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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 […]

Four faculty members of the Biology Department and the Institute of Environmental and Marine Sciences (IEMS) presented scholarly papers at the International Conference on Science, Society and Sustainability held at Lady Doak College (LDC) in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India on January 11 and 12. The conference, which was themed “Many Species, One Planet for Posterity”, […]

A Philosophy professor won a major award for his research paper that tackled the concept of accountability in the context of the present “crisis in leadership and ethics” that besets the Philippines. Prof. Ferdinand M. Mangiban received the Platinum-International Quality Award for his paper “Crises in Leadership and Ethics: A Ricoeurean Approach to Authentic Responsibility […]

Emerging as champion in the Visayas, a fourth year student of the High School Department of the School of Basic Education will be competing in the national finals of the 2nd Voice of the Youth (VOTY) National Oratorical Contest on February 27 in Makati. Amyrrha M. Estolloso bested other contestants from nine other high schools […]

Members of the Silliman and larger community of Dumaguete will converge at the Silliman University Church in the morning of January 29 for the launching and commissioning service of this semester's University Christian Life Emphasis Week (UCLEW).  The theme for this semester's UCLEW is “Be strong and take courage.” It takes light from the text […]