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Manuel S.  Enverga  University Foundation

The Manuel S.  Enverga  University Foundation was built after World War II. The debilitating aftermath of the war brought education to a halt. The economic dislocation that ensued left many young people of school age with little chance of getting an education. Parents from many parts of Quezon Province had to mortgage their lands or sell their last carabao to send their children to college in Manila. The situation presented both a challenge and an opportunity to a group of pioneering and vision-driven individuals led by  Dr.  Manuel S.  Enverga  who founded the Luzonian Colleges on January 14, 1947 to give needy students access to higher education.

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The Securities and Exchange Commission granted Luzonian Colleges its charter on February 11, 1947.A little more than a month later, the Bureau of Private Schools issued a government permit for the school to open in April 1947. In the summer of 1947, 102 students, mostly youthful war veterans, enrolled in the two-year Associate in Arts program in the College of Liberal Arts, the first college to be established. The secretarial course opened on May 2, 1947 even as the young college obtained official permission to open the secondary school and the education programs in June 1947. Meanwhile, in 1948 heeding the  clamor  of the citizens of Sampaloc, Quezon, a high school was put up in that town.

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The King of Spain, His Majesty Alfonso XII, finally approved the establishment of Candelaria as an independent town on August 5, 1879. After its defeat in the Spanish-American War of 1898, Spain ceded its longstanding colony of the Philippines to the United States in the Treaty of  Paris.When  it became clear that U.S. forces were intent on imposing American colonial control over the islands, the early clashes between the Filipinos and the Americans in 1899 swelled into an all-out  war.In  1902, general hostilities against the Americans ceded. However, effects of the war prompted Candelaria to seek the folds of the town of  Sariaya . But the pioneering spirit of its founders was not extinguished in the battlefield. In 1908, after almost seven years of dependent existence, Candelaria was again able to stand on its own feet. It was then a fourth class municipality. Even as the fighting went on, the colonial government that the United States established in the Philippines launched a pacification campaign that became known as the “policy of attraction.” This policy permitted a significant degree of self-government, introduced social reforms, and implemented plans for economic development. During this time, the town has progressed by leaps and bounds. Many houses and public edifices were constructed and commerce and industries grew, until the Japanese invasion. When the Japanese occupied the Philippines during the Second World War, Candelaria’s growth regressed. It was on June 6, 1946 that Candelaria was liberated against the Japanese Imperial Army. The municipality of Candelaria is acknowledged as the second largest industrial center of the province, after Lucena City, and is now a first class municipality. It has the most number of desiccated coconut factories and oil mills among the municipalities in Quezon Province.

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Prior to 1885, the pioneering barangays of Candelaria in its western part notably, Taguan,  Kinatihan  and Masin were parts of the Municipality of  Tiaong ,  whileMalabanban ,  Mangilag  and Sta. Catalina in the east were under the jurisdiction of the town of  Sariaya . Sr. Don Ciriaco  Nadres , a local leader of Barangay  Masinand  his wife  Sra.  Doña  Baltazara  Bustamante, with the support of Don Simeon  Nadres  and wife Doña  Everista  Ona, Don Justo Argao, Don  Elino  de Gala, Don Apolinario Gonzales, Don Tomas  Cabuñag , Don Ignacio de Ramos, Don Domingo de Alday, Don Tomas Regidor, Don Juan del Valle, Don Ambrocio Salazar, Don Buenaventura Cedeño and Don Hipolito Martinez, proposed the establishment of an independent government over these barangays. They became known as the founding families of the town. This request was granted by  Gobernador  General Domingo  Moriones  y Murillo. It was declared as an independent  pueblosibil  on December 26, 1878 and from then became known as Candelaria. Its boundaries were fixed by means of a treaty signed by the notable leaders of  Tiaong ,  Sariaya  and the founding families of Candelaria.

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A mere inherited hobby of collecting artifacts is now a source of historical and cultural knowledge. And, this collection can also aid foreign tourists to get a glimpse of the Philippine culture and history. As part of day tour activities, Villa Escudero (website) in  Tiaong , Quezon Province allows the public to take a tour at their Museum, which houses a wide collection of religious and cultural artifacts. The wide collection was initially a private collection of Don Arsenio and Dona Rosario. The private collection of artifacts is vast that it is composed of life-size religious statues, altars, rare items, and other artifacts that date back to the pre-colonial era in the Philippines.  The rare collection also includes souvenir items that the couple got from their overseas travel. And, new items are added to the collection as the Escudero siblings continue to pursue the same hobby of collecting religious and cultural artifacts. In this article, I’d like to share the list of artifacts that I find memorable and unique.

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History of Manuel S. Enverga University

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