The Manila Central University (Pamantasang Sentral ng Maynila in Filipino, commonly abbreviated as M.C.U.; formerly known as the Liceo de Manila) is a private, non-sectarian, non-stock educational institution situated in EDSA, Caloocan City, Philippines. It was founded in 1904 by Atty. Filemon D. Tanchoco Sr. MCU is "the first school of Pharmacy run by Filipinos" and the "first Nursing School who offered BSN 4 year program in the philippines." The patron of the university is Minerva. MCU is one of the former member universities of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), 1952–1954. Manila Central University had a very humble beginning. In 1903, at the request of several students from the University of Santo Tomas and others, Dr. Alejandro Albert organized a private review class. This review class developed into the Escuela de Farmacia del Liceo de Manila in 1904, with Albert, Alfredo L. Guerrero, Antonio C. Llamas, Feliciano Paterno and Filemon Tanchoco, and all faculty members of the institution, as incorporators. It was the first educational institution of its kind established and managed by Filipinos.