De La Salle University - People

People

People affiliated with the university include:

  • Jose de Venecia, Jr., Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 1992–1998 and 2005–2008. He graduated from high school at De La Salle College in 1951.
  • Leandro Locsin, National Artist of the Philippines for architecture. He graduated from high school at De La Salle College. Many buildings of the campus of University of the Philippines Los Baños and the complex of the Cultural Center of the Philippines were of his design. Istana Nurul Iman, the official residence of the Sultan of Brunei and the largest residential palace in the world, is his grandest work.
  • Jaime Sin, Archbishop of Manila from 1974 to 2003. His influential role was instrumental in staging two nonviolent revolutions in the Philippines (the People Power Revolution in 1986, which resulted in the ouster of Ferdinand Marcos and the restoration of democracy; and the EDSA Revolution of 2001, which resulted in ouster of Joseph Estrada). He was conferred Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa in 1975.
  • Henry Sy, owner of SM Investments Corporation (one of the largest conglomerates in the Philippines with interests in retail and banking). He had a total net worth of US$5 billion in 2010, making him the richest man in the Philippines according to Forbes. He was conferred Doctor of Science in Business Management, honoris causa, in 1999.
  • Don Enrique T. Yuchengco Hall

  • Halls of the University

  • Jean-Baptiste de La Salle, universal patron of teacher

  • Psychology department

  • William J. Shaw theatre

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