Manresa School

In 1961, the Daughters of Jesus started negotiations for a school site at BF Homes, Paranaque, south of Manila. This is in response to the call of the Church to open center of Catholic education outside Manila. Through the generous help of Don Jesus Cabarrus, the Hijas de Jesus were able to acquire a school site of 3 hectares. On June 19, 1971, Manresa School welcomed the first group of children into two-storey building. Sisters Angeles Garcia, F.I., Gertrudes Magdayao, F.I., Rosa Ortega, F.I. and Victoria Ruy, F.I. were the first Hijas de Jesus Sisters assigned to form a community to run the school. A year later, its door opened to the primary grades. Every year thereafter, a new grade level was added until the whole elementary department was completed. The school year 1977-1978 ushered in the high school department which opened to co-education. On March 26, 1981, the school witnessed its first fruits as sixty graduates received their high school diplomas. In the same year, the ...