THE HAZARDS OF WAR
Third Decade (1941 - 1950)
- The ferocity of World War II hit the country. To President Francisca Tirona Benitez it was a time to attend to suffering countrymen
- Pagamutan ng Maralita was opened in PWU by President Benitez with the help of faculty and volunteers.
- Few classes in the elementary, secondary later tertiary level were opened.
- 1945 - the Philippines is liberated
- 1946 - PWU reopened
- Through the unflagging determination of the Benitez family and the cooperation of the loyal administrators, faculty, alumnae and friends the university regained strength and was on its way to greater progress.