68-680: The Alpha Phi Beta Fraternity (also known as ΑΦΒ , Association of Philippine Barristers , or Abogado Para sa Bayan ) is a fraternity based in the University of the Philippines College of Law with no recognized chapters outside University of the Philippines Diliman . The fraternity's membership hails from the College of Law and from pre-law colleges in the campus. 2019 marked the fraternity's 80th Anniversary. It
136-539: A government reorganization plan which included a National Economic Development Authority and submitted it to Congress for their approval. In 1972, the National Economic Development Authority (without the conjunction “and”) was created as the government's central planning body. The first major thrust of the government-wide reorganization effected through Presidential Decree (P.D.) No. 1 issued on September 24, 1972, otherwise known as
204-488: A historical marker was unveiled at the façade of Malcolm Hall as part of the college's centennial celebrations. In his letter to the National Historical Commission, then dean Danilo Concepcion said that the marker was installed to “inscribe in stone” the “significance and impact of the U.P. College of Law to our country’s history as a nation.” Adjacent to Malcolm Hall is Bocobo Hall, which houses
272-474: A low tolerance of pain should not be driven away. Moreover, applicants were not rejected on the basis of not having the social background or financial resources. The fraternity emphasized on recruiting students with a strong middle-class background only. The Charter Members did not come from elitist backgrounds. After the war, the fraternity was reactivated in the UP College of Law which was re-opened at what
340-748: A smarter and more innovative Philippines. The primary functions of the NIC are in the formulation and development of the National Innovation Agenda and Strategy Document (NIASD), the management of the Innovation Fund, the oversight over Innovation Credit and Financing programs through the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas , and in monitoring the Global Innovation Index (GII) ranking of the country. Moreover,
408-702: A unicameral National Assembly as the Legislature. One of the first acts of Quezon administration was to call for a special session of Congress to enact certain laws needed by the government. Under Commonwealth Act No. 2, enacted on December 23, 1935, an advisory body for economic concerns of the Philippines called the National Economic Council was tasked with advising the government on economic and financial matters, and formulate an economic program based on national independence. The president
476-966: Is headed by the president of the Philippines as chairman of the NEDA board, with the Secretary of Socioeconomic Planning as vice-chairman. A number of Cabinet members, the Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas , the Chairperson of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority , the Chief Minister of Bangsamoro , the Secretary of Information and Communications Technology , the Chairman of
544-631: Is one of the three fraternities based in the college, the other two being Sigma Rho fraternity and Scintilla Juris. In October 1939, thirteen students of the University of the Philippines Manila founded the fraternity with the supposed goal of controlling key positions in the campus, particularly the Philippine Collegian editorship and the University Student Council presidency. The founders cited
612-627: Is ranked 251-300 in the QS World University Rankings among all law schools in the world. It is the sole Philippine law school in the list. The main offices and classrooms of the college are located inside Malcolm Hall within the UP Diliman campus in Quezon City . The building is named after Associate Justice George Malcolm , who in 1911 became the first permanent dean of the college. The building itself, one of
680-784: Is the law school of the University of the Philippines Diliman . Formally established in 1911 in UP Manila , it is the third oldest continually-operating law school in the Philippines . Since 1948, it has been based in UP Diliman in Quezon City , the flagship of the UP System 's eight constituent universities. The college also holds extension classes at the Bonifacio Global City campus of UP Diliman in Taguig and
748-633: Is the 17th constituent unit of the UP System and was built at a cost of around P400 million through a donation by SM Investments (SMIC). The campus building is named after Henry Sy , founder of the SM Group of companies as well as former chairman and CEO of SMIC. In September 2021, the college started offering extension classes at the Iloilo City campus of UP Visayas with a pioneer batch of 20 students. UP Law graduated many leading figures in
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#1732772784196816-539: Is the official law review of the college. The Law Student Government is the official student government of the college, while the Bar Operations Commission is an independent constitutional body created in February 2009 that handles the holistic support system the college provides its bar candidates during the bar season. Students who obtain a grade point average of at least 2.0 are inducted into
884-518: The Iloilo City campus of UP Visayas . UP Law is noted for having produced the largest number of bar topnotchers and maintaining one of the highest bar passing rates among law schools in the Philippines. It was George Malcolm who had first proposed the establishment of the College of Law within the University of the Philippines system. However, the Board of Regents of the University of
952-575: The Philippine Supreme Court , the first acting Dean of the college, eventually declined to take on the position full-time. He was thus replaced by Malcolm, who served until his appointment as an Associate Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court in 1917. In 1964, the University of the Philippines Law Center was established as an agency attached to the college of law, the University of the Philippines Law Center
1020-722: The Subic–Clark Area Development Corporation , and the National President of the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines are members of the NEDA Board. The agency is currently headed by Secretary Arsenio Balisacan since June 30, 2022. On November 15, 1935, the Commonwealth of the Philippines was inaugurated with Manuel L. Quezon as president, Sergio Osmeña as vice president, and
1088-546: The Supreme Court , four Integrated Bar of the Philippines national presidents, three deans of the UP College of Law, six The Outstanding Young Men of the Philippines awardees, two The Outstanding Filipino Awardees , and 19 justices of the Court of Appeals . Notable members include: University of the Philippines College of Law The University of the Philippines College of Law (often referred to as UP Law )
1156-436: The February 1986 revolution, Executive Order (EO) No. 5 was issued by President Corazon C. Aquino, directing a government-wide reorganization to promote economy, efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of public services. On July 22, 1987, EO 230 was issued reorganizing the NEDA. The implementation of this EO was completed on February 16, 1988, when NEDA commenced operations under its reorganized setup. The present form of
1224-663: The First Congress of the Philippines enacted Republic Act No. 51, which allowed the President of the Philippines to reorganize the Executive Branch of Government as he sees fit within one year of its enactment. President Manuel Roxas, subsequently, amended the Administration Code of 1917 by issuing Executive Order No. 94, s. 1947. The Executive Order made the President of the Philippines the head of
1292-460: The Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (per Section 124 of Republic Act No. 7653, approved June 14, 1993) have since been included in the Board. On April 22, 2006, the NEDA Board was reconstituted through Administrative Order (AO) No. 148, adding eight new members and replacing five original members. Under EO No. 230, s. 1987 (Reorganizing NEDA), the President may revise the membership of
1360-547: The Institute of Human Rights, the Institute of International Legal Studies, and the Institute of Judicial Administration. To "popularize" the law, the Law Center conducts programs in legal literacy and street law ("practical law") in cooperation with non-governmental organizations (NGOs), student organizations, and the local barangays. Extension programs happen in the form of barangay legal education seminars to reach
1428-502: The Integrated Reorganization Plan (IRP), was the provision for an integrated organizational complex for development planning and program implementation to correct the deficiencies of the system then existing. The IRP identified these deficiencies as: (1) the dispersal of planning functions among several economic planning bodies and ad hoc councils; (2) the lack of effective coordination among economic bodies; (3)
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#17327727841961496-477: The Law Center. UP Law has been ranked as " still the best law school in the Philippines" by the Legal Education Board in its ranking of top performing law schools in 2015 based on cumulative performance of law schools in the 2012, 2013 and 2014 Bar examinations . It was likewise the country's top performing law school, with a passing rate of 89.73%, in the 2015 bar exams. Since 2019, UP Law
1564-611: The Movement for a Democratic Philippines, an alliance of Kabataang Makabayan and other sectoral national democratic organizations, which was responsible for the First Quarter Storm . A year later, another member of the fraternity led the students in barricading the campus during the Diliman Commune . As one of the older fraternities together with Alpha Phi Omega , Sigma Rho Fraternity , and Upsilon Sigma Phi ,
1632-690: The NEDA Board Executive Committee (ExCom), and reconstituting the ICC. As stated in the said AO, the NEDA Board ExCom shall have the following powers and functions: The Board is assisted by seven (7) Cabinet-level Inter-agency Committees: Further, Section 34, Article VII of Republic Act 11054: Bangsamoro Organic Law, provides that the Chief Minister of the Bangsamoro Region shall be an Ex-Officio Member of
1700-529: The NEDA Board on matters concerning the Bangsamoro Region. The National Innovation Council (NIC; Filipino : Pambansang Konseho sa Inobasyon ) is the Philippine government's highest policy-making body for national innovation development. It was established to develop the country's innovation goals, priorities, and long-term national strategy established by virtue of Republic Act No. 11293 or
1768-499: The NEDA Board whenever necessary through an administrative or memorandum order for the Board to effectively perform its functions. Pursuant to said EO and to streamline the decision-making process in the bureaucracy, including the NEDA Board and the Investment Coordination Committee (ICC), the President issued Administrative Order (AO) 8, s. 2017 reconstituting the NEDA Board, reactivating and reorganizing
1836-532: The NEDA Board. Previous members of the Board included: the Secretaries of Health, Foreign Affairs, and Agrarian Reform (per Memorandum Order No. 164, dated March 21, 1988); the Secretary of Science and Technology (per Memorandum Order No. 235, dated May 19, 1989); and the Secretary of Transportation and Communications (per Memorandum Order No. 321, dated September 26, 1990). However, the Secretary of Energy (per Republic Act No. 7638, approved December 9, 1992) and
1904-516: The NEDA was organized by President Corazon C. Aquino on July 22, 1987, through EO 230. It defined the composition of the NEDA Board and the Secretariat and its powers and functions, the powers and functions of the Authority and its committees. On July 26, 1994, President Fidel V. Ramos signed Memorandum Order No. 222 which reactivated the NEDA Board Executive Committee and mandating that
1972-630: The National Economic Council. During his administration, President Carlos P. Garcia saw the need to create a new office in charge of the supervision of government corporations, which he called the National Development Authority. President Garcia asked Congress to enact such a law during his 1958 State of the Nation Address. When Congress finally passed the law creating the National Development Authority, President Garcia disagreed with its limited powers, thus vetoing
2040-799: The Order of the Purple Feather, the official honor society of the law college. Among the student-organized organizations in the college are the Schola Juris Vespertina, composed of evening students, UP Women in Law, composed of female law students, and the Paralegal Volunteers Organization, composed of student volunteers who perform paralegal work for underprivileged and under-represented sectors of society. Several fraternities and sororities operate within
2108-707: The Philippine Innovation Act of 2018. It is headed by the president of the Philippines as chairman of the NIC, with the Secretary of Socioeconomic Planning as vice-chairman. The NIC is operationalized by an Executive Director who also leads the National Innovation Council Secretariat which is housed under the National Economic and Development Authority. It provides strategic foresight, funding, capacity building, and policy coordination initiatives for
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2176-869: The Philippine National Bank, the President of the National Development Company, the President of the Manila Railroad Company, Mr. Joaquin M. Elizalde, Hon. R.J. Fernandez, Mr. Wenceslao Trinidad, Mr. Vicente Madrigal, Hon. Francisco Varona, Mr. Ramon Soriano, Hon. Vicente Singson Encarnacion, Hon. Rafael R. Alunan and Hon. Manuel Roxas. The council was organized into eight committees: (1) Committee on agriculture and natural resources, (2) industry, (3) foreign trade and tariff, (4) domestic trade, (5) transportation and communication, (6) taxation, (7) labor and immigration, and (8) banking and finance. The first act of
2244-545: The Philippines had initially resisted the proposal. Malcolm thus arranged for the Manila YMCA to offer law courses, which commenced in 1910. Malcolm acted as the Secretary of these law courses. Within a year, the Board of Regents relented and the University of the Philippines adopted these classes by formally establishing the College of Law on January 12, 1911. The college was formally opened in with fifty (50) Filipino and American students. Justice Sherman Moreland of
2312-485: The Third Republic until the declaration of Martial Law on September 23, 1972. The need for an office in charge of national development was revived during the administration of President Ferdinand E. Marcos. In his 1970 State of the Nation Address, Marcos said the administrative machinery of government must be restructured and revitalized to meet the challenge of change and development. Marcos, thereafter, crafted
2380-485: The UP Diliman campus. In 1998, a UP student died following a hazing conducted by members of the fraternity, some of which were later imprisoned. In 1999, members of the fraternity were mauled by members of Sigma Rho Fraternity. The next year, a member of the fraternity was knifed and killed by members of Sigma Rho in front of the UP Law Center. There was also another reported instance of a rumble with Sigma Rho in
2448-527: The United States and other Asian countries were integrated into the curriculum. Students were introduced to basic principles of Roman civil law , English common law , and other international legal systems. In 1988, the college launched a core-elective curriculum , permitting law students to enroll up to twenty (20) percent of their total academic load for elective subjects. The effort was made to incorporate specializations in legal education. In 1989,
2516-425: The University of the Philippines Law Center. The Law Center was established in 1964 as an agency attached to the College of Law, for the purpose of conducting continuing legal education programs, as well as legal research and publications. The Law Center is the university center for legal publishing, legal research, and law conferences. It is composed of 4 Institutes, namely, the Institute of Government and Law Reform,
2584-728: The Vice-Chair, and the following as members: the Executive Secretary of the Office of the President, and the Secretaries of the Departments of Budget and Management, Finance, Energy, Human Settlements and Urban Development, Public Works and Highways, and Transportation. The Chairperson of the Mindanao Development Authority and Deputy Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas are also members of
2652-485: The age of 27 shortly after being imprisoned during the Marcos Regime . The nationwide competition is composed of a series of contests that are open to high school and college students. Based on police investigations from 1991 to 1994, the fraternity was involved in a total of 24 reported violent incidents (which involve weapons such as clubs, explosives, bladed weapons, among others) between student organizations in
2720-556: The bill sent to him as he mentioned in his 1959 State of the Nation Address In 1960, Congress passed a law, which changed the composition of the National Economic Council through Republic Act No. 2699 enacted on June 18, 1960. The law increased the council's membership by including the Secretary of Commerce and Industry and granting the minority party representation in the membership of the National Economic Council. The council would continue to perform its functions throughout
2788-742: The campus. Members of the Alpha Phi Beta are called "Lords" and its membership is known as the "Roster of Lords". The head of the fraternity is called the "Lord Chancellor". In student leadership, the Roster of Lords include 22 Philippine Collegian editors-in-chief, nine Philippine Law Journal editorial board chairpersons, eight Philippinensian editors-in-chief, nine Philippine Law Register editors-in-chief, seven University Student Council chairpersons, and four Law Student Government presidents. The fraternity has also produced 31 Philippine Bar Examination topnotchers, seven Senators , six justices of
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2856-401: The college conducts Mandatory Continuing Legal Education programs for the members of the Philippine Bar, consisting of a series of seminars on various aspects of the legal and judicial profession offered throughout the year. The college also hosts various conferences, fora, colloquia and workshops, which serve as formal and informal channels of communication, information, and education provided by
2924-509: The college followed a revised model law curriculum adopted by the Philippine Department of Education. The program composed of 51 subjects (124 academic units) which took effect in 1990. It offered additional non-bar subjects such as legal profession, legal ethics, legal counselling, legal research, and legal writing. In recognition of the college as "the country’s premier institution in providing quality legal education" and in honor of its "significant contributions to national development since it
2992-401: The college has the lowest admission rate among Philippine law schools. The criteria for admissions include the aggregate of weights assigned to an applicant's scores in the Law Aptitude Examination and undergraduate General Weighted Average (GWA), in addition to the scores obtained during an in-person interview with the admissions committee composed of faculty members. Through the Law Center,
3060-401: The college including Alpha Phi Beta fraternity (which produced Chief Justice Reynato Puno ). National Economic and Development Authority The National Economic and Development Authority ( NEDA ; Filipino : Pambansang Pangasiwaan sa Kabuhayan at Pagpapaunlad ) is an independent cabinet-level agency of the Philippine government responsible for economic development and planning. It
3128-425: The composition of the National Economic Development Authority. In 1973, the National Economic Development Authority was dissolved by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 107, s. 1973. The Presidential Decree created the National Economic and Development Authority (now, with the conjunction “and”), which absorbed the National Economic Development Authority as mandated in the 1973 Constitution. On March 12, 1986, after
3196-409: The council was to survey and adopt plans for an effective utilization and conservation of our natural resources. The council also undertook a study, in cooperation with the National Development Company and Metropolitan Water District, on the potential of waterpower resources which eventually led to the enactment of Commonwealth Act No. 120, creating the National Power Corporation. After World War II,
3264-673: The country's political history, including former Philippine presidents Manuel A. Roxas , José P. Laurel , Elpidio Quirino , and Ferdinand E. Marcos ; incumbent Senators Franklin Drilon , Sonny Angara , Koko Pimentel , Francis Pangilinan , Richard J. Gordon , and Pia Cayetano ; and prominent jurists such as former chief justices Pedro Yap , Querube Makalintal , Enrique Fernando , Teresita de Castro , Maria Lourdes Sereno , Reynato S. Puno , Hilario Davide Jr. , Marcelo B. Fernan , Ramon Aquino , Felix V. Makasiar , Fred Ruiz Castro , César Bengzon , Ricardo Paras , and José Yulo . The Philippine Law Journal , first published in 1914,
3332-527: The country. It contains the largest and most up-to-date collection of Philippine legal materials as well as foreign statute and case books and various law journals. The library is open to U.P. law students and professors. It is also available to non-UP law students subject to proper identification and payment of library service fees. Several of the classrooms in Malcolm Hall are named after prominent graduates and faculty members, such as Ambrosio Padilla , Bienvenido Ambion , and Violeta Calvo-Drilon . In 2013,
3400-430: The decisions of the NEDA Board Executive Committee shall be final, executory and binding upon the NEDA Board. On July 27, 1992, President Ramos signed Republic Act No. 7640, which constituted the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Committee (LEDAC). The LEDAC serves as a consultative and advisory body to the President as the head of the NEDA and gives advice on certain programs and policies, which are essential to
3468-410: The fraternity to expand and recruit members deemed with early potential. Moreover, the scholastic standing rule was relaxed. During the Marcos administration , many members of the fraternity fought for the cause of democracy, most notable of which is Abraham "Ditto" Sarmiento Jr. who was editor-in-chief of the Philippine Collegian at the time. Another member of the fraternity was the first chairman of
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#17327727841963536-404: The fraternity was again involved in a series of altercations with Sigma Rho for which the two fraternities reportedly kept score of attacks and retaliations. The next year, the fraternity was involved in a physical confrontation and car chase with Upsilon Sigma Phi. The latter three fraternities, in addition to Alpha Sigma and Scintilla Juris, are considered to have the longest traditional rivalry in
3604-400: The fraternity was still perceived as part of the bourgeoisie class by the more radical left. They were also identified with the Marcos Right. Those serving the administration include Gerardo Sicat as National Economic and Development Authority Director-General and concurrent Minister of Economic Planning and Reynato Puno as Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Justice . Before the end of
3672-436: The fraternity were drafted and filed with the University Council Committee on Student Organizations and Activities. Shortly thereafter, the committee granted recognition to the fraternity. Charter member and nationalist-historian Renato Constantino wrote the fraternity motto which would also serve as its guiding philosophy. During the early years, a weighted grade average of 1.75 was the prime qualification for an invitation into
3740-418: The fraternity's role in "shaping the future stewards of the University, and in providing a podium for the sonorous voices of the Filipino youth." From 2016, the fraternity has held the annual Ditto Sarmiento Essay Writing Competition in commemoration of the young campus journalists who died in the fight for press freedom during the martial law era. The competition honors Abraham "Ditto" Sarmiento Jr. who died at
3808-401: The fraternity. To test the neophytes' commitment to the fraternity's ideals of surrender of individuality to the group's interests and absolute obedience to the majority's decision, they were made to undergo tests of skill and humility. In contrast with other fraternities' beliefs that severe physical tests ensured fraternal bonds, physical hazing was not encouraged on the belief that those with
3876-447: The grassroots level. Henry Sy Sr. Hall opened in 2016 and houses the UP Bonifacio Global City campus. It serves as a satellite unit of UP Diliman. Located at the Bonifacio Global City district in Taguig , the campus hosts classes of the College of Law, and graduate courses and professional degree programs of other academic arms of UP Diliman, such as the Virata School of Business and the School of Statistics. The nine-level structure
3944-426: The millennium, the fraternity produced three bar topnotchers, one student regent, five chairpersons of the University Student Council, 15 councilors of the USC, eight college representatives, one editor-in-chief of the Philippine Collegian, and eight staff members of the Philippine Collegian. In 2013, President Benigno Aquino III recognized the fraternity for being at the forefront of the UP student movement, praising
4012-420: The need of the students to mobilize in response to the second election under the 1935 Constitution of the Philippines , President Manuel L. Quezon's plans for a "one-party" government, and the looming threat of a possible war in the pacific . The Charter Members were: Then-professor Ambrosio Padilla was the Charter Adviser of the newly founded fraternity. By November 1939, the constitution and by-laws of
4080-415: The oldest in the Diliman campus, was designed by the noted architect Juan M. Arellano . It was built under the supervision of the construction firm Pedro Siochi and Company. It was erected shortly before the Japanese invasion of the Philippines during World War II. Malcolm Hall also houses the University of the Philippines Law Library, formally known as Espiritu Hall. It the largest academic law library in
4148-442: The previous year. Like the majority of law schools in the country, UP used to provide the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), a standard four-year law program covering all subjects in the bar exams, until the change to J.D. was made in order to reflect more accurately the U.P. law program being a "professional as well as a post baccalaureate degree." The college has relaunched its Master of Laws program in August 2019. At an average of 8%,
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#17327727841964216-399: The realization of the goals of national development. The powers and functions of NEDA reside within the NEDA Board. The NEDA Board is the country's premier socioeconomic development planning and policy coordinating body, responsible for developing the social and economic policies, plans, and programs of the government. The Board is composed of the President as the Chair, the NEDA Secretary as
4284-402: The same year. In 2011, a member of the fraternity was attacked near his house during a series of clashes with the Alpha Sigma fraternity. The following year, the two fraternities were involved in another brawl. In 2013, the fraternity was implicated in a rumble with Beta Sigma. In 2016, the fraternity was involved in a fight with Sigma Rho Fraternity during the UP Law Bar Operations. In 2017,
4352-409: The weak link between plan formulation and program execution; (4) the need to improve the capacity for sectoral and regional planning. The decree merged the National Economic Council and the Presidential Economic staff, created by Executive Order No. 8, s. 1966, and renamed it to the National Economic Development Authority. President Marcos subsequently issued Presidential Decree No. 1-A which delineated
4420-400: Was authorized to appoint its respective members with the consent of the Commission on Appointments of the National Assembly. The year following its creation, the National Economic Council was organized on February 14, 1936, composed of its inaugural members – the Secretary of Finance (who served as chairman), the Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce, the chairman of the Board of Directors of
4488-768: Was created to conduct continuing legal education programs, as well as legal research and publications. In the 1960s up to the 1980s, the four-year law program consisted of one-hundred-twenty-two (122) units which emphasize the eight bar subjects listed in the Revised Rules of Court: civil law, criminal law , remedial law, legal ethics and legal forms, commercial law, political law, tax law, labor law, public corporation and public officers, and international law. The program also included non-bar subjects such as legal history, legal bibliography, statutory construction, jurisprudence, trial techniques, thesis and legal research, legal medicine, and practice court. In addition to Philippine laws and jurisprudence, foreign legal materials from Spain,
4556-403: Was founded in 1911," President Benigno Aquino III declared 2011 as the "University of the Philippines College of Law Centennial Year" and authorized, among others, the creation of commemorative stamps by the Philippine Postal Corporation . The college first conferred the Juris Doctor (J.D.) on its April 2008 graduates, after a change in degree title was approved by the U.P. administration
4624-441: Was left of the Cancer Institute and the College of Engineering buildings in the Manila campus. Members Adriano Garcia, Arturo Atienza, Renato Constantino, Bienvenido Ejercito, and Benedicto Balderama, who also formed the Board of Editors of the Philippinensian from 1942 to 1946, spearheaded the reactivation. During this time, the fraternity's constitution was amended to allow admission of students still in their pre-law courses to allow
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