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The University of the Philippines Manila ( UPM; Filipino: Unibersidad ng Pilipinas Maynila) 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.
University of the Philippines. / 14.667°N 121.067°E / 14.667; 121.067. The University of the Philippines ( UP; Filipino: Unibersidad ng Pilipinas) [8] [9] is a state university system in the Philippines. It is the country's national university, as mandated by Republic Act No. 9500 (UP Charter of 2008), giving it institutional autonomy.
The University of Manila was one of the original members of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), which was founded in 1924. [3] The university was also a former member of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines from 1952 [4] to 1954. Its varsity, the UM Hawks, joined the National Athletic Association of Schools ...
The University of Santo Tomas, established in 1611 as the Colegio de Nuestra Señora del Santisimo Rosario, is the oldest university in the Philippines. In 1935 the Commonwealth government of the Philippines through the Historical Research and Markers Committee declared that UST was "oldest university under the American flag."
Oblation (statue) The Oblation (Filipino: Pahinungod, Oblasyon) is a concrete statue by Philippine National Artist Guillermo Tolentino which serves as the iconic symbol of the University of the Philippines. It depicts a man facing upward with arms outstretched, symbolizing selfless offering of oneself to his union.
The University of the Philippines Diliman ( UPD; Filipino: Unibersidad ng Pilipinas 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 ...
The University of the Philippines Manila Museum of a History of Ideas is a university museum located in Ermita, Manila, Philippines.. The establishment of the UP Manila Museum of a History of Ideas came into existence as a centennial project of the University of the Philippines (UP) System during the administration of Dr. Erlinda R. Roman.
The earliest recorded history of Manila, the capital of the Philippines, dates back to the year 900 AD as recorded in the Laguna Copperplate Inscription.By the thirteenth century, the city consisted of a fortified settlement and trading quarter near the mouth of the Pasig River, the river that bisects the city into north and south.