From mountains and rivers to city life, three volunteer teachers carry the lessons of service long after their Gurong Pahinungód stint. Eyo Olaya, Marvin Fresno, and Jann Alexis Lappas spent nearly a year walking forests of towering bamboos, crossing small rivers, and traversing a hanging bridge riddled with holes to bring education to the remote […]
The UP CIDS Local Regional Studies Network (LRSN) and the Cordillera Studies Center UP Baguio invite you to a crucial Public Forum on “Cultural and Heritage Policies in the Cordillera.” Join us for a systematic discussion to review and shape existing policies on cultural and heritage preservation in the region. The forum will engage […]
UP Baguio will be holding its 23rd Commencement Exercises on July 22, 2025, Tuesday, 1:30 p.m. at the Baguio Convention and Cultural Center, Baguio City. A baccalaureate service will be held at 8:30 a.m. on the same day, for this year’s graduates. It will also be held at the Baguio Convention and Cultural Center. […]
Several other UP campuses also make Top 100 The University of the Philippines Diliman (UP Diliman) led all Philippine universities in the latest EduRank report released March 2, 2025, ranking No. 1 in the country, No. 366 in Asia and No. 1,348 worldwide. Several other constituent units (CUs) in the UP System also landed […]
“Itinanim sa ating edukasyon ang dangal at husay. Sa dalawang ito, mas mabigat ang panawagan ng dangal. Tayong mga produkto ng [UP] ay tinatawag na tumindig sa unahan, makipagkapit-bisig, at maging boses ng ating mga kababayan. Dito nagkakaroon ng kabuluhan ang dangal at husay.” Ito ang mariing pahayag ni Atty. Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo, […]
This April 24, we celebrate Cordillera Day. The commemoration of this day began in 1980, when the military killed tribal chieftain Macli-ing Dulag of the Butbut tribe and injured Pedro Dungoc, another leader of the Kalinga and Bontok peoples, over their opposition to the Chico River Basin Hydroelectric Dam Project (CRBHDP). Until 1984, April […]
Several UP constituent universities also land in the top 100 The University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman leads 229 other universities in the latest EduRank rankings of Philippine universities. Released on February 29, 2024, the latest assessment shows the Quezon City-based constituent university (CU) of the UP System to be the top higher […]
The University of the Philippines (UP) Baguio will be hosting the 7th National Coalition on Indigenous Peoples Higher Education (NiCHE) Conference on March 6-8, 2024, at the Baguio Convention Center, Baguio City, Philippines. UP Baguio is the current Chair of the National Coalition on IP Higher Education. This event is open to scholars, educators, […]
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 […]
On December 2, 2022, the University of the Philippines Symphony Orchestra (UPSO) will make its debut performance at the summer capital of the Philippines. Tagged as the orchestra for the people or Orkestra ng Bayan, UPSO serves as the official system-wide orchestra for the University. They maintain a roster of 65 members exclusively from […]
The UP College of Medicine (then known as the Philippine Medical School) opens. It predates the opening of the University proper by 3 years.
