bacolod on Outreach
January 3 to 10, 2009:
Guests from the Diocese of Joliet and
Lewis University
Monica Aguero
Megan Angelloti
Natalie Marie Bayci
Amy Therese Boruta
Marc Daniel Davidson
Brother Thomas Steven Dupre
Rev. Nathan Edward Gohlke
Kristina Afalla Leal
Nicole J. Ledesma
Andrew Mark Lepkowski
Daina Maria Norusis
Patrick Thomas O'Rourke
Sabrina Desiree Poulin
Aneta Skorka
January 12 -13, 2009:
Li Wen Fu and Cai Renjun from Jilin
Normal University in Jiling Province of
China
January 20 to February 13:
Anne Claire Jacques, a Math Major of
Facultes Universitaires Notre Dame de la
Paix of Namur, Belgium.
University signs MOA with
Jilin Normal University
The volunteers with Br. Ray Suplido and Rhoderick Samonte
A Christian Volunteer group from the Diocese of Joliet composed of representatives from Lewis
University, a Catholic Lasallian university in Romeoville, Illinois visited Bacolod City on January 3 to
10, 2009 on a outreach mission and exposure trip which included interactions with
CELAM,BALAYAN, the college of Nursing and Bahay Pag-asa of the University and the CFC
Gawad Kalinga project.Leading the delegation is Natalie Bayci of the diocese of Joliet.
Br. Ray Suplido FSC and CIEL Director Rhoderick
Samonte with Jilin University Officers Li Wen Fu and
Cai Renjun
In the Global Village
In Pursuit Of Academic Globalism:
Visiting Professorship As A Vehicle
For Supra-lasallian Mentoring
by Elias P. Patriarca, Jr.
I was oftentimes morally perturbed as an
academic professional in the past. Before 2007,
every time I discussed ideas and propounded
on theories and perspectives on societal
phenomena and developments be it local or
global in scope, with my higher education
students, I could not help but felt somewhat
uncomfortable inside me. Despite my
informed understanding and analysis of the
issues that I talked about at the end of my
lecture I questioned the validity and
applicability of some of my beliefs and views.
This was so because, while a great part of my
understanding of the corpus of my discipline
was based on my studies, direct participation
to local experiences and access to other
available media instruments, I did not have
any actual exposure yet to the wider societal
and cultural realm that could only be realized
by purposively seeing the larger world. It has
always been my strong belief that, despite the
'global village' society that we have now
driven by the ubiquitous and mercurial
information technology, direct exposure to or
actual experience on “where the action is” is
still the most authoritative form of acquiring
knowledge and developing ideas. It simply
can't be matched or taken over by whatever
most sophisticated knowledge gathering
technology we have today.
I was gradually relieved of my 'idea
authority' dilemma when in March, 2007 I
became a visiting assistant professor to a
university in a northeast Asian region of the
Republic of Korea. My two-year teaching
experience from March 2007 to February 2009
had opened the real wider world to me. It was
a 'necessary dream' come true to acquire a
firsthand exposure to a developed society and
immerse in its rich culture. Obviously such
opportunity was not just simply all about the
excitement of travelling abroad - to see places
or earn a better income - but a journey to a
realm that broadened my socio-cultural
horizon, amplified my intellectual
perspectives and invigorated my professional
competence. Henceforth, the nexus between
my Lasallian teaching ministry and my
international academic experience deserves a
brief explication.
ideas and concepts that I imparted to them or
we learned to derive together in the classroom.
I had to make sure that they gradually develop
competitive skills and higher academic
competence through improved writing,
confident class discussion/recitation and
guided projects or term papers. Orthodox in
this light, higher education is fundamentally
the venue and strategic experience for
students to improve their knowledge
acquisition ability, formulate their own ideas,
build professional skills and clarify
appropriate socio-professional behaviour.
Skilled competence has come to be the
hallmark of higher education.
The crux of Lasallian education in both
the Philippine and global context is much
broader and deeper, however. Though skilled
competence is one of its defining elements,
Lasallian education is creatively
encompassing. It is anchored on a wholistic
and committed Christian education for the
[young] people who are to be fired by
compassion and driven by concern for their,
especially less privileged, fellow human
persons. In the process of educating the young
person, Lasallian education works to integrate
academic competence and 'faithing' Christian
transformation. It situates in its educational
paradigm the role and importance of academic
competence in the learning experiences of the
students. It propounds the importance of
Lasallian Catholic Christian formation by
formulating meaningful curricular and
extracurricular activities within its
educational system. It proactively responds to
the challenges and issues of the larger local
and global communities of which it is a part of.
By making education a shaper and product of
the contemporary time, La Salle's education
system has actively engaged in the challenges
and directions of society that have global
significance.
As a faculty member of the USLS-B and
the larger community of De La Salle
Philippines (DLSP) I was both excited and
challenged, at the same time a bit anxious, of
the continuing responsibility and broadening
prospects of promoting a more definitive,
Lasallian education to its pedestal place. I
should continue to reflect DLSP's raison d'être
and equip myself to be an effective catalytic
agent towards its desired development. This is
where my personal dilemma as an academic
member comes to light. I need to continuously
be professionally competent, compassionately
firm and inspiring Lasallian educator. The
need for professional competence and
imbibing the character of a truly Lasallian
educator involve a conscious and determined
effort to learn, to adapt and to change in ways
to acquire them. They also require continuing
and sustaining exposure to conditions and
developments local and global that enhance
the capacities and qualities of the Lasallian
member-educators.
My March 2007 sojourn to Busan City,
South Korea, as a Lasallian educator to Silla
University, a non-sectarian higher educational
institution, was both serendipitous and ironic.
It was serendipitous because it certainly
answered my longing for an international
experience to be somehow globally
competitive. It was ironic in the sense that, as a
non-sectarian university, it provided me a
testing ground to be tolerant and broadminded yet reflect in my ideas, actions and
teaching behaviour of a Lasallianized Catholic
Christian educator. The more challenging test
in my academic professional life had by that
very moment begun.
The Global Aspiration is the Local
Connectivity
Everybody is going global - in most aspects
and dimensions of social, institutional and
national life and ways. Educational
institutions worldwide are, to differential
degrees and responses, squeezing their
resources to the optimum to attain
international stature. In the recent years,
world's universities' rankings released
The Global Microcosm of a Lasallian Mentor
Before my international teaching
experience commenced, I had an almost 15
years of higher education teaching experience
all at the University of St. La Salle-Bacolod
(USLS-B). Like any typical and responsible
professor, I had to handle my discipline with
competence, rigor and depth. I had to
consciously see to it that my students acquired
and developed clear understanding of the
Elias P. Patriarca during classes at the Silla University in Busan, South Korea
In the Global Village
annually were based on evolving parameters
that have something to do with the globality of
these educational institutions. International
linkaging, exchange programs, academic
consortia, faculty exchanges and visits and
similar engagements that are formalized or
entered into between universities and colleges
are growing and have become vital features of
higher education systems. The DLSP, in
particular the USLS-B, is not spared from this
brewing phenomenon.
It is in this education milieu that Silla
University and USLS-B entered into an
international linkage program in 2004. Up to
the present, the continuing international
linkage existing between the USLS-B and Silla
University are the Student Exchange and
Visiting Faculty programs. I was blessed to
experience the latter. I applied for Silla
University's invitation and luckily got
accepted for a two-year visiting stint.
Before I arrived at Silla University I had a
vague view of what I was going to do, what I
was going to teach, and what kind of students I
was going to have. What were simply certain
were the unexpected ones, the surprising
moments and the continuing adjustments. I
was, however, confident that I could manage
well my new world and its challenges.
Humility aside, I possessed some “smart
software” (a good professional training in my
discipline and corresponding skills),
something of “soft power” (informed ideas,
respectful point of views and democratic
persuasion) and a number of “hard will”
(determination, autonomy, self-sacrificing
attitude, and 'Spartan' living).
As a visiting Filipino faculty I was
assigned to Silla University's Department of
International Relations (College of Social
Science and Humanities) and Silla English
Program (College of General Education). At
the Department of International Relations I
handled major subjects such as Comparative
Asian Politics, Contemporary Global Issues,
Business English for International Trade
Practices, Seminar in International Relations
(the politically sensitive Northeast Asian
Political Dynamics) and Korean Economics
(for exchange and international students from
around the world). At the Silla English
Program I handled the Basic, the Intermediate
and the Advanced conversational and writing
English classes required for most university
students.
For two years, I found the International
Relations subjects both challenging and
enriching to handle. They were my cup of tea
in the social sciences. However, the required
college English classes proved to be sharply
challenging and deeply frustrating at the same
time. I never had the chance to teach English in
the Philippines in a formal or structured
setting, although it's one of my majors in
college. My versatility and my Lasallian
inspired teaching experiences had to be my
weapons in coping and dealing with my new
reality. Determined to make a difference in the
education and life of my Korean and nonKorean students I wilfully faced the challenge.
The rationale behind my visiting
professorship, aside from strengthening the
aspiration of Silla University to become
globally diverse by having a foreign teaching
fellow, was to teach my area of expertise in
good English and to contribute to the
development of its English program. My
professorial appointment was used as
justification to allow me to teach as well pure
English classes in college. This was so because
until the second semester of 2008-2009, the
South Korean government preferred, if not
allowed, only the [Western] native speakers of
the English language to teach college level
English to Korean students. Starting this
academic year 2009, the South Korean
government gradually opened its English
teaching policy to licensed and experienced
English teachers from some Asian countries
(such as Singapore, India and the Philippines)
whose official language is English and where
South Korea has existing international trade
relations.
My international teaching experience
was a professional life humbling experience. I
had to appear relaxed and show a comely
behaviour. Korean students feel at ease when
they see a teacher who is not stiff. They greet
their teachers and exchange few pleasantries if
they feel comfortable with them. I had to be
accommodating, unintimidating and very
patient in dealing with the students in the
class. They become more open and, in the
process, willing to talk in some English if they
know the teacher is willing to listen to them
and take interest in what they want to say no
matter how trivial or far off-tangent it may be.
I had to be absorbing of bad feeling and
upsetting emotion. No matter how bad I felt
about them or how distressing was the
situation, I had to control myself. I had to
develop some techniques at desensitization for
the sake of my sanity. Korean college students,
in terms of age, are generally older than their
Filipino counterpart. This is because Korean
education requires an additional three-year
Middle School within its basic education
system. Yet inside the classroom, many of
them appear less mature than their age. They
behave like high school, or even lower, level
students restless, late to class, short span of
attention or not listening at all in the class.
Worst or insulting, a number of these students
could manage to sleep in class in the midst of
noisy talking classmates and normally
thunderously discussing teacher.
During lecture and discussion, I had to
slowly and clearly speak. In most cases I had to
spell the words. I had to use simple words or
easy to understand ones. I had to use the more
familiar terms and expressions. Even in my
major subjects (the realm of social/political
sciences), I had to limit the scope of my topics
and calibrate the depth of my discussion. I had
to simplify my ideas, to the point of using
layman's terms instead of the jargons, to make
it clearer and appreciated.
My serious struggle in dealing with and
teaching [through] English to Korean students
may be viewed from the social and historical
d i s t i n c t i o n b e t we e n K o r e a a n d t h e
Philippines. The general proficiency of the
Filipinos in English was a result of the highly
successful colonization of the inchoate Filipino
nation and the neo-colonization (as the primal
aim) of the Filipino collective consciousness by
the Americans. The Koreans started to learn
English strategically at their own terms after
they had modernized their nation-state. The
Filipino fast-paced acquisition of English was
based on the need for, albeit blinded, national
survival under the tutelage of an imperialist
power. The Koreans' realization to learn
English was anchored on their collective need
to expand their economic and socio-political
opportunities in the globalizing world. Today,
the larger Filipino publics are proud of their
English skills (but are deaf or unaware of the
deteriorating quality of such international and
other official language). The Koreans are
taking their time to learn English in a
systematic and well-supported environment.
They will have their time and place given these
recent developments:
1.) The education system of South Korea in the
process requires all students, starting from the
grade school to take English classes; supported
well by the government, the universities and
colleges in the same manner are gearing up by
strengthening and internationalizing their
English departments and programs 2.) There
is a growing number of English academies
(hagwon) or institutes in Korea for those who
want to study English beyond their regular
studies; 3.) A sustained growing number of
Korean students are going overseas (especially
to good English-speaking countries including
the Philippines) to acquire short term
studies/exposure to English; 4.) Business
corporations, government bureaucracies and
most organizations in Korea prefer, if not
required, to hire Koreans who can
communicate, or have good facility, in English,
and; 5.) Korean students are observed to be
generally diligent in their studies. Their sense
of greater discipline and abiding behaviour
are some positive indicators of their gradual
appreciation and effective learning of the
English language sooner in the future.
In hindsight, it was indeed a challenge to
teach in a foreign country like Korea where
language differs, cultural lens vary, and
historical circumstances matter, but it is even
more challenging to educate the Filipino
students whose society is trapped in the
permanent crisis of development. I was able to
survive the seemingly formidable challenge I
experienced in my Korean classes because of
my orientation and enculturation to Lasallian
education. But Lasallian education and
philosophy, if not continuously attuned to the
complex Philippine and global realities, may
be inadequate to educate the minds and mould
the hearts of the Filipino students entrusted to
its care. Concern, competence, compassion
and consistency, among others, must
vigorously go on. For me the space journey of a
globally Lasallianized education was just
launched.
Elias P. Patriarca, Jr. is an Assistant Professor
of the Department of Social Sciences
of the University of St. La Salle.
He was a Visiting Faculty of the Silla University
in Busan, Republic of Korea from March 2007 to
February 2009 as part of the academic linkage
between the two universities.
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Grupos Letras Y Figuras
The Museo Negrense de La Salle played
host to a series of art exhibits from December
to March which presented different styles of
creative
Black & White, the first solo exhibition of
Jennifer Portes-Yulo showcased the artist's
skill in using the charcoal medium in creating
artworks that play with light and shadow in
her depictions of the human form. The exhibit
ran from December 9 to 19, 2008.
The year 2009 started with "Dihitalyado,"
a group exhibit of the League of 2D Artists .
This a 13 man group exhibit showing different
creations using computer graphic
applications.
"Mag-Iloy," a multi-media exhibit on the
"Mother & Child" theme featured the digital
paintings of Ed Defensor, painted ceramic
plates of Pierre Patricio and terracotta
sculptures of Mark Gonzales. The exhibit ran
from January 22 to February 5.
"ArtBeat," the first group exhibit of the
Grupo Letras Y Figuras ushered in the
Valentine Season with a diverse collection of
works from charcoal, drawings, photography
and painting.
AlumNews
Alumni Inter-Class Basketball
Tournament (Batch '85-'96)
Ernesto Tolosa leads oath of sportsmanship
1st Basic Lasallian Formation for Alumni
Montemar Beach Club, Bagac, Bataan
“What it Means to be a Lasallian
Today” was the theme of the three-day
workshop with 18 various alumni
representatives from DLSU,
Dasmariñas, CSB, Iligan, Ozamis, Bislig
& USLS. Br. Vic Franco and Br. JJ
Jimenez with Jay Gervasio, Cesar
Larrazabal, Vangie de Peralta, Paolo
Mata & Roselyn Sumande facilitated the
workshop. Brothers Ricky Laguda,
Manny Sia & Mandy Dujunco were also
there, with Ramille Javier and Jorge
Buenaventura.
The group left LS Green Hills early
Friday and first visited Jaime Hilario
Integrated School-La Salle in Bagac,
Bataan, where they had a good interaction activity with the Grades 1-3 kids
and went tree-planting after. They
proceeded to Bagac town and met with
the Lasalllian Volunteers group together
with their pupils. Both visits were
inspiring experiences to all the alumni
delegates.
On March 7, 2009, six high school
alumni teams gathered for the opening of the
Alumni Inter-Class Basketball Tournament
(Batch '85-'96) at the USLS HS Covered
Court. The participating teams are HS '84/85,
HS '86/87, HS '90, HS '92/93, HS '94/95 and
HS '96.
HS '90, spearheaded by Tony Agustin, is
the tournament sponsor. IS coach, Ms. Josie
Puentevella, with Christian Fernandez and
Ernesto Tolosa facilitate the tournament
operation. The games are scheduled on
Saturday afternoons at the HS Covered
Court and will run from March till May 9,
2009.
The brief opening ceremony started
with the parade of teams, the prayer led by
Jerry Gasendo of HS '85, inspirational
message by Br. Ray Suplido FSC, University
President-Chancellor and the oath of
sportsmanship led by Ernesto Tolosa of HS
'87. Cugie Loarca, Alumni Relations
Director, declared the games open, followed
by the singing of the Alma Mater songs led
by Br. Ray and all the team captains.
Rhoderick Samonte, Director for the Center
for International and External Linkages,
tossed the ceremonial ball to signal the start
of the Alumni games.
Alumni Class
Donates to USLS-IS
HS Class '78 recently turned over donations
to the USLS-IS consisting of 93 sports lockers.
The brief ceremony was held last March 14,
The group then started the various
2009 at the HS Covered Court. Class '78 is
sessions at Montemar Beach Club:
headed by its president, Jose Adeva, with
members Dr. Ramon Arriola, Cris Tad-y,
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Zeal for Service the La Salle Way
Francisco Javier Lacson, Jr., Dennis Valdez
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Life of St. La Salle & the
and Linus Abaquin, to name a few. On hand
Continuing Challenge
to accept the donations were Pica Limas - HS
Principal, Doris Dumaran - HS Vice Principal

Evolution of the Lasallian Mission
and IS coach . Josie Puentevella. The affair
in the Philippines
was attended by Cugie Loarca, Alumni
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The Philippine District & 2008 PLF
Relations Director.
- Six Strategic Intents
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Shared Mission: Philippine
Experience
Alumni Talks were given by Cugie Loarca,
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Lasallian Spirituality
with
Alumni staff Vicky de Leon and Grace
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What does it mean to be a Lasallian
Barrato, to the graduating seniors of the
today?
Alumni Orientations
It was a good learning experience
and a good time for bonding with the
other La Salle schools' alumni, in the
spirit of One La Salle. The USLS
Alumni was represented by Nicky
Burgos and Cugie Loarca.
USLS-IS and the Colleges on March 18, 2009
at Santuario de La Salle and the USLS
Coliseum, respectively. The talks welcomed
the new graduates to the USLS Alumni
family and briefed them on the programs
and activities of the Alumni Association, as
well as the opportunities and benefits that
are made available to encourage alumni to
actively participate in development efforts of
our Alma Mater.
Feature
The Captain's
Biggest Fight
By Julius Juen and Alvin Agustin
It was January 6, 2009, when the world
seemed to stop. This was the day when Ian
Gabriel “Iggy” Villanueva, an alumnus of
the USLS-IS Batch 2007, was diagnosed of
Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML). Way
back in high school, Iggy was a wellrounded person. He was the captain of the
USLS-IS Basketball Team during his time.
He led his team to numerous
championships and he was awarded as the
Most Valuable Player. He was also an
academic achiever being a consistent honor
student and a distinguished math wizard of
his batch. On top of all these, he was also a
student leader. The cheerful, active guy
whom everyone looks up to is now fighting
for his life but not without faith, hope and
the strong will to live.
Iggy served as a catalyst of change for
his batchmates. Because of this, the USLS-IS
Batch 2007 with the guidance and
mentorship of Rhoderick K. Samonte,
director of the USLS Center for International
and External Linkages, came up with
different fund raising activities to support
Iggy in his medical treatment. His
batchmates sold leukemia awareness ballers
and shirts during the Leukemia Awareness
and Fund Raising Project last February 2,
2009. This led to the creation of the IGGY
Fund managed by Batch 2007 with the
following as officers: Alvin Agustin,
President; Julius Juen, Vice President and
Treasurer; and Kate Villacorta, Secretary. Up
to now, the group has not stopped selling
these to raise funds. Other fund raising
activities like the Inter-Barkada Futsal
Tournament held February 7-8 and the
Basketball Goodwill Game between the
USLS-IS and SJI alumni varsity team held
February 13 were also a big success. The
fund raising projects were also expanded
beyond the borders of the university. The
“iCancervive Party” held at Mushu last
February 13 gathered people from Bacolod
to support the cause. Recently through the
efforts of Ryan Beljera of USLS-IS Batch
2005, an Aquathlon and Triathlon
Tournament was held at the USLS grounds.
Because of their relentless support and love
for Iggy, the batch was able to raise close to
660,000 pesos already within one month and
half, with 50,000 of the amount coming from
the Batch 2007 yearbook fund.
In behalf of Iggy, Batch 2007 would like
to thank the people who have helped
throughout the fund-raising activities and
to the generous people who have given cash
and check donations. The Batch 2007 would
like to express its full gratitude too the
entire Lasallian community, especially the
university administration for their strong
encouragement and support to make our
initiatives a reality.
The IGGY FUND is still accepting
cash and check donations
to their BPI Bank Account.
You may deposit your donations
under the account name:
IGGY FUND
with the account number:
002243-0007-09.
Ballers, T-shirts, and straight cash donations during
the Leukemia awareness Fundraising at the coliseum lobby
Love
By Jade Snow
Ms. Philee Garcia is a 30 year old faculty
of the College of Arts & Sciences, Languages
Department. In year 2006, she was diagnosed
with breast cancer and had to undergo
surgery. She took a leave for a year and came
back to her post as a full time faculty right
after the treatment period in complete
remission. This school year 2008-09, the same
cloud metastasized in another part of the
body; this time it's cancer of the bones, stage
4. Philee went into integrative medication
which demanded a lot of resources but is
apparently turning out to be a successful
mode of treatment given the cancer cell count
that started from a high of 250 and is now
down to 18.
This is just Philee's health record. Her
story is another La Sallian tale of a
community embrace.
When the USLS College community
learned of Philee's case, the administration
initiated the maximization of her Prudential
health care, she was granted a year of leave
with pay, her teaching post was kept for her
and she continued to enjoy privileges as a
faculty. In her second round of battling the
big C, volunteer faculty members substituted
for her without remuneration, students
shared what they could, the NSTP group
gave their support, other sectors of the
community lent a hand, and a dinner for a
cause was held for her benefit.
Live the love is the February 20 event
that brought Philee on stage to articulate her
touching thoughts on the struggles that she
has to face, on the nature of mercy, and the
gentle compassion of La Sallian grace. She
gave thanks for the show of support that
keeps her optimism up and allows her
complete acceptance of the accompanying
physical difficulties. She is coping well in the
midst of a community who values and loves
her.
“One day at a time” is her guiding
motto now and when we come to think about
it, one day at a time is all we really need.
If you want to share your love
and support for Philee Garcia,
you may contact Amy Catalan at the
College of Arts and Sciences Office
Announcements
In Memoriam
March 28, 2009
24 students are qualified for the
Reception Rites of the Institute
for Culinary Arts DeLasalle.
April 15, 2009
Editing workshop to be conducted
by Dr. Isagani Cruz.
April 17, 2009
Graphics / Templates Workshop
to be conducted by CIEL
April 26 - May 2, 2009
The National Commission for Culture
and the Arts has approved the grant
proposal for IYAS to be scheduled on
the above mentioned dates.
April 29 - 30, 2009
USLS to host KRITIKA Seminar on the
Teaching of Regional Literature.
May 1, 2009
National Commission for Culture
and the Arts Committee Meeting
"I am a little pencil in the hand of a writing God who is sending a love letter to
the world."
This quote from Mother Teresa is just one among Ivan's collection of words of
inspiration that he usually shares among peers, friends and the countless students and
student volunteers he has inspired through the years. God indeed has written a beautiful
love letter to us in the person of Ivan. A love letter that tells us an amazing story of selfless
love and compassion to the needy, a love letter that espouses the importance of others over
and above the importance of one's self, a love letter that teaches us to share what we have
with the least of our brethren. With Ivan's person, in his life and in his death, God's
message was delivered to many of us with clarity.
A close friend also gave a fitting tribute when he wrote, "many are called to be part of
La Salle, but only a few could truly be called La Sallian and Ivan was one of those
distinguished few. He was, is, a La Sallian in the true sense of the word and world, a
“Christian gentleman in the service of others.”
Ivan Teofisto A. De Ramos is a big man with a big heart and it was this big heart that
gave in during the wee small hours of March 2. We mourn his passing but more
importantly we celebrate the life he has lived and take comfort in knowing that he is now
at rest, rejoicing among angels and watching over all of us with love.
The Lasallian community prays for the repose of the soul of Elmer Cainday
Security Guard assigned at the Bookstore, who passed away on December 25, 2008
La Salle AveNews Editorial Team
Br. Ray Suplido, FSC, Ph.D.
Publisher
Rhoderick K. Samonte
Editor
Lee Santiago
Assistant Editor and Layout Artist
Rolena Letran
Shiela Villares
Staff
China Gallaga, Lani Reforma,
Jade Snow Dionzon
Contributors
Opinions expressed in La Salle AveNews
are those of the authors
and not necessarily of the University of St. La Salle.
Communications Section,
Center for International and External Relations © 2008
University of St. La Salle