De La Salle University (Tagalog : Pamantasang De La Salle) (DLSU) is a Catholic private Lasallian university in Malate, Manila, Philippines. It was founded in 1911 by De La Salle Brothers as the De La Salle College in Paco, Manila with Blimond Pierre serving as its first director. [2] DLSU traces its founding to Manila Archbishop Jeremiah James Harty. He believed that the establishment of a La Salle school in Manila was instrumental in preempting the spread of Protestantism in the Philippines through the arrival of the Thomasites and Protestant missions. [3] His request would later be endorsed in 1907 by Pope Pius X. An envoy of De La Salle Brothers arrived in 1910. [4]
More than a century ago, the De La Salle College (DLSC) was established as an exclusive all boys' elementary and high school. [5] The pre-war grade school and high school departments of DLSC were finally dissolved in 1968 and 1978 respectively. [6] [7] [8] DLSU currently offers coeducational undergraduate and graduate degree programs through its seven colleges and one school specializing in varied disciplines, including business, engineering, computer sciences, education and liberal arts. [9] DLSU, granted university status in February 1975, is the oldest constituent of De La Salle Philippines (DLSP), a network of 16 Lasallian institutions established in 2006 to replace the De La Salle University System. [10] [11] [12]
The Lasallians affiliated with De La Salle University include over 100,000 alumni, [13] 888 faculty, [14] honorary degree recipients and university administrators. Among them are National Artists of the Philippines, Ramon Magsaysay Awardees, officials of the Catholic Church and the government of the Philippines
Note: Dynamic list seems limited to people in politics and entertainment only. Please add the scientists, mathematicians, engineers, peacemakers, Forbes list of Filipino billionaires and many more from DLSU.
Name | Relationship | Discipline | Known for | Notes |
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Benjamin Abalos, Jr. | History and political science | Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from 2004 to 2007, Mayor of Mandaluyong, (June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2004, June 30, 2007 - June 30, 2016) | [15] | |
Carla Abellana | Psychology (AB-PSM) cum laude | Actress | [16] | |
Ogie Alcasid | — | — | TV Host/Song Writer/Actor | [17] |
Don Allado | — | — | Philippine Basketball Association player | [18] |
Rafael Alunan III | Business administration and history | Department of the Interior and Local Government secretary from 1992 to 1996 | [19] [20] | |
Rolando Andaya, Jr. | Business and economics | Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines | [21] | |
Darlene Antonino-Custodio | Management | Mayor of General Santos | [22] | |
Ryan Araña | — | — | Philippine Basketball Association player | [23] |
Drew Arellano | Marketing management | Actor/TV Host | [24] | |
Aaron Atayde | Communication arts | Sportscaster | [25] | |
Arjo Atayde | Entrepreneurship | Actor, politician | [26] | |
Mary Joy Baron | - | UAAP Season 79 Women’s Volleyball Most Valuable Player, middle blocker for the Philippines women's national volleyball team | ||
Joseph Bernardo | Business administration | Ambassador of the Philippines to Spain | [27] | |
Hernani A. Braganza | History | Department of Agrarian Reform secretary from 2001 to 2003 | [28] | |
Rafael Buenaventura | Commerce | Central Bank of the Philippines governor from 1999 to 2005 | [29] | |
Junjun Cabatu | — | — | Philippine Basketball Association player | [30] |
Jose Isidro Camacho | e | Mathematics | Department of Finance secretary from 2001 to 2003 | [31] |
Mark Cardona | — | Philippine Basketball Association player | [32] | |
Eduardo Cojuangco, Jr. | Secondary | NA | Chairman of San Miguel Corporation | [33] [34] |
Jose Concepcion, Jr. | Commerce | Department of Trade and Industry secretary from 1986 to 1991 | [35] | |
Mike Cortez | — | — | Philippine Basketball Association player | [36] |
Elsa Martinez Coscolluela | Graduate | Literature | Vice President for Academic Affairs of University of St. La Salle | [37] |
David Consunji | Secondary | NA | Department of Public Works, Transportation and Communications secretary from 1971 to 1975 | [38] [39] |
Jose Cuisa, Jr. | Commerce | Central Bank of the Philippines governor from 1990 to 1993 | [40] | |
Leila de Lima | History and political science | former Department of Justice secretary, incumbent Senator | [41] | |
Jose de Venecia, Jr. | Secondary | NA | Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 1992–1998 and 2005–2008 | [42] [43] [44] |
Enchong Dee | Development studies | ABS-CBN Star Magic celebrity | [45] | |
Monsour del Rosario | Arts | Taekwondo practitioner, incumbent Member, House of Representatives | [46] | |
Ramon del Rosario, Jr. | Commerce and social sciences | Department of Finance secretary from 1992 to 1993 | [47] | |
Jose W. Diokno | Commerce | Senator of the Philippines in 1963–1969 and 1968–1972 | [48] | |
Joseph Victor Ejercito | Political science | Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines | [49] | |
Michael Elbinias | — | — | Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals of the Philippines | [50] |
Mike Enriquez | Commerce | GMA VP radio and TV journalist | [51] | |
Eileen Ermita-Buhain | Psychology | Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines | [52] | |
Cheryl Fuerte | Computer science | Web designer | [53] | |
Jerwin Gaco | Graduate | — | Philippine Basketball Association player | [54] |
Peque Gallaga | Secondary | NA | Film director | [55] |
Albert S. Garcia | Philosophy | Member of the House of Representatives | [56] | |
Tet Garcia | Accountancy and economics | Governor of Bataan from 1992 to 1994 | [57] | |
John Gokongwei | Graduate | Business administration | Chairman of JG Summit Holdings | [58] |
John Paul Gomez | Mechanical engineering | Chess grandmaster | [59] | |
Jose Antonio Gonzalez | — | — | Former Department of Tourism secretary | [60] |
Miguel Benjamin Guico | — | Industrial and Management Engineering | Musician of Ben and Ben | [61] |
Paolo Benjamin Guico | — | Industrial and Management Engineering | Musician of Ben and Ben | [61] |
Kisses Delavin | — | Accountancy (now Business Administration) | Actress, beauty queen, brand endorser, singer and model | [62] |
Armando Goyena | Commerce | Actor | [63] | |
Quinito Henson | East Asian studies and economics | Sports analyst | [64] | |
Niña Jose | European studies | Actress | [65] | |
Philip Juico | Business | Sports Official | ||
Ernesto Kahn | Commerce | Former San Miguel Corporation President | [66] | |
Edwin Lacierda | Communication arts | Spokesperson of President of the Philippines Benigno Aquino III | [67] | |
Salvador Laurel | Secondary | NA | Vice President of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992 | [68] |
Richmond Lee | Industrial Engineering | Patent attorney | [69] | |
Lim Eng Beng | — | Philippine Basketball Association player | [70] | |
Jun Limpot | — | Philippine Basketball Association player | [70] | |
Japoy Lizardo | U | — | Taekwondo practitioner | [71] |
Leandro Locsin | Secondary | NA | National Artist of the Philippines for architecture | [72] |
Teodoro Locsin, Jr. | Secondary | NA | Former member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, incumbent Secretary of Foreign Affairs | [73] |
Mara Lopez | Communication arts | Actress | [74] | |
Ramon Magsaysay, Jr. | Secondary | NA | Former senator of the Philippines | [75] |
Ervin Malicdem | Electronics and Communications Engineering, Multimedia Arts | Winner of the 1st Philippine Animation Competition, Environment and mapping advocate | [76] [77] [78] | |
Tommy Manotoc | Secondary | NA | Philippine Basketball Association coach | [79] |
Edu Manzano | Elementary | NA | Actor/TV Host | [80] |
Florencio Miraflores | Industrial engineering | Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines | [81] | |
Kitchie Nadal | Education and psychology | Singer | [82] | |
Paeng Nepomuceno | — | — | Bowler | [83] |
Sam Oh | International studies | Talk show host | [84] | |
Jennifer Olayvar | U | International studies | Ballerina | [85] |
Francisco Ortigas, Jr. | Arts | Former Department of Finance secretary | [86] | |
Sergio Osmeña III | Secondary | NA | Senator of the Philippines | [87] |
Cayetano Paderanga, Jr. | Accountancy | National Economic and Development Authority director-general | [88] | |
Murphy Nicholas Xavier Pakiam | Graduate | Counselling | Roman Catholic Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur | [89] |
Francis Pangilinan | Accounting | Senator of the Philippines | [88] | |
Jose Pardo | Graduate | Business administration | Department of Finance secretary from 2000 to 2001 | [90] |
Prospero Pichay, Jr. | Commerce | Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from 1998 to 2007 | [91] | |
Rorian Pratyaksa | Economics and finance | Entrepreneurs | [92] | |
Monico Puentevella | Political science | Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines | [93] | |
Ralph Recto | Business Administration | Senator of the Philippines | [94] | |
Gilbert Remulla | Elementary | NA | 2010 Philippine Senate election candidate | [95] [96] |
José Javier Reyes | Literature | Film director | [97] | |
LJ Reyes | Commerce | Actress | [98] | |
Mark Reyes | Communication Arts | Television and Film Director | [99] | |
Ren-Ren Ritualo | Bachelor of early childhood education, major in guidance counseling and child psychology | Philippine Basketball Association player | [70] | |
Jesse Robredo | Industrial management and mechanical engineering | Department of the Interior and Local Government secretary | [100] | |
Mariel Rodriguez | Bachelor of Arts in Philippine Studies, major in Filipino in Mass Media | Actress | [101] | |
Alberto Romulo | Accountancy | Department of Foreign Affairs secretary from 2004 to 2011 | [102] | |
Sebastian Francis Shah | Graduate | Counselling | Auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lahore | [103] |
Carlo Sharma | — | — | Philippine Basketball Association player | [104] |
Rogelio Singson | Graduate | Public and business management | Department of Public Works and Highways secretary | [105] |
Lorenzo V. Tan | Graduate | Commerce, Major in Accounting | Banker, Bankers Association of the Philippines President | [106] |
Tyrone Tang | Business management | Philippine Basketball Association player | [107] | |
Mark Telan | — | — | Philippine Basketball Association player | [108] |
Gilbert Teodoro | Commerce | incumbentDepartment of National Defense since 2023 and previously from 2007 to 2010; former Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Tarlac | [109] | |
John Iremil Teodoro | Graduate | Fine arts | Literary writer | [110] |
TJ Trinidad | Commerce | Actor | [111] | |
Antonio Trillanes IV | Electronics and communications engineering | Senator of the Philippines | [112] | |
Jong Uichico | — | — | Philippine Basketball Association coach | [113] |
Gary Valenciano | — | — | Dancer/Song Writer/TV Host | [17] |
Luis R. Villafuerte, Jr. | Political science | Governor of Camarines Sur | [114] | |
Jesús A. Villamor | Arts | World War II USAFFE Ace Fighter pilot | [115] | |
Martin Villarama | Business administration | Supreme Court of the Philippines justice | [116] | |
Bernardo Villegas | Commerce and humanities | Founder of University of Asia and the Pacific | [117] | |
Jason Webb | — | — | Philippine Basketball League player | [118] |
Pinky Webb | Psychology | Newscaster | [119] | |
Roselle Nava | Marketing Management | ABS-CBN diva/singer | ||
Willy Wilson | — | — | Philippine Basketball Association player | [120] |
Rico Yan | Business management | Actor | [121] | |
Joseph Yeo | — | — | Philippine Basketball Association player | [122] |
Francis Zamora | Psychology | Mayor, San Juan, Metro Manila | [123] | |
Ronaldo Zamora | Secondary | NA | Executive secretary to President of the Philippines Joseph Estrada | [124] |
Jose Zubiri, Jr. | Management | Governor of Bukidnon | [125] | |
Randy Santiago | Communication Arts | Song Writer/Actor/Comedian | ||
Iya Villania | Psychology | Actress, TV host, and VJ | [126] | |
Jeannie Sandoval | Computer science | incumbent Mayor of Malabon, Vice Mayor of Malabon from 2013 to 2019 | [127] |
Name | Relationship | Discipline | Known for | Notes |
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Heber Bartolome | Former professor | Literature | Musician | [128] |
Cirilo Bautista | Professor | Literature | Literary writer | [129] |
Josette Biyo | Professor | Biology | Biologist | [130] |
Albert Casuga | Professor | Literature | Literary writer | [131] |
Xiao Chua | Professor | History | Historian, academic, and television personality | |
Isagani R. Cruz | Professor emeritus | Literature | Literary writer | [132] |
Randy Dellosa | Professor | Psychiatry | TV show counsellor | [133] |
Jose Manuel Diokno | College of Law dean | Law | Human rights lawyer | [134] |
Marjorie Evasco | Professor | Literature | Poet | [135] |
Rico Hizon | Former lecturer | Broadcast journalism | BBC newscaster | [136] |
Bienvenido Lumbera | Professor | Literature | National Artist of the Philippines for Literature | [137] |
Ambeth Ocampo | Professor | History | National Historical Commission of the Philippines chairman | [138] [139] |
Vicente Paterno | Former lecturer | Business administration | Senator of the Philippines from 1987 to 1992 | [140] |
Louie Jon Agustin Sanchez | Professor | Literature | Awarded Poet of the Year by the Commission on the Filipino Language | [141] |
Julio C. Teehankee | Professor | Political Science | Dean of the College of Liberal Arts | |
Jean Vitug | Professor | English | Grammar | [142] |
De La Salle University has had 21 presidents, including two acting presidents. [190] [191] The first, Antony Ferdinand Kilbourn, acted in Lucian Athanasius Reinhart's capacity during his return to the United States while the second, Naj Robosa, completed Reinhart's office when he died in 1950. [191]
# | Name | Term |
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1 | Blimond Pierre Eilenbecker | 1911–1912 |
2 | Goslin Camille Thomas | 1912–1915 |
3 | Acisclus Michael Naughter | 1915–1919 |
4 | Albinus Peter Graves | 1919–1923 |
3 | Acisclus Michael Naughter | 1923–1927 |
5 | Celba John Lynam | 1927–1930 |
6 | Dorothy Joseph Brophy | 1930–1933 |
7 | Marcian James Cullen | 1933–1936 |
8 | Flannan Paul Gallagher | 1936 |
9 | Egbert Xavier Kelly | 1937–1945 |
10 | Lucian Athanasius Reinhart | 1945–1950 |
13 | Hyacinth Gabriel Connon | 1950–1959 |
14 | Denis of Mary Ruhland | 1959–1961 |
15 | Crescentius Richard Duerr | 1961–1966 |
13 | Hyacinth Gabriel Connon | 1966–1978 |
16 | Andrew Gonzalez | 1978–1991 |
17 | Rafael Donato | 1991–1994 |
16 | Andrew Gonzalez | 1994–1998 |
18 | Rolando Ramos Dizon | 1998–2003 |
19 | Carmelita Quebengco | 2003–2004 |
20 | Armin Luistro | 2004–2011 |
21 | Narciso S. Erguiza | 2011–2012 |
22 | Ricky Laguda | 2012–2015 |
23 | Raymundo Suplido | 2015-present |
The University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), established in 1938, is an athletic association of eight Metro Manila universities in the Philippines. The eight-member schools are Adamson University (AdU), Ateneo de Manila University, De La Salle University (DLSU), Far Eastern University (FEU), National University (NU), University of the East (UE), University of the Philippines Diliman (UP), and the University of Santo Tomas (UST).
De La Salle University, also referred to as DLSU, De La Salle or La Salle, is a private, Catholic coeducational research university run by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools with main campus in Taft Avenue, Malate, Manila, Philippines. It was established by the Christian Brothers in 1911 as De La Salle College (DLSC) in Nozaleda Street, Paco, Manila with Blimond Pierre Eilenbecker, FSC serving as director, and is the first De La Salle school in the Philippines. The college was granted university status on February 19, 1975, and is the oldest constituent of De La Salle Philippines (DLSP), a network of 16 educational institutions, established in 2006 replacing the De La Salle University System.
The De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde, also known as DLS-CSB or Benilde, is a private, Catholic secondary and tertiary education institution established by the De La Salle Brothers, located in the Malate district of Manila, Philippines. It operates four campuses, all of which are located within the vicinity of Malate, Manila. The college is a member institution of De La Salle Philippines (DLSP), a network of 16 Catholic Lasallian institutions. Benilde is also a member of a 350-year-old international network of over 1,200 Lasallian educational institutions globally established by the De La Salle Christian Brothers in 82 countries.
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De La Salle University–Dasmariñas, also referred to by its acronym DLSU-D or La Salle–Dasma, is a private Roman Catholic, Lasallian co-educational secondary and higher education institution run by the De La Salle Brothers of the Philippine District of the Christian Brothers in Dasmariñas, Philippines. It is a member of De La Salle Philippines, a network of 16 Lasallian educational institutions.
The De La Salle Green Archers and Lady Archers are the varsity teams representing De La Salle University in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines, among other leagues. The "Green Archer" is the traditional university mascot. While the university's teams are collectively referred to as the Green Archers and Lady Archers, each team carries a specific moniker that references the sport that they play. At the high school level, the university is represented by De La Salle Zobel's varsity program called the Zobel Junior Archers and Lady Junior Archers.
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St. La Salle Hall is an H-shaped four-story academic building built in the Neoclassical style in the Philippines. It was built from 1920 to 1924 to serve as the new campus of De La Salle College due to a lack of space in the previous campus in Paco, Manila, and to accommodate its increasing student population. It served as the grade school and high school building back from when the college was still offering those levels.
Brother Armin Altamirano Luistro, FSC is a Filipino Lasallian Brother who served as secretary of the Department of Education of the Philippines under President Benigno Aquino III. Luistro entered De La Salle Scholasticate in Manila in April 1979 while he was studying in De La Salle University (DLSU). He received the religious habit of the congregation in October 1981 at the La Salle Novitiate in Lipa. He professed his first religious vows in October 1982, and his final vows in May 1988.
Rolando Ramos Dizon is a Filipino De La Salle Brother who was the President of De La Salle University and the De La Salle University System from 1998 to 2003, Chairman of the Commission on Higher Education from March 2003 to September 2004, Director-at-Large of the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines from 1998 to 2003, and Acting Brother Visitor of the De La Salle Brothers in the Philippines from 1976 to 1977 as well as a member of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's Consultative Commission on Charter Change from September to October 2005.
Lewis Alfred Vasquez Tenorio is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was an assistant coach for the Letran Knights of the Philippines' NCAA.
The Chapel of the Most Blessed Sacrament is the main and largest chapel of De La Salle University in Manila, Philippines. It is located on the second floor of the southernmost wing of the St. La Salle Hall, the oldest building of the university. The chapel was designed in Art Deco style by the commissioned architect, Tomás Mapúa. Built in the 1930s, the chapel pews were hewn from narra and carried the Signum Fidei Star, the sign of faith and the symbol of the De La Salle Brothers.
Michael Christopher "Topex" Robinson is a Filipino professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the De La Salle Green Archers of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). He previously coached the Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was drafted 44th overall by the Tanduay Rhum Masters.
The LaSallian (TLS) is the official student publication of De La Salle University, founded in 1960. It is an English language newspaper, released every first week of every month from September to August, and is run entirely by undergraduate students of DLSU Manila.
The history of De La Salle University dates back to 1911, when the Christian Brothers opened the De La Salle College (DLSC) in Nozaleda Street, Paco, Manila, Philippines. It is the first La Salle school established by the Christian Brothers in the Philippines, and the oldest constituent of De La Salle Philippines (DLSP), a network of 16 Lasallian educational institutions established in 2006 replacing the De La Salle University System.
The 2010 Philippine Bar exam bombing occurred on Taft Avenue near De La Salle University (DLSU), located in Malate, Manila, Philippines, on September 26, 2010, at 5:05 pm PST, a few minutes after Philippine Bar examinees began exiting DLSU. A Mk2 grenade was thrown at a group of Alpha Phi Beta members from San Beda College. They were standing near Tau Gamma Phi members, who police believed were the real target of the explosive. This resulted in injuries to 47 people, including two who required amputations.
Hans-Peter Van Sprew Smit is an Indonesian-born Filipino football coach. He was assistant coach of the Philippine national football team which participated at the 1996 Tiger Cup.
Kim Alano Fajardo is a Filipino volleyball athlete. She was the team captain of the De La Salle University women's volleyball team for Season 78 and 79.
Benoit Mbala is a Cameroonian professional basketball player for OGM Ormanspor of the TBL. He played college basketball in the Philippines, playing for the SWU Cobras of the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. (CESAFI) and the De La Salle Green Archers of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP).
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