EMA EMITS College Philippines (EECP), founded in 1905 as Eastern Mindoro Academy and later Eastern Mindoro Institute of Technology and Sciences (EMITS; 1986), is an educational institution in

Pinamalayan Pinamalayan, officially the Municipality of Pinamalayan ( tgl, Bayan ng Pinamalayan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 90,383 people. Pinamalayan ...

in the province of

Oriental Mindoro Oriental Mindoro ( tl, Silangang Mindoro), officially the Province of Oriental Mindoro, is a province in the Philippines located on the island of Mindoro under Mimaropa region in Luzon, about southwest of Manila. The province is bordered by th ...

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History

The school is located in the town of

Pinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro Pinamalayan, officially the Municipality of Pinamalayan ( tgl, Bayan ng Pinamalayan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 90,383 people. Pinamalayan ...

. Before its incorporation in 1985, it was known as the Eastern Mindoro Academy (EMA), but in 1986 it was renamed as the Eastern Mindoro Institute of Technology and Sciences (EMITS). Attorney Federico Semilla, the founder of the institution, was a native of

Marinduque Marinduque (; ), officially the Province of Marinduque, is an island province in the Philippines located in Southwestern Tagalog Region or Mimaropa, formerly designated as Region IV-B. Its capital is the municipality of Boac. Marinduque lies be ...

who migrated with his family to Quinabigan, one of the barangays of the town. The school has a Prep and Kindergarten School, Complete Elementary & Secondary Courses, Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and Technical Skills and Development Authority (TESDA) courses.

Activities

EMITS runs a student theatre, through the theatrical organization Tanghalan Ngani. It has produced plays including ''Evita: La Santa Peronista'' (September 2007), ''Joseph'' (February 2008), and ''EMITS High School Musical Plus'' (August 2008). There are also school newspapers ''The Rainbow Times'' (in English), and ''Pulso ng EMITS'' (in Filipino). In 2007-2008, ''The Rainbow Times'' was named second best school paper in the regional schools

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Occidental Mindoro Occidental Mindoro ( tl, Kanlurang Mindoro), officially the Province of Occidental Mindoro, is a province in the Philippines located in the Mimaropa region. The province occupies the western half of the island of Mindoro. Its capital is Mambura ...

. ''Pulso ng EMITS'' was named best school paper at the same press conference. In the national press conference in

Koronadal City Koronadal, officially the City of Koronadal ( hil, Dakbanwa sang Koronadal; ceb, Dakbayan sa Koronadal; Maguindanaon: ''Kuta nu Koronadal'', Jawi: كوتا نو كورونادال; fil, Lungsod ng Koronadal), also known as Marbel, is a 3rd cl ...

, ''Pulso ng EMITS'' won second place in the Best Feature Page category.

References

External links

Official Website
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