Campus

Pulang Araw visits CMC

November 06, 2024
At the recent visit of the cast and crew of Pulang Araw at the UP Diliman College of Mass Communication (CMC), Professor Emeritus Elizabeth L. Enriquez hailed Pulang Araw as a “landmark production.” The historical drama set during World War II, written by Suzette Doctolero and directed by Dominic Zapata, is a production by the GMA Entertainment Group. It features an ensemble cast led by Alden Richards, Barbie Forteza, Sanya Lopez, and David Licauco, with Dennis Trillo in a pivotal role. The cast and crew of Pulang Araw with Sanchez. Photo by Jerald DJ. Caranza, UP Diliman Information Office Enriquez said an academic journal that she is currently overseeing “will include reviews of Maria Clara at Ibarra and Pulang Araw.” She added that, at the time of writing, they are still waiting for Pulang Araw’s finale so they can write the show’s full review. Enriquez. Photo by Jerald DJ. Caranza, UP Diliman Information Office Visiting CMC in the Pulang Araw: School Tour were Doctolero, Zapata, Licauco, Lopez, and Trillo. They were accompanied by Pulang Araw Executive Producer Shielyn Atienza, Program Manager Edlyn Tallada-Abuel, and Production Designer Edgar Martin Littaua, with GMA Vice President for Drama Cheryl Ching-Sy, and GMA Assistant Vice President for Drama Helen Sese. At the event’s panel discussion, Doctolero explained one of the reasons why she wrote Pulang Araw. “Bakit ko ginawa? Hindi lang dahil sa ako’y ina at may anak ako na gusto ko ang kaniyang kamalayan ay minahal nila ang Pilipinas, at nagpatuloy sila sa pag-aaral ng history, then palagay ko iyong aming tungkulin bilang manggagawa sa telebisyon ay worth it kasi hindi makasarili ang sining,” Doctolero said. In his message at the event, CMC Dean…
Campus

UPMV K9 celebrates 7th anniversary

November 05, 2024
Not even a light drizzle could dampen the spirits of those who came to celebrate with the UP-Metro Manila Development Authority-UP Vanguard, Inc. K9 Corps (UPMV K9) as they turn seven this year. Guests and well-wishers took part in BARKada Festival, a whole-day celebration featuring pet vaccinations, a blood donation drive, and lectures on pet care and disaster preparedness. Pet owners availing of the free anti-rabies vaccination for pets. Photo by Jacelle Isha Bonus, UP Diliman Information Office Among the day’s major events was Bite Back Against Rabies, a free anti-rabies vaccination program for pre-registered pets sponsored by the Philippine Coast Guard Veterinary Service. The UP Vanguard Inc.-Makati Chapter (UPVMC) held a blood donation drive under their annual Luntian at Pula outreach program. The UPVMC is also one of the festival’s major sponsors. Inside the Luntian at Pula blood donation drive. Photo by Jacelle Isha Bonus, UP Diliman Information Office Also featured were pocket lectures from advocacy partners Animal Kingdom Foundation, the PAWssion project, Team Rescue 8, Inc., and Technical Rescue Assistance Unit & Medical Aid (TRAUMA), and the 105th Coast Guard Auxillary Squadron. BARKada Festival is the culmination of a four-day extravaganza that began with Paws and Preparedness, a safety seminar for owners on how to keep themselves and their pets safe during emergencies. This was followed by the two-day obedience workshop Sit Happens! BARKada 2-Day Dog Obedience Workshop. The theme of the anniversary celebrations was Aso ni Juan, Para sa Bayan: Getting Ready for the Big One, presents BARK-kada! A celebration of partnership in Disaster Preparedness. According to UPMV K9 President Elah Tendero, the festival highlight the UPMV K9’s mission to teach pets and handlers as well as the larger UP community on how to be prepared in times of disaster. “We ourselves should always be self-sufficient in times of disaster. And we hope that this program mas marami kayong matutunan,” she said. BARKada Festival was held on Oct. 6.
Students

Lady Maroons Shuttlers is UAAP Season 87 champion

November 04, 2024
The UP Women’s Badminton Team has dethroned the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) Lady Shuttlers with a 3-1 victory at the University Athletics Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 87 Women’s Badminton Tournament Finals. UP Women’s Badminton Team with UP Office for Athletics and Sports Development Director Bo Perasol (right). Photo from the UAAP Media Team Held on Oct. 30 at the Rizal Memorial Badminton Hall in Manila, the UP Women’s Badminton Team brought UP its first gold medal this UAAP season. The five-match final began with a heart-pumping 97-minute first singles match, where UP’s Susmita Ramos succumbed to ADMU’s reigning Most Valuable Player (MVP) Mika De Guzman, 21-18, 8-21, 21-23. Ramos (smashing position) and Libaton in their doubles match. Photo from the UAAP Media Team The second singles match saw eventual MVP Anthea Gonzalez of UP convincingly stopping the five-peat bid of ADMU with an overwhelming win over ADMU’s Maxene Olango, 21-5, 21-7. Gonzalez (smashing position) and Lao in their doubles match. Photo from the UAAP Media Team Leveled at one match each, UP’s Ramos and Dianne Libaton rose to the challenge of retrieving the crown by fending off De Guzman and Althea Ocampo in two sets, 21-13, 21-19, setting up the clinching match for the Lady Maroons Shuttlers. Gonzalez and Kimberly Lao thwarted efforts of Lady Eagles Shuttlers Olango and Feeby Ferrer to level the finals by winning a nail-biting match, 21-19, 21-19, and ultimately winning the gold for the UP Women’s Badminton Team, UP’s 10th women’s badminton championship in the UAAP. (From left) Perasol and Gonzalez. Photo from the UAAP Media Team The Lady Maroons Shuttlers’ last win was during their three-peat run from Season 77 (Academic Year / AY 2014-2015) to Season 79 (AY 2016-2017). “Lahat kami nag-sacrifice para makamit itong kampeonato na ito. Lahat sila binigay iyong puso para makuha nila itong championship na ito, kasi matagal na nilang hindi nakukuha. Lahat nag-work hard para rito, kaya siguro ito iyong reward sa kanila,” said first-year UP Women’s Badminton Team’s head coach Ariel Magnaye. Magnaye was a champion player for the University of Santo Tomas and the National University. (From left) Perasol and the UP Men’s Badminton Team. Photo from the UAAP Media Team For their part, the UP Men’s Badminton Team notched a second runner-up finish with a commanding win over the UST Growling Tigers Shuttlers, three matches to nil. Aside from Gonzalez’s individual award, UP’s Shan Clar was named the Men’s Badminton Rookie of the Year.—With a report…

Research

Preserving Demetillo’s legacy

September 09, 2024
Digitization and Performance of Asian Music Arranged for Guitar Ensemble by Lester Demetillo is a research project fulfilled in honor of the UP Guitar Ensemble founder. This was how the team described the research —a project of the Department of Strings and Chamber Music (DSCM) of the UP Diliman (UPD) College of Music (CMu).                       The research introduced Demetillo as a “distinguished Filipino guitarist and pedagogue who transcribed and arranged countless works for the classical guitar ensemble from both local and foreign music, greatly contributing to the history and practice of classical guitar in the Philippines… rose to prominence when he founded the UP Guitar Ensemble in 1982.” Demetillo. Photo by Jerald DJ. Caranza, UP Diliman Information Office Supported by the UPD Office for Initiatives in Culture and the Arts, the research “aims to digitize,” Demetillo’s handwritten works using a music notation program. These works “will be encoded in batches of 10 to 15 pieces, and each batch will be performed in a dedicated guitar ensemble concert as a means of promoting Filipino classical guitar music while honoring … legacy.” Demetillo addressing the audience. Photo by Jerald DJ. Caranza, UP Diliman Information Office    The first batch of materials showcased in the project were eight Filipino works and five traditional pieces from Japan, Korea, China, Thailand, and Indonesia. The Filipino works are Visayan Caprice and Cavatina by Nicanor Abelardo, Improvisasyon by Augusto Espino, Buligi by National Artist for Music Ryan Cayabyab, Rondo in F by National Artist for Music Antonio Molina, Suite, 2nd Movement by Angel Peña, Tanging Dilag by Rosendo Santos Jr., and Mindanao Orchids by Ramon Tapales. The Asian traditional works are Quartet for Koto and Jūshichigen, 1st Movement by Nagasawa Katsutoshi; Arirang, a Korean folk song; Jasmine Flower, a Chinese folk song; excerpts from Sadhukarn, a Thai traditional music; and Gambangan from Balinese Ceremonial Music by Colin McPhee. At the concert where the first batch of Demetillo’s digitized works were also performed, the distinguished guitarist and composer-recalled the beginnings of the UP Guitar Ensemble and expressed his sentiments forming the group. Demetillo said it was a daunting, “almost an impossible task, especially here in the Philippines, because of the dearth of pieces, because of the dearth of capable teachers.” He began teaching at the DSCM in 1982 after auditioning and being recommended by National Artist for Music Ramon P. Santos who was then-CMu dean. Demetillo continued, “I was so envious with the orchestras, with the Madrigal Singers, with the UP Concert Chorus, and the other groups here. The symphony orchestras and the wind orchestras. Because they could perform so many, you know, kinds of music. So many big repertoires. So why not…
Extension

UPD highlights extension work in symposium

October 02, 2024
Extension work is one of the mandates of UP under Republic Act 9500, otherwise known as the UP Charter of 2008. To celebrate the various extension endeavors of UP Diliman (UPD) personnel, the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Development Office of Extension and Coordination (OEC) held Saliksik Diwa on Sept. 25 at the UPD Institute of Civil Engineering (ICE) David M. Consunji Theater. Attendees of the Saliksik Diwa. Photo by Jefferson Villacruz, UP Diliman Information Office Saliksik Diwa is a symposium that aims to showcase the stories of extension work grantees from a wide range of disciplines, and on how knowledge and best practices have been transformed into concrete action for the benefit of the general public. In his video message, UPD Chancellor Edgardo Carlo L. Vistan II underscored the value of doing extension work and public service. He pointed out that these endeavors are testaments to the University’s way of fulfilling its role as a source of knowledge and a partner in nation building. “In extension work, we are more than just academics; we are drivers of change. We take the insights and innovations of research and breathe life into them in ways that directly impact the well-being of our communities,” Vistan said. Meanwhile, Glecy C. Atienza, PhD, chair of the University Council Committee on Extension Services, commended UPD’s wide-range of extension activities that address the various important and urgent needs of many communities. “Sa isang pag-iisip at sulyap sa mga proyektong nabigyan ng pagkilala sa taong ito, malakas ang alingawngaw na mga taglay nitong Tatak UP—ang dangal, kahusayan, at paglilingkod sa sambayanan. Taglay ito ng lahat ng sangay ng ating pamantasan at buhos-lakas na sinusuhayan ng tanglaw ng dunong at pagsubaybay ng ating pamantasan,” said Atienza. Eight extension work projects funded by the OEC Extension Grant were presented at the symposium, and were divided into two sessions. (From left) OEC Director Eden May B. Dela Peña, Gallardo, Guevarra, Paulino, Jamisolamin, John Francis Sarmenta from the Hemophilia Association of the Philippines for Love and Service, and Research Dissemination Office Director Jhud Mikhail Aberilla. Photo by Jefferson Villacruz, UP Diliman Information Office The morning session consisted of Planning and Assessment for Ugnayan sa Pamayanan ng CHE with Pook Daang Tubo, and Pook Marilag, Barangay UP Campus by Shirley V. Guevarra, PhD, dean of the College of Home Economics (CHE); Treasures of the Santiago Apostol Parish, Betis, Guagua, Pampanga: An Inventory and Catalog Project by Roberto Eliseo G. Paulino, PhD of the UPD Department of Art Studies; Haplos: Panimulang Klase sa Ukelele para sa mga Kababayang may Hemophilia by Solaiman E. Jamisolamin of the UPD Strings and Chamber Music Department; and Validation of DNA Typing Procedures for Handling Exhausted Human Remains…

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