Question & AnswerQ&A (PROCLAMATION NO. 482)
The Manila Business School was opened on October 19, 1904, primarily to train personnel for government service and to educate young men and women in entrepreneurship and business management.
In 1908, MBS was renamed as the Philippine School of Commerce (PSC) when it became an insular/national school. Then, on June 21, 1953, through Republic Act No. 788, PSC was converted to the Philippine College of Commerce (PCC). Finally, on April 1, 1978, through Presidential Decree No. 1341, PCC was converted into the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP).
Section 11 mandates that the Polytechnic University of the Philippines shall disperse its programs in the countryside through a system of regional branches.
PUP opened 12 off-campus branches and extension units in various locations including Taguig, CALABARZON provinces, Bataan, Bulacan, and Camarines Sur to serve students outside its main campus in Manila.
PUP was the first to pioneer an "Open University" or "Distance Education" degree program in 1990, allowing students from all over the Philippines to study remotely.
PUP has a student population of about 55,000, making it the largest among public and private colleges and universities in the Philippines.
PUP graduates are employed in various public offices as well as private business and industrial enterprises both in the Philippines and abroad.
The proclamation officially recognized and authorized the celebration of the centenary of PUP with appropriate ceremonies and activities from October 1, 2003 to October 31, 2004.