UP's Pride and Glory

UPMin among Top 10 Taxpayers

Written by Rene Estremera. Posted in Achievements

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UP Mindanao was named as one of the Top 10 National Government Agencies/Government-Owned and Controlled Corporations/ Local Government Units for the taxable year 2023 of the Bureau of Internal Revenue's Revenue District Office No. 113A-West Davao City who has significantly contributed to the BIR's continuing effort to collect taxes for nation building. 

UP Mindanao's Chief Accountant Zenaida G. Calatrava, CPA,. (fourth from left in the photo above) received the Certificate of Appreciation on behalf of the University in the ceremony "Tax Campaign Kick-Off," held on March 12, 2024, at the SM City Davao Activity Center. She is accompanied on stage by (left-right) Revenue District Officer Eliezer O. Deligero, Assistant Regional Director Carmen Grace Linga-Comoda, and Regional Director Esmeralda M. Tabule. 

The ceremony and recognition served to instill awareness and encourage timely and accurate submission of Annual Income Tax Returns for taxable year 2023.       

Service Learning Concepts, Contexts, and Challenges

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UP Mindanao Chancellor Lyre Anni Murao welcomes the delegates. 
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Participants from various Higher Education Institutions engage in workshop exercises. 

UP Mindanao Office of Extension and Community Service, Ugnayan ng Pahinungod, in collaboration with Ugnayan ng Pahinungod Cebu and Visayas, recently organized a seminar-workshop on Service Learning: Concepts, Contexts, and Challenges on February 28, 2024, at the Blue Lotus Hotel in Davao City.

Educators from various higher education institutions across Mindanao actively participated in this workshop. Aligned with the Knowledge Fair, this seminar-workshop was a vital component of the UPMin 29th Founding Anniversary celebrations. 

Chancellor Murao's Message at UPMin's 29th Anniversary Celebration

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Esteemed Guest Speaker Mindanao Development Authority Secretary Maria Belen Sunga-Acosta, UP Mindanao officials, faculty, staff, and students, beloved alumni, distinguished guests, awardees, ladies and gentlemen.

Welcome to this momentous occasion as we celebrate UP Mindanao's Foundation Anniversary. It is with pride and joy that we commemorate 29 years of honor, excellence, and service.

Reflecting on that journey evokes wonderful memories and invaluable lessons.

The alumni fought a long 19 years for a UP in Mindanao. We are honored to have here with us this morning alumni Mr. Sebastian "Anggie" Angliongto, Mr. John Gaisano, and Mr. Danny Guillen. These were among the brave and at the forefront of that battle. We are also honored to have in our presence officers and members of the different alumni associations of UP. Salamat, po, sa inyong pagsama sa aming selebrasyon ngayong umaga. They and many others are now the silent stalwarts of UP Mindanao.

A number of you have been with the university since we started from the ground up, including the early batches of students. I'm sure the habal-habal days with the abortion road are still fresh in our recollection. How can it not be when several of us have fallen victim to that road?

Yet none of those difficulties and dangers had stopped us from doing our mandate and mission. Indeed, we have literally and figuratively blazed the trail of bringing education closer to the farthest south, the marginalized, and the underserved. At the end of that trail is a small beacon of light called UP Mindanao.

Those who have gone before us fought for that light and carried it to places where it is needed. I would like to recognize the presence of our former chancellor, Larry Digal. Thank you, sir, for being with us this morning.

Kita naman ang bag-ong henerasyon nga tinugyanan sa Unibersidad, the new-generation stewards of that light. How we nurture that light will define our legacy.

President Jimenez’s 29th Anniversary Message to the UP Mindanao community

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Madayaw na hinaat kaniyo na tanan. Good morning to everyone. Congratulations to the University of the Philippines Mindanao on your 29th founding anniversary with the theme “Duyog sa pag-alagad. Sustainable partnerships in the service to the people.”

Almost three decades ago, when UP Mindanao was established, I was a young lawyer who had just passed the bar and was eagerly looking forward to a future in the service of justice, peace, and prosperity for our people. Like many idealistic youths, I would soon realize that the road to fulfilling our dreams is more torturous than we can imagine. Full of twists and turns, potholes, and steep ravines. But, I also discovered that if we keep true to our vision and hard work to achieve, great things can happen, whatever the odds. It was thus no coincidence that when I held my investiture last year as the 22nd president of our beloved university, I chose for it to happen at none other than UP Mindanao. As UP’s first president with lumad roots in Mindanao, I felt that our destinies were intertwined. I have a personal stake in your success and in the hopes and aspirations of the many thousands of Mindanaoan students you have graduated.

29th Anniversary Recognition Ceremony

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The UP Mindanao Dance Ensemble
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Chairperson Maria Belen Acosta
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Chancellor Lyre Anni Murao

Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Chairperson and UP alumna Maria Belen “Mabel” S. Acosta was the Guest Speaker at the 29th Anniversary celebration of the University of the Philippines Mindanao (UPMin) on February 20, 2024. In her message, Chairperson Acosta extended an invitation for UP Mindanao to enter into partnerships with the MinDA in any and all Mindanao development efforts.   

University President Angelo Jimenez, in his recorded video message, said, “As a native son of Mindanao, I pledge my full support for your endeavors and initiatives and, conversely, I will also hold you to the highest standards of performance, so we can show others what we Mindanaoans are capable of achieving not just for ourselves but for our people and our nation.”

Chancellor Lyre Murao, in her welcome remarks, said, “We are now moving towards becoming a comprehensive University,” she said. “With the right blend of people, services, and facilities for a truly transformative impact in Mindanao and BIMP-EAGA.” UP Mindanao's efforts are behind Sustainable Development Goal #4: Quality education.  

UP Mindanao constituents completed the 29th Anniversary celebration with a recognition ceremony for personnel. 

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