The History of PUP San Juan

Despite its proximity to the Main Campus in Sta. Mesa, the Polytechnic University of the Philippines San Juan Campus lives up to the institution’s commitment to democratize access to educational opportunities for economically challenged but deserving youths in the very heart of the National Capital Region, the historic city which served as the site of the first battle of the Philippine Revolution against Spain.

Through the relentless effort of the City Government of San Juan under the administration of then Mayor Joseph Victor “JV” G. Ejercito, who promotes the role of education in nation building, the long cherished dream of the people of San Juan to establish a public college in the city was brought to fruition. It started with the issuance of Memorandum Order No. JVE-C-13, Series of 2007 which created a special committee to study and prepare the ground works for the establishment of a public tertiary academic institution.

On December 13, 2007, the Sangguniang Panlungsod of San Juan issued City Resolution No. 32, Series of 2007 which authorized Mayor Ejercito to sign a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with PUP, a state university established in 1904 and which continues to flourish as a stronger institution of higher learning determined to effect change in the lives of the Filipino youth.

The Sangguniang Panlungsod passed on January 21, 2008 City Ordinance No. 6, Series of 2008 otherwise known as “An Ordinance Establishing a PUP Campus in the City of San Juan, Metro Manila”.

The signing of the MOA by Mayor Ejercito, on behalf of the City of San Juan and former University President Dr. Dante G. Guevarra, on behalf of PUP on February 20, 2008 became a landmark in San Juan’s long history of struggle for quality but accessible tertiary education.

Subsequently, the PUP Board of Regents approved and ratified the MOA on March 14, 2008 through Board Resolution No. 613, Series of 2008. Since then and for the years to come, PUP San Juan Campus has strived and will continue to strive to become Tanglaw ng Bayan sa Dambana ng Kagitingan.

Today, PUP San Juan City Campus which started as a locally funded campus is now a viable institution by virtue of Republic Act 11348 on 25 July 2019 and continues to grow and develop as a higher learning institution.