Our batch of six civil engineering candidates was the first to be approved by the Bureau of Private Schools as the initial TIP civil engineering graduates in March 1966. But my luck with TIP did not end upon graduation. Being one of the first TIP graduates, I was offered, together with the rest, a teaching post at TIP. Among the subjects that I taught were engineering geol- ogy, mathematics, water supply engineering and engineering specifications. The same year, I joined the East Asia College and taught business mathematics. The wisdom and confidence I gained from being a TIP student and later, a faculty member in the College of Engineering gave me the tools to apply for a professional visa to the United States. Here in the U.S., I am proud to say that my TIP education gave me the advantage to succeed and become the person that I am now professionally. TIP also provided me the tools to get ahead in an otherwise very competitive engineering job market in the U.S.
Louie B. Francisco – TIP, BS Civil Engineering 1966
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I Wouldn’t Be Where I am Today
I know that if it weren’t for Chairman Demetrio A. Quirino Jr. and the Technological Institute of the Philippines (TIP), I wouldn’t be where I am today. I was one of the first civil engineering graduates from TIP (cum laude), 1966. Chairman Quirino was my mentor. I was awarded a scholarship upon topping the competitive examination given by the school. The scholarship was for two years with monthly allowance for board and lodging. In the third year, I worked at the registrar’s
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