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(MAY 17)—Fourteen individuals, two programs and one organization were recognized for their exceptional contributions to the University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) at this year’s Gawad Tsanselor on May 11, 2 p.m. at the Institute of Biology Auditorium.   Winners and categories.  Distinguished for embodying UP’s honor and excellence in their services and achievements, included […]

Sen. Edgardo J. Angara He was a tireless advocate for science, technology and innovation, multidisciplinary research to support national policymaking, education reform, and the people’s right to education. In his long, colorful life, he served as educator, lawyer, farmer, diplomat, and patron of the arts. Before he passed away last May 13, he was appointed […]

Malimit na sinasabing ang kahusayan ng paggawa ay yaong nilalakipan ng pag-ibig at pagmamalasakit. Ang ganitong uri ng paglilingkod ay nananatili at nagpapatuloy sa Unibersidad na may layuning magsilbi ng walang pag-iimbot sa kapakanan ng sambayanan. Dahil dito, ang tema ng Linggo ng Parangal sa taong ito ay “Luwalhati’t Pagsinta,” hango sa linya ng Pambansang […]

(MARCH 15)— A registered nurse and a music teacher received the first ever Flora Zarco Rivera Gender and Development Award (FZR-GAD) in a ceremony held at the UP College of Music (CMu) Abelardo Hall Auditorium on Mar. 12. The GAD awardees are Grace G. Santos, a registered nurse at the UP Health Service (UPHS), and […]

(MAR. 8)—The UP Diliman (UPD) community mourned the passing of National Artist for Sculpture Esabelio Napoleon “Billy” Veloso Abueva on Feb. 16 at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) in Quezon City. He was 88. The news was announced by his daughter, Amihan, in a message posted on Abueva’s Facebook page. Honoring Abueva. A […]

(FEB 23)—It is good night when the spoken word meets dazzling dance numbers and a multi-awarded artist is given tribute by UP Diliman’s highest official. The festival formally opened with a celebration of the body in Philippine pop culture in “Seremonya ng Pagbubukas: Karanasan ng Kat(h)awan,” staged Feb. 9, 6 p.m. at the UP Lagoon. […]

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(FEB 6)—Public performances were simultaneously staged at 3 p.m. on Feb. 1 in four different locations at the University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) to open this year’s 3-month Festival of Culture and of the Arts. Taludturan: Poetry of the Body is a series of performances inquiring into encounters of the body vis-à-vis several concepts […]

(FEB.2)—The Filipino body—what it is, how it is perceived and shaped by art, culture and society and manipulated by social engineering and advertising: these are the themes of Kat(h)awan, the 3-month Festival of Culture and the Arts at UP Diliman. The festival seeks to understand the Filipino body as a creative realm and a locus […]