The University of the Philippines Alumni Association (UPAA) will honor 64 exceptional individuals, groups, and families at this year’s UPAA Alumni Awards, one of the most prestigious recognitions given to graduates of the University.
As UPAA President and Alumni Regent Robert Lester Aranton remarked: “Beyond professional excellence, we looked for the strength of their leadership, the depth of their service, and the magnitude of their impact. These awardees reflect the very best of what it means to be an Iskolar ng Bayan.”
This year’s roster of honorees includes 47 individual awardees, 3 outstanding UP alumni chapters, 4 recipients of the Presidential Award, and 10 awardees of the Multigenerational Alumni Family Award.
Leading this year’s roster of Outstanding Alumni Awardees is Executive Secretary Lucas P. Bersamin, the sole recipient of the 2025 UPAA Most Distinguished Alumnus Award.
The UPAA Lifetime Achievement Awards are given to 5 individuals in 2025: Roberto P. Alingog, Benjamin S. Austria, Jhosep Y. Lopez , Jesus Crispin C. Remulla, and Rody G. Sy.
The UPAA Distinguished Alumni Awards are conferred to Maria Gabriela R. Concepcion, Ma. Lynette Josephine V. Ortiz, Romulo Gerardo S.A. Ramos, Kennedy Nickolai B. Sarmiento and Pablito M. Villegas in Community Empowerment; Paz S. Abad Santos and Abel C. Icatlo in Culture and Arts; Mary Lou F. Aurelio, Johanna Patricia Adevoso-Cañal, Alicia P. Catabay and Elena E. Pernia in Education; Mario A. Aurelio in Environmental Conservation; Robert L. Go, Benjamin Y. So and Jose E. Tapay, Jr. in Entrepreneurship; Constancia Somera-Uy in Gender Equality; Jesse Hermogenes T. Andres, Ma. Gladys Cruz-Sta Rita, Linglingay Fonacier-Lacanlale, Amenah F. Pangandaman, Ernesto V. Perez, Angelene Mary Quimpo-Sale, Gerardo P. Sirios and Patrick Lester N. Ty in Good Governance; William Honorato E. Romero and Grace Aguiling-Dalisay in Human Capital Development; Sha Elijah Dumama-Alba in Peace and Order; Maria Stephanie Fay S. Cagayan, Cary L. Calimlim, Francis B. Daytec, Jr., Ma. Rebecca Maraña-Galvez Tan, Constante I. Palabrica, Yolanda R. Robles, Nathaniel L. Tablante, Jr. and Bernard U. Tansipek in Public Health Promotion; Faustino C. Icatlo, Jr., Danilo C. Lachica and Paolo Antonio S. Silva in Science and Technology.
The UPAA Distinguished Service Award for Alumni Chapters recognizes three chapters this year: the UP Sigma Alpha Sorority Alumnae Association, Inc., UPAA in British Columbia and UPAA Wisconsin Chapter.
The UPAA Distinguished Service Award for an Alumnus and Alumna are given to Atty. Jose Alvin C. Gonzaga, Ms. Elena Vicenta “Jingjing” Villanueva-Romero and Ms. Jesusa R. Wolgamotti.
This year’s UPAA Presidential Awardees are Solicitor General Darlene Marie B. Berberabe, Congressman Marquez O. Go, Ambassador Rosario Gonzalez-Manalo and Atty. Rodrigo B. Libunao.
The UP Alumni Association likewise honors families whose commitment to the University spans multiple generations. This year, it proudly recognize the Four Consecutive Generations Awardees: Ofilada, Palarca, and Reyes-Lapus-Sandoval families.
In addition, the UPAA extends special recognition to the De Guia, Espiritu, Fernando, Flor, Pacia, Pilar, and Reyes families as Three-Generation Awardees.
The 2025 UPAA Awards Ceremony will be held on Saturday, August 16, 2025, at 6:00 PM at Ang Bahay ng Alumni, UP Diliman.
