Western Philippines University

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Western Philippines University
Pamantasang Pampamahalaan ng Kanluraning Pilipinas (Filipino)
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Established1910
President Dr. Julie Hope Timotea P. Evina
Location, ,
Philippines

9°26′25″N118°33′30″E / 9.44028°N 118.55833°E / 9.44028; 118.55833
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Website www.wpu.edu.ph
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Location in the Philippines

Western Philippines University (Filipino : Pamantasang Pampamahalaan ng Kanluraning Pilipinas [1] ) is a state higher education institution located in Palawan. The university began as the Aborlan Farm Settlement School for the Tagbanuas (an indigenous cultural community of Palawan) in 1910. It became the Aborlan Agricultural High School in 1928 and then Palawan Regional Agricultural School in 1960. It was renamed Palawan National School in 1962 and became the Palawan National Agricultural College in 1963. Its name was again changed to State Polytechnic College of Palawan in 1995 by virtue of RA 8012, and in 2004, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed RA 9260 converting it to Western Philippines University.

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Graduate school

Baccalaureate Courses

Pre-Baccalaureate Courses

Basic Education Laboratory Schools

Branches and Campuses

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References

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