UPPsyMA - University of the Philippines Psychology Majors Association

UPPsyMA - University of the Philippines Psychology Majors Association The official FB page of the recognized student organization representing UP Cebu's BA Psychology program.

๐—ฃ๐˜€๐˜†๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—จ๐—ฝ, ๐—œ๐˜€ ๐—›๐—ฒ! โšก๏ธOn our climb to Mount Olympus, we can't just trek the treacherous trails aloneโ€”we need a...
14/03/2026

๐—ฃ๐˜€๐˜†๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—จ๐—ฝ, ๐—œ๐˜€ ๐—›๐—ฒ! โšก๏ธ

On our climb to Mount Olympus, we can't just trek the treacherous trails aloneโ€”we need a master to guide us to the summit! Fortunately, that's no problem, as we have just the perfect trailblazer for that because ๐Œ๐ซ. ๐ƒ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐Š๐ž๐ง๐ง๐ฒ ๐€. ๐’๐š๐ฌ๐š๐ง, ๐‘๐†๐‚, ๐‘๐๐ฆ, our first speaker for ๐—ฃ๐—ฆ๐—ฌ๐—–๐—›๐—˜๐—— is beyond electrified to lead the way for us!

Sharpen your ears and make sure your mind's got room for plentiful divine knowledge, dear Psychies, as you're about to receive a hefty dose of it!

Catch ๐—ฃ๐—ฆ๐—ฌ๐—–๐—›๐—˜๐——: ๐—ฃ๐˜€๐˜†๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜‚๐—บ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฌ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—›๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ on the ๐Ÿ๐˜€๐˜ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† of ๐‚๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ ๐๐ฌ๐ฒ๐œ๐กรฉ: ๐๐ฌ๐ฒ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” this ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” from ๐Ÿ:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐๐Œ ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ“:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐๐Œ at the ๐๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐€๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐‡๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ, ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ ๐‚๐ž๐›๐ฎ, ๐‹๐š๐ก๐ฎ๐ , ๐‚๐ž๐›๐ฎ ๐‚๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ.

This symposium is in collaboration with the ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐˜€๐˜†๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐˜† ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ท๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€โ€™ ๐—”๐˜€๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป (๐—จ๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐˜€๐˜†๐— ๐—”).



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๐—ฃ๐˜€๐˜†๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—จ๐—ฝ, ๐—œ๐˜€ ๐—›๐—ฒ! โšก๏ธ

On our climb to Mount Olympus, we can't just trek the treacherous trails aloneโ€”we need a master to guide us to the summit! Fortunately, that's no problem, as we have just the perfect trailblazer for that because ๐Œ๐ซ. ๐ƒ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐Š๐ž๐ง๐ง๐ฒ ๐€. ๐’๐š๐ฌ๐š๐ง, ๐‘๐†๐‚, ๐‘๐๐ฆ, our first speaker for ๐—ฃ๐—ฆ๐—ฌ๐—–๐—›๐—˜๐—— is beyond electrified to lead the way for us!

Sharpen your ears and make sure your mind's got room for plentiful divine knowledge, dear Psychies, as you're about to receive a hefty dose of it!

Catch ๐—ฃ๐—ฆ๐—ฌ๐—–๐—›๐—˜๐——: ๐—ฃ๐˜€๐˜†๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜‚๐—บ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฌ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—›๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ on the ๐Ÿ๐˜€๐˜ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† of ๐‚๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ ๐๐ฌ๐ฒ๐œ๐กรฉ: ๐๐ฌ๐ฒ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” this ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” from ๐Ÿ:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐๐Œ ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ“:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐๐Œ at the ๐๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐€๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐‡๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ, ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ ๐‚๐ž๐›๐ฎ, ๐‹๐š๐ก๐ฎ๐ , ๐‚๐ž๐›๐ฎ ๐‚๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ.

This symposium is in collaboration with the ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐˜€๐˜†๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐˜† ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ท๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€โ€™ ๐—”๐˜€๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป (๐—จ๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐˜€๐˜†๐— ๐—”).




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11/03/2026

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08/03/2026

Statement of the UP Cebu College of Social Sciences

As we celebrate International Working Womenโ€™s Day today, the UP Cebu College of Social Sciences joins the women of the world in honoring the efforts of women in shaping the world throughout history and spaces. We reaffirm our commitment to the fight for genuine liberation, a struggle to end the systemic oppression and violence that continues to target women across the globe.

The International Working Womenโ€™s Day is not just a celebration, but it is also a stark reminder of the multi-layered struggles that continue to marginalize women across sectors and communities. From the ongoing corruption scandals that deprive people, especially women of their basic rights, forcing them to carry multiple burdens without adequate support, to the continuing culture of misogyny, transphobia, and sexism in the country where womenโ€™s bodies are commodified, objectified, and sexualized, to the workplace where women continue to be overworked yet still under compensated, where many remain to be contractual even despite decades of service and whose efforts continue to be overshadowed and neglectedโ€“ these
realities highlight how womenโ€™s autonomy and existence are compromised and minimized under oppressive systems.

These realities are not shortcomings of the system, but rather are strong reflections of the system itself, where womenโ€™s oppression is not a consequence of systemic action, but rather a structural foundation for the patriarchal system to maintain and sustain itself, where women experience both exploited existence and invisibility in the form of absent affirmative policies. Therefore, as we celebrate the International Working Womenโ€™s Day today, we continue forwarding the demands for structural progress that is inclusive for allโ€“ from safe and humane working conditions and opportunities for women, to the promotion of their sexual, reproductive health, and bodily rights, and most especially, systemic change that places womenโ€™s lived experiences and narratives at the center. Progress for the few is not progress for all. Most importantly, today reminds us that genuine liberation of women can never be achieved through working around a system that thrives on their oppression. Instead, genuine liberation requires a dismantling of systems and the creation of new foundations rooted in inclusivity, equal recognition, and most of all, resistance against all forms of oppression.

Babae ng Bayan, Abante Hantod sa Kagawasan!

07/03/2026
๐‘น๐’๐’๐’•๐’†๐’… ๐’„๐’๐’๐’—๐’†๐’“๐’”๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’๐’”. ๐‘บ๐’‰๐’‚๐’“๐’†๐’… ๐’˜๐’Š๐’”๐’…๐’๐’Ž. ๐‘ฎ๐’“๐’๐’–๐’๐’…๐’†๐’… ๐’๐’†๐’‚๐’“๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ. Todayโ€™s Merienda Miyerkules gathered curious minds in one room t...
04/03/2026

๐‘น๐’๐’๐’•๐’†๐’… ๐’„๐’๐’๐’—๐’†๐’“๐’”๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’๐’”. ๐‘บ๐’‰๐’‚๐’“๐’†๐’… ๐’˜๐’Š๐’”๐’…๐’๐’Ž. ๐‘ฎ๐’“๐’๐’–๐’๐’…๐’†๐’… ๐’๐’†๐’‚๐’“๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ.

Todayโ€™s Merienda Miyerkules gathered curious minds in one room to reflect on how research can begin from within โ€” from our own communities, languages, and lived experiences.

At its heart, Indigenous Research seeks to liberate our own lived experiences โ€” to move away from borrowed lenses and instead honor the knowledge that already exists in our stories, kultura, ug kasinatian. It reminds us that our narratives are not just subjects of study, but sources of wisdom.

The Psychology program and UPPsyMA is grateful for everyone who showed up, listened deeply, and contributed to the dialogue. Gamay raโ€™g slots, pero dako kaayoโ€™g impact.

March is just getting started โ€” kuyog ta sa sunod nga sessions.

Until Next Session!

๐‡๐€๐๐๐„๐๐ˆ๐๐† ๐๐Ž๐– | Merienda Miyerkules at the Smart Room (AS 259/261)Todayโ€™s session features the program coordinator, Sir ...
04/03/2026

๐‡๐€๐๐๐„๐๐ˆ๐๐† ๐๐Ž๐– | Merienda Miyerkules at the Smart Room (AS 259/261)

Todayโ€™s session features the program coordinator, Sir Jonathan de la Cerna, as he guides us through the ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต โ€” grounding Psychology in our own stories, kultura, ug kasinatian.

This is a pre-registered event, limited to 20 slots only โ€” so if you secured your spot, padayon ta sa pagkat-on ug pag-ugat sa atong kaugalingong kaalam. ๐ŸŒพ๐Ÿ“š

For those interested in attending our future sessions, stay tuned for our upcoming posts โ€” daghan pa taโ€™g ihatod for Merienda Miyerkules. โœจ๐Ÿ’š

Padayon!๐ŸŒป

๐˜พ๐™š๐™ก๐™š๐™—๐™ง๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™–๐™ข๐™–๐™ฏ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ˆ๐™–๐™ง๐™˜๐™ ๐™—๐™ž๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™๐™™๐™–๐™ฎ ๐™˜๐™š๐™ก๐™š๐™—๐™ง๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™จ! ๐ŸŽ‰โœจThis month, we also honor our ๐˜—๐˜ด๐˜บ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ, ๐™€๐™ง๐™ž๐™˜๐™ ๐™๐™ง๐™ค๐™ข...
04/03/2026

๐˜พ๐™š๐™ก๐™š๐™—๐™ง๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™–๐™ข๐™–๐™ฏ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ˆ๐™–๐™ง๐™˜๐™ ๐™—๐™ž๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™๐™™๐™–๐™ฎ ๐™˜๐™š๐™ก๐™š๐™—๐™ง๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™จ! ๐ŸŽ‰โœจ

This month, we also honor our ๐˜—๐˜ด๐˜บ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ, ๐™€๐™ง๐™ž๐™˜๐™ ๐™๐™ง๐™ค๐™ข๐™ข โ€” a thinker who reminded us that ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†. ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’Œ

May our March celebrants continue to grow with courage, love with intention, and live with purpose โ€” just as Fromm taught: that the fullest expression of life is found in meaningful connection.

Cheers to another year of wisdom, growth, and becoming! ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿง ๐Ÿ’ซ

[๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ๐— ๐—ฆ ๐—–๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ฆ๐—˜๐——]๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ ๐— ๐—ถ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ฎ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ 2026 ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ! ๐Ÿฟ๐Ÿฅช๐Ÿงƒ Join us for an insightful workshop on ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐——๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—œ...
25/02/2026

[๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ๐— ๐—ฆ ๐—–๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ฆ๐—˜๐——]

๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ ๐— ๐—ถ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ฎ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ 2026 ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ! ๐Ÿฟ๐Ÿฅช๐Ÿงƒ

Join us for an insightful workshop on ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐——๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต as we explore how psychology can be grounded in local knowledge, culture, and context. This session is open to ๐—ข๐—ก๐—Ÿ๐—ฌ 20 ๐—ฆ๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ง๐—ฆ, so make sure to secure your spot early!

๐Ÿ“ŒPrinciples of Doing Indigenous Research
๐Ÿ“… 04 Marso 2026 (Wednesday)

๐Ÿ•‘ 2:00 PM โ€“ 4:00 PM

๐Ÿ“ Smart Room (AS 259โ€“261)

This workshop discusses the fundamentals of doing indigenous research in Psychology.

๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐—ข๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€:

1. To differentiate indigenous research from mainstream psychological research in terms of its principles;
2. To discuss how the principles of indigenous research can be integrated in doing psychological research in the Philippines; and
3. To apply the principles of indigenous research in oneโ€™s academic paper.

Limited slots ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—น๐˜†!
First 20 ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ will be catered ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—น๐˜†!

Also, stay tuned on our social media pages because thereโ€™s more coming!

Official Statement on the 40th Anniversary of the EDSA People Power RevolutionAs the nation marks the 40th Anniversary o...
25/02/2026

Official Statement on the 40th Anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution

As the nation marks the 40th Anniversary of the 1986 People Power Revolution, the University of the Philippines Cebu affirms that remembrance must be more than symbolic. EDSA was not only a moment of unity and courage; it was a rupture in power that opened the possibility of democratic life. Yet forty years later, the work it began remains unfinished. Memory without justice is fragile, and remembrance without transformation risks becoming ritual rather than responsibility.

True commemoration demands more than ceremonies and anniversaries. It requires spaces for reflection, dialogue, and collective engagement, spaces where historical memory becomes ethical practice, and where democracy is not only studied, but lived. Education, in this sense, is not confined to classrooms; it extends into civic participation, critical consciousness, and shared responsibility for the public good.
In this spirit, the University Council, on motion duly seconded and without objection during its 28th Regular Meeting, resolved to suspend classroom instruction on 25 February 2026 to allow members of the UP Cebu community to participate in meaningful activities commemorating the anniversary of the 1986 People Power Revolution. This decision reflects an institutional recognition that remembrance is part of education, and that national memory must be given space within the life of the university.

The suspension of classes is not merely administrative, it is a deliberate act of civic engagement. It affirms that democracy is sustained not only through institutions, but through participation; not only through memory, but through action. It transforms commemoration into an opportunity for reflection, dialogue, organizing, and collective learning.

In anchoring the 40th year of EDSA in participation rather than ritual, UP Cebu affirms that People Power must remain a living practice, not a closed chapter. This moment calls the community not only to remember, but to recommitโ€”to truth, to justice, to democratic responsibility, and to the continuing work of building a society where liberation is not symbolic, but real.

Official Statement on the 40th Anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution

As the nation marks the 40th Anniversary of the 1986 People Power Revolution, the University of the Philippines Cebu affirms that remembrance must be more than symbolic. EDSA was not only a moment of unity and courage; it was a rupture in power that opened the possibility of democratic life. Yet forty years later, the work it began remains unfinished. Memory without justice is fragile, and remembrance without transformation risks becoming ritual rather than responsibility.

True commemoration demands more than ceremonies and anniversaries. It requires spaces for reflection, dialogue, and collective engagement, spaces where historical memory becomes ethical practice, and where democracy is not only studied, but lived. Education, in this sense, is not confined to classrooms; it extends into civic participation, critical consciousness, and shared responsibility for the public good.

In this spirit, the University Council, on motion duly seconded and without objection during its 28th Regular Meeting, resolved to suspend classroom instruction on 25 February 2026 to allow members of the UP Cebu community to participate in meaningful activities commemorating the anniversary of the 1986 People Power Revolution. This decision reflects an institutional recognition that remembrance is part of education, and that national memory must be given space within the life of the university.

The suspension of classes is not merely administrative, it is a deliberate act of civic engagement. It affirms that democracy is sustained not only through institutions, but through participation; not only through memory, but through action. It transforms commemoration into an opportunity for reflection, dialogue, organizing, and collective learning.

In anchoring the 40th year of EDSA in participation rather than ritual, UP Cebu affirms that People Power must remain a living practice, not a closed chapter. This moment calls the community not only to remember, but to recommitโ€”to truth, to justice, to democratic responsibility, and to the continuing work of building a society where liberation is not symbolic, but real.

Sikolohista, are you still asking yourself, โ€œAsa man ko padulong after undergrad?โ€If you have also been wondering what a...
24/02/2026

Sikolohista, are you still asking yourself, โ€œAsa man ko padulong after undergrad?โ€

If you have also been wondering what awaits you beyond the classroom, then let this be your sign.

โœจ๐—ฃ๐—ฆ๐—ฌ๐—–๐—›๐—˜๐——: ๐—ฃ๐˜€๐˜†๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜‚๐—บ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฌ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—›๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ โœจ

Organized in collaboration with the University of the Philippines Psychology Majorsโ€™ Association (UPPsyMA) and CNU I-Mind Psychology Society, PSYCHED brings together professionals from different career trajectories in the psychology field.

Hear directly from practitioners as they impart their career journeys, realities of practice, challenges, and advice they wish they had as students.

๐Ÿ—“ When: March 20, 2026
๐Ÿ“ Where: UP Cebu โ€“ Performing Arts Hall

๐…๐ˆ๐๐ƒ ๐˜๐Ž๐”๐‘ ๐๐€๐“๐‡ ๐๐Ž๐–!
๐Ÿ”—: https://forms.gle/4d7TQZJUfNNtKqgg9
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๐Ÿ“Œ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ.

Kita-kita ta ha!

๐Ÿ“ฃ ๐๐€๐€ ๐๐€ ๐๐€๐˜ ๐”๐๐๐ฌ๐ฒ๐Œ๐€ ๐Œ๐„๐‘๐‚๐‡, ๐๐€๐ˆ? ๐Ÿ‘€โœจAfter all the โ€œ๐˜•๐˜ข๐˜ข ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ?โ€ and silent wishlist moments, UPPsyMA is finally cooking...
10/02/2026

๐Ÿ“ฃ ๐๐€๐€ ๐๐€ ๐๐€๐˜ ๐”๐๐๐ฌ๐ฒ๐Œ๐€ ๐Œ๐„๐‘๐‚๐‡, ๐๐€๐ˆ? ๐Ÿ‘€โœจ

After all the โ€œ๐˜•๐˜ข๐˜ข ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ?โ€ and silent wishlist moments, UPPsyMA is finally cooking something exciting for you! ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿง 

Weโ€™re planning exclusive merch that blends comfort, style, and psychology prideโ€”perfect for every Certified Psychie out there! From cramming days to academic grind mode, this is your chance to represent UPPsyMA wherever you go. โค๏ธ

But before we officially drop them, we wanna hear from YOU! ๐Ÿ˜‰

๐Ÿ“ ๐€๐ง๐ฌ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Œ๐„๐‘๐‚๐‡ ๐’๐„๐๐’๐ˆ๐๐† ๐…๐Ž๐‘๐Œ and help us decide what designs and items youโ€™d love to see. Your responses will help us make merch that truly fits our community.

This is your sign to help shape merch made by Psychies, for Psychies. ๐Ÿฅฐ

๐Ÿ–‡๏ธ Click the link below to share your thoughts:
https://forms.gle/MRQiGZeg69xV21SA6

๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ: ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐˜€๐˜†๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐˜† ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ท๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€โ€™ ๐—”๐˜€๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป (๐—จ๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐˜€๐˜†๐— ๐—”) ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†T...
10/02/2026

๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ: ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐˜€๐˜†๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐˜† ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ท๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€โ€™ ๐—”๐˜€๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป (๐—จ๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐˜€๐˜†๐— ๐—”) ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†

This Safer Internet Day, we recognize that there is a risk that comes with being on our phones, and that is ๐๐จ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฌ๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ-๐›๐ž๐ข๐ง๐ .

For many of us, it is the first thing we do in the morning, and the last thing we do before going to bedโ€”endlessly scrolling through the news, trying to stay on top of current events to feel connected and reassured, only to be hit by an onslaught of overwhelming news and distress. According to the Oxford Dictionary, doomscrollling (or doomsurfing) is โ€‹the action of constantly scrolling through (equivalent to moving down through text on a screen) and reading depressing news on a news site or on social media, especially on a phone.

While we recognize that doomscrolling starts with the best of intentions, it becomes counterproductive. We do so because we are always on the lookout for threats. In reality, we are only over-stimulating ourselves as we become glued to the comfort of our devices. We canโ€™t help but consume what is fed to us, being caught in a cycle of scrolling-refreshing-and rescrolling; constantly looking at the latest news amidst the turmoil, only to feel anxious, emotionally drained, and helpless.

The need to feel informed about current events is valid. However, being informed should not come at the expense of our health and well-being. Taking a break does not mean turning your back on the world, but rather saving your energy to carry and continue on.

Thus, this Safer Internet Day, letโ€™s also know that to become safe is through how we treat ourselves amidst the media. We can do so through the following:

1) Set boundaries and limits for screen time and information (i.e. time limits, curating your feeds and algorithms, physically moving your phone away)
2) Being mindful of how the information affects you, whether physically, mentally, and emotionally
3) Take necessary breaks for rest from time-to-time



Salamon, M. (2024, September 1). Doomscrolling dangers. Harvard Health. https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/doomscrolling-dangers

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