HISTORY of ARELLANO UNIVERSITY

⮚The late Florentino Cayco, Sr., first Filipino Undersecretary of

Public Instruction and illustrious educator, conceptualized the
birth and administered the growth of Arellano University.

⮚This prestigious institution of learning opened in 1938 as the

Arellano Law College, named after Cayetano Arellano, first
Filipino chief justice. It closed in December 1941 until March
1945 under the Japanese occupation of the Philippines during
World War II. At the end of the war, this educational
institution reopened in April, 1945 and was renamed as
Arellano Colleges offering a two-year preparatory law course
and the regular four-year law course, as well as a complete
secondary education curriculum.
⮚In June 1945, Arellano Colleges offered a four-
year course in education (Bachelor of Science in
Education), a two-year teacher training course
(Elementary Teacher’s Certificate) and an
elementary school training department.
Likewise offered were courses in commerce,
foreign service, and arts and sciences.
⮚A year later, in June 1946, Florentino Cayco, Sr.,
became the first President of Arellano Colleges.
Through his efforts, Arellano Colleges was elevated
to, and recognized as, Arellano University on
February 22, 1947 by the Department of Education,
Culture, and Sports.

⮚It was also in 1947 that the graduate school was

organized and authorized to offer a course leading to
the degree of Master of Arts in education as a
requisite for the grant of university status.
⮚In 1954, Arellano University opened a school of
nursing which offered a basic nursing course. In
April 1960, the School of Nursing expanded its
curricular offerings by adding courses in post-basic
nursing with majors in public health and clinical
teaching. The School of Nursing was later
renamed College of Nursing. At about the same
time, a preparatory medical course was added to
the general curriculum of the College of Arts and
Sciences.
⮚In 1978, the graduate school was renamed
Florentino Cayco Memorial School of Graduate
Studies, in honor of the founder and first
president of Arellano University. Added to the
graduate courses were the degrees of Master of
Business Administration, Master of Science
and Economics and Master of Arts in Nursing.
In the same year, the management of the
College of Law was turned over to Arellano Law
Foundation under a Memorandum of
Agreement.
Its incessant expansion in all areas and locations has evolved into a
network of campuses, the better to serve Metro Manila by going
closer to the people.

At present, the Arellano University System boasts of seven

campuses, as follows:
▪Arellano University Main, Legarda Campus
▪Juan Sumulong Campus in Legarda , Manila
▪Jose Abad Santos Campus in Pasay City
▪(AU School of Law) Apolinario Mabini Campus in Pasay City
▪Andres Bonifacio Campus in Pasig City
▪Plaridel Campus in Mandaluyong City
▪Elisa Esguerra Campus in Malabon City
 Logo and its Design
OLD Design

DESIGN
The Arellano University seal was
inspired by the heroic photograph of
American marines raising the Stars and
Stripes on the summit of mount
NEW Design
Surabachi. The seal was prepared by the
great artist, Vicente Manansala. The
whole design is expressive of the faith of
the Arellano University in the youth of
the land as builders of the Filipino
nation.
MEANING

The three virile young men—representing Luzon,

Visayas, and Mindanao, and depicted as raising the
Filipino flag on the promontory symbolize the
fortitude, the courage and the sense of social
cohesion that the three main ethic groups of the
Philippines should possess in the fullest measure, if
we as a people are to realize our dream of a strong
and united nation.
Promontory. This gives a vivid impression of the rough
obstacles that the youth have to meet and overcome in order
to reach the goal of their ambition.

The limitless horizon beyond the promontory signifies not

only the boundless opportunities that this land of ours has to
offer to its youth but also the infinite range of human
knowledge.

The cluster of three stars illuminating the heavens

symbolizes either the three great branches of human
achievement in the realm of learning and culture science,
philosophy, and art; or three-fold ideal of education – the
education of the body, the education of the mind, and the
education of the heart.
Without the beneficent guidance of this educational ideal,
no man can hope to lay claim to a full and well-rounded
existence. For he should not only possess the necessary skills
and knowledge that would make him self-sufficient and
capable of holding his own in a complex society; such skills
and knowledge should also be governed by his deep sense of
human values, by his sympathetic awareness of the world of
nature and of men, and by the recognition of his part in the
essential unity of creation.

It is the implementation of this three-fold ideal of life and

education that gives expression to the spark of godhood
inherent within man, thereby fulfilling the promise of the
centuries and sharing in that dream-of golden age of
goodwill throughout the world.
Cayetano S. Arellano
Like the founder of Arellano
University, Cayetano S.
Arellano, after whom the
University is named, had
very humble beginnings
and earned his way to the
top through assiduous
scholarship and hard work.
⮚Arellano was born in March 1847, in Orion, Bataan, to Don
Servando Arellano, an adventurous Spanish peninsular who
tried his luck in the Philippines with apparently little success
and to a fair damsel of the place, Do?a Cristy Lonzon. Early
on, the boy Cayetano was fascinated by language and the
study of philosophy. His parents, despite lack of resources,
managed to send him to San Juan de Letran in Intramuros,
where Cayetano maintained himself as an agraciado or
working student. After completing his secondary course, he
enrolled at the University of Sto. Tomas, where he studied
Philology, Philosophy, Theology, and Civil and Canon Law, in
preparation for the priesthood.
⮚In 1862 at the tender age of fifteen years, he received the degree of
Bachelor of Philosophy; five years later, the degree of Bachelor of
Theology. For some reason, Cayetano did not enter the priesthood but
instead took up the study of law, an inclination that manifested itself
even when he was pursuing studies for the priesthood. In 1876, he
obtained the degree of Bachelor of Laws.

⮚Arellano then proceeded to practice his profession until the year 1898.
At the same time, he taught law at his alma mater, the University of Sto.
Tomas. Students under him who later distinguished themselves in the
profession, such as Francisco Ortigas and Valdomero Arhente, would,
in later years admit that it was a great privilege and a blessing to have
been under such a master as Arellano. At about the time he began his
law practice, he met Rosa Bernal, the daughter of the owners of the
boarding house where Arellano was then staying. They were married
after a short courtship.
⮚From 1887 to 1889, Arellano served as City Councilor of
Manila. Recognizing his competence, the government offered
him the position of Civil Governor of the City of Manila,
which he refused. This was at a time when the country was
gripped with revolutionary fervor and this was the reason,
perhaps, for his refusal of the appointment.

⮚When the Philippine revolutionary government was

established, he was appointed Secretary of Foreign Affairs.
After the war against the United States collapsed and with the
advent of American government, Arellano decided to
cooperate with the new masters for the good of the country.
He played a principal role in the organization of the courts
and in the codification of the marriage and municipal laws
and the rules of criminal procedure.
⮚In 1899, he was appointed Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court of the Philippines, the first Filipino
ever to hold that position, in which he made a
name for himself as one of the country's greatest
jurists.
 VISION
 
To be a model institution of learning
where relevant knowledge is acquired
and
skills are developed in response to the
needs of the global community.
 MISSION
 
To provide equitable access to learning
through relevant, innovative, industry-sensitive
and environment-conscious
academic programs and services.
 OBJECTIVES
 
•To nurture relationships with current and future
alumni and engage them in the life of the University
•To coordinate and promote programs that instill good
will and pride, and provide opportunities for
professional growth and social interaction
•To promote and enhance effective communications
between the University and its alumni
•To ensure the quality of the future alumni by
continuing to assist the University in identifying and
recruiting future students
•To encourage financial support of the institution
 PHILOSOPHY
 
As an institution of learning, Arellano University is
guided in all its endeavors by an incessant search for
knowledge, a passion for truth and respect for
academic freedom. It does not serve any particular
creed, dogma or doctrine.
 
Its primary goal is the development of the youth in a
healthy intellectual atmosphere that welcomes
discussion and dialogue to the widest latitude
governed only by the rights and best interests of the
students and the University.
Guided by this philosophical framework, the University
pursues the following objectives:
 
1. To promote in the faculty and students critical thinking and
scientific problem-solving through the use of reason, truth
and knowledge.
2. To provide opportunities for freedom of inquiry and honest
research in the field of learning.
3. To assist in the transformation of the youth into productive,
progressive and actively involved citizens of the nation.
4. To preserve and transmit the cultural heritage of the race
and desirable Filipino values.
 
 
OUR CORE VALUES
Maka-Diyos
Maka-tao
Makakalikasan
Makabansa
 OUR MANDATE
The Department of Education was established
through the Education Decree of 1863 as the
Superior Commission of Primary Instruction under
a Chairman. The Education agency underwent
many reorganization efforts in the 20th century in
order to better define its purpose vis a vis the
changing administrations and charters. The present
day Department of Education was eventually
mandated through Republic Act 9155, otherwise
known as the Governance of Basic Education act of
2001 which establishes the mandate of this agency.
The Department of Education (DepEd)
formulates, implements, and coordinates policies,
plans, programs and projects in the areas of formal
and non-formal basic education. It supervises all
elementary and secondary education institutions,
including alternative learning systems, both public
and private; and provides for the establishment
and maintenance of a complete, adequate, and
integrated system of basic education relevant to
the goals of national development.
 JAS-Forever

Hail To Thee Jose Abad Santos

 
Hail to thee Jose Abad Santos
Beloved Alma Mater
Hopes of our dreams and aspirations
Glory to your name
Hail to thee Jose Abad Santos
To you we sing our praises
Oh Alma Mater Glory to you
And your noble name
 
The guiding truth that we bestowed
Shall last amidst our paths
The knowledge learned
Shall be our strength
Our dignity and pride
 
Hail to thee Jose Abad Santos
To you we sing our praises
Oh Alma Mater
Glory to you
And your noble name!!