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Detailed explanation-1: -It started as the Forest School under the UP College of Agriculture in 1910, making it the oldest forestry school in the Philippines. It is one of the five founding units of UPLB upon its establishment in 1972.

Detailed explanation-2: -The School of Forestry in Los Baños was established in 1918 to develop human resources for the bureau. For some time, the Bureau of Forestry director was concurrently the Dean of the University of the Philippines College of Forestry at Los Baños.

Detailed explanation-3: -UP Los Baños April 19, 1910, the College of Forestry was established. November 20, 1972, UPCA became a University by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 58.

Detailed explanation-4: -The man considered to be the “Father of Philippine Forestry, ” Mr. Florencio Tamesis, received his Masters of Forestry in the United States of America in 1923. After his return to the Philippines, he developed forest management systems for dipterocarp forests.

Detailed explanation-5: -UPLB is identified by the Commission on Higher Education as a Center of Excellence in Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering, Biology, Forestry, Information Technology, Environmental Science, Development Communication, Statistics and Veterinary Medicine, as well as a Center of Development in Chemical Engineering.