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In today's current economic situation, many of this year's UPCAT passers would shun off the opportunity to study in the National University , the University of the Philippines . With the tuition fees that skyrocketed since 2007, it has been a struggle for the poor but deserving students to enter the University. With the continuing reduction of the education budget by the past and present government, the University's population has slowly becoming from those who are well-to-do and deserving. GMA News TV's State of The Nation files a report about a UPCAT passer who desired to enter UP Diliman, but unable to enter due to insufficient funds. <p><p>This page requires a higher version browser</p></p> For the latest Philippine news stories and videos, visit GMANews.TV This is a wake-up call to all University students to see the reality that many po...

Dear friends, Another bunch of updates here at A Stellar Life. OK, now here's an update from the UPCAT results. I have found another UPCAT passer from Colegio de San Ignacio. He holds student number 2008-57483, and qualified for the BS Architecture program of the Mindanao campus. He is... Leo Angelo O. Gaerlan ! Again, in my last post, the first passer I found was Junah Catmin C. Mindanao (2008-57484). Alright, here now are the list of present and hopefully, future students of UP Mindanao from Colegio de San Ignacio per Batch: Batch 2005: Boji Bote (BA Communication Arts) Paeng Pulgar (BS Architecture, shifted to BA Communication Arts) Batch 2006: Hazel Gamas (BA Communication Arts) Blanche Agunod (BS Architecture) Hans Toreno (BS Food Technology) Batch 2007: Roneo Vermont (BS Applied Mathematics, shifted to BA Communication Arts) Edmund Gemelo, Jr. (BS Applied Mathematics) Jan Inez Raya (BA Communication Arts) Richard Von Lao (BS Agribusiness Economics) John Maverick Moradilla (...