The Xavier Center for Culture and the Arts (XCCA) and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) held YAMUG 6: Culture Based Education Symposium on October 19, 8 am to 4:30 pm at the XU Little Theater.
 
This year’s Yamug focused on Philippine Culture and the Arts as bases for effective and quality education. Topics and speakers included Philippine Culture and the Arts – Effective Tool for Teaching and Learning by Prof Ricamela Palis (Letran); Mother Tongue Based Multilingual Education in the Philippines by Dr Jovy M Peregrino (UP Diliman) and Mindanao Folk Literature a Cultural Wealth and Knowledge by Dr Christine Godinez-Ortega (MSU-IIT).

Yamug 6 was part of the Cultural Education Program of XCCA. It was attended by more than 100 participants, mostly students from different schools in the city, including from the Caraga.