History of Angelicum and the Lizares Mansion
The concept of a school catering to the individual needs of each learner was on the mind of Fr. Rogelio B. Alarcon, O.P. when he was a student of Colegio de San Juan de Letran in Manila. In 1972, he (then the first Prior Provincial of the Dominican Province of the Philippines) was able to convince some educators and the Provincial Council to establish a non-graded school. It was to be called Angelicum after one of the Dominican houses of studies in Rome and in honor of the Dominican Angelic Doctor of the Church St. Thomas Aquinas, the Universal Patron Saint of Catholic schools. The first Angelicum School (now Angelicum College) was founded in Quezon City in 1972. The second was established in Teheran, Iran in 1974 and was later closed when war broke out. In 1978, Angelicum School Iloilo was opened with 70-plus students and four teaching staff. Angelicum School Iloilo, which occupies the Lizares Mansion compound, has an area of 16,500 square meters along McArthur Drive, Tabuc Suba, Jaro, Iloilo City. The mansion, which is a mixture of American and Spanish architecture, is one of the most elegant structures in Iloilo. Built in 1937 by Don Emiliano Lizares for his wife Concepcion Gamboa and their two sons and three daughters, the mansion has three floors, a basement and an attic. It has a winding wooden staircase and big bedrooms with floor and doors made of hardwood. It has 59 doors which indicate the intricacy of its layout. WhenIntegration
During the 10th Chapter of the Dominican Province of the Philippines (DPP) in April 2012 , a proposal to integrate all schools run by the Dominicans in the Philippines was approved. The 123rd act of the 10th provincial chapter states: “We ordain that the DPP move towards integrating all existing educational institutions of the hilippine DominicanProvince within the two venerable and historical educational institutions, that of Letran (1620) and UST (1611) in the event that UST is transferred to the jurisdiction of the Province.https://varsitarian.net/news/ 20160614/ 5_dominican_ schools_to_be_ integrated_with_ust Todate, two Dominican schools (Aquinas University of Legazpi and Angelicum College - Quezon City have been integrated with UST. With the integration, the two schools have been renamed UST - Legazpi and UST - Angelicum. The integration of Angelicum College - Quezon City is presently being evaluated and if integration results are positive, Angelicum - Iloilo will follow. It will be renamed UST - Iloilo.Non-Graded System of Education
The Non-Graded System of Education''Learner's Diary'', Don Bosco Press, 2009 is based on the philosophy that learners are different from one another and the belief that all children are capable of learning the same quality of knowledge. The Non-Graded System of Education sees a subject area as a continuous whole with a complete set of skills to be learned without the usual time frame. The learner's progress in a given subject area level is determined by his personal capacity to learn coupled by the efforts he exerts as conditioned by his moods, degree of responsibilities and maturity.School seal
The official seal of Angelicum School Iloilo is made up of two circles with the outer enclosing the inner circle. The upper half of the outer circle bursts with the words "angelicum school iloilo" in gold letters using Old English type. The lower half of the outer circle carries the words "ILOILO CITY" and the institution's foundation year “1978” also in gold letters using Arial type. Its background color is royal blue. The inner circle encloses a multi-ray sun above an escutcheon and a banner. The background color of the inner circle is sky blue. The multi-ray sun, rendered in gold, is symbolic of St.Open Classroom System of Education
The Open Classroom System of Education is based on a principle that the process of learning transpires wherever the learner is. In the classroom, the teacher sets the mood for learning, but the process is not confined to it. Learning could happen in the next room, in the playground, in the library or under the trees. The whole world is the classroom.Directors
* Rev. Fr. Rogelio B. Alarcon, O.P., 1978–1979 * Rev. Fr. Thomas L. Francisco, O.P., 1979–1980 * +Rev. Fr. Amador B. Ambat, O.P., 1980–1984 * +Rev. Fr. Edmundo A. Espinas, O.P., 1984–1987 * Rev. Fr. Jesse M. Lorete, O.P., 1987–1988 * Rev. Fr. Roberto G. Reyes, O.P., 1988–1989 * Rev. Fr. Joseph R. Raquid, O.P., 1989–1990 * Rev. Fr. Juan V. Ponce, O.P., 1990–1997 * +Bro. Nelson C. Taclobos, O.P., 1997–2001 * Nancy Delicana, 2001–2006 * Sr. Ma. Vigilia Rivero, O.P., 2006–2008 * Rev. Fr. Rafael Lusuegro, O.P., 2008–2011 * Rev. Fr. Lauro G. de Dios, O.P, 2011–2015 * Rev. Fr. Ramon Claro G. Mendez, O.P., PhD, 2015–2019 * Rev. Fr. Maximo P. Gatela, O.P., 2019–PresentPrincipals
* Ms. Susana -Triunfante, 1978–1985 * Rev. Fr. Ramon Cercado, O.P., 1985–1987 * Rev. Fr. Jesse M. Lorete, O.P., 1987–1988 * Rev. Fr. Roberto G. Reyes, O.P., 1988–1989 * Rev. Fr. Joseph R. Raquid, O.P., 1989–1990 * Rev. Fr. Juan V. Ponce, O.P., 1990–1997 * Bro. Nelson C. Taclobos, O.P., 1997–1998 * Sr. Ma. Felicitas Macsera, O.P., 1998–1999 * Rev. Fr. Norberto Castillo, O.P., 1999–2001 * Ms. Nancy Delicana, 2001–2006 * Sr. Ma. Virgilia Rivero, O.P., 2006–2008 * Rev. Fr. Rafael B. Lusuegro, O.P., 2008–2011. * Rev. Fr. Lauro G. de Dios, O.P, 2011–2015 * Ms. Elisa N. Bustamante 2015-2016 * Rev. Fr. Paul Reagan O. Talavera, O.P., 2016–2019 * Rev. Fr. Maximo P. Gatela O.P., 2019–PresentTourism
During the term of Rev. Fr. Juan V. Ponce, O.P., the facade of the mansion was dressed with lights during the Christmas season. It was flocked to by tourists and has become a yearly tradition of the school. In 2006, the Angelicum mansion was included in the Iloilo Heritage Sites by the Iloilo City Cultural Heritage Conservation Society. It was cited for its Romanesque style architecture.Notable alumni
* Myrtle Gail Sarrosa (HS 2011, Elem 2007), Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition 4 Big Winner *Philip Stanley Amigo Palisada (HS 1985), news anchor, Dateline Philippines Sunday, ABS-CBN News Channel *Rodolfo Yap, Jr (HS 1983), Australian-based actor, professional fitness trainer and photographer *Gynnyn Gumban (HS 1992), municipal councilor, Municipality of Pavia *Luis Gonzalo Pelayo (Elem 1997 & HS 2001) - 9th place December 2005 Nursing Licensure Examination *Varsolo Sunio (Elem 1998), ''Summa Cum Laude'', BS in physics with Computer Engineering, AdMUReferences
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