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December 15, 2012

Phi Residence Hall Groundbreaking

UP Manila Chancellor Manuel B. Agulto, UP President Alfredo Pascual, Dr. Iman Lat, Dr. Lourdes Capito and PGH Director Jose Gonzales break ground

December 15, 2012
Members of the Phi Kappa Mu Fraternity and Phi Lambda Delta Sorority along with UP Manila Chancellor Manuel B. Agulto, PGH Director Jose Gonzales and UP President Alfredo Pascual held the groundbreaking ceremony for a new student’s residence hall. The residence hall that is to be called the PHI Residence Hall and which will be located beside the main building of the College of Allied Medical Professions, will help ease the burden of UP Manila students in looking for an affordable, safe and convenient home away from home. Continue reading →

August 15, 1933

The Spark of Creation

In 1933, Nicanor Padilla, Jr., Jose Barcelona, Leopoldo Vergel de Dios, and Benito Reverente, then members of the Class of 1936 of the University of the Philippines College of Medicine, initiated the founding of the fraternity. They met with Luis Torres Jr., Jose Barcelona, and Antonio Cañiza of the intern’s class; Nicasio Sahagun of the senior’s class; Enrique Garcia and Victor Nañagas of the lower years. By the time the fraternity was formally created, there were thirty-five charter members.