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READING— MATTHEW 11:25-30“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn form me, for I am gentle and humble of heart; and you will find rest. For my yoke is easy; and my burden is light.”

REFLECTIONAuthentic teaching and learning are founded on a relationship of care. De La Salle knew this early on and so decided to call his teachers, “Brothers”, as a reminder that it is this relationship that was to be the cornerstone of all their teaching and dealings with their students.

Jesus’ invitation for us to come to Him and learn His ways is prefaced by this reminder that all these have been made known to Him by a Father whom he knows, trusts and loves intimately. The wisdom we seek will elude us unless we take time to know and be known by the one from whom we seek to learn. As we carry out this ministry of teaching others, let us be attentive to how we build a culture of care in our educational communities. Teachers, staff, parents, students – all are enjoined to help create this environment where

people are cared for as one would care for a brother. In this manner, are we able to create the kind of community where authentic teaching and learning can take place.

Even as we mourn the reality of violence that is in our midst, we renew our firm commitment to build a culture of perceptive care in our schools. The gentleness and humility that is characteristic of Jesus are strong indictments against the use of power and authority that does not serve nor seek the good of others.

RESPONSEVulnerable God, You speak with the voice of the needy and oppressed.Confront in us the violencethat we enact or consent to.Give to us your wisdomthat we may learn from youand so know the way that leads to authentic peace and brotherhoodthrough Jesus Christ. AMEN.

(adapted from Janet Morely, All Desires Known)

WHAT INSPIRES YOU TO LIVE AND

TO BE PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS LIFE?

Response of Br. Rey Mejias FSC and Scholastics during their Final Vows and First Vows.

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JULY BIRTHDAYS

4 Bautista, Remy Domingo (DLSPCH-AdS)

Comia, Reymuel Lucero (Brothers Community-DLSU)

8 Bries, Eric Fetalver (Brothers Community-DLSU)

9 Paragas, Angelo Dominic FSC

10 Alcudia, Antolin "Butch" FSC

11 Guzon, Millie Tagle (Brothers Community-USLS)

12 Kha Lee (Novice)

13 Gonzales, Manuel Luis (NMC)

15 Dalumpines, Jaime FSC

Lazatin, Carmelita "Mela" (NMC)

18 Cuarteros, Gladstone Arao (DLSPCH-LJPC)

19 Critica, Joy (DLSPCH-OPR)

21 Battad, Eden Peñaflor (DLSPCH-OPR)

22 Casingal, Roberto FSC

28 Alindogan Jr, Antonio (NMC)

BROTHERS 45TH GENERAL CHAPTER: “THIS WORK OF GOD IS ALSO OURS”More than 100 Brothers gathered in Rome from Easter Sunday to Pentecost Sunday for their 45th General Chapter. The delegates, from thirty-two countries on the five continents, experienced great fraternity and unity in diversity. The General Chapter is held every seven years and this

year’s central motto, “This work of God is also ours,” was inspired by a letter sent to Saint John Baptist de La Salle by the first Brothers exactly 300 years ago.

Lasting seven weeks, this is one of the longest Chapters on record, since the customary work of a General Chapter of assessment and planning for the future was augmented by the work of revising the Rule and Constitutions of the Institute. The last revision of that document was in 1987.

Brother Robert Schieler, a native of the city of Philadelphia, USA, was elected Superior General and Brother Jorge Gallardo de Alba, a Mexican, as the new Vicar General. Brothers Ricardo Laguda (Philippines), Pierre Ouattara (Burkina Faso), Paulo Petry (Brazil), Timothy Coldwell (USA), and Aidan Kilty (Ireland) are the new General Councilors with special responsibility for the five Regions into which the Institute is divided. In recent years the Regional experience of governance has been very positive and this, in turn, has facilitated greater closeness to the local reality. The new Superior will appoint other Councilors for those areas that will need priority attention in the coming years.

The 45th General Chapter concluded on Pentecost Sunday, June 8, after many days of intense work, during which the delegates fraternally lived the joyful experience of their ecclesial identity as Brothers. The Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools continues reading the signs of life with eyes of faith and it continues to be open to the paths of fraternity and mission that the Holy Spirit will inspire for the coming years.

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LASSO UPDATESLASSO Schools upon the invitation of DLSP Lasallian Education Commission (LEC) took part in the seminar – workshops sponsored by the Commission. Held last May 7 – 9, 2014 at Hotel Benilde, the workshops seek to prepare and train key school administrators and learning leaders in the implementation of the K – 12 system.

May 7, 2014 - The Lasallian Summit on K-12 system: “Transitions and Lasallian Education”

May 8 – 9 - “The BEC Learning Leaders Congress, A Training Workshops”

BR. DENNIS SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDED HIS DOCTORAL ORAL DISSERTATION

“ACCOMPERVISING: A Grounded Theory on the Lasallian Supervision of Schools” at De La SALLE UNiversity - DasmAriñas (DLSU-D). He will be graduating in November, 2014 with the degree Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Major in Educational Management.

DLSBI, UT FOUNDATION SIGN AGREEMENT FOR SCHOLARSHIPSA Memorandum of Agreement for the establishment of the UT Foundation, Inc. Scholarship program for La Salle schools was signed on 25 June 2014 in Makati City. Br. Jose Mari Jimenez FSC, Sector Leader, signed the MOA in behalf of the Brothers and the Lasallian schools which will be the beneficiaries of the program. UTFI was represented by its Director, Mr. Roger Cariño.

UTFI is committed to give a total of $1M over four years to support tuition and miscellaneous fees of the top 125 scholars in the 12 Lasallian schools offering tertiary education. The partner schools will match this by providing each scholar’s allowances outside of tuition and miscellaneous fees based on each School’s financial capacity and existing or future policies on providing allowances to scholars. The 125 scholarships will be awarded to the qualified students beginning academic year 2014-2015.

The MOA-signing was witnessed by Br. Jimmy Dalumpines FSC and Mr. Edwin Reyes, representatives of the Philippine Lasallian network, and Mr. Senicio Ribuyaco, Jr. and Mr. Armando Alberto, trustees of the UT Foundation, Inc. Also present in the ceremony were representatives from the partner schools: De La Salle University, De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, De La Salle Araneta University, La Salle College Antipolo, De La Salle University Science and Technology Complex, De La Salle University-Dasmariñas, De La Salle Health Sciences Institute, De La Salle Lipa, De La Salle Andres Soriano Memorial College, La Salle University and De La Salle John Bosco College.

UT Foundation Inc. is the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of UT Global Services Limited, a Malaysian subsidiary of Usaha Tegas Sendirian Berhad founded by a low-profile businessman Ananda Krishnan.

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DLSU’S INSTITUTE OF GOVERNANCE CONDUCTS CONFERENCE-WORKSHOP WITH LUMAD LEADERS: OLEF AND DLSP SUPPORT FOR MINDANAO INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

“NAPAKAHALAGA NG NANGYARI SA KUMPERENSIYA NG DLSU-IPEU SAPAGKAT NALAMAN NG MGA MAHAHALAGANG TAO SA LABAS NG AMING KOMUNIDAD AT NG IBA PANG INSTITUSYON ANG TUNAY NA SITWASYON NG IPS O LUMAD SA MINDANAO... SIMULA NOON, NOONG UNANG PANAHON, HANGGANG NGAYON, GANUON PA RIN ANG SITWASYON NAMING MGA LUMAD -- TILA NAPAG-IWANAN NG PANAHON... ANG ATING ISINAGAWANG MGA WORKSHOP, MALAKI ANG MAITUTULONG SA BUONG MINDANAO, AT SA BUONG PILIPINAS, KUNG MAITUTULOY AT MAISUSULONG ANG MGA NAIPANUKALA RITO PARA SA SELF-GOVERNANCE NG MGA LUMAD.”

[What transpired in this IPEU-DLSU conference is very important because other institutions and important people from outside our community got to know of the reality of the IP or Lumad situation in Mindanao. Our situation as Lumads has remained the same since the early -- we seem to have been left by the progress of history. The workshops that we conducted could help Mindanao a lot and the whole Philippines as well, if the proposals submitted are followed through and advanced for the self-governance of the Lumad.]

Thus spoke Manobo community leader and Indigenous Peoples Economic Union (IPEU) Chairperson Sultan Julius Mabandos at the closing of a two-day workshop held from June 25 to 26, 2014, at DLSU Manila, billed as the “Workshop on the Lumad Integrated Development Plan: The Case of the CARAGA Region.”Organized by De La Salle University’s Jesse Robredo Institute of Governance (DLSU-JMRIG) and IPEU -- a network that represents thirty one Lumad (indigenous) Tribes of central and eastern Mindanao and is based in

Butuan City, Agusan del Norte -- the workshop aimed to flesh out the components of a Lumad Integrated Development Plan and a corresponding Implementation Roadmap.

Aside from producing the outlines of a major plan and strategy, the workshop also set in motion the funding and implementation of a number of programs and projects that will be spearheaded by partners and selected faculty members of DLSU.

There were three break-out sessions for brainstorming and planning in the workshop – Business/Project Development, Social Development, and Institutional Development. These sessions were designed to

begin the process of formulating a “social stewardship mechanism to ensure that the national patrimony is appropriately harnessed, productively utilized for the benefit of its rightful owners and the country,” explained Dr. Francisco A. Magno, professor of political science and Director of the Robredo Institute of DLSU.

Br Jose Mari Jimenez FSC, President of De La Salle Philippines (DLSP) and the One La Salle a Educational Foundation (OLEF), opened the workshop with a simple message of support and salutations for the 61 participants of the conference-workshop, at least 15 of whom were Datus and other tribal leaders of Manobo communities.

Early this year, the IPEU, as a federation of tribal clan owners of ancestral lands in Mindanao, requested DLSP to support its Lumad governance and education project initiatives. The request was responded to with grant support from the One La Salle Educational Foundation, and with DLSP inviting DLSU-JRIG to

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serve as the lead unit in managing a strategic planning process. This process is intended to craft a Lumad Integrated Development Plan and Roadmap to identify projects, programs, and activities that “promote good governance, economic development, and cultural and heritage preservation.” The projects envisioned aim to assist the indigenous communities in efforts to document their culture, develop their human and natural resources, and achieve equitable and sustainable development. Funding sources for these projects are being identified and will be attended to by a select group of development professionals. The projects will be designed such that the advances made for the development of the IPEU programs and projects are made sustainable.

The Jesse M. Robredo Institute of Governance will document the proceedings of the workshop and refine the proposals forwarded on: (1) Infrastructure and Governance; (2) History, Culture, and Education; and, (3) Economics and Project Development. Additional research and data collection activities will be conducted by JRIG to support the production of the “Lumad Integrated Development Plan: The Case of the Caraga Region.” This will provide the framework that will guide the pursuit of specific development projects in the claimed or titled ancestral domain areas. A Program Advisory Board will be constituted to provide directions and inputs for resource mobilization strategies in the effort to build a social laboratory

and knowledge hub for empowering the indigenous communities and fostering inclusive development in the Caraga region.

These organizations were represented in the workshop:• Rocky Mountain Arabica Coffee Inc.• Philippine Textile Research Institute-Department of

Science and Technology (DOST)• Institute for Solidarity in Asia (ISA)• Development Bank of The Philippines (DBP)• Puentespina Farms• Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC)• National Historical Commission of the Philippines

(NHCP)• Pieco Foods, Inc.• Asian Institute of Management• Aussietech, Inc.• Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP)• Topserve• Hineleban Foundation• Foundation for Economic Freedom (FEF)• Management Association of the Philippines (MAP)• College of Law, DLSU• Political Science Department, DLSU• History Department, DLSU• Literature Department, DLSU• Biological Science Department- DLSU• Jesse Robredo Institute of Governance (JMRIG)-DLSU• Board of Trustees-DLSU• University of the Philippines (UP)• De La Salle Philippines (DLSP)• Indigenous People Economic Union (IPEU)

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DLSP SIGNS MOA WITH PARTNERSDe La Salle Philippines (DLSP) signed separate Memorandum of Agreements (MOAs) with it partners on the One La Salle Yolanda Rehabilitation and Recovery Project (OLSYRRP). This Rehabilitation Project is being implemented in three different sites in the Yolanda devastated provinces, namely: Mercyville Elementary School in Barangay 99-Diit, Tacloban City; San Miguel Elementary School in San Miguel, Dulag, Leyte; and Trinidad Elementary School, Barangay Trinidad in Guiuan, Eastern Samar. Volunteer Teams from DLSP led its President and Sector Leader, Br. Jose Mari L. Jimenez FSC travelled to the three sites in May and this month for the formal signing of the Memorandum of Agreements.

The first MOA signed in May 15, 2014 was for Mercyville Elementary School. The signatories for DepEd were Dr. Gorgonio Diaz Superintendent Tacloban Division Office and Mrs. Teresita Macabenta School Principal. Mrs. Veronica Dela Cruz signed for Barangay 99-Diit. Br. Jose Mari Jimenez FSC signed for DLSP while Ms. Leonora Lava represented the NGO partner the Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement (PRRM).

The second MOA signed was with San Miguel Elementary School also in May 15, 2014. Signatories for DepEd were Dr. Ronelo Firmo, Superintendent of the Leyte Division Office and Mrs. Maria Abrenio School Principal while Mayor Manuel Sia Que for the Dulag Municipal Government and Brgy. Captain Danilo Cabias for the barangay. Br. Jose Mari Jimenez FSC signed for DLSP while Ms. Leonora Lava represented the NGO partner Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement (PRRM).

And most recently in July 1, 2014 the MOA for Trinidad Elementary School was signed. School Principal Mrs. Teodora Cabos signed for DepEd while Mrs. Apolinaria Guimbalibot signed in behalf of the Barangay. Br. Jose Mari Jimenez FSC signed for DLSP while Ms. Susan Tan and Ms. Renee Patron represented the local NGO- the Guiuan Disaster Response Coordination (GDRC).

The MOA are important since the OLSYRRP has started implementation. In May 2014 there was a distribution of the school supplies to school children in Mercyville and San Miguel Elementary Schools while similar activity was done in Trinidad Elementary School in January 2014. Other simultaneous activities were also held such as teachers training, art therapy for school

children; training on good parenting for parents and guardians; cooking demonstration to maximize local food resources and as alternative livelihood.

OLSYRRP adopted a holistic community development approach with components on education, livelihood, health, youth organizing and formation, governance, DRRM, and environment. It shall be implemented for two years in the sites. Implementation of the rehabilitation project is led by the Lasallian Justice and Peace Commission (LJPC) and will involve the 16 La Salle Schools.

MOA signing at Mercyville Elementary School, Barangay 99 –Diit, Tacloban CityTrinidad Elementary School, Tubabao Island, Guiuan Eastern Samar

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LJPC HOLDS ANNUAL ASSEMBLYThe Lasallian Justice and Peace Commission (LJPC) held its Annual Assembly last June 25-27, 2014 at the University of St. La Salle in Bacolod City. It was attended by twenty participants from 12 La Salle Schools. The three-day Annual Assembly was organized so that representatives from Social Action Office (or to some Social Involvement Office) of the La Salle schools can come together and review their accomplishments for the previous year, share experiences and identify common programs and activities for the current academic year. Likewise it was an opportunity to discuss and approve the One La Salle Yolanda Rehabilitation and Recovery Project (OLYRRP), which has started implementation last May 2014.

Schools which sent representatives in the LJPC Annual Assembly include LSCA, DLSAU, DLSCSB, DLSU-Manila & STC, DLSZ, DLSL, DLS-HSI SJSDL, USLS, DLSJBC, LSA and LSU.

OML CENTER PROJECT LEADER, GLENN S. BANAGUAS IS RECIPIENT OF 2014 NAST OUTSTANDING YOUNG SCIENTISTS AWARDS IN THE FIELD OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENThttp://www.omlopezcenter.org/news/oml-center-project-leader-glenn-s-banaguas-is-recipient-of-2014-nast-outstanding-young-scientists-awards-in-the-field-of-environmental-management

Glenn S. Banaguas, of De La Salle Araneta University and one of the project leaders of The OML Center (NP2013-02: Impact and Risk Analyses of Climate Variability on Food and Environmental Security in Tarlac Province) is a recipient of the National Academy of Science and Technologyin the Philippines (NAST Phil) 2014 OUTSTANDING YOUNG SCIENTIST (OYS) AWARDS in the field of Environmental Management.

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Watch the video that features the seven inaugural research grant awardees, including professors from De La Salle University, here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYN_vYsrnww

INFORMATION-BASED SERVICE LEARNING THROUGH CBMSRepresentatives of Social Action Offices including a number of faculty members and research practitioners of Lasallian schools actively participated in the first of three trainings on the Community-Based Monitoring System (CBMS). Held from July 7 to 11, 2014, at the Hotel Benilde, the activity was co-hosted by De La Salle - College of Saint Benilde.

The training was conducted by a team of specialists led by Dr. Celia Reyes, head of the CBMS International Network.

CBMS is a tool for program implementers to profile, assess, monitor, and evaluate the impacts of development projects and initiatives. Data is collected, processed, and analyzed through the collaboration of the partner community and members of the Lasallian community. The data collected are graphically presented as maps highlighting millennium development goals indicators (MDGs), socio-economic or environmental indicators of interest.

In a desire to make the social and environmental engagement programs of our educational communities more data-driven, De La Salle Philippines (DLSP) through the joint efforts of the Lasallian Institute for the Environment (LIFE), the Lasallian Justice and Peace Commission (LJPC), and Lasallian Educational Commission (LEC), in partnership with De La Salle University’s Angelo King Institute and the CBMS International Network, has begun to embark on a more information-based service learning thrust through this CBMS initiative.

This initiative aims to: (1) Enhance the linkage between our Social Action Offices and Academic units by making socio-economic and environmental data of our schools’ partner communities available to teachers, researchers, and students; (2) Create venues for service learning and volunteerism for faculty and students; and, (3) Provide our schools’ Social Action Offices with reliable data for information-based interventions in our partner communities.

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LSSI 2014 A total of 32 teachers, formators & administrators from the DLSP network schools and Singapore gathered at the De La Salle Zobel school to attend the Lasallian Special Studies Institute (LSSI) which took place last 21 April to 2 May 2014. We were very fortunate to have with us as the main resource person, Br. Jeffrey

Calligan FSC, from the Buttimer Institute in the United States. This two - week formation program was anchored on the text “The Work is Yours” by Luke Salm FSC, which guided the participants in studying the life of the Founder. It is hoped that those who attended the LSSI program may be tapped as resource persons on the life of De La Salle, in their own respective institutions / communities.

LASALLIAN VOLUNTEER PROGRAMBatch 18 of the Lasallian Volunteer Program were officially commissioned last June 13, 2014 through a send-off Eucharistic celebration at the National Shrine for the Divine Child, La Salle Green Hills.

During the event, fourteen (14) Lasallians – lit candles in hand - signified their intention through a commitment prayer to carry the mission of teaching minds, touching hearts, and transforming lives to four (4) Mission areas/communities. DLSP President, Br. Jose Mari Jimenez FSC together with Lasallian Partners Council Chair, Mr. Jose Ramelle Javier and DLSP-LMS Head, Mr. Keane Palatino, led the attendees composed of Brothers, LSVP alumni, DLSP Personnel, members of the Philippine Lasallian Family, and guests in witnessing the volunteers profess their commitment.

The following are the volunteers this SY 2014-2015 and their respective community assignments:

Alayon Community (Langilanon, Iligan)1. Baby Joy Oliveroz (LSV YR. 2 from LSU)2. Joan Manisan (LSV YR. 2 from LSU)3. Irish Glen Cabutaje (LSV YR. 1 from LSU)

Kaakibat Community (Bagac, Bataan)1. Chris Marie Estanol (LSV YR. 1 from USLS)2. Mary Joy Pitogo (LSV YR. 1 from LSU)3. Jenny Ondo (LSV YR. 1 from LSU)4. Alden Lim (LSV YR. 1 from DLSU-D)

Kaupod Community (Mondragon, Eastern Samar)1. Consuelo Corazon Rafiñan (LSV YR. 3 from LSCA)2. Estephanie Zamore (LSV YR. 2 from LSU)3. Josephine Santor (LSV YR. 1 from LSU)

La Salle University – School for the Deaf Community (Ozamiz City)1. Basil de Leon (LSV YR. 2 from DLS-CSB)2. Yamie Fiestada (LSV YR. 2 from DLS-CSB)3. Rochell Corrales (LSV YR. 1 from DLS-CSB)4. Mary Rosevie Samarista (LSV YR. 1 from DLS-CSB)

Let us continue to include these Lasallian volunteers in our prayers that they remain steadfast in their commitment to carry the Mission to areas where Lasallian presence is needed.

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A WARM WELCOME TO THE NEW EMPLOYEES OF THE CENTRAL HOUSE

DANICA “NICA” ALVAREZ is the new Unit Support Associate of the Lasallian Institute for the Environment (LIFE). She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Secretarial Education from Rizal Technological University. She previously worked in Robinsons Retail Group/Robinsons Department Store, and in Global Konnect Solutions.

GLICERIA “GLECY” CASTRO is an Accounting Associate in the Accounting Services Unit. She has a Bachelor of Science in Commerce degree major in Banking and Finance from the Divine Word College of Calapan, Mindoro. She previously worked at Philips Export Industries, Brandexports

Philippines, and in Citimart Island Mall; in warehousing, purchasing, and recordkeeping. She is married to Enrique and they have 3 children: Gycel, Erick Jade, and Queency.

PAULINE “PAU” ZAMORA is a Multimedia Artist in the Communications and Resource Services (CoRe) office. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Arts from De La Salle University. This is her very first job after graduating last June. She had also worked as a student intern in the Central House for a trimester prior to joining us as an employee.

PRAYER OF COMMITMENT TO TRUE BROTHERHOOD

(Inspired by the Kapatid Statue, La Salle Green Hills)

Lord, we stand before you with our fellow LasalliansGrieving over the death of our beloved brotherPained by the sufferings and frailties of others

We humbly seek for your guidance, Wisdom and providential care

In renewing our deeper commitment

“To be TRUE BROTHERS to others

To walk with one another offering our loving presence,

friendship, experience and encouragement

To be linked in chain of Faith and Love that stretches

from generation to generation

To grow in our journey towards you in the spirit of True Brotherhood

and in imitation of Jesus Christ, your Son, who came to be brother to us all!”

Live Jesus in our hearts, forever!

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