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UP TO LEAD WAY IN IMPROVING QUALITY OF EDUCATION IN OTHER SUCs, SAYS JIMENEZ

Speaking to the graduating class of University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman, UP President Angelo “Jijil” Jimenez on Sunday announced that UP would lead efforts to democratize access to quality tertiary education by helping improve the quality of education in other SUCs. In his commencement address, Jimenez pointed out that “as the national university, we […]

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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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UP PRESIDENT FORMS STUDENT HOUSING TASK FORCE

Following the death of University of the Philippines (UP) student Leki Aquilino in a fire in Barangay Krus na Ligas in Quezon City, UP President Angelo “Jijil” Jimenez has formed a task force to address student housing concerns in UP’s different campuses.  In a statement posted in the UP website, the UP Media and Public […]

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NEXT UP PRESIDENT MAKES ‘PLEDGE TO THE PEOPLE’

The incoming President of the University of the Philippines returned to his hometown in Mindanao to make a “Pledge to the People,” an act he said is intended to remind the state university of its fundamental mission. In a social media post on Thursday, incoming UP President Atty. Angelo “Jijil” Jimenez said that he took […]