Filomeno Aguilar Jr., PhD takes over Fr. Jose Cruz, SJ AFTER TWELVE years under the helm of Fr. Jose Cruz, SJ, the School of Social Sciences (SOSS) is welcoming a new leader. Filomeno Aguilar Jr. of the History Department has been appointed as the new dean of SOSS by the Ateneo de Manila University Board [...]
TO FURTHER contest the zoning exemption granted to Shoemart Development Corporation…
WITH HEALTH care costs on the rise, how can poor families avail of the health resources that they need? This was the concern of 12 senior students and several faculty members of the Health Sciences Department as they launched a health care program geared towards helping the poor families in Barangay Pansol, Quezon City. Dubbed [...]
Cultural program held to pay homage to late artist IN A celebration of both culture and the life of a national artist, the Loyola Schools recently paid tribute to the late Salvador F. Bernal, National Artist for Theater Design and a former professor of the university. Put together in partnership with the Cultural Center of [...]
TO PROMOTE the study and appreciation of Philippine culture and heritage…
DESPITE BEING shelved two years ago after it failed to garner support…
AFTER INTENSE debates over the Ateneo Placement Office (APO)’s alleged bias for the School of Management (SOM) during the annual APO Job Fair, administrators and concerned students sat down in a public forum held at the MVP Basement last January 20.
OVER THE Christmas break, different units of the Loyola Schools community initiated efforts to help victims of the tropical typhoon Sendong, which left Northern Mindanao reeling with widespread flood and damage last December 17. Through the Disaster Response and Management Team (Dream Team), donations both in cash and in kind were collected from December 17 [...]
THE BATTLE for the Sanggunian has begun. Student political formations Alliance of Student Leaders (ASL) and the Christian Union for Socialist and Democratic Advancement (Crusada) will be joined by the newly formed Movement for Ignatian Initiative and Transformative Empowerment (Ignite) in this year’s upcoming Sanggunian General Elections, set to be held from February 14 to [...]
ASL fields most candidates for other posts SANGGUNIAN VICE President Gio Alejo (III BS HSc) and School of Social Sciences (SOSS) Junior Central Board (CB) Representative Moses Albiento (III AB SoS) are set to face off in the upcoming Sanggunian General Elections, as the two prepare to wage a battle for the presidency. Meanwhile, the [...]
“SUBUKAN NIYO naman kami.” This was the appeal of Christian Union for Socialist and Democratic Advancement (Crusada) Premier Miguel Rivera to the Ateneo community, amidst the rise of new political parties following the dissolution of Partido IsaBuhay IsaGawa – Agila (IBIG-Agila). With IBIG-Agila’s disbandment, Crusada is left as the only accredited political party in the [...]
“KUNG MAY talento, talino, galing kang tulad ng kay Rizal, ipagkakait mo ba [ito] sa bayan?” This was the challenge issued during Brindis, the culminating night for Ateneo’s celebration of the 150th birth anniversary of the university’s esteemed alumnus, national hero Dr. Jose Rizal. The event was held in Henry Lee Irwin last December 2. [...]
A MAJORITY of sophomores believe that the Introduction to Ateneo Culture and Traditions (Intact) freshman course is unnecessary, the results of the Sanggunian Grand Consultation survey reveal. The said respondents explained that they would rather have taken the National Service Training Program (NSTP) in lieu of Intact during their freshman year, in order to lessen [...]
HAILING THIS school year as “one of the best organization years for the council,” Council of Organizations of the Ateneo (COA) President Kenneth Abante lauded its 49 student organizations during the State of the Council Address (SOCA) held at the Leong Hall Auditorium last November 23. The SOCA is held annually during the second semester [...]
FOLLOWING THE dissolution of Partido IsaBuhay IsaGawa – Agila (IBIG-Agila), a new political formation constituted by many of its former members is set to participate in the Sanggunian general elections next year. The Movement for Ignatian Initiative and Transformative Empowerment (Ignite), a new but unaccredited political party, will be ready with candidates for the polls, [...]
IN AN effort to introduce greater representation, the Sanggunian is pushing for amendments…
DESPITE TIGHT security measures and the formality of the event…
CLAMORING FOR former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to be put to trial, Ateneo students, faculty and non-government organizations (NGOs) staged two noise barrages at the Ateneo Gate 2.5 last November 25 and 28.
HAVING MORE than 2000 excited, energetic kids on campus may be a logistical nightmare…
Salvador Bernal, National Artist for Theater Design (1945 – 2011) AS NEWS of Salvador Bernal’s passing broke last October 26, media institutions reported his death as a nation’s loss. For his colleagues and students, his demise was the passing of a mentor and a friend. The National Artist for Theatre Design and professor of literature [...]