To clarify matters, the Office of the Vice President for Public Affairs issued a press statement on 11 April 2018, asserting that such perception is unfounded. The University was criticized heavily in social media for not releasing UPCAT 2018 results before these deadlines. This year, several universities and colleges set their deadlines for paying non-refundable reservation fees for first year college slots in March and April 2018. Below is the content of the memo, which is available in PDF format here.
On 16 April 2018, Vice President for Academic Affairs Maria Cynthia Rose Banzon Bautista issued a memorandum to the chancellors, vice chancellors, deans, directors, department chairs, faculty and staff to “provide additional information to facilitate a better understanding of the UPCAT situation”.
