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Ateneo de Manila University Loyola Schools
Volume I. Number 7. December 2005
The Ateneo Men’s Football Team
http://www.ateneo.edu/
Photos by Bj A. Patiño
A Message from the Vice President for the Loyola Schools
Dear Members of the Loyola Schools Community,
Christmas is a time of joy and hope, of coming together and sharing,
of gratitude and thanksgiving. Our December issue of the Loyola Schools
Bulletin highlights these through the many wonderful acts of giving by
the members of our Ateneo community, particularly our students.
The Manuel V Pangilinan
Center for Student Leadership
topping off ceremony
Developing positive leadership in our students – leadership in the
service of others; leadership that builds community and nurtures hope –
is one of the central components of our mission of student formation in
the Ateneo. We are filled with joy at seeing so many of our students give
of themselves – their time, talents, and energies – in the service of others,
especially the poor.
As we celebrate Christ’s coming, we thank God for the many
blessings He has given to each one of us and to our Ateneo community.
We pray for His guidance as we go through this difficult period in our
country today and trust that we will emerge a stronger, better nation.
I wish you and your loved ones a blessed and joyous Christmas
and God’s graces in the New Year.
Sincerely yours,
Anna Miren Gonzalez-Intal, Ph.D.
Bienvenido F. Nebres, S.J.,
University President gives his Remarks
Eloisa Rivera, Director of OSCI and
Rene San Andres, Associate Dean of Student
Affairs shovel concrete into the last patch.
Looking on is Fr. Dan.
The Blessing of the Concrete
Barely two-and-a-half months after the
groundbreaking ceremonies of September
12, administrators, student leaders, and
honored guests were once again gathered
together, but this time, several stories up.
The topping off ceremonies of the
Manuel V Pangilinan Center for Student
Leadership was held at ten o’clock on
the sunny morning of November 21, and
the climb up and the ribbing about age
and agility must have contributed to the
lighthearted mood of the occasion. The
ceremony was emceed by chirpy Miriam
de los Santos, Director of the Office of
Student Activities, who set the tone for
the rest of the event. Anna Miren
Gonzalez-Intal, Ph.D., Vice President for
the Loyola Schools, congratulated
Architect Gerry Esquivel, Chairman of
ASEC Development & Construction
Corporation for finishing the structural
work one month ahead of schedule. This
then led to repeated teasing for Gerry to
accomplish an equal feat of completing
the finishing by March instead of the
scheduled April, and taunting from the
audience of “pressure, pressure.”
University President Bienvenido F.
Nebres, S.J., was equally cheery in his
address, as was Manny Pangilinan, major
donor for the building.
Architect Vincent Martin Pinpin,
designer of the Pangilinan Center,
explained what a “topping off”
ceremony is all about. According to
him, there are three milestones in the
construction of a building – groundbreaking, topping off, and blessing.
The morning’s event is the second
stage, wherein a symbolic last area of
concreting is poured, signifying that the
shell of the building has been
completed and the “finishing” of the
structure can commence.
Daniel J. McNamara, S.J., Chaplain
of the Loyola Schools and Professor
of the Department of Physics,
performed the liturgical rites, which
consisted of the Rite of Blessing and
the Blessing of the Concrete. Key
players of the project then shoveled
concrete into the final patch of
flooring of the roof deck. Among
them were Mr. Pangilinan, Fr.
Nebres, Dr. Intal, Gerry Esquivel,
Angelo Atadero (IVP of the Sanggunian
ng mga Mag-aaral ng Ateneo), Michael
Pineda (President of the Council of
Organizations), Rene San Andres
(Associate Dean for Student Affairs),
and finally, Fr. Dan.
Architect Gerry Esquivel, Architect VeePee
Pinpin, and Daniel J. McNamara, S.J.
Photos by Mang Ado and Bj A. Patiño
Anna Miren Gonzalez-Intal,
Vice President for the Loyola Schools gives the
Welcome Address
Student leaders are all smiles in anticipation
of their move into the new Pangilinan Center.
Manuel V. Pangilinan addressing the guests
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SOA:
Serving others the Ateneo way
The Socially-Oriented Organizations of the Ateneo (SOA) continues
to strive for the ideals of magis by forming Ateneans who are men and
women with and for others. The SOA continues to keep ablaze in the
hearts of its members the passion to serve…and to love.
Great things come from small
beginnings…
Although the oldest SOA organization,
the Ateneo Catechetical Instruction
League (ACIL) was established as early
as 1905, SOA came to be formally known
as such only in the late ‘70s when a small
group of organization presidents decided
to come together and call themselves the
Socially Oriented Activities. The first
group of SOA was made up of six
organizations: ACIL, Ateneo Psyche
Society, Gabay, Love-bank, Ateneo
Student Catholic Society (AtSCA), and
Ateneo Christian Life Community
(ACLC). In an old issue of the Guidon,
Jett Villarin S.J., then president of ACIL
and currently president of Xavier
University in Cagayan de Oro, stated that
the idea behind this coming together was
the great potential they saw in the unity
of organizations working for the same
cause. “Nakikita namin na sa aming pagkakaisa, makakatulong ito sa ikagaganap ng mga
sari-saring layunin ng aming mga samahan…iba’t
ibang paraan ng pakikibahagi sa kapwa. Subalit
sa kahulihulihan, iisa lamang ang patutunguhan.
Bakit pa magsasarili?”
Indeed, the coming together helped
them develop SOA-wide programs
that were beneficial to each SOA
organization. Moreover, with the
involvement of more people, SOA
became known to the Ateneo
community.
SOA today
Now called the Socially-Oriented
Organizations of the Ateneo, SOA is a
cluster of twelve accredited
organizations under the Council of
Organizations of the Ateneo (COA).
The biggest among the five clusters of
COA, SOA includes ACIL, ACLC,
Ateneo College Ministry Group
(ACMG), AtSCA, Gabay, Kaingin,
Kythe Ateneo, Musmos, Special
Education Society (SPEED), Tugon,
and Youth for Christ (YFC) Ateneo.
While the apostolate work of SOA
orgs has become more and more
diverse over the past years, the spirit
of service continues to bind SOA and
live in the hearts of SOA members as
it did more than thirty years ago.
Forming people the SOA way…
With a vision of forming our members
to be persons fully alive, imbibed with the
conviction for justice and solidarity, and equipped
with the skills for development, SOA believes
and is guided by the principles of
justice, solidarity, development,
excellence, and service.
SOA believes in a faith that does justice. As
such, the SOA formation is three-fold:
spiritual, socio-political, and praxis. While
SOA organizations form their members
in uniquely different ways, these three
aspects are present. Spiritual formation
comes in the form of prayer and
reflection, socio-political awareness in the
form of education sessions and national
situationers, and praxis in the form of area
or apostolate work. SOA gives impor-
Volume I. Number 7.
ACLC
A very special treat is given to the kids from the apostolate areas during the Christmas
season. The Adopt-A-Child Christmas Party provides an opportunity for the kids
to experience the joy of Christmas by going to Ateneo, playing in kiddie booths and
receiving gifts. This activity also serves as a fundraiser for the first communion of
the kids and for other apostolate projects. Last year, Adopt-A-Child was recognized
as the COA Best Project. All are invited to join ACLC members this year as they
continue to give their kids the best Christmas Party they could offer to them. The
Adopt-A-Child Christmas Party is on December 17.
tance to this holistic formation, believing
that the ideal SOA person is one who is
deeply rooted in one’s faith, is aware of
the plight of the victims of social injustice,
and possesses a strong conviction to do
something about it.
Ma. Assunta C. Cuyegkeng, Ph.D.,
Professor of the Department of Chemistry, and a former member of
AtSCA, says “I think that the profile of a
SOA student stems from being a contemplative
in action. It’s a very Ignatian idea that everything
you do is rooted in prayer, in spirituality, and
because of your desire to serve and love God,
you also have the desire to serve and love the
people He has chosen.”
The thrust of SOA this year is Hubad,
the Filipino word for “naked.” It signifies
the SOA person’s desire to know oneself
deeper and accept who one is so that
one may give oneself fully in loving
service to others. Hubad also means
stripping oneself of worldly desires and
being in solidarity with the poor by
maintaining a simple lifestyle. Lastly, in
the midst of a culture of apathy, the SOA
person, in his “paghuhubad”, seeks to
open the eyes of fellow Ateneans to
the reality of social injustice and share
with them the joy of living for others.
December 18, 2004
SEC Field
Christmas Party, Adopt-a-Child
August 1, 2005
Pedro Calungsod Hall
POFTP (Preferential Option for the
Poor) Lunch, Area Day
Rinna Platon, Gian Canales, Aldwin
Ong, Aaron Co, Ays Sytengco, Deng
Diwa, Geo Hernandez
March 2005
Batangas
CLC Community
Evaluation Seminar:
Finding Meaning in Bottles
March 2005
Batangas
Praying over the next leadership
community
The twelve modern-day disciples
Though committed to the same cause
and guided by the same values, each of
the twelve organizations has its own
special way of living out the principles
for which SOA stands.
ACIL
(Ateneo Catechetical Instruction
League)
ACIL specializes in giving catechism
classes to children living in urban poor
communities. Its programs within these
areas are not limited to classes, as it also
has a scholarship grant and livelihood
programs. ACIL members undergo an
Ignatian Formation Program through
weekly prayer meetings and education
sessions.
ACLC
(Ateneo Christian Life Community)
Through the years, ACLC has given
much value to the holistic formation of
Ateneans who are willing to deepen their
relationship with Christ by living in a
community for others. The four-fold
formation program of ACLC has
touched and changed the lives of
members who generously commit to the
organization.The Spiritual, Apostolate,
Community, and Education aspects of
ACLC give the members a chance to
reach out to our brothers and sisters in
Payatas as they go through the process
of deepening their understanding and
practice of the Preferential Option for the Poor.
The activities of ACLC for its various
apostolate areas have paved the way for
members to form friendships with the
kids and adults in Payatas. Through
tutoring, enrichment activities,
catechism, medical missions and social
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June 2, 2005
Parks and Wildlife, Quezon Avenue
Zoo Trip for Payatas A
ACMG
November 12, 2005
GK Build at Payatas 13
ACMGers and the alumni
Payatas Uno Area
Normal day, playing with the Area kids
Payatas Uno Kids with Diana Zamora
December 2005
AtSCA
2004-05, Most Outstanding Student Group, Loyola Schools Awards
we build community we nurture hope
SOA:
Serving others the Ateneo way
integration, ACLC members continuously strive to make God’s love real
to every person they meet in Payatas.
ACMG
(Ateneo College Ministry Group)
ACMG takes care of the Loyola Schools’
liturgical requirements with the help of
the Campus Ministry Office. The group
prepares for and serves in the university
masses. Furthermore, ACMG has a
magnificent choir that sings both
religious and non-religious songs.
September 16, 2005, Pedro Calungsod Room, Loyola House of Studies
Matapos mabasura ang impeachment complaint laban kay Gloria, saan na tayo papunta?
Usapang-Bayan: National Situationer
A project of the AtSCA, with the participation of 125 people from
AtSCA, Simbahang Lingkod ng Bayan (SLB), the SOA Executive Board,
Marytown Youth Community Organization (MYCO), Student Catholic
Action – Philippine School for Business Administration (SCA-PSBA),
ACIL, ACMG, ACLC, Tugon, Musmos, Kaingin, Gabay, YFC, and COA.
ENTABLADO
2005 Loyola Schools Awards, Richard de Guzman, moderator, 2003 –
present, Most Outstanding Individual in a Supporting Role
2004 VP’s Awards, Most Outstanding Student Group
2004 COA Awards, Langit, Lupa, Impiyerno, Finalist – Project of the Year
2001 COA Awards, Most Improved Organization
AtSCA
(Ateneo Student Catholic Action)
AtSCA is an organization that strives to
form its members to be real persons-forothers through Ignatian formation.
Members of this group have weekly
prayer sessions and apostolate work.
This is complemented by education
sessions held several times in a semester.
One of the organization’s strengths is its
community work in urban poor
communities, where they have strong ties
with both the children and the adults.
ENTABLADO
(Enterteynment para sa Tao, Bayan,
Lansangan, at Diyos)
ENTABLADO is a theater group that has
for its vision the development of
awareness of the different social issues
plaguing our nation. All its performances
strive to raise consciousness and change
perspectives. Aside from staging plays,
the organization also gives theater
workshops to youth groups, usually of
the urban poor. These workshops hope
to raise the self-confidence and self-worth
of its participants.
Gabay
Gabay is an organization comprised
primarily of scholars of the Ateneo. The
organization strives to make a
contribution to the education sector
through its efforts in public schools in the
Quezon City and Marikina areas, where
they give enrichment and supplementary
classes. The organization also raises funds
for its high school scholarship program,
given to deserving public school students.
Entablado Executive Board and some members
Gabay
2004, TOP 10 Youth Organization, NCR, National Youth Commission
Kaingin
Every Saturday, Kaingin goes to two urban
poor communities (Kaingin Dos and
Marikina Heights) to conduct tutoring
classes. Aside from its apostolate, Kaingin
gives importance to the holistic
formation of its members as well as
fostering a sense of community among
them.
Kythe Ateneo
Kythe Ateneo is the student arm of the
Kythe Foundation, which is dedicated to
uplifting the spirits of children with
cancer.It is a group dedicated to giving
psychosocial support for the children and
their families through various activities
that may address their different needs,
such as regular hospital visits, outdoor
activities, and other organized events.
Through this, Kythe hopes to be able to
form its members to speak with their
hands, to listen with their eyes, to see with
their heads, and to touch with their hearts.
August 27, 2005, Ateneo de Manila University Covered Courts
CGE LANG, LARO LANG!, Area Sportsfest
Gabay members and Grade 6 students from Balanti Elementary School and
Project 3 Elementary School
Musmos
On the streets of Cubao and around the
sideroads of Katipunan, numerous
children are found scattered – small
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angels on whom the efforts of Musmos
are centered. Musmos members help
these children through play therapy
and activities that stimulate learning
and creativity, in the hope of putting
smiles on their faces and greater hope
in their spirits.
SPEED
(Special Education Society)
The Special Education Society is an
organization that deals with kids with
autism, Down syndrome, cerebral
palsy, and other physical disabilities.
They teach, play, sing, and learn with
these children. Making special people
feel special is what SPEED is all about.
Tugon
Tugon is an organization that
undertakes volunteer work in
institutions that cater to children who
are survivors of abandonment and
abuse. Tugon visits three areas on a
weekly basis – CRIBS in Marikina,
Laura Vicuña in Cubao, and
Redeemers’ Home in Antipolo.
YFC Ateneo
(Youth for Christ)
YFC Ateneo is more than just an
organization. It’s a family. Youth for
Christ is a community of young happy
Christians, in which members have
concerts, parties, prayer meetings,
sports programs, and apostolate work.
In all of these, what’s important for the
members is that they are able to
celebrate God’s love. Members of the
organization are currently working
closely with children from Malanday
and San Roque, Marikina, together
with the help of the Society of Catholic
Communities in Action (SCCA).
And the spirit of service lives on…
The SOA formation does not end after
members leave their organizations.
Many SOA members have pursued
careers in which they could best be of
service to others. Some have taken the
religious path, others do volunteer work
with very minimal pay, while others have
exemplified service in whatever field
they have chosen to pursue.
Dr. Cuyegkeng shares, “I think it [being
in SOA] really challenged all of us to integrate
our org ideals into our own lives… I think the
reason why I became a teacher is because I wanted
to embody that idea of service and response to
God. In being a teacher, you are not just tasked
with passing on expertise, especially in the context
of Ateneo, but you are challenged to shape more
students. I think that is my responsibility – my
duty – that what I teach becomes a basis for my
students’ understanding [of] what God’s word
is all about and helping them find a way to
respond to His invitation.”
The SOA touch
By responding to God’s invitation,
SOA has touched numerous lives. A
parent from one of the areas of a SOA
organization shares, “Hindi ko
inaasahang mag-aksaya ng panahon para sa
mga katulad namin ang mga Atenista. Pero
patuloy silang bumabalik linggu-linggo. Hindi
nila alam kung gaano kahalaga para sa amin,
lalo na sa mga anak namin, na may
nagsusumikap para matuto sila.”
nacllorente with contributions from the
SOA organizations
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Kythe
2003, Vice President’s Award for Service and Excellence, special citation, most
outstanding organization
2000, SOA Award for over-all impact and contribution to children with cancer,
cancer awareness and education
October 15, 2005, OnStage, Greenbelt 1
Kythe Ateneo Presents Repertory Theater’s The Emperor’s New Clothes
Musmos
Volume I. Number 7.
Tugon
2005, 3-Year Accreditation by the Office of Student Activities (OSA)
2004, Two new Areas: Laura Vicuña Center in Cubao, Quezon City and The
Redeemer’s Home Foundation, Inc. in Antipolo City, Rizal
2003, Nominee, Loyola Schools Vice President’s Awards for Best Project of the
Year: With A Big Blue Smile (WABBS)
October 20 to 22, 2005, Divine Grace Seminar House, Lipa City, Batangas
Tugon Big Brother Mid-Year Evaluation and Planning Seminar
SPEED
2003-04, COA’s Most Improved Organization for the year
June 2005, Marytown in Katipunan
Musmos members with some of the apostolate children
Kaingin
2005-06, 2nd Place- QC Youth Achiever’s Award
1999-00, Most Outstanding Leader: Jay de Quiros (Kaingin President)
Most Improved Organization (COA awards)
Champion, Volleyball SOAc na SOAc
Champion Carolling (COA Carolling Competition)
Musmos and Kaingin win QC Youth Achievers Awards
The Quezon City Youth Achievers Awards gives recognition to young
individuals and youth serving organizations in the fields of environmental
protection, academic excellence, and community work. It is a project of
the Office of the Vice-Mayor, Herbert Bautista, to acknowledge the
contribution of the youth to society. The Third Quezon City Youth
Achievers Awards was held on October 12, 2005 at the Amoranto Stadium.
Many organizations from the Ateneo de Manila University were invited to
apply. Two of the organizations that applied were Kaingin and Musmos. They
were asked to submit a brief history and description of their organization, project
entrees (with description and documentation), and recommendation letters.
Applicants were also interviewed by people from the office of the Vice Mayor.
Musmos received first place, while Kaingin placed second. Both won in the
community work category. Musmos was given a trophy and a cash prize of PhP
5,000 pesos. Kaingin was also awarded a trophy and a cash prize of PhP 2,000.
September 24, 2005, San Jose Covered Courts, SPEED Family Day,
SPEED members and kids, (clockwise from top) Erick Habijan, Alfred Pagsibigan,
Teddi Dizon, Grace Javier, Edith Encabo and the kids. Project head: Justin Pantaleon
YFC Ateneo
2005, 1st Place, Band Division, North Sector Creative Competition
2005, 1st place, Dance Division, North Sector Creative Competition
2005, 1st place, Acapella Division, North Sector Creative Competition
1999-03, SOAc na SOAc Champions, Basketball, Men’s Division
October 9, 2005, Department of Agrarian Reforms Gym, Quezon City
North Sector Creative Competition
The YFC Campus-based Acapella Group (Ca-BAG) members sing in one melodious voice
ACIL
July 30, 2005
FantACIL: ACIL Acquaintance Party 2005
December 2005
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ACIL:
Ite et docete, go and teach
T
he Ateneo Catechetical Instruction League (ACIL) traces its roots
to the Catequistas del Ateneo. Rev. Fr. Danilo Huang, S.J., the
Provincial Superior of the Society of Jesus, Philippine Province,
recounted, “It all started during a walk. Fr. Francisco Xavier Rello,
S.J. was walking outside Sta. Cruz Church in Tondo when he saw children playing
outside the church. He thought to himself that it was ironic in a way that these kids
were so near God yet somehow, still so far away. He gathered some Ateneans, and
started teaching God’s word to bootblacks and newspaper vendors. This was
November 17, 1905. This was where a beautiful thing was born. This group
called themselves Catequistas del Ateneo. They taught some 18,000 members of the
Sta. Cruz parish in Tondo where Fr. Rello was the parish priest.”
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Through the years: every Atenean remembers the ACIL bus
divisions would present dilemmas to
the catechists, long perceived by some
of the communities they served as
belonging to the advantaged.
the Diocese’s public schools. The
ACIL may also consider this option,
thus preparing the way for a return
to classroom teaching.
This year, 2005, the ACIL welcomes
the prospects of parish-based teaching
through a Della Strada Parish
invitation that was accepted by the
organization. Bishop Honesto
Ongtioco of the Diocese of Cubao,
of which the Ateneo and hence the
ACIL is a part of, has also invited
parish volunteers to dedicate at least
an hour a week, to teach catechism in
Despite the changes that a century has
brought to the country and to the
Ateneo, ACIL has never strayed from
its beginnings. Tradition continues
and the legacy to go and teach of founder
Fr. Rello, S.J. and those who dedicated
themselves to ACIL after him – such
as Lino Banayad, S.J. and Raul
Bonoan, S.J. – has been preserved,
continued, and strengthened. cfhofileña
Delivering God’s message of salvation
had to be complemented by an
understanding of the life circumstances
of the children being catechized. The
mandate of Ite et Docete, or “humayo’t
magturo,” could not be fulfilled without
a grasp of the environment that
engendered hopelessness and created
a dissonance between daily struggles
in life and the promise of eternity.
Francisco Rellos, S.J.
From these beginnings of student
volunteers teaching in communities
close to churches in Manila, catechists
slowly moved to public schools in the
1930s, paving the way for classroom
teaching that would become an ACIL
tradition that would span decades.
With the political upheavals of the late
‘60s and early ‘70s and the declaration
of martial law, came the need for the
creation of a social awareness committee
within the organization. Teaching
catechism in the classrooms alone no
longer seemed enough.
The effort to bridge the present and
the afterlife was continued in the
1980s as ACIL catechists increasingly
felt the need to respond to the baseline
needs of their students and students’
families. This became more pronounced as ACIL moved from public schools
and returned to urban poor communities or areas. For the catechists, the
1986 EDSA uprising was a stark
reminder of what a dissatisfied people
can be empowered and moved to do.
While ACIListas responded to the
need for teaching in areas, the
political restlessness that afflicted the
rest of Philippine society persisted.
This restlessness would find
expression in 2001 through another
uprising that would reflect the
deeper cleavage that divides the
advantaged and disadvantaged. These
ACIL celebrates centennial year
“I am where I am now because I was in
ACIL.” This is what Rev. Danilo
Huang, S.J., Provincial Superiorof the
Society of Jesus, Philippine Province,
revealed to the Ateneo Catechetical
Instruction League (ACIL) members
and alumni at the ACIL Centennial
Foundation Day held last November
19, 2005. It started with a thanksgiving
mass at the Immaculate Conception
Chapel with Bienvenido F. Nebres,
S.J., as the main celebrant. “Today, we
celebrate the centenary of ACIL. We also celebrate
ACIL’s role in sharing the values of faith and
justice. In the end, we realize that the work we give
to others transforms us.”
As a co-celebrant, Fr. Huang shared, “I
remember coming out of the bus, overwhelmed
with all the children running forward to us.”
More than two hundred ACIListas
attended ACIL’s 100th year anniversary.
The mass was followed by a dinner
at the Gonzaga Function Room
where the members and alumni
talked about their ACIL experiences.
As the first student organization in
Ateneo, ACIL became a training
ground for Ateneans to be successful
in their chosen careers. ACIL helped
produce priests, educators, politicians,
businessmen, doctors, celebrities, and
yes, even heroes. ACIL alumni include
Manuel Colayco, Benigno Aquino,
Edgar Jopson, Jett Villarin, S.J., Cesar
Marin, S.J., Kit Bautista, S.J., Roque
Ferriols, S.J., Jojo Magadia, S.J. and Rene
Javellana, S.J.
Fr. Huang said, “I wanted to express my
gratitude for the ACIL for showing me my
vocation.”
ACIL will be having its grand Centennial
Day on December 10 with a 5:00 pm
mass at the Church of the Gesu and a
6:00 pm general assembly at Escaler Hall.
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Volume I. Number 7.
The SOA Executive Board
School of Humanities
December 12, 10:30 am to 1:20 am
Special Topic Lecture
“Mexico: Her People, Sights & Culture”
by H.E. Erendina Paz Campos, Ambassador of
Mexico to the Philippines
At the Natividad Galang Fajardo
Conference Room, de la Costa Hall,
AdMU, Loyola Heights, Quezon City
The lecture will be followed by a procession of the Image
of Guadalupe to the College Chapel.
December 1 to 21, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Venite adoremus: An Exhibit of Nativity
Scenes from the Carlos Family Collection.
At the Exhibition Hall, 3rd Floor
Gonzaga Building, Loyola Schools,
AdMU, Quezon City
In cooperation with the Campus Ministry Office. A
donation for the outreach projects of CMO and the
FA program will be appreciated. Donation boxes at
the gate.
December 16
Panunuluyan
John Gokongwei School of Management
December 10, 1:00 pm
6th Marketing Communications Awards
(sponsored by PANA)
At the Landbank Auditorium, Ermita,
Manila
Participants: selected JGSOM students
January 23 to February 3
JGSOM Community Sportsfest
School Grounds, AdMU, Loyola
Heights, Quezon City
Participants: students, faculty, and staff
of JGSOM
School of Science and Engineering
January 14, 8:00 am to 12:00 noon
Faculty Research Symposium
At the P&G Lecture Hall (C201),
Science Education Complex, AdMU,
Loyola Heights, Quezon City
This symposium is conducted annually
by the School of Science and
Engineering for its faculty to enhance
their capabilities for research and
improve the quantity and quality of
their publications.
School of Social Sciences
January 11, 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm
Visiting Scholar’s Lecture Series
“Religion and Culture Change in Asia”
by Prof. Lars Kjærholm, Research School of
Anthropology, Århus University (Denmark)
At Conference Rooms 1 & 2, Social
Sciences Building, AdMU, Loyola
Heights, Quezon City
For more details, call Ms. Bernadette
Pascua at 426-5990 or 426-6001 loc. 5270,
or visit www.dsa-ateneo.net
The Japanese Studies Program, in celebration of the 50th anniversary
of the resumption of diplomatic relations between the Philippines
and Japan, launches a series of year-round activities:
December 6
Launch of solicitation for personal
accounts of interaction with Japan or
the Japanese, 1956 to the present.
The narrative should be properly
documented. Copies of the documents shall
be appreciated. After a period of time, the
accounts and the documents will be turned
over to the University Archives. Selected
authors of the accounts will be invited to
present their essays at a symposium to be
organized by the Japanese Studies Program.
The personal accounts should be received
at the office of the Japanese Studies
Program by May 31.
about its history and impact on RP-Japan
relations. The subject of the photo/essay
contest will be subject to the approval of
the Japanese Studies Program. (see January 4)
Launch of “Shoot and Write”, a photo
and essay contest.
Participants are invited to take photos
of Japanese entities (for example: JAL,
Aji No Moto, a store selling manga) in
the Philippines, and write a research essay
June 30
Deadline for the submission of the
complete essay
January 4
Deadline for the participants in the
“Shoot and Write” contest to inform the
Japanese Studies Program (JSP) of the
subject of his/her photo and research
essay for its approval
February 6
Deadline for the submission of photo
entries with extended caption
For more details, please call Dr. Lydia Yu-Jose, JSP
Program Director, at 426-6001 loc. 5248.
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DISCS; Ateneo Debate Society; SOA; University Athletics
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The SOA Executive Board strikes a pose at the Mateo Ricci after the SOA Org Awareness Day in July
(l-r) Finance Officer: Maria Christine Ann Quijano Salazar, III AB IS; Redg Plopinio; Cluster Head: Nathalie
Ann C. Llorente, IV BS MIS; Executive Officer: Bel Emmans P. Padlan, V BS ECE; Secretary General: Pamela
Erica D. Lopez, III AB Psy; Education Formation Pillar Head: Mark Joseph R. Marte, IV AB SoS; Community
Building Pillar Head: Wilson L. Tang, IV BS PCE; External Affairs Pillar Head: Elyrhey Cesar R. Vasig, IV AB
PoS (not in picture: Organization Development Pillar Head: Girlie S. Costales, IV AB Psy)
December 2005
we build community we nurture hope
ACED, GK, Pathways, OSCI:
“To give without counting the cost...”
Physics class with Dan McNamara, S.J.
ACED
Helping schools
help themselves
In response to the call to help uplift
the quality of education in our country,
the Ateneo Center for Educational
Development (ACED) was established
by the Ateneo de Manila University in
1997 in an attempt to close two “gaps”
– the gap between our country and our
Asian neighbors, and the gap between
the Ateneo and Philippine public
schools, where more than ninety
percent of Filipino children are
currently enrolled. In its efforts to close
these two gaps, ACED prioritizes
programs and interventions that
promote accountability, transparency,
initiative, and resourcefulness among the
public schools it serves.
Specifically, the Center focuses its efforts
on four major areas of educational
development: Teacher Training and
Development, Management Development for Schools, Research and
Development, and Curriculum,
Textbooks, and Instructional Materials
Development.
Its flagship program, the ACED Public
School Teacher Training Program
(PSTTP), provides public school teachers
with opportunities to improve their
content development and instructional
skills by giving participants a stronger
sense of proper instruction and
classroom management, in order to
create a better learning environment.
Under its Management Development
for Schools, the ACED supports the
development and training of public
school heads as academic and organizational leaders through its Principal
Empowerment Program (PEP). This
program intends to address the problem
of managing scarce school resources
while promoting a healthy professional
and ethical environment in our public
schools.
Its Research and Development component, on the other hand, aims to help
other institutions consider pursuing
programs for the public education sector
by “telling our story.” Its recent research
endeavor, entitled “The Local School
Board: Managing Local Reforms in
Education” takes a look at cities across
the country whose Local School Boards
have managed, developed, and sustained
programs that uplift the quality of public
education in their localities. The study
analyzes important issues in reforming
public education and good governance
such as the role of leadership in reform,
approaches to a more participatory
process of reform, and transparency and
accountability in resource mobilization,
generation and utilization.
Should you wish to help in the endeavors of
ACED, you can do so by being a facilitator of the
professional (teachers, principals, supervisors, etc.)
training programs of ACED; a facilitator of
capability-building workshops within communities
and schools that ACED serves; a volunteer in
ACED’s special projects and events; or a funding
partner of the various ACED projects and
programs.
Please visit ACED at 3rd Floor Hoffner
Building, Social Development Complex, Ateneo
de Manila University. We may be reached at
426-6001 loc. 4017 or 4018, Telefax 4265693, email: aced@admu.edu.ph. The ACED
contact person is Anne Lan KagahastianCandelaria, ACED Director.
Pathways…
to a brighter future
When Archie Dolit was a senior at a
public high school in Marikina, his
parents told him they could no longer
afford to send him to college – the taho
vendor and the laundrywoman barely
had enough means to feed the family,
let alone send a child to college . It was
disheartening for Archie, but he
refused to give up. He worked hard,
graduated valedictorian of his high
school, and found himself part of the
Pathways to Higher Education
Program. Today, Archie is a junior at
the Ateneo de Manila, taking up
Electronics and Communications
Engineering. Soon, his dreams of
making a better life for himself and for
his family will finally become a reality.
Pathways to Higher Education was
established in April 2002 as a new
education development program under
the Office of the President of the Ateneo
de Manila University. It employs a
comprehensive response to the problem
faced by academically gifted, but
financially underprivileged youth who
are seeking to obtain and complete a
college education.
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OSCI
“Institutio puereli, renovatio mundi.”
“Teach the young in order to change the
world,” this was what a Jesuit philosopher
in the 15th century said. This is what stirred
the Office for Social Concern and
Involvement (OSCI) to create a four-year
developmental program that aims to
educate the heart and instill social
responsibility; a formation program that
shapes the heart into one that is
compassionate, animates the spirit with
gratitude, and equips the mind with
critical technical knowledge. The OSCI
program is made up of the Introduction
to Ateneo Culture and TraditionsExposure Trip for freshmen; NSTP for
sophomores; Ateneo Labor Trials for
juniors in Philosophy 102; and Theology
141immersion and Praxis for seniors.
It is hoped that the formation program
will be a vehicle for the Atenean to
OSCI 2005-06
appreciate how one can be in solidarity
with the poor and make the much needed
commitment to bring about change in
the quality of life of the majority of
Filipinos. From a total of five formators
in school year 2000-01, OSCI now has
twenty-one. OSCI is in partnership with
23 institutions for INTACT, 21
institutions for NSTP, 11 institutions for
ALTP and 25 areas/institutions for Theo
141 immersion.
“The exposure trip was more than a
required activity but a learning experience”
- from INTACT Section W
“It is not true that required activities such
as NSTP lose their significance just
because they are imposed on us. The perfunctory routine asked from us takes a
lot of getting used to, but only after we
understand the experience behind the
required activity can we realize the wealth
of insights embedded in it.”
- Siddharta Perez, AB Hum
“Nalaman kong tunay na malaki ang
inaasahan ng lipunan at bansa sa aming mga
estudyante ng Ateneo sapagkat nasa amin ang
oportunidad para mapabago ang sistema…
Totoo na kami ang siyang magiging balakid o
tulay sa pagkakaroon ng isang lipunang
nagtataguyod ng hustisya para sa lahat.”
– Boom-Boom Enriquez
“The exposure from my labor trials
in Philcoa gave me the experience of
giving a bit of myself to others…I
have reached out to the ‘other’helping others, going beyond myself,
transcending myself and going
towards others all in good will…”
- Hanniel Lim, BFA Creative Writing
But it is not only inadequate financial
resources that denies a student a
successful college education. Lack of
academic preparation, lack of selfesteem, and lack of educational support
resources push some students to drop
out of college even after they are given
scholarships. Pathways aims to assist
these students by providing them with
academic support, supplementary
learning activities, and learning resource
centers, all designed to equip them with
the necessary skills and competence to
make it through college. Pathways also
develops relationships with the families
through mutual support group
organizing, livelihood opportunities
development, and values formation
programs.
Schools, especially, are key partners in
this endeavor. Pathways relies on
faculty members and staff, as well as
students for its various activities.
Faculty members help prepare modules
for tutorials and act as resource speakers
at seminars and workshops. Some even
sponsor a student through school. A
host of Loyola Schools members sits
on the Pathways-Ateneo Board of
Advisers. They include John
Gokongwei School of Management
Dean Rodolfo P. Ang; Office of
Admission and Aid Director Nemesio
S. Que, S.J.; and Professor of the
Department of Chemistry Ma. Assunta
C. Cuyegkeng, Ph.D. Many nonteaching personnel volunteer their time
and energy as mentors for the Pathways
participants. Student organizations also
do their share. Celadon, for example,
Partnership and collaboration are the
keys to Pathways’ success. The Loyola
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Volume I. Number 7.
new books
Some members of Team Gabaldon, who spent their summer weekends building homes in GK
Kalayaan Village. Sixty houses have now been built for the typhoon victims
Gawad Kalinga
Nicanor Tiongson, Soledad S. Reyes, and Cristina Pantoja-Hidalgo
Building Homes, Building Hope
On September 16, at the Catholic Educational Association of the
Philippines National Convention held in Davao City, hundreds
of Catholic educators listened as Gawad Kalinga-Ateneo shared
inspiring stories of hope that is being rekindled in our university.
The presentation began with the
admirable deeds of young students
such as Cheska Respicio who gave up
a grand 18th birthday party and instead
used the money to build a home in
the Blue Eagle Village in Payatas 13.
Another story was that of Team
Gabaldon, composed of seventy-four
Ateneo students who spent all their
summer vacation weekends building
homes for typhoon victims. Such
stories painted the picture of how our
students are discovering that all of us
are heroes in this country and have a
stake at rebuilding our nation. The
presentation showed how GK evolved
from being a student-initiated activity
into a university-wide effort, and how
community service and experiential
learning through GK provided a means
to unite all the university’s efforts,
expertise, and passions.
GK-Ateneo involves all Ateneo units,
from grade school to graduate school.
Hundreds of Ateneans from all sectors
– students, parents, teachers, staff,
administrators, alumni – have worked
for GK. To date, the Ateneo has taken
the lead in the building of three
communities namely, the Blue Eagle
Village in Payatas Trese, Sitio Ruby
in Fairview, and Kalayaan village in
Gabaldon, Nueva Ecija.
The example of Ateneo has encouraged
those from other schools around the
country to adopt the GK site nearest
them so that their students can also go
beyond political discussion and have a
venue to make real contributions to the
current economic and political situation
of our nation. Through working with
GK-Ateneo, our students learned that
real change is to be built not on
economic theories, but that rebuilding
the nation rests on the students’
connectedness and relation with those
at the margins of society. GK is not only
about building homes, it is also about
building real and lasting relationships;
it is about building our country with
loving care, kalinga. Through GK,
through loving care, we were able to
make real our mission of being lux in
domino, light in the world. slimuaco
Pathways...(from page 7)
currently sponsors three students to
state universities. Some NSTP students
have chosen to stay as volunteers for
Pathways long after their NSTP has
ended. Loyola Schools activities such
as the ORSEM and ACP select
Pathways as their beneficiary. The
Pathways network extends to the
alumni, as well; many of Pathways’
donors are graduates of the Ateneo.
A key feature of the involvement of the
Loyola Schools is the student-led Alay
ni Ignacio (ANI) summer instructional
program. Students from all year levels
and varying courses run a “schoolwithin-a-school.” They conduct classes
in Math, English, Science; hold science
fairs, quiz bees, plays, and sportsfests
for public high school students around
Marikina and Quezon City. Most of
the beneficiaries of ANI eventually
become Pathways participants.
Aside from the Loyola Schools,
Pathways also works with other
academic institutions, local governments, the business community, sociocivic organizations and individuals to
give every sector of society the
opportunity to contribute to its effort.
Some of Pathways’ partners include,
Soledad S. Reyes
launches A Dark
Tinge to the World
O
n 23 November, as part of the
program of Humanities Week, Soledad
S. Reyes, Ph.D., Professor of the
Department of Interdisciplinary Studies,
launched A Dark Tinge to the World. The
book, published by the University of the
Philippines Press, consists of fifteen
essays by Reyes, written, read, or
published over the last eighteen years.
The underlying theme of the book is
that popular texts, such as the komiks
and serialized novels, are not mere
libangan or substandard reading fare but
are articulations of the popular
consciousness reacting to various
realities, whether colonization or
social injustice. It may be that it is in
these texts that Reyes studies may be
found the solutions to the malaise
afflicting Philippine society. Reyes
Soledad S. Reyes, Ph.D. and Leovino Ma. Garcia,
Ph.D., Dean of the School of Humanities
engages with the thorny problem of
canon formation (What counts as
legitimate literature? At whose
expense? For which ends?), as well as
the formation of a Filipino aesthetic.
A Dark Tinge to the World is the latest
addition to the Dr. Reyes’s impressive
corpus, which includes, among others,
Ang Nobelang Tagalog (1905-1975), Katha,
Tradisyon at Modernismo, The Romance Mode
in Philippine Popular Literature and Other
Essays, Ang Pagbasa ng Panitikan at
Kulturang Popular, Reading Popular Culture,
Ang Silid na Mahiwaga, Rosario de Guzman
Lingat (1924-1997); and The Burden of Self
and History, which won the Loyola
Schools Most Outstanding Scholarly
Work Award. jchua
First ever Grand Alumni Homecoming of
Ateneo chemistry alumni
The Ateneo de Manila University
among others, the Cultural Center of
the Philippines, JG Summit Group of
Companies, Newsbreak Magazine,
Repertory Philippines, Manila Times.
Pathways currently has 37 youth
groups nationwide, coordinated by
satellite offices in Baguio, Bulacan,
Iloilo and South Cotabato. These
youth groups engage in activities
aligned with the Pathways spirit. They
conduct tutorials, computer literacy
workshops, book drives, etc. Inspired
by the vision and mission of Pathways,
these youth groups are testament that
there is indeed much hope to be found
in the youth.
Pathways to Higher Education Program holds
office at Alingal Hall, Ateneo de Manila
University, Loyola Heights, Quezon City. Please
call Solvie at 426-6001 loc. 4044 to 48 or
920-0153. Or, please visit
www.pathwaysphilippines.blogspot.com
has produced some of the country’s
top chemists. Being one of the
Centers of Excellence in the field of
Chemistry, the department has
molded its students to be equipped
not only with scientific skills but
with the essentials of a holistic
perspective in dealing with the
world. In pursuit of this tradition
of excellence, the Chemistry
Department of the Ateneo de
Manila University, in association
with the Ateneo Chemical Society
and the Management of Applied
Chemistry Association, will be
having its first Grand Alumni
Homecoming, Ateneo Chemistry at
40: Building on Schmitt’s Legacy,
on the 17th of December.
The event serves as an excellent
opportunity for Chemistry graduates
to gather together, but will also serve
as the re-launching of the William J.
Schmitt, S.J. Foundation and the
Amando F. Kapauan Chair. Named
after two important contributors to
chemistry development and education
in the country, the foundation and
chair aim to endow perpetual
scholarships for graduate students and
help maintain the department’s
equipment and facilities that set our
students at par with the rest of the
world.
Fr. Schmitt established the Ateneo’s
Chemistry Department as a noted
center of excellence. He was also
one of the founders of the
Philippine Institute of Pure and
Applied Chemistry (PIPAC).
Dr. Kapauan pioneered in the field
of electronics and computers and
applied his expertise to chemical
instrumentation. He was the
architect of the PhD program of the
UP-Ateneo-DLSU Chemistry
Consortium.
Graduates of the Chemistry Department of
the Ateneo de Manila University are invited
to attend their first homecoming, at 4:00 pm
to 11:00 pm, which is organized jointly by
Ateneo Department of Chemistry and the
Ateneo Chemical Society. For details, please
get in touch with Aran San Juan at 09165061786 or Armando M. Guidote Jr., at
the Chemistry Department at 426-6001 loc.
5620, or email aguidote@yahoo.com
December 2005
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notable achievements
Eco-Minds Forum launched with
a Case Study formulated by the
Ateneo’s ES dept
Ateneo Debate Society wins the National
Debate Championship for the sixth straight year
T he
Bayer Eco-Minds Opening
27 October Hotel Intercontinenal
(l-r) Ma. Elisabeth Cox (UREP rep), Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo,
DENR Secretary Mike Defensor,Fabian Dayrit, Ph.D., Dr. Udo Oels (Bayer Germany)
The first Eco-Minds Forum was
successfully launched in the
Philippines on October 26 to 30.
Eco-Minds is a youth event
sponsored by Bayer and the United
Nations Environmental Programme
(UNEP) and developed by the faculty
of the Environmental Science
Department of Ateneo de Manila
University.
Eco-Minds highlights the challenges
of sustainable development. Sustainable Development is a difficult
concept for the youth to grasp
because it is often described in
abstract terms, and as of this time,
there are only a few good examples
of successful sustainable development
projects.
Faculty and staff of the Department of
Environmental Science, AdMU
In order to concretize sustainable
development for the participants of
the Bayer-UNEP Eco-Minds Forum,
the Ateneo team developed a case
study which highlighted the
following: environmental protection,
long-term sustainability, social and
economic acceptability, technical
innovation, multi-disciplinary
analysis, international teamwork, and
good presentation skills. Eight
countries participated in Eco-Minds:
Australia, China, Indonesia, New
Zealand, Singapore, South Korea,
Thailand, and the Philippines.
Twenty-seven Eco-Minds participants from eight countries were
formed into nine groups, wherein
each group was made up of members
with different disciplines (science,
technology, and social science/
management) and nationalities. Each
group was expected to propose the
best solution to the given case study.
The case study described an
imaginary peninsula called Tierra
Verde in terms of its biophysical and
hydrologic conditions, and its
socioeconomic profile. In order to
improve its quality of life, the local
government of Tierra Verde invited
outside companies to propose the
establishment of industries in the
peninsula. Six types of industries were
proposed.
The success of Eco-Minds is in
making the young participants aware
that for sustainable development to
work, it has to meet the multi-faceted
challenges at the local level. The
feedback from the participants was
very positive.
The Ateneo de Manila faculty
involved in the project were Emilyn
Espiritu, Ph.D., Teresita Perez, Ph.D.,
Rene Claveria, Ph.D., Janina Tan,
Ph.D., Anna Hufemia, Racquel
Unson, Liza Lim Ph.D., Agnes
David, and the Dean of the School
of Science and Engineering, Fabian
M. Dayrit, Ph.D. Assistance was
provided by Lemuel Cabahug (MEM
student), Chloe Mojica, (MEM
graduate), and Rowena Argones
(Secretary of the Department of
Environmental Science). fmdayrit
Bayer officials, participants from eight countries, and faculty and staff of the Department of
Environmental Science by the Pasig River, Fort Santiago
Ateneo Debate Society
emerged as the champion of the
Sandurot Cup: the 7th National
Debate Championship hosted by
Siliman University in Dumaguete City.
This is the sixth consecutive year that
the ADS has won the said tournament.
ADMU Team B, composed of
Sharmila Parmanand (III AB MA POS)
and Charisse Kristel Borromeo (II BS
ME), won in the grand finals, where
they opposed the motion “This House
would allow Congress to place
executive officials in legislative trials
without the permission of the
President.” In the final round, they
faced AdMU Team A, composed of
Lisandro Elias Claudio (III AB Com)
and Roland Glenn Tuazon (III AB
Com).
The Ateneo contingent made remarkable
showing after the preliminary rounds.
AdMU Team A was the top team after seven
intense preliminary rounds of debate. AdMU
Team D, composed of Mahar Mangahas (IV
AB Lit-Eng) and Allan Lalisan (IV AB Com)
was the fourth ranked team; while AdMU
Team E, composed of Czarina Medina (III
AB SOS) and Kip Oebanda (MA Eco) ranked
eighth. AdMU Teams D and E reached the
quarterfinal leg of the tournament. AdMU
Team C, composed of DS Corpuz (IV AB
POS) and Miko Biscocho (I BS ME), qualified
for the final series, but an error in the
tabulations program prevented them from
proceeding to the next rounds. AdMU Team
F, composed of Adrian Mundin (I BS ME)
and Dani De Castro (I AB POS), and AdMU
Team H, composed of Faith Raagas (II BS
Mgt) and Cris Jacoba (II BS Mgt-H) also
qualified for the octo-finals. The competition
was attended by over thirty schools from all
over the country.
The ADS also garnered the major individual
awards during the tournament. Tuazon was
adjudged the best speaker in the Philippines,
while Parmanand was awarded the best
speaker for the final round. Claudio was
ranked 2nd; Mangahas, 3rd; Parmanand and
Biscocho, 7th; and Borromeo, 9th. Stephanie
Co (II BS Psy) was recognized as the Best
Adjudicator in the Philippines, while
Wyndale Wong (II BS CE), Franz Ong (I
AB Com), and James Alcantara (II AB SOS)
also adjudicated in the final leg of the
tournament. rfuentenbella
Summers Prize awarded to
Reis economist Victor Calanog
areas of international or comparative
economics. The Ateneo community
congratulates Biboy on this important
and well-deserved recognition.
Victor Franco M. Calanog
Sam Chandan, Ph.D., Chief Economist
and Senior Vice President of Reis, Inc.,
of New York City was pleased to
announce that Victor Franco Marzan
Calanog has been awarded the
prestigious Summers Prize in
International Economics. The prize is
named for Robert and Anita Summers
and Larry Summers, President of
Harvard University and Secretary of the
Treasury during the Clinton
administration. Awarded annually by the
Faculty and Fellows of the University
of Pennsylvania, the Summers Prize
recognizes an outstanding young
economist undertaking research in the
Biboy graduated with a BS in
Management (Honors) in 1996. This
recent award follows a string of
accomplishments. Biboy was also
awarded the Thomas P. Gerrity
Leadership Award for the MBA Class
of 2000 given by the Wharton School
of Business, University of
Pennsylvania. He completed three
MBA majors in finance, entrepreneurial management, and multinational
management, and graduated with
distinction at the top ten percent of the
MBA Class of 2000. The Gerrity
Award is the highest award that
Wharton School can give to one
graduating MBA student for excellence
in both academic achievement and cocurricular involvement. In the Spring
of 1999, Biboy was awarded the Dean’s
Award of Service and Excellence for
Service to Wharton.
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Volume I. Number 7.
notable achievements
Awakening the psyche in India
Christ College is a catholic school run
by the Carmelite Missionaries, a group
of scholarly, reflective visionaries with
dynamic leadership thrusts to provide
humanistic and globally competitive
education in Bangalore. I was also
invited to give a seminar-workshop
initially with the brothers and priests of
the Community of Fathers of the
Immaculate Conception on “Psychology,
Hypnosis and Life”; then, for the nearby
Dharmmaram College’s Institutes of
Philosophy, Theology, Canon Law and
Spirituality on “Hypnosis and
Hypnotherapy” for their mainly religious
brothers, priests and nuns, who were
joined by faculty and staff from the other
academic institutions such as Monfort
College, Darshan College, and religious
communities.
The original request was for me to
conduct the course with about
twenty-five students of philosophy,
but the other institutes asked to join
so the night before the seminarworkshop, I was informed that there
would be a hundred participants. To
my surprise, there were at least two
hundred who came upon hearing
about the “new and scientific
hypnosis” in contrast to the entertainment-type as seen in movies.
As word spread about “gifts of new
perspectives” or unexpected “enlightenment”
from previous participants, I was
requested to give other talks and seminarworkshops to the faculty and staff of
Christ College and professionals from
other institutions; students from the
junior college; and the freshmen of the
graduate school of psychology also
from Christ College. Due to lack of
time, I had to decline invitations from
other colleges and communities.
However, I did get to visit Shnehadaan,
an internationally recognized forty-bed
The Department of English and the School
of Humanities are proud to congratulate
Alexis Augusto Abola who received the 2005
NVM Gonzalez Award for Best Short Story of
the Year for his story “At the Ends of the
Hyphen”.
Exie was also recently awarded First Prize,
Short Story in the Don Carlos Palanca
Memorial Awards for Literature.
Maria Ramos (front row, second from right) at
Christ College
pilot model hospital handling HIVpositive and AIDs patients, in the same
compound where the religious
community of the Camillian Fathers live.
I enjoyed learning and sharing healing
ideas with its dedicated director, Fr.
Matthew Perumpil, who suggested
engaging in research collaborations.
Similarly, I was able to have an interesting
exchange of ideas on counseling with the
head of the department of psychology at
the University of Mysore who likewise
expressed a wish for joint research
ventures.
Moved by the intellectually stimulating
thirst for knowledge and understanding,
I offered all a chance to go on an altered
state of consciousness and experience the
gifts of learning, healing, and growth. I
shared with my students and counselees
the wonder of who we truly are – our
sacred mystery of being so human and
divine “bodymindspirits”. From this brief
yet deep encounter with India, I realized
that psychology can be a potent force for
“gardening the soul (psyche)”. My
Indian visit was a special journey
which gifted me with a sense of the
sacred in the visual feast of many
smiling colorful flowers, the chirping
birds and flowing waters at the Bird’s
Park in Christ College where I held
some memorable trance formation
sessions, the hypnotic Indian classical
dances from Kerala and Bhopal,
participating in a “musical Catholic
mass” which was practically sang in the
local Malayalaam language by the
entire congregation united by the
spiritually rich voice of its priestcelebrant, Fr. Varghese K.J., and most
of all, the warm hearts of many kind
people who helped me deal with the
challenges of teaching and counseling
culturally diverse individuals who spoke
so many different languages (I learned that
India has about three hundred languages)
and worshipped so many different gods;
and very spicy food. mllramos
Maria Lourdes Llaneza-Ramos, Ph.D. is
Associate Professor of the Department of
Psychology, and a clinical psychologist and
hypnotherapist in private practice.
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semesters, I accepted the invitation from
Christ College, India to be a Visiting
Professor and teach two courses for their
graduate students in the Masters of
Science Program in Counseling. These
were Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy for
the full-time day students and
Counseling Principles and Practices for
the part-time evening students. The
former were mostly in their twenties and
came from different parts of India and
the Middle East, while the latter were
more senior in age and were professional
teachers, counselors, businessmen,
engineers, and one Reiki master.
Photo by Bj A. Patiño
During the recent break between
(back row) Mark Punzalan (IV BS CS), Alan Espinosa (IV BS ECE), Pablo Manalastas, Ph.D. (Head Coach)
(front row) Ramon Mejia (IV BS CS), Kendrick Saavedra (III BS CS), Michael Tan (III BS CS)
Ateneo hosts the ACM ICPC and Ateneo
Team Linden BoyZ bags 3rd Place Overall
and the Best Local Team
On October 28 and 29, programming teams from forty-three
schools and seven countries in Asia
participated in the battle of wits
known as the ACM International
Collegiate Programming Competition (ACM ICPC) hosted by the
Ateneo de Manila University.
Participants came from schools and
universities from the Philippines,
China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan,
South Korea, and Vietnam.
The competition was organized by
the Department of Information
Systems and Computer Science
(DISCS) in partnership with the
Mathematics Department.
Bienvenido F. Nebres, S.J., President
of Ateneo de Manila University said,
“It is a privilege to host this most prestigious
programming competition in the world and
to provide the opportunity for talented young
people in the Philippines and in our region
to be inspired and to grow through this
competition.”
The opening ceremony of the twoday event was held at the Rev. Henry
Lee Irwin Theater. It was followed by
a practice session by competing teams
at the Grade School Auditorium. A
welcome party wrapped up the firstday activities.
The contest took place on the
afternoon of October 29. Each team
of three students from a competing
school was given a computer, and
eight problems to solve in five hours.
The Board of Judges who designed
these problems and evaluated the
solutions was composed of Rafael
Team Persistence, 2nd runner up among the
local teams.
(l-r) Rafael P. Saldana, Ph.D., Regional
Contest Site Director; Ma. Mercedes T.
Rodrigo, Ph.D., Chair, DISCS; Ramon Mejia
(IV BS CS); Kendrick Saavedra (III BS CS);
Michael Tan (III BS CS); Pablo Manalastas,
Ph.D., Head Coach; Bienvenido F. Nebres,
S.J., University President, AdMU
Saldaña, Ph.D. , Head Judge (AdMU),
Eliezer Albacea, Ph.D. (UPLB),
Henry Adorna, Ph.D. (UP Diliman),
Noel Cabral, Ph.D. (AdMU), Jaime
Caro, Ph.D. (DLSU-Manila), Caslon
Chua, Ph.D. (DLSU-Manila), Prof.
Rommel Feria (UP Diliman), Nelson
Marcos, Ph.D. (DLSU-Manila), Felix
Muga II, Ph.D. (AdMU), and Prof.
Prospero Naval (UP Diliman.)
After a long, challenging afternoon,
the Fate team from University of
Hong Kong and eXtreme GNC-4 w/
System/360 from University of
Tokyo bagged the first and second
places respectively, having solved all
eight problems. Ateneo de Manila’s
Linden BoyZ was awarded third place
for solving seven out of the eight
problems. The Best Foreign Team
award went to team Fate. The best
local team was awarded to Linden
BoyZ. K-Cube from De La Salle
University and Persistence from
Ateneo de Manila were awarded first
and second runner-up respectively for
best local team award.
The winning team in the Asia-Manila
Regional Contest will advance to the
ACM ICPC World Finals to be held
in April 2006 in San Antonio, Texas.
The Linden BoyZ, Best Local Team and 3rd
place overall
(l-r) Rafael P. Saldana, Ph.D., Regional
Contest Site Director; Ma. Mercedes T.
Rodrigo, Ph.D., Chair, DISCS; Mark Punzalan
(IV BS CS); Christopher Rigor (BS CS’05);
Allan Espinosa (IV BS ECE); Pablo
Manalastas, Ph.D., Head Coach; Bienvenido
F. Nebres, S.J., AdMU President
Aside from IBM and the Ateneo de
Manila University, the sponsors of the
ACM ICPC included Microsoft,
Smart Communications, Media
G8way, ABS-CBN Interactive,
Linden Suites, Philippine Daily
Inquirer, INQ7.net, Level Up!
Games, Nestle Kitkat, Del Monte
Corporation, and Pancake House.
visit http://acm.ateneo.edu
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Ateneo teams at the
Bacolod UniGames
On its 10th year, the National University Games once again
stirred, on a nationwide scale, the spirit of sportsmanship in college
student-athletes. The University of St. La Salle (USLS) in Bacolod
City played host to the week-long tournament. From October
22 to 29, thirty-eight schools from all over the country sent their
athletes to compete in events such as taekwondo, volleyball,
football, chess, and basketball. Ateneo de Manila University sent
representatives for taekwondo, volleyball and basketball events.
Therese T. Limgenco, II BS MCT; and
Kristel Francine L. Tiu, III BS Psy.
Taekwondo
In taekwondo, the Ateneo jins were able
to secure spots in the semi-finals of the
UniGames. Pauline Therese M. Angeles,
I AB Hum, a former junior national team
member, first qualified for the fin weight
division after beating the Riverside
College bet. It was followed by another
former junior national team member,
Kimberly Mae S. Menchavez, I AB IS, in
a 2-0 bout against University of Saint La
Salle in the bantam weight division.
In the men’s division, Alfritz A. Unson,
I AB IS, gained a semifinals spot in the
fly weight division. The day ended with
the win of Paolo R. Salvosa, IV AB EU,
in the light weight division advancing
him to the semis.
The following day, Angeles and Salvosa
claimed Ateneo’s first set of medals in the
UniGames for the fin weight and light
welter division. Despite judgments made
by the referees, Angeles won the gold in
a sudden death match against University
of Saint La Salle’s bet, 1-0. Salvosa, on
the other hand, confidently damaged the
defense of St. Louis University’s player
to grab the top spot.
The two other Ateneo bets, Menchavez
and Unson, settled for the bronze medal
in the bantam weight division and the
fly weight division, respectively.
Women’s basketball
Fresh from their UAAP title conquest,
the Ateneo Lady Eagles sent eight UAAP
veterans and four aspirants to the Bacolod
Tournament. UAAP Mythical Five
member Katrina A. Quimpo, III BS Mgt,
and Senior player Carolyn H. Tan-Chi,
IV BS Psy, led the Ateneo squad. Ann
Katherine A. Tan, IV BS Mgt; Cassandra
Noel G. Tioseco, III AB IS; Cheryll B.
Ngo, III AB IS; Marie Anjelica C.
Barracoso, II AB DS; Karizza Lana D.
Javier, II AB Com; and Annemarie
Katherine B. Gomez, I BS Psy, all part of
the Champion team, joined Quimpo and
Tan-Chi. Completing the UniGames
line-up were UAAP aspirants Celine C.
Cruz, I BS ES; Helena Roxanne A.
Indigne, I AB MEco; Treena Anne
The Lady Eagles had relatively easy
assignments in the elimination round.
With only seven players in the rotation,
the Ateneo cagebelles exerted extra effort
in order to defeat the Holy Angel
University of Angeles, Pampanga, 64-56.
The next day, the Lady Eagles literally
flew over their opponent as they defeated
the University of Asia and the Pacific
Lady Dragons, 89-18. The following day,
Tan-Chi, Cruz, Indigne, Tiu, and
Limgenco arrived, adding not just extra
offensive power, but also more heart to
the team. They defeated the University
of San Agustin, Iloilo, 71-44, to claim
their third win in the eliminations. Their
final assignment was Xavier University
(Ateneo de Cagayan) where Limgenco
exploded for 44 points as they clobbered
XU, 108-37.
The Lady Eagles also played against the
Philippine National Team, who entered
as a guest squad in the UniGames.
Ironically, three Lady Eagles who were
part of the Champion team played for
the National Team. They are Stephanie
Lauren S. Lee Villanueva, MS CS,
Kristine C. Chua, MBA, and Marylyne
R. Matreo, MBA. The Lady Eagles
suffered their first defeat in the
tournament in this no-bearing ballgame
with the National Team, 38-89.
The semifinals and the championship
rounds of the Women’s Basketball
tournament were reminiscent of the
UAAP. The Lady Eagles faced the Far
Eastern University in the semifinal round.
They slugged it out in a battle that was
decided only during the last seconds. A
Quimpo pass to Ngo gave the cagebelles
the chance to be able to enter the Finals
round. The Lady Eagles emerged victorious over the Lady Tams, 51-50.
For the Gold Medal bout, the Lady
Eagles faced a formidable foe, the
Adamson University Lady Falcons. This
was the first time the two teams faced
each other after the Lady Eagles snatched
the UAAP crown from their Adamson
counterparts. In the end, the Lady
Falcons exacted revenge on the Lady
Eagles in a 65-73 win. The Ateneo Lady
Eagles finished with the Silver medal in
the UniGames.
Men’s basketball
The men’s basketball team proved to be
consistent favorites not only in the UAAP
but also in the 10th UniGames. Legions of
supporters and curious spectators filled the
gyms to catch a glimpse of the muchcelebrated Ateneo team. Drawing inspiration from the overwhelming support,
the Blue Eagles kept the crowd on the edge
of their seats despite being ahead by as
much as 60 points.
Sandy Arespacochaga directed the cast of
Blue Eagles, which included John
Christopher A. Intal, IV AB IS; Jose
Antonio G. Reyes, I BS MCT; Japeth
Paul C. Aguilar, II AB IS; Ken Joseph C.
Barracoso, III AB MEco; Martin Enrique
O. Quimson, III BS Psy; Rabeh Ahmed
T. Al Hussaini, I AB IS; Paolo Miguel S.
Dizon, I AB MEco; Carlo Medina, I AB
MEco; Jobe Sherwin E. Nkemakolam,
II AB IS; Roel Aurelio M. Escueta, III
AB IS; and Mark Anthony A. Intal, II
AB IS.
Ateneo literally showed off in their first
game and won, 115-61, against University
of Northern Philippines. The game
seemed like slam-dunk practice for
Aguilar, who knocked in four, and JC
Intal who had a couple of his own. Al
Hussaini exploded with 31 points off easy
lay ups but got playful jeers from the
crowd that wanted him to join in on the
slam-dunking.
The men’s basketball event could not
have gone by without a hint of the
Ateneo - La Salle rivalry. This time, the
Eagles prevailed, 98-81, against the host
school, Universtiy of St. La Salle. Jobe
Nkema-kolam saw quality minutes on
the floor and scored when momentum
shifted to USLS, putting him among the
top scorers alongside UAAP Rookie of
the year, Jai Reyes.
The taller Ateneo line up showed no
mercy as they shut down the Negros
Oriental State University, 117-51, earning
them their third straight win in the
tournament. But it took more than just
the big men to intimidate the opponents.
In their final assignment versus the Iloilo
Doctors’ College, Dizon, Escueta and
Medina’s ball handling skills and Mark
Intal’s defense were key to the Eagles’
4-0 finish in the elimination round. They
won, 96-65.
They then faced the University of Negros
Occidental - Recoletos for the quarterfinal round. The opponent’s pesky
defense, miscommunication on the floor,
and flaring tempers on the Ateneo bench
left the Eagles struggling in the first half.
However, they managed to escape the
clutches of UNO-R with an 86-63 win
to enter the semi-finals.
They may have won five games straight
but were unable to finish strong and lost
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the chance to bring home the title to St.
Francis of Assisi, 75-81. The loss brought
them to a close battle for third place,
which they lost to last year’s UniGames
champion, Emilio Aguinaldo College,
76-77. In true Atenean fashion, the Eagles
were not going to end the tournament
without putting up a fight. Dizon, JC
Intal, and Reyes’s consecutive three-point
shots
gave
the
Eagles
a
9-point cushion in the fourth quarter.
However, the more experienced EAC,
who got away with the single point
advantage as the game clock expired, put
an end to the Eagles’ quest for a bronze
in this event.
Women’s volleyball
After finishing sixth in the recently
concluded Volleyball tournament in the
UAAP, the Ateneo Women’s team
looked forward to the UniGames. They
played with renewed energy and vigor,
eager to win as much as they can in the
Bacolod tourney.
Coach Luis Gepuela, the feisty mentor
of the Lady Eagles, fielded in his almostintact lineup led by team captain Carla
Maria E. Del Puerto, IV AB SoS. Joining
Del Puerto were Junior players Karla M.
Bello, III AB SoS; Patricia Nicole J.
Golez, III AB Com; Christina Elize A.
Jara, III BS Psy; Maria Rosario B. Soriano,
III AB Eco; Patricia Lynn M. Taganas,
III AB MEco; and Stephanie Anjelika F.
Veluz, III AB Eco. Completing the lineup
for the Lady Eagles are Anja Micaela M.
Echavez, II AB IS; Stephanie G. Gabriel,
II BS Mgt; Anna Chriselda O. Ruiz, II
AB MEco, Alexandra Nikita M. Felix,
II AB DS; Trisha Anne Therese T.
Limgenco, II AB Com; and Maria
Kathrina Bianca P. Sison, II BS Mgt.
The Lady Eagles first clobbered
University of San Agustin, Iloilo as they
defeated them in three sets, 25-18, 25-20,
25-19. Holy Name University was next
on the chopping block of the Lady
Eagles. They also won the match in three
sets, 25-4, 25-28, 25-7. Negros Oriental
State University was another easy
assignment with the volleyball team
winning their third straight game in three
sets, 25-6, 25-11, 25-10. Team effort and
good communication allowed the Lady
Eagles three straight wins in the
UniGames Eliminations. However, in
their final game, they faced the University
of St. La Salle – Bacolod. With a home
court disadvantage, the Lady Eagles
struggled in the first two sets, committing
a number of errors. In the third set, the
Lady Eagles never gave up, pushing
themselves harder with every possession.
But in the end, the Lady Eagles lost to
the Lady Stingers, 18-25, 13-25, 27-29.
The loss to USLS meant nothing to the
standing of the Lady Eagles as they still
entered the semi-final round, facing a
familiar UAAP opponent, the Far
Eastern University Lady Tamaraws. It
was a hard fought game for the two
teams. The Lady Eagles gained the
upperhand when they won the first two
sets, 25-23, 25-22. But the Lady Tams
were not to be defeated easily;
conquering the next two sets, 13-25, 1725. As they reached the fifth and final
set, fatigue obviously began creeping in
on the players of both teams, but they
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The Ateneo men’s football team
The return of the kings
The fanfare from the first semester UAAP sports has barely
subsided, and now the second semester has begun. The
new semester brings with it a new set of UAAP sports, and
of these, perhaps football (or soccer) is one of the most
highly anticipated. And with good reason. The Ateneo Men’s
Football Team is not only defending the crown, but is also
in the running for a three-peat; something that has not been
done in the recent history of the UAAP.
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improve on - both tactically and physically.
Moreover, the good results gave us a
confidence boost, which is a big mental
advantage over other opponents. Most of us
thought we would be badly beaten by the Thai
teams, but we managed to hold our own
against them.”
“The trip also gave the team a time to really
bond. This was important because we have
a lot of rookies this year. The trip helped
them integrate into the team,” Ingles adds.
What do these three gentlemen have
to say to the Ateneo
community?
“We do not focus on the threepeat. We focus on the hard
work, just like every year,” says
Coach Ompong Merida.
“If we work hard, we will reach
it,” adds the back-to-back
championship mentor, “and
the team IS working hard.”
Excitement is palpable for
Team Captain Ignatius
Michael Ingles, 4 BS MCT,
and UAAP Season 67 Most
Valuable Player Patrick Foz
Ozaeta, 3 BS ME. “I have a
feeling that the seniors will really
push hard to go out with a bang,”
Ingles says. “The team is in
good shape: we have new recruits
and the core of the last year’s
team will still play. It’s exciting
to see how the team will perform
come the season,” discloses the
hardy team captain.
to the team,” says Coach Merida. “This
is the strongest team – skills-wise – that I
have handled in the past seven years,” he
confidently adds. This strength will
indeed be needed to beat their
opponents, of which the most
formidable is – according to Ozaeta
– the Ateneo’s archrivals, De La Salle
University. “I think their team is pretty
intact, unlike the University of Santo Tomas
team,” he says
“Watch our games! They’re free and
held here in the Ateneo!” says
Ingles with a smile. Both he
and Coach Merida agree that
the crowd was a huge factor in
last year’s campaign.
“I hope and pray that the
community will be there for us from
the start, not just during the
championship,” the optimistic
coach says.
“Support the team,” pipes in
Ozaeta with his winner’s
smile.
Photo by Bj A. Patiño
“Actually, I’ve been looking forward to
playing again in the UAAP ever since last
season. It is really different. The atmosphere,
the games, the crowd support, the feeling of
winning: I can’t wait to go through all of it
all over again,” beams Ingles.
“As captain, and playing my last year, the
pressure is actually internal - the pressure to
perform consistently and exceptionally each
game. I try to use this pressure to make me
work harder, perform better and keep on
improving with every practice or game,” he
adds.
“We’ve been preparing for this since May,”
says Ozaeta excitedly.
To help them prepare for the season
during the semestral break, the team
went to Thailand, a country renowned
for its football prowess in the region.
They played two games, one against a
university selection, which they lost,
1-2. The other game, against a team
from the Dhurakaet Dukhit University, ended 1-1. This same team
would go on to beat the Philippine
National Team that will represent the
country in the South East Asian
Games.
Captain Ingles says, “The trip helped the
team because it got us exposed to a higher
quality of football that can not [yet] be found
in the Philippines. Playing against the two
Thai teams, we learned what we had to
That same day, with barely an hour’s rest,
the Lady Eagles once again faced the
USLS Lady Stingers in a Battle for Third
in the Women’s Volleyball Match.
Going up against a tough opponent, and
a hostile crowd, the Lady Eagles ended
their UniGames quest, settling for fourth
place in the tournament.
Men’s volleyball
The men’s volleyball team may have
emerged winless in the Unigames but
noteworthy performances from John
Emil N. de Jesus, IV AB SoS; Antonio
Adrian M. Habana, III AB Lit(Eng);
Martin Kristopher R. Limgenco II, III AB
Ph; Aleandro Paolo M. Pareja, III AB Ec;
Andre Joseph M. Pareja, I BS Bio;
Laurence Southremius Z. Salatan, IV AB
IS; Mark Alexander A. Salvador, III AB
Ec; Timothy James C. Sto. Tomas, Jr., II
AB PoS; Julian Roberto Joseph D. Villar,
IV AB MEco; Joaquin Rossano U. Veluz,
I AB EU; Jose Miguel B. de Guzman I
BS Mgt steered the team to one of their
best performances in recent years.
The Lady Eagles may have not won a
medal in the UniGames, but it is a
milestone in itself for the Lady Eagles:
this is the first time in their history that
the Lady Eagles secured a semifinals spot
in any tournament.
Off to a slow start, the Eagles lost in three
sets, 16-25, 19-25, 23-25, to Holy Cross
of Davao College. They also succumbed
to the powerhouse team of De La Salle
University, Dasmariñas, 16-25, 15-25, 2025. Despite that, they opened the game
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never let up, fighting like true warriors.
In the end, the spikes and blocks of the
Lady Tams were too much for the Lady
Eagles to handle as they lost their chance
to advance to the finals, 13-15.
“Keep an eye on Gerard Cancio, from the
Ateneo High School, and Jerome Reyes, from
Southridge; I think they are great additions
Hopefully, the Ateneo
community will heed their
messages and come out in
full force. See you at the games,
ANIMO ATENEO!
mcalina, III ABCom
Season 67, 2004-05
Season 68, 2005-06
Giancarlo Tomas P. Achacoso
Jerwin F. Belina
Ariston C.Bocalan
Gatan James A.Dalang
Emmanuel Michael B. Gimarino
Miguel Raymundo E. Hernandez
Ignatius Michael D. Ingles
Matthew Allan L. Jaucian
Roger Anthony I. Lastimado
John Paul M. Merida
Patrick F. Ozaeta
Jose Angelo E. Peralta
Alvin A. Perez
Alfredo Lorenzo Roa
Evan Dominic M. Santos
Miguel Fernando S. Siojo
Gino Alfonso R. Tongson
Tristan Jason R. Tongson
Rden M. Villasis
Mark Peterson P. Villon
Jerwin F. Belina
Neil Jonson A. Calinawagan
Gregorio D. Cancio III
Emmanuel Michael B. Gimarino
Ignatius Michael D. Ingles
Salavdor Z. Lansang
Roger Anthony I. Lastimado
Gregory M. Madrona
Zaldy S. Maranon, Jr.
John Paul M. Merida
Peter Ian B. Mortillero
Frederick F. Ozaeta
Patrick F. Ozaeta
Jose Angelo E. Peralta
Alvin A. Perez
Jerome M. Reyes
Miguel Fernando S. Siojo
Gino Alfonso R. Tongson
Tristan Jason R. Tongson
Samuel C. Wilson
with the lead and tried to sustain it by
pushing for attacks and rallying for clean
reception of balls, however it was a
mismatch to DLSU-D’s taller, more
experienced players.
Determined to emerge with a win, their
game against Colegio dela Purisima
Concepcion drew Paolo Pareja to score
kills and AJ Pareja to block the
opponent’s offense. Unfortunately, the
team’s claim to a win in the first set was
denied by errors on their part. They
improved their game when they won a
set but went into sudden death in the
third set. But eventually, Ateneo
crumbled in the fourth set , 23-25, 25-22,
24-26, 11-25 which handed them their
winless card.
In their final match against Siliman
University, 22-25, 21-25, 25-16, 25-12, 1315, the Eagles were two points away from
a much deserved win. The Eagles were
eliminated but held their heads up high as
the hopeful Ateneo delegation came out
to watch them fight to the finish. They
supported the team from start to finish
and at the end the game, the men’s
basketball team led the singing of the Song
for Mary.
All in all, the tournament served as a
training ground for the basketball,
volleyball, and taekwondo teams.
Tournaments before or after the UAAP
Season are welcome challenges for the
Ateneo student-athletes to further develop
their talents and skills. In whatever
tournament our athletes join, the Ateneo
community is behind them, supporting
every win, accepting every defeat, and
affirming the drive for exellence that
makes an Atenean student-athlete.
Go Ateneo! One Big Fight!
mpkalejo, III abcom & mfmbaja, III abcom