University of Perpetual Help System DALTA


The University of Perpetual Help System DALTA is a privately owned, non-sectarian co-educational institution of higher learning run by the DALTA Group of Companies with campuses at Las Piñas, NCR, Bacoor, Cavite and Calamba, Laguna in the Philippines. The university offers programs in preschool, primary, secondary, tertiary and graduate levels, as well as short term vocational, technical, and special programs.

History

The story of the University of Perpetual Help System DALTA started in 1968 when Jose de Guzman Tamayo and his wife, Josefina "Nena" Laperal Tamayo, both doctors, founded a school system which is now known as the University of Perpetual Help System JONELTA, which has five campuses. The first campus, the Perpetual Help College and Hospital, was established in Manila to meet the local and international demand for nurses. Two years later, the Perpetual Help College and Hospital in Malasiqui, Pangasinan, was founded in response to the "government's program to promote health and educational development in the rural areas". This was followed by the founding of the third Campus at Perpetual Help School of Laguna, in Biñan, Laguna in 1976, and its medical school, the Perpetual Help School of Laguna Foundation. Thereafter, the Perpetual Help Campus at General Mariano Alvarez in Cavite and the Perpetual Help Campus in Cauayan, Isabela were established, bringing the number of campuses to five.
Inspired by the noble cause of his parents, businessman and former Vice Mayor of Las Piñas Dr./BGen. Antonio "Tony" Laperal Tamayo alongside his wife, Dr. Daisy Moran Tamayo, and a business associate, Dr. Ernesto Palanca Crisostomo, founded their own school, the Perpetual Help College of Rizal along Alabang-Zapote Road, in the municipality of Las Piñas, which was then a part of the province of Rizal. The school was housed in a four-story building constructed in just four months.
One year after opening of the PHCR, they established the Perpetual Help Medical Center about 200 meters from the school grounds.
The initial academic offering of PHCR is Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Upon opening of the program, 700 students immediately enrolled. This humble beginning opened the way for the infant school to expand in terms of curricular programs, faculty, research, community service, infrastructure, and professional development. Such developments gave recognition to the college, and in April 20, 1997, the Commission on Higher Education granted PHCR university status, leading to its name being changed as University of Perpetual Help Rizal , achieving the distinction of being the first and only university in the recently chartered City of Las Piñas.
To reflect the distinction of leadership between the DALTA System, and the JONELTA System, UPHR was rechristened as the University of Perpetual Help DALTA System in 2004, making a slight reorganization a year later, leading to its official and business name of University of Perpetual Help System DALTA .
The term DALTA in the name of the university is the acronym for Daisy A'ntonio Laperal TAmayo, the conjugal founders.
On February 5, 2026, in coincidence of the institution's 50th academic year, UPHSD will be celebrating its 50th founding anniversary, with the theme: Celebrating DALTA: D'''iversity, Altruism, Leadership, Technology, and Adaptability.''

''Administration of UPHSD''

Complementing the leadership and management functions of Dr./BGen. Tony, and Dr. Daisy Tamayo are their two sons:
  • Dr. Anthony Jose Moran Tamayo, CPA, MBA, Ed.M.
  • '''LTC Richard Antonio Moran Tamayo, MBA-H, REB, GSC, PAF'''

    Board of Directors

  • Chairman of the Board, and Chief Executive Officer : Dr./BGen Antonio Laperal Tamayo, FPCHA, AFP
  • Vice Chairman, and Treasurer: Dr. Daisy Moran Tamayo, RN, MAN, Ph.D.
  • President, UPHSD: Dr. Anthony Jose Moran Tamayo, CPA, MBA, Ed.M.
  • Secretary, UPHSD; President UPHMC: LTC Richard Antonio Moran Tamayo, MBA-H, REB, GSC, PAF
  • Board Members
  • *Antonio Romulo G. Tamayo
  • *Rachel Antonette G. Tamayo
  • *Josefina Virginia G. Tamayo

    Campuses

Las Piñas campus

The Las Piñas Campus, which is the site of the former Perpetual Help College of Rizal, is the largest among the three campuses of UPHSD, and is the flagship campus of the entire University of Perpetual Help System. It has a student population of around 14,000 students and employs about 1,370 teaching and non-teaching staff. It offers more than 70 undergraduate and more than 10 postgraduate academic programs in addition to its Basic Education Department offerings, which is among the largest in the Philippines.
The Las Piñas Campus houses multiple academic buildings and open spaces, namely:
  • The Old Grade School Building , which is actually the very first building of the entire campus, built in just four months; it houses the following offices and colleges:
  • *the Office of the School Director,
  • *the Graduate School,
  • *DALTA Executive Academic, Audit, and Accreditation Center,
  • *the Office of Safety and Health,
  • *the College of Arts and Sciences,
  • *the headquarters of The Perpetualite
  • *the Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency and Accreditation Program Office
  • *the Human Resources Department offices
  • *the Senior High School Office
  • *the University Research and Development Center
  • Dr. Josefina Laperal Tamayo Building , named after the mother of Dr./BGen Tamayo; formerly known as the New College Building, it houses the following offices and colleges:
  • *the University Clinic
  • *the Accounting Office
  • *the Admissions Office
  • *cashiers
  • *the College of Radiologic Technology X-ray room
  • *the College of Nursing simulation rooms
  • *the College of Dentistry simulation rooms
  • *the College of Arts and Sciences-Education Learning Center
  • *the Alumni Affairs Office
  • *the College of Maritime Education
  • *the Senior High School Faculty Rooms
  • *the Technical-Vocational Education and Training Office
  • Jose Moran Building , which houses the College of Engineering, Architecture, and Technology ; named after the father of co-founder Dr. Daisy Moran Tamayo
  • Guadalupe Moran Building , which houses the College of International Tourism and Hospitality Management, and the Science Laboratories ; named after the mother of co-founder Dr. Daisy Moran Tamayo
  • The Administration Building, which houses the following offices and colleges:
  • *the Office of the University Registrar
  • *the Admissions Office
  • *the College of Dentistry
  • *the College of Law
  • *the College of Computer Sciences
  • *the College of Communication
  • *ALTACOMM
  • The Criminology Building, which houses the following colleges:
  • *the Gerardo G. Tamayo Memorial College of Criminology, and
  • *the College of Business Administration, and Accountancy
  • The Junior Business High School Building , which houses the students enrolled in the Junior High School program. Facilities include a mini auditorium, a Home Economics Room, a Robotics Room, a basketball court, an open-air event hall, a canteen, the Basic Education Department Guidance Office, the CAT Headquarters and Armory, and the Office of the Basic Education Director
  • The Grade School Building , which houses the students enrolled in the Grade School/Elementary program. Facilities include a mini-basketball court, a proprietary canteen, and ALTA's Green Field Zone, a play park floored with artificial turf.
  • The Ernesto Palanca Crisostomo Hall, the primary multi-purpose use function hall of the University; named after the third co-founder of the University who is a good friend of the Tamayos; colloquially referred to as the "Auditorium", or simply "Audi"
  • The ALTAS Food Hub, containing in-house, and third-party concessionaire food stands
  • The University Supply Center
  • The University Learning Resource Center
  • The University Chapel, which also houses the Office for Religious Affairs
  • The University Sports Complex, which is composed of the following facilities:
  • * a naturally ventilated volleyball court
  • * the air-conditioned "Home of the ALTAS" basketball court
  • * Athletes' Quarters, and shower rooms
  • * trophy cabinets
  • a European Garden, inside the Dr. JLTB
  • a Japanese Garden, beside the Ernesto Palanca Crisostomo Hall, and the ALTAS Food Hub
  • Acacia Lane, the main road of the entire University complex; named as such because it is lined with acacia trees
  • The University Lane, fondly referred by students and employees as U-Lane
  • AUTOBACS Building, where aspiring automotive mechanics learn servicing programs, and learn Nihongo as part of a deployment program to Japan
The Las Piñas Campus can be accessed from two entrances:
  • the Alabang-Zapote Road entrance, and
  • the F. Ocampo Avenue entrance
A third entrance, the Manila Times Village entrance, was closed after complaints of noise from residents of the namesake of the entrance. A special access gate was later opened just at the end of the University Lane for students and employees who live in the said village.

Molino campus

The Molino campus was founded on May 1995 on a 6-hectare property along Barangay Molino III, Bacoor, Cavite, with an initial enrollment figure of 700. It caters to an estimated student population of 6,000.

Calamba campus

The Calamba campus was established in 1996 in Barangay Paciano Rizal, Calamba, Laguna, with an initial enrollment figure of 360 students. To date, UPHSD-CAL's enrollment has increased to 7,500 enrollees.

Student Life (Las Piñas Campus)

Students and employees of the institution refer to themselves as Perpetualite. It is with this united identity that all stakeholders are geared and focused to strive and achieve its primary principle of Character Building is Nation Building, and of being Helpers of God.