Tidbit on Mel

Did you know that Mel Abas earned a master’s degree in mathematics from the Angeles University Foundation in Pampanga?
We just found this out when we stumbled upon Mel’s thesis, entitled “A proposed workbook in trigonometry for high school students”, in the online database of the National Library (click image to enlarge).
As we all know, Mel [...]

Studying abroad

Studying abroad was one topic of conversation we never had in high school. Given our “lowly” situation then, just being able to enrol in college was for us already a feat in itself. After finishing our undergraduate courses, we immediately went on looking for jobs and eventually raised our own families. Taking up post-graduate studies, [...]

Top Asian universities

A news item in today’s issue of Malaya:
UP, La Salle, Ateneo among top Asia schools
Three Philippine universities were among the top 100 Asian universities based on the Quacquarelli Symonds Ltd. rankings which were made public yesterday.
They are University of the Philippines, ranked No. 50, De La Salle University (No. 76) and the Ateneo De Manila [...]

PLM @ 42

Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM) is one university that has nurtured thousands of graduates coming from Manila’s public high schools, not excluding Lakan Dula High School.
Our classmates Ariel Dimacali, June Lapira, Evelyn Bongalon and Buddy Ignacio are all PLM alumni. So is George Gange (IV-1, Batch ‘68), a distinguished PLM alumnus, who is inviting everyone [...]

Elementary schools

Jose Rizal Elementary School in Tayuman, Tondo 
We just thought of updating the post Other alma maters to include the primary schools we attended. Strange how we forgot to initially include them on the list. Could it be that we were too young to remember our elementary days? Share if you have stories (or photos) of [...]

Success story of an LDHS grad

We stumbled on the following article in the online edition of Manila Bulletin, dated March 25, 2007. It is about the scholarships given by the NEC Foundation, Inc. for less privileged students.
We are reprinting this story because it features Christopher Basmayor, a graduate of Lakan Dula High School (Batch ‘98 ) who won a grant from said [...]