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Diliman’s University Avenue (third of the UP Diliman Series)

March 4, 2020 by The Urban Roamer

The University Avenue at UP Diliman is more than just a gateway to a campus; it is also a landmark in itself where built and natural sights are abound.

An Enduring Symbol of Offering (Second of a series)

April 19, 2020February 23, 2020 by The Urban Roamer

Originally made to imbibe the spirit of offering oneself for the country, the Oblation has come to symbolize the University of the Philippines itself.

April 2016 Is Not Starting Out Well

April 4, 2016 by The Urban Roamer

The Urban Roamer is one of those who cringe at those “<insert name of month>, please be good to me” type of posts. But it is one of those times that we really, really hope it would be so for the rest of the month at least. Because, quite sadly, the start of April 2016 has been quite bad, and “bad” here may be an understatement. In any case, the beginning of April has been depressing, to say the least.

Due to the nature of this site and its coverage, the Urban Roamer will not discuss here what happened in Kidapawan, North Cotabato last April 1. Do check out other sources online who can provide a better view of this issue. But while I won’t be addressing it here, there’s no doubt the Kidapawan incident is one of the things that has happened this month so far that makes April 2016 very memorable in the most unfortunate manner. My heart goes out to the victims of this unfortunate event.

Ideas Immortalized: Telling the Story of the University of the Philippines

July 20, 2015 by The Urban Roamer

The University of the Philippines is one institution that needs no introduction. Just mention UP and people express their awe to show how much they look up to this university, the country’s premier university where many of the country’s brightest minds sprang from.

UP’s status and prestige today makes one overlook how far it has come ever since it was established more than a century ago. Then again, not many know the story of the university’s early years, the struggles and the triumphs it encountered during that pioneering period in UP’s history. That was, until the Museum of a History of Ideas opened in UP’s Manila campus last October 22, 2014.