Dr. Nancy Eleria, a licensed Chemical Engineer and a free lance consultant, is the new Dean of the College of Business Administration and Accountancy (CBAA) and concurrently the Dean of the Graduate School for Business.  Dr. Eleria finished her masteral degree in Engineering major in Industrial Engineering and Management at the Asian Institute of Technology in 1981 in Thailand.  She pursued and completed her degree in Doctor of Philosophy in Economics at University of Santo Tomas (UST) in 1989.

With her nineteen years of working with Dominican institutions, Dr. Eleria is deemed to be the right person for the position as she possesses the values and principles Letran College needs in its pursuit for academic excellence.

Assisting Dr. Eleria in the Graduate School of Business is Mr. Eric M. Villamar.  A Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Mr. Villamar has been with the Colegio since 1999 as a part-time Graduate School faculty.  He finished his graduate degree in Business Administration in Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM) in 1996 and is presently taking up doctoral units in the same institution.  He is also teaching on a part-time basis at Philippine Women’s University and PLM.

As the new Administrative Assistant, Mr. Villamar will oversee the operations of the Graduate School with the objective of ensuring that the Department offers quality education and produces quality graduates.

Heading the Colegio’s Internal Audit is Mr. Arnel A. Villamin. A full-blooded Letranite, Mr.Villamin finished his degree in BS Accountancy in 1994 and passed the CPA licensure exam in October 1995.  He went back to his alma mater in November 1997 to teach in the CBAA on a full-time basis. With his exposure as a financial analyst in SGV & Co., Mr. Villamin can do much at the Audit department.

Mrs. Ofelia C. Legaspi is assigned as the new Acting Head of the External Affairs. Mrs. Legaspi has been with the institution for 29 years as an English teacher in the High School Department. She is presently focused on the tasks connected with the St. Liem De La Paz Foundation.

Replacing Mrs. Norietta Tansio in the Extension Services is Mr. Ronald Dugang who had been the Management Staff of Fr. Lao for two years.  Also a Letranite, Mr. Dugang completed his degree in BS Economics in October 1999.  He also supervises the Student Assistantship Program (SAP) as its Coordinator.

Dr. Rosalie Salonga, meanwhile, was assigned to be the Planning and Development Officer. She completed her graduate degree in Business Administration in Letran on March 1991 and earned her degree in Doctor of Philosophy (Major in Commerce) in UST in May 2000.    

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SALARY RESTRUCTURING FOR FACULTY
The Faculty Ranking Committee, composed of the HRD Head, Deans, Principals, Administrative Assistants and selected Area Chairmen, completed the new ranking and salary scheme of the academic personnel last January. As a result, there were increases in the faculty members’ base pay, overload rates and other salary-related benefits which were reflected immediately on their pay on February 15 and 28, 2001.salary restructuring, which considers academic qualification as an important premium, aims to bring bigger difference in pay as one goes up the ladder.  Thus, faculty members can be motivated to continually pursue higher studies so that they can be more effective teachers in their area of expertise. The former 26 ranks in the Collegiate Department were trimmed down to 12, while the Elementary and High School Departments remain to have 11 ranks.

INSTITUTIONAL ANNUAL RETREAT
Two batches of non-academic personnel attended their annual retreat last May 7-9 and May 9-11 at the Caleruega, Nasugbu, Batangas. With this year’s theme “Back to Basics”, the three-day spiritual activity was given by Fr. Senen Ecleo, O.P., Asst. to the Rector for Alumni and Academic Affairs, Fr. Rhommel Hernandez, O.P., High School Chaplain, and Fr. Orlando Aceron, O.P., Chaplain of Employees. A mass concluded the retreat with Fr. Edwin A. Lao, O.P., Rector and President, as the main celebrant.

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LETRAN COMMUNITY OUTING 
The whole Letran community paused from their work routines and enjoyed the Institutional Outing last March 31, 2001 in Vistamar Beach Resort and Hotel in Anilao, Batangas. The employees and administrators left Manila at six in the morning and arrived at the resort at 9:30 AM with Rev. Fr. Edwin Lao, O.P., Rector and President, giving the welcome remarks. Fr. Rector told the employees to do whatever they wish for the whole day, granting everyone free choice of recreation which is offered by the resort facilities.  This gave a more festive mood to the one day outing which Letran offers free to all its employees, transportation and meals with snacks included. Some employees went on an island and deep-sea viewing cruise.  Some enjoyed the swimming pool. Others, including the Fr. Rector, engaged in a “sing-a-long” contest using a videoke slot machine. Everyone left for Manila at three o’ clock in the afternoon.

ST. LIEM DE LA PAZ STUDENT CENTER
The inauguration of the four storey St. Liem Dela Paz Student Center is set on August 7, 2001. The building houses two (2) floors of canteen, seven (7) classrooms and an auditorium with 486 seating capacity.

ST. LIEM DE LA PAZ DORMITORY IS NOW OPEN FOR OCCUPANCY
The first and second floors of Liem dela Paz Dormitory are now ready for occupancy by all male students of the Colegio. The rooms are fully air-conditioned and each student has his own study table. The dormitory consists of a lounge area, shower rooms and receiving area. For inquiries, please see or call Ms. Melba Silvela of the College Guidance Office at 527-7693 to 97 loc 21.

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ALUMNI TAKES PART IN THE LIEM DE LA PAZ FOUNDATION
Mr. Jesus B. Mendoza, Jr. of Letran Alumni Foundation, Inc. (LAFI), Mr. Jose Maria A. Aligada of Letran Alumni Association, Inc. (LAA), and Rev. Fr. Edwin A. Lao, O.P., Rector and President recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement delineating the role of the alumni in the St. Vicente Liem de la Paz Foundation, Inc. (SVLP). The signing of the MOA was held last March 12, 2001 at the Office of the Rector in the presence of Atty. Jennifer S. Sta. Ana, Mr. Federico Ortiz III, LAFI Treasurer and Mrs. Derly Navarro, Asst. Head for External Affairs. The said agreement gives the Letran alumni an active role and participation in the  alumni-related policies of the SVLP.

The MOA also contains provisions for the creation of the Letran Alumni Fund Committee (LAFC) which shall manage the priority programs that includes but shall not be limited to the operational requirements of the LAA, scholarships, and faculty  development programs.Furthermore, the agreement stresses the participation of the Letran Alumni in the various committees of SVLP by way of representation. This recent arrangement signifies a closer bonding between the Colegio and its alumni.

Rekindling Old Ties with Spain
The Instituto de Espanol’s new director, Señor Jaime Galvan paid a courtesy call on the Father Rector on Friday, May 25, 2001, to forge a cooperation between the Instituto and the Colegio in the field of teaching the Spanish language and to strengthen the awareness of Letranites regarding the necessity and importance of Spanish in global business.  Present in the informal talk  with Senor Galvan were Rev. Father Joemar Sibug, O.P. head of the IMC who represented the Father Rector, Miss Edna Marco, head of the Cultural Affairs, Mr. Ariel Delas Alas, Comptroller, Mrs. Rowena Reyes, Assistant Area Chair of Communication Arts, Dr. Myrna Torreliza, Dean of CLAS and Mrs. Ofelia Legaspi, Acting Head of the External Affairs.

Director, Galvan, made the following commitments: to give support to Letran’s cultural projects by providing materials and teaching aids upon request, to screen movies and hold cultural presentations in the Colegio, to allow faculty and students to have access to the Instituto’s library and to invite the Colegio from time to time in its socio-cultural affairs.

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Letran Formation in Today's World
As this issue comes out it will already be the opening of the new school year, SY 2001-2002.  We welcome the new members of the Letran community. To you, we offer our hands in friendship and caring with the promise that you will have a truly catholic education where the perrenial Filipino values are emphasized. 

Education is not merely book-learning or the mere acquisition of knowledge which makes one a success according to the standards of this world.  For the world measures success in terms of power and of material acquisitions.

Letran teaches that it is not what one has that is important, but what one can share with others or what one can sacrifice for the common weal.  Her ideals of DEUS, PATRIA, LETRAN which has marked her kind of education through the centuries, has lifted her above the ordinary and has elicited that certain respect not accorded to others.

The year that has just passed proved the enduring values of the Letran education. Her sons have proven that living the Letran ideals is just as good today as it was years and years ago.  It is a leadership led by the spirit than by the forces that move the world.

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LESSONS OF EDSA II
(The speech delivered by Atty. Leonard De Vera during the 370th Commencement Exercises of the High School Department on March 28, 2001 at the Philam Life Auditorium, Manila)

        As I look around, I can see happy faces greeting each other. No doubt, the graduates are happy, for they have successfully completed their schoolwork and are looking forward to a fun-filled summer vacation. Saka na muna ang pag-iisip sa college. Enjoy! Their parents and relatives are also beaming because they have crossed the second hurdle of their son’s educational needs. Indeed, whose parent’s heart will not feel proud of their son as they see him marching up the stage? Sina Lolo at Lola ay tuwang –tuwa rin. Hindi ba’t mayroon tayong kasabihan na mas matimbang ang pakinabang kaysa puhunan”? Ang saya ni Mommy at Daddy ay para na rin nilang nararamdaman kapag nakita nila ang kanilang apo sa ngayong araw na pagtatapos. Some students will receive special honors, medals, academic awards and citations. All graduates, however, will receive their diplomas, and this parchment paper is the proof and testimony to their attainment. And yet, these scenes of joy and proud accomplishment are not unique to Letran alone. Around the end of March each year, in all high schools, colleges and universities throughout the Philippines, several batches of       students leave their former school campus and move on to their next arena of struggle – in search for higher education or to finally enter the so-called “real world”. In either case, both point forward to greater challenges and more serious struggle. But, as all true-blooded Letranite knows, no Letranite ever turns his back on a good fight.

       Now what is a “ good fight”? I recall with fond memories the words of our school motto. “Deus Patria Letran”. The first two words are Latin, and they stand for “God” and “country”. In February 1986, when the Filipino people had enough of the oppression and poverty to which the Marcos administration had reduced the country, we witnessed one shining moment called “People Power”. It was a unique phenomenon, one that would be imitated in other parts of the world, wherever a nation’s people finally choose to manifest their collective will and bravely fly the colors of their dreams and aspirations. And what a glorious event” People Power” was! For a brief interval of days, the rich mingled freely with the masa, in  a joyful atmosphere of sincere generosity, whole-hearted sharing and brotherly care. Walang awayan, walang nakawan, walang lokohan, walang ako kundi tayo. In October last year, when Gov. “Chavit” Singson delivered his shocking “jueteng- gate” expose, as the slow process of impeachment wormed its way through November, December, and January, the boiling frustrations of the people finally broke out in the EDSA II. The people’s disillusionment and disappointment could not be contained by media counter-propaganda, no matter how much money was poured by the administration into the effort. Tama na ang pa-pogi! Tama na ang pagkukunwari! Tama na ang paggamit ng mahihirap para manatili sa poder! Natanso pala kami! Erap resign!

      I now ask: What was it about the 1986 People Power Revolution and the 2001 EDSA II that was not present in earlier Filipino uprisings during the Spanish and American colonization periods? Although the most common answer would be Divine intervention, I would venture to add something else which nobody at present seems to take notice of. When a society begins to develop even just a dim consciousness of a common shared future, when different vested interest groups-whether ethnic, religious, business, or social classes can at least temporarily transcend the narrow concern and self interest of their circle and begin to work in terms of more inclusive circles of common welfare, when individual citizens start to form even just an understanding of being part of a civic society instead of mere nuclear and extended family groups, THEN a nation can be conceived. A nation can be nurtured. A nation can be born.

      Even at the risk of sounding controversial, I submit that, as of today, we Filipinos still do not have a nation. We have a country, with its geographical boundaries. Pero hanggang doon lang. Yes, our political leaders, the more educated, and the more affluent have an intellectual grasp of a concept called “democracy”. America has left us with the institutions of government, jurisprudence, and processes that are supposed to result in operative democracy. But if we would just look honestly and with stubborn persistence, it will not be hard to  realize that democracy is mostly a motherhood statement that has been the mantra of politicians and leaders since the time of Quezon. Today’s social, economic, and political realities suggest that Filipino democracy is observed ritualistically, more in the breach that in the substance or fact. Our democracy today is the democracy of those in power, of the “movers and shakers” of business, the modern day “ilustrado”. And much as propaganda would drill into our ears, the truth is that the common masa has no meaningful participation in this “democracy”. Because their most pressing problem is how to ensure a meal for their family, a place to sleep in at the end of the day, and bahala na ang bukas. For the “haves”, it is mostly business as usual. For the “have-nots”, it is more of isang kahig, isang tuka. The two worlds do not meet.

      Graduates, you have often heard that worn-out saying: “The future belongs to the youth”. And yet, I would ask for you: Please do not carelessly throw away this germ of an idea. Because it points out to a rough blueprint which you can help turn into reality. You can make the difference. And where our past heroes and leaders may have failed or faltered, you, one day may succeed in achieving.

      You have heard the words “globalization”, “borderless economy”, “leveling the economic playing field”. What do these have to do with our country? Have you ever wondered why none of the candidates for the coming May elections has mentioned the fact that while our other ASEAN neighbors have grown through the past 40 years, the Philippines has retrogessed even from where it stood in the1960’s. Nobody has analyzed why, despite the many global economic crises that have hit, other countries seem to be able to pick themselves out of the dust much faster. Nasa kangkungan parin tayong mga Pilipino! I can think of only 2 possible reasons why none of our politicians, economic planners, business executives, and business organizations have asked this soul-searching questions up to now: (a) They do not know why we got into this mess in the first place, and each one is going in as many different directions like the ten blind men who were trying to describe the elephant; or (b) They themselves are part of the problem, and solving it will remove them from the picture itself.

     There is a story about an old teacher and his students who were discussing about public service. “What would be better: to be involved or to be disinterested?, the students asked further. “Oh, no, “ laughed the teacher, “ Think how it would be if a monkey tried to lift a fish out of the water to save it from a watery death”.

     You all laughed at the story. But the point I’m trying to make is that none of the current crop of prominent politicians, businessmen, religious leaders, professionals, yes, even youth leaders- seem to have a deep understanding of how and why our Filipino minds and hearts came to be so misshapen by centuries of foreign        colonization and mis-education. And so, we are now a people riding on a boat adrift on a raging river called “globalization”. And this river is breaking into white water rapids called “borderless economy”. Nobody is piloting the boat to avoid the step called  “the death of the nation”.

      Meanwhile, we passengers are still fixated on such topics as “freedom of expression”, ”hidden wealth”, “cronyism”, “reconciliatation with       justice”, “Marcos loyalists versus Cory’s army”, and so on. Where is the sense of proportion? Where is that discerning wisdom that can guide us toward what will safeguard our welfare as a nation?

      Apolinario Mabini said that the Philippine Revolution should be viewed as a twin revolution: an external revolution of arms and a parallel revolution of the heart and mind. He maintained that both aspects of the revolution were inseparably interwined. No external   revolution can hope to achieve its desired ends as long as the people have not thoroughly purged their minds and hearts of those attitudes, values, habitual mindsets, modes of social interaction, ways of perceiving and acting upon situations, which their past colonial masters had enculturated in them. Neither can any internal revolution of peoples collective consciousness ever occur as long as the country is under foreign subjugation, in whatever form it took whether military, political, or economic.

      Mayroon bang pulitiko ngayon na nabanggit man lang ng ganitong kaisipan? WALA! Where shall we turn for hope? Dear graduates, here is your “good fight”. Learn the history of our people.  Read the writings of Apolinario Mabini, Jose Rizal, Andres Bonifacio, Emilio Jacinto, and Claro M. Recto. Love your historical roots and take pride in your culture. Anchor yourselves in its firm bedrock instead of the senseless chatter of MTV or trance music. Read and you will begin slowly to put together the fragmented pieces of our history. Then you will see and gain understanding. Then you shall have your guide. And you can then rightfully take your place as the true hope of our future.

      I congratulate all the graduates of High School Class 2001. May your future be inspired by the dreams of our departed heroes who selflessly gave all their minds and hearts to what we now so thoughtlessly take for granted. And still with fire and passion in my heart Deus Patria Arriba Letran!

      Thank you and good night!      

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CHAVIT FORMULA
(Speech delivered by Gov. Luis “Chavit” Singson during the 370th Commencement Exercises of the High School Department on March 28, 2001 at the Philam Life Auditorium, Manila.)

At the outset, I wish to express my gratitude for this privilege of being your speaker for this year’s commencement exercise. I am doubly elated, as I have always prided myself for being an alumnus of Letran.

As much as my years in Letran seem so distant and far away, I can still vividly recall how much I enjoyed those years with classmates and mentors, some of whom have become my very close friends up to this day in my life.

As you, our graduates, will someday realize- the friendships which you have forged in High School will be the more lasting ones. I guess this is so because, in High School, you are at an age where you are between childhood and adulthood… the adolescent age as we call it. And this is precisely that time in your lives where learning is at its glorious mode…with every new experience turning into an adventure … every instruction becoming a challenge … every escapade shaping into a colorful memory … and every defeat and victory leaving a permanent imprint in your hearts and minds.

In the coming years, you will find yourselves looking back at your High School days and cherishing the memories. Memories which, I hope, will serve to inspire you to tread the better path… not necessarily an easier one but, rather, the right one towards a more fulfilling and productive future state in life.

You parents, or guardians, have done well in holding your hands through all these years. Soon, however, they will have to let go of your hands in order for you to acquire a better balance in your footsteps, as they understand that the best legacy of their parenthood is your independence and mastership of your own lives.

A commencement exercise, my dear graduates, is not the end but the beginning, as the word “commencement” connotes, of yet another stage in your lives. A stage where you are to start charting your future of someday becoming a doctor perhaps… a lawyer …an accountant … a banker maybe … or even a priest as well (pero, kung pagpapari kayo-sana’y maging president kayo ng Letran na kagaya ni Fr. Edwin Lao!). No matter what professions you will choose to pursue… the more important thing is that you will do good in any one of them. Don’t settle for being just an average guy in your profession. Aim high and be one of the best in your chosen career. Your parents, your teachers, your classmates and friends here- deserve no less than to see you succeed in the field you will have chosen for each of yourselves.

At this point, I would like to ask that you make a pact among yourselves today and assure one another that, someday, you will be proud of each other! So, dear graduates… kindly shake the hands of your classmates to your left and right – now – and say to one another: I PROMISE YOU THAT SOMEDAY YOU WILL BE PROUD OF ME!

You have just made the best and the most positive first step toward the successful pursuit of the next stage in your lives. Four or more years from now, you will be participating in another commencement exercise and I hope you will, again do what you just did today and make another pact with your college classmates. Consider this a Chavit formula for success. If it will work, please let me know somehow and I will have it patented! Not for myself … but for our Alma Mater- Colegio de San Juan de Letran!

In closing, my dear graduates, allow me to remind you that success, as you willrealize, will never be complete… not unless you share it with others. The better part of success, in fact, is in the sharing. The best measure of your success will be in the most number of people benefiting from each and every act or deed you will be undertaking. Just like what Jesus said to his apostles, as told in the bible… “Be not just fisherman, but be fishers of men”.(Huwag po kayong magtaka na ako’y nakaka-quote ng Bible.Dahil ang isang natutunan ko, while the impeachment trial was going on, ay yung pag-babasa ng biblia at pagdarasal ng taimtim!)

And let me quote another one-the Lord said:” Ask and you shall receive”. Thus, my dear graduates, remember to ask for the Lord’s guidance in every step that you will be taking … so you will never go astray. This I can vouch for based on my personal experience.

Thank you, God bless and good luck.

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"THE YEAR THAT WAS"

We think in terms of time for our mind is limited and our vision fragmented that’s why our verbs go “was”, “is”, and “will be”. This issue closes the school year 2000-2001.  What is it that particularly distinguishes this school year?

Thanks to Fr. Edwin A. Lao, O.P., Letran’s physical plant went a-blooming with mini-garden, beautiful marble corridors, new offices, classrooms and a modern 4-storey building that will cater to the students needs.  And the library with its thousands of new volumes was computerized with internet access.

In terms of employees, we lost some and gained some; high academic qualifications is the “in” thing reflected in high pay for those who have it.  Thus, the necessity for salary restructuring.

Student malingerers, especially in college, were purged from the list; good grades and good behaviour are stressed for those who were retained.  While the price of a college education is high, the stakes are also high, so, no problem.

When you read this, Letran seems quarantined from the turbulence of the outside world. But no. She is squarely in it.  Not with the trumpets of media for she has the quiet dignity of the centuries, but with the clarion call of her ideals, DEUS, PATRIA, LETRAN. And every true Letranite worth his salt responds everytime our country goes into the throes of birth pains signalling another step up the ladder of human progress.

After all, no one remains down there forever.  This is governed by the law of opposites; the pull of the contraries. As the Chinese say, when you’re down the only way to go is up; but when you’re up, the only way to go is down. So why should we frantically care where we are? Change or movement is the only thing we can be sure of anyway.  Either it makes us breathless with the excitement of life or schozephrenic with the desire to control it.

The year that was saw our economy go down, down, down and immorality go up, up, up. Corruption was the “in” thing and let the country go hang!   We groaned with fear and we prayed without ceasing.

Then an unheard of thing happened. Gov. Chavit Singson “sang” as he never sang before. The rafters were shaken and the Erap “house of cards” came tumbling down. The impeachment process which was as enthralling as it was educating was aborted when eleven senators brought the integrity of that august body called the Senate into a “nos”-dive, which sent Erap packing and put the Vice-President in Malacañang.

This is old stuff you would say. It’s both old and new.   Old,  because 80% of the heroes of the 1896-98 revolution sacrificed their life for freedom.  They were Letranistas par excellence. New, because the big names in today’s bloodless revolution against a government of immorality and corruption are also Letranistas whom we honored in this year’s graduation ceremonies: Gov. Luis “Chavit” Singson, Atty. Leonard de Vera, Mr. Jose Luis Yulo Jr., Mr. Pastor Saycon, Cong Sergio Apostol. They liberally gave of themselves for the country they love.

So now, we can hope for better things. The economy can now go up, up, up and immorality will certainly go down, down down with Ate Glo at the helm.

Letran? Whatever some quarters say, she will always remain the Grand Lady of Philippine Education. For no other school in the country can rival the greatness of her sons who are nurtured on the timeless values of DEUS, PATRIA, LETRAN and who always prove their worth even to the last drop of their blood.

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SAP: Soaring High
It started as a dream fueled by a great desire to help. In 1989, Rev. Fr. Edwin A. Lao, O.P., then Vice Rector for Financial Affairs, envisioned a program that would assist the students who are financially handicapped to finish a degree in college. And so the Student Assistanship Program (SAP) was conceptualized in 1989. Fr. Lao nurtured and pursued this dream. Today, the SAP is in full blast attaining its   primary objective, that is, the integral development of the student assistants, in terms of personal, physical, intellectual and spiritual formation.

How does one avail of the program? The SAP is open only to bonafide Letran students. Application is made to the Head of the SAP. Selection is based on the applicant’s financial need, academic records, performance in the testing and interview. Should the student pass the screening process, his/her appointment will be affirmed by the SAP Head and he/she will finally be assigned to any department in the Colegio.

The student assistant shall receive an allowance and will be given discounts on tuition and miscellaneous fees. An evaluation is conducted at the end of every semester to determine the Student Assistant’s performance both in work and academics.

The SAP has come a long way from being a dream into a reality. But the success of any program is measured in its returns. The Colegio is now reaping what it had sowed. Letran has, in its ranks, products of the SAP. In them we find the ideal values and practices employers expect in their employees in terms of loyalty, work ethics, and dedication: They are the Acting Head of the Auxiliary Department, Mr. George Isleta; Mr. Ramil Leslie, the Assistant Head of the Auxiliary Services; Mr. Richard Roxas, Acting Head of Finance and Resources Department; Mr. Randy Castillo, Acting Head of the EDP Department; Mr. Rex Rabino, Purchasing Officer; Mr. Richard Capulso, Bank Liaison Officer; Mr. Henry Pahilanga Research Assistant; Ms. Irene Vargas, Ms. Grace Sococ and Ms. Racquel Caabay, of the Finance and Resources Department, Ms. Rebecca Enriquez, of   the EDP Department. Former SAP Coordinator and alumnus of the program, Mr. Allan Tom, has now his own flourishing business. Mrs. Amelia Paguio-Layaoen, was also the former Head of Finance and Resources Department. There are many others who have carried on the ideals of the program, penetrating the world of commerce, arts, and sciences. The present SAP Coordinator, Mr. Ronald Dugang,  is now one of the Management Staff of Fr. Rector.

Has Fr. Lao stopped to dream for his baby project now that it is a reality? Far from it. He has many plans not only for the SAP but for all graduates of the Colegio who are envisioned to become effective leaders and builders of their own communities. He continues to envision that the products not only of the SAP but all the Colegio’s graduates, will be guaranteed work after college through a Job Placement Program. Having set his sights on this program, he is now busy laying its foundations - the PAASCU Accreditation. Fr. Lao believes that with ccreditation, the Colegio will not only have the Job Placement Program in place, but all of the other plans the administration has for its clientele. And here, Father Rector is once again appealing to each and everyone in the Colegio to make this dream also his own.

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Ms. ROSALIE C. SALONGA obtained her Ph.D. in Commerce last May, 2000 from the Graduate School of the University of Santo Tomas (UST). Dr. Salonga’s dissertation is entitled, “Safety Management Among Selected Domestic Shipping Firms in the Philippines : An Analysis For Action”.  She was the Administrative Assistant of the Colegio’s Graduate School and now a member of the Father Rector’s  management staff as Planning and Development Officer. Dr. Salonga is also teaching marketing and entrepreneurship subjects and has been with the Colegio for 10 years now.            

Ms. JULITA P. OBED of the Computer Management area earned her Master in Business Administration (MBA) degree last May, 2000 from the Graduate School of the Lyceum of the Philippines.   Her thesis is entitled, “The Information Technology Education Programs of the Lyceum of the Philippines: An Assessment”. She has been teaching in the Colegio since 1995.

Mr. REINER C. BAUTISTA  who has been with the Colegio for 3 years defended his masteral thesis entitled, “Job Satisfaction of the Employees of R.T. Bautista Transport Service, Inc. 2001 : An Assessment” last March, 2001 from the Graduate School of the Colegio for his Master in Business Administration (MBA) degree.

Another faculty member in the Management  area,  Mr.  RAMON  M. MARTICIO  obtained his Master in Business Administration  (MBA) degree from the Graduate School of the Lyceum of the Philippines. He successfully defended his masteral thesis entitled,”Factors Affecting  Career  Choices  of  Senior Management   Students of the Colegio De San Juan De Letran (Manila)” in April, 2001. Mr. Marticio has been serving the Colegio for 8 years now. 

Ms.MA. VICTORIA U. ROSAS,  a faculty member in the Economics area who obtained her Master of Arts in Economics degree (MA Econ) from  the  Graduate  School  of  the University of   Santo Tomas (UST) in May, 2001. She successfully defended her masteral thesis entitled, “Expenditure Patterns of Commerce Faculty of Selected Private Colleges and Universities in Manila” with a grade of   Cum Laude.  Mrs. Rosas has been serving the Colegio for almost 15 years now.

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