UP Baguio Economics Society

"𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐮𝐭 𝐚 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠." — 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐞 ✨

The UPB EconSoc wishes all our April birthday celebrants a month filled with unfiltered joy and bright laughter! Remember that you are at the peak of youthfulness and there is nothing else left for you to do but sing, laugh, and sashay the night away! Happy birthday! 💃




Caption by: Darylle Anne C. Bradecina
Pubs by: Jorros Emir Pedragosa

𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖𝐁𝐈𝐓𝐒 𝟑𝟗

𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 | Who pays the price?: Oil prices and the Filipino cost of the oil crisis

The recent conflict in the middle-east between Iran and US–Israel has resulted in the former effectively closing the Strait of Hormuz, a passage where 20% of the world’s supply of oil and liquified natural gas passes. The Philippines imports most of its crude oil, liquid petroleum, and liquified natural gas. Additionally, it imports 98% of its crude oil supply from the Middle East. This event has left the country suffering from rising oil prices, which, in turn, have affected ordinary citizens. Because of the nation’s oil deregulation law, the government cannot influence the oil prices, leaving companies the discretion of passing higher acquisition and import costs to the consumers. Transportation costs increase, goods become more expensive, and the daily cost of living continues to increase. Those in vulnerable sectors, including jeepney drivers and farmers, especially bear the brunt brought by the oil price hike. While efforts are being made by the government, these short-term measures do not address the conundrum of vulnerability and dependence. The country must re-evaluate existing policies, strengthen welfare institutions, and establish a strong national oil industry.

Keywords: Oil crisis, oil deregulation law, transportation costs

Written by: Sasha De Quintos
Pub Mat by: Seyah Villacorta

𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗜𝗦 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗛 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗙𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗢𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗦𝗖𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗦📝

The UP Baguio College of Social Sciences will be hosting its 𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 (𝗦𝗥𝗖𝗦𝗦) 𝗼𝗻 𝟭𝟭 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗦𝗦-𝗔𝗩𝗥. We encourage interested individuals to sign-up in the registration form via scanning the QR Code in the publication material or access the link below:

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Event updates and guidelines will be sent via email for those who have completed the form.

𝐒𝐧𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐈𝐬𝐤𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚 𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐧! 👋

Your UPCAT journey has proven your tenacity and perseverance, marking the beginning of a challenging yet rewarding path to becoming an Iskolar ng Bayan.

Be a Konsensiya ng Bayan that stands with your community with compassion and strength. 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫, 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥. ✊🔥

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Caption by: Darylle Anne C. Bradecina
Pubs by: Allysa Cabingas

: 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀

Anya ngay, Ka-Konsensya!

In light of the 𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐢𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬, including rising fuel costs, fare adjustments, and increasing strain on public transportation systems, many students are experiencing heightened challenges in their daily commute.

Therefore, this #𝗞𝗼𝗻𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀 is launched to assess how students are being impacted in terms of commute, expenses, and overall well-being. All for one focus and one goal–a better and safe academic setting for the College of Social Sciences.

𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐐𝐑 𝐜𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐫 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐬:
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Stay updated by following our official page. For urgent inquiries, please do not hesitate to contact the CSS Committee via email at [email protected].

: 𝗢𝗶𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆: 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝘀🛢️⛽️📈

The Department of Economics and Political Science (DEPS) will present a talk on the ongoing oil price shock in the Philippines amid the US/Israel-Iran conflict on 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟭𝟳, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, 𝟭:𝟬𝟬–𝟯:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗦𝗦-𝗔𝗩𝗥.

𝗔𝘀𝘀𝘁. 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗻 𝗭𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝘁. 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗥𝗲𝗻𝘇 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗶𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗰𝗸, 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀.

Register now by scanning the QR code or accessing the Google Forms here:

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𝘚𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘢 𝘔𝘢𝘥𝘳𝘦 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘱 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘦!? 🫨
𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘢 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘦𝘳?! (𝘰𝘩, 𝘯𝘢𝘶𝘳 😭💀)

Not just any company… 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗦𝗘𝗡 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟯-𝗠𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟯-𝗠𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 — summoned to speak their truths in exactly 𝟭𝟴𝟬 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘀. ☺️

Watch and join as they defend their frameworks, summarize the entire semester in one breath, and pray the timer shows mercy (it won’t). 🤫

ᴡʜᴏ ᴡɪʟʟ ꜱʟᴀʏ? ᴡʜᴏ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴛʀᴀɴꜱᴄᴇɴᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀᴄᴀᴅᴇᴍɪᴄ ʟᴇɢᴇɴᴅ? 🤔

Stay tuned. The lore deepens… ⛰️

𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐮𝐩 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰!
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AGORA Ultimate presents Jazzel Bryce Ramos from the Alliance of Concerned Students (ACS)!

Take the time to thoroughly assess their answers to develop a comprehensive and in-depth understanding of their vision, core principles, and approach in student leadership within the College of Social Science (CSS).

Major Partners
The Management Economics Society
UP Baguio Economics Society

Minor Partner
The Anthropology Organization

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Caption by Alcheim Judibelle Escriba
Publication Materials by Gabriela Leaño

Sierra Madre just dropped a statement… ⛰️

“𝘈𝘬𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘢 𝘔𝘢𝘥𝘳𝘦 🎀 𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘰-𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘬𝘵𝘢𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘬𝘰 🌺 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘢 𝘴𝘢 𝘬𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘬𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘯. 💙” … and suddenly … everyone stops… Mid-scroll. Mid-breath. Mid-thought.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 (𝐃𝐄𝐏𝐒) 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐒 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞, 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞（ｆｉｎａｌｌｙ，　ｆｒｆｒ)🙂‍↕️

𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝘀!

🎟️ DEPS Camp 2026
📅 April 13, 2026
📍 CSS AVR
🕐 01:00 PM – 05:00 PM

𝘚𝘏𝘌 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭. 𝘏𝘌𝘙 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘪𝘭. 𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭? (𝘆𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗶𝗸𝗮𝘄 𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶)

𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐮𝐩 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰!
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What is AGORA?

From its revival as AGORA Debate in 2024 to AGORA Express in 2025, AGORA has evolved into a platform connecting the College of Social Sciences (CSS) students with the aspiring CSS Representatives and their visions for the College.

Now, AGORA Ultimate returns with deeper discourse and expanded segments, continuing its commitment to dialogue, accountability, and meaningful representation.

To know more about AGORA Ultimate, read the details below! Stay tuned for our series of postings.

Major Partners
The Management Economics Society
UP Baguio Economics Society

Minor Partner
The Anthropology Organization

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Caption by Geri Camille Miro
Publication Materials by Gabriela Leaño

With the upcoming Student Council Election (SCE), the Politically Inclined Students of UP Baguio (POLIS-UPB) presents AGORA Ultimate: Elevating Voices Toward the Ascent of Leadership.

Inspired by the Agora of Ancient Greece, which means “an open place of assembly”, this event provides a platform for candidates for CSS Representatives to share their General Plans of Action (GPOA) and Specific Plans of Action (SPOA), articulate their positions on pressing college-wide concerns, and engage in a productive exchange of ideas and perspectives.

More than that, AGORA Ultimate offers students the opportunity to deepen their understanding of the candidates’ platforms and exercise discernment in the electoral process.

Be part of the conversation, the reflection, and the decision-making that will shape the College of Social Sciences.

Major Partners
The Management Economics Society
UP Baguio Economics Society

Minor Partner
The Anthropology Organization

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Caption by Geri Camille Miro
Publication Materials by Gabriela Leaño