THE DE LA SALLE University has a new president — Br. Bernard Oca FSC, EdD.

The announcement was made on Tuesday by DLSU Board of Trustees Chair Nestor V. Tan.

“The DLSU Board of Trustees elected Bernie following the search for a new president, which was participated in by multi-sectoral representatives of the university,” the school said.

Oca, DLSU chancellor since 2018, will assume office on August 1, 2021. He is the DLSU’s 24th president.

“A Lasallian through and through, Br. Bernie finished his grade school at De La Salle Taft, his high school at La Salle Green Hills, and his bachelor of Arts in Literature, Master’s degree in Languages and Literature, and Doctor of Education in Religious and Values Education from De La Salle University,” DLSU said.

Oca entered the postulancy in 1971, took the habit of the Brothers in 1974, and his final vows at LSGHS in 1980.

He was also the former Vice Chancellor for Lasallian Mission and Alumni Relations of the university and one of the founding Brothers of Jaime Hilario Integrated School-La Salle in Bagac, Bataan.

Oca concurrently serves as president of DLS-Santiago Zobel School, JHIS-L, and DLS-Araneta University.