Listed below is official list of Top Universities in the Philippines for 2009. The results are based according to the recent study conducted by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) and Commission on Higher Education (CHED):

1. University of the Philipines-Diliman
2. University of Santo Tomas
3. Mindanao State University- Iligan Institute of Technology
4. University of the Philippines-Los Banos
5. Mindanao State University- Marawi
6. Ateneo de Davao University
7. Ateneo de Manila University
8. Silliman University
9. University of San Carlos
10. Saint Louis University
11. University of the Philippines-Manila
12. De La Salle University-Manila
13. Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila
14. Xavier University
15. University of Negros Occidental
16. University of Southern Philippines
17. Polytechnic University of the Philippines
18. Mapua Institute of Technology
19. Central Mindanao University
20. Adamson University

The university ranking is based on the average passing rate in the board examinations of all courses.

So, is your school included in the list?

What do you think of the rankings?

Cheers,

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My heart goes out to Mr. Meliton Zamora a.k.a Mang Mel, a retired janitor in the University of the Philippines.

Mang Mel has been a janitor at the University of the Philippines for 45 years and was a guarantor for several UP student loans during his employment. After he retired, a sad reality has fallen into him when he found out that he would only get 90 centavos as a retirement pay as a result of the deduction he got every time a student failed to pay their loans.

Here’s my message to all the students who have become a guarantor of Mang Mel and wasn’t able to pay back:

Have a heart with your school janitor who has given you sincere concern during your financial troubles

I am also calling the attention of my friends in the blogosphere. Cyberfriends, let us also help Mang Mel by spreading his story within the blogging community. I can definitely say that Mang Mel has a heart of gold and he is indeed one in a million! God bless you Sir!

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