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The new sculpture by National Artist Napoleon Abueva, "Three Women Sewing The First Philippine Flag," was dedicated on October 15th, 1996 in UP Diliman

Profile Of An Alumni
Loida Nicolas Lewis has come a long way. And she knows just where she's going.

Friends of U.P. Foundation In America, A Brief History
It all started with an idea. In 1981, when a distinguished U.P. alumnus and head of the biggest law firm in the country, Edgardo J. Angara, now a Senator, was elected by the Board of Regents as the U.P. President, he embarked on a project of reaching out to all the alumni in the Philippines and all over the world.

UP 2007 "Kaya Natin 'To"
A 5-year giving program designed as a gift to the University at its Centennial. "Kaya Natin 'To," all of us!

Re-Engineering Education
Students don't need to memorize. They will learn by doing - which is more effective.

UCIDS, UPLB Spearhead Community Development Program
Valencia is one lucky town in Negros Oriental. It has been chosen as the model for a comprehensive development and education project being collaboratively implemented by the Municipality of Valencia; by the Department of Education, Culture and Sports; Division of Schools of Negros Oriental; the Literacy Coordinating Council of the Philippines; and, the University of the Philippines.

From The Office of Alumni Relations: The "Ang Bahay Ng Alumni"
After several years of painstaking fundraising and with the generous donations of our alumni here and abroad, the UPAA and the state university have finally built and completed the Ang Bahay ng Alumni Convention and Multi-Service Center into an imposing reality inside the UP Diliman campus.

The Carillon Tower at Diliman Campus

"Universities Should Encourage Voluntarism" - Professor Cariño
As Director of the UP System Ugnayan ng Pahinungod, Cariño elaborated on the need for universities and colleges to implement a volunteer service program on their campuses to allow students to experience enriched lives and instill in them the needed values to achieve national progress.

Do you know where these alumni are?

Joint Upsilon Sigma Phi - Sigma Delta Phi Reunion In San Francisco Nov.8, 1996
University of the Philippines alumni who are members of the illustrious Upsilon Sigma Phi, held a Fall Reunion in California recently.

Our Favorite Letter...

The UPMASA Report
Two years ago, when Francisco Floro, Class '57, asked Dean Amelia Reyes Fernandez what she would like most for her classmates to donate to the College of Medicine during her tenure, the dean replied, "replace the microscopes used by freshmen medical students who get their first look at bacteria with the same ancient microscopes used by your class way back in 1952!"

Maligayang Pasko at Manigong Bagong Taon

From The UPAA Of San Francisco, Berkeley, and the UPNA of Northern California Chapters
Pasko Sa America - "handog ng tatlong hari" will be held Sunday, December 29, 1996 from 9:30am to 2:00pm.

From UPAA, Minnesota
The results of the ON THE SPOT ESSAY CONTEST: "What It Means To Be A Filipino American", which is conducted yearly during the UPAA Minnesota Independence Celebration, were recently announced.

NKSI a poem by Lestrino C. Baquiran, M.D.

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