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SUMMARY:UP Mindanao's 30th Anniversary Year-long Schedule of Activities
DESCRIPTION:LOOK | Year-long Schedule of Activities for UP Mindanao’s 30th Anniversary\n\nJoin us as we celebrate three decades of academic excellence\, research innovation\, and community engagement! UP Mindanao’s 30th Anniversary is packed with exciting activities\, from cultural performances and academic forums to sports events and community outreach programs.\n\nHere’s the full schedule and be part of this milestone celebration! Let’s honor our past\, celebrate our present\, and shape our future together.\n\nSource: University of the Philippines Mindanao Facebook
URL:https://alum.up.edu.ph/event/up-mindanaos-30th-anniversary-year-long-schedule-of-activities/
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SUMMARY:Dokumenterte: Documenting Duterte in images\, 2016-2022
DESCRIPTION:OPENING NEXT WEEK: Dokumenterte: Documenting Duterte in images\, 2016-2022\n​\nA solo exhibit of cartoons by Renan Ortiz opens on November 5 (Wednesday)\, 5 p.m. at the UP Fine Arts Gallery (Parola).\n​\nA visual artist\, art educator\, and activist\, Ortiz offers a landmark survey of political cartoons made during the regime of former President Rodrigo Duterte. A response to the ongoing developments at the International Criminal Court (ICC)\, the exhibit gathers six years of cartoons\, caricatures\, and comics drawn and posted in the Facebook platform Cartoons and Philippine Politics and published in the alternative paper Pinoy Weekly. Curated by Lisa Ito\, these images captured the temper of the times as visual practices of expression\, dissent\, fact-checking\, and evidence. The exhibit is organized in cooperation with the Ecumenical Institute for Labor Education and Research (EILER) and Pinoy Weekly.\n​\nFREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC\n​\nDokumenterte: Documenting Duterte in images\, 2016-2022 will be on view at Gallery Two from November 5 to 22\, 2025.\n​\nThe UP Fine Arts Gallery is open from Tuesday to Saturday\, 9 AM to 4 PM at the Arts and Design West Hall\, College of Fine Arts\, Diliman\, Quezon City. For inquiries\, you may message us at cfagallery.upd@up.edu.ph or call us at +63-2-8981-8500 local 3988.\n\nSource: UP Fine Arts Gallery Facebook
URL:https://alum.up.edu.ph/event/dokumenterte-documenting-duterte-in-images-2016-2022/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251124
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SUMMARY:“Pasko sa UP Manila: Patuloy na Nagmamahal\, Lumalaban at Nagwawagi”
DESCRIPTION:IT’S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR 🎄🎁 🌟\n\nWe enjoin everyone to actively participate in this year’s UP Manila Christmas Celebration with the theme\, “Pasko sa UP Manila: Patuloy na Nagmamahal\, Lumalaban at Nagwawagi\,” featuring the following activities:\n\nKick-off Ceremony | November 26\, 2025\n5:00 PM – 6:00 PM: Mass (PGH Chapel)\n6:00 PM – 8:00 PM: Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony\n\nTiktok Video-Making Contest | November 24 – December 5\, 2025\n\nMerry Midday Madness | December 10\, 2025\n11:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Online Program)\n\nChristmas Tree Decorations\nDecember 11\, 2025\n\nLantern Parade and Cheer Performance | December 12\, 2025\n2:00 PM – 6:00 PM\n\nUPM Salu-Salo | December 15\, 2025\n9:00 AM – 1:00 PM (SSWC)\n\nAdopt-a-Ward | December 15-17\, 2025\n\nMisa de Gallo | December 16-24\, 2025\n5:00 AM – 6:00 AM (PGH Chapel)\n\nThe activities will also be live streamed in the UP Manila official Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/UPManilaOfficial/).\nDetailed instructions and guidelines for the Tiktok Video-Making Contest\, Merry Midday Madness (online program)\, Christmas Tree Decorations\, Lantern Parade and Cheer\, Adopt-a-Ward\, UPM Salu-salo\, and Misa de Gallo are accessible through this link: https://drive.google.com/…/1X…\n\nPlease email your queries/clarifications to the UP Manila Christmas Celebration Committee at upm-ccc2025@up.edu.ph.\n\nSource: University of the Philippines Manila Facebook
URL:https://alum.up.edu.ph/event/pasko-sa-up-manila-patuloy-na-nagmamahal-lumalaban-at-nagwawagi/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251201T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251231T170000
DTSTAMP:20260423T100737
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SUMMARY:UP Baguio’s December Activities
DESCRIPTION:Foundation Day\, Pag-iilaw to start UPB’s December activities\n\nThe University of the Philippines Baguio (UPB) starts the countdown for its December activities beginning with the commemoration of its 23rd Foundation Day followed by the campus lighting ceremony or “Pag-iilaw” both on December 2.\n\nWith the theme “Paskong Iskolar: Liwanag ng Bayan\, Liwanag ng Pag-asa” the event will also see the resumption of the lantern parade\, a traditional component of UPB’s year-end activities but which was suspended due to the pandemic.\n\nHighlighting the festivities is the “Pasiklaban 2025\,” to be held on December 12. The Christmas frolics brings together faculty and students in a night of performances and talent presentations\, all in the spirit of fun and fellowship.\n\nThe full schedule of UPB December activities including the Pag-iilaw are detailed here.\n\nSource: University of the Philippines Baguio Facebook
URL:https://alum.up.edu.ph/event/up-baguios-december-activities/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251201T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251206T173000
DTSTAMP:20260423T100737
CREATED:20251127T180810Z
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SUMMARY:Step into the Timeless World of Noh!
DESCRIPTION:Step into the Timeless World of Noh!\n\nLearn dance\, chant\, and drums from two Noh Grand Masters – Umewaka Chozemon\, (Shite kata) and Omura Shigeji\, (Otsuzumi kata)\, both designated Holders of Important Intangible Cultural Property for Noh Theater.\n\nJoin our training-rehearsals from December 1 – 6\, 2025 from 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM and 1 PM – 5:30 PM at UPCIS Classroom C. These sessions will serve as an audition\, and you may be invited to help bring this ancient art to life in November 2026.\n\nThose who are interested may sign-up through this link: https://forms.gle/JheDRweDsiYBY6Go9\n\nThis Noh training-rehearsal is supported by the University of the Philippines Diliman\, the Center for International Studies (CIS@25) and The Japan Foundation Manila.\n\nSource: UP Center for International Studies Facebook
URL:https://alum.up.edu.ph/event/step-into-the-timeless-world-of-noh/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251202
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251206
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SUMMARY:UP Mindanao Kasadya 2025
DESCRIPTION:The Kasadya spirit continues! ✨🎄\n\nHere’s a look at the Schedule of Activities for Kasadya 2025: Kasadya sa Kahayag\, Kalipay sa Panaghiusa.\nFrom December 2–4\, join us for Kasadya Community Services and the USC Outdoor Screening—a chance to give back\, unwind\, and celebrate together as one UP Mindanao community. 💚❤️\n\nThen on December 5\, get ready for a day filled with energy\, creativity\, and holiday cheer:\n\n🌅 4 AM – USC’s Color Run for a Cause\n💃 1 PM – Dance Ensemble Show\n🎭 3 PM – Parolan Parade\n\n✨ Followed by the Official Program\n\nLet’s come together in light and unity as we continue the celebrations leading up to the season’s grand moments! 🌟\n\nSource: UP Mindanao-Kasadya Facebook
URL:https://alum.up.edu.ph/event/up-mindanao-kasadya-2025/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251202
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251208
DTSTAMP:20260423T100737
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SUMMARY:32nd International Geographical Union-Commission on the Sustainability of Rural Systems (IGU-CSRS Colloquium)
DESCRIPTION:32nd International Geographical Union-Commission on the Sustainability of Rural Systems (IGU-CSRS Colloquium)\nNEW RURALITIES: CONTESTATIONS AND ITERATIONS ON RURAL SPATIALITIES\nUniversity of the Philippines Diliman & University of the Philippines Baguio\n\n+ + + + + + +\nDates:\n2-7 December 2025\n+ + + + + + +\n\nVenues:\n2-3 Dec 2025: Bulwagang Tandang Sora\, UP CSWCD\n4-7 Dec 2025: Various sites in Northern Luzon\n+ + + + + + +\n\nThe 32nd IGU-CSRS Colloquium is made possible through the support of the following institutions:\n* International Geographical Union (IGU)\n* IGU-Commission on the Sustainability of Rural Systems (IGU-CSRS)\n* UP Department of Geography\n* Philippine Geographical Society (PGS)\n* International Conference on Geographical Studies (ICGS)\n* UP Baguio-Cordillera Studies Center (CSC)\n* UP Office of International Linkages (UP OIL)\n* UP Diliman College of Social Work and Community Development (UPD CSWCD)\n* University of the Philippines Diliman\n\nSource: UP Department of Geography Facebook
URL:https://alum.up.edu.ph/event/32nd-international-geographical-union-commission-on-the-sustainability-of-rural-systems-igu-csrs-colloquium/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251202T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251205T170000
DTSTAMP:20260423T100737
CREATED:20251116T211819Z
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SUMMARY:STATISTICAL MODELING IN THE HEALTH SCIENCES
DESCRIPTION:Want to learn how to model? 😎😎😎\n\nThe Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics invites you to a short course on:\n📈 STATISTICAL MODELING IN THE HEALTH SCIENCES\n\nAt the end of the short course\, participants will be able to apply different statistical modelling procedures in the health sciences.\n\n📌 December 2-5\, 2025 | 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM\n👀 Computer Laboratory\, 3rd Floor\, Annex II Building | College of Public Health | University of the Philippines Manila\n🖋️ Register via: https://bit.ly/SMHS2025Dec\n\nTraining fee starts at Php 9\,500 (for early bird registrants and UP Manila employees and students).\n\nFor inquiries email at: debs.cph.upm@up.edu.ph\n\nSource: University of the Philippines Manila Facebook
URL:https://alum.up.edu.ph/event/statistical-modeling-in-the-health-sciences/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251204T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251205T183000
DTSTAMP:20260423T100737
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SUMMARY:UP Visayas Paskua 2025 "Paglaum nga Nagapadayon!”
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we celebrate Paskua 2025 with the theme “Paglaum nga Nagapadayon!”\n\nBe part of the Christmas Lights Illumination Ceremony on December 4\, 2025 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the New Admin Building Parking Lot\, University of the Philippines Visayas\, Miagao.\n\n✨ Stroll around and enjoy the heartwarming glow of the Christmas lights and festive decorations that illuminate the campus\, symbolizing hope\, resilience\, and the spirit that carries us forward.\n\n🍔 Satisfy your cravings with a delightful selection of food carts available throughout the event:\n* Theo’s Siomai Foodcart\n* Jing’s Food Corner\n* Shawarmalicious\n* DK Desserts and Pastries\n* 37 Degrees Coffee\n* Pau-Pau Ice Cream\n\n🎶 Experience performances that bring the season to life:\n* Christmas Songs by the UPV Choristers\n* Mob Dance by the UPV Department of Physical Education\n\nMeanwhile\, come and see the lights during the Christmas Lights Illumination Ceremony at the Iloilo City campus on December 5\, 2025 at 5:30 PM and be entertained by the best of the best:\n* Iloilo Harana Performing Group\n* UPV Khoryu\n* UPV Rhapsody\n\nBring your family and friends!\n\nLet us come together as one UPV community to celebrate the enduring spirit of hope\, love\, and giving that defines the Christmas season.\n\nSource: University of the Philippines Visayas Facebook
URL:https://alum.up.edu.ph/event/up-visayas-paskua-2025-paglaum-nga-nagapadayon/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251205T063000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251205T093000
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SUMMARY:UPMAS-UPCM 2000 Golf Cup
DESCRIPTION:The UP College of Medicine Silver Jubilarian Class of 2000 is thrilled to invite you to the UPMAS-UPCM 2000 Golf Cup — a great opportunity to enjoy a day on the course while supporting a great cause!\n\nDate: December 5\, 2025\nTime: 6:30 AM\nLocation: Manila Golf & Country Club\n\nRSVP:\nPlease contact\nLarry Yan at 09985791026\nand\nDr Lee Heredia at 09178663073 .\n\nRegister here:\nhttps://tinyurl.com/UPMAS-UPCM2000GolfCup\n\nWe look forward to seeing you there!
URL:https://alum.up.edu.ph/event/upmas-upcm-2000-golf-cup/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251205T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251205T130000
DTSTAMP:20260423T100737
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SUMMARY:Health UPdates Webinar #266 "Healthcare in the Philippines: Fragmented nga ba?"
DESCRIPTION:The University of the Philippines\,\nin partnership with the UP Manila – National Institutes of Health\,\nand in cooperation with UP Philippine General Hospital and UP College of Medicine\,\nwould like to invite you to attend this webinar! \n  \nRegistration slots are limited to this HEALTH UPDATES webinar\nSo sign up NOW:\nbit.ly/HealthUpdatesWebinar266 \n  \nWebinar #266\nDecember 5\, 2025 (Friday)\, 12:00 noon\nHealthcare in the Philippines: Fragmented Nga Ba?\n\nPresenter:\nDR. KENNETH Y. HARTIGAN-GO\nSenior Research Fellow\, Ateneo Policy Center\nProgram Director\, Ateneo School of Government\n\nReactor:\nDR. MINGUITA B. PADILLA\nPast President\, Eye Bank of the Philippines\n\n———————————————————–\n\nWebinar #266\nDecember 5\, 2025 (Friday)\, 12:00 noon\nHealthcare in the Philippines: Fragmented Nga Ba?\n\nIn an era defined by the pursuit of Universal Health Care (UHC)\, the persistence of a fragmented healthcare system in the Philippines presents a critical challenge to achieving equitable and efficient health outcomes for all citizens. In this week’s episode\, we will dissect the various elements contributing to this persistent fragmentation by moving beyond anecdotal observations to a rigorous\, evidence-based analysis.\n\nThe core of the issue lies in the complex interplay of a devolved governance structure and a multi-payer financing landscape. The decentralization of health functions to Local Government Units (LGUs)\, while democratically sound\, has inadvertently led to vast disparities in service delivery capacity\, resource allocation\, and technical expertise across provinces and municipalities. This results in scenarios where a patient’s access to timely\, high-quality care — ranging from chronic disease management to emergency maternal services — is often contingent not on clinical need\, but on geographical location and the fiscal capacity of their LGU. In addition\, the co-existence of national health insurance (PhilHealth)\, Department of Health (DOH) programs\, and LGU-sourced budgets creates siloed funding streams that often overlap or\, conversely\, neglect vital public health functions\, exacerbating out-of-pocket expenditures for the most vulnerable.\n\nTo illustrate this complexity\, our speakers will discuss the fractured referral pathways between a rural health unit and a tertiary hospital\, or the lack of interoperability between disparate health information systems. Such instances reveal the systemic inefficiencies that not only strain the resources of providers but also diminish the patient experience and compromise continuity of care. The fragmented Human Resources for Health (HRH) distribution\, marked by the severe maldistribution of specialists and the perennial “brain drain” of nurses\, further compounds this problem\, leaving many underserved communities with insufficient personnel to implement UHC’s primary care-focused mandate.\n\nCrucially\, this session is not simply a problem-focused deliberation. We will also discuss actionable recommendations and ways forward. We will outline key strategies for governance alignment by emphasizing the integration of provincial-wide or city-wide health systems to ensure a unified health network. We will also explore the transformative potential of strategic purchasing within PhilHealth and the necessity of robust\, interoperable digital health solutions to bridge informational and geographical gaps.\n\nOur main speaker is a Senior Research Fellow from the Ateneo Policy Center\, Dr. Kenneth Y. Hartigan-Go. Our reactor is Dr. Minguita B. Padilla\, who is a past president of the Eye Bank of the Philippines.\n\nJoin us to critically engage with these challenges and to contribute to the collective effort of transforming a fragmented system into a cohesive\, resilient\, and truly universal health architecture.
URL:https://alum.up.edu.ph/event/health-updates-webinar-266/
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SUMMARY:[Philippine Indigenous Languages Lecture Series] BIKOL [bik]: Not necessarily angry
DESCRIPTION:[Philippine Indigenous Languages Lecture Series]\nBIKOL [bik]: Not necessarily angry\n5 December | Friday | 2:30 PM\n\nCSSP Health & Wellness Center\nJesus Federico C. Hernandez\nAssociate Professor\nUP Department of Linguistics\n\n— —\nThis final Installment of PILLS 2025 is also in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the BA Linguistics Program in the Department\n— —\n\nFor a brief moment recently\, the supposed peculiarity of a particular Bikol register\, referred to as “angry register\,” became the topic of interest and discussion online. Even mainstream media reported on this phenomenon.\n\nThis lecture attempts to answer some questions about the use\, the form\, and the development of this Bikol register\, and in the process\, raise a few more questions about standardization and the sociolinguistic dynamics between centers and peripheries.\n\nThis event is free and open to the public.\n\nSource: UP Department of Linguistics Facebook
URL:https://alum.up.edu.ph/event/philippine-indigenous-languages-lecture-series/
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251205T173000
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SUMMARY:"Lost in translation? The real score on mother tongue-based education in the Philippines"
DESCRIPTION:📣 HAPPENING ON FRIDAY\, December 5\, 2025. 4:00 PM\, at the Judith R. Duavit-Vasquez and Class of 1984 Lecture Room (UPSE 105)\n🎓 UPSE-PCED Friday Seminar\n\n🧠📚💡Does learning in your own mother tongue make a real difference? New evidence shows that mother tongue instruction doesn’t just help with understanding—it leads to higher test scores in Math\, Filipino\, and English. Join us this Friday\, and dive into how a language policy becomes a game-changer for Filipino learners.\n\n📝 Please register using the links below or by scanning the QR codes:\n📍 Onsite: https://tinyurl.com/3rx5uajx\n📍 Zoom: https://tinyurl.com/3xj3mjpk\n\n👀 We’d love to see you there!\n\nSource: UP School of Economics Facebook
URL:https://alum.up.edu.ph/event/lost-in-translation-the-real-score-on-mother-tongue-based-education-in-the-philippines/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251205T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251205T183000
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SUMMARY:UP Diliman 2025 Year-End Program: "Pag-iilaw para sa Pasko"
DESCRIPTION:“Ipagdiriwang ngayong Disyembre ng UP Diliman (UPD) ang ‘2025 Year-End Program’ na may temang ‘Abé-abé/Kaisa.’\n\n“Ang tema ngayong taon ay hango sa salitang Kapampangan na abé-abé na kung isasalin sa Filipino ay nangangahulugang pagsasama-sama. Kung titingnan naman ito sa perspektiba ng pangmundong pananaw (global perspective) ng mga Kapampangan\, ito ay nagpapahiwatig ng pakikipag-isa.”\nBasahin ang buong artikulo sa https://upd.edu.ph/2025-upd-year-end-program-abe-abe-kaisa/.\n———————–\n*Poster na gawa nina Jules Baguio at Charles Benitez\, student assistants\, UP Diliman Information Office\n\nSource: UP Diliman Facebook
URL:https://alum.up.edu.ph/event/up-diliman-2025-year-end-program-pag-iilaw-para-sa-pasko/
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