Former Senator Jovito Salonga will launch his book, “Not by Power or Wealth Alone”, Sunday, at Silliman University in Dumaguete City .

Salonga will also be the keynote speaker at the launching of the University Christian Life Emphasis Week celebration on the same day.

A recipient of the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award for Government Service in 2007, Salonga will speak on the theme “Growing in Christ: Living by the Truth and in Love.”

The theme aims to prepare the graduating students as they embark on a journey guided by their Christian values. Faith-enriching activities following the theme are lined up for the Silliman community from February 2 to 9.

Recognizing the contributions of Salonga to the field of law, Silliman University launched the Dr. Jovito R. Salonga Center for Law and Development at the College of Law on Aug. 26, 2006.

Chief Justice Reynato Puno, who wrote about Salonga's book, said it “richly and powerfully inspires readers to step back, take a long view, and search into their innermost selves to find the strength which comes not from worldly wealth or power, but from the cross on which hung a most loving God in all his frailty and glory.”

Meanwhile, in an earlier morning service, the SU Church will be host another speaker, Rev. Barton Kelso, pastor of the First United Presbyterian Church at Cambridge, Massachusetts for 25 years.*JG

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