Cagayan State University is the largest state institution of higher learning in the Cagayan Valley Region. It was established by Presidential Decree 1436 and amended by Republic Act 8292 with the integration of a publicly supported higher education institution.
The Technological Institute of the Philippines is one of the country’s engineering colleges that also offers programs in computing,architecture,business,education,and the arts located in Metro Manila,Philippines. It is a private non-sectarian stock school founded on February 8,1962,by a group of educators headed by Engineer Demetrio A. Quirino,Jr. and Dr. Teresita U. Quirino.
Polytechnic University of the Philippines Bataan is a satellite campus of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines located in Elliptical Road,Brgy. Malaya,Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB),Mariveles,Bataan,Philippines. It was established in June 1976 as a Branch college of PUP in Bataan.
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 Central Colleges of the Philippines,Inc. also referred to by its acronym CCP is a private,nonsectarian coeducational higher education institution located in Quezon City,Metro Manila,Philippines. CCP was established in January 18,1954,and named the Polytechnic Colleges of the Philippines,Inc. (PCP),with an enrollment of 300 students. CCP has eleven academic programs or colleges at present.
Polytechnic University of the Philippines is a research coeducational state university in Manila,Philippines. It was founded on 19 October 1904,as the Manila Business School (MBS) and as part of Manila's public school system. It was eventually promoted to a chartered state university in 1978,by virtue of Presidential Decree 1341. PUP has more than 20 branches and campuses across Central Luzon,Southern Luzon and Metro Manila. With over 70,000 enrolled students,PUP claims to be the largest state university in the Philippines by student population.
Southern Luzon State University,formerly known as Southern Luzon Polytechnic College (SLPC),is the premier,state-funded higher education institution in Quezon Province in the Philippines operating by virtue of Republic Act 9395. It is composed of 11 campuses in the province of Quezon,with the main campus situated in the Municipality of Lucban.
The Polytechnic State University of Bicol, also referred to by its acronym PSUB,is a state university in the Bicol Region,Philippines. It is mandated primarily to provide higher technological,professional and vocational instruction and training in fisheries,trade,technology,arts and sciences,as well as short term technical and vocational courses,as the Board of Trustees may deem necessary,and shall promote research in the exploration and conservation of natural resources in the province. Its main campus is located in Nabua,Camarines Sur.
Nemesio "Doc" Encarnacion Prudente was an educator,political activist,and human rights defender revered for serving as President of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines. Prudente is credited with revitalizing public education in the Philippines by institutionalizing much-needed changes in the state university he led,which will eventually become the largest state university.
The Polytechnic University of the Philippines College of Law,abbreviated as CL,is the law school of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines located in Manila,Philippines that was established in 2001. It ranks as one of the top law schools in the country in terms of percentile passing rate in the bar examination.
The president of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines is the principal executive officer of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines. The president oversees the policy implementation,guide the institution towards the realization of its vision-mission,as well as monitor and administer the overall affairs of the university,and is the vice-chairman of its Board of Regents. Republic Act No. 8292,formed in 1996,establishes the powers,and appointment of the President of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines.
Emanuel "Dekong" Castro De Guzman is a former President of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines. De Guzman was appointed by the Commission on Higher Education in accordance with the provisions of the Republic Act 8292,otherwise known as the Higher Education Modernization Act of 1997. and by virtue of Resolution No. 872,Series of 2012 passed on March 14,2012,by the PUP Board of Regents. De Guzman is the second youngest President next to Dr. Nemesio Prudente.
What originally started as the Manila Business School that opened in 1904,is now the Polytechnic University of the Philippines,the largest university system in the country by enrollment.
Jesli Aquino Lapus is a former Congressman of Tarlac,former Secretary of Education and uncle of President Benigno Aquino III.
Rustica Cruz Carpio was a Filipino actress,scholar,playwright,philanthropist,and public servant. Most notably an actress,she performed on stage,film,and television. She received acclaim for her role as Lola Puring in Grandmother,a film by Filipino director Brillante Mendoza which was selected to compete in various international film festivals,including Venice and Dubai. For her acting work in the said film,she was critically well-received,earning nominations and awards,winning the Gawad Urian for Best Actress,the Crystal Simorgh for Best International Actress at the Fajr International Film Festival in Iran,and the Las Palmas International Film Festival Best Actress award in Spain.
Fortunato "Boy" Tanseco de la Peña is a Filipino engineer and professor who served as the Secretary of Science and Technology in the Cabinet of President Rodrigo Duterte from 2016 to 2022. Before he assumed leadership of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST),he was the Undersecretary for Scientific and Technological Services from 2001 to 2014. Except for his brief retirement from 2014 to 2016,he has been with the department since 1982.
The PUPHAM-RCG INC formerly known as Polytechnic University of the Philippines Help,Assist,Mobilize - Radio Communications Group Incorporated is a non-profit university-based organization engaged in university and public service through radio communications.
Students' Party for Equality and Advancement of Knowledge (SPEAK) was a non-profit student political party in the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP). PUP SPEAK was one of the organizations that pushed for the university's "national polytechnic university" status,with an allocation of additional ₱3 billion budget annually. It also launched the "academic ease" campaign,where it pushed for the implementation of measures that aimed to help students and educators to quickly adapt to distance learning,brought by the COVID-19 pandemic. The campaign was supported by Education Secretary Leonor Briones. SPEAK also supports a smoke-free environment for the new normal.
The Polytechnic University of the Philippines Student Council (PUP SC) (Filipino:Konseho ng Mag-aaral ng Politeknikong Unibersidad ng Pilipinas) is the official undergraduate student union and collective student representative body of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines Manila campuses. It represents the interests of the students on the university,national,and global issues.
