Looban College
Location:
United Nations Avenue, Paco, Manila
Category:
Association/Institution/Organization
Type: Institutional marker
Status: Level II – Historical marker
Marker Date:
1936
Installed By:
Historical Research and Markers Committee
LOOBAN COLLEGE
THE GROUND AND COLLEGE WERE DONATED TO THE SISTERS OF CHARITY FOR THE EDUCATION OF THE POOR GIRLS FOR SOR ASUNCION VENTURA, A NATIVE OF PAMPANGA, HERSELF A SISTER OF CHARITY. THE INSTITUTION WAS INAUGURATED ON JULY 26,1885, AND GAINED GREAT DISTINCTION FOR THE DESIGN AND EXCELLENCE OF ITS EMBROIDERY AND NEEDLEWORK.
