The Western Philippine University (WPU) announced that this Monday, July 7, 2025 will be the first day of their classes for the first semester of 2025, a month ahead the official start of classes of Palawan State University (PSU). Both WPU and PSU were state universities and colleges in Palawan.
WPUs first semester runs from July 7, 2025 until July 7, 2025, on the other hand, PSU’s opening of classes with be on August 4, 2025 until December 13, 2025.
For WPU’s old students, they processed their enrollment in their respective mobile phones.
By second week of June 2025, WPU announced that they going fully online for second year to fourth year students, an innovation addressing big crowd during enrollment period.
“𝐀𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲’𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭-𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐥𝐝/𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 (𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝟒𝐭𝐡/𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫). 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧-𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞,” WPU announced.
For incoming freshmen, they process their enrollment in WPU-main campus in Aborlan and in WPU’s campus in Sta. Monica, Puerto Princesa.
The first day of enrollment in WPU main in Aborlan, Palawan was crowded, as students waited patiently for their turns, even outside the school’s infirmary building. But for many students, they said that they “expected” it, that students will trooped either on the first day or during the last day of enrollment.
Janelle, one of the incoming engineering students said that students trooped and crowded both inside and outside the building, specifically those who undergo medical examination in WPU’s infirmary. She said that she was among the first to queue by 7am and finished there 12:30noon. By 1pm, Janelle said that she already started the enrollment process but has to be cut off before 5pm.
“Since wala pa akong boarding house dito sa Aborlan, uwi lang kami ng mga kasama ko, at babalik nalang bukas dito,” she said, further informing that she spend more than P400 in her food and bus fare since she stay in Barangay Sta. Monica in Puerto Princesa.
She however, finished the enrollment process by noontime of the following day, July 2, 2025.
Boardinghouses in Aborlan ranges from 1,000 to 4,500/monthly or even higher. Janelle said that she found a P2,000 monthly rental for a room with common CR and kitchen, some 600 meters away from WPU-Aborlan’s gate. Her friend Althea, preferred to stay in a more cozy space at 4,500/monthly.
As observed, common supplies sold in stores near or adjacent to WPU’s main gate has doubled. A long folder with plastic acetate which is only P20 is now sold at P40.
Reynald, an incoming freshmen student said that he bought his supplies in one of the stalls in Aborlan public market, which is cheaper by 50percent. “Doble rin kasi ang presyo pag doon na sa mga tindahan malapit sa school. Sana may sumasaway rin sa mga ganyan na nag-o-overprice na rin”.
As among the state universities and colleges (SUCs), WPU has been mandated as provider of advanced education in field of agriculture, fisheries, forestry, engineering, environment, education, arts and sciences, rural development. PSU on the other hand has been mandated to provide higher professional and special instructions for special purposes and provide research and extension services, advanced studies and progressive leadership in education and other fields, including geology and oil exploration.
