On September 21, 1972, President Ferdinand E. Marcos signed Proclamation No. 1081 declaring martial law over the entire country, supposedly responding to the rising “communist threat” at the time. This year marks the 50th anniversary of this declaration that led to a decades-long period in Philippine history remembered for its authoritarian rule, a record of […]
The University of the Philippines (UP), which includes the UP Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH), is facing a potential budget cut of P22.295 billion, or nearly half of its proposed budget for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023. The national government allotted a total budget of P21.854B instead of the P44.149B the University originally proposed. The total […]
Malacañang named eight new National Artists for 2022 on June 10. Of these eight, five are the University of the Philippines (UP) community members— Professors Emeriti, former faculty members, former students, and alumni. The new National Artists from UP are: poet-critic Gemino Abad, National Artist for Literature, for providing future generations with a “comprehensive view […]
The University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons races today, May 4, to the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 84 men’s basketball tournament semifinals after clipping the Blue Eagles’ wings and putting Ateneo de Manila University’s (ADMU) winning streak to an abrupt end on May 1 with an edge-of-your-seat score of 84-83. […]
The University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons has notched eight wins and two losses following the matches against Far Eastern University (FEU) on April 19 (73-70), and against Adamson University (AdU) on April 21, with the latter cutting UP’s winning streak short at 58-66. The UP Fighting Maroons will be squaring off against De […]
The University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons continue their winning streak, notching four more wins over National University’s Bulldogs, 80-70, on March 31; the University of the East’s Red Warriors, 81-66, on April 2; Adamson University’s Soaring Falcons, 73-71, on April 5; and the De La Salle University Green Archers, 61-59, on April 7. […]
The first two of five batches of COVID-19 test kits from the Apl.de.Ap Foundation International (ADAFI), the UP Alumni Association of San Francisco, Inc. (UPAASF), and UP alumnus and entrepreneur Yobie Benjamin have arrived at the University. The Grammy-winning artist Apl.de.Ap, founding member of the hip hop group Black Eyed Peas, and chairman of […]
Renowned Filipino historian and academician, former Chair of the Department of History, University of the Philippines, and former Chair of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, Dr. Samuel Kong Tan, passed away on January 6 at 88. He leaves behind a legacy of scholarly works, books, and writings exploring the History of the Philippines, […]
A “Filipino luminary in the field of international law,” “a pillar of the Philippines’ international legal academy,” and “one of the best Supreme Court justices we, unfortunately, did not have,” not to mention “one of the staunchest legal defenders of our country’s territorial sovereignty.” These are only some of the accolades from colleagues, former students, […]
For the unions safeguarding the well-being of the University of the Philippines’ faculty, research, extension and professional staff (REPS), and administrative staff, the year 2021 ends with wins and milestones for the concerned sectors of the University. Grant of CNA Incentive The two unions—the All UP Academic Employees Union (AUPAEU) and the All UP Workers […]
