From UP Baguio in the north to UP Mindanao in the south and even in virtual space through the UP Open University, the highlight of the holiday season in the University of the Philippines (UP) is the Lantern Parade, a community-wide celebration featuring colorful and creative floats, costumes, music and dancing, and meaningful reminders […]
You know it’s the holiday season once again when the campuses of the University of the Philippines (UP) come alive in a blaze of twinkling lights, colorful lanterns, and festive music. Over the past week, the constituent universities of the UP System held their traditional “pag-iilaw” ceremonies to officially launch the celebration of Christmas 2023. […]
This December saw the return of a familiar sight in UP campuses across the nation as crowds gathered—the first time for many since the COVID-19 pandemic began—to celebrate their respective pag-iilaw or lighting ceremonies. From UP’s Baguio to Mindanao campus, officials, performers, and onlookers gathered to switch on the lights and decorations that herald the […]
Filipinos love Christmas. It’s long been a tradition that the whole country instantly switches into a cheery holiday mood once the- ber months come. But what people love more than the holidays itself are the festivities—the numerous handaan and salo-salo with relatives, office Christmas parties, and the perfect noche buena and media noche meals with […]
University of the Philippines (UP) campuses marked the beginning of their celebration of the holidays with the traditional pag-iilaw or lighting ceremony, when officials turned on the holiday lanterns and decorations on campus. UP Diliman had its pag-iilaw on December 3, 2021. It is celebrating the holidays with the theme, “Ugnayan at Pagpupugay: Tulay ng […]