Blog Post by Daniel Joshua D. Magpoc, Grade 11 – Marx (HuMSS)

Colegio de San Juan de Letran-Bataan, a Catholic and Dominican institution, is built upon the solid and all natural foundations of the plateau of the Dominican Avenue. This provided the campus with more than enough space to be utilized for the construction of various architectures. A lot of students may ask “Bakit nasa bundok yung Letran?”, this is a really common question that is asked not only by students, but also parents, visitors, and even the teachers! We believe that this has something to do with nature.

Nature! (I know, off-topic right?) It’s one of the most prominent highlights of the Colegio! If you like being surrounded by trees, dominated by the fresh air, listening to the breeze as the birds chirp and sing in the distance, then this is definitely the campus of your dreams! (Also, we have cows. Like… big, fat, and cute cows wandering around the fields while you head out to have lunch).

Jokes about nature aside, the Dominican administrators of the Colegio chose this place for personal reasons. As stated in the Vision of Letran-Bataan which exhibits the “care for creation and the quality of life” (somewhere along those lines), Letran wishes to urge its students into appreciating the beauty of nature and to take care of their natural surroundings. These would include the flora and the fauna of the nearby forests becoming the responsibility of the students themselves. Who knew that best place to witness how the Vision is carried out firsthand is in the campus itself?

This should not only apply to the students of Letran-Bataan, but to others as well who are nearby natural resources. Care for the creations of God, do not abuse and take advantage of the environment as it is what keeps our life quality in a heightened degree!