Historical Background

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

The Professional Academy of the Philippines started in the year 2005 in its original location at N. Bacalso Avenue, Cebu City. It was formerly called Criminology F.I.L.E (Forensic Investigation and Law Enforcement) Academy. It was popularly referred to as FILE Academy, through the voluntary involvement of some law enforcement authorities. During the first year, the academy focused on the Criminology Profession with various specializations like Forensic Ballistics (Fire Arms Identification) Forensic Photography, Lie Detection (Polygraph), Questioned Documents, Fingerprint Identification (Dactyloscopy), Security Management, and Two Weeks Specialization Program endorsed by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), and three year Paralegal Computer Secretarial. On the following year 2006, the academy added other courses namely: Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSIT) Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management (BSHRM) and Bachelor of Secondary Education Major in English. In 2007, the college started offering Master of Science in Criminal Justice, with specialization in Criminology, the graduate school program in consortium with Western Mindanao State University. It is the only school in the Visayas and Mindanao pioneering the offering of Master’s degree in Criminal Justice authorized by the Board of Regent of Western Mindanao State University. Professional Academy of the Philippines offered also a Doctor of Philosophy in Criminal Justice with specialization in Criminal Justice in Consortium with Mandaue City College. In the year 2010, The Professional Academy of the Philippines transferred to the City of Naga, Cebu, a strategic place located in the southern part of Cebu province. PAP in Naga Cebu was formally inaugurated on August 29, 2010. The campus featured state-of-the-art facilities and laboratories to the students coming from southern Cebu. The school’s population ballooned to 700 students. That same year, Pre-Elementary course was started, upon the addition of Annex buildings. Thereafter, the number of students has grown to over 1,000 in all courses and levels admitted every year. The Professional Academy of the Philippines is a duly organized educational institution under the laws of the Philippines with the principal office at Brgy. South Poblacion, City of Naga, Cebu, Philippines.