The City Government of Baguio, through a resolution, formally commended the Saint Louis University (SLU) Project Daily Bread for its unwavering dedication to student welfare and its innovative and compassionate response to hunger through Project Daily Bread, a program led by the Center for Counseling and Wellness (CCW).
On 21 October 2025, the New Louisian Philosophical Society(NEOLOUPHIS), the co-curricular organization of the Philosophy Department of Saint Louis University’s (SLU) School of Teacher Education and Liberal Arts (STELA) conducted a workshop seminar in collaboration with the SLU Center for Counseling and Wellness (CCW) with the theme, “Empowering Student Leaders: A Workshop on Building Skills for Supporting Vulnerable Populations.”
Project Daily Bread (PDB) has grown from a simple “what if we can solve a certain problem?” into a full-scale institutionalized initiative. It began with listening to students’ stories during counseling sessions and scholarship interviews, where a dismal reality emerged, many college students came to school on empty, aching stomachs. To cope, they resorted to cigarettes, instant snacks, candies, or even rice sprinkled with salt and boiled kangkong from a relative’s garden.
The New Louisian Philosophical Society (NEOLOUPHIS), the student organization of the Philosophy Department of the Saint Louis University (SLU) School of Teacher Education and Liberal Arts (STELA) conducted two outreach projects under Project Kuwago namely, Project Mangkok held on 18 October 2025, and Project Dunong, a book donation drive held on 20 October 2025.
Saint Louis University (SLU), through the University Instruction Development Committee (UIDC), held the faculty capacity-building session “UPSTART 2025: Unifying Effectiveness and Deepening Communal Compassion” on 18 September 2025 at the Prince Bernhard Gym, SLU Main Campus, gathering faculty members from SLU including the Basic Education School (BEdS).
On 26 April 2025, Saint Louis University (SLU), through the Center for Counseling and Wellness (CCW) and the Health Services Unit (HSU), in collaboration with the Finance Office, conducted an outreach activity at Child and Family Services, Philippines, Inc. (CFSPI) in Manzanillo Village, Guisad, Baguio City.
School of Teacher Education and Liberal Arts (STELA) attended the first phase of the PFA training provided by the Center for Counseling and Wellness (CCW) in collaboration with the SSC-STELA assembly last October 8, 2024.
The Project Daily Bread (PDB) was conceived in response to the cases that have come to the attention of the Center for Counseling and Wellness (formerly the Guidance Center) regarding students who experience involuntary hunger.
Saint Louis University (SLU) welcomed Bicol University Center for Gender and Development officers (BU CGAD) for benchmarking centered on SLU’s Gender and Development (GAD) Program, specifically gender mainstreaming. The event was held on 26 September 2024 at the SLU Talged Center.
Commemorating the invaluable contributions and dedication of the teaching staff, Saint Louis University (SLU) held the annual Day of Pause at the Prince Bernhard Gym, Fr. Burgos Building, SLU Main Campus on 30 April 2024.