University of Santo Tomas facts for kids
University of Santo Tomas is a private Roman Catholic university in Manila, Philippines.
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Two of the university's foremost alumni, Philippine national hero José Rizal and president Manuel L. Quezon, are honored by being displayed on each of the pillars on the Arch of the Centuries.
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National Hero of the Philippines Jose Rizal (Medicine)
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1st Prime Minister of the 1st Philippine Republic Apolinario Mabini (LL.B. 1894)
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3rd President of the Philippines, President of the 2nd Republic Jose P. Laurel (A.B., PhD 1919)
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9th President of the Philippines Diosdado Macapagal (LL.B. 1936)
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4th President of the Philippines Sergio Osmeña (LL.B. 1903)
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2nd President of the Philippines Manuel L. Quezon (LL.B. 1903)
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12th President of the Senate of the Philippines Arturo Tolentino (D.C.L.)
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Former Secretary of Justice (Philippines) Raul M. Gonzalez (LL.B. 1955)
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162nd Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, Former Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Diosdado Peralta (LL.B. 1979)
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23rd Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines Renato Corona (D.C.L.)
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Senator of the Philippines Joel Villanueva (B.S. 1996)
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Founder of SyCip Gorres Velayo & Co. (SGV & Company) Washington SyCip (B.S.)
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In Spanish: Universidad de Santo Tomás (Filipinas) para niños