(JUN. 15)—The National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) Philippines recently honored one UPD professor with the title Academician while four joined the elite group Outstanding Young Scientists (OYS), all in recognition of their outstanding contributions in advancing science and technology in the country. Prof. Windell L. Rivera, PhD of the Institute of Biology (IB) […]

(MAY 8) — Five UP professors will talk about the status of creating art in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic through the online forum “UP Diliman Kanlungan Talk Series”(UPDKTS), today May 8, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Organized by the Office for Initiatives in Culture and the Arts (OICA) and will be launched via […]

(MAY 1) — Professors Ma. Crisanta N. Flores, PhD and Priscelina P. Legasto, PhD were among the 11 recipients of the “2020 Gawad Pambansang Alagad ni Balagtas” (Gawad Balagtas). Launched in 1988, Gawad Balagtas is a lifetime achievement award given to Filipino writers by the Unyon ng mga Manunulat sa Pilipinas (UMPIL), the country’s largest […]

(MAY 1) — Former UP School of Urban and Regional Planning (SURP) associate professor Cynthia Dioniso-Turingan passed away on Apr. 29 due to natural causes.  She was 81. Dionisio-Turingan served at the then Institute of Environmental Planning (IEP) as a research assistant, researcher and instructor, before joining SURP in 1967 as Assistant Professor and eventually […]

(APR. 28)—Former UP College of Arts and Letters (CAL) professor Randolf M. Bustamante passed away on Apr. 19. He was 49. Bustamante was a writer, poet, editor and translator who taught writing and humanities courses at UP and Ateneo de Manila University in the 1990s. According to the UP Gazette (Vol. XXXL No. 1), Bustamante […]

(APR. 13)—UP Institute of Mathematics (UPIM) professor Noli N. Reyes, PhD, passed away on Apr. 10. He was 56. “Prof. Reyes died due to an aggressive illness. He was admitted to a hospital in March and underwent surgery. While recovering at home, he was again confined this week due to complications and expired this morning, […]

(APR. 8) — Former UP School of Urban and Regional Planning (SURP) dean Primitivo C. Cal, PhD passed away on Apr. 8.  He was 76. Cal, an urban and regional planning expert was SURP dean from 2004 to 2007, envisioned the School as a Center of Excellence in urban and regional planning. In the SURP […]

(APR. 8) – Former chief of the Presidential Management Staff (PMS) and Director General of the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Renato S. Velasco passed away on Apr. 4.  He was 66. Velasco was an associate professor at the Department of Political Science at the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy. Born on Jul. 16, 1953, […]

(MAR. 21) — It is with a heavy heart that UP Diliman announces the passing of Prof. Aileen S.P. Baviera, PhD, former UP Asian Center Dean and the country’s foremost sinologist from complications due to the COVID-19 at 3:55 a.m today, Mar. 21, at the San Lazaro Hospital.  She was 60 years old. The senior […]

Twelve individuals and an extension program received the Gawad Tsanselor, UP Diliman’s highest distinction for exemplary performance in various categories in 2019, in ceremonies held Feb. 28 at the University Theater Main Hall Stage. The winners comprised one extension program, three students, four administrative staff, one Research, Extension and Professional Staff (REPS) and four faculty […]