Core Values
Core Values, School Seal, and School Color
A quick look at the principles and symbols that shape PCC's identity.
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Diligence
Steady effort and commitment to growth in every learning moment.
Honesty
Integrity in scholarship, relationships, and daily decisions.
Courage
Bravery to stand for what is right and lead with conviction.
Love
Compassion for classmates, families, and the wider community.
Fairness
Justice and respect that safeguard dignity for all.
Diligence
Steady effort and commitment to growth in every learning moment.
Honesty
Integrity in scholarship, relationships, and daily decisions.
Courage
Bravery to stand for what is right and lead with conviction.
Love
Compassion for classmates, families, and the wider community.
Fairness
Justice and respect that safeguard dignity for all.
The School Seal
Seal Explorer
Hover over each element to see its meaning and symbolism.
School Color
Meaning Behind Our Colors
Colors that express how PCC forms character and thought.
Hover over different parts of the logo to learn their meanings.
Plum Blossom: the National Flower of China - represents the Chinese people, the forebears of the Chinese-Filipino in the Philippines. The Plum Blossom also represents the rich Chinese cultural heritage PCC is espousing among her students.
Lighthouse: a familiar structure especially among the seafaring Chinese immigrants to the Philippines - represents Philippine Cultural College, the refuge of Knowledge-Seekers, the solace of the Students who desire to Learn.
Rays: represent education, learning, and enlightenment.
Characters: Reflect Chinese-Filipino heritage and shared identity.
Waves: describe the struggles throughout the history of PCC.
Sampan: represents the present-day Chinese-Filipino community and their Sangley forebears who came to trade, migrate, and settle in the Philippines aboard the Sampan as early as the 15th century. It also represents the PCC alumni, students, faculty and staff who are all drawn to their alma mater for intellectual nourishment and moral guidance.
The pairs of Seagulls: represents Freedom from intellectual bondage and ignorance by way of progressive thinking, learning, and attitude in education.
GREEN
綠：培植邁進技能
Signifies the development of progressive thinking, learning, and attitude in Education.
YELLOW
黃：養成高尚人格
Symbolizes the cultivation of noble spirit, character, and personality.
The School Seal
Symbols of Heritage and Purpose
Each element of the seal reflects PCC's origin story and mission.
- 五片花瓣的梅花: 象徵著菲律濱華人，也代表著豐富的中華文化。
- 燈塔: 象徵著僑中學院，求知學子的依靠。
- 燈塔的光輝: 代表著教育、學習、知識。
- 海浪: 象徵著僑中學院艱苦奮鬥的輝煌歲月。
- 舢板: 早在十五世紀，華僑就乘搭舢板來到了菲律濱,舢板象徵著華人及當今的菲華社會，也代表著求知欲強的僑中人。
- 海鸥: 这一对海鸥象征着通过进步的思维方式、学习精神和教育态度，摆脱思想束缚与无知，走向思想与精神的自由。
- The five-petal Plum Blossom: the National Flower of China - represents the Chinese people, the forebears of the Chinese-Filipino in the Philippines. The Plum Blossom also represents the rich Chinese cultural heritage PCC is espousing among her students.
- Lighthouse: a familiar structure especially among the seafaring Chinese immigrants to the Philippines - represents Philippine Cultural College, the refuge of Knowledge-Seekers, the solace of the Students who desire to Learn.
- Rays: represent education, learning, and enlightenment.
- Waves: describe the struggles throughout the history of PCC.
- Sampan: symbolizes the Huaqiao, represents the present-day Chinese-Filipino community and their Sangley forebears who came to trade, migrate, and settle in the Philippines aboard the Sampan as early as the 15th century. It also represents the PCC alumni, students, faculty and staff who are all drawn to their alma mater for intellectual nourishment and moral guidance.
- The Pair of Seagulls: represents Freedom from intellectual bondage and ignorance by way of progressive thinking, learning, and attitude in education.