It has received its first national distinction when The Augustinian Mirror was adjudged as one of the three best-edited school magazines in the country during the late 1950s.

[5] Despite an early age of establishment, the USA Publications had fast upgrades and was not only circulated in the school, rather, it reached the national and international scenes.

However, in the second half of the 1940s, the resumption of the operations of the Colegio and the press corps were characterized by the evolution of The Augustinian Mirror from a tabloid form into a magazine.

[12] In 1966, The Augustinian Mirror editor-in-chief Wilfredo Segovia was elected national president of the College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP) alongside Daniel Florida Jr. of The Quezonian (official publication of the Manuel L. Quezon University).

[14] As the Marcos dictatorship tightened its grip over the nation, students in major universities especially in Manila and parts of Western Visayas became more active, spearheading the movement for reforms.

(Palma and Tabios were married in 1971)[citation needed] No issue of the publications came out in 1972–1973 during the first year of Martial Law declared by the late Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos.

[16] Various colleges and universities from Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Guimaras, Iloilo and Negros Occidental participated the event.

Since the beginning of COPRE, The Augustinian Mirror won Best College Development Communication Magazine; thus earning them the first Gawad Graciano Lopez Jaena Award for winning the said distinction for five consecutive years (1976–1981).

[17] The Augustinian Mirror also won the Antonio Tagamolila Award for its intelligent discussion of socio-political issues during the National Collegiate Press Conference organized by CEGP.

[18] The USA Publications editors monopolized the championship awards in the National Rizal Essay Writing Contest for seven consecutive years.

[19] In June 1991, when Bellosillo was appointed by the University of San Agustin to be the chairperson of the English Department, Flaviano Manalo took over the moderatorship.

Under his stewardship, The Augustinian Mirror won its second Gawad Graciano Lopez Jaena for winning Best College Magazine from 1987 to 1992.

[20] The Augustinian emerged as Best Newspaper in Western Visayas in the November 1995 COPRE Conference and Awards held at Bacolod, Negros Occidental.

[21] After the expiry of the five-year exemption in 1998, Cynette Lovelyn Mirasol, editor, led The Augustinian Mirror to victory of winning again the Best College Magazine title in COPRE held at Roxas City, Capiz.

The Augustinian Mirror from 2004 to 2008 transformed into a tourism-oriented magazine which has featured the various provinces in the country such as Cebu, Guimaras, Iloilo, Mindoro, and Palawan.

During the later part of this period, Erwin Sustento took over the position moderator when Teodoro transferred to another school in Metro Manila.

Irong-irong, the official student literary journal of the university was launched in 2005 with Arlene Moscaya as the first editor.

The Spectrum of the University of St. La Salle in Bacolod, Negros Occidental won the title, Best College Newspaper; while The Central Echo of Central Philippine University in Jaro District, Iloilo City won the title Best College Magazine.

[24] On Academic Year 2009–2010, the USA Publications was the supposed comeback for the Regional College Press (COPRE) Conference.

[25] However, the staff decided to hold its last San Ag Campus Press Awards on 2010 and move their participation in COPRE that year.

Mary Leslie Eregia, from the College of Pharmacy and Medical Technology, topped the qualifying examination and became the editor of the Mirror, while Ray Adrian Macalalag, from the College of Engineering and Architecture, took the second highest spot in the exam which earned him the title of being editor of The Augustinian.

Macalalag and Genessa Buenafe, associate editor, were named among the Ten Outstanding Campus Journalists in the national awards.

It has the following sections:[33] From 2011 to present, The Augustinian has won the following major titles as Best Newspaper / Best Tabloid / Best Newsletter: Irong-irong is the official student literary journal of the University of San Agustin.

Irong-irong joined press competitions starting 2012 and has won the following major titles as Best Literary Journal/Folio: As a way to help the communities in far-flung places, the USA Publications publishes Dingding ni Gusting, a wall newspaper that contains local news, features, and opinion articles that will greatly benefit the community.

Aside from the website, they also publish articles in Journ.ph, a platform developed by Smart Communications, Inc. and Ateneo de Manila University.

A few years after its launching, however, it stopped its operations due to lack of funding and time since the staff members also produce publications regularly.

The event aims to inculcate the theoretical as well as technical aspect of journalism to high school students.

The St. Augustine Essay Writing contest is regularly organized by the USA Publications as part of the Patron Saint's Day celebration of the university every August.