Dean Leonardo R. Estacio Jr. receives the life size reproduction of the 1734 Velarde-Bagay-Suarez map given by Justice Antonio Carpio for UP Manila. Considered as the “Mother of all Philippine Maps”, it shows that Panacot (now Scarborough Shoal) and Los Bajos de Paragua (now Spratlys) formed part of the Philippine Territory since 1734. The map […]
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Sep
03
MSP Lecture Series 1: Streets of Manila in Focus
It is said that street names are bearers of history. By their very nature, they denote a particular time and place in history. In her lecture entitled “Street names of Manila: Marking History, Creating Identity,” conducted by the Manila Studies Program (MSP) of CAS, Dr. Celestina P. Boncan said that Manila was the capital of […]
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Aug
09
2019 CAS Freshmen Orientation
CAS welcomed its new students, shiftees, and transferees in a simple ceremony held at UP Manila Theater last August 7. Dean Estacio congratulated the new students for making it to UP and assured their parents that they are in good hands at CAS. To the 540 new Iskolar ng Bayan, the Dean had three important […]
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Jul
21
UP Artist and Scientists from CAS Recognized
Two of UP’s most accomplished researchers from CAS earned the title of UP Scientist 1, while another, the title of UP Artist 1, for 2018-2020. Associate Professors Marilen P. Balolong and Voltaire G. Organo of the Department of Biology and the Department of Physical Sciences and Mathematics, respectively, were officially recognized, together with 69 other […]
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Jul
05
2019 CAS Recognition Ceremony
CAS held its Recognition Ceremony for the Class of 2019 with the theme, ” Iskolar ng Bayan: Manindigan para sa Katotohanan, Karapatan at Katarungan.” A total of 404 students from the 14 degree granting programs of CAS were honored at UP Theater on June 21, 2019. Georgina Mia B.Gato , lone student graduating summa cum […]
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Jul
04
Three CAS Students are 2019 BPI-DOST Science Awardees
The Bank of the Philippine Islands Foundation, Inc. has chosen three graduating students from the College of Arts and Sciences as among the 30 recipients of the annual Bank of the Philippine Islands-Department of Science and Technology (BPI-DOST) Science Awards. Established in 1989, the BPI-DOST Science Award aims to recognize and provide incentives to budding […]
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