▁Christian ▁Brothers ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁for ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁a ▁De ▁La ▁S alle ▁school ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁ ▁While ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁growing ▁pressure ▁for ▁a ▁De ▁La ▁S alle ▁school , ▁Arch bishop ▁Hart y ' s ▁request ▁was ▁rejected , ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁Christian ▁Brothers ' ▁lack ▁of ▁funds . ▁ ▁Non eth eless , ▁Hart y ▁continued ▁to ▁appeal ▁to ▁Pope ▁P ius ▁X ▁for ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁additional ▁Catholic ▁schools ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Ar rival ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁upon ▁instructions ▁from ▁the ▁V at ican ▁to ▁the ▁La ▁S alle ▁General ate , ▁Brothers ▁B lim ond ▁Pierre ▁( who ▁would ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁school ' s ▁first ▁director ), ▁Alo ys ius ▁Gonz aga , ▁and ▁August o ▁Cor re ge , ▁arrived ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines ▁from ▁Europe . ▁ ▁Six ▁other ▁De ▁La ▁S alle ▁brothers ▁arrived ▁between ▁March ▁and ▁June : ▁Brothers ▁Louis , ▁Cam ill us , ▁B . ▁Joseph , ▁Cel ba ▁John , ▁Im ar ▁William , ▁and ▁Martin . ▁ ▁They ▁came ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁Ireland , ▁Luxemb ourg , ▁and ▁France . ▁ ▁T ogether , ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁the ▁Brothers ▁opened ▁the ▁first ▁La ▁S alle ▁school ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁The ▁location ▁is ▁at ▁the ▁former ▁Pere z - S aman illo ▁Comp ound ▁on ▁