I
N CELEBRATION OF 150
Silab-Alab
Called “LIYAB + SILAB + ALAB,” this special
gathering of leaders, teachers, and administrators
from all Jesuit basic education schools in the
country aims to promote the three major themes of
the 35th General Congregation: Fire, Frontiers, and
Friendship. The goals of the congress are:
! To provide the participants the opportunities to
discuss and explore new frontiers in the work of
education (FRONTIER),
! To inspire them towards greater generosity for
the mission (FIRE),
! To strengthen the network and friendship
among our colleagues in practice and partners
in mission (FRIENDSHIP).
During this sesquicentennial congress, Jesuit basic
educators celebrate two journeys. First is the
historical journey of the Jesuit missionaries who
returned to the Philippines in the 19th Century
to resume their mission. They eventually started
their apostolate in education taking over the only
primary school in Manila at athat time, the Escuela
Municipal in 1859, later on elevated to an institution
of secondary education and renamed Ateneo
Municipal de Manila in 1865.
The second journey we celebrate is our own 150-
year evolution as Jesuit and lay educators in the
YEARS OF JESUIT EDUCATION
IN THE PHILIPPINES,
the JESUIT BASIC EDUCATION
SESQUICENTENNIAL CONGRESS will be
held from July 12 to 14, 2009 at the
Ateneo de Manila University. The
keynote speakers are the Very REV. FR.
ADOLFO NICOLAS, SJ Superior General
of the Society of Jesus, and REV. FR.
BIENVENIDO NEBRES, SJ, President of the
Ateneo de Manila University.
Philippines: the many blessings we have received
and the growth of our mission over the years.
Both journeys have been guided by a power
greater than ourselves--the Holy Spirit. It has
been and will continue to be propelled by the
inspiration of Christ’s Spirit as well as our own
passion for the mission.
On its 150th year, our vessel--symbol not only for
journey, but also for unity --is headed towards a
voyage of discovery of new FRONTIERS, new
apostolic challenges and needs. As we and our
predecessors have done in the past, we will be
able to fulfill our mission only if we forge new
“friendships in the Lord” and discern where God’s
wind will lead us.
In suggesting the title, Fr. Rene Javellana, SJ
explains: “How about LIYAB for igniting
passion for the mission, SILAB for starting a
conflagration at the new frontiers of education,
and ALAB for fueling a burning friendship in
the Lord?”
The congress logo is based on the concept of
JOURNEY, as symbolized by the vessel, which
is guided by the Holy Spirit and fuelled by our
own passion for the mission, both represented
by the sail rendered as dove and flame.
 OVERVIEW OF THE SESQUICENTENNIAL CONGRESS
JULY 12 14, 2009

July 12 (Sunday)

Time Activity Time Activity

08:30 AM ALL ROADS LEAD TO SAN IGNACIO: TRACING OUR ROOTS 03:00 PM Province Celebration of the Feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola
A Jesuit Sesquicentennial Tour of Intramuros Presider: The Very Reverend Fr. General ADOLFO NICOLAS, SJ
Designed and Written by Fr. RENE JAVELLANA, SJ Superior General of the Society of Jesus

Day One
July 13 (Monday)

Time Activity Time Activity

07:00 AM Registration 03:00 Major Conference 2 - Congress delegates will attend one of the following:
- 4:30 PM
08:00 Keynote Address by the Very Rev. Fr. General ADOLFO NICOLAS, SJ: “UNDERSTANDING TODAY’S FILIPINO YOUTH AND FAMILY”
- 10:00 AM ISSUES AND CHALLENGES IN JESUIT EDUCATION TODAY Ms. EMILY ALTOMONTE-ABRERA
10:00 AM Morning Snacks Chairman Emeritus, McCann Worldgroup
President, Harrison Communications
10:30 AM Plenary Session: WELCOME AND ORIENTATION
With the advent of new technologies today and the contemporary trends within
11:00 AM PROFESSIONAL CONVERSATIONS 1 on the Keynote Address our families and our schools, we need to understand the students we are dealing
with. What distracts our students, and how can we get their attention for our
12:00 NN Lunch lessons? When they spend most of their time in front of the computers and absorb
01:00 Major Conference 1 - Congress delegates will attend one of the following: information so easily from various media, how do we help them discern what is true
- 02:30 PM from what is not? Ultimately our question is: How can we teach our students how
to think?
“IMPORTANT LESSONS I LEARNED AS AN EDUCATIONAL LEADER“
Dr. EDILBERTO DE JESUS, Former Secretary “TEN THINGS I WISH MY JESUIT SCHOOL HAD TAUGHT ME”
Department of Education A Panel Discussion on Jesuit Education among Our Old Boys
Specially designed for our administrators, this session will tackle the interplay of Panelists:
academic leadership, technical expertise, and interpersonal relations. How does DENNIS STO. DOMINGO (Ateneo de Davao High School 1978)
one effectively handle people while steering the school in the right direction? How
do we determine the right direction in the first place? Drawing from theoretical CHRISTOPHER JOHN TIU (Xavier School 2003)
wisdom, as well as “the wisdom of practice,” Dr. de Jesus will also share his thoughts ELPIDIO PARAS (Xavier University High School 1969)
on the lessons he learned as a school leader, and tips he can share with leaders and YAN YUZON (Ateneo de Manila High School 1996)
administrators of Jesuit schools today.
Facilitator: Ms. CHECHE LAZARO
“EDUCATION AND FUTURE WORLD CITIZENS:
We tell our students that “life after high school” is different—but how have we
WHAT DOES IT MEAN AND ARE WE READY?” prepared them for it? For this panel discussion, we have invited four of our alumni
TYLER SHERWOOD, Principal to “come home” and tell us frankly how we have or have not succeeded in equipping
Chatsworth International School East Campus, Singapore them for the real world. What are some of the things they wish we had taught them
Apple Distinguished Educator in high school, but for some reason, failed to do so. We hope this candid discussion
on Jesuit education from those who matter the most will provoke us to take a hard
A look at students today and the global landscape that is available to them. Do our look at our schools in order to improve our practice.
schools and teaching reflect what students are learning at home? Do students have
access to the same tools at school as they do at home? How have primary resources
changed? Do you Tweet or Blog, run a Wiki or a Ning? Collaborate online with VoiceThread
05:00 PM Plenary Session: SYNTHESIS FOR DAY ONE
or MindMeister? Our students and education are evolving. Are we? 06:00 PM “SINAG NG KARUNUNGAN” AWARDS & DINNER RECEPTION
02:30 PM Afternoon Snacks 07:00 PM DINNER RECEPTION for Congress Delegates

Day T wo
July 14 (Tuesday)

Time Activity Time Activity

07:00 AM Registration 12:00 NN Lunch
08:00 Keynote Address by the Rev. Fr. BIENVENIDO NEBRES, SJ: 01:30 PARALLEL WORKSHOPS on various topics and issues
-10:00 AM THE ROLE OF JESUIT BASIC EDUCATION IN NATION-BUILDING - 3:30 PM
03:30 PM Afternoon Snacks
10:00 AM Morning Snacks
04:00 PM Eucharistic Celebration
10:30 AM PROFESSIONAL CONVERSATIONS 2 on the Keynote Address
11:30 AM Plenary Session 06:30 PM DINNER RECEPTION for Congress Delegates

To the Congress Delegates,
The Peace of Our Lord.
I take this occasion to welcome and congratulate all
of you for the Jesuit Basic Education Sesquicentennial
Congress, “LIYAB + SILAB + ALAB.” What a
meaningful way to celebrate the 150th year of Jesuits’
return to the Philippines, particularly, 150 years of Jesuit
education in the country, when over 200 delegates from
our schools all over the country will gather to listen to
and learn from one another.
On this sesquicentennial year, we remember how on August
5, 1859, a group of Manila residents petitioned the Spanish
Governor-General for the newly-arrived Jesuits to begin
a school. The response from the Jesuit superior, Father
Cuevas, was “No” because the Jesuits mission was to be in
Mindanao. But the petitioners did not allow themselves
to be easily defeated by this refusal. They represented and
insisted. So, Father Cuevas met with his men to discuss the
matter. In the end, he told them that the answer was still
“no,” unless the Governor-General would issue an order
in writing. On October 1, 1859, a decree was promulgated
transferring the direction of the Escuela Pía to the Jesuits
and renaming it the Escuela Municipal. Thus, on December
10, 1859, twenty-three boys came to class on the first day
under the new management. By March of 1860, there were
already 170 students.
In 1909, when that school was formally renamed the
Ateneo de Manila, it had primary, secondary and tertiary
levels well established. And since then, other Ateneos have
been built in Zamboanga and Cagayan de Oro, in Naga
Message from the
Provincial
and Davao, along with other schools from the former
Chinese delegation, and likewise in many small parishes in
Mindanao and Culion – schools driven by the same ideals
of excellence, sapientia et eloquentia, of seeking to do more
for love of God and neighbor and country.
Yes, in all that has happened in the last 150 years, it
is good to be grateful, since after all, gratitude is the
most basic of prayers, because it is a recognition that
all is from God, and that the opportunity to take part
in God’s work is a privilege not a right, a gift not an
entitlement, that in the end it is the Lord that works
through creation and gives it life anew.
I pray that this Congress will provide you with many
opportunities: to give thanks and to celebrate, to learn new
things, to share with one another, and most importantly,
to bring home to your respective schools what you have
learned and just as importantly, what has inspired you
during this important gathering.
May this gathering strengthen your friendships with one
another and fuel your fire for the mission as you search for
new frontiers in this important mission of education!
Yours in the Lord,
FR. JOSE MAGADIA, SJ
Provincial Superior
Society of Jesus - Philippine Province
Message from the
JBEC Chairman
Dear Delegates,
I can’t think of a warmer way to welcome you than to
invoke the name of our Sesquicentennial Congress,
which has not one, but three Filipino words for “fire”
-- each one with a different nuance. These three key
words echo the themes of the recent 35th General
Congregation of the Society of Jesus:
“LIYAB” means a sudden burst of flame, and it symbolizes
inspiration and passion for our mission.
“SILAB” refers to a continuing conflagration of frontiers,
and expresses our desired response to rise to today’s
challenge of trailblazing in the field of education.
“ALAB” signifies the warmth of fire and feeling, which we
hope will result from the strengthening of our bonds as
“friends in the Lord.”
These three symbols also embody the three primary
goals of this congress: To inspire, to learn, and to build
friendships!
The Congress organizers are excited because we have
exerted every effort to design a special experience for you:
! the Intramuros tour on Sunday morning
! the Province Eucharistic Celebration with
Fr. General that afternoon
! the keynote speeches on our mission in the
mornings of the two days of the Congress proper
!
* the major conferences on various areas of our
work on Monday afternoon, and
! the range of workshops on a diversity of
provocative topics and issues on education
today on Tuesday afternoon.
Just as important: The evenings are reserved for
celebration and community building.
We hope this Congress will be a unique opportunity for
us not only to celebrate this important milestone in Jesuit
education, but also to learn from the experts, converse
with our colleagues, and realize what an exciting time it is
to be in the field of education.
We thank all the organizers and especially all our
benefactors and speakers who have generously shared their
resources to make this Sesquicentennial Congress a reality.
We truly have much to be grateful for to the Lord as we
celebrate not only the sesquicentennial year of Jesuit
education in the Philippines, but also the 150th year of
the return of the Jesuits to the country. With colleagues
and partners such as ours, we also have much to look
forward to as well!
May the fire the Lord Jesus ignites in our hearts during this
gathering kindle other fires in the people we serve in our
schools and in this nation we strive to build!
FR. JOHNNY GO, SJ
Chairman
Jesuit Basic Education Commission
 Sinag ng Karunungan
Leadership R ecognition Awards
AWA R D I N G R I T E S A N D D I N N E R R E C E P T I O N O N J U N E 1 3 , 2 0 0 9 AT 6 P M

O
N THE OCCASION OF THE
SESQUICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
of Jesuit education in the Philippines, the
F. J
Jesuit Basic Education Commission (JBEC) O’D, SJ
of the Philippine Province of the Society of Jesus
honors these fifteen men and women for their
outstanding service in Jesuit Basic Education.

The SINAG NG KARUNUNGAN will be awarded

to them on the 13th of July 2009 at the Ateneo de
Manila University campus, Quezon City, Philippines. F. B
N, SJ
M. J G

F. I
Z, SJ
F. A
A, SJ
M. A
 C

F. E
J, SJ
F. J
H, SJ
M. E
G

F. R
M, SJ
F. O
M, SJ
M. G
A

F. A
N, SJ
M. O
C
F. F
C, SJ
I  C 
J E T
Day 1 ─ 08:00 to 10:00 A M
KEYNOTE ADDRESS

R. F. A N, S.J.

The thirty-fifth Superior General of the Society of Jesus

may hail from the West, but he has dedicated most of
his missionary life to the East. Reverend Father Adolfo
Nicolas, SJ, the current leader of a congregation of
more than 19,000 strong, was born in Spain in 1936
and attained his degree in theology at Tokyo’s Sophia
University in 1964. Ordained a priest in 1967, he returned
to his alma mater in Japan to complete his masteral and
doctoral studies in theology. He subsequently taught
systematic theology at Sophia University.
After serving as Director of the East Asian Pastoral Institute
at the Ateneo de Manila University and then as Rector of
the theologate in Tokyo, Father Nicolas was appointed
Provincial of the Jesuit Province of Japan in 1993. In 2004,
he was named President of the Jesuit Conference for
Eastern Asia and Oceania, a post he maintained until he
was elected Superior General in January 19, 2008.
In his keynote address, Father General will speak on what
he considers the issues and challenges confronting Jesuit
education today, especially in the light of the 35th General
Congregation. He will share his insights and questions
with the leaders and educators of the Jesuit education
apostolate in the Philippines. He will also take this
opportunity to listen to the experiences and concerns of
our colleagues and partners in mission.
Liyab, Silab, Alab
Jesuit Basic Education Commission
Reflection Questions
EXPERIENCE: What struck me about the session?

REFLECTION: How does this apply to my work and my school?

ACTION:  In what way am I being asked to respond as a result

of this experience and reflection?
 What would I consider as indicators of an effective response?
Jesuit Basic Education Commission
 M ajor Conf e r e nc e 1
Day 1 ─ 01:00 to 02:30 PM

“I L I L

  E L”



D. E  J

Former Secretary
Department of Education
Specially designed for our administrators, this session will tackle the interplay of
academic leadership, technical expertise, and interpersonal relations. How does
a school leader effectively handle people while steering the school in the right
direction? How do we determine the right direction in the first place? Drawing from
theoretical wisdom, as well as “the wisdom of practice,” Dr. de Jesus will also share
his thoughts on the lessons he learned as a school leader, and some tips he would
like to share with leaders and administrators of Jesuit schools today.

“E  F W C:

W D I M  A W R”

S

T  S
Principal, Chatsworth International School East Campus, Singapore
Apple Distinguished Educator

A look at students today and the global landscape that is available to them. Do our
schools and teaching reflect what students are learning at home? Do students have
access to the same tools at school as they do at home? How have primary resources
changed? Do you Tweet or Blog, run a Wiki or a Ning? Collaborate online with
VoiceThread or MindMeister? Our students and education are evolving. Are we?
Liyab, Silab, Alab
Jesuit Basic Education Commission
Reflection Questions
EXPERIENCE: What struck me about the session?

REFLECTION: How does this apply to my work and my school?

ACTION:  In what way am I being asked to respond as a result

of this experience and reflection?
 What would I consider as indicators of an effective response?
Jesuit Basic Education Commission
 M ajor Conf e r e nc e 2
Day 1 ─ 03:00 to 04:30 PM

“T T I W M J S  T M”

A Panel Discussion on Jesuit Education among Our Old Boys
P F

D
C E Y M. C
S.
J T P Y L
D
Ateneo de Davao Xavier School Xavier University Ateneo de Manila
High School 1978 2003 High School 1969 High School 1996

We tell our students that “life after high school” is different—but how have we prepared them
for it? For this panel discussion, we have invited four of our alumni to “come home” and tell us
frankly how we have or have not succeeded in equipping them for the real world. What are
some of the things they wish we had taught them in high school, but for some reason, failed to
do so. We hope this candid discussion on Jesuit education from those who matter the most will
provoke us to take a hard look at our schools in order to improve our practice.

“UNDERSTANDING TODAY’S
FILIPINO YOUTH AND FAMILY”

S

M. E  A -A   

Chairman Emeritus, McCann Worldgroup
President, Harrison Communications

With the advent of new technologies today and the contemporary trends within our families and our
schools, we need to understand the students we are dealing with. What distracts our students, and
how can we get their attention for our lessons? When they spend most of their time in front of the
computers and absorb information so easily from various media, how do we help them discern what
is true from what is not? Ultimately our question is: How can we teach our students how to think?
Jesuit Basic Education Commission
Liyab, Silab, Alab
Jesuit Basic Education Commission
Reflection Questions
EXPERIENCE: What struck me about the session?

REFLECTION: How does this apply to my work and my school?

ACTION:  In what way am I being asked to respond as a result

of this experience and reflection?
 What would I consider as indicators of an effective response?
Jesuit Basic Education Commission
 T R 
J B E
 N-B
Day 2 ─ 08:00 to 10:00 A M
KEYNOTE ADDRESS

R. F. B N, S.J.

Reverend Father Bienvenido Nebres, SJ, current President of the
Ateneo de Manila University, was born in Baguio City in 1940.
He was ordained in 1956 and completed his Master of Science
and Ph.D. in Mathematics at Stanford University, California from
1965 to1970. Fr. Nebres founded the Mathematical Society of
the Philippines in 1972. That same year he helped establish the
Southeast Asian Mathematical Society. After serving as Dean of
the School of Arts and Sciences of Ateneo de Manila and then
as Rector of the Loyola House of Studies, he was appointed
Provincial Superior of the Jesuits in the Philippines from 1983-
1989. As the longest-serving President of the Ateneo de Manila
University, Fr. Nebres has initiated several key movements
including the basic education development through the Ateneo
Center for Educational Development (ACED), public health
development through the Ateneo’s Leaders for Health Program
and the establishment of the Ateneo School of Medicine and
Public Health.
In 1999, Fr. Nebres was inducted into the Alumni Hall of Fame of
the Asian Activities Center of Stanford University. Two years later,
he was accorded the rank of Officer in the National Order of Merit
of the French Republic. In 2008, he was honored as among the
Department of Science and Technology’s “50 Men and Women of
Science.” No wonder Fr. Ben Nebres is today considered one of the
Jesuit education icons in the Philippines and Asia.
In his keynote address, Fr. Nebres will discuss the role he
envisions our basic education apostolate should play in the task
of nation-building. He will joined by three panelists, who will
be drawing from their own involvement in Ateneo de Manila
University’s school improvement projects covering 430 public
schools in Quezon City, Paranaque, Nueva Ecija, Leyte, La Union,
and Negros Occidental.
P

M. E MA M. R

Oñ S J J
Principal, San Isidro, Benefactor,
Bagong Silang Nueva Ecija Guam, USA
Elementary School
Liyab, Silab, Alab
Jesuit Basic Education Commission
Reflection Questions
EXPERIENCE: What struck me about the session?

REFLECTION: How does this apply to my work and my school?

ACTION:  In what way am I being asked to respond as a result

of this experience and reflection?
 What would I consider as indicators of an effective response?
Jesuit Basic Education Commission
C W:

F,
F,
 F
Day 2 ─ 01:30 to 03:30 PM

M W  C

V

S
 FIRE,

On Day 2 of the Sesquicentennial Congress, from

01:30 to 3:30 pm, each Congress Delegate will attend
one from among 16 concurrent workshops tackling
a diversity of topics and issues in education today.
These parallel sessions have been classified under
FRIENDSHIP (collaboration and community
building), FIRE (inspiration and passion), and
FRONTIERS (innovations in education), and are
all designed to fuel our energies and expand our
horizons as Ignatian educators.

FRIENDSHIP
Title Description Speaker
“Practicing A workshop that will offer practicable Ms. JOSEPHINE
Authentic solutions in promoting the Jesuit ideal MARIBOJOC
Cura of cura personalis despite real-world Former Executive Director
Personalis” constraints found in schools. How Jesuit Volunteer-Philippines (JVP)
can teachers provide their students
Slots: 35 authentic personal care given big
schools, large class sizes, heavy
workload, etc.?

For educators who would like to

help make their school communities
more caring and personal.
“Designing A workshop that will offer ideas and Fr. MANUEL V.
Meaningful guidelines on how community worship FRANCISCO, SJ
Community can engage and inspire students Award-Winning
Worship” and teachers, as well as build the Liturgical Musician
community. Theology Professor,
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EXPERIENCE: What struck me about the session?

REFLECTION: How does this apply to my work and my school?

ACTION:  In what way am I being asked to respond as a result

of this experience and reflection?
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Administrative Finance
Ixie Alejo ATENEO DE MANILA GRADE SCHOOL Fides Abad XAVIER SCHOOL
Joy Calleja ATENEO DE MANILA HIGH SCHOOL Bambi Chua XAVIER SCHOOL
Pam Bitmal XAVIER SCHOOL Minette Florentin XAVIER SCHOOL
Je Ching XAVIER SCHOOL
Karol Yee XAVIER SCHOOL Housing
Jody Magtoto, SJ LOYOLA HOUSE OF STUDIES Christian Bumatayo XAVIER SCHOOL

Consultant Intramuros Tour

Rene Javellana, SJ ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY Hope Ocampo XAVIER SCHOOL
Cita Carluen XAVIER SCHOOL
Marketing/Publicity Palan Reyes XAVIER SCHOOL
Sonia Araneta ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY
Liturgical
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Simkin de Pio XAVIER SCHOOL Aimee Geraldez ATENEO DE MANILA HIGH SCHOOL
Gel Domingo XAVIER SCHOOL
Enzo Fuentes XAVIER SCHOOL Logistics
Jon Valenzuela XAVIER SCHOOL Mac Ignacio ATENEO DE MANILA GRADE SCHOOL
Barbs Magallona XAVIER SCHOOL Mary Ann Ansay ATENEO DE MANILA HIGH SCHOOL
Letticia Coronado ATENEO DE MANILA HIGH SCHOOL
Entertainment Caroline Laforteza ATENEO DE MANILA HIGH SCHOOL
Weng Andrada ATENEO DE MANILA GRADE SCHOOL Remedios Rivera ATENEO DE MANILA GRADE SCHOOL
Ginky Eugenio ATENEO DE MANILA GRADE SCHOOL
Resource
Rossana Maglalang ATENEO DE MANILA GRADE SCHOOL
Yuri Bongalos ATENEO DE MANILA HIGH SCHOOL Jopin Galvez XAVIER SCHOOL
Mel Siega ATENEO DE MANILA HIGH SCHOOL Pats Alcantara XAVIER SCHOOL
Joseph Alvin Peña XAVIER SCHOOL Thess Ladrido XAVIER SCHOOL
Jake Aragon XAVIER SCHOOL Jojo Ng XAVIER SCHOOL

Special Thanks to
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Fr. Bienvenido Nebres, SJ Mr. Christopher Cantaros
Fr. Joel Tabora, SJ Fr. Manuel Uy, SJ
Ms. Carmela Oracion Mr. Ben Ong
Ms. Rose Banzon Ms. Jane Cacacho
Ms. Joy Fernandez Ms. Arlene Choo
Fr. Jose Ramon Villarin, SJ
Fr. Antonio Samson, SJ
Fr. Stephen Abuan, SJ
Ms. Suzette Aliño
Ms. Fatima Paepke
Fr. Anthony Pabayo, SJ
Fr. Emerito dela Rama, SJ Fr. Jason Dy, SJ for the Jesuit Philippine
Ms. Aurora dela Cruz Province Sesquicentennial Logo
Fr. Norberto Bautista, SJ Mr. Joseph Gotinga for the JBEC
Fr. Raymund Benedict Hizon, SJ Sesquicentennial Congress Logo
Mr. Greg Abonal
Fr. Antonio Moreno, SJ Mr. Meljohn Tatel for his artworks
Ms. Rosie Hong Xavier School Parents’ Auxiliary
Ms. Pilar Agraviador Alumni Association of Xavier School
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AFTER 150 YEARS…

NINE JESUIT SCHOOLS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY
“In all that has happened in the last 150 years, it is good
to be grateful, since after all, gratitude is the most basic
of prayers, because it is a recognition that all is from
God, and that the opportunity to take part in God’s work is a privilege not a right,
a gift not an entitlement, that in the end it is the Lord that works through creation
and gives it life anew.” (from the homily of Fr. Provincial, Jose Magadia, SJ, 14 June 2009,
Manila Cathedral, Intramuros)

ATENEO DE DAVAO UNIVERSITY

At the request of the Most Rev. Luis del Rosario, S.J., Bishop of Zamboanga, the Jesuit fathers, Fr. Theodore E. Daigler, S.J, Fr. Alfredo
Paguia, S.J. and Fr. Grant Quin, S.J., together with scholastics James F. Donelan, S.J. and Rodolfo A.. Malasmas, S.J. took over St. Peter’s
Parochial School and renamed it the Ateneo de Davao. In June 1948, the Ateneo de Davao opened on a six-hectare piece of property in
Matina with 71 grades 5 and 6 pupils and 131 first, second and third year high school students. The first high school graduation was
held on April 5, 1950 with 38 high school students. Today, the Basic Education Units in Matina campus continues to imbue five thousand
students with the philosophy to become men and women for others .

ATENEO DE ILOILO UNIVERSITYSANTA MARIA CATHOLIC SCHOOL

The Jesuits, having been expelled from Communist China, focused on their missionary work with the Chinese community in Iloilo.
In 1958, Fr. Andrew Joliet, SJ and Fr. Santiago de Leon, SJ established the Santa Maria Catholic School (SMCS). Within a decade, the
Philippine government recognized the school’s Chinese program and by 1970, SMCS held its first high school graduation. On its Silver
Jubilee, the school underwent construction to build more classrooms and offices. In April 30, 2004, a Memorandum of Agreement signed
by Jesuit Father Provincial Romeo J. Intengan, SMCS Director Fr. Manuel U Jr., SJ and Mr. Victor F. Pison officially renamed the school as
Ateneo de Iloilo-Santa Maria Catholic School.

ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY

The oldest Ateneo campus, its story is rooted in the capital’s history – from war-torn Intramuros to bustling Loyola Heights, Quezon City.
Its first motto, “In Merit and in Virtue” (Al merito y a la virtud) may well have guided its most famous alumnus and national hero, Jose
Rizal during the turbulent end of the 19th century. Over a hundred years later, Ateneo de Manila continues to advocate the traditions of
Celebrating Excellence, Deepening Spirituality and Building the Nation.

ATENEO DE NAGA UNIVERSITY

Founded in 1940 by Caceres Bishop, Msgr. Pedro P. Santos of Caceres, and Fr. Francis D. Burns SJ, Ateneo de Naga has grown leaps and
bounds from the small high school (Camarines Catholic Academy) housed in the present Naga Parochial School run by the diocese. Jesuits
just moved into the new building when World War II broke out in the Pacific in 1941 and the school was converted into a local Fort
Santiago by the Japanese Imperial Army until it reopened in 1946. In 1947, the school opened the college department with eighty-seven
students. On October 26, 1953, the first five women were admitted to the College Department.
It faced economic setbacks during Martial Law before eventually overcoming these troubles to land in 1991 DECS list of top 18 colleges and
universities in the Philippines. On February 9, 1999, the Commission on Higher Education conferred the University Status to the Ateneo,
with Fr. Raul Bonoan SJ as first University President. Fr. Joel Tabora SJ was installed as the second University President.
On June 23, 2003, the Ateneo de Naga University High School in its new campus in Pacol, Naga City, welcomed 185 girls after 63 years of
being exclusive for boys.
 ATENEO DE ZAMBOANGA UNIVERSITY

At the request of the Most Rev. Luis del Rosario, S.J., Bishop of Zamboanga, the Jesuit fathers, Fr. Theodore E. Daigler, S.J, Fr. Alfredo
Paguia, S.J. and Fr. Grant Quin, S.J., together with scholastics James F. Donelan, S.J. and Rodolfo A.. Malasmas, S.J. took over St. Peter’s
Parochial School and renamed it the Ateneo de Davao. In June 1948, the Ateneo de Davao opened on a six-hectare piece of property
in Matina with 71 grades 5 and 6 pupils and 131 first, second and third year high school students. The first high school graduation
was held on April 5, 1950 with 38 high school students. Today, the Basic Education Units in Matina campus continues to imbue five
thousand students with the philosophy to become men and women for others .

LOYOLA COLLEGE OF CULION

Tucked away in the Philippines’ answer to paradise is the Loyola College of Culion. Established in 1951 and once called the St. Ignatius
Academy, it is considered a mission school and relies on benefactors for its maintenance. For SY 2009-2010, the LCC will offer a course in
tourism to help boost its coffers.

SACRED HEART SCHOOL

The Sacred Heart School of the Society of Jesus is the first Chinese Jesuit School outside mainland China and was founded in 1954 by Fr.
Paul O’Brien, then Superior of all Jesuit Missionaries in China. Members of the growing Catholic Chinese Community in Cebu convinced
him of the need for a school to educate their children in their Christian faith, a school unheard of at the time. Since then, Sacred Heart
has been at the helm of the spiritual, moral and academic formation of Cebuanos. In the 1970s, Fr. Pedro Arrupe, inspired the school
to live as “Men and Women for Others”. In 1981, Pope John Paul II, made his first public address in Cebu to the faithful in the campus
grounds of Sacred Heart School - Jesuit. The school has declared its goal of forming graduates according to “Christian witness, effective
citizenship, service and leadership” for the Greater Glory of God.

XAVIER SCHOOL

Jesuit missionaries from China, led by founding Director Fr. Jean Desautels, Fr. Louis Papilla, and Fr. Cornelius Pineau established Xavier
School on June 6, 1956 to minister to the growing number of Chinese-Filipino immigrants in Manila. The school, also named Kuang
Chi, soon became the leading Catholic school for Chinese Filipinos and its rapid expansion prompted its transfer in 1960 (and eventually
relocated) to its current location in Greenhills, San Juan. Having recently celebrated its Golden Jubilee in 2006, Xavier continues to study
and implement educational innovations and to cultivate Chinese-Filipino youths who are well integrated into Philippine society.

XAVIER UNIVERSITY

Founded in 1933 by Jesuit missionary Fr. James T.G. Hayes, Xavier University has exuded “the spirit of learning and service, the spirit of
purposeful scholarship” in the city of Cagayan de Oro. Fr. Edward Haggerty, SJ and Fr. Andrew Cervini, SJ worked tirelessly to rebuild the
school after the war. Since then, Xavier University has contributed significantly to the innovation in education, study of agriculture, the
integration into Mindanao culture and the preservation of Philippine folklife.

WITH THE SPECIAL PARTICIPATION OF

ERDA TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
ACADEMIA DE SAN IGNACIO DE LOYOLA
THE ATENEO CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (ACED) PRINCIPAL EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM:
CALOOCAN CITY DIVISION MUNTINLUPA CITY DIVISION
MAKATI CITY DIVISION PARAÑAQUE CITY DIVISION
MANILA CITY DIVISION QUEZON CITY DIVISION
MARIKINA CITY DIVISION TAGUIG/PATEROS CITY DIVISION