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REMEMBER MARTYRDOM OF WENCESLAO VINZONS – GORDON

On the commemoration of the 110th birth anniversary of the late Wenceslao Q. Vinzons, one of the country’s most notable patriots during the Second World War, Senator Dick Gordon called on Filipinos to honor the memory of the former legislator from Camarines Norte. “Wenceslao Vinzons is a true hero of the Philippines. He died defending […]

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Sports & Entertainment

FIGHTING MAROONS LOOK BACK AT THEIR HISTORIC UAAP 81 RUN

If there’s one good thing that has come out of this pandemic, it’s that friendship and family bonds have gotten stronger, despite or because of the physical absence. A tightly-knit family and the best of friends because of their shared experience, the UP Fighting Maroons of University Athletics Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 81, […]

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UP FIGHTING MAROONS CHEER UP FRONTLINERS WITH ZOOMUSTAHAN

With people around the world cheering, applauding and saying thank you to their frontliners from balconies and plazas, the University of the Philippines Men’s Basketball Team (UPMBT) expressed gratitude and appreciation for local frontliners in their own unique way. UP Fighting Maroons Noah Webb, Kobe Paras, Ricci Rivero, James Spencer, David Murrell, Joe Gomez de […]

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Government

UP-PRODUCED COVID-19 TEST KITS READY FOR DEPLOYMENT — NOGRALES

Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) spokesperson Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles announced that the government has allocated P57.2 million for the production of locally-produced COVID-19 test kits that were developed by the University of the Philippines (UP)-National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Manila HealthTek Inc., saying in a press briefing […]

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Sports & Entertainment

1986 CHAMPIONS JOIN UP MAROONS COACHING STAFF – PERASOL

The UP Men’s Basketball Team (UPMBT) will be boosting its coaching staff with four former UP Fighting Maroons as part of its efforts to continue the upward trajectory of its program and win its first University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) men’s basketball championship since 1986. This according to UPMBT Head Coach Bo Perasol, […]

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Sports & Entertainment

UAAP Tournament Commissioner not ‘all-powerful’ says Maroons lawyer

A member of the University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons legal team bucked claims that the UAAP Tournament Comissioner had “unlimited powers” to impose disciplinary measures, saying on Thursday that this was one of the issues it raised in the Motion for Reconsideration (MR) the school filed to appeal the three-game suspension imposed on […]

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Politics

COMPEL UP, PUP TO COOPERATE WITH POLICE, ARMY ON ALLEGED RED RECRUITMENT – DELA ROSA

Senator Bato dela Rosa has floated the idea of compelling state-run universities to fully cooperate with security forces in ensuring that groups that indoctrinate students into the communist ideology will not be allowed in their campuses. “They should, gobyerno naman gumagastos sa kanila (the government funds them). Government-owned schools ang mga ito (these are government schools) and yet […]

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Musings of an Accidental Maroon Supporter

“Nagrarally lang mga estudyante sa UP.” “Hassle pumila sa UP kapag hindi ka nakakuha ng klase.” “Hindi rin daw nagtuturo mga prof sa UP.” I half-heartedly entered what was supposed to be the best university in the country with these apprehensions communicated to me by family and peers. After a month in the university, I […]

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Sports & Entertainment

Consistency critical in UAAP finals officiating, says UP alum group

“What should apply to Juan should apply to all.” This, according to nowheretogobutUP Foundation (ntgbUP) Chairman Atty. Agaton Uvero, “should be the mantra of referees officiating the finals.” “Whether the refs call it tight or allow the boys to be physical during the games, the key is consistency; the standard that they apply to the […]

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Sports & Entertainment

UP alumni urge UAAP to tap third-party observers, technology to improve officiating

With the UAAP basketball season nearing its end, alumni of the University of the Philippines (UP) reiterated their call for fair officiating after the UP Fighting Maroons narrowly edged the Adamson Falcons 73-71 last Saturday at the Mall of Asia Arena. NowheretogobutUP Foundation (ntgbUP) Chairperson Atty. Agaton Uvero stressed this on Tuesday, saying that the […]