04/12/2025
ANNOUNCEMENT 📣📣📣
Pls be informed of our
Official page:
OUR LADY OF PEÑAFRANCIA SEMINARY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, INC.
as recommended by the Officers of our Association and discussed during the Board Meeting last Nov. 15, 2025.
The said Page will serve as the venue for Official Announcements of our Alumni Activities & Updates.
Kindly LIKE 👍🏻 the Page through this Link:
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Cgk8vVCZb/
We have also created an
FB Group:
OLPS Alumni Association Inc. (OLPSAAI)- Official SANO COMMUNITY
⏩ a private group of Alumni members intended to raise more engagement & allow other members to find and contact the Association online.
Welcome aboard to our new online platforms 🙋🏾♂️🙆♂️💻
We're excited to connect with you online.
We encourage you to introduce yourself in our Fb Group & explore more possibilities with our alumni community. 💡🤼🕺🤹
EVOLUTION OF THE OLPS ALUMNI "SANO" ASSOCIATION
For many years, the word “Sano” has been the special way we call each other—men who once shared the life, lessons, and brotherhood of the OLPS Seminary. They say the term "sano" originally came from the word "paisano", meaning someone who comes from the same place. Over time, it became our badge of brotherhood, used lovingly by generations of ex-seminarians.
In a blog post by Sano Mene D., he described our terms beautifully:
Alumnus – someone who graduated from OLPS
Sano – anyone who once answered the call and enrolled in OLPS, even for a short time
SANO – Sorsogon Association of the Non-Ordained Inc., formed in 1993 by OLPS alumni
The original SANO organization was born from the desire to save the OLPS Minor Department from being closed. Their first general assembly was held on April 10, 1993, with the theme “Burugkos”—a reminder of unity.
Today, more than 32 years later, a new chapter begins.
The Our Lady of Peñafrancia Seminary Alumni Association Inc. (OLPSAAI) aims to bring everyone together—graduates, non-graduates, ordained, non-ordained, anyone who stayed at least one year in any OLPS seminary (High School, Philosophy, or Theology).
We honor the sacrifices, stories, and commitment of those who came before us. Their legacy is the foundation where this new association stands. Their brotherhood becomes our inspiration as we continue the mission, side by side, old batches guiding the new.
And now, Sano, we call upon you.🫵
If you lived even one year of your life inside the OLPS Seminary, you are part of this brotherhood. You belong here. Just as you once responded to a call to enter the seminary—you are now invited to come home.
👉 Click this link to join the official Sano community: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1BY3eqhEUF/
Vamos Seminario!!
P.S. Below is a side by side photos of the OLPS alumni general assemblies conducted in 1993 and 2025.
