By Mandy Esquivel (Class 2019) I remember on my first day in UP, in June 2012, a classmate sat beside me, and started speaking to me in Filipino. I always understood the language better thanContinue reading
Category: Features
Heartstopper: The Queer Teen Series for Today
By JE Mariano (Class 2023) I am a 26-year-old gay man with a 14-year-old gay brother. When our youngest was growing up, I couldn’t be much of a brother to him: one, because I wasContinue reading
Mental Strength in Sports
By Dan Go (Class 2023) This article series is a collaboration between UP Medics and the UP MSC Sports and Wellness Committee aimed to feature UPCM’s very own athletes. Mental toughness is (probably) the mostContinue reading
The Sign Nobody Probably Asked For
By Jonathan Espejo Sy (UPCM 2017) I graduated in 2017. I’m a GP. A lot of my friends are working. Many of them have finished residency. But that’s okay. I know what I want inContinue reading
Hero
By Billy Lara (UPCM 2025) This article series is a collaboration between UP Medics and the UP MSC Sports and Wellness Committee aimed to feature UPCM’s very own athletes. Photo courtesy of wallpaperaccess.com. As aContinue reading
UPCM Graduates Top October-November 2021 Physician Licensure Examination
By: Carmela Oconer (Class 2028) & Emma Gabrielle Alessandra Panopio (Class 2028) Cover Photo courtesy of the UP College of Medicine Five graduates of the University of the Philippines College of Medicine dominated the topContinue reading
Mentor
By Rona Canlas (UPCM 2024) This article series is a collaboration between UP Medics and the UP MSC Sports and Wellness Committee aimed to feature UPCM’s very own athletes. A mentor, according to the dictionary,Continue reading
‘The Dinner Table Is Sacred’ | Inside the Cauldron with Dr. Iris Thiele Isip-Tan (Part 3)
By Frances Ho (UPCM 2024) This is Part 3 of our interview series with Dr. Iris Thiele Isip-Tan, where she explores the challenges of work-life balance and everyday life amidst a pandemic. She discusses herContinue reading
‘Aralin Natin Para Magawa Natin’ | Inside the Cauldron with Dr. Iris Thiele Isip-Tan (Part 2)
By Frances Ho (UPCM 2024) This is Part 2 of our interview series with Dr. Iris Thiele Isip-Tan, where she shares the story of her origins and journey as an academician-researcher. She discusses her viewsContinue reading
STAGES OF GRIEF
Keji Agbulos (Class 2027) Cover photo taken from unsplash Denial: Sadism Blood and tears slowly dripping Blind bravery in a chamber of mirrors I am a soul drenched in mere illusions A girl savoring coldContinue reading