103-806: University of the Philippines Diliman The University Student Council of the University of the Philippines Diliman ( Filipino : Ang Konseho ng Mag-aaral ng Unibersidad ng Pilipinas Diliman) is the official student representative body of the Philippines' premiere institution of higher learning. As such, it represents the interests of the students within and outside the University. The University Student Council, also known as USC, exists to represent UP students in various affairs of
206-530: A public , coeducational , research university located in Diliman, Quezon City , Philippines . It was established on February 12, 1949, as the flagship campus and seat of administration of the University of the Philippines System , the national university of the Philippines. As a member of the University of the Philippines System, it is the fourth oldest and is the largest constituent campus in terms of
309-743: A "peaceful and spontaneous" student strike led by USC took place in response to inaction from the BOR to elect a new UP President. The University Council (UC) was forced to declare an early Christmas vacation. On the third day of strike, students held a victory motorcade around Quezon City and Manila passing Malacañan Palace . On January 2, 1958, the Executive Committee (EC) of UP entered dialogue with student leaders to discontinue future strikes. On January 20, 1958, students Johnny Antillon, Emmanuel Santos, Epifanio San Juan, Jr., and Romulo Villa petitioned to expel USC Chair and Vice Chair Lagua and Adaza, first for
412-703: A Student Union which would take charge of cultural and social programs and activities of the student body. On March 14, 1961, there was an investigation by the Committee Against Anti-Filipino Activities (CAFA) on 10 UP professors for their alleged involvement in communist activities. 1,000 UP students held a demonstration in Congress to denounce the investigation. On January 6, 1962, the Student Union protested President Macapagal 's offer to Carlos P. Romulo to become UP President, saying that "UP
515-623: A Vice-Chairperson not from UP Los Banos Representatives. Instead they elected a student from Veterinary Science to be the Vice-Chair. 1946 USC was revived after World War II together with other student organizations, notably the Junior and Senior Student Councils. USC passed a resolution affirming faith in UP President Gonzales amidst rumors the university was not satisfied with his administration. In April 1948 USC President Villanueva observed that
618-528: A concrete structure that may tower the grounds of the university. Several years later, on August 1, 1952, the tower was finished and dedicated as the U.P. Carillon. Forty-eight bells with four octaves were installed by the Dutch carillonneur Adrian Antonisse, with the efforts laid by the U.P. Alumni Association. These bells were forged by Van Bergen Co. in Netherlands and the largest of them weighs five tons, where
721-539: A consortium of seven universities in the country offering Masters and Doctoral degrees in the various engineering fields. As part of the program, funds have enabled the construction of the following buildings for the units under the U.P.D. College of Engineering, namely: Chemical Engineering, Electrical, and Electronics Engineering Institute, Institute of Civil Engineering; Mining, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Industrial Engineer/Mechanical Engineering, and Energy and Environmental Engineering. The U.P. Diliman campus
824-704: A large demonstration at the Palace to protest against the deployment of Filipino forces for a foreign war. On October 24, 1966, the USC led a march of students from Quezon City to the Manila Hotel, where the Manila Summit was held. 5,000 students protested the continuing American intervention in the Vietnam War. Police violently dispersed the protesters, with many injured. The USC called for an inter-university rally of indignation, and
927-731: A major problem in the university was the deficiency of the students in their command of English. In 1950 Huks attacked the PC Detachment in Balara, sending dorm residents to take cover in basements and in the Law building. During this period the UP Student Council counted several people as members who would later become prominent public figures, including Marcelo Fernan , Homobono Adaza , Randy David , Delfin Lazaro , Miriam Defensor . On March 29, 1951,
1030-559: A marine laboratory in Bolinao , Pangasinan under the Marine Science Institute , and an annex campus at Bonifacio Global City , Taguig . UP Diliman offers academic programs in 247 major fields. There are 70 programs at the undergraduate level, 109 at the master's level and 68 at the doctoral level. The UP Diliman campus is also the site of the country's National Science Complex . Notable research units of UP Diliman centered at
1133-519: A particular subject. If a student drops the subject before the "subject dropping period" his/her record for that subject will be replaced by "DRP". Students who attain a grade point average of 1.20 or better, 1.45 to 1.20, and 1.75 to 1.45 are awarded upon graduation as summa cum laude , magna cum laude and cum laude respectively. Up until 2014, graduation occurred every April and October, with commencement exercises being held only in April. The shift in
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#17328726347971236-422: A prescribed period (usually determined by the college where he/she is enrolled) or else it will become 5.00 once the period has lapsed. A conditional grade can only be removed by a removal exam; if the student passes the exam, he/she will obtain a grade of 3.00; otherwise, it is 5.00. An alternative for 4.00 is the rating of "INC", which means incomplete , and is given to students who have unfinished requirements for
1339-448: A rally from UP to Sta Cruz Bridge at The Manila Times office to protest the editorial of the newspaper criticizing UP President Ignacio Villamor . On January 21, 1921, the Executive Committee (EC) of the University approved a memorandum embodying the idea of creating an inter-collegiate student council. In 1922 the EC approved the adoption by the student body of a so-called "bill of rights of
1442-491: A single structure. It is a combination of a variety of influences. Quezon Hall was among the buildings constructed at the Diliman campus in the early 1950s, following the university's exodus from Padre Faura to Diliman in 1949. An imposing colonial structure at the end of University Avenue, it was completed in 1950. A marker from the National Historical Commission (NHCP) is located on its front lawn along with
1545-525: A tenure of three years, which may be extended for up to two terms upon reappointment. Some units of the university are known as National Institutes , such as the National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. The status of being an institute is determined by the Board of Regents, but recognition as a national institute is governed by Philippine legislation. The head of a national institute, also
1648-527: Is a 5-hectare (12-acre) natural depression found on the eastern side of the campus and at the end of the Academic Oval circle. Sunken Garden is enclosed by the UP Diliman Main Library, College of Social Sciences and Philosophy's Department of Psychology, College of Education, Student Activity Center/ Vinzons Hall, College of Business Administration, School of Economics and College of Law. The Grounds
1751-483: Is connected to Commonwealth Avenue via University Avenue. It stretches 800 meters (2,600 ft) where traffic enters the campus or proceeds towards C.P. Garcia St., which connects Commonwealth Avenue to Katipunan Avenue. At the end of University Avenue, the Oblation Plaza of the Diliman campus faces the road. Behind it, the facade of Quezon Hall can be seen. The Oblation statue ( Tagalog : Pahinungod/Oblasyon )
1854-516: Is considered as one of the top 3 institutions of higher learning in the country, based on the reports published by the CWUR University Rankings and the U.S. News & World Report . The Management Review Committee (MRC) was created by UP President Edgardo Angara in the 1980s to evaluate and recommend measures for the university's improvement. The report made by the MRC led to the decision of
1957-630: Is determined by the Board of Regents upon the recommendation of the chancellor and the dean. Some of U.P. Diliman's academic arms assume the title of "Institute" (such as the Asian Institute of Tourism, and the Institute of Islamic Studies) and function as their own units, with their own departments. Some institutes are within colleges (such as the Institute of Civil Engineering within the College of Engineering). Some of U.P. Diliman's academic arms also assume
2060-816: Is divided into two semesters , each having at least 16 weeks, excluding the registration period. The first semester starts in August and ends in December, followed by the Christmas holidays. The second semester starts in January, with a semestral break during the Holy Week . There is a short mid-year term from June to July. The consulting organization and publisher of global academic rankings Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) ranks U.P. Diliman as third among all Philippine universities and 1,758th worldwide. As of 2018, U.P. Diliman has
2163-530: Is not an auction bloc at Macapagal's personal disposal". On January 12, 1962, Union Chair Enrique Voltaire Garcia led the UP students to a rally in front of Quezon Hall affirming support and trust in BOR, the sole body tasked to choose the UP President. On January 18, 1962, the Student Union met for two hours to pass a resolution calling Macapagal to withdraw the offer to Romulo "in order that the independence and prestige of
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#17328726347972266-591: Is now housed at Gonzalez Hall where the University Library is also located. Several replicas of Tolentino's Oblation statue were created during the creation of new U.P. campuses, some were made by the National Artist Napoleon Abueva . U.P. Diliman's Oblation statue located in the Oblation Plaza is also a concrete-made replica of Tolentino's. The main and largest road in the university is
2369-406: Is rated from 1.00 being excellent to 5.00 as failed. Grades from 1.00 to 3.00 are separated by increments of 0.25, while 3.00 is followed immediately by 4.00 and then 5.00. Some professors use 0.50 as increments instead, and some colleges, particularly the College of Engineering do not give 4.00 grades. A grade of four (4.00) is a conditional grade and a student needs to remove the grade of 4.00 during
2472-489: Is the front-most building of the university from University Avenue. It houses many of the administrative offices for the entire university. It is situated behind the Oblation statue as a gateway or entrance position, with four columns supporting the main hall itself. The building is classified as eclectic architecture. Eclectic Architecture can be described as using the elements of different historical styles and multiple theories in
2575-545: Is the most iconic figure of the U.P. System. The statue was originally created by National Artist Guillermo E. Tolentino in 1935 in a collective effort by the students of the U.P. System. During the 40th anniversary of the University of the Philippines in 1949, the Oblation was transferred to Diliman in Quezon City from their original site along Padre Faura St. in Manila as a symbol of transfer of administrative seat. The Oblation
2678-561: Is the official weekly student publication of the University of the Philippines Diliman . It is also commonly known to the university's students as Kulê ( Tagalog: [kʊˈleʔ] ). It is known for its radical, national democratic , often anti-administration views, and gives critical views on the policies of the UP administration and the Philippine government. First known as the College Folio (1910) and Varsity News (1917). As
2781-828: The Academic Oval , informally known as "Acad Oval". This road is composed of two joining avenues, the Roxas and Osmeña Avenues. Having a total circumference of about 2.2 kilometers (1.4 mi), the oval connects the rest of the colleges of the university from the main University Avenue. The avenue derives its name from several colleges located around it, namely the College of Mass Communication, College of Music, College of Engineering, College of Law, School of Economics, College of Business Administration, College of Education, College of Social Sciences and Philosophy and School of Library and Information Studies. The oval also covers Quezon Hall,
2884-498: The University of the Philippines System , U.P. Diliman is also considered as an SUC and the only national university of the Philippines. The nature of the University of the Philippines puts it in a position where it does not need any accreditation by any other local body. UP Diliman's website led the 2024 Webometrics Ranking of World Universities in the Philippines published by the Cybermetrics Lab . It ranked first among
2987-711: The Upsilon Sigma Phi fraternity war flared anew when four UPSCA USC members filed charges against Campos, an Upsilonian. The charges were illegal alteration of USC Resolution of August 4, grave abuse of power, and shameful conduct unbecoming his office. Campos countercharged that the complainants were conducting a systematic campaign of vilification against him. Both charges were dropped by the University Committee on Student Organizations and Associations. On June 22, 1956, UPSCA took full control of USC, defeating Upsilon from top post to minor posts. On December 16–17, 1957,
3090-531: The Vietnam War , Philippine participation in the war, oil monopolies, implementation of the retail trade nationalization laws, and US imperialism . University of the Philippines Diliman The University of the Philippines Diliman (also called UPD ; Filipino : Unibersidad ng Pilipinas Diliman ), also referred to as UP Diliman or simply University of the Philippines ( UP ), is
3193-506: The presidential elections that led to Marcoses's return to Malacañang. The magazine format highlighted the Collegian’s slow journalism thrust–a means for the paper to offer incisive commentary for the readership amid the breakneck pace of the pandemic news cycle. Released monthly, a premium was put on long-form pieces with expository analyses. Just this year, the publication has since returned to its traditional weekly tabloid format. Since
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3296-764: The Academic Year 1963–1964 as the Year of the Student. In 1964-65, the USC initiated the jeepney campus boycott, until fares for campus rides were reduced to five centavos from 10 centavos. In December 1964, the Student Cultural Association in UP (SCAUP) made a float for the Lantern Parade with Jun Tera in the stance and uniform of a Vietnamese guerilla. Instead of Christmas Carols, the students sang The Internationale . On September 11, 1966, USC Chair Voltaire Garcia led
3399-455: The BOR. Senator Emmanuel Pelaez spoke on behalf of the two and declared that they had suffered from a serious miscarriage of justice. On June 24, 1958, UP President Vicente Sinco issued Administrative Circular no. 1 , which limited the representation of any student organization to one representative only in each of the student councils, to counter the dominance of the UPSCA. UPSCA said the circular
3502-483: The Board of Regents to further decentralize the UP administration, declaring UP Diliman an autonomous unit and the system's flagship university on March 23, 1983. This also furthered the reorganization of some major units of the university, with the College of Arts and Sciences being split into three colleges: the College of Science, the College of Arts and Letters and the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy . UP Diliman
3605-603: The Catholic Church. And in 1951, editor in chief (EIC) Elmer Ordoñez exposed the government's intervention in UP affairs, particularly in the aftermath of UP President Bienvenido Gonzalez's resignation. That period also saw the accommodation of the Filipino language in its content. During the post-war years, the Collegian became increasingly progressive in tackling university-based issues, particularly on "sectarianism" and favoritism in
3708-532: The College Folio, it was one of the first undergraduate journals in the Philippines. The Philippine Collegian was officially established in 1922. Since then, it has become a symbol for academic freedom, critical thinking, and journalistic integrity and excellence. In 1935, the Collegian published Teodoro Agoncillo's review of Ricardo Pascual's book Dr. Jose Rizal beyond the Grave , despite threats of excommunication from
3811-401: The College of Science Administration buildings. The ERDT, on the other hand, is a 10-year program that seeks, among others, to attain “a critical mass of MS and Ph.D. graduates in engineering; upgrade the qualifications of practicing engineers; provide accessible graduate education; upgrade engineering colleges, and develop a culture of research & development.” The ERDT is implemented by
3914-528: The Collegian defied the media blackout by going underground. The publication formed the radical press together with the other student publications such as the Ang Malaya of the Philippine College of Commerce, now Polytechnic University of the Philippines and Pandayan of Ateneo de Manila University and the publications of various national democratic groups. By the time Martial Law as declared in 1972,
4017-467: The Collegian published a 48-page special online issue on the first three months of the lockdown. Now, the publication continues to publish content and news updates on its Facebook, Instagram, and X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, pages, as well as its official website, phkule.org . After a two-year print hiatus, the Collegian, in its centennial year, published a physical magazine in May 2022, in time for
4120-503: The Collegian's nationalist orientation was already established. The publication continued to operate underground, exposing realities that were vastly different from what was presented by government-controlled media. Subsequently, several Collegian staff, including Enrique Voltaire Garcia and Antonio Tagamolila, faced imprisonment and death. While the regular Collegian headed by EIC Oscar Yabes in 1973 headlined UP President Salvador P. Lopez's campus beautification project and weekly UAAP updates,
4223-589: The Department of Military Science and Tactics hold training in the area. According to local lore, the Sunken Garden sinks by about two inches every year. Though this has not been verified in any study, some have posited reasons for the sinking: one is that it is because of underground trenches over the campus' sewer system that connects to the Marikina Fault Line , an active geologic structure that runs across
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4326-523: The Engineering Research and Development Technology (ERDT) Consortium. In a bid to boost initiatives in the sciences and technology, former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo established the NSC through Executive Order 583 on December 8, 2006, to be administered and operated by the College of Science. Some ₱2 billion was allocated to the program to increase research and technological capacity in
4429-456: The League of College Councils or LCC), and twelve (12) University Councilors , all elected at large. In addition, each degree granting college is represented in the USC by a College Representative(s) . The chairperson supervises the standing and special standing committees of the USC, which is organized at the beginning of each term. The standing committees of the USC are: The USC is financed by
4532-543: The National Science Complex include the Marine Science Institute (MSI), the National Institute of Geological Sciences (NIGS), the National Institute of Physics (NIP), the National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology –Diliman (NIMBB-Diliman), and the National Institute for Science and Mathematics Education Development (NISMED), which are all pioneers of scientific research and development in
4635-516: The Oblation statue. The only carillon in the Philippines and in Southeast Asia that is manually played by a clavier or a wooden keyboard, the U.P. Carillon tower is about 130 feet tall. The U.P. Carillon was originally constructed in 1940 by National Artist Juan Nakpil , Conservatory of Music director Ramon Tapales and UP President Bienvenido Gonzales with an initial idea of building
4738-598: The October 24 Movement was formed. The USC called for a National Students' Congress for the advancement of nationalism to be held in Diliman, which was attended by 500 student leaders. In July 1968, the USC, Philippine Collegian , Katipunang Makabansa, Pagkakaisa, and the Partisans led 14 busloads of students to the Congress building to oppose the Second Philippine Civil Action Group bill on the involvement of
4841-427: The Philippines . Each campus of the University of the Philippines is headed by a chancellor. The first chancellor of U.P. Diliman was Senator Edgardo J. Angara , whose office was created on April 26, 1982. The chancellor is assisted by five vice chancellors — for academic affairs, administration, community affairs, research & development, and student affairs. The current chancellor is Edgardo Carlo Vistan II, who
4944-585: The Philippines. The Sentro ng Wikang Filipino , devoted to research on the intellectualization of the Filipino language , is also located in the campus. UP Diliman alumni include a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Philippine presidents , chief justices of the Philippine Supreme Court , Philippine National Scientists , and Philippine National Artists , the most of any university. Taken as a single university distinct from other UP System campuses, UP Diliman
5047-538: The Rebel Collegian decried the 20-percent tuition hike and the dissolution of student institutions like the Office of Student Regent and the UP Student Council. The Rebel Collegian issues brought to the fore the students' demand for lower tuition and dorm rates, among others, while "taking up the oppressed masses cause in exposing the corruption, servility, and violence of our semi-colonial and semi-feudal society". Meanwhile,
5150-447: The U.P. Theater, National Engineering Center, Student Activity Center/Vinzons Hall, Center for International Studies and Jorge B. Vargas Museum. Additionally, the Academic Oval is planted with over 500 acacia and fire trees. The Alumni Walk was launched in U.P.’s centennial year in 2008. A project of the UPD administration under then-Chancellor Sergio S. Cao, the project sought to transform
5253-535: The USC participated in the popular demonstration in honor of Governor-General Harrison. On December 15, 1917, the first student protest took place against a Manila police captain and his men for arresting Victoriano Yamzon during the first University Day. The police mistook the first editor of College Folio as part of an unruly crowd. On March 12, 1918, there was a protest by Freshmen, who petitioned to Board of Regents to extend their scholarship. On July 17, 1918, students led by Carlos P. Romulo and Jose Romero held
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#17328726347975356-637: The USC petitioned the BOR that it be given the power to elect the Editor-in-Chief of the Philippine Collegian . The USC reasoned that since it was the highest governing student body, it must be given control over the official student organ. In 1940, the USC office was moved to the second floor of the newly built Alumni Hall with the Philippine Collegian , The Philippinensian and the Institute of National Language. The USC also started to elect
5459-494: The USC". It would take two more years before the constitutional convention for the creation of a USC would take place. The Bill of Rights resolved: On September 27, 1924, UP President Rafael Palma revived the University Student Council (USC). The student fund was ₱ 1.50 (equivalent to ₱409.35 in 2021). The first projects of the USC were the establishment of the post office building and awarding of scholarships and medals to outstanding students. On January 31, 1926, USC initiated
5562-523: The USC, Senior Student Council, Junior Student Council and the Woman's Club led the first UP Diliman student rally to Malacañan Palace to express support for UP President Gonzales, who invited Claro M. Recto, arch-critic of President Quirino, to deliver the commencement address at the UP graduation. Vidal Tan eventually replaced Gonzales, but the students won the right to hear Recto at their graduation and have Gonzales sign their diplomas instead of President Tan. On November 30, 1952, USC Chair Rafael Salas led
5665-410: The University, acting as the voice of students in the local, national, and international issues. As the highest student representative body in the university, the USC is composed of members elected amongst the student body, mandated to organize and direct campaigns and activities to defend and promote students’ rights, and improve the students’ general welfare. Furthermore, it provides direct services to
5768-500: The academic calendar moved graduation dates to June and December, with commencement exercises being done only during the month of June. U.P. Diliman had an average of 3,190 undergraduates, 627 MS graduates, and 73 Ph.D. students graduating every year. The most number of honor graduates came from the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy, followed by the College of Business Administration, College of Engineering, College of Mass Communication and College of Architecture. The academic year
5871-472: The administration. Despite the widespread conservatism, which equated nationalist sentiments with "communist threats", the Collegian continued publishing articles from socialism to the Hukbalahap movement. During the Japanese Occupation, the Collegian was largely silent, since many of the university's units were shut down. In 1946, the Collegian resumed publishing, maintaining an anti-colonialist perspective. The 1950s brought to fore issues of academic freedom in
5974-409: The chancellor. A director cannot be an academic head of any department or division under his institute. Each college or school is composed of clusters of institutes or departments. The university's departments are headed by department chairs, who assume the duties assigned by the dean and the chancellor. Each chair is appointed by the chancellor, as recommended by the dean or institute director, and has
6077-407: The compulsory Student Fund generated from the fees collected from students upon registration, sponsorships from the activities and donations. It also receives grants for specific projects and activities. The Student Council of UP was instituted in 1913 under the auspices of UP President Barlett. Manuel Tabora of the UP College of Law was the first Chairman of the Student Council. On October 6, 1913,
6180-497: The construction engineers were provided by the Royal Bell Philippines. According to project engineer Matthew Bergers, each bell was made from 80% bronze and 20% an admixture of zinc , magnesium and phosphorus . The largest of these bells weighs 635 kilograms (1,400 lb) and the smallest 14 kilograms (31 lb). The original wood claviers were replaced by heavy-duty oakwood; all bells are designed to hold refurbished steel pipes. Another project engineer, Eduardo Otacan, said that
6283-422: The country in the Vietnam War. On August 16, 1968, Metrocom dispersed a rally led by UP students at the US Embassy and Malacañang to protest the "Special Relations" between the Philippines and USA. Five UP students suffered bruises. In September 1968, Senator Lorenzo Tañada , head of the Movement for the Advancement of Nationalism (MAN) protested the Americanization of UP. USC started leading demonstrations against
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#17328726347976386-437: The country. Of that amount, ₱1.7 billion was earmarked for the construction of the NSC; in particular, the completion of the buildings for the National Institute of Physics and the Institute of Mathematics. It also funded the construction of buildings for the Institute of Chemistry, the Institute of Biology, the National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology , the Institute of Environmental Science and Meteorology, and
6489-413: The director, is not appointed by the chancellor but by the president of the university. In addition to the units in the main campus, UP Diliman has degree-granting satellite campuses (officially named extension programs) in Angeles City , Pampanga (specifically in the Clark Freeport Zone area) and in Olongapo , Zambales . These degree-granting extension programs are headed by a director, who assumes
6592-434: The duties assigned by the chancellor. U.P. Diliman is composed of 26 colleges, schools, and institutes. Officially, these are called degree-granting units . The oldest of these colleges is the College of Fine Arts , established in 1908 and originally located in Manila. On the other hand, the first college to operate on the Diliman campus is the College of Music (then Conservatory of Music) in 1949. Academic performance
6695-417: The east of Metro Manila . Another theory is that the depression was due to the emptying of former streams in the Sunken Garden that were prominent in the 1950s. These streams formerly run from Katipunan Avenue, going to the garden itself and leaves the campus for Commonwealth Avenue. Inaugurated in 2018, the UP Promenade is a 120-meter walkway equipped with internet and Wi-Fi capable facilities available for
6798-492: The euphoria following the end of People Power, this viewpoint was decidedly unpopular. The conflicts experienced by the Collegian, however, were not entirely external. Power struggles and challenges in editorship roused many controversies in the past. For instance, the Rebel Collegian came into existence in 1996 after the battle between Voltaire Veneracion and Richard Gappi, rivals for the EIC post that year. The UP community saw two contending Collegians—Gappi's Rebel Collegian and
6901-401: The first meeting of students from different colleges and schools ever held in Manila at the Zorilla theater. The USC then was composed of 96 members, with each class of every college entitled to two representatives. The USC also published The Philippinensian . In 1927 the USC passed a resolution radically reducing the number of USC members to 24. In 1929 the USC protested the increase of fees and
7004-500: The four-part test and the decision was upheld despite appeals from the Collegian and student councils in UP to hold another examination. Sheila Ann Abarra, the managing editor of the past editorial term, served as Rebel Kulê's EIC. In March 2020, in the wake of pandemic, restraints foisted both on writers and the Collegian’s printing capacity. Thus, the publication transitioned into a fully online one. The exclusively online arrangement made way for long, broad-gauged writing—in June 2020,
7107-426: The fourth iteration of the Rebel Collegian (Rebel Kulê) was released. The controversy began when the Board of Judges of the Philippine Collegian Editorial Examinations, headed by UP College of Mass Communication Dean Elena Pernia, released the list of qualified takers but excluded two Collegian writers, Marvin Ang and Richard Cornelio, on the grounds of their graduating statuses. Law student Jayson Edward San Juan topped
7210-411: The illegal and immoral use of the Philippine Collegian to malign the BOR and the UP administration, and second for inciting 1,000 university students to join the student strike. On March 30, 1958, the EC sustained recommendations that Lagua be suspended for nine months and removed as USC Chair. Adaza permanently dropped out from the rolls of the university. The two were required to apologize in writing to
7313-400: The inner side of the circle. Quezon Hall is the seat of administration of both the UP System and UPD, was designed by Juan Nakpil , who has conferred the first National Artist for Architecture title in 1973. He was one of eight children of the Philippine Revolution veterans Julio Nakpil and Gregoria de Jesús (who married the former after the death of her first husband Andrés Bonifacio). It
7416-541: The inner sidewalk of the Academic Oval into a tile-paved footpath with commemorative slabs bearing UPD alumni-donors’ names, and whose donations went to the UPD Faculty Development Fund. In March 2008, however, the Academic Oval was turned into one-way in order to lessen traffic volume entering the university. According to then vice chancellor for community affairs Cynthia Grace Gregorio, the policy also promotes lessening air pollution by creating biking lanes on
7519-438: The most Centers of Excellence of all higher education institutions in the Philippines. The accreditation "Center of Excellence" is awarded by the Philippines' Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to "department[s] within higher education institution[s], which continuously demonstrate excellent performance in the areas of instruction, research and publication, extension and linkages and institutional qualifications." As part of
7622-582: The nation's 363 universities, with the UP System placing third and University of the Philippines Manila in seventh place. 300 students enrolled in elective subjects , as UP Diliman opened on March 1, 2024 Celebrity Studies: Taylor Swift in Focus - its impact on the relationships between the public, media, class, politics, gender, race, and success. Philippine Collegian The Philippine Collegian
7725-458: The new bells will have a three-octave range, and can be programmed using computers attached to the clavier. At the same time, a small amphitheater named Carillon Plaza was constructed at the base of the tower. After about two decades of silence, the U.P. Carillon was heard again during the Lantern Parade of 2007. The Gen. Antonio Luna Parade Grounds, or commonly known as the Sunken Garden ,
7828-609: The number of degree-granting academic units, student population, faculty, and library resources. There are 27 degree-granting units on campus, accounting for 26,349 students of which, 17,117 are undergraduates. UP Diliman had a complement of 1,620 regular faculty in 2023, of whom 499 have doctoral degrees. In addition to the units in the main campus, UP Diliman has extension programs in Angeles City , Pampanga (the Clark Freeport Zone area) and Olongapo , Zambales , as well as
7931-409: The professorial faculty. The vice chancellor for academic affairs, on the other hand, assists the chancellor in coordinating curricular, instructional, library, and other programs of the university. The vice chancellor for administration assists the chancellor in the administrative management of the campus. The vice-chancellor for community affairs assists the chancellor in promoting relationships within
8034-410: The recommendation of the chancellor and the president of the university. The dean acts as the head of the faculty of his college and assumes administrative duties assigned by the Board. The dean has a tenure of three years, which may be extended for up to two terms upon reappointment. The associate dean, on the other hand, assists the dean in the administration of the unit. The tenure of the associate dean
8137-666: The regular Collegian of then EIC Oscar Yabes served as a diversionary propaganda tool with its emphasis on counter-revolutionary literary pieces, with nary a critique of the atrocities under the US-Marcos regime. Yabes would also later come under fire due to his alleged malversation of the newspaper's funds. The paper remained vigilant even after the collapse of the Marcos regime. In the 1989 editorial "EDSA and UP—Three Years After", EIC Ruben Carranza, Jr. noted that "social injustice and foreign domination" remained entrenched in Philippine society. In
8240-685: The regular Collegian under Veneracion. The articles in the Rebel Collegian in 1996 bore no byline, although it was an open secret that Gappi led the publication's operations. The newsprint became an arena of the opposing camps from the ideological rift that characterized the Left movement then. On the one hand, Veneracion and the editor before him, Ibarra Gutierrez, espoused social democratic politics, Gappi and most of his colleagues from former EIC Michael John Ac-Ac's staff embraced national democracy. The 1980s and 1990s spurred additional internal disputes as staffers and editors fought to assert competing philosophies. To
8343-420: The rhymes of London Bridge Is Falling Down and Sing a Song of Six Pence , despite the carillion being closed to prevent further mishap. In 2005, through the collective efforts of the U.P. Alumni Association and various private donors, the U.P. Carillon Restoration Project of the U.P. Centennial Commission launched a fund-raising program to collect ₱20 million to restore the carillon, as a projection of using
8446-525: The rigid rules of the Department of Physical Education. On January 18, 1933, there was a student demonstration in support of the Hare-Hawes Cutting Act. President Quezon disapproved of the rally, saying that students should be studying for their examinations and should not participate in political affairs. Students also held another rally the same year protesting a bill that would reorganize government personnel except legislators. Lawmakers who visited
8549-496: The science and technology parks located on the eastern and western sides of the university, and the residential (Area 2) and Barangay U.P. Campus communities stretching from the western side to the northern tip of the university comprise the areas most actively used by U.P.D. Infrastructure development has been ongoing on campus in the last three years as part of two major programs: the National Science Complex (NSC) and
8652-449: The state university may be restored". 38 Union members voted "yes" to the resolution, with three voting against. Romulo became President anyway in June of that year, and restored the USC, which presented former UP President Sinco with a plaque during his resignation for his "commitment to the preservation of the free and secular nature of the university". In July 1963, President Romulo proclaimed
8755-440: The student body. Reflecting the collegiate nature of the University of the Philippines itself, USC is both an association of UP's more than 27,000 individual students and a federation of the different college student councils in UP that represent all undergraduate and graduate students. The USC is composed of the following officers: Chairperson (who serves as chief executive officer), Vice Chairperson (who serves as convenor of
8858-493: The student council elections became an exigency. At the height of the campaign against the 300 percent tuition hike, then UP President Emerlinda Roman insisted on a public bidding for the Collegian's printing press, based on the administration's interpretation of Republic Act 9184 or the Government Procurement Act, and thus withheld funds for four months—the publication's longest hiatus since World War II. In 2018,
8961-484: The students to a rally at Malacañan Palace protesting the policies of President Elpidio Quirino . On August 4, 1955, USC Chair Fernando Campos held an emergency meeting expressing support for three members of the Board of Regents (BOR) and planned a rally demanding the ouster of Fr. John Patrick Delaney from UP for interfering in university affairs. In November 1955 the UP Student Catholic Action (UPSCA) and
9064-455: The title of "School" (such as the School of Economics), which might function independently and have their own departments or which may operate as a unit within a particular college. U.P. Diliman's institutes are headed by institute directors, who assume the duties assigned by the chancellor. Each director has a tenure of three years, which may be extended for up to two terms upon the reappointment of
9167-495: The total cost of construction summed up to ₱200,000. Apart from playing the U.P.'s anthem UP Naming Mahal (U.P. Beloved), the carillon tuned many music such as the Magtanim ay Di Biro (Planting Rice, a Filipino folk song) and The Beatles sounds. One of the most important tunings of the carillon was when it played the socialist anthem The Internationale at the 1971 Diliman Commune. During this time, U.P. students declared
9270-524: The tower again in the coming 100th year of the University of the Philippines . After two years, the Project was able to collect ₱14 million which will be used to clean up and repair the tower itself and to replace the bells. In 2007, the carillon was formally reintroduced to the public after two years of restoration. The original 48 bells were put into archives and were replaced by 36 bells bought from Dutch company Petit & Fritsen for ₱12 million, for which
9373-427: The tune of new media’s rising popularity, the editors of the Collegian created kule.upd.edu.ph in the early 2000s, which would later evolve into philippinecollegian.net, and then philippinecollegian.org. The publication posted its issues through DeviantArt until 2013, and later migrated to Issuu. The Collegian introduced real-time news coverage in 2009, when the circulation of live updates on pressing campus goings-on like
9476-462: The university and in dealing with local government and safety issues, while the vice chancellor for research & development assists the chancellor in formulating guidelines and criteria for the university's research and development endeavors. Finally, the vice chancellor for student affairs assists the chancellor in promoting wellness and discipline among students in areas such as health, food services, and scholarship management. The academic arms of
9579-420: The university are called colleges , institutes , or schools . A number of colleges and schools offer a variety of undergraduate, graduate, and diploma programs, while some offer programs only within a specific field. Most institutes offer no degrees whatsoever, but provide research facilities for academic development. Each college or school is headed by a dean, who is appointed by the U.P. Board of Regents upon
9682-403: The university as a republic and as a separate entity from the Philippines. Due to age and rust, the carillon ceased to play in 1981. In 1988, the last symphonies of U.P. Naming Mahal and Push On U.P.! (U.P. Diliman's athletic cheer) from the tower was played during the December's Lantern Parade. Since then, the carillon was never tuned. But as late as 2001, students said that they could hear
9785-399: The university were booed and heckled. In June 1935, both USC candidates for the position of President received an equal number of votes, even after two hours of repeated deliberations. The candidates agreed to divide the term upon the behest of the council adviser, breaking the deadlock. In 1937, UP students and faculty campaigned for the right of Filipino women to vote. On February 5, 1939,
9888-443: The university, heightening the clash of beliefs between the Collegian, the university administration, and the national government. Then EIC Homobono Adaza, for example, was expelled for an editorial criticizing the UP administration. Articles on the emergent revolutionary movement gained ground in the 1960s, complementing the rise of the student movement against the dictatorship of then President Ferdinand Marcos . During Martial Law,
9991-457: The use of every student and faculty member of the Diliman campus. Fronting Gonzales Hall (Main Library), it is a 7.5-meter-wide (extending to 16 meters, more or less, at certain portions)-by-120-meter-broad walkway with alcoves, plazas and benches. It is a legacy project donated by Upsilon Sigma Phi as part of an external learning center within the campus. In the middle of UP Promenade is called
10094-497: The “Freedom Plaza". U.P. Diliman is the fourth oldest and is the largest, in terms of student population, of all the seven major campuses of the University of the Philippines . The University of the Philippines is governed by the Board of Regents ' 11 members, of whom five are ex officio , three are student, faculty, and staff representatives, and three are appointed by the President of
10197-507: Was "illegal, discriminatory, unreasonable, undemocratic and arbitrary", and filed a case in court. The Supreme Court dismissed the petition on technical grounds, saying that UPSCA should have exhausted administrative remedies within the university. The decision came only in 1960. In effect, there was no USC from 1958-1960. In January 1961, the BOR approved Article 448, the Circular no. 1 of Pres. Sinco. It also approved Article 437, which provided for
10300-417: Was appointed by the Board of Regents into position during its meeting in April 2023. Apart from heading the university, the chancellor also holds administrative duties that represent the Board of Regents at the campus level. The chancellor also serves as chairperson of the university council, an internal coordinating body composed of the chancellor himself, the university registrar who serves as secretary, and
10403-418: Was formally established as a constituent university on April 23, 1985, at the 976th Meeting of the U.P. Board of Regents. U.P. Diliman has a total land area of 493 hectares (1,220 acres). Much of this property is utilized by the university in the form of infrastructure and research facilities, while the remaining area is forested, reserved for development and residential use, or unoccupied. The main campus,
10506-578: Was originally a property of the UP Reserved Officers' Training Corps when the campus was founded in 1949. Gen. Antonio Luna Parade Grounds acquired its name Sunken Garden due to its basin-shaped low-level formation that has the deepest point of 65 meters above sea level (contrary to the university's height that is over hundreds of meters above sea level). The Sunken Garden is the venue of the annual U.P. Fair as well as for sports tournaments, including football , frisbee and volleyball . Sometimes,
10609-436: Was originally naked and made of concrete and stands 3.5 meters (11 ft) in height. For morality and censorship purposes, U.P. President Jorge Bocobo suggested to put a fig leaf to cover the genitals. In 1950, the Board of Regents ordered the statue to be cast in true bronze. Tolentino made a trip to Italy to personally supervise the casting of his old masterpiece into bronze. The bronze statue, unveiled on November 29, 1958,
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