Over 5,000 graduates don 'sablays' in UP Diliman commencement exercises

MANILA -- Amidst rain and shine, more than five thousand students walked with Sablays around them as they officially completed their studies at the University of the Philippines in the Diliman Campus on July 6, 2025. 

According to the Office of the University Registrar, 241 graduated from the state university as summa cum laude, 1,143 as magna cum laude, and 985 as cum laude for the 114th edition of the rites.

Veteran broadcast journalist and UP College of Mass Communication (now College of Media and Communication) alum Jessica Soho delivered the commencement address before the new bona fide Iskolars ng Bayan.

Mark Andy Pedere from the UP College of Arts and Literature, who finished his Bachelor of Arts in Philippine Studies degree as summa cum laude with a weighted average grade (WAG) of 1.066, delivered the valedictory message before the graduating batch and UP officials.

More than 4,700 UP students graduated the previous year, with 286 who finished summa cum laude, 1,109 finished magna cum laude, and 788 finished cum laude.