The Xavier University –Ateneo de Cagayan,also known simply as the Ateneo de Cagayan,Xavier or XU is a private,Catholic,coeducational,basic and higher education institution. It is operated by the Philippine Province of the Society of Jesus in Cagayan de Oro,Misamis Oriental,Philippines. Founded in 1933 as the Ateneo de Cagayan,it became the first higher education institution in Mindanao to receive a university status a year before its sister school Ateneo de Manila. It was given its present name in honor of the Jesuit missionary St. Francis Xavier.
Ateneo de Manila University,commonly referred to as Ateneo de Manila or Ateneo,is a private,Catholic,teaching and research university,and a basic education institution located in Quezon City,Philippines. Established in 1859 by the Jesuits,it is among the oldest Jesuit-administered institutions of higher education in the Asia-Pacific.
Xavier School is a private,Catholic,college preparatory school run by the Philippine Province of the Society of Jesus. Its main campus is at 64 Xavier Street,Greenhills,San Juan,Metro Manila,Philippines. It has a southern satellite campus along West Conservation Avenue in Nuvali,Canlubang,Calamba,Laguna mainly aimed to serve financially challenged students. It is a K-12 school with a curriculum that includes a mandatory Chinese language program. It also offers an optional International Baccalaureate program in grades 11 and 12 to interested students.
Horacio Villamayor de la Costa was a Filipino Jesuit priest,historian and academic. He was the first Filipino Provincial Superior of the Society of Jesus in the Philippines,and a recognized authority in Philippine and Asian culture and history.
The Ateneo de Zamboanga University,also referred to by its acronym AdZU,is a private,Catholic,co-educational,basic and higher education institution in Zamboanga City,Philippines. Founded in 1912 by Jesuits as Escuela Catolica,an all-boys parochial school of the Immaculate Conception parish,it is the second oldest Jesuit-administered institution in the Philippines.
The Ateneo de Manila University is a private research university in Quezon City,Philippines. Founded in 1859 by the Society of Jesus,the Ateneo is the third-oldest university in the Philippines.
Bienvenido Florendo Nebres,S.J. is a Filipino scientist,mathematician,and a Jesuit priest who was the longest-serving university president of the Ateneo de Manila University. He succeeded Joaquin G. Bernas in 1993 and served as University President until 1 June 2011. He currently sits as a member of the board of trustees of Georgetown University,Regis University,St. Edward School Foundation,Inc.,the Asian Institute of Management,and other colleges and universities in the Philippines. He is also a member of the board of directors of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company,and is currently chairman of the Synergeia Foundation. He was also Provincial Superior of the Society of Jesus in the Philippines.
Rev Fr. Eduardo Jose Pardo Hontiveros,SJ,also known as "Fr. Honti",was a Filipino Jesuit composer and musician,best known as an innovative hymnwriter and the “Father of Philippine liturgical music".
Joaquin G. Bernas SJ was a Jesuit priest,lawyer,college professor and writer who was Dean Emeritus of the Ateneo de Manila Law School in Makati,Philippines. He was a member of the 1986 Constitutional Commission which drafted the 1987 Philippine Constitution.
James Aloysius Martin was an American Jesuit priest,professor and athletic director. Martin was the world's oldest Jesuit priest at the time of his death at the age of 105 at the Georgetown University Jesuit Residence in Washington,DC
Fr. Joseph Galdon,S.J. was a Jesuit priest and writer. He was a former dean at the Ateneo de Manila University,Philippines.
Jose Ramon Tizon Villarin,S.J.,known as "Fr. Jett" to his students and colleagues,is a Filipino Jesuit priest and scientist who served as the 30th president of the Ateneo de Manila University. On June 29,2010,he was elected to succeed Bienvenido Nebres as president,and later elected for two more terms before stepping down on July 31,2020. Prior to his Ateneo De Manila presidency,he was succeeded as President of Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan by Roberto Yap.
Federico O. Escaler,S.J. was a Filipino bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the founding prelate of Kidapawan (1976–1980) and Ipil (1980–1997),and president of Ateneo de Davao University (1962–1966) and Xavier University (1973–1976).
William Francis Masterson,SJ was an American Jesuit priest who became an educational leader in the Philippines.
Roberto Chan Yap,S.J. known as "Father Bobby",is a Filipino economist and Jesuit who currently serves as the 31st president of the Ateneo de Manila University. He assumed office on August 1,2020 and succeeded Fr. Jose Ramon Villarin. Prior to this,he was president of Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan.
Joel Eduque Tabora,is a Filipino Jesuit priest and was the fourth president of Ateneo de Davao University from 2011 to 2023. He served as the president of PAASCU from 2012 to 2021. He also served as the second president of Ateneo de Naga University from 1999 to 2011. He is currently taking his sabbatical leave in Malaybalay,Bukidnon,Philippines.
Karel Santos San Juan,S.J. is a Filipino Jesuit priest who currently serves as the fifth president of Ateneo de Davao University. He assumed office on September 14,2023 and succeeded Fr. Joel Tabora. Prior to this,he was president of Ateneo de Zamboanga University.
Raul "Rolly" Jacinto Bonoan was a Filipino Jesuit educator,former president of the Ateneo de Naga University,and Rizal scholar.
The Ateneo de Zamboanga University Concert Band is the official student concert band of Ateneo de Zamboanga University. Its members consist of grade school,junior high school,senior high school and college students from the university. The band performs for various university functions,competitions,and official events within Zamboanga City,Philippines,and also operates as a marching band during parades. It has been called one of the "most enduring [bands] in the country."
Guillrey Anthony "Ernald" Mallari Andal,is a Filipino Jesuit priest who currently serves as the fifth president of the Ateneo de Zamboanga University. He assumed office on March 15,2023 and succeeded Karel San Juan.
