- Joint project aims to restore, preserve, and digitize 30,000 historic books and documents
- “The UnionBank team is ever so grateful to the UST team for giving us a truly inspiring opportunity to engage in something greater than ourselves.”–JAO
The University of Santo Tomas (UST), in partnership with Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank), recently launched Lumina Pandit II: Unending Light at the Miguel de Benavides Library and University Archives that house 30,000 rare books and documents.
A limited edition book, “Lumina Pandit: A Continuum”, was also unveiled at the event. It features select books and artifacts from the transition period from the Spanish to the American era.
“The UnionBank team is ever so grateful to the UST team for giving us a truly inspiring opportunity to engage in something greater than ourselves. Let this be the beginning of a journey of at least another 400 years,” said Justo A. Ortiz, UnionBank Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
This work follows the success of “Lumina Pandit: A Collection of Historical Treasures.” It was this catalogue and its exhibit staged in 2011 that inspired Ortiz and UnionBank to support and to strengthen this program.
Since then, UnionBank has used its financial resources and technical expertise to assist the Library and Archives in restoring, digitizing and preserving this vast collection.