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Philippine Women's University

March 04, 2023

The Philippine Women's University (PWU) is a tertiary education school which has its main campus in Manila, Philippines. An institution exclusive for girls from its inception until the 1970s, the PWU admits both women and men as its students.

Philippine Women's University
Pamantasang Pambabae ng Pilipinas
Former names
Philippine Women's College (1919–1932)
TypePrivate Nonsectarian Non-stock Non-profit Coeducational Basic and Higher Education institution
Established1919; 104 years ago (1919)
Founders
  • Clara Aragon
  • Concepcion Aragon
  • Francisca Tirona Benitez
  • Paz Marquez Benitez
  • Carolina Ocampo Palma
  • Mercedes Rivera
  • Socorro Marquez Zaballero
Academic affiliations
ChairmanVictorina Amalingan Sales
PresidentMarco Alfredo Benitez
Academic staff
Approx. 500
UndergraduatesApprox. 5,000
Address
1743 Taft Avenue Malate
,
Manila
,
Metro Manila
,
Philippines

14°34′27″N 120°59′23″E / 14.5742°N 120.9896°E / 14.5742; 120.9896Coordinates: 14°34′27″N 120°59′23″E / 14.5742°N 120.9896°E / 14.5742; 120.9896
CampusUrban
Main:
Malate, Manila
Satellite:
Congressional Avenue, Quezon City
Alma Mater songPWU Hymn
ColorsMaroon   and   White
NicknamePWU Patriots
Sporting affiliations
WNCAA WCSA ISAA
Websitewww.pwu.edu.ph

PWU's basic education department is called the Jose Abad Santos Memorial School (PWU JASMS) and has two campuses in Manila and Quezon City.

History

Early years

In 1919 during the American colonial era, the Philippine Women's University was established as the Philippine Women's College (PWC) by a group of Filipino women consisting of Clara Aragon, Concepcion Aragon, Francisca Tirona Benitez, Paz Marquez Benitez, Carolina Ocampo Palma, Mercedes Rivera and Socorro Marquez Zaballero with the assistance of Filipino lawyer José Abad Santos, who drafted the university's constitution and by-laws. It had an initial enrollment of 190 students.

The American colonial government granted the Philippine Women's College university status in 1932, and was renamed as the Philippine Women's University. It was the first university for women in Asia founded by Asians. From 1928 up to the outbreak of the World War II, Philippine Women's University introduced the following programs: Home Economics, Music and Fine Arts, Social Work, Nutrition, Pharmacy and Business. In 1938, a course in Social Civic training was incorporated into the curriculum. The academic programs were based on the founders' objectives to train Filipinas in civic responsibility.

Established families from all over the Philippines who could afford higher education sent their daughters to PWU. Most institutions offering higher education at that time were exclusively for young men, like PWU's neighbor, De La Salle College. Schools for women offering higher education were operated by secular or religious sisters of the Roman Catholic Church, including PWU's neighbors, Santa Isabel College, Assumption College, St. Paul College, Manila and St. Scholastica's College. There was also the Centro Escolar de Senoritas College which predated PWU by some 12 years, having been founded in 1907. The PWU had a more 'Americanized' curriculum than the former institution.

Second World War and afterward

The Philippine Women's University survived the Japanese occupation of the Philippine islands of World War II from 1942 to 1945. For a time, classes at the PWU were held intermittently due to the extraordinary conditions imposed by the Japanese. The PWU campus, a building occupying an entire city block, was converted to a hospital, known as the Pagamutan ng Maynila (lit. 'Manila Hospital').

The university sustained major damage during the war and barely survived the siege during the Battle of Manila in 1945. The school resumed its operations a few months prior the granting of independence to the Philippines by the United States on July 4, 1946.

The university opened to elementary and secondary education when it founded the Jose Abad Santos Memorial School (JASMS) which now has two campuses in Manila and Quezon City and is called PWU JASMS.

Outside Metro Manila

In less than 50 years since the university's founding, PWU opened similar campuses for women in the country bearing the Philippine Women's College name, such as in Iloilo City in the Visayas and Davao City in Mindanao (opened on June 8, 1953, and actively operating as 'Philippine Women's College of Davao' or PWC).[1] In 1972, the Iloilo City Colleges (now the University of Iloilo) purchased the PWC of Iloilo campus in its Jaro District. They turned the buildings into the Don Benito Lopez Memorial Hospital. Fifteen years later, in 1987, Don Benito Lopez Memorial Hospital was acquired by the West Visayas State University. It became the WVSU Hospital, a 150-bed tertiary, teaching and training hospital.[2]

PWU opened a satellite campus in Cebu City but it closed down. It was at the corner of Leon Kilat and Colon Streets. They also had a satellite campus in Cagayan de Oro, along Antonio Luna Extension, but was later closed and soon renamed "Professional World Academy".

The PWC in Davao City was granted autonomy from PWU and operates under a separate charter as a co-educational institution.

PWU started the Career Development and Continuing Education Center (CDCEC) in 1978 as a means to enable the benefits of a PWU education to reach other areas in the country. There are several CDCEC franchises in Calamba, Sta. Cruz, Baguio, Camarines Norte, Tarlac and Bulacan owned and operated by private individuals and groups.

Reform to a co-educational institution

The university had its first male president in 1993 with the election of Jose Conrado Benitez who had a strategic plan to diversify and to use information technology to transcend distance and bring functional education to everyone.

  • In the 1970s, PWU started admission of male enrollees as students and became co-educational.
  • In 2003, Amelia Benitez Reyes became the eighth university president.
  • In 2009, the Board of Trustees appointed Alfredo Benitez Reyes as the chief executive officer. As CEO, Reyes became the de facto head of the institution. Amelia B. Reyes retired then.
  • In 2011, Jose Francisco Benitez became the ninth, and second male president of the PWU.

Issues with STI

In 2011, PWU was involved in a joint venture plan to infuse much-needed capital from STI, an educational behemoth owned by Eusebio Tanco. The deal went sour in 2014 and a legal battle ensued when the Benitez family refused to accede to STI's plans to commercialize the PWU JASMS Quezon City campus. An amicable settlement was reached by the two parties in 2016 which saw STI stepping down from all involvement with PWU and JASMS in exchange for land owned by the Benitez family, which was used to pay back PWU's debts.

Notable alumni

Affiliations

PWU is a member institution of Philippine Association of College and Universities (PACU), Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU), Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation (PACUCOA) as well as the International Association of Universities and the International Association of University Presidents.

Sports

PWU is active in the Women's National Collegiate Athletics Association (WNCAA) and Women's Collegiate Sports Association (WCSA). The official school moniker is the PWU Patriots.

As of 2008:

Table Tennis

  • WCSA Champion (2006–2007 and 2007–2008)

Swimming

  • WNCAA 2nd Overall (2006–2007 and 2007–2008)
  • WCSA 2nd Overall (2006–2007 and 2007–2008)

Basketball

  • WCSA Champion (2008–2009)
  • WNCAA Champion [Division B] (2008–2009)
  • WNCAA 3rd Place [Division B] (2007–2008)
  • WCSA 2nd Place (2007–2008)

Futsal

  • WNCAA 4th Place (2007–2008)
  • WCSA Champion (2007–2008)

Volleyball

  • WNCAA
  • WCSA

Badminton

  • WNCAA
  • WCSA

Taekwondo

  • WNCAA
  • WCSA

Gallery

  •  

    PWU Main Campus facade

  •  

    Historical Marker

  •  

    Details of the Entrance Doors

  •  

    Details of the Windows

See also

References

  1. ^ Philippine Women’s College of Davao
  2. ^ WVSU History

External links

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Philippine Women's University.
  • The Philippine Women's University Official Website
  • The Philippine Women's College of Davao - Official Website
  • PWU @ WebCite GeoCities Archive

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Congressional Avenue Quezon CityAlma Mater songPWU HymnColorsMaroon and WhiteNicknamePWU PatriotsSporting affiliationsWNCAA WCSA ISAAWebsitewww wbr pwu wbr edu wbr phPWU s basic education department is called the Jose Abad Santos Memorial School PWU JASMS and has two campuses in Manila and Quezon City Contents 1 History 1 1 Early years 1 2 Second World War and afterward 1 2 1 Outside Metro Manila 1 3 Reform to a co educational institution 1 4 Issues with STI 2 Notable alumni 3 Affiliations 4 Sports 4 1 Gallery 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditEarly years Edit In 1919 during the American colonial era the Philippine Women s University was established as the Philippine Women s College PWC by a group of Filipino women consisting of Clara Aragon Concepcion Aragon Francisca Tirona Benitez Paz Marquez Benitez Carolina Ocampo Palma Mercedes Rivera and Socorro Marquez Zaballero with the assistance of Filipino lawyer Jose Abad Santos who drafted the university s constitution and by laws It had an initial enrollment of 190 students The American colonial government granted the Philippine Women s College university status in 1932 and was renamed as the Philippine Women s University It was the first university for women in Asia founded by Asians From 1928 up to the outbreak of the World War II Philippine Women s University introduced the following programs Home Economics Music and Fine Arts Social Work Nutrition Pharmacy and Business In 1938 a course in Social Civic training was incorporated into the curriculum The academic programs were based on the founders objectives to train Filipinas in civic responsibility Established families from all over the Philippines who could afford higher education sent their daughters to PWU Most institutions offering higher education at that time were exclusively for young men like PWU s neighbor De La Salle College Schools for women offering higher education were operated by secular or religious sisters of the Roman Catholic Church including PWU s neighbors Santa Isabel College Assumption College St Paul College Manila and St Scholastica s College There was also the Centro Escolar de Senoritas College which predated PWU by some 12 years having been founded in 1907 The PWU had a more Americanized curriculum than the former institution Second World War and afterward Edit The Philippine Women s University survived the Japanese occupation of the Philippine islands of World War II from 1942 to 1945 For a time classes at the PWU were held intermittently due to the extraordinary conditions imposed by the Japanese The PWU campus a building occupying an entire city block was converted to a hospital known as the Pagamutan ng Maynila lit Manila Hospital The university sustained major damage during the war and barely survived the siege during the Battle of Manila in 1945 The school resumed its operations a few months prior the granting of independence to the Philippines by the United States on July 4 1946 The university opened to elementary and secondary education when it founded the Jose Abad Santos Memorial School JASMS which now has two campuses in Manila and Quezon City and is called PWU JASMS Outside Metro Manila Edit In less than 50 years since the university s founding PWU opened similar campuses for women in the country bearing the Philippine Women s College name such as in Iloilo City in the Visayas and Davao City in Mindanao opened on June 8 1953 and actively operating as Philippine Women s College of Davao or PWC 1 In 1972 the Iloilo City Colleges now the University of Iloilo purchased the PWC of Iloilo campus in its Jaro District They turned the buildings into the Don Benito Lopez Memorial Hospital Fifteen years later in 1987 Don Benito Lopez Memorial Hospital was acquired by the West Visayas State University It became the WVSU Hospital a 150 bed tertiary teaching and training hospital 2 PWU opened a satellite campus in Cebu City but it closed down It was at the corner of Leon Kilat and Colon Streets They also had a satellite campus in Cagayan de Oro along Antonio Luna Extension but was later closed and soon renamed Professional World Academy The PWC in Davao City was granted autonomy from PWU and operates under a separate charter as a co educational institution PWU started the Career Development and Continuing Education Center CDCEC in 1978 as a means to enable the benefits of a PWU education to reach other areas in the country There are several CDCEC franchises in Calamba Sta Cruz Baguio Camarines Norte Tarlac and Bulacan owned and operated by private individuals and groups Reform to a co educational institution Edit The university had its first male president in 1993 with the election of Jose Conrado Benitez who had a strategic plan to diversify and to use information technology to transcend distance and bring functional education to everyone In the 1970s PWU started admission of male enrollees as students and became co educational In 2003 Amelia Benitez Reyes became the eighth university president In 2009 the Board of Trustees appointed Alfredo Benitez Reyes as the chief executive officer As CEO Reyes became the de facto head of the institution Amelia B Reyes retired then In 2011 Jose Francisco Benitez became the ninth and second male president of the PWU Issues with STI Edit In 2011 PWU was involved in a joint venture plan to infuse much needed capital from STI an educational behemoth owned by Eusebio Tanco The deal went sour in 2014 and a legal battle ensued when the Benitez family refused to accede to STI s plans to commercialize the PWU JASMS Quezon City campus An amicable settlement was reached by the two parties in 2016 which saw STI stepping down from all involvement with PWU and JASMS in exchange for land owned by the Benitez family which was used to pay back PWU s debts Notable alumni EditHwang In youp South Korean actor model and singer Boy Abunda television host Jason Dy Singer Wilfredo Alicdan figurative artist Teddy Diaz musician and composer Joseph Estrada actor and politician former president of the Philippines Guia Gomez politician Enya Gonzalez singer Leonor Orosa Goquingco National Artist for Dance Lucrecia Kasilag composer and pianist Laarni Lozada singer Imelda Marcos politician and former First Lady wife of Ferdinand Marcos Carmi Martin actress Rosa Santos Munda lawyer and educator Whilce Portacio comic book writer and artist Cory Quirino television host and author Ruffa Gutierrez actress and Miss World 2nd Princess Armida Siguion Reyna singer and actressAffiliations EditPWU is a member institution of Philippine Association of College and Universities PACU Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools Colleges and Universities PAASCU Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation PACUCOA as well as the International Association of Universities and the International Association of University Presidents Sports EditPWU is active in the Women s National Collegiate Athletics Association WNCAA and Women s Collegiate Sports Association WCSA The official school moniker is the PWU Patriots As of 2008 Table Tennis WCSA Champion 2006 2007 and 2007 2008 Swimming WNCAA 2nd Overall 2006 2007 and 2007 2008 WCSA 2nd Overall 2006 2007 and 2007 2008 Basketball WCSA Champion 2008 2009 WNCAA Champion Division B 2008 2009 WNCAA 3rd Place Division B 2007 2008 WCSA 2nd Place 2007 2008 Futsal WNCAA 4th Place 2007 2008 WCSA Champion 2007 2008 Volleyball WNCAA WCSABadminton WNCAA WCSATaekwondo WNCAA WCSAGallery Edit PWU Main Campus facade Historical Marker Details of the Entrance Doors Details of the WindowsSee also EditUniversities and Colleges in the PhilippinesReferences Edit Philippine Women s College of Davao WVSU HistoryExternal links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Philippine Women s University The Philippine Women s University Official Website The Philippine Women s College of Davao Official Website PWU WebCite GeoCities Archive Retrieved from 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