New Year Greeting from SGI Philippines (January 2008)
(Mt. Fuji in Japan)
Happy New Year!
And Happy birthday to Ikeda sensei!
I would like to thank all of you for your support to our homepage last year.
Ikeda sensei declared in his New Year's Message; "The foundations
for worldwide Kosen-rufu have been solidly completed." Therefore,
it's time for us, Ikeda sensei's disciples, to exert our efforts for Philippine
Kosen-rufu.
Sensei further said, "It is important that we strive for Kosen-rufu
with the strong and determined spirit to make even greater efforts with
every passing years of our Buddhist practice. When we advance with faith
based on the spirit of always moving forward from this moment on, capable
people will appear and grow, and Kosen-rufu will develop exponentially."
The Year of Capable People and Development has begun. This year again,
let's do our best more than what we have accomplished past year with our
motto; "Unity and Unity", "Harmonious Unity of Itai-Doshin".
Thank you very much!
Roger Cabauatan
General Director
SGI Philippine Website Breaks the 100,000 Visitors Mark!! (June 2008)
(General Director Roger Cabauatan)
In behalf of the members of the Soka Gakkai International of the Philippines,
I would like to take this opportunity to express our sincerest appreciation
to everyone who has visited our Website for the past years. We are determined
to develop further our website to facilitate information on the activities
of SGI Philippines, the SGI and specially SGI President Daisaku Ikeda who
has also been our inspiration to establish this website.
Thank you very much.
General Director
Roger Cabauatan
Philippine's Beguet State Honors SGI President Daisaku Ikeda (July 2008)
Dr. Colting (4th from left) and
Mr. Del-Amen (3rd from left) traveled to Japan
for the conferral ceremony at Soka University (C) Seikyo Shimbun
On July 10, 2008, Benguet State University (BSU) in La Trinidad, Benguet
Province, the Philippines, conferred the degree of Doctor of Humanities,
honoris causa, upon Daisaku Ikeda, Soka University founder and SGI president.,
in recognition of his unflagging efforts to develop pathways to peace on
a global scale.
BSU President Rogelio D. Colting and BSU Alumni Association President Jesson
Y. Del-Amen traveled from the Philippines to confer the award in a ceremony
that took place at the Soka University Central Tower in Hachioji, Tokyo.
Dr. Colting entrusted the degree certificate for Mr. Ikeda to Soka University
President Hideo Yamamoto.
In a citation, Dr. Colting lauded Mr. Ikeda's keen insights into the problems
confronting humankind today and his ability to envision solutions to them.
He also noted Mr. Ikeda's idea regarding the mission of the university
in the 21st century to foster an ethic of global citizenship among youth,
transcending national and regional interests.
In a message, Mr. Ikeda expressed his resolve to continue his efforts for
the sake of peace and people's empowerment through education in concert
with BSU President Colting and the university faculty.
BSU was founded in 1916 and has a focus in the fields of agriculture, education
and medicine. The university's educational goals emphasize service to society
and it has collaborated with environmental experts and researchers to boost
farming in the local community. BSU has also been a forerunner in environmental
protection and natural resource development.
[Adapted from an article in the July 11, 2008 issue of the Seikyo Shimbun,
Soka Gakkai, Japan]
