By JE Mariano (Class 2023) It’s in class that I first encountered the word fornix, which in neuroanatomy is a bundle of nerve fibers in the brain. Automatically I thought of fornicate (they share theContinue reading
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Twists: Realizations During the PLE Season
by Arobe Shiek Goling II, MD (Class 2019) It has been several months since I successfully hurdled one of the greatest battles of my life – the September 2019 Physician Licensure Exam (PLE). To describe the weeksContinue reading
Aromantic Valentine’s
by UP Medics and contributions from the UPCM Community art by Josh Christian Protacio (Class 2023) We have once again reached that arbitrary point in time which many cultures around the globe choose to celebrateContinue reading
Friendship: The Purest Form of Love
by Migs Medina (Class 2023) How many people can you truly, unequivocally, call your friends? Sure, you may have 1,000 friends on Facebook. Sure, you may have met a lot of people in school, andContinue reading
BAKBAKAN XIV: Men’s Basketball (CM vs. CD | October 28, 2019)
by Abdelaziz N. Maldisa (Class 2022) CM’s hoops team scored back to back victories in UPM’s SSWC, notwithstanding freak weather that led to game cancellations in the erstwhile “weather-proof” court. In a game played against the College ofContinue reading
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by Iya de Claro (Class 2024) back in the day, no matter how herculean a task was, i was always willing to see it through. any job offered to me was like a piece ofContinue reading
How to Be a Minimal Manileño
by Cristina Morabe (Class 2023) The pollution problem of the world has escalated to an alarming level. In recent years, studies and viral news articles have declared the Philippines as one of the largest producersContinue reading
On a Roll: Meridian Dice Game 2019
By Mark Teo (2023)Photos by Leonard Lim and Luigi Meguizo On the eve of Oct 21st, UP Meridian held its Annual Dice Game at Paz Mendoza Hall to foster a deeper appreciation of Chinese cultureContinue reading
OSCEry: Med Horror Stories
By UPCM Students “Magandang umaga po, ako po ay isang estudyante dito sa Kolehiyo ng Medisina, nandito po tayo ngayon para sa inyong eksaminasyon…” Did those words give you cold sweats? War flashbacks of theContinue reading
Bakbakan CM vs CAS October 18, 2019
By Nathaniel Gan (Class 2022) and Hanna Ho (Class 2022) Last October 18, 2019, the Bakbakan basketball match between CM and CAS finally pushed through. It is said that a win, no matter how ugly or difficult,Continue reading