The Manuel L. Quezon University (MLQU) is a private,

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, coeducational basic and higher education institution in Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines. It is named after the second president of the Philippine

Manuel L. Quezon Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina, (; 19 August 1878 – 1 August 1944), also known by his initials MLQ, was a Filipino lawyer, statesman, soldier and politician who served as president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 until his dea ...

History

On November 1, 1947, eighteen professors and Six co-founders included Assoc. Justice Jose Benedicto "JBL" L. Reyes, Sen. Lorenzo M. Tanada Sr., Dr. Leoncio B. Monzon, Justice Arsenio P. Dizon from the school where Dr. Monzon served first president and as Dean joined him in an old MLQ School of Law Building at the corner of Mendiola and Legarda Streets to begin training 643 students for the law profession. Thus was born the MLQU School of Law. The fledgling school produced its first batch of graduates the following year and in the Bar Examinations given in that same year, the school registered a passing average of 97.5%. In 1949, it exceeded its first record with a passing average of 100% with three of its graduates making it to the Top Ten. The law school soon found it necessary to transfer to a new site on R. Hidalgo St. where other academic units were organized beginning with the School of Arts and Sciences followed by the School of Education, Commerce and Business Administration, Engineering, Architecture and Graduate Studies. With the addition of these units, the Law school became the Manuel L. Quezon Educational Institution. In 1958, the institution acquired University status. 09987jfManuel Quezon University Hidalgo Street Nazarene School Quiapo Manilafvf 11

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Subsequently, the Schools of Criminology, Architecture and Secretarial Education were separated from the School of Arts and Sciences, Engineering and Commerce and Business Administration, respectively. The School of Information Technology is the latest addition to the university community. The Manuel L. Quezon University has two campuses, namely, the Monzon Hall, located at 916 R. Hidalgo Street, Quiapo and the Arlegui Compound at Arlegui St. where the Basic Education Department is located. Just recently, the Research Center was built adjacent to the Monzon Hall and which was named after Justice Arsenio P. Dizon.

Move to Quezon City and expansion

In August 2014, construction magnate and New San Jose Builders Inc. chairman

Jose Acuzar Jose "Jerry" Rizalino Larion Acuzar (born June 19, 1955)is a Filipino business executive who is the founder of New San Jose Builders. He also serves as the current Secretary of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development since July ...

acquired ownership of the 69-year-old university for an undisclosed amount and a year later opened the School for Professional Advancement and Continuing Education (SPACE) inside the Victoria Sports Tower Condominium along

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signaling the university's entry to the roster of esteemed academic institutions in Quezon City. On the occasion of

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day and 138th birth anniversary of

, the university officially moved from Quiapo,

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to Victoria Sports Tower on August 19, 2016, dubbed "Manuel is Home in Quezon City". Two (2) more locations will be added in nearby

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and the former site of Bureau of Research and Standards under the

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to offer more tertiary courses to potential students and alumni alike.

Notable people

MLQU 66th Foundation Day Alumni Awardees

* Blas F. Ople - Former Senate President *

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- Senator, Republic of the Philippines *

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- Senator, Secretary of Foreign Affairs, and Executive Secretary of the Republic of the Philippines. *

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- AB '60,

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Associate Justice (Retired) *

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- LLb '51, School of Law,

Associate Justice (Retired) *

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- chairman,

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''; ''retired

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* Ruben T. Reyes -

Associate Justice (Retired) * Martin Villarama- Former Supreme Court Associate Justice *

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- chairman, Commission on Elections. Chairman of

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(MMDA). * Amparo Cabotaje Tang - AB '75, Political Science, Presiding Justice Sandiganbayan *

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- Associate Justice, dismissed Sandiganbayan, Quezon City * Rosalinda Baldoz - Secretary of Labor and Employment *

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- Secretary of Labor and Employment. * Roberto Pagdanganan- Philippine Tourism Secretary and Governor of Bulacan Province. * Antonio Villegas - Mayor, City of Manila *

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- Sultan of Sulu *

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- Chairman of the Board of Cendors for Motion Pictures (now MTRCB) *

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History

Move to Quezon City and expansion

Notable people

See also

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