Lingg majors gather at 2026 Department Welcome Assembly

On 02 October 2026, the Department of Linguistics held its annual Department Welcome Assembly at the CSSP Health and Wellness Center. The yearly event welcomes new BA, MA, and PhD Linguistics majors and refreshes them on the program’s policies. During the assembly, students delved into life as a Lingg student. 

Asst. Prof. Francisco Rosario, Jr., Department chair, began the event by introducing the department’s faculty and staff, followed by the introduction of the assembly agenda. 

Following Asst. Prof. Rosario’s introduction, Inst. De Pano then introduced the program prospectus, highlighting the Department’s status as a Center of Excellence (COE) in Foreign Languages. He then discussed the department’s projects and relevant events to celebrate linguistic scholarship. For the academics, the expected results, plans of study, required courses, fieldwork activities, and retention policies were presented. 

Answering the question, “Bakit kayo nag-Lingg?”, some Lingg majors shared their reasons for choosing Linguistics as their college degree program. 

Meanwhile, current UP Samahang Linggwistika (UP SaLin) president Rommel Lascano Jr. shared that he has been interested in languages but deepened his interest in Tagalog and English in senior high school, leading him to the program. Gabrielle de la Vega, who recently completed her exchange program through Office of International Linkages Diliman’s Lipad-Aral, shared that she has always been able to easily pick up languages, and her interest in languages in general pushed her to pursue the program. 

Mikah Robles and Jacob Interino, Department representatives to the CSSP Student Council and CSSP FST Council, respectively, both found their way to the program thanks to an interest in words and structures explored while conducting research studies in high school.

Wrapping up the first part of the assembly, program advisers and roles were introduced. After a short break, Asst. Prof. Divine Endriga proceeded with discussing some reminders to keep in mind as UP students, specifically on course enlistment, underloading, appeals, and more academic-related concerns. 

Lingg student organizations, UP SaLin and SparkLingg: The Linguistics Core Group, were given a platform to share their organization’s purposes and goals. SaLin president Lascano presented the organization’s purpose and projects. Meanwhile, respective committee heads of SparkLingg introduced the official student volunteer arm’s projects and committees.

Moving on, Asst. Prof. Endriga discussed life as a Lingg student, introducing opportunities such as exchange programs, as well as notable department events and initiatives: Lingg Month, Asian Culture Fest (ACF), and career talks, among others. 

Before the event concluded, students were able to claim different prizes through games and raffles hosted by Inst. Brian Baran.