UPLB General Education Program

14/10/2026

In his performance lecture "Paglalakbay ni Indio-genius" held today at the DL Umali Lobby, National Artist for Film Kidlat Tahimik expressed his support to strengthen the GE program. Maraming salamat, Tatay Kidlat!

02/10/2026

GE Council Statement Against Red-tagging

The UPLB GE Council deplores the online red-tagging of one of our GE coordinators, and UPRHS students by disinformation operatives.

Red-tagging counts as a civil offense, declared no less by the Supreme Court as a threat to human rights. It has no place in a truly democratic society, more so in academic spheres where ideas should be articulated, examined and interrogated with no fear of persecution and reprisal.

Our unequivocal stance against red-tagging is informed by our commitment to academic freedom, critical thinking, and social justice, values that are nurtured in General Education. Red-tagging does not help deepen our understanding of the society. Neither does it advance public interest. It is anti-intellectual, premised upon a fanatical contempt for human rights and critical thinking.

Red-tagging is a violation of our right to express ideas and dissent, and places thinking subjects in harm's way.
We therefore enjoin our entire academic community to reject and denounce this sinister practice that threatens to curtail hard-won civil liberties and democratic rights within and beyond academic spaces of learning.

Defend UP!
No to Red-tagging!

30/09/2026

𝐂𝐀𝐒 𝐃𝐇𝐔𝐌 𝐱 𝐂𝐃𝐂 | 𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐈 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔: 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌 𝟏𝟎 𝐆𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍

𝑺𝒊𝒏𝒐 𝒏𝒈𝒂 𝒃𝒂 𝒕𝒂𝒚𝒐 𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝑷𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒐 𝒂𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒖-𝒂𝒏𝒐 𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒈𝒂 𝒌𝒖𝒘𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒖𝒎𝒖𝒉𝒖𝒃𝒐𝒈 𝒔𝒂 𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒌𝒂𝒌𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒍𝒂𝒏?

Makibahagi sa 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐢 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔: 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌 𝟏𝟎 𝐆𝐄 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, “𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐲,” 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐝 𝐧𝐠 𝐔𝐏𝐋𝐁 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞, 𝐬𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐬𝐲𝐨𝐧 𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐨𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐬𝐲𝐨𝐧 𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬, 𝐊𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐲𝐨 𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐦 𝐚𝐭 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐲𝐨 𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐨𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐬𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐤𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧.

Sa taong ito, itatampok ang dalawang talakayang sumesentro sa papel ng komunikasyon sa paghubog ng mga pagkakakilanlan natin bilang mga Pilipino.

Sa “𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒓𝒖𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 ‘𝑻𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝑰𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒍’: 𝑴𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝑰𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒚,” tatalakayin ni 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐭𝐞𝐜 𝐘𝐚ñ𝐠𝐨𝐭 kung paano hinuhubog ng mga diskurso ng estado ang pagkakakilanlan ng mga Indigenous Peoples sa Pilipinas. Si Karminn ay kasalukuyang Senior Lecturer sa UP Diliman Department of Anthropology at Co-Convenor ng Indigenous Studies Circle.

Sa “𝑯𝒐𝒎𝒆, 𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒖𝒑𝒕𝒆𝒅: 𝑨𝒏𝒈 𝑲𝒘𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒏𝒈 𝑰𝒔𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝑻𝒖𝒏𝒈𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝑩𝒂𝒚𝒂𝒏,” pangungunahan ni 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 “𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐞” 𝐂𝐫𝐮𝐳 ang usapan tungkol sa mga karanasan at pagkakakilanlan ng mga Pilipino sa diaspora at ang mga kaakibat nitong negosasyon. Si Frankie ay kasalukuyang Assistant Professor sa UP Diliman Department of European Languages at Deputy Director for Research, Publication and Resource Collection ng UP Center for Women’s and Gender Studies.

📆 𝟏𝟐 𝐎𝐤𝐭𝐮𝐛𝐫𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 (𝐋𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐬)
🕘 𝟗:𝟎𝟎 𝐀𝐌 – 𝟏𝟐:𝟎𝟎 𝐍𝐍
📍 𝐂𝐀𝐒 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐮𝐦, 𝐂𝐀𝐒 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐱 𝟏, 𝐔𝐏𝐋𝐁

Sama-sama nating suriin ang mga paraan kung paano hinuhubog ng komunikasyon ang ating pagkakakilanlan bilang mga Pilipino sa loob at labas ng bansa.

21/09/2026

The UPLB GE Program is one with the Filipino nation in commemorating the 54th anniversary of the declaration of the Martial Law. The declaration plunged the country into one of the darkest moments in Philippine history, characterized by massive human rights violations and unprecedented corruption. The violent memory of authoritarian rule continues to traumatize and haunt the current Philippine polity.

As a contribution to the ongoing struggle to contest the distortion of history aimed at advancing authoritarian nostalgia, one of the General Education electives currrently offered in UPLB is PS 21: Wika, Panitikan, at Kultura sa Ilalim ng Batas Militar, which probes into the atrocities and dark legacies of the Marcos dictatorship, and foregrounds the brave history of resistance by activists and revolutionaries dedicated to the cause of liberation and democracy. The course's Aklat Palihan can be accessed here for free: https://sentrofilipino.upd.edu.ph/download/ps-21-wika-panitikan-at-kultura-sa-ilalim-ng-batas-militar/

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17/09/2026

08/09/2026

LOOK || The UPLB Department of Social Sciences is currently working on the General Education (GE) courses HIST 2: Asia and the World and SOSC 4: Seeing Society in the Lives of Contemporary Filipinos.
This survey aims to determine the demand for the said course at least during the first semester of its offering.
NOTE: This survey should only be for current UPLB students, especially those who still need GE courses. Due to past experience and to ensure the validity of the data, your email address will be recorded, but it will not be presented in the official results of this survey.
No other personal details will be gathered, and the processing of the results will adhere to the Data Privacy Act of 2012.
SURVEY LINK: https://forms.gle/yJ2vNUi4ZcEGyrSeA
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01/09/2026

𝐁𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐭 𝐇𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢 𝐃𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐭 "𝐆𝐄 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠"?: 𝐀𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐮𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚 𝐚𝐭 𝐊𝐮𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐚 𝐍𝐚𝐠𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐡𝐨𝐧
7 September 2026, 9:00 AM to 12:00 NN via Zoom

“𝙂𝙀 𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙜” nga ba? Ano ang makabuluhang papel ng General Education sa buhay ng bawat mag-aaral?

Sa unang webinar ng LINANGAN 2026-2027, babalikan natin ang pilosopiya at layunin ng GE bilang daan tungo sa paghubog ng mga estudyanteng may kakayahan, malasakit, at pananagutang panlipunan, higit pa sa mga espesyalisadong kasanayan. Pag-uusapan din natin kung paano hinuhubog ng mga kursong GE ang mga life skills gaya ng komunikasyon, kritikal na pag-iisip, teamwork, at etikal na pangangatwiran. Paano nga ba tumutugon ang mga kursong General Education sa nagbabagong kahingian ng mga estudyante at sa mga pangyayaring politikal sa ating lipunan.

I-click ang link para mag-register: https://bit.ly/4wvFucH

𝙎𝙖𝙢𝙖-𝙨𝙖𝙢𝙖 𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙜𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙠𝙪𝙬𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖 𝙖𝙩 𝙠𝙪𝙬𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙣𝙜 𝙂𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙀𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙨𝙖 𝙪𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙄𝙉𝘼𝙉𝙂𝘼𝙉 𝙬𝙚𝙗𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙧 𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙖𝙤𝙣!

12/08/2026

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗚𝗘 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗬 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲–𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳

This 1st Semester AY 2026–2027, FILM 10 and FILM 12 will be offered as GE Electives, giving students an opportunity to explore film as an art form, a social practice, and a reflection of Philippine culture.

🎬 FILM 10: Sining Sine
Film as Art and Social Practice

🎥 FILM 12: Sine Pinoy
Philippine Cinema as Art Form and Cultural Product

Explore film beyond the screen. Engage with art, society, and culture through Philippine cinema.

04/08/2026

LOOK || UPLB General Education (GE) faculty members and coordinators are currently participating in the Gender-Responsive Teaching in Higher Education: Integrating Gender Equality, Disability, Equity, and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) in Teaching, Learning, and Academic Practice training organized by the UPLB Gender Center on 03–04 August 2026 at the Development Academy of the Philippines, Tagaytay City.

The training aims to strengthen faculty members’ understanding and application of GEDSI principles in teaching, learning, and academic practices. Through discussions and activities, it provides opportunities to explore approaches that promote more inclusive and gender-responsive classrooms while addressing the diverse experiences and needs of learners.💜

25/06/2026