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VOLUME IV | spEcIaL IssUE | janUary 2009
The Best Is Blue story on page 8
Ateneo rises in world university rankings
alyson yap
The Ateneo de Manila University’s ranking in The Times
Higher Education-qs (thes-qs) World University Rankings
2008 rose this year to 254, a 197-point jump from its 2007 ranking
of 451. With an overall score of 48.0 out of 100 (up from
30.8 in 2007), the Ateneo tied with the Universidad Autonoma
de Madrid (Spain).
The Ateneo was also ranked 79th among the
top 100 Arts and Humanities institutions in the
world, and placed 76th among the 100 institutions
with the highest employer review scores, in
a tie with the University of Western Australia.
How other RP universities fared
Other Philippine universities which figured in the
rankings were the University of the Philippines
(UP), De La Salle University (DLSU), and
the University of Santo Tomas (UST). UP was
ranked 276, up from 398 in 2007, tying with
with Universitat Ulm (Germany), Universitat
Wurzburg (Germany), and Virginia Polytechnic
Institute (United States). DLSU and UST were
part of the group ranked 401 to 500.
UP was among the top 100 Arts and Humanities
institutions as well, placing 82nd and tying with
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and a community page 2 t
“rankings are important as a measure of how the world sees us, but
we must reflect on them within our own view of our vision and mission.” — Nebres
the University of Notre Dame (United States). UP
and DLSU were also ranked among the 100 institutions
with the highest employer review scores.
American and British universities continued to
dominate the rankings, with Harvard University
(United States) retaining its top spot. Among
Asian universities, the University of Tokyo (Japan)
ranked highest at number 19. The National
University of Singapore topped other Southeast
Asian universities at number 30.
The THES-QS World University Rankings
are based on data gathered in six categories:
peer academic review, recruiter review, international
faculty ratio, international student ratio,
student-faculty ratio, and research citations per
faculty. Now in its fifth year, the rankings are
conducted by QS Quacquarelli Symonds, with
data gathered from 6,354 academics and 2,339
employers from around the world. The overall
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rankings and information on the rating system may be found at
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Ateneo’s true worth and work
This year’s significant climb is an indicator of the continually improving
perception of the Ateneo in the highly competitive and
variable international arena, and presents opportunities for the
University to attract students and collaborators from different universities
worldwide. It is from an international perspective then,
that the rankings are important.
From the point of view of the Ateneo’s true work and worth
as a Jesuit, Filipino university, the rankings count for decidedly
less. In early 2007, University President Fr. Bienvenido F. Nebres,
SJ, summed up the correct attitude toward surveys such as these:
“Rankings in the Times survey are important because they measure
how the world perceives us. But just as a person has to take
what people think of them in the context of their own values and
priorities, we, too, have to reflect on these perceptions and measures
within our own view of our vision and mission. Thus . . . we
need to do this in a way that does not move us away from our vision/mission
and our traditional strengths: leadership formation
and contribution to national development. These have to continue
to be our priorities as a Jesuit university committed to the
service of faith and the promotion of justice and as a university in
a Philippines, whose greatest challenge is overcoming poverty and
national development.” Joanna Ruiz
An ambitious scholarship program takes wing page 3
An overview of student organizations you can join pages 6–7
A guide to finding a place to stay
while you study page 6 t

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L O y O L a s c H O O L s B U L L E T I n
messages
a message from the university president
a message from the vice president for the loyola schools
You have the privilege of joining our community and our life at an exciting Congratulations on your accep-
time, as we remember and celebrate a distinguished history which you will tance to the Loyola Schools of
share with national heroes and leaders Jose Rizal, Gregorio del Pilar, Claro the Ateneo de Manila University!
Recto, Raul Manglapus, and Horacio de la Costa. It is our sesquicentennial, Your batch is a very special one
the 150th anniversary of the Ateneo de Manila on December 10, 2009, when because you will be starting your
you will be in your first year of college.
Ateneo journey as we celebrate
Our remembering and celebration focuses on three themes that define our 150th year.
Ateneo history and culture: celebrating excellence, deepening spirituality, and The Ateneo de Manila, which
building the nation. The themes are pegged to lines from our alma mater song, has produced heroes, leaders,
a song which will soon be your own: “We stand on a hill,” celebrating excellence experts, movers, and pioneers,
(2007–2008); “Between the earth and sky,” deepening spirituality (2008– continues to be committed to a
2009); and “Down
Invitation
tradition of excellence and service, now redefined in the context of global com-
from the hill,”
petitiveness, Filipino and Asian perspectives, and transformative leadership.
building the nation
B e c a u s e
to a tradition
(2009–2010).
we want you
Yes, an invitation to Ateneo is an invitation
to be leaders
to a tradition of excellence. We will help you
and a
of the future,
discover your gifts and give you the opportunity
we will provide a learning envi-
to be the best that you can be in
community
ronment that will develop your
them: in theater, arts,
competencies and global vision.
debate, computing, sports, in
Teachers here will challenge you;
the humanities, social sciences,
top-caliber classmates will en-
management and entrepreneurship, science and engineering. For it is our deepgage you. You will have access to world-class facilities such as the Rizal Library,
est belief, coming from St. Ignatius and the first Jesuits, that the best way we can laboratories, Internet service, sports facilities, studios, and audio-visual rooms.
help you prepare for the future is by developing your God-given gifts. You will have opportunities to do research, write poems and fiction, practice
An invitation to Ateneo is an invitation to a tradition of excellence.
your skills in a real setting, or run your own business. You
might even study for a term in one of more than forty part-
An invitation to Ateneo is also an invitation to a community. I have been ner schools in any of sixteen countries, should you take part in the Juniormeeting
with Ateneo alumni, and it is wonderful to see their friendship and Term-Abroad or student exchange programs.
camaraderie and the warm memories they have of campus life. They are friends Because we want you to be agents of change, we will make you more aware
who continue to be there for each other. At
the Ateneo we not only help you become the
best that you can be in your chosen field; we
Because we want you to be leaders of the future, we will provide a learning
environment that will develop your competencies and global vision.
also give you lifelong friends and a community and campus you can always of Filipino and Asian perspectives, to help contextualize the global mindset
come home to.
and the pursuit of excellence. Our Integrated Non-Academic Formation
The Ateneo is also a community that seeks, like the first Jesuits who found- Program will give you a chance to experience different worlds and reflect
ed our school tradition, to be “friends in the Lord.” In seeking to deepen on them. You can be part of student activities, such as the Sanggunian (the
spirituality, we want to help you find a
purpose in life and make a difference,
so you will discover your truest self, the
person God wants you to be.
Finally, the Ateneo is a community
that exists not just for itself but for others.
We not only educate you for excellence
and success but also offer you
the Ateneo is a community
that exists not just for itself but
for others. We not only educate
you for excellence and success
but also offer you many opportunities
to make a difference
in the lives of others.
LS Student Council), the
Council of Organizations of
the Ateneo (COA) and its 47
accredited organizations, and
several varsity teams.
Because we want you to be
persons of faith, we provide
opportunities to help you
many opportunities to make a differ- find your spiritual anchors through prayer, retreats, recollections, and comence
in the lives of others. Together with munity celebrations of the Eucharist.
a century and a half of Ateneans, you We invite you to be part of this community inspired by St. Ignatius of
will discover that it is in making a difference for others that you will find your Loyola. Share with us this special year as we celebrate excellence, deepen spiri-
deepest fulfillment and happiness.
tuality, and build the nation—the Ateneo way.
Welcome once more to the Ateneo. May
the Lord give you all grace and blessings.
Welcome to the Ateneo de Manila University!
Bienvenido F. Nebres, SJ
PreSideNt
Maria Assunta C. Cuyegkeng, Phd
ViCe PreSideNt For the LoyoLA SChooLS
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V O L U M E I V s p E c I a L E d I T I O n j a n U a r y 2 0 0 9 3
scholarships
SeSquiceNteNNial ScholarShipS for the ateNeo
By erlinda eileen G. lolarga As the Ateneo
moves toward its 150th year, or sesquicentennial,
on December 10, 2009, themes have been coined
to guide the Ateneo community’s activities during
the three years leading up to the anniversary. These
are based on the Ateneo’s mission to produce leaders
with values—men and women for others: celebrating
excellence (2007: “We stand on a hill”),
deepening spirituality (2008: “Between the earth
and sky”), and building the nation (2009: “Down
from the hill”).
In line with the Ateneo’s continuing and compelling
direction to attract the best and the brightest,
the 500@150 Sesquicentennial Scholarship
Campaign has set its sights on 500 new scholarships
for the Loyola Schools. The project is animated
by the idea that the best way to make a difference
is to invest in scholarships for future leaders.
The campaign aims to raise the present crop
of scholars from 1,088 to 1,600 (or from 14% to
an ambitious 20%) out of a student population
of about 8,000. That would make one in five students
a scholar in the near future.
The campaign involves the collaborative efforts
of all sectors and levels of the Ateneo, from
the Board of Trustees to the basic
operating units and offices.
The 500@150 team has begun
to spread the word about how
much these scholarships are
needed and are reaching out to
alumni within and outside the
Philippines.
The scholarship program
through the years
Data gathered by the Office of Admission
and Aid (OAA) and the Office of University
Development and Alumni Relations (OUDAR)
shows that, through the years, the percentage of
scholars has kept up with the continually growing
rate of enrollment. In the 1960s and 1970s,
8.5% of all college students were scholars. In the
1980s and 1990s, this figure rose to 13.6%. In recent
years the percentage has fluctuated between
12% and 14%. In 1963, there were 69 scholars
out of 887 students. From 1963 to 2007, a total
of 4,700 scholars graduated from the Ateneo college.
At present, there are 1,088 scholars out of
7,963 students.
Of donations and scholarship grants
The OAA lists two main types of donations to
scholarships: (1) the endowment/funded scholarship,
where the principal donation is invested and
kept intact, with the income from interest supporting
the scholarship; and (2) annual grants/
scholarship awards, which involve a four-year tuition
scholarship and pooled funds for collaterals
such as dormitory fees, books, and food.
Scholarship grants available to college students
fall under four categories: (1) Ateneo Freshman
Merit scholarships, (2) San Ignacio de Loyola
Merit scholarships for high schools, (3) academic
scholarships, and (4) athletic scholarships. The
Loyola Schools allocates 16% of tuition income
each year to scholarships, which supports around
850 beneficiaries, while funds from alumni and
other benefactors support around 250 more.
How does one qualify for a financial grant?
Students who apply for financial assistance are
screened by a scholarship committee on the basis
of the following criteria: (1) intellectual capability
and excellent achievement (based on ACET
scores, high school academic performance, and
the applicant’s extracurricular record); (2) financial
need; and (3) demonstrated commitment to
the service of the community and potential for
greater service in the future.
The profile of a scholar
What is a typical scholar like? The data gathered
Animated by the idea that the best way to make a difference is to invest in
scholarships for future leaders, the 500@150 Sesquicentennial Scholarship
Campaign has set its sights on 500 new scholarships for the Loyola Schools.
the campaign aims to raise the present crop of scholars from 1,088 to 1,600
(or from 14% to an ambitious 20%) out of a student population of about
8,000. that would make one in five students a scholar in the near future.
by the OAA reveals that the typical Ateneo college
scholar is a financial-aid awardee, a full-tuition
fee beneficiary, Metro-Manila based, and likely to
have come from a private or science high school.
The number of scholars is evenly spread among
year levels at around 250–270 scholars each, with
many taking up science or engineering courses.
Many scholars strive to do well in their respective
fields after graduation and some come back
to teach and work in the university. Others opt to
pay it forward in a different way, by supporting
other scholars or contributing to university projects
such as the construction of new buildings and
the improvement of facilities.
Fostering a tradition of giving
To encourage giving, the Ateneo regularly connects
with more than 45,000 local and offshore
alumni based in the ASEAN region (Hong
Kong, Jakarta, and Singapore) and in the United
States. Ateneo connections are also strong in
corporations with leadership and staff who are
alumni, such as PLDT, HSBC, BDO, HP, Globe
Telecom, IBM, ABS-CBN, and GMA-7. Ties
with institutional donors (multinational corporations
and foreign foundations) are strong as
well. As a way of keeping in touch with alumni,
the university website is continually
updated to inform viewers of current
events and concerns.
As a way of staying connected, alumni are also
encouraged to participate in outreach projects,
seminars, workshops, alumni gatherings, and retreats.
For the Ateneo, the time and energy spent
to stay in touch with alumni is a worthwhile investment.
It has been shown that alumni who give
back to the university do so because of affective ties
with people—mentors, classmates, dorm mates,
org mates—who touched their lives in school and
with whom they shared memorable times.
OUDAR Director for Development Arturo
Valencia says that some alumni are already helping
the 500@150 campaign in different ways. The
group Artists for Ateneo was formed by Twinky
Lagdameo (BS LM ’92), who is in the music and
media marketing field. Members include Jose
building a T E n E a n
THe is
building
T H e
natIon
Mari Chan, the Apo Hiking Society, Karylle, Rico
Blanco, Chito Miranda, and Raul Sunico. More
are set to come aboard for various projects incorporating
music—Ateneo Radio, Ateneo Internet
Radio, GK Ateneo Music Village, and a music
festival, among others. Behind the scenes, adman
Sarge Lacuesta (HS ’88) is helping fire up the
campaign’s advertising push.
The challenge of building nation builders
As it approaches its 150th year, the Ateneo
challenges individuals and groups to help the
university build nation builders. For more
information on the 500@150 Sesquicentennial
Scholarship Campaign, please visit . Information on the Ateneo
Scholarship Program can be found at www.ateneo.
edu>admissions>scholarships.
Note: The author was herself an ASF scholar from
1979–1982 under the Department of Psychology’s
MA Social Psychology Program.

RanI JalanDonI / QUEEna lEE-CHUa
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Fr. Bienvenido F. Nebres, SJ, university president,
and Dr. Queena N. Lee-Chua, full professor
at the Mathematics Department, were recognized
as two of the 50 Men and Women of Science
by the Department of Science and Technology
(DOST). The recognition was made in honor of
the DOST’s 50th anniversary in June 2008.
According to DOST Secretary Estrella F.
Balbastro, “our activities and festivities pay homage
to the nation’s outstanding achievements and
breakthroughs in science and technology over the
last 50 years. We believe that the work of scientists,
researchers, and other stakeholders must be
recognized and given the opportunity to flourish,
as it is the precursor to new knowledge as well as
improved products, and processes vital for national
development.” Excerpts from Fr. Nebres’s and
Dr. Lee-Chua’s citations from the DOST:
Fr. Bienvenido F. Nebres, SJ (Education
Icon): “Fr. Nebres has successfully reconciled the
By Gary c. Devilles This year’s celebration of
Buwan ng mga Wika at Kultura focused on the
musicality of Filipinos. Music, after all, is seen
not only as a form of entertainment but, as critic
Simon Firth puts it, an expression of collective
will and identity.
The celebration commenced with a flag-raising
ceremony and an exhibit honoring the contribution
of Mabuhay Singers in the field of music
and commemorating their 50th anniversary.
The still-active Mabuhay Singers, with Carmen
Camacho, Cely Bautista, and Raye Lucero as lead
singers, regaled Ateneans with their rendition of
“Aawitan Kita,” “Kalesa,” “Pandangguhan,” and
fields of science and religion with his work, especially
in the development of mathematics and science
in the Philippines and in Southeast Asia.
“After finishing his MS and PhD in mathematics
at Stanford University in California, he founded
the Mathematical Society of the Philippines. He is
also one of the founding officers of the Southeast
Asian Mathematics Society. He pioneered a consortium
of leading universities in Manila to develop
PhD programs in mathematics, physics, and
chemistry. This led to the development of a critical
mass of scientists in these areas.
“Fr. Nebres chaired the Engineering and
Science Education Project of the DOST and directed
a team for the Department of Education on
the development of education
plans to strengthen elementary
and secondary education in the
country’s poorest provinces.”
Queena N. Lee-Chua
(Outstanding Science
Communicator): “In this millennium,
science literacy is paramount
to remain competitive in
the global arena. All channels of
creative and interesting science
communication need to be harnessed
for Filipinos to achieve
technological understanding
and appreciation.”
“Lulubog, Lilitaw” during the ceremony. In his
introduction and opening speech, resident poet
Michael Coroza of the Filipino Department talked
of growing up with the music of the Mabuhay
Singers and how this experience shaped and influence
his craft. Raye Lucero accepted the plaque of
appreciation from Dr. Ma. Assunta C. Cuyegkeng,
vice president for the Loyola Schools, expressing
how she and her fellow Mabuhay Singers were
overwhelmed and grateful by the recognition.
Also, the Filipino Department together with the
Humanities Organization invited Tribu Rappers and
poets Mike Coroza, Vim Nadera, and Teo Antonio
to delight students with their Raplagtasan (coined
from rap music and Balagtasan, a
traditional verbal joust).
The Buwan ng mga Wika at
Kultura would not be complete
without the yearly Sagala ng mga
Sikat, a parade of characters in literature
and popular culture. Students
of different Filipino classes donned
costumes and decorated floats for
this grand activity.
The Filipino Department
capped the celebration with the KA
poetry jamming and awarding ceremony.
In its tenth year, the poetry
jamming was aptly named KA-PU,
kapu being the Kapampangan word
for “ten.” The highlight of KA was
the music competition, with Gino
Afable taking the top prize with
his original composition “Hindi
Madali,” followed by Kenneth
Abante with “Ikaw Pa Rin,” and
L O y O L a s c H O O L s B U L L E T I n
the loyola schools
Nebres and Lee-Chua among
50 men and Women of science
Bienvenido F. Nebres, SJ and Queena N. Lee-Chua
BuwaN NG wika
Filipino Department celebrates
Filipino musicality
A float from the ‘Sagala ng mga Sikat’
“the work of scientists, researchers, and other stakeholders
must be recognized and given the opportunity
to flourish.” — doSt Secretary estrella F. Balbastro
Lee-Chua, in her own words, best describes her passion to share
and spread the value of understanding science both inside and outside
the lecture hall. Numerous books, articles, lectures, columns,
and other communication tools in her name mirror a vastly creative
and disciplined persona. She has written science and math books,
a newspaper column, and teachers both subjects to students, par-
ents, media, and practically everybody
else. But she remains
consistent in her goal to make
science and math learning “fun”
through “simpler, more understandable
language.” She brings the “fun” to print, radio, TV, online,
and interpersonal audiences.
sose s c H O O l
O F s c i e n c e
And engineeRing
the School of Science and engineering envisions a Philippine society in
harmony with nature, where the fruits of science and engineering are
used in the service of God, country, and all its people. Aiming to provide
excellent training for students in basic and applied disciplines, we seek to
train highly qualified and socially responsible scientists and engineers who
will become leaders in industry, academe, and other sectors of society. We
seek to build our strength both in individual departments and through
active interdisciplinary undertakings, where the greatest progress is likely
to occur, as well as to meet the challenges of globalization, sustainability,
poverty, and the environment. We commit to providing relevant and
responsible scientific and technical expertise needed by the country
as well as to developing science and engineering that empowers the
underprivileged in society.
soh scHOOl OF
HumAniTies
the School of humanities aims to provide students with a liberal
humanistic education distinguished by sapientia et eloquentia. this liberal
humanistic education draws from the rich traditions of philosophy, faith,
literature, language, art, and culture. it is manifested through courses
designed for the holistic formation of students who are articulate and
critical, imaginative and productive, students who are rooted in their own
culture, yet open to other cultures, proactive in the global environment,
and strongly committed to faith and justice.
Richard Camacho with his “Araw at Buwan.”
Indeed, this year’s Buwan ng Wika celebration
proved once again how dynamic music is, and
how, in the Ateneo, it paves the way for expressing
identity and culture.
the Mabuhay
Singers

V O L U M E I V s p E c I a L E d I T I O n j a n U a r y 2 0 0 9 5
JGSoM StuDeNt eNterpriSe ceNter
A world of
experience
is a recipe for success
By rick olivares “I can’t cook,” unabashedly admits Camille Co
(IV BS MGT). “But I love to eat. Putting up Fiesta Atenista has given
me a reason to try.” “I can’t cook either,” seconds Zerge Zandueta
(IV BS MGT) of Noodle Nook. “Prito prito lang. But food is a topof-mind
choice for a business.”
The John Gokongwei School of Management (JGSOM) Student
Enterprise Center (JSEC) not only puts students inside the kitchen
of food stalls but gives them a taste of the pressure cooker that is
real-world entrepreneurship.
This summer, Christian Mendoza (III AB IS) would wake up
early on Saturday mornings, defrost food, slice vegetables, open up
Kebab House at JSEC, and put on his best smile for customers. “I
knew it wasn’t easy setting up your own business,” he says of his
jgsom
jOHn gOkOngWei
scHOOl OF
mAnAgemenT
the John Gokongwei School of Management is a regionally recognized
center of excellence and leadership in undergraduate business education.
We shape our students into business leaders equipped to respond to the
needs of tomorrow’s world: people who are global in perspective and
interdisciplinary in approach, technically proficient and analytical yet
humanistic and people-oriented; achievers guided by a strong set of core
values, eager and able to provide ethical and principle-centered leadership;
professionals and entrepreneurs motivated by the spirit of magis or
excellence, inflamed by the passion to make a difference, wherever their
lives may take them. We offer innovative programs characterized by a
strong liberal-arts core curriculum coupled with a business curriculum that
combines the rigors of academic and experiential learning, in order to give
our students a broad perspective of the management challenge.
sossscHOOl
OF
sOciAl sciences
the School of Social Sciences works toward a society made more human
by its commitment to teaching, research, and action. We see a world
dedicated to academic excellence in which humanistic values and ignatian
spirituality harmonize with modern technology, in which passion for justice
bonds with service to the country. We seek to form a world of mature
spirituality, focused on respect for the individual, freedom of scholarship,
unity in collegiality, and the diversity of disciplines—thus recognizing
a multiplicity of perspectives from which to examine society, its history,
and its social, political, and economic lives. our pursuit of scientific study
is grounded in Philippine society and culture, from which it seeks to
contribute to national development and to Asia-Pacific and ultimately
global intercultural heritage.
They came, they saw, and they were invariably
awed. So it was as more than 500 students, campus
journalists, and advisers from 126 public high
schools in Metro Manila were treated to a visual
feast and a visual literacy training session by the
Konrad Adenauer Asian Center for Journalism
Photojournalism tutor ernie Sarmiento makes a point to high
school student journalists
initial foray into entrepreneurship, “but experiencing
it first-hand while at school gives you a
better appreciation for a lot of things, especially
for what you don’t learn inside the classroom.”
The challenge of modern education is to make
classroom teachings relevant. “It [having a business
at the JSEC] adds to what we learn in the
classroom,” affirms Paolo Bernardo (III BS LM)
of Blue Aquila, which serves Italian food. “It—to
steal a line from Jerry Maguire—completes your
education. So if you decide to pursue it after college,
you know what to expect.”
In order to help themselves better understand
the nature of entrepreneurship, the students have
enrolled in subjects like finance and leadership,
among others. Zandueta confirms that he and his
partners Mica Cariño and Bradley Pineda also
sought the guidance of their parents for their business.
“After all, they should know a thing or two
about work and business.”
William Mallari, director of the Loyola Schools
Bookstore and coordinator for student entrepreneurial
initiatives, says that key learning areas for
the budding entrepreneurs are human relations,
forecasting, logistics, and setting priorities. “These
are hardcore truths and learnings for them,” says
Mallari. “These are things they have to learn as
they go along.”
The initial 50 proposals sent to JGSOM were
pared down to 20 based on the viability of each proposal
as a franchise in the student-run mall. Adds
Mallari, “We look at how they intend to run their
business. There are also many things to consider
such as quality control, cleanliness, and packaging.
We make it clear that they cannot serve leftovers
at the Ateneo de Manila University (ACFJ) at
the Manila leg of the World Press Photo 2008
Exhibition in August 2008. The traveling exhibit,
a collection of about 200 photos which
won awards at the annual World Press Photo
Competition, was a partnership project of the
ACFJ and the Netherlands Embassy and supported
by SM Supermalls and Unilever. The exhibit
took place at three SM malls in Metro Manila.
Faculty members, alumni, and students of
the ACFJ photojournalism program gave lectures
and conversed with the campus journalists
and their teachers as they viewed the pictures.
Through the guided tours, the
ACFJ sought to help the students
understand and appreciate
the principles, significance,
and power of press photography,
said Dr. Violet B. Valdez,
ACFJ executive director. She
explained that, with the increased
accessibility of cameras
and the growing participation
of citizens in news production,
it has become even more important
these days to know how
photography works.
The exhibit showed works
from the competition’s thematic
categories, including sports,
nature, and the arts. The exhibit
centerpiece was a photo
by British photojournalist
After the guided tour, student
journalists take their own photos
the loyola schools
and that the health of everyone is paramount.”
Currently there are 11 food stalls and one print
shop at the JSEC. “That’s all we can accommodate
for now, but we are definitely looking at expansion
in the future,” says Mallari. “It’s a rare
opportunity for the students,” says JGSOM Dean
Rodolfo Ang of this experiential lab that other
schools are beginning to copy. “It builds better
businessmen and it makes for a great headstart
into the world.”
worlD preSS photo 2008
ACFJ treats campus
journalists to world’s
top photo show
Tim Hetherington showing an American soldier
resting at a bunker in Afghanistan. It was awarded
Photo of the Year in the competition, which has
been run by the World Press Photo Foundation,
a Dutch NGO based in Amsterdam, for more
than 50 years.
Many other pieces also caught the viewers’
attention. Among them were a depiction of the
practices of the Maria Lionza, a sect in Venezuela.
Shot by the Spanish photographer Cristina
Garcia Rodero, the photos showing the sect’s burial
and cleansing rituals were awarded the third prize
in the Arts and Entertainment Stories category.
Another crowd-stopper
was the set of pictures
showing the last
moments of Pakistan’s
Benazir Bhutto. Shot by
John Moore of the US for
Getty Images, the photos
were judged first prize
in the Spot News Stories
category. The set included
a photo of Bhutto, with
her back against the camera,
addressing a throng of
supporters at the Liaqat
Bagh Park in Rawalpindi.
Also captured was a scene
of Bhutto waving from
the escape hatch of her armored
vehicle seconds before
she was assassinated.

Joanna RUIz
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oN- aND off-caMpuS houSiNG for ateNeo StuDeNtS
A home away from home
By erlinda eileen G. lolarga Where do students,
both local and international, stay when
they want to live near the school environs of the
Ateneo de Manila University? With a population
of about 7,700 undergraduate students, 1,300
graduate students, and a stream of visiting international
students and professors, residential spaces
both on- and off-campus are in high demand.
Housing options from the simple to the luxurious
are wide-ranging. Students can visit the Ateneo
website for a list conveniently put together by the
Office of the Associate Dean for Student Affairs
(ADSA) every school year. For international students,
the Office of International Programs (OIP)
offers not only an additional list of apartments
and condominium units to choose from but also
provides the extra service of having visiting international
students accompanied by OIP staff and/
or Ateneo student volunteers when they do their
house-hunting upon arrival in Manila. Word-ofmouth
referrals by students and friends are also a
good source of information for convenient and
economical places to stay, particularly in Loyola
Heights and Marikina.
The new university dormitory
On-campus accommodations for Loyola Schools
students and international guests have grown
tremendously since the completion of the new
University Dormitory, which opened its doors
to Ateneo students in May 2008. The University
Dormitory can accommodate 600 residents and
spreads out into two wings: the North Wing for
male dormers and the South Wing for female
dormers. For many years, the old residence halls
on the Loyola Heights campus have served only
a small fraction of students in need of housing,
with Cervini (for male dormers) and Eliazo (for
female dormers) Halls able to house a combined
400 residents. With the new residence halls
now in use, there are plans to refurbish Cervini
and Eliazo Halls, which, beginning schoolyear
2009–2010, will house only freshmen and international
guests.
rooms and amenities Rooms at the new
University Dormitory can accommodate four
A preview
of student orgs
LeFt the newly inaugurated
University dormitory is
convenient and safe. BeLoW
A view of the entrance, and
inside the dormitory’s rooms.
The Council of Organizations of the Ateneo
(COA) invites you to take a first step towards a
journey of self-discovery by joining an organization
during Recruitment Week. The path to embark
on is one’s own choice, but the organizations
are committed to making it a meaningful and
worthwhile journey. As significant as the first step
is the journey itself. After joining an organization
of your choice, COA encourages you to make the
most of it by becoming an active member, participating
in the various activities your organization
has to offer.
The COA is composed of 47 accredited Loyola
Schools student organizations and is divided into
L O y O L a s c H O O L s B U L L E T I n
dormers each. Apart from cabinets and desks
for every room occupant, all rooms are also
equipped with Internet connections and local
phones to facilitate communication within the
dorm. Elevators service all seven levels of each
building. There are common bathrooms on every
floor, each built with six toilets, ten lavatory sinks,
and four shower areas with hot and cold water.
Rooms with windows are equipped with electric
fans, while rooms which have
no windows are air conditioned.
Compact single rooms on every
floor are earmarked for graduate
students, visiting professors,
or dorm mentors. These rooms
are provided with air conditioning
units and a bath and toilet.
Room assignments for students
are decided based on a lottery
system.
Dorm life Japanese exchange
students Nami Iwashita
of Kyushu University and Yaka
Ito of Nanzan University were
quartered at Eliazo Hall for a semester
before moving to the new
University Dormitory. They are
happy with the new dormitory
for safety and security reasons
and appreciate the presence of
security guards. Practical conveniences like the
microwave ovens and toasters, free drinking water,
hot water for showers, and tissue in the toilets add
to the convenience of staying in the dorm. The
smiles and “good attitude” of the dormitory staff
are plus factors as well. After the second semester,
the Katipunan area offers a
variety of housing options.
she and Yaka plan to try boarding
houses off-campus to be more immersed
in everyday Filipino life before
returning to Japan.
a work in progress A
few weeks from the University
Dormitory’s formal inauguration on December
6, 2008, Residence Halls Director Tim Gabuna
talked about further plans for the dormitories.
Rafters are being constructed to protect corridors
from rain. Landscaping open grounds and in-between
spaces is also being planned to add to the
restful atmosphere. Also being considered is the
conversion of some dorm rooms into common
rooms where residents can meet and socialize. The
open roof deck and dormitory café with an al fres-
nine clusters: business, faith formation, health
and environment, intercultural relations, issue
and policy analysis, media and the creative arts,
performing arts, science and technology, and the
sector-based cluster. Here is a preview:
faith forMatioN cluSter The Faith
Formation Cluster is dedicated to contributing to
the spiritual growth and rootedness of Ateneans.
The groups may have varying approaches—
catechism, liturgy, worship, social action, and
Ignatian spirituality—but they are bound together
by the belief in God and his love for all. The
cluster comes together as one community expressing
their faith and contributing to the holistic development
of fellow Ateneans. Member organizations:
ateneo catechetical instruction league
(ACIL) • Ateneo Christian Life Community
(ACLC) • Ateneo College Ministry Group
(ACMG) • Ateneo Student Catholic Action
(AtSCA) • Youth For Christ–Ateneo (YFC)
student housing
co dining area, both affording views of Marikina
Valley, are undergoing finishing.
Off-campus accommodations
If one is looking for off-campus housing, there
are many boarding houses for male and female
students as well as apartment/condominium units
in the Loyola Heights area. Along Katipunan
Avenue, the Prince David Condominium,
Burgundy Plaza, and Burgundy
Place condominium buildings
and the Dormitoryana
complex are an obvious choice
among students. Newer buildings
which cater specifically to
students are Elizabeth Hall, the
Oracle Building, and My Place.
The Varsity Hills area behind
Katipunan Avenue also abounds
with apartments and houses renovated
into dormitories.
Living in this area offers more
freedom of choice for dormers
as restaurants, supermarkets,
drug stores, coffee shops, convenience
stores, laundries, and
Internet cafés are within walk-
ing distance. To enter Ateneo,
students either walk (about ten
minutes from Loyola Heights to
the school buildings) or take tricycles which are
allowed to enter the school. For those who need
to leave the Loyola Heights area, the Katipunan
Light Rail Transit (LRT) station may be reached
via tricycle or jeepney, plus a short walk. Taxi
cabs are also easy to hail from any point along
Katipunan or from within the campus.
Another area which offers affordable lodging
is Barangka village in Marikina, directly behind
and below the Ateneo campus. Accommodations
here may usually be found in houses which accept
boarders. Barangka is also conveniently located, as
a path from it leads directly to the school. While
Katipunan offers the convenience of the Loyola
Heights shops, Barangka is a short distance from
the Riverbanks complex, and now, SM Marikina.
Either on- or off-campus, there is no shortage
of safe, decent accommodations which will fit
your budget and preferences. Finding your new
home away from home is not just a chore, but another
step toward your new life as an Atenean.
Happy house-hunting!
health aND eNViroNMeNt cluSter The
Health and Environment Cluster is geared toward
the holistic development of Filipino society
through the empowerment of health and environment
facets of the Ateneo community specifically
through responsible mountaineering, social
health, peer guidance, and logical environmentalism.
Members: Loyola Mountaineers (LM) •
Pre-Med Society of the Ateneo (PMSA) • Ateneo
environmental Science Society (eSS)
iNtercultural relatioNS cluSter In
today’s globalized world, connecting and collaborating
with people of different cultures is key. We
are now citizens of the world. The Intercultural
Relations Cluster aims to provide venues of interaction
and integration among the different local
cultures in the Loyola Schools and the various
foreign cultures that visit each year. The cluster
aspires to foster a deeper sense of understanding
of other cultures in its members so that they may
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empower others to become global citizens. Members: ateneo lingua ars cultura
(ALAC) • Ateneo Student Exchange Council (ASEC) • Celadon
ISSUE AND POLICY ANALYSIS CLUSTER The Issue And Policy Analysis Cluster
believes in expressing and conveying well-informed opinions and acting upon
them. The organizations practice critical thinking, promote discourse, and build
social awareness. Members: Ateneo Debate Society (ADS) • Ateneo Economics
Association (AEA) • A-Stat Circle (A-STAT) • Enterteynment Para sa Tao, Bayan,
Lansangan at Diyos (ENTABLADO) • The Ateneo Harvard Project for Asian and
International Relations Union (HPAIR) • The Assembly (ASSEMBLY)
MeDia aND the creatiVe artS cluSter The Media And The Creative Arts
Cluster is a venue for forming leaders who are effective, creative, and responsible
media practitioners and artists. The four organizations in the cluster impact the
Ateneo community through their own respective media specializations, advocacies,
and art interpretation. With distinct core competencies, each organization has its
own way of shaping its members into creative and adept artists and communicators.
Members: Ateneo Association of Communication Majors (ACOMM) • Ateneo
Musicians’ Pool (AMP) • Collegiate Society of Advertising (COSA) • Loyola Film
circle (lfc)
perforMiNG artS cluSter The Performing Arts Cluster is composed of diverse
organizations that strive to make a difference through the various forms of
art they advocate. They celebrate God’s gifts through each performance. The cluster
hopes to open people’s eyes to the fact that art does not exist just for entertainment’s
sake. It aims to instill the value of art appreciation and cultural awareness to
the whole community. Fueled by immense passion, this pool of talented people will
bring forth the best artists of the country. Members: ateneo Blue repertory (Blue
REPERTORY) • Ateneo de Manila College Glee Club (ACGC) • The Company of
Ateneo Dancers (CADS) • Tanghalang Ateneo (TA)
Sector-BaSeD cluSter Isang pag-aalay ng sarili, isang pagbubukas para
sa tawag ng iba, para sa iba’t-ibang nangangailangang sektor sa lipunan: pitong
organisasyon na sa kabila ng magkakaibang paraan ng pagtugon ay pinagsama-sama
upang paigtingin ang iisang adhikain: ang paglilingkod upang iangat at akayin ang
ating mga kababayan mula sa anino ng kahirapan, kamangmangan, kapansanan, at
karahasan. Mula sa paglalaan ng munting oras sa pamamagitan ng mismong pagbababad
sa komunidad, sa paaralan at mga ospital: isang paghuhubog, isang paggagabay
ang aming iniaalay upang sa pagtuntong ng bawat dapit-hapon ay panibagong
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would pay the price for their overly aggressive
play. Rico Maierhofer was slapped with a second
technical for taunting with 1:31 left in the quarter
and subsequently ejected from the game. Almost a
minute later, Casio picked up his fourth foul.
Despite their rival’s missing their two vital cogs,
Ateneo was unable to capitalize on the Archers’
misfortune as they remained scoreless for four
minutes. However, with under six minutes to play
in the fourth period, the Archers problems were
compounded as they were already in penalty.
Tiu’s three free throws off a three-point challenge
at the 8:24 mark was the game’s turning
point. It gave Ateneo breathing room as it padded
the lead to 53–47, a luxury in the now-close
match. That was it for the team from Taft, their
offensive ineptitude made worse by the defensive
noose hung on them by Ateneo. The Archers
scored a low of four points in the last quarter, all
League MVP rabeh Al-hussaini, who led the
team with 27 points in Game 1, whoops it up.
of them coming from PJ Walsham who all season
long rode Franz Pumaren’s bench.
In the fourth finals matchup between the two
teams in the UAAP, the Ateneo Blue Eagles repaid
one final debt as they beat the De La Salle Green
Archers 62–51 for their fourth UAAP title and
eighteenth overall (including the fourteen in the
NCAA). It was Ateneo’s fourth championship victory
in six meetings with La Salle as well.
The Blue Eagles showed everyone that they too
can come back.
In 2006, JC Intal joined a slam dunk contest
and wore Norman Black’s San Miguel jersey
during one of his attempts. This year, the Blue
Eagles paid tribute to the man who led them all
these years by taking to the court of the Araneta
Coliseum before Game One wearing a black shirt
with the number 24 emblazoned on the back.
When the oncourt celebration began, Al-
Hussaini and Black enjoyed a tearful embrace in
center court. “Thank you,” said the coach to his
center who enjoyed one of the finest seasons of
any Ateneo player ever. “Hindi, coach,” replied
Al-Hussaini. “Thank you po sa inyo.”
A cast of former Blue Eagles littered the court.
There was Eric Reyes (1987 and ’88 champions)
who congratulated his old teammate Gene Afable
for a job well done. There were Intal and Macky
Escalona (of the 2002 champion team) who both
said prior to the game that they wouldn’t miss this
for the world. “Bawi na para sa amin,” beamed
Escalona. Bajjie Del Rosario and Magnum
Membrere of the 2002 team were also in smiles
as they congratulated their former teammates.
Ricky Palou, who was a long time ago his team’s
(1969 NCAA champions) version of Nonoy
Baclao, shook hands with his successor. “Good
job,” said “Palpal” Palou (as he was fondly nicknamed
all those years ago by the sports press) as he
shook hands with the Finals MVP who had a net
dangled around his neck. Then they shared a high
five. There was Nonoy Chuatico (1987 champions)
who played for Robert Jaworski’s Ginebra
San Miguel teams of the early 1990’s, who also
wore an iamnonoy shirt. “Makikisawsaw ako,” he
laughed. “Sarap maging champion ulit.”
There was Sandy Arespacochaga who waxed eloquent
one final time. During the bonfire party of
2002, he walked around Bellarmine Field clutch-
student organizations
pag hihilom ng sugat na dulot ng kawalan at kakulangan ang aming maipa abot;
isang pagpupumilit na magdulot ng mumunting kagalakan, manghimok ng mga
musmos na mga panaginip at mga payak na ngiti; mga pinagtagpi-tagping ngiting
nag papa igting sa pagnanasa ng bawat isa na maging katuwang sa pagkamit sa mas
maayos at mas hustong pamumuhay sa iba’t ibang sektor ng lipunan sa bansa. Mga
kasapi: Gabay • Kaingin • Kythe–Ateneo • Musmos • Ateneo Special Education
Society (SPEED) • Tugon • Ateneo Student Trainers (STRAINS)
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CLUSTER The Science And Technology Cluster
invites you to imagine a world of boundless opportunity, exploring new frontiers
while seeking the inner depths of the mind. Imagine a world where robots roam
the fields, gadgets are at your fingertips, and cyberspace is your playground. This
is the world of the open mind, where persons see the ordinary and make it extraordinary.
And this is just the beginning. Members: ateneo chemical Society
(ACHES) • Ateneo Electronics Engineering Society (AECES) • Ateneo Mathematics
Society (AMS) • Ateneo Biological Organization (BOX) • Computer Society
of the Ateneo (COMPSAT) • The League of Physicists (LEAPS) • Management
Information Systems Association (MISA) • Ateneo Psyche
BuSiNeSS cluSter The Business Cluster is composed of seven business organizations,
each equipped with their unique core competencies. The Cluster strengthens
and shares these competencies in order to achieve excellence that we can impart
to the Ateneo community and beyond. We form people who will do good business.
We develop ethical, altruistic, and caring future business leaders who believe
that the bottom line is not all about how many zeroes you have but how many lives
you’ve touched. In the spirit of nation-building, we are united in sharing our unique
skills—creative expression, foreign relations, marketing, entrepreneurship, legal, operations
research, and investing to those inside and outside the Ateneo. We will equip
them with quality business knowledge, as well as provide them with the skills to
start and manage their own. Members: ateneo association of communications
Technology Management (ACTM) • Association Internationale des Étudiants
en Sciences Économiques et Commerciales (AIESEC) • Ateneo Junior Marketing
Association (AJMA) • Ateneo Lex (A Lex) • Ateneo Management Associaion
(AMA) • Management Engineering Association (MEA) • Management Economics
Organization (MECO)
For more information about each organization, please visit the COA website at
.
Co-captain Chris tiu finished Game 2 with a
team-high 16 points.
ing the trophy that eluded him as a player. “This
is a good win,” he grinned as he allowed himself
a smile that is elusive when he has his game face
on. There was Jimmy Alabanza, who in retirement
spends all his waking hours trying to help
his alma mater, shaking hands with every one,
even with people he didn’t know.
And there was Arao wearing a Mike Baldos jersey
with Yuri Escueta’s number taped in front. His
large frame standing out in the sea of blue that had
crowded the maple court, he smiled that big goofy
smile of his and sought out his former teammates.
He found his buddies Escueta, and Baldos and the
three huddled up. They emerged with tears in their
eyes as Escueta tapped Arao’s chest as if to say, “Para
sa ’yo ’to, Ford.” The big man wiped his eyes and
flashed that grin of his. “Para sa community ’to.”
It ended right where it began: in the solemn
refuge of the Church of the Gèsu. And win or
lose, as always, every one was there to give thanks,
celebrate, and to remember. After all, this is the
Ateneo Way.
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By rick olivares It ended right where it began: in the solemn refuge of the Church
of Gèsu. A year ago, following the loss to La Salle, the team not only had to rebuild its
psyche after a series of debilitating losses since 2004 but had to survive a near-putsch
of Norman Black by a disgruntled alumni base as well.
Ryan Buenafe, yet to be a member of the team and the school at the time, sat by
the right side of the Church and witnessed the lowest of lows. Incredibly, it took
Ford Arao and Zion Laterre, the two departing players who were hurting the most,
to put a smile on everyone’s face with their upbeat farewell speeches. Buenafe remembered
feeling touched. It was a far different
community, he thought. The team had just
suffered a most painful loss yet they celebrated,
offered thanks, and gave their graduating
players a unique send off—basking in the love
and cheers of a grateful community. He imagined
himself to be in that position
and although it would take him a
while more to decide where to matriculate,
the image was nonetheless
a powerful and indelible one.
Early this summer, Norman Black
flew to the United States following
a death in the family. While over
there, his thoughts never strayed
far from what he had left behind in
the Philippines. Like a kid given the
keys to Toys ’R Us, Black had a great
big sandbox to play in. The Blue Eagles
had bagged some blue chip recruits and
the team’s holdovers were rounding
out into deadly form. Weeks after the
heartbreak of Season 70’s Final Four,
the team showed no signs of an emotional
letdown in the 2007 Champions
League campaign, a stark contrast to
their dismal 2006 showing. The team
ran roughshod over the competition
and bagged the first bit of glassware of
the Norman Black era in Ateneo. “We
have a good team,” said the coach to
me in one of the many private discussions
we’d have over the course of the
year. “Don’t tell anyone but I’m excited
about this team. We have a very good
chance of winning the championship
this year.”
Another preseason tournament
win—this time in the Nike Summer
League—seemed to confirm that, but
Black was still publicly reticent about
his team’s chances, perhaps so as not to
raise expectations. “As long as we can
beat the top teams once or twice then
take down the lower seeds we’ll have a
very good chance to make it to the Final
Four. Then we’ll take it from there.”
Only no one could have predicted
the romp would come in such devastating
fashion. Not since the 1987 squad
topped the league with a 14–1 record (en
route to a 20–1 streak that continued well
into the back-to-back crown of 1988) has
there been a Blue Eagle team so dominant.
And all season long, they proved
the doubters wrong. They won game after
game and repaid debts in spades.
After they prevented UST from defending
their crown in Season 70, the
Blue Eagles crushed the Tigers twice in
the eliminations to underscore their mastery
of their España rivals. There were
the University of the East Red Warriors
thebestis
L O y O L a s c H O O L s B U L L E T I n
blue
who took two games from Ateneo in
Season 70. The Blue Eagles evened up
the score this year, and in the rubber
match that was the Final Four, sent them
packing in humiliating fashion.
There was National University that
went into this year wanting to prove that
their second round victory of Season 70
that put a severe crimp on Ateneo’s title
hopes was no fluke. As fate would have
it, the blue-and-whites faced them once more in almost the same situation as last
year with a twice-to-beat slot hanging in the balance. For a half there, the Bulldogs
thought they were the Jose Rizal Heavy Bombers, playing rough and thinking it
would knock the Eagles out of their finely tuned rhythm. In the end, it was another
good old fashioned butt-kicking that sent the team into a reorganization (as was done
to FEU three years ago).
And then there was La Salle on the ultimate stage of the UAAP Finals for the fourth
time. The Green Archers sent the Eagles
crashing in ’04, ’05, and in ’07 with a
glorious comeback of their own.
Thus far, they were beaten in three
try AGAiN Next yeAr Finals MVP Nonoy Baclao doing what he does best.
athletics
games with one more until the mission was done. The day before Game Two, Nonoy
Baclao was icing his knees at the Moro Lorenzo. The team had earlier got word that
they had practically romped away with the majority of the season awards. Rabeh
Al-Hussaini walked in shook Baclao’s hand and joked, “Mula ngayon, tawag ko sa
’yo ‘Doy,’ ‘Defensive Player of the Year,’ kasi
panget pakinggan yung ‘DPoy.’ ” Baclao congratulated
his teammate on winning the
MVP plum, the fourth Atenean to win the
award after Jun Reyes, Rich Alvarez, and
Enrico Villanueva.
There was some concern that the
team might come out flat after the
awards ceremony given the enormity
of the situation. The Green
Archers were obviously going to be
all fired up. “It’s a good thing they
found out early so the joy and anticipation
had died down a bit,” said
Debbie Tan, the team’s liaison from
the PLDT-SMART Foundation.
“Don’t worry,” promised Baclao.
“Focused kami.” “Hindi na namin
papatagalin pa,” added Al-Hussaini.
Close by sat former teammate Ford
Arao who was rehabbing his second
ACL. “Kung sakali manalo bukas,” he
whispered in a low voice so no one could
hear, “kami lang pala nila Zion, Ken
(Barracoso), Johann (Uichico), Emman
(Monfort), at Martin (Quimson) hindi
magcha-champion.” He looked mournful
for a few seconds then brightened
up. “ ’Di na bale. Basta mag-champion.
Para naman sa lahat ’yan.”
Team spirit.
In three previous meetings, Ateneo
had three players in double-digit scoring.
In Game One of the finals, co-captain
Chris Tiu found himself saddled with
early foul trouble and scored only two
points that were huge nonetheless. Al-
Hussaini and Baclao had burned DLSU
so badly that the coaching staff theorized
that there would be a renewed defensive
focus on the Blue Eagles’ frontline.
But stopping them was altogether
another matter. And it was time for Tiu
and Eric Salamat to get untracked.
It was another sterling defensive effort
but for the first time all season, only
one player—Tiu—finished in double
digits (16 points to go with 5 rebounds
and 3 assists). The caveat there was all
ten Blue Eagles who checked into the
match scored, making it even more difficult
to stop the team. Once more Jobe
Nkemakolam made a case for himself as
a force to reckon with as he came off the
bench to score eight points in addition
to pulling down two boards and dishing
off one assist. Mike Baldos was another
factor as he started in Baclao’s place and
added six points, three rebounds, one
assist and one block.
Despite an early DLSU lead, the
score remained close, another indication
of their inability to land a haymaker.
After Tiu hit a jumper at the 2:34
mark of the first quarter to put Ateneo
up 12–10, it was for the lead they would
not surrender. The Blue Eagle captain
later scored seven straight points to post
the blue side with a ten-point lead that
would eventually balloon to a fifteenpoint
cushion at the half.
For only the second time in four
matches, the Green Archers took a
quarter from Ateneo as they came out of the half literally firing. The Archers’ bigs set
a series of staggering picks that freed up Jayvee Casio for four treys to go with one
apiece from LA Revilla and James Mangahas. The lead had evaporated to three after
three quarters, 50–47, as the Green Archers scored 21 points to Ateneo’s 9.
Al-Hussaini, who this time around was plagued by early foul trouble, kept Ateneo
afloat in the face of the withering La Salle assault as the newly crowned MVP scored
all his seven points in the crucial third canto. But La Salle continued on page 7