(SEPT. 4) —The University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons survived the very gritty Far Eastern University (FEU) Tamaraws, 61-55, Wednesday at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum. Both teams struggled in the first couple of minutes, shooting blanks on both ends. But FEU’s Kenneth Tuffin and UP’s Jun Manzo helped them shake off opening game jitters by […]

(SEPT. 4) — The UAAP (University Athletics Association of the Philippines) Season 82 formally opened on Sept. 1 at the Araneta Coliseum with a futuristic-themed ceremony showcasing spectacular light shows, parade of athletes and energetic performances of student performers and top local bands. Organized by host Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU), the UAAP Season 82’s […]

(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)—Andryx Lyndon Martinez, a graduate of the College of Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering, ranked 8th in the August 2019 Mechanical Engineer Licensure Examination with a 93 percent rating. Martinez is among the 73 examinees from UP Diliman who passed, giving the University a 97.33 percent passing rate and making it one of the […]

(SEPT. 2)—Students of the College of Engineering (COE) now have somewhere to escape to when they want a break from their hectic studies with the inauguration of the 24/7 Study Area (SA) and the Student Wellbeing (SWELL) Room on Aug. 29 at the COE ground floor. 24/7 Study Area. Located at the ground floor of […]

(AUG. 20)—Students, staff and faculty in UP Diliman staged a protest in response to a call against the entry of military personnel on campus on Aug. 20.  Dubbed “UP Day of Walkout and Action,” mobilization began as early as the night before (Aug. 19), with the hashtag #DefendUP and #UPWalkout appearing on Twitter Philippine trends […]

(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)—UP Diliman (UPD) welcomed more than 2,000 freshmen, graduate students and transferees at the University Welcome Assembly (UWA) held from Jul. 30 to 31 at the UP Film Center. UWA, formerly known as the Freshmen Welcome Assembly, is a yearly tradition organized by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs (OVCSA) to […]

(JUL. 26)–The UP Men’s Basketball Team (UPMBT) completed a 5-game sweep to capture the 2019 Buddha’s Light International Association (BLIA) Cup’s title in Kaohsiung Arena in Taiwan on Jul. 21. UPMBT won over Taiwan’s Chien Hsin University of Science and Technology in the finals, 97-93, behind the heroics of Kobe Paras and Jun Manzo in […]