Mr Rizalino D Rivera, 1962-2023 (Memo U2324-028)

With deep sadness, we inform the University community of the passing away of Mr Rizalino D Rivera (HS '79), Vice President for Mission Integration, on 3 August 2023.

Throughout his lifetime, Lino exemplified the values of service and leadership that we foster among our students, staff, faculty, and administrators. He was indefatigable in engaging in people and organization development and nation-building.

Lino served as a facilitator and therapist at the Emmaus Center for Psycho-Spiritual Formation, guiding religious and lay organizations and individuals in fulfilling their mission to serve God and humanity. He was also the Faculty Chair of the Human Resource Cluster of the Ateneo Graduate School of Business from 2000-2009. Lino then served as the Undersecretary for Governance and Operations of the Department of Education (2010-2016). He was an adviser and consultant to various government agencies, such as the BARMM Ministry of Basic, Higher, and Technical Education, Marikina City Office of the Mayor, and the Office of the Vice President under Atty Leni Robredo.  He returned to Ateneo de Manila in 2019 to be the Vice President for Social Development, a position he held until its functional reorganization into the Office of the Vice President for Mission Integration in 2022.

We request the Ateneo community to keep Lino and his family in your prayers.

Arrangements are being made for the wake to be held in the College Chapel. A separate announcement on the details will follow.

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Eternal rest grant unto Lino, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him.
May he rest in peace. Amen.