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The university was founded in 1925 by the first registered Filipino architect, Tomás Mapúa, a graduate of Cornell University in New York, US. In 2000, the university was acquired by the Yuchengco Group of Companies. The university's main campus is located in the historic Intramuros district of Manila, with a satellite campus located in Makati.
intramuros .gov .ph. Intramuros ( lit.'within the walls' or 'inside the walls') is the 0.67-square-kilometer (0.26 sq mi) historic walled area within the city of Manila, the capital of the Philippines. It is administered by the Intramuros Administration with the help of the city government of Manila.
The Mapúa Cardinals and Lady Cardinals are the varsity sports teams of Mapúa University that play in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines) . The Mapúa Cardinals holds the NCAA record for the most General Championships in the seniors' division with a total of 20—the last of these championships was won in 1993.
Since the Spanish colonial period, Manila was the center of education in the country and Intramuros was home to various academic institutions. The first schools in the district were the Colegio de Santa Potenciana founded in 1589, [4] Universidad de San Ignacio in 1590, [5] San Jose Seminary in 1601, the University of Santo Tomas in 1611, [6] the Colegio de San Juan de Letran in 1620, the ...
Manuel Go - architect and builder of commercial landmarks. Felipe Mendoza - 1982 UAP first LIKHA and Gold Medal awardee; 1976 Patnubay ng Sining at Kalinangan awardee; recipient of the 1982 PRC Outstanding Architect of the Year award [25] Jose Mañosa - architect and builder, one of the famed Mañosa brothers.
Intramuros, Manila. Nickname. Cardinals. Colors. Red, Gold, and Black. NCAA Champion. 1949, 1965, 1981, 1990, 1991. The Mapúa Cardinals basketball program represents Mapúa University (MU) in men's basketball as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines) (NCAA). The Mapúa Cardinals are one of the three NCAA seniors ...
The post office building (center) under attack by U.S. troops, 26 February 1945. The post office was severely damaged in World War II during the Battle of Manila, after it suffered heavy artillery bombardment and saw fierce room-to-room fighting between the Americans and Japanese, who converted the edifice into a fortress by heavily barricading the rooms with sandbags and barbed wires.
The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA; / ˌɛnsiː.eɪˈeɪ / ) is an athletic association of ten private colleges and universities in Metro Manila, Philippines. Established in 1924, it is the oldest collegiate athletic association in the country. [ 2 ] The Philippine NCAA is not affiliated with the NCAA of the United States.