Holy Cross College
Sta. Lucia, Santa Ana, Pampanga
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HCC, TESDA launch livelihood program in Santa Ana
To reach out to unemployed residents during the pandemic, together with Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), Holy Cross College conducted 2-day livelihood training at Barangay Isidro, Santa Ana, last May 27-28. While the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect the economy, the school with a heart does a share in helping the livelihood of
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HCC leads in community extension program among Private HEI’s in CL
Living up to its core value Caritas or charity, Holy Cross College ranked 1 in the whole Central Luzon in the community extension best practices of private higher education institutions followed by Wesleyan University as rank 2. The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Region 3 recognized the different outreach programs and community extension projects of
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Virtual graduation shares different life stories
Many students would have wanted to go on stage to get their diploma, but the pandemic hindered them from their once-in-a-lifetime ceremony – graduation. While some are saddened, many took the opportunity to savor the moment with their family and loved ones. The virtual graduation of Holy Cross College shared precious seconds in the spotlight
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HCC Caritas on wheels rolling in Santa Ana, nearby towns
After two weeks of initiating the first community pantry in Santa Ana, Pampanga, Holy Cross College started Caritas on wheels, a version of a rolling community pantry to reach more residents in Santa Ana and nearby towns in the eastern part of Pampanga. A simple act of sharing resulted in overflowing support and donations that
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HCC Caritas Pantry: The emergence of modern bayanihan
A single act of kindness was turned into a national phenomenon to help fellow Filipinos during the pandemic – the community pantry. A small table beside the road loaded with vegetables and goods in Maginhawa, Quezon City rekindled the hearts of Filipinos to reach out to people during the health crisis. Patricia Non, 26, initiated
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Serving the students amid pandemic highlights the College SSC elections
The Holy Cross College Supreme Student Council (College- SSC) named anew after the online elections participated by College students last April 16. Shiela Andria Daria, a second-year BS Criminology student is the newly elected President of the College SSC together with Keith Angel Querijero, second-year BS Psychology as the Vice President. Freshmen also joined the
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HCC webinar focuses on active online learning, class observation
Distance learning made it more challenging for teachers to manage classes during this global pandemic. To address this, Holy Cross College conducted a webinar entitled Class Observation and Clinical Supervision spearheaded by the Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Leticia Flores. Deans, program chairs, principals, and coordinators participated in the webinar to move towards the
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#KapitLang: Know how to cope with the challenges of pandemic
The Holy Cross College Guidance and Counseling office addressed the challenges faced by the youth during the pandemic and shared mental health interventions through the webinar “#KapitLang: Coping Amid the Pandemic” last March 26, 2021. Understanding mental wellbeing was emphasized during the webinar to better acknowledge the role of mental health in the productivity and
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NSTP webinar emphasizes youth vote matters
Holy Cross College National Service Training Program (NSTP) partnered with Pinas Forward a nation-building organization for a webinar emphasizing the power of youth voice in the elections and raising awareness on information consumption on the internet. The webinar entitled Digital Citizenship was attended by more than 400 students from the school with a heart last
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HM studes experience digi-kitchen, first-ever virtual cooking webinar
The Hotel Management (HM) students launched the first-ever digital kitchen webinar to learn innovative techniques and to be updated on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the foodservice industry last March 19, 2021. The Digi-kitchen aims to teach students how to adapt to the changing environment in the restaurant industry especially during the pandemic.