Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines 14°39′17.50″N 121°3′52.09″E

The
 University
 of
 the
 Philippines
 Diliman
 is
 the
 main
 campus
 of
 the
 University
 of
 the
 Philippines
‐
a
system
of
seven
(7)
constituent
universities
that
are
located
in
different
parts
 of
 the
 country.
 Thirty‐nine
 percent
 (39%)
 of
 all
 regular
 UP
 employees
 are
 based
 here
 –
 a
 workforce
that
is
composed
of
1,544
regular
faculty
members,
1,453
administrative
staff
and
 440
 REPS
 [1].
 Forty‐four
 percent
 (44%)
 and
 59%
 of
 all
 UP
 undergraduate
 and
 graduate
 students
 respectively,
 studied
 in
 the
 campus during
 SY
 2011‐2012
 [2].
 The
 UP
 President
 holds
office
in
Quezon
Hall,
the
same
building
where
the
UP
Board
of
Regents
–
the
highest
 policymaking
body
of
the
University,
conducts
its
regular
meetings.
 UP
 Diliman
 was
 envisioned
 as
 a
 residential
 campus
 when
 it
 was
 first
 opened
 in
 February
 1949.

Provisions
were
made
for
student
dormitories
and
staff
housing
given
that
in
the
late
 1940’s
 the
 campus
 was
 a
 remote
 albeit
 idyllic
 place
 to
 study.
 Today,
 more
 than
 60
 years
 later,
the
situation
is
vastly
different
–
the
4th
Congressional
District
of
Quezon
City
where
 the
campus
is
located
is
highly
urbanized
and
decent
affordable
housing
is
difficult
to
find. A
total
of
25,081
students
(undergraduates:
70.2%)
were
enrolled
in
UP
Diliman
during
the
 1st
 semester
 of
 SY
 2013‐2014.
 The
 College
 of
 Engineering
 (5,062)
 has
 the
 largest
 undergraduate
 population
 followed
 by
 the
 College
 of
 Science
 (1,809)
 while
 the
 College
 of
 Education
 (1,248)
 has
 the
 most
 number
 of
 graduate
 enrollees
 followed
 by
 the
 College
 of
 Science
(929)
[3].

In
June
2013,
2,515
out
of
the
3,876
UPCAT
qualifiers
proceeded
to
enroll
 in
 addition
 to
 794
 transferees
 from
 other
 universities
 and
 132
 new
 students
 who
 were
 admitted
via
the
Varsity
Athletics
Admissions
System.

The Diliman community is sometimes referred to as the Diliman Republic and a "microcosm of the Philippines". It is the only university in Metro Manila that has its own jeepney transportation system due to its sheer size. The university also has a congressional franchise to operate two radio stations (AM and FM) as well as a television station. Currently, the university only operates DZUP 1602, a community AM radio station. The campus encompasses a number of residential areas and many students claim a sense of solidarity with the residents of these immediate communities. U.P. Diliman represents the U.P. System in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) and participates in all events. The Fighting Maroonshave perennially placed in the top three in the overall points race of the UAAP. One of the most popular athletic teams in the program is the U.P. Pep Squad, a heavyweight in the annual UAAP Cheerdance Competition. Two of the most-awaited events in the campus are the Lantern Parade, held in the last week before the Christmas break, and the U.P. Fair, held every February. During the Lantern Parade, the individual colleges as well as groups within U.P.D. create Christmas lanterns and floats and parade around the Academic Oval, culminating in a lengthy program held in front of the Amphitheater capped off by a massive fireworks display. In recent years the event has become so popular even outside of UP that media outlets and major Manila television networks regularly send crews to broadcast the event live. The U.P. Fair, organized by the UP Diliman University Student Council, is a week-long event held at the Sunken Garden that features evening music concerts, booths, and amusement park rides. Typically falling during the third week of February, students and youth even from outside the U.P. System flock to the nightly concerts.