With numerous UP alumni residing in Mindanao, their associations are active in the major cities. The presence of UP Mindanao (UPMin) in Davao City attracts and motivates local alumni to engage in more service for the university and the community.

In 2016, the alumni united to create a float for the Kadayawan Festival. They have hosted several Regional Alumni Institutes (RAI), with the most recent being the 44th RAI in 2019. During this event, resolutions were approved to support UPMin’s expansion plans.

Several alumni associations in Davao City assist the university in its community service efforts. Among these are the UP Los Baños Alumni Association Davao, UP Alumni Association-Davao, UP Mindanao Alumni Association, and the UP Mindanao Foundation Inc. (UPMFI).

The UP Los Baños Alumni Association Davao is an organization of UPLB alumni. Their annual fundraising event, the Loyalty Golf Cup, benefits their Adopt-a-School program.

The members celebrate UPLB Loyalty Day, hold fellowships, and host a UP Maroons championship watch party. In 2023, they welcomed visiting UPLB Alumni President Manny Baradas and UPLB Chancellor Jose Camacho.

The UP Alumni Association-Davao (UPAA-Davao), the founding chapter established in 1949, initiated the effort that led to the establishment of UP Mindanao in 1995 and remains actively involved with the university. The UPMin chancellor is an ex-officio director of the UPAA-Davao.

In 2015, the UPAA-Davao spearheaded the improvement of the UPMin Oblation Plaza, which was made possible through the “Isang Libong Alumni Para Kay Oble,” a bayanihan that involved alumni Senator “Migz” Zubiri.

The late Dr. Roberto “Bo” Puentespina of UPAA-Davao initiated the Legacy Tiles project, which allows alumni to have their names engraved on the Oblation Plaza. The tradition continues to the present.

The campus plans proposed by UPAA-Davao include the renovation of the Muslim mosque and providing assistance in the development of the UP President’s Executive House. They have also recently began the development of the Bahay Alumni on campus by identifying a suitable location and organizing a design competition.

During the COVID-19 lockdown, the UPAA-Davao, through the “Balikatan, Barkadahan, Bayanihan” program, provided meals to UPMin students who were stranded in the dormitory. They hosted a vaccination forum and provided food during the immunization sessions. They also provided malongs to typhoon victims and launched a paint drive for public schools.

Currently, the UPAA-Davao is collaborating with the UPMin Department of Human Kinetics to establish a Mindanao Universities Athletic Association as a means of promoting sports development in Mindanao.

The UP Mindanao Alumni Association is the newest, yet most promising, alumni association, with a continuously expanding membership of UPMin graduates. They held Panagtagbo, a homecoming event, to pay homage and renew their oath of service to the institution.

With the upcoming Davao City Hospital on campus and the Medical and Health Science programs, the alumni of UP College of Medicine in the region and the UPMin alumni doctors convened separately to support the project.

The UP Mindanao Foundation Inc. (UPMFI) was founded by the pioneering alumni who helped establish UPMin in 1995. Through the years, the UPMFI provided student scholarships and faculty support. In December 2022, the UPMFI raised additional funds by co-organizing the first UP Symphony Orchestra concert in Davao City in partnership with UPAA-Davao, UPMin, and various sponsors.

In 2023, the UPMFI supported 15 scholars. Six UPMFI scholars graduated in the 25th Commencement Exercises, four of whom are magna cum laude. After graduation, scholars can seek meaningful employment, which has been shown to have an exponential impact on poverty alleviation and nation-building.

Through new donor engagements, the UPMFI hopes to increase the number of scholarships and stipends. Donors can fund an individual student’s four-year education or contribute to a collective scholarship fund. Donors become perpetual benefactors on the UPMFI roster.

The UPMFI urges donors to be perpetual benefactors of the UPMFI Scholarship or a Sponsor of the Individual or Group Scholarship Programs. Donors can contact the UPMFI Executive Committee via email at [email protected], phone at +63917-638-3662, or by mail at Room 9, Quitain Building, Anda Street, Davao City.

On February 11, 2023, the UPMFI Board of Trustees inducted the current Board of Trustees and Officers, namely, Chairman Sebastian L. Angliongto, Vice-Chairman John Y. Gaisano, Jr., President Anacleto B. Guevarra, Vice-President Ma. Corazon B. Reyes, Secretary Charmaine P. Valentin, Treasurer Marie Glenn Cedeo-Sorila, Internal Auditor Celia C. Castillo, and fellow trustees Dinah S. Tolentino-Fuentes and Rizalina Mitra-Pangan are among the members of the board. UP Mindanao Chancellor Lyre Anni Murao and UPAA Davao President Pedro A. Quitain III serve as Ex-Officio Trustees of the UPMFI.

With UP Mindanao exerting its efforts throughout the southern regions of the Philippines, the alumni are supporting it every step of the way. From the first rock that built UP Mindanao and the Oblation, the UP Alumni stood there strong, becoming the foundation that uplifts the University.