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(DEC. 2)— National Scientist and University Professor Emeritus Edgardo D. Gomez, passed away on Sunday night, Dec. 1. He was 81. Gomez was conferred the rank of National Scientist in 2014 “for his outstanding contributions to science particularly his research on marine ecosystems which became the bases for management of and the conservation programs for […]

Prof. Jonathan C. Malicsi, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Linguistics passed away yesterday, Dec. 1. He was 72 years old.

(NOV. 29) — The Philippines supplies more than a quarter of the highly globalized labour market for seafarers. This was mentioned in the study of Prof. Maragtas S.V. Amante, PhD, of the UP School of Labor and Industrial Relations, “Philippine Seafarers in the Rough Seas of the Global Labour Market.” (https://www.psap-parola.org/resources/research/philippine-seafarers-in-the-rough-seas-of-the-global-labour-market/) The recently held international […]

The Japan Foundation and the UP Asian Center are calling for submissions of Japan-related research for the “Japanese Studies in the Philippines: The 2020 Nationwide Research Competition.” The competition is open to Filipino students enrolled in colleges and universities across the Philippines. Winners will receive a five-day all-expenses paid trip to Japan from 24 February to […]

(NOV 28)—UP Diliman was the top performing school in the November 2019 Chemical Engineer Licensure Examinations with five of the College of Engineering Department of Chemical Engineering’s (COE-DCE) graduates making it to the top 10. All 119 COE-DCE graduates passed on their first try, giving UPD a 100 percent passing rate and making it number […]

Women in the Philippines have longer lives compared to men: average age of older Filipino women is 70 while for men, 68 years. They also outnumber the men in old age. Six in 10 of Filipinos aged 60 and over are women. These are some of the findings of the nationwide survey the “2018 Longitudinal […]

On 14 November 2019, Thursday, Dr. Imee Su Martinez, Office of International Linkages Diliman (OIL Diliman) Director welcomed 71 frontline service staff of the University of the Philippines to the first Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Seminar (PDEIS). Martinez recognized the attendees, comprised mostly of administrative staff, as the “spine of the University” and provided an overview […]

(NOV. 21)— One of the most significant characteristics of Asian expressive traditions is the concept of integration, National Artist for Music Ramon P. Santos said. Santos was the closing keynote speaker at the “Rhetoric of Creative Partnership: Conversations on Cross-cultural Exchanges” (Rhetoric), a gathering of performing artists from different countries in Asia on Nov. 15. […]

(NOV. 25)—Artistic collaboration is a bit like a storm. Unpredictable, with flashes of blinding inspiration followed by the rolling thunder of applause. And it often leaves those caught in it transformed. This was Japanese playwright Kentaro Matsui’s experience as he talked about several collaborations with other Asian artists during his opening keynote speech at the […]