On Oct. 3, 2025, I had the privilege of meeting with the relatives and friends of Celestino M. Dizon, one of the pioneering Filipino entrepreneurs in gold and copper mining. The gathering at the University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P) celebrated two things: the construction of the Celestino Dizon Auditorium on the main campus way back in 1991 and the launch of a fund campaign to renovate the facility. This auditorium has played a major role in the evolution of what began as the CRC College of Arts and Sciences into the University of Asia and the Pacific. Part of the campaign involved the sale of artworks contributed by Celestino Dizon’s descendants and artist friends.
The current talk of coups reminded me of the politically turbulent period between the 1986 People Power Revolution and 1992, the year Fidel V. Ramos was elected President. There were numerous coup attempts, the worst of which occurred in November 1989—during the same school year that our CRC-College of Arts and Sciences began operations.
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