Fr Roberto "Bobby" C Yap of the Society of Jesus, the 31st President of Ateneo de Manila University
"The coming days, months, and years will be critical to the future of our University, and we are all being called to work together to ensure Ateneo will continue to fulfill its educational mission." From his Address to the University, 1 October 2020
Fr Roberto C Yap SJ
Fr Roberto C Yap SJ is the 31st President of Ateneo de Manila University.
Yap is a Filipino priest, economist, and educator, appointed to the position by the Board of Trustees of Ateneo de Manila University last 3 August 2019. He assumed office 1 August 2020, succeeding Fr Jose Ramon T Villarin SJ, who was president from 2011 to 2020.
(Memo # U2425-029) Ateneo de Manila University joins the Filipino nation in mourning the death of former Ambassador to the Holy See Howard Dee, who was conferred with a Doctor of Humanities, honoris causa in 2009. He was also a recipient of Ateneo's Ozanam Award in 1986.
(Memo # U2425-026) I am pleased to announce the designation of the new members of the University’s Security Incident Response Team (SIRT) for data privacy-related issues and concerns effective immediately as of the date of this memo:
(Memo # U2425-025) Dr Maria Luz C Vilches, Vice President for Higher Education will be away from 8 to 10 August 2024 to attend the University of San Carlos (USC) Board Meeting in Cebu City.