ets ▁Category : D utch ▁male ▁po ets ▁Category : G erman - language ▁po ets ▁Category : 1 9 3 8 ▁birth s <0x0A> </s> ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁Edu c ational ▁Association , ▁Inc . ▁( N DE A ) ▁is ▁a ▁network ▁of ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁School s ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines , ▁under ▁the ▁patron age ▁of ▁the ▁B less ed ▁Virgin ▁Mary , ▁owned ▁and ▁admin ister ed ▁by : ▁ ▁History ▁It ▁had ▁its ▁beg inn ings ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁when ▁the ▁O bl ates ▁F athers , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁asked ▁by ▁the ▁Church ▁to ▁take ▁over ▁the ▁min istry ▁for ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁then ▁emp ire ▁province ▁of ▁Cot ab ato , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁Sul u ▁Arch ip el ago , ▁founded ▁a ▁school ▁in ▁M ids ay ap , ▁which ▁they ▁named ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁on ▁the ▁suggestion ▁of ▁ ▁Fr . ▁Joseph ▁Bo yd , ▁O MI . ▁Hence , ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁Academy , ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁of ▁M ids ay ap ▁College , ▁in ▁M ids ay ap ▁opened ▁its ▁doors . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁school , ▁which ▁grew ▁to ▁over ▁ 1 9 0 ▁and ▁form ▁the ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁Edu c ational ▁Association . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁communities ▁of ▁migr ants ▁from ▁elsewhere ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines , ▁mainly ▁the ▁I loc os ▁region ▁and ▁the ▁Vis ay an