(SEPT. 3) ̶ All 20 examinees of the UP College of Social Work and Community Development (CSWCD) passed the August 2019 Board Licensure Examination for Social Work (BLESW), making it the top performing school besting 123 schools. CSWCD alumna Christine Marie V. Dela Cruz notched the 4th place with a grade of 82.40 percent. The […]

(SEPT. 2)—Prof. Mitzi Marie Aguilar-Reyes was affirmed as the 15th College of Fine Arts (CFA) dean by UP Diliman Chancellor Michael L. Tan in a ceremony held on Aug. 29 at the CFA Arts and Design West Hall. At the affirmation rites, Aguilar-Reyes talked about the spirit of “Bayanihan,” a Filipino custom where people from […]

(AGOSTO 27)—Kinilala ng Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (KWF) si Prop. Galileo S. Zafra, PhD bilang isa sa apat na hinirang na bagong Kampeon ng Wika sa “Pammadayaw: Araw ng Gawad 2019” na ginanap ngayong Agosto 27 sa Sentrong Pangkultura ng Filipinas (CCP), Lungsod Pasay. Ayon sa KWF, ang Gawad Kampeon ng Wika (GKW) ay taunang […]

(AGOSTO 27)— “Patuloy na naninindigan ang Sentro ng Wikang Filipino-UP Diliman (SWF-UPD) na dapat panatilihin at palakasin ang wikang Filipino at panitikan bilang asignatura sa kurikulum ng mga kolehiyo at pamantasan. Ang desisyon ng Korte Suprema na pagtibayin ang Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Memo Blg. 20 Serye 2013 ay hindi lang pagkitil sa wika […]

(AUG. 14) – The UP Law Moot Court Team is this year’s overall champion at the recently concluded Asia Cup 2019 International Law Moot Court Competition last Aug. 6 and 7 in Tokyo, Japan. The Team was the country’s sole representative in the international rounds competing against 16 qualified teams. The Team later won over […]

(AUG. 13)—Rachel Angela Penuliar Ferrer, a graduate from the UP Diliman College of Engineering Department of Mining, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (DMMME) topped the nationwide August 2019 Mining Engineer Licensure Examinations held on Aug. 8 with a 91.20 percent rating. Two other UPD DMMME graduates made it to the Top 10. Gian Carlo Masagca Seblos […]

(AUG. 8) – The Philippines’ foremost World War II historian and 2-time UP Diliman Gawad Tsanselor Natatanging Guro recipient Prof. Ricardo Trota Jose, PhD, is among this year’s Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos (Teacher Award). The Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos is the most prestigious career-service award in the academe, military and police sectors that recognizes a […]

(AUG. 7)—Prof. Ferdinand G. Manegdeg is the UP College of Engineering’s 19th dean. Manegdeg’s appointment was approved at the Board of Regents’ 1346th Meeting on Jul. 31. He is set to replace incumbent dean Dr. Rizalinda De Leon and will serve from Sept. 1 to Aug. 31, 2022. He is a Professor of the Department […]

(AUG. 6)— Prof. Giovanni A. Tapang, PhD is the new dean of the UPD College of Science (CS). Tapang, appointed by the UP Board of Regents on July 31 at its 1346st meeting, will serve until July 30, 2022. Tapang is Professor 3 at the National Institute of Physics (NIP). His research interests are in […]

(AUG. 5)—National Artist for Music Raymundo “Ryan” Cipriano P. Cayabyab is one of the five recipients of the 2019 Ramon Magsaysay Awards (RMA). Named after the Philippine’s 7th president, the Ramon Magsaysay Awards (RMA) was established in 1957. It is considered as Asia’s premier prize and highest honor celebrating the “greatness of spirit and transformative […]