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[[File:University of the Philippines Mindanao, Administration Building and Oblation Circle.jpg|thumbnail|right|[[University of the Philippines Mindanao|UP Mindanao]] in Davao City]]

[[File:UniversityUPV ofIloilo theCity Philippines& Iloilo (DelgadoOblation, Iloilo City;Aug 10-22-2022)2024.jpg|thumb|[[University of the Philippines Visayas|UP Visayas]] in Iloilo City]]<!-- Per Act No. 1870, the UP was never established as the "American University of the Philippines. Section 1 of the Law explicitly states that the University shall be designated as the "University of the Philippines"-->

''U.P. Naming Mahal'', or U.P. Our Beloved, is the university's hymn. The melody for the song was written by [[Nicanor Abelardo]], an alumnus and former faculty member of the [[UP College of Music|U.P. College of Music]]. Abelardo is considered to be one of the Philippines' greatest musicians. Because of the original scale of the hymn in B flat major, which is too high for the usual voice, [[UP College of Music|U.P. Conservatory of Music]] (now U.P. College of Music) professors Hilarion Rubio and Tomas Aguirre reset the music in G major. The [http://www.nhick.com/music/UP_Naming_Mahal.mp3 choral version] arranged by Nhick Pacis was performed by the UP Concert Chorus.

{{Main|List of University of the Philippines people}}The University of the Philippines has numerous notable [[alumni]] and [[Faculty (academic staff)|faculty]]. UP graduated many leading figures in the country.

In the country's political history, UP has produced [[President of the Philippines|former Philippine presidents]] such as [[José P. Laurel]]; former senators [[Lorenzo Tañada]], [[Jovito Salonga]], [[Ninoy Aquino]], [[Francis Pangilinan]], and [[Richard J. Gordon]]; the 14th Vice President [[Leni Robredo]]; statesmen [[Arturo Tolentino]], [[Gerardo Roxas]], and [[Doy Laurel]]; prominent jurists such as former [[Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines|chief justices]] [[Hilario Davide]] and [[Maria Lourdes Sereno]]; and incumbent Congressman [[Roman Romulo]].

In business, UP graduated billionaire and [[Araneta family|Araneta]] patriarch [[Jorge L. Araneta]].<ref>See ''[[List of University of the Philippines College of Law alumni]]''</ref> [[Antonio Quirino]], the founder of the first television station in the Philippines: Alto Broadcasting System (now known as [[ABS-CBN Corporation]]), is also a graduate, as is [[Marla Rausch]], the founder and CEO of Animation Vertigo, a [[motion-capture]] [[animation company]]. UP also produced the first Filipina [[Nobel Peace Prize]] laureate with [[Maria Ressa]] winning the award in 2021.