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13K UP EMPLOYEES TO ENJOY ADDITIONAL MEDICAL BENEFITS, SAYS UP PREX JIMENEZ

Over 13,000 University of the Philippines (UP) employees working in its constituent units around the country are now entitled to 100,000 pesos per year as financial assistance for hospitalization expenses incurred during confinement, after the UP Board of Regents (BOR) on April 27 approved a proposal to add 20,000 pesos to the 80,000 pesos previously […]

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Sports & Entertainment

ALTER TO PLAY FOR STATE U

UP Men’s Basketball Team (UPMBT) Director for Operations Bo Perasol has confirmed that the UP Fighting Maroons have secured the commitment of Fil-American Volcano Vista Highschool center Sean Alter, a 6’9″ center who will wear maroon in S86 of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). Perasol on Sunday said that the development “is […]

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Government

INCOMING UP PRESIDENT JIMENEZ TAKES OATH AT CHED

Incoming University of the Philippines (UP) President Angelo Jimenez took his oath of office Tuesday, February 7 at the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) in Diliman, Quezon City. CHED Chairperson Prospero de Vera III, who co-chairs the UP Board of Regents (BOR), administered Jimenez’s oath. In his vision paper, Jimenez stated that UP “must strive […]

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Sports & Entertainment

UP TO SHARE OFFICIATING FINDINGS, RECOMMENDATIONS WITH UAAP AFTER S85

In the interest of improving officiating in the UAAP, the University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons will be sharing the results and recommendations of its analytics and video team (a-team) with the UAAP as the team believes that all member-schools should help the league make the games fairer and more competitive.  UP team manager […]

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Government

ATENEO, UP IN WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS LIST

10 Philippine higher education institutions (HEIs) led by the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) and the University of the Philippines (UP) are ranked among the globally-ranked universities in the recently released 2023 Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THE WUR) list. This year’s performance is a dramatic increase from the two Philippine universities – UP […]

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Travel & Tours

WITNESSING SOMEONE GROW IN UP

“Uy, palakpak daw ‘pag papara. Ikaw na!”  We dropped off at Vinzon’s and headed straight to the vendors selling food. Guess what we ordered: Sweet & Spicy Pancit Canton with Kikiam and Lemon Iced Tea – UP style. We started walking and then thought of chilling for a bit at AS steps when the rain […]

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Arts & Culture

UP CALLS FOR SHORT VIDEOS TO FEATURE STORIES IN THE TIME OF COVID-19

The University of the Philippines (UP) has issued an open call for entries to the PAG-AALAYwebXHIBITION & FESTIVAL, an online video festival that will showcase stories of everyday Filipino heroes. The festival welcomes entries from all, amateur or professional, Filipino filmmakers, multimedia creators, and artists whose works capture stories of resilience, inner strength, and humanity of Filipinos. […]

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Sports & Entertainment

BOOK ON THE INSPIRING RISE OF THE UP FIGHTING MAROONS LAUNCHED

After just one season, the much-awaited book that narrates the amazing rise of the University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons — from cellar dwellers of the collegiate league to finals contenders in Season 81 of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) — was launched December 9 at the UP Executive House in Diliman. […]

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Sports & Entertainment

PALAWAN EXPRESS PERA PADALA GIVES BACK TO UP, SPONSORS FIGHTING MAROONS

From a single pawn brokering shop in Palawan in 1985 to the fastest growing and leading pawnshop and money remittance network in the Philippines, Palawan Express Pera Padala strongly identifies with the UP Fighting Maroons. For more than three decades, UP’s performance in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) has been sub-par, with […]

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Sports & Entertainment

UP slams UAAP denial of Perasol MR

Lawyers of the University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons slammed the decision of UAAP Commissioner Jensen Ilagan denying the motion for reconsideration (MR) appealing the three-game suspension of Maroons Coach Bo Perasol, saying on Friday that the Commissioner had “passed up an opportunity to right an egregious wrong.” Atty. Patricia Galang categorized the decision […]