Western Philippines University

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Western Philippines University

Pamantasang Pampamahalaan ng Kanluraning Pilipinas (Filipino)
Established	1910
President	Dr. Julie Hope Timotea P. Evina
Location	Aborlan , Palawan , Philippines 9°26′25″N 118°33′30″E / 9.44028°N 118.55833°E / 9.44028; 118.55833
Affiliations	Puerto Princesa - Palawan Association of Higher Education Institutions (PPPAHEI) PASUC Southern Tagalog Islands Research and Development Consortium (STIRDC) Asian Association of Agricultural Colleges and Universities (AAACU)
Website	www.wpu.edu.ph
Location in the Philippines

Western Philippines University (Filipino: Pamantasang Pampamahalaan ng Kanluraning Pilipinas^[1]) is a state higher education institution located in Palawan. The university began as the Aborlan Farm Settlement School for the Tagbanuas (an indigenous cultural community of Palawan) in 1910. It became the Aborlan Agricultural High School in 1928 and then Palawan Regional Agricultural School in 1960. It was renamed Palawan National School in 1962 and became the Palawan National Agricultural College in 1963. Its name was again changed to State Polytechnic College of Palawan in 1995 by virtue of RA 8012, and in 2004, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed RA 9260 converting it to Western Philippines University.