Fri, 27 Mar, 2026
The Sancta Maria Stella Orientis Oratory (SMSO) is privileged to welcome the life-size image of Our Lady of Manaoag from Pangasinan as it celebrates its Centennial Canonical Year (1926-2026).
The UA&P community is invited to attend the Mass on April 26 (Sunday) at 4:00 pm, followed by the novena prayer. The image will stay in SMSO until the 12:05 pm mass on April 28 (Tuesday), after which a replica image will be on display until the departure on May 4 (Monday).
Please be guided by the schedule below:
April 26 (Sunday)
11:00 am Arrival of Our Lady of Manaoag image
4:00 pm Holy Mass followed by novena prayer
April 27-May 2 (Monday-Saturday)
12:05 pm Mass and novena prayer
May 3 (Sunday)
4:00 pm Mass and novena prayer
May 4 (Monday)
12:05 pm Mass and novena prayer
Wed, 25 Mar, 2026
Dr. Jovi C. Dacanay, Program Director for PhD in Business Economics of the UA&P School of Economics, was recently elected as Treasurer of the Board of Trustees of the Philippine Economic Society (PES).
Also on the board was Department of Budget and Management Assistant Secretary Romeo Matthew T. Balanquit, who had previously taught at the UA&P School of Economics. Asec. Balanquit was elected as Secretary of the PES Board.
The Philippine Economic Society is a non-stock, non-profit organization that aims to foster and encourage professional relations among economists and seek to improve the standards of economic research and instruction in the Philippines.
Dr. Jovi C. Dacanay
DBM Asec. Romeo Matthew T. Balanquit
Tue, 24 Mar, 2026
This year's Equatorial Rites will honor the UA&P students who have successfully completed half of the course of their studies at UA&P: Entry Batch 2023 (under the 4-Year and 5-Year Programs) and Entry Batch 2022 (under the 6-Year and Lex Honors programs). At this academic rite of passage, students receive a beca bearing the color of the respective School they belong to, and the University Seal.
The Equatorial Rites 2026 will take place on March 27, 2026 (Friday), from 4:30 to 6:30 pm at the Li Seng Giap Auditorium. Seats for faculty and staff who wish to attend are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
For more details, please refer to the info sheet or email [email protected].
Tue, 24 Mar, 2026
The UA&P School of Politics and Governance (SPG), in collaboration with the Philippine Council for Foreign Relations (PCFR) and the SPG student organization POLIS, invites everyone to a lecture on "Philippines and Path Dependence: Explaining the Present Through the Past" to be held on April 8 (Wednesday) from 9:30 am to 12:00 pm at the PLDT Hall.
The lecture, part of the Politics, Economics, and Society Series of SPG, will feature Mr. Calixto Chikiamco, president of the public advocacy organization Foundation for Economic Freedom (FEF).
Path dependence is an analytical framework used in economics and political economy to explain how past decisions shape present outcomes. Once policies, institutions, and incentives are established, they tend to reinforce themselves, making change gradual and often difficult even as circumstances evolve.
The Path Dependence Caravan, an education-focused initiative of the Foundation for Economic Freedom (FEF), uses this framework to help students and the public understand why the Philippine economy is the way it is today, and how earlier choices continue to influence current policy options.
Register here.
For inquiries, email [email protected].
Tue, 24 Mar, 2026
The University Student Commons (USC) will undergo scheduled cleaning and maintenance from March 27 to 29 to improve facilities for the UA&P community.
On March 27, cleaning activities will be carried out, along with the removal of chairs and tables. Repainting of the USC will follow on March 28 and 29.
All chairs and tables will be temporarily relocated to Study Hall A from March 27 to 28 to accommodate the maintenance work.
USC food stalls will remain open on March 27; however, eating areas will be limited during the cleaning period.
Students and personnel are advised to plan accordingly and use designated alternative spaces while maintenance is ongoing.