by J. Mikhail Solitario, UP MPRO
On her first Board of Regents (BOR) meeting, Student Regent Ma. Shari Niña G. Oliquino admitted her overwhelming anxiety. Continue reading
Stories
The “non-music” man
by Arlyn VCD Palisoc Romualdo, UP MPRO
“It’s not really music. Not in the strictest sense.”
National Artist for Music, composer, ethnomusicologist, and UP University Professor Emeritus Ramon Pagayon Santos was referring to his area of research—non-Western indigenous expressive traditions included in the genre called “ethnic music.” Music, he said, is a Western concept defined by elements such as structure, counterpoint, harmony, texture, and form, among others. Continue reading
The South remembers
by Andre DP Encarnacion, UP MPRO
UP alumna Gloryrose Dy-Metilla and her friends are on a mission to give indigenous Mindanao architecture its rightful place in the public eye. Continue reading
Nowhere to go but the baryo
by Stephanie Cabigao, UP MPRO
So what’s a tall 26-year-old bachelor doing in the scenic but remote municipality of San Isidro, Bohol, a town of rice fields, banana and coconut groves, 32 kilometers away from Tagbilaran City? Continue reading
This doc sees dead people
by Arlyn VCD Palisoc Romualdo, UP MPRO
She always cleaned the fish her mother Amelia bought. It was a chore she loved doing. Little did the young Raquel Barros Del Rosario know she was preparing for a future as Dr. Raquel B. Del Rosario-Fortun, the first Filipino woman forensic pathologist. Continue reading
Learning from chaos
by Celeste Ann Castillo Llaneta, UP MPRO
“I love chaos. That’s why I love being Executive Vice President of UP. You can quote me on that.” Continue reading
Promoting tolerance through books and education
by Khalil Ismael Michael G. Quilinguing, UP MPRO
“At 22, people say that I am ‘accomplished’ and they expect that I’ll be even more accomplished as I grow. This induces a lot of pressure, and the fear of not living up to people’s expectations can cripple anyone. Continue reading