HCDC Sports team made it DACS-CEAP regionals

Holy Cross of Davao College (HCDC) Sports Coordinator Rudy Salvador is very confident that the HCDC sports teams will win in the Regional Davao Association of Catholic Schools- Catholic Education Association of the Philippines (DACS-CEAP) game that opens today, February 20.

According to him, the basketball men, volleyball men and women, and chess men and women division have won the city level competition of DACS.

“Well, our athletes are very competitive and they are really performing well. Their spirit to fight and the aim to win is present and I could really see it in them”, Salvador added.

He stressed that even if the school lacks facilities, the athletes are still trying their best to find alternative places and able to maximize resources for their trainings and preparations.

“The school has a building construction going on and because of this situation our players are affected with their practices but we have no choice. We have to continue our trainings”, said Salvador.

Salvador also shared that Holy Cross’ Sports team are really embracing the real Catholic value of the school and is applying it in every game which give them an edge to compete with others.

He added that they are looking forward to win in the regional competition in order to bring the name of Holy Cross up to the national level of the game that will be held in San Fernando Pampanga in April.

The Regional Davao Association of Catholic Schools- Catholic Education Association of the Philippines (DACS-CEAP) will be opened at Holy Cross of Davao College Bajada Campus and its games will be held at University of Immaculate Concepcion (UIC) Bonifacio Campus from February 22-23, 2013. (By: Shara May Pedroso , Aljun Villanueva)

HCDC Hosts 4th COMEP regional convention

The Holy Cross of Davao College is this year’s host to the 4th Regional Council of Management Educators and Practitioners in the Philippines (COMEP) Convention, February 21 with the theme, “Rethinking leadership: Preparing future leaders and managers.

COMEP National board member Marilyn Guinto said that the two-day convention will be participated in by students, practitioners and teachers of the College of Business all over Mindanao.

“It’s overwhelming in our part that the school  will be hosting the COMEP convention and so far all the processes goes very smooth and our President, Msgr. Julius Rodulfa made a good response”, Guinto added.

She said that there will be competitions such as Quiz bee and League of Talents (Got Talent) and inter-collegiate management competition for the students as one of the highlights of the convention.

“We are hoping that students will really participate on the event because it’s very fun and they can learn well about management and leadership. We are also expecting at least 500 participants to join the convention “, Guinto added.

She said that the registration fee for students is only 600 pesos and 1,200 pesos for the faculty participants excluding accommodation.

The National COMEP convention will be held in Manila on July 25,2013. ( by Aljun Villanueva and Shara May Pedroso)

Chaplain encourages students to take faith to God seriously

The school chaplain Rev. Fr. Rolando Mandreza has encouraged Holy Crossians to “take faith seriously “especially in this holy season of lent.

According to him, Lenten season is a time of fasting and abstinence and he is hoping that students will also participate in the activities of lent to nurture their faith in God.

“We are to begin the celebration of lent with the commemoration of Ash Wednesday. During this season, we have devotional way of the cross every Friday at the chapel for six weeks and Institutional Way of the Cross on February 22 that will be done around the campus ’’, Mandreza said.

Mandreza stressed that lent is also the time to reflect on the life that God has given us. It is a season of sacrifice and intense prayer.

Mandreza added that aside from the way of the cross there will also be a “Kumpisalan ng Bayan “on February 27, 2013. (Author: Aljun Villanueva)