Photo shows, from left, Br. Ricardo Laguda FSC, DLSU BOT Chair Jose Pardo AFSC, and

Br. Jose Mari Jimenez FSC

1 5 D E C 2 0 1 414VOLUME 46

NUMBERTHE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF

DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY

2401 (twen´te fôr´,o, wun) is a landmark number along Taft Avenue. It is the location ID of De La Salle University, home to outstanding faculty and students, and birthplace of luminaries in business, public service, education, the arts, and science. And 2401 is the name of the official newsletter of DLSU, featuring developments and stories of interest about the University.

F A C T S a n d F I G U R E S

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University welcomes delegates of Lasallian East Asia District

TWO INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH

PROJECTS by DLSU Gokongwei College

of Engineering faculty members focusing

on underwater robot systems were

presented in a recent symposium hosted

by the University Research Coordination

Office.

New DLSU research projects focus on underwater robots

INSIDE:

see page 3

DLSU Christmas celebration highlights simplicity, generosity

University BOT Chair receives AFSC title

Chapel of the Most Blessed Sacrament marks 75th Year Jubilee

Lasallians develop space-saving beds

for ophanageAn underwater robot developed by a team from the Gokongwei College of Engineering.

University BOT Chair receives AFSC titleLAST NOVEMBER 29, the Institute of the

Christian Brothers formally presented

its Letters of Affiliation to DLSU Board

of Trustees Chair Jose Trinidad Pardo

during the Eucharistic Celebration at the

Most Blessed Sacrament Chapel.

The AFSC honor is granted to members

of the Lasallian Family who have

helped the Institute through their deep

involvement in the Lasallian Mission and

who have grown in appreciation of the

Lasallian spirituality.

Upon the request and recommendation

by the De La Salle Brothers, Sector of

Philippines and the Lasallian East Asia

District, the Superior General, Br. Robert

Schieter FSC, approved the request.

Pardo has supported the Lasallian

Mission and the work of the Institute in

the Philippines for several decades. He

took his Lasallian education, from his

primary years to his graduate degree in

MBA, at the University, then known as

De La Salle College.

He is a member of the International

Board of Counselors for the Institute.

His work in the private and the public

sector and the numerous awards given

to him are expressions of his Lasallian

perspective and values.

DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY RECENTLY HOSTED a dinner for the

largest gathering of the Lasallian East Asia District (LEAD), which is

the governance structure of the De La Salle Brothers in the region.

LEAD is composed of seven sectors, namely, Hong Kong, Japan,

Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand.

The 2nd District Assembly was held at Microtel in the SM Mall

of Asia Complex, with 136 participants that included Brothers,

scholastics, postulants and La Salle Sisters. The conference aimed

to realign the participants with the directions of the 45th General

Assembly, which was also held early this year.

By inspiring strength through diversity, the 2nd District Assembly

also sought to inspire new and better ways to better fulfill the

Lasallian mission of providing a human and Lasallian education to

the young, especially the poor and those at risk.

Left photo: The De La Salle Brothers; Right: Eucharistic celebration at the Chapel of the Most Blessed Sacrament (Photo credit on right: Sean Kevin Joya)

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The team of Dr. Elmer Dadios of

Manufacturing Engineering and

Management (MEM), Dr. Alvin Culaba and

Dr. Laurence Gan Lim of the Mechanical

Engineering, Edwin Sybingco, Rhay

Rhay Vicerra, and Argel Bandala of

the Electronics and Communications

Engineering (ECE) designed and developed

an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV).

In their research, they proposed a fuzzy

logic-based controller to allow the

UUV to navigate autonomously while

avoiding obstacles. The said controller

is implemented in an actual low-cost

underwater vehicle equipped with

magnetometer and ultrasonic sensors.

Meanwhile, Dadios and Gan Lim also

took part in the research entitled “Use

of Computer Vision to Control the Water

Quality of Tiger Prawn Aquaculture Based

on Its Behavioral Patterns.” They worked

with Dr. Edwin Calilung of MEM and Reggie

Gustilo of ECE.

This study used a computer vision to

observe the behavior of tiger prawns by

varying water condition parameters such

as temperature, salinity, pH and dissolved

oxygen. It compares the performance of

using computer vision as against using

sensors and microcontroller units to correct

or adjust the state of these parameters.

Underwater Robots, from page 1

AS PART OF THE CONTINUING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT of

DLSU’s Manufacturing Engineering and Management (MEM) and

the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, a group of students

designed and developed seven transforming beds for Hospicio

De San Jose in Quiapo, Manila.

The transforming beds seek to maximize the limited space in the

145-year old orphanage, which currently houses children and old

people, as well as persons with special needs.

The MEM students from I.D. 111 who made the beds their

project in LBYMREE (Welding Class) are Cris Villanueva, Kean

Peralta, Dominic Caoile, Rex Ong, and Julius Doolittle. They

worked under the supervision of MEM faculty member Siegfried

Lopez.

Supporting the students were the Office of the Vice Chancellor

for Lasallian Mission under Br. Michael Broughton FSC and the

Office of the Associate Vice President for Facilities Management

under Engineer Ronaldo Gallardo.

The donation was the second set made by the MEM Department

for Hospicio De San Jose. The first set of four beds was turned

over to the orphanage in 2012.

Sister Ma. Magdalena G. Erasmo of the Pastoral Care and

Homelife Services of Hospicio De San Jose received the

transforming beds last November 14.

THE DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY PUBLISHING HOUSE RELEASES

a groundbreaking series, Critics in Conversation, which

features candid revelations from some of the world’s foremost

literary critics and practitioners.

The series highlights correspondences between Swansea

University Professor Catherine Belsey and literary critic David

Jonathan Bayot, who is also the executive director of the

DLSU Publishing House. He also worked with critic, theorist,

and former Johns Hopkins University Visiting Professor

Jonathan Dollimore for the series. Another book in the series

features renowned American poet Kenneth Goldsmith with the

late poet and DLSU professor Francisco Roman Guevara.

The books aim to make the field of literary studies, cultural

criticism, and critical theory accessible to more readers.

DLSU OIC PRESIDENT AND CHANCELLOR BR. DENNIS MAGBANUA FSC LED

the opening of the University’s annual Christmas celebrations with the lighting of the

Animo Christmas! Tree last December 1 on the Henry Sy, Sr. Hall grounds, with a

similar activity concurrently held at the DLSU Science and Technology Complex.

In his message to the community, Br. Dennis mentioned that the tree-lighting activity,

which started last year, has become a symbol of hope. “It took a special meaning last

year in the aftermath of Typhoon Yolanda. Tonight, we are continuing this tree-lighting

tradition to celebrate the gifts of this season,” he said.

He noted the importance not only of gratitude and of celebrating with loved ones but

also of developing the spirit of volunteerism, not only during Christmas season but

also throughout the year.

An institutional Advent Mass was also held during the day and an acoustic concert

organized by the University Student Government featuring the Culture and Arts Office

groups and other performers followed the lighting ceremony.

IN THE NOVEMBER 2014 licensure

examinations for Chemical Engineers,

two De La Salle University graduates

made it to the Top 10 list of examinees.

John Frederick Dacula Tapia, a St. La

Salle Scholar, placed 5th, while Nikko

Mabasa Barongan, initially a St. La Salle

Scholar and later, a Rebisco Foundation

Scholar, placed 10th among 871

examinees.

DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY HOSTED the 2014 PEN Conference, which

centered on the theme “Writing, Writers, Moral Regeneration and

National Renewal,” held last December 2-3 at the Multipurpose Hall

of the Henry Sy, Sr. Hall.

The Philippine Center of International PEN (Poets, Playwrights,

Essayists, Novelists) commemorated the 150th birth anniversary of

Apolinario Mabini and featured former Associate Justice and current

Commissioner of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) Adolf

Azcuna.

Azcuna delivered the José Rizal Lecture, which was the highlight of

the conference. Intramuros Administrator Bambi Harper served as

the keynote speaker.

Other panellists/speakers included Rene Azurin, Joel Pablo Salud,

Raissa Robles, Floy Quintos, Dennis Marasigan, Clodualdo Del

Mundo Jr., Gemma Cruz Araneta, Saul Hofileña Jr., Bernardita

Churchill, Carlo Vergara, and Edgar Samar, among others.

The conference was co-sponsored by DLSU Bienvenido N. Santos

Creative Writing Center, DLSU Office of the Vice Chancellor for

Research and Innovation, University of Santo Tomas The Varsitarian,

University of the Philippines, Atty. Saul Hofileña, and Solidaridad

Bookstore, among others.

THE LASALLIAN COMMUNITY CELEBRATED the 75th year jubilee of

the Chapel of the Most Blessed Sacrament, located at the second

floor of the St. La Salle Hall, last December 2, with a mass presided

by a La Salle alumnus, Rev. Fr. Benildus Maramba, OSB.

The Chapel became a refuge for the Christian Brothers, priest, and

families who sought shelter in its hallowed halls during the darkest

days of the Second World War.

Vice Chancellor for Lasallian Mission Br. Michael Broughton FSC

noted how the Chapel has become a place of sanctuary for the

faithful and a symbol of the joint aspirations of the members of the

Lasallian community. It is the center and the heart of the shared

commitment of Lasallians to serve God and follow his will through

faith, service, and communion.

Br. Michael shared a brief history of the Chapel, mentioning among

others, its consecration as well as the reconciliation, rededication,

and the reparation ceremonies held there after the war.

Lasallians develop space-saving beds for orphanage

International literary figures featured in book series

Licensure Examinations for Chemical Engineers

Writers converge at DLSU for PEN Conference

Chapel of the Most Blessed Sacrament marks 75th Year Jubilee

DLSU Christmas celebration highlights simplicity, generosity

The MEM team with Sr. Magdalena Erasmo of Hospicio De San Jose

Guest writers during their book launch; right photo: former Associate Justice Adolf Acuna | photo credits left: Kristian Cordero via Facebook, right: inquirer.net)

Cultural Arts groups, students, and administrators perform during the Institutional Christmas Celebration.

---St. John Baptist de La Salle

Take Jesus as your model. Ask of God that you may be clothed in a new self!