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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 65. Chapters: List of people from De La Salle University, Salvador Laurel, Jose de Venecia, Jr., Rafael Buenaventura, Vicente Sotto III, Leandro Locsin, Jose Diokno, Noli de Castro, Korina Sanchez, Gilbert Teodoro, Murphy Nicholas Xavier Pakiam, Joey de Leon, Willie Revillame, Cirilo Bautista, Ambeth Ocampo, Sergio Osmena III, Ryan Agoncillo, Andrew Gonzalez, Francis Pangilinan, Mark Cardona, Louie Jon Agustin Sanchez, Randy Dellosa, Vic Sotto, Kitchie Nadal, Randy Santiago, Ren-Ren Ritualo, Monsour del Rosario, Barbie Almalbis, Marjorie Evasco, Ramon Magsaysay, Jr., Carla Abellana, Zanjoe Marudo, Mel Tiangco, Rolando Ramos Dizon, LJ Reyes, Rafael Donato, Armin Luistro, Enchong Dee, Risa Hontiveros-Baraquel, Rico Yan, Lim Eng Beng, Orly Mercado, Jennifer Olayvar, Jesus A. Villamor, Jong Uichico, Donita Rose, Mike Cortez, Mike Enriquez, Teodoro Locsin, Jr., Dino Carlo Chua, Jay Sonza, Rhea Santos, Alberto Romulo, Quinito Henson, Felipe Gozon, Gretchen Barretto, Sergio Ortiz-Luiz Jr., Leo Prieto, Hermilando Mandanas, Jerwin Gaco, Albert S. Garcia, Marjorie Barretto, Eileen Ermita-Buhain, Butch Francisco, Vicky Morales, Mari Kaimo. Excerpt: De La Salle University (Tagalog: ) (DLSU) is a private La Sallian university in Malate, Manila, Philippines. It was founded in 1911 by De La Salle Brothers as the De La Salle College in Paco, Manila with Blimond Pierre serving as its first director. DLSU traces its founding to Manila Archbishop Jeremiah James Harty. He believed that the establishment of a La Salle school in Manila was instrumental in preempting the spread of Protestantism in the Philippines through the arrival of the Thomasites. His request would later be endorsed in 1907 by Pope Pius X. An envoy of La Sallian Brothers arrived in 1910. The university started as a boys' elementary and high school. The high school and grade school ...