Rogationist College

Rogationist College (RC) is a private educational institution run by Rogationist priests, a religious order in the Roman Catholic Church. It is located at Silang, Cavite in the Philippines.

History

aint Anthony's Boys Village

In March 2, 1985 at Silang, Cavite, the construction of Saint Anthony's Boys Village (SABV), an orphanage, began. It was established by Italian Rogationists priests with the help of the Italian government through Giuseppe Tiovini Foundation. This is the first foster home in the Philippines that features the teachings of Saint Annibale Maria di Francia about Saint Anthony. [cite web |url=http://www.mb.com.ph/issues/2007/07/18/SCAU2007071897986.html |title=Going strong after 20 years |accessdate=2008-01-10 |publisher=Manila Bulletin ]

Rogationist Academy

In May 1987, Rogationist Academy was built after the orphanage has completed its construction. It only accepted students for high school from the orphanage, known as internal students. In June 1990, the school was recognized by the Republic of the Philippines and in 1991, 66 students, 25 among them were internal students, became the first graduates.

Rogationist College

In 2001, the Commission on Higher Education approved the transforming of the school into a college, hence, it was renamed to Rogationist College.

In this year the population of the school is around 1159 students

References

External links

* [http://rog.edu.ph/ Rogationist College - Official Website]
* [http://www.rogalumni.org/ Rogationist Alumni Association - Silang (Official Website)]