The Saint Pedro Poveda College (Poveda, SPPC, formerly known as the Poveda Learning Centre and Institucion Teresiana) is a private Preparatory School for girls run by the Teresian Association of Lay Missionaries which was founded in Spain. It is located in the heart of Manila's Ortigas Business District. The Alumnae and present students of this school include daughters and granddaughters of Filipino Presidents, industrialists, politicians, and pr...
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The Saint Pedro Poveda College (Poveda, SPPC, formerly known as the Poveda Learning Centre and Institucion Teresiana) is a private Preparatory School for girls run by the Teresian Association of Lay Missionaries which was founded in Spain. It is located in the heart of Manila's Ortigas Business District. The Alumnae and present students of this school include daughters and granddaughters of Filipino Presidents, industrialists, politicians, and prominent figures in Philippine society. It conducts classes in 3 languages -- English, Spanish, and Filipino. Founded in 1960 as Institucion Teresiana, the school was inaugurated by Maria del Carmen Franco de Martinez-Bordiu, the Marquesa de Villaverde and only daughter of Generalismo Francisco Franco of Spain.
Pedro Poveda was born in Linares, Spain on December 3, 1874. After he was ordained priest in Guadix in 1897, he exercised his first apostolic ministry among the poor cave dwellers. He organized a livelihood program for adults and...
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