By Lorena Osorio (Class 2021) Photos courtesy of Jeune Mabanag (Class 2021) In the spirit of Valentine’s week, doctors, nurses, technicians, ward staff, guards, utility personnel, and other workers of the Philippine General Hospital wereContinue reading
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Tidy Your Space, Transform Your Life: MSSR-IPPNW hosts talk on the KonMari method
By JE Mariano (Class 2023) Medical Students for Social Responsibility (MSSR)-IPPNW hosted a talk on the KonMari method of decluttering last February 11, at the Paz Mendoza building. The speaker, Christine Dychiao, is the firstContinue reading
MVP #8: UP Med Aces (Women’s Team)
Yesterday, we featured the UP Med Aces men’s volleyball team. Of course, the UP Med Aces wouldn’t be complete without the women’s team, who bagged second runner-up in Palarong Medisina 2018! Led this year byContinue reading
UPCM bags national championship, presidency, student organization award
by Louie Dy (Class 2021) University of the Philippines College of Medicine (UPCM) won back-to-back national championship, student network presidency, and outstanding student organization award in the Association of Philippine Medical Colleges – Student NetworkContinue reading
MVP #7: UP Med Aces (Men’s Team)
As Palarong Medisina 2019 draws closer and closer, we continue to showcase our stellar sports teams! Yesterday, we featured a team that made it to the semifinals last year. Today, we have a team that’sContinue reading
MVP #6: Table Tennis Team
We’ve been to the water, to the field, to the courts, and even to the choir room, but if you think we’ve seen it all then you may have to think again. This time we’reContinue reading
UP Meridian Welcomes the Chinese New Year of the Earth Pig with a Week-long Celebration
by Gere Ang (Class 2022) Photos courtesy of Markyn Kho (Class 2020), Gere Ang (Class 2022), Kenny Ko (Class 2021), Iya de Claro (2023), and Lloyd Rizada (Class 2023) In celebration of the Lunar NewContinue reading
MVP #5: Badminton Team
For our fifth installment, we’re going out of the water and right back into the court. This time, we won’t deal with balls or discs, but with rackets and a little something called a shuttlecock.Continue reading
MVP #4: Swim Team
We covered an interesting and relatively young sport in our last feature. This time, we’re going for a change of pace – and venue – as we dive right in with the UPCM Swim Team!
The Swim Team is led by the youngest team captains among all our teams. Sean Sy and Ryan Santiago are both direct entrants or IMEDs who are now in LU3 (Class 2023). Taahey share memories from their childhood and how they got into swimming, and how it has become an integral part of their lives. It is clear from their answers that they genuinely enjoy not just swimming, but also training with their teammates. If you’re the type who finds comfort in being in the water, then you might find that being part of the Swim Team is for you.
Bakbakan 2019: CM Men’s Basketball Team Kickstarts Games, Defeats Freshie Team
By Lordom Grecia (Class 2021) The UPCM Men’s Basketball Team triumphed over the Freshie Team in their opening game in the university-wide sports competition Bakbakan: Trese, held last January 31, 2019. CM asserted their dominanceContinue reading