Our History

The Ugnayan ng Pahinungod/Oblation Corps (UP/OC) was approved by the Board of Regents as the volunteer service program of the University of the Philippines on February 1, 1994. It was formerly launched on February 8 of the same year. Since then, the UP/OC has entered into several partnerships with national government agencies, local government units, state universities and colleges, and non-governmental organizations. It has also responded to requests from different parts of the country for surgical-medical, agricultural, and other missions, assistance in relief and rehabilitation efforts, consultancy services, teaching and tutorials, and training programs. These demands have been met by hundreds of UP/OC's Pahinungods who have come from the ranks not only of students and alumni, but also of faculty and staff. In addition, through the Ugnayan ng Pahinungod's ongoing inventory of voluntarism, many voluntary service activities being undertaken by members of the University community as individuals, organizations, or university units have been made known to and recognized by the University. (Policy on Voluntary Work of UP Faculty and Staff. (1995). UP Gazette, XXVI(1), 22)