By Abdelaziz Maldisa (2022) and Mark Teo (2023) Ever resolute, the UP College of Medicine (UPCM) Class of 2020 reaffirmed their commitment to serving the people in Hiraya, the 111th Commencement Exercises of UPCM. OnContinue reading
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To Practice Medicine is to Serve Justice
Uriel Cachero UPCM 2020 This speech was delivered on behalf of the graduating class during Hiraya: The UP College of Medicine 111th Commencement Exercises. We’ve learned many things in our long journey through medical school.Continue reading
Fornix, Fornicate, and Fascinating Etymologies
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
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