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
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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
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
‘Make Learning Visible’ | An Interview Series with Dr. Iris Thiele Isip-Tan (Part 1)
By Frances Ho (UPCM 2024) When you’re over a year into a pandemic that shows no signs of letting up, it’s easy to feel that every day is the same: wake up, eat, join ZoomContinue reading
Five Unconventionally Strong Women in Fiction
by Thei Roy (Class 2026) March is National Women’s Month, the one month when you’re legally required to worship women! (That’s a joke; you’re always legally required to worship women.) It’s mainly a reminder forContinue reading
Beyond the Great Wall
By Jillian Uy (Class 2026) Photo by Markyn Kho (Class 2020) — The Filipino Chinese are Filipinos who descend from the Chinese diaspora resettled in the Philippines, many of whom are from the Fujian ProvinceContinue reading
Spook-tacular Scares For Your Spooktober Needs
Just in case anyone needs reminding (as the months of being cooped up inside have addled all our external markers for time), Halloween, also known as the last day before Michael Bublé’s Christmas album canContinue reading