Benito Soliven Academy (Mataas na Paaralan ng Benito Soliven) | |
Motto | "In God We Trust" |
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Type | Private Sectarian |
Established | April 1948 |
Principal | Mrs. Marivic F. Realin MAT Eng., Ed.D. |
Director | Rev. Fr. Lovell U. Soller |
Academic staff
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22 |
Administrative staff
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35 |
Students | 320 |
Location | Santo Domingo, Ilocos Sur, Philippines |
tagline | "Dreaming Dreams, Fulfilling Visions" |
Colors |
Green Red Yellow Blue |
Athletics | Green Archers, Red Cardinals, Yellow Diamonds, Blue Eagles |
Nickname | Solivenians |
Affiliations | Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP) |
Benito Soliven Academy (BSA) is a private secondary school under the Roman Catholic order, conceived by Rev. Fr. Mariano Flores Pacis, the then parish priest of Santo Domingo, located in Poblacion Santo Domingo, Ilocos Sur. The Academy was run by the Diocese of Santo Domingo, but the operation, management and supervision were later transferred to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia, during the time of Archbishop Msgr. Juan C. Sison. The Archdiocesan School Board of Trustees and corporators was organized with the Archbishop as the chairman. The parish priest automatically becomes the School Director unless otherwise another one is appointed by the Archdiocesan Chairman.
The main campus of the institution is located at the western area of the Santo Domingo Parish Church grounds, where a 2-storey building with 14 classrooms is located. It is the only Catholic School in Santo Domingo.
Benito Soliven Academy began as a parochial secondary/high school in 1948.
The Academy is named after the Hon. Benito T. Soliven, who studied law at the University of the Philippines, graduated summa cum laude, placed third in the 1921 Bar Examinations, the first lawyer of Santo Domingo, Ilocos Sur, an intellectual, a linguist, a successful political leader, an Outstanding Congressman, a three-termer in the House of Representatives acclaimed as "Valedictorian" in congress having the greatest number of bills most of which were passed/approved by his colleagues, a hero of World War II, and most of all a very saintly and charitable man, ready to help his less fortunate clients free of charge, and always at the service of the needy. He is the father of the late Maximo Villaflor Soliven, a prominent journalist and publisher and realtor Victorio Villaflor Soliven, the owner of VV Soliven Towers located near the Santolan MRT Station along Epifanio de los Santos Avenue. A town in the province of Isabela is also named after him.