(AUG. 8) — A recent study on Filipino women who use contraceptives showed that in the past 10 years, one in every three women relied more on traditional contraceptive methods rhythm and withdrawal than modern methods. The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Working Paper “Ten Years of Traditional Contraceptive Method Use in the Philippines: Continuity […]

A study on the views on aging of Filipina migrants to New Zealand found that some older women have more relaxed beauty standards and still consider themselves successful in their lives. The research “Erasing/Embracing the marks of aging: Alternative discourses around beauty among Filipina migrants” by Michelle G. Ong and Virginia Braun revealed that there […]

(MAY 5)—The Philippine Microsat Program (PHL-Microsat) celebrated the first anniversary of Diwata-1’s launch into space last Apr. 27 with a showcase of space technologies. This includes a live demonstration of the Philippine Earth Data Resource Observation (PEDRO) facility housed at the DOST-Advanced Science and Technology Institute (ASTI). Called Pinoy Showcase of Space Technologies (PSST), the […]

MAR. 30—“Utang natin sa mga ilustradong Filipino ang pagtitipon at pagsusuri ng mga elemento na bumubuo ng ating kaalamang bayan,” ani Dr. Ma. Luisa T. Camagay, kilalang historyador at Professor Emeritus ng Kasaysayan sa UP Diliman Tinalakay ni Camagay sa kanyang pananaliksik, “Kaalamang Bayan: Balon ng Kaalaman ng mga Ilustradong Filipino,” ang interes sa kaalamang […]

(MAR. 27)—The January to June 2017 issue of Humanities Diliman (HD Vol. 14, No. 1) is now available online. The UP Diliman’s (UPD) official internationally-refereed journal in the Arts and Humanities has four articles and two exhibition reviews. The articles are:  “The Celebritization of Pope Francis during His Five-Day Visit to the Philippines” by Gerry […]

They say necessity is the mother of invention. In the case of popular global positioning system (GPS)-based navigation app Waze, frustration and a gift were the seeds that drove its creators to find a better way to navigate the busy streets of Tel Aviv, Israel. Dror Cohen, Ads Product Manager and one of the original […]

The latest issues of UP Diliman’s (UPD) three refereed journals “Humanities Diliman” (Vol. 13 No. 2), “Science Diliman” (Vol. 28 No. 1) and “Social Science Diliman” (Vol. 12 No. 1) are now online. Edited by Dr. Reuben Ramas Cañete, “Humanities Diliman” has six articles: “Ang Talaban ng Pangingibabaw at Pagtutol sa Pangingibabaw sa Manga Tagobilin […]

The UP Institute of Biology (UPIB) in partnership with the Diliman Science Research Foundation and the Philippines Tropical Forest Conservation Foundation launched the book “Mammals of Luzon Island: A Biogeographic Perspective in Evolution, Ecology and Conservation” on Aug. 10 at the UPIB Auditorium. Authored by Dr. Lawrence R. Heaney, Dr. Danilo S. Balete and Eric […]

Pouring outlay into research and development (R&D) should be a sound investment for economic growth. After all, scientific knowledge, when discovered and applied successfully, boosts labor productivity, creates wealth and enhances quality of life. The Philippines followed this premise by increasing budget allocation in the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) by 115.11 percent from […]

In October 2013, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Bohol, killing 28 people and destroying some of the country’s oldest and most iconic churches, including the Church of San Pedro Apostol in Bohol and the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño in Cebu. While no one could have predicted, much less prevented the earthquake, the incident highlighted […]