Philippine Normal University

Philippine Normal University
Pamantasang Normal ng Pilipinas (Filipino)
Former names
  • Philippine Normal School (1901–1949)
  • Philippine Normal College (1949–1991)
MottoTruth. Excellence. Service.
TypePublic Nonsectarian Research higher education institution
EstablishedJanuary 21, 1901[1][2][3]
(123 years and 68 days)
AccreditationAACCUP
Academic affiliations
Budget₱874,529,000 (2023)[4]
ChairmanJ. Prospero E. de Vera III
PresidentBert J. Tuga[5]
Vice-presidentMarilyn U. Balagtas (academics)
Academic staff
334 (all campuses, 2020)[6]
Administrative staff
304 (all campuses, 2020)[6]
Location
Manila
,
Metro Manila
,
Philippines (main campus)

14°35′16″N 120°58′59″E / 14.5877°N 120.9831°E / 14.5877; 120.9831
CampusUrban
Main:
Ermita, Manila
3.7 hectares (37,000 m2)
Satellite:
Alma Mater songO, Alma Mater Ko
Colors   Royal blue & gold
Sporting affiliations
SCUAA-NCR
Websitewww.pnu.edu.ph
Philippine Normal University is located in Manila
Philippine Normal University
Location in Manila
Philippine Normal University is located in Metro Manila
Philippine Normal University
Location in Metro Manila
Philippine Normal University is located in Luzon
Philippine Normal University
Location in Luzon
Philippine Normal University is located in Philippines
Philippine Normal University
Location in the Philippines

The Philippine Normal University (PNU; Filipino: Pamantasang Normal ng Pilipinas[7]) is a public coeducational teacher education and research university in the Philippines. It was established in 1901 through Act No. 74 of the Philippine Commission "for the education of natives of the Islands in the science of teaching".[8] It has campuses in Manila, North Luzon, South Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Pursuant to Republic Act No. 9647, it is the country's National Center for Teacher Education.[9]

In addition to the powers and functions provided for in its charter, the university is mandated to conduct researches, build and develop a database of education policies, and provide technical support to the Department of Education and the Commission on Higher Education, as well as assistance to the Congress of the Philippines, in the design and analysis of programs, projects, and legislative proposals concerning teacher training, teacher education, continuing professional education of teachers and academic supervisors, teacher education curricula, and other issues affecting teacher education.[10]

  1. ^ Philippine Normal College (Historical Marker). Manila: Philippine Historical Committee. 1952.
  2. ^ Philippine Normal University (Historical Marker). Manila: National Historical Institute. 2001.
  3. ^ Reyes, Wensley (2020). "Interrogating Tradition: A History Inquiry on the 'Foundation Day' of Philippine Normal School". ManilaJournal. 16 (1). Manila Studies Association: 35–53. ISSN 2094-5159. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference PNU2022Budget was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "President's Message". Philippine Normal University. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  6. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference PNUAuditReport2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Direktoryo ng mga Ahensiya at Opisyal ng Pamahalaan ng Pilipinas" [Directory of Agencies and Officials of the Government of the Philippines] (PDF). Department of Budget and Management (in Filipino). 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  8. ^ Act No. 74 (January 21, 1901), "17", An Act Establishing a Department of Public Instruction in the Philippine Islands and Appropriating Forty Thousand Dollars for the Organization and Maintenance of a Normal and a Trade School in Manila, and Fifteen Thousand Dollars for the Organization and Maintenance of an Agricultural School in the Island of Negros for the Year Nineteen Hundred and One, retrieved December 19, 2010
  9. ^ Republic Act No. 9647 (June 30, 2009), Philippine Normal University Modernization Act, retrieved December 19, 2010
  10. ^ Republic Act No. 9647 (June 30, 2009), Philippine Normal University Modernization Act, retrieved December 19, 2010