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50-762: The Letran Knights and Lady Knights are the collegiate varsity teams representing Colegio de San Juan de Letran in the National Collegiate Athletic Association . The high school varsity teams are called the Squires . The college's varsity teams also participate in other sports leagues such as the Filoil Flying V Preseason Cup , Fr. Martin's Cup , Premier Volleyball League , Milcu Got Skills Inter School, among others. The first athletic varsity team in Letran began in 1911 when

100-590: A "wi-fi zone" to cater its students access to the internet. In October 2007, two former Letran administrators were among the 498 Spanish martyrs beatified by Pope Benedict XVI . They are Fr. Jesus Villaverde Andres, OP, a former rector; and Fr. Antonio Varona Ortega, OP, a former professor and moderator of the NCAA Philippines . On July 3, 2008, Fr. Lana formally launched the Letran Center for Intramuros Studies (LCIS). The initiative to establish

150-498: A double MVP award were given to Bobby Durano (Forward) and Bryan Alvarez (Attacking Midfield). Due to financial restraints, Letran College discontinued the seniors football program in 2003. In 2018 , the seniors football team was re-established. Letran has a total of 20 NCAA chess championship titles, second to San Sebastian with 23 titles. In the seniors division, the Knights have won six championships. Their last championship run

200-566: A four-year term until April 2011. Fr. Lana became the 80th rector of the Manila campus. Fr. Lana's administration has undertaken the task of changing and upgrading the Colegio's academic standards to meet those required to attain university status. This work also includes the revision of the vision and mission, research development, community service, and the 12-year strategic plan for 2008 until 2020. Starting academic year 2007–08, Letran became

250-515: A wide range of business courses especially in management . Letran's CBAA was known as the flagship college of the institution. The college produced many alumni and students who excelled in the field of business : one of these is the prominent Filipino businessman Enrique Zobel de Ayala — the first patriarch of the Zobel de Ayala family. Same as the CBAA, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences or CLAS

300-932: Is St. John the Baptist . The campus contains two statues, representing the two foremost alumni in the fields of secular and religious service: former Philippine President Manuel L. Quezon and Vietnamese Saint Vicente Liem de la Paz . Letran has programs in Business, Management, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Information Technology, Digital Arts, Communication Arts, Accountancy, Engineering. The colleges are divided into six departments: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS), College of Business Administration and Accountancy (CBAA), College of Education (CoEd), Institute of Communication (iCOMM), College of Engineering and Information Technology (CEIT) . The Colegio has successful athletic programs, particularly in basketball, football (soccer), volleyball , taekwondo , and tennis . Through

350-579: Is derived from the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome , considered as the Mother Church of Christendom. Early in the history of Letran, its chapel was granted many of the privileges enjoyed by the major basilica. Saint John the Baptist , for whom the basilica is named, is the patron saint of Letran. The college was founded by Don Juan Geromino Guerrero in 1620, a retired Spanish officer and one of

400-551: Is located at the St. Albert the Great building. The Colegio de San Juan de Letran in Manila has a Basic Education department that has been in existence for almost 400 years. Letran started as an all-boys school, then began accepting female enrollees in the first year during the academic year 2005–06 for its basic education program. The Elementary Level caters a two-year start from pre-school and six years of elementary, Now forming part of

450-537: Is located at the St. Vincent Ferrer building. The High School Department is located in the St. Raymond of Penafort building. Letran is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association from 1928 to 1932, and since 1936. NCAA Season 94 NCAA Season 94 is the 2018–19 collegiate athletic year of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the Philippines. It is hosted by University of Perpetual Help System DALTA . Basketball will start

500-471: Is located here. The former St. Antoninus Building is dedicated in honor of Our Lady of Aranzazu , where the Arch-confraternity of Nuestra Senora de Aranzazu was solemnly established in Letran on December 16, 1772, by virtue of a pontifical brief issued by Benedict XIV on September 18, 1748. It holds the promenade and Salon de Actos (student lounge). The campus hosts a historical marker that

550-743: Is one of the academic institutions that offers a degree in Information Technology mapped with the premier certification from Microsoft . It began as an area in the College of the Liberal Arts, Sciences, and Education. Starting A.Y. 2012–13, the Institute of Information Technology transferred to the College of Engineering. The Professional School for Continuing Education in Business of the Letran Graduate School

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600-679: Is the flagship college offering courses in the Colegio. Its Liberal Studies program offers required subjects in the Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Mathematics, Languages and Health, and Physical Education. It also offers majors in Communication Arts, Psychology, Political Science, AB Advertising, AB Public Relation, AB Journalism, and AB Broadcasting. It likewise offers subjects required in all courses such as Seminar Workshop and Practicum (SWP), Research Methods and Practicum (RMP) where students are required to undertake " on

650-614: The Knights monicker after its founder, Spanish officer Don Juan Geronimo Guerrero, who was a Knight of Malta. That same year the team’s first NCAA crown won in the midgets division (now the juniors) of basketball tournament, then retaining the crown in 1929 and 1930. Letran withdrew from the NCAA in 1933 as a form of protest for the unjust decision of the league management during the Letran-Ateneo basketball game. The team then re-joined

700-562: The Knights of Malta , in Intramuros as Colegio de Niños Huerfanos de San Juan de Letran . The school was intended to educate and mold orphans to be good Christian citizens. Around the same time, Fray Diego de Santa Maria, O.P. founded the Colegio de Huerfanos de San Pedro y San Pablo. As Don Guerrero grew old, the two schools were fused together, and in 1630, it simply became known as Colegio de San Juan de Letran . In 1738, under

750-659: The Liga Catolica (the Catholic League), the immediate predecessor of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) among the sectarian schools, was founded and lasted until 1920. The members were Letran, San Beda , Ateneo , De La Salle , San Vicente de Paul, and UST . Football was a major sports event and basketball was also played. In 1928, Letran formally joined the NCAA, which was founded in 1924. Letran adopted

800-481: The "Magnificent Seven" because the team was composed of only seven players instead of the usual twelve, the team was bannered by team captain Alicia "Chit" Abuel, Donna Tengson, Melba Gan, Nancy Gan, Ressie Garcia, Ernestina Cristobal, and Otchie Arandia. The Lady Knights then later captured four more consecutive titles in 1978-1981. The women's team last won back-to-back titles in 1997–98 and 1998–99 seasons, bannered by

850-572: The Basic Education Department of the Colegio, the elementary level starts from the first two years of pre-school – Kindergarten and Preparatory – and six years of elementary education. The pupils in this Department are called Pages , the name given to those who are in the first stage of knighthood. Here, pupils are taught the basic rudiments not only of reading, writing, and arithmetic but also of other areas, which include character formation.The Elementary Department of Letran Manila

900-4503: The Basic Education department, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS), and College of Business Administration and Accountancy (CBAA). Letran remains in its original campus in Intramuros , Manila , and is a member of the Intramuros Consortium . 1620–32 – Juan Alonso Jeronimo Guerrero 1632–38 – Bro. Diego de Sta. Maria 1639–43 – Fr. Sebastian de Oquendo, O.P. 1643–45 – Fr. Francisco Herrera, O.P. 1645–47 – Fr. Lucas Ruiz Montana, O.P. 1647–48 – Fr. Juan L. de Guete, O.P. 1648–50 – Fr. Rafael de la Carcel, O.P. 1650–52 – Fr. Juan de los Angeles, O.P. 1652–56 – Fr. Jeronimo de Zamora, O.P. 1656–57 – Fr. Juan de los Angeles, O.P. 1657–59 – Fr. Andres Gomez, O.P. 1659–61 – Fr. Ignacio de Herrera, O.P. 1661–63 – Fr. Pedro Camacho, O.P. 1663–65 – Fr. Andres Gomez, O.P. 1665–67 – Fr. Francisco Sanchez, O.P. 1667–69 – Fr. Andres Gomez, O.P. 1669–84 – Fr. Juan de los Angeles, O.P. 1684–86 – Fr. Tomas de los Reyes, O.P. 1686–92 – Fr. Jose Valdes, O.P. 1692–94 – Fr. Tomas de los Reyes, O.P. 1694–98 – Fr. Gregorio Giraldez, O.P. 1698–1700 – Fr. Domingo de le Escalera, O.P. 1700–02 – Fr. Juan de Sto Domingo, O.P. 1702–04 – Fr. Sebastian del Castillo, O.P. 1704–06 – Fr. Diego Nunez, O.P. 1706–10 – Fr. Francisco Ruiz, O.P. 1710–18 – Fr. Juan de Sto Domingo, O.P. 1718–20 – Fr. Pedro Bono, O.P. 1720–22 – Fr. Juan de Sto Domingo, O.P. 1722–23 – Fr. Francisco Petite, O.P. 1723–25 – Fr. Juan Caballero, O.P. 1725–35 – Fr. Juan de Arechederra , O.P. 1735–37 – Fr. Diego Saenz, O.P. 1737–41 – Fr. Vicente Salazar, O.P. 1741–42 – Fr. Bernardo Ustariz, O.P. 1742–45 – Fr. Vicente Salazar, O.P. 1745–47 – Fr. Jose Herrera, O.P. 1747–49 – Fr. Tomas Canduela, O.P. 1749–51 – Fr. Francisco Carriedo, O.P. 1751–53 – Fr. Juan de la Cruz, O.P. 1753–55 – Fr. Bernardo Ustariz, O.P. 1755–57 – Fr. Jose Herrera, O.P. 1757–59 – Fr. Diego Serrano, O.P. 1759–63 – Fr. Bernardo Ustariz, O.P. 1763–69 – Fr. Pedro Luis de Sierra, O.P. 1769–73 – Fr. Cristobal Rodriguez, O.P. 1773–77 – Fr. Andres Melendez, O.P. 1777–81 – Fr. Francisco Garcia, O.P. 1781–85 – Fr. Juan Fernandez, O.P. 1785–94 – Fr. Cristobal Rodriguez, O.P. 1794–98 – Fr. Antonio Robles, O.P. 1798–1802 – Fr. Diego Martin, O.P. 1802–14 – Fr. Pedro Galan, O.P. 1814–25 – Fr. Francisco Genoves, O.P. 1825–29 – Fr. Antonio Tavanera, O.P. 1829–33 – Fr. Tomas Rosello, O.P. 1833–45 – Fr. Francisco Mora, O.P. 1845–51 – Fr. Rafael Castro, O.P. 1851–55 – Fr. Juan Velichon, O.P. 1855–59 – Fr. Antonio Carrillo, O.P. 1859–63 – Fr. Jose R. Gonzales 1863–67 – Fr. Raimundo Rodriguez, O.P. 1867–71 – Fr. Mariano Martin, O.P. 1871–73 – Fr. Benito Corominas, O.P. 1873–74 – Fr. Pedro Perez, O.P. 1874–77 – Fr. Domingo Tressera, O.P. 1877–78 – Fr. Miguel Narro, O.P. 1878–80 – Fr. Lucio Asencio, O.P. 1880–82 – Fr. Ruperto Alarcon, O.P. 1882–86 – Fr. Miguel Narro, O.P. 1886–89 – Fr. Bernardino Nozaleda 1889–90 – Fr. Jose Maria Garcia, O.P. 1890–94 – Fr. Lucio Asencio, O.P. 1894–1903 – Fr. Marcos Lainez, O.P. 1903–10 – Fr. Jose Maria Ruiz, O.P. 1910–14 – Fr. Santiago Paya, O.P. 1914–17 – Fr. Florencio Llanos, O.P. 1917–22 – Fr. Calixto Prieto, O.P. 1922–23 – Fr. Juan Ylla, O.P. 1923–27 – Fr. Jesus Andres Villaverde, O.P. 1927–30 – Fr. Roque Ruaño , O.P. 1930–33 – Fr. Juan Ylla, O.P. 1933–34 – Fr. Silvestre Sancho, O.P. 1934–36 – Fr. Angel de Blas, O.P. 1936–45 – Fr. Juan Labrador, O.P. 1946–49 – Fr. Honorio Muñoz, O.P. 1949–52 – Fr. Evergisto Bazaco, O.P. 1952–55 – Fr. Aurelio Valbuena, O.P. 1955–61 – Fr. Angel de Blas, O.P. 1961–64 – Fr. Isidoro Katigbak, O.P. 1964–65 – Fr. Pedro Mateos, O.P. 1965–68 – Fr. Antonio Cabezon, O.P. 1968–69 – Fr. Lorenzo Rodriguez, O.P. 1969–70 – Fr. Eladio Neira, O.P. 1970–74 – Fr. Antonio F. Posadas, O.P. 1974–80 – Fr. Pompeyo F. de Mesa, O.P. 1980–86 – Fr. Regino O. Cortes, O.P. 1986–89 – Fr. Thomas Lopez Francisco, O.P. 1989–92 – Fr. Rogelio B. Alarcon, O.P. 1992–99 – Fr. Ramon C. Cercado, O.P. 1999–2007 – Fr. Edwin A. Lao, O.P. 2007–2015 – Fr. Tamerlane R. Lana, O.P. 2015–2023 – Fr. Clarence Victor C. Marquez, O.P. 2023–present – Fr. Raymund Fernando P. Jose, O.P. The name San Juan de Letran

950-647: The CLAS. The Institute of Communication, called iComm, offers programs, several of which are considered as the flagship courses of the Colegio. The College of Education began as an area in the College of the Liberal Arts, Sciences, and Education in 2002 with an initial enrollment of seventeen students and six teachers in its Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education program. In 2006, the education area separated to become an independent college. The Colegio started to offer engineering programs in 2012. With

1000-484: The Carolino sisters, Michelle and Mayette, who then later joined the national team . NCAA Season 99 The Letran Knights men's volleyball team have won a total of 13 NCAA championships . Their first championship was won during the 1981–82 season. The men's volleyball team last won the title during the 2009–2010 season bannered by Peter Warren Pirante, Erickson Ramos, and Renz Ordonez. NCAA Season 99 In 2023,

1050-476: The Dominican Sanctuario of San Juan del Monte. After the war, Letran returned to its home in Intramuros and resumed operations in 1946. Several new construction projects were inaugurated to replace the old structures wrecked by the war. The first Filipino rector and president of the Colegio de San Juan de Letran was Fr. Isidro Katigbak O.P., who served for four straight years. Letran has served by

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1100-637: The Lady Knights' tandem of Chamberlaine Cuñada and Lara Mae Silva upset the undefeated Perpetual Lady Altas to claim its second NCAA women's beach volleyball title. Cuñada was named the league MVP and head coach Mike Inoferio hailed as Coach of the Year. Women's Division Juniors' Division Letran College had organized its own football team in 1910, known as the Letran Athletic Association . The team, nicknamed "The Bohemians", won

1150-669: The Letran Hall of Fame and the P.E. faculty. The Letran Gym is named in honor of Blessed Antonio Varona, OP, former Letran Professor and Athletics Moderator. The old gym was demolished in April 2019 and will be replaced by the Quadricentennial Building, a multi-purpose sports facility. The dormitory of Letran Manila located beside the Letran Gym. The College of Business Administration and Accountancy offers

1200-488: The Letran Squires, won the NCAA title in a clean sweep manner, beating everyone and winning all of their matches. The title was won in dramatic fashion, as the final match against PCU went into extra time, and Letran scoring the golden goal to clinch the title. During this season, the Letran Squires only managed to concede one goal in the whole competition. This team was coached by Bernie Cordero and Perival Acabado and

1250-575: The Library and Media Center for Communication Arts students. The Media Center has two sections: Instructional Media and Broadcast Media. It provides human and material resources for instructional and broadcast purposes. Among the facilities are an audio-video library, viewing rooms, instructional media resources for circulation. Services include lending of instructional materials, rendering the execution of art work, photo coverage and black-and-white photo developing and printing. For broadcast media facilities,

1300-487: The NCAA championship in 1986-87 season, while the juniors' team last won the title in 1985-86 season. Both the seniors and juniors team have won two titles each. Letran was NCAA champion during the following seasons: Colegio de San Juan de Letran The Colegio de San Juan de Letran ( transl.  College of San Juan de Letran ), also referred to by its acronym CSJL , is a private Catholic coeducational basic and higher education institution owned and run by

1350-426: The NCAA in 1928, the juniors basketball team won their first championship, and then followed with two consecutive titles, establishing the first juniors' three-peat championships in the team. In the NCAA, they have the second most number of combined basketball championships, with 34 titles. They also achieved the rare double championship three times: the first was in 1979-1980 season, followed by 1983-1984 season, and

1400-726: The Office of the Vice Rector for Religious Affairs. It includes the Accounting Stock Room, Lost and Found Office, Hospitality Management Facility, Auxiliary Services, Audit Services, Letran Alumni Association Office, and the Center for Community Development Office. The school clinic is in this building. This building is also known as the Student Center Building because it houses student facilities such as

1450-661: The Philippines Historical Committee, now the National Historical Commission of the Philippines , installed in 1939 to denote the place of the establishment of the arch-confraternity. The building who was named after the founder of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans). This building houses classrooms, Science and Psychology Laboratory, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and The Institute of Communication. This building houses

1500-555: The TV production studio, radio production and studio post-production. Services offered are audio and video production and editing, video coverage, etc. Several facilities are the Apple Mac-Lab Editing Suite, TV Studio, Radio Mini Station and many more. The library is divided into sections: The St. Thomas Building has a television for televiewing purposes. The former High School Building, St. Raymond of Peñafort houses

1550-482: The admission office, financial affairs office, the Letran Center for Intramuros Studies (LCIS) office, guidance counselor office, the information technology center, College of Business Administration and Accountancy, College of Education, and the Institute of Information Technology. The bookstore, lobby, and chapel are also in this building. The St. John Lateran convent of the Letran Dominican Fathers

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1600-660: The arrival of the Americans in 1900. After celebrating its tricentennial, Letran was headed by the Rev. Fr. Martin Guillet O.P., who was tasked with replacing Letran's old infrastructure and constructing a new and modern building. The new facilities were inaugurated and blessed by Rev. Fr. Martin Guillet O.P.. The new St. John the Baptist Building became the Colegio's main building and facade. These events were followed by

1650-607: The canteens, a modern 400-seat auditorium, Office of the Student Affairs, Letran Student Council Office, the Graduate School faculty room and student lounge, six SC classrooms, Thesis Section, The Lance Publication Office, and the Office of the Dean in Graduate School. This building serves the basic education department, the College of Engineering, and it also houses the music room and speech laboratory. It serves as

1700-477: The center sprang from the 12-year development plan as the school hopes to become a leader in cultural and historical studies, particularly on the subject of Intramuros. The day also marked the 435th anniversary of the signing of the royal decree by King Philip II in San Lorenzo, Spain on July 3, 1573, that prescribed the foundation of Hispanic colonial towns, which served as basis for the systematic layout for

1750-709: The construction of the Elementary, High School and College buildings replacing the old structures respectively. The buildings were named after the Dominican founder and saints . The growth of the Colegio was temporarily halted when the building was bombed in 1941 and turned into a garrison by the Japanese army in 1944. The Colegio was temporarily housed in the Dominican church and convent of San Juan del Monte. In school year 1942, classes were temporarily transferred to

1800-418: The establishment of Intramuros, which was known then as Spanish Manila. In June 2015, Fr. Clarence Victor C. Marquez, O.P. was elected 81st Rector and President of Letran Manila and Bataan. In July 2023, Fr. Raymund Fernando P. Jose, O.P. was elected 82nd Rector and President of Letran Manila and Bataan. Also known as the administration building, it houses the office of the rector and president. It houses

1850-691: The friars of the Order of Preachers in Intramuros , Manila , Philippines . It was founded in 1620. Colegio de San Juan de Letran has the distinction of being the oldest college in the Philippines and the oldest secondary institution in Asia . The school has produced Philippine presidents, revolutionary heroes, poets, legislators, members of the clergy, jurists, and it is also one of the only Philippine schools that has produced several Catholic saints who lived and studied on its campus. The school's patron saint

1900-399: The headquarters of maintenance and housekeeping of the Colegio. It is the home of the Knights and Squires, Letran's collegiate and high school varsity teams that play in the NCAA and other sports tournaments, located right across the Student Center Building along Beaterio Street in Intramuros. Letran Gym has three physical education classrooms with a centralized air-conditioned unit. It houses

1950-437: The job training" and come up with a research paper (thesis). Community Service is given a central place in all courses. The CLAS also offers as part of its core curriculum subjects such as theology and other supplemental activities like parish exposure, retreats and recollection, community outreach program to our adopted communities. Foreign languages as electives such as Mandarin, French, Spanish and Japanese are also offered in

2000-569: The latest is the 2022-23 season . The seniors’ team have won 20 NCAA championships, while their juniors’ counterpart have 14 championships. The Knights’ most recent championship was in 2022-23 season , while the Squires’ most recent championship was in 2023-24 season . The Lady Knights volleyball team have won a total of 8 NCAA championships . The Lady Knights debuted in the NCAA in 1977 and were coached by Herminio "Boggs" Rivera. On that same year, they won their first NCAA championship. Dubbed as

2050-412: The league in 1936. Since joining the NCAA and the establishment of the NCAA general championship in 1960, Letran has won 9 NCAA general championships in the seniors division, while 8 general championship titles have won in the juniors division. Letran was one of the institutions who formed the first interschool league in the Philippines, the Liga Catolica , in 1917 until 1920. When Letran College joined

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2100-512: The majority of Spanish rectors and presidents for over 400 years. The school began accepting female students in its college department in the 1970s while the basic education department started accepting first-year female enrollees in June 2005. In April 2007, Fr. Tamerlane Lana O.P. was elected rector and president of Letran, of the Intramuros and Abucay campuses, by the Board of Trustees to serve

2150-584: The national championship in the years up to 1917. Team was led by Joaquín Loyzaga Sr. and Letran Football Hall of Famer, Joaquin Lopez. Then, it joined the La Liga Catolica where it competed against other Catholic schools. The Letran Booters joined the NCAA in 1932. The Letran Booters won several titles in the NCAA, most notably during the 1980s, when they beat a favored Mapua team with Taiwanese and foreign-bred players. In season 2002, its juniors team,

2200-484: The reign of King Philip V of Spain opened the Colegio de San Juan de Letran and University of Santo Tomas , and six scholarships were granted by the king for Chinese, Japanese, and Tonkinese students. Vicente Liem de la Paz, Letran's foremost alumnus, was among the students who enjoyed this scholarship taking up trivium and quadrivium along with four Tonkinese namely: Jose de Santo Tomas, Juan de Santo Domingo, Pedro Martir and Pedro de San Jacinto. In May 1865, Letran

2250-564: The season, with the customary defending champion vs. host school opening game between San Beda and Perpetual being held at the Mall of Asia Arena on July 7. The basketball tournaments for NCAA Season 94 began on July 7, 2018, at the Mall of Asia Arena to a crowd of 19,204. The referee pool from the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League will be used for officiating purposes. The volleyball tournament of

2300-488: The transfer of the Institute of Information Technology, Letran established its youngest college, the College of Engineering and Information Technology (CEIT). The CEIT currently offers four engineering programs and three specialization on the information technology program. In 2003, Letran Manila was the first school to partner with Microsoft for the Microsoft IT Academy program in the Philippines . It

2350-485: The vice-rector, Rev. Fr. Juan Sanchez, O.P., organized Letran Athletic Club, with the objective of strengthening the solidarity and fraternity among the students and alumni and for the development of the youth by introducing different kinds of sports. The following were named Honorary Presidents: The very Rev. Fr Rector, Calixto Proeto, O.P., Justices Cayetano Arellano and Manuel Araullo and Manila City Engineer Emilio Quisumbing who had previously served as President. In 1917,

2400-598: The years Letran has produced numerous athletes that have donned the national colors (especially in basketball ) in international events like the Olympics , Asian Games , Southeast Asian Games , Jones Cup, and FIBA World Championship . Letran is a long-time member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association . The Colegio was given Level III accreditation by the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities in

2450-535: Was during the 2009-10 season , where they beat the two-time defending champions CSB Blazers. Letran's Chester Brian Guerrero was named Most Valuable Player. In the juniors division, the Squires have won 14 NCAA titles, the most in the league. Their last championship was during the 2017-2018 season , winning back-to-back titles. The Letran swimming team is called the Aqua Knights. The seniors' team last won

2500-542: Was graded as a College of the First Class by royal decree ordered by Queen Isabella II and, as a result, the school population rose considerably. In 1886, rector Fr. Bernardino Nozaleda re-organized the school's curriculum into the Lower, Middle, and Superior grades (Infima, Media y Superior) to conform to modern European and American teaching patterns. Further expansion took place in 1894 and adjustments were made with

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