UP Tacloban Economics Society

UP Tacloban Economics Society This is the official page of the UP Tacloban College Economics Society

UP Tacloban College Economics Society is an academic organization of all bona fide BA (Economics) students of UP Tacloban College

๐๐€๐†๐๐€๐“๐ˆ ๐€๐“ ๐๐€๐†๐๐”๐๐”๐†๐€๐˜! ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ’šโค๏ธThe UPTC Economics Society proudly extends its warmest congratulations to the entire communit...
27/05/2026

๐๐€๐†๐๐€๐“๐ˆ ๐€๐“ ๐๐€๐†๐๐”๐๐”๐†๐€๐˜! ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ’šโค๏ธ

The UPTC Economics Society proudly extends its warmest congratulations to the entire community of the University of the Philippines Tacloban on its historic elevation as the ๐Ÿ—๐ญ๐ก ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐”๐ ๐’๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ.

From its establishment as an autonomous unit in 2023 to its official recognition today as UP Tacloban, this milestone stands as a testament to the perseverance, collective struggle, and unwavering commitment of the administration, faculty, staff, students, alumni, and all stakeholders who continuously uphold the values of honor, excellence, and service to the people.

As members of the academic community, we take pride in witnessing this transformative moment not only for the institution, but also for Eastern Visayas and the broader Filipino community it serves.

More than an institutional elevation, may the recognition of UP Tacloban as a constituent university mark a decisive step toward a more democratic, student-oriented, and socially responsive education system that does not merely celebrate academic excellence, but actively safeguards student welfare, amplifies student representation, and confronts the long-standing gaps in support and accessibility experienced by the student body.

๐˜•๐˜ข๐˜ธ๐˜ขโ€™๐˜บ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜บ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข ๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜œ๐˜— ๐˜›๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ญ, ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ, ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ; ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ด๐˜ข ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ชโ€™๐˜ต ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ข ๐˜ด๐˜ข ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ, ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ข ๐˜ด๐˜ข ๐˜ฎ๐˜จ๐˜ข ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ.

๐๐š๐๐š๐ฒ๐จ๐ง, ๐”๐ ๐“๐š๐œ๐ฅ๐จ๐›๐š๐ง!
๐๐š๐๐š๐ฒ๐จ๐ง, ๐ˆ๐ฌ๐ค๐จ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ ๐ง๐  ๐๐š๐ฒ๐š๐ง! โœŠ

๐’๐Š ๐‹๐„๐€๐‘๐๐ˆ๐๐† ๐‘๐„๐’๐Ž๐”๐‘๐‚๐„ ๐๐‘๐Ž๐‰๐„๐‚๐“: ๐ƒ๐Ž๐๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐ ๐ƒ๐‘๐ˆ๐•๐„ ๐‡๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐‹๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“๐’๐Ÿ“šThe University of the Philippines Tacloban College Economics Soc...
14/05/2026

๐’๐Š ๐‹๐„๐€๐‘๐๐ˆ๐๐† ๐‘๐„๐’๐Ž๐”๐‘๐‚๐„ ๐๐‘๐Ž๐‰๐„๐‚๐“: ๐ƒ๐Ž๐๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐ ๐ƒ๐‘๐ˆ๐•๐„ ๐‡๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐‹๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“๐’๐Ÿ“š

The University of the Philippines Tacloban College Economics Society (UPTC EcoSoc), in coordination with the SK Barangay 105 Tacloban City Sangguniang Kabataan, proudly contributed to: ๐’๐Š ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐œ๐ž ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐ž๐œ๐ญ: ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐†๐š๐ฉ ๐“๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐„๐๐ฎ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐งโœจ

Held at Brgy. 105 San Isidro, Tacloban City, UPTC EcoSoc donated educational materials, including textbooks, workbooks, and other learning resources, in support of the SK's ongoing initiative to improve students' access to quality academic tools.

The SK Learning Resource Project is designed to support the academic development of students in the community by sourcing materials from reputable publishers and distributors, including coordination with DepEd Tacloban, ensuring that every learner has what they need to succeed.

We are honored to stand alongside the SK and the community in this effort. Because we believe that the foundation of a thriving economy starts in the classroom. We extend our gratitude to our members and to SK Barangay 105 for welcoming us into this meaningful initiative. Together, let's keep investing in the futureโ€”one book at a time. ๐Ÿ’š




โ€œ๐˜Œ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ด ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ถ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜จ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜บ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ,โ€ they said. From navigating theories, policies, and countless problem sets to now ...
11/05/2026

โ€œ๐˜Œ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ด ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ถ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜จ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜บ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ,โ€ they said. From navigating theories, policies, and countless problem sets to now conquering the ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ ๐‹๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐„๐ฑ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐“๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ (๐‹๐„๐“), such journey is a beautiful reminder that true excellence knows no singular path. ๐ŸŒป

The UPTC Economics Society proudly celebrates another milestone of honor and service as we extend our warmest congratulations to ๐Œ๐ฌ. ๐€๐ง๐๐ซ๐ž๐š ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐ž ๐€. ๐’๐ข๐ ๐ฎ๐š๐ง from Batch Limbasog for successfully passing the 2025 Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET).

May your passion continue to ripple through every student you teach and every community you serve. Because the greatest investment will always be education for the people. โœจ

Padayon in shaping futures, empowering communities, and embodying honor, excellence, and service beyond the classroom. Your EcoSoc family is proud of you always! ๐Ÿ’š

The UP Tacloban Economics Society proudly congratulates ๐‰๐จ๐ฒ๐œ๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ง๐ก๐ž๐ฅ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐š๐ฒ๐จ๐, 4th Year BS Economics, and her team, ๐—˜๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ...
02/05/2026

The UP Tacloban Economics Society proudly congratulates ๐‰๐จ๐ฒ๐œ๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ง๐ก๐ž๐ฅ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐š๐ฒ๐จ๐, 4th Year BS Economics, and her team, ๐—˜๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€, for securing ๐Ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ž at the ๐™ƒ๐™Ž๐˜ฝ๐˜พ ๐™ญ ๐˜ผ๐™„๐™€๐™Ž๐™€๐˜พ ๐™‹๐™๐™ž๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™š๐™จ ๐˜ฝ๐™ช๐™จ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™š๐™จ๐™จ ๐˜พ๐™–๐™จ๐™š ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ข๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ 2026.

Held at the HSBC Centre in BGC, Taguig City, the competition gathered top universities nationwide and challenged participants to solve real-world business cases under intense time pressure, without the use of gadgets. From over 20 competing schools, the team advanced through the online preliminaries, broke into the Top 12 semifinals, dominated their cluster, and ultimately finished as the 2nd Best Team in the country.

From humble beginnings to the national stage, this achievement is more than just a win, it is proof that excellence thrives beyond traditional centers. The journey of Eastern Disruptors reflects grit, community, and the quiet power of belief: in one another, in UP Tacloban, and in the idea that potential only needs the chance to be realized.

Amid limited resources, they stood their ground. Amid uncertainty, they delivered. And through it all, they carried not just their team, but an entire community that rallied behind them.

Padayon, UP Tacloban. Well-deserved and well-earned! ๐Ÿ’šโœจ

๐Ÿ“Šโœจ ๐„๐‚๐Ž๐๐Ž๐Œ๐ˆ๐‚ & ๐…๐ˆ๐๐€๐๐‚๐ˆ๐€๐‹ ๐‹๐ˆ๐“๐„๐‘๐€๐‚๐˜ ๐’๐„๐Œ๐ˆ๐๐€๐‘ ๐‡๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐‹๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“๐’โœจ๐Ÿ“ŠThe University of the Philippines Tacloban College โ€“ ECON 121 (Mone...
02/05/2026

๐Ÿ“Šโœจ ๐„๐‚๐Ž๐๐Ž๐Œ๐ˆ๐‚ & ๐…๐ˆ๐๐€๐๐‚๐ˆ๐€๐‹ ๐‹๐ˆ๐“๐„๐‘๐€๐‚๐˜ ๐’๐„๐Œ๐ˆ๐๐€๐‘ ๐‡๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐‹๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“๐’โœจ๐Ÿ“Š

The University of the Philippines Tacloban College โ€“ ECON 121 (Money and Banking) Class, in partnership with the UPTC Economics Society (EcoSoc), in collaboration with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and SK Federation Tacloban City and in coordination with Brgy 105 Tacloban City Sangguniang Kabataan successfully conducted:

โœจ๐™€๐™˜๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™ข๐™ž๐™˜๐™จ: ๐˜ฝ๐™ช๐™ž๐™ก๐™™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™– ๐™’๐˜ผ๐™„๐™Ž ๐™๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ง๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ง๐™ค๐™ช๐™œ๐™ ๐™€๐™˜๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ข๐™ž๐™˜ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™ž๐™–๐™ก ๐™‡๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง๐™–๐™˜๐™ฎ ๐™Ž๐™š๐™ข๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™–๐™งโœจ

Held last ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—น ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ at the ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ด๐˜†. ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฑ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—œ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ผ ๐— ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐—ถ-๐—ฃ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—š๐˜†๐—บ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜‚๐—บ, the seminar brought together senior high school students and educators from across northern area of Tacloban City for a day of meaningful learning and engagement.

Participants explored essential concepts on saving, budgeting, investing, and financial planningโ€”equipping them with practical tools to make informed and responsible financial decisions. Through insightful discussions and active participation, the event highlighted how financial literacy serves as a foundation for both personal stability and broader economic development.

The enthusiasm and curiosity shown by the students reflected a strong commitment to becoming financially empowered individuals, true to the goal of building a โ€œWAISโ€ future for all.

We extend our sincere gratitude to our speakers, partners, and participants for making this initiative a success. Your support continues to drive our mission of fostering an economically informed and financially literate community.

Together, letโ€™s keep building smarter choices and stronger futures.๐Ÿ’š




๐Ÿ“ฃ ๐„๐‚๐Ž๐๐Ž๐Œ๐ˆ๐‚ & ๐…๐ˆ๐๐€๐๐‚๐ˆ๐€๐‹ ๐‹๐ˆ๐“๐„๐‘๐€๐‚๐˜ ๐’๐„๐Œ๐ˆ๐๐€๐‘ ๐Ÿ“Š๐Ÿ’กThe University of the Philippines Tacloban College โ€“ ECON 121 (Money and Banki...
14/04/2026

๐Ÿ“ฃ ๐„๐‚๐Ž๐๐Ž๐Œ๐ˆ๐‚ & ๐…๐ˆ๐๐€๐๐‚๐ˆ๐€๐‹ ๐‹๐ˆ๐“๐„๐‘๐€๐‚๐˜ ๐’๐„๐Œ๐ˆ๐๐€๐‘ ๐Ÿ“Š๐Ÿ’ก

The University of the Philippines Tacloban College โ€“ ECON 121 (Money and Banking) Class, in partnership with the UPTC Economics Society (EcoSoc), & in collaboration with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, proudly present:

โœจ ๐„๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ: ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐–๐€๐ˆ๐’ ๐…๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐„๐œ๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐œ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ง๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐‹๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ฒ ๐’๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ซ โœจ

Together, letโ€™s build a financially literate and economically empowered community, because every informed choice shapes a stronger future.

๐Ÿ“ Brgy. 105 San Isidro, Tacloban City
๐ŸŸ๏ธ Multi-Purpose Gymnasium
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ April 15, 2026
โฐ 1:00 PM

See you there! ๐Ÿ’š



The ๐”๐๐“๐‚ ๐„๐œ๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ ๐’๐จ๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ proudly extends its warmest congratulations to one of its members, Joyce Danhel Sumayod, for ...
06/04/2026

The ๐”๐๐“๐‚ ๐„๐œ๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ ๐’๐จ๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ proudly extends its warmest congratulations to one of its members, Joyce Danhel Sumayod, for being a nominee (Senior-Level) to the ๐๐ข ๐†๐š๐ฆ๐ฆ๐š ๐Œ๐ฎ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐‡๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ซ ๐’๐จ๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ. โœจ

Founded in 1924, ๐๐ข ๐†๐š๐ฆ๐ฆ๐š ๐Œ๐ฎ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐‡๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ซ ๐’๐จ๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ is the oldest and one of the most prestigious international honor societies dedicated to the social sciences. It recognizes outstanding individuals who have demonstrated exemplary academic achievement, integrity, and a strong commitment to the advancement of disciplines that seek to understand society and improve the human condition. With its long-standing legacy of honoring excellence in fields such as economics, political science, sociology, psychology, and related areas, the society continues to celebrate students who embody both intellectual distinction and meaningful service.

The International Honor Society in Social Sciences Pi Gamma Mu Alpha Chapter - University of the Philippines will hold the 2026 Induction Ceremonies for new members on June 1, 2026 at the UP Film Center, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City.

This nomination is a meaningful reflection of your hard work, dedication, and excellence as a student and as a member of the academic community. May this milestone serve as a reminder of the impact you continue to create and the inspiration you bring to others.

Keep striving, leading with purpose, and serving beyond self. The UPTC Economics Society celebrates this well-deserved recognition with you, Joyce!๐ŸŒŸ

The UP Tacloban Economics Society Officers formally turned over their support in collaboration with the upcoming ๐™€๐™˜๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™†๐™‰๐™Š...
20/03/2026

The UP Tacloban Economics Society Officers formally turned over their support in collaboration with the upcoming ๐™€๐™˜๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™†๐™‰๐™Š๐™’๐™ข๐™ž๐™˜๐™จ: ๐™€๐™˜๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ข๐™ž๐™˜ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™ž๐™–๐™ก ๐™‡๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง๐™–๐™˜๐™ฎ ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ง๐™–๐™ซ๐™–๐™ฃ, an outreach initiative led by the ๐„๐œ๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ โ€“ ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐š๐ง๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ŸŽ“๐Ÿ“š.

This initiative aims to promote economic and financial literacy by equipping participants with essential knowledge and practical insights in managing finances and understanding key economic concepts.

Through this collaborative effort, the UPTC Economics Society continues to support initiatives that empower communities through education and informed decision-making. ๐Ÿง โœจ

๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐„๐œ๐จ๐’๐จ๐ข๐ฅ๐Œ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐”๐ ๐’๐ƒ๐† ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”!๐ŸŒฑProposed by the ๐™๐™‹ ...
15/03/2026

๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐„๐œ๐จ๐’๐จ๐ข๐ฅ๐Œ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐”๐ ๐’๐ƒ๐† ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”!๐ŸŒฑ

Proposed by the ๐™๐™‹ ๐™๐™–๐™˜๐™ก๐™ค๐™—๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™€๐™˜๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ข๐™ž๐™˜๐™จ ๐™Ž๐™ค๐™˜๐™ž๐™š๐™ฉ๐™ฎ and ๐˜ผ๐™ก๐™ฅ๐™๐™– ๐™‹๐™๐™ž ๐™Š๐™ข๐™š๐™œ๐™– โ€“ ๐™๐™๐™š๐™ฉ๐™– ๐™•๐™š๐™ฉ๐™– ๐˜พ๐™๐™–๐™ฅ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง, the project will receive โ‚ฑ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฌ,๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด to support its implementation beginning this April, following its selection as one of 12 proposals in the UN SDG Youth Summit 2026, a capacity-building event that brings together young leaders to deepen their understanding of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, equip them with actionable skills, and foster collaboration on grassroots solutions that advance sustainable development in their communities.

In Eastern Visayas, where typhoons repeatedly disrupt climate-sensitive livelihoods, the consequences of disaster are not only environmental, they are profoundly economic. Every storm does not simply destroy infrastructure; it erodes already fragile sources of income, destabilizes food production, weakens local markets, and pushes vulnerable households deeper into cycles of precarity.

๐˜ฝ๐™š๐™˜๐™–๐™ช๐™จ๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™ž๐™จ, ๐™จ๐™๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฉ-๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง๐™ข ๐™—๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™-๐™–๐™ž๐™™ ๐™จ๐™ค๐™ก๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™จ ๐™˜๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ฉ ๐™จ๐™ช๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™ข๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™š๐™จ ๐™›๐™–๐™˜๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ฉ ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ก๐™ฎ ๐™ง๐™š๐™˜๐™ช๐™ง๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ง๐™–๐™ก ๐™™๐™ž๐™จ๐™–๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง๐™จ, ๐™—๐™ช๐™ฉ ๐™–๐™ก๐™จ๐™ค ๐™™๐™š๐™š๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ง ๐™จ๐™ฎ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ข๐™ž๐™˜ ๐™—๐™–๐™ง๐™ง๐™ž๐™š๐™ง๐™จ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™ข๐™–๐™ ๐™š ๐™ง๐™š๐™˜๐™ค๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง๐™ฎ ๐™๐™–๐™ง๐™™๐™š๐™ง ๐™š๐™–๐™˜๐™ ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ข๐™š.

This is the urgency that grounds ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐„๐œ๐จ๐’๐จ๐ข๐ฅ๐Œ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ.

More than a livelihood initiative, Project EcoSoilMates recognizes that resilience is not merely the ability to withstand shocks, but the capacity to recover without being pushed further into vulnerability. In disaster-prone communities, this means building systems that protect not only homes and harvests, but also incomes, bargaining power, food security, and long-term productive capacity. By promoting livelihood diversification, value-adding strategies for agricultural surplus, and reduced dependence on middlemen, the project responds to a critical reality: communities cannot meaningfully โ€œbounce backโ€ if the local economy they return to remains structurally weak.

๐ˆ๐ง ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ž ๐„๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง ๐•๐ข๐ฌ๐š๐ฒ๐š๐ฌ, ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐œ๐š๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐š๐ข๐ง ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž. ๐ˆ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐›๐ž ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ, ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ-๐จ๐ฐ๐ง๐ž๐, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ž๐ง๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ .

In parallel, the summit also recognized Project POSOble, proposed by JJC Tacloban Sinirangan, UP Halcyon, and the UP Tacloban Student Council. This project received โ‚ฑ50,000 in funding to expand community-based water pump access, bringing clean water to far-flung communities across Tacloban City and Leyte. Together, EcoSoilMates and POSOble emphasized how youth-led initiatives are tackling the twin challenges of climate vulnerability and essential resource access in Eastern Visayas.




03/03/2026

UPCAT 2027 APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN for incoming new first-year students for AY 2027-2028.

Applicants must fill out and submit their Form 1 in the online portal from 03 March to 30 March 2026 to take the exam on 01 and 02 August 2026.

Current Grade 11 students this SY 2025-2026 who will graduate senior high school by SY 2026-2027, or current Grade 12 students who have not taken the UPCAT in the previous cycles are eligible to apply.

School officials must fill out and confirm their students in the Form 2A portal from 03 March to 10 April 2026, for applicants to receive their test permit in July 2026.

Applicants must then revisit the portal after the exam, starting 03 August until 24 August 2026, to fill out their grades for Grades 8, 9, 10, and 11 in the Form 2B portal. They must also submit the hard copy certified true copy of their SF-10 or Student Permanent Record to the UP Office of Admissions located inside UP Diliman, Quezon City.

Applicants can access the online application portal at https://upcat2027online.up.edu.ph/.

Application is not on a first-come, first-serve basis. However, please make sure to submit your application online by the deadline.

For inquiries, you may visit the online helpdesk from 9 AM to 6 PM (Google Meet Room and Email) and 9 AM to 9 PM (Messenger - page Chat).

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Thank you and best of luck to all applicants!

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