“Sabi doon sa Honesty Store, hindi raw.”
– Ma. Lucia Natividad, Theology Department Formation Institute for Religion Educators director

“I used to think that Ateneans are generally honest but when I saw the statistics regarding the Honesty Store, I had that notion that Ateneans aren’t that honest after all.”
– Alyssa Jan Gaisano (I BS CoE)

“I’d like to believe that Ateneans can be considered honest in general, though I think saying every single Atenean is actually and absolutely honest would be dishonesty in itself. Based on my observations and experiences, Atenean or not, the world we live in has made the issue of the value of honesty something quite difficult to talk about, which is sad.”
– Mirasol Jade Gabor (III AB Lit Eng)

“Yes. Kasi nung one time naiwan ko yung phone ko doon sa may photocopy place tapos pagbalik ko nandoon pa rin.”
– Jin Cara Nicoleen Sebastian (I BSM AMF)

“No. I don’t think Ateneans in general are honest. The Honesty Store incident is just one proof that we’re not. The mere fact that we couldn’t even pay for what we’ll consume with the full knowledge that the earnings will be for charity is enough reason to say that we are not moved by our conscience, albeit honest.”
– Dianne Villegas (I AB Eu)

“I think one can never attribute a trait to an entire group. I know of many Ateneans who are really honest, and I’ve met some who are quite the opposite.”
– Juan Diego Felipe Cadiz (III BS HSc)

“I think no, kasi I saw this report on the Honesty Store…and it was like losing P20,000, but then there are a lot of honest people. Like the other day lang there was an iPhone, complete with charger and earphones left in our Eco class, then a classmate of mine gave it to the teacher, so he can figure out what to do with it.”
– Glen Que (III BS Mgt)

“Oo, dahil matatalino naman sila, mukha naming mapagkatitiwalaan, mayaman naman at ‘di kailangan ng pera.”
– Rian Binua, Ateneo Multi-Purpose Cooperative service crew

“I think you can’t really say that Ateneans are or are not honest. I think it’s really sa mga tao. Are you talking about the Honesty Store? I think Ateneans are just like any other people so I think you can’t just judge honesty based on being Atenean.”
– Maria Tanya Crissel Diaz (IV AB IS)

“They are honest naman. Tingin ko kasi like here in the library you can leave your things there [in the desk]. Safe naman dito [sa Rizal Library]. Siguro kung may nawawala, minsan hindi naman estudyante ‘yung kumuha o minimum lang naman ‘yung incident na nagyayari na ganoon.”
– Michael Ortega, Rizal Library staff

“No. I don’t think they’re honest. They stole my jacket, my water jug and my pencil box. That’s what you call a poor school!”
– Janyn Kryslie Chua (II AB Comm)

“It’s very hard to quantify honesty. Not simply because you are an Atenean you are less or more honest than other people. Honesty comes from values, which we gain from our families, from our friends, from our relatives.”
– Edwin Ang, Tai-Chi instructor

“Yung iba honest, yung iba hindi. Pero, mas maraming honest. Minsan kasi kumukuha sila ng order tapos kahit na hindi bayad, sasabihing bayad na. Minsan lang.”
– Katrina Velasco, House of Waffles employee

“Lahat naman tayo nagsisinungaling eh. So, you don’t have to label na Atenista ka, or La Sallista ka. Ayokong i-generalize na Atenista. Feel ko lahat hindi [honest]. ‘Di ko sinasabi na nagsisinungaling ang mga Atenista, ah? Sinasabi ko, lahat ng tao nagsisinungaling and may reasons kung bakit sila kailangang magsinungaling.”
– Angela Bianca Redoblado (II AB Comm)