UP corrects report on DAP funds.The Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) funds given to UP were efficiently used and resulted in the upgrading and improvement of university facilities and programs.
This is the University of the Philippines' response to a 2013 Commission on Audit (COA) Report that was used in several news reports which allege that as much as P928M of DAP funds given to the national university were not used properly.
The same news stories allege that the University was not able to upgrade and modernize facilities in its campuses in Diliman, Manila, Baguio, Los Baños, Cebu, Visayas, Mindanao, and the Open University.
UP received P1.29B of DAP funds from the Commission of Higher Education (CHED) on 13 September 2012. The funds were then earmarked for infrastructure projects which would take 2-3 years to complete.
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A lantern that blends tradition, sustainability, and technologyThis coming Christmas season, we look back at UPOU student Sherry Mae Alcano’s “NINGNING” star lantern. Made entirely of recycled materials, her lantern honors the livelihood of Filipino communities and the traditional crafts of indigenous groups in the country.While her full work was presented through an AR platform, we are highlighting today an animated video of the lanterns, which also depicts her silent protection against the proposed phaseout of jeepneys and its impact on the livelihood of Filipinos.Watch the animated video of the lantern below.#ChristmasSeason2025 #HolidayInspiration #UPOU #DigitalArt ... See MoreSee Less

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