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Holy Trinity University is a private sectarian university in Puerto Princesa City in the province of Palawan, run by the Dominican Sisters of Saint Catherine of Siena. Holy Trinity University is a dynamic center of Catholic education in Palawan, Philippines.HistoryHoly Trinity University is the pioneer institution of higher learning in Palawan established in 1940 as the Holy Trinity College Academy. The first administrators of the Academy were Rev. Mother Cruz Rich, O.P., Rev. Mother Paulina Cruz, O.P., and Rev. Mother Trinidad Acosta, O.P., who worked in close cooperation with the Augustinian Recollect priests under the leadership of Msgr. Leandro Nieto, ORSA, the Prefect Apostolic of Palawan.The first courses offered were Kindergarten and Elementary level, followed by the secondary level. On September 10, 1950 with Sisters Amparo Bautista, O.P. as the first Directress, HTC rose to become a Junior College and opened the following courses: Elementary Teacher’s Certificate (ETC), Vocational Stenography and Typing.In October 1953, the school came to be known as Holy Trinity College where Associate in Arts (1953-1954) was offered. In January 1955, Fr. Arsenio Villanueva, ORSA became the Director of the College. New courses such as Secretarial course (1955-1956), Dressmaking and Liberal Arts (1957) were opened.In 1958, Mother Rosa Santiago, OP was appointed Directress. During her leadership, Associate in Commercial Science and Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education (1959) were opened. It was also during her term that improvements in the school’s physical structure were done.