By Elaisha L. Pomida, BA Comm-4, The Centralian Link Intern

The façade of the newly painted New Valentine Building facing the Alumni Promenade Concert Park.

Central Philippine University’s New Valentine Building (NV) was successfully repainted following a PHP 1.4 million donation given by Mrs. Charo Jallorina Richards, an alumna of the university’s College of Nursing, and her spouse, Mr. Tony Richards.

According to Mrs. Richards, they chose to power the beautification of NV in honor of her brother and his wife who are Certified Public Accountants and Centralian alumni of the College of Business and Accountancy (CBA), formerly known as the College of Commerce.

The New Valentine Building is home to CBA and the School of Graduate Studies.

In an interview with The Centralian Link, Dr. Lorna T. Grande, CPU-College of Business and Accountancy Dean, expressed her heartfelt gratitude to the donors on behalf of the CBA faculty and staff, further sharing how this donation paved the way for a beautification that has long been awaited for by the college.

The newly painted exterior of the New Valentine Building facing Roblee Science Hall.

“They are amazing, and we are very happy for this… The CBA family is proud…we are proud that our building now is beautiful,” Dr. Grande shared.

Furthermore, Dr. Grande highlighted the that this repainting project holds great significance, especially in its role of boosting the morale of both faculty members and students.

“Repainting this really affects our morale. We are very proud and confident to communicate with others that we have very good facilities”.

The repainting project of the New Valentine Building powered by Mr. and Mrs. Richards officially commenced in December 2025 and has finally reached completion in February of this year.