query: when did the military instruction start in the university of the philippines

pos: Reserve Officers' Training Corps (Philippines) the Philippines began in 1912 when the Philippine Constabulary commenced with military instruction at the University of the Philippines. The university's Board of Regents then made representations to the United States Department of War through the Governor-General and received the services of a United States Army officer who took on the duties of a professor of Military Science. Through this arrangement, the first official ROTC unit in the Philippines was established in the University of the Philippines on 3 July 1922. In 1921, National University became the first private college in the Philippines to have an ROTC unit. Later in

neg: Department of Education (Philippines) teachers from the United States to the Philippines. They would later be popularly known as the Thomasites. In 1908, the Philippine Legislature approved Act No. 1870, creating the University of the Philippines. The Organic Act of 1916 reorganized the Department of Public Instruction, mandating that it be headed by a Secretary. This act also mandated the Filpinization of department secretaries, except that of the Secretary of Public Instruction. During World War II, the department was reorganized once again through the Japanese's Military Order No. 2 in February 1942, splitting the department into the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of

neg: History of the Jews in the Philippines century, when the United States took control of the islands from Spain in 1898, that the Jewish community was allowed to officially organize and openly practice Judaism. When the Philippines became an American colony, American Jewish citizens took advantage of this new frontier. The arrival of American military forces to the Philippines brought Jewish servicemen who decided to remain in the islands after their military discharge and become permanent residents. Jewish teachers from the United States also arrived with a contingent of "Thomasites," a delegation of volunteer teachers, who gave public instruction to Filipino children. In addition to education, new

neg: Voltaire Gazmin the Philippine Military Academy. He was successfully admitted into the academy at the start of the school year in 1964 and graduating on March 24, 1968, choosing to serve in the Philippine Army. Gazmin started with his primary education at St. Paul College in 1949. He would later pursue his elementary education the University of the Philippines Integrated School in 1954 and his secondary education at the University of the Philippines High School in 1958. He would spend two years at the University of the Philippines taking up Bachelor of Science in Chemistry before being admitted to the Philippine Military

neg: History of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is the oldest public university in the nation, as measured by start of instruction as a public institution. The university was the first land grant school in North Carolina; however, shortly after they were stripped of their title for using funds in an improper manner. The College of William & Mary, chartered in 1693, and the University of Georgia, chartered in 1785, are both older as measured by date of charter. However, William & Mary was originally a private institution, and did not become a public university until 1906. Georgia has always been a public institution, but did not start

neg: Spanish language in the Philippines as a secondary language. Spanish was first introduced to the Philippines in 1565, when the conquistador, Miguel López de Legazpi, founded the first Spanish settlement on the island of Cebú. The Philippines, ruled first from Mexico City and later from Madrid, was a Spanish territory for 333 years (1565–1898). Schooling was a priority, however. The Augustinians opened a school immediately upon arriving in Cebú in 1565; the Franciscans followed suit when they arrived in 1577, as did the Dominicans when they arrived in 1587. Besides religious instruction, these schools taught how to read and write and imparted industrial and agricultural

neg: University of the Philippines the Philippines had no significant military involvement during World War I, the conflagration made the Philippine Government realize the need for a good reserve force of able-bodied Filipinos trained in the art of war. With the formal organisation of the U.P. DMST on March 17, 1922, military drill was superseded by the term "military science and tactics". Military training in the University of the Philippines started at the old Padre Faura Campus when it was made a required subject for all able-bodied male students in all colleges, institutes, and schools of the University. During the early years after its inception,

neg: United States Military Government of the Philippine Islands authority to establish of a civil government in the Philippines. Up until this time, the President been administering the Philippines by virtue of his war powers. On July 1, 1901, civil government was inaugurated with William H. Taft as the Civil Governor. Later, on February 3, 1903, the U.S. Congress would change the title of "Civil Governor" to "Governor-General". A highly centralized public school system was installed in 1901, using English as the medium of instruction. This created a heavy shortage of teachers, and the Philippine Commission authorized the Secretary of Public Instruction to bring to the Philippines 600 teachers

neg: General Military Academy between the arts and sciences. For Civil Guard cadets, additional training is focused on their law enforcement role. Regardless of major, all cadets graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree with assistance from the Central Defense University and the University of Zaragoza. As all cadets are commissioned as lieutenants upon graduation, military and leadership education is nested with academic instruction. Military training and discipline fall under the purview of the Office of the Commandant of Cadets. Entering freshmen, or 4th class cadets, are referred to as New Cadets, and enter the academy on Reception Day (in September) to start off

neg: National University (Philippines) National University (Philippines) National University (NU) is a non–sectarian coeducational institution in Sampaloc, Manila, Philippines. The founder of the University, Don Mariano Fortunato Jhocson established the institution in August 1, 1900 as Colegio Filipino in Quiapo, Manila. It is considered as the first private nonsectarian and coeducational institution in the Philippines and also, the first university to use English as its medium of instruction, replacing Spanish language. Since its foundation in 1900 it has produced two Philippine Presidents, one National Artist of the Philippines, legislators, politicians, business tycoons, engineers, architects, health professionals, educators, TV personalities, and athletes. Approved by the

neg: University of Indianapolis of real estate southeast of downtown Indianapolis to establish a college in exchange for help selling 446 parcels of land around the donated acreage. Indiana Central University was chartered in 1902, but instruction did not start until September 26, 1905 when the first building, Good Hall, was completed. The school opened with three divisions and eight departments. The three divisions included the academy, which offered high school courses; the normal school, which provided a two-year program of teacher education; and the liberal arts college. The departments included the College of Liberal Arts, Teachers’ College, Conservatory of Music, School of Oratory,

neg: Pampanga High School Schools who use this kind of system. The early foundations of what we know today as Pampanga High School were initially laid out in July 1901 when first American civil governor Howard H. Taft succeeded Major General Arthur MacArthur as American Chief Executive in the Philippines . Governor Taft, who became the 27th president of the United States of America in 1909-1913, fully established a civilian government in the Philippines to replace the military rule of his predecessors. One of the four executive departments of the central government, the Department of Public Instruction under the administration of Honorable Bernard Moses,

neg: University of the Philippines University of the Philippines The University of the Philippines System (UP; Filipino: "Unibersidad ng Pilipinas" or "Pamantasan ng Pilipinas") is a state university system in the Philippines, and is the country's national university. Founded by the American colonial government on June 18, 1908, it was originally a university conceived for the Filipinos. Act 1870 of the 1st Philippine Legislature was signed to establish UP to provide "advanced instruction in literature, philosophy, the sciences and arts, and to give professional and technical training" to eligible students regardless of "age, sex, nationality, religious belief and political affiliation". UP has institutional autonomy as

neg: Sampaloc, Manila Sampaloc, Manila Sampaloc is one of the city districts that comprise Manila, Philippines. It is known as Metropolitan Manila's "University Belt", after the clusters of prominent higher educational institutions located there. Among the universities in Sampaloc are the University of Santo Tomas (1611, moved to Sampaloc in 1927), a by-product of the 333-year Hispanic colonization of the Philippines; National University (Philippines) (1900), as the first private nonsectarian and coeducational institution in the Philippines and also, the first university to use English as its medium of instruction, replacing Spanish language; Far Eastern University (1928), known for its Art Deco campus awarded

neg: Medical school built the University of the Philippines College of Medicine and Surgery in 1905. By 1909, nursing instruction was also begun at the Philippine Normal School. At present there are a number of medical schools in the Philippines, notable examples include the University of the Philippines College of Medicine, Our Lady of Fatima University, Far Eastern University – Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation, Saint Louis University International School of Medicine, De La Salle Health Sciences Institute, University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, UERMMMC College of Medicine, St. Luke's College of Medicine–William H. Quasha Memorial,

neg: National University (Philippines) Department of Public Instruction in June 17, 1921, the University received its university status, changing the name from National Academy to National University. Senator Camilo Osias, a two-time Senate President of the Philippines, served as the first president of the University. In 1915, with the collaboration with Lacson brothers, Don Mariano established the Philippine Law School in Intramuros, Manila. It served as the college of law of the University. It produced Philippine President, Carlos P. Garcia. Another Philippine President, Diosdado Macapagal studied in the institution. NU is also one of the pioneer members of National Collegiate Athletic Association- Philippines (NCAA)

neg: Polytechnic University of the Philippines Unisan PUP. The high quality of instruction at PUP Unisan has produced not only board passers but also alumni who have distinguished themselves in the technical and their chosen fields. College of Education (COED) College of Business (CB) Master Degrees Polytechnic University of the Philippines Unisan Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Unisan Extension or PUP-UQ (Filipino: "Politeknikong Unibersidad ng Pilipinas, Lungsod ng Unisan" ) is a PUP campus located in Municipality of Unisan, Quezon, Philippines, offering eleven courses, one diploma program and undergraduate programs. PUP Unisan, formerly PUP Technical School-Unisan, was conceived in 1986 out of the missionary zeal: and with

neg: Central Philippine University 10 performing schools in the country based on PRC exams and Central Philippine University ranks number 8th. CPU holds the distinction as No. 1 in the Philippines in the number of tertiary academic programs accredited Level III by the Federation of Accrediting Agencies of the Philippines. In engineering, the College of Engineering ranks 10th of 25 Top Engineering Schools in the Philippines. Based also on that is the demonstration of the highest degree or level of standards along the areas of instruction, research and extension. In 2009, the Commission on Higher Education of the Philippines released a report showing the

neg: University of the Philippines Los Baños College of Public Affairs University of the Philippines Los Baños College of Public Affairs The College of Public Affairs and Development (CPAf) is one of the colleges in University of the Philippines Los Baños. It offers graduate instruction, research and extension programs that center on the study of communities in transition and their institution such as resource access, governance, policy and education, inter alia, and the intrinsic interplay among the institutions. It can be found at the forestry area or the upper campus of the university. That is approximately a hundred meters from the entrance to the UPLB College of Forestry and Natural Resources.

neg: Military settlement Sometimes the instruction strictly specified a certain day for a certain job, and if it was rainy at such day, the job could not be done. Since the instruction was not complied again, settlers got severe punishment. State officials including Arakcheyev knew little about agriculture. In Saint Petersburg area peasants had been practicing hunting, fishing, small artisan production, trade activities for a long time, because northern soil did not fit for agriculture. When military settlements had been implemented near Saint Petersburg, all the settlers had been prescribed to grow wheat and other activities out of law, this led to impoverishment

neg: Taft Commission Since the Philippines was in a state of war, however, the Executive Branch ran affairs there without much congressional intervention. President McKinley's instruction to the Philippine Commission in April 1900 directed that, "... Beginning with the 1 day of September, 1900, the authority to exercise that part of the power of government in the Philippine Islands which is of legislative nature, is to be transferred from the Military Governor to this commission." The instruction also gave the Commission the power to appoint officers under the judicial, educational, and civil service systems and in the municipal and departmental governments. The instruction

neg: Vicente S. Santos Jr. the USAFFE during World War II, and was later absorbed in the Armed Forces of the Philippines after the war, whereas his mother worked as a government school teacher. He took his secondary education in Southern Christian College and graduated valedictorian in 1961. He graduated at the University of the Philippines with a degree in AB Social Science in 1966. He also showed interest in the military when he graduated on the top of his Advance University of the Philippines ROTC Class of 1966 at the University of the Philippines Diliman Campus as a cadet colonel and class valedictorian. He

neg: Trinity University of Asia the Philippines than under Spanish rule. In addition, there was a backlash against the Catholicism of the Spanish and a greater acceptance of Protestant Christianity represented by the Americans. The dominance of the Catholic Church in the Philippines and Protestant animosity towards Catholicism were prominent reasons for the start of Protestant missionary activity. In 1901 the Evangelical Union was established in the Philippines to co-ordinate activities amongst the Protestant denominations and lay the foundations for an indigenous religious movement. Manila was opened to all denominations and mission agencies. The Seventh-day Adventist Church and Protestant Episcopals did not join because they

neg: Silliman University College of Nursing but student nurses also get to be assigned in other hospitals in Dumaguete City. Silliman University College of Nursing The Silliman University College of Nursing (SUCN) is one of the constituent colleges of Silliman University, a private university in Dumaguete City, Philippines. Established in 1947, the college was attached as a four-year program under the College of Arts and Sciences. In 1958, it implemented a five-year curriculum but reverted to its four-year baccalaureate program in 1976 when required to do so by the Department of Education and Culture (now the Department of Education). The College of Nursing provides instruction in

neg: Silliman University College of Nursing Silliman University College of Nursing The Silliman University College of Nursing (SUCN) is one of the constituent colleges of Silliman University, a private university in Dumaguete City, Philippines. Established in 1947, the college was attached as a four-year program under the College of Arts and Sciences. In 1958, it implemented a five-year curriculum but reverted to its four-year baccalaureate program in 1976 when required to do so by the Department of Education and Culture (now the Department of Education). The College of Nursing provides instruction in both the undergraduate and graduate levels. A Center of Excellence in Nursing Education, it

neg: Silliman University College of Arts and Sciences Silliman University College of Arts and Sciences The Silliman University College of Arts and Sciences is one of the constituent colleges of Silliman University, a private research university found in Dumaguete City, Province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. Granted Level III accreditation status by recognized accrediting agencies in the Philippine educational system, the College provides undergraduate and graduate instruction in various areas of learning such as in the fields of Anthropology, Creative Writing, English Language, Filipino, History, Literature, Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics among others. The College traces its origins to the year 1909 when the then Silliman

neg: University of the Philippines Los Baños College of Public Affairs development and governance studies. CPAf is composed of an institute and two centers. These are the Institute for Governance and Rural Development (IGRD), Community Innovations Studies Center (CISC) and the Center for Strategic Planning and Policy Studies (CSPPS). IGRD offers the curricular programs of CPAf, including undergraduate courses in agrarian studies, education, and community education. The two centers, CISC and CSPPS, conduct research and extension programs. University of the Philippines Los Baños College of Public Affairs The College of Public Affairs and Development (CPAf) is one of the colleges in University of the Philippines Los Baños. It offers graduate instruction,

neg: Guy Potter Benton as superintendent of schools at Fort Scott, Kansas (1890–95), he became assistant state superintendent of public instruction in Kansas (1895–96). He was professor of history and sociology at Baker University (1896–99) and assumed the presidency of Upper Iowa University in 1899, serving until 1902 when he became president of Miami University. He left Miami to become president of the University of Vermont 1911-1919. He was educational director of the Third Army occupying Germany following World War I. He served as the third president of the University of the Philippines from 1921-1925. For his service during World War I, he was

neg: Reserve Officers' Training Corps (Philippines) Armed Forces of the Philippines. In 2008, ROTC graduates of the officer candidate schools of the various services constituted roughly 75% of the AFP officer corps. The ROTC grants qualified student-cadets scholarship benefits through a merit-based incentive program in return for an obligation of military service in the reserve force, or active duty in the AFP if given the opportunity, after graduation. ROTC student-cadets attend college like other students, but also receive basic military training and officer training from the branch of service that handles their school's ROTC unit. The students participate in regular ROTC instruction during the school year

neg: Arellano University Arellano University Arellano University (AU) is a private, coeducational and nonsectarian university located in Manila, Philippines. It was founded in 1938 as a law school by Florentino Cayco, Sr., the first Filipino Undersecretary of Public Instruction. The university was named after Cayetano Arellano, the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. It operates on 6 campuses located throughout Metro Manila on which the Main campus is located along Legarda Street, Sampaloc, Manila. The Arellano University School of Law is autonomous and is managed by the Arellano Law Foundation. Its athletic team, the Arellano University Chiefs, is a

neg: University of Nashville in 1861. He served the Confederate States Army during the war as a general. It was during this period that Sam Davis attended the Western Military Institute; he was later called the "boy hero of the Confederacy", and hanged by Union forces as a spy in 1863. The Western Military Institute did not offer instruction from 1862 to 1865. During 1862, the campus building served as a Union hospital for Federal officers. Industrialist Montgomery Bell left the University of Nashville $20,000 in his will in 1867, and Lindsley used the proceeds to open up the Montgomery Bell Academy (MBA) that

neg: Alternative Learning System (Philippines) Alternative Learning System (Philippines) The Alternative Learning System is a parallel learning system in the Philippines that provides a practical option to the existing formal instruction. When one does not have or cannot access formal education in schools, ALS is an alternate or substitute. ALS includes both the non-formal and informal sources of knowledge and skills. The Alternative Learning System only requires learners to attend learning sessions based on the agreed schedule between the learners and the learning facilitators. The program has two different schematics for conducting instruction: school-based and community-based. On the school-based program, instructions are conducted in school

neg: Harry Kirke Wolfe as the establishment of mandatory chapel, military drill, and religious instruction. For an unknown reason Wolfe was excused for two of his four years of compulsory military drills. Wolfe studied a diverse range of topics during his schooling and after a rough start, he was a very successful student in his junior and senior years, earning nine A's and 3 B's. As a senior Wolfe took a course that would eventually have ties to his later career: a year-long mandatory class for all seniors on mental and moral philosophy. Wolfe earned his undergraduate degree from the university in 1880. Though

neg: Şerif Yenen 1963. After completing middle school in Ödemiş, when he was fourteen, he passed the entrance exams and became a military student at the Kuleli Military High School in Istanbul, where the instruction was mainly in English. After high school he was accepted in the Department of English Literature and Linguistics at the University of Istanbul as a military student. After graduation from the university in 1985, he became an officer in the Turkish Military Forces, and taught English as a second language for four years at the Maltepe Military High School in Izmir. He left the Army in 1989 and

neg: Tau Gamma Phi known as the Order of the U.P. Triskelions, was founded on October 4, 1968 by four arts and science students from the University of the Philippines in the Diliman campus, Quezon City, Philippines. Membership grew when the Greek-lettered name Tau Gamma Phi was adopted. A few years later, chapters were founded) established at other college and university campuses in the Philippines. When martial law was declared on September 21, 1972 by the late Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, the fraternity and other organizations became the target of military harassment, believing that these fraternities and school organizations were members of Vendetta who

neg: United States Military Academy Preparatory School Point and military instruction. Immediately following CCBT, academic classes start in August and end in mid-May. USMAPS provides instruction in English, general mathematics, student development, military science, and physical and military training. USMAPS offers Advanced Placement Calculus AB classes for advanced cadets. Cadets who are weak in English or mathematics have the opportunity to catch up with fundamental courses. USMAPS has an extensive athletic program including football, women's volleyball, fencing, boxing, cross-country, track, men's and women's basketball, soccer, lacrosse, swimming, and wrestling. Known as the Black Knights, with black and gold colors, USMAPS primarily participates with the other United States

neg: Military career of Ferdinand Marcos of the Department of History of the University of the Philippines, Marcos's claims in his self-commissioned autobiography "Marcos of the Philippines" that Gen. Douglas MacArthur pinned on him the Distinguished Service Cross medal for delaying Japanese at Bataan for 3 months was highly improbable. John Sharkey of the "Washington Post" found records that Marcos was in the list of those that were released due to either "having severe health problems and those whose families have cooperated with the Japanese military authorities." Since Marcos's name did not appear in the 1942 "Manila Tribune" list of ailing prisoners that were released by

neg: Palmero Conspiracy named Andrés Novales but was suppressed when Fort Santiago did not yield to Novales and his 800 men. Madrid did not notice the growing disaffection in the Philippines, the last major Spanish colony in Asia. In 1828, matters became worse when public officials, mainly provincial governors, were also being replaced by Peninsulars. In 1828, two Palmero brothers, scions of a prominent clan in the Philippines, along with the other partisans from the military and the civil service, planned to seize the government. Such was the prominence of the Palmeros (one of whose most famous descendants was Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero) that

neg: Philippine Law School Philippine Law School The Philippine Law School (PLS), founded in 1915, is the fourth oldest law school in the Philippines. Only the Faculty of Civil Law of the University of Santo Tomas, the Escuela de Derecho (now Manila Law College) and the University of the Philippines College of Law, are older. It was among the first law schools to utilize English as its medium of instruction. In its early years, PLS was without question the best private law school in the Philippines. PLS boasts of having produced one Philippine President, President Carlos P. Garcia, a member of the class of

neg: Arellano University attended Arellano include lawyer Higino A. Acala, Sr., former Senator Rodolfo Biazon, former 4th District of Manila Congresswoman Trisha Bonoan-David, and Francisco Domagoso, former actor and vice mayor of Manila. Arellano University Arellano University (AU) is a private, coeducational and nonsectarian university located in Manila, Philippines. It was founded in 1938 as a law school by Florentino Cayco, Sr., the first Filipino Undersecretary of Public Instruction. The university was named after Cayetano Arellano, the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. It operates on 6 campuses located throughout Metro Manila on which the Main campus is located

neg: Geraldine Javier Geraldine Javier Geraldine Javier is a contemporary Filipina Visual Artist who work is best known for her work which blends of painting with various media, and is ""recognized as one of the most celebrated Southeast Asian artists both in the academic world and in the art market."" She rose to prominence in 2003 when she received the Cultural Center of the Philippines' Thirteen Artists award., and has since exhibited her works widely both in the Philippines and abroad. Born in 1970, in Makati City, Javier did not start out with a training in arts as most of her contemporaries did,

neg: AFP Northern Luzon Command AFP Northern Luzon Command The Northern Luzon Command, known officially as the NOLCOM, is one of the Armed Forces of the Philippines' Unified Commands Combating Terrorism and Insurgency in Northern Luzon. Conduct joint operations by integrating capabilities of assigned forces during peace, conflict and war including military operations other than war in its Joint Area of Operations in support of the AFP mission. On 1 October 1972, the Northeast Command (NOREASCOM), Armed Forces of the Philippines, was organized and activated pursuant to General Headquarters, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Letter of Instruction 5/72, with an area of responsibility including:: Cagayan,

neg: Philippine Airforce Citizenship Advancement Training is currently so that the youth can be of service to the Philippines. Philippine Airforce Citizenship Advancement Training Philippine Air Force Citizenship Advancement Training is a citizenship advancement training program in the Philippines. It is comparable to the Aerospace Cadets of the Philippines both are under the command hierarchy of the Philippine Air Force. The current program of instruction for PAF-CAT is 40% Aviation Education, and 60% Leadership, Citizenship and Military training. Under Aviation Education, students learn about the history of Aviation and current advancements in the field of Aviation technology. It also covers Philippine Aviation, and Philippine Air Force

neg: Nueva Vizcaya State University Nueva Vizcaya State University The Nueva Vizcaya State University is a public university in the Philippines. It is mandated to provide advanced instruction and professional training in agriculture, arts, science, technology, education and other related fields. It is also mandated to undertake research and extension services, and provide progressive leadership in its area of specialization. Its main campus is located in Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines. Established in 1916, Nueva Vizcaya State University is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the urban setting of the medium-sized town of Bayombong (population range of 10,000-49,999 inhabitants), Cagayan Valley. This institution has

neg: Central Mindanao University Colleges and Universities in the Philippines (AACCUP). Section 2 of Republic Act No. 4498 mandates that Central Mindanao University “shall provide programs of instruction at all levels in the arts, sciences, technical, professional, educational, and philosophical fields, and shall concern itself with “pure” and “applied” research in all branches of knowledge for the intellectual and professional growth of faculty members, for the advance instruction of students, and for increasing knowledge and understanding.” A leading ASEAN university actively committed to the total development of people for a globally sustainable environment and a humane society. To advance the frontier of knowledge through

neg: UP Diliman Institute of Civil Engineering the Philippines. UP Diliman Institute of Civil Engineering The Institute of Civil Engineering (I.C.E.) is one of the two education institutes operating under College of Engineering of the University of the Philippines Diliman. In October 2008, the University of the Philippines Board of Regents approved the transformation of the Department of Civil Engineering to an Institute with the creation of the Institute of Civil Engineering to address the growing need for a center of excellence in civil engineering and its specialized fields, with combined capabilities in instruction, research and extension service. It is the first and only Institute of Civil

neg: Royal University Militias Regional Annual Administrative and Tactical Inspection. Until 2001 when compulsory military service was abolished in Spain, University Militias () also known as I.M.E.C. were a method for Spaniards to fulfill military service obligation. Militiamen who completed military training became reserve officers or reserve non-commissioned officers. The program is still active, and there exists one for each of Spain's services: Army, Navy (I.M.E.C.A.R.), and Air Force. Royal University Militias The Royal University Militias were eighteenth-century Spanish military units in the Philippines. In 1611, the Spanish Dominicans founded in the city of Manila the University of Santo Tomas. In 1780, in it

neg: Catanduanes State University Catanduanes State University The Catanduanes State University is a public university in the Philippines mandated to provide higher professional and technical instruction and training in business education and commerce; and for special purposes, to promote research, advance studies, and progressive leadership in the field of education, business education and commerce. The main campus is located in Calatagan, Virac, Catanduanes, Philippines. This institution of higher learning in the province of Catanduanes is categorized as SUC Level III-A. It was established on June 19, 1971 by virtue of Republic Act 6341, authored by the Catanduanes Congressman Jose M. Alberto, which converted the

neg: La Consolacion University Philippines classrooms in the parish convent. In 1954, a new and better building was constructed. This time, the sisters concentrated their efforts in strengthening and expanding the Elementary and High School Departments. This they did by giving up the College Department and special vocational courses retaining only stenography and typing. Enrollment continued to increase in the subsequent years. The quality of instruction dramatically improved owing to the constant entry of qualified teaching personnel. Campus discipline was also strictly enforced; facilities were expanded; and new buildings were constructed. In 1965, the need was felt to reopen the College Department. More tertiary level

neg: Milagros D. Ibe "summa cum laude" from the now defunct Quezon College in Manila, with a BA in English and BSc major in mathematics. She taught for a few years in her hometown before she transferred to teach at the University of the Philippines Rural High School at Los Baños, Laguna. Eventually, she moved to the University of the Philippines Diliman, where she finished her Master of Arts major in curriculum and instruction. Later on, she got her PhD from the University of Toronto in Canada. She almost became Dean of the College of Education in 1990, but instead she became Vice Chancellor

neg: Brazilian Air Force Academy Logistics, Mobile Quartermaster Units, Budget Execution, Procurement, Planning, Public Management, Internal Control Management, disciplines that are part of the specialized technical field Curriculum of CFOInt. When completed his academic studies, the graduated cadet is presented in the Military Section for which was classified, to perform administrative and operational activities as part of the Air Force Quartermaster's Board of Officers. Physical Education and Military Training are taught daily. The Aviator Cadets start flying at the second year of the course. Besides all the academic studies, the Air Cadets join the Second Aerial Instruction Squadron (Segundo Esquadrão de Instrução Aérea - EIA)

neg: Philippines–Poland relations both countries. In 2010, the Armed Forces of the Philippines announced the purchase of eight PZL W-3 Sokół helicopters worth ₱2.8 billion (200 million zł, €50 million), the start of a ₱150 billion effort to modernize the equipment of the Philippine military. This purchase was the first time since 1989 that the Philippine government has procured brand new military helicopters. The purchase was not without controversy: Arroyo's successor, Benigno Aquino III, criticized them as "useless", later declaring that the Philippines will no longer procure further Sokół helicopters. Economic relations between Poland and the Philippines is mostly limited to trade, and

neg: William T. Rowe to Subic Bay, the major United States base in the Philippines. Riding in a military bus, all along the side of the road he saw farmers plowing fields with water buffalo: " I could have been on Mars. I had no idea people still did that," he recalled. He spent the rest of his tour in the base library reading about Asia. When he returned home, he took a job as a construction worker, but quit to attend a summer school class in Chinese language at Columbia University. The language instructor insisted that he join the university's graduate program, where

neg: Teodoro Sandiko in the revolutionary republic's Aguinaldo cabinet: Minister of Foreign Affairs, Colonel of the General State, and a brigadier-general of the army. When the Americans obtained Philippines after the Spanish–American War, Sandiko became an employee of the Office of the Provost Marshal General. While being employed to the Americans, he cabled secret and valuable information to Aguinaldo government. Sandiko was the alleged author of "Sandiko order", an infamous military instruction in 1899 by him as a general of the Aguinaldo, instructing Filipino soldiers inside American-occupied Manila to rise an insurrection against to United States rule and kill all whites in the

neg: Technological University of the Philippines baccalaureate, and masters level. TUP Cavite was established through Board Resolution No. 1985, s. 1979. The campus offers 3-year technology courses and baccalaureate and master's degree programs. The intervention of the University in TUP Visayas campus started with the Letter of Instruction (LOI) No. 79 issued by President Ferdinand E. Marcos on December 28, 1978 authorizing TUP to administer the operation of the then Visayas Technician Institute. The campus offers 3-year technology courses, baccalaureate degree, and master's degree in Technology. The Technological University of the Philippines in Lopez, Quezon held its first graduation rites in 2015. The Integrated Research and

neg: University of Eastern Philippines G. Sorio of Bobon, Northern Samar, Executive Vice President, took over as officer-in-charge until SIT became a university. In response to the pressing need for manpower development necessary for the upliftment of the socio-economic condition of the service area, House Bill 4050, sponsored by Congressman Eladio T. Balite, was signed by President Diosdado Macapagal on June 20, 1964 converting SIT into the University of Eastern Philippines. UEP is mandated to "primarily give technical and professional training, advanced instruction in literature, philosophy, the sciences and the arts, besides providing for the promotion of scientific and technological researches." The elevation of the

neg: Kazimierz Kuratowski Glasgow in Scotland, in part because he did not wish to study in Russian; instruction in Polish was prohibited. He completed only one year of study when the outbreak of World War I precluded any further enrollment. In 1915, Russian forces withdrew from Warsaw and Warsaw University was reopened with Polish as the language of instruction. Kuratowski restarted his university education there the same year, this time in mathematics. He obtained his Ph.D. in 1921, in newly independent Poland. In autumn 1921 Kuratowski was awarded the Ph.D. degree for his groundbreaking work. His thesis statement consisted of two parts. One

neg: Military service of Ian Smith Enrolling at the start of 1938, Smith read for a Bachelor of Commerce degree. He was about halfway through his course when the Second World War broke out in September 1939. Smith was fascinated by the idea of being a fighter pilot, and particularly excited by the prospect of flying a Spitfire. He wanted to leave Rhodes immediately to join the Southern Rhodesian Air Force, but did not because military recruiters in the colony had been told not to accept university students until after they graduated. As in the First World War, white Rhodesians in general were very keen to

neg: St. Paul University Dumaguete and six boys. Children, women, and young men came to the school for religious instruction. Besides the regular academic courses, there were supplementary ones in music, drawing, painting, French, sewing, and embroidery. The medium of instruction was English. However, since the Americans had been in the Philippines for only five years, very few pupils were acquainted with the language. Hence, the Sisters were obliged to learn Visayan and Spanish to be able to communicate with their charges. The High School Department opened in 1917. The first high school graduation took place in 1925. Historical foot nots St. Paul University Dumaguete

neg: PLATO (computer system) learning between the group who learned through computer-assisted drill programs and the group receiving traditional instruction in instrument identification. The study did, however, demonstrate that use of random-access audio in computer-assisted instruction in music was feasible. By 1988, with the spread of micro-computers and their peripherals, the University of Illinois School of Music PLATO Project was renamed "The Illinois Technology-based Music Project." Researchers subsequently explored the use of emerging, commercially available technologies for music instruction until 1994. Educators and students used the PLATO System for music instruction at other educational institutions including Indiana University, Florida State University, and the University

neg: Wendell Fertig Philippines, the Japanese were constantly moving their forces around to meet the threat. Lieutenant General Robert Eichelberger, commanding the U.S. Eighth Army, often downplayed guerrilla intelligence, but this was throughout the Philippines as a whole. For the 10th Military District, commanded by Fertig, he had this to say: We did have considerable information about dispositions of enemy troops, since guerrilla forces on Mindanao were the most effective and best organized in the Philippines. However, probably the best estimate of the value of guerrilla intelligence came from the Japanese, when they released an official communique stating that the Americans had "perfected

neg: Thomas Green Clemson He believed that education, especially scientific education, leads to economic prosperity. He wanted to start an agricultural college because he felt that government officials did not appreciate the importance of agricultural education. Although the college was de facto an all-white, all-male college when it opened, Clemson did not explicitly ban women or African-Americans from attending, unlike the founders of Vanderbilt, Tulane, Rice and other southern universities. The military college, founded in 1889, opened its doors in 1893 to 446 cadets. Clemson Agricultural College was renamed Clemson University in 1964. A statue of Thomas Green Clemson, as well as the Fort

neg: Banaras Hindu University culture: "The millions mired in poverty here can only get rid (of it) when science is used in their interest. Such maximum application of science is only possible when scientific knowledge is available to Indians in their own country." Malviya's plan evaluated whether to seek government recognition for the university or operate without its control. He decided in favour of the former for various reasons. Malviya also considered the question of medium of instruction and decided to start with English given the prevalent environment, and gradually add Hindi and other Indian languages. A distinguishing characteristic of Malviya's vision was the

neg: Philippines–Vietnam relations the United Nations ruled in favor of all arguments of the Philippines against China's claims in the South China Sea, effectively destroying China's claims in the international legal arena. However, China waved the international court's ruling despite being a signatory on the respect to international laws and UNCLOS and sent more military vessels in the South China Sea, replacing corals reefs with man-made islands that house military bases and missile launchers. Vietnam formally supported the Philippines in its arbitration case against China regarding China's nine-dash claim over the South China Sea from start to the very end. In August 2017,

neg: Hamilton v. Regents of the University of California and who has not attained full academic standing as a junior student in the University and has not completed the course in military science and tactics offered to freshmen and sophomore students at the University shall be and is hereby required as a condition to his attendance as a student to enroll in and complete a course in not less than one and one-half units of instruction in military science and tactics each semester of his attendance until such time as he shall have received a total of six units of such instruction or shall have attained full academic standing

neg: Heaven Watch the Philippines feeling for America and desire to be free. He taught the song to school children in Leyte and sang the song in the finale of the show when "This Is the Army" opened in Leyte. Berlin had donated the "God Bless America" royalties to the Boy Scouts of America, and he presented the rights to "Heaven Watch the Philippines" to the Commonwealth of the Philippines with the instruction that if they ever sold the song in the Philippines for profit, the proceeds were to be given to the Boy and Girl Scouts of the Philippines. In a 1987 interview with

neg: National Defense College of the Philippines to oversee the academic program of the College. To carry out its teaching function, the NDCP draws top experts from the academe and senior officers with command and staff experiences from the major services of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Lectures by foreign diplomats, technical experts and defense leaders also complement the instruction at the NDCP. The NDCP has managed to grow beyond its modest beginnings to train leaders in the military and civilian bureaucracy in strategic thinking. On February 22, 1998, the College moved to its new and modern three-story building in the Academic Row, Camp Emilio Aguinaldo

neg: Philippine Airforce Citizenship Advancement Training Philippine Airforce Citizenship Advancement Training Philippine Air Force Citizenship Advancement Training is a citizenship advancement training program in the Philippines. It is comparable to the Aerospace Cadets of the Philippines both are under the command hierarchy of the Philippine Air Force. The current program of instruction for PAF-CAT is 40% Aviation Education, and 60% Leadership, Citizenship and Military training. Under Aviation Education, students learn about the history of Aviation and current advancements in the field of Aviation technology. It also covers Philippine Aviation, and Philippine Air Force heroes (i.e. Jesús Villamor, Danilo Atienza, César Basa and Antonio Bautista) Students learn

neg: Alternative Learning System (Philippines) technology and college education in the Philippines. Livelihood trainings, however, do not need formal or non-formal education in the Philippines. Alternative Learning System (Philippines) The Alternative Learning System is a parallel learning system in the Philippines that provides a practical option to the existing formal instruction. When one does not have or cannot access formal education in schools, ALS is an alternate or substitute. ALS includes both the non-formal and informal sources of knowledge and skills. The Alternative Learning System only requires learners to attend learning sessions based on the agreed schedule between the learners and the learning facilitators. The

neg: Dentistry in the Philippines In 1932, the Board of Dental Examiners was placed under the administration of the Department of Public Instruction upon the enactment of Public Act No. 4007 (the Reorganization Law of 1932). According to Dalanon and Matsuka, Southwestern Colleges in Cebu City, which is now known as Southwestern University PHINMA was the first dental school outside of Manila. This was followed by the creation of Iloilo City Colleges and the University of San Agustin, which are both located in Iloilo City. Before World War II, the Philippines (10) had the most number of dental schools in Asia, more than India (7),

neg: Nora C. Quebral Philippine Agriculturist, starting her career in what was then the University of the Philippines College of Agriculture (UPCA), now the University of the Philippines Los Baños. In October 1954 UPCA, then 45 years old, instituted the Office of Extension and Publications (UPCA-OEP) with Quebral was one of its three Filipino staff members, adding an extension component to its mission, in addition to instruction and research. This office became an academic department in 1960, founding Quebral's career as a faculty member. In 1971 she delivered her paper "Development Communication in the Agricultural Context" at a UPCA symposium in honor of its

neg: UP Diliman Institute of Civil Engineering UP Diliman Institute of Civil Engineering The Institute of Civil Engineering (I.C.E.) is one of the two education institutes operating under College of Engineering of the University of the Philippines Diliman. In October 2008, the University of the Philippines Board of Regents approved the transformation of the Department of Civil Engineering to an Institute with the creation of the Institute of Civil Engineering to address the growing need for a center of excellence in civil engineering and its specialized fields, with combined capabilities in instruction, research and extension service. It is the first and only Institute of Civil Engineering in

neg: Leonides Sarao Virata degree, "cum laude", in 1941, both courses from the University of the Philippines. He did graduate work at the Harvard University, the University of Chicago, and Northwestern University. Virata was in the United States when the Philippine Commonwealth was evacuated to America because of the raging war in the Pacific. From 1946 to 1948, he worked as an officer of the Philippine Embassy in the US. After the war, the task of directing the economic research of the newly organized Central Bank of the Philippines in 1949 fell on him. Subsequently, he was appointed as the bank’s deputy governor and

neg: Campus of University of the Philippines Los Baños by the University of the Philippines (UP) Board of Regents to serve as the campus of the newly created UP College of Agriculture (UPCA). Students helped clear the land, and the first classes were held in tents. Practical instruction was done at plantations on campus, such as those for corn, sugar cane and tobacco. Act 2730 of the Philippine Legislature in February 1918 authorized the appropriation of for the creation of an agricultural experiment station. At the same time, funding of ₱125,000 (US$2,890) was used by the college to acquire for experimental farms and pasture. Most of the early structures

neg: Asian Institute of Tourism of tourism schools in the Philippines. The institute is also said to have started the trend of integrating a hotel laboratory in its instruction. As of AY 2008-2009, the Institute had 14 full-time university faculty and 17 lecturers from the industry. As of second semester, AY 2009-2010, the institute had 385 students. Asian Institute of Tourism Asian Institute of Tourism () is one of the colleges under the University of the Philippines System and is located at the UP Diliman campus. Founded on February 26, 1976, the Asian Institute of Tourism (AIT) began as a tripartite project of the Department

neg: Legal education in the Philippines (schools, at that time, were required to acquire license to operate from the Department of Public Instruction). At that time, there was hardly any kind of supervision of law schools, especially for private institutions. The Faculty of Civil Law of the University of Santo Tomas, the University of the Philippines–College of Law, the former Colegio de Ateneo de Manila and the Philippine Law School were the leading law institutions during those period. After World War II and in the contemporary time, more law schools were then established. The Legal Education Board supervises all law schools and continuing legal education providers

neg: University of the Philippines Mindanao signed Proclamation Nos. 1252 and 1253 segregating land reservations in Laak, Compostela Valley (2800 hectares), and Marilog District, Davao City (4100 hectares) for research, extension, and instruction purposes. The respective colleges of UP Mindanao then later found their homes during this year: the School of Management began its occupancy of the Terraza Milesa Building at F. Iñigo Street (Anda Street), while the College of Science and Mathematics and College of Humanities and Social Sciences used the Academic Building I left by the University of Southeastern Philippines. Some classes were still held in the PCA Building, as the Administration Building was

neg: Ifugao State University Philippines with Dr. Nancy Ann P. Gonzales, VPAA and Graduate School Coordinator The Ifugao State University with its main campus at Nayon, Lamut 3605, Ifugao, Republic of the Philippines has undergone a progressive metamorphosis since its inception in 1920 as Nayon Settlement Farm School by American Educators. It closed at the outbreak of World War II and re-opened after liberation maintaining its general elementary instruction while engaging in agriculture projects particularly gardening and poultry raising. In 1959, the school changed its name into Ifugao Pilot Opportunity School of Agriculture (IPOSA) through R.A. 2432. Then after some years, it was renamed

neg: James Alexander Robertson of the "Philippine Islands" project Robertson went to the Carnegie Institution of Washington to work in its historical research department (1909–10). In 1910 he moved to Manila and became bibliographer and librarian at the National Library of the Philippines for the next six years. During his time in the Philippines Robertson was instrumental in establishing library science as a discipline for instruction at the University of the Philippines. Robertson returned to the U.S. and Washington in 1917, taking up a position with the federal Department of Commerce. In 1918 Robertson was the founding editor of the "Hispanic American Historical Review",

neg: IBM 1620 "Enter" key on a modern keyboard). Note: several keys on the typewriter did not generate input characters, these included "Tab" and "Return" (the 1620s alphameric and numeric BCD character sets lacked character codes for these keys). The next most important items on the console were the buttons labeled "Start", "Stop-SIE", and "Instant Stop-SCE". For program debugging there were the buttons labeled "Save" & "Display MAR". When a Branch Back instruction was executed in "Save" mode, it copied the saved value back to the program counter (instead of copying the return address register as it normally did) and deactivated "Save" mode.

neg: Education in the Philippines to train aspiring Filipino teachers. The high school system was supported by provincial governments and included special educational institutions, schools of arts and trades, an agricultural school, and commerce and marine institutes, which were established in 1902 by the Philippine Commission. Several other laws were passed throughout the period. In 1902, Act No. 372 authorised the opening of provincial high schools. 1908 marked the year when Act No. 1870 initiated the opening of the University of the Philippines, now the country's "national university". The emergence of high school education in the Philippines, however, did not occur until 1910. It was

neg: Cecilia Manguerra Brainard to Concepcion Cuenco Manguerra and Mariano F. Manguerra. The death of her father when she was nine prompted her to start writing, first in journals, then essays and fiction. She attended St. Theresa's College and Maryknoll College in the Philippines; and she did graduate work at UCLA. Brainard has worked with Asian American youths for which she received a Special Recognition Award from the Los Angeles Board of Education. She has also received awards from the California State Senate, 21st District, several USIS Grants, a California Arts Council Fellowship, an Outstanding Individual Award from the City of Cebu, Philippines, Brody

neg: Russell W. Volckmann supplied by submarine, the USS Gar. After the start of the Battle of Leyte, Volckmann's forces eliminated those Philippine Constabulary units created by the Japanese, who did not surrender. Volckmann organized the Commonwealth military and guerrilla resistance among the Ifugao's 11th Infantry Battalion: led by 1st Lieutenants: Francisco Balanban, Alpha Company; Guinid Tuguinay, Bravo Company; Pedro Dulnuan Sr., Administration. Volckmann's forces operated in the western and northern coasts of Luzon, launching attacks against the Japanese occupiers. During the U.S. and Filipino invasion of the Philippines in January 1945, Volckmann's guerrillas cut key communication lines and bridges and isolated barracks. Once

neg: Commission on Higher Education (Philippines) Angeles University Foundation and president of the Clark Development Corporation. William Medrano was also appointed commissioner of the CHED on August 29, 2008. The Chairman of CHED is also the Chairperson of the Board of Regents of the University of the Philippines System. Centers of Excellence (COEs) are higher education institutions (HEIs) both public and private which have demonstrated the highest degree or level of standards along the areas of instruction, research and extension of their particular fields or courses. Centers of Development (COD) on the other hand, are educational disciplines which have been considered to significantly improve over the

neg: George O. Van Orden to Sasebo, Japan and participated in the occupation duties until February 1946, when he was attached to the staff of Fleet Marine Force, West Pacific under Brigadier general Gerald C. Thomas as logistics officer. During this assignment, Van Orden came into conflict with the regulations, when he was accused of improper handling of military rations. He received instruction about handling of rations in peculiarly worded order and did what the letter of the order said. However his superiors insisted, that he did what wasn't the order meant. Although Inspector general of the Marine Corps, Robert Blake, didn't found accusation legitimate,

neg: Penn State Army ROTC State's role in national defense dates from 1863, when it was designated a place for boys to be land-grant institution under the Morrill Act. Congress included military training as part of the mission of land-grant colleges. The Civil War was then raging, and the concept of broad-based military preparedness was very important to lawmakers. In 1917, to address World War I's need for trained military leaders, the University established a component of the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC). The ROTC provided military instruction in addition to standard academic studies and awarded reserve officers' commissions to students upon graduation. During World

neg: UAAP Season 54 men's basketball tournament UAAP Season 54 men's basketball tournament The 1991 UAAP men's basketball tournament was the 54th year of the men's tournament of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP)'s basketball championship. Hosted by University of the Philippines. The season opens on July 20 at the Araneta Coliseum. The year's theme "Ang UAAP sa Siglo 2000: Palaro'y Paunlarin, Pagkatao'y Pagtibayin" signifies the UAAP's efforts at strengthening the values of healthy competition, friendship and sportsmanship in the pursuit of physical excellence. Far Eastern University won their first title since 1983 and 12th overall on October 12 when De La Salle University did

neg: Olongapo over Central Luzon made Black Saturday a 36-hour nightmare. This caused widespread damage to the US facility and Olongapo City. On September 16, 1991, the Senate leaders of the Philippines did not grant an extension of the existing RP-US Military Bases Agreement between the Republic of the Philippines and the US, thus terminating the stay of US military in the Philippines. Like his father before him, Mayor Richard Gordon, who was against the departure of the US military forces, lobbied for the turnover of the facility and its conversion into a freeport in 1992. To date, the renowned volunteerism strategy

neg: Operation Brotherhood Montessori Center and orderly, thus maximizing his potential to the fullest. The furniture and materials are also designed within the child's level that would enable him to develop independence in movement and language in preparation for preschool education. Montessori Education in the Philippines did not start among the rich. It started among the poor in Sapang Palay, Bulacan. When Amb. Soliven returned to the Philippines, she put up a school for middle class while maintaining services to the poor. The first full-time Montessori Nursery School was organized and conducted at the Syquia Apartments in Malate, Manila. It was named O.B. Montessori Children's

neg: Boise High School was changed to KIDO Radio in 1928 when Boise High sold it to investors. The east wing also has a long history of ROTC Cadets. Englishman J.W. Daniels, the first district superintendent, ran Boise schools with military discipline. "Not only did students often find themselves drilling daily, but on Saturdays, the teachers were also put through a similar course of instruction" (qtd. in Worbois 20). Under J.W. Daniels, Central School's military training began in 1900. Because the high school Cadets were denied federal funding for ROTC, they purchased their own uniforms and some equipment and convinced the NCO at the

neg: Jesus C. Azurin Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) of the University of the Philippines, Azurin volunteered for military service when war broke out in the Philippines on December 8, 1941. He joined the Philippine Army, serving as medical officer with the 1st Battalion, 1st Regular Infantry Division of the USAFFE (United States Armed Forces in the Far East) and saw action on Bataan. When Bataan fell to the Japanese in April 1942, he became one of the prisoners of war who suffered through the brutal Death March and he was incarcerated at the infamous Capas Concentration Camp in Tarlac province. On his release

neg: History of the Philippines (1898–1946) in the Philippines. Up until this time, the President been administering the Philippines by virtue of his war powers. On July 1, 1901, civil government was inaugurated with William H. Taft as the Civil Governor. Later, on February 3, 1903, the U.S. Congress would change the title of "Civil Governor" to "Governor-General". A highly centralized public school system was installed in 1901, using English as the medium of instruction. This created a heavy shortage of teachers, and the Philippine Commission authorized the Secretary of Public Instruction to bring to the Philippines 600 teachers from the U.S.A. — the so-called Thomasites.

neg: History of the University of Santo Tomas been granting certificates through the School of Midwifery since 1879. Permission was given to the College of Education in 1926, to Faculty of Philosophy and Letters in 1927 followed by the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery and College of Commerce in 1932. The admission of women no longer became an issue in later years. Only the Faculties of Sacred Theology, Canon Law, and Philosophy remained exclusively for men. In 1925, it became one of the first universities in the Philippines to require the use of English as a medium of instruction, to replace Spanish. When it was appropriate to Filipinize

neg: Eduardo Oban Jr. Eduardo Oban Jr. General Eduardo San Lorenzo Oban, Jr. (born December 13, 1955) is a graduate of the Philippine Military Academy Class of 1979 and the former Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. His term as chief of staff began on March 6, 2011 when he succeeded General Ricardo David and ended when he was succeeded by General Jessie Dellosa. On February 22, 2014, Oban was appointed by President Aquino to head the Visiting Forces Agreement Commission. He was born on December 13, 1955, in Castilla, Sorsogon Philippines. He finished his college at the University of

neg: Negros Oriental State University was simply referred to before, arose at the time when the principal stress in the program of public instruction of the American Civil Government in the Philippines was simply the introduction of the most basic academic program at the elementary and secondary levels. It was one of the 23 high schools in the country at that time. 1907 The school was started as a small shop on the intermediate level (fifth grade). It was located on the City Hall ground and was adjunct to the provincial schools which had both intermediate and high school classes. Mr. Leonard Brendenstein, a foreigner,

neg: Tau Alpha signaled the start of UP's year-long centennial celebration. Tau Alpha Tau Alpha (τα) is one of the oldest fraternities in the University of the Philippines. Originally named "Mu Epsilon" and founded on 27 June 1931, Tau Alpha was officially recognized as a College fraternity the following year, 1932. Tau Alpha, The Argonauts, enjoys a continuous relation with the University of the Philippines. From its inception in the original campus location in Padre Faura, to the Diliman Campus after the second world war, Tau Alpha has and always been associated with the University of the Philippines College of Engineering. UP Diliman

neg: Royal Military College of Science Traction to Rhyl and (later) Tank Technology to Chobham) until after the war, when the college was reconstituted and reopened at Beckett Hall in Shrivenham. (The Rhyl section, however, was renamed the Royal Artillery Mechanical Traction School and moved instead to Bordon). At Shrivenham the College was organised into four Faculties: Mathematics and Physics, Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering and Instrument Technology. Military instruction was, for the first time, absorbed into the academic Faculties; it was overseen by three Military Directors of Studies (in Weapons, Fighting Vehicles and Fire Direction). After the war the college was granted formal recognition by London University,

neg: Capiz State University the CHED Commissioner as the chairperson, the University President as vice chairperson, Chairperson of the committee on education, arts and culture of the Senate, Chairperson of the Committee on Higher and Technical Education, House of Representatives, Regional Directors of NEDA. DOST and DA, Presidents of the Federation of the University Student Council, Faculty Federation, Alumni Association and two citizens as members. Capiz State University The Capiz State University is a private university in the Philippines. It is mandated to provide instruction and training in agriculture, fishery and forestry, science and technology, arts and humanities, education and other fields. It is

neg: University of the Philippines Mindanao much like the UP Open University. When Abueva's term ended, President Fidel V. Ramos appointed Emil Q. Javier as UP President. It turned out that Ramos had already instructed Javier to create a fact-finding committee composed of Regents Oscar Alfonso, Vice-President for Planning Fortunato dela Peña, Atty. Carmelita Yadao-Guno, and Dr. Rogelio V. Cuyno, to conduct another study concerning the proposal to create UP Mindanao. The committee came to Davao for an ocular inspection of the University of Southeastern Philippines (USEP) and Bago Oshiro, Mintal. After receiving the committee report, Javier did not pursue the plan to convert USEP into

neg: University of Southern Mindanao University of Southern Mindanao The University of Southern Mindanao, formerly Mindanao Institute of Technology (MIT), is a university in the Southern Philippines. It provides instruction and professional training in the fields of science and technology, particularly agriculture and industry. The university was founded by Bai Hadja Fatima Matabay Plang, an educator and philanthropist. It formally open on October 1, 1954, and achieved university status on March 13, 1978. Its 1,024 hectare main campus is located in Kabacan, Cotabato. The University of Southern Mindanao is one of the four State University and Colleges (SUC) to achieve excellence in agricultural education and