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A Short History of Universidad Literaria de Filipinas, the First Filipino-Run State University

Dr. Joaquin Gonzalez and Leon Maria Guerrero were the university's only two rectors. Sadly, no other school claimed its lineage.

With President Emilio Aguinaldo declaring the Philippines independent from Spanish rule in June 1898, the country was going through a period of great optimism. With it, the fledging Philippine Republic knew that it had to start empowering and decolonizing the next generation ...

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