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Rizal as writer on 3-month exhibit in National Library Madrid

An exhibit of the literary output of Philippine national hero Dr. Jose Rizal, including his two outstanding world-class novels “Noli me Tangere” and “El Filbusterismo,” was unveiled last month at the National Library building in Madrid, Spain.

The exhibit, Entre España y Filipinas: José Rizal, Escritor (Between Spain and the Philippines: Jose Rizal, Writer), was organized within the framework of the 150th birth anniversary of the hero, who was born on June 19, 1861 in the town of Calamba, Laguna, south of Manila. The works will be viewed until February 12, 2012, according to an announcement from the embassy of Spain in Manila.

The Directorate of Cultural and Scientific Relations of Spain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation and the National Library of Spain spearheaded the event.

Organizers said the exhibit “aims to deepen in his work as a writer of Spanish letters, considering him as a Galdós in the tropics and contextualizing him in the intellectual environment of the enlightened Philippines of the nineteenth century.” (more…)

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The International School of Sustainable Tourism opens in Subic Freeport

Famous for its historic past as a Spanish fortress and later as a well-preserved American military base, the Subic Bay Freeport is now home for the first school for sustainable tourism in the Asia-Pacific Region.

The International School of Sustainable Tourism (ISST), which is founded by former tourism Secretary Mina Gabor, now occupies the former Subic Bay Arts Center (SuBAC), a venue for cultural presentations, conferences and other programs.

Gabor said the ISST would offer various tourism courses to help boost the tourism industry in Subic and other parts of the Asia-Pacific.

In the next five days, she added, the school will start running courses like ecology lodge planning and eco-design with top quality lecturers and resource speakers from tourism establishments and related industries in the region. (more…)

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Silliman University notes growing foreign student population as CHED pushes for ‘education tourism’

By Rachelle M. Nessia

silliman university dumaguete city education tourismDumaguete City — The country’s potential as a premier alternative educational destination for students from foreign countries is already felt in the small yet vibrant academic environment in Dumaguete City.

The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has recently announced its initiative to position the Philippines as a premier alternative educational destination where neighboring countries could send their overflow student populations.

CHED Chair Lito Puno has come up with what is termed as “education tourism” strategy, a program that will position the country as an alternative educational destination to China or Russia.

Dumaguete City is a prime example of how Philippine education is a promising factor in drawing in international students. (more…)

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