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2401 (twen´te fôr´,o, wun) is a landmark number along Taft Avenue. It is the location ID of De La Salle University, home to outstanding faculty and students, and birthplace of luminaries in business, public service, education, the arts, and science. And 2401 is the name of the official newsletter of DLSU, featuring developments and stories of interest about the University.

The conference, which was organized by Time Taylor International Publishing, was attended by over 300 participants from different countries. DLSU Counseling and Educational Psychology Department facultyDr. Carlo Magno was a keynote speaker together with Professor Rod Ellis from the University of Auckland, New Zealand and Dr. Phyllis Chew of the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Magno, in his keynote speech, provided different perspectives for EFL and ESL teachers to become effective in teaching English while Ellis and Chew talked about task-based language teaching and changing world orders and the teaching of English, respectively. The three speakers addressed issues raised

by the audience about teaching English in the Philippines and the booming English schools in the Philippines that accommodate EFL learners.

Also during the conference, Department of English and Applied Linguistics (DEAL) faculty Jessie Barrot presented his paper titled “Accuracy Order of Selected Grammatical Morphemes in the Monitored Written Compositions of Filipino Adult Language Learners.”

Meanwhile, Jun Feng Xin, a graduate student of DEAL, presented his paper, his masters thesis, titled “Noun Versus Verb Bias in Mandarin-English Bilingual Pre-school Children and the Influence of Salient Positions of Their Bilingual Caregivers’ Language Input.”

Paul Ong, Vernice Liao, and Rosee

Alimon, undergraduate BS Educational Psychology students, also presented their paper titled “Effects of Speaker’s Accent on Students’ Learning and Speaker Rating.” Their paper was also published in the second volume of the Philippine ESL Journal, published by Time Taylor International.

Part of the conference was the inauguration of the Philippine ESL Journal which is the latest sister journal of the Asian EFL journal. The journal is now abstracted in the Asian Education Index, Summons Serial Solutions Index by Proquest, Ulrich’s web, ERIC, and NewJour. Part of the editorial board of the journal are DLSU faculty Dr. Rochelle Irene Lucas, Dr. Danny Dayag, and Magno.

Faculty and students from the College of Education participated in the Asian EFL International Conference last July 8 at the Diplomat Hotel in Cebu City. The theme of the conference was “The Multiple Roles of the EFL ESL Teacher in the Philippines.”

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DLsU hOLDs firstbOarDs Of aDVisers’ MeetingMembers of the newly established De La Salle University Boards of Advisers (BOA) gathered for its first meeting held at the Natividad Fajardo-Rosario Gonzalez Auditorium of Br. Andrew Gonzalez Hall last August 8.

The meeting aimed to gather the members of each college’s BOA and allow them to engage the University in meaningful dialogue, and to establish a concrete and sustainable touch point for industry through the advisers.

Some of the major points discussed during the meeting include the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to education, professional training of faculty, strengthening of industry-academe linkage, practicum opportunities for students, and the internationalization of education.

The meeting was divided into three parts: first plenary, breakout session, and closing plenary. All the participants

were accompanied by their college’s council of chairs composed of deans, vice deans, and department chairs and vice chairs. In the closing plenary, a representative for each college presented several action points that transpire during their breakout session.

The first meeting was intended to be on a regular interaction between academe and industry to seek the advice and direction of trusted allies in both the academe as well as in the private sector, and to align college programs with the needs of the industry as well as apprise would-be employers with the skills of graduates.

College of Business and EconomicsFr. Ranhilio C. AquinoMr. Jose Ma. A. Concepcion IIIMr. Joselito OrtegaMr. Manuel N. TordesillasMs. Ma. Violeta V. VicenteDr. Josef T. YapMr. Mark L. Yu

College of Computer StudiesMr. Gerardo C. Ablaza, Jr.Mr. Winston DamarilloMr. Joey GurangoMr. Richard KhoMr. Jay SabidoMr. Francisco SA SandejasMr. Orlando B. Vea

College of EducationDr. Leticia AsuzanoDr. Ma. Lourdes S. BautistaDr. Ma. Lourdes CarandangDr. Berinderjeet KaurDr. Denis McLaughlinDr. Ester OgenaDr. Lourdes Quisumbing

College of LawJustice Josue Bellosillo (Ret.)Justice Florentino P. Feliciano (Ret.)Atty. Antonio A. Oposa, Jr.Chief Justice Artemio V. Panganiban (Ret.)Judge Anselmo Francisco T. Reyes

College of EngineeringEngr. Edgar O. ChuaDr. Angel L. Lazaro IIIDr. Filemon A. Uriarte, Jr.Mr. Ramon Gil S. MacapagalDr. Ceferino L. FolloscoEngr. Fortunato T. de la PeñaEngr. Rene B. Morta

College of Liberal ArtsDr. Cecilia C. Santos-AcuinDr. Ma. Cynthia Rose BautistaDr. Isagani CruzMs. Alma de LeonDr. Jose M. de MesaProf. Susumu YamaguchiDr. Francis Gealogo

College of ScienceMr. Ronald Antonio ButiongDr. Lourdes CruzDr. Edgar GomezDr. William PadolinaMs. Chona Sevilla-VenturaDr. Caesar SalomaDr. Ruben Umali

DLSU Boards of Advisers

Lasallian Guiding Principles. To answer our questions and successfully pursue our quests, we must return to the beginning. In order to find real answers and to see our way clearly, we must go back to our real source. This means going back to our core Lasallian values: the spirit of faith, zeal for service, and communion in mission.

That was almost two decades ago. Yet today, the man continues to be a source of inspiration for Sales. He describes Cachero as somebody whose life was measured by kindness, not by the worth of his estate.

“To speak of a man being poor but happy is the greatest heresy today. Atty. Cachero did not die rich. That is perhaps one legacy that tells something of the man. He had spent his life teaching. A lawyer who teaches is commonly perceived as not capable of taking the rough and tumble world of his profession. A kinder view, however, is that a lawyer who teaches hears a different drum and thus, marches to a different beat. It is a transposed and corrected version of the Rubiayat, for Omar Khayyam was looking at the world through

A model Lasallian teacher

inverted glasses,” he says. To the new and incoming part-time faculty, Cachero

became a sort of half-way house, describes Sales. “The uninitiated new timers meet and talk with Atty. Cachero at Room 401, William Hall, and somehow, the transition was made easier by the man. This is a personal testimony and was, from observations, repeated in others,” he says.

He recalls of stories about the man who could not say no to friends or requests. “Atty. Cachero has stopped often to smell the flowers and perhaps, was left behind in the process by his peers,” he adds.

Sales remembers a quote from one successful American lawyer who told his son: Above all, be kind. “Atty. Cachero had given us this advise and in the best possible way,” he says.

Lasallian educators are service-oriented professionals who…• aregenuinelycommittedtotheintegralhumanandChristiandevelopmentofdiversetypesoflearnersthroughpersonalwitnessandservice;• areattentivetolearnersintheiruniquenessandseektobuildappropriaterelationshipsthatpromotetotalhumanformation;• arecommittedtolifelongpersonalandprofessionalimprovementandservice;• worktogethercreatively,constructively,andenthusiasticallytorealizetheLasallianMissionandtoassuretheeffectivenessandvitalityoftheinstitutionstowhichtheybelong;and• serveasresourcesfortherenewaloftheChurchandfortheintegraldevelopmentofsociety.

PrinciplesofLasallianEducationinthePhilippines,fromGuiding Principles of the Philippine Lasallian Family

In 1990, one of the most beloved teachers at the Commercial Law Department “unobtrusively” passed away, says De La Salle University’s Legal Counsel Atty. Emmanuel Sales. The professor he is referring to is Atty. Eusebio Cachero, who was part of the University for over 30 years.

The project, which was funded by the International Development Research Centre of Canada, aims to promote understanding of the challenges of inclusive growth in the Philippines (and East Asia, in general) in the face of increased economic integration and rising pressures for industrial upgrading in much of Southeast Asia.

The program also focuses on selected issues of importance toward making globalization work for workers and firms as well as for inclusive growth and international competitiveness in the Philippines.

During the conference, the Integrative Reports from Indonesia,

Vietnam, and the Philippines were presented. Also, six research papers on furthering inclusive growth and industrial adjustment in the Philippines were presented in parallel sessions.

Guiding the research project was a steering committee composed of Assistant Secretary of Labor and Employment Reydeluz Conferido, University of the Philippines School of Economics Professor Emeritus Dr. Gerardo Sicat, Federation of Free Workers External Affairs Executive Assistant Isidro Antonio Asper, and Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman Emeritus Ambassador Donald Dee.

De La Salle University’s Angelo King Institute, together with the Centre for Strategic and International Studies of Indonesia and the Central Institute of Economic Management of Vietnam, held a public presentation of their research papers for the project, “Globalization, Adjustment, and the Challenge of Inclusive Growth” last August 14 at the Renaissance Makati City Hotel.

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VisitOr’s pass systeM nOw in effect

Visitors entering through the South Gate (those visiting offices in the main campus area, also known as the South Sector of the University) and those entering through the Andrew Gonzalez Hall, Taft Avenue entrance (those visiting offices at the Gonzalez Hall, Gokongwei Bldg., STRC Bldg., E. Razon Sports Bldg., Warehouse areas, Retreat House, and St. La Salle Pre-School, also known as the North Sector of the University) will each be given a Visitor’s Pass after being

electronically logged at these entrances.Members of the academic community whose offices

are visited or with whom visitors conduct transactions are requested to confirm the visitor’s presence/visit using their My.LaSalle (MLS) account before the visitor leaves their office. Anyone with an active MLS account may validate the Visitor’s Pass.

Last August 19, De La Salle University started implementing the Visitor’s Pass System that automates the monitoring of entry and exit of visitors on campus.

ByFlorentinoT.Timbreza,Ph.D.

When does human life begin?

Thecurrentscientificinterestinstemcellresearchwhichhasanenormouspotentialinthefieldofmedicine,insofarasstemcells,allegedly,canbeusedtoformnewcellstoreplacedamagedonesinanyorganofthebody,likethekidney,liver,andthelung,hasbroughttolifeonceagainthecrucialquestion:“Whendoeshumanlifebegin?”

Doeshumanlifebeginatconceptionorsometimelater?Thebeginningoflifeistechnicallyreferredtoastheproblemofensoulmentortheinfusionofthesoulintothebody.Andso,whendoesthehumansoulfuseorunitewiththebody?Isitfromthemomentofconceptionorduringacertainstageoffetaldevelopment?

Ifthephenomenonofensoulmentoccursfromthemomentofconception,thenthenewlyfertilizedovumorconceptusisalreadyahumanbeing;hencetoexpelitormanipulateit,likeinstemcellexperimentisakindofmurder.Butiftheensoulmentphenomenonoccursnotfromconceptionbutacertainstageoffetaldevelopment,thenabortionbeforeimplantationmaybemorallylicit.

Thecrucialpointtheninthefertilizationprocessisthemomentofconception.Grantingthathumanity(orensoulment-ifonebelievesinthesoul)beginsfromthemomentofconception,thenextdecisivequestionis:“Whenexactlydoesconceptionoccur?”

Moderngynecologistsandembryologistsgiveusaratherdetailedandaccurateaccountofthepre-implantationperiodofpregnancy,i.e.,beforethezygoteburrowsitselfintheendometriumoruterinelining.Atsexualintercourse,about300to500millionspermsareejaculatedordepositedinthevaginaandwillbegintheirjourneyupwardsthroughtheuterusanduptothefallopiantubes(oviduct)leadingfromtheuterustotheovary.Ifanovumhasbeenreleasedfromthewoman’sovary,itwillinturnpassfromtheovarydownthesametubetowardstheuterus.

Thesurvivaltimeoftheovumisabout24hoursafterithasbeenreleased,sothatiffertilizationhasnotoccurredduringthisperiod,theovumwilldie.Spermscansurviveforaperiodof72hoursaslongastheyareinsidetheuterusbeingnourishedbymucoussecretionsfromthecervix(whereamucusglandislocated).

Interestinglyenough,atthetimeofejaculation,thespermsarenotyetcapableofimmediatelyfertilizingtheovum.Theymustundergoa“chemicalchange”knownascapacitation,withoutwhichtheycannotfertilizetheovum.

Itisbelievedthatacertainchemicalsubstanceor

mucusinthefemale’suterusand/ortube“changes”thespermandmakesitpotent.Thatis,thissubstancewillgivethespermthe“capacity”(power)tofertilize.Capacitationhappenssixtoeighthoursafterejaculationorcopulation.

Itwillbenotedthatfollowingcopulation,therewillbeaperiodofseveralhourswithinwhichinterferencewiththecapacitationprocess(therebypreventingconceptionincaseofrapeorincest)canbeundertaken.Iftherapeorincestvictimwishestopreventapossibleconceptionaftersexualaggression,shemayundergovaginaldouchingorusevaginaljelliesorcreamstoimmobilizethesperms.

Aftersixtoeighthoursduringwhichthecapacitationprocessoccursfollowingcoition,conceptionissaidtohaveoccurredinthefallopiantube.Thefertilizedovum,nowcalledconceptusorzygote,willstayinthetubeforseventoeightdays.

Thenafteraperiodofeightdaysintheoviduct,thezygotegoesdowntoimplantitselfintotheendometriumthroughastalk,whicheventuallybecomestheumbilicalcordconnectingtheembryototheuterinewallandthebloodstreamthroughwhichthefetusreceivesitsnourishment.

Itisclearthenthattheembryoisalreadyintheuterusbeingimplantedintheuterineliningduringthesecondweekofpregnancy;inotherwords,theembryoisnowtwoweeksoldfollowingconception.

Now,ifhumanlifebeginsatconception,andtheembryoisalreadytwoweeksoldthereafter,thenitisalreadyahumanbeing.Moreover,theembryoishumanpreciselybecauseitisconceivedbyhumans.Thebasisofthisargumentisthataperson’sgeneticmakeup(orhumangenome)isestablishedatconceptionandthat,onceestablished,itprogramsthecreationofauniqueindividual.Thisisthegeneticviewofthebeginningofhumanlife.

Alongsidethegeneticviewofthebeginningoflifeisthevalueoflifeprinciple(orrespectforlifeprinciple)whichstatesthatthehumanbeingistoberespectedandtreatedasapersonfromthemomentofconceptiononward.Thus,theembryonicstageoffetaldevelopmentmustbeprotected.

Thisexplainswhypro-lifeadvocatesareagainststemcellresearch,whichmakesuseoffetusesinmedicalexperimentation.InthePhilippines,thevalueoflifeprincipleisenshrinedinthe1986PhilippineConstitution,Art.II,Sec.12:“TheStaterecognizesthesanctityoflifeandshallprotectandstrengthenthefamilyasabasic

autonomoussocialinstitution.Itshallequallyprotectthelifeofthemotherandthelifeoftheunbornfromconception.”

Inconclusion,insofarasthelinethatmarksthebeginningofanewhumanlifeisdrawnatconception,thenthezygote(orthenewlyfertilized)ovuminthefallopiantube)isahumanbeing.Thenatureofthecausedeterminesthenatureoftheeffect;andinasmuchasthespecificcauseisundoubtedlyahumanbeing,theeffectisalsoahumanbeing.

ThewisdomofthisargumentfindsexpressioninFilipinothought:“Kung ano ang puno ay siyang bunga”(Whateverthetreeis,soisitsfruit).Likebegetslike.Aguavatreebearsaguavafruit.Andasacatbegetsacat,soisahumanbeingbegetsahumanbeing.

Moreover,inasmuchastheefficientcauseoftheembryoisahumanperson,itpossessesinpotentialitytheperfectionofitscause.Now,therespectforlifeprincipledoesnotdiscriminateagainstactualpersonsorpotentialones.Aslongasthesanctityoflifeisconcerned,thereisnodistinctionbetweenahumanembryo(apersoninpotency)andanadult(apersoninactuality).Geneticdata(thehumangenome)illustratethatthereishumanlifefromthemomentofconception.Hence,itmustberespectedandprotectedwithtenderlovingcare.

Dr. Florentino Timbreza, a University Fellow, is the author of Bioethics and Moral Decisions, the first full-length textbook of bioethics written in the Philippines.

His second book on the subject is Health Care Ethics (NBS 2007).

FIELD NOTES. What is going on in the world? We ask our faculty members to make sense of what we need to know, understand, and reflect upon. They agree to share insights and observations about their respective fields or special interests. Field Notes serves as a window to different worlds where we all belong.

Timemanagementtip:

Usetimemanagementtoolstoremindyouofyouragendafortheday.Whetherit’sanalarmclock,anemailprompt,oranotebookplanner,youwillneedanobjecttohelpyoukeeptrackofyourgoals.

Acknowledging the need to strengthen a culture of punctuality and honesty, the Commission on Higher Education launched in September 2008 Project W.A.T.C.H. (We Advocate Time Consciousness and Honesty). This movement is being supported by De La Salle University through various initiatives on campus.

Dr. Jose De Mesa, a University Fellow, gave the opening remarks on the theme “Kaisipang Filipino sa Iba’t Ibang Disiplina sa Loob at Labas ng Bansa/Filipino Ideas Across Disciplines in and beyond the Philippines”. Dr. Rhoderick Nuncio, as convenor, welcomed 50 graduate students who participated in the conference and presented their papers.

To broaden the perspectives of participants on current debates and issues in the humanities and social sciences, leading and prominent scholars in the Philippines delivered their plenary talks:

Fr. Leonardo Mercado SVD, andDr. Florentino Timbreza on philosophy; Dr. Zeus Salazar and Dr. Rhommel Hernandez on pantayong pananaw; Dr. Madelene Sta. Maria and Dr. Prospero Covar on sikolohiyang Pilipino and Pilipinolohiya; Dr. Isagani Cruz, Dr. Rolando Tolentino and Dr. Antonio Contreras on literature, media, popular culture and politics.

The highlight of the conference was the 10 Best Graduate Papers Award given to Jeremiah Joven Joaquin (DLSU), Marcella Ada Mancenido (UST),

Jayson de Guzman Petras (UPD), Rener Concepcion (Batangas State Univesity), David Michael San Juan (PNU), Elvin Amerigo Valerio (DLSU), Marcia Czarina Medina (ADMU), Dennis Berino (DLSU Graduate School of Business), Aileen Macalintal (UPD), and Liberty Orbe-Taruc (Macquiare University, Sydney Australia).

Dr. Feorillo P.A. Demeterio III, Director of CLA-RPO, and Prof. Jose Arcadio Malbarosa, co-convernor, closed the conference by saying that this would become a yearly activity in the University.

Ang Departamento ng Filipino and the College of Liberal Arts Research and Publications Office (CLA-RPO), in cooperation with the De La Salle University CHED Zonal Research Center, organized the first Graduate Students’ Conference held last June 26 and 27 at Miguel Hall Room 410.

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The agreement, which was signed last June 26 at the DLSU Ramon V. del Rosario-Graduate School of Business (GSB) campus at RCBC Plaza in Makati City, aims to “promote the highest levels of professionalism, integrity, and ability in the field of marketing and communications in the country” and “to provide access to continuing professional and lifelong education in key marketing and communications competencies.”

CBE Dean Dr. Myrna Austria and Raymund Habaradas, director of the Professional Development and Training Services of the DLSU-Angelo King Institute for Business and Economic Research and Development (AKIBERD) signed for DLSU, while PANAF Chairman Charlie Manio and PANAF President Charmaine Canillas signed on behalf of their foundation. Also present during the signing are PANAF board

member Dr. Leonardo Garcia, Jr., and Jun Alcantara, who serves as Course Director.

The certificate courses in MCM include the following: Media Research and Planning, Brand Equity (included are Trade Marks and Patents/Ad Board Guidelines), PR and Advocacy Marketing, Customer Relationship Marketing, Dynamics of Below-the-Line Marketing, and Integrated Marketing Communications. Target participants are professionals and practitioners who are engaged in advertising, marketing, PR marketing, and strategic management functions as well as advertising/communications/marketing educators and trainers.

Individuals interested in attending the certificate courses may contact Ms. Aileen Negrillo, Telefax: 753-4617; Trunkline: 753-4611 local 105.

MOa reaffirMs DLsU partnership with aD grOUpThe College of Business and Economics (CBE) of De La Salle University and the Philippine Association of National Advertisers Foundation (PANAF) recently signed a memorandum of agreement that renews their partnership in offering several certificate courses in Marketing Communications Management (MCM).

For responding to this year’s theme, “Know the youth. Know the truth.” winners from the five categories (published feature story on youth and education, published photograph on youth and education, televised feature on youth and education, published feature story on youth and education in a school organ, and published feature story on DLSU) each received cash prizes and an Orlina glass sculpture trophy.

Stephanie Dychiu’s article in Marie Claire Philippines titled “New lives for teen gangs” won outstanding published feature on youth and education for capturing the true stories of the youth immersed in gang lifestyles and how a group of individuals responded to change the course of their lives.

Manila Bulletin photojournalist Regie Mason won outstanding published photograph for his photograph, “Left alone amid dangers” while Linus Guardian Escandor, also of Manila Bulletin, was given an honorable mention for his photograph, “US helicopter lands in Dumagat Country.”

GMA’s Howie Severino, meanwhile, bagged his second Scholarum Award in the Outstanding Televised Feature on Youth and Education category for his

daring exposition of sex education and family planning, “Papa papa, paano ako ginawa?”

Hazel Joy Galamay of Far Eastern University’s student publication, the Advocate, won outstanding feature on youth and education in a school organ for the article “FEU’s artistic heritage: Renewing a sense of pride.”

Philippine Daily Inquirer columnist Augusto Villalon won the outstanding feature on De La Salle University with his article, “La Salle Building cited on international architecture list” for his illustration of DLSU’s rich history and legacy through its oldest building, the St. La Salle Hall.

This year’s board of judges is composed of Isabela Governor and 2008 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee Grace Padaca, RFM Corporation Chairman and CEO Joey Concepcion, Knowledge Channel Foundation, Inc. President Rina Lopez-Bautista, Chairperson of University of the Philippines’ Journalism Department Rachel Khan and DLSU’s Marketing Communication Office Executive Director Ayi Magpayo.

The Scholarum Awards, which is now on its sixth year, is the university’s means to encourage journalists to provide the public with an intelligent discussion of timely youth and education topics in mass media.

Also, the Scholarum Awards aims to urge various sectors, including governments and private organizations, to be actively involved in addressing the critical issues confronting the youth, particularly their education. This endeavor is envisioned to motivate key sectors and individuals to contribute towards youth development through various initiatives in education.

De La Salle University’s annual Lasallian Scholarum Awards honored the country’s outstanding print, photo, broadcast, and campus journalists for their impressive reportage on various youth and education issues last August 14 at The Conservatory of the Manila Peninsula in Makati City.

LasaLLian schOLarUM awarDs recOgnizes OUtstanDing MeDia practitiOners

The induction of the GSC officers was held last August 1 at the Chapel of the Pearl of Great Price together with the newly elected officers of the different graduate student organizations.

In his welcome remarks, DLSU Vice Chancellor for Lasallian Mission and External Relations Br. Bernard

Oca FSC said that with the establishment of the GSC, graduate students would have a stronger voice,

despite their small number as compared to undergraduates.

“Your contribution to the generation of new

knowledge—as well as your potential to

undertake more and bigger

initiatives and research projects—is actually taking over the center stage of our academic pursuits,” he said.

Moreover, Br. Bernie explained that students would have a bigger opportunity to discuss common issues and concerns, as well as pursue varied interests and advocacies through the GSC.

“Your organizations will not only provide a venue for your professional and personal growth, but will also challenge you to be of help to your fellow graduate students,” said Br. Bernie, addressing the graduate students present during the oath-taking ceremony. “As the first batch of student leaders representing the different graduate programs, I hope that you will serve as models to others who will come after you.”

The GSC Council of Presidents are: Teddy Monroy for the College of Engineering; Lawrence Pedregosa for the College of Liberal Arts; Jerome Ganzon for the College of Science; Gary Soriano for the College of Computer Studies; Jerome Ouano for the College of Education; and Leah

Sampang for the College of Business and Economics.

De La Salle University’s Graduate Studies recently elected and appointed officers of the newly established DLSU Graduate Student Council (GSC) for AY 2009-2010.

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ce facULty DiscUss speciaLizatiOns On ciViL engineering

The Civil Engineeering Society, in cooperation with the Civil Engineering (CE) Department, hosted the CE Specialization Talks last July 10 at the Velasco Hall Room 210. The activity was aimed to orient the CE juniors about the specializations in civil engineering offered by the department.

CE Department faculty Dr. Bernard Lejano discussed the department’s policies on specialization; Engr. Jason Ongpeng on construction technology and management; Dr. Danilo Terante on hydraulics and water resources; Dr. Alexis Fillone on transportation engineering; and Dr. Andy Oreta on structural engineering.

Other CE faculty members who attended the forum include Department Chair Engr. Ronaldo Gallardo, Dr. Victor Pulmano, Dr. Renan Tanhueco, and Dr. Jonathan Dungca.

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In his opening remarks, President and Chancellor Br. Armin Luistro FSC shared that he envisions for the new college to provide what our country needs right now—lawyer-leaders who are equally committed to excellence and service, and who will advance the two ideas which is at the core of the new college—human rights and the environment.

Br. Armin further pointed out that the law school seeks to actively engage in the promotion, protection, and preservation of human rights and environmental laws. This, he said, will make DLSU's College of Law different from any other law school in the Philippines today.

Joaquin Quintos IV, Chairman of the Board of trustees of DLSU, further added that the opening of the College of Law is also part of DLSU’s efforts in giving back to the community in celebration of the 100 years of Lasallian presence in the country.

During the launch, the Board of Advisers (BOA) and faculty of the College of Law were also officially introduced. The CoL BOA includes Chief Justice Artemio Panganiban of the Supreme Court of the Philippines (Ret.), Justice Florentino Feliciano of the Supreme Court of the Philippines (Ret.), Justice Josue Bellosillo of the Supreme Court of the Philippines (Ret.), Judge Anselmo Francisco Trinidad Reyes of the Court of First Instance of the High Court in Hong Kong, and 2009 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee Atty. Antonio Oposa Jr.

The CoL faculty, on the other hand, is composed of Atty. Jose Manuel Diokno and Atty. Virgilio de los Reyes, dean and vice dean of the college respectively, with retired SC Associate Justice Romeo Callejo Sr., Atty. Ma. Soledad Margarita Deriquito-Mawis, Atty. Domingo Añonuevo, Atty. Katrina Legarda, Atty. Rodrigo Lope Quimbo and Atty. Arno Sanidad.

The Juris Doctor (JD) program offers a multi-disciplinary approach to learning, which will develop in law students the research and communication competencies to practice the profession. Legal aid and externship programs will expose these

DLsU cOLLege Of Law LaUncheDDe La Salle University officially launched the College of Law (CoL) last August 8 at the De La Salle Philippines Multipurpose Hall, Br. Andrew Gonzalez Hall.

Panganiban

From left: Atty. Ma. Soledad Margarita Deriquito-Mawis, Atty. Virgilio de los Reyes, Joaquin Quintos IV, Br. Armin Luistro FSC, Atty. Jose Manuel Diokno, Atty. Katrina Legarda, Atty. Domingo Añonuevo, and Atty. Arno Sanidad.

From left: Atty. Ma. Soledad Margarita Deriquito-Mawis, Atty. Virgilio de los Reyes, Joaquin Quintos IV, Br. Armin Luistro FSC, Atty. Jose Manuel Diokno, Atty. Katrina Legarda, Atty. Domingo Añonuevo, and Atty. Arno Sanidad.

students to La Salle's national and international network of communities, organizations, and law firms.

While following a curriculum mandated by the Supreme Court and the Commission on Higher Education, the program will also underscore the teaching of human rights, which will be offered as an elective and infused in core subjects. The various strong programs of DLSU, including economics, engineering, information technology, sciences, and the arts, will be valuable resources for legal research undertakings.