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The Visayas leg of Tanghal 6, an annual theatre festival for university and community-based theatre groups in the Philippines, runs in Silliman University on February 27 to 29. Tanghal 6 brings together theatre enthusiasts to participate in performances, lectures, inter-regional exchanges, workshops, dialogues and exhibits. It culminates the month-long Philippine Arts Festival (PAF). Opening the […]

Two fresh graduates of the College of Nursing topped the Nurse Licensure Examination, based on the results released February 16 by the Professional Regulation Commission. Ingrid Doreen S. Dumalagan placed 9th and Bonife Marie S. Gaso, 10th. Both led the group of 367 passers from Silliman — the highest on PRC's list of schools “with […]

Three public schools in Negros Oriental which were among the badly affected by Typhoon Sendong received a total of 542 books from the Robert B. and Metta J. Silliman Library. Selection of the three recipient public schools was based on the extent of the damage of their libraries. The recipients are Tanjay Legislated High School […]

The Albert Faurot Lecture and Workshop Series concluded the cultural month of January with famous Filipino guitarist-composer Maestro Michael Dadap. Around 150 elementary music teachers from different schools in Negros Oriental attended the whole-day lecture which is a product of the extension program of the Cultural Affairs Committee. Given for free, the lecture at Silliman […]

The Silliman University Medical School (SUMS) emerged as the champion in the national quiz bee competition held during the 45th Annual Convention of the Association of Philippine Medical Colleges (APMC) Foundation, Inc. on February 9 to 11. Senior Jennilie Faith Bomediano and sophomores Lawrence Laurel and Ray Raphael de Guzman scored the highest in both […]

At around 11:49AM on February 6, the province of Negros Oriental was hit by a strong earthquake. A magnitude 7 was recorded in Dumaguete, and the neighboring municipalities experienced the same earthquake at little lower magnitudes. The impact of the earthquake was, however, more devastating to the northern municipalities of Ayungon, Tayasan, Jimalalud, La Libertad […]

Clark Development Corporation President and Chief Executive Officer Atty. Felipe Antonio B. Remollo speaks to 483 honor students during the 54th Annual Honors Day Convocation on February 10 at the Claire Isabel McGill Luce Auditorium. Atty. Remollo, who obtained his High School diploma and Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science, magna cum laude, […]

Three graduating students are among the recipients of the Bank of the Philippine Islands-Department of Science and Technology (BPI-DOST) Science Award 2012. Jayson Jun B. Patula (Mechanical Engineering), Kia Angela Gargantiel (Biology) and L. Athena Gene E. Duran (Information Technology) will receive the award from executives of BPI Foundation in a special ceremony on February […]

CHRONOLOGY OF ACTIONS/RESPONSES TAKEN ON 6 FEBRUARY 2012 At around 11:49AM, a magnitude 7 earthquake hit Dumaguete City.   That was the time when the regular Monday meeting with administrative staff of the Office of the President was about to be concluded.  The earthquake lasted about 15-30 seconds. When the earthquake stopped, everyone was ordered to […]

Silliman University received a donation of medical supplies worth $2.1 million from the Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB), a faith-based medical relief agency in New York, United States, intended for the victims of Typhoon Sendong. The donation, which arrived January 27, consisted of antibiotics, cough medicines, antihistamines, anti-malaria and other healthcare supplies. A thorough inventory […]