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By Christian Anuta
Press Release
Bohol Chronicle

Holy Name University will install Friday its new university president, Fr. Francisco Tabora Estepa, SVD. This will be held at the St. Joseph's Cathedral at 5 o'clock in the afternoon.

Born on October 4, 1955, Fr. Kito, as his friends call him, began his elementary education at the Don Bosco Technical Institute in Mandaluyong City.

He enrolled at the Christ the King Seminary in Quezon City, finishing his secondary education in 1972. He took up AB Philosophy, attending the same seminary from 1972-1974. In 1975, he transferred to the Divine Word Seminary in Tagaytay City, receiving his degree in 1977. At the same seminary Fr. Kito obtained his Theology degree in 1984.

In between his AB Philosophy and Theology degrees, Fr. Estepa enrolled for a year at Nanzan University in Nagoya, Japan for a course in Japanese Language and Culture.
         

Constantly aiming to further his knowledge, Fr. Estepa later earned his MA in Philosophy at the Divine Word Seminary in Tagaytay City in 1984.

Fr. Estepa's first assignment was in Tagbilaran City, when he was appointed Chaplain at Holy Name University, then Divine Word College of Tagbilaran (DWC-T), from 1984-1985. After a year in Bohol, he was sent to Divine Word University in Tacloban City where he served as the VP for administration from 1985 to 1987 and VP for academic affairs, as well as director of research, from 1987 to 1990 respectively.

Always zealous to pursue further studies, Fr. Estepa studied at the Catholic University of America in Washington D.C. for his PhD in Educational Administration from 1991 to 1997. Upon his return to the Philippines, he was appointed as the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of San Carlos in Cebu City from 1997 to 1999.

In 1999, he was elected university president of the same institution. In 2002 he became President of the Divine Word College of Legazpi, Legazpi City, Albay. He held that position before his election as the President of Holy Name University on May 22, 2008.

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