The University of the Philippines is a state university system in the Philippines. It is the country's national university,as mandated by Republic Act No. 9500,giving it institutional autonomy.
The University of the Philippines Diliman,also referred to as UP Diliman or simply University of the Philippines (UP),is a public,coeducational,research university located in Diliman,Quezon City,Philippines. It was established on February 12,1949,as the flagship campus and seat of administration of the University of the Philippines System,the premier and national university of the Philippines.
Quezon City,also known as the City of Quezon and Q.C.,is the most populous city in the Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 2,960,048 people. It was founded on October 12,1939,and was named after Manuel L. Quezon,the second president of the Philippines.
De La Salle University,also referred to as DLSU,De La Salle or La Salle,is a private,Catholic coeducational research university run by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools in Taft Avenue,Malate,Manila,Philippines. It was established by the Christian Brothers in 1911 as De La Salle College (DLSC) in Nozaleda Street,Paco,Manila with Blimond Pierre Eilenbecker,FSC serving as director,and is the first De La Salle school in the Philippines. The college was granted university status on February 19,1975,and is the oldest constituent of De La Salle Philippines (DLSP),a network of 16 educational institutions,established in 2006 replacing the De La Salle University System.
Ateneo de Manila University,also known simply as Ateneo de Manila or Ateneo,is a private,Catholic research university and basic education institution in Quezon City,Philippines. Founded in 1859 by the Jesuits,it is the second-oldest Jesuit-administered institution of higher learning in the Asia-Pacific.
The University of the Philippines Los Baños,also referred to as UP Los Baños or colloquially as Elbi,is a public research university primarily located in the towns of Los Baños and Bay in the province of Laguna,some 65 kilometers southeast of Manila. It traces its roots to the UP College of Agriculture (UPCA),which was founded in 1909 by the American colonial government to promote agricultural education and research in the Philippines. American botanist Edwin Copeland served as its first dean. UPLB was formally established in 1972 following the union of UPCA with four other Los Baños and Diliman-based University of the Philippines (UP) units.
The University of the Philippines Manila is a public,coeducational,research university located in Ermita,Manila,Philippines. It is known for being the country's center of excellence in the health sciences,including health professional education,training,and research. It is the oldest of eight constituent universities of the University of the Philippines System,and predates the founding of UP by three years. It was originally established on December 1,1905,as the Philippine Medical School and later renamed as the UP College of Medicine and Surgery on June 10,1907. In 1983 it was renamed as University of the Philippines Manila.
Lyceum of the Philippines University also referred to by its acronym LPU is a private,non-sectarian,coeducational higher education institution located at intramuros in the City of Manila,Philippines. It was founded in 1952 by JoséP. Laurel,who was the third president of the Republic of the Philippines.
The University of the Philippines Open University(UPOU) is a public research university and is the fifth constituent university of the University of the Philippines System. The majority of UPOU students are based in the Philippines but all of its programs can be taken anywhere in the world. While primarily a virtual university,it has a physical campus that houses admin and faculty offices in Los Baños,Laguna,with Mega Learning Hubs (MLH) in Manila and Cebu.
The Philippine Normal University is a public coeducational teacher education and research university in the Philippines. It was established in 1901 through Act No. 74 of the Philippine Commission "for the education of natives of the Islands in the science of teaching". It has campuses in Manila,North Luzon,South Luzon,Visayas,and Mindanao. Pursuant to Republic Act No. 9647,it is the country's National Center for Teacher Education.
Science and technology in the Philippines describes scientific and technological progress made by the Philippines and analyses related policy issues. The main agency responsible for managing science and technology (S&T) is the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). There are also sectoral councils for Forestry,Agriculture and Aquaculture,the Metal Industry,Nuclear Research,Food and Nutrition,Health,Meteorology,Volcanology and Seismology.
The University of the Philippines Visayas is a public research university in the Philippines with campuses and facilities throughout the Visayas. A constituent university of the University of the Philippines system,it teaches management,accountancy,marketing,economics,chemistry,applied mathematics and physics,marine science education and research,fisheries,and aquaculture. It offers regional studies programs on the preservation and enrichment of the Visayan cultural heritage.
The University of the Philippines College of Law is the law school of the University of the Philippines Diliman. Formally established in 1911 in UP Manila,it is the third oldest continually-operating law school in the Philippines. Since 1948,it has been based in UP Diliman in Quezon City,the flagship of the UP System's eight constituent universities. The college also holds extension classes at the Bonifacio Global City campus of UP Diliman in Taguig and the Iloilo City campus of UP Visayas.
Benjamin Estoista Diokno is a Filipino economist who currently serves as one of the six members of the Monetary Board of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas,which conducts the country's monetary policy and supervises its financial system. Diokno previously served as Secretary of Budget and Management under President Joseph Estrada from 1998 to 2001 and under President Rodrigo Duterte from 2016 to 2019. He also served as the Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and the chairman of its Monetary Board,as well as ex officio chairman of the Anti-Money Laundering Council,from 2019 to 2022 under President Duterte His last Cabinet-level position was being the Secretary of Finance from 2022 to 2024 under President Bongbong Marcos.
Asian Institute of Tourism is one of the colleges under the University of the Philippines System and is located at the UP Diliman campus.
Emerlinda Ramos–Roman is a Filipino educator and university administrator who served as the 19th President of the University of the Philippines from 2005 to 2011,becoming the first woman to hold such position. Roman presently sits as the chairperson of the board of trustees of the International Rice Research Institute and is Professor Emerita at the Cesar E.A. Virata School of Business of the University of the Philippines Diliman.
Alfredo Mahar Francisco Amante Lagmay is a Filipino geologist. He is executive director of Project NOAH and a professor at the National Institute of Geological Sciences of the University of the Philippines Diliman.
Danilo Lardizabal Concepcion,often referred to by his nickname DaniCon,is a Filipino lawyer who served as the 21st president of the University of the Philippines. Prior to his appointment as UP president,he was the dean and a professor of law at the UP College of Law and the Executive Director of the UP Bonifacio Global City Campus. He is husband to lawyer Gaby Concepcion.
Claire Dennis S. Mapa is a Filipino economist and statistician. He is the National Statistician and Civil Registrar General (NSCRG) of the Philippine Statistics Authority with a rank of Undersecretary as appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte. He succeeds Lisa Grace Bersales whose tenure ended on 22 April 2019.
FEU Alabang is a private,non-sectarian trimestral,coeducational higher education institution located in Alabang,Muntinlupa,Philippines. Founded on July 21,2016 as the sixth campus of the Far Eastern University,it offers Senior High School,Engineering,Computer Studies,Accountancy and Business programs.
