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Sophomore Mass Communication major Ray Chen S. Bahinting was hailed champion during the  oratorical speech contest in the national language known as Talumpati ng Taon 2015, held August 10 at the Claire Isabel McGill Luce Auditorium. Ten students from different colleges in Silliman participated in the oratorical speech contest in Filipino, this year themed:“Filipino: Wika […]

Silliman University is now accepting applications for the 55th Silliman University National Writers Workshop (SUNWW) to be held May 9 to 27 at the Silliman University Rose Lamb Sobrepeña Writers Village. This Writers Workshop is offering 12 fellowships to promising writers in the Philippines who want to have a chance to hone their craft and refine […]

Philippine Ambassador to Cambodia H.E. Christopher B. Montero expressed his full support for the initiative of Silliman University to reach out to schools and universities in Phnom Penh for both student recruitment and linkages.  During the courtesy call on August 5 made by Mr. Mark Raygan E. Garcia, Director of the Office of Information and […]

Silliman University will facilitate the distribution and installation of 942 solar home systems (SHS) in 19 remote barangays in Bayawan City beginning August 11.  This project was lunched through a “Ceremonial Switch-on and Distribution of Solar Home System” held August 5 in Bayawan City, with the local chief executives of Bayawan, officials of the Provincial […]

The Silliman University Association of Alumni and Family in Europe (SUAAFE-GABS) Chapter has donated an amount it has generated from its fund-raising to support the University’s scholarship program.  SUAAFE-GABS turned over a total €500 representing proceeds from “Euroflock”, the first gathering in Berlin of alumni based in Europe. The donation coincided with the chapter’s third […]

Ten of this year’s successful passers of the July 2015 Psychometrician Board Exam are from Silliman University, based on results released by the Professional Regulation Commission.  Of the 4,466 total takers nationwide, only 2,061 made it.  Congratulations! Boborol, Thea Capistrano Cahanap, Leo Justin Valencia Cena, Alyssa Nikolai Montegrejo Lagudas, Krizzia Trish Rubio Lumawag, Denzel Faldas Ondoy, Lindel […]

A senior student from the College of Education is the only recipient from the Philippines of the 2015 Young Women in Public Affairs (YWPA) Awards of Zonta International. Amrryha M. Estelloso, an Education student majoring in English, made it to the roster of only 32 recipients from around 20 countries around the globe of the […]

In 2016, the Silliman University High School celebrates its centennial. This is another grand celebration that will witness groups of alumni from different parts of the country and abroad arriving in Dumaguete for what will be a weeklong reunion among classmates and friends.  Marking an informal start of the celebration is a flea market organized […]

“The West Philippine Sea is not the sum total of our relationship with China,” emphasized Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary and Spokesperson Charles C. Jose in a forum held July 28 at Silliman University. The Assistant Secretary engaged the public as part of the national government’s campaign to raise public’s awareness on this maritime issue, particularly […]

PRESS STATEMENT Issue Date: 29 July 2015 Sillimanians Call for Justice for Lumad Refugees in Davao Many among us in Silliman University, including myself, are saddened by the turn of events that happened on July 23, 2015 when elements of state security forces entered the premises of Haran Mission House owned by the United Church […]