San Pedro College Alumni Affairs Office

15/09/2026

𝟕𝟎 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐄𝐒 | 𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐬

Confidence is rarely found in familiar places. More often, it is built by embracing challenges that test character and reveal strengths we never knew we had. For Felix Chavez Jr., San Pedro College (SPC) became the foundation where a reserved biology student discovered the confidence to lead with purpose.

When Chavez entered the Bachelor of Science in Biology (BSBio) program in Academic Year 1999-2000, he considered himself quiet, observant and more comfortable listening than speaking. He expected college life to focus on lectures, laboratory work and examinations. Instead, SPC presented opportunities that challenged him to step beyond the classroom and beyond his comfort zone.

A simple invitation from a close friend led him to join the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC). The demanding routines were unfamiliar, and there were moments when he questioned whether he truly belonged. Through every challenge, he developed resilience and a stronger sense of responsibility. What began as an intimidating experience eventually led him to serve as an ROTC officer until his fourth year.

Outside ROTC, Chavez also explored his creative side by joining The Rock, the college publication, as a cartoonist. Although academic demands prevented him from remaining active, the experience allowed him to express ideas through art and reminded him that communication can take many forms.

As his confidence steadily grew, so did his desire to serve the college community. He formed friendships across different departments and later accepted leadership roles as Unified Team president during the intramurals and president of the Biology Department.

“San Pedro College did not only prepare me for a profession. It helped shape my character, strengthen my values and prepare me for life,” Chavez reflected.

After graduating in 2003, Chavez carried these lessons into his career as an educator and academic leader. The resilience and leadership he cultivated at SPC continue to guide the way he mentors others and fulfills his responsibilities.

For Chavez, SPC represents far more than the institution where he earned his degree. It is where he discovered that true growth begins by embracing opportunities with courage and humility. Guided by the spirit of Love Serves, he continues to inspire others through a life rooted in service, integrity and lifelong learning.

14/09/2026

Good day, SPC Alumni!

Aniyah/Tagum Physiotherapy Services is hiring and looking for Licensed Physical Therapists.

For those who are interested, please send your resume at: [email protected]

Thank you!

13/09/2026

𝟕𝟎 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐄𝐒 | 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬

Not every journey begins with a map. Sometimes, a person walks through life without knowing where the road will end, only to discover that the lessons planted in ordinary hallways have quietly been pointing him toward a purpose greater than himself.

Before the title of Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Chairperson, community activities, and responsibilities of leadership, Ben Harrison Telmo was simply a senior high school student at San Pedro College (SPC), still searching for the direction his life would take.

Quiet and happy-go-lucky, he walked the halls without the certainty that his future would one day lead him to public service. Like many students standing at the threshold of uncertainty, he entered the STEM track with industrial engineering in mind, believing his life would revolve around machines and numbers.
Yet, the road curved elsewhere.

From SPC, Telmo eventually pursued political science at Ateneo de Davao University, where new opportunities gradually drew him from the sidelines into spaces that demanded him to speak, act, and lead. Helping fellow students campaign in student government eventually led him to a position he once could never have imagined: SK Chairperson of Agdao Proper.

Looking back at the young SPCian he once was, Telmo realized that purpose does not always announce itself at once. Sometimes, the lessons that shape a person are quietly planted long before they understand what they are growing into.

“SPC did more than educate me — it formed something deeper. It nurtured a moral imagination, a sense that one's life must ultimately bend toward service,” he said.
Beyond academic preparation, the years he spent within the institution became a kind of compass, one that continued to guide him through leadership, community work, and even the different paths he would later take. Yet, as Telmo learned, service is not measured by how grand a title sounds.

One afternoon, after a community activity, a young boy approached him with a shy but earnest dream of one day becoming like him and serving others. For Telmo, the encounter became a reminder that leadership creates ripples, even when one does not realize another person is watching.

There were also days when the work felt heavier than the rewards it brought, when criticism lingered and exhaustion made the question of whether it was all worth it. Still, he returned to the principle that had long taken root within him.

“One does not need perfect clarity about where life will lead. Sometimes it is enough to possess a heart that is willing — to love, to serve, and to keep showing up even when the road grows weary.”

Perhaps that is the direction Telmo's compass has always pointed to: not toward titles, recognition, or a predetermined destination, but toward a willingness to give of oneself wherever the road leads.

Seventy years of formation cannot be counted merely in graduates, professions, or achievements, but also in the lives that continue to carry the values of SPC beyond its walls. For Telmo, the once-uncertain student did not need to have every direction figured out. What mattered was finding a principle strong enough to guide him through every turn.

“For when love becomes the compass, service will always find its way.”
And for an alumnus whose journey began in the halls of SPC, perhaps that is what remains when the destinations change: the lessons that taught him not merely where to go, but what kind of heart to carry when he gets there.

13/09/2026

15 DAYS TO GO! 🔥

The finish line is getting closer, and the grand finale is calling!

Don’t wait until the countdown reaches zero. REGISTER NOW and run with us!

REGISTRATION SITES

SPC Main Campus
📍 Onsite
Alumni Affairs Office, ST Building Ground Floor (fronting the SPC Canteen)
Workdays, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM

📱 Online (Metrobank)
667-7-66704661-7
Emmanuel Ernesto Corucera Violan,
Remark Zaragoza Mortalla,
Leah Langreo Zamora

SPC-Ulas Campus
📍Onsite
SPC-Ulas Turnstile, School Entrance
Tuesdays–Thursdays, 3:00 PM–5:00 PM
SPC-Ulas onsite registration starts July 15

📱Online (GCash)
0906-562-2049
Gracious Rebecca GL

📌 Register at the campus you are affiliated with. (Example: SPC Main students, parents, employees, and alumni should register at SPC Main. Those affiliated with SPC-Ulas should register at SPC-Ulas.)

✅ Onsite payments are cash only. GCash is accepted only for online registrations.
✅ For group registrations, an SPCian should register the group. One official receipt will be issued under the SPCian's name for easier tracking and coordination.

ONLINE REGISTRATION

SPC-Main Campus:
https://tinyurl.com/Platinum-Dash-Register-SPCMain

SPC-Ulas Campus:
https://tinyurl.com/Platinum-Dash-Register-SPCUlas

This is the final dash. Make yours count.

12/09/2026

𝟕𝟎 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐄𝐒 | 𝐍𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭

Dennis Rusiana named the fear plainly, because it was real before it was resolved. As a student with a physical disability, he said he frequently overthought how he would fit into the community. How he would even get to school alone, on days he couldn't rely on his mother for assistance. That worry wasn't a footnote to his story. It was the starting condition that everything else in his testimony answered.
What answered it, in his account, wasn't a single gesture or a single person. It was the ordinariness of how San Pedro College's (SPC) professors, guards, and wider community treated him — with respect and equality, he said, not special handling. He didn't describe being singled out for accommodation so much as being allowed to move through campus the way anyone else did: exploring, learning, making mistakes, building confidence at his own pace. For someone who had spent time bracing for the opposite, that ordinariness was the thing that made SPC feel, in his words, like a home.

He tied this directly to the school's motto, "Love Serves," and was specific about what that meant in practice. For him, SPC was a campus that didn't treat his disability as the first or only thing about him, manifested in professors who pushed him to strive for the best version of himself the same way they would any other student, and a community where he said he never felt different, despite everything that might have marked him as such.
That foundation, he said, outlasted his time on campus. The values SPC instilled in him: empathy, caring for others, became part of how he came to practice as a psychometrician.
“The experiences I gained during my time in SPC helped me establish a healthy relationship with myself cultivating gentleness, emotional regulation, and confidence that are essential qualities in my professional career today,” he shared.

It would have been easy for this to become a story about obstacles overcome and adversity conquered, the familiar shape these accounts are so often forced into. Dennis Rusiana's story is about being met halfway. He was still learning to navigate the practical difficulty of getting to and around a campus. The people around him simply made sure that difficulty never doubled as a judgment — and let him build, on his own footing, a home he never had to ask permission to belong to.

11/09/2026

𝟕𝟎 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐄𝐒 | 𝐑𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡

We tread through life with a single-minded focus. Whether driven by ambitious goals or the simple need for survival, we run toward them without looking back. Along the way, we may forget to look within and question: Do my achievements have any real meaning if I still feel empty inside? Daniel Simangan — an accomplished Chief Executive Officer of Planetarium Enterprise, Inc. — knows this question well. His journey is one of trials, ambition, rediscovered faith, and a return to God amid life’s tribulations.

His journey began all the way back at San Pedro College (SPC) with a simple recommendation from a childhood friend, Cecille Fuentes, who was then a Nursing student. Back then, Daniel was grappling with his family’s financial hardships, searching for any way to make his education possible. But a beacon of hope appeared. “By God's grace, I was introduced to Ms. Fe Rapas, who led me to the Guidance Counselor, Ms. Adoracion Neneng. Through their help, I was granted a 100% Grant-in-Aid scholarship for the entire duration of my course,” he shared.

Thus, Daniel entered SPC’s open gates, taking the chance to widen his education for a better future. However, there was one concept in SPC Daniel couldn’t wholly comprehend or embody. “During those four years, the SPC motto ‘Love Serves’ was always present, yet its true depth eluded me,” Daniel recalled as he remembered the days spent with daily prayers and all the lessons that centered on faith. “While faith was the heart of our education, my younger self struggled to see its value, treating it more as a compliance than a heartfelt conviction.”

Despite his spiritual detachment, Daniel continued his education and excelled academically and socially. He was recognized as a four-time Honor Student and served as an auditor of SALIGAN, the SPC Student Council. More importantly, SPC led him to one of the greatest blessings of life: Maria Elisa Bermudez, his classmate and future wife. “Today, we are blessed with four children and four grandchildren-a legacy that began in those very classrooms.”

Leaving the SPC gates, Daniel started his journey anew in the real world. Although he was trained as a Medical Technologist, his career flourished in marketing. He spent 13 years at G.D. Searle, rising from Medical Representative to District Sales Manager. Daniel later thrived in his career, filling his years with achievements, stability, and professional growth.

Until the company closed.

“I was met with a humbling reality: despite my extensive experience, I could not find a new job,” he said, but it was during that season of uncertainty he found something more precious than the accolades and positions. Daniel joined Couples for Christ (CFC) and the spiritual foundations built during his time at Holy Cross, Ateneo de Davao, and SPC finally resurfaced. “I realized I had been blinded by the pursuit of economic comfort and had forgotten the one to whom I owe everything.”

His time at CFC sparked the flame that flickered quietly inside him — a flame he failed to fully embrace in the past. “I finally understood the weight of John 15:5: I am the vine; you are the branches... apart from me you can do nothing." Embracing this message led Daniel to a spiritual rebirth.

With no capital but a wealth of faith, he built a family corporation that has now prospered for more than 20 years. His renewed faith also reshaped his purpose. As a member of CFC, Daniel was entrusted to lead ministries for children, youth, and adults across Davao City. Over the past 11 years, his mission has brought him to lead in three provinces and two countries, where he shares his faith to testify that God is working in us every moment.

After many years filled with accomplishments and challenges, Daniel continues to build another step closer to his faith than yesterday. “However, I've learned that we can only see His hand if we embrace ‘Humility’. As Matthew 18:3 teaches, we must change and become like little children-humble, trusting, and entirely dependent on Him-to truly enter His kingdom”, he said.

Today, Daniel understood the motto SPC has fostered through the years. “Love Serves” became a motto he has associated through the lens of Mark 8:36: "For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?"

In the past, Daniel used to tread through life with a single-minded need – a need to fulfill all his pursuits. But the later years taught him a lesson he had long ignored. “Earthly wealth and power are hollow if they cost us our spiritual life. True service is the only antidote to an empty pursuit, and I am grateful that the seeds planted at SPC finally found room to grow,” Daniel stated. His story reminds us that success alone cannot fill the emptiness within; it is through God, and through a life of service, that our achievements find their true meaning.

11/09/2026

𝗣𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗘𝗚𝗔𝗖𝗬 🎓

For 70 years, San Pedro College has formed generations of professionals who have carried the values, lessons, and spirit of SPC beyond its halls.

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫, 𝐰𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞.

As part of the celebration of San Pedro College’s 70th Founding Anniversary, we proudly bring you 𝗕𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗞 𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗢: 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆 - 𝘢 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘚𝘗𝘊 𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘯𝘪 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘯, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘴.

Through Balik Turo, our alumni return to share their journeys after graduation, professional experiences, industry realities, lessons learned, and perspectives with the next generation of SPC professionals. More than a talk, it is an opportunity to reconnect with the SPC community that helped shape their journey and contribute to the formation of those who come next.

From one generation of SPC professionals to the next, the journey continues.

🗓️ 𝙎𝙚𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝟮𝟱, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
📍 𝙎𝙖𝙣 𝙋𝙚𝙙𝙧𝙤 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙚 – 𝙈𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝘾𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙪𝙨

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭: Meet the SPC alumni returning home to share their stories and pass on the legacy🕯️

𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞, 𝐒𝐏𝐂 𝐀𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧𝐢. 💙

10/09/2026

𝟕𝟎 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐄𝐒 | 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧

The future rarely announces itself. On March 2, 2002, Marie June Cordero-Yadao stepped off a plane in Los Angeles carrying more than a suitcase. She was in her first trimester of pregnancy, thousands of miles from home, and only beginning to imagine the life awaiting her in America. Before she had even met the lawyer who arranged her employment, she learned that her job orientation would begin in just two days. There was no time for jet lag, hesitation, or settling in. Yet instead of fear, she met the unfamiliar with quiet resolve. She later recalled: "SPC fully prepared and equipped me for these challenges, so I said to myself, 'Bring it on, I am armed with faith, courage, discipline, grit, and skills!'"

The confidence she carried that day did not begin in Los Angeles. It had taken shape years earlier in the halls of San Pedro College (SPC). A Cum Laude graduate of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing Class of 1995, Yadao remembers her college years not through convenience, but through commitment. Long before laptops, search engines, and artificial intelligence became part of education, learning meant dog-eared nursing textbooks, typewriters, index cards, and handwritten care plans. It meant sleepless nights, overnight group studies, and long journeys from Tagum to Digos for clinical duties and community immersions. Those years demanded more than academic excellence — they cultivated endurance, resourcefulness, and a willingness to keep going when the work became difficult.

Yet the lessons that endured most were not found in textbooks. Behind every return demonstration and clinical rotation were professors who believed in her potential before she fully recognized it herself. Their trust nurtured her confidence; their guidance shaped not only her competence as a nurse but also the resilience she would carry into every unfamiliar place life would lead her. That foundation followed her across oceans.

Beginning her career as a bedside nurse in the United States, Yadao soon discovered that nursing extended far beyond clinical knowledge and technical skills. Every patient taught her to see beyond diagnoses — to recognize the dignity, humanity, and potential within each individual. Those same values would later guide her as she became CEO of Angel Gabriel's Care Homes while continuing to serve as a Staff Nurse II at Kaiser Permanente Hospital in California, leading with the same compassion she first learned as a student nurse.

"The foundation I received at SPC continues to influence my decisions and reminds me daily that true healthcare leadership begins with a heart of service," she reflected.

For Yadao, the institution's guiding principle, Love Serves, never remained confined to a classroom. It crossed oceans with her, shaped every patient she cared for, every team she led, and every challenge she embraced. The unknown would come in many forms, but because of the foundation SPC helped build, she was always ready to meet it.

10/09/2026