Albert Josef Lirio

UP urges UPCAT takers: Donate instead of breaking pencils

The second batch of UPCAT takers along use umbrellas to deal with the sudden downpour of heavy rain along Palma Hall and University Avenue on August 10, 2024. UP Diliman is expecting more than 30,000 examinees per day during the 2-day admission test and is advising motorists to find alternate routes. | Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

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<p>MANILA — The University of the Philippines is encouraging examinees of this year&#x27;s UP College Admission Test (UPCAT) to donate their used pencils and other stationery after their exam.</p><p>The campaign from the Ugnayan ng Pahinungod, the university&#x27;s volunteer service program, was borne out of the recently popularized practice — not a tradition — of breaking pencils used in the UPCAT and &quot;offering&quot; them at the Oblation statue.</p><p>Donated pencils, sharpeners, and erasers can be dropped off near testing centers at UP campuses nationwide. Other organizations are also conducting their pencil collection drive during the UPCAT weekend on August 2 and 3.</p><div><a href="https://abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/8/2/students-arrive-in-diliman-before-dawn-for-upcat-0957">Students arrive in Diliman before dawn for UPCAT</a></div><p>UPCAT takers can drop off their used pencils and other materials at these locations:</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>UP Diliman</strong></div><p>At the exit of the exam halls in:<strong></strong><br/></p><p>- Asian Institute of Tourism</p><p>- School of Labor &amp; Industrial Relations</p><p>- School of Urban &amp; Regional Planning</p><p>- College of Media &amp; Communication (Plaridel Hall)</p><p>- College of Music (Melchor Hall)</p><p>- College of Home Economics</p><p>- Pavilion 1</p><p>- College of Arts &amp; Letters (New Building)</p><p>- College of Fine Arts</p><p>- College of Architecture </p><p>- School of Statistics</p><p>- Dept. of Mining, Metallurgical, and Materials Engineering (DMMME)</p><p>- Institute of Mathematics - MBAN</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>UP Manila</strong></div><p>At the exit of the exam halls in:</p><div><strong></strong></div><p>- College of Arts and Sciences</p><p>- College of Dentistry</p><p>- NEDA</p><p>- College of Nursing</p><p>- College of Pharmacy</p><p>- College of Public Health</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>UP Los Baños</strong></div><p>- Oblation Park (from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.)</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>UP Visayas</strong></div><p><strong></strong><strong></strong>- UPV Little Theater (UPV Iloilo Campus)</p><p>- UPV Auditorium (UPV Iloilo Campus)</p><p>- GCEB Building (UPV Iloilo Campus)</p><p>- College of Management Building (UPV Iloilo Campus)</p><p>- Front of Oblation Statue (UPV Iloilo Campus)</p><p>- UP Visayas Extension Campus in Antique (Pandan, Antique)</p><p>- St. Anthony&#x27;s College (San Jose, Antique)</p><p>- Guimaras State College - Mosqueda Campus, Exit Gate (Jordan, Guimaras)</p><p>- Colegio Dela Purisima Concepcion (Roxas City, Capiz)</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>UP Cebu</strong></div><p>- Performing Arts Hall </p><p>- AS Conference Hall </p><p>- Community Center (Gymnasium) </p><p>- UP Cebu SRP Main Building</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>UP Tacloban</strong></div><p>- Multi-purpose Building</p><p>- 3rd Floor Library Building</p><div><br/></div><div><strong></strong><strong>UP Mindanao</strong></div><p>- Admin Guard</p><p>- CSM Guard</p>

<p>The campaign from the Ugnayan ng Pahinungod, the university's volunteer service program, was borne out of the recently popularized practice — not a tradition — of breaking pencils used in the UPCAT and "offering" them at the Oblation statue.</p>

The campaign from the Ugnayan ng Pahinungod, the university's volunteer service program, was borne out of the recently popularized practice — not a tradition — of breaking pencils used in the UPCAT and "offering" them at the Oblation statue.

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LIST: Here's where you can drop off your used pencils after UPCAT

Albert Josef Lirio,

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Published Aug 02, 2025 10:22 AM PHT

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