30/08/2026
This National Heroes Day, the University of the Philippines Cebu joins the nation in honoring those who gave their lives, their freedom, and the futures they might have lived so that generations after them could inherit a country worth building.
But remembrance is not enough.
Our heroes did not sacrifice so that we could remember them only through monuments, ceremonies, and speeches. Their sacrifice left us a responsibility. It asks what we have done with the country they fought for.
Read the full message of the Chancellor here:
https://www.upcebu.edu.ph/2026/08/31/the-heroes-we-honor-the-country-we-must-build/.