(FEB. 23)—It was not yet 6 p.m. but the Bahay ng Alumni was filling up with School of Economics alumni, all excited and dressed to the nines, looking for familiar faces: classmates, friends and professors. As expected, batch mates gravitated towards each other, eager to catch up on each other’s lives. On-stage was a huge […]

Ni Kevin Brandon Saure, mga  kuha ni Jefferson Villacruz (PEB. 15) Bilang pakikiisa sa taunang One Billion Rising (OBR), isang pandaigdigang pagkilos na naglalayong wakasan ang karahasan laban sa kababaihan, muling nagtipun-tipon ang mga miyembro ng komunidad ng UP Diliman (UPD) noong Pebrero 13 upang magmartsa at sumayaw sa ilalim ng temang Revolution. Sa ikatlong taon ng OBR […]

By Anna Regidor, images by Leonardo A. Reyes   (FEB. 5)—UP Diliman Month is off to a good a start with the staging of Meredith Monk’s A Celebration Service and a grand parade around the academic oval as the center pieces of the monthly flag retreat and flag raising ceremonies, respectively. A celebration service. Ushering […]

By Chi A. Ibay, image by Jefferson Villacruz (November-December)—On Nov. 9, a post in a social network site on the killing of a bird in the UP Diliman (UPD) campus went viral. To recap, a Nov. 10 article at GMA News online reported that Amado Bajarias and his wife, Lu-Ann Fuentes, witnessed how the bird—a […]

By Haidee C. Pineda, images by Leonardo Reyes   (DEC. 23)— Rain may have drenched the campus grounds on the afternoon of Dec. 15 but this did not dampen the festive atmosphere of this year’s most anticipated Christmas tradition in UP Diliman—the 2014 Lantern Parade. With a theme “Pasundayag Diliman: Pag-uugat at Pagyabong,” the Lantern […]

By Mariamme D. Jadloc (DEC. 17)—Some 400 UP Diliman (UPD) personnel representing 23 offices took part in the orientation workshop on Training on Effective Quality Management System (TEQMS) early this month at the Office of the University Registrar Conference Room. Organized by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Administration through the Human Resources Development […]

Dr. Abdulmari Asia Imao January 14, 1936 – December 16, 2014 Wake at the Loyola Memorial Park Marikina (Main Chapel) December 17 to 20, 2014 Necrological Tribute at the Cultural Center Of The Philippines 8:00 AM , Sunday December 21, 2014 Tanghalan Nicanor Abelardo, (CCP Main Theatre) State Funeral and Honors immediately follows at the […]

(December 10)—Colorful floats, twinkling lanterns, festive participants and spectacular fireworks: nothing defines Christmas at UP Diliman (UPD) better than the annual Lantern Parade. From its beginnings as a simple homage to an old Christmas tradition, to the elegant, colorful, sometimes controversial creations that strut (or sometimes sputter) around the UPD Academic Oval each Yuletide, the […]

By Mariamme D. Jadloc (DEC. 5)—It was a welcome though unexpected turnout as close to 400 UP personnel took part in the “Seminar on the Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act 9184, Including Updates and Latest Issuances” on Dec. 1-2 at the NISMED (National Institute for Science and Mathematics Education Development) Auditorium. Faculty, […]

By Anna Regidor, images by Leonardo A. Reyes (DEC. 4)—The street lights were dim as Quezon Hall and its surrounding areas were shrouded in darkness in the early evening of Dec. 1. Yet, the crowd that gathered at the Oblation Plaza was anything but apprehensive as the annual Pag-illaw—the ceremony where Christmas lights on campus are […]