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Bayan Muna Partylist Representative Teddy A. Casiño discussed the proposed new mining bill in his message during the Peace Week celebration. Addressing an audience of students and professors at the Silliman University Church on September 20, Representative Casiño said the proposed Philippine Mineral Resources Bill, repealing the Mining Act of 1995, is more promoting of […]

A nationwide initiative dubbed Fully Abled Nation (F.A.N.) was launched September 6 at Silliman University to empower persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the upcoming 2013 Philippine midterm elections. Silliman hosted the launch for the province of Negros Oriental, in partnership with The Asia Foundation and the Foundation for Communication Initiatives, Inc. F.A.N. is a three-year […]

Silliman University dedicated late last month its new P37-million building donated for use as a Learning Resource Center for Nursing Education. The two-storey building is a gift from Mr. William Barry Thompson, a longtime benefactor of the University who hails from New Zealand. It is named in his honor, William Barry Thompson Hall.  On its […]

Twenty-five students from Silliman University were given the chance to be trained by four of the well-known advocacy filmmakers in the country, as part of the golden anniversary celebration of the Cultural Affairs Committee. The filmmaking seminar and workshop dubbed “Hasik” was conducted alongside the Active Vista Film Festival that also took place from September […]

Since it was launched on August 27, news on the “powered by grass” tartanilya of Silliman University has been picked up by media agencies. An item about it first came out in the column of Ms Domini Torrevillas in The Philippine Star, followed by local tri-media coverage. Another national newspaper, The Philippine Daily Inquirer, also […]

After around a year of implementation, the e-learning project spearheaded by Silliman University for the Association of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia (ACUCA) was concluded last month in Japan. Two Silliman students, Physics senior Meneth de Baguio and Computer Science sophomore Lorraine Allie Solitario, took part in the wrap-up seminar held August 18 to […]

The first African-American female president of the Detroit Bar Association was recently guest lecturer at the College of Law. Judge Denise Page Hood, District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, USA, spoke to Silliman students enrolled in the Juris Doctor program and agreed with them on the need for an efficient and a speedy […]

Four activities are lined up this September, in celebration of Development Policy Research Month (DPRM). This year’s theme is “Regional Economic Integration and Inclusive Growth: Engaging Nations, Embracing People”. Two of the activities are workshops on research proposal and manuscript writing in the social and natural sciences, and the other two are lectures on economic […]

The Annual Report of Silliman University for School Year 2011-2012 is out. A copy can be viewed on the University website: https://su.edu.ph/resources/annualreport2011-2012.pdf. In his introductory message, Silliman President Dr. Ben S. Malayang III describes the Annual Report: “This is a testament to the collective hard work of all of us in Silliman University.” Produced by […]

A research assistant at the Institute of Environmental and Marine Sciences (IEMS) and two its graduate students attended writeshops that address the need for standard procedures on the proper handling of stranded marine mammals, whale sharks and other protected shark and ray species in the Philippines. The Aquatic Wildlife Rescue Manual Series Writeshop conducted in […]