Arellano University celebrated its founder’s 128th birthday anniversary via Facebook live using the Arellano University’s official Facebook page on October 16, 2020 at 04:00 pm hosted by Mr. John Jesus Manuel. The online event was conducted to pay tribute and commemorate the legacy of Arellano University’s founder, Mr. Florentino Cayco Sr.
The celebration was officially opened with a wreath laying ceremony led by Mr. Valente V. Cayco, Member of the Board of Trustees and the Vice President of Marketing. It was followed by Dr. Ma. Teresa Rivera, the Vice President for Academic Affairs who delivered the welcoming remarksAfterwards, there was a short video presentation about the founder’s life, summing up how he started until he succeeded in shaping the Arellano University that we know today.
As the celebration continued, selected students coming from the different campuses of Arellano University namely, Ana Althea Anacio, Carmie Teodoro, Charles Russel Escasinas, Christian King Andres, James Alonzo, Alexander Vhan Angeles, John Paolo Pajarillaga, Lorenz Lindo, Kier Depitillo, Rhed Crisostomo, and Jhianne Carl Chico from the Jose Rizal Campus. The students presented a mixture of folk and modern dance performance. While Adrian Chino Carbonel from the Plaridel Campus did an a cappella rendition of “What a Wonderful World”. Christian Galimbas, Benjamin Luis Daquina and Charlize Saboriendo Cruz from the Andres Bonifacio Campus performed spoken poetry for the founder; on the other hand Luigi Vivas from Jose Abad Santos Campus, Wendy Abawag from the Apolinario Mabini Campus and Rainier John Bonifacio from the Elisa Esguerra Campus graced the audience with amazing song numbers, lastly, Michael Cabanday Cariaga from the Juan Sumulong Campus performed reverse spoken word poetry, titled “Sa Pagitan ng Pahimakas”. The Founder’s day celebration reached around 4,000 viewers and 2,000 post shares.
After the special performances, the viewers were given the chance to win powerbanks sponsored by Arellano University through answering the question, “Why are you proud to be an Arellanite?” and using the hashtag #HailToTheChiefs2020. Five lucky winners with the best answers were picked, and then announced by Mr. John Manuel and will receive the prizes. The one and a half hour-long online event ended with closing remarks delivered by Dr. Eduardo Dela Cruz Jr., the Assistant Vice President for Basic Education and the Dean of School of Education. The Arellanites surely missed the fun of having physical events and gatherings but Arellano University still found its way to deliver it to the students despite the pandemic. Hail to the Chiefs, indeed!
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