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On June 18, 1908, the University of the Philippines was established through an act of the First Philippine Legislature. Act No. 1870, otherwise known as the "University Act", specified the function of the university, which is to provide advanced instruction in literature, philosophy, the sciences and arts, and to administer professional and technical training.
The UP Fighting Maroons is the name of the collegiate varsity teams of the University of the Philippines Diliman, which play in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), the premiere sports league in the country. The collegiate women's varsity teams are also sometimes called the Lady Maroons.
There were already stirrings for the establishment of a UP in Mindanao as early as the late 1950s or early 1960s. The UP Alumni Association-Davao Chapter, which was established on December 3, 1949, clamored for the creation of a “UP in Mindanao” for more than two decades; as early as 1961, the UP Summer School already offered extension courses in Law, Business Administration and Education ...
UP Fighting Maroons won their last championship in the NCAA in NCAA Season 5 (1929–1930). After 6 years, UP Fighting Maroons permanently withdrew from competing in NCAA. In 1938, Far Eastern University , National University , the University of the Philippines and the University of Santo Tomas formed the University Athletic Association of the ...
In 1983 it was renamed as University of the Philippines Manila. UP Manila administers and operates the Philippine General Hospital, the largest medical center and the national referral center for health in the Philippines. [8] The university is the home of the National Institutes of Health. This section led early testing for COVID-19. It ...
The University of the Philippines Manila Museum of a History of Ideas is a university museum located in Ermita, Manila, Philippines. [1]The establishment of the UP Manila Museum of a History of Ideas came into existence as a centennial project of the University of the Philippines (UP) System during the administration of Dr. Erlinda R. Roman.
The campus was established in 1909 on 72.63 ha (179.5 acres) of abandoned farmland at the foot of Mount Makiling, purchased by the University of the Philippines (UP) Board of Regents to serve as the campus of the newly created UP College of Agriculture (UPCA). Students helped clear the land, and the first classes were held in tents.
The UP System, which UP Baguio is a part of, has been consistently ranked the top university in the Philippines since its inclusion in several university rankings. UP Baguio, as part of the UP system, specializes in the Social Sciences — particularly in Indigenous Studies as well as Cordilleran and Northern Luzon history and culture.