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Top 10 Universities in the Philippines

June 3, 2021 By FAQ Leave a Comment

Having been known for its heaven like beaches, the Philippines has attracted thousands of international citizens to visit the country. Apart from its tourism magnet, it has been reported that there are more than five thousand foreign students coming to the country for their academic pursuit every year. The reasons are pretty clear. The living costs and school fees are considered way more affordable when compared with other English speaking countries. Not only that, its tourism spots and mix of cultures (Spanish, American and Malay) make the country far more interesting to young minds who want to explore and have fun while stuying. So far, such large number of students are catered by around two thousand universities in the Philippines.

Choosing the one that suits your academic needs out of so many options might be tricky, but knowing list of the country’s top universities may help you make up your mind. To be noted, the list is based on the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Asia University Rankings of 2021 and so far, there are ten Philippine universities that have made their way into the billboard chart.

UniversityRanking
University of the Philippines69th
Ateneo de Manila University135th
De La Salle University166th
University of Santo Tomas186th
University of San Carlos451 – 500
Ateneo de Davao University501 – 550
Mapua University501 – 550
Silliman University501 – 550
Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology551 – 660
Adamson University600+

1. University of the Philippines Diliman

UP Diliman is the number one university in the country. Although the University of the Philippines is government funded and it is accessible throughout the country as it has 15 different campuses in different locations. UP Diliman in Quezon City is the most reputable one. Being awarded as the 69th best university in Asia and 367th in the world by the QS,

UP Diliman has more than twenty thousand students with three most recognized majors: English language and literature, management and social sciences. Other than the three majors, academic programs related to architecture, biology, business, broadcast, chemistry, computer, economics, film, food technology, geology, industry, journalism, mathematics, mining, psychology, tourism and visual communication. In addition to the varied programs, the Commission on Higher Education has declared many of its research centers the National Centers of Excellence.

Type: State University

Bachelor’s degree: ₱ 40,000-50,000 per year  

Master’s degree: ₱ 3,800-51,000 per year

2. Ateneo de Manila University

This university is one of the country’s oldest as it was established in mid 1800’s. Claiming that Lux in Domino or Light in the Lord in English as its motto, this university holds up to excellent education and doing something for environment and community, which can be seen clearly through its sustainability programs.

Academically, Ateneo de Manila is placed joint 95th among Asian universities and 551-600 in the world. Its widely recognized programs are the English language and literature along with arts and humanities. In fact, the first is ranked among the world’s top 200, while the later among the top 350. Other than the those popular majors, other programs are available, such as economics, management, development studies, communication, and European studies.

Type: Private University

Bachelor’s degree: ₱ 160,000-180,000 per year

Master’s degree: ₱ 50,000-70,000 per year

3. De La Salle University

The university is highly reputable in the Philippines, popular for its academic quality and researches. Even fourteen of its programs have been declared Centers of Excellence and five Centers of Development by the Commission on Higher Education. Not only that, the university has received an autonomous status from the Commission.

Furthermore, the university has received global recognition. Despite the fact that it is ranked among the 701-750 when compared with other universities around the world and 166th in Asia, its English language and literature major is indeed quite well recognized as it joins the world’s top 200. There are currently more than eighteen thousand students pursuing their degree in the university. Hundreds of them are international students coming from twenty different countries.

Apart from its excellent academic programs, De La Salle University, which was established in 1911 by the Brothers of Christian Schools, is well known for its community service active involvement.

Type: Private University

Bachelor’s degree: ₱ 205,000-225,000 per year

Master’s degree: ₱ 37,000-100,000 per year

Doctorate degree: ₱ 110,000-205,000 per entire program

4. University of Santo Tomas

Looking at the university’s academic programs, University of Santo Tomas is a one stop study center. Quite similar to the diverse academic options presented by the University of the Philippines Diliman, this university caters a wide range of academic flairs: accounting, arts, chemistry, biology, engineering, commerce, architecture, computer science, hospitality, education, human resources, journalism, laws, music, literature, pharmacy and many others.

Founded in 1611, this university is the oldest in the country and in Asia. So far, its reputation has been affirmed by the QS four star rating it receives and its 801-1000 global place in the QS World University Rangkings. With the currently formed Academic Programs Quality Assurance Office, the quality of each program offered by the university is closely monitored to meet global standards.

Type: Private University

Bachelor’s degree: ₱ 100,000-120,000 per year

Master’s degree: ₱ 66,000-78,000 per year

Doctorate degree: ₱ 74,000-94,000 per year

5. University of San Carlos

University of San Carlos (USC) is a Catholic educational institution administered since 1935 by Society of the Divine Word (SVD) missionaries. A University since 1948, USC offers the complete educational package from kindergarten, including a Montessori academy, to graduate school.

USC is ranked by the International/Asia Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) within 451-500 in Asia as of 2021. USC is also ranked by Scopus as 8th (2018) and Research Gate as 7th (2020) among universities in the Phils. with the most indexed research publications.

Type: Catholic Private University

Bachelor’s degree: ₱ 70,000-80,000 per year 

Master’s degree: ₱ 19,500-35,000 per year 

University of San Carlos

6. Ateneo de Davao University

Ateneo de Davao University (Filipino: Pamantasang Ateneo de Davao), also referred to by its acronym AdDU, is a private Catholic basic and higher education institution run by the Philippine Province of the Society of Jesus in Davao City, Davao del Sur in the Philippines. The university has five undergraduate schools, namely the School of Arts and Sciences, School of Business and Governance, School of Engineering and Architecture, School of Education and the School of Nursing. The graduate programs are under these units as well. The College of Law is a separate unit within the university. The university also runs a grade school and high school, both Junior High School and Senior High School.

The University was granted “Institutional Accreditation” by the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities in which only six universities in the country were given such recognition, and was also granted Autonomous Status by the Commission on Higher Education (Philippines).

Type: Private University

Bachelor’s degree: ₱ 70,000-80,000 per year 

Master’s degree: ₱ 19,500-35,000 per year 

7. Mapúa University

Mapúa University, formerly named Mapúa Institute of Technology and also referred to by its acronym MU is a private, non-sectarian, research-oriented higher education institution located in Intramuros, Manila and in Makati. It was founded in 1925 by the first registered Filipino architect, Tomás Mapúa, a graduate of Cornell University.

With more than 10,500 students, Mapúa has been producing professionals in diverse fields, namely, engineering and sciences, architecture and design, media studies, information technology, business and management, and social sciences. It offers 39 undergraduate programs, 37 master’s degree programs, 17 joint programs, 7 double-degree programs, and 6 doctorate programs.

Type: Private University

Bachelor’s degree: ₱ 130,000-195,000 per year  

Master’s degree: ₱ 44,000-92,000 per year

Doctorate degree: ₱ 65,000-74,000 per entire program

Mapúa University

8. Silliman University

Silliman University (also referred to as Silliman or SU) is a private research university in Dumaguete, Negros Oriental, the Philippines. Established in 1901 as Silliman Institute by the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions, it is the first American and Protestant founded institution of higher learning in the Philippines and in Asia. In terms of accreditation, Silliman is one of only five universities in the Philippines with “Institutional Accreditation” by the Federation of Accrediting Agencies of the Philippines (FAAP).

Type: Private University

Bachelor’s degree: ₱ 60,000-80,000 per year 

Master’s degree: ₱ 40,000-80,000 per year

Doctorate degree: ₱ 40,000-80,000 per year

9. Mindanao State University–Iligan Institute of Technology

The Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology, commonly referred to as MSU-IIT, is a public coeducational institution of higher learning and research university located in Iligan City, Philippines, charted in 1968 by Republic Act 5363 and integrated as the first autonomous unit of the Mindanao State University System in 1975.

Type: State University

Bachelor’s degree: ₱ 7,000-18,000 per year 

Master’s degree: ₱ 28,000 per year

10. Adamson University

Adamson University (AdU; Filipino: Pamantasang Adamson) is a private university in Manila, Philippines, founded on June 20, 1932, by Greek immigrant George Lucas Adamson as the Adamson School of Industrial Chemistry. Adamson University has programs in graduate school, law, the liberal arts, sciences, engineering, nursing, pharmacy, architecture, business administration, and education, as well as secondary, elementary, and preparatory education.

Type: Private University

Bachelor’s degree: ₱ 66,000-120,000 per year 

Master’s degree: ₱ 20,500-45,000 per year

Doctorate degree: ₱ 22,000-53,000 per year

List of Telephone Area Codes in the Philippines

November 4, 2015 By Lyza R. Sabornido Leave a Comment

A rotary dial telephone, made in 1966.

A rotary dial telephone made in 1966. Photo by Holger Ellgaard via Wikimedia Commons

The telephone was the first communication device granted with a United States patent in 1876. It was invented by a Scottish immigrant Alexander Graham Bell and has long been one of the most used communication devices in the world.

Sorry to say, but telephone (landline phone) is not on the list of my most favorite communication device. I usually get confused on what to dial. I am not particular with area codes and I am not just good with memorizing numbers. Unlike the mobile phone where you could talk to your contact with just one click, when using a telephone, you have to dial all the numbers. So, I only use it when necessary.

If you have the same problem of memorizing various area codes here in the Philippines, here is the complete list of the area codes that could help you.

National Capital Region (NCR)

Caloocan City2
Las Piñas City2
Makati City2
Malabon City2
Mandaluyong City2
Manila City2
Marikina City2
Muntinlupa City2
Navotas City2
Parañaque City2
Pasay City2
Pasig City2
Pateros City2
Quezon City2
San Juan City2
Taguig City2
Valenzuela City2

Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)

Abra74
Apayao78
Benguet74
Ifugao74
Kalinga74
Mt. Province74

Region I – Ilocos Region

Ilocos Norte77
Ilocos Sur77
La Union72
Pangasinan75

Region II – Cagayan Valley

Cagayan78
Batanes78
Isabela78
Nueva Vizcaya78
Quirino78

Region III – Central Luzon

Aurora42
Bataan47
Bulacan44 (Abangan Bulacan 4422) (Saint Francis 4463)
Nueva Ecija44
Pampanga45
Tarlac45

Region IV-A – Calabarzon

Batangas43
Cavite46 (Bacoor 02, 046)
Laguna49 (Majayjay 49305)(Liliw 043)
Quezon42
Rizal2

Region IV-B – Mimaropa

Marinduque42
Occidental Mindoro43
Oriental Mindoro43
Palawan48
Romblon54

Region V – Bicol Region

Albay52
Camarines Norte54
Camarines Sur54
Catanduanes52
Masbate56
Sorsogon56

Region VI – Western Visayas

Aklan36
Antique36
Capiz36
Guimaras 33
Iloilo34
Negros Occidental34

Region VII – Central Visayas

Bohol 38
Cebu32
Negros Oriental35
Siquijor35

Region VIII – Eastern Visayas

Biliran53
Eastern Samar55
Leyte53
Northern Samar55
Samar55
Southern Leyte 53

Region IX – Zamboanga Peninsula

Zamboanga del Norte65
Zamboanga del Sur62
Zamboanga Sibugay62

Region X – Northern Mindanao

Bukidnon88
Camiguin88
Lanao del Norte63
Misamis Occidental88 (Plaridel 88344)
Misamis Oriental(Cagayan de Oro 8822, Gingoog City 8842, Tagoloan 88)

Region XI – Davao Region

Compostela Valley84
Davao del Norte84
Davao del Sur82
Davao Oriental87

Region XII – Soccsksargen

North Cotabato64
Sarangani83
South Cotabato83
Sultan Kudarat64

Region XIII – Caraga

Agusan del Norte85
Agusan del Sur85
Dinagat Islands86
Surigao del Norte86
Surigao del Sur86

Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)

Basilan62
Lanao del Sur64
Maguindanao64
Sulu85
Tawi-tawi68

Important things you need to remember when using a landline phone:

– The international exit code is 00
– The country code of the Philippines is 63
– The Subscriber’s Numbers (without an Area Code) are 7 digits
– When calling from abroad to the Philippines – dial “00” + 63 + Area Code + Subscriber Number
– When calling a landline within the same Area Code – simply dial the Subscriber Number.
– When calling a landline outside an Area Code – you have to dial “0” + Area Code + Subscriber Number.
– When calling any cell phone number – dial “0” + Area Code + Subscriber Number.
*Calling cell phones from landlines used to be considered “long distance” because it does not have a geographical location which means you pay per minute. But now, telecommunication companies offer unlimited calls from landline to cellular phones for a particular service provider.

5 Reasons Why Free Internet Data should be Stopped in the Philippines

August 20, 2015 By Rig Man 1 Comment

Free mobile Internet data

Before you react to this article, I just want to clarify that we love free Internet data. Of course who doesn’t want freebies? Who doesn’t want free access to Facebook, Twitter, Spotify, Viber and other great websites and applications on the Internet.

It also gives us the opportunity to know what’s happening in the world and to communicate with our loved ones wherever they are on Earth without extra charges. We can even write our own list of reasons why free data should be continued in the country.

However, not all good things bear good consequences, especially if they aren’t used the right way. So here are 5 reasons why free yet limited Internet data should be stopped in the Philippines. [Read more…]

How much Money do Filipinos Lose Due to a Slow Internet Connection?

July 10, 2014 By Victorino Q. Abrugar 9 Comments

connecting Internet in the office

I’m not a professional statistician. I’m just an ordinary concerned citizen who wonders how much money do Filipinos lose because of a slow Internet connection. A reliable Internet connection is vital for accomplishing many important tasks, such as booking a flight, getting a reservation on a hotel, shopping for gadgets and apparels, researching for a school homework, and doing transactions with online costumers. With a sluggish Internet connection, we lose our precious time. And if we lose time, we also lose money. This is what’s happening in our country, and it’s just hard to swallow why our government and the telcos are not actively doing something to solve that problem. [Read more…]

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