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 […]
![Photo above: The UP Symphony Orchestra performing ‘UP Naming Mahal’, a version of which can be found on the UPSO YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qI2tKp8qoXM]. Photo below: The arches of Dalunduyan. Screenshot of UP Diliman’s “109th Pangkalahatang Pagtatapos”, live streamed via UP Diliman’s official website. Replay can be viewed at the UP Diliman YouTube channel. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ySaI6IkInY]](https://i0.wp.com/up.edu.ph/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Screenshot_20200726-083946.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)
UP Diliman held its very first virtual commencement exercises for the Class of 2020 on July 26, led by 28 summa cum laude graduates, and with the theme of “Maglingkod, Magmalasakit, Manindigan”.
Performances of the UP Symphony Orchestra, University choral groups, and several militant artists on a set-up dominated by an art installation bring the spirit of the First Quarter Storm to life on the historic AS Steps of UP Diliman’s Palma Hall.
