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Type | Private |
Established | February 11, 1913 |
Academic affiliation | Religious Catechists of Mary |
Students | ~1,939 |
Location | Pag-asa, Obando, Bulacan, Philippines 14°42′36″N 120°56′10″E / 14.7100°N 120.9361°E |
Language | English, Filipino |
Colors | Dark green |
Website | www |
Colegio de San Pascual Baylon[1] or the College of St. Paschal Baylon (CSPB), formerly Escuela Catolica and St. Pascual Institution (SPI), is a collegiate school at Obando, Bulacan in the Philippines. The school started as a catechetical school on February 11, 1913, through the efforts of Rev. Fr. Juan Dilag, then parish priest of Obando. It became a pre-elementary school, and elementary institution in 1936, added a secondary level in 1939 through 1943, then became a college. Formerly managed by the Sisters Religious of the Virgin Mary, it is currently managed by the Dominican Sisters of St. Joseph, a religious congregation in Bulacan. It was formally recognized by the government of the Philippines in 1921. Its name was derived from one of Obando, Bulacan’s patron saints.[1]