Alumni Updates

SAAI Elects New Officers, Trustees The Board of Trustees of the Silliman Alumni Association, Inc. (SAAI) recently elected its officers to serve a one-year term, 2022-2023. Elected were Yasmin Alih (Mindanao), president; Cidni Mapa (Greater Bacolod Chapter), vice-president; Maria Agnes Tenorio, treasurer; and Adlai Amor (Chesapeake Bay Silliman Alumni), public relations officer. RD Marie delos […]

Former Working Student Gives Back to Silliman Elizabeth Sy-Michael, a working student in her college days at Silliman, recently donated $50,000 US Dollars as Grants-In-Aid to provide supplemental support to the needs of working students. The Grants-In-Aid will be named Bob and Elizabeth Michael Scholarship. Mrs. Elizabeth Sy-Michael was recently widowed. During her college days […]

Two of Silliman University’s 2018 Senior High School alumni, Leanna D. Bautista and Kris Jypson T. Esturas, recently graduated summa cum laude from the University of Santo Tomas (UST) and the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman, respectively. Leanna D. Bautista earned her Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, summa cum laude, from the University […]

  Tipon Silliman 2022, a Silliman University Alumni Council of North America (SUACONA) bi-annual alumni gathering, brought together over 300 Sillimanians to Boston, Massachusetts, last July 7-10, 2022. The venue of the gathering was the Hyatt Regency Boston Harbor, a boutique-style Harborside hotel with breathtaking views of the beautiful city skyline. SU Board of Trustees […]

Outstanding Sillimanian Awardee Miguel C. Braganza II was awarded the 1st Gawad Alab ng Lahi – Parangal sa Natatanging Ambag ng Isang Indibidwal (Award for the Outstanding Contribution of an Individual) in an awarding ceremony, July 11, 2022 at the Whitby Hotel, New York. Stage performer Miguel Braganza has devoted his time, energy, and resources […]

SUHS 1973 Exceeds Scholarship Endowment Goal The Silliman University High School Class of 1973 recently exceeded its Php 1 million endowment goal for the SUHS 1973 Junior High School Scholarship. They raised a total of Php 1,142,480.52 for the endowment, with Php 29,232.43 available for scholarships in the coming school year. “We are grateful to […]

Outstanding Sillimanian Awardee (OSA), Miguel C. Braganza II, was recently named by the Hiraya Foundation for Filipino-American Heritage Preservation, Inc. last May, 30, 2022, as one of the qualifying winners of the 1st Gawad Alab ng Lahi – Parangal sa Natatanging Ambag ng Isang Indibidwal (Award for the Outstanding Contribution of an Individual). Braganza is […]

Silliman University (SU) and the Silliman Alumni Association, Inc. (SAAI) Iloilo Chapter’s presence at the Dr. Agustin A. Pulido, Jr. vigil service led by Silliman University last May 11, 2022 and at the necrological service also held at the University Church, Central Philippine University (CPU), in Iloilo City, May 12, 2022 respectively, was an expression […]

Outstanding Sillimanian Awardee (OSA), Dr. Evangeline Bravo-Manjares, was recently the guest speaker of the Silliman University Office of Student Services (SU-OSS), in celebration of Student Services Month. In the spirit of collaboration, SU-OSS had teamed up with the Philippine Association of Practitioners of Student Affairs and Services (PAPSAS), Inc. Region 7, for this webinar for […]

Outstanding Sillimanian Awardee, Atty. Myrish Cadapan Antonio was recognized by the Consul General of the Philippines in New York as one of the recipients of the 2022 Sinagtala Awards for Distinguished Filipino Women, March 30, 2022 at the Kalayaan Hall, Philippine Center in New York. Antonio was cited for her exemplary achievement in the field […]