Labella sad over protest arrests, urges public to stay calm

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella urged the public to stay calm after the heated encounter of the police and cause-oriented groups during a protest outside the University of the Philippines-Cebu in Barangay Lahug…

PRO-7: Conduct of Friday afternoon protest was ‘irresponsible’

Alven Marie A. Timtim 06/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines –The gathering of protesters outside of the University of the Philippines Cebu campus on Friday was very “irresponsible.” Protesters and leaders of cause-oriented groups compromised public health and “selfishly” endangered the community by staging…

Police: We did not violate UP-DND accord in UP Cebu incident

Alven Marie A. Timtim, Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/05/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police in Cebu denied accusations hurled against them that they violated an accord barring state forces from entering campuses of the University of the Philippines (UP). Police Brigadier Albert Ignatius Ferro, director of…

Police arrest protesters in Cebu City for violating GCQ guidelines

Alven Marie Timtim 06/05/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police here said they arrested members of cause-oriented groups who staged a protest in front the University of the Philippines (UP) Cebu campus on Friday morning, June 5, 2020, for violating guidelines on…

Cebu City Fire Department looking into fire that razed UP Cebu canteen

Alven Marie Timtim 06/02/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Fire Department is investigating the fire that burned down the canteen of the University of the Philippines Cebu on Monday dawn, June 2, 2020. According to Senior Fire Officer 3…

UP Cebu community rallies financial support for beloved banana cue vendor

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A trip to Manang Lisa’s food stall at the University of the Philippines (UP)-Cebu High School in Barangay Lahug, Cebu City every afternoon has been a routine for Reya Masbate and her friends.…

UP Cebu forum to commemorate Super Typhoon Yolanda’s 6th year anniversary

PR 11/06/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The University of the Philippines (UP) Cebu in partnership with the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney is organizing a forum to commemorate the sixth anniversary of Super Typhoon Yolanda. The forum…

Cebu graduates land in Top 10 of Psychology and Psychometrician Licensure Examinations

Immae Lachica 11/05/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Six graduates from Cebu schools landed in the Top 10 of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) October 2019 Psychology and Psychometrician Licensure Examinations. University of San Carlos (USC) graduate Diana Cecilia Patagoc Estrada took…

Lahug families lose homes in demolition

Alven Marie Timtim 08/07/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The demolition of homes built on a property owned by the University of the Philippines Cebu in Sitio Avocado, Barangay Lahug, Cebu City has started this morning, August 7. As of 12 noon…

UP Cebu’s FireCheck project wins digital innovation award

Raul Constantine Tabanao 07/10/2019

CEBU City, Philippines — Young developers and researchers from the University of the Philippines Cebu (UP-Cebu) received a special recognition for their proactive initiative app, “FireCheck” during the 7th PropertyGuru Philippines Property Awards held on July 5…

Cum laude shows off LGBT colors in graduation picture

Immae Lachica 06/25/2019

Cebu City, Philippines—June is when the LGBT community celebrates Pride Month. One graduating of the University of the Philippines (UP) Cebu chose to celebrate Pride Month by sharing his graduation picture highlighting the LGBT colors in a…

Candle-lighting activity for Kis Ramos set at UP Cebu on Thursday

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/11/2019

Cebu City, Philippines — Students from the University of the Philippines Cebu (UP Cebu) will be holding a candle-lighting activity for Kis Tryvl Ramos. Ramos, 21, was among the victims in the shooting incident in a coffee…

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