Colleague Of The Week

To some men, the responsibility of looking after the needs of their children in the house and school are best left to their wives. But to Ray V. Espina, an office assistant at the College of Computer Studies (CCS), doing it is a special moment that he treasures the most.  Being a mother and a […]

Before every semester ends, she appears inside the classroom carrying sheets of paper. Some consider her a welcome sight as she could mean an early dismissal of class. But to many, her presence signals the University's continuing commitment to providing students with the best classroom instruction experience possible.  Mrs. Jenny V. Jayme is a staff […]

To most students, the first day of class is the time when they wear their brand new shoes and clothes. To this economics teacher, every start of the school year was no different from the rest of the days throughout his four years in college.  Mr. Roberto A. Estoconing worked his way through college in […]

Community and church work best define the zest for life of this gender advocate from San Miguel, Bohol.  Dr. Muriel Orevillo-Montenegro grew up exposed to the church by her parents and grandparents who belonged to the first generation of converts to the Protestant faith. He took after his father's perseverance in community work, who, while […]

He claimed the Top 20 spot in the Medical Technologist Licensure Examination in 1988. When that could have been his gateway to a flourishing industry practice, he found his heart closely attached to the academe. Mr. Karl B. Padiera, an instructor at the Institute of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, has been teaching for 25 years now. […]

“Suffer now, enjoy later.” Ms. Carmille C. Ramos, a self-confessed disciplinarian, attributes her achievements in school and life to that mantra.  Carmille believes that the sacrifices that she had to endure in the past have enabled her to reap more benefits today. She now works in the University as one of its accountants, enjoying a […]

He postponed his college education to work as a dishwasher in Manila, in order to put his siblings through college and help his family arrest a financial difficulty. And yet he had no qualms about it. Instead, he drew fulfillment from every bitter, sweet and bitter-sweet experience that came his way. So when his siblings […]

Success, they say, is gauged more by how you are able to share much of yourself with many. To a lot of people, it is simply being able to live a good life. And to some, it is better experienced without turning back on the challenging life that had thrust them to dream big. Mr. […]

In the line-up of people who work with the University President, he can be considered one of the trusted. He is aware of the President’s schedule outside the office and he spends the most time with him on the road in between appointments. Mr. Arsenio F. Inoferio, more popularly known as “Arsing”, is the official […]

Empowered and multifaceted. These adjectives describe Dr. Normita Amethyst Arco-Valencia, one of Silliman's university doctors — quite contrary to how she felt about herself back in her elementary days when she was bullied for being the smallest in class.  Amy, as her colleagues fondly call her, is a medical practitioner, a practicing civil engineer and […]