Cebu Normal University

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Cebu Normal University was established in 1902 as a provincial normal school, a branch of the Philippine Normal School. It became an independent institution in 1924, a chartered college in 1976, and a university in 1998. It is one of the oldest educational institutions in Cebu, with the enviable reputation of having produced a great many outstanding educators and public figures.

Famous CNU alumni include the late Philippine Undersecretary of Education Narciso Albarracin, Mr. Hilario Davide Sr., National Model Filipino awardee, and the late Senate President and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Marcelo Fernan.

[edit] CNU during World War II

The CNU campus was used as headquarters of the dreaded Kempetai or Military Police of the Japanese Imperial Army during the second World War.