Location: University of Manila, M.V. delos Santos Street cor. San Anton Street, Sampaloc, Manila
Category: Association/Institution/Organization
Type: Institutional marker
Status: Level II – Historical marker
Marker date: 1956
Installed by: Philippines Historical Committee (PHC)
Marker text:
THE UNIVERSITY OF MANILA
ESTABLISHED AS INSTITUTO DE MANILA BY A GROUP OF FILIPINO EDUCATORS, 5 OCTOBER 1913. CONVERTED INTO A UNIVERSITY, 3 NOVEMBER 1921. APOLINARIO G. DE LOS SANTOS, FIRST PRESIDENT. OPENED FIRST SCHOOL OF FOREIGN SERVICE, 3 MAY 1946. BUILDING WAS OCCUPIED BY THE JAPANESE FORCES DURING THEIR OCCUPATION OF MANILA. USED TEMPORARILY AS CITY HALL AND SENATE SESSION HALL IN 1945. MARIANO V. DE LOS SANTOS, PRESIDENT SINCE 1927.
