Tag: Pahinungod

  The University of the Philippines Ugnayan ng Pahinungód/Oblation Corps honored its newest batch of volunteer teachers and opened a photo exhibit showing Pahinungód’s community service and partnerships, Sept. 10 at Vinzons Hall, UP Diliman. These were part of Pahinungód’s 32nd founding anniversary celebrations. Led by UP System Pahinungód Director Ervina Espina, university officials awarded […]

A Pahinungod volunteer lives up to the spirit of The Oblation. (Photo courtesy of UPLB Ugnayan ng Pahinungod)

Seeing signs of diminishing social responsibility among students in the early 1990s, UP instituted a program to encourage volunteer service to underserved communities. The underlying belief was that UP’s soul resided in connecting to the people, i.e., public service that went beyond mere fulfillment of requirements to something more integral and committed.