Ateneo de Iloilo
Overview
Society of Jesus
The Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...
. Its programs are both Chinese and Filipino
Culture of the Philippines
Philippine culture is related to Micronesian, Bornean, Mexican and Spanish cultures. The people today are mostly of Malayo-Polynesian origin, although there are people with Spanish, Mexican, Austro-Melanesian and Chinese blood. Geographically, the Philippines is considered part of Southeast Asia...
in character.
Expelled from China by the communist revolutionaries, the Jesuits came to Iloilo in 1953, and started their apostolic work among the local Chinese community as continuation of their missionary work in Mainland China.
