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By virtue of Republic Act 778, passed by the houses of Congress on May 20, 1952 and signed by President Elpidio Quirino on June 21, 1952, PSC became the Philippine College of Commerce (PCC), with Luis F. Reyes as its first president.
On April 1, 1978 by virtue of Presidential Decree Number 1341, the Philippine College of Commerce (PCC) was converted into a chartered state university, now known as the Polytechnic University of the Philippines.
It was founded on 19 October 1904, as the Manila Business School (MBS) and as part of Manila's public school system. It was eventually promoted to a chartered state university in 1978, by virtue of Presidential Decree 1341.
In 1908, it was renamed as Philippine School of Commerce (PSC) and merged with the Philippine Normal School (PNS) in 1933 to 1946. By virtue of Republic Act 778, the PSC was again changed to Philippine College of Commerce (PCC) in 1952.
History: 1904-1951. The organic act which established the Civil Government in the Philippine Islands in 1901 made provision for the establishment of the Philippine School of Commerce. However, the school was organized in 1904.
This institution started as the Manila Business School [1] (MBS, also referred as the Manila School of Commerce [2]), founded on October 19, 1904 [2] as part of the city school system under the superintendence of Gabriel A. O’Reilly.
In 1908, it was renamed as Philippine School of Commerce (PSC) and merged with the Philippine Normal School (PNS) in 1933 to 1946. By virtue of Republic Act 779, the PSC was again changed to Philippine College of Commerce (PCC) in 1952.
