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𝑏𝑦 𝐼𝑣𝑎𝑛 𝐴. 𝑄𝑢𝑖𝑛̃𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑠 Students from the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management of the Divine Word College of Laoag, Inc., secured three awards at the Provincial Skills Olympics 2026 held from March 17-19. The event aimed to enhance students’ practical skills through competitions in 11 technical and vocational areas, ... Read More »

𝑏𝑦 𝐽𝑎𝑑𝑎 𝐴𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑎 𝐶. 𝐶𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑖 The Divine Word College of Laoag-College Guidance Office (DWCL-CGO) held a month-long celebration for the National Women’s Month 2026 with the theme: “Lead like Babaylans, Filipinas!”. The event, which culminated today, March 19, 2026, emphasized the empowerment of gender equality and an inclusive society.” In ... Read More »

Fifteen faculty and staff members were awarded for their years of service during the 79th Founding Anniversary of the Divine Word College of Laoag, Inc. (DWCL), today, February 3, 2026. The event honored the DWCL faculty and staff who reached ten, 15, 20, and 25 years of servitude in the ... Read More »

DWCL Makes Its Mark on the University of Hawai‘i Stage Congratulations, Prof. Libertine Gertrude R. Macaspac, PhD! DWCL proudly celebrates its first-ever international research presentation at the NAKEM International Conference, showcased through the outstanding work of Prof. Macaspac during the 20th NAKEM (National Alliance for Knowledge Empowerment and Meaning) Conference, ... Read More »

Divine Word College of Laoag proudly participated in the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signing for the MMSU-led Consortium of Teacher Education Institutions (THEI) in Ilocos Norte, held on November 17, 2025, at the CTE Hall of Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU). DWCL was represented by Dr. Gladys Jean Q. Basilio, ... Read More »

The Divine Word College of Laoag (DWCL) proudly received a Plaque of Recognition from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) during the awarding ceremony on October 30, 2025, at SM City Laoag. Representing the President, VPAA Dr. Gladys Jean Q. Basilio accepted the award on behalf of the institution. DWCL students ... Read More »

First time since 1946! Marking a historic milestone since its founding in 1946, Divine Word College of Laoag, Inc. (DWCL) held its first-ever Conferment Rites today, October 8, honoring eight faculty members with academic ranks of Professor and Assistant Professor. Conferred with the title of “Professor” were Dr. Gladys Jean ... Read More »

𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 | 𝐃𝐖𝐂𝐋 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐦 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭; 𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐬 𝑏𝑦 𝐽𝑎𝑑𝑎 𝐴𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑎 𝐶𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑖 The Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges, and Universities (PAASCU) conducted a virtual interim visit yesterday, October 6, at Divine Word College of Laoag, Inc. (DWCL), to further assess and validate the implementation of its ... Read More »

The Williamite (TW) garnered three awards in the recently concluded Organization of Student Services Educators, Inc., (OSSEI) National Training Workshop on Campus Journalism on September 25-27, 2025, at Crown Legacy Hotel, Baguio City. The event, attended by 24 publications from both public and private higher education institutions in Luzon, Visayas, ... Read More »

“𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡” 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝 September 8, 2025 marked the 150th Founding Anniversary of the Society of the Divine Word (SVD)—a day honoring the SVD’s enduring mission and unwavering dedication to evangelization and service to the people. For more than a century, SVD missionaries in ... Read More »