Some constituent universities celebrated the UP Centennial in their campuses.

In UP Manila, a new Oblation statue was unveiled at the main gateway after a concelebrated mass at the PGH chapel. The CU also had a soft launch of a coffee-table book on its heritage, culture, and history and the launch of the Comprehensive Community Health Program’s book Reflections and Relevance. A model of the soon-to-rise UP Manila Museum and Archives was also unveiled.

The new UP Manila Oblation was an “interactive work by (UP Open University Chancellor Grace) Javier Alfonso with National Artist Guillermo Tolentino’s UP Oblation.” It stands on a pedestal with designs of flowing fabric interspersed with leaves and the symbols of the colleges. The fabric symbolizes scholarship, while the leaves symbolize nature. Trees were planted around the new Oblation Plaza in front of Rizal Hall, Padre Faura.

UP Los Baños marked the UP Foundation Day with tree planting, an unveiling ceremony of the markers of 12 heritage trees, a convocation program, and a welcome parade and concert for the UP Centennial freshmen.

Horticultural tree species were planted at 6:30 a.m. along Kanluran and Silangan roads. The 12 trees were the first to be identified under a project which highlights the campus as a living museum of heritage trees. To help identify the heritage trees, Chancellor Luis Rey I. Velasco created an ad hoc Committee on Heritage Trees in 2006.

Around 1,900 “centennial” freshmen were welcomed in an early breakfast and convocation in the morning and a concert at Baker Hall in the evening.

The UP Visayas will have a weeklong celebration of the Centennial in July. On July 22, there will be a motorcade, photo exhibits, a food sale during the day, and a fireworks display and “Spirit of ‘67 Concert” in the evening. July 23 will see traditional Filipino games and a nostalgia theater featuring a montage of excerpts from the past plays played by alumni. July 24 will feature “Pasundayag,” a stage presentation by the UPV faculty, REPS, and staff. On July 25, the activities lined up are a centennial tree planting ceremony, a parade, a lunch, live band concert, an “Oblation” body paint contest, the launch of the “Save the Old High School Building Project,” and the fashion show titled “Hinugyaw.”

The UPV Alumni and Faculty Centennial (1908-2008) Homecoming will be held at the Iloilo Grand Hotel on July 26.

In UP Baguio, a special flag raising program was held at the Oblation Plaza, followed by the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Oblation Walkway. The community also celebrated the Centennial Day with a tree planting on campus.

(For photos of the CUs’ Centennial day activities go to the official UP Centennial website)

From the UP Newsletter website