New LS Strategic PlanPresentedA NEW FIVE-year strategicplan for the Ateneo LoyolaSchools was presented by Dr.Ma. Assunta C. Cuyegkeng,Vice President for LoyolaSchools, during the FacultyDay held last 22 June 2007.This was the product of aStrategic Planning Workshop

New vision to adopt Asian perspective, pursue internationalization

“Moving to New Levelsof Excellence andService”

DURING THE FACULTY Day held last 22 June 2007,University President Fr. Bienvenido F. Nebres, SJ,challenged the Ateneo faculty to set their sights towardsmoving on to “the next level”.

“As we approach our Sesquicentennial, we are also atsome kind of turning points of change in the major unitsof the Ateneo,” Fr. Nebres said, citing that the GradeSchool and High School are pushing to new academiclevels through benchmarking with top Singapore schools,while the Loyola Schools have been going through acontinuing process of self-review and improvement.

The Ateneo School of Government is also moving tonew levels of involvement and leadership in governance.The Law School has been working on a partnership withthe National University of Singapore. The Graduate Schoolof Business is now moving towards accreditation withPAASCU and EQUIS. The School of Medicine and PublicHealth opened this school year.

“What will bring us to the next level?” Fr. Nebres citedthe Environmental Scan of the Strategic PlanningWorkshop of the Loyola Schools held on 19-20 April 2007,which identified worldwide trends that will challenge andstretch us. “Our response to them,” he said, “may welldetermine much of what we will become in the next 10years.”

These trends include globalization, the rise of Chinaand India, increased migration, multidisciplinary academicfields, and the internationalization of higher education,including international competitors.

For the Loyola Schools, Fr. Nebres offered his ownreflections on directions that may stretch it and bring itto new levels.

For the School of Management, he suggested

EACH OF THE four LoyolaSchools has been able topursue its goals more vigor-ously and better address theconcerns of its respective con-stituencies because of therestructuring. On the otherhand, the revised core cur-riculum has not been effi-ciently implemented.

These were among thefindings of the two commit-tees tasked to review the re-structuring into the LoyolaSchools and the core curricu-

Results of LS Restructuring, Core CurriculumReview Presented

lum revisions, respectively.These were presented duringthe Faculty Day held last 22June 2007.

Despite the benefits of therestructuring, the committeerecommended that the LoyolaSchools deans should be givengreater autonomy whilemaking them more financiallyaccountable. The committeerecommended that adminis-trative procedures be re-viewed to allow Deans,Chairs, and Directors tomake certain decisionscurrently made by the VicePresident for Loyola Schools(VPLS), and to decentralizecurrent budgeting process,remembering that the VPLSbecame the “enforcer” of thenon-negotiable principles andpreserved uniformity acrossSchools.

“Administrative processesare now implemented byDeans, but in many cases, theyrequire the approval of theVice President for LoyolaSchools,” said Dr. Darwin D.Yu during his presentation ofthe committee findings.

“There was a ‘delegation ofoversight’ to the Deans asopposed to a delegation ofauthority.”

At the same time, thecommittee noted the declinein community spirit withinthe Loyola Schools. “Facultymembers tend to identifymore with their school ratherthan with the Loyola Schoolsas a whole.”

The need for a strongerstructure for graduate pro-grams and the creation of anOffice of Research was alsohighlighted.

With regard to the corecurriculum revision of 2000,its review committee foundthat implementation lackedefficiency, with lack ofinvolvement of many facultymembers as well as weakoversight.

While the number of unitswas reduced as planned, toallow for more student-centered learning ap-proaches, its rationale wasnot fully understood. “Thepresent confusion in thismatter might lie in the

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University President Fr. Bienvenido F. Nebres, SJ, shares howAteneo can move on to "the next level" during Faculty Day.

on 19-20 April 2007 withLoyola Schools administra-tors, Chairs, and Program Di-rectors.

The new vision states that:“The Ateneo Loyola Schoolsis a Filipino, Catholic, andJesuit center of excellence ofhigher learning that is globally

competitive while Asian inperspective; a communitythat transforms societythrough its research andcreative work, its leadershipin service, and its formationof persons-for-others.”

Dr. Cuyegkeng pointed outthe new elements of thevision: adopting an Asianperspective, pursuing inter-nationalization more vigor-ously, and emphasizing thetransformative nature of thework done by the LoyolaSchools in the areas of teach-ing, scholarly work, andservice.

With an Asian perspec-tive, the Loyola Schools willsee itself and its work througha regional perspective. “Even

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FACULTY DAY 2007. Faculty members discuss ways to improvestudent services during the Faculty Day held last 22 June 2007.

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Notable Achievements

LUIS ANDRES R. ABAD, a 2007 SummaCum Laude graduate of Ateneo’s AB Eco-nomics-Honors Program, president ofthe Sanggunian ng mga Mag-Aaral for2006-2007, and a champion debater,was named as one of the 2007 Ten Out-standing Students of the Philippines(TOSP).

The TOSP program, a project of theRFM Foundation, is a nationwide searchfor outstanding youth who have dis-played academic excellence, exemplaryleadership, community involvement,and good moral values. The awardingceremony was held at Malacañang Pal-ace last 5 July 2007, with PresidentGloria Macapagal-Arroyo as Guest ofHonor.

“We need to teach one another thevalue of generosity, of sacrifice, of ser-vice, and of justice,” said Abad in theessay he submitted to the TOSP screen-ing committee. Before serving as presi-dent of the Ateneo student council,Abad was a volunteer faculty memberfor three years of the Sibol HesusTutorial and Summer School for Public High School Students.

In December 2006, Abad was also named as one of the Top Ten Outstanding JoseRizal Model Students of the Philippines in ceremonies held at the International Head-quarters of the Order of the Knights of Rizal.

Abad is also the valedictorian of his high school and grade school classes. He is theson of former Education Secretary Florencio Abad and former Batanes Representa-tive Henedina Abad.

2007 Graduate Named OutstandingStudent of the Philippines

Abad with his TOSP trophy after the awardingceremony in Malacañang

MA. ASSUNTA CUYEGKENG

TWO ATENEO RESEARCH projects bagged the first andthird places in the 8th Health Research for ActionNational Forum. The forum was sponsored by theDepartment of Health and was held from 19-20 June2007, at the Diamond Hotel.

Avian Loren T. Co (BS Health Sciences ‘07) andMarian F. Concepcion (IV BS Health Sciences) won thetop prize for their research entitled, “A Cost-effectivenessStudy of a Multi-drug Resistant TB Patients MonitoringSystem”.

In third place are Hannah Paula V. Doromal (BSHealth Sciences ‘07) and Muriel Tanya L. Go (BS HealthSciences ‘07) for their study, “A Cost-benefit Analysis ofan Automated Drug Inventory System for Public healthFacilities”.

The students, who bested medical practitioners andpublic health administrators and were the only studentsto qualify for the poster presentations, were mentoredby faculty of the Health Sciences Program, led by Dr.John Q. Wong. The Department of Electronics,Computer, and Communication Engineering gavetechnical support.

The Multi-drug Resistant TB Patients MonitoringSystem study was also presented in a poster sessionduring the 3rd WACBE World Congress onBioengineering 2007 held in Bangkok, Thailand last9-11 July 2007.

Ateneans Win in NationalHealth Research Competition

OSCI PROFESSIONAL ADOR R. Torneo was part of a three-man teamrepresenting the Philippines in the 1st Youth Innovation Competitionon Global Governance (YICGG) in Shanghai, China, on 10-14 July2007. The competition was organized by Fudan University and theUnited Nations Development Program-China.

Torneo joined Paolo A. Ante (BA Public Council President) andDiona A. Aquino (Office of the President, Presidential ManagementStaff) in representing the country.

The three Filipinos were part of the inter-country world team thatwon the trophy for the Most Innovative Project in the YICGG WorldTeam Competition. Their project, following the theme of building aglobal cooperative system to control greenhouse gas emissions,featured a local government-driven environmental campaignsupported by an international framework. It also involved the adop-tion of international standards for greenhouse gas emissions, coupledwith a marketing campaign for environment-friendly products andthe subsequent labeling of all products that emit these.

The team com-peted with over 70 par-ticipants from 15 dif-ferent country teams,including from the US,Canada, Germany, Tur-key, France, Italy, Tanza-nia, India, South Korea,Indonesia, Vietnam,Japan, Philippines, andChina.

OSCI Professional Partof Philippine Team to China

FIVE MEMBERS OF the Loyola Schools faculty were among the recipients of thisyear’s National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) Awards, held during theNAST Annual Scientific Meeting at the Manila Hotel last 12 July 2007.

Dr. Fabian M. Dayrit, Dean of the School of Science and Engineering, and Dr. Ma.Louise Antonette N. Delas Peñas, an associate professor in the Department ofMathematics, each won for outstanding scientific papers.

A distinguished and multi-awarded chemist, Dr. Dayrit received his masteral anddoctorate degree from Princeton University. He was also named one of the Outstand-ing Young Men of the Philippines in the field of Chemistry by the Philippine Jaycees in

1993, and received the presi-dential Lingkod Bayan awardfor government service in1988.

Dr. Delas Peñas, a prod-uct of the University of thePhilippines, is actively in-volved in research on the useof technology in mathemat-ics. Her recent work in thisarea includes technology-based manipulatives andstrategies in maximizing theuse of technology in Philip-pine schools.

Dr. Paulito P. Palmes, anassistant professor at the Department of Information Systems and Computer Science,was named “Outstanding Young Scientist in the field of Engineering”. He received hisdoctorate degree from the Toyohashi University of Technology in Japan.

Dr. Czarina Saloma-Akpedonu, an associate professor at the Department of Soci-ology and Anthropology, was awarded as an “Outstanding Young Scientist in the fieldof Sociology”. She is president of the Philippine Sociological Society and Secretary ofthe Board of the Research Committee on Science and Technology of the InternationalSociological Association.

Dr. Regina C. So, an assistant professor with the Department of Chemistry, wonthe NAST DuPont Talent Search for Young Scientists. A graduate degree-holder fromthe University of Connecticut, Dr. So has also been chosen to participate in theInternational Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry 44th General Assembly and 41stcongress in Torino, Italy.

LS Faculty Receive National Science Awards

(L-R) Winners all: Palmes, Dayrit, Akpedonu, So, and Delas PeñasPHOTO COURTESY OF THE OFFICE OF THE VP FOR LOYOLA SCHOOLS

Philippine Team members (L-R) Torneo, Aquino,and Ante at the closing program of the YICGGCompetition in Shanghai.

PHOTO COURTESY OF ADOR TORNEO

Marian Concepcion (left) and Avian Loren Co (right)MICHELLE CORREA, www.ateneo.edu

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THE NATIONAL SERVICETraining Program (NSTP)received a “plus” from Ateneoand became the NSTP Prepa-ratory Leadership Undertak-ing for Sophomores, or NSTPPLUS.

NSTP is a nationwiderequired course for universityand college students that aimsto develop civic consciousnessand defense preparednessamong the Filipino youth bydeepening the values of patrio-tism and ethics. NSTP includesthe Reserved Officers’ Train-ing Corps, the Literacy Train-ing Service, and the CivicWelfare Training Service.

The PLUS in Ateneo’s NSTPis the involvement of variousLoyola Schools formationoffices: the Office of StudentAffairs (OSA), the CampusMinistry Office (CMO), theOffice for Social Concern andInvolvement (OSCI), and theLoyola Schools GuidanceOffice (LSGO).

OSA is responsible forresources, while CMO orga-nizes the send-off masses and

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Mira S. MendozaLAYOUT ARTIST

Christine Mallion, Eeya Litiatco-Martin, Rick OlivaresWRITERS

PHOTOS COURTESY OF:Ma. Assunta Cuyegkeng, Nono Felipe, RJ Remulla,Henson Wongaiham, Rani Jalandoni, Roderick Seruelas, Philip Sison

WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF:Carla Sison-Siojo, Office of the Vice President for Loyola Schools;Engr. Maria Leonora Guico, Department of ECCE; Connie C.Camacho, School of Humanities; Marivi Cabason, School of Scienceand Engineering; Anna Galvez, John Gokongwei School of Man-agement; Milet Tendero, School of Social Sciences; Mico Vilchez,Assistant to the ADSA for Services; and Joanna Ruiz.

Loyola Schools Bulletin is published bimonthly by the Office of theVice President for Loyola Schools, Ateneo de Manila University,Katipunan Avenue, Loyola Heights, Quezon City.

Loyola Schools Bulletin ©2007 (ISSN:1656-8354) is publishedmonthly by the Office of Research and Publications,2/F Gonzaga Hall, Loyola Schools, Ateneo de Manila University,Katipunan Ave., Loyola Heights, Quezon City

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The Ateneo Alumni Scholars Association (AASA) has estab-lished a P2.4 million endowment fund under the name, Fr.William H. Kreutz, SJ-Ateneo Alumni Scholars Endowment,in honor of the priest who founded the Scholars-for-ScholarsScholarship Fund in August 1987 while serving as Directorof the College Office of Admission and Aid at the Ateneo deManila University.

The purpose of the endowment is to provide scholarshipsto deserving Ateneo college students. AASA raised theamount largely from alumni scholars’ donations, augmentedby non-scholars’ and corporate institutions’ financial sup-port over the past two years.

The turnover ceremony was held at the Ateneo LoyolaSchools Campus last 26 May 2007 with the AASA ExecutiveCommittee, headed by its President, Ferdinand O. Sia, hand-ing over the ceremonial check to Dr. Ma. Assunta Cuyegkeng,Vice President for Loyola Schools, and Fr. Daniel L. Huang,SJ, Jesuit Provincial. The event was also graced by Fr. Kreutz.

AASA is under the umbrella of the Ateneo ScholarshipFoundation, and is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.It has graduated a total of 72 scholars and will be supportingeight scholars starting schoolyear 2007-2008.

Quality education has been made possible to gifted butfinancially handicapped students because former scholarschose to pay forward the blessings they have received to thepresent scholars. The AASA supports the Ateneo CollegeScholarship Program, which in 2006, supported a total of926 scholars in college.

Ateneo’s NSTP Gets a PLUSBY Christine Mallion

Ateneo Alumni Scholars AssociationEstablishes P2.4M Endowment Fund

The Ateneo Alumni Scholars Association (AASA) has established a P2.4-Million Fr. William H. Kreutz, S.J. Ateneo Alumni Scholars Endowmentfor the Ateneo Loyola Schools. Front row behind the check (L-R): VP forLoyola Schools Dr. Ma. Assunta C. Cuyegkeng, Jesuit Provincial Fr.Daniel P. Huang, S.J., AASA founder Fr. William H. Kreutz, S.J., and AASAPresident Ferdinand O. Sia. Others in the photo are (L-R): Jerome Casipit,May Ann Madarang, Marilou Flores-Mercado, Rica Salazar, Andrea Teran,Richard Gocuay, Grace De Jesus, Jolly Morata, Puri Espeleta, and AbigailManalastas.

THROUGH A PARTNERSHIPwith Smart Communications,the School of Science andEngineering is now offeringan integrative elective thattrains students for real-lifeinformation technologyprojects in a telecommuni-cations company environ-ment.

The partnership alsoinvolves the donation of alaboratory with 20 comput-ers. Each workstation is in-stalled with software appli-cations that run on Eclipseand J2SE, and is linked to thedatabase application Oracle

SOSE Partners with Smart for IT Elective

or Linux Redhat.Through interactive lec-

tures and casework, theelective’s participants aretaught the rudimentary of

Office of theVice President for the Loyola Schools

recollections. OSCI handlesthe implementation of thesocial and civic formationactivities including the logis-tics for the formation sessions.LSGO provides technicalexpertise in creating processquestions for the various pro-gram activities and orientationof the facilitators.

NSTP PLUS was developedfrom a series of discussionsamong the Loyola Schools for-mation offices and Dr. Ma.Assunta Cuyegkeng, VicePresident for Loyola Schools.

The Loyola Schoolsbelieve that adminis-trators, faculty mem-bers, and profession-als should work to-gether to make thisformation programan effective means ofpreparing Ateneansto be good leaderswho are actively in-volved in the commu-nity.

The NSTP PLUS,whose coordinatoris Dr. WashingtonGarcia, is part of theLoyola Schools’ four-year formation pro-gram. Freshmen takethe Introduction toAteneo Culture andTraditions (InTACT),which seeks to equipthem with the knowl-edge, skills, and atti-

(L-R) Dr. Fabian Dayrit (Dean, SOSE),Dr. Nathaniel Libatique (Chairperson,Dept. of ECCE), Mr. Ramon Isberto(Head, Public Affairs, Smart), Ms.Wilma Cruz (CIO, Smart)

systems integration andanalysis as well as program-ming and testing. It isexpected that by the end ofthe course, students will beready to assume developerroles.

The donation wasmarked by a ceremony last26 June 2007, at the PLDT-CTC building. In attendancewere Smart’s Chief Informa-tion Officer Wilma D. Cruz,Public Affairs DepartmentHead Ramon Isberto, andCommunity PartnershipsSenior Manager DarwinFlores.

tudes needed to cope with thedemands of college life.

Third year students gothrough the Junior Engage-ment Program (JEEP), for-merly known as the AteneoLabour Trials Program, whichdeals with identifying workers’issues and the developmentof integration skills and criti-cal thinking with workerissues, as well as respect forworkers themselves.

Ophalle Alzona, OSCIStudent Affairs Professionaland JEEP coordinator, saysJEEP aims to “provide stu-dents with experiences toawaken in them the need togrow in social engagementand responsibility.” JEEP isintegrated in the Philosophy ofthe Human Person course.

Pabaon, a non-academicintegration program, is thefinal formation program forgraduating students. Accord-ing to CMO director Fr.Roberto Buenconsejo, SJ,Pabaon “aims at integratingthe personal, social, and spiri-tual features of Jesuit educa-tion,” through immersionprograms, recollections, andretreats.

With NSTP PLUS, OSCIDirector Mary Ann Manapatsays that the Loyola Schoolswill better help Ateneans heedthe call “to develop themselvesto the fullest and truly becomemen and women for others”.Ateneans at the NSTP Plus and Pabaon orientations

Sophomores: Waiting to hear about NSTP Plus

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"Politics is a processof making decisions.Those decisions aresometimes very farreaching and we shouldalways keep in mindthat we make them inthe name of the peopleand for the people whohave elected us."

(From top-clockwise) Newscaster Tina Monzon-Palmainterviews President Kawasniewski and his wife; Theforum was held at the Henry Lee Irwin Theater; Anopen-forum with President Kawasniewski attended bystudents was held afterwards with PLDT ChairmanManuel Pangilinan (left) and Fr. Ben Nebres (right).

HEN I WAS elected to the highest office of my country, I did“Wnot consider it as a goal by itself but as a new opportunity to enhance betterchances and greater opportunities for my compatriots. I wanted to unitepeople and give them a brighter perspective,” said Aleksander Kawasniewski,President of Poland from 1995-2005.

President Kawasniewski was speaking at the 2nd Ateneo Manuel V.Pangilinan Center Annual Leadership Forum held last 3 July 2007 at theHenry Lee Irwin Theater.

Ateneo Board of Trustees Chairman and PLDT Chair-man Manuel V. Pangilinan formally opened the event whileUniversity President Fr. Bienvenido F. Nebres, SJ, introducedPresident Kawasniewski. Newscaster Tina Monzon-Palmaserved as the forum moderator.

Unlike how it is with many of our politicians today,Kawasniewski’s track record will show that these are notmere words thrown out for the sake of grandstanding; theseare principles he lives by.

As a young political leader in the late 1980s,Kawasniewski understood the value of dialogue. At the time,civil war was threatening to destroy his country, as the popu-lar non-communist trade union Solidarity movement wasgaining strength in communist Poland.

“We approached Solidarity leaders and influential Catho-lic Church representatives and organized an unprecedentedconference in the early spring of 1989. That event is knownas the Round Table Conference,” Kawasniewski said.

“I devoted all my efforts to overcoming natural differ-ences because I was convinced that the desire of both nego-tiating sides to save our country from a disaster and to startfundamental democratic reforms was much stronger thanpolitical differences.”

That Round Table led to the peaceful transfer of powerin September of the same year to the first non-communistgovernment in Eastern Europe after World War II, whereSolidarity leader Lech Walesa served as the new President.This event fueled anti-communist movements throughout

Central and Eastern Eu-rope, ultimately leading tothe fall of communism in the continent.

“The principles of dialogue, democracyand conciliation demonstrated at theRound Table Conference have guided mein my political activities ever since,”Kawasniewski said.

Six years after that Round TableConference, Kawasniewski was electedas President and went on to serve fortwo five-year terms.

“My election campaign slogan,‘Let’s Choose the Future’, reflected mypreoccupation with helping the Gov-

ernment create a strong democratic political and legal system,as well as a foundation for a sound economy,” he said.

That goal was gradually accomplished. On the 2nd of April 1997, theParliament adopted the new Constitution of Poland that Kawasniewski co-authored, which a month later was approved by a national referendum.

“For me… it was a great success. Poland received a legal foundation for its

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democratic system with strong protection ofhuman rights and freedoms, a well-balanced di-vision of power among the legislative, executive,and judicial branches of the government,” he said.“While drafting the Constitution, we also tookcare of creating state institutions friendly topeople, of helping the Polish people to build acivic society, and to increase the scope of self-government of local communities.”

The once communist country now enjoysliberty, democracy, and the rule of law.

Under Kawasniewski’s leadership, Poland was also admitted to the NorthAtlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in 1999 and to the European Union in2004. His administration also launched important initiatives aimed at devel-oping better relations both with the Vatican and with Jews, and with neigh-boring European nations.

“The world today is developing very quickly. The changes in the interna-tional arena and on the domestic fronts are often too difficult to comprehendand follow. It is thus the duty of politicians and scientists to inform the peopleand to give them direction,” Kawasniewski said to the Ateneans whogathered to listen to him.

“Politics is often defined as an art of solving concrete problems inconcrete situations. It is also an art of [having] the right response to thechallenges of a concrete time. My experience proves that politics is also aprocess of making decisions. Those decisions are sometimes very far reach-ing and we should always keep in mind that we make them in the name of thepeople and for the people who have elected us.

“As the great Chinese philosopher Confucius said: a ruler should learnself-discipline, should govern his subjects by his own example, and shouldtreat them with love and concern.”

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I am almost moved to ask you to take pride in your being Ateneostudents. But I see you must first love her before you can be proud of yourAlma Mater. And to love her is a thing that remains for you to do. Time alone,God leading us, will show what the Ateneo will have been to you. You will findthat you have entered a school that demands all you can give to help her, allthat will redound to the happy consummation of your life’s objective, andgives you all that you need to prepare you as God-fearing, right-thinking andright living Filipinos.

Until only a few years ago, there had prevailed a very sad misconceptionof the Ateneo’s mission. Outside of her scholastic and athletic activities, somepeople knew her as a “praying school”, a belief which, even if it had been a fact(and we don’t deny that we prayed – we still do now, and we are proud to doit), would only enhance the favor and laudation of our thinking men. Todaymany realize that our so-called system of public education without Religionis a misnomer and a failure, and many, too, are those who attach the credenceto the only possible conclusion that the training of the will to love God aswell as the instruction of the intellect to absorb material knowledge must gohand in hand in order to mould and form Education in its only true sense.Many, likewise, are those who, dissenting with this position, at least haveexpressed that institutions of the Ateneo’s type, or the Ateneo alone to takean example, can proudly stand side by side with her sister public schools andcolleges. We have shown that we go farther than that. In the Ateneo is foundharmony and concord, and with the love of God above it, love of country isexpounded and encouraged, for, in the words of an eminent American educa-tor: “I find more Filipino nationalism in the halls of the Ateneo than in theclassrooms of other schools.”

And more. No admiration on the part of a Filipino veteran of the Revolu-tion, no matter how great it was, could have actuated one to step out of theline and exclaim, after he was told that it was the Ateneo Battalion, almostwith tears in his eyes: “Nasa inyo ang pag-asa ng Bayan! – in you is the hopeof the Country!” except only because of his conviction that the Ateneo trainsher charges FOR GOD AND OUR COUNTRY!

To the new AteneansBrother Ateneans —

I thank Thee, Lord,for the Faiththou hast given me —therewith to hope; wherewithto love my fellow men,even the foe.

A prayer written by Manuel C. Colaycoas a prisoner of war at Camp O’Donnellin Cabanatuan.

The Timeless Legacy of

Manuel ColaycoBY Eeya Litiatco-Martin

Source: The Ateneo Monthly, Vol. 4 No. 1, July, 1925, pp.26-27.

Manuel C.A. ColaycoHigh School Batch ‘26

A memorabilia to honorManuel Colayco's legacywas unveiled last 23 Julyat the MVP hall roof deck.In attendance wereColayco's family, Ateneofaculty, and studentleaders.

IN THE MIDST of the three dark years the country suffered under theJapanese occupation emerged a man of conviction; a man whose faithand courage served as an illuminating light penetrating the cruel dark-ness around. Though the war had destroyed Manila’s buildings and itspeople’s spirit, Manuel Colayco stood steadfast, fighting for God and coun-try, until an enemy grenade brought death upon him.

But there is more to what makes this man worthy of celebration. Onthe 23rd of July, 2007, University President Fr. Bienvenido F. Nebres, SJ,led the Ateneo community in paying tribute to Colayco. Held at the MVProof deck, “Manny” was duly recognized not only as a war hero, but as thehard-working mason who laid the foundation of The Guidon, the servant-leader, the champion of the Catholic faith, and the eloquent orator whohad the remarkable ability to hold his audience captive.

A man whose actions never betrayed his principles, Manny was theembodiment of the Atenean spirit. He aimed for nothing short of excel-lence in his intellectual and spiritual pursuits. Thus, it was fitting to honorhis memory and, perhaps more importantly, to make his story known to

the Ateneo community, thus keeping hislegacy burning within the halls of his be-loved Alma Mater. He is a timeless rolemodel whose memory has borne andhopefully shall for all time bear fruit inthe lives of Ateneans.

The blessing of the ColaycoMemorablia at theMVP Center was apoignant occasion tonot only the Ateneansand student-leaderspresent, but mostespecially to his chil-dren who stood wit-ness to the event: Ma.Teresa, Emma, ManuelJr., Carlos, Ma.Consuelo, Jaime, andFrancisco. The deli-cately preparedmemorabilia – a col-lection of articles writ-ten by Manny - wasunveiled and pre-sented in all its nostal-gic glory. It was a po-tent testament to thediligence of the pro-lific wordsmith andthe first editor of TheGuidon.

But if one were totry to pick his crown-

ing glory, one would have to dig through a treasure chest of prized jew-els. Manny reaped awards one after the other, but the medals in thememorabilia were an understated representation of his intelligence andtalents. Manny was the consummate leader. As a student, he headed de-bating societies, organizations like ACIL, and the Ateneo Cadet Corps,among others. In 1939, he led the Philippine delegation to the Interna-tional Eucharistic Congress in Budapest. During the war, he served aschief of the Allied Intelligence Bureau in Manila.

An excellent steward of his God-given gifts, Manny was evidentlyrevered by his distinguished contemporaries. Among the memorabiliadisplayed are articles written about him by the likes of H.R. Dela Costa,who recounted the stirring tale of a brave warrior who risked life andlimb and chose to live a life of modest means for the noble cause he sobrazenly pursued until the very end.

But to his children, the most heart-rending of all was the reproduc-tion of a prayer he wrote within the confines of his prison during the war.The sight of the prayer scrawled at the back cover of the imitations ofChrist once again roused a sense of admiration for their father, whocontinued to be consumed by faith even at his most trying times.

Manuel Colayco left a lasting imprint in the Ateneo he dearly loved.Perhaps, no amount of material recognition can give due credit to Manny,but by exemplifying and championing his ideals, we best honor hislegacy.

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Ateneo freshmenshow their stylePHOTOS BY RJ REMULLA

AND HENSON WONGAIHAM

The Ateneo 2007 Orientation Seminar (OrSem) readied around2,000 freshmen to groove to the music of college life with its

theme “Soundcheck,” last June 7-9 at the College Covered Courts.The John Gokongwei School of Management welcomed 775 new enroll-

ees, while the School of Social Sciences had 573new students. The School of Science and Engi-neering had 444 freshmen, and the School ofHumanities had 229.

OrSem 2007 Head Jonathan ChristopherPascual said they chose the theme“Soundcheck” because, in the same way thatperformers check whether or not their instru-ments are in harmony with each other, as wellas the venue’s acoustics prior to their perfor-mance, in OrSem, “freshmen will check theirdifferent cultures and harmonize it with theacoustics of Ateneo culture.”

This year, freshmen were introduced onlyto their course blockmates, unlike before whenthey had to spend one day with their Englishblockmates. Pascual said the change was madeto give students “a more effective andefficient bonding time with their courseblockmates.” It also benefited the organizersbecause it simplified logistical arrangements.

To enable a more effective discussion of thefour schools and the university’s policies, addi-tional venues such as the Henry Lee IrwinTheater and MVP Center for Student Leader-ship were used. Instead of addressing all 2,000freshmen students together, the administrationpresented to two batches of freshmen studentsover two days.

Despite mobilization and operations difficulties, OrSem’s Soundcheck was deemed asuccess. The freshmen enjoyed being introduced to their blockmates and the Ateneocommunity through various activities, such as group dynamics, organizational and ad-ministration talks and presentations, and campus tours.

A celebration concert called “O Night” capped OrSem. It showcased popular bands,such as Spongecola, Kuan, Brigada and Chicosci. The concert also included the finals ofthe three-day OrSem Idols contest, where the winner was given an Apple Ipod.

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The Loyola Schools held a half-day orientation seminar foraround 800 parents of Ateneo freshmen students last 30June 2007 at the Henry Lee Irwin Theater.

The Freshman Parents’ Orientation, hosted by the AteneoSchools Parents Council (ASPaC) Representative Ms. DaisyMendoza and Sanggunian ng mga Mag-aaral President KarlSatinitigan, aimed to encourage parents and guardians tobe partners of the Ateneo community in the education oftheir children.

Loyola Schools Vice President Dr. Ma. AssuntaCuyegkeng explained the school’s integrated approachto learning through its non-academic formationprogram as part of the Ateneo’s thrust of excellenceand service. The Loyola Schools Deans - Mr. RodolfoAng of the John Gokongwei School of Management,Dr. Fabian Dayrit of the School of Science andEngineering, Fr. Jose Cruz, SJ, of the School of SocialSciences, and Acting Dean Dr. Benilda Santos of theSchool of Humanities – talked about Ateneo’s academicprograms and standards. Dr. Ma. Emma ConcepcionLiwag, Associate Professor of the Department ofPsychology, gave a supplementary presentation on therole of parents in their children’s college education.

The orientation also included the election ofFreshmen Parent Representatives to the Board of ASPaCled by ASPaC President Mrs. Josephine Perez-Ang.

After the open forum, University President Fr.Bienvienido F. Nebres, SJ, closed the event and thankedthe parents for attending the orientation. Theorientation was also attended by key officers of theLoyola Schools and faculty members. — by ChristineMallion

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as the Loyola Schools engagesPhilippine society, it will attend tothe concerns of the region and par-ticipate in the articulation of Asianidentity and in placing Asia on theagenda of global forums,” Dr.Cuyegkeng said.

The Loyola Schools will alsobenchmark itself against interna-tional standards. According to thestrategic plan, the vision is for theLoyola Schools to be internation-ally recognized as having outputand quality standards comparableto other internationally recognizedhigher education institutions, to beglobally networked in bothacademic and professional fields,and to give its students a global per-spective.

Through its teaching, research,formation, and service, all mem-bers of the Loyola Schools commu-

nity should grow in spiritual ma-turity, academic excellence, socialinvolvement, cultural rootedness,and emotional maturity, as well asin their ability to use their skillsand talents in the service of others.

The strategic plan was devel-oped in response to challenges inthe environment identified duringthe Loyola Schools Strategic Plan-ning Workshop, such as globaliza-tion, migration, advances in infor-mation and communications tech-nology, and increased competitionamong higher education institu-tions. At the same time, it recog-nizes the persistent poverty and in-equality prevalent in Philippinesociety, the new trends in ICT, com-petition among higher educationinstitutions, changes in the envi-ronment, and the need for technol-ogy innovation.

pervading impression amongmany that student-centered learn-ing had to do mainly with lesslecturing, rather than with themode by which students todaylearn,” said Mr. Eduardo Jose E.Calasanz, who presented the re-port.

The committee recommendedthat Loyola Schools reevaluatestructures for the implementationof policies to improve efficiency. Amore systematic discussion of thestudent-centered learning, uni-form implementation of six unitsof free electives, and revisiting theidea of interdisciplinary approachwere also recommended.

“Communication is critical, toand from faculty members, withinand across Schools,” Mr. Calasanzsaid.

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leadership in finance for the corporate track, to make thePhilippines competitive as a financial services center.“Together with the Math Department, perhaps offer twotracks in the Management Engineering Program,” he said.

For the School of Science and Engineering, Fr. Nebressuggested that they should attract more students toMathematical Finance; set sharper goals in emerging areasof life sciences with the School of Medicine, such asmedical computing and oncology research; and strengthenenvironmental risk management and partner with PAGASAon weather forecasting.

For the School of Humanities, a major goal should bedefining Ateneo’s niche in the Arts. A major opportunityis the setting up of an Art Museum in partnership withPLDT. He also suggested researching the role of the artsin empowering the youth among the poor.

For the School of Social Sciences, Fr. Nebres suggestedstronger partnerships with management organizations foreconomic and political environmental scans andforecasting, as well as the cultivation of leaders.

“The work of the Ateneo of School of Government withPampanga and four other provinces, helping them in themanagement of transition, is a laboratory for ‘positivepsychology’ – what works in developing and guiding publicleaders in the Philippines,” he said.

In the choices to be made by each of Ateneo’s unitstowards moving to the next level, Fr. Nebres said thatAteneo’s core values of excellence and service, alignmentwith Ateneo’s mission and vision, and Ateneo’s competitiveadvantages should serve as determining principles.

WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND?Ateneans write out their answersafter the Pabaon 2007 orientation.

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“WHAT ELEMENTS OF biography lead people to a moment of truth? What historical con-texts provide the conditions for people to act out their particular moment? What are theconsequences of enacting a decision for self and society?”

Tanghalang Ateneo, now on its 29th Season, seeks the answers to these questions throughplays that deal with people finding their moment of truth and facing the consequences of thatchoice on their future life.

“To speak about a moment of truth is to show how a decision affects the course of apersonal or collective life,” says the theater company directed and moderated by RicardoAbad.

Called “The Season of Truth”, the season began with the staging of Bertolt Brecht’s TheCaucasian Chalk Circle, or Litisang Bilog ng Caucasus in translation, in July.

The play contains three major defining moments of truth: the decision to award a piece ofland not to its original owners but to the collective that made that land productive, the maidGrusha’s decision to keep an abandoned baby, and the judge Azdak’s decision to award cus-tody of the child to the stepmother and not to the natural mother.

“These three decisions underscore the truth, the playwright’s truth, that justice stemsnot from rank or privilege but from good works. Does this make sense? We urge students todiscuss this issue,” they say.

Their second play slated for November, Glenn Mas’s The Death of Memory speaks ofanother moment of truth: Juan’s decision to escape from the limbo of time and space.

Seemingly trapped in a cage of painful memories and paralyzing pasts, what choices doJuan and people like him have for liberation? Four characters trapped in a purgatory of themind locate the escape hatch, and their moment of truth enables them to move on andtranscend evil. “Can students who are similarly imprisoned find their own freedom?” asksTA.

The third production scheduled in January 2008, Shakespeare’s Cymbeline, reads like amodern telenovela involving authoritarian parents and feisty children, familymisunderstandings and separations, long-lost brothers, loves, jealousies and rivalries, all ofthese set in the context of a grudge war between Britain and Rome.

The defining moments of truth are many, chief of which is King Cymbeline’s ownrealization of the harm he has caused his daughter and the good he has lost – at least for awhile. The admission of error — a true I’m sorry — healed a family and a nation as well.

Their fourth production, a student drama revue called Pandora’s Box will feature worksby students, and also acted out, directed, stage managed, and staffed by students. To manyincoming trainees, this involvement in stage production will also be a moment of truth — away to find out if the theater loves them as much as they love the theater.

“The defining moments of truth in this season’s productions are also occasions for hope,”says TA. “And so, in this election year, with all its trials and tribulations, our theater offers abit of hope, the hope echoing from inside the Caucasian Chalk Circle, namely that what thereis – the state and all its institutions – shall belong to those who are good for it. For only thenshall it, the state, bear fruit.”

August 27 - September 7 CIMPA-IMAMIS-Philippines School on Numerical Methods for PartialDifferential EquationsHosted by the Mathematics Department, this school belongs to a series ofschools organized/supported by CIMPA (International Center for Pure andApplied Mathematics, Nice, France) in developing countries. It is also part of theAsia Link program IMAMIS (International Master in Applied Mathematics andInformation Sciences). Participants will be graduate students, youngresearchers, teachers and practitioners from the Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore,Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Pakistan, India, and Philippines.

August 28“Cubao Ibabaw, Cubao Ilalim, Ang Daigdig ng Dilim sa Mga Kathani Tony Perez”Panayam ni G. Edgar Samar4:30-6:00 pm, Faura, AVR.

August 29Book Launch of “John L. Gokongwei Jr.: The Path of Entreprenuership”4:30 pm, Escaler Hall

August 30“What is art for? Reflections on the sense of art and creativity forhuman beings”Talk by Karin Hutflötz, cand. Ph.D.4.30-6.00 pm, for Philosophy department onlyFaculty and Staff Lounge, 3rd Floor De la Costa Hall

Quiz Bee-BoQuiz Show on literature and pop culture hosted by the Filipino Department4:30-6:00 pm, Escaler Hall.

September 3Music and Poetry: An Aesthetic UnionAn afternoon of music and art songs with Randy Gilongo (tenor) and PeterPorticos (pianist). On the programme are Ravel, Schubert, Respighi, Schumann,and Duparc4:30-6:30 pm, Escaler HallRSVP Irene or Cherrie (426-6001 loc. 5340)

September 7Living Rosary in honor of Our Lady’s Nativity

September 8“Revisiting Student-Centered Pedagogy: Teaching for Understandingin Language and Literature Classrooms”38th ACELT Bi-Annual Conference8:00-5:00 pm, Escaler Hall

September 10SOSE Faculty Symposium4:30-6:00 pm, PCI Bank Lecture Hall

September 10-14Cervini & Eliazo Dorm Open House

September 10-17John Gokongwei School of Management Week

September 15-16Ateneo College Entrance Test for SY2008-2009

September 22The Emy M. Pascasio Memorial Lecturec/o Linguistic Society of the Philippinesvenue to be announced

October 4-5JGSOM Business Accelarator Program ExpoJGSOM Garden

October 8-13Final examination week for college and graduate students

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THE ATENEO DE Manila UniversityTheater Arts Seniors 2008 presentsa new production of Fluid, as thefundraising project for their cre-ative thesis showcase which will bestaged in November. The play runs

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Art brings together the lives ofthree couples as they grapple for alife of compromise. Amir is a tal-ented painter on the fringes of abreakdown when he meets Mira, arich art collector, who challengeshim and his belief in art. Jom andAlben are struggling theater actorsdebating on the struggle betweenhigh art and popular art whiletrying to make their relationshipwork. Renata is the coordinator foran orchestra whose passion for“real art” drives the domineeringevents coordinator, Simone, crazyin a series of wacky affairs.

At the opening of Amir’s

one-man-show, all discover true artin the midst of a pandemoniumthat looks into hypocrisy and theawakening of exhausted creativespirits.

Heading an all-Atenean cast isMissy Maramara who plays theworldly art collector, Mira Albano,alternating with Jasmine Mendiolaand Pia Bonalos. Paolo Galia andJio Javier alternate as AmirMontano, a struggling painter.Alben and Jom, two theater actors,are played by alternates JJ Ignacioand Nikko Atienza, and alternatesGerauld Rivera and RX 93.1 DJ, Jakede Leon, respectively. The playfulevents coordinator, Simone, isplayed by Jorja Hung, DiegaVillanueva and Jean Pierre Reniva

for three weeks starting August 30at the Fine Arts Studio Theater.

Art is center-stage in thisPalanca-winning full-length play bycelebrated playwright/director,Floy Quintos. This play is given a

while Trency Caga-anan gives lifeto Philharmonic coordinator,Renata.

The playwright also directs theplay with the set design of MonicaSebial and costumes design ofMahar Mangahas. Voltaire de Jesushandles the lights.

Framed within the context of sex,love, money, commerce and power,witness the three couples’ game ofArt and Compromise at the Fine ArtsStudio Theater (G-306), 3rd floorGonzaga Hall, Loyola Schools, Ateneode Manila University on August 30-31, September 1-2, 4-9, and 11-16, at7pm with additional 2pm shows onSaturdays and Sundays. For inquiries,contact 0920-5574558 or the FineArts Program at 426-6001 loc. 5331.

The cast ofFloy Quintos'Fluid

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Top-scorerChris Tiu in action

UAAP Season 70 Men’s BasketballROUND 2 SCHEDULE

ON’T BE SURPRISED, but we are atwhere everyone thought we’d be.

In the last two years, the BlueEagles wrapped up both first rounds ofD

the UAAP Men’s Basketball competition with 7-0slates. But the 2005 team crashed in the secondround and was rudely dumped by De La Salle inthe Final Four, ending LA Tenorio’s dreams of lead-ing the team back into the championship round.The following year, the team lost a taut three-gamethriller to the University of Santo Tomas, effectivelyending the era of the last holdouts of the 2002 titleteam.

This year, well, the team is at 4-3, ending thefirst round of eliminations with a two-game slide.So does a reversal of fortunes mean that the teamwill do well in the second round and beyond?

Not necessarily. The University of the East, win-ners of almost every pre- and post-season tourneyrunning in the last two years, is atop the standingswith a 7-0 slate. Perennial title-favorite DLSU,which bludgeoned the opposition on their way toa pair of summer leagues, is in solo second. Ateneo,although at a logjam with UST and Far EasternUniversity at 4-3, is fifth because of the losses in-curred against the two. National University is at6th, Adamson has a 1-6 score, and UP at 0-7 bringsup the rear.

The standings, however, are no indication ofthe battles waged out on the court. Each game hasbeen closely fought, with a few upsets here andthere.

A look at the list of the Top 10 Scorers of thefirst round will only show one Atenean - Chris Tiu- in the leader board with 12.6 points an outing.Outside the bracket, the graduating Ford Arao,

who is enjoying his fin-est season so far, is theonly other Blue Eaglein double figures with11 markers per game.

Again, these sta-tistics do not a com-plete picture paint.Following his“spread the wealth”philosophy, headcoach NormanBlack said in thepre-season thathe’s looking at atotal team effortto ease the load

on Tiu, whom opposing defenses have been gearedto stopping.

Jai Reyes has been a sparkplug of sorts, espe-cially in that titanic battle against La Salle wherehe torched all his guards for a team-high 18 points.Reyes has chipped in 8.6 points per game while

August 124 PM - UE vs AteneoAraneta Coliseum* UE won, 73-68

August 182 PM - Ateneo vs UPNinoy Aquino Stadium

August 254 PM - FEU vs AteneoNinoy Aquino Stadium

August 304 PM - UST vs AteneoAraneta Coliseum

BY Rick Olivares

September 24 PM - Ateneo vs La SalleAraneta Coliseum

September 64 PM - Ateneo vs NUAraneta Coliseum

September 9Cheerdance Competition

(The second round match-upbetween Ateneo and Adamson,originally scheduled for August 9,was postponed because of a typhoon.)

Jai Reyes torched the Green Archers guarding him to score 18 points in the ADMU-DLSU game. (Right side) Rookie Kirk Longproved his worth in the first round; Graduating Ford Arao with Coach Black; Fr. Ben Nebres cheering with the Ateneo crowed.

(Above) Rabah Al-Husseini towers over FEU(Below) Coack Black with the Ateneo men’sbasketball team.

passing for 2.6 assists. The twin tower combo ofRabah Al-Husseini (7.7 ppg & 7.6 rpg) and JobeNkemakolam (7.4 ppg & 7 rpg) has placed Ateneosecond in total team rebounds. Eric Salamat, ZionLaterre, Eman Monfort, and rookies Kirk Long andNonoy Baclao have also been significant contribu-tors for Norman Black.

The team’s bane has it been its turnovers, a sta-tistic the team dubiously leads the league in with18 an outing. If it weren’t for that and a bunch ofmissed free throws at the worst possible time –crunchtime – the team should be, at the very best,at 6-1.

Fortunately for the team, there’s the secondround where they can make adjustments. But nobattle will be a given, even against hapless UP,which always raises their game when up againstAteneo.

At the start of the year, the Blue Eagles wereseeded fifth or sixth (depending on who youwere talking to). They started out the seasonwith a pair of rousing wins that suddenly hadeveryone hanging once more the “title-favorite”tag on the team. But the two early wins were

against the bottom feeders. The true test came withthe rest of the schedule that, with the exception ofNU and the 1986 title of UP, featured the teamsthat have divided up the Men’s Basketball crownfor the last 30 years.

That means in spite of the 4-3 record, we’restill in the thick of things and giving that tirelessOne Big Fight.

The opposition clearly knows that it’s our guards

Chris Tiu, Jai Reyes,and Eman Monfort –who drive theteam.The first twohave been shadowedrelentlessly; theirevery shot chal-

lenged. With the twostymied, our other players have at times beenreduced to setting picks or watching the leadguards extricate themselves just to make some-thing happen. Unleashing Eric Salamat, Kirk Long,Zion Laterre, or even Jobe Nkemakolam on foeswould help as they’ll find themselves embattled onall fronts. We have some of the speediest and mostathletic players, and we’re second in the league inrebounds. We should run every chance we get andfinish. And yes, we should minimize those turn-overs.

JULY 8Ateneo defeats Adamson, 69-63

JULY 12Ateneo defeats UP, 79-55

JULY 15UE defeats Ateneo, 76-73

JULY 21Ateneo defeats NU, 66-65

JULY 26Ateneo defeats La Salle, 80-77

JULY 29FEU defeats Ateneo, 77-64

AUGUST 4UST defeats Ateneo, 87-74

ROUND 1 RESULTS