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APRIL 28, 1611
BIRTH OF THE FIRST UNIVERSITY IN THE PHILIPPINES - THE UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS, OUR BELOVED ALMA MATER.
FOREVER...
ROYAL: In 1785, for the loyalty shown by the administration and students who volunteered to defend Manila against British invasion, KING CHARLES III OF SPAIN granted it the title of "Royal University,"
PONTIFICAL: In 1902, POPE LEO XIII made the University of Santo Tomas a "Pontifical University."
CATHOLIC: In 1947, POPE PIUS XII bestowed upon it the title of "The Catholic University of the Philippines."


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