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The fraternities and sororities in UP Diliman are UP Delta Lambda Sigma sorority (which produced Senator Pia Cayetano), UP Portia sorority (which produced UP Law dean Fides Cordero-Tan and Chief Justices Maria Lourdes Sereno and Teresita de Castro), Alpha Phi Beta fraternity (which produced Chief Justice Reynato Puno and Governor Francis ...
The University of the Philippines Diliman - College of Arts and Letters is a degree-grating unit of the University of the Philippines Diliman specializing in the humanities, with a special focus on arts studies, English and Filipino languages and literature, European languages, speech communication, and theater arts.
In the Philippines, some universities follow a 4-Point Scale, which resembles or is equivalent to the U.S. grading system. This system uses a grade between 0.00 to 4.00 wherein 4.00 is the highest and 0.00 being a failing mark. Other universities follow a 5-Point Scale, wherein the highest grade is a 1.00 and the lowest is a 5.00 (failing mark).
On June 18, 1908, the University of the Philippines was established through an act of the First Philippine Legislature. Act No. 1870, otherwise known as the "University Act", specified the function of the university, which is to provide advanced instruction in literature, philosophy, the sciences and arts, and to administer professional and technical training.
The Big Four refers to the top four universities in the Philippines: the University of the Philippines System (UP), Ateneo de Manila University (Ateneo), De La Salle University (DLSU), and the University of Santo Tomas (UST), all located in Metro Manila — although UP is scattered across eight constituent universities, located in different parts of the Philippines.
The college also holds extension classes at the Bonifacio Global City campus of UP Diliman in Taguig [7] and the Iloilo City campus of UP Visayas. [8] UP Law is noted for having produced the largest number of bar topnotchers [broken anchor] and maintaining one of the highest bar passing rates [broken anchor] among law schools in the Philippines ...
When the University of the Philippines transferred to Diliman, the U.P. Board of Regents approved a resolution creating a University Extension Division on June 21, 1951. The Division was to be located in the original Manila campus of the university, and had for its mission, service the working students.
Applicants must specify two campuses in order of preference from the U.P. System's seven constituent universities, one autonomous college (Tacloban College), and one satellite campus (Extension Program in Pampanga under UP Diliman). For each campus chosen, two degree programs must also be specified (but applicants may select up to four).