University of Southeastern Philippines in Davao City, a newcomer, made it to the 251-300 bracket.

Five tertiary schools in the Philippines made it in the Top 300 Asian Universities list of education and career network Quacquarelli Symonds.

State-run University of the Philippines (UP) in Diliman, Quezon City remains the country’s top school, ranking 68th in Asia.

UP is followed by private schools Ateneo de Manila University (86th), De La Salle University (142nd) and University of Santo Tomas (148th).

University of Southeastern Philippines in Davao City, a newcomer, made it to the 251-300 bracket.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology is the top Asian University for the second consecutive year, according to QS.

National University Singapore ranked second, while University of Hong Kong slipped to third place.

The rest of the Top 10 Asian universities are as follows: Seoul National University (South Korea), Chinese University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong), Peking University (China), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (South Korea), University of Tokyo (Japan), Pohang University of Science and Technology (South Korea), and Kyoto University (Japan).

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