While gloomy skies greeted students outside the University Theater on Sept. 7, the atmosphere inside was anything but, as more than 2,000 students came together for the annual University Welcome Assembly (UWA). Also livestreamed via the UP Diliman (UPD) Facebook page, the UWA is an annual ceremony organized by the Office of the Vice Chancellor […]

Beginning Academic Year 2026-2027, three qualified UP Diliman (UPD) students will receive assistance through the newly established Philippine Global Explorers (PGE) Gabay Support Grant helping them start the school year with greater financial security and confidence. Thea Angela Magana and James Macky Saludes, both BS tourism students, and Sherleigh Amara Llacer, BS hotel, restaurant, and […]

UP Diliman (UPD) posted a 100% passing rate as six examinees from the College of Education aced the August 2026 Guidance Counselors Computer-Based Licensure Examination. This is the second straight year that UPD registered a 100% passing rate for the said examination. The Professional Regulation Commission announced that 614 out of 930 examinees passed the […]

Part of UP’s mandate as the national university under Republic Act 9500, or the University of the Philippines Charter of 2008, is to uphold universal principles while aligning its international activities with the needs of the Filipino people and the pursuit of social progress and transformation.  This directive is pursued through the UP’s internationalization goals. […]

At least five deserving and qualified incoming Cebuano freshies will have a better start in UP Diliman (UPD) with the establishment of the Sidlak Sugbuanon Foundation, Inc. (SSFI) Scholarship Program. The SSFI is a Cebu-based foundation that provides scholarships to outstanding students from Cebu Province and Cebu City who passed the UPCAT, and/or qualified to […]

Over 3,000 freshmen packed the University Theater on Aug. 24 as UP Diliman (UPD) welcomed the newest batch of Iskolar ng Bayan at the Freshman Orientation Program. Freshmen and transferees for Academic Year 2026-2027 were introduced to the various offices, on-campus facilities, and services available to them at the orientation sessions held in the morning […]

UP Diliman (UPD) earned a 100% passing rate as all 11 of the University’s examinees succeeded at the August 2026 Mechanical Engineers Licensure Examination. According to the Professional Regulation Commission, 1,362 of 3,686 passed the examination given in the National Capital Region, Baguio, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legazpi, Lucena, Pagadian, Pampanga, Rosales, […]

UP Diliman (UPD) has a 100% passing rate at the August 2026 Professional Food Technologists Computer-Based Licensure Examination. Not only did all 34 examinees from UPD passed, eight of them also belonged to the 10 examinees with the highest scores, among them the top rank. Placing first among the successful examinees is Mary Julienne Acompañado […]

UP Diliman (UPD) registered a 100% passing rate as all of its 19 examinees passed the July 2026 Licensure Examination for Interior Designers; in addition, five of them made it to the list of top 10 successful passers. In first place is Diane Kirsten Redeña at the top with an 88.05% rating. She is followed […]

UP Diliman (UPD) posted a 100% passing rate as all 21 of its examinees passed the July 2026 Master Plumbers Licensure Examination. In addition, Michelle Ann Nisperos, who earned a 90.2% rating, ranked fifth among the top passers. The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced that 4,907 of 6,237 passed the examination given in the National […]