(NOV. 15) — On Feb. 12, hours before members of the UP Diliman (UPD) faculty began casting their votes for their choice of the next faculty regent, the campus held the 2018 Election of Faculty Regent Forum at the Malcolm Hall Theater.   Two of the three candidates for the position tackled questions from fellow […]

(NOV. 13)–The Freeport in Pampanga and Subic Bay Freeport in Zambales are taking additional steps to handle the influx of Chinese tourists and investors, beginning with training their personnel in the Chinese language and culture. Mandarin lessons were part of a memorandum of agreement entered into by the Clark Development Corp. (CDC) and Subic Bay […]

A bonfire was held by constituents of UPD at the Sunken Garden on Nov. 9 at 6 p.m. to extol Sandiganbayan’s conviction of Ilocos Norte Rep. Imelda Marcos for seven charges of graft. The decision on the graft complaints filed against the wife of dictator Ferdinand Marcos was made earlier that day by the 5th […]

  Dengvaxia, DDS, dilawan, fake news, federalismo, foodie, quo warranto, resibo, tokhang, train and troll. One of these 11 buzzwords that hogged the limelight and social discourse in the last two years will be chosen as Salita ng Taon in Sawikaan 2018: Pambansang Kumperensiya sa Salita ng Taon on Oct. 26, 8 a.m. to 5 […]

    (OCTOBER 24)—Five of the seven National Artists declared by the Office of the President of the Republic of the Philippines on Oct. 23 are UP alumni: Lauro “Larry” Zarate Alcala Sr. (Visual Arts), Amelia Lapeña Bonifacio (Theater), Raymundo “Ryan” Cipriano Pujante Cayabyab (Music), Kidlat Tahimik (Cinema) and Resil B. Mojares (Literature). Completing the […]

(OCT. 17) — Dr. Dinah Palmera P. Nadera, mid-August this year, became the University Health Service’s (UHS’s) first resident psychiatrist. The first resident psychiatrist Prior to Nadera, the UHS has had psychiatric consultants. However, it is only recently that a resident psychiatrist has been hired. She said of hiring a resident psychiatrist, “We could safely […]

(OCT. 17)—Matagal bago binigyang pansin  ang Mental Health (MH) sa Pilipinas, ayon sa porum na First Things First: Unpacking the Mental Health Law na ginanap sa Malcolm Hall Theater noong Oktubre 9. Sinabi ni Dr. Violeta Bautista, isang clinical psychologist at direktor ng UP Psychosocial Service o PsycServ, na ang Pilipinas ang pinakahuli sa Timog […]

Join us as we explore the different modalities of learning about and experiencing wellness and wholeness, by listening to fora on mental health, touching base with evocative images of emotional health and wellbeing through art exhibits, examining emotional issues and practicing life-giving skills in workshops, and celebrating life and wellbeing through songs, dances, sharing, playing and […]

(OCT. 3)— After two groundbreaking ceremonies, the Epsilon Chi Center (ECC) at the Molave Residence Hall was finally inaugurated on Oct. 2.  A legacy project of the Epsilon Chi Fraternity, Inc. (ECFI) to the university, the ECC will serve as a health, fitness and sports facility for the UP Diliman (UPD) faculty, staff and students.  The […]

BODIES, SCIENCE, AND PHILIPPINE SOCIETY UP Diliman Science, Technology, and Society Month 2018 After the success of the Festival of Culture and the Arts 2018: Kat(hawan: Bodies, Society, Culture, UP DIliman (UPD) continues the identification of the Philippine body as an important device in knowledge production with Bodies, Science, and Philippine Society or the celebration of the first UPD Science, Technology, and Society (STS) Month. This time, the Philippine […]