Philippine Normal University (Manila)

Philippines / National Capital Region / Manila / Taft Avenue (N170 / R-2)
 university, academic institution

The Philippine Normal University or PNU is the Philippines' National Center for Teacher Education of the Philippines by virtue of Republic Act 9647.

PNU was the first institution of higher learning established by the Americans in the Philippines in 1901. It was created through Act No. 74 of the Philippine Commission as the Philippine Normal School, an institution for the training of teachers.

Since September 1, 1901 when it formally opened its campus in Manila, it has graduated tens of thousands of alumni who have been steeped in the tradition of scholarship, leadership, and sensibility to societal problems.

Address: Taft Avenue cor. Ayala Boulevard
Tel./Fax No. (632) 527-0375

Website: www.pnu.edu.ph/
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Coordinates:   14°35'16"N   120°58'59"E
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