Did you know: Philippine Normal University

The Philippine Normal University (PNU) was established on Sept. 1, 1901. Founded as Philippine Normal School, it was said to be the first higher institute of learning organized during the American occupation. Renamed Philippine Normal College in 1949, it became a university in 1991. In 2009, PNU was designated as the National Center for Teacher Education under Republic Act No. 9647.—Schatzi Quodala, Inquirer Research