Three hundred thirty-eight graduating students (as of second semester and midyear, AY 2020-2021) who will signify readiness to participate may be allowed to attend limited face-to-face classes in UP Diliman starting January next year. UPD officially received certificates of authority from the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to “reopen the campus for the conduct of […]

A high–performance computing facility at the College of Science (CS) in UP Diliman (UPD) was inaugurated on Nov. 19. Called the UP Data Commons, the infrastructure at the ground floor of the CS Library is an upgraded data center and storage facility that maintains a world-class computing environment, as well as hardware and software resources […]

“We need to think about transformations that will benefit not just our own campuses, but the rest of our communities and the entire planet.” This was UP Diliman (UPD) Chancellor Fidel R. Nemenzo’s message as he closed the webinar, ProsPER.Net on Sustainability in Higher Education 2021, on Oct. 22. Reflecting on the role of higher […]

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 […]