General Kalentong St., Mandaluyong City 1550
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for boys, owned and operated by the Salesians of Don Bosco. Its buildings and facilities are
located on a 3.5 hectare campus on 736 General Kalentong St., Mandaluyong City. It is
known for its academic-technical education and Christian formation. The institution started
as a Youth Center in January 1953 with the arrival of the pioneer Salesians in Mandaluyong,
and their subsequent acquisition of the nearly three-century old San Carlos Seminary.
boys in one class of First Year High School. From this humble beginning, DBTC-Mandaluyong
grew in a span of less that two decades into what it is today - a Technical College offering
elementary, secondary and post-secondary courses. The college department, which opened
as a junior college in 1996 and began operations as a regular college only in 1969, now offers
courses in Mechanical Engineering, Electronics and Communications Engineering and
Computer Engineering.
short-term courses in Radio-Mechanics, TV-Video repair, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning,
Industrial Electricity and basic Machine Shop to young men who cannot pursue a formal
higher education.
Similarly, the ITC (Industrial Technician Center), established in 1976, has been offering
three-year courses in mechanical and Electronics Technology. Instrumentation Technology
was introduced in 1980. In keeping with the trend in technology, DBTC set up the Computer
Center in 1981 which has since been servicing all the departments of the institution.
The rise and continuing growth of DBTC-Mandaluyong rest on the abiding faith of the
young, the dedication and generosity of men, the inspiration of Divine Providence.
and below by the name DON BOSCO TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANDALUYONG CITY.
in this institution. The cross rests on a salakot to signify the distinct Filipino character ambience
and aspiration of the Salesian mission in this Educative Community.
1953, appearing atop three underlining lines. Three waves represents the three pillars of
Don Bosco's Preventive system of Education, namely, REASON, RELIGION and
LOVING-KINDNESS. The lines symbolizes, 'daluyong' and recall the legendary origin of the
community of Mandaluyong. Tradition has it that the name of this city originated from the
abundance of "mga daluyong."
emblematic respectively of technical and academic education, the twin goals of the school
for the development of the Filipino youth.
His ideas and theories have found acceptance in our present century and
are being taught and practised in over a hundred nations. More than forty
thousand (40,000) dedicated religious men and women apply his educational
method called the PREVENTIVE SYSTEM OF DON BOSCO. The system
meets the needs of the modern generation of young people who seek friendly
understanding, and a kind of atmosphere where they can grow and mature.
We find in John Bosco an understanding of genuine humanism - the best that
is in man and woman; he endeavoured to bring out his best and raised it to a
highly spiritual level.
deterioration, the result of having spent himself on behalf of the young - teaching, counselling,
advancing the cause of moral values, organizing religious institutions to perpetuate his work,
establishing schools at home (Italy) and abroad as vehicles disseminating his
REASON-RELIGION-LOVING KINDNESS theory of education.
reach the hearts of the young in the hope of preparing a better society for tomorrow. His spiritual
sons and daughters carried his message to every corner of the globe.
de Sales. Don Bosco considered the spirit of St. Francis de Sales as best adapted to the times
and suitable for the education and instruction of the young. He wanted his Salesians to be
permeated with the spirit of gentleness, patience and charity of this great saint. Don Bosco often
repeated the words of St. Francis de Sales, "You can catch more flies with a teaspoon of
honey than with a barrel of vinegar." Thus, Don Bosco's educational system developed as
the product of his own great love for the youth in the spirit of kindly understanding fostered by
St. Francis de Sales.
love. This method is based on the golden words of St. Paul when he extols the great virtue of charity.
"Charity is patient, charity is kind. It bears all things, Hopes all things, endures all things."
(excerpts from Fr. Paul Avallone, SDB)
Christ-centered; fully competent, with a leading edge in technology; and empowered to contribute
to genuine human progress that is based on prosperity with honor, peace with freedom, and
justice with charity.
gospel values in the daily affairs of living, upholding the ideals of Service and the Common Good,
thus bringing about a truly Christian Society.
the context of the Salesian Preventive System of Don Bosco, providing and educative environment
that leads them to become mature Christian who live by the Gospel; educated persons bred in a
culture of excellence, and who are benchmarks in technical sills; strong advocates of environmental
preservation and sustainable development; authentic Filipinos in character and aspirations;
informed and enlightened individuals who are critical and open to the truth and who make a gift of
themselves to improve the quality of life of the people and build more just and human Philippine society.
concerning the nature and destiny of the human person.
human person according to his God-given talents and faculties in order to attain the fullness of
life for himself and for his fellowmen, and to share in the divine life with God.
which he is a member and in whose responsibilities he will share.
