History Prof Off to Limasawa for 1st Mass Commemoration
College of Education Dean and history professor Dr. Earl Jude Paul Cleope was appointed representative of the Committee on Historical Research of the National Commission for Culture in the Taoid Festival in Limasawa Island. The Taoid Festival commemorates the first Catholic mass in the Philippines administered by Father Antonio Pigafetta on March 31, 1521 in […]
Accountancy Junior Accepted into AmCham Business Program
Junior Accountancy major, Evince Earl C. Columnas, has been selected as one of the delegates to the Business Orientation Program (BOP) of the American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines Inc. (AmCham) this year. Columnas is one of only 30 business students in the country chosen to participate in the weeklong, all-expense paid leadership and […]
Divinity School Opens 4 New Courses in June
Four new programs will be offered by the Divinity School starting next school year: Bachelor of Liturgy and Church Music, Certificate in Church Music, Certificate in Liturgy, and Associate in Liturgy and Church Music. The Bachelor of Liturgy and Church Music is a five-year program that provides students the opportunity to hone their skills for […]
ASEAN Eco-Debates Slated April 7-12
Silliman University will host the Great ASEAN Eco-Debates on April 7 to 12, gathering on campus around 50 college debaters from six Asian countries. The debate is a product of the proposal of an alumnus, William Robert Yasi, which won a USD25,000 grant through the Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) project competition of the United […]
Mr. Ronald B. Kinilitan
George Bernard Shaw’s ashes must be churning in the wind in some secluded garden somewhere in Dublin. Had the Irish playwright foreseen a century ahead of time the coming of Silliman High’s Ronald Kinilitan, he would have sung a different tune, one that doesn’t lament how youth is wasted on the young. This strapping young […]
Baccalaureate Sermon
A LAND OF HILLS AND VALLEYSBy Rev. Jonathan R. Pia, Senior Minister & Administrative Pastor, Silliman University Church (Sermon delivered during the Baccalaureate Service in the morning of March 23, 2014 at the Silliman University Church.) Text: Deuteronomy 11:1-32 An Episcopal priest was asked by a high school class to deliver the Baccalaureate sermon. Afterwards he […]
Bad Weather Cancels Speaker Flight; Cayabyab Records Speech
There was no stopping Mr. Raymundo Cipriano “Ryan” P. Cayabyab, one of the country's top songwriters and music composers, from inspiring the members of the graduating Class of 2014. He was supposed to address in person the more than 900 college graduates, but the flight that he was scheduled to be on — and the […]
Alumni Update Letter February 2014
Dear Fellow Sillimanians and Friends: The month of February was declared National Arts Month, and the Silliman University Cultural Affairs Committee scheduled a number of activities for its celebration. Lectures, art exhibits, poetry reading, a musical competition, stage plays and a dance performance by Ballet Philippines were among the highlights of the whole month celebration. […]
Mr. Renelito C. Caballo
He loves the way he sings: full-on, holding nothing back, giving it all that he’s got. He gets down to it like a happy king in a royal bash, with a vigor that knows not what it means to be deflected or depleted, inflecting each gesticulation and articulation with meticulous attention to depth, frequency and […]
Looking at Rainbows: A Grown-up’s Perspective
When I was a kid, I used to marvel at rainbows in the sky. The childish thought could have vanished through time and maturity. Yet as time passed, I came to realize that my appreciation of a regnbåge (Swedish term for rainbow) was just the start of my understanding that when different things come together, […]
