The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) is touring the Philippine architecture exhibit, “Loob at Labas: Talakayan at Pagpaparangya,” this March. Mounted by the NCCA National Committee on
For the 15th time, the San Agustin Writers Workshop was held last May 3-5 at University of San Agustin (USA) in Iloilo City. “Sanag,” a Hiligaynon term meaning “brightness,” is
Ten fellowships have been awarded for Kritika 2017: National Workshop on Art and Cultural Criticism, to be held at the President’s Conference Room, University of San Agustin (USA), Iloilo City
CRITICISM, as in the arts, demands commitment. Passion alone cannot keep one persisting in a chosen craft or career. It takes both passion and commitment along with humility to continuously
Education Secretary Bro. Armin A. Luistro, FSC, and Commission on Higher Education Commissioner Minerva Alarcon will keynote the 1st San Agustin National Research and Education Conference on Nov. 27-29 at the University of San Agustin-Iloilo Auditorium.
Ten fellows—five students and five professionals—have been selected for the 11th San Agustin Writers Workshop:
Panay pride and Augustinian audacity were in full display when the University of San Agustin (USA) in Iloilo City celebrated the 60th anniversary of its elevation as a university last March 1 with a solemn High Mass of thanksgiving, a concert that featured a magnificent Olympic-style gallery of lights performed by some 2,000 students, and an impressive fireworks display.
At over 100 years old and Western Visayas’ first and oldest university, the University of San Agustin (USA) in Iloilo is focusing on heritage and history, especially the conservation of the cultural patrimony of the Augustinian institution and of the Church and people of Panay island.
The Diocese of Romblon has reason to be happy these days. Last Jan. 29, the stolen image of Sto. Niño de Romblon was recovered. An antique collector from Kalibo, Aklan, had managed to get hold of it and showed it to a priest from Romblon, who immediately recognized it as the image that had been stolen in 1991 from the Romblon cathedral.
With a sturdy commitment of preserving Filipino culture in the island of Panay in Western Visayas, the University of San Agustin in Iloilo City has become a proponent of heritage conservation, fostering appreciation of historical landmarks and the rich Ilonggo literary and performance arts. It has also led in conserving various repositories and archives of important historical and cultural records.
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