De La Salle Philippines

De La Salle Philippines
Motto	Faith, Zeal in Service, Communion in Mission
Established	2006
Religious affiliation	Roman Catholic, Lasallian
President	Br. Ricardo P. Laguda FSC [1]
Admin. staff	8,141[2]
Students	91,515[2]
Location	20th Floor Br. Andrew Gonzalez Hall, De La Salle University, Malate, Manila, Philippines
Campus	17 schools in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao
Website	www.delasalle.ph

College of Saint Benilde Santiago Zobel School Health Sciences Institute Green Hills University of St. La Salle

De La Salle Philippines (DLSP) (incorporated as De La Salle Philippines, Inc) is a network of Seventeen (17) Lasallian Institutions in the Philippines. It was established in 2006 for the unified implementation of the Lasallian Mission, generate creative synergy, and promote the spirit of "One La Salle" among member institutions. De La Salle Philippines replaced the De La Salle University System which was established under the presidency of the late Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC in 1987 as a response to the rapid expansion of Lasallian schools nationwide.

The network was originally composed of sixteen District Schools. Two De La Salle-supervised schools, Andres Soriano Memorial College located in Toledo City, Cebu and John Bosco College located in Bislig City, Surigao del Sur, were officially added to the list in 2006, becoming the 17th and 18th De La Salle District Schools respectively. In 2008, the De La Salle Professional Schools was re-integrated back to De La Salle University, bringing the number of District Schools down to seventeen. The District Schools provide a diverse range of education ranging from Basic Education up to Graduate Studies. It consists of five universities, six colleges (with five providing basic education), three basic education granting schools, and one stand-alone high school.

The network administration is composed of a National Mission Council (NMC) which includes eight De La Salle Brothers including the Brother Visitor and seven Lasallian Partners elected by corporate members; DLSP Corporate Members which includes all incumbent trustees of the District Schools as well as the Lasallian Educational Corporations; and the DLSP President which acts as the Chief Mission Officer and Chief Executive Officer of the National Mission Council.

In line with the Lasallian Mission, the network holds various projects that serve the poor, as well as to give help to the country. Among these include the One La Salle Scholarship Fund, which aims to support 20 percent of each District School's student population as full scholars by 2011 in time for the centenary of Lasallian presence in the Philippines.

Historical background

Early history

The history of Lasallian education in the Philippines dates back to 1905 when the then Archbishop of Manila, Jeremiah James Harty, an Alumnus of a La Salle School in the U.S., appealed to the Superior General of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools (Fratres Scholarum Christianarum) - FSC for the establishment of a De La Salle school in the Philippines due to the very small number of Catholic institutions at that time. Archbishop Harty's request was rejected at first due to lack of funds, however he would continue to appeal to Pope Pius X for the establishment of additional Catholic schools in the country.

From March up to June 1911, nine De La Salle Christian Brothers from Europe and the United States led by Brother Blimond FSC of France arrived in the Philippines. Together on June 16, 1911, the Brothers established the first Christian Brother school in the Philippines, De La Salle College, on Calle Nozaleda (now General Luna St.) in Paco, Manila.

Because of increasing student population, the Brothers transferred the school to its present location on Taft Avenue in the Malate district of Manila in 1921.

De La Salle University System

During the 1980s, then President of De La Salle University, the late Brother Andrew Gonzalez FSC,Ph.D. introduced the idea of a multiversity because of the growing number of Lasallian institutions nationwide. His vision was to establish a system where the resources could be utilized to create a greater impact. The De La Salle University System was created in 1987, composed of De La Salle University-Manila, De La Salle-Santiago Zobel School, and the newly acquired De La Salle University-Dasmariñas and De La Salle University-Health Sciences Campus in Dasmariñas, Cavite. A year later, the newly established De La Salle University-College of Saint Benilde in Malate, Manila was included in the system.

De La Salle University-Manila initially provided the resources and expertise needed in the establishment of these institutions where it extended financial assistance and human resources in building the other campuses. The first general assembly of administrators and their representatives from the five campuses was convened in 1992 to support and facilitate the establishment of the system. Several committees were formed during the convention to introduce improvement and innovations to existing programs and structures among the campuses. A task force to study the different needs of the campuses was formed in 1994. It was also during this year that an organizational structure was formed and a vision and mission statement was created for the system.

In 1995, a 50-hectare property in Biñan, Laguna was acquired by the System from the family of the late National Artist of the Philippines for Architecture and La Salle High School alumnus Leandro Locsin to be used as the site of De La Salle University-Canlubang, a science and technology-oriented campus. Construction of the first building of the campus as well as start of operations both began in 2003. De La Salle University-Professional Schools, Inc., established in 1960, became a semi-autonomous entity in 1996 working within the campus of De La Salle University-Manila. In 2002, the management and ownership of the Gregorio Araneta University Foundation in Malabon City was transferred by the Araneta Family to the system and was renamed to De La Salle Araneta University, becoming the eighth member of the system.

Establishment of De La Salle Philippines, Inc.

In 2006, the 8-Campus De La Salle University System was abolished and in its place the 17-Campus De La Salle Philippines, Inc. was established in order to have a more focused and unified implementation of the Lasallian Mission, generate greater and more creative synergy among Lasallian schools, improve the overall quality of Lasallian education in the country and promote the spirit of “One La Salle” with a common vision of educating the Filipino youth. Ten more Lasallian institutions throughout the country was integrated to the eight campuses of the DLSU System, bringing the total number of campuses to eighteen. Recently, De La Salle-Professional Schools, Inc. was reintegrated to De La Salle University which brought back the number of schools to seventeen.

Structure

De La Salle Philippines is composed of four teams namely - Communications and Corporate Services Team, Educational Research Services Team, Institutional Audit Services Team and Finance and Resource Services Team

National Mission Council

The National Mission Council (NMC) serves as the Board of Trustees of DLSP. As the highest policy-making body of the network, it shall accompany school boards and school heads in following the Lasallian Mission. The NMC also provides assistance with regards to financial matters with fundraising for scholarship or social projects.

• Members of the NMC

• Br. Edmundo Fernandez FSC (President, Chief Mission Officer & Chief Executive Officer) • Mr. Ramon del Rosario Jr. • Br. Armin Luistro FSC (Secretary of Education) • Br. Rafael Donato FSC • Br. Manuel Pajarillo FSC • Br. Michael Valenzuela FSC • Br. David Hawke FSC • Dr. Allan Bernardo

• Mr. Oscar Hilado • Dr. Carmen Beduya • Sr. Corazon Manalo DC • Mr. Joaquin Quintos IV • Atty. Ed Cueto • Mr. Joey Ledesma • Mr. Paul Zaldarriaga

District schools

School	Location	Established
De La Salle Andres Soriano Memorial College President: Dr. Genesa P. Paragados	Toledo City, Cebu	1965
De La Salle Araneta University President: Br. Narciso S. Erguiza FSC Chancellor: Mr. Christopher Polanco	Malabon City, Metro Manila	1946
De La Salle Canlubang President: Br. Narciso S. Erguiza FSC Chancellor: Dr. Julius B. Maridable	Biñan City, Laguna	2003
De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde President and Chancellor: Br. Victor A. Franco FSC	Malate, Manila	1988
De La Salle Health Sciences Institute President: Br. Augustine L. Boquer FSC	Dasmariñas City, Cavite	1987
De La Salle John Bosco College President: Br. Ophelia Fugoso AFSC	Bislig City, Surigao Del Sur	1963[3]
De La Salle Lipa President and Chancellor: Br. Joaquin S. Martinez FSC, D.Min	Lipa City, Batangas	1962
De La Salle-Santiago Zobel School President: Br. Dennis Magbanua FSC	Muntinlupa City, Metro Manila	1978
De La Salle University-Dasmariñas President: Br. Augustine L. Boquer FSC	Dasmariñas City, Cavite	1987
De La Salle University President and Chancellor: Br. Narciso Erquiza FSC	Malate, Manila	1911
Jaime Hilario Integrated School-La Salle Director/Principal: Br. Jose Mari Jimenez FSC	Bagac, Bataan	2006
La Salle Academy President: Br. Rafael Reyes FSC	Iligan City, Lanao del Norte	1958
La Salle College Antipolo President: Br. Felipe Belleza FSC	Antipolo City, Rizal	1985
La Salle Green Hills President: Br. Felipe Belleza FSC	Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila	1959
La Salle University-Ozamiz President: Br. Jaime Dalumpines FSC	Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental	1929
St. Joseph School-La Salle President: Br. Raymundo Suplido FSC Director: Ms. Josephine Tero	Bacolod City, Negros Occidental	1960
University of St. La Salle President: Br. Raymundo Suplido FSC	Bacolod City, Negros Occidental	1952

Footnotes

1. ^ http://www.delasalle.ph/index.php?page=about&section=president#navigationbox
2. ^ ^{a b} DLSP September 2008 Statistics. delasalle.ph. Accessed May 26, 2009
3. ^ As John Bosco College; St. Margaret Mary's School (Bislig Bay Elementary School), established in 1950 but merged with John Bosco

External links

• De La Salle Philippines
• De La Salle Brothers in the Philippines