Dr. Ma. Lourdes “Honey” A. Carandang will be awarded Doctor of Science, honoris causa, tomorrow Sept.22, 2015, by the Ateneo de Manila University. The event will start at 3pm at the Rev. Henry Lee Irwin SJ Theatre. For our friends who won’t be able to go and who are abroad, the event can be livestreamed here: http://on-air.ateneo.edu/convocation.
Congratulations Dr. MLAC! 🙂
Here’s an excerpt taken from the Ateneo website:
The Traditional University Awards of the Ateneo de Manila recognize the life and works of men and women in our society who exemplify the values of the university. For 2015, the Board of Trustees has chosen to award the following individuals, all exemplars in their respective fields:
    Maria Lourdes A Carandang
Doctor of Science, honoris causa
Doctor of Science, honoris causa
Maria Lourdes A Carandang – Doctor of Science, honoris causa
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Dr Honey Carandang is the pioneer of play and family therapy in the Philippines. She has dedicated her life to applying the scientific principles of psychology for the well-being of Filipino children and families, especially the poor, the disadvantaged and the traumatized, and has served many government and non-government organizations and national and international agencies as a speaker, trainer, research director and consultant. A former professor at the Ateneo de Manila University and University of the Philippines and former president of the Psychological Association of the Philippines, Carandang is an advocate of the continuing professional development of Filipino psychologists.
Congratulations Tita Honey!