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The University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons finally ended their 21-year Final Four drought with a win over the Dela Salle University Green Archers on Wednesday, Nov. 14. The Fighting Maroons were off to a blazing start, following back-to-back threes from the Leano brothers, who made up for a bulk of the 52 Maroon points versus La Salle’s 29 by the end of the first half. The Green Archers flexed their guns in the third, […]
(Eagle News)–The University of the Philippines College Admission Test, which was scheduled to be administered on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 15 and 16, has been postponed. UP said the decision to suspend the conduct of the exam was made after “consultation with UP System officials and weather experts on the latest forecast on Typhoon Ompong and its expected impact on Northern Luzon and Eastern Seaboard including Western Visayas..” It said it was also “in consideration of […]
(Eagle News) — Kobe Paras is now officially a University of the Philippines Fighting Maroon. The men’s basketball team tagged Paras in a Tweet with the message “Welcome home.” In a Twitter post on Wednesday, July 11, Paras said: “Moves had to be made.” Paras joined the team after La Salle Green Archer Ricci Rivero made the same move. Paras’ father, Benjie Paras, led the Maroons to their first UAAP title in 1986.
(Eagle News) — Expect more walk-outs on February 23. Kabataan Party-list Rep. Sarah Elago had this to say after President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to give the slots of University of the Philippines students who kept on “walking out” of classes to bright and deserving lumads instead. “(On that day), expect even more students to walk out of their classes to fight Duterte’s dictatorship and tyrannical attacks on the youth and the people,” the militant lawmaker said […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday threatened to give the slots of University of the Philippines students who keep on “walking out” of classes to deserving lumads. The President made the statement in the local dialect in a speech before the Indigenous Leaders Summit in Davao, and hours after UP students–many of whom were affiliated with militant groups–staged a protest to condemn what they said was the US-Duterte regime. “These UP students who […]
By Vivem Soriano Eagle News Service UP Fighting Maroons Team Captain Paul Desiderio exploded for 28 points to lead the Diliman-based Fighting Maroons to an 84-71 win against the UE Red Warriors. UP overcame a bad start, going down by as much as 14 points against UE during the 1st quarter. Down 38-42 after the halftime break, UP then blitzed UE with 26-7 3rd quarter to break the game wide open. UP goes to 2-1 […]
(Eagle News) — No tuition fees nor other school fees will be collected in University of the Philippines campuses this semester. This is according to UP President Danilo Concepcion, who made the announcement in a memorandum dated Aug. 7. The announcement also came days after President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act, which provides for free education in state universities and colleges, local universities and colleges, and state […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The University of the Philippines caused quite a stir among some netizens and some in the UP community only recently. The powerful policy-making Board of Regents offered to confer an honorary degree – Doctorate of Law, honoris causa, to be exact – to President Rodrigo Duterte, citing tradition as the main reason. But the offer did not suit well with the protesters, who said the President, who has been criticized for his supposedly inhumane war […]
(Eagle News Service) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday declined the University of the Philippines’ offer to confer upon him an honorary doctorate degree. In an interview in Tagbilaran, Bohol, Duterte said, “I simply declined.” The President said his decision was in line with his “personal and official policy” of not accepting such awards. “With due respect sa UP, I do not accept, even when I was mayor. Hindi ako tumatanggap,” he said. On Tuesday, […]
By Jodi Bustos Eagle News Service QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News)– Senator Chiz Escudero on Wednesday denied that he was behind the proposal to confer a University of the Philippines honorary doctorate to President Rodrigo Duterte, but admitted that he “did not object when it was proposed.” “I did not move but I did not object when it was proposed given that it is a UP tradition that Philippine heads of state (including the Chief Justice […]
Ang stress ang isa sa madalas na pinagmumulan ng iba’t-ibang sakit ngayon. Kaya naman sa University of the Philippines sa Los Baños, Laguna. Isang lecture ang isinagawa upang maturuan ang mga estudyante kung paano makakaiwas sa stress at mga negatibong epekto nito.
MANILA, Philippines – The University of the East and the University of the Philippines are slowly recovering from the fires that affected their respective campuses. UE announced that its summer classes will start on April 11 and enrollment is ongoing while UP College of Arts and Letters suspended classes until April 7 while the university is negotiating with the Bureau of Fire Prevention for the creation of a new fire station inside the campus. (Eagle […]
