PUP MULANAY THROUGH THE YEARS

by Dr. Fe R. Baronia

HISTORY

     On April 2, 1991, PUP Pamantasang Bayan was established with the signing of Memorandum of Agreement between the PUP Officials headed by former President Nemesio E. Prudente, former Congressman Bienvenido O. Marquez and former Municipal Mayor Mariano A. Morales, Jr.

     The MOA signing was witnessed by Dr. Ofelia M. Carague, Dr. Samuel M. Salvador, Atty. Honesto L. Cueva and the Municipal Mayors of Bondoc Peninsula Area.

     The establishment of Pamantasang Bayan paved the way for the establishment of PUP Mulanay Branch.

     The establishment of a state university in Mulanay was a brainchild project of then Municipal Mayor Mariano A. Morales, Jr.  He dreamed for a college in the municipality aimed towards the continuous college education of the citizenry in the far-flung area of Bondoc Peninsula.  In his ardent desire to have one, he closely coordinated with the late Congressman Bienvenido O. Marquez, Jr, former PUP President Nemesio E. Prudente and the then Executive Vice-President Zenaida A. Olonan to bring the university closer to the Filipino masses in the Bondoc Peninsula Area.   These people believed that through education we could have an enlightened citizenry who will be the pillars of our country’s economy geared towards progress and sustainable development.

      The Polytechnic University of the Philippines Mulanay Branch was established with the passage of Republic Act 7645 otherwise known as the General Appropriations Act of 1991 which provided for an initial capital outlay of Five Million Pesos (Php5,000,000.00) for the branch.

     With the initial capital outlay of five million pesos, former Mayor Morales and the late Congressman Marquez negotiated  for the donation of one (1) hectare of land from the late businessman-philanthropist Mr. Francisco Q. Bocobo.  Mr. Bocobo gave his contribution in the field of education by donating a land area of one  (1) hectare for the school site.  The deed of sale of a parcel of land pending segregation was signed on September 12, 1991 between the late Mr. Francisco Q. Bocobo, President, F.Q.B + 7 Incorporated and Dr. Zenaida A. Olonan, former PUP President.

     Prof. Angeles A. Morales, the pioneer director of PUP Mulanay with the help of Mayor Prudencio M. Maxino, Jr. worked for an additional donation of two (2) hectares of land from Mr. Francisco Q. Bocobo. Mr. Bocobo having a heart for the masses donated an additional two (2) hectares of sprawling land for the branch structural expansion.  The deed of sale of a parcel of land pending segregation was signed on July 16, 1996 between the late Mr. Francisco Q. Bocobo, President, F.Q.B + 7 Incorporated and Dr. Zenaida A. Olonan, former PUP President. 

The PUP Philosophy

             As a State University, the PUP believes that education is an instrument for the development of the citizenry and for the     enhancement of nation building.  It believes that he meaningful growth and transformation of the country are best achieved in an atmosphere of brotherhood, peace, freedom, justice, and a nationalist-oriented education imbued with the spirit of humanist internationalism.

 Vision

The Polytechnic University of the Philippines envisions itself as pre-eminent national and international leader in higher education and an innovative global powerhouse of quality and relevant education, dedicated to educating tomorrow’s leaders and scholars through the highest quality learning experiences and growth in instruction, research and service to our country and the international community.

Mission

       The mission of PUP in the 21st century is to provide the highest quality of comprehensive and global education and community services accessible to all students, Filipinos and foreigners alike.

      Its shall offer high quality undergraduate and graduate programs that are responsive to the changing needs of the students to enable them to lead productive and meaningful lives.

     PUP shall maintain its traditional mission based on its founding philosophy and at the same time propose additional changes that will greatly enhance the realization of this mission in the context of a global society.  Therefore, on the strength of the PUP philosophy, the University commits itself to:

1.  democratize access to educational opportunities;

2.  promote science and technology consciousness and develop relevant expertise and competence among all members of the academic stressing their importance in building a truly independent and sovereign Philippines;

3.  emphasize the unrestrained and remitting search for truth and its defense, as well as the advancement of moral and spiritual values;

4.  promote awareness of our beneficial and relevant cultural heritage;

5.  develop in the students and faculty the values of self-discipline,love of country and social consciousness and the need to defend human rights;

6.  provide its students and faculty with a liberal arts-based education essential to a broader understanding and appreciation of life and to the total development of the individual;

7.  make the students and faculty aware of technological, social as well as political and economic problems and encourage them to contribute to the realization of nationalist industrialization and economic development of the country;

8.  use and propagate the National Language and other Philippine languages, and develop proficiency in English and other foreign  languages required by the student’s field of specialization;

9.  promote intellectual leadership and sustain a humane and     technologically advanced academic community where people of diverse ideologies work and learn together to attain academic research excellence in a continually changing world; and

10. build learning community in touch with the main currents of  political, economic and cultural life throughout the world; a  community supported by new technologies and facilities for active participation in the creation and use of information and knowledge on a global scale.