History of the 1989 UP-DND accord
The Department of National Defense terminated the 1989 UP-DND accord yesterday, raising issues of protecting academic freedom. In the 1970s, protest actions were held in protest of the Marcos regime’s …
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UP to accept online applications for freshmen on Jan. 7
The University of the Philippines announced they will begin accepting online applications for college freshmen on January 7, 2021. Last month, the UP System announced that there will be no …
UP to implement no fail policy this semester
No student of the University of the Philippines (UP) will implement a no fail policy this semester, the university’s Office of the Student Regent (OSR) said Thursday. “UP to implement …
University of the Philippines not recruiting for CPP – official
A University of the Philippines (UP) official on Thursday refuted President Rodrigo Duterte’s accusation that the university recruits students to become rebels and members of the Communist Party of the …
Duterte threatens to withdraw UP’s funding
On Tuesday, President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to withdraw the funding of the University of the Philippines (UP) amid Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) students’ call for an academic strike. Duterte …
No UPCAT 2021 – University of the Philippines System
The University of the Philippines System announced that there will be no UP College Admission Test (UPCAT) for incoming first year students in Academic Year 2021-2022. Below is the article …
UP grad tops 2020 board exams for doctors
The Professional Regulation Commission announced Friday a graduate of medicine from the University of the Philippines Manila claimed the top spot in the 2020 board exams for doctors conducted in …
PH could flatten COVID-19 curve by end-August or September – UP experts
The Philippines could flatten the COVID-19 curve by the end of August or September after long months of community lockdowns, a member of the University of the Philippines (UP) research …
Roque invites critics from UP to join IATF
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque invited Thursday, the professors from the University of the Philippines (UP). They marked the government’s COVID-19 response as “fail” to join the national task force against …
Gov’t considered UP’s projection of 40k infections on GCQ extension
Malacañang said Tuesday that the government considered the projection of experts from the University of the Philippines that the number of coronavirus infections in the country would reach 40,000 if …
UP experts project 40,000 COVID-19 cases by June 30
Experts from the University of the Philippines (UP) projected that the total number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in the Philippines would reach 40,000 by June 30. Institute of …
Fresh COVID-19 cases ‘really going down’- UP exec
The number of fresh cases COVID-19 cases in the Philippines is “really going down,” said Ted Herbosa, the government’s special adviser and executive vice president of the University of the …
UP study: DOH not reporting 7,000 additional cases, NCR should maintain MECQ
A study conducted by the University of the Philippines said that NCR (National Capital Region) and other high-risk areas for COVID-19 should remain under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) even …
UP exec says Philippines is flattening the curve
An executive from the University of the Philippines (UP) who is also one of the government’s special advisers on the COVID-19 crisis said the Philippines is flattening the virus pandemic …
Gender mismatch, dead coming back to life among discrepancies in DOH data
The COVID-19 response team of the University of the Philippines (UP) revealed some discrepancies in the Department of Health’s (DOH) data as gender mismatch and patients declared dead but lived …
Premature lifting of Metro Manila ECQ may cause 24k cases by June- UP professors
A team of University of the Philippines (UP) professors on Saturday warned the government that a premature lifting of ECQ in Metro Manila and other areas with high cases of …
UP-developed COVID-19 test kit faster, cheaper than Japan’s-FDA
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said the COVID-19 test kit developed by the University of the Philippines (UP) scientists has a faster running time than that of Japan, Wednesday. …