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Student leaders and delegates from across the University of the Philippines (UP) system march from UP Mindanao through Sitio Basak to the McArthur Highway in Barangay Mintal, Davao City, for a mobilization ahead of the 61st General Assembly of Student Councils (GASC), today, Aug. 6. They carry calls for free, accessible and quality education; relocation of the 11th Regional Community Defense Group (RCDG); accountability from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte; and protection of UP as a university of the people.{Shane Banzon,contributor)

UP students push for higher budget as Congress prepares for deliberations

DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Student leaders across the University of the Philippines (UP) system are pushing for a higher budget for the country’s premier state university as Congress prepares for…

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Read more about the article UP cancels entrance exams for freshies this year
Graduates from the University of the Philippines Mindanao today bring umbrellas to protect themselves from the rain while waiting to get their own picture in front of the iconic oblation statue. The class of 2015 is the first batch of students to graduate on the rainy month of June in accordance to the UP System's shifting of the academic calendar from June-April to August-May in its goal of "maximizing the opportunities offered by ASEAN integration and global education partnerships." (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

UP cancels entrance exams for freshies this year

Those who want to take the admission exams for the University of the Philippines (UP) need to wait for another year.

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Read more about the article UP Tacloban studes complain of verbal abuse
LAMPOONED SCHOOL LOGOS. Students protesting tuition fee increases at the CHED office, Monday bring lampooned logos of their schools such as this one, which shows "University of the Privileged" instead of "University of the Philippines," to demonstrate their sentiments against the "commercialization of education" in state-run universities. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)

UP Tacloban studes complain of verbal abuse

Students from the Tacloban campus of the University of the Philippines complained of receiving verbal abuse from the UP president after some of them barged into a top-level meeting of campus chancellors to distribute copies of their petition.

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U.P. PEP TALK AGAINST PORK

Members of the University of the Philippines Mindanao Student Council held discussion circles in the campus before leading students to the anti-pork barrel rally on Wednesday afternoon. UP is one of the 79 state universities and colleges (SUCs) that had its budget slashed for 2014. Thus, the UP community is up in demanding the scrapping of congressional pork and presidential special funds and have them re-channeled to education. (davaotoday.com photo by Kenneth Jean I. Millondaga)

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