St. Paul University Surigao

On this day, Filipinos commemorate Ninoy Aquino Day in honor of the death anniversary of former Journalist and Senator Benigno “Ninoy” S. Aquino Jr., conforming to Republic Act No. 9256, which stated the date as a special non-working holiday in his honor.

Aquino was assassinated shortly after his arrival at the Manila International Airport, which was later renamed the Ninoy Aquino International Airport through Republic Act No. 6639 in 1987, in tribute to his life and legacy. The event became a significant moment in the country’s history and was followed by political and social developments that contributed to the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution.

Remembering Ninoy Aquino Day extends beyond remembering the date of his death. It also means recognizing the Filipinos who took part in the broader struggle against authoritarian rule. History does not ask to be glorified but to be remembered truthfully.

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𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐃𝐑𝐎 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐚, 𝐒𝐏𝐔𝐒, 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐇𝐄𝐈𝐬 𝐩𝐮𝐬𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥-𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

In an effort to elevate regional higher education, the Commission on Higher Education – Caraga Regional Office (CHEDRO Caraga), in collaboration with several higher education institutions (HEIs) led by Saint Paul University Surigao (SPUS), convened the "Building Regional Internationalization, Development, and Global Engagement in ASEAN Education (BRIDGE) Initiative Forum."

The event, held in celebration of ASEAN Month 2026, took place on Aug. 19 at the Watergate Hotel in Butuan City.

CHEDRO Caraga Regional Director Dr. Nelia A. Alibin underscored the need to align regional education with global benchmarks to future-proof institutions and foster sustainable development across the region.

Dr. Nikko T. Ederio, SPUS Vice President for Academic Affairs and Quality Management Office Director, presented the university’s internationalization milestones alongside representatives from other participating HEIs.

These institutions included Agusan del Sur State University, Caraga State University, Father Saturnino Urios University, North Eastern Mindanao State University, and Surigao del Norte State University.

The forum's plenary talks and technical workshops centered on the strategic importance of global university rankings. Dr. Reynaldo C. Castro, Vice President for External Relations and International Affairs at the University of Mindanao, together with Amy C. Saavedra, Education Supervisor II of CHEDRO Caraga, led the capacity-building sessions.

Discussions focused on preparing and packaging applications for the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings, QS World University Rankings, and the World University Rankings for Innovation (WURI). The initiative aims to equip regional HEIs with the necessary tools to compete globally and measure their societal impact.

Highlighting local achievements, SPUS showcased its network of 10 international partners, active student and faculty exchange programs, and recent recognition in the WURI 2026 rankings—placing 71st in the Culture/Values category and 72nd in Crisis Management.

The forum concluded with an evaluation of participant outputs and action plans, reaffirming the commitment of CHEDRO Caraga and regional HEIs to make Caraga’s educational landscape globally competitive.

𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓟𝓪𝓾𝓵𝓲𝓥𝓸𝓲𝓬𝓮𝓼

As St. Paul University Surigao embarks on a new three-year journey anchored on the theme, "From Maps to Movement: The Paulinian Choreography of Hope," SPUS officially launches the PauliVoices—a dedicated segment amplifying the lived experiences, triumphs, and stories of our beloved stakeholders.

We begin our movement by looking through the lens of a Paulinian parent, witnessing how faith and academic excellence guide families home.

𝑾𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝑺𝒕. 𝑷𝒂𝒖𝒍 𝑼𝒏𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝑺𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒂𝒐 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒄𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒆𝒔-𝒃𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒔𝒂𝒇𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒏𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒏𝒗𝒊𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔. 𝑾𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒕 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒔 𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘 𝒂𝒄𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚, 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚.

-𝑴𝒓. 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑴𝒓𝒔. 𝑵𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝑺.𝑶𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒅𝒂
𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑲𝒉𝒍𝒐𝒆𝒆 𝑭.𝑶𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒅𝒂-𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒆 8 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑲𝒆𝒊 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒊 𝑭.𝑶𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒅𝒂 -𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒆 2

Are you a Paulinian parent? We want to hear from you! Help us paint the Paulinian choreography of hope by sharing your testimony.

The link to our form is in the comment section below.

Thank you for helping strengthen the Paulinian community!

𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓟𝓪𝓾𝓵𝓲𝓥𝓸𝓲𝓬𝓮𝓼

As St. Paul University Surigao embarks on a new three-year journey anchored on the theme, "From Maps to Movement: The Paulinian Choreography of Hope," SPUS officially launches the PauliVoices—a dedicated segment amplifying the lived experiences, triumphs, and stories of our beloved stakeholders.

Our choreography comes alive through our alumni, who leave their marks on the map and move out into the world to serve.

“𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒂𝒖𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒆𝒅 𝒎𝒚 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒔 𝒎𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒂𝒔 𝒊𝒕 𝒅𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒅 𝒎𝒚 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘𝒍𝒆𝒅𝒈𝒆. 𝑰𝒕 𝒕𝒂𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒖𝒆 𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒉𝒖𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒇𝒂𝒊𝒕𝒉, 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝒔𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒉𝒖𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝒅𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒆 𝑰 𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒆—𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒏𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆, 𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓, 𝒘𝒊𝒇𝒆, 𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒂𝒏𝒕.

-𝑱𝒐𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒆 𝑺. 𝑻𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒔, 𝑴𝑨𝑵 𝑨𝒍𝒖𝒎𝒏𝒂, 𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝑺𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒍 2000, 𝑯𝒊𝒈𝒉 𝑺𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒍 2004, 𝑯𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝑬𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑭𝒂𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒚, 𝑺𝒕. 𝑷𝒂𝒖𝒍 𝑼𝒏𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝑺𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒂𝒐

Are you an SPUS alumnus/alumna? Where has your Paulinian education moved you? We are excited to hear your story.

The link to our form is in the comment section below.

Thank you for helping strengthen the Paulinian community!

𝐒𝐏𝐔 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐨 𝐛𝐚𝐠𝐬 𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐚 𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐍 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐳 𝐛𝐨𝐰𝐥

St. Paul University Surigao (SPUS) demonstrated academic excellence after finishing fourth out of 12 higher education institutions (HEIs) in the Caraga regional ASEAN Quiz Bowl held on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, at Robinsons Mall in Butuan City.

The Paulinian contingent was composed of third-year Bachelor of Elementary Education (BEED) student Keziah Margareth Ravelo, second-year BEED student Reynold M. Dagsa Jr., and third-year AB Political Science student Princess Ria G. Gesta, under the guidance of coaches Dr. Alvin J. Sumampong and Mr. Mark Kevin C. Marbani.

The team successfully navigated the competition's initial stages to advance to the high-stakes Difficult Round. Facing stiff competition from across the region, SPUS engaged in a nail-biting Clincher Round to resolve a tie before ultimately cementing its top-four finish.

Organized by the Commission on Higher Education Regional Office XIII (CHEDRO Caraga), the quiz bowl served as the highlight of the ASEAN Month Caraga Regional Kick-off, anchored on the theme "Propelling HEIs and CHED TDP/TES Grantees Toward Regional Integration."

According to CHEDRO Caraga, the annual academic competition aims to deepen students' awareness of ASEAN affairs, foster regional integration, and encourage active youth participation in regional development.

𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍: 𝐒𝐏𝐔𝐒 𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐒 𝐓𝐑𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐒 2026

All interested students of Basic Education are invited to participate in the SPUS Athletics Tryouts on August 13, 2026 (Thursday), at 5:00 PM at the SPUS Basic Education, Entrance Road.

Participants are reminded to observe the following:

• Wear appropriate running attire in accordance with the Paulinian Dress Code.
• Bring an extra shirt and sufficient drinking water.
• Secure a Parent/Guardian Consent Form from your respective adviser prior to the tryout.

We look forward to seeing you at the tryouts Paulinians!

St. Paul University Surigao is looking for dedicated professionals to join our Paulinian family for the positions of Basketball Coach and Swimming Instructor.

Application Details:

Please address your letter of application to:
SR. MARIE ROSANNE MALLILLIN, SPC
University President
St. Paul University Surigao

Submit your application letter, updated resume, and photocopies of supporting credentials to the Human Resource Management Office, or send them via email to [email protected].

Be part of our growing community. Apply today!

𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬, 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐚, 𝐏𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐲𝐚! 🎬

Every night has a story, but this one deserves the big screen. ✨

This year, let us step into a world where 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗖𝗼𝗺, 𝗦𝗰𝗶-𝗙𝗶, 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘀𝘆 come together for one unforgettable night. Dress for your genre, bring your best look, and get ready to make memories that feel straight out of a movie. 🍿

Because in that night, 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘀—𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺.

So grab your friends, take your place, and get ready for a night that’s better than the movies. 🎥

𝐀 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫-𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭: 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐬 ⭐
📍 Venue: SPUS New Site Gymnasium
📅 Date: August 15, 2026
⏰ Time: 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
👗 Dress Code: The 4 movie genre inspired outfits

𝙎𝙚𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙩𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩, 𝙋𝙖𝙪𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙨! ✨🎥

Words by: Reysha Astronomo
Layout by: Vince Cañedo