Historically, the establishment of the College of Business Administration may be traced from the time the Manila Business School was formed in 1904. The institution was organized primarily to cater to the needs of businesses around Manila for graduates in business short-term courses particularly for secretarial and clerical jobs. The school was eventually renamed to Philippine School of Commerce in 1908.
Through the years, courses in the school were updated to signify its commitment to the business sector for skilled and competent manpower as well as developing individuals not only technically but as also morally who can play significant role in nation-building. Thus, from the time it was created, the college served as catalyst in improving productivity, has promoted entrepreneurship and self-reliance essential in the attainment of social and economic development in the country. The college was able to train successful businessmen and national leaders who at that time wielded corporate or political power in their respective domain.
The College was formally organized into a regular business college during the first quarter of 1958 under the presidency of Mr. Pacifico Vellila with the establishment of the Department of Marketing. The new department was responsible for both marketing and Business Education courses. In 1960, realizing the significant role played by marketing in the economic development of the country, the Board of Trustees approved the offering of a four year course degree in marketing leading to Bachelor of Science in Commerce major in Marketing. That same year, the Department of Economics and General Business was created and offered the course leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Commerce major in Economics and Management. However the new department was essentially incapable in terms of facilities and qualified faculty but nonetheless, the students received it with enthusiasm.
On December 15, 1964, under the able leadership of Dr.Nemesio E. Prudente who was appointed acting president of the then Philippine College of Commerce (PCC) by virtue of a Board of Trustees’ resolution which approved the introduction of an advertising course in the college;this made PCC the first and only college that offered a four-year collegiate course in advertising. In the early part of 1970, under the leadership of Prof. Mateo S. Esguerra , the Department of Economics, Finance, Mathematics and Management was merged with the Departments of Marketing and Advertising. However the merger was eventually disbanded as departments involved became independent. The College of Business offered various courses during its infancy stage which may be categorized as follows:
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. A year later in 1979 , the university undertook massive reorganization that resulted to the creation of the faculty of Accountancy , Business and Cooperatives under Dean Mateo S. Esguerra. However, in 1980, the faculty of accountancy became a separate unit and the degree Bachelor of Science in Commerce was renamed Bachelor in Business Management. The accelerated ladderized course in Computer Data Processing was first introduced as four-year degree course in 1979. The university earned the reputation to be the first academic institution to introduce such course in the country. Dr. Ofelia M. Carague was appointed to head the Electronic Data processing and Computer Management Program.
The College of Business may be distinguished as the pioneering college in the university which has provided enormous contribution to PUP for the realization of its goals and objectives. The following Deans of the College of Business, were among those who, in one way or the other did make the college truly instrumental to the success of the university and in show of respect and acknowledgement to their contribution; we can enumerate them to include the following:
Today, with its continued growth, the college is considered to be the biggest among PUP’s colleges and remain one of the university’s agents of social and economic change, it’s creating a dynamic curricula offering.
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