DLSP Media Bureau news update 32 (SY 09-10)

Event announcements
8-13 February
DLSL: Great @ 48! DLSL Foundation Week

12 February
DLSP: DLSP-BEC Christian Living Coordinators and Faculty Seminar

15-16 February
DLSP: DLSP-TEC seminar on 2 topics: Current and Potential Opportunities for Social Action and Development and their Implications for Curriculum Development and Research + Global and National Trends in Key Professions and Industries and their Implications for Curriculum Development and Research

16 February
DLSU: Lecture on Identifiying the Poor using Community-Based Monitoring System (CBMS)

18 February
DLSU: Seminar on Free Trade Areas and Philippine Business : Evidence From Transport, Food, And Electronics Firms

18-19 February
DLSL: Tupada Action and Media Art (TAMA) International performance art lecture

19 February
DLSU: Book Launching of "Lumbay ng Dila" the first novel of Dr. Genevieve Asenjo

19-20 February
DLSC: Science-Math Interschool Challenge
Contact person: Ms. Wek Cidro or Mr. Bong Dejan at (02) 6700-1111 local 126

20 February
DLSU: Symposium Tungkol Sa 'Ang Ama Namin'

22 February
DLSL: Culture and Arts Lecture/Workshop on Poetry Writing

23-26 February
DLSP: DLSP-BEC Principals' Workshop at La Salle University

26 February
DLSL: 12th Sayaw Filipinas

De La Salle Brothers news
Canonical visits

Read about the Brother Visitor's sharing on his canonical visits to the DLSU Brothers' Community (FSC Bulletin 2010-04) and the St. Benilde Brothers' Community (FSC Bulletin 2010-05) by clicking on the links to the FSC Bulletin.

Remembering Br. Ceci Hojilla FSC, 8 February 1944 - 21 June 2009
By Br. Bobby Casingal FSC

June 20, Saturday, Br. Ceci was dressing up to attend a 1:30 p.m. wedding but he never left his room. He missed Saturday dinner and Sunday breakfast. Br. Gus checked with the cook on who among the Bros had not yet eaten his breakfast. Upon learning that Br.Ceci had skipped breakfast, Br. Gus knocked on Br. Ceci’s door. After getting no response, he entered the room where he saw Br.Ceci sprawled face down on the floor. Br. Gus called Br. Dennis and together they checked Br. Ceci. An ambulance was called to bring Br. Ceci to the hospital where he was pronounced as having expired long before he was brought there.

By 9:00 p.m. of Sunday night, the NSDC [National Shrine of the Divine Child] in LSGH [La Salle Green Hills] was already filled with the many students, former students, alumni and friends of Br. Ceci. His remains arrived at around 9:15 and a Mass was celebrated at around 9:30 p.m.

The next 4 days saw one of the biggest continuous gatherings of the Lasallian family. All barriers and differences among the various La Salle schools, sectors and age groups simply disappeared. Even the usual protocols, procedures and bureaucracy so common among big institutions were gone. Even the fear of the H1N1 virus could not stop so many kids from Zobel with their parents and former students bringing their sons and daughters to see Br. Ceci. They all came and gathered to pay their respect to a Brother who had touched their lives in so many various ways.

During these past few days, I saw and was inspired as I witnessed one of the finest examples of us being a family, the Lasallian family.

Many came not to cheer our basketball team and show that we are better than the other schools or because of intense school rivalry. No, they did not come because they were attracted due to the publicity of a show featuring alumni stars and celebrities. Neither were they organized and asked by administrators to attend a “media event” that usually accompanies a major La Salle project like the scholarship fund or the anniversary of one of our schools. The Lasallian family gathered because one man, a La Salle Brother touched and made a difference in their lives.

I was humbled as I saw that in one flawed and even inconsistent Brother how God in his goodness has reached out so that the young are valued, cared for, nurtured and can experience that they are loved. I can only pray that I too may be as faithful to our mission of caring for the young and showing them God’s goodness and his loving plan.

Goodbye, Ceci, I’ll see you again sans your outlandish colored shirts, your gadgets and electronic devices, your odds ways and death defying eating habits (that finally caught up with you) but always with the joy, the hope and laughter you bring and infect all of us. We are richer having known you. Maraming Salamat, Kapatid!

De La Salle Canlubang news
DLSC Boys Soccer Team Places 2nd in Football Fiesta

The 13 and under Boys Soccer Team of De La Salle Canlubang won second place in the Football Fiesta held January 30 at De La Salle Zobel.

The soccer team, composed of nine students won against the team of La Salle Greenhills with a score of 3-0 in the semifinals. The team lost by one point to De La Salle Zobel, the game ending with a score of 2-1.

The team is composed of Marco Benito, Lance Montenegro, Ramon Reventar, Gwen Casas, Paulo Punzalan, Miguel Luna, Nathan Velasques, Marc Vincent Galang and Micheal Ching.

DLSC Students Win Big in Campus Journalism Awards

De La Salle Canlubang college students brought home seven awards from the recently concluded Campus Journalism Awards (CJA) held on January 23, 2009 The CJA encourages student writers to excel in the different areas of journalism, particularly in editorial writing, cartooning, photojournalism and investigative reporting. It is one of the programs under the Student Publications Office of De La Salle University-Manila.

Stories reprinted from the DLSC website.

De La Salle Health Sciences Institute news
Dr. Yu Honored as Outstanding Filipino Physician

Congratulations to Dr. Charles Yu, DLSHSI Vice Chancellor for Lasallian Mission and Linkages, for being honored as one 2009's Outstanding Filipino Physicians. The prestigious award is sponsored by the JC International Senate, the Department of Health, PhilHealth and PCSO. The TOFP is an annual recognition for the best Filipino doctors in their respective fields.

Lasallian Physician Named Top Doctor in Cincinnati

A Filipino Lasallian physician was listed as among the “Top Doctors” in the January issue of Cincinnati Magazine in the US. Dr. Manuel Villareal, practitioner and clinical researcher at the Fragge Allergy and Asthma Clinics and Abraham Research in Kentucky, was cited in the annual guide for the Greater Cincinnati area’s most respected physicians. Villareal finished his degree in Medicine with cum laude honors at the College of Medicine of the De La Salle Health Sciences Institute in 1984.

To read more on this story, click HERE.

De La Salle Lipa news
Lasallian Multi-Sectoral Congress Held

A multi-sectoral congress of the different representatives from Lasallian schools in South Luzon took place at DLS Canlubang on 5-6 February 2010. “Bringing the Lasallian Guiding Principles to Life in Association” was the congress’ topic where key players from DLS Canlubang, DLSU Dasmariñas, DLS Health Sciences Institute, DLS Lipa, and DLS Zobel gathered. Administrators, faculty, staff, students, parents, and alumni shared their experiences and practices in ensuring the continuity of the Lasallian Guiding Principles in the areas of education, formation, association, and social development.

To read more on this story, click HERE.


DLSL Celebrates National Arts Month

The Cultural Office joins the National Commission for Culture and Arts (NCCA) in the celebration of National Arts Month through its series of activities geared towards the support of Philippine International Arts Festival program. Everyone is invited to participate on the activities aimed at making arts accessible to everyone. All activities are open to the public.

BOUND/UNBOUND-Exhibit on February 10 at the Batangas Sining Galeri Sentrum. DLSL alumni artist will display multi media works on the theme bound/unbound. Exhibit runs until March 2010 and co sponsored by Presidential Management Office, Alumni Linkages.

Tupada Action and Media Art (TAMA) International performance art lecture on Feb 18-19, 9:00 am -5:00 am at the Br. Henry Virgil Gymnasium. Top local and international performance artists from USA, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Myanmar, etc will facilitate the workshop and explore performance art as less restrictive and more inclusive form of creative practice.

Culture and Arts Lecture/Workshop on Poetry Writing. Award winning writers Manolito Sulit and Ramil Gulle will facilitate the workshop on February 22, 2010 at the Diokno Auditorium. A whole day writing workshop to be participated by invited campus literary writers but is also open to the public.

12th SAYAW FILIPINAS on February 26, 6:00 pm at the Sentrum. The event will once again gather distinguished national and international dance companies to celebrate and bring together different dance forms expressive of indigenous cultures.

De La Salle Santiago Zobel School news
DLSZ Celebrates a Green Valentine's Day

As part of the school’s environmental advocacy, De La Salle Santiago Zobel will be holding A Green Valentine's Day celebration on Friday, February 12, 2010. This is also the Student Representative Coordinating Council's response to Donate-a-Plant Project which promotes the use of ornamental plants as Valentine's gifts instead of cut-flowers or chocolates. The purchased plant, which comes with certificate of donation, will be planted on campus and tagged with the name of the recipient. To give more meaning to the occasion, students and employees are requested to wear green shirt and jeans on the said day.

Grade Schoolers Bag Medals in Carlos Palanca, Jr. Taekwondo Championship 2010

Congratulations to Julia Luisa Panganiban (DLSZ 2017), Camila Sta Ana (DLSZ 2015), Jose Lorenzo Gonzales (DLSZ 2015), and Caitlin Baradas (DLSZ 2015) for winning 2 silver medals (sparring), 1 bronze medal (sparring), and one bronze medal (poomse), respectively, during the recently concluded Carlos Palanca Jr. Taekwondo Championship held last February 7, 2010 at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum. Kudos to Coach Ricky Santiago for his tireless efforts in training our taekwondo team!

News items reprinted from the DLSZ website.

De La Salle University news
DLSU Established College of Business and School of Economics

Starting Academic Year 2010-2011, the College of Business and Economics will be restructured into two separate entities, namely the College of Business and the School of Economics. The reorganization was undertaken to strengthen the foothold of the College of Business as the premier business school of the country and to promote the School of Economics as a prime resource in understanding economic policy issues.

Engineering Faculty Wins International Best Paper Award

A faculty from the Civil Engineering Department earned the Best Paper Award for enlightening Asia-specific topics in the 8th Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies (EASTS) International Conference last November 16-19 in Surabaya, Indonesia. Dr. Alexis M. Fillone’s paper titled, “The Estimated Effect of the Proposed Fx Megataxi Express Service on Mode-Changing Behavior in Metro Manila,” earned the award out of around 600 papers submitted and presented in the conference.

Lasallians Embark on Quest for Fitness

Last January 20, the launching of Fit Quest: The DLSU Weight Loss Challenge 2010 took place at the E. Razon Sports Complex. The contest will cover the entire third term of the current academic year. The Office of Sports Development (OSD) started the three-month long challenge because the department believes that healthy people redound to a productive society. In this regard, OSD is embarking on a campaign of health and wellness designed to get the community moving and living a more active life. To do this, Fit Quest aims to create high impact, fun, safe, and medically sound activities that will encourage a more active lifestyle for all involved.

To read more on the items above plus other news, download the latest issue of 2401 HERE.

University of St. La Salle news
ABComm sophomore is Jury's Choice in 180 Microcinema Film Festival

The documentary film entry, “Modelo”, of Mel Rose Aguilar was given the Jury selection award for the documentary category in correspondence with Jeremy Segay in Paris, France at the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) office last Jan. 21. The jury consisted of Jeremy Segay of Paris Cinema; Manet Dayrit, the Managing Director of RoadRunner Network, Inc; and award-winning Director, Francis X. Pasion.

To read more on this story, click HERE.

Yap, Legislador and Mijares Top the Nursing Licensure Exam

The College of Nursing takes pride in informing the Lasallian Community the latest results of the Nursing Licensure Examination (NLE) last Nov. 29 and 30, 2009. USLS alumni Karla Andrea C. Yap ranked sixth with 86.20 percent passing rate and Kristin Angeli P. Legislador and Manelle P. Mijares who both ranked ninth with 85.60 percent passing rate. In the overall NLE results out of seven schools in Negros Occidental, USLS ranked number one. Furthermore, with schools reaching 100 and more examinees in Region 6, USLS ranked number four and compared with other La Salle schools, USLS ranked number one. The current passing rate of USLS which is 68.22 percent is higher than the 39.73 percent national passing rate.

Congratulations to our new Lasallian Nurses!

News item reprinted from the USLS website.