On December 12, 2023, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. The UNGA resolution demanded that all parties to the ongoing conflict between the State of Israel and Islamic Resistance Movement or Hamas comply with international humanitarian law, particularly in the protection of […]
The power of art to draw cultures together was on full display at the opening of ‘Common Ground: A Ceramic Art Collaboration Between Israel and the Philippines’ last Thursday at the Corredor Gallery, UP College of Fine Arts. The exhibit, which runs until April 12, 2019, features the fruits of a series of talks and studio sessions with UP artists conducted by Israeli ceramicist Roy Maayan, that aims to create bridges between both countries.
The UP College of Medicine (then known as the Philippine Medical School) opens. It predates the opening of the University proper by 3 years.
