1996 UAAP Opening

UAAP Opening 1996 
Date : July 13, 1996
Host : De La Salle University
Location : Rizal Memorial Coliseum
List of colleges participated :

Ateneo de Manila University
University of the East
University of the Philippines
Far Eastern University
Adamson University
University of Sto Tomas
National University
De La Salle University

Muses : 

Ateneo de Manila University : Not Listed
University of the East : Not Listed
University of the Philippines : Not Listed
Far Eastern University : Not Listed
Adamson University : Not Listed
University of Sto Tomas : Not Listed
National University : Not Listed

Note : THE University Athletic Association of the Philippines kicked off to an auspicious start last July 13, with host school De La Salle University unveiling the 59th rah-rah-rah season with an impressive,  Mind-bending "palabas" at the Araneta Coliseum. DLSU chose to do it with a high-tech and futuristic ambience with a presentation complete with lasers, pyrotechnics and cyber effects to dramatize this year's theme- "The New Generation of Sports Excellence." Curiously enough, the traditional parade of athletes was reformatted so that only the school mascots, the muses, the team captains and the school emblems took the long walk around the hardcourt amid the applause and cheers of the crowd estimated at 25,000. But what a cavalcade it was. The mascots, prepared by the member schools themselves, were a big hit and stole the early afternoon away. For UE, it was a Warrior complete with tribal threads and swags. For UST, FEU and Adamson, it was a Golden Tiger, a Tamaraw and a Falcon, respectively. NU opted to bring in a living, breathing, drooling Bulldog but Ateneo had no mascot because their eagle- a vet- eran of UAAP ceremonies past -had reportedly gone across the creek so to speak, as an endangered specie.

Champion : University of Sto Tomas 17th titles
Runner-Up : De La Salle University