The country should soon strengthen the support system for older persons (OP) as the Philippines transitions to an aging society by 2030. This was underscored by the second report of the Longitudinal Study of Aging and Health in the Philippines (LSAHP) project, Aging and Health in the Philippines, Wave 2 (LSAHP Wave 2). LSAHP Wave […]

Energy efficiency is one future direction researchers can pursue to address the increasingly power-hungry nature of today’s technology. This was a major point of the keynote address The Era of Beyond Moore’s Law that Sehat Sutardja, co-founder and board chair of Silicon Box and known for being co-founder of Marvell Technology Group Ltd., delivered at […]

The research work Power in Numbers: Defining Democracy in the Philippines Through Social Capital, Citizen Empowerment and Political Support, and Trust in Political Institutions (Power in Numbers) by Reginald Ugaddan, PhD and Alexis Jan Patacsil, DBA, EdD won best paper at this year’s World Association for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR) international conference. Power in Numbers […]

Rizalinda de Leon, PhD, former dean of the UP Diliman (UPD) College of Engineering (COE) and a professor of chemical engineering at the Department of Chemical Engineering (DChED), has recently been admitted as a fellow to the prestigious ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Academy of Engineering and Technology (AAET).   According to the AAET […]

Four faculty members of the UP Diliman College of Home Economics (CHE) were among the recipients of the first Philippine Association for Technology in Home Economics of State Colleges and Universities, Inc. (PATHESCU) Home Economics Professional Awards. Maria Fema S. Aquino, PhD, Joanne R. Bantang, PhD, Mary Justine Clarise A. Trinidad, and Adelaida V. Mayo, […]

Eloisa May P. Hernandez, PhD, a professor at the UP Diliman (UPD) Department of Art Studies (DAS), has been elected as the first Filipino member of the Board of European Association for Southeast Asian Studies (EuroSEAS). According to the EuroSEAS website, it is “the world’s largest organization devoted to the study of Southeast Asia. Founded […]

UP Diliman (UPD), through the UPD Asian Institute of Tourism (AIT), signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Mindanao State University Tawi-Tawi College of Technology and Oceanography (MSU-TCTO) to formalize its partnership in promoting academic cooperation, interface of marine studies, and tourism development in Tawi-Tawi. Signed by UPD Chancellor Edgardo Carlo L. Vistan II […]

It was almost a week ago when Sir Anril P. Tiatco, PhD said “we are no stranger to typhoons” at the closing of the 66th Annual Conference of the International Federation for Theatre Research 2024 (IFTR 2024) at the Cine Adarna of the UP Film Institute Film Center. At that time, super typhoon Carina/Gaemi had […]

The first National Electrical, Electronics, and Computer Engineering Conference (NEECECon) was met with overwhelming response, with over 300 participants from the industry, government, and academic institutions attending the two-day conference from July 18 to 19 at the Novotel Manila Araneta City. Organized by the UP Diliman Electrical and Electronics Engineering Institute (EEEI), NEECECon’s theme this […]

Imee Su Martinez, PhD, a professor at the UP Diliman (UPD) Institute of Chemistry is the new chairperson of the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). According to the Philippine Embassy in the Netherlands Facebook page, “Martinez was elected during the 38th session of the OPCW-SAB held […]