The PARC Educational Mission Assembly was held on 5th and 6th August 2019 at Hotel Benilde, Manila, Philippines. This was attended by the Superior General, Br. Bob Schieler FSC, the Preparatory Committee for the 3rd International Assembly of the Lasallian Educational Mission (AIMEL 2020), the PARC Delegation for AIMEL 2020, and other Brothers and Partners.

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia (16 August 2019) - The students of St. Joseph’s Institution International School Malaysia (SJIIM) have secured outstanding scores in the recent Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) examinations. Overall, the results recorded were excellent and bested even the impressive inaugural set of IGCSE results it achieved in 2018.

The De La Salle Brothers of the Philippines had its Annual Corporation Meeting at Horacio Cebrero Hall, Central House, La Salle Green Hills last 17 August 2019.

On 17 August 2019 at the St. Benilde Gym in La Salle Green Hills, the Lasallian community witnessed God’s love and generosity with gift of vocations through four events: the Acceptance to the Postulancy of 10 Postulants from the Lasallian East Asia District (LEAD) and 3 from the District of Vietnam, the Profession of First Vows of Br. Carlo Rementilla FSC and Br. Raphael Miguel Crisostomo FSC, the Silver Jubilee of Br. Jose Mari Jimenez FSC, and the Golden Jubilee of Br. Narciso Erguiza, Jr. FSC.

Beyond being an excellent teacher and administrator, his ability to capture the hearts of his students and fellow teacher was immense--his students from Malaysia would continue to visit him in the Philippines.

The Brothers of the Sector of Japan were able to enjoy together the beauty of these ‘fire flowers’ atop a breezy viewpoint in Kagoshima, Japan during their Sector Assembly last 24-25 August.

On 25-27 August 2019, Br. Felipe Belleza FSC, Auxiliary Visitor of Lasallian East Asia District, visited La Salle Chotiravi Nakhon Sawan Brother’s Community and School to meet the Brothers, administrators, juniorates, faculty, and students.

The House of Studies (HOST) Community in the Philippines had its soft opening on 27 May 2019, when the second-year scholastic Brothers – Br. Mico de Leon FSC, Br. Kino Escolano FSC, Br. Jeano Endaya FSC, and Br. Ivan Umali FSC – arrived in the house located in the Brothers’ residence in De La Salle University.

On 22 August 2019, Br. Randrianasolo Z a fi m a m o n j y J e a n d e D i e u F S C successfully defended his PhD dissertation entitled “Lasallian Leadership Practices of School Leaders in Madagasikara: A Convergent Parallel Mixed Method Study,” as partial fulfilment of requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education Major in Educational Leadership and Management. Congratulations, Br Jean!

“This Philippine Volunteer visit was an opportunity to rethink my way of life. I thought about the importance of thinking about what you can do for those who suffer and doing something about it..."