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loyolaschoolsbulletinwe build community we nurture hopeVOLUME VI | NO. 2 | AUGUST 2010VillarinelectedNe x t At e n e oPre s i d e n tOn April 1, 2011, the Ateneo deManila University will have a newpresident. Fr. Jose Ramon T. Villarin, sjhas been elected by the Board of Trusteesto an initial three-year term as universitypresident. His initial term runs throughMarch 2014.Villarin graduated bs Physics, magnacum laude and class valedictorian, Ateneode Manila University, 1980; ms Physics,Marquette University in Wisconsin,1987; stb Theology summa cum laude,Loyola School of Theology, 1991. Heacquired his phd in Atmospheric Physicsfrom Georgia Institute of Technology,Atlanta, Georgia, in 1997.He entered the Sacred Heart novitiatein May 1981 and was ordained priest inJanuary 2005.He received the NationalOutstanding Young Scientist award in2000, and the Outstanding Book Awardfor “Disturbing Climate” in 2002. Heis also an active member of several localand international environment andclimate committees, such as the UnitedNations’ Consultative Group of Expertsfor Developing Countries, and the Inter-Agency Committee on Climate Change,among others.He has held various positions ascampus minister and faculty memberof the Physics Department at theSchool of Science and Engineering,Chief of Climate Studies in the ManilaObservatory, and member of the Boardof Trustees of Ateneo universities inManila, Davao, and Zamboanga. Heis currently the president of XavierUniversity in Cagayan de Oro.The Search Committee, in its reportto the Board, stated that Villarin has “theacademic stature, leadership experience,and a good grasp of the demands ofthe position” to be the next universitypresident.JGSOM hosts world forum ofJesuit Business SchoolsNearly a hundred administrators,college deans and faculty from all overthe world, representing 46 schools from15 countries, converged at the Ateneode Manila campus from July 18 to 21,2010 to participate in the 16 th WorldForum of the International Associationof Jesuit Business Schools (iajbs), hostedthis year by the John Gokongwei Schoolof Management (jgsom). The WorldForum is the largest annual gatheringof Jesuit business school Deans from allover the world. This year’s delegates werea diverse set of business educators andthinkers from near and far: Peru, Mexico,Lebanon, Ireland, Australia, Japan,Malaysia, China Taiwan and Indonesia,with the largest delegations coming fromKorea, India, Spain, the United States,and of course, the Philippines.This year, the conference had forits theme “Educating Champions ofSustainable Development: Best Practicesof Our Business Schools.” ConferenceChair Rudy Ang, Dean of jgsom,explained that the programme wasorganized in two parts: “Our schoolstypically impact society in two ways:indirectly, through the achievements ofour students and alumni, and directly,through our institutional interventionsand outreach activities. Our conferenceprogramme was organized to reflect this:on the first day, our speakers will sharetheir best practices in designing curriculathat will educate our students to bechampions of sustainable development.On the second day, our speakers willtalk about the different ways that theirinstitutions are acting directly to addressissues of global sustainability. Our goalis to provide our delegates with specificand actionable ideas that they canimmediately implement at their owninstitutions.”by Arturo Valenciaphotographs by Rani JalandoniParticipants of the 16 th World Forum of the International Association of Jesuit Business SchoolsKeynote and plenariesDelivering the keynote address onJuly 19 was Dr. Manuel Escudero,Special Adviser to the United NationsGlobal Compact, and, until recently,Head of the Secretariat of the Principlesof Responsible Management Education(prme). A prolific writer and formermember of the Spanish Parliament, Dr.Escudero is also Director-General ofthe Deusto Business School in Bilbao,Spain.In his talk echoing the conferencetheme, Dr. Escudero spoke of the urgentneed to rethink business education incontinued on page 3Special academicconvocation 2010101 thingsto do beforeyou graduateHeroesamong usAteneo team capturesMicrosoft Imagine Cupgame design prizeStepping on the gasStory on Page 2Story on Page 7Story on Page 8Story on Page 12Story on Page 16

2NewsFour exemplary individuals werefeted and recognized by theAteneo de Manila Universityat a Special Academic Convocation heldon July 22, 2010 at the Henry Lee IrwinTheater. The awardees were FedericoAguilar Alcuaz, Fr. Sebastiano D’Ambra,Monsignor Jose “Chito” C. Bernardo, Jr.,and Dr. Jose Alfredo “Alran” Bengzon.Alcuaz, an esteemed National Artistwhose life’s work pursued Filipinismand Filipino identity through culturalendeavors received the Gawad Tanglaw ngLahi Award). D’Ambra of the PontificalInstitute for Foreign Missions (pime) andBernardo of the Assist Ministry and cbcpGalilee Center both received the BukasPalad Award in memory of Fr. ManuelPeypoch, sj which captures the Ignatianspirit of generosity and gives recognitionto the unconditional, dedicated serviceof religious in Christ’s kingdom.Bengzon, the Ateneo’s Vice Presidentfor the Professional Schools and SocialDevelopment, was granted the Lux-in-Domino Award, a capstone award foroutstanding life and work achievementembodying the noblest ideals of theAteneo de Manila University.Conferment of the traditionalUniversity awards was led by UniversityPresident Fr. Bienvenido F. Nebres, sjin the company of the University’s topadministrators Dr. John Paul Vergara,Vice President for Loyola Schools;Dr. Edna Franco, Vice President forAdministration and Planning; Mr. JoseF. Santos, Vice President for Financeand Treasurer; with Fr. Roberto Yap, sjTreasurer of the Philippine Province ofthe Society of Jesus and Dr. Patricia B.Licuanan, Chair of the Commissionon Higher Education. Mr. RomeoDalandan, Director of the Office ofAlumni Affairs was master of ceremoniesfor the convocation. A special featuremarking this year’s convocation were thefinely made audiovisual presentationson each of the awardees. Close friendsand colleagues along with the Universitycommunity were invited to celebratethe special occasion which was cappedwith refreshments and dinner with theawardees.The Special Academic Convocation isa time-honored tradition of the Ateneo,a special time that is set aside duringthe year to recognize and give tributeto individuals or groups both fromwithin and outside the University whohave made outstanding contributionsto Philippine society in particular andthe wider world outside the country ingeneral. The traditional awards givenduring this festive occasion include thefollowing: Bukas Palad Award, GawadTanglaw ng Lahi, Lux-In-DominoAward, Ozanam, Government ServiceAward, Parangal Lingkod Sambayanan,and Honorary Degrees.The Honors and Awards Committee ofthe Board of Trustees invites nominationsfrom the University community for theseawards at the start of the year, and fromthis pool of nominees, the Committeemakes a final selection. Not all of theabove-mentioned awards are actuallygiven every year and would depend uponloyolaschoolsbulletinwe build community we nurture hopeSpecial academic convocation 2010by Erlinda Eileen G. Lolargawhether the Committee was able to selecta qualified person/s (even posthumous)or group/organization for each awardcategory from among those nominated.Excerpts from the respectivecitations of the awardees sum up theirlife achievements that have been dulyrecognized by the Ateneo de ManilaUniversity:Federico Aguilar Alcuaz(Gawad Tanglaw Lahi)“…Recognizes not only his role inPhilippine art but an expansion of howwe can imagine the Philippine identity,that we confirm his stature and aspirethat it may find a meaningful placeamongst the artist’s many accolades…”Fr. Sebastiano D’Ambra, p i m e (BukasPalad)“For offering of himself generously tobe the bridge of understanding, peaceand cooperation between Christians,Muslims and Lumads by establishingthe Silsilah Dialogue Movement thatpromotes the culture of dialogue “insolidarity with all people, regardless ofculture and faith”;For helping plant the seeds ofinterreligious dialogue in the Philippines,particularly in Mindanao, and nurturingand spreading them through hisleadership roles in the interreligiousdialogue thrusts of the PontificalInstitute for Foreign Missions (pime)and the Catholic Bishops Conference ofthe Philippines (cbcp)….”Monsignor Jose “Chito” Bernardo(Bukas Palad Awardee)“…The holy Curé of Ars spoke of theCatholic priesthood as the embodimentof “the love of the heart of Jesus” in theChurch and in the world. Because hehas generously and devotedly given mostof his priestly life and work (nearly 35years, 17 of them as Executive Secretaryto the cbcp Clergy Commission) toserve priests and their priestly ministry;because he has so assiduously developedand fostered the ministry of “supportingand caring for the shepherds of theLord’s flock”, their initial and ongoingformation, their constant and faithfullife-renewal, and – when called for –their integral healing; because despitethe burden of serious health-difficulties,he has persevered in this much-neededand pioneering endeavor, developingand “Assist Ministry” and raising up thenational “Galilee Center” as its home;because he has thus lived out in life thepriesthood’s faithful “embodiment ofthe love of the Heart of Jesus” in ourmidst….”Dr. Alfredo R. A. Bengzon (Lux-in-Domino Awardee)“In recognition of a man who hasdeeply, profoundly, and outstandinglyreflected Ignatian spirituality and thenoblest ideals of the Ateneo de Manilathroughout his life; in appreciation ofhis constant openness to God’s call toservice, generosity, and greatness; andin recognition of the legacy that heleaves behind in the worlds of health,governance, and higher education….”Photo by Melencio GallardoVice President for the Loyola Schools Dr. John Paul Vergara, Treasurer of the Philippine Province of the Society of Jesus, Treasurer of thePhilippine Province of the Society of Jesus Fr. Roberto Yap, SJ, ADMU President Fr. Bienvenido F. Nebres, SJ, Bukas Palad awardee Fr.Sebastiano D’Ambra, PIME, Lux-in-Domino awardee Dr. Alfredo R.A. Bengzon, Bukas Palad awardee Monsignor Jose “Chito” Bernardo, CHEDCommissioner Dr. Patricia B. Licuanan, Vice President for Administration and Planning Dr. Edna Franco, and Vice President for Finance andTreasurer Mr. Jose F. Santos. Not in photo: Gawad Tanglaw ng Lahi awardee Mr. Federico Aguilar Alcuaz.Gawad Tanglaw ng Lahi awardeeFederico Aguilar AlcuazBukas Palad awardeeFr. Sebastiano D’Ambra, PIMEBukas Palad awardeeMonsignor Jose BernardoLux-in-Domino awardeeDr. Alfredo R.A. Bengzon

VOLUME VI | NO. 2 | AUGUST 2010JGSOM hosts world forumcontinued from page 1the light of globalization, technology,governance gaps and the crucial role ofbusiness in society. He urged businessschools to focus on global sustainability,the single most important issueconfronting society today, especiallyin the long-term context of worldwidefinancial instability and resourcebottlenecks. He looked forward to a newgeneration of Deans who will championresponsible management education,and pointed out that Jesuit businessschools have a leadership role to playin this field, as our unique educationaltradition and shared vision and missionhave had us working on the issues ofsocial development long before the ideaof sustainable development had becomefashionable worldwide.Three plenary presentations addressedvarious aspects of the conference theme:University, Barcelona, Spain• Dr. Michael Lee, Dean, Collegeof Management, Fu-Jen CatholicUniversity, Taipei• Dr. Michael Duffy, Dean, Schoolof Business and Professionalstudies, University of SanFrancisco, California• Prof. Parissa Haghirian, AssociateProfessor, Sophia University,Tokyo, Japan• Dr. James Koch, Director, GlobalSocial Benefit Incubator, Centerfor Science, Technology andSociety, Santa Clara University,California• Fr. Sanjay Kujur, sj, Faculty,Xavier Institute, Jabalpur, India• Fr. Roberto M. Ribeiro, sj,Director, The Beijing Center,University of InternationalBusiness and Economics, Beijing,China13• Fr, Bienvenido Nebres, sj,President of the Ateneo deManila University, talked abouthis university’s response to thecall for social responsibility ofJesuit business schools.• Fr. Fernando de la Iglesia Viguiristi,sj, Vice-Rector of Universidad deDeusto in Barcelona, establishedthe link between the mission ofCatholic universities to searchfor truth and the critical taskof developing a values-basedbusiness curriculum.• Mr. Tony Meloto, ExecutiveDirector of Gawad Kalinga(gk), shared his views on therole that the private sector mustplay in promoting sustainabledevelopment, using his personaljourney and the gk story as amodel.PanelsComplementing the plenarypresentations were five separate panelsof speakers that addressed a broadrange of issues, including best practicesin developing a values-based businesscurriculum, and university-basedinitiatives to address the twin issues ofenvironmental protection and povertyalleviation. The distinguished panelistsincluded:• Dr. Karyl Leggio, Dean,Sellinger School of Business andManagement, Loyola University,Baltimore, Maryland• Dr. Eugenia Bieto, Director-General of esade, Ramon LlullDefining the practice of academic integrityThe Loyola Schools has releasedtwo booklets on the topic of academicintegrity. The student and faculty guidesto the Code of Academic Integrity weredistributed to students and departmentsat the beginning of the school year.The booklets were the products of thework of an ad hoc committee formed in2009 by then vpls Dr. Ma. Assunta C.Cuyegkeng. The committee’s mandatewas to probe the important issue ofacademic dishonesty and proposeParallel EventsApart from the usual sightseeingand cultural programs organized inconjunction with the conference, thisyear’s Forum included two parallelevents organized for the first time at aniajbs event: a Jesuit Alumni NetworkingCocktail, and an aacsb accreditationworkshop.The Networking Cocktail, held at theAteneo Art Gallery, brought togetherPhilippine-based alumni of overseas Jesuitbusiness schools to witness the launchof the Global Jesuit Business AlumniAssociation, and to meet the Deans andfaculty of their overseas alma maters.Special guests at the event included u.s.Ambassador Harry Thomas, himself theproduct of a Jesuit education (College ofthe Holy Cross), and Mr. Sudip Mall,President of Kraft Foods Philippines,who completed his mba at the XavierLabor Relations Institute in Jamshedpur,India.The aacsb accreditation workshop,chaired by Dean James Daley of RockhurstUniversity (Kansas City, Missouri),discussed the benefits of accreditation,and walked the participants through theapplication process. Dr. Eileen Peacock,Vice President for Asia of aacsb, was amember of the panel.Congratulations to the JohnGokongwei School of Managementfor its highly successful staging of theconference. Dr. David Mayorga, Deanof the School of Business and Accountingat the Universidad del Pacifico will havea tough act to follow when he hosts the17 th World Forum of the iajbs next yearin Lima, Peru!action to be taken. The committeeendeavored to examine the existentknowledge and common practicesregarding the subject. Notably, a surveywas conducted among all Loyola Schoolsdepartments and faculty regarding theirexperiences with academic dishonesty,and the measures taken in their classesto promote and safeguard academicintegrity. Experiences of the DisciplineCommittee were also culled for insightsinto student and faculty behavior. The1. Keynote: “The U.N. Global Compact:Principles for Responsible managementEducation” by Dr. Manuel Escudero,Special Adviser to the UN Global Compact;Head, PRME Secretariat, Director General,DEUSTO Business School, Universidad deDesuto (Bilbao, Spain).2. Fr. Ben Nebres and special guest USAmbassador Henry Thomas,alumnus of the College of the Holy Cross, aJesuit liberal artscollege in Massachusetts3. Dr. Michael Lee, Dean, College ofManagement, Fu Jen Catholic University(Taipei, Taiwan), IAJBS President center Dr.Gregory Ulferts, IAJBS Executive DirectorDean Rodolfo P. Ang, John GokongweiSchool of Management, Ateneo de ManilaUniversity4. In his keynote speech, Kraft FoodsPhilippines, Inc. president and generalManager Sudip Mall talked about hIs hisJesuit education has influenced the way hehas lived his personal and professional life.Mall is an MBA graduate of Xavier LaborRelations Institute in Jamshedpur, India,which hosted the IAJBS Forum last year. Mallhas lived in the Philippines since 2007.result of this research formed the basisfor the guides, which elaborate on theestablished policies in the Code ofDiscipline, seeking to articulate baselineexpectations and establish a level ofunderstanding among the members ofthe Loyola Schools.The Student Guide to the Code ofAcademic Integrity may be viewed onlineat http://ls.ateneo.edu/global/UserFiles/File/The_LS_Code_of_Academic_Integrity_Student_Guide.pdf.2 34 565. PANEL: A Systematic Approach to UniversityIntervention in Sustainable Development: TheAteneo-GK Partnership1.2.3.Mr. Mark Lawrence B. Cruz, Coordinator,GK-Ateneo Coordinating OfficeMr. Frank Lester U. Chiu, Ateneo GKProgram Officer for Social EnterpriseDevelopmentMr. Rico Ma. Antonio L. Gonzalez,Director, Ateneo Center for SocialEntrepreneurship (ACSEnt)6. Dr. Perry Devanesan, Head, Departmentof Social Dynamics, St. Joseph’s College(Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, India)“...every member of the LoyolaSchools community is tasked tobecome not just intellectuallyexcellent, but morally virtuousas well. This is accomplishedby honing sapientia andeloquentia—thinking andcommunicating one’sthoughts—always in the spiritof honesty.” —from Section 1:The Core Principles

6 loyolaschoolsbulletin we build community we nurture hopeFeaturesMaking savings a habit with theLoyola Schoolsby Erlinda Eileen G. Lolargaphotos by Nico ManiquisCredit Cooperative1 231. Board member Jerry Respeto speaks during the GA, 2. Ready to receive participants at the last LSCC general assembly,3. Many LS community members have caught the saving bug as evidenced by the rush at the last LSCC general assemblyWe can make savings a habit if wevalue our future security and comfort.Has it ever occurred to us to reflect on:How much of one’s net monthly salaryas an employee goes towards a regularand consistent savings plan? Can wereally save 5% or even up to 20% ofwhat we earn so that we can meet futurefinancial obligations and unforeseenuncertainties in life with ease? Where canwe take our hard-earned savings duringthese difficult economic times so that itwill grow and work for us in the futurewhen our earning capacities diminishwith old age and deteriorating health?What is the road to financial freedomgiven a stable job and a regular income,no matter how small the earnings atthe start? Oftentimes, it seems, beingable to save a portion of one’s salary ismore of a fortuitous accident or a rollercoaster ride—spending more and savingless in a haphazard way, rather than in aregular, planned and systematic manner.Do some of us make a conscious anddeliberate act to save so that eventually,this saving behavior pays off in terms ofa more secure and comfortable future forourselves and our families? In what wayscould we enhance our economic wellbeing?Where could we find these safetynets?The Loyola Schools CreditCooperative or lscc as it is commonlycalled is one of the facilities within theUniversity which was established tohelp full-time Ateneo employees at theLoyola Schools meet the need for growthof their savings and to have access toloans for such things as emergenciesor for supplementing personal/familyexpenses. It is a primary cooperativeformally established in 1992 underPhilippine Cooperative Law namelyr.a. 6938, some original “cooperators”included Dean Rodolfo Ang and Dr.Darwin Yu of the John GokongweiSchool of Management (jgsom), whom,according to lscc General ManagerDr. Venus Ibarra (also of jgsom), wereactually the ones who spearheaded andorganized the credit cooperative with itsmain purposes of encouraging savingsfirst and then extending credit also.According to Ibarra, the lscc wasestablished by employees to help oneanother. She elaborates that here, thesavings of others could be useful to otherswho are in need of loans. From an initialmembership of about 260 ls personnel,the voluntary organization has grown toabout 300 plus members from the ranksof ls administrators, faculty and staff,and 51 members from ls maintenanceas of April 2010.The main source of lscc’s revenue,she reveals, are interests from loans andservice fees. To date, she reported thatthe coop’s share capital has grown toPhp 8 million (just below the mandatedPhp 10 Million). The coop earnings (theinterests and service charges) at the end ofthe year are distributed to the members asinterest to their capital share, interest totheir savings and cash dividends, calledrebates. A certain percent of the earningsis deducted for mutual funds (less than5% as mandated by law); 2.5% fortraining (education about cooperatives)and 2.5% for apex.Share capital of members can only betaken out when the member resigns fromthe coop. Thus, those who resign orleave Loyola Schools to move to anotherUniversity unit are automatically deemedresigned from the coop and should takeout their share capital. As mandated byPhilippine law, earnings of cooperativesare not taxed if the earnings stay withincertain limits set by the government.Other voluntary organizations establishedin the University to benefit employeesinclude the Ateneo Employees MultipurposeCooperative (aemc) and theCentral Administration Credit Union(cacu). Other University units mayhave established their own cooperativesas well.There is still room for growth formembership in the lscc since not all ofthe current Loyola Schools employeeshave applied for membership. Similar tothe aemc arrangements, once you applyfor membership as an ls employee,automatic salary deduction can beavailed of to build one’s share capital andsavings in the cooperative. To encouragesaving behavior, she cited an example inwhich she observed that with religioussaving, one retired member was able tosave as much as one million pesos. Thistime, however, the lscc Board placeda Php 500,000 cap to the amount thatmembers can keep with the cooperativeso that earnings will be distributed tomajority of the members and not just toa few members with the biggest savings.A minimum amount of subscriptionto enable a member to make a loan isPhp 5,000 (equal to five shares). Amembership fee of Php100 is charged forthose who apply for membership. Ibarraopines that it seems that more membersare motivated more by the anticipationof getting loans so that they save tobecome members, rather than seeing thefacility as an opportunity to build and/orsupplement their savings nest-egg for thefuture. Some member, she feels “over-use the credit facility of the cooperativeand may be living beyond their means.”She declared that only a few are reallysavers. In truth, she dreads the idea thatthe lscc has now become more of alending institution rather than a savingsinstitution.Ibarra, who is a faculty member ofthe jgsom’s Finance and AccountingDepartment, has been the lscc generalmanager for several years now andhas earned the trust and respect ofher co-members for her competentmanagement of their funds. She overseesthe daily operations of the organizationwith the help of one hired regular staff,Ms. Rebecca Monis, who handles mostof the organization’s clerical tasks.Other lscc members from the ranksof ls administrators, faculty, staff andmaintenance are elected to two-yearterms as Board members tasked withreviewing and updating policy mattersof the organization and other relevantassignments. Board members for sy2010-2011 are the following: PaulaAgnes Angeles (staff), Jesus Manuel(maintenance), Luisa Moldera (staff),Julia Cristina Morata (administrator),Lourdes David (administrator), AmadorR. Grutas (staff), Jerry Respeto (facultymember).It’s time to catch up on our savings.What better facility to do this on-campusthan the lscc.Ibarra’s challenge to the LoyolaSchools community one and all: “Dapatsavings ang objective ng members!” Let’sall start our own savings plan today.

VOLUME VI | NO. 2 | AUGUST 2010101things to dobefore you graduate7Watch all the games of the Blue Eaglesthis UAAP season. Climb the Churchof the Gesu. Have my pic taken withFr. Ben. Complete this year’s SimbangGabi at the Gesu. Go on a trip with thebarkada before we all graduate. Join animmersion.“Marami pa ako ilalagay sa list perobaka hindi na ako makapasok sa klase atma-overcut pa ako,” says Gico Sinjian,Ateneo cheerleader and one of thecurrent campus comedians. “It’s my lastyear and I have to make the most of it.”The years that comprise one’s collegeyears can be said to be a voyage ofdiscovery. It’s a time of unforgettable“firsts:” first day of school withblockmates, first date, first Philo oralexams, first organization, first gig witha band, first Ateneo-La Salle game, firstvisit to the area. And there’s more. Morethan the simple, everyday, and mundanethings. The Ateneo education isn’t justfour (or five) years of major subjects,plus English, Math, Philosophy, andTheology, among others. There’s a masterplan in producing graduates who willlive for the world and the community atlarge.by Rick Olivaresphotos by Ivan Jacob A. PesiganDr. John Paul C. Vergara, Vice President for the LoyolaSchools, says, “Senior year is the culmination of a longjourney. It involves many things from the academic to thenon-academic. There will be thesis topics to be considered,proposals to be defended, organization work to be seen to,events to be attended, and resumes to be written. In somesense, senior year is a year of details. It is also a year of synthesisand integration. There will be many things that you will needto see to in trying to wrap up one’s college life.”To help seniors along, there’s Paglunsad, the SeniorIntegration Program (sip) where students take part inimmersion programs, undergo retreats, and sign up for jobfairs. At the start of the schoolyear, students from the fourschools separately attended a short assembly where the SIPwas explained in greater detail. The students were also treatedto several videos done by graduates that summed up theircollege life and the Paglunsad program in a ten-minute film.Ariel Diccion, a faculty member with the FilipinoDepartment and host of the Paglunsad events, enthuses that“Seniors are taught to come up with a ‘Bucket List’ of all thethings they want to accomplish in their final year. It can rangefrom the kalokohan—and let’s not give them ideas here—tothe more meaningful ones. It’s a list that should be doable andmeaningful as they wrap up their college lives.”Sinjian concurs with Diccion, “I think it’s a good programthat puts things in perspective. Kung baga, it adds greatermeaning to what we’ve been doing all along. But for me, I cangraduate in peace when I get a girlfriend this year.”A writing activity duringa Paglunsad launchby Joanna RuizPhotos by Kevin C. Tatco11. Graffiti Wall, 2. Architect Mico Manalo talking to participants on-site, 3. Dr. Butch Zialcita withsome participantsThe Ateneo Cultural Laboratory (acl)was envisioned as a hands-on way to teachand demonstrate the connection betweenresearch and application, particularlyin the field of Philippine culture. For2010, the actual laboratory was to be asite which has been at the forefront ofPhilippine history: the walled city ofIntramuros. This was particularly timelysince there are plans to put up a Museode Intramuros on the site of the Jesuitchurch of San Ignacio.Designed as a three-week intensiveprogram, the acl’s aim was to give theparticipants knowledge and skills incultural documentation. The objectiveof the program was to come up withcultural maps of Intramuros per centuryto reveal the role of Intramuros in nationbuilding.This, in turn, would form thenarrative for the Museo de Intramuros.The acl was held from April 12 toMay 5, 2010 under the auspices ofthe Ateneo de Manila’s Department ofSociology and Anthropology representedby Dr. Fernando N. Zialcita, theDepartment of History represented byDr. Olivia Anne M. Habana , and theFine Arts Program, represented by Fr.Rene Javellana, s.j. The IntramurosAdministration (ia) and the NationalCommission for Culture and the Arts(ncca) also helped by providing accessand research resources.The course began with one week oflectures on topics ranging from researchmethods in cultural anthropology andhistory, issues in heritage preservation,and the history of Intramuros. Lectureswere given by the proponents of thecourse as well as other expert resourcepersons such as Dr. Rico T. Jose, Dr.Michael Canilao, and Dr. Anna Labrador.The participants were composed ofundergraduate and graduate studentsof Ateneo, as well as participants fromother institutions such as Colegio de SanJuan de Letran, Cavite Studies Centerand Holy Angels University. There werealso participants from other countriessuch as China, Nigeria, and Japan.The next two weeks entailed sitevisits, tours, and hands-on researchconducted in Intramuros itself. Theseswere supplemented by on-site lectures—Dr. Celestina Boncan’s “A Market inIntramuros: Basco’s Impossible Dream”,Dr. Macario Ofilada’s “The Beginningof Liberal Education in the Philippines”and Romeo Galang’s “The CultureBearers of Historic Manila”. In teams,the participants documented culturalheritage, interviewed informal settlersand residents, and researched on sitesand structures.As a culminating activity, theparticipants presented their findingsto the ncca and IntramurosAdministration. Ms. Bambi Harper,head of the ia, commended the rigorof the research and was impressed withthe output. She was hopeful that thesuggestions could be carried out andapplied to the Museo de Intramuros andin general, raise awareness of heritagedocumentation in Intramuros. All inall, the experience was described bystudents as fruitful and revealing as itgave them a new-found respect for theprocess of cultural documentation andresearch. The course is also a concretemanifestation of the possibilities andsynergistic results of multidisciplinaryand interdepartmental cooperationin the Loyola Schools. Watch out forIntramuros Cultural Laboratory Part iiin the Summer of 2011!2 3The AteneoCultural Laboratory inIntramuros

8loyolaschoolsbulletinwe build community we nurture hopeFeaturesHeroes among usbyRoy Tristan B. Agustinphotos courtesy of the Officeof Administrative ServicesLS maintenance personnel give their time to GKThis was supposed to be an interview.It was not easy inviting them tothe interview. In the conferenceroom of the Social Sciences building,they are fidgeting in the seats, clearlyuncomfortable sitting in the seats theyhave so often carried and re-arranged.Thirteen people are sitting down, twelvemen and one lady. They are all wearingthe blue shirts and jeans of the LoyolaSchools maintenance staff. They are alltanned from years working under thesun, their arms muscled and their handsrough. These same hands are now lost,some clenched, others rubbing togetherself-consciously. They aren’t used to bethe centers of attention. For nearly allof them, the idea of being interviewed isunheard of. They are being interviewedbecause they are volunteers for GawadKalinga, and have been for quite sometime now.These thirteen people are beinginterviewed because they are heroes.It would be so easy to extol theirheroics, to talk about them as if theywere extraordinary individuals, giftedwith divine grace. But that wouldcheapen them and their efforts. They areordinary folks, but they are folks whohave learned the peculiar joy that comeswith volunteering. And in their stories,one finds a common thread, that of joy.They stare at the recorder set in themiddle of the room like it was about toexplode. Finally, however, the storiesbegin, awkwardly at first. The questionswere never answered by one person,eventually, it would become too difficultto keep track of who would be answeredwhat.It was less of an interview and morejust talking, trading stories. Peoplewould reply individually to somequestions, in chorus to others. In theend, the interview failed, not becauseno one answered, but because there werejust too many stories, too many inputsbeing given. An interview would becumbersome and confusing, and it mayjust sully the story that these people told.Instead of giving a transcript, we will telltheir story.The Gawad Kalinga projects thatthey are being interviewed for are justpart of the story. For some of them,volunteerism is nothing new—they havebeen volunteering in various capacitiesfor some time. Richardo Gabito,for example, was already helping outwhen Ateneo began its formal disasterassistance efforts with the shelteringof Mt. Pinatubo refugees in 1992. Hesmiles shyly as he recounts an instancewhen he had to sing to the refugees, justto try to keep their hopes up in light ofeverything they had lost.For others, their experience involunteering, and in Gawad Kalinga,began with Cabiao, Nueva Ecija. Itwas a call made by their supervisor, JunGranada, to assist in the constructionof a library. It was, for many, a newthing, many not having heard of GawadKalinga before. They were greeted by themembers enthusiastically. Alex Ferrerrelates his experience of being given theonly bedroom in a household of women,given a bed filled with teddy bears evenas they slept on the floor. The story istold with smiles, but this and the group’sother experiences were evidently morethan that, as one sees the emotionsclouding their eyes. For many of them,being given a bed as the owners slept onthe floor was humbling.The experience in Cabiao, however,was more than just humbling—it wastraumatic. The volunteers set to work,only to be set on by torrential rain. Therain was enough to cause their cement torun, making placing blocks one on top ofeach other impossible. Cenon Tapel hadhis foot impaled by a metal spike in theconstruction. Even then they struggled,at times simply standing still as theywere battered by the wind and rain. Theresidents called for them to stop, but theystubbornly refused, concerned that thecement they had already prepared wouldgo to waste. It was only when they werereassured that the cement would not bewasted that they relented, surrenderingto the weather. They would realize lateron that, in the confusion of the storm,they had built a house with no doorsand windows, which they needed torectify once more. The Cabiao projectwas completed in the time allotted,the volunteers refusing sleep just to getthings done.It was to be a start for them, the projectproving to be a baptism of fire. Fromthere, they would go on to other areas inNueva Ecija, Palawan, and Payatas. Theywould build houses and schools, often ina span of a few days. They would go backnot just because they were doing good,but because the good they did madethem feel good. The songs of thanksthat the children of the communitieswould bring even the toughest mento tears. Some of them needed to slowdown in the telling, their eyes mistingover, obviously remembering songs andvoices of thanks they will never forget.Others remember being locked in anembrace by grateful elders, overwhelmedwith gratitude. Their efforts wouldbring them into contact not only withvolunteers from around the country, butaround the world.They would have other experiences aswell. When Typhoon Ondoy hit, theyreplied to the call once more, this timeto clean and lend assistance. Here, thepeople they helped were not as gratefuland were, at times, openly hostile tothem. More often than not, it was simplya matter of proximity; there was no oneelse to get angry at. Their faces hardena bit, talking about Ondoy. The stormbrought out the worst in people, andthey tended to be at the receiving end

VOLUME VI | NO. 2 | AUGUST 2010 9Tanghalang Ateneo’s 2010-2011 offeringsA post-sesqui season of ardent pursuitsTanghalang Ateneo (ta) stirs a heartypost-sesquicentennial season of plays thatmixes a romantic romp, a Roman comedy,a sarsuwela, and a theatrical device, witha Shakespearean tragedy to cap theschool year. It’s a repertoire that speaksof passionate quests yielding differentoutcomes: happiness, heartbreak, a littleof both, or plain nowhere. Welcome tothe Season of Ardent Pursuits!The sweltering month of May kickedoff the season with Arthur Schnitzler’s LaRonde, a contemporary classic showcasingearly this year. Under the direction ofRicardo Abad, the musical directionof Chino Toledo, and the productiondesign of National Artist SalvadorBernal, the traditional sarsuwela dons acontemporary feel while still remainingdelightful and moving. Great singing asTenyong woos his childhood sweetheartJulia who is left behind as Tenyong goesoff to join a revolution against Spain. It’sa rare treat for the young and the foreveryoung—and not to be missed. An aptshow to celebrate Buwan ng Wika!—promises to be the hit that it waswhen the play toured Iloilo and Capiz inthe late nineties.November will showcase MatitindingMithiin, a theater device that fleshes outvariations on the season’s theme. SamuelBeckett’s Happy Days, an absurdist playabout a woman in pursuit of a “happyday,” frames several scenes from otherplays that illuminate the human questfor happiness in a world fraught withmore danger and risk. Ronan Capindingcomposes this device, and joins otherreturns to acting and plays Lear.Tanghalang Ateneo’s Season ofArdent Pursuits joins other theatercompanies in keeping the theater alivein a year when we, Filipino citizens,valiantly pursue the elusive quest forgood governance. The season’s plays willhelp enlighten the national quest. Forinquiries and ticket reservations, contactBea Gulinao at 0917-826-9686 or emailtanghalangateneo@gmail.com.ten interlocking scenes between coupleswho pursue love in all the wrong places.The resulting dissatisfaction promptsaudiences to ask: is the romantic pursuitworth it? The answer doesn’t comeeasily as ten characters try to show inthis intimate and thoughtful productiondirected by Loyola Schools Theater Artsawardee, bj Crisostomo.Come July and August, the ardentpursuit for freedom fuses with the questfor true love in a reprise of Walang Sugat,the iconic Filipino sarsuwela by SeverinoReyes and Fulgencio Tolentino thatran for seven full house performancesof it. Some of them were also victims ofthe storm, and was placed in the uniquesituation of being both helper andbeneficiary.Volunteering is not something thatcomes easy for them. They have little tospare, whether in resources or in time.The weekends that they spend at theprojects are weekends spent away fromtheir families. They are often asked byothers, whether co-workers or familymembers, why they do it, why sacrificethe time, why sacrifice their bodies andtheir energy for something that givesthem nothing in return? Their voicessoften when they talk about this, somein disappointment at their peers, othersin sadness, wishing that their criticscould experience what they experience.Their rewards cannot be brought home,and can be shared only with those whoare willing to understand the unique joyto be had from playing with gratefulchildren in their new homes, or listeningto a heartfelt song of thanks. Even inthe interview, their words fail. It is onlykaligayahan, joy, that is said over andover by all of them. It is a different joy,kakaibang kaligayahan, that embracesthem when they volunteer, and it issomething that cannot be explainedadequately.September keeps spirits high viaPlautus’ Ang Kambal, a hilariouscomedy from ancient Rome, translatedin Filipino by National Artist RolandoS. Tinio. Twin boys are accidentallyseparated, each one landing in separatecities. One becomes an upright citizen,the other a lecherous husband. Thecomical complications arise when theupright brother pursues his twin andis mistakenly taken for a lecher. Donein the style of commedia dell‘arte, thistime-tested comedy –directed by ZyrilCarlos and Dean Jantzen Chua, withRicardo Abad as Artistic ConsultantHeroes among us continued1 2 3Most of these volunteers do not havehomes themselves. And yet they buildhomes for others, in faraway places.Some return home from these projectsnot to a welcoming family, but one thatquestions their own loyalties, to familiesthat do not understand the peculiar joyof a truly selfless act. They are still at it,they are still planning the next trip, savingup what they can in terms of energy andtime. Most plan to bring their familieswith them soon. It is the only way toshare the joy, the only way to make themunderstand why they do it and why theykeep coming back. They have gainedfriends who have visited them, and theyare friends, with a shared experience thatfew can ever imagine.In the end, as they loosened up andlaughed openly at their own stories,they showed themselves to be just likeeveryone else. It was supposed to be aninterview.Instead, it was amazing.Thank you to Richardo Gabito, EricZamora, Jessie Cordova, Jo Bayrante,Ruben Yanson, Jr., Alex Ferrer, CenonTapel, Jr., Philip Balerite, Rico Narciso,Manny Avila, Roger Alabat, WinnieLegada, and Jun Granada of the OAS forsharing their incredible stories. May yourtribe increase!directors who will draw on intertextualityand recontextualization as tools to drawout philosophical insights.While the theater device goes onstage,another group prepares for the season’sclimax: William Shakespeare’s King Lear.The old king’s arrogant pursuit of hisdaughters’ affection leads to a divisionof his lands, sibling rivalry, and Lear’sbanishment from his own kingdom.The Christian themes of suffering andredemption underscore the tragedy of afamily that has lost its spiritual compass,only to find it too late and with muchpain. Artistic director Ricardo AbadSportscontinued from page 16Stepping on the gasto get a basket within smelling distanceof the net. Finally too, the three-pointshots are going through the net in adizzying display of accuracy, seven in all,with Captain Kirk alone making fourout of four—Beam me up Scotty.Everybody reports for work. Eric theCaptain has 20 points, Kirk with 19points and Nico, 14. And it is not justthose numbers, impressive as they are,that tell the story. It is the confidenceof the execution and the intensity ofchasing the ball, as in the heroics ofTiongson knocking a bulldog ball to thesidelines and then diving to pass it backto a team mate. We haven’t seen this levelof intensity and confidence since thecelebrations in Bellarmine Field.With a 16-point lead in the last quarterwhittled down to 11 by a five-point burstby nu, Coach Norman calls for time.Instead of simply milking the clock topreserve the lead, his instructions seem tohave been to press the accelerator pedaleven harder as the running game goes onoverdrive. The only signal to slow downand stop the frenzy seems to be the finalbuzzer. And by the time that sounds,1. Walang Sugat returns to the stage in August,.2. The Soldier and the Whore: The streetwalker(Ysabel Yuzon) and the Soldier (Charles Yee) areat a loss for words in this scene from La Ronde,TA’s opening salvo for the 32nd Season.3. Tanghalang Ateneo members wear big smilesas they get ready for a full theater season in2010-11.the lead is back up and then some at17 points. And the 82 point output forthis game is the highest for the team thisseason.Game 5 is the line on the sand. It isredemption. It is a reassessment of ourchances. We can now clap with twohands. The sound that makes is music tothe ears. Game 5 is the start of the newseason.The Blue Eagles are back.continued from page 16The making of an Ateneocheerleaderang mukha from those who need somemakeup.It’s rare that members of thecheerleaders drop out (after they areaccepted) due to academics or personalreasons like parents not allowing them tocontinue. “We respect people’s decisions.There’s nothing we can do kasi medyomabigat yung schedule namin.” Trainingis usually after classes on Tuesdays andThursdays and they have to be presentfor the games that are either once, twice,or even three times a week depending onthe wacky if not controversial schedulingof games.The cheerdancers also have their owntraining in dance or ballet classes outsidetheir academic load in Ateneo and thecheerleaders aren’t ones to be left behind.“We don’t have any rigorous dancetraining like the others,” clarifies Sinjian.“Most of us have it already. I mean weare already are very good dancers.”And macho dancers need not apply.

10 loyolaschoolsbulletin we build community we nurture hopeFeaturesphotos courtesy ofPsychologyDepartmentPsychology Department celebratesGolden AnniversaryFrom 1960 to 2010:The Psychology StoryIt was in the year 1960 when theAteneo Psychology Department wasborn. In search of empirical evidence ofits origin, the Psychology Departmentfound an Information Bulletin of theAteneo de Manila Graduate School forthe year 1960. In the Bulletin, Rev. JaimeC. Bulatao, sj is listed as Chairman ofPsychology and Guidance—proof of thePsychology Department’s existence in1960.Fr. Bulatao or Fr. Bu, as he is fondlycalled, is the founder of the AteneoPsychology Department. Upon hisreturn from Fordham University witha phd in Experimental Psychology, Fr.Bu started teaching psychology graduatecourses in the Ateneo. Hence, the AteneoPsychology Department began at thegraduate level. Fr. Bu would head thePsychology Department and the CentralGuidance Bureau at this time. To thisday, at the age of 87, Fr. Bu still teachespsychology and shares his wisdom withstudents and teachers alike.Today, the Psychology Departmentis one of the largest and most complexdepartments in the Loyola Schools. Ithas two tracks on the undergraduatelevel—an ab and a bs in Psychology.It has four major areas in the malevel, namely, Counseling Psychology,Industrial-Organizational Psychology,Developmental Psychology, and AppliedSocial Psychology. It has three programsin the phd level, namely, ClinicalPsychology, Social-OrganizationalPsychology, and Leadership Studies: odTrack. It also has an adjunct center—theCenter for Organization Research andDevelopment (cord). In 1999, theAteneo Psychology Department wasrecognized as a Center of Excellencein Psychology by the Commission onHigher Education (ched).Anniversary activitiesIn celebration of its goldenanniversary, the Psychology Departmenthas lined up a series of events for schoolyear 2010-2011. The celebration opensand closes with the annual GraduateStudent Research Colloquium, where1. Fr. Jaime Bulatao, SJ founded the Psychology Department in 1960., 2.Psychology Department faculty members, 3. The department held post-Ondoy counseling sessionsma and phd students present theirexemplary research in the different areasof psychology. On February 16, 2010,the Department had the soft launchof its “50 Years Celebration” with theintroduction of the Graduate StudentResearch Awards. Since the year 2000,the Department has been honoringexcellent research by psychologyundergraduate students through theBest Undergraduate Research Awards.Beginning this year, the Departmentwill be recognizing outstanding researchat the graduate level as well.The official launch of the PsychologyDepartment’s 50th Anniversarytook place at the Graduate StudentOrientation on August 3, 2010. For thefirst semester, the Department has 233graduate students—192 ma studentsand 41 phd students.September is always a special monthfor the Department as it marks thebirthday of its beloved founder, Fr. Bu.On September 22, 2010, the Departmentwill celebrate his 88 th birthday through apresentation of some of the research of theDepartment’s research laboratories. As aspecial tribute to Fr. Bu, the Departmentwill launch books representing his life’swork and passion for understandingconsciousness and his unique practice asa clinical psychologist in the Philippines.The Department is also holding anexhibit showcasing its history and Fr.Bu’s work in the last 50 years.In addition to the Septembercelebration, the Department will hold apublic lecture series from November 2010to February 2011. Come March 2011,the Best Graduate Research Award willbe conferred to close the Department’scelebration of its 50 years.PAP Palawan convention in August1 2In August 2010, graduate studentsand faculty members of the AteneoPsychology Department were in Palawanto attend the 47th Annual Conventionof the Psychological Association ofthe Philippines (pap). The PsychologyDepartment held a special symposiumat the Convention entitled “Healingafter a Natural Disaster: Organizational,Clinical, and Community Perspectivesto Responses to Typhoon Ondoy”.This special symposium showcased theDepartment’s united efforts to respondto the needs of the Ateneo communityafter Typhoon Ondoy.Through the years, the AteneoPsychology Department has consistentlycontributed to the success of the papConvention—the annual gathering ofpsychologists from around the country.For this year’s Convention, 9 of the 18paper symposia are organized by facultymembers of the Ateneo PsychologyDepartment. Each symposium wouldhave 3 to 5 paper presentations. Inaddition, around 20 of the estimated70 individual paper presentations areby Ateneo graduate students and facultymembers.3NewsInstitute of Philippine Culture:Celebrating 50 years of social sciencein the PhilippinesFounded as a social science researchorganization of the Ateneo de ManilaUniversity on September 15, 1960by Fr. Frank Lynch, sj, the Instituteof Philippine Culture has sought tocontribute toward advancing the missionand goals of the University. For nearly 50years, the ipc has engaged in research andrelated projects to “generate knowledgethat helps deepen the understandingof cultures and societies; improve thequality of life of disadvantaged groups;and build a just and equitable societyin the Philippines, Southeast Asia andthe rest of the world.” It has continuedto provide a venue for advancingscholarly studies and developmentorientedresearch through internally andexternally funded projects, includingthe ipc Institutional Projects, the MeritResearch Awards, and the VisitingResearch Associates Program.This September, the Ateneo de ManilaUniversity celebrates the 50th year ofthe ipc, now a center of the School ofSocial Sciences of the University’s LoyolaSchools, through a month-long series ofevents. Among these are a lecture series;public fora and exhibit; and a booklaunch to highlight the research workbeing done through its current programs,namely: urban study, poverty, childrenand the youth, indigenous peoples, andheritage conservation.There will also be a grand homecomingof all those who have been part of ipc,to be held on September 15, 2010, 5:00pm, at the ipc grounds. Please call 426-6001 local 4651 or 426-6067 or visitthe ipc website www.ipc-ateneo.org fordetails.

VOLUME VI | NO. 2 | AUGUST 201011Blue HarvestOn May 12, 2010 r.a. 10086 was signedinto law, creating and strengtheningthe National Historical Commissionof the Philippines (nhcp). The newCommission, formerly the NationalHistorical Institute, is mandated tostrengthen people’s nationalism throughPhilippine history and heritage. TheLoyola Schools boasts of three membersin the nhcp: Dr. Ambeth R. Ocampo(History Department, soss) as Chair;Fr. Jose M. Cruz, sj (Dean, soss) asCommissioner; and Gabriel Ma. J. Lopez(Leadership and Strategy Department,jgsom) as Executive Director. Witnessesto the signing of the new law by then-President Gloria Arroyo in Malacañangincluded Lopez and Ocampo (secondand third from left, respectively).Confucius Institute director receivesRizal Award for Excellence in educationwww.ateneo.eduDr. Ellen H. Palanca, director of theConfucius Institute at the Ateneo deManila University, was given the Dr.Jose P. Rizal Awards for Excellence, anaward recognizing noteworthy Chinese-Filipinos who have contributed to thecountry’s economic growth, socialprogress, and political stability. Theawarding ceremony was held on June 19,2010 at the Kaisa-Angelo King HeritageCenter in Intramuros.Palanca’s body of research focuseson contemporary China, particularlyits economic development and regionalimpact, as well as on the ethnic Chinesebusiness in Southeast Asia. She haspublished a number of research workson China and the Philippines, including“Structure of the Philippine Economy: Acomparative study of the 1961 and 1965input-output tables,” “China’s economicgrowth : Implications to the asean andthe Philippines : An integrative report,”“Inheritance, wealth, income, educationand occupation : Transfer of status acrossfamily generations,” “China’s wto entry:Effects on its economy and implicationsfor the Philippines.”She is also a part of the ChinaWorldReseach Network, a global network ofcross-disciplinary researchers in the socialsciences. The group monitors currentresearch initiatives and developmentson Chinese business practices amongChinese entrepreneurs, as well as notionsof Chinese-ness and how it is spelled outin different societal contexts throughoutthe world.The Dr. Jose P. Rizal Awards forExcellence, now on its seventh year,is given by The Manila Times and theKaisa sa Kaunlaran Foundation.Health Sciences majors winat DOH research forumJGSOM team wins Jade Award inHSBC Young Entrepreneur tiltwww.ateneo.eduThe Delta Eco Team composed ofWylie Emille Datu (bs Management2010) and Ma. Isobel Lacsamana (bsManagement Engineering 2010) baggedthe Jade Award at the hsbc YoungEntrepreneur Awards 2010 held in KualaLumpur, Malaysia on June 28, 2010. TheJade Award is equivalent to third placewith a cash award of hk$10,000.Datu and Lacsamana placed withtheir “Eco Plas” proposal which featureda range of non-load bearing flooringmaterials with a lightweight, versatiledesign and unbreakable qualities.Bagging the Platinum Award(first place) were students from theCity University of Hong Kong whilestudents from the Institute of BusinessAdministration in Dhaka University,Bangladesh bagged the Diamond Award(second place). Team HK brought homea trophy and hk$100,000 while TeamBangladesh brought home hk$20,000.The three winning teams bestedmore than 1,000 teams from six Asiancountries in the regional leg of thebusiness plan competition. Each teamwas composed of two to three universitystudents. Other countries that competedwere Brunei, Malaysia, and Thailand.Now in its 10 th year, the hsbc YoungEntrepreneur Awards is a regionalbusiness plan competition for postsecondarystudents from Hong Kongand countries in Asia to demonstratetheir creativity and business grasp.Sarmiento now heads MSPA group of bs Health Sciences 2010 students won the Best Poster award in theDepartment of Health’s 11 th National Health Research Forum held on June 29 to 30,2010 with their presentation “Drug Administration Errors: A study of Its Prevalenceand Exposure Factors in a Tertiary Government Hospital in the Philippines.”The senior thesis group behind the poster presentation was composed of NicoleFlor, Aron Go, Mara Iballa, Jerold Justo, Mimi Pascual, and Janine Sanciangco. Allare now freshmen at the Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health. The groupwas mentored by John Q. Wong, md.Dr. Jumela Sarmiento of the Mathematics Department was elected President ofthe Mathematical Society of the Philippines (msp) in July 2010. She will hold theposition for the next two years. Before becoming president of msp, Sarmiento servedas its vice president from 2004-2010. She chaired the msp Annual Convention in2009 and headed the as Membership Committee from 2002-2008. She has also beena member of the Southeast Asian Mathematical Society (seams) since 1992.

12 loyolaschoolsbulletin we build community we nurture hopeBlue HarvestGarces leadsPhilippinedelegation toIMO victoryAteneo team capturesMicrosoft Imagine Cupphoto from www.imaginecup.comtop prize in game designDr. Ian June L. Garces of theMathematics Department is the teamleader of this year’s Philippine Delegationto the International MathemathicalOlympiad (imo). His efforts havepaid off with what is probably thePhilippines’best performance ever in thesaid competition.After a drought of 21 long years, thePhilippines has finally won another silvermedal in the imo courtesy of CarmelaAntoinette S. Lao, a senior high schoolstudent of Saint Jude Catholic School.Her teammates, Henry Jefferson C.Morco, a junior high school student ofChiang Kai Shek College, and ZhengRong S. Wu, a graduate of ZamboangaChung Hua High School, both meritedHonorable Mention awards. Zheng isnow a freshman student of the 5-yearbs-m Applied Mathematics major inMathematical Finance program here inAteneo.The imo is the oldest, the mostprestigious, and the most difficult ofall mathematics competitions for highschool students. Considered as the“World Cup” of mathematics contests,it is held annually in a different country.This year, 517 contestants from 96countries participated in the 51 st imo inAstana, Kazakhstan from July 2 to July14, 2010.Dr. Garces heads the Philippinedelegation to the imo. The contestantsLao, Morco, and Wu were selected fromover 2800 aspiring high school studentsnationwide who participated in thePhilippine Mathematical Olympiad(pmo). The top 20 finalists of the pmowere further winnowed down to threeafter undergoing rigorous trainingthrough the Mathematical OlympiadSummer Camp (mosc), a month longsummer training program held at theAteneo.By Implication team members Rodrick Tan, Levi Tan Ong, Wilhansen Li, and Philip Cheang celebrate their winThe team “By Implication”composed of Wilhansen Li (bscs’10,bsma), Rodrick Tan (bsme’10), PhilipCheang (bfa-id’10) and Levi Tan-Ong(Chemical Engineering, University ofthe Philippines) took first place in theMicrosoft Imagine Cup World Finalsfor Game Design. The Imagine Cup isa yearly competition held by Microsoft,with five main segments: SoftwareDesign, Embedded Development, GameDesign, Digital Media, and it Challenge.This year, the world finals were held inWarsaw, Poland.Left to right: Ahmed Babayev (Kazakhstaniguide for the Philippine Team), Dr. Garces,Henry Morco, Carmela Lao, Zheng Wu, andGlen Ong outside the Palace of Indepencein Astana, where the Awarding and ClosingCeremonies were held.Photo courtesy of Ian June L. GarcesBy Implication took the usd 25,000top prize with their game Wildfire,a 3d simulation in which situationssuch as rampant poverty, genderinequality, inadequate education andenvironmental degradation can beovercome by the heroic actions such asvolunteerism, social interaction, andnonviolent activism. Team memberssaid they were inspired by the strongspirit of volunteerism shown by Filipinosin the face of damage wrought by thestorms Ondoy and Pepeng which hit thePhilippines in 2009.University president Fr. Bienvenido F.Nebres, sj, will be conferred a Doctorateof Letters, honoris causa, by LiverpoolHope University, United Kingdom, “inrecognition of (his) lifelong contributionsto education and social justice and hisoutstanding academic record.”News about his nomination wasconveyed by Liverpool Hope Vice-Chancellor and Rector Gerald J. Pillayin a letter dated June 23. Fr. Nebres hasaccepted the conferment, which will takeplace in July 2011 during the university’sthree-day degree congregations. Theproposal for the honorary degree wasmade by the university’s HonoraryDegrees and Awards Committee.In his reply to Dr. Pillay, Fr. Nebresnoted that Ateneo and Hope “share adeep sense of mission for a better worldcoming from a common Christianvision.” He also said that he was gratefulthat the honorary degree “highlights hiscontributions not only to education, butespecially to social justice” and lookedThe Ateneo has had a stellar historyat the Imagine Cup, beginning awinning streak in the early 2000s, whenthe competition was still named the“Microsoft .net Competition.”Dr. LuisSamenta coached a team with SachaChua, Gerome Punzalan and PaulEchevarria. The competition was renamedthe Imagine Cup in 2003. Since then,we have made it to the World Finals fourtimes (in 2004, 2008 and 2009, all in theSoftware Design category, and in 2010in the Game Design category, which weeventually won). By Implication wasmentored by Kenneth Yu.Fr. Nebres to be conferred honorarydoctorate by Liverpool Hope Universitywww.ateneo.eduforward to the occasion to strengthenthe ties between the two universities.Pillay, together with Dr. KeithPatterson, Director of InternationalRelations and Associate Dean atLiverpool Hope, visited the Ateneo inJanuary this year.

VOLUME VI | NO. 2 | AUGUST 2010New Books13BuradorAlvin Yapan and Glenda OrisBurador isan anthologyof classical andcontemporarystudies ofdiffering formsof popularculture. Thesestudies showhow distant and deep the studies ofpopular culture have attained in formingthe identity of Filipino culture and howthey have faced our society’s intricatepolitical and economic interests. Asidefrom this, these essays are excellentexamples that show Filipino essayists’sexpertise in the art of rhetorics andexpression in the Filipino language.Here, therefore, is Burador as referencefor studies on popular culture, and acollection of models of critical essays inthe college level.Alvin Yapan and Glenda Oris arefaculty members of the Kagawaran ngFilipino, School of Humanities.Governing the Other: Exploringthe Discourse of Democracy in aMultiverse of ReasonAgustin Martin G. RodriguezThis bookseeks tounderstand themeaning ofjust governancein a nationcomposed of amultiplicity ofcommunitieswith competingc o n c e p t i o n sof the good. The aim of the work is touse a philosophical lens to explore thepossibilities of building a democraticPhilippine nation-state, given thediversity of our people. In this seriesof reflections we will dialogue with thework of political scientists, sociologists,and anthropologists who studyPhilippine political culture, as well aswith advocates of Philippine democraticreform, in order to reflect on their praxisand experience... [and] hope to articulatethe principle of governance that maybind us as a people with a shared will forthe common good.Agustin Martin G. Rodriguez is afaculty member and the current chair ofthe Department of Philosophy, Schoolof Humanities.History of the Philippine Province ofthe Society of Jesus, Volume 1Pedro Chirino, sjEdited by Jaume Gorriz i AbellaTranslated from the original Spanish byJose S. Arcilla, sjFr. Chirino wrote Relacion de las IslasFilipinas, which he later transformedinto a longer and more detailed accountof Jesuit work in the Philippines. FatherChirino’s work is the first history,not just of the Jesuit missions, butalso of the Catholic missions inthe Philippines and served as thesource for later histories. For onereason or another, this history wasnever published and remained inmanuscript form, until the historianJaume Gorriz i Abella edited it withcopious notes. This is the history nowpresented, albeit without the notes, inan English translation.José S. Arcilla, sj is a faculty member of the HistoryDepartment of the School of Social Sciences.Lost and Found and Other EssaysRica Bolipata SantosIn 2005, Rica Bolipata Santos losther father, suffered from her son’sworsening condition, and discoveredsalvation in writing. In 2007, she wonthe Madrigal-Gonzalez Best FirstBook Award for her first collectionof essays. The judges called her“provocative and well-shaped essays…luminous, little narratives.” In Lostand Found, Bolipata Santos continuestraveling the terrain of the mundaneand domestic, still unafraid to find gravitas in the tiniest ofexperiences. In these 26 articles she wrote from 2005-2009 forthe Philippine Star, she trains her eye on everyday things, usingwords to transform the ordinary into something revelatory.Rica Bolipata Santos is a faculty member of the EnglishDepartment of the School of Humanities.Philippine Politics: Democratic Ideals and RealitiesLydia N. Yu Jose, Maria Elissa Jayme Lao, Millard O. Lim,Hussein Limaco Macarambon, Jose J. Magadia, sj, Diana J.Mendoza, Jennifer Santiago Oreta, Edmund Ramos, ReneRaymond R. Rañeses Jr., and Alma Maria O. SalvadorPrecalculusEmmanuel A. Cabral, Elvira P. DeLara-Tuprio, Ma. Louise Antonette N.De las Peñas, Flordeliza F. Francisco,Ian June L. Garces, Reginaldo M.Marcelo, and Jumela F. Sarmiento.Edited by Ma. Louise Antonette N. delas Peñas, Flordeliza F. Francisco, andReginaldo M. MarceloAccounting 15: Fundamentals ofAccounting Workbook(Notes, Short and Long Problems)Department of Finance andAccounting,John Gokongwei School ofManagementPrimarily a textbook for a courseon the Philippine Constitution, asubject constitutionally mandatedto be taught in all educationalinstitutions of higher learning. Thebook is recommended for use inany Philippine politics course, orany course where background onPhilippine politics is required.Batang Bayani book seriesPalette of Dreams/Mga Kulay ng PangarapStory by Liwliwa N. Malabed, photographs by Jaime M. Unson,Filipino translation by Glenda C. OrisAriel Estigoy is a scholar of Save Our Street Children FoundationInc. (soscfi) in Baguio City. He learned how to paint in a soscfiworkshop under the artist-volunteer Bumbo Villanueva. Ariel,now 16 years old, teaches young scholars how to make their worldmore colorful through art.Song of the Ifugao/Awit ng mga IfugaoStory by Agay C. Llanera, photographs by Jaime M. Unson,Filipino translation by Glenda C. OrisTrisha Mae Kitong is a 4 th grade student at the BurnayElementay School in Lagawe, Ifugao. At 9 years old, she is one ofthe youngest students of the Hudhud School of Living Tradition,and was awarded by the National Commission for Culture and theArts (ncca) for chanting the hudhud 58 times from June 2008 toJune 2009—the most number of recorded chants a munhaw-e hasrendered in the whole of Ifugao.Hands that Bridge/Mga Kamay na Nag-uugnayStory by Perpi Alipon-Tiongson, photographs by Jaime M.Unson, Filipino translation by Glenda C. OrisBrendon James de Guzman Yulo is a Child of Deaf Adults, orcoda. He was born on June 10, 1997 to Maria Theresa and MannyYulo, both Deaf. They live with Lolo Gil and Lola Arsenia, bothDeaf as well, in Pasig. Maria has a sister, Tanya, who is also Deaf.Tita Tanya is married to a Deaf. The couple live in California. BJhas a younger sister, 7-year old Darlene, who is hearing. Lolo Gil,Maria and Tanya are award- winning painters. BJ is learning howto paint with them as his mentors.A Reader’s Story/Kuwento ng Isang MambabasaStory and Filipino translation by Glenda C. Oris, photographsby Jaime M. UnsonPoverty and physical disabilities have not stopped 16-year oldPrecious Cabus from pursuing her passion for reading and love forlearning. Visits to a bookstore where she could read books freely,jot down notes, and widen her knowledge is her resourceful wayof ensuring that she earns a good education. Determined to learnboth inside and outside the classroom, she disciplines herself bydividing her time wisely between schoolwork, household chores,and helping her grandmother earn money to support their extendedfamily. She is now a high school student at Balara High School andlives with her grandmother and other relatives. Wise beyond herage, hopeful and inspiring, Precious makes a bookstore her veryown library, a street her classroom, and life itself her school.

14loyolaschoolsbulletinwe build community we nurture hopeResearch NotesIndependenceDaysVincenz SerranoSerrano at the Institute of Contemporary Artsin LondonI started my phd in Creative Writing/ English and American Studies at theUniversity of Manchester on September2008. For my creative project, I’m writingpoetry on walking in Manila; for my criticalproject, I’m working on a study on NickJoaquin’s Almanac for Manileños, focusingspecifically on Joaquin’s sense of genre andhistory.The phd programme at Manchester (andthe uk system of higher education in general)regards its students as independent and selfmotivatedearly career researchers. Studentsare not obliged to take classes and areexpected to work full-time on their projects.I meet twice a month, on average, with mysupervisors; twice a year, I have my works-inprogressassessed in a research panel.Aside from working on individualprojects, students are encouraged to takepart in the artistic and intellectual life of theuniversity. The phd students in poetry haveregular workshops and a reading group. Weattend masterclasses conducted by visitingpoets, and go to readings organised by theuniversity’s Centre for New Writing, withwhich the writing students are affiliated.Further afield, I attend seminars offered bythe Research Institute for CosmopolitanCultures, which is also part of the Universityof Manchester. Some of the readings incosmopolitanism and urban studies havehelped me think about my poetry project.When I have free time, I walk around thecity centre and take photographs. During theindustrial period, Manchester was Britain’spremier city, specialising in the productionof textiles; a number of its buildings reflectthat state of erstwhile affluence. My favouritearea in Manchester is the Northern Quarter,which is acknowledged as the city’s creativehub: a number of bookstores, record shops,and cafes are located there. Studying atManchester also opens up the prospectof meeting students from other fields andnationalities. For instance, I was the flatmateof an Iranian law student when their electioncrisis happened in 2009. He told me updatesof the street protests as well as the gists andpiths of Iranian history and politics.What I’ve found most notable thus far withmy studies is the attention to independentwork, an emphasis to a kind of labour thatwould lead to a significant contributionto the field. For instance, my supervisorsconstantly emphasise that it isn’t just a graspof theory as well as a clear demonstration oftextual analysis that are important. For them,what is equally crucial is that both theory andtextual analysis support my argument; whatmatters is my engagement with, and viewsof, the material I am working on. Theseaspects—the emphasis on independent studyand solid argumentation, the embedmentin the intellectual life of a university, theprospect of meeting new friends, and thechance to explore the city—have made, andcontinue to make, my stay in Manchesterworthwhile.1 1 1Of familybusinessesand familyconstitutionsJoseph Sedfrey S. SantiagoIn the Philippines, where majority ofsmall and medium businesses are familyowned,jgsom’s choice of family business asa research thrust is a logical move. The topicprovides much opportunity for generatingnew knowledge or confirming with scholarlywork unsubstantiated assertions since thereis dearth of research on Filipino familybusinesses.In this connection, articles on familybusinesses by jgsom faculty membershave been published in the Loyola SchoolsReview for Management. An early work is“Professionalization in Small and Medium-Sized Filipino Family Business” (2005) byLopez, and Mercado, co-authored withFranco and Hechanova; followed by Uy,Mercado & Ang’s “Strategy Formulation inPhilippine Family Businesses: An ExploratoryStudy” (2006); and most recently, thatwritten by Galura, Mercado, and Santiagoon family constitutions, and on perpetuatingcontrol of family businesses by Galura andSantiago.Family Constitutions: A Case Study OfTen Families, Their Common Problems,Recurring Issues And Most Pressing Concerns(2009) talks about “family constitution(s)in the context of Filipino family businesses– how it is created in general, and moresignificantly, what ten family constitutionshave in common by way of recurring themesand issues.” According to the article, somescholars regard the family constitution as“essentially a formal document that sets therules, policies, principles and philosophiesby which the family regulates, governsor manages itself as a family in relation tothe family business.” Although the idea ofcrafting family constitutions is not commonamong Filipino families, the authors basetheir study on ten (10) real-life familyconstitutions, which have been crafted withthe intervention and assistance of the jgsom’sFamily Business Development Center. Theresearch identifies as among common issuesthe following: governance structure, familycommunication, succession, and retirementplan, professionalization of the business,strategic planning, and ownership contractand business protocol.Galura and Santiago’s “PerpetuatingControl Of The Family Business And TheLaw, And Some Inevitable Reconciliations”looks more closely on a recurring issueamong Filipino families using the foregoingten (10) constitutions – the need for familiesto retain control of the business. The articleclarifies from the start that “the aspiration ofthe ten families to perpetuate control overthe business is not a unique case” amongFilipinos. In fact, according to the article,previous research has established that “oneof the most important characteristics offounding families is that they have theirstrong desire to retain control over theirfirms”. The article discusses the reasons whyfamilies seek to perpetuate control of thebusiness, and the favored means of ensuringsaid control—pre-nuptial agreements, andthe right of first refusal mechanism. Onemajor part of the paper shows how familiescan have their cake and eat it too, to use acliché; that is, how families can sell theirshares and earn profits from the sale, andstill remain in control of the family businessdespite relinquishing ownership of thebusiness.1 1 1On thecomplexities ofthe block sortingand poset coverproblems.Proceso L. Fernandez, Jr.(What follows are excerpts from the secondissue of the Loyola Schools online newsletterfor Graduate Student Research, July 2009. Dr.Fernandez of the Department of InformationSystems and Computer Science receivedthe best dissertation award in the area ofcomputer science and information technologyfor this work from the Philippine Council forAdvanced Science and Technology Researchand Development of the Department of Scienceand Technology on December 18, 2009.)Fernandez receives his PCASTRD awardIn this dissertation, two open cs Theoryproblems whose inputs involve permutationsare explored. The first problem is the BlockSorting problem. The input is a permutationπ E Sn , and the output is the minimumnumber of block moves required to sort π.A block within a permutation is defined as amaximal sequence of (increasing) consecutiveintegers. A block move relocates a singleblock within the permutation to produce alonger block. Figure 1 shows two differentsequences of block moves that can sort theinput permutation. The shortest possiblesuch sequence gives a solution to the BlockSorting problem for the given permutation.Figure 1: Two sequences of block moves thatcan sort the permutation π = 7 3 4 5 1 2 6 8This problem has been proven to be np-Complete [2], and is therefore as difficultas, say, the much more popular TravellingSalesman Problem. No better than2-approximations have been found for thisproblem [3, 10]. Roughly, this means thatthe current best heuristics can only guaranteethat the output will never be worse thantwice the optimal result.Applications of the Block Sortingproblem can be found in Optical CharacterRecognition (ocr) as a metric for quantifyingthe quality of ocr procedures [5, 7], and incomputational biology, particularly in thestudy of genome rearrangements [4].Significant theoretical results werederived in this paper, including a proof ofthe tightness of the 2-approximation resultof Bein, et al [3]. Some new algorithms werealso developed, including 3 heuristics that(empirically) produce better results than thecurrent best approximation algorithms.The second problem is the Poset Coverproblem. The input is a set of permutationsover the same set of elements, and the goal isto find a minimum set of partial order sets(posets) that characterizes the entire inputset (see Fig. 2).Figure 2: A Poset Cover instance andsolutionThe Poset Cover problem finds itsapplication in computational neuroscience[9], systems biology [1, 12], paleontology[11], and physical plant engineering [8].This problem has also been shown to beNP-Complete [6] and no heuristic withtheoretical approximate bounds has yet beenpublished for this problem.Similar to the case for the first problem,significant theoretical results were gatheredabout this problem. Most notable of theseis the NP-completeness proof for the PosetCover problem even for the very restrictedcase of hammock(2,2,2)-posets. This isquite remarkable, considering that for theslightly more restricted version involvinghammock(2)-posets, the problem becomespolynomially solvable already.At the end of the dissertation, a goodnumber of recommendations were presentedbased on the results gathered in this study.References[1] A. Arkin, P. Shen, and J. Ross. A Test Case ofCorrelation Metric Construction of a Reaction Pathwayfrom Measurements. Science, Vol. 277(5330):pages1275-1279, 1997.[2] W. Bein, L. Larmore, S. Latifi, and I. H. Sudborough.Block sorting is hard. Int. J. Found. Comput. Sci.,14(3):425-437, 2003.[3] W. Bein, L. Larmore, L. Morales, and I. H.Sudborough. A faster and simpler 2-approximationalgorithm for block sorting. In FCT, pages 115-124,2005.

VOLUME VI | NO. 2 | AUGUST 2010 15[4] D. Christie. Genome Rearrangement Problems.PhD thesis, University of Glasgow, 1999.[5] R. Gobi, S. Latifi, and W. Bein. Adaptive sortingalgorithms for evaluation of automatic zoning employedin ocr devices. In Proceedings of the 2000 InternationalConference on Imaging Science, Systems, andTechnology, pages 253-259, 2000.[6] L. Heath and A. Nema. The Poset Cover Problem.Submitted, 2007.[7] S. Latifi. How can permutations be used in theevaluation of automatic zoning evaluation? IJPRAI,10(3):223-237, 1996.[8] S. Laxman, P. Sastry, K. Unnikrishnan. DiscoveringFrequent Episodes and Learning Hidden MarkovModels: A Formal Connection. IEEE Transactions onKnowledge and Data Engineering, Vol. 17(11):1505-1517, 2005.[9] A. Lee and M. Wilson. A Combinatorial Methodfor Analyzing Sequential Firing Patterns Involving anArbitrary Number of Neurons Based on Relative TimeOrder. Journal of Neurophysiology, Vol. 92(4):pages2555-2573, 2004.[10] M. Mahajan, R. Rama, V. Raman and S.Vijaykumar. Approximate block sorting. Int. J. Found.Comput. Sci., 17(2):337-356, 2006.[11] K. Puolamaki, M. Fortelius, and H. Mannila.Seriation in Paleontological Data: Using Markov ChainMonte Carlo Methods. PLoS Computational Biology,Vol. 2(2), Feb 2006.[12] C. Wiggins and I. Nemenman. Process PathwayInverence via Time Seies Analysis. ExperimentalMechanics, Vol. 43(3):pages 361-370, 2003.1 1 1What works:Preliminary insightsfrom a study ofAteneo’s initiativesin public education,local governance,and socialentrepreneurshipCzarina Saloma-Akpedonu,Maria Elissa Jayme-Lao,and Leslie Lopezcontexts, structures, and mechanisms withinAteneo that coalesce to enable implementingorganizations to promote changes in publicbasic education and local governance. Phaseii dwells upon the processes and consequencesof Ateneo presence in the various sites ofengagement.Key findings of the research included thefollowing strategies to bring about socialchange: (1) addressing the problems of scaleby engaging institutions, (2) being demanddriven,(3) developing whole communities,(3) creating new social constellations, (4)building relationships, and (4) promotingpositive psychology, framed in the culturalcontext of these given arenas.The study concludes that by connectingdifferent groups in society with one another,the Ateneo initiatives contribute to thestrengthening of institutions in varioussectors. There remains a need to remasterknowledge management that ensuresthe application of insights from Ateneo’sprevious engagements into its contemporaryinterventions, in areas such as publiceducation. Within Ateneo itself, there is aneed for actors to be informed of each other’swork in the area of Social Change, as wellas a need for continued engagement betweenresearch and action. This study finds thatthe elements for social change pre-exist andonly require actors to give them new shapesand trajectories.A summary of the findings of this study canbe found at http://www.ipc-ateneo.org/sites/default/files/what%20works.pdf.Contributions toKritika Kultura’sfirst exclusivelyliterary issuenow acceptedsociety and art, the currency and increasingvalue of topicality and ephemera (asevidenced by bpos, seos, and Facebook), thepersistent dominance of celebrity culture,and the gossip paradigm of discourse.The anthology welcomes contributionsthat transgress genre boundaries, revisetraditional modes and forms, formallyengage with the largely oral, contextual/extratextual literary practices of the Filipinoaudience, and display a technical alertnessto the quandaries presented by blog-drivenwriting, Facebook fiction, protest poetry,the malleability of languages, the hegemonyof academic publishing in “legitimate”literature, the dominion of western literarymodels, and, in light of these, the strategicand arguably fictionalizing construction ofFilipino identity.Contributions are welcome from Filipinowriters who each has published only oneliterary book and who have not yet publishedbooks of their own. Submissions can bein any language, but English translationsmust be provided. Multiple submissions areaccepted, but each submission (belonging toa particular genre) has a 5,000-word countlimit. Submissions must not have appearedin national publications. When emailingsubmissions, provide a genre-label (such asPoetry or Nonfiction) for each. Submissionsmay be emailed to kk.litissue@gmail.com.The deadline for submissions is September30, 2010. The issue will be released inFebruary 2011.Journal of SocialTransformationnow acceptingsubmissionsThe Journal of Social Transformation isnow accepting submissions. This new journalreplaces the Loyola Schools Review (lsr)Social Sciences Edition. The call for papersmay be downloaded at ls.ateneo.edu/rcw.The Journal of Social Transformation isopen to submissions from faculty, graduatestudents, scholars, and practitioners fromnational and international institutions. Thereis no deadline for submitting manuscripts.However, to be considered for the first issueof The Journal of Social Transformation,papers must be submitted by September 15,2010.For inquiries about the journal andother editorial matters, please email theeditor, Joseph Anthony Lim (Department ofEconomics, School of Social Sciences, Ateneode Manila University) at jlim@ateneo.edu.Submission Deadlines:Kritika Kultura: Sept 30, 2010Journal of SocialTransformation: Sept 15, 2010University TraditionsMelissa Jayme-Lao, Czarina Saloma-Akpedonu, Leslie LopezA study by the Institute of PhilippineCulture (ipc), School of Social Sciences, andthe Ateneo de Manila Office of the Presidentlooked into “what works” in Ateneo’s questto bridge the poverty gap and to bring aboutsocial change in Philippine society. Theresearch was conduced by ipc director andfaculty of the Department of Sociology andAnthropology Czarina Saloma-Akpedonu,Maria Elissa Jayme-Lao of the Departmentof Political Science and ipc, and LeslieLopez of the Department of Sociologyand Anthropology. The study investigatedspecific actors such as the Ateneo Center forEducational Development (aced), AteneoPathways to Higher Education, LoyolaSchools, Ateneo School of Government(asog), Gawad Kalinga Ateneo (gk Ateneo),Synergeia Foundation, and alumni-drivensocial enterprises such as Hapinoy, GotHeart Foundation, and Rags2Riches, inarenas such as public basic education, localgovernance, and social entrepreneurship.The research methodology includedinterviews with key informants, focus groupdiscussion, group interviews, participantobservations of planning meetings, andinformal conversations in various settings.The collection of the empirical materialwas divided into two distinct phases: Phasei was mainly devoted to understanding theContributions are now welcome forthe first special exclusively literary issue ofKritika Kultura, the international onlinejournal of language, literary and culturalstudies published by the Department ofEnglish of Ateneo de Manila University.This issue is intended to be an anthology ofnew Philippine writing.The Philippine literary community has arelatively longstanding tradition of releasinganthologies focusing on young writers.However, it can be gleaned that the notionof the “new” remains unarticulated, as recentanthologies simply focus on the “young,”and what becomes apparent is the persistentmaintenance of an aesthetics solidified invarious creative writing institutions andworkshops, a notion that is rapidly renderedinaccurate by a healthy production of writingthat these anthologies do not include.What this issue of Kritika Kultura intendsto accomplish is to represent the kind ofwriting that is rarely published, the kindthat is not often legitimized by mainstreampublications. The kind of writing that we, aseditors, can confidently call “new.”New, in this case, as the word that mostsuccinctly describes literary texts that aremindful of--by way of formal response/appropriation and/or thematic confrontation--several cultural phenomena such as thepreponderance of piracy, the simultaneous/schizophrenic sociopolitical conditionsof the nation, the “new” government thatincludes so many of the old names, the highlyprovisional stances in criticism pertaining toFr. Xavier Olin, SJ - St. Ignatius MassFr. Karel San Juan, SJ - Holy Spirit Massphotos by Ivan Jacob A. PesiganloyolaschoolsbulettinVolume VI, Number 2August 2010EDITOR Joanna Ruizwe build community we nurture hopeART AND LAYOUT Ivan Jacob A. PesiganCONTRIBUTING WRITERS Roy Tristan Agustin,Czarina Saloma-Akpedonu, Proceso Fernandez,Jr., Melissa Jayme-Lao, Erlinda Eileen G. 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loyolaschoolsbulletinStepping onwe build community we nurture hopeby ARSamsonwww.ateneo.eduAny loss to the Gang Green, including the last one wherethe nine-point lead in the last three minutes was blown away,engenders an impact out of proportion to the consequence onthe ranking that a single game can entail. It is not considereda single game but the herald of things to come. The emotionalinvestment on the outcome of this particular contest which isbut one-seventh of the regular season allows it to occupy morethan its share of space in the Atenean’s storehouse of memoriesfor triumphs and disappointments, at least for a week.There is even a tribe that believes that beating this teamis the equivalent of a spot in the Final Four, although thesetwo events are not mutually exclusive. Still, this kind of handwringing is not evident in the other loss to the team that is nowthreatening a sweep… and must be stopped.It is then this emotional baggage of juvenile depressionthat makes Game 5 of the first round a “must win” game. Andthe manner of winning this one as much as the winning itselfhas to be decisive, giving convincing proof that the goal ofTh e Ga sa championship is not in the realm ofa moral victory. Game 5 then raises theante in the poker game of expectations.Losing this particular one will break theblue heart and falls in the same categoryas unrequited love.Game 5 intends to root out the seedof self-doubt planted by the loss of poisein the last minutes of the previous game.Too many fingers making a back-andforthwide sweep of the whole team andits defenders, moving in an arc in alldirections, so no one is missed (includingthe Ongpin bettors and referees smokingpot) much like an overworked windshieldwiper on max setting to clear a heavydownpour. Visibility (along with rationaldiscussion) has turned to zero.Questions have been raised.Will our saluting captain of the teamstep up to finally lead the way and injectthe team with the passion of the energizerbunny? Will the team rotation finallygel the rookies, bench, and starters intoa scoring and defensive machine? Willthe once successful inside-outside gamefeaturing efficient perimeter shootingcombined with pinpoint passing forunder-goal stabs make its much awaitedreturn? Will the percentage of foulshooting breach the eighties percentageagain so that a foul on the Eagles meanschalking up gimme points? Finally,can the team regain its Austin Powersmojo and strike fear in the hearts of itsadversaries?That all these questions are nowrhetorical shows that the crucial Game5 has exceeded expectations. What adifference a week makes!The first quarter and a half does notget off to a good start. The bulldogs seembent on ripping our innards and sharingthe intestinal meal among themselves.The early 14-point deficit seems toconfirm the worst critics’ judgmentthat the Blue Crew is no longer readyfor prime time and is now a shadow ofthe team it once was. Still, the first four points from the teamcaptain seem a hopeful sign that this early hole that the teamfell into can be climbed out of. Friend “I” advises an anxiouscolleague at the back to relax and be patient—I’ll tell you whento panic. It’s still too early. And just like that, as if some magicwords are spoken, the team goes on a turbo-charge run as thelead is whittled down to 1 before the girls in short skirts comeout to be thrown repeatedly upwards in an arched attempt totry to touch the ceiling.Coach Norman must have taken his vitamins in the morningto decree to the team that he has had enough of the half-courtset play which usually allows the other team’s zone defense tothwart any offensive play and block the passing lanes. He rulesthat the team will play a running game. This run-and-gun stylefeatures baseball throws to the streaking shooter in fast breaks.The lanes start to open up for higher percentage shots. This fastgame works well when perimeter shots are going in, freeing upthe shaded areas for the Bigs to follow their job descriptionFor more sports photos,visit www.fabilioh.com,home of the Ateneo Sports ShootersThe making of an Ateneo cheerleadercontinued on page 9by Rick OlivaresGico Sinjian denies that any experienceas a macho dancer is a prerequisite to bean Ateneo cheerleader. His mischievouseyes make you wonder whether he isjoking and having a trip at your expense.Maybe he is actually dead serious.“But you have to study in Ateneofirst,” he then offers and that all themore makes you wonder if he’s pullingyour leg.It has been a tradition since thebattalion was formed way back in the1920’s that the cheerleaders were campusleaders not to mention occasional jocksthemselves. But there was always thatelement of showmanship and character.Sinjian is the latest in a long line of themfrom Noel Canivel to Arnie Bohol toMhel Garrido.Sinjian rattles off a grocery list ofqualities: “He must have charisma,creativity, a good sense of humor, hemust be sexy, makapal ang mukha, goodbackground meaning wala siyang atrasokahit kanino and as much as possibleokay naman sa madlang people, andmost importantly, guwapo siya. Lahatnaman kami guwapo may nakakalamanglang.”Anytime the new school year comesaround, there’s a wave of excitement inthe air. New classmates, new professors,new subjects, meeting up with oldfriends, and there’s the upcoming uaapsports season that generates a differentkind of electricity. Somewhere in theentire hullabaloo are the tryouts for theBlue Babble Battalion. It has become anevent, a must-see and must-experiencefor all those on campus.For the various squads that comprisethe Blue Babble Battalion (that includescheerleaders, cheerdancers, lifters, andthe band), most do not have limits onmembership as they consider quality overquantity. It is only for the cheerleadersthat there is a maximum membership of15.During tryouts, recruits do cafeteriaraids and costume days where theywould dress up as animals, jejemonsuperheroes, and come in formal attire asif they were going to a debut. They stillkeep to the traditional cafeteria spectaclewhere the recruits cheer inside in frontof the college crowd. They have physicaltests where they run, do pushups, andengage in pump races—all the whileshouting out the Ateneo’s staple timehonoredcheers.Is it easy? “A man’s gotta do whata man’s gotta do.” says Sinjian aboutseparating the wheat from the chaff, themen from the boys, and the makapalcontinued on page 9Photo by Philip Sison