This year, the University of the Philippines (UP), the country's only national university, celebrates its centennial anniversary.

UP was established in 1908 by the Philippine Legislature through Act No. 1870, better known as the University Charter. Since then, UP has grown from its humble beginnings as a small campus situated along Padre Faura Street in Manila (the current UP Manila) into the Philippines' premier State-run institution of learning consisting of seven constituent units (UP Diliman, the flagship campus; UP Manila; UP Los Baños; UP Visayas, with campuses in Iloilo, Cebu and Tacloban; UP Mindanao; UP Baguio; and the UP Open University).

Here is the schedule of activities of the UP Centennial kick-off celebrations on January 8. Everyone, most especially all members of the UP community, is invited to join in the kick-off celebrations:


PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES FOR THE UP SYSTEM CENTENNIAL KICK-OFF
January 8, 2007
UP Manila and UP Diliman


9:00 – 10:00 am - Mass in UP Manila

10:15 – 12:00 nn - Celebration Program in UP Manila

12:00 – 2:00 pm - Motorcade from UP Manila to UP Diliman
- Assembly of celebrants at the University Ave. in UP Diliman

2:00 – 2:30 - Motorcade from UP Manila meets other UP College Units contingents in front of Lung Center in Quezon Ave.

2:30 – 3:00 - Motorcade proceeds to University Ave.

3:00 – 4:00 - Arrival of Motorcade at the University Ave.

4:00 – 4:30 - Sky jumpers with banners land in open area near Plaridel Hall

4:30 – 4:45 - Tambuli and `Kwitis' signal start of ceremony

4:45 – 4:55 - Doxology

4:55 – 5:00 - The Philippine National Anthem

5:00 – 5:05 - UPAA President Ponciano E. Rivera, Jr. Opening Remarks

5:05 – 6:00 - Centennial Flame is passed around the academic oval by 100 UP alumni

6:00 – 6:10 - UP System President Emerlinda R. Roman lights the centennial cauldron
- Carillon is played with 100 gun salute by the UP Rifle Team

6:10 – 6:12 - President Emerlinda R. Roman opens UP Centennial Year

6:12 – 6:17- Assembly singing of "UP Naming Mahal"

6:17 – 6:30 - UP Pep Squad performance

6:30 – 6: 45 - Revelry

6:45 – 7:00 - Chancellor Sergio Cao invites assembly to the Concert
- Assembly moves to the amphitheater

7:00 – 9:30 pm - Concert at the amphitheater

9:30 – 10:00 pm - Fireworks


HAPPY 100TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY TO THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES! MABUHAY ANG MGA ISKOLAR NG BAYAN!

i HOPE U.P WILL AIM MORE HIGHER IN PRODUCING TOP QUALITY AND NATIONALISTIC GRADUATE IN ALL FIELD OF ENDEAVORS THAT WILL BENEFIT OUR COUNTRY.

Long Live U.P. :armycheers:

makes you wonder if the commies celebrate this. anyway, happy centennial aniv,wow! UP!!

see you all in UP Diliman later today! HAPPY CENTENNIAL, UP! :armycheers:


MABUHAY ANG MGA ISKOLAR NG BAYAN! :thumb:

will nur misuari and joma sison attend the festivities?

:banana:

- The perpetual flame burns from the Centennial Cauldron at the University of the Philippines campus in Diliman, where ceremonies were held yesterday to kick off the celebration of the state university’s 100th anniversary. - Photo By AYVI NICOLAS (Philippine Star)


News Footage of the Event, c/o GMA's Saksi


Yesterday was one of the happiest days in the 100 year history of the University of the Philippines. Gathered in Diliman yesterday were students, alumni, faculty and employees from all seven constituent units of the UP system. The thousands gathered at Quezon Hall was treated to a dragon dance by a troupe from Binondo; a sky diving exhibition, courtesy of the Philippine National Police Special Action Force; a parade of members of all seven constituent units; a performance of the UP Pep Squad; a Philippine Air Force UH-1H Huey helicopter flying overhead, with PAF personnel throwing confetti at the thousand-strong crowd gathered infront of Quezon Hall and The Oblation; a great concert featuring, among others the Philippine Madrigal Singers, the UP Concert Chorus and Ryan Cayabyab; and a spectacular fireworks display to cap the night off. Of course, the highlight of yesterday's festivities was the lighting of the Centennial Cauldron by UP President Emerlinda Roman with the light carried to the cauldron by 100 UP alumni, including President Roman and the community singing of UP Naming Mahal.

The UP spirit was very much in the air yesterday. Nakakapanindig-balahibo ang pagkanta ng UP Naming Mahal ng libu-libong tao na nasa Quezon Hall kahapon. Nakakatuwang mapanood ang lahat ng pitong constituent units ng UP na nagkasama-sama sa Diliman para ipagdiwang ang Sentenaryo ng ating mahal na unibersidad. Yesterday was a day when all members of the UP community were at the their proudest in declaring to the whole world, "UP, ANG GALING MO!"


MABUHAY ANG MGA ISKOLAR NG BAYAN! MABUHAY ANG UNIBERSIDAD NG PILIPINAS! UP @ 100: ANG GALING MO!

UP alumnus, 100, lights Centennial Cauldron
By Katherine Adraneda
The Philippine Star
Wednesday, January 9, 2008


As the University of the Philippines turns 100 years old, it also continues to evolve as the country’s premier learning institution.

This was how its oldest known alumnus described his alma mater yesterday, as he carried the first of a hundred torches that will eventually light the “perpetual flame” on the Centennial Cauldron that signaled the start of the leading State University’s year-long centennial celebration.

Fernando Javier, who turned 100 years old last Dec. 22, recalled how UP Manila, which used to be the main campus and from where he graduated in 1933 with a degree in Civil Engineering, looked like compared with today’s UP Diliman.

“UP is now much better than before,” said an apparently excited Javier, who now lives in Baguio, maintaining a small garden of flowers and sayote and happily taking care of two dogs.

“Now it is big and has several buildings and better settings. Now it has many students and more professors,” he said.

According to Javier, UP only had around 500 students then, compared to the estimated 25,000 students now enrolled in the university.

Yesterday afternoon, Javier could not contain his delight over the festive atmosphere during the centennial celebration’s kick-off ceremonies, with loud music playing and with the cheerful crowd of past and present UP students.

He was even more proud to be one of the highlights of the festivity.

The torch relay ended with the lighting of the Centennial Cauldron, designed by Joel Ajero, a 1969 Chemical Engineering graduate, which features three pillars representing the three core values of the University, and seven flowers that stand for the seven constituent universities in the UP system: UP Manila, UP Diliman, UP Los Baños, UP Baguio, UP Pampanga, UP Visayas, and UP Mindanao.

UP was born on June 18, 1908 on Padre Faura in Manila. It was simply called UP then.

The transfer of the main campus to UP Diliman in Quezon City took place from Dec. 16, 1948 to Jan. 11, 1949 under the presidency of Dr. Bienvenido Gonzalez.

Meanwhile, the UP Oblation, the university’s symbol, was transferred from the Manila campus, where it stood for 13 years, to the Diliman campus on Feb. 11, 1949.

UP President Dr. Emerlinda Roman asserted that to this day, UP remains “a national resource” and an “institution that has credibility.”

“The University has been through different stages. (It has been through) two world wars, a dictatorship, and two EDSA revolutions. (And up to now) UP is still one of the respected institutions in the country,” Roman stressed.

“The university has done much to deserve its current position. We’ve accomplished pretty much,” she added.

Yesterday’s festivities started at 9 a.m. with a Mass at the chapel of the Philippine General Hospital in the UP Manila campus.

It was followed by a program at the Padre Faura campus, then by a motorcade at 12 noon going to UP’s flagship campus in Diliman.

At the Diliman campus, activities included the torch relay, ringing of the Carillon Bells, 100 gun salute and 10 volley shots from the cannon by Roman to signal the official opening of the UP Centennial Year.

Sky divers carrying banners of the seven constituent universities descended in the open area fronting Plaridel Hall of the College of Mass Communication.

An open air free concert was also held at the amphitheater, featuring UP alumnus Ryan Cayabyab, along with performing groups like the UP Madrigal Singers, the UP Concert Chorus, the UP Symphonic Orchestra, the UP Symphonic Band, the UP Jazz Orchestra, and the UP Pep Squad.

Tomorrow, June 18, 2008, our beloved University of the Philippines will be celebrating its 100th founding anniversary. MALIGAYANG SENTENARYO sa ating lahat na mga ISKOLAR NG BAYAN mula sa pitong constituent units ng UP (UP Diliman, UP Manila, UP Los Baños, UP Baguio, UP Visayas, UP Mindanao at UP Open University)!


MABUHAY ANG UNIBERSIDAD NG PILIPINAS! IPAGPATULOY ANG PAGLILINGKOD SA SAMBAYANAN! :armysmile:

Hmm hope those personnel in Negros (Upper G...) who are trying to indoctrinate the people make it back in time to celebrate the festivities.

I fervently wish and pray that the activists of UP portray our presidents as very understanding, patient and tolerant and not portray Sison and the CPP-NPA as 'saints'. Marcos, Aquino, Ramos, Arroyo and all pro-democratic congressmen and congresswoman recognize the Partido Komunist ng Pilipinas (Moscow oriented) as the legitimate communist party since they abide with political and criminal laws in the Philippines. They align themselves with democratic principles enunciated in the Constitution. As Cory Aquino once said, "YOu can all be the communist that you want, just uphold the rule of law, abandon violence, and support democracy". As Ramos also once said, " I will respect Sison's authority if he runs under the banner of CPP-NPA and wins". See, how tolerant and patient these saints are? "Here are the patience of the saints"- Bible.