(JUN. 13)—LAGUNA, Philippines – Thousands of dead tilapia and bangus were scattered in the fishing zone of Laguna de Bay as a massive fish kill incident occurred in Biñan and Pila Laguna.  Vernan Magundayao, a resident and a fisherman at Biñan said an estimated 500,000 fish have died inside the fish cages while most of […]

(JUN. 3) —Prof. Mitzi Marie Aguilar-Reyes, former director of the University Food Service (UFS), is UP College of Fine Arts’ (UPCFA) new dean effective Apr. 29.  The UP Board of Regents approved Aguilar-Reyes’s appointment at its 1344th meeting on Apr. 29 and will serve as dean until Apr. 28, 2022. Aguilar-Reyes earned both her Bachelor […]

(JUN. 3)  ̶ The Philippines is among the top 10 countries at risk from natural hazards, climate change and high vulnerability for the period 2009 to 2017, where the country placed second in 2014 and third for the years 2011 to 2013 and 2015 to 2017, respectively. These were the findings of the United Nations […]

What’s UP? is a publication of the UP Diliman Information Office under the Office of the Chancellor, UP Diliman. Its editorial office is located at 2/F University Theater (Villamor Hall), Osmeña Avenue, UP Diliman, Quezon City, with telephone numbers 981-8500 loc. 3982/3983, email address upd.ugnayan@gmail.com. What’s UP? accepts announcements of activities and call for papers of UPD academic […]

(MAY 30)⎯Over 20 researches from the School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) were featured in its first student research colloquium, held on May 20 at the University Library Lobby.  The morning session consisted of undergraduate students presenting research proposals while the afternoon session was devoted to graduate-level research.  Two classes were involved. LIS 271 […]

(MAY 30)–Seventy-one faculty members were named UP Scientists of various ranks under the Scientific Productivity System (SPS) in ceremonies at the School of Statistics Auditorium on May 28. The scientists were appointed for the period 2018 to 2020. Of the total appointees, 41 or 57.7 percent (7 Scientist III, 6 Scientist II and 28 Scientist […]

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(MAY 29)—Three theatre experts from UP Diliman (UPD) were among the winners of the 11th PHILSTAGE Gawad Buhay Awards.  The Philippine Legitimate Stage Artists Group (PHILSTAGE) named UP College of Arts and Letters (CAL) faculty members John Carlo Pagunaling and Dexter M. Santos, and University Extension Specialist Barbara Tan-Tiongco as Gawad Buhay awardees in a […]

(MAY 27)—As one of the last large green spaces in Metro Manila, UP Diliman (UPD) is a haven to many different species of animals. It is also a target of people willing to exploit it.  Incidents like the killing of a rare, migratory bird Black Bittern (Dupetor flavicollis) in 2014 that went viral on Facebook […]

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