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The Ateneo de Manila University may consider moving out of Loyola Heights in Quezon City, its home for the past 59 years, the Ateneo High School principal revealed Friday. “Ateneo may actually consider moving to another campus,” said Fr. Raymund-Benedict Hizon, SJ, principal of the Ateneo High School, in a post using his Twitter account @RBHizonSJ. Xavier Hall at the Loyola Heights Campus Hizon tweeted this in the context of a strategic planning activity in Antipolo City, based on his post earlier in the day. “We have to consider our rapidly expanding population, environmental impact, and our many needs,” Hizon said, explaining the proposed move. “We MAY (emphasis his), but it still remains a long shot.” “Be at peace,” the school official added after his statement drew a mix of reactions from Ateneans. “We MAY does not mean we WILL.” Changing landscapes If the move pushes through, it will come amid changing landscapes in Loyola Heights – a popular hangout of students not...

This year’s Philippine University Games or UniGames set Oct. 22 to 29 in Roxas City, Capiz will be a showcase of the finest student athletes in the country. It will also give the Philippine Sports Commission, the government’s funding arm in sports, a chance to discover and identify future members of the national pool. “The PSC is playing a more active role in the UniGames as part of our grassroots development program,” said PSC commissioner Jolly Gomez during yesterday’s PSA Forum. “It will allow us to see athletic talent among the youth, and act on their development during their formative years,” added the PSC commissioner. He said this year’s edition promises to be bigger than the previous ones with at least 46 universities to be represented by more than 4,000 students on hand. They will vie in 14 sports disciplines, including athletics, basketball, football, lawn tennis, swimming, badminton, table tennis, taekwondo, volleyball, beach volleyball, sepak takraw and billiards...