Leadership Reflections

Friends, as we face greater challenges ahead to fulfill Silliman's thrust and ministry on whole person education, may I share with you this message this Christmas: “May the light of learning (of spirit, mind, and body) illuminate your season. Fiat Lux!” (A message of the Chancellor of the University of California Berkeley, with words in […]

EthicsBy Prof. Jane Annette L. Belarmino, Vice President for Development (Delivered during the 19th Accounting Teachers Conference in Naga City.) Our University president, Ben S. Malayang III, constantly reminds us that a a competent person absent of a good character is a dangerous person.  One absent of faith finds himself in the wrong direction.  He […]

From All of Us in Silliman As we brace for typhoon Ruby, we pray as one nation for the Lord to sustain us and keep us warm in his embrace.  The storm challenges us as a nation to reflect more on life and place higher value on the people around us. Let us all draw […]

MISGIVING ON THANKSGIVINGBy Ben S. Malayang III, President (Thanksgiving Sunday Sermon, Silliman University Church, November 23, 2014) TEXT   I Chronicles 16: 8-11. “O give thanks to the Lord and pray to him,” they sang. “Tell the peoples of the world about His mighty doings. Sing to Him; yes, sing His praises and tell of His […]

Why Civil Society Matters By Mark Raygan E. Garcia, Director, Office of Information and Publications What is a civil society organization (CSO)? I can’t say I know. I continue to struggle to define it. Some conveniently associate it with a non-government organization. It can be an indigenous peoples group, a faith-based organization, a trade union […]

SU Education: A Prelude to ASEAN IntegrationBy Betsy Joy B. Tan, Vice President for Academic Affairs (Opening remarks delivered during the Silliman Administrators meeting on Silliman graduate outcomes on November 10, 2014.) From the Delors Report, we learn that Learning  is not only our Treasure Within, but is also a proposal that gives us a holistic and integrated vision of education based on […]

Walking the TalkBy Rev. Elmer L. Saa, Pastoral Team Coordinator, Silliman University Church (Delivered during the Administration Devotion, November 3, 2014.) Text: Matthew 5:43-48 An elderly Scottish woman was making her way through the countryside. Each time she came to a crossroads she would toss a stick into the air. Whichever way the stick came […]

All Souls Day:  Honoring the Departed and Feeding our SoulsBy Dr. Myraluz V-Waddington, Program Coordinator, Master in Peace Studies Program As the month of November is ushered in, we are once again setting aside time to remember our departed loved ones.  For most of us, this is an occasion for family gathering, for visiting the […]

Blessed… And So Become a Blessing By Dr. Ben S. Malayang III, President (Sermon delivered at the United Church of Christ in the Philippines in Davao City on October 26, 2014.) May I invite you to prayer:  Lord, we thank you because you are only a prayer away. We come to listen so that we’ll know […]

'Reduce, Not Eradicate' Poverty By Mark Raygan E. Garcia, Director, Office of Information and Publications (Note: Mark Garcia is one of 61 fellows to the 2014 World Bank-International Monetary Fund Annual Meetings held October 4 to 11 in Washington, DC. He was one of only nine from the East Asia and the Pacific Region and […]