Leyte Normal University
Pamantasang Normal ng Leyte (Filipino) | |
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Motto in English | Integrity. Excellence. Service. |
| Type | State university |
| Established | 1921 |
| President | Gil Nicetas B. Villarino |
| Vice-president | Lina G. Fabian (VP for Academic Services) Solomon D. Faller, Jr. (VP for Administration & Finance) Jonas P. Villas (VP for Research, Internationalization & Extension) Joyce M. Magtolis (VP for Student Development) |
| Students | 7,727 |
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| Campus | Tacloban City |
| Newspaper | An Lantawan |
| Colors | Blue and gold |
| Nickname | LNU |
| Website | www |
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Leyte Normal University (also abbreviated as LNU) is a university in the province of Leyte, Philippines. It is mandated to provide higher professional and special instruction for special purposes and to promote research and extension services, advanced studies, and progressive leadership in education and other related fields.[1] Its campus is situated in Tacloban City.[2]
History
[edit | edit source]The history of Leyte Normal University dates back to the pre-war years. It came into being in 1921 as the Provincial Normal School, a mere adjunct of the Leyte High School. It eventually outgrew its base becoming a two-year collegiate training institution in 1938. It became a degree-granting four-year college complete with a training department in 1952. It was then known as Leyte Normal School.[citation needed]
On June 14, 1976, it was converted into the Leyte State College by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 944, signed by then president Ferdinand Marcos. In 1993, the late congressman Cirilo Roy Montejo filed House Bill No. 22 in the House of Representatives proposing the conversion of the college into a university. This bill was sponsored by former senator Letecia Ramos-Shahani in the Senate. On February 23, 1995, the college was converted into the Leyte Normal University though R.A. 7910.[citation needed]
Sometime in April 1996, the university was proclaimed by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) as the Center of Excellence for Teacher Education in Region VIII from 1996 to 2001. Then in August 2008, CHED again awarded LNU as Center of Excellence for Teacher Education from 2008 to 2011.[citation needed]
Officials
[edit | edit source](As of July 2025)[3]
| President | Gil Nicetas B. Villarino |
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| Vice Presidents | Name |
| Academic Services | Lina G. Fabian |
| Administration and Finance | Solomon D. Faller, Jr. |
| Research, Internationalization, and Extension | Jonas P. Villas |
| Student Development | Joyce M. Magtolis |
| Deans | Name |
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| College of Education | Billy A. Danday |
| College of Arts and Sciences | Rommel L. Verecio |
| College of Management and Entrepreneurship | Evangeline D. Sanchez |
| Graduate School | Cleofe L. Lajara |
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