Robredo, four others to receive traditional university awards in Ateneo

Jesus “Jesse” M. Robredo and four others will be accorded by the Ateneo de Manila University on July 16 with the Traditional University Awards for their exemplary performance in their respective fields.

 

University President Fr Jett Villarin, SJ, announced that these individuals were chosen by the Board of Trustees because they were men and women who exemplified the values of the University.

 

First among the awardees is a posthumous recognition of the work of Robredo. He will receive the Government Service Award because as mayor of Naga City for nineteen years, and as secretary of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), he was a true servant leader. It is the Ateneo de Manila’s hope that Robredo’s achievements in upholding good governance, competency, transparency, and accountability may be replicated in all branches of government service.

 

Labor organizer Edmundo F. Nolasco is the beneficiary of the Lux in Domino Award. Nolasco has been a labor organizer since the 1950s and he dedicated a great part of his life to protecting the rights and advancing the interests of the labor sector. By leading a life in exemplary service to the Filipino worker, Nolasco embodies the noblest ideals of the Ateneo de Manila. 

 

Electoral reform advocate Christian Monsod will be awarded with the Parangal Lingkod Sambayanan. Monsod is best known for his significant contributions in the area of electoral reform and in ensuring the integrity of Philippine elections. Monsod has also won landmark decisions in favor of the farmers of Sumilao and Hacienda Luisita and his battles for the most marginalized and neglected sectors of Philippine society continues with the Dumagats of Casiguran, Aurora.

 

Bukas Palad Awardee Sr. Michelle L. Gamboa, RGS dedicated fifty years of her religious life empowering the poor and marginalized, teaching them sustainable agriculture, financial management, and other livelihood skills to help them become self-sufficient. Her commitment to uplift the lives of the rural poor in the remote and neglected regions of the country embodies the Ignatian spirit of generosity.

 

Finally, Resil B. Mojares will receive the Gawad Tanglaw ng Lahi because his distinguished scholarly work and award-winning books on Philippine and Cebuano literature, culture, and history have greatly contributed to a deeper understanding of ourselves as a people and as a nation, revealing to us a clearer picture of our nation’s intellectual and cultural landscape.

Press release and photos from Ateneo de Manila University