Colegio San Agustin – Bacolod

Colegio San Agustin – Bacolod (CSA-B) is a private, co-educational, Catholic institution of learning owned and administered by the Augustinians of the Province of Santo Niño de Cebu in the Philippines. It is located in Bacolod, the capital of Negros Occidental province. The Spanish Augustinians were the founders of the Catholic faith in the Philippines, arriving in 1565 with Miguel López de Legazpi, the first Governor-General of the Philippines.[1]

Former names
  • Casanova School
    (1961–1962)
  • Colegio de San Agustin de Bacolod
    (1962–1990)
MottoVirtus et Scientia (Latin)
Motto in English
Virtue and Science
TypePrivate, Catholic, Coeducational, Basic and Higher education institution
Established1962
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic (Augustinian)
Academic affiliation
PAASCU
PresidentFr. Andrew P. Batayola, OSA
Vice-president
  • Gereon A. Cabarles, PhD
    VP for Academic Affairs
  • Rev. Fr. Eusebio Berdon, OSA
    VP for Augustinian Formation and Religious Affairs
  • Rev. Fr. Bernardo Coleco, OSA
    VP for Finance and Administration
  • Rev. Fr. Tito D. Soquiño, OSA
    VP for Student Affairs and External Relations
Administrative staff
approximately 350
Undergraduatesapproximately 3,200
Location
Bacolod
,
Negros Occidental
,
Philippines
CampusUrban, 17,827 m²
Patron saintSt. Augustine of Hippo
ColorsRed and gold
Sporting affiliations
NOPSSCEA
MascotEagle
Websitehttp://www.csab.edu.ph

Colegio San Agustin – Bacolod is a Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU)-accredited institution, bearing a Level II accredited status in the majority of its academic programs.[2]

History

The Augustinians acquired the Casanova School founded by Doña Soledad Locsin on August 9, 1961. On July 8, 1962, the Casanova School ceased to be and officially became Colegio de San Agustin de Bacolod; the school offered kindergarten, elementary and high school education.[3]

Construction of the first building commenced in May 1963; it was inaugurated later that same year. On July 19, 1964, the College Department opened with curricular offerings ranging from Liberal Arts, Education, Commerce and Secretarial. CSA-B is the first school in Bacolod to offer the technology courses Chemical and Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry and Medical Technology.[3]

The school's student population doubled after the College Department opened in 1964, and the administrators had another four-storey building constructed in early 1969. Inaugurated during the Christmas season of that year, this building was then the site of the Grade School and High School Department, the Audio-Visual Center and some offices of the deans of the departments.[3]

The school opened the College of Nursing in 1970, its most prominent alumna to date being singer Kuh Ledesma.[4][5] Construction of the school gymnasium began in 1975 and was completed two years after; this edifice was destroyed by a fire in 2014.[6] A new gymnasium is currently under construction. In 1987 a building intended for the Basic Education Department was completed. In the 1990s, the school's name was simplified to Colegio San Agustin – Bacolod. The structure housing the College of Engineering was completed in 1998. In 2003, the Sto. Niño Early Childhood Learning Center campus was inaugurated.[3] This is now called the CSA-B Villa San Agustin Campus (VSAC).

Vision

An Augustinian academic and evangelizing community providing quality Filipino and Christian Catholic education.

Mission

Colegio San Agustin – Bacolod is a Catholic, Filipino, Augustinian school committed to fulfilling the mission of the Church by providing a well-rounded formation of the human person with respect to his ultimate goal; by developing moral and social values and love for country; and by fostering a community life characterized by "oneness of mind and heart on the way to God" anchored on the Augustinian motto "Virtus et Scientia".

Patron Saint
St. Augustine of Hippo as pictured during the Renaissance

The College is named in honor of the 4th century saint, St. Augustine of Hippo. Augustine was a key figure in the doctrinal development of Western Christianity and is often referred to as a "Doctor of the Church" by Roman Catholics. Two of his surviving works, namely "The Confessions" (his autobiography) and "The City of God", are regarded as Western Classics. Augustine is often considered to be one of the theological fountainheads of Reformation, because of his teaching on salvation and grace; Martin Luther himself also having been an Augustinian friar. Augustine was not a Biblical fundamentalist.

Other English-speaking Augustinian schools with the same patron include the University of San Agustin, Colegio San Agustin - Makati and Colegio San Agustin - Biñan in the Philippines, St. Augustine's College, Brookvale in Sydney, Australia, St. Augustine College Preparatory School, Richland, New Jersey; St. Augustine High School, San Diego, California; and Austin Preparatory School in Reading, Massachusetts – all three in the United States; St Augustine College in Malta, and Irish ones in Dungarvan, and New Ross.

Facilities
  • The Sto. Niño building, constructed in 1987 to cater to an increasing number of students. It is named for the image of the Santo Niño de Cebu.
  • The Engineering building, renovated in April 1992.
  • The Adeodatus building, (known as the "Student Center") constructed in March 1996; named after the son of Augustine of Hippo.
  • The Anselmo Polanco hall, constructed in September 1996; houses the Learning Resource Center and is named after the Blessed Anselmo Polanco, an Augustinian priest martyred during the Spanish Civil War.[7]
  • The Sta. Rita de Casia hall, constructed in April 1997. It is named after the Augustinian saint Rita of Cascia.
  • The San Nicolas de Tolentino hall, in the Engineering building; constructed in August 2000 and is named after the Augustinian saint Nicholas of Tolentino.
  • The Student Center was renovated into a circular five-storey building during the 2002–2003 school year; the CSA-B Park was unveiled in June 2003.
  • The Early Childhood Learning Center, an extension campus of the school, opened in June 2003.

Notable alumni

Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines
  • Ma. Teresa J. Galido – National Awardee, 2001[10]
  • John Iver Solidum III – National Awardee, 2002[11]

Augustinian administrators
  • Fr. Andrew P. Batayola, OSA – President
  • Fr. Eusebio B. Berdon, OSA – VP Augustinian Formation, Religious Affairs and Mission
  • Fr. Bernardo B. Coleco, OSA – VP Finance and Administration
  • Fr. Tito D. Soquiño, OSA – VP Student Affairs and External Relations
  • Fr. Ian Ragodon, OSA – General Services Director
  • Fr. Melitito Pocholo Visda, OSA – Campus Minister / Chaplain
  • Fr. Romanico O. Cañon, OSA – Regent, Non-Teaching Personnel
  • Fr. Patrick Paul de Castro, OSA – Property Custodian
  • Fr. Noli Detoyato, OSA – Catechetical Coordinator

See also
  • The school, with the statue of its Patron Saint, St. Augustine of Hippo
  • The facade of the administration building, taken in 2002 during the College's 40th Anniversary
  • The Student Center

References
  1. Coleman, Ambrose (1899). The Friars in the Philippines. Marlier, Callanan & Co. p. 14.
  2. "Colegio San Agustin – PAASCU". Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  3. Colegio San Agustin – Bacolod Student Handbook. Colegio San Agustin – Bacolod. 2016. pp. 9–11.
  4. "Homecoming at San Agustin-Bacolod". The Visayan Daily Star. August 26, 2007. Retrieved June 8, 2008.
  5. "Cultural Heritage:Kuh Ledesma". Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved June 8, 2008.
  6. Reveche, Rudy (July 2, 2014). "Rebuild to relive memories". Sun.Star. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  7. "Blessed Anselmo Polanco". Archived from the original on May 15, 2008. Retrieved June 8, 2008.
  8. Galunan Jr., Gerome (April 10, 2008). "Fernandez to grace Monico Cup 19-U". Sun.Star Bacolod. Archived from the original on June 12, 2008. Retrieved June 8, 2008.
  9. Piccio, Buddai (July 18, 2014). "Matti wins FAMAS best director award". The Visayan Daily Star. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  10. "Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines 2001". Philippine Daily Inquirer. June 30, 2001. pp. A4. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
  11. "Search for ten outstanding students of the Philippines on". The News Today. March 10, 2006. Retrieved October 30, 2012.

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