11/08/2026
๐ฉ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐พ๐ธ๐๐ ๐ช๐ป๐ป ๐ฐ๐๐พ๐๐๐๐๐พ๐๐-๐ฒ๐พ๐น๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐๐ฝ ๐ค๐ข๐ค๐จ ๐๐๐๐๐ท๐๐ถ๐๐พ๐๐
Northern Iloilo State University (NISU) officially launched its university-wide celebration of ASEAN Month 2026 this August, joining the nationwide observance pursuant to Proclamation No. 282, s. 2018, which declares August of every year as ASEAN Month in the Philippines.
The celebration formally commenced during the universityโs flag-raising ceremony, highlighted by the simultaneous raising of the ASEAN flags across all NISU campuses. The synchronized ceremony served as a powerful symbol of unity, demonstrating that despite being geographically situated in different communities, the NISU campuses stand together as one university in promoting ASEAN awareness, friendship, cooperation, and regional solidarity.
The simultaneous display of the ASEAN flags also reflected NISUโs commitment to strengthening its international and regional outlook. As one NISU community, students, faculty, and staff were reminded of the shared values and aspirations that connect the Philippines with its fellow ASEAN Member States.
Carrying the theme โ๐๐ช๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ช๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ท๐ฐ ๐๐พ๐ป ๐๐พ๐ฝ๐พ๐ป๐ฎ, ๐ฃ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ป,โ this yearโs celebration seeks to deepen the NISU communityโs appreciation and understanding of ASEAN and its diverse cultures, traditions, identities, and shared aspirations. It also highlights the importance of regional cooperation in the political, economic, socio-cultural, and educational spheres, particularly in preparing young people to become globally aware and culturally responsive citizens.
One of the major activities of the celebration is the ๐๐ข๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ฝ๐ช๐ถ๐น ๐๐ช๐ป๐ญ ๐๐ฑ๐ช๐ต๐ต๐ฎ๐ท๐ฐ๐ฎ, an interactive campus-wide activity that invites students to embark on a virtual journey across the ASEAN region. Through their ASEAN โpassport,โ students will visit designated NISU offices representing the different ASEAN Member States, learn about their respective cultures and identities, and collect stamps or signatures as they complete their journey. Beyond being a fun and engaging activity, the challenge encourages students to discover the richness and diversity of Southeast Asia while strengthening their appreciation of regional identity and cooperation.
Adding color and creativity to the celebration are the ๐๐ข๐๐๐ ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ท๐ญ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น ๐ฆ๐ช๐ต๐ต ๐ช๐ท๐ญ ๐๐ข๐๐๐-๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ฑ๐ธ๐ฝ๐ธ๐ซ๐ธ๐ธ๐ฝ๐ฑ, which are open to students, faculty, staff, and other members of the NISU community. The Friendship Wall provides a space where participants can write and share their messages of friendship, solidarity, unity, appreciation, and hopes for ASEAN, creating a collective expression of NISUโs support for a stronger and more connected Southeast Asian community. Meanwhile, the ASEAN Photobooth allows members of the university community to celebrate ASEAN through photographs featuring regional symbols, cultural elements, and other ASEAN-inspired designs.
To further promote cultural understanding through film, NISU will also hold an ๐๐ข๐๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ต๐ถ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ท๐ฐ every Friday afternoon throughout August at the NISU Gymnasium. The featured films will showcase stories, cultures, traditions, experiences, and perspectives from the ASEAN region, providing students and other members of the university community with an engaging way to learn about the people and cultures that make up Southeast Asia.
Through these activities, ASEAN Month at NISU goes beyond a commemorative celebration. It provides opportunities for the university community to learn, participate, connect, and celebrate the diversity that binds ASEAN together.
As NISU joins the rest of the country in celebrating ASEAN Month, the university reaffirms its commitment to fostering an inclusive, globally minded, and culturally responsive academic community. ๐ฃ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐ผ๐ฒ๐ถ๐พ๐ต๐ฝ๐ช๐ท๐ฎ๐ธ๐พ๐ผ ๐ป๐ช๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฒ๐ท๐ฐ ๐ธ๐ฏ ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ผ ๐ช๐ฌ๐ป๐ธ๐ผ๐ผ ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ผ ๐ฌ๐ช๐ถ๐น๐พ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ผ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ช๐ท๐ญ๐ผ ๐ช๐ผ ๐ช ๐ป๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ท๐ญ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ช๐ฝ ๐๐๐ข๐ค ๐ฒ๐ผ ๐ธ๐ท๐ฎ ๐พ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐, ๐พ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐ท ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ผ ๐ฌ๐ธ๐ถ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ท๐ฝ ๐ฝ๐ธ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ท๐ญ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น, ๐ฌ๐ธ๐ธ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ช๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ท, ๐ช๐ท๐ญ ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ช๐ป๐ฎ๐ญ ๐น๐ป๐ธ๐ฐ๐ป๐ฎ๐ผ๐ผโ๐ช๐ผ ๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐ท๐ช๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ช๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ผ ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐ฏ๐พ๐ฝ๐พ๐ป๐ฎ, ๐ฝ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ป.
