These are sixteen seventeen UP BAGUIO alumni who successfully hurdled the 2007 Bar Exam (as corroborated by some members of our e-group). Congratulations! (If we missed anyone, please let us know).

In the fields of battle, deliriously fighting,
Others give you their lives, without doubt, without regret;
Where there’s cypress, laurel or lily,
On a plank or open field, in combat or cruel martyrdom,
If the home or country asks, it’s all the same–it matters not.
Like the Oblation, whose creation was inspired by the second verse of Jose Rizal’s Mi Ultimo Adios, Lolita “Manang Mani” Lazaro befits the status of a uniquely UP Baguio icon. Manang Mani is a hero and an inspiration. Her achievements are poignant reminders to us all that with …

By Joel Pinaroc
Sa unang tingin, tila ibang-iba na ang UP Baguio.
Nakabakod na ang paligid, marami nang mga gusali at mas marami nang mga magagagarang sasakyan na nakaparada sa parking lot.
Mas marami na ring estudyante ngayon kesa dati at tila “university” na nga ang dating ng UP Baguio.

“Aesthetically pleasing and very progressive,” sabi nga ng iba.

(Disclaimer: This is meant to make you smile, laugh, cry, shout hooray!, or blink. Have a nice weekend and don’t take life too seriously, )
Mon Santiago, a member of the alumni UP Baguio mailing list, posted this thread titled, “Only in UP Baguio you will find…” Anyway, here they are in no special order. Other people also started contributing to the list.

Manang Mani
Fac house
Fac office
1-ohhhssss
2-ohhhssss
Upper, lower, lowest lowest canteen
APOcalypse
Freshmen night (as in fresh)
Peer fac
Tabak
SEC’S OFFICE
PUMPING STATION
NEGATIVE 3RD FLOOR
upper CANT
lower CANT
lowest CANTeen
MANONG EF
manong fishball
manong dirty ice cream
woods
pond
jolina =)
papa rolly =)
mga …

Baguio is popularly known as a summer city. What most people are not aware of is that the “other side” of Baguio (i.e. Baguio during rainy season) is as torrid (no pun intended) as ever; with rains that stretches for days, if not weeks. The UP Baguio community had just enjoyed a welcome respite against the rains. Below are some photos taken during that time.