Universitas envisions a society led, directed and managed by leaders who are competent, with stable character and well-formed conscience.
It aims to achieve this by providing programs, projects, activities, venues, structures and institutions for the development of moral character, as a necessary and stable foundation for nation building, starting with the youth, through education, research and social welfare and outreach.
– ANNOUNCEMENT –
Dear friends,
In light of Metro Manila’s community quarantine caused by the outbreak of COVID-19, Universitas Foundation is suspending all its physical gatherings until further notice. The headquarters will likewise be closed to all visitors until further notice. In the mean time, we shall be shifting to online platforms for the conduct of our activities, projects and programs.
The Foundation gives its full support to the authorities’ efforts to mitigate and contain the outbreak. It expresses its sincere gratitude to all those who have tirelessly and selflessly worked at the frontlines of addressing this crisis.
We call on all the leaders, public and private, across all sectors and industries, to make decisive action rooted ultimately in the dignity of the human persons under their watch. May the leaders move with the cohesion and solidarity needed in order to build confidence among the public that this will be overcome.
Finally, despite the physical separation induced by the pandemic, let us find ways to look out for one another.
– FEATURES –

Understanding Freedom during Quarantine: Dr. Daniel Bernardus speaks at UFN
Understanding Freedom during Quarantine: Dr. Daniel Bernardus speaks at UFN

B2B goes to Europe: a 3-day intensive course
B2B goes to Europe: a 3-day intensive course

Self-knowledge and Self-mastery as foundations for nation building: take-aways from B2B intensive course
Self-knowledge and Self-mastery as foundations for nation building: take-aways from B2B intensive course
– ARTICLES –

On Moderating Webinars: Mr. Jojo Aquino gives talk to V Officers and Managers
On Moderating Webinars: Mr. Jojo Aquino gives talk to V Officers and Managers

Going Deep: Mr. Paul Graas speaks at Back to the Basics Online Course
Going Deep: Mr. Paul Graas speaks at Back to the Basics Online Course

Esteemed oncologist and mentor Dr. Miriam Calaguas shares life lessons for success at the largest Universitas Doctors Forum
Esteemed oncologist and mentor Dr. Miriam Calaguas shares life lessons for success at the largest Universitas Doctors Forum

Propagate Principled Leadership, Dr. Mariano exhorts Fellows at UFP Graduation Rites
Propagate Principled Leadership, Dr. Mariano exhorts Fellows at UFP Graduation Rites

V Officers and Managers Hold First Team Building at Happy Nest Farm
V Officers and Managers Hold First Team Building at Happy Nest Farm

On Being a Lawyer in the New Normal: Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles speaks at ULQ
On Being a Lawyer in the New Normal: Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles speaks at ULQ

Behind the Face Shields: Dr. Amiel Villanueva shares experience as a COVID-19 Frontliner
Behind the Face Shields: Dr. Amiel Villanueva shares experience as a COVID-19 Frontliner

Suffering, nation building, and COVID-19: A message from our CEO
Suffering, nation building, and COVID-19: A message from our CEO

SLEIGH 2019: Bringing Joy to an Aeta Community
SLEIGH 2019: Bringing Joy to an Aeta Community

Meet Atty. Angela Butalid, new Universitas CEO
Meet Atty. Angela Butalid, new Universitas CEO

SLEIGH 2019: An Invitation to Share the Joy of Christmas
SLEIGH 2019: An Invitation to Share the Joy of Christmas

Founder of Divina Law Shares the “Ten Principles in Managing a Law Firm”
Founder of Divina Law Shares the “Ten Principles in Managing a Law Firm”

WYAAP Holds Training Program with Universitas Foundation
WYAAP Holds Training Program with Universitas Foundation

Fundamentals of Mentoring tackled by Mr. James Lactao at UMP Launch
Fundamentals of Mentoring tackled by Mr. James Lactao at UMP Launch

Humanizing the Legal Profession: Atty. Egon Cayosa’s Vision for the IBP
Humanizing the Legal Profession: Atty. Egon Cayosa’s Vision for the IBP

Coping with Constraints: CMO Jubert Maquiling gives talk on Project Management
Coping with Constraints: CMO Jubert Maquiling gives talk on Project Management

The Priority of Law revealed in Princeton
The Priority of Law revealed in Princeton

In Pictures: Universitas Visits Baguio City
In Pictures: Universitas Visits Baguio City

Leadership Inside and Out: Engr. Icasiano on Leading in the Corporate World
Leadership Inside and Out: Engr. Icasiano on Leading in the Corporate World

Atty. Lacson speaks on ‘The Big Three’
Atty. Lacson speaks on ‘The Big Three’

To the Other Side of the Bar
To the Other Side of the Bar

PCCP President Dr. Fernandez Talks About Building a Clinical Career at First Universitas Doctors’ Forum
PCCP President Dr. Fernandez Talks About Building a Clinical Career at First Universitas Doctors’ Forum

The Only Way is Forward: A get-together with Deputy Commissioner Dino Aguirre
The Only Way is Forward: A get-together with Deputy Commissioner Dino Aguirre

A Global Perspective: C.O.O. Morize Arenal Speaks about his Fellowship Stories in Institutes Abroad
A Global Perspective: C.O.O. Morize Arenal Speaks about his Fellowship Stories in Institutes Abroad

Universitas launches Fellows Program during Incorporation Anniversary
Universitas launches Fellows Program during Incorporation Anniversary

The Aesthetics of Ordinary Life: Dr. Mariano lectures at the Fellows’ Night on the meaning of Human Class
The Aesthetics of Ordinary Life: Dr. Mariano lectures at the Fellows’ Night on the meaning of Human Class

Fellows’ Night with Dr. Angelo Porciuncula, Former Universitas Chairman
Fellows’ Night with Dr. Angelo Porciuncula, Former Universitas Chairman

Managing Millenials and Forum with Millenials: Back-to-back talks at Cebu Doctors’
Managing Millenials and Forum with Millenials: Back-to-back talks at Cebu Doctors’

Freedom of religion, Separation of Church and State discussed in the first Universitas Lawyers’ Quarterly
Freedom of religion, Separation of Church and State discussed in the first Universitas Lawyers’ Quarterly

Universitas President Keynotes Cebu Doctors’ White Coat Ceremony
Universitas President Keynotes Cebu Doctors’ White Coat Ceremony

SLEIGH 2018: Creating moments with the Kids
SLEIGH 2018: Creating moments with the Kids

VOLUNTEERISM BETWEEN SHIFTS: Universitas Holds Workshop-Seminar for Speakers and Facilitators
VOLUNTEERISM BETWEEN SHIFTS: Universitas Holds Workshop-Seminar for Speakers and Facilitators

A Get-together with the WYA President on Global Youth Leadership
A Get-together with the WYA President on Global Youth Leadership

Starting in Cebu at the beginning of 2019
Starting in Cebu at the beginning of 2019

Outreach Talk to the Santa Ana Parish Youth Ministry
Outreach Talk to the Santa Ana Parish Youth Ministry

UNIVERSITAS SENDS OFF BAR CANDIDATES
UNIVERSITAS SENDS OFF BAR CANDIDATES

Friendship Day: celebrating the beauty and joy of friendship
Friendship Day: celebrating the beauty and joy of friendship

Bishop Mylo exhorts young leaders to be compassionate during Universitas blessing
Bishop Mylo exhorts young leaders to be compassionate during Universitas blessing

HON. HIROMICHI MATSUO CHALLENGES IPL GRADUATES, LAWYERS-TO-BE IN KEYNOTE ADDRESS
HON. HIROMICHI MATSUO CHALLENGES IPL GRADUATES, LAWYERS-TO-BE IN KEYNOTE ADDRESS

INQUIES PRO LEGE HELD GRADUATION LAST JULY 21
INQUIES PRO LEGE HELD GRADUATION LAST JULY 21

Event Recap: IPL 2018 Week 2
Event Recap: IPL 2018 Week 2

Event Recap: Week 1 of IPL 2018
Event Recap: Week 1 of IPL 2018

WITHSTANDING THE PRESSURES OF PRESTIGE: IPL Lawyer-Alumni share their Bar Exam Experience
WITHSTANDING THE PRESSURES OF PRESTIGE: IPL Lawyer-Alumni share their Bar Exam Experience

The Young Entrepreneur in the Age of Globalization: opportunities and challenges
The Young Entrepreneur in the Age of Globalization: opportunities and challenges

INQUIES PRO LEGE, “Restlessness for the Law”
INQUIES PRO LEGE, “Restlessness for the Law”

EXPLORING INITIATIVES IN PALAWAN
EXPLORING INITIATIVES IN PALAWAN

Universitas Partners with YEP for an Economic Briefing
Universitas Partners with YEP for an Economic Briefing
– UPCOMING –
– HIGHLIGHTS –
UNIVERSITAS GOES ONLINE WITH ITS FIRST WEBINAR ON SERVICE AMIDST A PANDEMIC
by Zion Yuson
APRIL 1, 2020 – We’re living in a very unusual time, with hundreds and thousands of people and businesses put to a complete stop from their functions due to the rapid spread of the COVID-19 virus. The current situation notwithstanding, it’s important to remember that there are many opportunities available for us to serve and to act as leaders in our own circumstances. Last March 28, in the first ever Universitas Fellows Night to be conducted online, Mr. Johemie Lopez Quinones, the head of maintenance at Universitas, spoke to us about how he embarked on a heroic mission of service for the street-dwellers of Manila.
Johemie, 24 years old, is a resident of the city of Manila, the same city where he was born and raised. At the moment, he is one of the managing partners of Hey Homies, a company that provides services to maintain condo units and dormitories.[…] Read More
FIRST FILIPINO MP OF NEW ZEALAND, ATTY. PAULO GARCIA, SPEAKS AT LAWYERS’ QUARTERLY
by Tomas Socrates
JANUARY 21, 2020, Pasig City – The Foundation jump-started 2020 with its first activity for the year, the Universitas Lawyers Quarterly (ULQ), last January 9. The speaker for the event was no less than Atty. Paulo Garcia, a Member of Parliament (MP) of New Zealand, and the only Filipino who now holds a national elective post in a foreign country to which he migrated.
Atty. Paulo, or MP Paulo, had been in the practice of law in the Philippines for about ten (10) years before he migrated to New Zealand with his family sometime in the first decade of the 21st century. He succeeded in qualifying to practice law in New Zealand where he worked for two law firms for approximately 5 years, after which he then became licensed to set up his own law office known as GarciaLaw. GarciaLaw was the first and only Filipino-owned law firm in New Zealand for over 8 years. It closed in May 2019 upon MP Paulo’s election as Member of the NZ Parliament. […] Read More