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National University
Location:
National University, M. F. Jhocson Street, Sampaloc, Manila
Category:
Association/Institution/Organization
Type: Institutional marker
Status: Level II – Historical marker
Marker Date:
1952
Installed By:
Philippines Historical Committee (PHC)
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
THE FIRST PRIVATE NON-SECTARIAN UNIVERSITY IN THE PHILIPPINES. FOUNDED, AUGUST 1, 1900, AS COLEGIO FILIPINO BY MARIANO F. JHOCSON. RENAMED COLEGIO MERCANTIL, 1905; NATIONAL ACADEMY, 1916. CONVERTED INTO A UNIVERSITY, 1921. CAMILO OSIAS, FIRST PRESIDENT.
