82-669: The Father Edgar Martin Basketball Invitational Tournament , better known as the Fr. Martin Cup , is a pre-season collegiate basketball tournament in the Philippines. It gathers teams from various collegiate leagues, including the UAAP and NCAA , in a basketball tournament just before the start of the collegiate season. It was named after Fr. Edgar Martin, S.J., the former athletic moderator at
164-470: A circular formation. It also bears the year when the league was established, 1938, in the center. The seal changes every season where the university colors of the season host is placed on the very top. Nonetheless, the arrangement of the colors never changes. The colors of the National University (blue and gold), Far Eastern University (green and gold), University of Santo Tomas (gold and white), and
246-535: A coinciding deal from 1979 to 1989. In 1989, Radio Philippines Network (RPN) began their partnership with the UAAP. Two years later in 1991, Louis Kierulf agreed to a deal with the UAAP to put their entire basketball championship on television through Silverstar Communications. Silverstar would continue broadcasting the UAAP until 1999, during which the broadcasts moved to People's Television Network (PTV) in 1994. In 2000, ABS-CBN , through their sports division , became
328-414: A controversial ineligibility issue, which also caused La Salle's suspension in 2006. La Salle and FEU have met seven times in the finals of UAAP women's volleyball, most recently in 2018 when La Salle swept FEU en route to their 11th overall championship. La Salle has won three crowns over FEU in their head-to-head finals matchups, while FEU, having the most number of volleyball championship titles in
410-416: A crisis that almost led to the school's being sold to a foreign religious group. Financial trouble and academic decline continued to burden UE throughout the 1980s. For a brief period in 1984, a controlling interest in the university was held by an entity of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi 's Transcendental Meditation movement . Students boycotted classes and held protests against the takeover, and in short time control
492-464: A greater number. In March 1932, NU, UP, and UST formally seceded from the NCAA. Led by UP's Candido C. Bartolome, NU's Leon Tirol and UST's Fr. Silvestre Sancho, OP, the move was made to put competitions on equal footing, to increase amateur athletic competitions and to separate the universities from the college members of the league. On April 6, the "Big 3 League" is born. On August 14, the "Big 3" Association
574-609: A multipurpose hall and a parking area. The building was inaugurated on December 8, 2014. On April 2, 2016, a fire broke out on the second floor of the UE College of Arts and Science Building. The Engineering Building and the University Chapel also caught fire, leaving the three buildings in ruins. The groundbreaking ceremony on May 22, 2017, for new Lualhati Building to be erected at the footprint of these buildings. The Lualhati Building stands 10 floors tall, and houses four Colleges:
656-591: A result of the network's shutdown . In search of a new media partner, the association entered a deal with Cignal TV to broadcast games through One Sports . This also included the establishment of the UAAP Varsity Channel , a dedicated channel for the association similar to the Philippine Basketball Association 's PBA Rush , which is also owned by Cignal. TV5 also broadcast a selection of games in 2022 , while Pilipinas Live serves as
738-673: A safer, more secure, and sustainable campus for the UE community. The redesign of the masterplan involves the introduction of outdoor relaxation and recreation areas, and better circulation networks. A ceremonial turnover of the Lualhati Building was held on September 30, 2021, as part of UE's 75th Foundation Anniversary. The UE College of Medicine and College of Computer Studies and Systems, were awarded as Centers of Excellence in Medicine and Information Technology respectively and The College of Nursing
820-416: A total of 20 years, the most for the event. Since 2010, the rivalry turned into a friendly one as both UP and UST supporters cheered their school cheers during the announcement of winners. Although matches between these universities have not reached a rivalry status in sporting events outside of cheerdance, the battle between their respective teams may be referred to as "Separation of Church and State". UST
902-403: Is for women only. The following sports have a high school division, in which the associated high schools of the universities participate: volleyball, table tennis, chess, swimming, fencing, and athletics have Boys' and Girls' divisions. Meanwhile, baseball and football have a Boys' division only. Basketball staged Girls' division competitions starting Season 82 albeit as demo sport only. Esports
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#1732876460613984-856: Is home to two buildings. One housed the School of Music and Arts and the Ballet School while the other housed the College of Dentistry and research laboratories. The School of Music and Arts, now the College of Fine Arts, moved to the Caloocan campus in 1981. On the mid-1960s Dalupan commissioned the National Artist Guillermo Tolentino to create the symbol of every UEian, the Lualhati from the figure of CBA student Ophelia Salas. The College of Dentistry moved to
1066-549: Is inaugurated with a meet that starts with basketball. Other events were baseball, football, volleyball, relays, athletics, swimming and tennis. In 1935, UP did not participate in the "Big 3 League" because of mass intramurals at the state university. NU and UST held the meet with FEU (formerly Institute of Accounts) taking UP's place. On September 27, 1938, the University of the Philippines Alumni Association and
1148-476: Is now used mostly by Senior High School students. The UE Manila Campus (main campus) consists of twelve buildings, located on the heart of University Belt area, Sampaloc , Manila . The campus faces Claro M. Recto Avenue , near Mendiola Street and Legarda station . All of the campuses are fully integrated with the Smart ID System. One of the beautification projects of the university is the construction of
1230-422: Is still placed at the topmost "sipa" streak. The following are the member universities of the league: Notes: Member universities compete in 20 sports. Basketball, being the most popular sport in the Philippines, is the most watched and most supported among all the sports. All of these sports have Men's and Women's divisions, with the exception of baseball, in which only men participate, and softball , which
1312-694: Is the champion of the 2013 FilOil Flying V Hanes Premier Cup. University of the East is one of the member schools of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines . UE hosted the 2006–2007 season with the theme "Achieving Excellence in Sports Through Unity, Harmony and Commitment." The Seniors basketball team is called the UE Red Warriors . The women's teams are called the Amazons, while
1394-533: Is the latest sport added by the league and was introduced in Season 87 . Beginning Season 78, the league has shifted its sports schedule start from July to September because of the change in the academic calendars of most of its member universities. A rivalry between the Ateneo de Manila University and the University of the Philippines, the country's two highest-ranked academic institutions for decades, existed even before
1476-560: Is the sole pontifical university in the country wherein Pope Pius XII gave it the title "The Catholic University of the Philippines". UP, on the other hand, has been declared by the Philippine government as the country's "national university". The popularity of the rivalry between the two universities diminished in the late 2010s in the cheerdance competition as a result of the rise of National University . It gained greater prominence when
1558-527: The Ateneo de Manila University , and former Secretary-General of the Basketball Association of the Philippines . The tournament was established in 1994. Its format consists of dividing the teams into 2 groups featuring single round robin elimination games among teams of the same group to determine the playoff teams. The playoffs feature a crossover format, with the top seeds of each group facing off against
1640-616: The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). In 1930, the University of the Philippines sponsored an experimental meet of the "Big 3" of the league (NU, UP, UST) on basketball, football, baseball, volleyball, swimming, athletics, boxing, and tennis. The following year (1931), the NCAA Board of Directors divided the meet into three divisions to put competition on a fairer basis and to stimulate athletics among
1722-564: The Supreme Court of the Philippines , Court of Appeals and other legal luminaries, namely Chief Justice Lucas P. Bersamin , Justice Dante O. Tinga , Justice Normandie B. Pizzaro, Justice Japar B. Dimaampao, Justice Franchito N. Diamante and Arturo G. Tayag. Also UE has produced many government officials, such as members of the Congress of the Philippines , governors and mayors. Some famous legal counsels include Atty. Ferdinand Topacio , chief of
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#17328764606131804-514: The UAAP Season 81 men's basketball semifinals . During that season, UP and Adamson were the only remaining schools that had yet to compete in the men's basketball championship round in the UAAP in the 21st century. After losing twice in the elimination rounds, UP defeated Adamson in two games, including the overtime in the do-or-die match, to pose their first appearance in the UAAP Finals in any of
1886-471: The University of the Philippines ; Santiago F. de la Cruz, a CPA and business executive who later succeeded Dalupan as UE president; José L. Torres, a soldier, businessman, and accountant; and Jaime Hernández, former Secretary of Finance. The succeeding years saw the opening of the colleges of Law, Medicine, and Engineering, as well as the Graduate School of Education. The Graduate School later merged with
1968-448: The " Home of the UAAP ". The proposed venue would be located in Pasig and is planned to open in 2027, in time for the association's 90th season. The arena will be constructed on a 1.8-hectare site across Bridgetowne Estate, in partnership with Akari Lighting & Technology Corporation . The previous UAAP logo features the university colors of the eight member-schools of the league in
2050-710: The "Battle of the Birds", began in 2010 when they met in the finals of the Philippine Collegiate Championship League , a year before Adamson denied Ateneo a sweep of the elimination rounds of the UAAP Season 74 men's basketball tournament. While Adamson and Ateneo's UAAP men's basketball rivalry was rekindled by their semifinal matchup in UAAP Season 85 , both notably competed in the playoffs of women's volleyball in UAAP Seasons 75 , 76 and 84 , with Ateneo prevailing in all mentioned matchups and, in
2132-489: The 1950s. Tagged as the "Battle of the East", these two schools, along with UST, have the winningest basketball squads in the league (FEU having won 20 basketball championships while UE having won 18 titles). The rivalry was sparked after the Season 54 Basketball Finals in 1991 when La Salle's final game win was protested by FEU after a Green Archer was admitted into the playing court after being disqualified. The UAAP Board upheld
2214-709: The 4th seed of their opposites and the 2nd seeds slugging it out with the opposite side’s 3rd seeds until a champion is determined. University Athletic Association of the Philippines The University Athletic Association of the Philippines ( UAAP ), established in 1938, is an athletic association of eight Metro Manila universities in the Philippines . The eight-member schools are Adamson University (AdU), Ateneo de Manila University , De La Salle University (DLSU), Far Eastern University (FEU), National University (NU), University of
2296-620: The 9 – 0 start of the 1986 UE squad bannered by Jerry Codiñera , the Warriors clinched an automatic finals berth and matching the 14 – 0 record accomplished 14 years ago by the UST Growling Tigers , which automatically claimed them the 1993 title. The Red Warriors however lost to the De La Salle Green Archers , which swept the Warriors in their best-of-three Finals series in a score of 73–64 victory on Game 2, October 7, 2007, at
2378-790: The Big Dome. Lawrence Chongson, the Coach of the Cobra Energy Drink team in the Philippine Basketball League (PBL) The University of the East (UE) Red Warriors moved up to the UAAP Season 72 Finals after defeating the Far Eastern University (FEU) Tamaraws in their semi finals match-up. The Warriors lost the crucial last game of the best-of-three finals with the Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles. They thus lost their shot at
2460-519: The Blue Eagles' all-time UAAP men's basketball record 39-game win streak, and won the title via do-or-die game in Season 84 in 2022 , before defeating them in the Final Four the following year to end Ateneo's six consecutive seasons of UAAP Finals appearances and podium finishes from 2016 to 2022. The rivalry between Ateneo de Manila University and De La Salle University , widely regarded as
2542-518: The Colleges of Liberal Arts, Business Administration, Dentistry, and the Graduate School of Business Administration. The PCCBA was granted university status on July 4, 1951, and was renamed the University of the East. Dalupan became UE's first president and chairman of its board of trustees. The first members of the Board were Dr. Hermenegildo Balbino Reyes, a businessman, scholar, and former Vice President of
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2624-584: The East (UE), University of the Philippines Diliman (UP), and the University of Santo Tomas (UST). Varsity teams from these universities compete annually in the league's 20 sports categories to vie for the overall championship title, namely, 3x3 basketball, athletics, badminton, baseball, basketball, beach volleyball, cheerdance, chess, esports, fencing, football, formation dance, judo, softball, street dance, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo kyorugi & poomsae, tennis, and volleyball. In 1924, seeing
2706-406: The East , Adamson University , Manila Central University , and University of Manila were granted two-year probationary membership to the UAAP. After the two-year probationary period, UE and MCU was accepted as a regular member into the league in 1954. MCU remained until its pull-out in 1962. The other two universities (Adamson and UM) were dropped from the UAAP due to their inability to comply with
2788-627: The FEU campus, the motorcade was bombarded with debris. The rivalry between La Salle and FEU has produced several momentous scenes and drama in UAAP Basketball history. FEU and La Salle faced each other in the UAAP Finals in 2004 and 2005, with the Green Archers prevailing in 2004 and FEU winning the year afterwards. However, La Salle's 2004 championship was forfeited and handed to the Tamaraws instead after
2870-511: The Graduate School of Business Administration. In June 1954, UE opened a new campus, then known as UE Tech, on a 4.86-hectare lot along Samson Road in Caloocan. UE Caloocan , which is now academically autonomous, is headed by a chancellor. The new Tan Yan Kee Academic Building houses the colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business Administration, and Fine Arts, whereas the College of Engineering has its own building. The UE Caloocan grounds have been used for ROTC and CAT instruction since 1986. In 1955,
2952-579: The Graduate School of Business and the Graduate School of Education. At present, the UE Graduate School offers Master's and Doctorate Degree programs in the fields of Business , Education , Public Administration , Sciences , Construction Management, Philosophy , Dentistry and Information Management. The University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center ( UERMMMC ) Graduate School offers master's degree in
3034-677: The Juniors teams are the Pages. The university colors are Red and White. The university fields varsity teams in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines and has won championships in athletics, basketball, chess, fencing, football, gymnastics, softball and weightlifting tournaments. Some UE student-athletes have also participated in the Southeast Asian Games and other tournaments. The UE Red Warriors were crowned as
3116-709: The Lady Spikers and the Tigresses met three times in the championship of the Shakey's V-League tournament. UST won the first and La Salle winning the latter two. The Tigresses have won five championships while the Lady Spikers have three under their belt. The women's volleyball rivalry was carried over to the UAAP. The DLSU Lady Spikers and the UST Tigresses met in the UAAP Finals for two consecutive seasons – Season 72 (won by UST) and Season 73 (won by La Salle). While UST struggled in
3198-499: The Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation (PAAF), then the highest sports body in the country, encouraged the original "Big 3 League" and FEU to form a permanent sports association, thus the University Athletic Association of the Philippines was established. Events included were basketball, baseball, football, women's volleyball, swimming and athletics. UP bagged three titles (baseball, volleyball, athletics). UST
3280-401: The Philippines' foremost collegiate rivalry for decades, has resulted in sold-out games (especially in men's basketball and women's volleyball, the latter of which both schools hold the current all-time record for the longest joint UAAP Finals appearance from 2012 to 2017 ) that attract several public figures in attendance, including politicians, movie stars, and foreign diplomats. It is also
3362-1042: The Public Attorney's Office Persida Rueda-Acosta. In the field of science, Filipino archaeologist and former director of the Anthropology Division of National Museum of the Philippines Alfredo E. Evangelista finished his Bachelor of Arts degree in history from the university. Famous poets of the second modernist movement in Filipino poetry include National Artist Virgilio S. Almario , Teo Antonio and Rogelio Mangahas . Other distinguished alumni are businessmen Andrew Tan and Rizalino S. Navarro ; broadcasters Peter Musñgi , Quinito Henson , Erwin Tulfo , Ramon Tulfo and Ricky Lo ; sports icons Baby Dalupan , Robert Jaworski , Nicole Almeda, Jerry Codiñera , Allan Caidic , James Yap and Paul Lee . The Red Warriors
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3444-537: The Recto (Manila) campus in school year 1988–1989. In 1967, former President Diosdado Macapagal decided to teach part-time in the College of Business Administration and branded UE as the "People's University". Together with the expansion came rapid growth in enrollment. From the original 110 students in 1946, the student population steadily grew each year until 1960, when UE became the first Philippine university have an enrollment of over 60,000. The highest enrollment record
3526-462: The Season 72 UAAP crown. First year head coach, Lawrence Chongson lauded his boys for their efforts, especially for their will for not giving up. In 2014, UAAP Season 77 was held and hosted by University of the East with Ms. Carmelita Mateo as president. Eight universities competed in fifteen sports to earn points for the general championship. Some of these sports were aired live or on a delayed telecast by ABS-CBN Sports+Action and ABS-CBN Channel 2. All
3608-512: The Tan Yan Kee Garden. In 2013, An Annex was up diagonally across UE's Manila Campus along Recto Avenue, Dr. Lucio C. Tan Building, home of UE College of Dentistry. The building has six floors and a mezzanine and features various facilities and equipment—including a variety of dental laboratory facilities, four specialty clinics, 253 dental chairs, a variety of simulator equipment and specialized machines, two auditoriums, four lecture rooms,
3690-481: The UAAP Finals. In 1997, La Salle eliminated UST in the semifinals to deny the Growling Tigers of a fifth consecutive championship title. In 1999, La Salle defeated the Growling Tigers to win the basketball crown and achieved their own 4-peat championship streak from 1998 to 2001. Their basketball rivalry diminished in latter years because of UST's decline. It became a celebrated rivalry in women's volleyball, as
3772-404: The UAAP's next media partner for the new millenium. Studio 23 first broadcast the games from 2000 to 2013 before getting replaced by its successor S+A for the rest of the deal. The ABS-CBN also broadcast select games in 2000 and again from 2010 to 2020. Other channels from the network that also broadcast games were Balls (2009–2015) and Liga (2018–2020). The ABS-CBN deal ended in 2020 as
3854-433: The UE College of Arts and Sciences - Manila, the UE College of Computer Studies and Systems, the UE College of Education, and the UE College of Engineering - Manila, as well as the new University Chapel. In line with the construction of this new building, the university is modernizing its Manila Campus with the aid of a new masterplan. The campus masterplan designed for the university aims to rationalize, modernize, and create
3936-686: The UE Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center located in Aurora Blvd., Dona Imelda, Quezon City. The history of the University of the East starts in September 1946, in a rented room on Dasmariñas Street, Manila , where 110 students enrolled in Certified Public Accountant (CPA) review classes. The group of business teachers led by Dr. Francisco T. Dalupan, Sr. that started the sessions made it their objective to help
4018-627: The UE purchased a one-hectare lot along Aurora Boulevard in Quezon City, where it established the College of Medicine . On May 17, 1957, the college was converted into a Foundation and named the UE Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center (UERMMMC). In 1962, the university acquired a 5,850-square-meter (63,000 sq ft) lot across UERMMMC. This became the Research Center for Sciences, Humanities and Culture, which
4100-473: The University of the Philippines (green and maroon), come first counter-clockwise. These are followed by the colors of the University of the East (red and white), Adamson University (navy blue and white), De La Salle University (green and white), and the Ateneo de Manila University (sky blue and white). The arrangement of the school colors is based from their admission in the UAAP (except for Ateneo de Manila University and De La Salle University's colors). Prior to
4182-519: The board and chief executive officer, features modern classrooms and laboratories, a 500-seater multipurpose hall, and a library with multi-media facilities. By the second semester of SY 2014–2015, College of Dentistry moved to the new seven-storey building extension campus at the part formerly of Ever Gotesco Manila Plaza along Recto Avenue near the Manila campus, while the Old Dentistry Building
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#17328764606134264-533: The champions of the fourth (2006) Collegiate Champions League (CCL). Another Warriors' accomplishment was capturing the HAIL Championship again. The UE Red Warriors ruled the 2007 Home and Away Invitational League (HAIL) basketball tournament, capturing their third straight championship in three years. The men's basketball team is currently tied with the UST Growling Tigers as the second winningest team in UAAP history, with 18 titles , most of them coming from
4346-485: The country (with a total of 29 titles in the league), has won four crowns over La Salle, most recently in Season 65 (2002). La Salle holds the record of having the longest streaks of appearances in the volleyball tournaments in the UAAP Final Four, ongoing since 2009, and in the UAAP Finals, lasting for 10 consecutive years from 2009 to 2018. The rivalry started when Adamson had the twice-to-beat advantage against UP in
4428-562: The country, which was still reeling from the war. Of the 110 students, four made it to top spots in the 1947 CPA board Examinations. On September 11, 1946, five educators - namely Dr. Francisco T. Dalupan Sr., Dr. Hermengildo B. Reyes , José L. Torres, Enid Mapa and Santiago de la Cruz—established the Philippine College of Commerce and Business Administration (PCCBA) along R. Papa St. in Sampaloc, Manila . The PCCBA admitted 350 students in
4510-512: The field of medicine , public health , nursing and physical therapy . University of the East is an accredited member of various national and international organizations: The University of the East has produced thousands of graduates from its over 70 years of existence. Prominents are Manuel "Kabayan" L. De Castro , former Vice President of the Philippines , former Senator and broadcaster. Other senators are Alfredo S. Lim and Robert "Sonny" Jaworski . The university produced Justices from
4592-405: The finals for the first time since their 1986 championship to face defending champions Ateneo Blue Eagles in men's basketball in 2018 . Excluding 2019 , Ateneo and UP's men's basketball teams have since faced each other in the UAAP post-season rounds four times. Ateneo won the championship in Season 81 in 2018 via sweep, and Season 85 in 2022 via do-or-die game. The Fighting Maroons ended
4674-461: The foremost school rivalry in the UAAP since La Salle joined the UAAP from the NCAA in 1986. However, the rivalry dates back to the time when both schools were playing in the National Collegiate Athletic Association from 1924 until Ateneo transferred to the UAAP in 1978. The cheerdance rivalry between University of the Philippines and University of Santo Tomas has been one of the most productive rivalries in any event in UAAP history. Since
4756-471: The formation of the NCAA and UAAP. Students of UP would troop from Padre Faura to the Ateneo campus in Intramuros to play basketball with the Ateneans, which led to Ateneo forming the first organized cheering squad and pep band in the Philippines and what is now known as the Blue Babble Battalion. This would later become UAAP's "Battle of Katipunan" when both universities transferred to their respective campuses along Katipunan Avenue in Quezon City , and when
4838-404: The fourth seed playoff. Ateneo eventually prevailed in the do-or-die playoff to extend their UAAP men's basketball semifinals appearance streak to its ninth season – the longest ongoing streak so far by any team in the tournament. The UAAP's first media was with the Banahaw Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) from 1975 to 1984. The Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation (IBC) also had
4920-480: The inception of the cheerdance , UP and UST possess the best winning records, dominating the top podium finishes between the 1990s and early 2010s, including consecutive joint podium finishes by both schools from 1999 to 2008. Both schools' pep squads are famous for their stunts and high-energy performances. UST has won eight cheerdance titles which included five straight victories from 2002 to 2006, while UP has won eight cheerdance titles and completed podium finishes for
5002-425: The latter case, ousting Adamson from contention for the Final Four round. In 2023 , however, Adamson pulled off an upset by defeating the defending champions , Ateneo, during their matchup in the first round of the eliminations to send Ateneo to its weakest tournament opening since clinching the first ever season sweep in the Final Four era of UAAP men's basketball in 2019, before facing off against each other in
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#17328764606135084-422: The league requirements. In 1970, Adamson University reapplied for admission to the league with a two-year probationary period and in 1974, Adamson successfully hosted the 1974–75 athletic season paving the way for its permanent membership into the league. In 1978, the UAAP admitted Ateneo de Manila University into the league while De La Salle University joined in 1986. In 2020, the 2019–20 competition
5166-439: The league's marquee events in the 21st century. The Adamson Soaring Falcons and the Ateneo Blue Eagles did not have a well-known rivalry, but Adamson ended a 13-year, 29-match losing streak against Ateneo in the UAAP Season 74 basketball tournaments when they defeated Ateneo in the last game of the elimination round and denied the Blue Eagles of a thrice-to-beat advantage in the semifinals. Their rivalry, also referred to as
5248-725: The league's streaming partner. University of the East The University of the East ( Filipino : Pamantasan ng Silangan ), also known as UE , is a private university located in Manila , Philippines. Founded in 1946, business tycoon Lucio Tan acquired the university in 1990. UE was once labeled as the "largest university in Asia" when its enrollment in the past reached over 65,000 students. The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) granted UE autonomous status and recognized 2 of its programs as Center of Excellence and 1 program as Center of Development. UE offers degree programs from basic education to graduate studies. UE has two other campuses, one in Caloocan , and its medical school,
5330-467: The need to organize collegiate sports and set general athletic policies, Dr. Regino Ylanan (the University of the Philippines Physical Education Director) met with representatives of Ateneo de Manila , De La Salle College , San Beda College , National University , University of Manila , University of Santo Tomas , and Institute of Accounts (now Far Eastern University ) to discuss possibilities of forming an athletic organization, which eventually became
5412-404: The presidency until the appointment of Dr. Josefina R. Cortes to the position in 1997. She was succeeded by Mr. Baltazar N. Endriga following her 2003 retirement. the university was labeled as "One of the Most Wired Universities in the Country" by Computerworld and Enterprise Magazine . Featured in the 2006 Computerworld Premier 100 of Computer World Magazine , the university ranked 15 among
5494-434: The protest and ordered the replay. The protest was taken up by FIBA , the highest international governing body in basketball. FIBA and the Basketball Association of the Philippines (BAP) supported La Salle's stand on the issue. La Salle did not show up, claiming to have won legitimately, and FEU was awarded the trophy by default. La Salle then had their victory parade pass through all UAAP schools – when they passed through
5576-414: The start of UAAP Season 84 in March 2022, the league unveiled its new logo on December 17, 2021. The new logo was inspired by the Philippine traditional native sport sipa . Though the school colors arrangement was followed in reverse Season 84 (the season that the UAAP adopted the current logo), the arrangement of school colors still changes every season beginning with Season 85. The host school's colors
5658-399: The summer of 1947. The following year, more students enrolled and more academic units were organized, and the PCCBA moved to what is now UE's main campus on 2219 Claro M. Recto Avenue. PCCBA alumni performed successfully in the government's accountancy examinations. Because of this success, the government granted the PCCBA permission to establish other colleges, leading to the establishment of
5740-433: The time of Robert Jaworski and Devrick Atok, who's famous for his signature move "the Hawkshot". The Red Warriors hold the longest senior basketball championship run with seven straight UAAP titles. They also hold the longest finals appearance streak, with sixteen straight from 1957 to 1972. The Red Warriors completed a rare 14 – 0 sweep of the elimination rounds, with winning margins above 16 points. Aside from surpassing
5822-440: The top 100 corporations and companies in the use of Information Technology and is the only educational institution on the list. The university migrated from ATM to Gigabit Ethernet at its Manila campus with an Ethernet networking solution from Nortel Networks . The upgrade will significantly improve speed and performance of student and faculty access to online learning resources and academic records. The upgrade will also support
5904-451: The tournament during the mid-2010s, both schools met in the semifinals in Seasons 79 and 85 (won by La Salle), and Seasons 81 and 86 (won by UST). In Season 81, UST ended La Salle's decade-long streak of finals appearances (running from 2009 to 2018). It was the longest in the Final Four era of UAAP volleyball. The rivalry between Far Eastern University and University of the East started in
5986-442: The two schools began competing in the UAAP. While both schools featured in the UAAP championship games for other events like men's football , the now-dubbed "Battle of Katipunan" garnered nationwide attention for the first time in UAAP history when third-seeded UP Fighting Maroons , after ending a 21-year long drought of Final Four appearance, overcame second-seeded Adamson Soaring Falcons ' twice-to-beat advantage to advance to
6068-478: The two teams competed against each other in the UAAP Season 82 men's basketball semifinals . The Growling Tigers swept the Fighting Maroons, who had the twice-to-beat advantage, to return to the UAAP Finals. Both were known for their numerous basketball championship matches in the 1990s with UST winning four straight titles from 1993 to 1996, the last three of which were at the expense of the Green Archers at
6150-495: The university's loans were substantially reduced and the long-accumulated operating deficit was eliminated from the books. At the same time, Domingo began a massive rehabilitation of UE's infrastructure and academics. Lucio C. Tan heavily invested in education, buying the university in 1990. In 1992, former Treasurer of the Philippines Rosalina S. Cajucom became UE President. After she retired in mid-1995, Domingo reassumed
6232-692: The university's plan for a unified communications network ultimately linking the Manila facility with campuses in Caloocan and Quezon City. On October 6, 2009, the Commission on Higher Education granted the Autonomous Status to the UE-Manila campus. On September 25, 2012, the university inaugurated the Dr. Lucio C. Tan Building, an eight-story building and the new home of UE Caloocan's Elementary and High School Department (EHSD). The edifice, named after UE's chairman of
6314-423: Was achieved during the first semester of school year 1975–1976, with 67,443 students registered. Today, the body of UE alumni is over a million. The economic crisis and recession that hit the Philippines in the 1980s did not spare UE. The devaluation of the peso, rising inflation, the high cost of wages, coupled with faculty, personnel and student strikes affected UE. Enrollment declined. This period intensified into
6396-411: Was appointed Secretary of Education in 1990, Panfilo O. Domingo, former president of Philippine National Bank , took over as chairman of the board of trustees and became chief executive officer and acting president of the university. Domingo immediately worked to cure the financial ills of the university by retiring its short-term debts and instituting fiscal and operational reforms. Within five years,
6478-462: Was awarded as Center of Development by the Commission on Higher Education . It has a total of 50 or 93% of the academic programs of the university are now accredited or under accreditation: 34 in Manila and 16 in Caloocan. Most of the programs accredited by Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation (PACUCOA). The UE Graduate School resulted from the 1982 merging of
6560-539: Was initially intended to end in May that year. However, the competition abruptly ended early in April due to the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic . Because of the ongoing pandemic, the planned 2020–21 tournament was cancelled, the first in peacetime. The league resumed the tournament on March 26, 2022 with its 84th season . On August 20, 2024, the UAAP announced a proposal for a new 6,000-capacity indoor arena tentatively named
6642-609: Was returned to stakeholders. Dr. Isidro D. Cariño, who became UE president in 1984, began applying measures that included personnel reduction, cost-cutting measures, and renting out school premises and facilities on short- and long-term leases. UE began offering a ladderized curriculum, a special course for executives, programs from the Institute for Computer Studies and Systems, and scholarships for accounting and engineering students. The lease of facilities enabled UE to hold back tuition fee increases in 1986–1987 and 1987–1988. When Cariño
6724-455: Was tops in football and swimming and FEU triumphed in basketball. In 1941, the outbreak of World War II hindered the staging of the 1941–42 UAAP with UST failing to complete its term. UAAP competition was not held from 1942 to 1946 due to the Japanese occupation of the country which resulted in the closure of educational institutions. The UAAP competition resumed in 1947. In 1952, University of
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