The UP Fighting Maroons Men’s Basketball Team (UPMBT) started the second round of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 87 men’s basketball tournament with a win against the University of Santo Tomas (UST) Growling Tigers, 83-73, on Oct. 13 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Francis Lopez and Terence Fortea led the charge for the UP Fighting Maroons en route to their seventh win in eight outings. Lopez scores on a dunk against Cabañero. Photo from the UAAP Media Team It was a close contest from the tip off as UPMBT and UST traded baskets in the first three quarters. The UP Fighting Maroons were just down by three points, 59-62, going into the fourth frame. Down by four points early in the payoff period, 61-65, the UP Fighting Maroons then put up a good defensive stance and uncorked a 16-2 run to take the lead, 77-67, still with four minutes and nine seconds remaining in the game. Fortea. Photo from the UAAP Media Team The Growling Tigers tried fight back as Nic Cabanero and Mo Tounkara scored on their ball possessions, but Fortea responded with two three pointers to seal the game for the UP Fighting Maroons. Lopez top scored for the Fighting Maroons with 20 points, seven rebounds, and two assists. Fortea scored 16 points, two rebounds, and three assists. Harold Alarcon and Quentin Millora-Brown chipped in 11 points and 10 points, respectively. JD Cagulangan who saw action after missing their last two games, contributed nine points, four assists, and two steals. UPMBT’s next game against the University of the East Red Warriors is onn Oct. 23, 6:30 p.m. at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. (From left) Millora-Brown, Lopez, and Fortea. Photo from the UAAP Media Team

In honor of the people who fought the atrocities brought by the declaration of Martial Law in the Philippines 52 years ago, UP Diliman (UPD) held events contributing to the university’s Day of Remembrance this year. For the whole month of September, UPD lined up close to 20 activities comprising exhibits, forums, film screenings, radio shows, and discussions. The activities were held by more than 10 academic units and organizations on campus. The units that held events for the Day of Remembrance were the UPD Office for Initiatives in Culture and the Arts (OICA), Bulwagan ng Dangal University Heritage Museum (BnD), Center for International Studies (CIS), Third World Studies Center (TWSC), UP Film Institute Film Center (UPFI Film Center), College of Architecture (CA), College of Arts and Letters (CAL), College of Fine Arts, Departamento ng Filipino at Panitikan ng Pilipinas (DFPP), Departamento ng Kasaysayan (DKas), University Library (UL), and UP Theater Complex (UPTC). Student organizations Aliguyun UP Folklorists (Aliguyon), DZUP, the School of Library and Information Studies Student Council (SLIS Student Council), and DZUP special program Serbisyong Tatak UP (STUP) also hosted activities in observance of the Day of Remembrance. Kalahating Siglo ng Daluyong, 2022, oil on canvas, an artwork from the OICA collection given by the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan, exhibited at the Palma Hall lobby during the Day of Remembrance observance. Photo from the UP Diliman OICA Facebook page. According OICA’s official roster, there were seven exhibits in observance of the Day of Remembrance: SP Lopez: The Radical President Exhibition hosted by the University Library, Kalahating Siglo ng Daluyong (OICA and the BnD), 09.21 We will never forget. (OICA and the DKas), Special night lights of ‘ARKI’ letters in red, an outdoor exhibit (CA), Black Cloth Hanging and 09.21 Projection on UP Theater, an outdoor exhibit (UPTC), Paggunita at Pagdiwang: Day of Remembrance Exhibits (UP Fine Arts Gallery) and Exposing the Private Face of Ferdinand E. Marcos: An Exhibit (TWSC). Two forums were also held: Ang Bagong Pilipinas Hymn: Bagong Awitin, Lumang Tugtugin? Organized by the CIS, and Gunita ng Pakikipagtunggali: Mga Akda at Sinupan sa Panahon ng Diktadura by DKas. Maritial Law-related films were screened at the UPFI Film Center: Lakad Gunita sa Pamantasang Hinirang: First Quarter Storm and Diliman Commune; and Alipato at Muog. Over at DZUP, radio shows discussing Martial Law were aired: #NeverAgain: Anong Estado ng Pamamahayag Noong Panahong Bawal Maghayag?; #NeverAgain: Martial Law History: Paano Ipaiintindi sa mga Gen Z?; Diktadurang Marcos: Ang Katotohanan ng Batas Militar—aired in partnership with STUP; #NeverAgain: Anong Estado ng Pamamahayag Noong Panahong Bawal Maghayag? Part 2; and Kanya-kanyang Tasaday: Mito at Diskurso ng Pagkakakilanlan (Balik-tanaw sa Cultural Lore ng Batas Militar)—aired in partnership with Aliguyon and CAL.

UP Fighting Maroons Women’s Basketball Team (UPWBT) ended the first round with a thrilling win against the De La Salle University (DLSU) Lady Archers, 66-62, in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 87 women’s basketball tournament on Oct. 6 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. The UPWBT. Photo by Marga Villena, from the Facebook page of the UP Fighting Maroons Club It was a back-and-forth affair in the first half of the game as the two teams exchange baskets and played good defensive stance. The UPWBT was just ahead by two points, 35-33, at the half time break. DLSU’s Luisa San Juan then found her rhythm and scored on barrage of three pointers to put the Lady Archers on top, 56-46, at the end of the third quarter. With less than seven minutes left and DLSU still ahead by 10 points, 60-50, the UPWBT staged a comeback by mounting an 11-0 counterattack anchored on the midrange jumper by Kaye Pesquera, and three straight three pointers by Achrissa Maw, Christie Bariquit, and Rizza Lozada. That run gave the UP Fighting Maroons a one-point lead, 61-60, with three minutes and 39 seconds more in the game. Maw (middle) against two Lady Archer defenders. Photo from the UAAP Media Team In the ensuing plays, Bariquit split her free throws to give the UP Fighting Maroons, a two-point lead, while DLSU’s Bernice Paraiso converted a basket on the other end to even the score, 62-62. The two teams then were not able to produce points on their respective possessions. At the 32.3 mark of the payoff period, Pesquera was sent to the free throw line on a foul committed by the Lady Archer. Pesquera made her two charity shots, giving the UP Fighting Maroons 64-62, advantage. DLSU still had a chance to tie or even take the lead in their next possession but San Juan’s attempt in the three point area did not go in, forcing her to foul Bariquit to stop the clock. Bariquit then calmly sank her two free throws to seal the victory for the UP Fighting Maroons. Bariquit (right) guarded by Paraiso. Photo from the UAAP Media Team Maw paced the UP Fighting Maroons with 18 points, eight rebounds, and two assists. Ozar had a double-double performance scoring 13 points and 12 rebounds, while Bariquit and Pesquera added 11 points apiece. The UPWBT will enter the second round with a 4-3 win-loss record and is currently at fifth place in the team standings.