They invited Mayor Roman L. Perez, Atty. Pablo C. Umali, Rev. Fr. Vicente R. Catapang, and Atty. Francisco G. Perez
Chapter 1 The Emergence of a College
Thank you for coming today. We organized this meeting to discuss to you our plans to create a school which will greatly benefit the whole province of Batangas
At Juan Y. Javier's Printing Press in 1946...
Mr. Juan Y. Javier
How about we start a school?
Atty. Jesus Lorenzo A. Arguelles
After numerous challenges, the founders had given a gift to Batangas
It was a year of uncertainties...
They named this gift the Western Philippine Colleges
But for some, it was the year of freedom and change...
They then proceeded to gain a bandwagon of enrollees with Mr. Javier in his iconic jeep
WPC CLASSES OPEN!
On May 22, 1947, a meeting was called to actualize the function of the Board of Trustees
The founders announced the opening of classes through posters and advertisements in local newspapers
Atty. Jesus Arguelles was appointed the first executive secretary and custodian of records