Nicanor reyes sr biography of christopher columbus

First, FEU was, is, the realization of Dr Reyes’s grand and noble vision to provide access to quality higher education to all Filipinos. It was grand, being outsized in ambition; and it was noble in that it sought to bring out the best in the people who were touched by the dream, especially the faculty, staff, and students of FEU.

Second, since its establishment in the Commonwealth Period, FEU has seen its fortunes rise and fall with those of the country.

It was bright with promise during the heady days of the antebellum years when the Philippine Islands were preparing for independence from American rule; it underwent tremendous suffering during World War II; and, with great difficulty, it rose from the ashes in the post-war years.

The late 60s through the mid 80s were, to borrow a phrase from the writer Jose Lacaba, “days of disquiet and nights of rage” in the FEU campus as everywhere else in the country.

Thus, given its history, FEU cannot but work for the country’s good