At the recent UP Diliman (UPD) College of Social Work and Community Development (CSWCD) general alumni homecoming, Pagbabalik 2024, CSWCD Dean Lenore Polotan-dela Cruz formally launched Pusong CSWCD Student Support Fund (PCSSF), an alumni-related college project. The PCSSF is projected to benefit 25 individual students, three student organizations, and five partner communities for five academic […]

The UP Diliman (UPD) community mourns the recent passing of seven of its members: four retired personnel and three in active service. Nanette Garcia-Dungo, PhD passed away on July 29; Ana María Madrigal Llorente, PhD on Aug. 16; Bach M. Macaraya, PhD on Aug. 17; Rainier Arthur P. Cruz on Aug.18; Maria Luisa Fernan on […]

Two sets of ambassadors recently paid courtesy calls to UP Diliman (UPD) Chancellor Edgardo Carlo L. Vistan II. First to meet with Vistan was the internationally acclaimed UP Singing Ambassadors (UPSA)—one of UPD’s official choral performing groups based at the UPD College of Arts and Letters (CAL)—to personally invite him to their upcoming concert on […]

Identifying the gaps between skills taught to graduates and the needs of the industries was the topic of the 39th UP Alumni Council Meeting, with the theme, Elevating Industry-Academe Partnership: Closing Ranks to Develop Future-Ready Graduates. In his keynote address, Isidro A. Consunji, a civil engineer and the president and chair of DMCI Holdings (DMCI), […]

Four days before the UP General Alumni Homecoming, close to a hundred individuals, families, and organizations convened at the Ang Bahay ng Alumni in UP Diliman (UPD) as recipients of this year’s UP Alumni Association (UPAA) awards, hosted by UP President Angelo A. Jimenez. They were welcomed by Alumni Regent and UPAA President Robert Lester […]

UP Diliman (UPD) bids farewell to two of its former faculty members who passed away this August: Eduardo A. Labitag, who passed away on Aug. 5, and Dan Reynald R. Magat, on Aug. 6. Labitag retired as professor at the UP College of Law in 2006. He received an extension of service beyond compulsory retirement […]

The UP Diliman (UPD) Asian Institute of Tourism (AIT) recently launched the twin projects Balik Yapak sa Panahon ng Paglipat (Balik Yapak) and Magpahalaga: Appreciating UP Diliman’s History and Culture Through QR Codes (Magpahalaga). Balik Yapak is a walking tour featuring the six buildings that are considered pioneer buildings at UPD: Benitez Hall, Gonzalez Hall, […]

Animo’y isang munting pista ng isang barangay ang ikatlong pagdiriwang ng Himigsikan sa UP Diliman (Himigsikan) sa taong ito. Sa bukana ng Multipurpose Hall ng UP Diliman (UPD) Kolehiyo ng Sining Biswal, kung saan ginanap ang Himigsikan, ay tumutugtog ang UP ROTC Band ng mga klasiko at awiting bayan na pamilyar sa pandinig ng mga […]

UP Diliman (UPD) bagged two awards at the WorldInvent Singapore 2024 (WoSG 2024). The Philippines was one of nine participating countries that submitted entries to the WoSG 2024. CharM (Charging in Minutes), a UPD-grown fast-charging technology for electric vehicles (EVs), won a gold medal in the electric power and energy category from the WorldInvent Singapore […]

The UP Diliman (UPD) School of Urban and Regional Planning (SURP) was recently honored by the national government with the Philippine Quality Award (PQA) Recognition for Commitment to Quality Management. The school is the first degree-granting unit within the UP System to receive the award. The PQA was established by Republic Act 9013 “to encourage […]