The UP Diliman College of Social Work and Community Development (CSWCD) conducted a five-day seminar on area development studies for Japanese students where they were able to experience the life and realities of Philippine communities. A delegation from the Nihon Fukushi University (NFU) Graduate School of International Social Development participated in the Philippine Seminar on […]

The UP Fighting Maroons Men’s Basketball Team (UPMBT) and the Women’s Basketball Team (UPWBT) scored a double win against the University of the East (UE) Warriors in Season 87 of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) basketball tournament. The UPMBT held off the late comeback attempt of the UE Red Warriors, 81-71, to […]

UP Diliman (UPD) earned a 100% passing rate when all six examinees passed the September 2024 Librarians Computer-Based Licensure Examination (LLE). Two of them also landed in the second and 10th spot. Alexis Obiena ranked second with an 89.60% rating. He is followed by Mark Lester Estepa who ranked 10th with an 87.40% rating. Other […]

The UP Health Service (UPHS) turned 95 this September, and during its anniversary week, the UPHS introduced to the public several of its new services. Launched at a program held on Sept. 9 at the UPHS lobby were: partnership with the Ugnayan ng Pahinungod (Pahinungod) for student counseling, expanded mental health services, and a new […]

The keynote message of Robert E. A. Borje, vice chairperson and executive director of the Climate Change Commission, emphasized to local government leaders the impacts of climate change on lives and the environment, and community response towards resiliency. According to its website, the Climate Change Commission is the “lead policy-making body of the government tasked […]

The UP Fighting Maroons Men’s Basketball Team (UPMBT) won its opening game in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 87 men’s basketball tournament against the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) Blue Eagles, 77-61. The Fighting Maroons and Blue Eagles match up, popularly known as The Battle of Katipunan, was the lone game […]

UP Diliman (UPD), through the Electrical and Electronics Engineering Institute (EEEI) of the UPD College of Engineering (COE), signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/Philippines to set up another laboratory on campus, the Open Radio Access Network (RAN) Laboratory. According to the EEEI, the Open RAN Laboratory […]

Esteemed Filipino archaeologist Victor J. Paz, PhD has gone to rest with his forefathers and foremothers. A professor at the UP Diliman (UPD) School of Archaeology (SA), Paz passed away on Sept. 7. He served as director of the UP Archaeological Studies Program (ASP), now SA, from 2002 to 2012. Paz was the founding editor […]