UP Diliman (UPD) welcomes back its students and faculty from rest and quality time spent with their loved ones during the reading break. Now that the semester is officially resuming, here are some reminders as UPD continues with remote learning. According to OVCAA Memorandum 21-076, no deadlines and academic activities (synchronous or asynchronous) should have […]

The UP Pride and UP SAMASKOM call for submissions of queer Filipino films for the 1st UP Pride Film Festival. Submit entries at bit.ly/UPPFF2021SubmissionForm until October 14, 2021. For more information, visit the official UP Pride Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/uppride/).

Professors from the UP Diliman College of Engineering (COE) received the 2021 Philippine Association for the Advancement of Science and Technology (PhilAAST) award for their achievements in their respective fields. Professor emeritus Guillermo Q. Tabios III, Ph.D., of the COE Institute of Civil Engineering, was given the Michael R.I. Purvis Award for Sustainability Research, and […]

The Philippine Linguistics Congress (PLC) for this year has gone virtual due to the COVID-19 situation. Now on its 14th year, PLC was streamed live on the official Facebook page ( ) and YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0CTbBubzFNEn_eNq1Lvq3g) of the UP Department of Linguistics from August 24 to 27. Prof. Jem R. Javier, department chair, remarked that […]

“Patuloy tayong dinaraya ng ningning ng kanluraning liwanag. At nakaugalian na nating tanggapin ang liwanag na ito,” pahayag ni Pambansang Alagad ng Sining sa Panitikan Virgilio S. Almario sa isang birtuwal na panayam noong Agosto 26. Ang panayam na “Ang Filipino at ang Karunungang Filipino,” bilang pakikiisa sa pagdiriwang ng Buwan ng Wika 2021, ay […]

Prof. Emeritus Antonio “Tony” Ocampo Mabesa was honored with an Ani ng Dangal award.

Prof. Ma. Joy V. Abrenica, PhD is the new dean of the UP Diliman (UPD) School of Economics (SE). Her appointment was approved by the UP Board of Regents at its special meeting on Aug. 20.  The ninth SE dean, Abrenica will serve until 2024. She succeeded Prof. Orville Solon, PhD. As dean, she envisions four […]

After a monthslong search, the UP Diliman (UPD) Asian Center (AC) now has a new dean: Prof. Henelito A. Sevilla Jr., PhD. Sevilla, who succeeded Prof. Joefe B. Santarita, PhD (2015-2018, 2018-2021) as dean, was appointed by the Board of Regents at its special meeting on Aug. 20. As AC dean, Sevilla will serve as […]

When it rains, it pours. A day before Joanna Rose T. Laddaran was honored the 2021 Gawad Tsanselor para sa Natatanging REPS on Jun. 25, she received the Business Continuity Institute (BCI) APAC Awards under the category Continuity and Resilience Professional in the Public Sector. Laddaran was cited for her strong commitment in promoting business […]

The National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) Philippines recognized three UPD College of Science professors for their outstanding contributions in the advancement of science and technology in the country. Professors Gay Jane P. Perez, PhD of the UP Institute of Environmental Science and Meteorology (IESM) and Pierangeli G. Vital, PhD of the UP Natural […]