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Philippine School (Bahrain) is a non-profit community school committed to providing excellent primary education to children of Filipino Overseas Workers (OFW). Our school offers education from Kindergarten to Grade 12 as prescribed by the Department of Education (DepEd) in the Philippines and approved by the Ministry of Education (MOE) Bahrain. We are very proud of our students who appreciate and cherish the rich Filipino cultural heritage. Our faculty hails from different regions of the Philippines. They come with one Filipino sentiment but with different cultural backgrounds, providing a rich and supportive learning environment. The faculty is supported by a dedicated team of administrative and support staff committed to creating a conducive learning environment. PSB opened its doors to Filipino students in 1995. Since then, PSB has graduated many young men and women who take pride in the school and their country - the Philippines, the pearl of the orient seas. The school's policy-making body is the Board of Governors composed of Filipino professionals who formulate policies that steer the school to the path of success. Despite their busy work schedules in their respective realms of professions, they continue to voluntarily provide their expertise, time, and efforts to ensure that the school moves in the right forward direction. Through the Philippine Ambassadors' unwavering assistance to the Kingdom of Bahrain, Philippine School Bahrain steadily grows into a strong citadel of Philippine education in this part of the Middle East. As a commitment to excellent education, PSB endeavors to attain full accreditation from PAASCU, the Philippines' oldest and largest independent and internationally affiliated quality assurance body in education, accrediting the excellent schools in the Philippines. We always take pride in our school and in the achievements that were accomplished over the years. Each year, we continue to energize ourselves to enhance our curricula, educational pedagogy, facilities, and services to develop our students' proper development. This is not only our promise but a responsibility we place upon our shoulders. We are blessed to have parents and benefactors who support the school in all its endeavors. We maintain strong communication with them to help us to reflect and move forward with sure steps. With them, we make things happen. At Philippine School (Bahrain), we believe in the following: Excellence is achieved through wisdom. Education plays a significant role in man's formation to achieve a quality life and a humane society. Education is a dynamic process by which one seeks and enjoys the fullness of life with his/her fellowmen. Education develops one's talents to become a mature, responsible, and influential member of society. Education is a partnership between the home and the school. PSB education aims for the development of individuals. It seeks to nurture learners' potentials with the end goal of helping develop abilities and attitudes necessary for nation-building and global citizenship while appreciating their cultural heritage. Our core values: Competence is the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to effectively and efficiently carry out one's responsibilities in his/her chosen field of endeavor. Creativity is the capability to do or construct new things, not merely repeating what others have done. It also means improving the existing item or procedure. It is through/her community, country, and humanity because education aims to develop inventors and discoverers. Commitment means dedicating one's life to something or someone worth living for. To live a meaningful life, one must possess commitment. He/she must have something or someone to which he/she can commit his/her life. Compassion means sharing the same feelings with other people. It is putting oneself in the shoes of his fellowmen. It is not a selfish attitude but an outreach endeavor. Compassion enables one to be at home with other people. View full school

The Philippine Women's University or PWU is a non-stock, not-for-profit, non-sectarian educational institution duly existing under the Republic of the Philippines' laws. The University will mark its centennial in the Academic year 2019-2020. It is in the top tier of the Philippine educational hierarchy with Autonomous Status conferred by the Commission on Higher Education in 2008. The University's core values are fostered through a curriculum centered on holistic character formation, the preservation of cultural and national heritage, family solidarity, ethical professionalism, and service to the country. A University that develops individuals through excellence in teaching, dynamic and relevant research, and responsive service supported by evolving technology for global competence. An enduring commitment to prepare the learner to continuously search for knowledge through a holistic education that treasures heritage and is imbued with the core values of personal integrity and spirituality, family solidarity, and community participation. Admission to the University is open to all student applicants regardless of religion, race, or gender. Every applicant is considered individually in a holistic assessment using all the information available to us. The Office of Student Admissions caters to all inquiries and applications. Applicants must submit the required documents and pass the entrance examinations. In some cases, an interview with the Dean may be necessary. The integration of Student Services brings together a wide range of professional skills that aim to build high-quality support available to students and develop strategies to meet an increasingly diverse student body's needs. Student Services support students who have personal, financial, health, disability, or work-related problems. Student Services also seek to help all students to learn the personal skills they need to build the lives and careers they want for themselves, from problem-solving to understanding teams, from mental well-being and coping with stress. Being at PWU is about seeking out and responding to opportunities in all spheres of life, not just academic work, but Student Services support that search whether things are going well. Student Affairs Office is committed to the organization and promotion of various co-curricular activities that will encourage active student participation and enhance the leadership skills and potentials of every Philwomenian. The different student programs are Student Development, Student Publications, Sports, Community Outreach, Student Assistantship, and Spiritual Formation. This office provides classroom extension activities such as fieldwork, field trips, convocations, and other social, cultural, academic, and spiritual activities. Through these activities, the leadership and organizational capabilities of students are nurtured. Students are graded in these activities by the faculty-in-charge or field supervisor in cooperation with the MSCED Faculty Adviser, based on their performance in interest groups, clubs, and organizations. This is a required academic complement for eight semesters for all students. The Students Affairs Office also takes disciplinary action on students who violate the rules of the University. Dedicated to bridging the gaps between home and professional life in the interest of holistic personal, national, and social development, PWU envisions itself as a research institution working in consonance with national development goals. Its research orientations go hand-in-hand with its recognition of the globalized nature of its teaching and research. Its social development thrust is linked to its historical concern for gender empowerment, family life, civic participation, health, education, environmentalism, and cultural heritage. The issues pertinent to women and families permeate the Millennium Development Goals, and PWU shall focus its research efforts on building capacities of communities to address these various issues. As an office under the Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Research and Development Office (RDO) ensures adherence to the University's research agenda. It supports the University's academic units' research initiatives, aligns them with national development goals, and prioritizes their effective integration into related community engagement programs. As an essential component of quality education, research by members of the academic community is encouraged and promoted under various research funding and support programs. The RDO is staffed by a director, research associate, and administrative assistant who coordinates all research activities and acts as the secretariat for all administrative and financial matters. On June 9, 1919, what would eventually be PWU opened its first classes as the Philippine Women's College. The vision of seven far-sighted Filipino women - Clara Aragon, Concepcion Aragon, Francisca Tirona Benitez, Paz Marquez Benitez, Carolina Ocampo Palma, Mercedes Rivera, and Socorro Marquez Zaballero - the nascent University had an initial enrollment of 190 students. The goal was to prepare young Filipino women for a life of service and leadership. In 1932, thirteen years after opening, the college won university status, becoming known henceforth as the Philippine Women's University and thus the first University for women in Asia founded by Asians. Following evolving trends, PWU started admitting male students in the 1970s and is now fully co-educational. The University is moving toward its centenary in 2020. It has coped with many vicissitudes, including being burned and razed to the ground during the battle for Manila's liberation in 1945. But phoenix-like, PWU rose from the ashes, grew and flourished even more vigorous, innovative, and determined to continue serving the youth of the land. View full university

A privately-owned institution of higher learning, PSBA conducts instructional programs exclusively in business education. It is a member of the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities and the Philippine Association of Collegiate Schools of Business. PSBA envisions itself to be globally recognized as the RIGHT SCHOOL FOR A COMPLETE BUSINESS EDUCATION.PSBA assumes the responsibility to educate men and women to become good citizens who will practice in their everyday life the true meaning of value-laden education and who will be able to co-exist in peace, friendship, and dignity with their fellowmen. PSBA aims to provide quality instruction, undertake and utilize research for sustainable development, serve the community, instill virtues, and uphold lifelong learning. Our service should be worthy, vigorous, resourceful, courteous, and reliable to make a difference in BUSINESS EDUCATION quality. The PSBA e-learning system is created to uphold the school's commitment to providing a world-class education to the youth through the Blended Model of Teaching (20% Online, 80% face-to-face). Teachers and students can have both online and lecture type of teaching and learning experiences. Our work should make a difference in the quality of business education in the country. To this end, we should try to discover what is most important to do and focus our resources on the most incredible, most enduring benefits. In doing this, we should continually remind ourselves of the inherent worth of all people and make its responsibility to be attentive to everybody's unique needs in our school. To make a difference in the world and turn ideas into action, we must be pioneers in our field, contributors to knowledge, problem solvers, explorer of ideas, and risk-takers. Our service should be worthy, vigorous, resourceful, courteous, and reliable. In pursuing our mission, we should be a healthy, creative organization with the needed financial and inner resources to produce our best work. To demand the best of ourselves and attract, stimulate, and keep the best people, we must develop an environment that will support innovation, experimentation, and calculated risk-taking. As an organization, we should prize each member of our staff's creative participation, welcome the open exchange of ideas, and foster the practice of careful listening. We must actively encourage the personal well-being and professional development of every person who works here. Therefore, we should maximize the authority and responsibility of each person so that he can continue to make an even more outstanding contribution. Our policies should be implemented sensitively and consistently. Founded in October 1963, by men of vision whose lives have been dedicated to university administration and teaching, and in varied executive capacities in business and industry and the professions, it did not come as a surprise that they have chosen to dedicate the school exclusively to the development of aspiring young men and women who could meet the workforce requirements of our economy as a developing nation. PSBA commits to provide the students with an education that will develop analytical thinking, self-expression, moral and social responsibility, and the skill in discovering the truth. Originally launched as a review and training center for Certified Public Accountants under the name of "PHILIPPINE ACCOUNTING AND TAXATION TRAINING SERVICES, Inc." (PATTS), it became, in no time, one of the most prominent CPA review School in the country. From the beginning of its operation, the review program's products have been leading the lists of successful candidates in every CPA examination. Changing its corporate name to the Philippine School of Business Administration (PSBA) in 1966, it offered baccalaureate programs in business administration. Today, it is considered one of the leading schools of business in the country. In June 1981, PSBA opened a sister school in Quezon City under the name of the Philippine School of Business Administration Inc. – Quezon City, which, like PSBA-Manila, has emphasized the quality of academic programs and scholarship. Located on a sprawling campus, this new school has already gained acceptance of students in the short period of its life, and its enrollment has kept on growing. To help meet the country's management requirements for more advanced and sophisticated industrial and commercial life as well as for further governmental responsibilities, PSBA started to offer the MBA program in June 1979. Effective SY 1993-1994, DECS authorized the Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) course, which emphasizes creative scholarship and develops professional competence through a comprehensive understanding of management functions and strategy and coping with future changes in the environment. These graduate programs are mainly conducted on-campus; however, occasional off-campus classes are arranged on representations of business corporations and government agencies, which prefer classes to be conducted for their executive and officers in their work places because of time constraint. Actual off-campus classes are now in operation at the Philippine National Bank, Philippine Tourism Authority, and Congress of the Philippines (for administrative employees) and Rizal's provincial government. Negotiations are in process with other government agencies and private establishments for similar classes. Cooperative linkages have also been with educational institutions in Asia countries where PSBA provides technical assistance in designing academic programs in business education and providing administrative advisory services and qualified Filipino professors and instructors. Under these arrangements, we have existing tie-ups with institutions of higher learning in Indonesia and Pakistan. View full university

The present Philippine Normal University was originally the Philippine Normal School (PNS), the first institution of higher learning established during the Philippines' American occupation. Created by Act No. 74 of the Philippine Commission, it gave Filipinos training in teaching science. The PNS formally opened on September 1, 1901, with Mr. Elmer B. Bryan as its first superintendent. Seven other Americans succeeded him before Mr. Manuel Escarilla was the first Filipino superintendent in 1939. The Philippine E-Journals is an expanding collection of academic journals accessible globally through a single Web-based platform. It is hosted by C&E Publishing, Inc., a premier educational publisher in the Philippines and a leader in the distribution of integrated information-based solutions. Emerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. Founded in 1967, Emerald today manages a range of digital products, a portfolio of nearly 300 journals, more than 2,500 books, and over 450 teaching cases. In line with the commitment of Cambridge University Press to advance learning, knowledge, and research worldwide, the Press currently publishes over 300 peer-reviewed academic journals for the global market. Containing the latest research from a broad sweep of subject areas, Cambridge journals are accessible worldwide in print and online. Gale Virtual Reference Library provides access to electronic reference books from Gale and our 70 publishing partners; researchers can instantly access thousands of eBooks on virtually any subject. PNU Library Web OPAC (Destiny Library Manager)combines library circulation, cataloging, searching, reporting, and management into one centrally installed school library software system. The Basic Education Section, formerly known as CTL Library, serves the PNU elementary and high school students in library materials. It is also a place for conducting storytelling sessions for preschool and primary school pupils. It also serves college students who want to use materials for their lesson plans and other course requirements. The library collection consists of books and nonbook materials for children and young adults in various subject areas. The library houses a collection of children's books and other materials given by the Children's Literature Association of the Philippines, Inc. CLAPI is a non-stock, nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting and developing children's literature and cultivate closer fellowship and cooperation in the Philippines. The Library is located on the first floor adjacent to the Basic Education and Periodical Section. The theses section contains the theses, dissertations, and special projects written by the PNU masteral and doctoral graduate students submitted to PNU. It also houses the special projects, theses, and education dissertations transferred from the DECS library as well as those recently deposited by masters and doctoral graduates from other Philippine Colleges and Universities. This section is located on the second floor, left-wing of the library building. The Periodical section contains serial sources such as newspapers, magazines, and journals. It also houses other reference sources such as pamphlets, handbooks, annual reports, PNU yearbooks, clippings, and pictures/ posters. The section is located on the second floor, left-wing, as one enters the library building's main door. The stack area contains duplicates of some books, theses, and special projects. It also houses PNU yearbooks, bound and loose issues of periodicals. Old books and books that are seldom borrowed and books that are considered for weeding are also placed in this area. It is located on the fourth floor of the library building adjacent to the Archives section. The library orientation is usually rendered during the first month of the first semester to first-year college students. Necessary information about the library rules, sections, facilities, collections, personnel, and services is shared with the new students. The orientation is held in several sessions at the Audio-Visual Theater or Multimedia Center. With the signing of the charter, Republic Act No. 416, on June 18, 1949, President Elpidio Quirino, PNS, was converted into the Philippine Normal College, authorized to grant undergraduate and graduate degrees education. Republic Act 6515 mandated the offering of doctorate and other academic programs relevant to the training of teachers. On December 6, 1991, the Philippine Normal College was converted into the Philippine Normal University. Finally, on January 12, 1992, it was elevated into a full-fledged university by President Corazon C. Aquino.Dr. Macario Naval was installed as the president of the college. Dr. Emiliano C. Ramirez succeeded him in 1957, Dr. Gregorio C. Borlaza in 1971, Dr. Bonifacio P. Sibayan in 1972, Dr. Edilberto P. Dagot in 1981, Dr. Gloria G. Salandanan in 1991, Atty. Lilia S. Garcia, in 1998, Dr. Nilo L. Rosas in 2002, Atty. Lutgardo B. Barbo in 2006, and Dr. Ester B. Ogena in 2011. In recognition of its continued leadership in teacher education, PNU was designated as the National Center for Teacher Education under R.A. 9647 on June 30, 2009. The main campus of the University is in the City of Manila with branches in Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur Alicia, Isabela Cadiz City, Negros Occidental, and Lopez, Quezon. View full university

Our vision is "A distinctively strong Christian University integrating faith, character, and service in building up and enhancing the quality of life." In PCU-UES, we firmly believe that education is for everybody. That is why we also cater to children with special needs to become useful citizens in the future. Our SPED class caters to children who have intellectual disabilities and related cases with ages from 6 to 12 years old. We strive for excellence. Our goal is to produce PCU-UES graduates who are academically competent Christ-like individuals endowed with a robust Christian education that integrates Faith, Character, and Service. PCU-UES aims to provide our students with well-balanced academic programs and co-curricular activities to help them become active Christians and academically equipped individual. In our Christian Formation Program, we strongly inculcate Christian values in everyday lessons, based on PCU tenets, FAITH, CHARACTER, and SERVICE.PCU-UES, in its effort to continuously deliver quality service, maintains the ACSCU-AAI Accreditation and the ISO management system, and to be globally competitive, the High School Department is now implementing an e-learning program for technological advancement and awareness. The Kiddie Kollege program encourages the children to do their best at their own pace. Through a wealth of stimulating experiences in Language and Creative Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, Sciences, computer Education and Music. The children learn to express themselves in varied meaningful ways. As they work and play, they learn and discover ways of getting along with others. Opportunities for discovering facts and understanding things are available to them. Situations that facilitate the development of realistic and positive self-image are provided in the teaching-learning environment. The daily program includes free guided play followed by group time for conversation, discussion of the lesson, readiness activities, snacks, and rest periods. Time for music mime and creative arts is provided. Mathematics, Language, and Social Studies are integrated into the varied activities of the day. The program enables les the children to live as happy, expressing individuals, able to express their love to God and others. In 1945, Bishop Edwin F. Lee of the United Methodist Church (UMC) envisioned a Christian college in Manila. On October 6, 1946, Laymen of the Evangelical Association of the Philippines agreed to the college's establishment. Their initial Board of Directors Was composed of Atty. Juan Nabong, Sr., Dr. Mateo Occena, Dr. Emilio Javier, D. Mauro Baradi, and Mr. Gerardo Armonio.On January 11, 1947, the Articles of Incorporation was registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institution's original name was Manila Union University, but this was later changed to Philippine Christian College. Dr. Roxy Lefforge, an American missionary, was the first Executive Dean.Dr. Emilio Javier (1962-1958), an outstanding layman of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP), was elected as the first President. Under his leadership, the institution expanded the ecumenical efforts in education. The Union High School of Manila and Union Elementary School, founded by the Presbyterian Church in 1919 and 1946, became part of PCC in 1947. The college added a degree in Nursing when the Mary Johnston School of Nursing, founded by the Methodist in 1907, was affiliated with PCC in 1953. Dr. Juan Nabong, Sr. (1958-1969), a Methodist layman, was the second President. Under his Administration, a four-story concrete building was constructed in 1960 beside the UTS building on Taft Avenue. A year later, a two-story building for the Elementary school was constructed in Vasquez Street, Malate. The Ellinwood College of Christian Education was merging with the Philippine Christian College in 1968, and its curricular programs integrated with the College of Education programs. Dr. Lino Q. Arquiza (1969-1988), a UCCP Educator, was the third President. Under him, the growth and expansion of PCC were steady and impressive. In 1976, PCC acquired its University status and Philippine Christian University. A highlight of the cooperation efforts came during Dr. Arquiza's term when the Union Theological Seminary and PCU merged in 1978. with the merger, the Philippine Christian Center for Learning (PCCL) was born. The merger enabled PCU to expand its offerings in the 97-hectare UTS campus, 36 kilometers south of Manila. With this move, Philippine Christian University and Union Theological Seminary established an ecumenical relationship that is more expansive and coordinated. Institutional cooperation extended to non-protestant schools when in 1972, PCU and DLSU joined hands in a resource-sharing program. This move ushered in the formation of five-school Inter-Institutional Consortium (I-IC) in 1975 composed of De La Salle University, St. Scholastica's College, St. Paul's College of Manila, Philippine Normal College, and Philippine Christian University. The Consortium enjoys the full support of the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia. With the untimely demise of Dr. Arquiza, PCU had a succession of two able and dedicated Officers-in-Charge in Justice Crisolito Pascual (1988) and Dean Betty I. Molina (1989).In 1990, the Board of Trustees elected Dr. Carlito S. Puno (1990-2000), a prominent Methodist lay leader, as the university's fourth president. The new President of the university provided a new vision and creative and dynamic leadership for the university. PCU became an active participant in the globalization of education. Under his leadership, the university pursued a program expansion aggressively through the off-campus programs and the overseas institutional linkages. The year 2000 brought dramatic changes to the university. This was ushered in by the election of the 5th President, Dr. Oscar S. Suarez. Today PCU had grown into an institution responsive to national needs through its expanded and relevant curricular offerings. View full university

Our vision is 'A University committed to Exemplary Christian Education for Life (EXCEL) and responsive to the needs of the total person and the world." The mission of Central Philippine University is to carry out a program of spiritual, intellectual, moral, scientific, technological, and cultural training, and allied studies under influences that strengthen Christian faith, build up character and promote scholarship, research, and community service. Our quality policy is to fulfill the mission and realize the vision of Central Philippine University; we commit to consistently provide superior services by integrating Christian values, academic excellence, the highest level of professionalism, and quality consideration in every aspect of our operations. We maintain a quality management system that complies with international standards. We continually improve to achieve global excellence that satisfies the university community's expectations, partner institutions, and the general public. The Central Philippine University (CPU) Libraries are composed of Henry Luce III Library (Main Library) and the following Department Libraries: College of Law at the second floor of the New Valentine Building, the High School Library at the second floor of the New High School Complex and the Elementary Library at the ground floor of the Elementary School Building. The Theology Library and the Graduate Studies Library are housed at the Main Library. The Main Library can seat 1,300 persons High School Library, 150 Elementary Library, 125 College of Law, 30, and the Graduate Studies Satellite Library, 30. The total seating capacity of the University Libraries is 1,650. The Library follows the Dewey Decimal Classification system. The Sears List of Subject Headings and the Library of Congress Subject Headings are the subject authority list's primary sources. The CPU Libraries have linkages with academic institutions, development agencies, government agencies, non-government organizations, and others to share print and non-print materials. CENTRAL PHILIPPINE UNIVERSITY is a non-stock, non-profit Christian Institution of higher learning. A well-rounded program of education is offered under influences that strengthen faith and build up character. It was founded in 1905 as the Jaro Industrial School by missionaries of the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society. It started as an Elementary Vocational School for poor boys who worked for their board and tuition. Perhaps it was the first school in the Philippines to teach that labor is an honor. The school also had the distinction of having organized the first student government in the country - the Jaro Industrial School Republic, and one of the oldest student's newspapers - the Central Echo. Dr. William 0. Valentine, the first principal, worked hard to have the school incorporated and recognized by the government. His objectives were reached in 1913, the year when the school began to admit female students also. In 1915, the first two years of high school were opened. In 1920, the third and fourth-year classes were added, and the following year, the first batch of high school graduates were turned out. To satisfy the growing desire of young people for education, a junior college was opened in 1923, and the name of the school was changed to Central Philippine College. The senior college was established in 1936, and by 1940 five degrees were offered: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Education, Bachelor of Theology, and Bachelor of Religious Education. The war broke out, and with it came destruction and death. The college buildings were destroyed. The enemy massacred eleven American missionaries. Central students, faculty, staff members, and alumni joined the guerrilla movement or the Civil Resistance Government. Many of them laid down their lives for democracy and freedom. The "Central Spirit," however, did not die in the night that was World War II. As soon as the war ended, the college was reopened by loyal faculty members and returning missionaries caught by the war in America. Destroyed buildings were reconstructed, and new ones were built with funds from friends at home and abroad. Postwar reconstruction resulted in a well-laid, attractive campus. CPU has grown much in physical plant and educational programs, but it has remained true to its mission as a Christian institution whose motto is Scientia et Fides (Knowledge and Faith). It is affiliated with the Convention of Philippine Baptist Churches. It maintains fraternal ties with the International Ministries of the American Baptist Churches (known before as the American Foreign Mission Society) and the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia. The university is also a member of the Association of Christian Schools, Colleges and Universities (ACCU) and the Association of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia (ACUCA). View full university

Central Philippine Adventist College is a private educational Christian college in Alegria, Murcia, Negros Occidental, Philippines. It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second-largest Christian school system. The college is fully accredited by the Association of Christian Schools, Colleges and Universities-Accrediting Agency, Inc. (ACSCU-AAI), the Adventist Accrediting Agency (AAA) of General Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and by the Department of Education of Southern Asia Pacific Division. Our vision is, "Central Philippine Adventist College trains students to be productive, service-oriented, and win-some witnesses of the Lord Jesus Christ." Our mission is "To be a Christian institution of academic excellence, continuously upgrading its faculty and facilities, and establishing healthy linkages with other institutions, whose students and graduates perform creditably and honorably in their chosen profession, and respond to the holistic needs of local and global communities." Shortly after the Central Philippine Union Mission was organized in 1964, its leaders dreamt of a college in Central Philippines. Following the dream, CPUM spent years of "sightseeing" activities over all of the Visayas searching for a favorable location. Finally, the search ended in Alegria, Murcia, 23 kilometers from Bacolod City, with the purchase of 71 hectares for P 600,000. A donation of $ 64,000 by Mrs. May Chung enlarged the property by 35 hectares. Events moved more rapidly after 1979. In 1981, the second quarter's 13th Sabbath School Overflow Offering set aside by the General Conference for the Central Philippine Union Mission College project gave it a much-needed funding boost. On August 12, 1981, seventeen years after the dream was born, the college's groundbreaking ceremonies took place. Keynote speaker was Dr. C. D. Hirsch, General Conference Director of Education, and the guest speaker was Negros Occidental governor, the Honorable Alfredo Montelibano, Jr. The actual construction began on October 2, 1981, with architect-contractor Raymundo R Victoriano donating his services as supervising engineer. On June 14, 1982, registered with the Department of Education, Culture, and Sports (DECS) as Central Philippine Adventist School, the college opened its door. There were 100 students and 17 faculty members. Pastor David Recalde was the president. As a Junior or vocational college, Rural Health Nursing, Building Construction, Agriculture, and Biblical Studies were the first courses. The Central Philippine Adventist College campus is located on a 115- hectare hilly slope of Brgy. Alegria, Murcia, Negros Occidental. Nestled at the foot of Mt. Mara para, the campus is 23 kilometers east of Bacolod City. It can be reached after about a 30-minute ride by jeepney or private vehicles. If you come by public conveyance, you can proceed to the Murcia or Mambucal, Murcia terminals near Libertad market, and take a jeepney bound for Murcia's municipality, dropping at the market area. Then ask for directions for Alegria/CPAC bound tricycles. The welcome marker near the barangay road signals you are only half a kilometer away from the campus known for its refreshingly rural and scenic environment. * Personnel from Negros Occidental Conference and Bacolod Adventist Medical Center (both located in Barangay Taculing, Bacolod City) can give directions to the CPAC campus. View full university

Welcome to Philippine School Doha, the leading learning institution in Qatar as far as Philippine basic education is concerned. Philippine School Doha was established on October 3, 1992, to serve the educational needs of the children of the Filipino community in the State of Qatar. Its birth was the result of the determination of pioneering members of the Filipino community in Doha under the auspices of the Philippine Embassy. As required under the laws of the Philippines, the school has been incorporated as a non-stock, non-profit educational corporation and is duly registered as the Philippine School in Doha, Incorporated in the Securities and Exchange Commission. As such, the school is governed by the Corporation Code and special laws and regulations of the Philippines. A special set of regulations for the operation of the PSD as a private school is the Manual of Policies and Regulations, otherwise known as MOPAR. This was drawn up by the Inter-Agency Committee (IAC) in Philippine School Overseas (PSO) of the Philippine government namely the Commission on Filipino Overseas, Department of Education, the Department of Labor, and Employment, and Philippine Overseas Office. The MOPAR is amplified by the PSD Manual of Norms and Policies approved by the Board of Trustees to manage and operate PSD under the amended by-laws of the school corporation. Furthermore, the school is also governed by Amiri Ordinance No. 7 of the year 1980 regarding the organization of private schools in the State of Qatar and by applicable regulations of concerned local authorities. By the general provisions of the said Ordinance, PSD was permitted by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education to operate as a private school of the Filipino community in Qatar, under the patronage of the Philippine Embassy in Doha. The Department of Education, Culture and Sports, granted the PSD the permit to operate on March 6, 1997, per government Permit No. 002, s. 1997. Subsequently, on February 1, 2000, Philippine School Doha was recognized by the DECS per Government Recognition No. 001, s. 2000. Guided by the dictum "Knowledge Begets Wisdom", the Philippine School Doha envisions itself to be the center of academic excellence as the first Philippine Science School in the Middle East abreast with the dynamics and development of society, culture, Science and Technology, and the Arts. It also aspires to produce globally competitive graduates with inherent values of honesty, propriety tempered with prudence, and Divine Wisdom. The Philippine School Doha, a non-stock, non-profit school, has commissioned itself to provide learners optimum quality education that is attuned with the relevance of time and technology advancement under the precept of pro-God, pro-environment, pro-people, and pro-nation. View full school

Philippine schools overseas (PSOs) are duly registered educational institutions operating outside the Philippines and implementing the basic education curriculum of the Department of Education (DepEd). PSOs are required to comply with the requirements and regulations of the government of the Philippines and the host countries. A valid permit to operate from the host country is required before applying for accreditation from the Philippine DepEd. PSOs are established to address the educational needs of children of Filipinos overseas, and eventually facilitate their reintegration into the Philippine educational system upon their return to the Philippines. The schools also provide a venue for the teaching and propagation of the Filipino culture and heritage among Filipino youth overseas and serve as a locus for Filipino community activity. As of May 2011, there are forty-one (41) PSOs in ten (10) countries – Bahrain, China, East Timor, Greece, Kuwait, Libya, Oman, Qatar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. Of these schools, thirty-five (35) have Certificates of Recognition or Government Permits issued by the Philippine DepEd and six (6) have provisional permits. There is an estimated 27,500 students currently enrolled in PSOs at various levels, from pre-elementary, elementary, and high school. The vital role of these schools in the education of children of Filipinos overseas calls for certain standards of management and operation. The IACPSO formulates the policies and procedures governing the establishment, management, and operation of such schools. The IACPSO was established in February 1995 and strengthened through Executive Order No. 252 dated 05 May 2000. It is co-chaired by the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). Other members of the IACPSO are the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), and the Commission on Filipinos Overseas. The PISQ adopts the Montessori curriculum in the pre-school department. It believes that the approach offers the best tool in providing a carefully planned and stimulating environment – one that will help preschoolers develop the foundational habits, attitudes, skills, and ideas that are essential for a lifetime of creative thinking and learning. The PISQ is also registered with the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission and therefore exists as a private judicial entity under Philippine laws. The PISQ envisions itself as a learning institution manned by competent leaders and mentors who are committed to the holistic growth of every student, under a tradition of excellence, in a safe and caring environment. Equip every learner with knowledge, skills, values, and motivation for productive and successful involvement in a humane and fast-evolving society. Education shall contribute to the development of God-loving, nationalistic, and globally competitive citizens who will actively participate in building a just and humane society. View full school