unique and revolutionary endeavor (cure) change management interventions for mcu and fdtmf, respectively. noted economist and former finance secretary jesus p. estanislao was conferred the title of doctor of humanities, honoris causa. 2003 the commission on higher education selected mcu among the universities and colleges deserving of the grant of autonomy and deregulated status due to academic excellence. autonomy entitles mcu to, among others, financial incentives and the privilege to prescribe curricular programs to achieve global competence. 2004 mcu celebrated 100 years of commitment to the filipino through excellence in education. the university conferred upon dr. josette talamero biyo, internationally award educator and scientist, the degree of doctor of humanities, honoris causa. 2009 mcu marks its 105th founding anniversary with the installation of dr. aristotle tanchoco malabanan as the university's fourth president on march 25, 2009, at the school's centennial gymnasium. the year's theme was "unity in overcoming the challenges" — the same theme used for its 104th anniversary in 2008. 2010 mcu's marco kwan (bsmt, 1986) became the first filipino medical technologist to successfully passed both the irca (international register of certificated auditors, uk) iso 9001 quality management system lead auditor's course examination in 2007, and the irca 22000 food safety management systems lead auditor's course examination in 2010. 2017 dr. lualhati tanchoco-gonzales died. 2018 president aristotle tanchoco malabanan died. mrs. chairwoman luningning estanislao was initially appointed acting president and later appointed as the official president of manila central university. in her term the university celebrated its 113th anniversary and a new basic education complex was completed. the construction of a new basic education complex was the idea of former president malabanan but this was accomplished in the term of the new president. but the renovation of the mcu-fdtmf is not yet accomplished. this year will be the new life for centralinos. notable alumni salvador flores, brigadier general rizalino garcia, brigadier general uchenna ikonne, optometry professor josé corazón de jesús, poet teodoro kalaw, legislator and scholar arsenio luz, businessman and journalist iñigo ed. regalado, writer rico robles, disc jockey zaldy zshornack, actor (mcu high school)