Top 20 Universities in the Philippines - Professional Regulations Commission (PRC)

In a study conducted by the Professional Regulations Commission (PRC) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), based on the average passing in the BOARD EXAMINATIONS OF ALL COURSES of all universities and colleges in the Philippines, here is a list of the Top 20 Universities of the Philippines:

Top 20 Universities in the Philippines

Professional Regulations Commission (PRC)

1.      University of the Philippines (Quezon City, Diliman Campus /Luzon)

2.      University of the Philippines (Los Banos, Laguna, Los Banos Campus/ Luzon)

3.      University of the Philippines (Manila Campus /Luzon)

4.      Silliman University (Dumaguete City / Visayas)

5.      Ateneo de Davao University (Davao City / Mindanao)

6.      Ateneo de Manila University (Manila /Luzon)

7.      University of Sto. Tomas (Manila / Luzon)

8.      Mindanao State University (Iligan City, Iligan Institute of Technology/ Mindanao)

9.      Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (Manila/Luzon)

10. Saint Louis University (Baguio City / Luzon)

11. University of San Carlos (Cebu City / Visayas)

12. Xavier University (Cagayan de Oro City / Mindanao)

13. Mindanao State University (Marawi City, Main Campus / Mindanao)

14. Urios College (Butuan City / Mindanao)

15. Polytechnic University of the Philippines (Manila/ Luzon)

16. De La Salle University (Manila / Luzon)

17. Mapua Institute of Technology (Manila / Luzon)

18. Adamson University (Manila /Luzon)

19. Central Mindanao University (Bukidnon/Mindanao)

20. University of Southern Philippines (Davao City /Mindanao)

 

This study is concluded every 10 years.

Eleven schools come from Luzon, two from the Visayas and seven from

Mindanao.

 

TOP 200 UNIVERSITIES IN PHILIPPINES 2011- (University Web Ranking)

 

1.      University of the Philippines - Diliman Quezon City and other locations

2.      Ateneo de Manila University - Quezon City and other locations

3.      University of the Philippines System - Quezon City

4.      University of Santo Tomas - Manila

5.      University of the Philippines Los Baños - Los Baños

6.      University of San Carlos - Cebu City

7.      University of the Philippines in the Visayas - Iloilo City and other locations

8.      De La Salle University - Manila

9.      MSU-Iligan Institute of Technology - Iligan City

10. University of the East - Manila and other locations

11. Ateneo de Davao University - Davao City

12. Asian Institute of Management - Makati City

13. Aquinas University of Legazpi - Legazpi City

14. Xavier University - Cagayan de Oro City

15. De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde - Manila

16. Far Eastern University - Manila and other locations

17. Mapúa Institute of Technology - Manila and other locations

18. Adamson University - Manila

19. Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies - Silang

20. Saint Louis University - Baguio City

21. Silliman University - Dumaguete City

22. University of the Philippines Mindanao - Davao City

23. University of Asia and the Pacific - Pasig City

24. University of the Philippines Baguio - Baguio City

25. Miriam College - Quezon City

26. Ateneo de Naga University - Naga City

27. Emilio Aguinaldo College - Manila and other locations

28. Philippine Christian University - Manila and other locations

29. Asia Pacific College - Makati City

30. Polytechnic University of the Philippines - Manila and other locations

31. Central Luzon State University - Múñoz

32. Central Philippine University - Iloilo City

33. Ateneo de Zamboanga University - Zamboanga City

34. Angeles University - Angeles City

35. University of Baguio - Baguio City

36. San Beda College - Manila

37. Mindanao State University - Marawi City and other locations

38. Holy Name University - Tagbilaran City

39. Technological Institute of the Philippines - Manila and other locations

40. Centro Escolar University - Manila and other locations

41. Cebu Doctors’ University - Mandaue City

42. Technological University of the Philippines - Manila and other locations

43. University of Saint La Salle - Bacolod City

44. St. Scholastica's College - Manila

45. University of Southeastern Philippines - Davao City and other locations

46. De La Salle Health Sciences Institute - Dasmariñas

47. Saint Mary's University - Bayombong

48. Western Mindanao State University - Zamboanga City and other locations

49. Philippine Normal University - Manila and other locations

50. Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila - Manila

51. The Philippine Women's University - Manila and other locations

52. University of San Agustin - Iloilo City

53. University of Cebu - Cebu City and other locations

54. De La Salle Lipa - Lipa City

55. West Visayas State University - Iloilo City and other locations

56. Lyceum of the Philippines University - Manila

57. University of Southern Mindanao - Kabacan and other locations

58. Assumption College - Makati City

59. Asian Institute of Journalism and Communication - San Juan

60. University of Nueva Caceres - Naga City

61. Colegio de San Juan de Letran Calamba - Calamba City

62. Arellano University - Manila and other locations

63. National Defense College of the Philippines - Quezon City

64. Misamis University - Ozamiz City

65. Bicol University - Legazpi City and other locations

66. The Manila Times College - Manila

67. Tarlac College of Agriculture - Camiling

68. FEU - East Asia College - Manila

69. University of the Immaculate Conception - Davao City

70. AMA Computer University - Makati City

71. University of San Jose-Recoletos - Cebu City and other locations

72. University of the Philippines Manila - Manila and other locations

73. Holy Angel University - Angeles City

74. Philippine School of Business Administration - Manila and other locations

75. University of Perpetual Help System Dalta - Las Pinas City and other locations

76. Adventist University of the Philippines - Cavite

77. Our Lady of Fatima University - Valenzuela City and other locations

78. Manuel S. Enverga University Foundation - Lucena City and other locations

79. Cavite State University - Indang and other locations

80. University of Batangas - Batangas City

81. Nueva Vizcaya State University - Bayombong and other locations

82. Southwestern University - Cebu City

83. University of the Cordilleras - Baguio City

84. Feati University - Manila

85. Trinity University of Asia- Quezon City

86. St. Paul University Manila - Manila

87. Pangasinan State University - Lingayen and other locations

88. Mariano Marcos State University - Batac and other locations

89. Chiang Kai Shek College - Manila

90. Saint Jude College - Manila

91. Benguet State University - La Trinidad and other locations

92. Negros Oriental State University - Dumaguete City and other locations

93. University of Mindanao - Davao City and other locations

94. Don Bosco Technical College - Mandaluyong City

95. Universidad de Sta. Isabel - Naga City

96. University of the East Ramon Magsaysay - Quezon City

97. Tarlac State University - Tarlac City

98. Manila Central University - Caloocan City

99. Bulacan State University - Malolos City and other locations

100.                     University of Perpetual Help System Laguna - Biñan

101.                     St. Paul University Quezon City - Quezon City

102.                     Rizal Technological University - Mandaluyong City

103.                     Cebu Institute of Medicine - Cebu City

104.                     Eulogio Amang Rodriguez Institute of Science and Technology - Sampaloc

105.                     Lyceum Northwestern University - Dagupan City

106.                     Central Colleges of the Philippines - Quezon City

107.                     Angelicum College - Quezon City

108.                     Asian Social Institute - Manila

109.                     Bukidnon State University - Malaybalay City

110.                     Notre Dame of Marbel University - Koronadal City

111.                     Davao Doctors College - Davao City

112.                     Cagayan State University - Tuguegarao City and other locations

113.                     University of Regina Carmeli - Malolos City

114.                     Isabela State University - Echague and other locations

115.                     University of Bohol - Tagbilaran City

116.                     Western Visayas College of Science and Technology - Iloilo City and other locations

117.                     Northwestern University - Laoag City

118.                     Virgen Milagrosa University Foundation - San Carlos City

119.                     Wesleyan University-Philippines - Cabanatuan City

120.                     Southern Luzon State University - Lucban

121.                     Father Saturnino Urios University - Butuan City

122.                     La Consolacion College Manila - Manila

123.                     Aklan State University - Banga and other locations

124.                     Manuel L. Quezon University - Quiapo

125.                     University of Saint Louis - Tuguegarao City

126.                     Western Philippines University - Aborlan and other locations

127.                     San Sebastian College-Recoletos de Cavite - Cavite City

128.                     University of Northern Philippines - Vigan City and other locations

129.                     Zamboanga State College of Marine Sciences and Technology - Zamboanga City

130.                     Mindanao University of Science and Technology - Cagayan de Oro City

131.                     Jose Rizal University - Mandaluyong City

132.                     Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology - Cabanatuan City and other locations

133.                     Lourdes College - Cagayan de Oro City

134.                     Union Christian College - San Fernando City

135.                     Lorma Colleges - San Fernando City

136.                     Colegio de Dagupan - Dagupan City

137.                     Batangas State University - Batangas City and other locations

138.                     Holy Cross of Davao College - Davao City

139.                     Liceo de Cagayan University - Cagayan de Oro City

140.                     St. Luke's College of Medicine – WHQM - Quezon City

141.                     University of the Assumption - City of San Fernando

142.                     Universidad de Zamboanga - Tetuan Zamboanga City and other locations

143.                     Mountain View College - Valencia City

144.                     The National Teachers College - Manila

145.                     Visayas State University - Baybay and other locations

146.                     Caraga State University - Butuan City and other locations

147.                     PATTS College of Aeronautics - Paranaque City

148.                     Saint Pedro Poveda College - Quezon City

149.                     Aldersgate College - Solano and other locations

150.                     Bohol Island State University - Bilar and other locations

151.                     Lipa City Colleges - Lipa City

152.                     Western Institute of Technology - Iloilo City

153.                     St. Mary's College - Quezon City

154.                     West Negros College - Bacolod City and other locations

155.                     Saint Joseph Institute of Technology - Butuan City

156.                     College of the Holy Spirit - Manila

157.                     Eastern Visayas State University - Tacloban City

158.                     National University - Manila

159.                     University of Luzon - Dagupan City

160.                     Saint Michael's College of Laguna - Biñan

161.                     Bataan Peninsula State University - Balanga City and other locations

162.                     Christ the King College - Calbayog City

163.                     Northern Luzon Adventist College - Pangasinan

164.                     Notre Dame of Dadiangas University - General Santos City

165.                     Bulacan Agricultural State College - San Ildefonso

166.                     St. Paul University Dumaguete - Dumaguete City

167.                     St. Louis College Valenzuela - Valenzuela City

168.                     John B. Lacson Colleges Foundation - Bacolod, Inc. - Bacolod City

169.                     Ilocos Sur Polytechnic State College - Ilocos Sur and other locations

170.                     Cebu State College of Science and Technology - Cebu City

171.                     University of Pangasinan - Dagupan City

172.                     Leyte Normal University - Tacloban City

173.                     Central Philippine Adventist College - Murcia

174.                     Southern Leyte State University - Sogod and other locations

175.                     Pasig Catholic College - Pasig City

176.                     University of the Visayas - Mandaue City and other locations

177.                     Cor Jesu College - Digos City

178.                     Guimaras State College - Buenavista Guimaras

179.                     University of Iloilo - Iloilo City

180.                     Palawan State University - Puerto Princesa City and other locations

181.                     Surigao del Sur State University - Tandag

182.                     Catanduanes State Colleges - Virac

183.                     Aurora State College of Technology - Baler and other locations

184.                     Santa Isabel College - Manila

185.                     Partido State University - Goa and other locations

186.                     University of Southern Philippines Foundation -Cebu City

187.                     Marinduque State College - Boac

188.                     Holy Trinity University - Puerto Princesa City and other locations

189.                     University of Antique - Sibalom

190.                     Meycauayan College - Meycauayan City

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Top 15 Universities of the Philippines' education attracts thousands of foreign students

Top 15 Universities in the Philippines (As of June 2011)

1.      University of the Philippines (Manila)

2.     Ateneo de Manila University (Manila)

3.     University of Santo Tomas (older than Harvard University)

4.     De La Salle University (Manila)

5.     Mindanao State University (Iligan City /Marawi)

6.     Xavier University (Manila)

7.     Polytechnic University of the Philippines (Manila)

8.     Silliman University (Dumaguete City)

9.     Father Saturnino Urios College (Butuan City)

10.            Mapua Institute of Technology (Manila)

11.            Adamson University (Manila)

12.            Saint Louis University (Baguio City)

13.            Central Mindanao University (Bukidnon Province)

14.            University of San Carlos (Cebu City)

15.            University of Southeastern Philippines (Davao City)

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A California-based Filipina, Eva Jaakolaa, married to a US-based Finnish  national, was happy to finish her nursing course at the University  of Makati come October.

During an early celebration of her upcoming graduation in an Italian restaurant in Morato, Quezon City, she thanked relatives and housemaids for taking care of her and her daughter Gabriela Jaakolla, now three, who came with her to Manila two years ago.

Her husband Teppo in San Francisco also celebrated with the family through the internet.

She is one of many US-based Filipino-Americans who have discovered the wonders of studying in high-calibre, but affordable Philippine universities, plus the added joy of bonding with a caring family.

Her sister Olive Joy in San Francisco has also been shopping for a course and a school for further education in the Philippines.

Philippine schools have also boomed with the enrollment of foreigners who want better education and additional expertise in Filipino and English language.

"It's like hitting two birds with one stone," explained Mariko Akino, a Japanese national who once studied at the University of the Philippine to learn about the dynamics of Filipino families and Filipino and English languages.

"Me and my friends are happy with our medical studies here: we get good education and we pay less," said student Aurora Clay, satisfied with her $1,500 tuition fee a semester for a medical course. Education in the Philippines is very affordable, world class standards with sense of freedom and an easy-going lifestyle outside class.

Denis Somoso, a Filipino OFW Accountant and International Taxation Specialist who works in Hyundai Engineering, a company of the one of the biggest car maker in the world; the Hyundai Motor Group supposed to pursue his MBA in South Korea but he found out that he need to spend around $ 15,000.00 US Dollar every semester while in the Philippine universities, $ 800 to $1,400 US Dollar is enough for the whole semester so he decided to take his MBA in the Philippines.

“I supposed to enroll for my MBA here in Seoul Korea; I have chosen already one of the famous universities for foreign students here. I got the requirements already and they scheduled me to take an English test but after I got all the information including the fees, I changed my mind because it is really expensive compare to the Philippines” he said. “I still believe the quality of education in the Philippines and studying to the USA is not even needed if you are a graduate in the Philippines because graduate of the Philippines Universities are recognized abroad” he added.

Meynard Halili, known as a disciplinarian and a strict assessor of graduating pilots, said that foreigners have been flocking to Air Works, his flying school in suburban Pasay City.

People from Thailand have been studying agriculture at the University of the Philippines (UP) in Los Banos, southern Luzon. The school can adequately teach bio-diversity because it is based on Mount Makiling, long established as one of the world's highly diversified mountains, said Professor Prospero de Vera.

Because of the high number of South Koreans learning English in Philippine schools, Korean restaurants have sprouted at the University of the Philippines' commercial area in Quezon City.

"My classmates earn when they tutor me in English," said Kim Choi.

Some 25,000 foreign students will attend Philippine school next week, the Bureau of Immigration said.

Meanwhile, Dawn Abrogar said that she and husband Alan have worked hard for the expensive education of their second son Dino in La Naval, Spain. Earlier, another son Adi was in the same school. "They could get up the corporate ladder faster than others," the proud parents attested.

Not to be outsmarted, many middle class students in Manila have also aimed for one hundred percent scholarships, including free board and lodging in US Ivy Leagues this September, said a US Embassy official.

"In the Philippines, many believe that education abroad is good. I am one of them," said Jose Rodriguez, a Spanish executive director at Instituto Cervantes, Manila's language and cultural institution, whose children by a Filipina wife have studied in Madrid.

When the Philippines was colonized by Spain for 400 years, from the 16th century until 1898, Spanish authorities and various religious orders established private schools that are now expensive private schools that also cater to foreign students.

When American colonials took over in 1898 and stayed for 100 more years, they established public schools, foremost of which is the University of the Philippines (UP), a premier school that has produced presidents, senators, congressmen, judges, and lawyers.

Of the more than 2,500 private and public educational institutions in the Philippines, four of them have entered QS's list of top 200 Asian universities for 2011. UP ranked 62nd; Ateneo de Manila University (68th); University of Santo Tomas (older than Harvard, 104th); and De La Salle University (107th).

Eleven other universities across the Philippines were also in QS's 201st ranking: the Mindanao State University (in the south), Xavier University (Manila), Polytechnic University of the Philippines (Manila), Silliman University (central Philippines), Father Saturnino Urios College (southern Philippines), Mapua Institute of Technology (Manila), Adamson University (Manila), Saint Louis University (northern Philippines), Central Mindanao University, University of San Carlos, and University of Southeastern Philippines (both in the southern Philippines)

 

 

 

 

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An island of one's own: paradise found in the Philippines

Torrential downpours soak the decorations on the chrome jeepneys roaring in the streets of Manila. It is a rain that brings no relief from the heat, although it does dampen the relentless sun, turning the sky into the faded color of a Manila envelope. Heat, dust, noise – I need an escape, an island paradise all to myself. The Philippines is made up of more than 7,000 islands, so I had come to the right place. Just a short flight away is the province of Palawan, which has long inspired escapes for writers, divers and travelers.

Within the Philippines, Palawan has the least amount of people and the most surrounding islands. Because of its wealth of protected areas, it is proudly referred to as the country’s “Last Ecological Frontier.” In 1967, the entire province was declared a Fish and Wildlife Sanctuary, which is odd considering its capital, Puerto Princesa, is the country’s fastest-growing city. Besides the natural beauty and relaxed pace of life, the growth might have something to do with Palawan sitting outside the typhoon belt. Not that I would be escaping the rain, which fell like bullets shot from the sky. Locals, though, scooting about in a strange-looking tricycle taxis, are protected from the rain in their boat-like cabins, which might come in handy if it floods.

I decide to escape the rain – but not the wet – by heading underground, to a subterranean river system I had heard about and was longing to explore. It’s a 50-kilometre potholed drive from the city to one of Palawan’s more popular attractions, the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park. A rich ecosystem packed with birds, flora and fauna, it is one of the island’s two UNESCO World Heritage Sites. It is also home to the world’s longest navigable underground river, an 8.2-km waterway that creeps into a limestone cave. Tourists don hard hats and flashlights, rowing the first kilometre to enjoy the bats and cave formations. As the cave mouth slowly disappears, the acrid smell of guano accompanies a sensation that a beast, complete with rows of stalagmite teeth, is swallowing us alive. We reach the cut-off point and gladly turn the boat around. Caves are fun, but not as much fun as seeing light at the end of the tunnel.

Alongside the underground river is a 5.2-km rain forest trek called the Monkey Trail, which is perfect for spotting lizards, birds, squirrels and, of course, monkeys, which are known to pillage visitors’ lunchboxes. Later that afternoon, the true beauty of Palawan hits us aboard a wooden bangka, the small motorized outrigger that is transporting us back to the nearest town. A warm breeze atop the South China Sea caresses our small group as the sunset breaks through clouds in warm hues of orange. The intoxicating exoticism of the moment moves us to tears; the moment forever captured on film by a friend in an adjacent bangka. It’s one of my favorite photos from all my travels.

Back at the hotel, a tourist brochure catches my attention, inviting visitors to an unusual prison community called the Iwahig Penal Colony. Here, in this institution without walls, 3,000 prisoners – ranging from minimum to maximum security – live and work. Tourists are welcome to visit and learn about their life, and to purchase handmade crafts from the prison gift shop. It’s all very utopian, until you hear about “orientation” centers for escapees and encounter prisoners selling their brown, blue and orange prison T-shirts on the side for extra money. I buy a medium-security blue T-shirt from a prisoner, who warns me not to wear it anywhere in the Philippines. While it’s an unusual souvenir, I later decide it’s in poor taste to wear it anywhere. Devoted to the freedom of travel, there’s nothing cool about being locked up, even in a prison without walls.

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http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/travel/vacations/adventure/robin-esrock/an-island-of-ones-own-paradise-found-in-the-philippines/article2043148/

 

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