MANILA, Philippines  (The Adobo Chronicles) – The list of 2015 Top 100 Colleges and Universities in the Philippines was released today by Webometrics, the largest academic ranking of Higher Education Institutions.

There weren’t any big surprises, with many universities and colleges that have always been considered tops in the Philippines making this year’s list, like the University of the Philippines, Ateneo University, De La Salle University, University of Santo Tomas, among others.

But there was one big surprise in this  year’s list: the Congress of the Republic of the Philippines which made it to the No. 1 spot.

A spokesperson for Webometrics told The Adobo Chronicles that Congress has become the best training ground for neophytes, the non-qualified, the inexperienced and the non-credentialed politicians. After just their second year in the institution, many become corrupt, millionnaires or money launderers, and candidates for graduate school at the National Penitentiary.

Congress also changes people’s careers: actors become politicians, and politicians become actors, Webometrics said.