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THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITYVolume 48 • Number 11 • 13 March 2017

F A C T S a n d F I G U R E S

McDonald’s Philippines founder receives DLSU honorary degree

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Distinguished Leadership in Political Science

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Outstanding Lasallians in Chemical Engineering

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Industrial Engineering students bag international award

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Most Outstanding International Student in PHL

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For his exemplary achievements in business, philanthropy, and music, Founder and Chairman of Golden Arches Development Corporation George Tan Yang was conferred the degree of Doctor of Humanities, honoris causa, by De La Salle University last February 24 during the 178th Commencement Exercises at the

Philippine International Convention Center of the CCP Complex in Pasay City.

Yang earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from DLSU in 1962 and obtained his Master of Business Administration from Wharton School,

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Photo shows, from left: DLSU President Br. Raymundo Suplido FSC, Dr. George Yang, DLSU BOT Chair Edgar Chua, and Chancellor Dr. Gerardo Janairo.

The Philippine Political Science Association (PPSA) presented its

Distinguished Leadership Award to DLSU Professor Emeritus and

University Fellow Dr. Wilfrido Villacorta.

Villacorta was the Philippine Ambassador and Permanent

Representative to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations

(ASEAN) from 2011-2012, and Deputy Secretary-General of

ASEAN from 2003- 2006. He was a delegate to the 1986

Constitutional Commission that framed the present Philippine

Constitution.

He is Professor Emeritus of International Relations and

University Fellow at DLSU in Manila, where he also served

as Dean and Senior Vice President. He was President

of the Yuchengco Center, a research center based at

the University.

The Philippine Political Science Association (PPSA)

is a non-partisan, and non-sectarian organization

of academic professionals founded in 1962 to

promote and support the discipline of Political

Science as well as maintain and encourage

Source: Office of External Relations and Internationalization

Distinguished Leadership in Political Science

The DLSU College of Law (COL) hosted a series of talks on human

rights in commemoration of Senator Jose W. Diokno’s 30th death

anniversary. The inaugural lecture took place at the DLSU Rufino

Campus in Bonifacio Global City last February.

Themed “War on Drugs and Human Rights,” the series of talks

featured various speakers, including Philippine Vice President

Leni Robredo and human rights lawyer Atty. Pura Ferrer-Calleja.

DLSU President Br. Raymundo Suplido FSC and DLSU COL

Founding Dean Atty. Jose Manuel Diokno graced the inaugural

event.

Lecture series on human rights commemorates Sen. Diokno legacy “We must develop lawyers who have the ideals and values that

can serve this country, lawyers who practice not only for them

selves or their families, but who are mindful of the larger picture.

Our goal is to mold competent lawyers in any field who respect

and uphold human rights,” Diokno explained why mounting the

event was important for the COL students.

The College in partnership with the Law Student Government

organized the lecture series.

Atty. Jose Manuel Diokno (left photo); the COL dean with guest speaker Vice President Leni Robredo and Br. Raymundo Suplido FSC

contacts with similar professional or scholarly organizations in

the interest of mutual enlightenment.

PPSA also seeks to bring together political scientists from

all as well as similar fields of inquiry and practice both within

and outside the academic setting. This is in order to expand

awareness and understanding of the politics of Asia and the

study of all issues in the field of Political Science by Filipino

political scientists.

The Store at DLSU is now located at the Yuchengco Block.

It is open from Mondays to Fridays (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.) and Saturdays(8 a. m.-12 nn.).

During the opening of The Store at its new location last

February 14, Office for Strategic Communications Executive

Director Johannes Leo Badillo shared the main goals

and mandate of The Store. He pointed out how it has

helped promote DLSU’s mark of excellence and protect

the University’s logos and trademarks. He also noted how

members of the Lasallian community have helped build the

Animo through DLSU merchandise.

STRATCOM led the ceremonial turnover of The Store’s

proceeds amounting to P1.5 million to Assistant Vice

Chancellor for Academic Services Kai Shan Fernandez and

Office of Admissions and Scholarship Director Maria Paz

Trinidad.

Proceeds from The Store go to

DLSU’s scholarship programs.

DLSU Industrial Engineering (IE) students won awards in the

14th Philippine Institute of Industrial Engineers (PIIE) National

Congress. IE majors Anton Miguel Santos (IME-SM) and Keith

Bradley Lim (IME-SM) were awarded first place in the 14th PIIE

National Student Congress Feasibility Studies Presentation

competition held last February 24 at PUP-Manila. The awarding

was held at SMX-Mall of Asia on February 25.

Their feasibility study showed how a small investment in the

renovation of a public market would have more than 10 times the

returns on capital invested, clearly showing the feasibility of public

financing on a community provision.

Winners in IE national congress

We’re closer to you!

Industrial Engineering students recently bagged an award in

an international competition participated in by universities and

colleges in Indonesia.

Students Christine Lois Fernandez (Gokongwei Scholar, IME-SM),

Justin John King (IME-IT), and Adrianne Ressa Tiu (IME-SM) won

second place in the Industrial Paper and Action (INPACT) 2017,

an international competition hosted by the Industrial Engineering

Department of the University of Sumatera Utara, held last

February 22-25 in Medan City, North Sumatra, Indonesia.

Industrial Engineering students bag international award

The group presented their research paper, defended it before

a panel, and worked on a field work case study regarding an

actual Aluminum plant in Sumatra, applying their IE analytical

skills on root cause identification and engineering economics to

present their solution.

In a field of 14 teams from Indonesia, the lone Philippine team

from DLSU placed second.

INPACT is an annual research paper presentation and case

writing competition highlighting engineering problem solving

and academic research skills.

A team of students from De La Salle University emerged

as the champion of the 10th South Manila Educational

Consortium (SMEC) Ethics Bowl held on February 20 at the

Adamson University Theater.

Eight SMEC member universities participated in the

annual event. The title is DLSU’s fourth SMEC Ethics Bowl

championship.

Members of the winning team were: Katherine Amanda Albert

(3rd year, AB-IS and BSLGL), Star Scholar Carlos Jan Peñas

(3rd year, BS-IME), and Patrich Lozano (2nd year, BS-MKT).

Electronics and Communications Engineering faculty member

Ann Dulay served as the team coach.

DLSU Chemical Engineering Department Chair Dr. Nathaniel

Dugos received the Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineers

(PIChE) Outstanding Chemical Engineer Award during the

78th PIChE Convention last February 22-25 at Limketkai-Luxe

Hotel in Cagayan De Oro City.

The annual awards are conferred on outstanding Chemical

Engineers for their achievements that have significantly

contributed to bringing about hope and change in specific

communities as well as the rest of the country.

Meanwhile, a team from DLSU placed first in the PIChE

National Quiz Bowl, which was also one of the highlights of

the convention.

Champions of the 10th South Manila Educational Consortium Ethics Bowl

Outstanding Lasallians in Chemical Engineering

An International student from the Ramon V. del Rosario College

of Business, Eunhye Lee from South Korea, was awarded as Most

Outstanding International Student in the Philippines.

A 3rd year BS-Interdisciplinary Business Studies student, a

consistent dean’s lister, and a volunteer at the Korean Cultural

Center, Lee represented DLSU in the 47th Search for the Three

Most Outstanding International Students in the Philippines held

last March 1 at Hotel Benilde of the DLS-College of Saint Benilde.

During the Initial screening for the search, another DLSU student,

Kaixuan Zhan from China, qualified as a nominee. She is currently

enrolled at the Br. Andrew Gonzalez College of Education.

The annual event was organized by the Philippine International

Friendship and Understanding Association and hosted alternately

by member universities.

Most Outstanding International Student in PHL

The DLSU delegation was composed of Donna Angeles (team

captain), Christian Jay Balboa, Gokongwei Scholar Joshua Martin

Kalaw, and Francis Ian Tobias. Chemical Engineering faculty

members Dr. Vergel Bungay and Dr. Lawrence Belo served as

coaches. The team was also trained by past quizzers Engr. John

Frederick Tapia and Engr. Sed Anderson Holaysan.

Held on February 22 in the same venue, the quiz bowl was

participated in by teams from UP Los Baños, UP Diliman,

Adamson University, University of Santo Tomas, Mapua Institute

of Technology, University of St. La Salle, Mariano Marcos State

University, Colegio San Agustin-Bacolod, and Batangas State

University.

Another group won first runner up in the Academic Quiz

competition. The DLSU team members are Paul Siegfried

Barrios (BSMSIE), and Gokongwei Scholars Ian Frederic Ilagan

(BSMSIE), Jayne Lois San Juan (BSMSIE), Alyza Kimberly Tee

(IME-IT), and Carlos Manuel A. Ilagan (IE). The team was trained

by IE faculty Dr. Charlie Sy and Eric Siy.

In PIIE’s non-academic related event titled “PIIE Got Talent,”

Star Scholar Carlos Jan Penas (BSMSIE) won first prize for his

yo-yo exhibition, besting four other school representatives who

all showed vocal singing talents.

Photo shows, from left: Team Coach Ann Dulay, Patrich Lozano, Katherine Amanda Albert, and Star Scholar Jan Peñas.

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University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA in 1964.

In 1981, Yang brought McDonald’s, a top global brand, to the Philippines, which changed the landscape of the quick-service restaurant industry in the country. He is also the Chairman of the Board of the Ronald McDonald House of Charities.

Moreover, he led the development of commercial and residential projects in different parts of the country; became the marketing licensee of The Walt Disney Company in the ASEAN region;

and founded Klassikal Music Foundation, which helps in the development and promotion of local classical music by awarding scholarships to deserving students.

Yang also received numerous awards for his achievements such as the 2012-2013 Golden Arch Award, the highest recognition for a McDonald’s owner-operator worldwide; and special awards in 2007 and 2008 for his phenomenal success in promoting classical music and opera in the Philippines.

Meditations for Time of Retreat

Love is never on surer grounds than when it persists despite suffering and difficulties.

Lee