St. Paul University Philippines history

Impelled by the love of CHRIST, and on the invitation and support of His Eminence Denis Cardinal Dougherty, Bishop of Jaro, The Sisters of St Paul of Chartres began their apostolic activities in Iloilo by establishing St Paul’s Hospital in 1911.

The school started in a Spanish Convento, adjoining the Cathedral, but due to increase of enrollment and curricular expansion, the community moved to the Colegio de San Jacinto and its grounds in 1934 (where the University stands today) which the SPC Sisters acquired from the Dominican Order.

So it was, with the great desire emboldened by the formative component of their mission, coupled with the pressing need of the hospital for trained competent Catholic nurses, the Sisters under the leadership of Mother Josephine de Jesus opened the School of Nursing in June, 1946.

The school assumed the name St Paul College of Tuguegarao (SPCT) in 1948 and became the first Teacher-Training Institution in Cagayan Valley.

1961 – The Marian Hall building was constructed, more facilities such as the Speech Laboratory, the Refectory, and the Auditorium with its “state of the art” sound, light and stage equipment were acquired through the efforts of Sr.

1993 – Opening-up to new life.

1994 – BSBA major in Computer Information Technology was approved by CHED; forty-one (41) students enrolled to the new Course offering.

1995 – A temporary permit to offer Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy was given by CHED. One hundred two (102) students were admitted.

In 1996, Saint Paul College of Iloilo celebrated FIFTY (50) year of “Christian Paulinian Education and Service” during the term of Sr.

1997 – Graduate School Programs in Master of Arts in Nursing (M.A.N.) and Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.) were opened.

1999 – The Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy Program was granted Government Recognition (GR) by the CHED upon the recommendation of the Quality Assurance Team (QUAT) evaluation. (GR no.

In 2003, Bachelor of Science in Information Technology was offered a permit to operate from the CHED.

The Wellness Program, a non-academic program organized in the summer of 2005, opened a new horizon for SPU Iloilo.

In February and July 2010 Physical Therapy Board Licensure Examinations, St Paul University Iloilo achieved a 100% passing percentage.

On August 9, 2016- the 2nd President of St Paul University Iloilo, Sr.

In 2020, SPUP won the Prince Talal International Prize for Human Development by Arab Gulf Programme for Development (AGFUND) in recognition of its efforts towards the realization of the Sustainable Development Goal on Zero Hunger.