2023 University Christmas Celebration
All full-time and part-time faculty, staff, and service personnel are invited to this year's University Christmas Celebration (UCC) at the Parking and Sports Building (PSB) on December 15 (Friday). The celebration will begin with a Thanksgiving Mass for the University community to be celebrated by Rev. Fr. Julio Diéguez, University Vice Grand Chancellor at the Sancta Maria Stella Orientis Oratory at 2:00pm. The UCC Program, Recognition of Trailblazers and the merienda cena will follow at the PSB at 3:00 pm. The details of the program may be viewed here.
Everyone is required to personally register on the day of the event to be able to join the raffle.
Work will be called off from 3:00 pm to 6:30 pm to allow all the full-time and part-time faculty, staff, and third-party service personnel to attend the Celebration.
HRM and the Chaplaincy invite all faculty and staff to the Pre-Advent Penitential Rite 2023 with the theme “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven" on December 1 (Friday) at the Sancta Maria Stella Orientis Oratory from 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm. The activity is also open to contracted personnel.
To facilitate the logistics of the activity, those who will go to confession are encouraged to sign up here.
For inquiries, please contact Zoila Pilola at [email protected].
The following dates have been declared non-working holidays for the months of December 2023 and January 2024:
December 8 (Friday)
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
Special non-working holiday
December 24 (Sunday)
Christmas Eve
UA&P holiday
December 25 (Monday)
Christmas Day
Regular non-working holiday
December 26 (Tuesday)
Additional special non-working day
December 27-29 (Wednesday-Friday)
Additional non-working holidays
UA&P holiday
December 30 (Saturday)
Rizal Day
Regular non-working holiday
December 31 (Sunday)
New Year's Eve
Special non-working holiday
January 1 (Monday)
New Year's Day
Regular non-working holiday
January 2 (Tuesday)
Additional non-working holiday
UA&P holiday
Please also be informed that Malacañang has released Presidential Proclamation No. 368 declaring regular and special non-working holidays for the year 2024. Everyone is advised to refer to this link in planning future activities.