Aquino to receive honorary doctorate in US

President Aquino will be conferred an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree by the Loyola Marymount University after his attendance to the two-day US-Association of Southeast Asian Summit in Los Angeles, California from Feb. 15 to 17.

Aquino will be presented the honorary degree at LMU’s Life Sciences Building Auditorium on Feb. 17 “in recognition of his dedication to his country, his integrity, and his embodiment of a Jesuit education.”

The US- ASEAN summit will be held at Rancho Mirage at Sunnylands in California.

LMU said Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti will address the gathering, which will be attended by Congresswoman Judy Chu.

The LMU is the largest Jesuit Catholic university for undergraduates in the Southwest, with more than 6,000 undergraduate students and more than 3,000 graduate and law students.

The event is co-sponsored by the School of Education’s Teach for the Philippines Program and the World Policy Institute at LMU.

Aquino has received a number of honorary degrees from various institutions in the Philippines and abroad, among them the Fordham University in New York, the Sophia University in Tokyo, and the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City.

On Feb. 15, Aquino will depart for California to join fellow leaders of the members of the ASEAN in attending the Special Summit to be hosted by US President Obama on Feb. 15 and 16.

During his visit to Los Angeles, President Aquino will have a series of meetings with potential investors, and a speaking engagement at the Los Angeles World Affairs Council.