Originally held annually at the university’s Freedom Park, the University of Los Baños (UPLB) February Fair will now be streamed via Facebook Live on UPLB Feb Fair’s page on Feb. 28 from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

“Due to the unfortunate circumstances brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s FebFair [sic] will have a different approach. We will be implementing and celebrating the said event in an online setting and all performances, as well as political advocacies, will happen on a single day,” UPLB All Student Councils’ Assembly (ASCA) said in a promotional letter.

According to the UPLB Perspective website, the theme of the Feb Fair this year will be “Balik-Tanaw,” which aims “to reflect on the event’s roots through the striking similarities to the socio political [sic] climate of today” and the events that lead to the creation of Feb Fair. UPLB All Student Councils Assembly (ASCA), who has been hosting the said event since September 1972, decided to push through such an event to continue half a century-long tradition.

According to UPLB, the beneficiaries for this year’s Feb Fair will be the UPLB students who will need assistance for the incoming semester of AY 2020-2021.

“Additionally, some annual activities such as the singing competition Star in Carillion, hosted by UPLB Development Communicators’ Society, Inc. (DCS), will be held online on February 27. Titled “SIC 18 Natatangi Ka: A Benefit Concert,” his event will function more as a benefit concert, in cooperation with Christian Foundation for Persons with Disabilities, Inc,” the statement said.

According to THE UPLB ASCA, the hosting of the event was due “in line with the student councils’ mandate to develop social awareness and responsibility geared towards the development of a nationalistic spirit rooted in democratic principles.”