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6 unusual facts about University of the Philippines Manila


Rey Pagtakhan

Born at the Mary Johnston Hospital in Manila and raised in Bacoor, Cavite in the Philippines, Pagtakhan received his Doctor of Medicine from the University of the Philippines.

Robinsons Place Manila

Robinsons Place Manila is a shopping mall located behind the Philippine General Hospital and the campus of the University of the Philippines Manila in the City of Manila.

The Triumph of Science over Death

A large replica, made of concrete, stands in front of Fernando Calderón Hall of the University of the Philippines College of Medicine along Pedro Gil St. in Ermita, Manila.

Theodore C. Lyster

Lyster subsequently served as the Chief of the Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Clinic at Ancon (Canal Zone) Hospital, Panama and Chief of the Eye Service in the University of Philippines, Manila.

University of the Philippines Manila

Six (6) of the seven (7) colleges of U.P. Manila, all of which are affiliated with the Health Sciences, are located along Pedro Gil Street in Ermita, Manila.

The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) is housed at Rizal Hall, located a block away at Padre Faura Street.


Rogelio Mangahas

He worked as editor-in-chief of Phoenix Publishing House and of SIBS Publishing House and taught Filipino language and literature at De La Salle University, University of the East, University of the Philippines Manila and St. Scholastica's College.


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