On 25 March 2023, the UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES ALUMNI ASSOCIATION (SINGAPORE), UPAAS, held the Annual General Meeting at 11 Eunos Rd 8, Singapore 408601 and elected the Mangement Committee for 2023. Management Committee members convened online on 28 March 2023 to elect amongst themselves the office bearers who are tasked to organize and supervise…
A story of harmony, diversity and lasting legacies By John III Cruz Rosado and Kathryn Vasquez Gimli (dwarf): “Never thought I’d die fighting side by side with an elf.” Legolas (Elf): “What about side by side with a friend?” Gimli: “Aye, I could do that.” Even in fantasy stories such as The Lord of the…
Usapang Kabayan Episode: Discovering the Artist in You “If you could say it in words, there would be no reason to paint.” mused Edward Hopper. “We could not describe the beauty of a rose, and so we all painted roses on bags. So we could also take the beauty of it wherever we go.” pondered…
Ryan Dave F. Fabraeg graduated with a degree of Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Cum Laude at the Univerity of the Philippines Los Banos. He will be joining the graduates of 2022 at the 50th commencement exercises of UP Cebu on 6 August 2022. He was the Vice Chief Archon of The Philosophical Society of…
The University of the Philippines Alumni Association (Singapore) is proud to celebrate the graduation of Christine Nicole C. Milca who graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication, Magna Cum Laude at University of the Philippines Cebu. The commencement exercises will be held on 29 July 2022. She was the Secretary General of Kadugong Bol-anon…
UP Alumni Association Singapore (UPAAS) is happy to be part of People’s Association (PA) Integration and Naturalisation Champions (INC), PA MESRA and PA Narpani Pearavai’s anniversary project: “Heritage Recipes e-book” which was launched last 16 July 2022 at Heartbeat@Bedok. Ukoy and Halo-Halo submitted by UPAAS were shortlisted as part of the 45 recipes in the…
The UP Fighting Maroons won the UAAP Season 84 Championship last May 13, 2022 and UPAAS got together for a Barbeque Tambayan to celebrate the allowability of face-to-face gatherings the day after the Championship – May 14, 2022. BBQ can mean Back-to-Back! That fairly satiates the shortest inquisition of this writing’s title. Barbeques… unlimited it…
Dear UPAAS members, We would like to sincerely thank you ALL for continuously believing in UPAAS, without which it would not have been possible to successfully close year 2021. The triumph of this Organization will always rely on its members who have the passion and the capacity to serve and give. As we start year…
Skip a $5 coffee or tea each month to support UPAAS Scholars.Together we can easily raise at least $1500 a year for 1 scholar.The Challenge starts NOW.• Simply log on to your ebanking and follow the steps for auto fund transfer set-up. (FYI: DBS does not charge for standing instruction for local fund transfer but…
As a pioneer member of UPAAS and current Mancom, I appreciated the opportunity to volunteer for the Scholarship Committee. Supporting scholars has been a long-standing project of the organisation. It has not changed or wavered in that commitment. Meeting the scholars brought back memories of university days. I was one of the fortunate students with…
On Life’s advice, there’s “one step at a time”. On character, there’s “walk the talk”. In song, there’s “walk like an Egyptian”. And in film, there’s “come, let’s take a walk.” The University of the Philippines Alumni Association Singapore (UPAAS) took part in a 2-month virtual walk of the Philippine Bayanihan Society Singapore (PBSS) and…
The UPAAS Scholarship Programme, a flagship initiative of the society, supports Filipino students with limited financial means to obtain quality education from the University of the Philippines, the country’s premier university. Scholarship programme recipients are vetted by the UP Office of Scholarships and Student Services, which also administers the scholarship grant on behalf of UPAAS.…