UPM CAS Manila Studies Program

NEVER AGAIN. NEVER FORGET.

On this day, September 23, 1972, former President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. appeared on national television to declare Martial Law over the entire country. Thus began a dictatorship that brought fear, oppression, abuse, and left the country in debt and ruin. The history of Martial Law is a great reminder of how political greed and power can lead a nation into chaos and despair.

The UPM CAS Manila Studies Program joins the nation in commemorating the 54th Anniversary of the Declaration of Martial Law. Today, let us remember and reflect upon one of the darkest periods in our country's history. We honor those who have shown courage and those who have died fighting for our freedom and rights. In light of recent threats, oppression, and abuse of power, let us remember their stories and legacies. It is through their courage to speak up and fight for the truth that set the nation free from the shackles of a cruel dictatorship.

Let us continue to study and understand our history, and fight against disinformation and the distortion of historical truths, to enable us to be more critical of our present and chart a better future for our nation.

𝐌𝐒𝐏 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐞 #𝟏𝟑 - 𝐑𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥@𝟏𝟎𝟎: 𝐀 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲, 𝐀 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞

Tuklasin ang mayamang kasaysayan ng tahanan ng Kolehiyo ng Agham at Sining ng UP Manila, ang Bulwagang Rizal!

Narito ang MSP Libre #13, ang akdang “Rizal Hall@100: A Witness to History, A Testament to Excellence.” Isinulat ito ni Prof. Mary Dorothy dL. Jose, PhD, noong 2021, bilang pagdiriwang ng ika-100 taon ng pagtatayo ng gusaling ito.

Maaaring ma-access ang online resource na ito sa pamamagitan ng pagpunta sa bit.ly/MSPLibreReqForm13

Pagpupugay sa mga bayaning Pilipino! 🇵🇭✊

Kaisa ang UPM CAS Manila Studies Program sa buong bansa sa pagdiriwang ng Pambansang Araw ng mga Bayani. Sa araw na ito, ating ipinagdiriwang ang mga Pilipinong nagsakripisyo, nagsumikap, at nag-alay ng kanilang buhay para sa ating bayan. Nawa'y magsilbing inspirasyon ang kanilang kabayanihan sa ating patuloy na pagsusumikap para sa isang mas malaya at masaganang kinabukasan ng bansa. 🇵🇭

Ang UPM CAS Manila Studies Program ay nakikiisa sa sambayanan sa paggunita sa buhay at kagitingan ng dating Senador Benigno Aquino Jr. ngayong Ninoy Aquino Day.

Saksi ang sambayanan sa kaniyang katapangan at paninindigang ipaglaban ang demokrasya, karapatang pantao, at katarungang panlipunan sa harap ng naghaharing diktadurang Marcos. Sa ating paggunita ng ika-43 na anibersaryo ng kaniyang kamatayan, ating alalahanin ang diwa ng kapangyarihang bayan. Nawa'y maging inspirasyon ang kaniyang kabayanihan sa ating pagkilos tungo sa isang malaya, makatarungan, at maginhawang bansa 🎗️

𝐆𝐒𝐈𝐒 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬' 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 📖💕

Maraming maraming salamat po sa mga bumisita at sumuporta sa booth ng UPM CAS Manila Studies Program at BA Social Sciences - Area Studies Program, UP Manila sa GSIS Historians' Fair nitong Biyernes, Agosto 7

Maraming salamat din sa GSIS Museo ng Sining sa pagorganisa ng gawaing ito na tumitipon at nagpapakilala ng iba't ibang organisasyon at institusyon na nagtataguyod ng pag-aaral at pagmamahal sa ating kasaysayan.

Maligayang Buwan ng Kasaysayan at Wikang Pambansa! ✨

𝐓𝐔𝐅𝐇 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐔𝐏 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐥𝐚 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐬 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫 ✨

TUFH's "Conference on the Move" brought international participants to explore the history of the University of the Philippines 🩺🔬📖

On August 5, the UPM CAS MSP facilitated a UP Manila campus tour, focused on the university's history as a health sciences center. Participants were given a chance to view the Anatomy Laboratories of the College of Medicine, where they learned how our silent doctors aid in the development of knowledge for our students. Furthermore, the tour also featured historic institutions such as the old Bureau of Science (currently the UP National Institutes of Health) and the Philippine General Hospital. Lastly, the tour wrapped up with a visit to the UP Manila Museum of a History of Ideas, an institution dedicated to understanding multidisciplinary ideas including health, education, and nationalism.

The UPM CAS Manila Studies Program would like to thank all the participants for joining the tour. We also acknowledge our MSP student volunteers who served as assistant guides. We are also grateful for the support of the TUFH organizing committee, the UP Office of International Linkages, and the UP Museum of a History of Ideas 💕

Photos from: TUFH and MSP staff

Maligayang Buwan ng Kasaysayan at Wikang Pambansa 🇵🇭✨

Nakikiisa ang UPM CAS Manila Studies Program sa pagdiriwang ngayong Agosto ng Buwan ng Kasaysayan at Wikang Pambansa. Bilang sentro ng pag-aaral ng Maynila sa Kolehiyo ng Agham at Sining, mithiin ng programa ang pagpapalalim ng kaalaman sa kasaysayan at pagpapalaganap ng pagtangkilik sa ating wikang pambansa.

Ngayong buwan, tayo ay aktibong makilahok sa mga programa at gawaing kaugnay sa pagpapaunlad ng kaalaman sa ating wika at kasaysayan. Tayo ay magsikap upang maging mga tagapagtaguyod ng ating pambansang wika, kultura, at kasaysayan. 💖

Pagbati kay Arman John D. Quitoriano ng BA Organizational Communication na ginawaran ng 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐥𝐚 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 👏✨

Ang kanyang pananaliksik na pinamagatang, "Finding Space Among the Dead: Examining Communication Accommodation Strategies Between LGUs and Cemetery Dwellers in the Socio-Spatial Context of Manila Cemetery Settlements" ay mahalagang kontribusyon sa larangan ng Araling Maynila.

Ang gawad ay ipinagkaloob kay Arman John D. Quitoriano sa naganap na UP Manila CAS 43rd Recognition Rites ngayong hapon, July 31, 2026, sa University Theater, UP Diliman.

Padayon Araling Maynila! 🌻

𝐌𝐒𝐏 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 (𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 - 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔)

Let us look back on the programs and activities of the Manila Studies Program under the term of MSP Convenor Prof. Wensley Reyes, PhD., from January 2025 to July 2026 ✨

MSP is committed to facilitating research and academic events on the history, culture, urban development, and public policy in Manila and the broader metropolitan region. 🏙️

Have you attended any MSP event? We invite you to share some of your photos from our activities in the comment section below! 🥰

𝑃𝑎𝑟𝑎 𝑠𝑎 𝑝𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑙𝑜𝑦 𝑛𝑎 𝑝𝑎𝑔-𝑎𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑙 𝑎𝑡 𝑝𝑎𝑔𝑝𝑎𝑝𝑎𝑏𝑢𝑡𝑖 𝑛𝑔 𝑀𝑎𝑦𝑛𝑖𝑙𝑎! 💖

𝐌𝐒𝐏 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 (𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 - 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒)

Let us look back on the programs and activities of the Manila Studies Program under the term of MSP Convenor Prof. Wensley Reyes, PhD from September 2023 to December 2024. ✨

MSP is committed to facilitating research and academic events on the history, culture, urban development, and public policy in Manila and the broader metropolitan region. 🏙️

Have you attended any MSP event? We invite you to share some of your photos from our activities in the comment section below! 🥰

𝑃𝑎𝑟𝑎 𝑠𝑎 𝑝𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑙𝑜𝑦 𝑛𝑎 𝑝𝑎𝑔-𝑎𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑙 𝑎𝑡 𝑝𝑎𝑔𝑝𝑎𝑝𝑎𝑏𝑢𝑡𝑖 𝑛𝑔 𝑀𝑎𝑦𝑛𝑖𝑙𝑎! 💖