Legal education in the Philippines is developed and offered by Philippine law schools, supervised by the

Legal Education Board The Legal Education Board, or known widely by its abbreviation LEB, is an independent government agency responsible for the regulation of the legal education in the Philippines. The agency was created on December 23, 1993 through the enactment of ...

. Previously, the

Commission on Higher Education The Commission on Higher Education (CHED; ) is a government agency under the Office of the President of the Philippines. It is responsible for regulating and governing all higher education institutions and post-secondary educational programs i ...

supervises the legal education in the

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but was replaced by the Legal Education Board since 1993 after the enactment of Republic Act No. 7662 or the Legal Education Reform Act of 1993.

History

The legal education in the Philippines was first introduced during the Spanish occupation when, in 1734, the

University of Santo Tomas The University of Santo Tomas (UST; ), officially the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines or colloquially as ''Ustê'' (), is a Private university, private Catholic school, Catholic researc ...

established the Faculty of Civil Law. In 1899 the First Filipino owned law school was founded, the Escuela De Derecho De Manila, today known as the Manila Law College, by Don Felipe G. Calderon, when he saw the need for a law school which could train Filipino lawyers and provide legal services to the New Republic. After the

Malolos Constitution The Political Constitution of 1899 (), informally known as the Malolos Constitution, was the constitution of the First Philippine Republic. It was written by Felipe Calderón y Roca and Felipe Buencamino as an alternative to a pair of prop ...

was ratified, the Universidad Literaria de Filipinas was established by Joaquin Gonzalez in 1899; the said institution offered several courses including law. However, the Literaria's existence was short lived as a result of the eruption of the Filipino-American conflict. During the American occupation, specifically in 1911, the

University of the Philippines College of Law The University of the Philippines College of Law (often referred to as UP Law) is the law school of the University of the Philippines Diliman. Formally established in 1911 in UP Manila, it is the third oldest continually-operating law school ...

was established, through the vision and efforts of George Malcolm. The said law institution continues to be one of the oldest state colleges of law in the country. The ratification of the 1935 Constitution paved the way for the establishment of law programs in various private colleges and universities in Manila (schools, at that time, were required to acquire license to operate from the Department of Public Instruction). At that time, there was hardly any kind of supervision of law schools, especially for private institutions. The Faculty of Civil Law of the

, the University of the Philippines–College of Law, the former Colegio de Ateneo de Manila and the

Philippine Law School The Philippine Law School (PLS), founded in 1915, is a law school in the Philippines. It formerly served as the college of law of National University. It has produced lawyers such as Philippine President Carlos P. Garcia, a member of the clas ...

were the leading law institutions during those period. After

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and in the contemporary time, more law schools were then established.

Legal Education Board

The

supervises all law schools and continuing legal education providers in the Philippines. The board is headed by a chairman who is a retired justice of a collegiate court (i.e., Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Sandiganbayan, Court of Tax Appeals, etc.). Regular members of the Board include a representative from each of the following: *

Integrated Bar of the Philippines The Integrated Bar of the Philippines ( abbreviated as IBP) is the national organization of lawyers in the Philippines. It is the mandatory bar association for Filipino lawyers. History The IBP was established as an official organization for ...

(IBP) *Philippine Association of Law Schools (PALS) *Philippine Association of Law Professors (PALP) *active law practitioners *bona fide law students The Board has made legal reforms which include—the stricter selection of law students and law professors; improvements in quality of instruction and facilities of law schools; provisions for legal apprenticeship of law students; and the requirement of attendance to continuing legal education seminars for practicing attorneys.

Mandatory Continuing Legal Education

Lawyers with names appearing in the ''Rolls of Attorneys of the Supreme Court'', unless disbarred, are all members of the

(IBP). However, to be IBP members of good standing, lawyers are required to complete, every three years, at least thirty-six hours of continuing legal education seminars approved by the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Committee (MCLE). Members who fail to comply shall pay a non-compliance fee, and shall be listed as a delinquent member. The Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Office, established by the Supreme Court, is the official government agency tasked to implement compliance with the MCLE requirement. The MCLE Office is headed by former Supreme Court Justice Carolina C. Grino-Aquino, widow of former Supreme Court Chief Justice Ramon Aquino. Its office is located at the fourth floor of the IBP Building in Ortigas Center.

Legal systems

The Philippine legal system is an amalgamation of the world's major systems. These systems include

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civil law which was inherited from Spain; the

Anglo-American Anglo-American can refer to: * the Anglosphere (the Anglo-American world) * Anglo-American, something of, from, or related to Anglo-America ** the Anglo-Americans demographic group in Anglo-America * Anglo American plc Anglo American plc is a ...

common law Common law (also known as judicial precedent, judge-made law, or case law) is the body of law primarily developed through judicial decisions rather than statutes. Although common law may incorporate certain statutes, it is largely based on prece ...

which were derived from the laws of the United States; and

Islamic law Sharia, Sharī'ah, Shari'a, or Shariah () is a body of religious law that forms a part of the Islamic tradition based on scriptures of Islam, particularly the Qur'an and hadith. In Islamic terminology ''sharīʿah'' refers to immutable, intan ...

, otherwise known as the

Sharia law Sharia, Sharī'ah, Shari'a, or Shariah () is a body of religious law that forms a part of the Islamic tradition based on scriptures of Islam, particularly the Qur'an and hadith. In Islamic terminology ''sharīʿah'' refers to immutable, inta ...

, of the Muslim world.

Private law Private law is that part of a legal system that governs interactions between individual persons. It is distinguished from public law, which deals with relationships between both natural and artificial persons (i.e., organizations) and the st ...

and

legal codes A code of law, also called a law code or legal code, is a systematic collection of statutes. It is a type of legislation that purports to exhaustively cover a complete system of laws or a particular area of law as it existed at the time the co ...

are substantially patterned after the civil law of Spain, while

public law Public law is the part of law that governs relations and affairs between legal persons and a government, between different institutions within a state, between different branches of governments, as well as relationships between persons that ...

, including

political law Political law (or political activity law) is an established legal practice area encompassing the intersection of politics and law. Political law comprises election law, voting rights law, campaign finance law, laws governing lobbying and lobbyists, ...

, is based on the Anglo-American legal system.

Law degree programs

Law degree programs are considered professional/post-baccalaureate programs in the Philippines. As such, admission to law schools requires the completion of a

bachelor's degree A bachelor's degree (from Medieval Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six years ...

, with a sufficient number of credits or units in certain subject areas. Completion of a required course from a Philippine law school constitutes the primary eligibility requirement in order to take the

Philippine Bar Examination The Philippine Bar Examinations is the professional licensure examination for lawyers in the Philippines. The exam is exclusively administered by the Supreme Court of the Philippines through the Supreme Court Bar Examination Committee. History ...

, the national licensure examination as precursor to admission to the practice of law in the country. Legal education in the Philippines normally proceeds along the following route: * Undergraduate education (usually 4 years) * Law school (usually 4 years) * Admission to the bar (usually by taking a Philippine bar exam) * Legal practice and mandatory continuing legal education Law degrees in the Philippines may be classified into three types—professional, graduate level and honorary.

Professional law degrees

In order to be eligible to take the bar examinations, one must complete the

Juris Doctor A Juris Doctor, Doctor of Jurisprudence, or Doctor of Law (JD) is a graduate-entry professional degree that primarily prepares individuals to practice law. In the United States and the Philippines, it is the only qualifying law degree. Other j ...

(J.D.) program, which may be either the non-thesis or thesis course. Advanced degrees are offered by some law schools, but are not requirements for admission to the practice of law in the Philippines. *

Bachelor of Laws A Bachelor of Laws (; LLB) is an undergraduate law degree offered in most common law countries as the primary law degree and serves as the first professional qualification for legal practitioners. This degree requires the study of core legal subje ...

(LL.B.) – The LL.B. was the most common law degree offered and conferred by Philippine law schools. It was a standard four-year law program covering all bar exam subjects. Almost all law schools followed a standard LL.B. curriculum, wherein students are exposed to the required bar subjects. Other schools, like the

, allow students to substitute electives for bar review subjects offered in the fourth year of study.Curriculum models, ''Philippine Association of Law Schools'', 2006. In December 2018, as mandated by LEB, the LL.B. program was phased out and was migrated to the J.D. non-thesis program; such migration applied retroactively to LL.B. degree holders, meaning all LL.B. degree holders were also conferred of the new migrated degree. *

(J.D.) - The J.D. degree was developed and first conferred in the Philippines by the Ateneo Law School in 1991. The J.D. program is a four-year law program. Like the standard LL.B. program, the J.D. curriculum covers the core subjects required for the bar examinations. Unlike the LL.B., the Ateneo J.D. program requires students to finish the core bar subjects in 2 years, take elective subjects, undergo an apprenticeship, and prepare and defend a thesis. Currently, the program may be taken either with thesis or that with non-thesis. **

–

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, (J.D.-M.B.A.), – The J.D.-M.B.A. program is a

double degree Joint degrees are academic qualifications awarded through integrated curricula often jointly coordinated and delivered by multiple higher education institutions, sometimes across different countries. Graduates may receive a single qualification ...

program in law and management offered at the professional-graduate level. It was introduced and is so far offered only by the La Salle-FEU MBA-JD Program, a consortium of Far Eastern University Institute of Law and De La Salle Graduate School of Business. Under this program, the requirements of the J.D. and M.B.A. programs are satisfied by the taking of concurrent units of study, allowing students to complete the program in five instead of six years.

Graduate law degrees

Beyond the J.D. or LL.B., members of the Philippine bar have the option of pursuing graduate degrees in law. *

Master of Laws A Master of Laws (M.L. or LL.M.; Latin: ' or ') is a postgraduate academic degree, pursued by those either holding an undergraduate academic law degree, a professional law degree, or an undergraduate degree in another subject. In many jurisdi ...

(LL.M.) – The LL.M. is a graduate law degree offered to holders of basic law degrees (LL.B. and J.D.). It is generally offered to law graduates and lawyers of any nationality. Six Philippine law schools so far conduct the program—the Ateneo Law School, which offers an International Master of Laws program; the University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Civil Law, which first offered the LL.M.; San Sebastian College - Recoletos Graduate School of Law;

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College of Law; Manuel L. Quezon University College of Law; Central Philippine University College of Law in Consortium with

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; San Beda Graduate School of Law; and PLM Graduate School of Law of the ''Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila'' (University of the City of Manila). LL.M. programs were once offered by the Far Eastern University Institute of Law, the Escuela de Derecho de Manila (now Manila Law College Foundation), and the

but were eventually phased out due to lack of enrollment and funding. *

Doctor of Civil Law Doctor of Civil Law (DCL; ) is a degree offered by some universities, such as the University of Oxford, instead of the more common Doctor of Laws (LLD) degrees. At Oxford, the degree is a higher doctorate usually awarded on the basis of except ...

(D.C.L.) – The D.C.L. program is a doctoral program in law offered to holders of the LL.M. degree. Candidates who hold only LL.B. degrees may be admitted upon completion of prerequisite LL.M. subjects. The D.C.L. was pioneered by the University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Civil Law. Their program structure is highly similar to the D.C.L. offered in the

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. The PLM Graduate School of Law has already opened its own D.C.L. program. *Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D. or J.S.D.) – The S.J.D. or J.S.D. program is currently offered only by the San Beda Graduate School of Law. While the candidate for the degree is required some academic units, the grant of the degree relies on the candidates research output as well as his or her participation in international symposia, seminars and programs as lecturer, panel presenter or paper presenter. The candidate presents a doctoral dissertation that is argued before a Panel of Oral Examiners and then delivers a 'lectio coram' -- a lecture in the presence of legal luminaries.

Honorary law degrees

Some Philippine universities also confer the honorary

Doctor of Laws A Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) is a doctoral degree in legal studies. The abbreviation LL.D. stands for ''Legum Doctor'', with the double “L” in the abbreviation referring to the early practice in the University of Cambridge to teach both canon law ...

(LL.D.) degree. It is given to famous individuals who, in the discretion of the awarding institution, were found to have made significant contributions to a certain field, or to the improvement of society or development of the conditions of mankind in general.

Ecclesiastical law degrees

A few

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seminaries and graduate schools offer degree programs in

canon law Canon law (from , , a 'straight measuring rod, ruler') is a set of ordinances and regulations made by ecclesiastical jurisdiction, ecclesiastical authority (church leadership) for the government of a Christian organization or church and its membe ...

, an ecclesiastical program that is not required in the

s. The University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Canon Law runs the oldest academic programs of this kind. Its

Licentiate of Canon Law Licentiate of Canon Law (; JCL) is the title of an advanced graduate degree with canonical effects in the Roman Catholic Church offered by pontifical universities and ecclesiastical faculties of canon law. Licentiate is the title of a person who ...

(J.C.L.) and

Doctor of Canon Law Doctor of Canon Law (, JCD) is the doctoral-level terminal degree in the studies of canon law of the Roman Catholic Church. It can also be an honorary degree awarded by Anglican colleges. It may also be abbreviated ICD or dr.iur.can. (''Iuris Can ...

(J.C.D.) programs are open to priests, nuns, theologians, and even to lay people (i.e., trial court judges, law deans, family lawyers etc.). Judges of the Roman Catholic Marriage Tribunal typically hold academic degrees in the field. Degrees in canon law, strictly speaking, are not considered law degrees in the Philippines.

Developments

There is a move among members of the Philippine Association of Law Schools (PALS) to convert their LL.B. programs into J.D. curricula. There are currently two possible directions for the change: First, the conversion of LL.B. programs through adopting a model substantially similar to the J.D. curriculum introduced by the Ateneo de Manila Law School (the J.D. Programs of the FEU-La Salle consortium and the University of Batangas Law School are of this mold), and second, simply changing the name of the degree conferred from "LL.B." to "J.D." while essentially retaining the same course offerings as those in the DECS Model Law Curriculum (DECS Order No. 27, series of 1989).

Admission to the practice of law

The 1987

Constitution of the Philippines The Constitution of the Philippines (Filipino language, Filipino: ''Saligang Batas ng Pilipinas'' or ''Konstitusyon ng Pilipinas'') is the Constitution, supreme law of the Philippines. Its final draft was completed by the Philippine Constitution ...

has given the Supreme Court the sole power to admit individuals to the practice of law in the

. This power is exercised through a Bar Examination Committee, an ad hoc academic group tasked to formulate questions, administer proceedings, grade examinations, rank candidates, and release the results of the Philippine Bar Examination. To be eligible to take the national bar exam, a candidate must be a Filipino citizen, at least twenty-one years of age, and holder of a bachelor's degree and a law degree obtained from a government recognized law school in the Philippines. Graduates of law schools from other countries must obtain a law degree from the Philippines to qualify for the Philippine Bar. In March 2010 the Supreme court issued Bar matter 1153 allowing Filipino who are foreign law graduates to take the Bar exam provided that applicant complies with the following conditions: # completion of all courses leading to the degree of Bachelor of Laws or its equivalent degree; # recognition or accreditation of the law school by the proper authority; # completion of all fourth year subjects in the Bachelor of Laws academic program in a law school duly recognized by the Philippine Government; and # must have completed a separate bachelor's degree."

Bar examinations

The

s is the national licensure exam for admission to the practice of law. It is conducted during the four Sundays of September, or October, or November of every year. It is arguably the hardest and the most media-covered of all government licensure examinations in the country.Alexander L. Lacson. "A Nation Under Lawyers." ''The Practice: Business and Leisure Magazine for Lawyers''. August–September 2004 Issue. It is also reputedly one of the hardest bar examinations in the world. For candidates intending to practice Islamic law in the Philippines, the ''Special Bar Exams for Shari'a Court Lawyers'' is given every two years. The Supreme Court Bar Office conducts the exam while the Office of Muslim Affairs determines the qualification and eligibility of candidates to the exams.

Attorneys-at-law

To be a full-fledged lawyer in the Philippines and be eligible to use the title ''Attorney'', a candidate must graduate from a Philippine law school, take and pass the Philippine Bar Examinations, the candidate who passed the bar examinations is entitled to take and subscribe before the Supreme Court special en banc session the corresponding Revised Lawyer's Oath, as follows: The certificate to practice law will be granted by the Supreme Court after the lawyer sign his name in the ''Rolls of Attorneys of the Supreme Court''. The full names of lawyers are found in the ''Rolls of Attorneys of the Supreme Court'', and in a similar list included in a Supreme Court publication entitled ''Law List.''

Philippine law schools

Starting from 2017, the Legal Education Board had started implementing the Philippine Law School Admission Test (PhilSAT); the failure to pass such admission test prohibits a person from enrolling to any law schools in the Philippines. It is a one-day aptitude test intended to measure the academic potential of an examinee who wishes to pursue the study of law. , there are 108 law schools legitimately operating throughout the

. These include independent law schools.Directory of Members, ''Philippine Association of Law Schools'', June 2007. Satellite campuses are omitted as they are considered part of a larger higher education institution.

Top performing schools

The following schools are the top performing law schools in the Philippines. Such ranking was based upon the cumulative performance from the results of the bar examinations from 2014 to 2018. #University of the Philippines (86.37%) #Ateneo de Davao University (84.25%) #Ateneo de Manila University (82.76%) #University of San Carlos (80.90%) #Angeles University Foundation (78%) #University of Santo Tomas (76.38%) #San Beda University (76.11%) #Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan (70.50%) #University of Cebu (66.41%) #Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (65.79%)

Metro Manila

Adamson University Adamson University (; AdU or ADU) is a private Catholic university operated by the Congregation of the Mission located in Manila, Philippines. The university has academic programs in graduate school, law, the liberal arts, sciences, engineerin ...

(Ermita, Manila) *

Arellano University Arellano University (AU) is a private university, private, nonsectarian university located in Manila, the Philippines. It was founded in 1938 as a law school by Florentino Cayco Sr., the first Filipino Undersecretary of Public Instruction. The u ...

(Pasay) * Ateneo de Manila University (Makati) *

Centro Escolar University Centro Escolar University (; ), commonly referred to as CEU, is a private, non-sectarian, coeducational institution of higher education located in Manila, Philippines. Founded in 1907 by Librada Avelino and Carmen de Luna, CEU is recognized a ...

(Makati) *

City University of Pasay City University of Pasay (), commonly abbreviated as CUPasay, is a city government-controlled, public university in Pasadeña St., F.B. Harrison, Pasay Pasay, officially the City of Pasay (; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classifi ...

(Pasay) *

De La Salle University De La Salle University (), also referred to as DLSU, De La Salle or La Salle, is a private, Catholic coeducational research university run by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools with main campus in Taft Avenue, Malate, Man ...

(Taguig) *

Far Eastern University Far Eastern University (), also referred to by its acronym FEU, is a Private university, private research non-sectarian university in Manila, Philippines. Created by the merger of Far Eastern College and the Institute of Accounts, Business and ...

(Makati) *

José Rizal University José Rizal University (formerly José Rizal College or JRC), also referred to by its acronym JRU, is a private non-sectarian, non-stock coeducational basic and higher education institution located in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines. ...

(Mandaluyong) * Lyceum of Alabang (Muntinlupa) *

Lyceum of the Philippines University Lyceum of the Philippines University (), also referred to by its acronym LPU, is a private, non-sectarian, coeducational higher education institution located at Intramuros in the City of Manila, Philippines. It was founded in 1952 by José P ...

(Makati) * Manila Adventist College (Pasay) * Manila Law College (formerly Escuela de Derecho) (Sta. Cruz, Manila) * Manuel L. Quezon University (Quiapo, Manila) *

New Era University New Era University (NEU) is a private educational institution in the Philippines, run by the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC). Although it is associated with the INC, it is a non-sectarian university. Its main campus is at New Era, Quezon City, within ...

(Diliman, Quezon City) *

Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila The Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM), also officially as the University of the City of Manila, is a Local colleges and universities (Philippines), municipal public university in Intramuros, Manila, Philippines. It is funded by the city g ...

(Intramuros, Manila) *

Philippine Christian University The Philippine Christian University (PCU) is a private, Protestant, and coeducational basic and higher education institution located in Ermita, Manila, Philippines. It was founded in 1946 through the initiatives of the laymen of the Evangelical ...

(Manila) *

(Pasay) *

Polytechnic University of the Philippines The Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP; ) is a public, coeducational, research university in Santa Mesa, Manila, Philippines. It was founded on 19 October 1904, as the Manila Business School (MBS) and as part of Manila's public sch ...

(Manila) * St. Dominic Savio College (Caloocan) *

San Beda University San Beda University () is a private university, private Catholic coeducational basic and higher education institution run by the Order of Saint Benedict in San Miguel, Manila, San Miguel, Manila, Philippines. It was founded by the Benedictines ...

(San Miguel, Manila) *

San Beda College Alabang San Beda College Alabang (; ) is a private, Catholic basic and higher education institution run by the Order of Saint Benedict, Benedictine Christian monasticism, monks in Cupang, Muntinlupa, Metro Manila, Philippines. History Origin Restive ...

(Muntinlupa) * San Sebastian College–Recoletos (Manila) *

Universidad de Manila Universidad de Manila, also referred to by its acronym UdM, is a public coeducational city government funded higher education institution in Manila, Philippines. It was founded in April 26, 1995 with the approval by Mayor Alfredo Lim of Manila ...

(Manila) *

University of Asia and the Pacific The University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P; ) is a private university in the Philippines. It traces its beginnings to the Center for Research and Communication (CRC), which was established on August 15, 1967, as a private think-tank that cond ...

(Pasig) *

University of Caloocan City The University of Caloocan City (abbreviated as UCC) is a public-type local university established in 1971 and formerly called Caloocan City Community College and Caloocan City Polytechnic College. Its south campus is located at Biglang Awa Str ...

(Caloocan) *

University of the East The University of the East (), also known as UE, is a private university located in Manila, Philippines. Founded in 1946, business tycoon Lucio Tan acquired the university in 1990. UE was once labeled as the "largest university in Asia" when i ...

(Manila) *

University of Makati The University of Makati ( or ), commonly referred to as UMak (or pronounced as yūmāk/, is a public, Local colleges and universities (Philippines), local city university located in Embo (barangays), West Rembo, Taguig, Metro Manila, Phili ...

(Makati) *

(Sampaloc, Manila) *

University of Perpetual Help System DALTA The University of Perpetual Help System DALTA (UPHSD) is a Catholic-oriented, Mixed-sex education, co-educational, non-sectarian, private university, with campuses at Las Piñas, Bacoor, Cavite and Calamba, Laguna in the Philippines. The unive ...

(Las Piñas) *

(Sampaloc, Manila) *

University of the Philippines Diliman The University of the Philippines Diliman (also called UPD; ), also referred to as UP Diliman, is a State university and college (Philippines), public, coeducational, Research university, research university located in Diliman, Quezon City, Ph ...

(Quezon City and Taguig City)

Central Luzon

* Aurora State College of Technology (Baler, Aurora) * Angeles University Foundation (Angeles City) *

Araullo University Araullo University (), also referred to by its acronym "AU " or simply "Araullo", is a private, non-sectarian secondary and higher education institution in Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija, Philippines. It was established in 1950. The university of ...

(Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija) * Baliuag University (Baliuag, Bulacan) * Bulacan State University (Malolos, Bulacan) *

Don Honorio Ventura State University Don Honorio Ventura State University (DHVSU) is a state university in Bacolor, Pampanga, Philippines. It has six satellite campuses in Apalit, Candaba, Porac, Mexico, Santo Tomas and Lubao in the province of Pampanga. It is considered as the o ...

(Bacolor, Pampanga) * Jesus Is Lord Colleges Foundation (Bocaue, Bulacan) *

Tarlac State University Tarlac State University (TSU; ) is a public university located in Tarlac City, Philippines. Established in 1906, it is the flagship academic institution of higher education in the province offering different degree programs through its ten coll ...

(Tarlac City, Tarlac) * Wesleyan University Philippines (Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija)

Northern Luzon

* Abra Valley Colleges (Bangued, Abra) *

Cagayan State University Cagayan State University (known as CSU), was established through a Presidential Decree No. 1436 CSU have a nine satellite campus and 2 extension Campus which Nestled in a Prominent three Congessional Districts of Cagayan, each campus headed ...

(Tuguegarao) * Cordillera Career Development College (La Trinidad, Benguet) *

Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University (DMMMSU ; ) is the State Universities or Colleges of the Philippines, state university system serving the province of La Union in the Philippines. Its main autonomous unit is in Bacnotan. It was creat ...

(San Fernando, La Union) * Isabela State University - Cauayan City Campus (Cauayan, Isabela) *

Kalinga State University Kalinga may refer to: Geography, linguistics and/or ethnology * Kalinga (region), a historical region of India ** Kalinga (Mahabharata), an apocryphal kingdom mentioned in classical Indian literature ** Kalinga script, an ancient writing system ...

(Tabuk, Kalinga) *

Lyceum-Northwestern University Lyceum-Northwestern University (L-NU) is a medical college located in Dagupan, Philippines, founded by Francisco Quimson Duque and Florencia Tiongson Duque in 1969. Lyceum-Northwestern University though bearing the name Lyceum is not affil ...

(Dagupan) *

Mariano Marcos State University Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU; ) is a public university, higher education institution with campuses and facilities throughout Ilocos Norte province in the Philippines. Its main campus is in Batac. History Established through Pres ...

(Batac, Ilocos Norte) *

Northeastern College The Northeastern College is a private, coeducational secondary and higher education institution located in Santiago, Isabela, Philippines The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic ...

(Santiago, Isabela) *

Northwestern University Northwestern University (NU) is a Private university, private research university in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Established in 1851 to serve the historic Northwest Territory, it is the oldest University charter, chartered university in ...

(Laoag) * Panpacific University (Urdaneta, Pangasinan) * Saint Louis College (San Fernando, La Union) *

Saint Louis University Saint Louis University (SLU) is a private university, private Society of Jesus, Jesuit research university in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Founded in 1818 by Louis William Valentine DuBourg, it is the oldest university west of the Missi ...

(Baguio) * Saint Mary's University (Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya) *

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(Baguio) *

University of Cagayan Valley University of Cagayan Valley (UCV) is a private, non-sectarian university located in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, Philippines. Formerly known as Cagayan Teachers College and later as Cagayan Colleges Tuguegarao, UCV has grown into a leading insti ...

(Tuguegarao) *

University of the Cordilleras The University of the Cordilleras (UC or UC-BCF; ), formerly known as the Baguio Colleges Foundation (BCF), is a private coeducational university in Baguio, Philippines. Founded by Benjamin R. Salvosa and his wife Evangelina D. Salvosa in 1946 ...

(Baguio) *

University of La Salette The University of La Salette is a private Catholic, coeducational basic and higher education institution founded in 1951 and run by the Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette in Santiago, Isabela, Philippines. History The school was establish ...

(Dubinan East, Santiago) *

University of Northern Philippines The University of Northern Philippines (UNP; ) is a university in Barangay Tamag, in the City of Vigan in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. It is the first and oldest state university in Northern Luzon which offers low tuition fee, tr ...

(Vigan) *

University of Pangasinan The PHINMA – University of Pangasinan, also known as UPang, is a private and non-sectarian university located at Dagupan, Pangasinan, Philippines. It is a member of the PHINMA Education Network (PEN). It offers practically all undergraduat ...

(Dagupan) * Urdaneta City University (Urdaneta, Pangasinan) *

Virgen Milagrosa University Foundation Virgen Milagrosa University Foundation (VMUF) is a Private school, privately supported, co-educational, Catholic university in San Carlos, Pangasinan, San Carlos, Pangasinan, Philippines. It was founded in 1958 by Dr. Martin Posadas and Dr. Rosal ...

(San Carlos, Pangasinan)

Calabarzon

Batangas State University Batangas State University, The National Engineering University (; BatStateU The NEU) is a State university and college (Philippines), state university in the province of Batangas, Philippines. Established in 1903 as a training school, Batangas S ...

(Batangas City) *

De La Salle Lipa De La Salle Lipa, also known by its acronym DLSL, is a private Catholic Lasallian basic and higher educational institution run by the De La Salle Brothers of the Philippine District of the Christian Brothers in Lipa City, Batangas, Philippines ...

(Lipa, Batangas) * Emilio Aguinaldo College–Cavite (Dasmariñas, Cavite) * Enverga University (Lucena) *

Laguna State Polytechnic University Laguna State Polytechnic University (LSPU; ) is a State University in the province of Laguna, Philippines, with four regular campuses and four satellite campuses. It is currently classified as SUC Level III and is the only institutionally accred ...

(Santa Cruz, Laguna) * Philippine Christian University–Dasmariñas (Dasmariñas, Cavite) * San Pablo Colleges (San Pablo, Laguna) * Tomas Claudio Colleges (Morong, Rizal) *

University of Batangas The University of Batangas (UB; ), is a private university, basic and higher education institution located in Batangas City, Philippines. Founded in 1946 as ''Western Philippine College'', it is the oldest university and second-oldest educational ...

(Batangas City) * University of Perpetual Help System JONELTA (Biñan, Laguna)

Southern Luzon

* Aemilianum College (Sorsogon City) *

Ateneo de Naga University Ateneo de Naga University () and () also referred to by its acronym AdNU, is a Private school, private Catholic Jesuit basic and higher education institution run by the Philippine Province of the Society of Jesus in Naga City, Camarines Sur, Na ...

(Naga, Camarines Sur) * Bicol College (Daraga, Albay) *

Bicol University Bicol University (), also referred to by its acronym (BU or Bicol U), is a regional state, research and coeducational higher education institution in Legazpi City, Albay, Philippines, with external campuses scattered throughout the provinces of ...

(

Legazpi, Albay Legazpi (, American Spanish: , European Spanish: ), officially the City of Legazpi (; ), is a Component City, component city and capital of the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Albay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a ...

) * Camarines Norte School of Law (Talisay, Camarines Norte) * Luna Goco Colleges (Calapan, Oriental Mindoro) * Palawan State University (Puerto Princesa) * Southern Bicol Colleges (Masbate City) * Tabaco College (Tabaco, Albay) * University of Northeastern Philippines (Iriga, Camarines Sur) *

University of Nueva Caceres The University of Nueva Caceres ( and ), also referred to by its acronym UNC, is a private non-sectarian basic and higher education institution in Naga City, Bicol Region, Philippines. It is run by , Inc., a joint venture of Ayala Corporation a ...

(Naga, Camarines Sur) *

University of Santo Tomas - Legazpi A university () is an institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Uni ...

(Legazpi)

Visayas

* Aklan Catholic College (Kalibo, Aklan) * Asian Development Foundation College (Tacloban, Leyte) * BIT International College (Tagbilaran) *

Cebu Normal University Cebu Normal University (), also referred to by its acronym CNU, is a state research university in Cebu City, Philippines established in 1902. CNU is designated by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) as Center of Excellence (COE) in both N ...

(Cebu City) *

Central Philippine University Central Philippine University (also known as Central or CPU) is a private, Protestant, and research university located in Jaro, Iloilo City, Philippines. Established in 1905 through a grant from the American industrialist and philanthropist ...

(Jaro, Iloilo City) * Christ the King College (Calbayog) * Colegio dela Purisima Concepcion (Roxas, Capiz) * College of Maasin (Maasin, Southern Leyte) * Dr. Vicente Orestes Romualdez Educational Foundation (Tacloban) *

Eastern Samar State University Eastern Samar State University is a state university in the Philippines with main campus located in Borongan, Eastern Samar. It has a satellite campus in Salcedo, Maydolong, Guiuan Guiuan ( �giˌwan; , ), officially the Municipality of G ...

(Borongan, Eastern Samar) * Foundation University (Dumaguete) * Holy Name University (Tagbilaran) * Leyte Colleges (Tacloban) * Negros Oriental State University (Dumaguete) * Saint Paul School of Professional Studies (Palo, Leyte) * Santo Niño Mactan College (Lapulapu City) *

Silliman University Silliman University (also referred to as Silliman or SU) is a private, Protestant, and research university located in Dumaguete City, Philippines. Established in 1901 as Silliman Institute by the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions, it is ...

(Dumaguete) *

Southwestern University Southwestern University (Southwestern or SU) is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Georgetown, Texas. Formed in 1873 from a revival of collegiate charters granted in 1840, Southwester ...

(Sambag District, Cebu City) *

University of Bohol The University of Bohol, also referred to by its acronym U.B., is a Private school, private nonsectarian co-educational basic and higher education institution institution of higher learning in Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines. It is the fir ...

(Tagbilaran) *

University of Cebu The University of Cebu (UC; ; ) is a private, non-sectarian, coeducational basic and higher education institution in Cebu City, Philippines. It was founded in 1964 offering preschool, grade school, junior & senior high school, undergraduate degre ...

(Cebu City) *

University of Eastern Philippines The University of Eastern Philippines () is the first state university in the Visayas. It offers the largest number of undergraduate and graduate degree programs and short-term courses and certificates among the higher education institutions in ...

(Catarman, Northern Samar) *

University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos A university () is an institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Univ ...

(Bacolod) *

University of San Agustin The University of San Agustin – Iloilo, also known as UniSAg or San Ag, is a private Roman Catholic institution in Iloilo City, Philippines. It is operated by the Augustinian Province of Santo Niño de Cebu, Philippines, belonging to the Orde ...

(Iloilo City) *

University of San Carlos The University of San Carlos (USC or colloquially San Carlos) is a private, Catholic, research, coeducational basic and higher education institution administered by the Philippine Southern Province of the Society of the Divine Word missionarie ...

(Cebu City) * University of San Jose-Recoletos (Cebu City) * University of St. La Salle (Bacolod) *

University of Southern Philippines Foundation The University of Southern Philippines Foundation (USPF) is a private, non-sectarian university in Cebu City, Philippines. Historical background The University of Southern Philippines Foundation (USPF) was founded by: * Agustin Jereza, a ...

(Cebu City) *

University of the Visayas The University of the Visayas (UV) is a private institution located in Cebu City, Philippines. It is the first school in the province of Cebu to attain university status. History Vicente Gullas (1898–1970) founded the University of the Visa ...

(Cebu City) * Western Leyte College (Ormoc, Leyte) *

West Visayas State University West Visayas State University (WVSU, referred to colloquially by locals as West; ) is a Public university, public Normal University, normal research university located in La Paz, Iloilo City, Western Visayas region of the Philippines. It was es ...

(La Paz, Iloilo City)

Mindanao

Andres Bonifacio College Andres Bonifacio College (ABCollege or ABC) is a community college institution in the Philippines. Its campus is located at College Park, Brgy. Miputak, Dipolog. ABCollege offers course programs from kindergarten to postgraduate levels. Alumni an ...

(Dipolog) *

Ateneo de Davao University Ateneo de Davao University (AdDU; ) is a private Catholic basic and higher education institution in Davao City, Davao del Sur, Philippines. It is run by the Philippine Jesuit Province. Before the Jesuits took over administration of the schoo ...

(Davao City) *

Ateneo de Zamboanga University The Ateneo de Zamboanga University (), also referred to by its acronym AdZU, is a Private university, private, Catholic higher education, Catholic, coeducation, co-educational, Education in the Philippines, basic and higher education institution ...

(Zamboanga City) * Basilan State College (Isabela, Basilan) *

Bukidnon State University Bukidnon State University, abbreviated as BSU and colloquially referred to as BukSU, is a provincial state university in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon, Philippines. Formerly named Bukidnon State College, it became a university in 2007. The other uni ...

(Malaybalay, Bukidnon) * Cor Jesu College (Digos, Davao del Sur) * DMC-College Foundation (Dipolog) *

Fr. Saturnino Urios University Father Saturnino Urios University (; ), also referred to by its acronym FSUU, is a private Roman Catholic coeducational basic and higher education institution run by the Diocese of Butuan in Butuan, Philippines. It offers preschool, elementar ...

(Butuan) * J.H. Cerilles State College (San Miguel, Zamboanga del Sur) *

Jose Maria College Jose Maria College Foundation, Inc. (JMCFI), or simply Jose Maria College (JMC), is a tertiary educational institution in Davao City, Philippines. Background Jose Maria College was founded by pastor Apollo Quiboloy of the Kingdom of Jesus Chr ...

(Davao City) *

Jose Rizal Memorial State University Jose Rizal Memorial State University (JRMSU; ) is a state university in Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. It is mandated to provide higher professional, technical, special instructions for special purposes and promote research and extension serv ...

(Dapitan City) * Liceo de Cagayan University (Cagayan de Oro) * Medina College-Ozamiz (Ozamiz) * Mindanao State University–General Santos City (General Santos City) *

Mindanao State University–Iligan Institute of Technology The Iligan Institute of Technology, commonly referred to as IIT or MSU-IIT, is a public coeducational institution of higher learning and research university located in Iligan City, Philippines, charted in 1968 bRepublic Act 5363and integrated a ...

(Iligan) * Misamis University (Ozamis City, Misamis Occidental) *

Notre Dame of Marbel University Notre Dame of Marbel University, also known by its acronym NDMU, is a private Catholic educational institution run by the Marist Brothers in Koronadal, South Cotabato, Philippines. It was founded in 1945 and offers pre-school, elementary, high ...

(Koronadal, South Cotabato) *

North Eastern Mindanao State University North Eastern Mindanao State University (NEMSU), formerly known as Surigao del Sur State University, is a state university system located in the province of Surigao del Sur. Its main campus is located in Tandag, with additional sites in Bislig, ...

(Tandag, Surigao del Sur) * Rizal Memorial Colleges (Davao City) *

Sultan Kudarat State University Sultan Kudarat State University (SKSU; ) is a state university in the province of Sultan Kudarat, Mindanao, Philippines. Formerly Sultan Kudarat Polytechnic State College (SKPSC), it became a university in 2010. There are seven campuses within ...

(Tacurong City) * Saint Columban College (Pagadian) * St. Thomas More School of Law & Business (Tagum) * St. Mary's College of Tagum (Tagum) * University of Mindanao (Davao City) *

University of Southeastern Philippines The University of Southeastern Philippines (USeP; ; ) is a public, research, coeducational, regional state university based in Davao City, Davao del Sur, Philippines. Founded on December 15, 1978, the university is an integration of four state ...

(Davao City) *

University of Southern Mindanao The University of Southern Mindanao (USM; ), formerly Mindanao Institute of Technology (MIT),is a university in the Southern Philippines. It provides instruction and professional training in science and technology, particularly in agriculture a ...

(Kidapawan, Cotabato) *

Xavier University Xavier University ( ) is a private Jesuit university in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. It is the sixth-oldest Catholic and fourth-oldest Jesuit university in the United States. Xavier had an enrollment of approximately 5,600 undergraduate an ...

(Cagayan de Oro City) *

Western Mindanao State University Western Mindanao State University (WMSU; ) is a state university located in Zamboanga City, Philippines. It has two campuses: the main campus of 79,000 square metres and 9,147 square metres in the city proper, and the satellite campus of ...

(Zamboanga City)

Bangsamoro

Cotabato State University Cotabato State University or CotSU, formerly Cotabato City State Polytechnic College, is a government-funded higher education institution located in Cotabato City, Philippines. It is mandated to provide professional and advanced vocational instr ...

(Cotabato City) *

Mindanao State University Mindanao State University (MSU; ) is a Higher education in the Philippines#State universities and colleges, state university system in the city of Marawi, Philippines. It is the first state university in Mindanao, Philippines, established throug ...

(Marawi) *

Notre Dame University The University of Notre Dame du Lac (known simply as Notre Dame; ; ND) is a private Catholic research university in Notre Dame, Indiana, United States. Founded in 1842 by members of the Congregation of Holy Cross, a Catholic religious order o ...

(Cotabato City)

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