Onofre R. Pagsanghan
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Onofre R. Pagsanghan (born June 12, 1927) is a renowned educator in the Philippines. He graduated in high school at the Ateneo de Manila University in 1947 and also earned his AB in Education in 1951 and MA in English literature in 1984 from the same university. He started his career in the university's high school department in 1951 and has taught the English and Filipino languages ever since. He married Florinda Duran in 1960 and had three children named Stella, Joel and Sylvia. The Tanghalang Onofre Pagsanghan theater was named after him in honor of his then 45th year of teaching service to the university.
"He has lectured extensively throughout the Philippines, literally from Aparri to Jolo, on education topics, specifically on “Teaching as a Vocation.” He is a regular lecturer for the Department of Education. He has authored Hasik, Layag, and Makabagong Pilipino, three textbooks used in several high schools. He has also written two other textbooks for high school use, Reaching Out and Sagwan. In 1997, he founded the Sibol-Hesus School, a free tutorial school for public high school students.
Mr. Pagsi, as his students fondly call him, has utilized and continues to utilize the theater as a means to teach not just English and Filipino but Christian values as well. He began “teaching” theatre as moderator of the Ateneo High School Dramatics Society in 1956, managed its transition into Dulaang Sibol in 1966, and has won recognition as a playwright and director in the succeeding decades."
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[edit] Scholarships and Grants
Ford Foundation Grant to observe educational television in the United States (1963)
UNESCO and British Council Fellowships to observe theater in the United States (1971)
Japan Foundation Scholarship to observe the Japanese system of education (1981)
New York University Scholarship on American Culture (1986)
[edit] Teaching Awards
Bayaning Gurong Pilipino Award from the ABS-CBN Foundation and UGAT (2003)
Gawad Paz Marquez Benitez for outstanding educator in literature from Unyon ng mga Manunulat sa Pilipinas (2002)
The Outstanding Filipino Award from the Philippine Jaycees and Insular Life Assurance, Inc. (1996)
Metrobank Outstanding Educators Award for excellence as a high school teacher (1985, the first year of the Metrobank Awards)
E.A.G.L.E. Fund Teacher Award for excellence in the teaching profession from the Ateneo de Manila University (every year from its inception in 1980 up to the present)
First Irwin Memorial Award for excellence in the teaching profession from the Ateneo de Manila University (1977)
Ozanam Award for Outstanding Service as a Catholic teacher from the Ateneo de Manila University (1970)
Citizens’ Award for Television, Best Educational Television Program, for a televised series of lessons in Filipino (1964)
[edit] Cultural Awards
Centennial Honors for the Arts (Theater) from the National Centennial Commission (1999)
Gawad Manuel L. Quezon from Quezon City and the Taliba ng Inang Wika (1996)
Gawad CCP para sa Sining (Dulaan) from the Cultural Center of the Philippines (1992)
Gawad Pambansang Alagad ni Balagtas from Unyon ng mga Manunulat sa Pilipinas (1992)
FAMAS Best Musical Film Award for Sinta (1976)
Patnubay ng Kalinangan Award for national contribution in the field of theater from the City of Manila (1970)
Gawad Balagtas for significant work in Philippine theater from the Surian ng Wikang Pambansa in (1970)
