By: Althea Papasin Among the University of the Philippines Alumni Association of Toronto’s (UPAAT) many ongoing activities and projects is the Adopt-a-Scholar Program which is funded from various fundraising activities like the Tee UP High and dinner-dances. This is one of the scholarship programs of the association which was started in 2019 in partnership with the University of the Philippines at Los Banos. Every year, PhP48,000 each is awarded to three students enrolled at

by: Gretchen Mangahas Despite the limitations of not being together physically and sharing a room embellished with the usual decorations and sumptuous food, more than 40 UPAAT members gathered on Zoom to celebrate Christmas for thanksgiving and bonding. The yearly salo-salo event was transformed into a home-based virtual party experience with raffle, games and songs. This party, which was held on December 19, 2020 and lasted for over 2 hours, was successfully organized and le