(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 […]

Lowering of corporate income tax from the current rate of 30 percent to 25 percent can further promote domestic and foreign investments in the Philippines, said UP School of Economics (UPSE) professor Dr. Stella Luz A. Quimbo. Her proposal is based on the results of her research “A Review of Corporate Income Tax Policy in […]

(Jul. 21)— The latest of issue Science Diliman, a Philippine Journal of Pure and Applied Science, is now online. The current issue features three articles, one short communication and a review. The first article “Simple Sequence Repeat Analysis of Selected NSIC-registered Coffee Varieties in the Philippines” discusses the simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers to distinguish […]

The latest issue of “Social Science Diliman,” (SSD/Vol. 12, No. 1) is now available online. Edited by Dr. Ma. Mercedes G. Planta, issue has three articles, historical notes, two book reviews and two essays of tribute to the Faculty Center. In her notes, Planta says SSD has brought together “works on education, language and history.”  […]

(JUL. 4)—The latest issue of the official internationally-refereed journal of UP Diliman in the Arts and Letters cluster has six articles, namely: “Ang Talaban  ng Pangingibabaw at Pagtutol sa Pangingibabaw sa Manga Tagobilin sa Manga Dalaga ni Antonio Maria Claret (Dominance and Defiance in Antonio Maria Claret’s Manga Tagobilin sa Manga Dalaga) by Pauline Mari […]