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The Coordinator of the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternative lamented at a convention on climate change held August 9 in Silliman University the failure of local government units to implement the solid waste management law. Mr. Ramon Lopez said that most local government units in the Philippines, tasked to implement the Ecological Solid Waste Management […]

“Thank you, Silliman and Dumaguete, for giving me the ‘best years of my life.’” These were Dr. Rolando del Carmen’s words of gratitude for his alma mater, Silliman University, during the conferral of his Doctor of Laws degree, honoris causa, on August 15 at the Claire Isabel McGill Luce Auditorium. “Believe me when I tell […]

More than 1,000 runners joined Silliman University High School’s Centennial Fun Run on August 13.  Dubbed “An August Rush”, participants were students from SUHS and Dumaguete City’s public and private high schools as well as from local runners’ group, Dumaguete Amateur Roadrunners and Striders (DARS).  And, together with them is 86-year-old Manuel McIlroy Utzurrum Jr., […]

The Institute of Rehabilitative Sciences (IRS) produces another topnothcer in the Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Licensure Exam.  Fresh graduate Alexander R. Vidal II places fourth. He leads this year’s successful examinees from Silliman, numbering 18. The University registered a passing percentage 90, higher than the national passing rate of 68.06 per cent.  Congratulations to our […]

“The troubling reality today is the lack of farming knowledge among today’s youth and kids. The closest they could get to a farm is via Farmville on their smartphones and tablets.” This statement from Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel “Manny” Piñol elicited laughter but painted a reality where there is a waning interest in agriculture both as […]

Three faculty members were engaged as experts in social work and service-learning at two Asian schools, one in Yangon, Myanmar and another in Hue, Vietnam.  Director of Extension Asst. Prof. Emervencia L. Ligutom was a Visiting Lecturer in Social Work at Tedim Christin College in Yangon, Myanmar from July 25 to 29. She handled different […]

A member of the faculty and another from the Administration are among this year’s recipients of scholarships for higher studies abroad from the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia.  Former English Department Chairperson Asst. Prof. Warlito S. Caturay Jr. is now at Assumption University in Bangkok, Thailand to pursue his Doctor of Philosophy in English Language […]

A graduate of the School of Basic Education is among athletes representing the United States in the ongoing Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  Paula Lynn P. Obañana is playing badminton, the same game she made a niche in back in High School in Silliman University. She was a celebrated varsity player in badminton […]

The Silliman University Alumni Association Sydney Australia Chapter (SUAASACI) held a Founders Day celebration on August 6, 2016, recalling memories of High School and Church life, especially with the upcoming centennial of the Silliman University High School and the Silliman University Church. They also held their own version of Miss Silliman Sydney Australia beauty pageant. […]

The College of Law will start offering refresher courses for its students starting this semester, following confirmation by the Philippine Legal Education Board and in recognition of its high standing.  Nine subjects will be offered to cover all the review classes required in the fourth year level of the Juris Doctor Program: Civil Law Review I […]