Polytechnic University of the Philippines

Polytechnic University of the Philippines

Politeknikong Unibersidad ng Pilipinas

Former  Manila Business School

names (1904–1908)
 Philippine School of Commerce
(1908–1952)
 Philippine College of Commerce
(1952–1978)

Motto Tanglaw ng Bayan

Motto Light of the Nation

in English

Type State
Established October 19, 1904

Academic  Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning

affiliation
 Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the
Philippines
 International Association of Universities
 Philippine Association of State Universities and Colleges

Budget ₱1.543 billion (2016)[1]

Chairman Ronald L. Adamat (board of regents)

President Dr. Emanuel C. de Guzman

Academic 1,202[2]
staff

Students 71,963 (2016)[1]

Location Manila
,
Philippines

14°35′50″N 121°0′39″ECoordinates:
14°35′50″N 121°0′39″E

Campus Urban (14 hectares)

Language Filipino, English

Colors Maroon and Gold

Nickname PUP Mighty Maroons

 Sporting  State Colleges and Universities Athletic Association
affiliations

Sports Archery, Badminton, Basketball, Chess, Combat, Football, Flying

disc games, Swimming, Tennis, Track and
Field, Ultimate, Volleyball, Water Polo

Mascot PUPOY

Website www.pup.edu.ph

Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP; Filipino: Politeknikong Unibersidad ng Pilipinas) is a research and coeducationalstate
university in the Philippines. It was founded on October 19, 1904 as the Manila Business School (MBS) and as part of Manila's public school
system. It was eventually promoted to chartered state university in 1978, by virtue of Presidential Decree 1341. PUP has more than 20 campuses
and extensions across Central Luzon, Southern Luzon and Metro Manila. With over 70,000 enrolled students, PUP claims to be the largest state
university in the Philippines by student population.[3]
In 2013, PUP ranked 300+ in the QS Asia University Rankings.[4] In the same year, the QS World University Rankings Country File on the
Philippines also placed PUP third in Life Science and Medicine, fifth in Natural Science (Chemistry), fourth in Economics and Econometrics, and
fifth in Communication and Media Studies.[5] 58 PUP programs have been accredited by the Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and
Universities in the Philippines (AACCUP) while 2 (Journalism and Filipino) were granted Center of Development status by the Commission on
Higher Education. A 2018 survey of 503 JobStreet employers ranked PUP as the top choice of employers in general, the top choice in the
business process outsourcing (BPO) industry, and the second choice in the Manufacturing, IT, and Banking industries. [6][7]
The Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act of 2017 mandates free tuition and fees for all students of state universities and colleges.
Before the act was enforced, the tuition was exactly ₱12 (roughly 24 US cents) per unit (Since 1979) for undergraduate students. Students may
opt out of the subsidy and choose to pay the full tuition instead. [8] PUP has a reputation for student activismagainst tuition fee hikes.[9][10]
PUP's athletic team is known as the Mighty Maroons and plays in the National Capital Region Conference of the State Colleges and Universities
Athletic Association (SCUAA). The team also played in the National Athletic Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (NAASCU) in 2013.
Its official volleyball team, the PUP Lady Radicals, played in the Shakey's V-League in 2015.

Contents
 1History
 2Campus
o 2.1Mabini Campus (Main Campus)
o 2.2NDC Compound Campus
o 2.3M. H. Del Pilar Campus
 3Administration
 4Academics
o 4.1Student population, admission and enrollment
o 4.2Research
 5Student life
o 5.1Student organizations
o 5.2Activism
 6Media
 7Athletics
 8People
o 8.1Alumni
 9References
 10External links

History[edit]
Main article: History of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines
PUP traces its roots from the Manila Business School which was founded by the Civil Government of the Philippines and was established on
October 19, 1904.[11] It is also referred to as the Manila School of Commerce. The school was delegated to create businessmen and
businesswomen for government service and private employment.[12] It was a part of the city school system of Manilawhich was under the
superintendence of Gabriel A. O’Reilly.[13][14] It held its first classes at a small two-storey building in No. 38 Gunao Street corner Arlegui in Quiapo.
The influx of students from different provinces elevated the school's status as an Insular (or national) school and was renamed as Philippine
School of Commerce in 1908.[11] The school moved out from its Arlegui building and continued its operation on Goldenberg Mansion located on
Gen. Solano Street in San Miguel which was formerly occupied by the Bureau of Audits and the Philippine Senate. Its faculty was composed of
Filipino and American teachers. For administrative purposes, the school was placed under the administration of the Superintendent of City
Schools but kept its status as a national school.[12]
Without its own building, PSC held its classes at the Normal Hall of Philippine Normal University from 1946-1947.
In 1933, the school was merged with the Philippine Normal School[11] and the Philippine School of Arts and Trades. During the merger that lasted
12 years, PSC was administered by the PNS Superintendent and its students who completed their courses were considered graduates of
Philippine Normal School. The existence of the Philippine School of Commerce caught the attention of President Manuel L. Quezon. In his
graduation address on March 26, 1940 at the Rizal Memorial Stadium, he promised a new building for the school where its graduates can be
recognized. Two years later, Congressman Manuel A. Alazarte together with the Department Head of the Philippine School of Commerce Luis F.
Reyes, formulated a bill to this effect and present it to the Congress. Unfortunately, the plan was not carried out because of the Japanese
occupation of the Philippines that occurred between 1942 and 1945 during World War II.[12]
Shortly after Philippine liberation, Superintendent Luis F. Reyes resumed the task for the re-establishment and rehabilitation of the school.
The Bureau of Public Works released more than ₱8,000 for the repairs and maintenance of public buildings of which the school is a beneficiary.
The ruins of the Normal Hall was reconstructed and the college resumed its classes there on August 4, 1946. In 1947, the Philippine Normal
School converted the Normal Hall into a dormitory, resulting in the Philippine School of Commerce to resign to its former lot, where it held classes
with overcrowded rooms. Because of its unbearable condition, the school made representations in the Philippine Alien Property Administrator,
through Malacañang and the Department of Foreign Affairs, for the acquisition of the Lepanto site in Sampaloc. By August 4, 1947 the school
transferred to its new Lepanto campus, and Luis F. Reyes was appointed as its superintendent. [12]
The Philippine School of Commerce was elevated into a college and was renamed as the Philippine College of Commerce in 1952 by virtue of
Republic Act 778. Superintendent Luis F. Reyes became the President of the college.[15] It broadened its course offerings and the Annex Building,
which had formerly housed the Congress of the Philippines, was turned over to the college. The Business Writers Association of the Philippines
awarded the college the title of "Business College of the Year” in 1955. [15]
In 1962, Dr. Nemesio E. Prudente was appointed as President. He implemented numerous initiatives that greatly benefits the students such as
student loans and the inclusion of the student council in the policy-making body of the college. Three years later, President Diosdado
Macapagal proclaimed that the Pandacan site of the Bureau of Animal Industry (which is a slaughterhouse) to be reserved for the exclusive use of
the college.[15][16] In 1968, the college offered social science courses related to business education. Also, the college was granted to use and
dispose the A. Mabini Campus in Santa Mesa, Manila adjoining the former site of National Development Corporation, which will eventually
become the main and flagship campus of the institution. It was also awarded the title lot for its S.H. Loyola (Lepanto) Campus. As a hotbed of
student activism, a handful of its students participated in the First Quarter Storm, one of the factors leading up to the declaration of Martial Law in
1972.
The college moved out from its Lepanto campus and completed its transfer to the A. Mabini Campus in 1971. Through Presidential Decree 1341
that was proclaimed on April 1, 1978, the Philippine College of Commerce became a chartered state university and was accordingly renamed as
the Polytechnic University of the Philippines. It strengthened PUP Manila campus' hold as the main and flagship campus because it hosts the
offices of PUP's Executive Officials.[17]
In 1979, the construction of the Main Library, the University Canteen (Sampaguita Building), the Interfaith Chapel, and the addition of 3rd-5th
floors of the Main Academic Building was completed (although the 5th floor finished its construction in 1984). The Institute of Technology was also
created, which was later known as the College of Engineering and Architecture. Because of the addition of more technical, undergrad and
postgraduate programs, PUP adopted the "cluster colleges" setup in 1984, where each college prepared the program and supervise all the
subjects required in the degree program offered in the college.[18]
In 1986, Dr. Nemesio E. Prudente re-assumed the presidency of PUP. Under his presidency, PUP developed its physical facilities in Manila and in
other campuses. He also formulated a new PUP logo, hymn and philosophy and had the University's organization restructured. PUP experience
enhancement in its academic and co-curricular programs, upsurge in cultural activities, and maintains a dynamic physical education and sports
program during his term. Because of what Prudente did, he was credited with revitalizing public education in the Philippines by institutionalizing
much-needed changes in the state university he led, which will eventually become the largest state university.[19]

PUP Laboratory High School in the 1990s.

In the 1990s, PUP had its first lady president appointed, Dr. Zenaida A. Olonan. PUP established its Information and Technology Center (ICTC) in
1999. It started its operations a year later in 2000. By February 2000, PUP was conferred by the Commission on Higher Educationas a Center of
Development for Excellence (CODE) in Information Technology. PUP was also recognized as a Virtual Center for Technology Innovation in
Information Technology by the Department of Science and Technology.[20]
PUP celebrated its Centennial Year in 2004. The countdown for the Centennial started in 1999. In 2003, President Gloria Macapagal-
Arroyoproclaimed 2004 as the "PUP Centennial Year".[21] She also declared that the PUP Mabini Campus be the official and permanent home of
the Mabini Shrine. The Shrine was transferred to PUP to protect it from the flood control project of the Metro Manila Development Authority. As a
part of its Centennial Year, plans were drawn to construct the Diosdado P. Magapagal Law Center (College of Law Building) in Lepanto Campus
and Freedom Plaza. Only the Plaza was constructed and the lot at Lepanto Campus where the Law Center is supposed to stand remains empty.
PUP made the world's largest human rainbow during its centennial celebration held in Rizal Park to highlight the signing of the Declaration of
Peace to be put before the United Nations.[22] PUP's largest human rainbow is made of 30,365 students, faculty, staff and alumni. [23]
In 2005, Dr. Dante G. Guevarra was appointed as the Officer-in-Charge of PUP. A year later, he became the Acting President. Notable
achievements during his term include the creation of the web-based application system PUP iApply, the designation of PUP as Southeast Asia's
first railway academy in 2007,[24] and PUP becoming as one of the sites for the entire nation's commemoration of the 110th Anniversary of the
Proclamation of the Philippine Independence. Among the notable structures built during this time include the Mabini Obelisk, Freedom Plaza, and
the Fort Santiago replica walls of the Luntiang Pilipinas Forest Park.[20] Despite these achievements, however, Dr. Guevarra's tenure was also
controversial due to allegations of graft and corruption, which was linked to the assassination of the Vice President for Administration during his
term, Augustus Cezar.[25][26][27]Because of his unsatisfactory performance after the recent events, he was suspended from his duty as the President
of PUP along with other University officials that are believed to be involved in the aforementioned the scandals. [28][29] In March 2012, Emanuel de
Guzman was appointed as the new President of PUP after a painstaking transition period. [30][31]
PUP participated in a successful attempt to set a world record for most organ donation pledges in 2014, a project spearheaded by the Department
of Health. It broke the record for most organ donation pledges in one hour. 3,548 people signed up in the span of 30 minutes, beating India's 2,755
pledged organ donors.[32][33] PUP placed 3rd in the "Go Green in the City" contest held at Paris, France in June 2015, representing the Philippines.
Engineering students John Paul Santos and Christian Santa Romana won the award for their invention, the ELECTRIFILTER (Electricity
Generation from Filthy Water). It generates electricity from waste water, has the capability to filter and cleanse water and is portable so that it can
be delivered to places where clean water and electricity are short in supply. [34][35]
In September 2019, multiple bills have been filed in the House of Representatives and the Senate to elevate the status of PUP into the national
polytechnic university.[36][37][38] Of all the state universities and colleges, only the University of the Philippines have a chartered national university
status.

Campus[edit]
PUP Pylon

Freedom Plaza and the North Wing of the PUP Main Academic Building.

A photo of the PUP Hasmin Hostel, the home of the College of Tourism, Hospitality, and Transportation Management.

Mabini Shrine is a listed national cultural property.

Polytechnic University of the Philippines is located in Santa Mesa, Manila. Its campus lies adjacent to the banks of Pasig River. Most of PUP's
building are designed as simple and modern. Some of the newest building in PUP are the Tahan ng Atleta (Home of the Athletes) which was
designed in modern Georgian style, and the Engineering and Sciences Research Center designed by prominent Filipino Architect and PUP
alumnus Royal Pineda.
Mabini Campus (Main Campus)[edit]

The marker of Mabini's death inside the antesala room where he died.
PUP Main Campus was named after Apolinario Mabini by Dr. Nemesio Prudente, when he reorganized the university in 1988.[39] The sprawling A.
Mabini Campus, with 10.71 hectares, hosts the core cluster of academic buildings and services. The first building built on the site is the Main
Academic Building, which was originally intended to be a military tenement. The Main Library, known as Ninoy Aquino Library and Learning
Resources Center is regarded as one of the largest libraries in Southeast Asia.[40] The historic Mabini Shrine located east of the Freedom Plaza, is
the house where Apolinario Mabini died.
Parks inside the campus include the Luntiang Pilipinas Forest Park, which contains a lagoon and is sealed by walls that imitates Fort Santiago and
its walls in Intramuros, and the PUP Linear Park that was constructed in 2006 at the banks of Pasig River. Freedom Plaza was built for PUP's
Centennial Year that was celebrated in 2004. Its construction was finished in 2007. Sports facilities in the campus include the PUP Gymnasium
and Sports Center, an Olympic-size swimming pool, two basketball courts, tennis courts, and the university oval (sports ground) and
grandstand.[41]
NDC Compound Campus[edit]
The Carriedo Mansion, popularly known as the PUP Antique House, is one of the assets transferred by the National Development Company to
PUP. It is currently unusable.[42]
The PUP-NDC Compound Campus contains the Senior High School, College of Architecture and Fine Arts, College of Communication, College of
Engineering, and the Institute of Technology.[41]Among its notable landmark is the Carriedo Mansion, which is popularly known as the Antique
House. It was transferred by the National Development Corporation to the National Government in 1989 which in turn transferred it to PUP.[42] It
also contains the PUP BPO Center which was launched through a partnership between PUP and the Civil Service Commission.
The campus of PUP was given by the National Development Corporation when it moved out in 1989, transferring all its assets to the national
government which in turn will be given to PUP. The campus of the National Development Corporation is leased to several warehouses, factories
and other government institutions and private offices. The lessees have the option to purchase the land according to their agreement with the
company. When the National Development Corporation decided to move out, however, it decided that all its assets be transferred to the National
Government and be given to PUP. This was ratified by President Corazon Aquino when she signed Memorandum Order No. 214, s. 1989 on
January 6, 1989.
Firestone Ceramics, Incorporated is one of the lessees of the National Development Company. It occupies 1.8 hectares adjacent to the A. Mabini
Campus. The company filed a case against PUP when the University tried to takeover the land they occupy. Because the land was protected by a
contract between the NDC and Firestone Ceramics that enables the latter to purchase the land, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Firestone
Ceramics and grant its right of first refusal. However, the Court acknowledges the need of PUP to expand, but says it can do so in other
ways.[43] PUP unsuccessfully tries to takeover lot measuring 2,407 meters owned by Golden Horizon Realty Corporation inside the NDC
Compound whose case is very similar to that of the Firestone Ceramics years earlier. [44]
In 2007, PUP purchased two five-storey condotel-hostel buildings near its NDC Campus from the Government Service Insurance System to
accommodate its growing student population. The buildings, known as PUP Condotel, was worth ₱575.7 million upon its purchase.
The Commission on Audit labeled it as a "waste of government funds" because the buildings are in unusable condition at the time of its
purchase.[45] Only PUP Condotel Building A was rehabilitated and is currently in use while Building B is still unusable. The rehabilitation cost
already amounted to ₱101.3 million as of 2013. The overall cost for the buildings, including its rehabilitation, already amounts to ₱677.1 million
and balloons higher as rehabilitation continues.[46]
M. H. Del Pilar Campus[edit]
The PUP M. H. Del Pilar Campus contains the Graduate School and the College of Tourism, Hospitality, and Transportation Management
(CTHTM).[41] It also contains the Hasmin Hostel, formerly a budget hostel which was purchased by PUP in the late 1980s. Currently, it provides the
sleeping and residential quarters for the students and faculty of PUP. The hostel also serves as the training grounds for CTHTM students. The
current Director of the campus is Joseph M. Lardizabal.[47]

Administration[edit]
Governance of PUP is vested upon the Board of Regents, which exercises policy-making functions to carry out the mission and programs of the
University by virtue of Republic Act No. 8292, the Higher Education Modernization Act of 1997. PUP is administered by Dr. Emanuel de
Guzman, President and he is assisted by an Executive Vice President and six Vice Presidents.
As of December 31, 2016, PUP had a total of 3,078 personnel complement, composed of 2,236 faculty, 51 officials, 297 regular employees, 468
casual employees, 18 consultants and eight job orders inclusive of the branches and campuses. [1]

Academics[edit]

University rankings

Regional

QS Asia[48] 300+ (2013)

National rankings

Best Architecture Schools in the Philippines (2018) [49] 3

CHED Top Law Schools (2009)[50] 17

The Ninoy Aquino Library and Learning Resources Center is regarded as one of the largest libraries in Southeast Asia.
PUP is broadly organized into 14 colleges, two high school departments (the Laboratory High School and the Senior High School), the Open
University System and a Graduate School. It offers an extensive selection of more than 90 undergraduate and graduate programs. [51] The
Graduate School and the College of Education confers doctoral and master's degrees.[52] The PUP Open University System, which offers
its distance learning education programs, is the first institution of distance learning education in the Philippines and is located inside the Ninoy
Aquino Library and Learning Resources Center.[53] The Institute of Technology does not require passing the entrance test for admission and offers
six diploma programs.
PUP formerly has the lowest tuition among all the universities and colleges in the country. With the passage of Republic Act 10931, students of all
State Universities and Colleges will have a subsidized tuition. Students will now only pay the miscellaneous fee.

An aerial view of the PUP Engineering and Architecture Building.

The oldest college in PUP is the College of Education, tracing its roots back as a course in business education in 1904. From
the entrepreneurship courses offered in 1904 began the College of Business Administration, while the College of Accountancy and Finance
started in 1960 as a bachelor program in Commerce with major in Accounting. The College of Computer and Information Sciences started in 1969
as an Electronic Data Process course offered by the College of Accountancy. To develop the culture of sports and athleticism, the present-day
College of Human Kinetics was established in 1978 as the College of Physical Education and Sports. The College of Engineering was established
in 1986 as the College of Engineering and Architecture.[54] In 2001, several collegiate departments were elevated into its own college which
resulted in the establishment of the College of Architecture and Fine Arts, College of Communication, College of Law, and the College of Tourism,
Hospitality, and Transportation Management. Its newest academic units are the College of Arts and Letters, College of Political Science and Public
Administration and the College of Social Sciences and Development, all of which are founded through an organizational restructuring in 2012. [55]
The PUP Laboratory High School, which is one of few high schools in the country offering a commercial curriculum, is regarded as one of the best
high schools in the country and serves as the laboratory school of the College of Education where students practice-teach. In 2015, the PUP
Senior High School was created as a separate department from the Laboratory High School and currently offers all the tracks in the K-12
curriculum.
PUP's bachelor's program in Filipinology and Journalism were recognized by the Commission on Higher Education as Centers of
Development.[56][57] Its Bachelor of Science in Information Technology program was recognized as a Center of Development for Excellence by
the Commission on Higher Education from 2000 up to 2006.[20]
Student population, admission and enrollment[edit]
See also: Polytechnic University of the Philippines College Entrance Test
First-Time Freshman Profile[58]
2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Freshman Applicants – – – – 41,824 36,458 34,198
Admitted – – – – 10,820 10,280 8,868
% Admitted – – – – 25.87 28.19 25.93
Enrollment – – – – – – –

Admission to PUP is selective. To be admitted, aspiring students must pass the PUP College Entrance Test. Admission to selected program is
based on the test score and the availability of slots. A different admission test is given to the entrance scholars, the PUP Scholastic Aptitude and
Interest Test and they can enroll in any program they like upon passing regardless of slot availability. Of an estimated 50,000 annual PUPCET
takers, only 8,000 will be accepted due to the university's limited budget.[59] In 2018, it is estimated that roughly 66,000 took the college entrance
exam according to the Philippine Senate President Koko Pimentel.[60] With a population of 71,963 students in 2016, it is the largest state university
in the Philippines.[1]
PUP claims to maintain an average size of 40-50 students per class,[61] but the lack of facilities and growing student population causes
overcrowding in classes. A total of 36,527 students in the Manila campus alone are enrolled in the Baccalaureate Program, while 1,658
undergrads are taking up Diploma Courses. About 897 students are also enrolled in the undergraduate programs of the PUP Open University and
ETEEAP/Non-Traditional Programs. PUP operates year-round with two semesters and a summer. Following the shift to international school
calendar, the classes for Academic Year 2017-2018 was supposed to start in August,[62] but was reverted to June due to the issues regarding the
proposed transitional semester by the administration.[63] Summer sessions depend on the program and on the campus.[61] More than a hundred of
the student population are foreigners from China, Singapore, Indonesia, Cambodia, Myanmar, Tanzania, Nigeria, and Ghana. Also, students from
South Korea visits PUP every summer to take up intensive English courses. [61]
Research[edit]

The PUP Engineering and Science Research Center will house the CCIS, CE, and ITECH upon its opening.
Research is a major function of the university. As a result, research undertakings in PUP is extensive. The Office of the Vice President for
Research, Extension, Planning and Development is the official research and planning agency of PUP. It is composed of six research offices and
five institutes. PUP is a member of the De La Salle University–Commission on Higher Education Zonal Research Center,[64] and the Higher
Education Research Consortium Philippines.[65] Three of its research publications are accredited by the Commission on Higher Education, these
are the Mabini Review, PUP Journal Science and Technology and the Social Sciences and Development Review. [66]
PUP organized the 2011[67] and hosted the 2013 International Research Conference in Higher Education. [68]
The 4-storey Engineering and Science Research Center, designed by Filipino Architect Royal Pineda, is the central research building of PUP.
Once completed, it will be occupied by the College of Computer and Information Sciences, the College of Engineering and the Institute of
Technology. It will enhance future research undertakings of the university.

Student life[edit]
PUP has a variety of longstanding traditions and celebrations such as its month-long Founding Anniversary held every October, with post-
foundation anniversary events being held afterwards. The Pylon Run, held annually at during founding anniversary by the PUP chapter of Alpha
Phi Omega is PUP's own version of the Oblation Run.
Student organizations[edit]

PUPLHS Chorale performing at their anniversary concert "Committed" in 2012.

PUP's more than a hundred student organizations and clubs cover a wide range of interests. Cultural organizations are under the University
Center for Culture and the Arts. The Central Student Council is the undergraduate student government of PUP. Under the Central Student Council
is the PUP Commission on Student Organizations and Accreditation which have the mandate to accredit, re-accredit, or re-validate student
organizations.
Notable political student organizations are the Sandigan ng Mag-aaral para sa Sambayanan (SAMASA), PUP SPEAK, Laban COC, Tinig CAL,
and Lakas CSSD. Popular music organizations include the PUP Bagong Himig Serenata, PUPLHS Chorale, Polysound, and formerly the
internationally acclaimed bamboo orchestra group PUP Banda Kawayan[69] (now known as Banda Kawayan Pilipinas).[70]
The Federation of Alumni Associations in PUP, Inc. (FEDAAPI) is the official alumni association of PUP. It oversees various activities for alumni
such as class reunions, local gatherings, alumni travel, and career services. The PUP Tahanan ng Alumni Building was established through
FEDAAPI.
Activism[edit]

Militant activist protesting at the Freedom Plaza.

PUP is known for its student activism.[71][72] PUP has many student groups focused on political reform. The militant national democraticpartisan
groups are the cause of frequent protest and rallies in the campus. PUP's variety of partisan groups include liberal, socialist, social democratic,
and several political organizations.
In March 2013, some activist students burned chairs in a protest regarding an alleged tuition hike. The incident came in the wake of the suicide of
a University of the Philippines Manila freshman who allegedly could not afford to pay her tuition.[73] The students involved in the violent protest
faced sanctions from the university.[74] Student activist, however, have already destroyed school properties way back in 2010, where hundreds of
agitated students walked out of the room and began throwing dilapidated chairs, tables, and examination papers from the Main Building to
denounce an allegedly 2,000% tuition hike.[75]
PUP is also known for holding one of the first pride marches in Asia, with the first one organized in the 1990s. Since 2016, its LGBT organization
Kasarianlan annually holds the PUP Pride March. Pride events are held on March in the university to spread awareness on LGBT rights and push
for passage of policies including the Anti-discrimination bill. [76]

Media[edit]
PUP has a variety of media outlets. The Observer is PUP's official publication and is published monthly on print and online. The militant student-
run newspaper is called The Catalyst. PUP CreaTV is regarded as the first university-based online channel in the Philippines.[77] It was launched in
February 2013 and its pioneer programs are "The Observer Flash Online" (newscast), "PUP TV: Pinaka Usap-usapan sa Pamantasan" (feature
magazine program), and "State U" (web series).
DZMC is the campus radio station operated by the College of Communication. Its programming tentatively include news, sports,
educational/children's programs, talk shows, commentaries, to music programs and request shows, mostly geared towards the interests of
students, faculty and the administration. All operations have been put on hold, due to reasons of pending license application. DZ1PUP, an
amateur radio club, is known for its involvement in a wide range of amateur radio activities, including contesting, research, and community
involvement. PUPHAM-RCG, a non-profit university based radio station, is known to assist those who need fast and rapid response
communications within the university and nearby areas.

Athletics[edit]
Main article: PUP Mighty Maroons
The former PUP Gymnasium and Sports Center which was demolished in 2017 for the construction of a new University Gym on the same site.
PUP's varsity teams compete in the National Capital Region Conference of the State Colleges and Universities Athletic Association. The
university's basketball team also played at the National Athletic Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities in 2013.[78] The athletic teams of
PUP are called the Mighty Maroons.
Its volleyball and basketball teams plays at the PUP Gymnasium and Sports Center. Softball is played at the PUP Oval field, which was recently
rehabilitated in 2013. Non-varsity student sports clubs that compete with other area universities include the PUP Ultimate, which played at the
2011 University FriXbee Championship held at the University of the Philippines Diliman.
The university's official volleyball team also played at the 2nd Conference of the 12th Season of Shakey's V-League and was known as the PUP
Lady Radicals; avoiding the usage of the name Mighty Maroons because of its resemblance to the name of rival team UP Fighting Maroons. The
team was the replacement for the De La Salle Lady Spikers who pulled out of the league due to its commitment in other tournaments. [79]
The PUP Stars Cheerleading Team, the official cheerleading team representative of PUP, was formed in 1998 and was the champion in the 2011
SCUAA-NCR Cheerdance Competition. They were also the champion in the 2006 and 2010 season of the Philippine Inter Schools, Colleges and
Universities Athletic Association cheerdance competition.

People[edit]
Main article: List of Polytechnic University of the Philippines people
Persons affiliated to the university, either as students, faculty members, or administrators, are called as "PUPians". Like in all Philippine state
universities, students and graduates are also called "Iskolar ng Bayan" (Scholars of the Nation).
Alumni[edit]
Some of the most famous alumni of PUP includes Satur Ocampo, political activist and a member of the House of Representatives of the
Philippines; Romulo Macalintal, election lawyer; Celia Capadocia-Yango, who once served as the Secretary of Social Welfare and Development;
and Ted Failon a former politician and a broadcast journalist. Former presidential candidate and spiritual leader of Jesus is Lord Church, Eddie
Villanueva. Other legal figures include Miguel Cuaderno, first governor of the Central Bank of the Philippines, Antonieta Fortuna-Ibe, the Securities
and Exchange Commission Commissioner and former Chairperson of the Professional Regulation Commission, and Diosdado N. Silva, the
Assistant General Manager of the Philippine National Railways and a lawyer.[80]
PUP alumni serving as CEOs or company presidents and executives include Fernando L. Martinez, the founder and CEO of Eastern
Petroleum,[81] Joey Bermudez, the former President of the Philippine Veterans Bank, Olive Ramos, the CEO of South East Asian Airlines (SEAir)
(now called Tigerair Philippines),[82] Henry M. Tan, a Certified Public Accountant and the President of the PICPA Eastern Metro Manila Chapter,
the former President and CEO of Chowking.
PUP alumni in the academia include Galcoso C. Alburo, one of Metrobank Foundation's Outstanding Teachers in the field of Filipino literature, Ed
Teovisio, one of Metrobank Foundation's Outstanding Teachers for 2012,[83] Francisco Dalupan, Sr., the founder of the University of the East and
Rev. Fr. Herminio Dagohoy, the Rector Magnificus of the University of Santo Tomas.[84]
In the area of religion and theology, PUP alumni includes Eddie Villanueva,[85] the founder and Spiritual Director of the Jesus Is Lord Church
Worldwide.
In film, entertainment, television, PUP is represented by 2006 Binibining Pilipinas-International titleholder Denille Lou Valmonte; actors Bayani
Agbayani,[86] and Tado Jimenez; singer Liezel Garcia; comedians such as Micheal "Pekto" Nacua, Albert Sumaya Jr., popularly known as Betong,
and James Ronald and Rodfil Obeso, the duo brothers who are better known as Moymoy Palaboy. Filipino TV hosts that are graduates of PUP
include Love Añover, and broadcaster and former politician Mario Teodoro Failon Etong. Notable reporters that are graduates of PUP includes
Steve Dailisan, Maricel Halili, Marc Logan, and Maan Macapagal, as well as radio disc jockey John Gemperle, better known as Papa Jack.
Nationally known remarkable alumni include Dr. Rustica Carpio, who was entitled to the Ulirang Artista Lifetime Achievement Awardee.