Article by Meckhan Tagarda & Nestor M Banuag Jr  Volunteers gather at the shoreline, united in purpose Amid the festivities of the Xavier Festival Days 2025, a different kind of celebration unfolded at dawn—one rooted in service, stewardship, and solidarity. On 6 December 2025, volunteers from Xavier Ateneo marked the University’s annual...

Xavier University–Ateneo de Cagayan successfully hosted the 2nd International Association of Jesuit Engineering and Science Schools (IAJES) Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on 4 to 5 December 2025, bringing together engineering and science educators, researchers, and students from Jesuit and partner institutions across the region. With the theme “Integral Innovation: Engineering and Sciences...

By Louky Adriane Taal Mayor Pizarro with BS Development Communication students taking Economics of Development, alongside Mr Sabal and other key officials of the Local Government of Don Carlos. Don Carlos, Bukidnon — The Local Government Unit (LGU) of Don Carlos, under the leadership of Mayor Ma Victoria Ontanillas-Pizarro, CPA, has officially...

Xavier University paid a courtesy visit to one of the Philippines’ leading corporations, Philippine Transmarine Corporation (PTC), last 25 November 2025, initiating exploratory discussions on academe-industry, aimed at building long-term partnerships in different areas of engagement. The university delegation, led by University President Fr Mars P Tan, SJ, was composed of...

By Noelle Anne J Yap 6 December 2025—The Xavier University Festival Days (XUFD) 2025 concluded on December 6 after a four-day lineup of activities that gathered students, guests, alumni, faculty, and partner institutions in a celebration of community and genuine Atenean identity. The festival’s third day began with adjustments to the schedule...

By Jan Erica S Bacayo The Xavier University Festival Days (XUFD) 2025 officially commenced on December 3 with the theme “Mission Forward: Nurturing Legacies and Serving Communities.” The celebration highlights the university’s continued commitment to forming men and women for others, reaffirming its mission of solidarity, compassion, and service in responding...

School of Education Dean and IVLP alum Dr Edralin Manla enthusiastically leads an interaction with participants as USG alumni speaker during the MOOC onsite session. Supplied photo. The American Corner Cagayan de Oro successfully concluded its MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) Camp on 1 December 2025, at the Lecture Space, celebrating...

Photo Courtesy of XU Library American Spaces Xavier University’s College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), headed by Dean Judy P Sendaydiego, welcomed Ateneo de Zamboanga University’s School of Liberal Arts, headed by Dean Robin A De Los Reyes, for a collaboration meeting at American Spaces on 28 November 2025. Photo Courtesy of...

Xavier University held the soft launching of its Solar Electric Generation Facility, with the theme “Powering a Sustainable Future,” on 28 November 2025, 9:00 to 10:30AM, at the Lecture Space of the XU Senior High School Building.  This important ceremony formalizes the partnership between US Mindanao Renewable Energy Corporation and...

Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan, through the Communications and Promotions Office and the Office of Student Affairs, welcomed Senior High School students from different schools in Northern Mindanao in its second Campus Tour in the last four years on 8 November 2025. More than 1,022 students pre-registered online for the event,...