In summer of 1946, when the Philippines was in the rehabilitation process after World War II, Southwestern University under the name Southwestern Colleges founders were husband-and-wife Pharmacists Matias Hipolito Chavez Aznar II and Anunciacion Barcenilla Aznar.
In summer of 1946, when the Philippines was in the rehabilitation process after World War II, Southwestern University was founded with the name Southwestern Colleges. The founders were husband-and-wife pharmacists Matias Hipolito Chavez Aznar II and Anunciacion Barcenilla Aznar.