“ PHILIPPINE WOMEN’S UNIVERSITY “

BEFORE AND AFTER 
Location: Taft Ave., Malate Manila 
Wayback 1933

DID YOU KNOW?!
*Philippine Women’s University (PWU) formerly known as Philippine Women’s College (PWC) and founded in 1919 by seven Filipinas: Francisca Tirona Benitez, Paz Marquez Benitez, Clara Aragon, Concepcion Aragon, Carolina Palma, Mercedes Rivera and Socorro Zaballero 
*PWU the first university for women in Asia founded by asians 
*The American colonial government recognized Philippine Women’s College (PWC) as a University in 1932
*During Japanese Occupation from 1942 to 1945- the PWU Manila campus a building occupying an entire city block was converted to a Hospital known as the “Pagamutan ng Maynila”
*It was severely damaged in WWII but was reopened in 1946
*PWU is recognized as being the first private school to have an organized student council 
* Male students were admitted to PWU in the 1970’s and the institution has been co-educational ever since 
*PWU has two campuses in Manila and Quezon City
*Some of Notable Alumni in PWU Armida Siguion-Reyna / Carmi Martin / Cory Quirino / Helena Benitez / Guia Gomez / Teddy Diaz / Boy Abunda and former president Joseph Estrada