The UP Deanship Selection Process and the Continuing Value of Collegiality in Decision-Making Politicizing deanships: UP Chancellor questions political appointments of deans UP Beloved is in trouble Cheap politics at UP? Controversy hounds choice for new UP business school dean CHED Chairman De Vera denies ‘irregularities’ in selection of UP Deans An appeal to the UP […]

(NOV. 27)—Holiday celebrations in UP Diliman (UPD) will begin on Nov. 29, 5 p.m. not at the Oblation Plaza where it’s traditionally held, but at the Carillon Plaza, amid a backdrop of soaring birds. Entitled “Pag-iilaw Para sa Pasko,” the Christmas lights of all the major buildings on campus are switched on for the first […]

(OCT. 14)—UPD personnel with diabetes can now avail of Metformin for free from the University Health Service (UHS). UHS Acting Director Jesusa Catabui, in memorandum JTC-25-2019 issued on Oct. 10, stated that the medication will be available at the UHS Public Health Unit until supplies last.  “The only prerequisite is an updated prescription from your […]

(Oct. 14)—“Fashion design is architecture: It is a matter of proportions.” JJ Aquino, an architect and  fashion designer, shared this quote from Coco Chanel at his presentation for “Space + Silhouette,” the second installation in the activity series of this year’s Diliman Science and Society Month on Oct. 11 at the College of Architecture. With […]

(OCT. 4) — “If life is beautiful, it should be a rainbow,” said keynote speaker Dr. Leticia Peñano-Ho, former UP College of Education dean and Professional Regulation Commission 2019 Outstanding Psychologist, to more than a hundred participants who attended the “Celebrate Life 2019” forum on Sept. 30 at the School of Economics Auditorium. Celebrate Life […]

(SEPT. 23)—A museum and memorial dedicated to honor the memory of the victims of the state violence and oppression during President Ferdinand E. Marcos’s Martial Law will be built inside the UP Diliman campus infront of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) building. Named “Freedom Memorial Museum,” the flagship project of the Human Rights Violations […]

(SEPT. 4)—Experts from the College of Engineering (COE) Electrical and Electronics Engineering Institute (EEEI) are looking at e-tricycles and bike sharing as clean, green transportation solutions for small communities. This was EEEI’s goal with the launch of InElecT (Intelligent Electric Transportation Network) and the UP Smart Bike Sharing System, two projects the Department of Science […]

(JUL. 26)—UP Nating Mahal, DZUP’s drama-talk radio program, bagged the Best Special Program (Radio) award at the recently concluded 27th KBP Golden Dove Awards, July 23. Hosted by Dr. Elizabeth L. Enriquez of the UP Department of Broadcast Communication, UP Nating Mahal features moving stories from and about the UP community, and its ties to Philippine society. […]

(JUN. 26)—UP Diliman recognized the exemplary accomplishments of thirteen individuals, three programs and one organization in the Gawad Tsanselor 2019 in ceremonies at the Institute of Biology Auditorium on Jun. 21. Of the individual awardees were five professors, four Research, Extension and Professional Staff (REPS), one administrative staff and three students. Three faculty members were […]

(JUN. 25) – A fiesta-themed Chancellor’s International Reception (CIR) welcomed UP Diliman’s (UPD) international community at the Ang Bahay ng Alumni on Jun. 18. Following a successful “Seremonya ng Pagbubukas,” the opening of the Linggo ng Parangal 2019, at the University Theater the same day, the UPD foreign students were feted to an early dinner […]