The University of the Philippines (UP) will be signing a Deed of Transfer for the site of the Freedom Memorial Museum on September 27, 2024, Friday, 9:30 a.m., at the Quezon Hall steps, UP Diliman, Quezon City. The ceremony will be attended by representatives of the UP System administration, led by President Angelo Jimenez and […]
The Human Rights Violation Victims’ Memorial Commission (HRVVMC) and the University of the Philippines (UP) are pleased to announce that they have agreed on united efforts to expedite the Freedom Memorial Museum in UP Diliman. This initiative underscores their shared commitment to preserving the struggles of a people during the Martial Law era and, thus, […]
In commemoration of the 38th anniversary of the Edsa People Power Revolution, the University of the Philippines Diliman Office for Initiatives in Culture and the Arts (UPD OICA), with the support of the UP President’s Committee on Culture and the Arts and the UP College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (CSSP), mounted the […]
Iniimbitahan ng UPD Office for Initiatives in Culture and the Arts (UPD-OICA) ang lahat na makibahagi sa “Proklamasyon, Kontra-Proklamasyon: Mga Diskursong Midya Hinggil ng Batas Militar Forum” na gaganapin sa 23 Pebrero 2024 (Biyernes), 2:00 PM sa 2nd floor lobby ng Bulwagang Palma, UP Diliman. Kasama sina Dr. Maria Diosa Labiste UP Department of […]
UPDATE: Due to the continuation of the transport strike and the subsequent announcement of the Office of the Chancellor on the shift to online classes and WFH arrangement in the university, the public lecture by Rick Rocamora will be rescheduled. The lecture will be conducted a week later, 30 November 2023, Thursday, 2:30 – […]
Raise your voice, break the silence! 📢 Join us in commemorating the Day of Remembrance, as we use symbolic forms of dissent to ensure history is never forgotten. In 2018, September 21 was declared as the UP Day of Remembrance. This year, join us for “Noises and Voices of Memory and Dissent”, a noise-making […]
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 […]
With his passing on September 28, National Artist Bienvenido Lumbera left behind a legacy of fearless activism, harnessing the power of literature and the arts for the cause of freedom, truth, and nationalism.
Never again. Never forget. Be part of the UP Days of Remembrance from September 20-24, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, and help fight misinformation and historical revisionism about Martial Law and the Marcos regime.
Truth or myth: Martial Law under Marcos was a peaceful economic golden age. The UP Days of Remembrance, to be held from September 20 to 24, aims to reveal the truth behind the misinformation and propaganda.
The UP College of Medicine (then known as the Philippine Medical School) opens. It predates the opening of the University proper by 3 years.
