University of the Philippines

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University of the Philippines
  • Unibersidad ng Pilipinas
U.P. Naming Mahal" ("U.P. Beloved")
Colors Maroon and green[6]
NicknameFighting Maroons
Sporting affiliations
UAAP
Mascot Oble
Websiteup.edu.ph Edit this at Wikidata
UP Naming Mahal
Choral version arranged by Nhick Pacis and performed by the UP Concert Chorus

The University of the Philippines (UP; Filipino: Unibersidad ng Pilipinas)[7][8] is a state university system in the Philippines. It is the country's national university, as mandated by Republic Act No. 9500 (UP Charter of 2008), giving it institutional autonomy.[9][10]

Originally founded by the

American occupational government on June 18, 1908, it was established through the ratification of Act No. 1870 of the 1st Philippine Legislature to serve as an "advanced instruction in literature, philosophy, the sciences and arts, and to give professional and technical training" to eligible students regardless of "age, sex, nationality, religious belief and political affiliation."[11]

The University of the Philippines system has 8 constituent universities (CUs) and 1 autonomous college: UP Diliman, which serves as the system's flagship university, UP Los Baños, UP Manila, UP Visayas, UP Open University, UP Mindanao, UP Baguio, UP Cebu, UP Tacloban which are scattered across 17 campuses.[12]

Widely regarded and often cited as the Philippines' top university system, its alumni include a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, 7 of 17 Philippine presidents, 14 of 26 chief justices, 36 of 42 national scientists, and 40 of 57 national artists, the most of any university.[13] UP's alumni also include more senators as well as members of the Philippine House of Representatives than any other university.[14][15][16] Among its alumni are also 15,000 doctors, 15,000 engineers, 8,000 lawyers, 23,000 teachers, and thousands of graduates in other academic fields, which comprise some of its approximate 260,000 living alumni worldwide.[2][17] UP has the most National Centers of Excellence and Development among higher education institutions in the country,[18] and is one of the only three schools in Asia that have received institutional recognition in the Ramon Magsaysay Awards.[19] Senate Resolution No. 276 of the Senate of the Philippines recognizes the institution as "the nation's premier university";[20] UP ranks as the country's No. 1 university, among the top 100 Asian universities, and among the top 400 universities worldwide in annual university rankings by Books Center.[21]

History

UP Baguio
UP Diliman
UP Los Baños
UP Manila
UP Mindanao
UP Visayas in Iloilo

1900s–1940s

On June 18, 1908, the University of the Philippines was established through an act of the First Philippine Legislature. Act No. 1870, otherwise known as the "University Act", specified the function of the university, which is to provide advanced instruction in literature, philosophy, the sciences and arts, and to administer professional and technical training.[22]

The university began with the establishment of the Philippine Medical School (later incorporated into the university as the

Diliman, Quezon City, then a town in the province of Rizal.[where?
] Construction of the Quezon City campus began in 1939.

During

Conservatory of Music
(Abelardo Hall and now the College of Music), the Administration Building (Quezon Hall), and the U.P. President's Residence. Most colleges and administration offices were temporarily housed in huts and shelters made of sawali and galvanized iron.

During U.P.'s 40th anniversary in February 1949, central administrative offices of U.P. were moved from

U.P. Oblation. Administrative offices and its regional units in Manila, Los Baños, Baguio, and Cebu
were all housed in the Diliman campus. General commencement exercises were also held in Diliman for the first time in 1949.

1950s–1960s

In the 1950s, new academic units and degree programs were established. Another major reform, the General Education (G.E.) Program, was introduced in 1959. The G.E. Program became a series of core courses prescribed for all students at the undergraduate level. Most of these courses were being taught at the then College of Liberal Arts. As a result, U.P. President Vicente Sinco saw fit to reorganize the college into a University College, which would offer the core subjects to be taken during the first two years of the undergraduate program. Meanwhile, the College of Arts and Sciences and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, offered major courses in the humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. During President Sinco's term, more institutes and colleges were established. These institutes and colleges include the Institute of Public Administration (1952), the Statistical Center (1953), the Labor Education Center (now the School of Labor and Industrial Relations, established in 1954), the Asian Studies Institute (now the Asian Center, established in 1955), the Institute of Library Science (now the School of Library and Information Studies, established in 1961), and the College of Home Economics (1961).

The administration of U.P. President Carlos P. Romulo was marked by the founding of the Population Institute, the Law Center and the Applied Geodesy and Photogrammetry Training Center in 1964; the Institute of Mass Communication, the College of Business Administration, and the Institute of Planning in 1965; the Computer Center, the Institute for Small-Scale Industries in 1966, the Institute of Social Work and Community Development in 1967, and the Asian Center in 1968.

Marcos era period

During the Martial Law period, U.P.'s administrators tried to sustain the university's educational priorities and institutional autonomy. At the height of activism in the university, U.P. President

Los Baños
campus was the first to be declared an autonomous unit under a chancellor. A ₱ 150 million grant from the national budget boosted U.P.'s Infrastructure Development Program. In Diliman, it funded the construction of buildings for the Colleges of Business Administration and Zoology, the Institute of Small-Scale Industries, the Transport Training Center, and the Coral Laboratory of the Marine Sciences Institute. Kalayaan Residence Hall and housing for low-income employees were also built around this time.

U.P. President

U.P. Extension Program in Olongapo
was also established in 1984.

U.P. Diliman
. Meanwhile, the College of Arts and Sciences also underwent a reorganization to become three separate colleges: the College of Science (CS), the College of Arts and Letters (CAL), and the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (CSSP). There has been problems regarding this ever since the three colleges separated.

As the flagship campus,

U.P. Diliman led the rest of the units. On April 26, 1982, it was formally designated as a constituent university, almost a decade after the reorganization. Although Diliman was the seat of the U.P. Administration, the campus was not immediately constituted after 1972. It was administered, along with the Manila
unit, prior to the organization of the Health Sciences Center, as a de facto university.

1980s to 1990s

U.P. President

U.P. Open University
in 1995. U.P. President Francisco Nemenzo's legacy includes the Revitalized General Education Program (RGEP) and the institutionalization of more incentives for research and creative achievements by U.P. faculty members.

U.P. President

Emerlinda Roman
, from the College of Business Administration (CBA), has led a Centennial Campaign Fund to upgrade the university's services and facilities. Her term of office has been noted for the ascension of several key professors from the CBA to positions of power within the university. Notable among them is U.P. Diliman Chancellor Sergio S. Cao, Assistant Vice President for Planning and Development, Prof. Arthur S. Cayanan, Director of the U.P. System Budget Office, Prof. Joselito G. Florendo, Dr. Lina J. Valcarcel Executive Director, U.P. Provident Fund, Inc. and U.P. Foundation, Inc. Executive Director Gerardo B. Agulto.

Centennial celebration

Former Commission on Higher Education chair Romulo Neri (right) assist former UP President Emerlinda R. Roman as she descends from the staircase that led to the lighting of the Centennial Flame during the kickoff of the centennial celebration in Diliman.

On January 8, 2008, the University of the Philippines began its centennial celebration. The opening ceremony featured a 100-torch relay

Emerlinda Roman, the first woman president of the university.[26] The Centennial Cauldron features three pillars to represent the three core values, and seven flowers representing the seven constituent universities, i.e. U.P. Manila, U.P. Diliman (together with U.P. Pampanga, its extension campus), U.P. Los Baños, U.P. Baguio, U.P. Visayas, U.P. Mindanao, and U.P. Open University.[27]

The

₱ 100 U.P. Centennial notes at the BSP Security Plant Complex in Quezon City. The notes appear as four-outs (four uncut pieces) in a folder featuring the signatures of all U.P. presidents including Roman.[28]

Inspired by the

U.P. Oblation, the University of the Philippines Alumni Association (UPAA) launched an art exhibit, "100 Nudes/100 Years" featuring the works of nine U.P. alumni national artists.[29]

U.P.A.A. 2008 centennial yearbook

The University of the Philippines Alumni Association announced its launching of a three-volume U.P.A.A. 2008 Centennial Yearbook on June 21, 2008, at the U.P.A.A. Grand Alumni-Faculty Homecoming and Reunion at the

Abdulmari Asia Imao, and Benedicto Cabrera, respectively. Chief Justice Reynato Puno is the Yearbook's most distinguished alumnus awardee (among 46 other awardees).[30]

U.P. Charter of 2008

The U.P. Charter of 2008, Republic Act No. 9500, was signed by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo into law on April 29, 2008, at the U.P. Library Conference Hall in Lahug, Cebu. It aims "to provide both institutional and fiscal autonomy to U.P., specifically, to protect student's democratic access and strengthen administration through the recognition of U.P. System's Board of Regents and U.P. Council."[31] The new charter declared U.P. as the Philippines' national university, giving it "the enhanced capability to fulfill its mission and spread the benefits of knowledge."[32] The new charter will help improve its competitiveness. The newly designated “national university" however, needs ₱ 3.6 billion to be on a par with other universities in the region.[33]

UP-Ayala Land TechnoHub

Main article: U.P.–Ayala Land TechnoHub

The centennial ₱ 6 billion, 20 hectares (49 acres) UP-Ayala Land TechnoHub, a complex of low-rise buildings along Commonwealth Avenue, within the 37.5 hectares (93 acres) of the U.P. North Science and Technology Park, was constructed on February 16, 2006, and inaugurated on November 22, 2008. It was developed by the Ayala Land Property company into an information technology and IT-enabled services community to host business process outsourcing (BPO) and technology firms.[34][35]

Autonomous units

At present, the University of the Philippines is composed of eight constituent universities (CU) located in 15 campuses around the country.[36]

U.P. Diliman is the flagship campus of the university and offers the most courses. On July 19, 2011, the Bases Conversion and Development Authority donated to U.P. a 4,300-square meter (1 acre) lot at the Bonifacio Global City (BGC) in Taguig for the U.P. Professional Schools, which will initially include extension classes for UP Diliman's College of Law, College of Business Administration, College of Engineering, School of Statistics, as well as the UP Open University.[37]

Each constituent university of U.P. is headed by a chancellor, who is elected on a three-year term by the Board of Regents. Unlike the president, who is elected on a single six-year term without re-election, the chancellor maybe re-elected for another three-year term but it is upon the discretion of the members of the Board of Regents.

University Chancellor Campus land area

(Hectares)

Founded[38] Focus Areas[39]
(Non-exhaustive) 		National Centers of Excellence and Development[18] Note
University of the Philippines Baguio Dr. Corazon L. Abansi[40] 6 1961 Environmental Studies, Cordillera and Northern Luzon Studies, Ethnicity and Cultural studies, Anthropology, Social and Development Studies, Social Policy, Management, Economics, Mathematics, Language and Literature, Journalism, Fine Arts Biology, Mathematics, Physics, Literature, History, Cultural Studies U.P. System's flag-bearer in Northern Luzon
University of the Philippines Cebu Atty. Leo B. Malagar 12+ 1918 Information and Communication Technology, Industrial Design Information Technology Elevated as an autonomous unit from UP Visayas on September 24, 2010, and on October 27, 2016, as a constituent university.[41]
University of the Philippines Diliman[39] Atty. Edgardo Carlo Vistan II 493
(Quezon City campus only) 		1949 Architecture, Business, Engineering, Education, Fine Arts, Film and Mass Communication, Home Economics, Information Science and Technology, Language and Literature, Law, Library Studies, Natural Sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Mathematics, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Pure and Applied Physics), Music and Performing Arts, Public Administration and Governance, Social Sciences and Philosophy, Sports Science, Statistics, Tourism, etc. (offers most academic programs) Anthropology, Architecture, Biology, Business, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Economics, Education, Electronics and Communications Engineering, English, Geodetic Engineering, Geology, History, Information Technology, Literature, Marine Science, Mass Communication, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mining Engineering, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Music, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, Statistics U.P. System's flagship campus; represents U.P. in the
University Athletics Association of the Philippines
University of the Philippines Los Baños Dr. Jose V. Camacho, Jr. 15,000 1909 Agriculture and related fields, Economics, Biology, Applied Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Development Communication, Veterinary Medicine, Rural Sociology, Mathematics, Biotechnology, Environmental Sciences, Engineering, Forestry, Statistics, Nutrition Agriculture, Biology, Development Communication, Mathematics, Forestry, Agricultural Engineering, Chemistry, Computer Science, Physics, Veterinary Medicine, Statistics, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering Houses the International Rice Research Institute; headquarters of the U.P. National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology and other research institutions; designated as caretaker of Mount Makiling
University of the Philippines Manila Dr. Carmencita D. Padilla 14 1908 Medicine, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Nursing, Public Health, Allied Medical Professions, Biomedical Sciences (Biochemistry, Biology) Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy The Philippines' Health Sciences Center (operates the Philippine General Hospital and houses the National Institutes of Health)
University of the Philippines Mindanao Dr. Larry N. Digal 204 1995 Mindanao Studies, Computer Science, Natural Sciences, Management, Communication Arts, Arts and Literature Biology, Computer Science, Communication Arts, Arts and Literature U.P. System's regional unit in Mindanao; houses the CHED Zonal Research Center, DOST-SEI Regional Biotechnology Laboratory, and the Philippine Genome Center Mindanao
University of the Philippines Visayas Dr. Clement Camposano 1,500
Main Campus 		1947 Aquaculture, Fisheries, Marine Science Biology, Fisheries, Marine Science
University of the Philippines Open University Dr. Melinda dP. Bandalaria N/A
(Headquartered in Los Baños, Laguna) 		1995 Education, Information & Communication Studies, Management & Development Studies (offered in the distance education mode) Open & Distance Learning Mandated to provide quality education through distance learning

Autonomous College

On April 27, 2023, during its 1380th meeting, the University of the Philippines' Board of Regents approved the proposal for autonomy for UP Tacloban. This decision marked a significant shift in the college's status, transforming it from a satellite campus of UP Visayas into an autonomous unit under the Office of the UP President.

UP Tacloban was granted autonomy to boost its capacity to effectively fulfill its mandate in the Eastern Visayas Region. This shift to autonomy not only reinforces the college's role within the region but also serves as a foundation for its potential elevation to a full-fledged constituent university within the UP system, a transition expected to transpire within three to five years.[42]

College Dean Campus land area

(Hectares)

Founded Focus Areas (Non-exhaustive) National Centers of Excellence and Development Declared as Autonomous Unit
University of the Philippines Tacloban Dr. Patricia Arinto 1973 Humanities, Management, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences & Mathematics April 27, 2023

Satellite campuses

The satellite campuses do not have autonomous status. They are considered extension colleges of their parent unit. Some campuses host different programs of various colleges within the parent unit.

UP Diliman

  • UPD Bonifacio Global City Professional Schools (Taguig City, Metro Manila)
  • UPD Extension Program in Olongapo (Olongapo City, Zambales)
  • UPD Extension Program in Pampanga (Clark Freeport Zone, Mabalacat, Pampanga)

UP Los Baños

  • UPLB Professional School for Agriculture and the Environment (Panabo City, Davao del Norte)

UP Manila

  • UPM School of Health Sciences in Baler (Baler, Aurora)
  • UPM School of Health Sciences in Koronadal (Koronadal City, South Cotabato)
  • UPM School of Health Sciences in Palo (Palo, Leyte)
  • UPM School of Health Sciences in Tarlac (Tarlac City, Tarlac)

UP Visayas

  • UPV Iloilo City Campus (Iloilo City)

UP Open University

  • Seven (7) learning centers across the country

Basic education

Organization

Presidents of the
University of the Philippines
Murray S. Bartlett, 1911-1915
Ignacio B. Villamor, 1915-1921
Guy Potter Wharton Benton, 1921-1925
Rafael V. Palma, 1925-1933
Jorge Bocobo, 1934-1939
Bienvenido Ma. González, 1939–1943, 1945-1951
Antonio Sison, 1943-1945
Vidal A. Tan, 1951-1956
Enrique Virata, 1956-1958
Vicente G. Sinco, 1958-1962
Carlos P. Romulo, 1962-1968
Salvador P. Lopez, 1969-1975
Onofre D. Corpuz, 1975-1979
Emanuel V. Soriano, 1979-1981
Edgardo J. Angara
, 1981-1987
José Abueva, 1987-1993
Emil Q. Javier, 1993-1999
Francisco Nemenzo, Jr.
, 1999-2005
Emerlinda R. Roman, 2005–2011
Alfredo E. Pascual, 2011–2017
Danilo Concepcion, 2017–2023
Angelo Jimenez, 2023–present

Presidents of the University of the Philippines

Main article: President of the University of the Philippines

The President of the University of the Philippines is elected for a single six-year term by the university's eleven-member Board of Regents.[9] As of 2023, two Americans and 20 Filipinos served as President of the University of the Philippines.

The current president of U.P. is lawyer and former regent Angelo Jimenez. He assumed office on February 10, 2023.

Board of Regents

The governance of the university is vested in the Board of Regents of the University of the Philippines System (or Lupon ng mga Rehente in Filipino) and commonly abbreviated as BOR.[9] The board, with its 11 members, is the highest decision-making body of the U.P. system.

The Chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) serves as the Board's Chairperson while the President of the University of the Philippines is the co-chairperson. The Chairpersons of the Committee on Higher, Technical and Vocational Education of the Senate and the Committee on Higher and Technical Education House of Representatives are members of the Board of Regents which are concurrent with their functions as committee chairpersons.[9]

U.P. students, represented by the General Assembly of Student Councils, nominate a Student Regent. While the Faculty Regent is likewise nominated by the faculty members of the whole University. Alumni are represented by the President of the U.P. Alumni Association. A Staff Regent, representing professional and administrative personnel, was included with the passage of the new U.P. Charter in 2008. The remaining members of the Board of Regents are nominated into the position by the President of the Philippines.

As of 2023, the members of the Board of Regents of the University of the Philippines System are:[43]

Board member
Chairperson Hon. J. Prospero E. de Vera III Chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education
Co-chairperson Hon. Angelo Jimenez President of the University of the Philippines
Member Hon. Francis Joseph G. Escudero Chairperson, Senate Higher, Technical and Vocational Education Committee
Member Hon. Mark Go Chairperson, House Committee on Higher and Technical Education
Member Hon. Robert Lester F. Aranton Alumni Regent & President, U.P. Alumni Association
Member Hon. Carl Marc L. Ramota Faculty Regent
Member Hon. Victoria Canape Belegal Staff Regent
Member Hon. Sofia Jan DG. Trinidad Student Regent
Member Hon. Gladys SJ. Tiongco Appointed Regent by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Member Hon. Gregorio Pastorfide Appointed Regent by President Rodrigo R. Duterte
Member Hon. Raul C. Pagdanganan Appointed Regent by President Rodrigo R. Duterte

The Secretary of the university and the Board of Regents is Atty. Roberto M.J. Lara.

Academics

The Main Library (Gonzalez Hall) in UP Diliman

The University of the Philippines System offers 246 undergraduate degree programs and 362 graduate degree programs, more than any other university in the country.[44] The flagship campus in Diliman offers the largest number of degree programs, and other campuses are known to lead and specialize in specific programs.

U.P. Manila as well as an international field practicum in the Philippines. The university has 4,571 faculty, trained locally and abroad with 36% having graduate degrees.[47][48] The university is one of the three universities in the Philippines affiliated with the ASEAN University Network, and the only Philippine university to be affiliated with the ASEAN-European University Network and the Association of Pacific Rim Universities.[49][50]

Budget

The university has the highest financial endowment of all educational institutions in the Philippines. In 2008, the entire U.P. System received a financial subsidy from the national government of ₱ 5.7 billion. The total expenditure for the same year, however, is ₱ 7.2 billion, or approximately ₱ 135,000 per student.[51] State universities and colleges have continually experienced budget cuts over the years. In 2019, the university requested ₱44.9 billion budget but only received ₱15.5 billion for its budget, with additional ₱1.5 billion for operational and equipment expenses. The Philippine General Hospital, the most affected unit of the UP System, received an insufficient budget of P2.92 billion, with only P155 million out of the requested P1.6 billion allocated for infrastructure and capital outlays.[52][53]

Rankings and reputation

University rankings
Global – Overall
QS World[54]404 (2024)
QS Employability[54]301-500 (2023)
THE World[55]801–1000 (2023)
Regional – Overall
QS Asia[54]77 (2023)
THE Asia[55]129 (2023)
THE Emerging Economies[56]131 (2022)
National – Overall
QS National[54]1 (2023)
THE National[55]2 (2023)

The UP, as a university system, has been consistently ranked the top university in the Philippines since its inclusion in several university rankings.

In 2020, UP was ranked 65th in the

QS Asia University Rankings for 2021, the highest ranked Philippine university.[57][58] In the THE Asia rankings, UP is the fifth best university in Southeast Asia, after National University of Singapore (3rd), Nanyang Technological University (6th), University of Malaya (43rd) and Universiti Brunei Darussalam (60th).[58] On the other hand, the QS rankings put it as the 13th best university in Southeast Asia after two Singapore, five Malaysian, three Indonesian, and two Thai universities.[57] In the Asiaweek's Best Universities in Asia last published in 2000, UP ranked 48th.[59][60] In 2006, the university, through President Emerlinda R. Roman, has expressed that it did not want to participate in the THES Ranking, but was included in 2007, 2008, and 2009 with an incomplete academic profile.[48]

Moreover, UP ranks in numerous world subject rankings, most notably 51-100th place in Development Studies, 101-150th place in English Language and Literature, Geography, and Politics and International Studies, 151-200th place in Archaeology, Agriculture and Forestry, and Sociology in the QS World University Rankings by Subject Area.[61] UP programs also place in Times Higher Education World University Rankings: 126-150th in Clinical, Pre-Clinical and Health subjects; 501-600 bracket for both Life Sciences and Social Sciences; in the 601+ bracket for Engineering and Technology, and Computer Science; and in the 801+ bracket in Physical Sciences.[62]

In the national rankings based on cumulative data from 1991 to 2001 of average passing rates in all courses of all Philippine colleges and universities in the

U.P. Manila emerged as numbers one, two and three respectively.[63] The study was done by the Professional Regulation Commission and the Commission on Higher Education
.

The 2024 Quacquarelli Symonds world university rankings published on April, 10 by subject included the University of the Philippines, De La Salle University and Ateneo de Manila University (of 1,559 institutions which featured 55 individual subjects). "Three Philippine universities placed in one out of four subject disciplines of the QS, while only UP ranked in 2 other subjects" QS stated.[64]

General education program

The General Education Program was introduced in 1959 and formed core courses prescribed for all students at the undergraduate level. The General Education Program is the Revitalized General Education Program (abbreviated as RGEP), which was approved by the Board of Regents in 2001. The RGEP offers courses in three domains (Arts and Humanities; Mathematics, Science, and Technology; and Social Sciences and Philosophy) and gives students the freedom to choose the general education subjects in these domains that they would like to take.[65] It has led to the development of courses unique to the campuses. Examples of these courses include NASC 10 (Forests as Source of Life) in Los Baños, Geography 1[66] (Places and Landscapes in a Changing World) in Diliman, and History 3 (History of Philippine Ethnic Minorities) in Baguio.

Library system

The university library system contains the largest collections of agricultural, medical, veterinary and animal science materials in the Philippines.[67][68][69] The library system has a collection of Filipiniana material, serials and journals in both electronic and physical forms and UPIANA materials in its archives. It also has a collection of documents of student, political, and religious organizations advocating political, economic, and social changes during the Marcos administration in the Diliman library.[70]

The university is one of the five governmental agencies involved with the Philippine eLib, a nationwide information resource-sharing consortium, to which it provides access to 758,649 of its bibliographic records.[71]

The library was established in 1922 in the Manila campus and was considered one of the best in Asia prior to the

Institute of Library Science was established in Diliman and a year later, the institute established the country's first graduate program in Library Science.[74]

Admissions and financial aid

See also: University of the Philippines College Admission Test

Undergraduate admissions

As a public state university, "selection is based on intellectual and personal preparedness of the applicant irrespective of sex, religious belief and political affiliation."[75] Admission into the university's undergraduate programs is very competitive, with over 70,000 students taking the exam every year, with about 11,000 being accepted, an admission rate of about 18%.[76][77] Admission to a program is usually based on the result of the UPCAT, University Predicted Grade (UPG), which is an average of grades obtained during high school and sometimes, a quota set by the unit offering the program. The university also maintains a Policy of Democratization which aims to "make the U.P. studentry more representative of the nation's population."[45] The UPCAT also allows students to enter Intarmed, the university's accelerated 7-year medicine curriculum, one of the two entry points into the program. Transferring to the university from other constituent units or schools outside the system are determined by the degree-granting unit that offers the program or the course, not by the university's Office of Admissions.[45]

Socialized Tuition System

The Socialized Tuition System (also referred to as the “Iskolar ng Bayan" Program) (STS) was implemented in response to the increase in tuition in 2014.[78] The program, proposed in 1988 by U.P. President Jose Abueva and mandated by the President and Congress of the Philippines, called for a radical departure from the old fee and scholarship structure of UP, resulting in tremendous benefits for low-income and disadvantaged Filipino students.[79] The Socialized Tuition and Financial Assistance Program (STFAP) is divided into four basic components: Subsidized Education, Socialized Tuition, Scholarships, and Student Assistantships. In the 1989 STFAP, income groups are divided into nine brackets, with one having the full benefits.[79] In December 2006, the Board of Regents approved a restructured STFAP, along with the increase in tuition and other fees that will apply for incoming freshmen.[80]

The Revised STFAP reduces the brackets from nine to five, and will supposedly increase the number of students receiving tuition subsidy and increase stipend rates and coverage.[78] However, critics of the restructured STFAP argue that the data used in the formulation of the revised program is not an acceptable prediction of a student's family income, that some of the bracket assignments are flawed and that the program fails to address or revise student assistantship programs.[81]

Culture and traditions

University symbols

See also:
Oblation (University of the Philippines)
UP Maroon and UP Forest Green are the official university colors of UP

The university's colors are maroon and forest green. Maroon was chosen to represent the fight for freedom, as Maroon is also a name of a

University's hymn
;

Luntian at pula, Sagisag magpakailanman....

In 2004, the university's seal and the Oblation were registered in the Philippine Intellectual Property Office to prevent unauthorized use and multiplication of the symbols for the centennial of the university in 2008.[83] The centennial logo was used in visual materials and presentations of the centennial activities and events of the university. The logo, which was designed by Ringer Manalang, is composed of the Oblation, the sablay and a highlighted Philippine map.[84][85]

Official seal

Coat of Arms of the University of the Philippines
chevron vert and sanguine, in the dexter lamp Or; in the sinister a cogwheel Or; at the base volcano and coconut tree both Or
Supportersa bald eagle displayed Or
UseOfficial documents, publications and markers.

The Seal of the University of the Philippines is the official device used by the university as its official symbol and mark for its legal and public documents and publications. The current seal in use was approved by the

Forest Green, the official colors of the university as set by the University Brand Book released in 2007. The seal was registered in the Philippine
Intellectual Property Office and was approved in the year 2006 to prevent unauthorized use in time for U.P.'s Centennial Celebration in 2008.

The

Great Seal of the United States of America.[87]

Starting with the reorganization of the U.P. System in 1972, in order to signify their newly gained autonomy and specialization, most constituent universities of the System have adopted their own seals. These logos are either variations of the official seal, by changing the colors and adding elements, or are entirely new designs. These are sometimes used in place of the official University seal in official documents, such as transcripts and markers. Distinct seals or logos are sometimes produced, such as those for the U.P. System and UPLB Centennial Celebrations. A notable use of the System seal can be seen in the official seal of the U.P. Alumni Association, which features the Oblation, the Diliman Carillon, the Bahay ng Alumni facade and the university seal in its entirety.

U.P. Naming Mahal

U.P. Naming Mahal, or U.P. Our Beloved, is the university's hymn. The melody for the song was written by

U.P. Conservatory of Music (now U.P. College of Music) professors Hilarion Rubio and Tomas Aguirre reset the music in G major. The choral version
arranged by Nhick Pacis was performed by the UP Concert Chorus.

The English lyrics (entitled as "U.P. Beloved") was taken from a poem by Teogenes Velez, a Liberal Arts student. The translation to Filipino was a composite from seven entries in a contest held by the university. The judges did not find any of the seven translations as fully satisfactory.

Lyrics[88][89]

Filipino Lyrics
(U.P. Naming Mahal) 		Original Lyrics in English
(U.P. Beloved)
I.

U.P. naming mahal, pamantasang hirang
Ang tinig namin, sana'y inyong dinggin
Malayong lupain, amin mang marating
Di rin magbabago ang damdamin
Di rin magbabago ang damdamin.

II.
Luntian at pula, Sagisag magpakailanman
Ating pagdiwang, bulwagan ng dangal
Humayo't itanghal, giting at tapang
Mabuhay ang pag-asa ng bayan
Mabuhay ang pag-asa ng bayan.

I.

U.P. beloved, thou Alma Mater dear
For thee united, our joyful voices hear
Far tho we wander, o'er island yonder
Loyal thy sons we'll ever be
Loyal thy sons we'll ever be.

II.
Echo the watchword, the Red and Green forever.
Give out the password, to the Hall of Brave sons rare.
Sing forth the message, ring out with courage
All hail, thou hope of our dear land,
All hail, thou hope of our dear land.

Sablay

Sablay, a ceremonial sash worn by graduates in the Philippines

The university uses unique academic regalia, called the "Sablay," which is a sash patterned after the centuries-old sash academic regalia of Scandinavian universities. The "Sablay" is a sash joined in front by an ornament and embroidered or printed with the university's initials in

barong Tagalog and black pants for males, although there has been instances wherein the Sablay is worn over other indigenous clothing.[90] Candidates for graduation wear the sablay at the right shoulder, and is then moved to the left shoulder after the President of the university confers their degree, similar to the moving of the tassel of the academic cap.[91]

Notable alumni

Main article:
animation company. UP also produced the first Filipina Nobel Peace Prize laureate with Maria Ressa
winning the award in 2021.

See also

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