Saturday, May 31, 2008
ON THE MEANING OF AN ATENEO EDUCATION
ON THE MEANING OF AN ATENEO EDUCATION
by Agustin Martin G. Rodriguez, Ph.D.
When my daughter had the chance to finish high school in New York, we
agonized about it: I more than her. Her agony centered around the need to
moderate her desire to embark on this adventure because she knew it would
break my heart. My agony had two thorns. Firstly, I didn't want her to go
because in all our lives, we had never spent more than 2 days apart from
each other. Secondly, there was the irony of her studying in the United
States. As a nationalist academic and development worker, I always believed
that one's spirit had to be formed with one's people—among their myths and
their sufferings—in order to understand who one is, what one's
responsibilities are and to whom one's heart belongs. I know to the
sophisticated global citizen I would sound archaic and provincial, but I
still believe that before our spirit can embrace the world it must be rooted
in a home we love. But I knew that the idea of giving up this opportunity
was breaking her up inside because, as she said, she might spend the rest of
her life wondering what if, so I let her go. She left with the promise that
she would come back for college because I still believe that the university
years are formative. But we all know how those promises go. Two years in the
glitter of a new world could weaken the bindings of promises made in times
of great emotions. It has been a year and we are now completely at peace
with her decision to leave.
All that I have said is a prelude to why I am writing this piece. I am
writing this to explain why I believe her formation in the Ateneo would
still be the best for my daughter. I want to clarify to everyone else who
raise their eyebrows at me, what I mean when I say that I believe an
education here is superior to any ivy league education. Many of my
colleagues who know that my daughter has a chance to study in an American
university cannot understand why I would prefer that she study here. One of
them even exclaimed: "You would prefer that she study here even if she had a
chance to study in Harvard!" with a you-are-so ridiculous tone. And to me
the answer was "Yes, of course, you're so ridiculous." And the reason is
simply this: she may get a superior technical education in some top ranking
university abroad but only in the Philippines will she have a superior
education in being a Filipino for Filipinos.
My daughter wants to be a writer and recently she has had a chance to attend
a prestigious workshop in an American university best known as a center for
writing. And I was witness to how because of that opportunity, her writing
skills have advanced light years from when she left. I have no doubt that if
she studied creative writing in one of the US universities known for it, her
skills would be strengthened even more. But what would she write about? A
great writer is as much about her skill as it is about her great insight. If
you have the skill but not the immersion in the profound re a l i t i e s t
h a t h ave formed yo u r s o u l , w h a t i s t h e re t o w r i t e
about? And who would she write for? A truly great writer is one whose
passion is fueled by the need to speak for her people, especially the mute.
And to even begin to want to speak for them, you have to be grounded in
their misery. One's people are never generic: they take concrete form in the
faces that resonate in your heart. I think an education in her own country
would prepare her to face the faces that resonate in her heart and perhaps
an Ateneo education could awaken the passion to respond to those faces.
I know that many complain that Ateneans lead a very sheltered life in this
campus. In an infinite number of ways that is ridiculously true. In the end,
the Ateneo is the Ateneo: a separate world from the world of the margins.
But what most people don't understand about the Ateneo, is that the Ateneo
is not just about the majors or the specific programs. It is about a spirit
that pervades among its best people.
When I was young, I was ready to quit the Church because I was convinced
that there were no intelligent and just Catholics. And then I came to the
Ateneo where I met Catholics who strove to serve the margins because of
their love of God. And because they loved God's people, they strove for
excellence. That realization astounded me and kept me in the Church and in
Ateneo. If anything, Filipino Jesuit education just means to teach people
that the love of God means nothing but to love the people who suffer
forgotten in the margins, and that we strive for excellence in what we do to
serve them best: otherwise excellence and the love of God is empty. What
else does faith mean? What else grounds excellence? What else measures the
good of a life but that? And if you take Ateneo education seriously enough,
and if you are open to its opportunities enough, it will lead you to that
realization and it will lead you to your first opening to the faces that you
will have to serve. At its core, Ateneo education is an apprenticeship in
the work of being a Filipino for others. This is only a slogan so long as
one misses out on the living examples of alumni, scholars, administrators,
maintenance and staff who show us the way to realizing the truth of an
Ateneo education. Open your eyes to those who serve radically and they will
radically educate your heart. And if one is open enough one can see that
such people dwell in this school because there is a spirit in this school
that cradles them and supports their vocation. It is intangible, but it is a
spirit that guides the best of us.
Some people feel that we are an elite school that cultivates an elite
rationality. Radioactive Sago's brilliant third album is entitled "… Ang
Daming Nagugutom Sa Mundo Fashionista Ka Pa Rin." In one gig, Lord de Vera
was plugging their album and he said "Bilhin ninyo ang aming album '… Ang
Daming Nagugutom Sa Mundo Atenista Ka Pa Rin.'" I could understand his
sentiments exactly. Just listen to conversations in the pocket garden where
people complain about the heat, their slow laptops and their old school
phones and anyone who knows anything about the hardships in our country will
easily agree with Lord. But then, if you think about it, although some of
our graduates are oblivious to the suffering around them and even if some of
them do reinforce structures that exploit the suffering, there is that core
of Ateneans touched by the spirit of this school who choose to genuinely
build communities founded on justice, to found enterprises that serve true
needs, to lawyer for the oppressed, and to doctor for the poor. Many
innovations of justice building in our country arise because of their
apprenticeships in the magis of our service. We just don't hear about these
things because they don't find their way into our tarpaulins. But the spirit
is there and it is the spirit that defines us more than basketball
championships or the number of CEOs we produce. Somehow, because of our
formation, Ateneans still tend to be idealistic about service. And so I say
"Dahil ang daming nagugutom sa mundo kailangan mong seryosohin ang pagka-
Atenista." This is why, my dear fellow parents, I think an Ateneo education
is more valuable for my daughter than a Cornell or Harvard or Princeton
education: because here, we learn to be excellent for something
important—our people and our Filipino humanity.
Dr. Rodriguez is currently an Assistant Professor of the Philosophy Department of the Loyola Schools.
His daughter, Leal, is a freshman in the Ateneo majoring in AB Humanities.
Edited version of "To my colleagues: On the meaning of an Ateneo education"
by Agustin Martin G. Rodriguez, Ph.D.
Chalk Marks. The Guidon. Volume LXXV. Number 6.
by Agustin Martin G. Rodriguez, Ph.D.
When my daughter had the chance to finish high school in New York, we
agonized about it: I more than her. Her agony centered around the need to
moderate her desire to embark on this adventure because she knew it would
break my heart. My agony had two thorns. Firstly, I didn't want her to go
because in all our lives, we had never spent more than 2 days apart from
each other. Secondly, there was the irony of her studying in the United
States. As a nationalist academic and development worker, I always believed
that one's spirit had to be formed with one's people—among their myths and
their sufferings—in order to understand who one is, what one's
responsibilities are and to whom one's heart belongs. I know to the
sophisticated global citizen I would sound archaic and provincial, but I
still believe that before our spirit can embrace the world it must be rooted
in a home we love. But I knew that the idea of giving up this opportunity
was breaking her up inside because, as she said, she might spend the rest of
her life wondering what if, so I let her go. She left with the promise that
she would come back for college because I still believe that the university
years are formative. But we all know how those promises go. Two years in the
glitter of a new world could weaken the bindings of promises made in times
of great emotions. It has been a year and we are now completely at peace
with her decision to leave.
All that I have said is a prelude to why I am writing this piece. I am
writing this to explain why I believe her formation in the Ateneo would
still be the best for my daughter. I want to clarify to everyone else who
raise their eyebrows at me, what I mean when I say that I believe an
education here is superior to any ivy league education. Many of my
colleagues who know that my daughter has a chance to study in an American
university cannot understand why I would prefer that she study here. One of
them even exclaimed: "You would prefer that she study here even if she had a
chance to study in Harvard!" with a you-are-so ridiculous tone. And to me
the answer was "Yes, of course, you're so ridiculous." And the reason is
simply this: she may get a superior technical education in some top ranking
university abroad but only in the Philippines will she have a superior
education in being a Filipino for Filipinos.
My daughter wants to be a writer and recently she has had a chance to attend
a prestigious workshop in an American university best known as a center for
writing. And I was witness to how because of that opportunity, her writing
skills have advanced light years from when she left. I have no doubt that if
she studied creative writing in one of the US universities known for it, her
skills would be strengthened even more. But what would she write about? A
great writer is as much about her skill as it is about her great insight. If
you have the skill but not the immersion in the profound re a l i t i e s t
h a t h ave formed yo u r s o u l , w h a t i s t h e re t o w r i t e
about? And who would she write for? A truly great writer is one whose
passion is fueled by the need to speak for her people, especially the mute.
And to even begin to want to speak for them, you have to be grounded in
their misery. One's people are never generic: they take concrete form in the
faces that resonate in your heart. I think an education in her own country
would prepare her to face the faces that resonate in her heart and perhaps
an Ateneo education could awaken the passion to respond to those faces.
I know that many complain that Ateneans lead a very sheltered life in this
campus. In an infinite number of ways that is ridiculously true. In the end,
the Ateneo is the Ateneo: a separate world from the world of the margins.
But what most people don't understand about the Ateneo, is that the Ateneo
is not just about the majors or the specific programs. It is about a spirit
that pervades among its best people.
When I was young, I was ready to quit the Church because I was convinced
that there were no intelligent and just Catholics. And then I came to the
Ateneo where I met Catholics who strove to serve the margins because of
their love of God. And because they loved God's people, they strove for
excellence. That realization astounded me and kept me in the Church and in
Ateneo. If anything, Filipino Jesuit education just means to teach people
that the love of God means nothing but to love the people who suffer
forgotten in the margins, and that we strive for excellence in what we do to
serve them best: otherwise excellence and the love of God is empty. What
else does faith mean? What else grounds excellence? What else measures the
good of a life but that? And if you take Ateneo education seriously enough,
and if you are open to its opportunities enough, it will lead you to that
realization and it will lead you to your first opening to the faces that you
will have to serve. At its core, Ateneo education is an apprenticeship in
the work of being a Filipino for others. This is only a slogan so long as
one misses out on the living examples of alumni, scholars, administrators,
maintenance and staff who show us the way to realizing the truth of an
Ateneo education. Open your eyes to those who serve radically and they will
radically educate your heart. And if one is open enough one can see that
such people dwell in this school because there is a spirit in this school
that cradles them and supports their vocation. It is intangible, but it is a
spirit that guides the best of us.
Some people feel that we are an elite school that cultivates an elite
rationality. Radioactive Sago's brilliant third album is entitled "… Ang
Daming Nagugutom Sa Mundo Fashionista Ka Pa Rin." In one gig, Lord de Vera
was plugging their album and he said "Bilhin ninyo ang aming album '… Ang
Daming Nagugutom Sa Mundo Atenista Ka Pa Rin.'" I could understand his
sentiments exactly. Just listen to conversations in the pocket garden where
people complain about the heat, their slow laptops and their old school
phones and anyone who knows anything about the hardships in our country will
easily agree with Lord. But then, if you think about it, although some of
our graduates are oblivious to the suffering around them and even if some of
them do reinforce structures that exploit the suffering, there is that core
of Ateneans touched by the spirit of this school who choose to genuinely
build communities founded on justice, to found enterprises that serve true
needs, to lawyer for the oppressed, and to doctor for the poor. Many
innovations of justice building in our country arise because of their
apprenticeships in the magis of our service. We just don't hear about these
things because they don't find their way into our tarpaulins. But the spirit
is there and it is the spirit that defines us more than basketball
championships or the number of CEOs we produce. Somehow, because of our
formation, Ateneans still tend to be idealistic about service. And so I say
"Dahil ang daming nagugutom sa mundo kailangan mong seryosohin ang pagka-
Atenista." This is why, my dear fellow parents, I think an Ateneo education
is more valuable for my daughter than a Cornell or Harvard or Princeton
education: because here, we learn to be excellent for something
important—our people and our Filipino humanity.
Dr. Rodriguez is currently an Assistant Professor of the Philosophy Department of the Loyola Schools.
His daughter, Leal, is a freshman in the Ateneo majoring in AB Humanities.
Edited version of "To my colleagues: On the meaning of an Ateneo education"
by Agustin Martin G. Rodriguez, Ph.D.
Chalk Marks. The Guidon. Volume LXXV. Number 6.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
May 2008 Shoot
More at Flickr
Ahleen at the Food Court (Wifi)
Ateneo de Davao University
Studying at the American Resource Center
Ateneo de Davao University
Faculty Resource Center
Ateneo de Davao University
Ahleen at the Food Court (Wifi)
Ateneo de Davao University
Studying at the American Resource Center
Ateneo de Davao University
Faculty Resource Center
Ateneo de Davao University
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Creative Commons Video Bumpers
For the Summer 2008 Production Class (click the image for choices of license that will suit your project):
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Earthquake Prediction on SMS
I got several same SMS that say: "Received a forwarded message about a predicted 6.8 earthquake will hit (sic) philippine plates tonite from the u.s. geological society in hawaii. let's be alert and pray for miracle. please share with others for stronger prayers." How true is this? I know some people go ballistic on hearing calamities that are beyond the common sense.
However, according to Wikipedia:
"An earthquake prediction is a prediction that an earthquake in a specific magnitude range will occur in a specific region and time window. Predictions are considered as such to the extent that they are reliable for practical, as well as scientific, purposes. Although there is evidence that at least some earthquakes in some tectonic regimes are predictable with useful accuracy of time and space, the reliability and reproducibility of prediction techniques have not been established and are therefore generally not accepted by seismologists. For practical purposes, seismologists bring forth seismic hazard assessment programs by estimating the probabilities that a given earthquake or suite of earthquakes will occur."
Read more.
However, according to Wikipedia:
"An earthquake prediction is a prediction that an earthquake in a specific magnitude range will occur in a specific region and time window. Predictions are considered as such to the extent that they are reliable for practical, as well as scientific, purposes. Although there is evidence that at least some earthquakes in some tectonic regimes are predictable with useful accuracy of time and space, the reliability and reproducibility of prediction techniques have not been established and are therefore generally not accepted by seismologists. For practical purposes, seismologists bring forth seismic hazard assessment programs by estimating the probabilities that a given earthquake or suite of earthquakes will occur."
Read more.
Attention Blue Eagles!
Ateneo Blue Eagles Fellowship May 17
“Mary for you, for your white and blue . . .”
In line with Ateneo de Manila University's preparation for her 150th anniversary in 2009, a team from Loyola Heights has been visiting key cities in the Philippines and abroad updating alumni of developments in the university and the activities lined-up for her sesquicentennial celebration.
For the Davao leg, the roadshow team will be led by University President Fr. Bienvenido Nebres SJ.
Alumni of the grade school, high school, college of arts and sciences, graduate school, law school and professional school of Ateneo de Manila University, as well as students who are currently on summer vacation, are encouraged to attend the gathering of Blue Eagles on Saturday, May 17, 6:30 pm at the Harana Pavilion along F. Torres St., Davao City.
Generous servings of cocktail food and drinks will be available. No assessment will be collected. To confirm attendance, please contact Benjie Lizada, Tetet Tolentino-Aviola, Melissa Suarez, Bong Eliab, Gilbert Veruasa, Dennis Sto. Domingo or Paul Garcia. You can also call Taps Inc. (305-8031), Tricom Davao (227-4137/4138), Terra Romana Realty (226-8659) or the Ateneo de Davao Admission Office (221-2411).
“Win or lose, it's the school you choose. This is the place where we belong.”
“Mary for you, for your white and blue . . .”
In line with Ateneo de Manila University's preparation for her 150th anniversary in 2009, a team from Loyola Heights has been visiting key cities in the Philippines and abroad updating alumni of developments in the university and the activities lined-up for her sesquicentennial celebration.
For the Davao leg, the roadshow team will be led by University President Fr. Bienvenido Nebres SJ.
Alumni of the grade school, high school, college of arts and sciences, graduate school, law school and professional school of Ateneo de Manila University, as well as students who are currently on summer vacation, are encouraged to attend the gathering of Blue Eagles on Saturday, May 17, 6:30 pm at the Harana Pavilion along F. Torres St., Davao City.
Generous servings of cocktail food and drinks will be available. No assessment will be collected. To confirm attendance, please contact Benjie Lizada, Tetet Tolentino-Aviola, Melissa Suarez, Bong Eliab, Gilbert Veruasa, Dennis Sto. Domingo or Paul Garcia. You can also call Taps Inc. (305-8031), Tricom Davao (227-4137/4138), Terra Romana Realty (226-8659) or the Ateneo de Davao Admission Office (221-2411).
“Win or lose, it's the school you choose. This is the place where we belong.”
Thursday, May 08, 2008
Classes Start on June 10
Classes Begin on June 10, 2008 (Tuesday) for College, High School and Grade School in Ateneo de Davao University. June 9, 2008 is a holiday per Proclamation No. 1463 dated February 2008. See link: PROCLAMATION 1463
SMART TEXT
As part of efforts to get feedback effectively,
the University is in the processing of setting up
the InfoBoard powered by SMART Communications.
(For SMART Phones Only)
To send feedback to the Office of the President: key in OPFEEDBACK YOUR MESSAGE, and send to 700ADDU.
To send feedback to the Asst. to the President: key in ATPFEEDBACK YOUR MESSAGE, and send to 700ADDU.
To send feedback to the Admission Office: key in ADMISSIONFEEDBACK YOUR MESSAGE, and send to 700ADDU.
To send feedback to the OSA: key in OSAADDUFEEDBACK YOUR MESSAGE, and send to 700ADDU.
To send feedback to SICO: key in SICOFEEDBACK YOUR MESSAGE, and send to 700ADDU.
To send feedback to the SAMAHAN: key in SAMAHANFEEDBACK YOUR MESSAGE, and send to 700ADDU.
I am still in the process of training other personnel on how to use the technology which includes group broadcast, poll, text your grade, text your balance, text your dean.
To send feedback to the Asst. to the President: key in ATP
To send feedback to the Admission Office: key in ADMISSION
To send feedback to the OSA: key in OSAADDU
To send feedback to SICO: key in SICO
To send feedback to the SAMAHAN: key in SAMAHAN
I am still in the process of training other personnel on how to use the technology which includes group broadcast, poll, text your grade, text your balance, text your dean.
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Saturday, May 03, 2008
Monday, April 14, 2008
Wanted Photographer
A group of ADDU High School Bacth 1979 will be climbing
Mt. Hamiguitan on May 1 - 3, 2008.
They need a freelance photographer
who can document their trek.
Photographer's Fee: Php6,000
Food, transport and porter will be
shouldered by the group.
e-Mail me at: jse@addu.edu.ph
Located in Brgy. La Union in San Isidro, Davao Oriental
At 1,650 feet above sea level, one can found more than a thousand hectares
of 2-3 ft. tall century-old trees that are very sturdy
that one can literally stand over it without falling.
It is like a huge vegetable garden in the middle of the jungle.
The area is a favorite camping site of many local and foreign tourists,
mountaineering enthusiasts, biologists,
orniterologists and plain adventure-seeking people.
A regular organized climb is being conducted by the Local Government
every 2nd week of May.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Tua Ra!
I was curious about this phrase which was so often used by my students in the mass communication program. Its provenance in the world of sematics signifies that the phrase was used "to point" something, something outside the consciousness. It could be an object (of affection, a simulcra of desires, etc.). Well, the Latin objectum (pronounced as obyectum) means "something being thrown" in front of our consciousness.
Objectum per se may not be an equivalent of "tua ra", for the former is a noun while the latter is an action word. It speaks of a subject as if reaching out, "desiring" what is presented to its psyche. It does not speak of an object being known, but a subject trying to point, understand or even learn what is being presented.
"Tua ra" is a recognition of presence, something that presents itself. And in the process of this prescencing, the subject is "amazed", and called forth to exclaim "tua ra."
Recalling when those words were uttered by students, I noticed that the expresion was about:
(a) discovery of something anticipated, when they suddenly see two people doing something in a movie;
(b) amazement, when they are overwhelmed by what's being presented both visually and aurally;
(c) acceptance of the real, when they know that nothing can be further from the truth.
Yes, I see also faces of people uttering these words in my class. Tua ra!
Discover new words to see the meaning of our world - what have you discovered today?
Objectum per se may not be an equivalent of "tua ra", for the former is a noun while the latter is an action word. It speaks of a subject as if reaching out, "desiring" what is presented to its psyche. It does not speak of an object being known, but a subject trying to point, understand or even learn what is being presented.
"Tua ra" is a recognition of presence, something that presents itself. And in the process of this prescencing, the subject is "amazed", and called forth to exclaim "tua ra."
Recalling when those words were uttered by students, I noticed that the expresion was about:
(a) discovery of something anticipated, when they suddenly see two people doing something in a movie;
(b) amazement, when they are overwhelmed by what's being presented both visually and aurally;
(c) acceptance of the real, when they know that nothing can be further from the truth.
Yes, I see also faces of people uttering these words in my class. Tua ra!
Discover new words to see the meaning of our world - what have you discovered today?
Summer Writers Workshop
University Summer Writers Workshop The Ateneo de Davao University Summer Writers Workshop is now accepting applications for fellowship in the 2008 ADDU Summer Writers Workshop to be held on May 19-23, 2008 in Davao City.
The applicant should submit any of the following: five (5) poems or two (2) short stories, or two (2) essays, or one (1) one-act play, or a combination of the above literary genres together with a brief bio-data and contact number of the applicant.
Entries in English, Tagalog, and Cebuano are accepted. They should be typed, double-spaced, and accompanied with an electronic file in diskette or compact disc (CD).
The entries should be sent to Mr. Don Pagusara, Humanities Division, Ateneo de Davao University, E. Jacinto Street, 8016 Davao City. They can also be send by email as attachment to ateneodavaowritersworkshop@gmail.com.
Any resident of Mindanao is qualified to apply. Deadline of submission of application is on April 30, 2008. Those who will be accepted as fellows will enjoy free registration. They will be notified by the first week of May 2008.
For more information, please contact the Humanities Division at (82) 221.2411 local 8314.
The applicant should submit any of the following: five (5) poems or two (2) short stories, or two (2) essays, or one (1) one-act play, or a combination of the above literary genres together with a brief bio-data and contact number of the applicant.
Entries in English, Tagalog, and Cebuano are accepted. They should be typed, double-spaced, and accompanied with an electronic file in diskette or compact disc (CD).
The entries should be sent to Mr. Don Pagusara, Humanities Division, Ateneo de Davao University, E. Jacinto Street, 8016 Davao City. They can also be send by email as attachment to ateneodavaowritersworkshop@gmail.com.
Any resident of Mindanao is qualified to apply. Deadline of submission of application is on April 30, 2008. Those who will be accepted as fellows will enjoy free registration. They will be notified by the first week of May 2008.
For more information, please contact the Humanities Division at (82) 221.2411 local 8314.
Cafe Andessa
After the ADDU Baccalaureate Mass last 14 March 2008, I was invited by one of ninongs of our wedding to a newly opened cafe. Mr. Bobby Orig, Senior VP of Davao Light, has been a close friend since my NAMFREL days in early 90's until the 2004 elections. I met my wife in my last stint as NAMFREL coordinator, with Sir Bobby as our NAMFREL Chairperson. Currently, Sir Bobby is the Vice Chairperson of the Ateneo de Davao University's Board of Trustees.
The place is named Cafe Andessa: “Andessa” is a combination of siblings’ names, “An” for Sue Anne, “D” for Dino and “Essa” for Vanessa. It sits right in front of their residence (#2 Cabantian Road, Carpio Subd., Davao City; from Buhangin Road, it’s just a few meters away from the Buhangin/Diversion Crossing, after Cartir Square. The cafe can accommodate approximately 50 people. Interior decoration is very similar to the Orig's house.
Ms. Janette Huang-Teves in her Sunstar article "Lutong Orig" has this to say:
"Huge mirrors and colored glass adorned the wooden walls. Wicker and wrought iron chairs as well as dark wooden tables were especially ordered from Angeles City, which was where the Origs resided in the mid 80's. The high ceiling contributed to the restaurant's relaxing log cabin ambience, pleasantly reminding you of Tagaytay or Baguio. The quaint cafe is filled with Tita Joy's collection of novelty items and unique decorations."
The menu includes Filipino and international recipes. The cafe offers good old fashioned home or "lutong bahay" cooked meals. The specialties include Bicol Express (P105), laing (P75). The SMB was great, and wine, too.
I recommend this cafe when you are in Davao City.
The place is named Cafe Andessa: “Andessa” is a combination of siblings’ names, “An” for Sue Anne, “D” for Dino and “Essa” for Vanessa. It sits right in front of their residence (#2 Cabantian Road, Carpio Subd., Davao City; from Buhangin Road, it’s just a few meters away from the Buhangin/Diversion Crossing, after Cartir Square. The cafe can accommodate approximately 50 people. Interior decoration is very similar to the Orig's house.
Ms. Janette Huang-Teves in her Sunstar article "Lutong Orig" has this to say:
"Huge mirrors and colored glass adorned the wooden walls. Wicker and wrought iron chairs as well as dark wooden tables were especially ordered from Angeles City, which was where the Origs resided in the mid 80's. The high ceiling contributed to the restaurant's relaxing log cabin ambience, pleasantly reminding you of Tagaytay or Baguio. The quaint cafe is filled with Tita Joy's collection of novelty items and unique decorations."
The menu includes Filipino and international recipes. The cafe offers good old fashioned home or "lutong bahay" cooked meals. The specialties include Bicol Express (P105), laing (P75). The SMB was great, and wine, too.
I recommend this cafe when you are in Davao City.
Sue-Anne, Sir Bobby and Tita Joy Orig
For reservations: Telephone number (082) 2410004. It is open from Mondays-Saturdays, 10am-10pm and Sundays, 11am-9pm.
Monday, March 24, 2008
Valedictory Speech of Cristyl Mae B. Senajon (ADDU Class 2008 Valedictorian)
VALEDICTORY SPEECH
Ateneo de Davao University Commencement Exercise 2008
March 15, 2008
Cristyl Mae B. Senajon, AB Mass Communication, magna cum laude
Class 2008 Valedictorian
“Although we are obliged to avoid all that is evil, still we must be especially on guard against that which our nature is most inclined, for it is precisely from that source that our ruin will come if we do not exercise vigilant care over ourselves” (St. Ignatius Loyola).
History tells us about the multifarious times upon when this native island we now proudly call the Republic of the Philippines has been subjected to ostensibly unceasing political, social, and economic arrests. It is as if though we cannot go beyond the tales of our past, yet another time in our nation’s flow of history, we have come to subsistence at this juncture in a period of tumultuous trade where an existing gap between the haves and the have-nots is growing with much disparity, where the value of integrity is almost becoming likely an intolerable norm in a political sense, and where our people are seemingly becoming socially dislocated. In the past few months, we have been hearing and watching reports of indicated substantial corruption in the government implicating some of our high-ranking bureaucrats including even in those web of issues the alleged participation of the chief executive herself. Whether or not true, based upon testimonies of certain bold men who have chosen to walk from their shadows, we have been taken aghast by the pressing reality of corruption lurking behind the boulders of our system. As in the case of the much talked-about NBN-ZTE mess, it has become for instance a public knowledge that 20 percent overprice for a government contract would qualify as acceptable or moderate greed. Hence, to put this in another terms, kickbacks of 20 percent were the “norm” in government transactions. This is a case of dysfunctional procurement system. As in the words of Senate’s star witness Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr. in its inquiry into the controversial NBN-ZTE deal, government’s procurement system does not work because institutionally the process is supply-driven rather than need-driven. This means projects go to suppliers who are close to the powerful.” Unquote. This is what is meant exactly by St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus when he said that we be on constant guard against that which our nature is most inclined. We can be at any rate be inclined to do what is evil only if we allow it to be. It is safe to assume almost certainly that what some officials in our government dub as “moderate greed” which is greed nonetheless is an absolute repercussion of letting one’s human nature be inclined against what is truly good.
Moreover beside this, the current national political crisis only compounds certain things that have already been enshrouding the country’s stale political system. But now, we might wonder and ask, in the midst of recurring political crisis, where do we try to locate ourselves even more as graduating students in terms of values and principles that within four or five years of study in the Ateneo have been formed according to Ignatian spirituality and leadership?
The Jesuit mission in education is that which that proclaims the service of faith through the promotion of justice. It is faith that does justice, so as to say.
Encapsulating the center-fold ideas of this phrase Father Pedro Arrupe, SJ once said, and I quote, “Our experience has shown us that our promotion of justice both flows from faith and brings us back to an even deeper faith. For the vision of justice which guides us is intimately linked with our faith. It is deeply rooted in the Scriptures, tradition and our Ignatian heritage. It transcends notions of justice derived from ideology, philosophy, or particular political movements, which can never be an adequate expression of justice of the Kingdom for which we are called to struggle at the side of our Companion and King.”
In the times when thinking about the welfare of the others seems to be the least of things most of us would opt to do because we busy ourselves with our own immediate and constant needs, there are a few individuals who have their lives selflessly dedicated to the upliftment and empowerment of those that our society cast to be downtroddens. We hope to share with them the same vision of a more just and more humane society for all the livings. Our Jesuit education has for us, the graduates an equal calling. We are called to be leaders concerned about the society and the world, we are called to join the ranks of those who desire to eliminate hunger and conflict in the world, to be more sensitive to the need for more equitable distribution of the world’s goods; no less are we called as graduates of this institution to seek to end sexual and social discrimination and finally but equally important, to share our faith with others. In short, we are called to live upon the goal of Jesuit education to form students who will become leaders-in-service.
In truth, we have every opportunity to render response to the call of our times based on the principle of the service of faith and the promotion of justice. The current national political crisis is in and of itself a challenge to every member of the community to actively participate in the search for the whole truth. While our country might not yet be ripe for another Edsa-type peaceful revolution as the economy is holding up unlike in 1986 and 2001 when the peso was sinking, prices escalating, business deteriorating and investments migrating (Artemio V. Panganiban, PDI March 2008), members of the academe as we are there is much that we can do in helping to address not only this recent political problem but also as well as to any foreboding threat to our national welfare. Because all that we are confronted with during this time is substantially a question of morality more than a question of politics accordingly, from our level we can act like true leaders-in-service.
In no time, we the graduates will be flooding the spigots of both the local and national workforce. Some of us here might be working as accountants, others businessmen, computer programmers, engineers, architects while others still will be joining the lines of some of our best media practitioners, medical doctors, nurses and teachers. Whatever field of specialization we shall have chosen for ourselves as we start out a new career in the future never hesitate but always act like true leaders-in-service. We can always begin from ourselves by way of living a life that earnestly promotes honesty and integrity in our intents and actions. We can become agents of transformation when others see by our example that we try to our very best to be honest and fair in terms of our dealings with others.
“The Ignatian ideals of magis, cura personalis, and contemplation-in-action fit very well with this vision of leadership and spirituality. On one hand, Magis helps transform our minds to look at the world as filled with hope and possibility for doing great things for God. (Karel San Juan, SJ). While we have been formed into becoming effective future leaders of our society the purpose of the development of our whole person, head and heart, intellect and feelings is however not centered on the development of the self alone. Rather, the purpose is to develop leaders who are committed to ideals and values to such an extent that they will work to change the society (Themes of Jesuit Higher Education). Concretely put, we aim at constantly improving ourselves, intellectually and affectively, going beyond the borders of limited horizons so in return, we come to serve others best. This is the essence of doing more. On the other, cura personalis helps renew our hearts to relate with others with deep personal care and attention. The spirit of the contemplative-in-action is the spirit of a sensitive soul discerning and finding God in all things. (Karel San Juan, SJ). Through our education, we have come to be molded into becoming men and women who are both aware and at the same time sensitive to the needs of the society upon which we inhabit. As we end our tenureship in college, may we carry along with us the mission of the society to promote justice in our society. May this ideal be always concretely operative in our lives.
Fr. Peter-Hans Kolvenbach, S.J. tells us insights of Ignatian transformation: to know as God knows, to choose as God chooses, and to love as God loves. This transformed knowing, choosing, and loving are the hallmarks of the person who has learned Ignatian discernment, who engages the call to justice in all dimensions, refusing to cave in to the limitations of ideology even as he or she cooperates fully with others of good will.
To my fellow graduates, I pose before us the challenge of our times: let us heed the call for participation in the transformation of our society as it fully appears to us. Let us do our share in promoting the basic Ignatian purpose and thrust to our respective communities. Let us model the process of transformation by ensuring that we observe and live upon the ideals of truth, justice, and equity. And to our parents, teachers, colleagues and friends, continue to be our beacons of hope as we embark on yet another point in our lives where we face a new set of challenges we all wait to triumph over.
Thank you very much.
(Source: www.addu.edu.ph) - Thanks to Cristyl for sharing a copy of her speech.
Ateneo de Davao University Commencement Exercise 2008
March 15, 2008
Cristyl Mae B. Senajon, AB Mass Communication, magna cum laude
Class 2008 Valedictorian
“Although we are obliged to avoid all that is evil, still we must be especially on guard against that which our nature is most inclined, for it is precisely from that source that our ruin will come if we do not exercise vigilant care over ourselves” (St. Ignatius Loyola).
History tells us about the multifarious times upon when this native island we now proudly call the Republic of the Philippines has been subjected to ostensibly unceasing political, social, and economic arrests. It is as if though we cannot go beyond the tales of our past, yet another time in our nation’s flow of history, we have come to subsistence at this juncture in a period of tumultuous trade where an existing gap between the haves and the have-nots is growing with much disparity, where the value of integrity is almost becoming likely an intolerable norm in a political sense, and where our people are seemingly becoming socially dislocated. In the past few months, we have been hearing and watching reports of indicated substantial corruption in the government implicating some of our high-ranking bureaucrats including even in those web of issues the alleged participation of the chief executive herself. Whether or not true, based upon testimonies of certain bold men who have chosen to walk from their shadows, we have been taken aghast by the pressing reality of corruption lurking behind the boulders of our system. As in the case of the much talked-about NBN-ZTE mess, it has become for instance a public knowledge that 20 percent overprice for a government contract would qualify as acceptable or moderate greed. Hence, to put this in another terms, kickbacks of 20 percent were the “norm” in government transactions. This is a case of dysfunctional procurement system. As in the words of Senate’s star witness Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr. in its inquiry into the controversial NBN-ZTE deal, government’s procurement system does not work because institutionally the process is supply-driven rather than need-driven. This means projects go to suppliers who are close to the powerful.” Unquote. This is what is meant exactly by St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus when he said that we be on constant guard against that which our nature is most inclined. We can be at any rate be inclined to do what is evil only if we allow it to be. It is safe to assume almost certainly that what some officials in our government dub as “moderate greed” which is greed nonetheless is an absolute repercussion of letting one’s human nature be inclined against what is truly good.
Moreover beside this, the current national political crisis only compounds certain things that have already been enshrouding the country’s stale political system. But now, we might wonder and ask, in the midst of recurring political crisis, where do we try to locate ourselves even more as graduating students in terms of values and principles that within four or five years of study in the Ateneo have been formed according to Ignatian spirituality and leadership?
The Jesuit mission in education is that which that proclaims the service of faith through the promotion of justice. It is faith that does justice, so as to say.
Encapsulating the center-fold ideas of this phrase Father Pedro Arrupe, SJ once said, and I quote, “Our experience has shown us that our promotion of justice both flows from faith and brings us back to an even deeper faith. For the vision of justice which guides us is intimately linked with our faith. It is deeply rooted in the Scriptures, tradition and our Ignatian heritage. It transcends notions of justice derived from ideology, philosophy, or particular political movements, which can never be an adequate expression of justice of the Kingdom for which we are called to struggle at the side of our Companion and King.”
In the times when thinking about the welfare of the others seems to be the least of things most of us would opt to do because we busy ourselves with our own immediate and constant needs, there are a few individuals who have their lives selflessly dedicated to the upliftment and empowerment of those that our society cast to be downtroddens. We hope to share with them the same vision of a more just and more humane society for all the livings. Our Jesuit education has for us, the graduates an equal calling. We are called to be leaders concerned about the society and the world, we are called to join the ranks of those who desire to eliminate hunger and conflict in the world, to be more sensitive to the need for more equitable distribution of the world’s goods; no less are we called as graduates of this institution to seek to end sexual and social discrimination and finally but equally important, to share our faith with others. In short, we are called to live upon the goal of Jesuit education to form students who will become leaders-in-service.
In truth, we have every opportunity to render response to the call of our times based on the principle of the service of faith and the promotion of justice. The current national political crisis is in and of itself a challenge to every member of the community to actively participate in the search for the whole truth. While our country might not yet be ripe for another Edsa-type peaceful revolution as the economy is holding up unlike in 1986 and 2001 when the peso was sinking, prices escalating, business deteriorating and investments migrating (Artemio V. Panganiban, PDI March 2008), members of the academe as we are there is much that we can do in helping to address not only this recent political problem but also as well as to any foreboding threat to our national welfare. Because all that we are confronted with during this time is substantially a question of morality more than a question of politics accordingly, from our level we can act like true leaders-in-service.
In no time, we the graduates will be flooding the spigots of both the local and national workforce. Some of us here might be working as accountants, others businessmen, computer programmers, engineers, architects while others still will be joining the lines of some of our best media practitioners, medical doctors, nurses and teachers. Whatever field of specialization we shall have chosen for ourselves as we start out a new career in the future never hesitate but always act like true leaders-in-service. We can always begin from ourselves by way of living a life that earnestly promotes honesty and integrity in our intents and actions. We can become agents of transformation when others see by our example that we try to our very best to be honest and fair in terms of our dealings with others.
“The Ignatian ideals of magis, cura personalis, and contemplation-in-action fit very well with this vision of leadership and spirituality. On one hand, Magis helps transform our minds to look at the world as filled with hope and possibility for doing great things for God. (Karel San Juan, SJ). While we have been formed into becoming effective future leaders of our society the purpose of the development of our whole person, head and heart, intellect and feelings is however not centered on the development of the self alone. Rather, the purpose is to develop leaders who are committed to ideals and values to such an extent that they will work to change the society (Themes of Jesuit Higher Education). Concretely put, we aim at constantly improving ourselves, intellectually and affectively, going beyond the borders of limited horizons so in return, we come to serve others best. This is the essence of doing more. On the other, cura personalis helps renew our hearts to relate with others with deep personal care and attention. The spirit of the contemplative-in-action is the spirit of a sensitive soul discerning and finding God in all things. (Karel San Juan, SJ). Through our education, we have come to be molded into becoming men and women who are both aware and at the same time sensitive to the needs of the society upon which we inhabit. As we end our tenureship in college, may we carry along with us the mission of the society to promote justice in our society. May this ideal be always concretely operative in our lives.
Fr. Peter-Hans Kolvenbach, S.J. tells us insights of Ignatian transformation: to know as God knows, to choose as God chooses, and to love as God loves. This transformed knowing, choosing, and loving are the hallmarks of the person who has learned Ignatian discernment, who engages the call to justice in all dimensions, refusing to cave in to the limitations of ideology even as he or she cooperates fully with others of good will.
To my fellow graduates, I pose before us the challenge of our times: let us heed the call for participation in the transformation of our society as it fully appears to us. Let us do our share in promoting the basic Ignatian purpose and thrust to our respective communities. Let us model the process of transformation by ensuring that we observe and live upon the ideals of truth, justice, and equity. And to our parents, teachers, colleagues and friends, continue to be our beacons of hope as we embark on yet another point in our lives where we face a new set of challenges we all wait to triumph over.
Thank you very much.
(Source: www.addu.edu.ph) - Thanks to Cristyl for sharing a copy of her speech.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
STAND WITH TIBET
Stand With Tibet
Photo courtesy of BBC News
Photo courtesy of BBC News
Dear friends,
After decades of repression under Chinese rule, the Tibetan people's frustrations have burst onto the streets in protests and riots. With the spotlight of the upcoming Olympic Games now on China, Tibetans are crying out to the world for change.
The Chinese government has said that the protesters who have not yet surrendered "will be punished". Its leaders are right now considering a crucial choice between escalating brutality or dialogue that could determine the future of Tibet, and China.
We can affect this historic choice--China does care about its international reputation. China's President Hu Jintao needs to hear that the 'Made in China' brand and the upcoming Olympics in Beijing can succeed only if he makes the right choice. But it will take an avalanche of global people power to get his attention--and we need it in the next 48 hours.
The Tibetan Nobel peace prize winner and spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama has called for restraint and dialogue: he needs the world's people to support him. Click below now to sign the petition--and tell absolutely everyone you can right away--our goal is 1 million voices united for Tibet:
STAND WITH TIBET
China's economy is totally dependent on "Made in China" exports that we all buy, and the government is keen to make the Olympics in Beijing this summer a celebration of a new China, respected as a leading world power. China is also a very diverse country with a brutal past and has reason to be concerned about its stability -- some of Tibet's rioters killed innocent people. But President Hu must recognize that the greatest danger to Chinese stability and development comes from hardliners who advocate escalating repression, not from Tibetans who seek dialogue and reform.
We will deliver our petition directly to Chinese officials in London, New York, and Beijing, but it must be a massive number before we deliver the petition. Please forward this email to your address book with a note explaining to your friends why this is important, or use our tell-a-friend tool to email your address book--it will come up after you sign the petition.
The Tibetan people have suffered quietly for decades. It is finally their moment to speak--we must help them be heard.
With hope and respect,
Ricken, Iain, Graziela, Paul, Galit, Pascal, Milena, Ben and the whole Avaaz team
PS - It has been suggested that the Chinese government may block the Avaaz website as a result of this email, and thousands of Avaaz members in China will no longer be able to participate in our community. A poll of Avaaz members over the weekend showed that over 80% of us believed it was still important to act on Tibet despite this terrible potential loss to our community, if we thought we could make a difference. If we are blocked, Avaaz will help maintain the campaign for internet freedom for all Chinese people, so that our members in China can one day rejoin our community.
Here are some links with more information on the Tibetan protests and the Chinese response:
BBC News: UN Calls for Restraint in Tibet - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7301912.stm
Human Right Watch: China Restrain from Violently Attacking Protesters - http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/03/15/china18291.htm
Associated Press: Tibet Unrest Sparks Global Reaction - http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gSSpPcDOPMoAiRLhPUyezuCRiXBQD8VFDD680
New York Times: China Takes Steps to Thwart Reporting on Tibet Protests - http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/18/world/asia/18access.html?ref=world
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Thursday, March 13, 2008
Janina San Miguel, my take
The most entertaining part of Bb. Pilipinas 2008 was the question and answer portion. Based from the questions prepared for them by the judges, one contestant said she would like to emulate President Macapagal Arroyo (ows, kawawa naman), another one would like to do Mother Theresa (go gurl!) and the answer of Janina San Miguel, who eventually won Bb. Pilipinas World, was a classic that could go viral and surpass the interview boo boos of Miss Teen South Carolina Lauren Caitlin Upton.
Hilarious it may seem, many thought that she did not deserve the award. Some commented that the pageant should advance the tradition of "beauty and brains" in the country, and her winning was a disaster to the Philippines. A few opined that she would be a catastrophe when she would represent the country in the international pageant.
... and all of these because of her answer to the question: "Well, my family’s role for me is so important becoz there was the wa- they’re, they was the one who’s …. very… Haha .… Oh I’m so sorry, uhmm …. My pamily .… My pamily .… Oh my god …. Ok, I’m so sorry .… I .… I told you that I’m so confident .… Eto, uhhmm, Wait .… Hahahahaha, uhmmm, Sorry guys becoz this was really my first pageant ever becoz I’m only 17 years old and ahahaha I, I did not expect that I came from, I came from one of the tough 10. Hmmm, so .… but I said that my family es the most important persons in my life. Thank you."
She is a Mass Comm student in the University of the East, and the one who posed the question was Viviene Tan, the executive of Thames Business School and a daughter of PAL's Lucio Tan (hmm related to Ms. Criselda Tan, ADDU Mass Comm 2007). Dissecting her verbatim speech and seeing her actual video footage on You.Tube, I wonder if people realize that she knew the answer, but she was destitute in words. The poor girl was laughed at by the audience, as in ROFLOLMAO. Kawawa talaga.
My take: when she goes to the international pageant, I suggest she answers all questions in Filipino. She brings an interpreter. That's what those Brazilian, Ukrainian and Mexican contestants have been doing because of the the FACT that ENGLISH is not their mother twang. I guess Janina should do it also.
Second, question and answer in Bb. Pilipinas should be both be in English and Filipino. Everyone has a common sense and such question as posed by Bb. Tan can be answered even by a pre-schooler. Just ask it in Filipino, and Janina can answer you in 30 minutes extemporaneously. Kaya nga Binibining Pilipinas!
Hilarious it may seem, many thought that she did not deserve the award. Some commented that the pageant should advance the tradition of "beauty and brains" in the country, and her winning was a disaster to the Philippines. A few opined that she would be a catastrophe when she would represent the country in the international pageant.
... and all of these because of her answer to the question: "Well, my family’s role for me is so important becoz there was the wa- they’re, they was the one who’s …. very… Haha .… Oh I’m so sorry, uhmm …. My pamily .… My pamily .… Oh my god …. Ok, I’m so sorry .… I .… I told you that I’m so confident .… Eto, uhhmm, Wait .… Hahahahaha, uhmmm, Sorry guys becoz this was really my first pageant ever becoz I’m only 17 years old and ahahaha I, I did not expect that I came from, I came from one of the tough 10. Hmmm, so .… but I said that my family es the most important persons in my life. Thank you."
She is a Mass Comm student in the University of the East, and the one who posed the question was Viviene Tan, the executive of Thames Business School and a daughter of PAL's Lucio Tan (hmm related to Ms. Criselda Tan, ADDU Mass Comm 2007). Dissecting her verbatim speech and seeing her actual video footage on You.Tube, I wonder if people realize that she knew the answer, but she was destitute in words. The poor girl was laughed at by the audience, as in ROFLOLMAO. Kawawa talaga.
My take: when she goes to the international pageant, I suggest she answers all questions in Filipino. She brings an interpreter. That's what those Brazilian, Ukrainian and Mexican contestants have been doing because of the the FACT that ENGLISH is not their mother twang. I guess Janina should do it also.
Second, question and answer in Bb. Pilipinas should be both be in English and Filipino. Everyone has a common sense and such question as posed by Bb. Tan can be answered even by a pre-schooler. Just ask it in Filipino, and Janina can answer you in 30 minutes extemporaneously. Kaya nga Binibining Pilipinas!
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Latin Honors: Commencement Exercises 2008
Magna Cum Laude:
1. Jollie May S. Alegre, AB Med Bio
2. Pamela A. Bitang, AB Engl
3. Kristine Jan F. Donayre, BS Math
4. Rafonzel J. Fazon, AB MC
5. Joseph III M. Go, BSPA
6. Louie Mark D. Iligan, BSA
7. Noewen Kristine R. Lamoste, AB MC
8. Jennifer Jeanne S. Lim Bok, BSA
9. Raymund Christian S. Ong Abrantes, BSA
10. Joanna Grace M. Rivera, AB Med Bio
11. Rico Angelo H. Rivera, BSCS
12. Marvelous A. Sarael, AB Med Bio
13. Cristyl Mae B. Senajon, AB MC
14. Florence Therese A. Tan, BSBA Entrep
15. Venetia Ruth S. Uyking, BSBA Entrep
Cum Laude:
1. Mahany C. Abdullah, AB IS-AMST
2. Kaye Lina Rae D. Acob, BSA
3. Shanilee A. Alimes, BSA
4. Jeffrey S. Aliudin, BSN
5. Aril Jay E. Allera, BSA
6. Niña Marie C. Ancajas, BSN
7. Allen Benedict S. Andama, BSCS
8. Mary Ann C. Andicoy, BSEd Engl
9. Valerie A. Angelitud, BSN
10. Jessa M. Aringo, BSA
11. Glen Martin B. Arquiza, BSA
12. Eda Mae A. Badilla, BSA
13. Harvey P. Ballo, BSC MA
14. Eonel Ray S. Barut, BSN
15. Paolo Ray E. Bataller, AB Engl
16. Liela Mae B. Bohol, BSA
17. Fasl Goldanne B. Buenaflor, BSN
18. Katlene O. Cacho, AB MC
19. Jenny-Lyne Rachelle M. Cagadas, BSN
20. Vernice Ria G. Calderon, BSC MA
21. Crystal Angelie A. Cansancio, BSA
22. Amaylou L. Chua, BSA
23. Ian B. Corbilla, BSA
24. Mary Donna Grace J. Cuenca, AB PolSc
25. Norman Farrish A. Datukon¸BSA
26. Jeannie C. Dedicatoria, BSN
27. Cherry Marie E. Delfin, AB MC
28. Guia Marie C. Delicana, BSIE
29. Dionisio C. Diniay Jr., AB PolSc
30. Peter Paul S. Dormile, BSA
31. Bernadine Joyce S. Elizaga, BSEd Engl
32. Lora Angeline B. Embudo, BSN
33. Claire Y. Evangelista, BSA
34. Gabrielle Angela G. Fuentes, AB Psych
35. Philip S. Galagar, AB MC
36. Angelica Kay D. Go, BSN
37. Faith P. Go, AB Engl
38. Frances Claudine R. Granada, AB IS-ASST
39. Bryan Edgar K. Guevara, AB Med Bio
40. Auda Amor A. Gullos, AB Psych
41. Laureen Mae K. Hao, BSC MA
42. Louelyn N. Hermano, BS Bio
43. Erika Gail G. Hernandez, AB Med Bio
44. Daniel Unno H. Hiquiana, AB Med Bio
45. Cherry Anne M. Jabonero, BSChE
46. Lanie A. Jamboy, AB MC
47. Lovely Mae F. Kintanar, BSC MA
48. Hanna M. Leyes, AB MC
49. Sheana Marie B. Liza, BSA
50. Kimmy A. Lopez, BSA
51. Zenith Krismerlyn P. Lu, BSCS
52. Ivy Sheryl Q. Madelo, AB Med Bio
53. Jan Dino R. Magnaye, BSBA Mgt
54. Princess R. Martin, AB IS-ASST
55. Jared Manuel P. Martinez, AB MedBio
56. Rafael L. Mendoza, BSA
57. Edelyn T. Mondejar, BSBA Mktg
58. Michael Dorothy Frances G. Montojo, BSN
59. Trisha Marie F. Nalla, BEEd Presch
60. Beryl Charm P. Narciso, AB MedBio
61. Rose Sheena C. Navacilla, BSC MA
62. Paolamarie L. Nicolas, AB IS-AMST
63. Leonard B. Odjinar, BSBio
64. Joy Reihannah U. Paguital, BSA
65. Janeth G. Parreño, AB MC
66. Ryan B. Perocho, BSA
67. Maricar L. Pinat, BSA
68. Daryl John M. Pinili, AB Psych
69. Theresa Fe Q. Pitogo, AB MC
70. Ruann May C. Pogado, AB MC
71. Anna Rhieza S. Rallos, AB MC
72. Freah G. Ramos, BSA
73. Liemer Grace P. Rivera, BSC MA
74. Eda Karla O. Rodriguez, BS Arch
75. Joseph Anthony F. Rosello, BSC MA
76. Candice Dominique L. Sayson, AB MC
77. Eishen F. Serra, BSBA Mgt
78. Lani L. Shiong Shu, BSChem
79. Carmel Grace O. Simafranca, BSEd Math
80. Katherine Ann V. Soledad, BSBio
81. Patrick James B. Son, BSBA Mgt
82. Willa Mae L. Taboada, BSA
83. Vic Anthony A. Tabuada, BSA
84. Patricia Angela B. Tacder, AB IS-ASST
85. Bernadeth V. Uybubulante, BEEd Engl
86. Aileen Rose Uy, BSIE
87. Maria Ysabela I. Vergara, BSA
88. Julie Marie M. Villa, BEEd Engl
89. Josef Rene L. Villanueva, BSECE
90. Joanne Gracelle C. Yap, BSBA Mktg
1. Jollie May S. Alegre, AB Med Bio
2. Pamela A. Bitang, AB Engl
3. Kristine Jan F. Donayre, BS Math
4. Rafonzel J. Fazon, AB MC
5. Joseph III M. Go, BSPA
6. Louie Mark D. Iligan, BSA
7. Noewen Kristine R. Lamoste, AB MC
8. Jennifer Jeanne S. Lim Bok, BSA
9. Raymund Christian S. Ong Abrantes, BSA
10. Joanna Grace M. Rivera, AB Med Bio
11. Rico Angelo H. Rivera, BSCS
12. Marvelous A. Sarael, AB Med Bio
13. Cristyl Mae B. Senajon, AB MC
14. Florence Therese A. Tan, BSBA Entrep
15. Venetia Ruth S. Uyking, BSBA Entrep
Cum Laude:
1. Mahany C. Abdullah, AB IS-AMST
2. Kaye Lina Rae D. Acob, BSA
3. Shanilee A. Alimes, BSA
4. Jeffrey S. Aliudin, BSN
5. Aril Jay E. Allera, BSA
6. Niña Marie C. Ancajas, BSN
7. Allen Benedict S. Andama, BSCS
8. Mary Ann C. Andicoy, BSEd Engl
9. Valerie A. Angelitud, BSN
10. Jessa M. Aringo, BSA
11. Glen Martin B. Arquiza, BSA
12. Eda Mae A. Badilla, BSA
13. Harvey P. Ballo, BSC MA
14. Eonel Ray S. Barut, BSN
15. Paolo Ray E. Bataller, AB Engl
16. Liela Mae B. Bohol, BSA
17. Fasl Goldanne B. Buenaflor, BSN
18. Katlene O. Cacho, AB MC
19. Jenny-Lyne Rachelle M. Cagadas, BSN
20. Vernice Ria G. Calderon, BSC MA
21. Crystal Angelie A. Cansancio, BSA
22. Amaylou L. Chua, BSA
23. Ian B. Corbilla, BSA
24. Mary Donna Grace J. Cuenca, AB PolSc
25. Norman Farrish A. Datukon¸BSA
26. Jeannie C. Dedicatoria, BSN
27. Cherry Marie E. Delfin, AB MC
28. Guia Marie C. Delicana, BSIE
29. Dionisio C. Diniay Jr., AB PolSc
30. Peter Paul S. Dormile, BSA
31. Bernadine Joyce S. Elizaga, BSEd Engl
32. Lora Angeline B. Embudo, BSN
33. Claire Y. Evangelista, BSA
34. Gabrielle Angela G. Fuentes, AB Psych
35. Philip S. Galagar, AB MC
36. Angelica Kay D. Go, BSN
37. Faith P. Go, AB Engl
38. Frances Claudine R. Granada, AB IS-ASST
39. Bryan Edgar K. Guevara, AB Med Bio
40. Auda Amor A. Gullos, AB Psych
41. Laureen Mae K. Hao, BSC MA
42. Louelyn N. Hermano, BS Bio
43. Erika Gail G. Hernandez, AB Med Bio
44. Daniel Unno H. Hiquiana, AB Med Bio
45. Cherry Anne M. Jabonero, BSChE
46. Lanie A. Jamboy, AB MC
47. Lovely Mae F. Kintanar, BSC MA
48. Hanna M. Leyes, AB MC
49. Sheana Marie B. Liza, BSA
50. Kimmy A. Lopez, BSA
51. Zenith Krismerlyn P. Lu, BSCS
52. Ivy Sheryl Q. Madelo, AB Med Bio
53. Jan Dino R. Magnaye, BSBA Mgt
54. Princess R. Martin, AB IS-ASST
55. Jared Manuel P. Martinez, AB MedBio
56. Rafael L. Mendoza, BSA
57. Edelyn T. Mondejar, BSBA Mktg
58. Michael Dorothy Frances G. Montojo, BSN
59. Trisha Marie F. Nalla, BEEd Presch
60. Beryl Charm P. Narciso, AB MedBio
61. Rose Sheena C. Navacilla, BSC MA
62. Paolamarie L. Nicolas, AB IS-AMST
63. Leonard B. Odjinar, BSBio
64. Joy Reihannah U. Paguital, BSA
65. Janeth G. Parreño, AB MC
66. Ryan B. Perocho, BSA
67. Maricar L. Pinat, BSA
68. Daryl John M. Pinili, AB Psych
69. Theresa Fe Q. Pitogo, AB MC
70. Ruann May C. Pogado, AB MC
71. Anna Rhieza S. Rallos, AB MC
72. Freah G. Ramos, BSA
73. Liemer Grace P. Rivera, BSC MA
74. Eda Karla O. Rodriguez, BS Arch
75. Joseph Anthony F. Rosello, BSC MA
76. Candice Dominique L. Sayson, AB MC
77. Eishen F. Serra, BSBA Mgt
78. Lani L. Shiong Shu, BSChem
79. Carmel Grace O. Simafranca, BSEd Math
80. Katherine Ann V. Soledad, BSBio
81. Patrick James B. Son, BSBA Mgt
82. Willa Mae L. Taboada, BSA
83. Vic Anthony A. Tabuada, BSA
84. Patricia Angela B. Tacder, AB IS-ASST
85. Bernadeth V. Uybubulante, BEEd Engl
86. Aileen Rose Uy, BSIE
87. Maria Ysabela I. Vergara, BSA
88. Julie Marie M. Villa, BEEd Engl
89. Josef Rene L. Villanueva, BSECE
90. Joanne Gracelle C. Yap, BSBA Mktg
Graduation Awards 2008
In a memorandum issued by the Officer-in-Charge of the University, Dr. Jessie B. Manuta, Ph.D., at the recommendation of the Graduation Honors and Awards Committee, the following graduating students will receive these awards at Commencement 2008:
Class Valedictorian: Ms. Cristyl Mae B. Senajon, AB Mass Comm (magna cum laude)
Class Salutatorian: Mr. Joseph M. Go III, BS Public Adm (magna cum laude)
Leadership Award: Ms. Cristyl Mae B. Senajon, AB Mass Comm (magna cum laude)
Faith and Justice Award: Ms. Cristyl Mae B. Senajon, AB Mass Comm (magna cum laude)
Division/ Program Awards:
Accountancy: Raymund Christian S. Ong Abrantes, BS Accountancy (magna cum laude)
Business Administration: Lloyd A. Genesiran, BSBA-HRM
Computer Science: Jeshurun Ray E. Flores, BS Computer Science
Engineering/ Architecture: Joyce A. Lamoste, BS Civil Engineering
Humanities: Noewen Kristine R. Lamoste, AB Mass Comm (magna cum laude)
Natural Science/ Mathematics: Kristine Jan F. Donayre, BS Math (magna cum laude)
Nursing: Fasl Goldanne B. Buenaflor, BS Nursing (cum laude)
Congratulations!
Class Valedictorian: Ms. Cristyl Mae B. Senajon, AB Mass Comm (magna cum laude)
Class Salutatorian: Mr. Joseph M. Go III, BS Public Adm (magna cum laude)
Leadership Award: Ms. Cristyl Mae B. Senajon, AB Mass Comm (magna cum laude)
Faith and Justice Award: Ms. Cristyl Mae B. Senajon, AB Mass Comm (magna cum laude)
Division/ Program Awards:
Accountancy: Raymund Christian S. Ong Abrantes, BS Accountancy (magna cum laude)
Business Administration: Lloyd A. Genesiran, BSBA-HRM
Computer Science: Jeshurun Ray E. Flores, BS Computer Science
Engineering/ Architecture: Joyce A. Lamoste, BS Civil Engineering
Humanities: Noewen Kristine R. Lamoste, AB Mass Comm (magna cum laude)
Natural Science/ Mathematics: Kristine Jan F. Donayre, BS Math (magna cum laude)
Nursing: Fasl Goldanne B. Buenaflor, BS Nursing (cum laude)
Congratulations!
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