Andres Bonifacio College Explained

Andres Bonifacio College
Other Name:ABCollege
Former Names:Andres Bonifacio Institute
Motto:Industry, Intelligence, Integrity.
Type:Private
Religious Affiliation:Nonsectarian
Established:1940
Address:College Park, Miputak
President:Ernesto S. Amatong
Vice-President:Julius B. Elopre
Dean:Shirley G. Bellino
Ma. Cheryl Angela Q. Pacatang-Barbaso
Leo C. Naparota
Asterio P. Saliot
Leo C. Naparota
Shirley G. Bellino
Alejo F. Abule
Jay Ryan D. Bicoy
Precy Nelia C. Gilaga
City:Dipolog
Province:Zamboanga del Norte
Country:Philippines
Coordinates:8.5812°N 123.3404°W
Pushpin Map:Mindanao#Philippines
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Mindanao##Location in the Philippines
Campus:
  • Main Campus - College Park, Miputak
  • GODECOST Building - 3rd Floor, Felicidad I Building, Quezon Avenue, Miputak
    (School of Law)
  • Innovation Center for Agriculture - Santa Isabel
Colors: Yellow
Sporting Affiliations:ZPRAA, PRISAA
Free Label:Newspaper
Free:The Bonifacio Standard

Andres Bonifacio College (ABCollege or ABC) is a community college institution in the Philippines. Its campus is located at College Park, Brgy. Miputak, Dipolog. ABCollege offers course programs from kindergarten to postgraduate levels. Alumni and students of the college are referred to as Bonifacians.[1] [2] [3] [4]

History

Andres Bonifacio College was founded in 1940 as Andres Bonifacio Institute by Amando B. Amatong and Felicidad S. Amatong. The college was named after Andres Bonifacio, a revolutionary leader, to which Amando himself found inspiration being born to poverty in Dalaguete, Cebu. The original location of ABI used to be in what is now Festival Shopping Arcade 1 in Rizal Avenue corner Magsaysay Street, Barangay Central.

Amando Amatong died on April 21, 1943, leaving his wife Felicidad to operate the institute while taking care of their eight young children. To maintain ABI's operation, Amando's youngest brother Silverio B. Amatong was appointed as the institute's president. From its original campus used since its founding, the college permanently transferred to what it is now known as College Park in Barangay Miputak after a fire razed the institute's buildings and nearby structures to the ground in 1968.[5]

Student life

Student Publication

The official student publication of the college is The Bonifacio Standard, while the student publication for the college's elementary department is The Alphabet Soup.

Broadcasting

ABCollege operates a number of radio stations across Mindanao under its media arm Andres Bonifacio College Broadcasting System, established on July 16, 1995.[6] [7] [8] [9]

CallsignFrequencyPowerLocation
DXAA92.5 MHz5 kWDipolog
DXFA98.5 MHz5 kWLiloy
DXPA103.1 MHz5 kWNabunturan

Newspaper

The Mindanao Observer, founded in 1965, is a bilingual (English and Cebuano), bi-weekly newspaper in circulation in the provinces of Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, and Zamboanga Sibugay. Despite being connected with the college, it operates as a separate entity with the Andres Bonifacio College Press as its publisher. It is said to cease newspaper publication and/or moved online due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.[10]

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ABCollege School of Nursing strikes another 100%. Andres Bonifacio College. 17 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20180108125819/http://www.abcollege.edu.ph/frontpage/abcollege-school-of-nursing-strikes-another-100/. 8 January 2018. dead.
  2. News: Athalia Briones Liong – from honors biology grad to top 10 bar passer. Joselle R.. Badilla. 3 May 2017. Philippine Daily Inquirer. 5 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20170503185950/https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/894113/athalia-briones-liong-from-honors-biology-grad-to-top-10-bar-passer. 3 May 2017. dead.
  3. Web site: Top 10 Passers: USC grad Karen Mae Calam tops 2016 Bar Exam. The Summit Express. 17 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20171223114308/http://www.thesummitexpress.com/2017/05/top-10-passers-november-2016-bar-exam-topnotchers.html. 23 December 2017. dead.
  4. Web site: ABCollege's Athalia B. Liong Earns Top 3 in 2016 Bar Exams. Andres Bonifacio College. 17 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20180912073110/http://www.abcollege.edu.ph/frontpage/abcolleges-athalia-b-liong-earns-top-3-in-2016-bar-exams/. 12 September 2018. dead.
  5. Web site: City of Dipolog Schools: Andres Bonifacio College. 16 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20101127054558/http://dipologcity.com/SchoolsABC.htm. 27 November 2010. dead.
  6. Web site: Andres Bonifacio College Broadcasting System, Inc.. Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas. 2020-09-22 .
  7. Web site: Republic Act No. 8120. ChanRobles & Associates Law Firm. 2020-09-22 .
  8. Web site: Republic Act No. 11317. Official Gazette (Philippines). 2020-09-22 .
  9. Web site: TV5, CBCP franchises allowed to lapse into law. The Philippine Star. October 29, 2020.
  10. Web site: Closure, job cuts: Why COVID-19 spells death for community journalism. Camille. Elemia. 15 August 2021. Rappler. 25 November 2021.
  11. News: Athalia Briones Liong - from honors biology grad to top 10 bar passer. Joselle R.. Badilla. . 3 May 2017. 26 December 2020.
  12. News: 3 Mindanawons among Top 10 bar passers; 1st placer is from Bukidnon. Mindanews . 3 May 2017. 4 February 2022.