Central Philippine University
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Central Philippine University is a non-stock, non-profit Christian Institution of higher learning. The University is also a member of the Association of Christian Schools, Colleges and Universities (ACSU) and the Association of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia.
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The Central Philippine University–Iloilo Mission Hospital Main Hall in its new location in 1931 in the City of Jaro (now a present district of Iloilo City). Founded in 1901 by Presbyterian missionary doctor Joseph Andrew Hall, it is the first American and Protestant hospital in the Philippines.
Aerial view of the part of Central's main campus in the north-eastern side in the early 1960s. During World War II, Central's entire properties, was heavily damaged.
Heads of Central Philippine University (which are all Americans) from its founding until 1966 when Rex D. Drilon became the first Filipino president.
United States Navy personnel drop in at the main campus whenever a ship comes to the Port of Iloilo.
Eugenio Lopez Memorial Hall in the 1960s. The structure, donated by the Spanish Filipino business magnate and philanthropist Eugenio Lopez, Sr., used to be the main library of Central and is the first permanent building on the main campus.
Rex D. Drilon, the first Filipino president of Central
The Dr. Alfonso A. Uy – Student Building was donated by Alfonso A. Uy, the first president of the Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry from Visayas and Mindanao.
Aerial view of the CPU Church in which a canopy on the front of the church was added later during the 2005 centennial celebration of Central.
