2025 UPCM Grand Alumni Homecoming launches ‘DOS MILenyong Pagtanaw; DOS MILyong Pasasalamat’



It was a moment of reminiscing and reconnecting with old friends as various generations of the College of Medicine (UPCM) filled the hall of the Museum of a History of Ideas (MHI) for the launch of the 2025 UPCM Grand Alumni Homecoming on Jan. 15, 2025.

Organized by UPCM, the UP Medical Alumni Society (UPMAS), and the UPCM Silver Jubilarians Class of 2000 “Team Itim,” the launch saw former classmates and friends swapping tales of milestones and important life events in between raffle draws, video presentations, and heartfelt speeches.

UPCM Dean Charlotte Chiong congratulated the attendees and inspired them to support the college by sponsoring its scholarship programs and projects, especially as it celebrates its 120th anniversary.

Philippine General Hospital (PGH) Director Gerardo Legaspi reminded the attendees to maintain camaraderie and to support fellow alumni in notable endeavors. UPMAS President Dr. Krisinda Jamora acknowledged the contributions of the alumni in sharing their expertise to improve health outcomes of the nation.

Meanwhile, Chancellor Michael Tee encouraged the physicians to continue providing quality services to Filipinos with the help of fellow alumni and the institution.

Themed “DOS MILenyong Pagtanaw; DOS MILyong Pasasalamat,” the homecoming ball is slated on December following a series of related events: a homecoming parade, golf tournaments, and a scientific symposium.

Source: University of the Philippines Manila Facebook

UP alumni association donates piglets to Aurora community

PIGLETS DONATION The University of the Philippines Kalilayan Alumni Association donates four piglets to the Alta community in San Luis, Aurora, to aid the locals in their hog raising venture on Dec. 20, 2024. UPKAA PHOTO

The University of the Philippines (UP) Kalilayan deems the Neil Eria Educational Discussion Series (Needs) 2024 edition, also known as “Bigkis: An Outreach Program and Workshop on Livestock Management,” for the Alta community of Barangay Diteki, San Luis, Aurora a success.

The event at the community’s tribal hall on Dec. 20, 2024, capped off several months’ worth of planning.

With the support of the UP Kalilayan Alumni Association or UPKAA and multiple anonymous donors as sponsors, the organization was able to raise funds to facilitate the acquisition of four piglets, two male and two female, all sourced locally from Maria Aurora, Aurora, as an early Christmas gift to the Alta community.

During this event, UP Kalilayan turned over these piglets to the Alta locals, assigning a pair each to the care of each cluster and providing a week’s worth of starter feeds to help ease the transition.

The event was made possible with the cooperation and assistance of the local government of Aurora, especially the Sangguniang Kabataan of Barangay Diteki, San Luis and the Provincial Veterinary Office of Aurora.

Agricultural Center chief Bienvenido Ritual and government veterinarian Philip Francis Casao were guest speakers, who, through their educational talks, shared their expertise on animal husbandry and livestock farming, as well as helpful advice to the Alta locals to aid in their hog-raising venture.

Source: https://www.manilatimes.net/2025/01/13/tmt-newswire/up-alumni-association-donates-piglets-to-aurora-community

Alumni support livens TLRC Peer Tutorial Program







The Peer Tutorial program of the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) Teaching and Learning Resource Center continues its operations as alumni sponsors donate a total of PhP 73, 319.80 through the sponsor-a-tutee program of the TLRC.

The Peer Tutorial Program is one of the programs of the TLRC wherein student tutors are given the opportunity to mentor their fellow students. In return for their service, they are given an honoraria shelled out from the donations of alumni groups.

While the Peer Tutorial Program has been existing since the establishment of the TLRC, the initiative to find means to sponsor the tutorial fee for tutors started in 2019, an initiative that revitalized the program.

Since then, student tutees were able to avail free tutorial services without shelling out money on their own as their tutorial fees are covered by the TLRC.

By tapping a new set of alumni, present TLRC director Prof. Christi Florence C. Cala-or along with the TLRC aims that potential students would volunteer to become part of the growing TLRC Peer Tutorial Program aiming to enrich the learning experience of UPV students.

Written by Yan Esquivel

Source: University of the Philippines Visayas Facebook

UPS-OAR convenes its first hybrid Alumni Relations Committee Conference



The University of the Philippines System – Office of Alumni Relations (UPS-OAR) convened its first hybrid Alumni Relations Committee (ARC) on November 09-10, 2022, at the University Hotel, UP Diliman, Quezon City.

Attended by CU Alumni Officers and Directors, University Registrars, ITDC, and Principals in UP High schools, the committee builds on the achievements from past ARC Conventions and reaffirms partnerships and collaborations in seamlessly providing and exchanging information of UP alumni. Additionally, the ARC convention plans for the UP President’s Oblation Awards 2023, which is a special award given by the UP President to recognize UP alumni and friends (individuals, organizations, and institutions) who have rendered significant support and service to the University of the Philippines.

This convention will also address new concerns of the OARs, OURs, ITDC, and Computer Center.

UPAAA past president Daisy Rodriguez meets meets with Vice President for Public Affairs Elena Pernia, AVP Wendell Capili, and OAR Director Rica Abad

From L-R: AVP Wendell Capili, VP Elena Pernia, Peter Magalit, UPAA past President Daisy Rodriguez, and OAR Director Rica Abad


UP Alumni Association in America (UPAAA) past president and California-based UP Nursing alumna Daisy Magalit Rodriguez  meets with Vice President for Public Affairs Elena Pernia, AVP Wendell Capili, and OAR Director Rica Abad.

Photo by AVP Wendell Capili