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Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio T. Carpio expressed optimism at a forum held February 26 at the Claire Isabel McGill Luce Auditorium that the United Nations-backed arbitral tribunal will render a favorable judgment on the case filed by the Philippines against China on its 9-dash lines claim illegal. The 9-dash line of China plots […]

Philippine law requires that the barangay government create a committee in their jurisdiction for disaster risk management, but implementing the law has been nil due to lack of information. To help solve this problem, Silliman University has recommended the use of a “template” that could serve as a checklist for identifying basic resource and environmental […]

Two awards were garnered by the team of the Silliman University College of Law during the 2016 Grand Law Debate against the University of the Philippines-Diliman (UP) held February 19 at the Claire Isabel McGill Luce Auditorium. The debate revolved around the proposition: “Resolved that Foundlings be declared non-natural born citizens”. By tradition, Silliman took […]

The World Bank Knowledge for Development Community Center of the Library, Silliman NetRadio and the Student Government brought back the glory days of writing love letters by hand through the 1st Valentine Love Letter Writing Contest held February 15. Fifteen students representing their respective campus organizations proved how the pen is mightier than the sword […]

Silliman University will host the annual meeting, symposium and workshop of the Regional Consortium in Coastal Resource Management, composed of four universities in Asia, on February 25 to 27. The theme of the event is “Integrating Indigenous Knowledge and Sustainable Traditional Practices for More Effective Coastal Resource Education and Management,” according to Dr. Hilconida P. […]

In 2010, he was named the “Happiest Pinoy”. It was no surprise that his message during the 58th Annual Honors Day Convocation graced by 728 recipients of different academic awards centered on the value of “happiness”. Mr. Winston A. Maxino, a corporate executive and a Sillimanian, spoke to an audience composed of honor students and […]

The Institute of Rehabilitative Sciences (IRS) produces another topnotcher in the Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Licensure Examination. Rina Grace A. Gadiana, who graduated cum laude in March last year, placed sixth. She leads this year’ batch of passers. The other six are Miguel F. Arrozal, Stephanie Lourdes F. Cruz, Kenny Jude F. Fernandez, Angelo […]

A new batch of 16 students form Francis Parker School in San Diego, California was on campus for service-learning from February 12 to 17. Their visit was coordinated by the Institute of Service-Learning in Silliman, the same unit that has been attracting a growing number of foreign students from universities in Asia, Europe and US […]

The Silliman University Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (SU-ROTC) garnered “Superior” rating during the Annual Regional ROTC Annual Administrative and Tactical Inspection (RAATI) held February 9. A team from the 7th Regional Community Defense Group Army Reserve Command Headquarters evaluated the SU-ROTC unit against three criteria: degree of administrative efficiency, training management proficiency, and quality of […]

“We (still) do and always will.” A statement of love. An affirmation of commitment. A promise made, kept and lived out. On Valentine’s Day, around 20 couples will renew their vows at the Silliman University Church – at the same spot where years back they pledged to God “to have and to hold” each other […]