New UP Diliman (UPD) School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) dean, Rhea Rowena U. Apolinario, is the woman with the plan as she leads the SLIS at an important point in the school’s history: coming out of the pandemic and preparing to move to its new permanent home. Apolinario laid out her plans in […]

In a world that puts a premium on flashes of brilliance or moments of triumph, ceremonies that highlight consistent, everyday service are some of the most heartwarming. On June 22, UP Diliman (UPD) celebrated faculty (36), research, extension, and professional staff (REPS, 14), and administrative staff (70) for spending a lifetime serving the university at […]

Sa nakaraang Gawad Tsanselor 2023 (GT 2023), ang pinakatampok na aktibidad sa UP Diliman (UPD) Linggo ng Parangal 2023 (LnP 2023), sinabi ni Tsanselor Edgardo Carlo L. Vistan II na ang salitang tanaw na siyang tema ng LnP 2023 ay nangangahulugan ding pag-asa at tagumpay. Ayon sa Tagapamahalang Komite ng LnP 2023, ang temang Tanaw […]

UP Diliman (UPD) feted its international community and partners in a night of fellowship at the Chancellor’s International Reception 2023 (CIR 2023) on June 21 at the University Theater Lobby. Organized by the UPD Office of International Linkages (OIL-D) for the Office of the Chancellor, the annual CIR is where the chancellor recognizes UPD’s embassy […]

Sa pagdiriwang ng Linggo ng Parangal 2023 (LnP 2023) sa UP Diliman (UPD), kikilalanin at bibigyang-pugay ang mga pararangalang kasapi ng komunidad ng UPD. Ito ay gaganapin mula Hunyo 20 hanggang 23 sa Teatro ng Unibersidad. Ang taunang parangal ay pagkilala sa mga guro, mananaliksik, kawani, mag-aaral, programang pang-ekstensiyon, at organisasyong pangmag-aaral na naghatid ng […]

Lawyer, administrator, educator, and former dean of the UP Diliman (UPD) School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) Vyva Victoria Aguirre passed away on June 12. A woman ahead of her time, Aguirre embodied a distinctive and invaluable set of knowledge and competencies integral to the complex societies of today with four degrees under her […]

UP Diliman (UPD) honored and shed a light on the plight of refugees worldwide with the Philippines’ first ever refugee film festival. In celebration of World Refugee Day on June 20, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees Philippines office (UNHCR) will hold the Philippines’ Refugee Film Festival with the theme, Hope Away From Home. […]

The unions of academic and non-academic personnel of UP Diliman (UPD) separately paid a courtesy call to Chancellor Edgardo Carlo L. Vistan II on June 13 at the Office of the Chancellor. First to meet the chancellor were the officers and some members of the All UP Academic Employees Union (AUPAEU) National and AUPAEU-Diliman together […]

Miguel D. Fortes, PhD, a noted marine scientist and retired professor at The Marine Science Institute (MSI) of the UP Diliman (UPD) College of Science (CS), passed away on April 30. Fortes was widely known for his research on mangroves and seagrasses. According to the MSI, inurnment was held on May 4. Fortes was the […]

Described as the consummate manager in the book At the Helm of UP: Presidential Accents, university professor of the UP Diliman (UPD) College of Business Administration or CBA (now the Cesar E. A. Virata School of Business) and 14th president of the University, Emanuel Valdez Soriano, DBA passed away on April 22. As the executive […]