Institutional History of Schools,

Corporations, industries, religious

groups and the like
The Philippines is a country rich in history
and culture. With more than 300 years of
colonization by the Spaniards, it is not
surprising to see traces of the Spanish rule
even in the modern times, particularly in the
schools and universities established way
back the late 1500s. Although some are
already defunct, there are still a handful of
old educational institutions in existence
today.
University of
San Carlos

University of
San Carlos
At present, University
of San Carlos remains
as one of the top
performing higher
learning institutions in
the country, having 8
Centers of Excellence
and 12 Centers of
Development
determined by the
Commission on Higher
Education.
University of
Santo Tomas

University of
Santo Tomas
UST also served as a
second home to
prominent
personalities in the
country including our
national hero, Dr. Jose
Rizal. In its
quadricentennial year
in 2011, the university
made a world record
for forming the largest
human cross,
patterned after the
Dominican black and
white cross.
Colegio de
San Juan de
Letran
THEN NOW
Santa Isabel
College of
Manila
THEN NOW
Sta. Catalina
College
THEN NOW
Ateneo de
Manila
University
THEN NOW
Concordia
College
THEN NOW
St. Mary’s
College of
Quezon City
THEN NOW
The oldest companies in the
philipines
 Destileria
Limtuaco
In 1850, a merchant
family from China, led by
Lim Tua Co, sailed to the
Philippines. Two years
later, they opened a
shop in Binondo that
sold medicinal wine that
was said to improve
one’s stamina. The
concoction, known as
Sioktong, became so
popular that it became
the term for any type of
medicinal wine.
Despite the turmoil brought by the Philippine Revolution
and World War II, Destileria Limtuaco emerged from the
ashes of war. It modernized its facilities and introduced
newer brews to the public.

Currently, Destileria Limtuaco is serving a wide range of

drinks to the Filipino market under the supervision
Olivia Limpe-Aw, being the fifth generation of the master
blenders who brought the concoction to the country.
Ayala
Corporations
Makati will not be
a prosperous as
now without Ayala
Corporation. But
not a lot of people
didn’t know that
the company has
been existing long
before they
became a multi-
billion
conglomerate.
Fresh off the boat from a small town called Ayala
in Spain, Antonio de Ayala teamed up with
Domingo Roxas to establish a house that would
venture into agriculture, manufacturing, trading,
mining, and distillery. Eventually, the partnership
expanded into creating bridges, offering
tramway services, among others. After the
World War II, the company grew bigger and
diversified its investments.
As of today, the Ayala Corporation has stakes in
real estate, banking telecommunications,
utilities, healthcare, automotive, and business
process outsourcing.
The Manila Times
The Manila Times was
once the driving force
in Philippine
journalism. Started by
American
businessman Thomas
Gowan in 1898, it was
the first bulletin that
carried English cable
news in the country.
The first few decades of its existence saw the Times
changing ownership, with former Philippine president
Manuel L. Quezon being one of the people who
briefly owned the daily. The newspaper ceased
publication in 1930 and only went back to circulation
after the war, with the Roces family operating the
paper until the Martial Law. After another period of
transition, it ceased operations in 1999, and was
revived in 2001 under the management of Dante Ang.
Benguet
corporation
When the Americans
colonized the country, the
US government
encouraged firms to
explore the rich minerals
hidden underneath the
Philippine soil. In 1903,
three Americans formed
Benguet Mining to tap the
minerals in the northern
province. Mining was only
a small-scale business back
then—and Benguet Gold
Mines introduced modern
processes in the mining
sector in the Philippines.
After decades of expansion due to the boom of
gold, copper, nickel, and other minerals,
Benguet Gold Mines expanded its mining
ventures into different parts of the country.
Aside from its main financial pipeline, Benguet
Corporation is now also into healthcare,
logistics, and real estate.