Jose V. Abueva

Presidents of the University of the Philippines

1911-1915 Murray S. Bartlett

1915-1921 Ignacio B. Villamor

1921-1925 Guy Potter Wharton Benton

1925-1933 Rafael V. Palma

1934-1939 Jorge Bocobo

1939-1943 Bienvenido Gonzales

1943-1945 Antonio Sison

1945-1951 Bienvenido Gonzales

1951-1956 Vidal A. Tan

1956-1958 Enrique Virata

1958-1962 Vicente G. Sinco

1962-1968 Carlos P. Romulo

1969-1975 Salvador P. Lopez

1975-1979 Onofre D. Corpuz

1979-1981 Emmanuel V. Soriano

1981-1987 Edgardo J. Angara

1987-1993 Jose V. Abueva

1993-1999 Emil Q. Javier

1999-2005 Francisco Nemenzo, Jr.

2005-2011 Emerlinda R. Roman

2011-present Alfredo E. Pascual

Dr. José Veloso Abueva is a Filipino educator,author, professor and civil servant. He is a former president of the University of the Philippines System,and currently president of Kalayaan College. Abueva is also one of the 12 UP Centennial Fellows who participated in the UP Centennial Lecture Series as part of the centennial celebration of the Philippines' premier institution of higher learning. A Ten Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) awardee for political science in 1962, he has devoted much of his career in academic circles.

Lectures

The Crucial Importance of Election