Did you know that the average life span of a residential building is about 75 – 100 years and commercial building, 50 years? Look around your neighbourhood. Can you identify buildings that are 50 years or older? What makes them special? Amid the current pandemic, addressing climate change through building sustainable and thriving communities has…
Congratulations to UPAAS as we will be led by another highly driven and motivated team of members comprising this year’s Management Committee! COVID lang yan! UPAAS tayo! UPAAS Management Committee 2020-21 President: Jennel Santillan-Saludades Vice President: Krisanto Mossegeld Bibal Secretary: Precious Nakpil Asst. Secretary: Lucille Simbol Treasurer: Ermon Jae Magno Asst. Treasurer: Janelle Lim-Kanna Committee…
The 5th Bayanihan Walk was held on Sunday, June 9 2019 where a number of UPAAS members participated. This year’s walk was also part of the celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Singapore. Ms Low Yen Ling, Senior Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Education and Manpower was…
Article by: Laura Kelly The University of the Philippines Alumni Association (Singapore) welcomes its new set of Management Committee (ManCom) Members for 2019. They were elected during the UPAAS Annual General Assembly (AGM) at the TMC Academy in Middle Road last March 23. On March 25, the elected ManCom Members voted for the key positions…
MABUHAY! ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING: It’s that time of the year again, and we’re nearing the date of our Annual General Meeting which is going to be on the 23rd of March, 2019 from 1:30 to 5:30 pm at #01-01B Lecture Theatre TMC Academy 250 Middle Road, Singapore 188983. Please take this opportunity to meet and…
by Che Tumampo (BS MBB ’12, MD-PhD ’20) My trip to Singapore is one of the most memorable and meaningful things that happened to me this year. Truth is, I wanted to dance with joy when Doc Allan Larona, on behalf of UPAAS, asked me if I can come to Singapore to attend the…
Christmas came early to the UP Community in Singapore as the organization held its fifteenth anniversary and Christmas party celebrations at the NUSS Suntec Guild House, 3 Temasek Boulevard last December 1, 2018. The celebrations started with the singing of UP Naming Mahal. Ton Garcia, President of the UPAAS, then delivered his welcome remarks touching…
Originally published in the GMA News Website in an article by Dazzelyn Zapata. Link: https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/pinoyabroad/news/671337/players-from-32-phl-universities-join-badminton-competition-for-singapore-ofws/story/ This year’s Oblation Cup in Singapore had 218 participants from 32 universities. Photo: Ralph Emerson Dacles The alumni of at least 32 Philippine universities last week participated in the biggest sporting event for Filipinos based in Singapore. The Oblation Cup…
The University of the Philippines Alumni Association (Singapore) is a non-stock, non-profit association organized in 2003 to bring together UP Alumni based across Singapore. The organization devotes its efforts to the advancement of the UP cause and ideals as well as to pioneer in the identification, conceptualization and implementation of projects for the benefit of…
by Gilbert Bejo What could be the main thing that impelled these groups of people to meet one beautiful, sunny day of June 18? As early as 8:30am, volunteers were already at the Galilee Centre, an HDB void-deck-turned-school for less privileged children located at Ang Mo Kio Ave. 4. They came with excitement etched on…
Can’t recall what you have learned in your humanities class? UPAAS invites you to our museum tour at Singapore Arts Museum. WHAT: Exhibit: “Negotiating Home, History and Nation: Two decades of contemporary art in Southeast Asia 1991 – 2011” WHERE: Singapore Art Museum WHEN: May 20, 2011 @ 6:30PM ( admission is free every Friday…
Join us this Saturday (Oct 30) for “Horror Movie Night”, a UPAAS Halloween Tambayan special. This is free and everyone is invited. See poster below for more details. Bring chips!