The early ‘70s in the Philippines is best remembered for the student-activism-igniting First Quarter Storm and the socio-political-discontent-sparking Plaza Miranda Bombing, both of which took place in the nation’s capital region. But for folks somewhere in Cagayan de Oro City in Mindanao, it was the other face – a considerably opposite side – of the emerging social scenario at the time. It was in that period when an education institution that would become an important part of their lives saw light for the first time.

The vibrancy of student life is the hallmark of Capitol University where students are the essential heart and soul of the University. Its students with varied academic persuasions from diverse age, ethnic, and nationality backgrounds animate the campus.

Who would have thought that a computer geek would one day have enough money to pay for a country’s debt, send thousands of children to school and still have more than enough for a weekly vacation in Rio?