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.
Benigno Simeon Aquino III,also known as Noynoy Aquino and colloquially as PNoy,was a Filipino politician who served as the 15th President of the Philippines from 2010 to 2016. The son of assassinated politician Benigno Aquino Jr. and 11th President of the Philippines Corazon Aquino,he was a fourth-generation politician as part of the Aquino family of Tarlac.
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.
Michael Vincent Lee is a Filipino actor,model,host from Manila,Philippines. He was a runner up in the reality television series,Pinoy Big Brother:Teen Edition 1 behind the big winner Kim Chiu.
Saint Scholastica's College,also referred to by its acronym SSC or colloquially St. Scho,is a private Catholic basic and higher education institution for women founded and managed by the Congregation of the Missionary Benedictine Sisters of Tutzing in a 3.66 hectares (36,600 m2) lot in Malate,Manila,Philippines. It was established in 1906 initially offering elementary academic programs. It started admitting high school students in 1907 and opened its collegiate department in 1920. It pioneered in formal music education in the Philippines,opening a Conservatory of Music in 1907.
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.
Juan Romeo Nereus Olaivar Acosta,popularly known as Neric Acosta,is a Filipino politician,academician,and political scientist in the Philippines. He is a former member of the Philippine House of Representatives,representing the first district of the province of Bukidnon from 1998 to 2007. He was the Presidential Adviser for Environmental Protection and General Manager of the Laguna Lake Development Authority during the administration of President Benigno Aquino III.
Rufus Bautista Rodriguez is a Filipino lawyer and politician. He is the president of the Centrist Democratic Party and has been a member of the House of Representatives representing the Cagayan de Oro's 2nd district from 2007 to 2016 and from 2019 to today. He previously served as Vice Governor of Misamis Oriental from 1984 to 1986 and Board Member from 1980 to 1984. Rodriguez also was appointed as the head of the Bureau of Immigration by President Joseph Estrada in 1998 and served in that capacity until 2001.
Jose Ricardo de Leon Manapat was an activist,scholar,writer,researcher,and educator who was the Director of the Records Management and Archives Office of the Philippines from 1996 to 1998 and 2002 to 2008. He is best known as the author of the book,"Some Are Smarter Than Others:The History of Marcos' Crony Capitalism",a work on anti-cronyism exposing the wealth of the Marcos dynasty,and as Editor-in-Chief of the "Smart File",Smart File Magazine Animal Farm Series.
Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aguirre Aquino IV is a Filipino politician and social entrepreneur who served as a Senator of the Philippines from 2013 to 2019.
Ramon "Ricky" Arellano Carandang is a Filipino journalist and former government official. Notable for his tenure as a news correspondent and anchor for ABS-CBN and the ANC,Carandang resigned from broadcasting on July 9,2010,to join the government as Secretary of the Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office (PCDSPO) under President Benigno Aquino III. He is currently Vice President and Head of Integrated Corporate Communications at First Philippine Holdings Corporation,First Gen Corporation,and Energy Development Corporation.
Alexander "Alex" Hidalgo Santos is a Filipino field reporter who is currently a news and radio anchor for Net 25 and DZEC Radyo Agila. Santos was a former news director for DWIZ,and a former newscaster and television host for ABS-CBN,DZMM and PTV.
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.
The Ateneo bullying incident occurred on December 19,2018,when a student,Joaquin Montes,physically bullied a schoolmate inside the bathroom of the Junior High School campus in the Ateneo de Manila University. The incident was captured on video and was met with widespread shock and outrage on social media,with local celebrities,politicians,and netizens denouncing the incident. On December 23,the Ateneo management announced that the bully had been dismissed from the school.
Menardo Ilasco Guevarra is a Filipino lawyer serving as Solicitor General of the Philippines since 2022 under President Bongbong Marcos. He previously served as the Secretary of Justice under President Rodrigo Duterte and as a commissioner of the Philippine Competition Commission under President Benigno Aquino III. Before joining the government,he was involved in private litigation practice as a founding partner of the Medialdea Ata Bello Guevarra &Suarez law firm since 1990. He was also an active faculty member at his alma mater Ateneo de Manila University,where he graduated in 1974.
Bienvenido Estudillo Laguesma is a Filipino government official,lawyer and businessman who is currently the Secretary of Labor and Employment under the Marcos Jr. administration since June 30,2022.
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.
