In the middle of the 19th century, the necessity of the funding a charitable institution was felt in the Diocese of Cebu. To this end, the Casa de Caridad, a hospital, was established by His Excellency Romualdo Jimeneo, the Bishop of Cebu. Three women-volunteers under the guidance of Rev. Fr. Fernando de la Canal, C.M. managed the hospital. These women eventually become the first Hermanitas de la Madre de Dios. After the new community was formed, Bishop Benito de Madridejos visited them and saw the opportunities that presented themselves for the benefit of the entire diocese. He proposed for the opening of a school for the girls to be managed by the Hermanitas. Thus, on May 30, 1880, Colegio de la Inmaculada Concepcion came into being. Situated at Martires Street fronting the Colegio Seminario de San Carlos, the Colegio started with 66 young girls. Lessons with special emphasis on Religion, Spanish, Music and Home Arts were offered.
The Colegio was gaining prominence as the first Catholic school for girls in Cebu and the nearby provinces. The students and Hermanitas increased in number each year. Meanwhile, Fr. De la Canal, feeling that his days were numbered, consulted the Hermanitas about their future. In less than five years after communicating this to his Superior, his desire was granted-on January 30, 1895, the incorporation of the Hermanitas with the first Daughter of Charity took place. Since then, the Colegio de la Inmaculada Concepcion has always been managed by these same sisters.
Offering of the other courses: Clase Preparatoria, Clase Media, Taquigrafia, Piano, Canto, Pintura, Bordado y Labores.
Organization of the Asociacion de las Hijas de Maria (Association of the Children of Mary) with CIC as the first COM unit in Cebu
Offering of Elementary and Secondary Courses in English with government recognition.
Graduation of the first High School batch
Celebration of CIC’s 50th Founding Anniversary
First publication of the Blue and White, the school paper through the initiative of the Principal, Sr. Constancia Marilao with Tomasa Gachaim (later Mrs. Jose Yulo) as the first editor
Founding of Asilo de la Milagrosa by distinguished alumnae of CIC mostly Damas de la Caridad (Ladies of Charity): Doña Esperanza Velez, Doña Mina Escaño, Doña Inday Rallos, Doña Carmen Sotto, Doña Beatriz Jereza, and Doña Pilar Vaño Escaño
First Alumnae reunion, which later became the traditional Homecoming Day
CIC standing as an impressive three-storey edifice along Urdaneta Street
Addition of curricular offerings through the initiative of Sr. Paz San Buenaventura, DC to reach the tertiary level: one-year Secretarial, two-year Junior Normal, and Music Teacher’s Junior Course with a government permit. Sr. Fernanda Vaño became the first Directress of Music
Offering of additional courses in: Kindergarten, Elementary, Academic Secondary, Home Economics, Elementary Course in Piano, Junior Course in Piano, and Music Teacher’s Diploma at the outbreak of World War II
Reopening of the Elementary Department and One-Year Secretarial Course during the Japanese Occupation Period at ex-judge Singson’s house in Jakosalem Street
The Elementary and High School classes were housed temporarily at Gorordo Avenue, in Quonset huts donated by the 77th Infantry Division of the U.S. Armed Forces of the Far East (USAFFE).
Completion of the new and impressive two-storey structure on its present site along Gorordo Avenue.
Resumption of the offering of the Two-Year Normal and One-Year Secretarial courses.
Recognition of the following courses: Kindergarten, Elementary, Academic Secondary, Secretarial, Associate in Arts, Elementary Course in Piano, Junior Course in Piano, and Music Teacher's Diploma.
Offering of other additional collegiate courses: Liberal Arts, Commerce and Home Economics
Awarding of the Blue and White during the Press Conference in Cebu as the “First Collegiate Newspaper”
Offering of Bachelor of Music major in Piano and Voice, and Bachelor of Science in Education.
Inauguration of the imposing CIC Auditorium
Reconfiguration of the Philippine Congregation of the Daughters of Charity as an independent D.C. Province with its own Visitatrix, Sr. Filomena Zulueta, DC.
Appointment of Sr. Paz San Buenaventura, DC as the first Filipina Sister Servant of Colegio de la Inmaculada Concepcion.
Expansion of Inmaculada's services to the community through the opening of the Sta. Luisa Development Center pioneered by Sr. Paz San Buenaventura, DC and Sr. Concepcion Galleposo, DC
Inauguration of CIC Sta. Luisa Development Center through the efforts of the Alumnae Association on the feast of St. Vincent de Paul
Opening of the CIC Branch at the Sister's vacation home in Mandaue with Sr. Imelda Espiritu, DC as the Superior.
Application for accreditation of the high school department by the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU)
Formal registration of the CIC Alumnae Association as a juridical body with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
First PAASCU Accreditation of the Upper Basic Education Department
Rise of the 2-storey Sta. Luisa Development Center which housed the extensive school-community services of CIC
Visit of Mother Teresa of Calcutta in CIC.
PAASCU Accreditation of the High School Department.
Awarded the Most Outstanding Private Learning Institution in the Field of Arts, Culture and Entertainment.
Opening of the Celebration of CIC's Centennial Year.
Awarded the Most Outstanding Private Institution in the Field of Arts, Culture and Entertainment.
Conception of the idea of opening a Night High School during the evaluation of CIC’s vision and mission
Establishment of the Night High School Department as CIC’s most concrete Vincentian service to the community.
Awarded for the second time as the Most Outstanding Private Institution in the Field of Arts, Culture and Entertainment.
Received a Certificate of Merit as the Cleanest School.
PAASCU Accreditation of the Elementary Department.
Adoption of the PERSONALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM in response to UNESCO's thrust for the 21st century and the Four Pillars of Education, and in line with the Basic Education's objective developing "self-motivated learners".
First Congregational Evaluation Visit (CEV) in the region.
Conferred the Perlas Awards as a Valuable Institution by the Philippine Foundation, Inc.
Visit of the Daughters of Charity Superioress General Most Honored Mother Ann Duzan
The merging of the Elementary and High School Departments to form one Basic Education Department or the BED.
Conferred the Perlas Award as a Valuable Institution by the Philippine Foundation, Inc.
Concentration on Christian Formation of the young in the Basic Education Department through the phasing out of the College Department.
Conferred the award for founding the FIRST school for girls in Cebu; and for 120 years, producing successful alumni in music, fine arts, theater, and basic education; for continuously developing relevant curricula for the elementary and secondary education to prepare graduates for appropriate college courses.
Initial phase of the merger of the five DC schools in the Central and Eastern Visayas through the initiative of the late Sr. Sonia Rocha, DC with CIC Cebu as the lead school.
Full implementation of the clustering of the five schools as Central-Eastern Visayas Cluster of the Daughters of Charity - St. Louise de Marillac Educational System (DC-SLMES) with Sr. Zenaida S. Condes, DC as the first Cluster President.
Management and Mission Audit spearheaded by Sr. Maria Corazon Manalo, DC, the DC-SLMES Superintendent.
Visit of Sr. Evelyn Franc, DC, Mother General of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul.
Granted PAASCU Level III Accreditation in the Lower Basic Education Department.
Adoption of the new Vision-Mission with revised Core Values, the Millennium Goals, and the DC Philippine Provincial Thrusts focusing on Primary Education, Ecology, Family Ministry/HIV-AIDS, and Reduction of Hunger and Poverty.
Expanded Operation Planning (EOP) of DC SLMES CEV cluster held at CIC adopting the Blue Ocean Strategy.
Visit of Fr. Gregory Gay, CM, Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission and the Daughters of Charity.
Introduction and internalization of the DC-SLMES Tagline “Empowering Communities, Building Futures”.
First Year of full implementation of the Flagship Program identified in the Expanded Operational Planning (EOP) namely: Reconfiguration of the DC-SLMES CEV, Vincentian Formation Towards Empowering Partnership, Value Innovative Programs and Services, Strategic Alliance Building, Alternative Transformative Learning System.
Acceptance of the first batch of boys in the Upper Basic Education Department
Celebration of the 350th Death Anniversary of St. Vincent de Paul and St. Louise de Marillac with the theme “Charity-Mission".
Adoption of the DC-SLMES CEV Cluster Vision of 2015, V-Concordance as a Core Strategy, and the Philosophy of Leadership thus, setting towards becoming the “Center for Exponential Learning and Vincentian Seamless Service”.
Taking on the operative metaphor of the blue starfish representing the ability of regeneration, resilience, peacefulness, solitude, and tolerance; and the geese in V formation representing unity and support in the shared mission.
Celebration of the 150th Anniversary of the Daughters of Charity and Congregation of the Mission (DC-CM) Presence in the Philippines with the theme “Serving… Transforming”.
Intensification of the DC Thrust on Environmental Sustainability by establishing a greener CIC landscape as a gift to the 150th Anniversary through Urban Gardening, Tree Planting, and the launching of CIC as a 5s Zone.
Launching of the Project: Planting 15,000 Trees through the school’s Community Extension Services (CES Program).
Approval of the application for PAASCU Integrated Basic Education Department (IBED) Accreditation.
Plotting of CIC’s K to 12 Transition Management Program and Succession Plan
Construction of the four-storey Sr. Hilaria Building for the Senior High School Program
Graduation of the last batch of all girls of the Basic Education Department.
A Special Citation in the Grand Chamber Awards was conferred to CIC in recognition of her exemplary pioneering achievement in the field of education, thereby contributing significantly to the development of human capital and economic growth of Cebu in particular, and the entire Philippines, in general.
Passed the Integrated Basic Education Department (IBED) PAASCU Accreditation.
Passed the Night High School Department (NHS) Recertification by the Private Education Assistance Committee (PEAC).
Application for the offering of Senior High School (SHS) of the Enhanced K to 12 Program of the Department of Education.
Historic Graduation of the first co-educational batch of students from the Basic Education Department.
Comeback of Broadway Musical on CIC Stage: Flower Drum Song with the participation of CIC alumni.
Granted the permit from the Department of Education to offer Senior High School.
Construction of the four-storey St. Louise de Marillac Building.
Staging of the Broadway Musical Play: The Sound of Music
50th Anniversary of the Daughters of Charity Philippine Province, and the adoption of the “Kariton Klasrum” of the Department of Education as one of the school’s outreach activities, and a gift to the celebration.
Year of Vincentian Collaboration
Completion of the “St. Louise de Marillac Building” for the Senior High School.
Opening of Senior High School with offerings on the Academic Track: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Strand; Accounting, Business, and Management Strand; General Academic Strand, Technical Vocational Livelihood Track with Home Economics, and Information and Communication Technology Strand, and Arts and Design.
Adoption of the new Vision and Mission.
Crafting the Continuing Quality Improvement Plan (CQIP) for five (5) years, and alignment of programs, innovations, and services to the Philippine Catholic Schools’ Standards (PCSS).
Reconfiguration of the governance structure of the Daughters of Charity into the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul-Province of St. Louise de Marillac Asia with Sr. Maria Ana Rosario G. Evidente, DC as the Visitatrix.
Participation of CIC-Cebu together with the rest of the DC-SLMES Central Visayas Cluster Administrators in the Inter-Ministry Assembly of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul-Province of St. Louise de Marillac Asia, Philippine Mission with the theme, “Boldness of Charity for a New Missionary Momentum”
Granted provisional permit to offer SHS in the HUMSS strand.
Celebration of the 400th Anniversary of Vincentian Charism with the theme, “I was a stranger and you welcome me”, which culminated through a convergence of all Vincentian organizations in Cebu at the International Eucharistic Congress Convention Center of Cebu (IC3).
Integration of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN-SDG) in the programs and services.
Graduation of the first batch of Senior High School.
Visit of the Superior General of the Vincentian Family, Most Honored Father Tomaz Mavric, CM, and the General Councillor, Sr. Illiana Suarez, DC.
Staging of the Jesus Christ Superstar Musical in joyful anticipation of the 500th Anniversary of Christianity in the Philippines.
Adoption of the new learning modality tagged as Flexible Learning Experience in Personalized Education Program (FLEx in PEP) with the surge of COVID-19 cases.
Implementation of Personalized Education Program (PEP) in the NHS Department.
Integration of the four (4) Missionary Commitments in the programs and services: Human Rights and Holistic Development for the Most Abandoned; Care for Our Common Home; Mystique of Living Together; and Handing on the Faith and Christian Values to the Younger Generation.
Crafting of the three-year Road Map Strategy towards the New Normal.
Celebration of the 125th Presence of the Daughters of Charity in Cebu, the 140th Anniversary of CIC-Cebu, and the 40th Anniversary of CIC NHS Department.
Conduct of the first (1st) virtual school celebrations: virtual Graduation of the Senior High School students, virtual, Family Day celebration spearheaded by the Parents and Teachers Association of CIC, Inc., and the virtual Alumni Homecoming spearheaded by the Officers of the CIC Alumni Association
Financial grant awarded to the NHS “Mobile E-Classroom” granted by Inteligente Publishing Inc. and PEAC through the Rethinking Education, Championing and Accelerating School Transformation (RECAST) program
Operationalization of the NHS “Mobile E-Classroom” in partnership with the different parishes and barangays reaching out to the NHS students in their nearest areas for wifi connectivity and the physical presence of a teacher during the New Normal.
Conduct of the Progressive Face-to-Face Classes .
Winning the National DC-SLMES Logo-Making Contest in celebration of its 25th Anniversary by Simon Escaño, a Grade 12 STEM student.
Conduct various community outreach initiatives of the school, the Alumni Association, and the DC-SLMES Central Visayas Cluster such as “Project Atop” for the provision of roofs to those affected by Typhoon Odette in the far south of the Province of Cebu.
Provision of Hybrid Classrooms for the blended learning modality
Opening of the Night Senior High School.
Implementation of the No Tuition Fee Top-Up for Night Senior High School to make quality Catholic Vincentian Education accessible to the young.
Celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the DC-St. Louise de Marillac Educational System.
The DC-SLMES Vision, Mission, Core Values, and Graduate Attributes were reviewed, evaluated, and revised.
The revised DC-SLMES Vision, Mission, Core Values, and Graduate Attributes were approved and after which launched.
After more than 140 years of spirited presence, yet still cognizant of the special role expected of Catholic schools, Colegio de la Inmaculada Concepcion, Inc. continues its mission of building a new breed of Filipinos: INNER-DIRECTED VINCENTIAN LEADERS, WHO ARE ADVOCATES OF PERSONS LIVING IN POVERTY SITUATIONS AND WHO CARE FOR GOD'S CREATION - disciplined, nourished with positive nationalism, proud of the country's cultural heritage, builders of peace, respectful of the dignity of creation, and citizens of the country and the Church.
“This is Inmaculada's story. There are no verses to chant her greatness, neither enough and adequate words to speak to her achievements, but there are a million, million prayers that reach out to the Blessed Virgin Mary and Her Divine Son in Heaven asking them to look down with benign eyes upon this great Filipino-Hispano temple of Catholic learning.”
Viva Inmaculada!
