Colegio de San Juan de Letran

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Colegio de San Juan de Letran
San Juan de Letran College
Kolehiyo ng San Juan de Letran
Motto: Deus, Patria, Letran (God, Country, Letran)
Established: 1620
Type: Private, Roman Catholic, Dominican
Chancellor: Very Rev. Fr. Carlos Azpiroz Costa, OP
Rector: Rev. Fr. Tamerlane Lana, OP
Staff: About 250 professors, 150 Non-Teaching
Undergraduates: About 4,000
Postgraduates: Less than 100
Location: Intramuros, Manila, Philippines
Campus: Urban, 2 acres
Hymn: Himno de Colegio de Letran
Colors: Dark blue █ and red █
Nickname: Letran Knights
Mascot: Johnny Big Knight
Affiliations: NCAA (Philippines), CEAP, Intramuros Consortium
Website: www.letran.edu

The Colegio de San Juan de Letran (CSJL) (also as San Juan de Letran College (SJLC), Letran College (LC) or simply Letran), was founded in 1620. Letran is a private Roman Catholic institution of higher learning located in Intramuros, Manila, Philippines.

The Colegio was given Level 2 accreditation by the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities in the Elementary department, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS), the College of Business Administration (CBA), and the High School Department.

Contents

[edit] History

Presidents and Rectors of
Colegio de San Juan de Letran

1620-38 - Juan Alonso Jeronimo Guerrero
1632-38 - Bro. Diego de Sta. Maria
1639-43 - Fr. Sebastian de Oquendo, O.P.
1643-45 - Fr. Francisco Herrera, O.P.
1645-47 - Fr. Lucas Ruiz Montana, O.P.
1647-48 - Fr. Juan L. de Guete, O.P.
1648-50 - Fr. Rafael de la Carcel, O.P.
1650-52 - Fr. Juan de los Angeles, O.P.
1652-56 - Fr. Jeronimo de Zamora, O.P.
1656-57 - Fr. Juan de los Angeles, O.P.
1657-59 - Fr. Andres Gomez, O.P.
1659-61 - Fr. Ignacio de Herrera, O.P.
1661-63 - Fr. Pedro Camacho, O.P.
1663-65 - Fr. Andres Gomez, O.P.
1665-67 - Fr. Francisco Sanchez, O.P.
1667-69 - Fr. Andres Gomez, O.P.
1669-84 - Fr. Juan de los Angeles, O.P.
1684-86 - Fr. Tomas de los Reyes, O.P.
1686-92 - Fr. Jose Valdes, O.P.
1692-94 - Fr. Tomas de los Reyes, O.P.
1694-98 - Fr. Gregorio Giraldez, O.P.
1698-1700 - Fr. Domingo de le Escalera, O.P.
1700-02 - Fr. Juan de Sto Domingo, O.P.
1702-04 - Fr. Sebastian del Castillo, O.P.
1704-06 - Fr. Diego Nunez, O.P.
1706-10 - Fr. Francisco Ruiz, O.P.
1710-18 - Fr. Juan de Sto Domingo, O.P.
1718-20 - Fr. Pedro Bono, O.P.
1720-22 - Fr. Juan de Sto Domingo, O.P.
1722-23 - Fr. Francisco Petite, O.P.
1723-25 - Fr. Juan Caballero, O.P.
1725-35 - Fr. Juan de Arrechedera
1735-37 - Fr. Diego Saenz, O.P.
1737-41 - Fr. Vicente Salazar, O.P.
1741-42 - Fr. Bernardo Ustariz, O.P.
1742-45 - Fr. Vicente Salazar, O.P.
1745-47 - Fr. Jose Herrera, O.P.
1747-49 - Fr. Tomas Canduela, O.P.
1749-51 - Fr. Francisco Carriedo, O.P.
1751-53 - Fr. Juan de la Cruz, O.P.
1753-55 - Fr. Bernardo Ustariz, O.P.
1755-57 - Fr. Jose Herrera, O.P.
1757-59 - Fr. Diego Serrano, O.P.
1759-63 - Fr. Bernardo Ustariz, O.P.
1763-69 - Fr. Pedro Luis de Sierra, O.P.
1769-73 - Fr. Cristobal Rodriguez, O.P.
1773-77 - Fr. Andres Melendez, O.P.
1777-81 - Fr. Francisco Garcia, O.P.
1781-85 - Fr. Juan Fernandez, O.P.
1785-94 - Fr. Cristobal Rodriguez, O.P.
1794-98 - Fr. Antonio Robles, O.P.
1798-1802 - Fr. Diego Martin, O.P.
1802-14 - Fr. Pedro Galan, O.P.
1814-25 - Fr. Francisco Genoves, O.P.
1825-29 - Fr. Antonio Tavanera, O.P.
1829-33 - Fr. Tomas Rosello, O.P.
1833-45 - Fr. Francisco Mora, O.P.
1845-51 - Fr. Rafael Castro, O.P.
1851-55 - Fr. Juan Velichon, O.P.
1855-59 - Fr. Antonio Carrillo, O.P.
1859-63 - Fr. Jose R. Gonzales
1863-67 - Fr. Raimundo Rodriguez, O.P.
1867-71 - Fr. Mariano Martin, O.P.
1871-73 - Fr. Benito Corominas, O.P.
1873-74 - Fr. Pedro Perez, O.P.
1874-77 - Fr. Domingo Tressera, O.P.
1877-78 - Fr. Miguel Narro, O.P.
1878-80 - Fr. Lucio Asencio, O.P.
1880-82 - Fr. Ruperto Alarcon, O.P.
1882-86 - Fr. Miguel Narro, O.P.
1886-89 - Fr. Bernardino Nozaleda
1889-90 - Fr. Jose Maria Garcia, O.P.
1890-94 - Fr. Lucio Asencio, O.P.
1894-1903 - Fr. Marcos Lainez, O.P.
1903-10 - Fr. Jose Maria Ruiz, O.P.
1910-14 - Fr. Santiago Paya, O.P.
1914-17 - Fr. Florencio Llanos, O.P.
1917-22 - Fr. Calixto Prieto, O.P.
1922-23 - Fr. Juan Ylla, O.P.
1923-27 - Fr. Jesus Andres Villaverde, O.P.
1927-30 - Fr. Roque Ruano, O.P.
1930-33 - Fr. Juan Ylla, O.P.
1933-34 - Fr. Silvestre Sancho, O.P.
1934-36 - Fr. Angel de Blas, O.P.
1936-45 - Fr. Juan Labrador, O.P.
1946-49 - Fr. Honorio Muñoz, O.P.
1949-52 - Fr. Evergisto Bazaco, O.P.
1952-55 - Fr. Aurelio Valbuena, O.P.
1955-61 - Fr. Angel de Blas, O.P.
1961-64 - Fr. Isidoro Katigbak, O.P.
1964-65 - Fr. Pedro Mateos, O.P.
1965-68 - Fr. Antonio Cabezon, O.P.
1968-69 - Fr. Lorenzo Rodriguez, O.P.
1969-70 - Fr. Eladio Neira, O.P.
1970-74 - Fr. Antonio F. Posadas, O.P.
1974-80 - Fr. Pompeyo F. de Mesa, O.P.
1980-86 - Fr. Regino O. Cortes, O.P.
1986-89 - Fr. Thomas Lopez Francisco, O.P.
1989-92 - Fr. Rogelio B. Alarcon, O.P.
1992-99 - Fr. Ramon C. Cercado, O.P.
1999-2007 - Fr. Edwin A. Lao, O.P.
2007-11 - Fr. Tamerlane R. Lana, O.P.

The name San Juan de Letran is derived from the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome, considered as the Mother Church of Christendom[1] This name, in turn, was taken from that of the palace known as Palazzo Laterano, beside which it stands at the Piazza San Giovanni or Saint John Square in that SE of Rome location, a former Imperial Palace given by Emperor Constantine to the Pope in the early 4th century, which later served as official papal residence for over a thousand years.

St. John the Baptist building fronting Muralla St. in Intramuros. The building serves as the administration building.
St. John the Baptist building fronting Muralla St. in Intramuros. The building serves as the administration building.

The Colegio is owned and administered by priests of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans) of the Philippine Dominican Province. The school has a rich and proud history and holds the distinction of having produced Philippine presidents, revolutionary heroes, poets, legislators, members of the clergy, jurists, and is the only Philippine school that has produced a Catholic Saint that actually lived and studied inside its original campus. The campus contains two statues, representing the two foremost alumni in the fields of secular and religious service: former Philippine President Manuel L. Quezon and Vietnamese Saint Vicente Liem de la Paz.

Originally founded by Don Juan Geromino Guerrero in 1620, a retired Spanish officer, in Intramuros as Colegio de Niños Huerfanos de San Juan de Letran. The school was designed to educate and mold orphans to be good Christian citizens.

Around the same time, Diego de Santa Maria, O.P. established Colegio de Huerfanos de San Pedro y San Pablo. As Don Guerrero grew old, the two schools were fused together, taking the name of Colegio de San Juan de Letran. In 1623, King Philip IV of Spain placed Letran under Royal protection.

St. Thomas Building, which houses the library, the media center and TV studios.
St. Thomas Building, which houses the library, the media center and TV studios.

After 60 years, Letran was declared an ecclesiastical college. A royal decree on May 1865 pronounced Letran as a "College of the First Class". Around this time, Letran was still a school exclusively for boys.

During World War II, Letran suspended classes, and the school was changed into a Japanese garrison. After the war, Letran resumed operations. Several new construction projects were inaugurated to replace the old structures wrecked by the war.

The school began accepting female students in its college department in the 1970s while the grade school and high school departments started accepting female enrollees in June 2005.

Letran has programs in business education, humanities, information technology, communication arts and basic education, and has successful athletic programs, particularly in basketball, football, volleyball, taekwondo, and tennis. Through the centuries Letran has produced numerous athletes that have donned the national colors (especially in basketball) in international events like the Olympics, Asian Games, Southeast Asian Games, Jones Cup, and FIBA World Championship.

In October 2007, two former Letran administrators were among the 498 Spanish martyrs beatified by Pope Benedict XVI. They are Fr. Jesus Villaverde Andres, OP, a former rector; and Fr. Antonio Varona Ortega, OP, a former professor and moderator of the NCAA Philippines.

[edit] The Colegio's Symbols

[edit] Motto

"Deus, Patria, Letran" - "For God, Country, and Letran."

[edit] Creed

"Soy una Letranista, y viviré para el Señor Dios, Patria y Letran" - "I am a Letranite and I will continue to live my days as one - for God, the Fatherland, and for my beloved Alma Mater."

[edit] Official Publications

  • The LANCE for the Collegiate Department
  • Muralla is the literary portfolio of The LANCE
  • The Scroll for the High School department
  • Letran Page for the Elementary department
  • Letran News for the Administration
  • KNIGHTline for Letran Alumni Association
  • Luz Y Saber for Letran Research Journal

[edit] Athletics

Main article: Letran Knights
The Letran athletics logo

Letran is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association from 1928 to 1932, and since 1936.

The Colegio currently participates in basketball, volleyball, football (soccer), track and field, taekwondo and lawn tennis. The varsity teams are called Letran Knights (for seniors division), Squires (for juniors division) and Lady Knights (for women's division)

The seniors basketball team is the most successful team in the NCAA. Since joining in the 1928-29 season, the Knights have won a total of sixteen titles, the most in NCAA seniors basketball. The most recent championship came in the 2005 tournament, with a record of 13-1 in the eliminations and 3-1 in the playoffs (2-1 in the Finals) for an overall record of 16-2.

The staple cheer is Arriba Letran! (English: "Fly high Letran"). Several cheers of the Colegio were among of the first cheers to be used in the NCAA. The team supporters are known as Dugong Arriba (Arriba blooded).

Their most prominent rivals are the De La Salle Green Archers (before the Green Archers left the NCAA), San Sebastian Stags and the Mapua Cardinals, their neighbor in Intramuros.

Their newest rivals are the San Beda Red Lions which has been beefing up since season 82.

[edit] Campuses

  • Colegio de San Juan de Letran-Manila
  • Colegio de San Juan de Letran-Bataan
  • Colegio de San Juan de Letran-Calamba (a totally independent institution)
  • Letran is underway to be a university with the inception of a San Juan de Letran University (SJLU) with one system under the aggregation of the three campuses.

[edit] Degree Programs

[edit] Colegio de San Juan de Letran - Manila

[edit] Pre-Elementary

  • Kindergarten
  • Preparatory

[edit] Elementary

  • Primary and Intermediate (Grades 1-6)
  • Home Study Program

[edit] High school

  • Secondary (First Year to Fourth Year)
  • Home Study Program

[edit] College of Business Administration and Accountancy

  • Bachelor of Science in Accountancy
  • Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship
  • Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
    • Major in Operations Management
    • Major in Economics
    • Major in Financial Management
    • Major in Human Resources Development Management
    • Major in Marketing Management
  • Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management
    • With Specialization in Hotel and Restaurant Management
    • With Specialization in Tourism
    • With Specialization in Cruise Line Management

[edit] College of Education

  • Bachelor in Secondary Education
    • Major in Mathematics
    • Major in English
    • Major in Science
    • Major in Physical Education

[edit] College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

  • Bachelor of Arts
    • Major in Political Science
  • Bachelor of Science in Psychology

[edit] Institute of Communication

  • Bachelor of Arts
    • Major in Communication Arts
  • Bachelor of Arts in Advertising
  • Bachelor of Arts in Broadcasting
  • Bachelor of Arts in Journalism
  • Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations

[edit] Institute of Information Technology

  • Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
    • Major in Digital Arts
  • Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (Microsoft IT Academy)
    • With specialization in Network Engineering
    • With specialization in Systems Administration
    • With specialization in Software Development
    • With specialization in Database Administration

[edit] Professional School for Continuing Education in Business (PSCEB)

(Pursuing School in Continuing Education in Business)

  • Doctor in Business Administration (DBA) Program
  • Masters of Business Administration - Special Management (SMP) Program
  • Masters of Business Administration - Regular

[edit] Colegio de San Juan de Letran - Abucay, Bataan

Rev. Fr. Rogelio Alarcon, O.P., former rector and president of Colegio de San Juan de Letran in Intramuros, Manila and an alumnus proposed the idea of having another campus in the north. Bataan was chosen. Initially, two sites were presented: Hermosa and Balanga. Abucay came into the picture later, after three years in the conceptualization stage. By what could be described as heavenly intercession and providential twists, Abucay was selected. The community of St. John Lateran, the Board of Colegio de San Juan de Letran and the Council of the Philippine Dominican Province approved the establishment of Letran-Abucay in 1998.

Construction started in 2000 in the fifteen-hectare area, donated by Mayor and Mrs. Liberato Santiago, Mr. and Mrs. Nicanor Soriano and Gov. and Mrs. Leonardo Roman. A breathtaking view of the Manila Bay and the surrounding mountains, including Mt. Samat, envelope the site. One of the main attractions of Letran-Abucay is its relatively undisturbed natural area and environment. Indeed, an ideal place for study. The site was chosen because of the natural character it projects- a plateau. Architect and environmental planner, Yolanda David Reyes incorporated this in the overall design and conceptual master planning of the campus.

Preparations for the establishment of the Letran-Abucay spanned over the terms of three Filipino Dominican provincials: Rev. Fr. Quirico Pedregosa, O.P., Rev. Fr. Ernesto Arceo, O.P. and Rev. Fr. Edmund Nantes, O.P., an alumnus. Rev. Fr. Edwin Lao, O.P., former rector and president of Letran-Intramuros spearheaded the over-all construction of the building and the formulation of the guiding principles of the institution. The blessing and inauguration on June 4, 2006 coincided with the gathering of the priors and superiors of the Philippine Dominican Province. Bishop Socrates Villegas, D.D., also an alumnus, officiated the Eucharistic celebration and blessing.

Colegio de San Juan de Letran-Abucay is considered as the first Catholic tertiary school and the “new university town” in Bataan.


  • Bachelor of Arts in Communication Arts
  • Bachelor in Secondary Education major in:
    • Biological Science
    • English
    • Mathematics
  • Bachelor of Science in Accountancy
  • Bachelor of Science and Business Administration Major in:
    • Marketing
    • Business Management
    • Financial Management
    • Human Resource Management


  • Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Communication Engineering
  • Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management with specializations in:
    • Cruise Line Management
    • Hotel and Restaurant Management
    • Tourism
  • Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
    • with specializations in Network Engineering
    • with specializations in Network Systems Administration
    • with specializations in Network Software Administration
    • with specializations in Network Database Administration

[edit] Colegio de San Juan de Letran - Calamba

On August 7, 1986, Letran-Calamba finally gained its autonomy from Letran-Intramuros with the installation of Rev. Fr. Tamerlane Lana, O.P., as its First President and Rector.

[edit] Elementary

  • Primary and Intermediate (Grades 1-6)

[edit] High school

  • Secondary (First Year to Fourth Year)

[edit] College of Arts and Sciences

  • AB in Communication
  • AB major in Economics
    • with Computer Application
  • BS Major in Psychology
  • BS Computer Science
    • Ladderized Program-Certification in Programming NC IV

Certification in Computer Hardware: Services NC II

  • BS in Information Technology
    • Ladderized Program-Certification in PC Operations NC II
  • BS in Psychology
  • Bachelor of Elementary Education
    • with Specialization on Pre-School Education
  • Bachelor of Secondary Education
    • Major in English
    • Major in Math

[edit] College of Accountancy

  • Bachelor of Science in Accountancy

[edit] College of Commerce

  • Bachelor of Science in Commerce
    • Major in Management Accounting
    • Major in Management
    • Major in Information Management
    • Major in Marketing
  • Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management
    • Major in Hotel and Restaurant Management
    • Major in Tourism

[edit] College of Engineering

  • Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering
  • Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Communications Engineering
  • Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
  • Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
  • Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering

[edit] College of Nursing

  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing


[edit] College of Arts and Sciences

  • Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
  • Bachelor of Secondary Education Major in Mathematics
  • Bachelor of Secondary Education Major in English

[edit] Notable alumni (Letran Intramuros)

Philippine President Manuel L. Quezon's statue on Letran. The inscription at the bottom reads: "I feel happier to be identified not as Quezon the Chief Executive but as Quezon the Letranite."
Philippine President Manuel L. Quezon's statue on Letran. The inscription at the bottom reads: "I feel happier to be identified not as Quezon the Chief Executive but as Quezon the Letranite."
Saint
  • St. Vicente Liem dela Paz, O.P. (HS,1747-1750) - Letran's foremost alumnus and heavenly patron. A young Vietnamese scholar who lived and studied in Letran during the 18th century.
  • St. Tomas de San Jacinto, O.P.
  • St. Pedro de Sta. Maria, O.P.
  • St. Vicente Shiwozuka, O.P.
  • St. Francisco Shoyemon, O.P.
  • St. Jacobo Tomanaga, O.P.
  • St. Domingo Tuoc, O.P.
  • St. Vicente Yen, O.P.

Presidents of the Philippines

Vice Presidents of the Philippines

Chief Justices of the Supreme Court of the Philippines

Heroes of the Philippine Revolution

  • Don Pedro Abad Santos (HS)- revolutionary hero; founder of the Socialist Party of the Philippines
  • Mariano Abella (AB) - a delegate to the Malolos Congress
  • Crispulo Aguinaldo (AB) - a revolutionary leader, older brother of Emilio Aguinaldo
  • Santiago Alvarez (AB) - one of the most valiant generals of the Revolution
  • Col. Elias Angeles (HS 1889) - revolutionary leader
  • Dr. Galicano Apacible (HS) - propagandist
  • Gen. Servillano Aquino - a delegate to the Malolos Congress, revolutionary leader
  • Vito Belarmino - major-generals of the revolutionary army
  • Higinio Benitez (GS, HS, AB) - a delegate to the Malolos Congress
  • Jose Torres Bugallon (HS, AB 1889) - a revolutionary leader
  • Fr. Jose Burgos (AB, Philo 1855) - GOMBURZA
  • Don Graciano Cordero - a delegate to the Malolos Congress
  • Mariano Crisostomo (HS, AB) - a delegate to the Malolos Congress
  • Gen. Emiliano Riego De Dios - revolutionary leader
  • Severino De Las Alas - a revolutionary leader
  • Dr. Trinidad Pardo de Tavera - a delegate to the Malolos Congress
  • Ladislao Diwa (AB)- one of the founders of Katipunan
  • Gen. Edilberto Evangelista (AB) - Hero of the Battle of Zapote Bridge, revolutionary leader
  • Lorenzo Fenoy - a delegate to the Malolos Congress
  • Gen. Leandro Locsin Fullon- revolutionary leader, former Provincial Governor of Antique
  • Maximo Gregorio - one of the Thirteen Martyrs of Cavite
  • Emilio Jacinto (AB) - Revolutionary hero & Brains of the Katipunan
  • Apolinario Mabini (AB, 1887) - Brains of the Philippine Revolution
  • Gen. Mariano Llanera - revolutionary leader
  • Honorio Lopez (AB) - revolutionary leader
  • Victoriano Luciano - one of the Thirteen Martyrs of Cavite
  • Gen. Vicente Lukban - revolutionary leader
  • Mamerto Natividad, Jr. - revolutionary leader
  • Jose Maria Panganiban y Enverga (1883) - propagandist
  • Fr. Pedro Pelaez - Father of Secularization Movement in the Philippines
  • Dr. Antonio Regidor - revolutionary leader
  • Gen. Artemio Ricarte - revolutionary leader
  • Antonio San Agustin - one of the Thirteen Martyrs of Cavite
  • Gen. Manuel Tinio (HS, 1896) - revolutionary leader
  • Isidoro Torres (HS) - revolutionary leader
  • Dr. Pio Valenzuela - revolutionary leader
  • Aguedo Velarde (AB)- a delegate to the Malolos Congress
  • Flaviano Yenko (AB)- revolutionary leader
  • Fr. Jacinto Zamora (AB)- GOMBURZA

Senators of the Philippines

Congressmen of the Philippines

  • Sergio Apostol
  • Rudy Bacani (HS, 1966)
  • Melecio Cojuangco
  • Jose Mari Gonzales
  • Antonino Roman (HS 1954, AA 1956)
  • Eduardo V. Roquero (BS PreMed 1970)
  • Rodolfo San Luis

Governors

Mayors


Councilors

Other Government Officials

  • Herminio Astorga (HS, 1951) - Vice Mayor, Manila, 1964 TOYM Awardee for Political leadership, NCAA Basketball Athlete
  • Sotero Cabahug - former Provincial Governor of Cebu (1937), former Secretary of Public Works and Communications (1945)
  • Pedro Concepcion - Former chairman of COMELEC, first Presiding Justice Court of Appeals (1936)
  • Jose de los Reyes - First Chief of Staff of the Philippine Army, with the rank of Brigadier General
  • Howard Dee (GS, 1940) - Ambassador
  • Jaime C. de Veyra - Historian, Educator, former Director of the Institute of National Language
  • Jose Escaler (HS, 1897) - Acting Secretary of Justice
  • Jay Amancio - Named as the youngest Barangay Kagawad [District II Manila]
  • Pablo Ocampo
  • Datu Nasser Pangandaman (AB, 1978) - Secretary, Department of Agrarian Reform
  • Diosdado Peralta (BS Commerce, 1974) - Sandiganbayan Court Justice
  • Don Honorio Ventura (PreLaw)- Philanthropist, former Pampanga Provincial Governor and former Secretary of the Interior
  • Jose Lopez y Vito - Former chairman of COMELEC
  • Jose Luis Yulo, Jr. - Former SEC chairman

Legal

  • Felicismo Feria (AB) - former Associate Justice (1945-1953)
  • Carlos Imperial (GS) - former Associate Justice
  • Gregorio Perfecto (AB) - former Associate Justice (1945-1949)

Men of Cloth

  • Archbishop Artemio Casas (HS, 1930) - former Rector of Manila Cathedral (1956-1962)
  • Archbishop Oscar Cruz, DD (GS, 1950) - Lingayen-Dagupan
  • Archbishop Ramon Salazar, OP
  • Bishop Teodoro Bacani (HS, 1956) - Novaliches
  • Bishop Jose Salazar, OP (HS, 1958) - Batanes
  • Bishop Alfredo Versoza
  • Bishop Socrates Villegas - Bataan
  • Very Rev. Fr. Rogelio B. Alarcon, OP - Founder of the Angelicum School in Quezon City, Philippines and the first Filipino Father Provincial of the Order of Preachers.
  • Rev. Fr. Augusto Antonio, OP
  • Msgr. Nestor Cerbo - current Rector of Manila Cathedral
  • Very Rev. Fr. Edmund Nantes, OP - Former Father Provincial- Philippine Dominican Province; Former Vice-Chancellor- University of Santo Tomas
  • Rev. Fr. Erasmo "Sonny" Ramirez, OP
  • Fr. Gregorio Aglipay(AB, 1877) - Founder of the Philippine Independent Church
  • Very Rev. Fr. Ernesto Arceo, OP- Former Rector Magnificus- University of Santo Tomas; Former Father Provincial- Philippine Dominican Province

Writers

  • Macario Adriatico - Writer & Lawyer
  • Manuel Artigas - Historian & Journalist; Spanish writer
  • Francisco Liongson II - Filipino Playwright in Spanish
  • Francisco Balagtas - Poet
  • Jesús "Batikuling" Balmori - Renowned Filipino Poet in Spanish, Premio Zobel awardee (1926)
  • Marcelo H. Del Pilar - Writer & Propagandist
  • Fernando De La Concepcion - Journalist, Premio Zobel awardee (1960)
  • Carlos De La Rosa - Journalist, Premio Zobel awardee (1984)
  • Ermin Garcia Sr. - Journalist
  • Enrique Fernandez Lumba - Spanish Journalist and Poet, Premio Zobel awardee (1954)
  • Bienvenido Lumbera (HS, 1950) - Writer
  • Mariano Ponce (1885) - Writer & Propagandist
  • Severino Reyes - Author, "Walang Sugat" and "Ang mga Kwento ni Lola Basyang"
  • Guillermo Gomez Rivera (AB) - Writer, Premio Zobel awardee (1975)
  • Gregorio Gozon Sanciangco (AB)- Wrote “El Progreso De Filipinas” which advocated reforms in the political, administrative, agrarian, revenues, property, natural resources and urban development and taxation.
  • Juan Crisostomo Soto - Poet, Writer
  • Rolando Tinio (HS, 1950) - Writer
  • Celementa Zulueta - Journalist
  • Johnbee Sales - Editor-in-Chief, UNO Magazine
  • Carlo Francia - Managing Editor, UNO Magazine

Educators

  • Mariano V. de los Santos - Founder of the University of Manila
  • Bienvenido Gonzalez - Former president of the University of the Philippines (UP)
  • Dr. Fernan Lukban (HS, 1978) - Head, Business and Economics Program of Arts and Sciences, University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P)
  • Enrique Mendiola - Educator, Member of the first Board of Regents of UP
  • Jovencio Ortañez - Former president of Ortañez University
  • Ignacio Villamor (AB, 1885) - First Filipino president of UP, Associate justice at the Supreme Court
  • Dr. Virgilio Enriquez (HS, 1958) - Founder Pambansang Samahan ng Sikolohiyang Pilipino; Named as one of the Outstanding Psychologists of the Philippines by the Psychological Association of the Philippines

Sportspeople

  • Sambiao Basanung - Olympic Swimmer (1948)
  • Enrique Beech - Olympic Shooter (1956, 1960)
  • Chris Calaguio - Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Player
  • Angel De Leon - Basketball player and coach
  • Itoy Esguerra - PBA Player
  • Felicisimo "Fely" Fajardo - Basketball player and coach. Olympian (1948, 1952)
  • Gabriel "Gabby" Fajardo - Basketball player
  • Rudy Hines - Basketball player and PBA official
  • Avelino "Samboy" Lim - Basketball player. The "Skywalker" of the PBA
  • Col. Julian Malonzo - Basketball player and FIBA official. Former President of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC)
  • Willie Miller- PBA Most Valuable Player
  • Lauro "The Fox" Mumar - Olympian (1948), Member of the famous Letran "Murder Inc." basketball team, 1950 NCAA Champions.
  • Carlos Padilla - Olympic Boxer (1932)
  • Jose Padilla, Jr.- Olympic Boxer (1932)
  • Fausto Preysler - Olympic Yachting (1960)
  • Kerby Raymundo - PBA Player
  • Antero "Terry" Saldaña - PBA Player
  • Nemie Villegas - Basketball player and coach
  • Rino Salazar - PBA player and coach
  • Joaquin Lopez - Football Hall of Fame
  • Ramil Abratique - Taekwondo Champion, Silver medalist World Championships
  • Dave Regullano - PBA player

Businessmen

  • Dante Ang (MBA, 2004) - Businessman
  • Vicente Ayllon - Chairman of Insular Life
  • Jaime Bautista - President and CEO of Philippine Airlines
  • Tony Chua (Coll, 1975) - Businessman, Team Manager of Red Bull Basketabll Team (PBA), Executive Vice President, Philippines Football Federation (PFF)
  • Henry Co - President and CEO, Ford Motors Philippines
  • Geronimo Berenguer delos Reyes (Coll, 1958) - COO, Gateway Property Holdings and Randel Management Corp.
  • Enrique Locsin - Businessman; COO and President, Manila Times
  • Francisco Ortigas - Businessman and Corporate Lawyer
  • Petronilo Pineda - Lawyer, Businessman and Real Estate
  • Ramesh Sadhwani (HS, 1967) - General Manager, Four Seasons Resort (Maldives)
  • Alfredo Tan (HS, 1957) - president of Himmel (a chemical trading company), vice president of Basic Holding, Inc. (the mother company of business tycoon Lucio Tan’s group of companies), and assistant to the chairman of Philippine Air Lines
  • Dr. Juan "Ito" Torres, Jr. - Past International President of Kiwanis International
  • Enrique Zobel de Ayala - Businessman

Media Personalities

  • Vic Sotto - Actor
  • RG Cruz - News Reporter; Reporter; Producer, ABS-CBN 2
  • Ricky Davao - Actor
  • Johnny Delgado - Actor
  • Peter Alfred Cruz - Production Staff, Songwriter
  • Maryo delos Reyes (PR, 1962) - TV and Movie Director
  • Laurenti Dyogi (HS, 1983) - TV director
  • Dindo Fernando - Actor
  • Raymond Lauchengco - Actor, Singer, Photographer
  • Ed Picson - Sports broadcaster
  • Jose Javier Reyes - Film Director
  • JP Soriano - Reporter, QTV 11
  • Ricky Velasco (College), Reporter, DZMM, ABS-CBN
  • Ronniel C. de Guzman (batch '77-'81), Reporter, Manila Bulletin
  • Rocky Nazareno,(batch '77-81)Press Undersecretary/Reporter, Philippine Daily Inquirer
  • Rainier Allan Ronda - (HS '93) Reporter, Philippine Star

Others

  • Dr. Florentino Solon - Executive Director, Nutrition Center of the Philippines
  • Jose Maria Sison (HS '56) - Head of the Communist Party of the Philippines
  • Angelito Vergel De Dios - Director, Traffic Operations Center, Metro Manila Development Authority
  • Lucito “Chito” Bertol - Chair & President, Manila Seedling Bank Foundation Inc.
  • Antonio M. Molina - composer, conductor, pedagogue, historian, and music administrator, Premio Zobel awardee (1985)

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Rome Illustrated Guide of the Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano
  • Colegio de San Juan de Letran, Continuing a tradition of excellence (Manila Bulletin, September 25, 2005 issue, pages D1 to D2)
  • The Student Body: Proud to be Knights (Manila Bulletin, September 25, 2005 issue, page D2)
  • The LANCE
  • Letran News

For the Alumni list:

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The Intramuros Consortium
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Dominican colleges and universities in the Philippines

Angelicum College, Quezon City • Aquinas University of Legazpi • Colegio de San Juan de Letran, Bataan • Colegio de San Juan de Letran, Calamba •
Colegio de San Juan de Letran, Manila • Sienna College of Quezon City • University of Santo Tomas
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National Collegiate Athletic Association (2008-09)
Colleges


High schools
Letran | LSGH | JRU | Malayan | PCU Union* | San Beda-Rizal | San Sebastian | UPHSD
Seniors' teams
Juniors' teams
Squires | Greenies | Light Bombers | Red Robins | Baby Dolphins* | Red Cubs | Staglets | Altalettes
Sports
*PCU's junior teams are suspended for the 2008-09 season.