(DEC. 16) — Can hunger lead a person to commit suicide? It depends on one’s situation, state of hunger, and country. This was the observation of Filipino playwright Layeta P. Bucoy during the run in Manila and Melbourne in 2010 to 2011 of “El Galeon de Simeon,” a play she wrote when the National Commission […]

(DIS. 12)— Pumanaw na si Professor Emeritus Teresita G. Maceda ng Kolehiyo ng Arte at Literatura (KAL) noong Dis. 11 sa edad na 70. Ginawaran si Maceda ng titulong Professor Emeritus noong Ene. 10, 2014. Siya ay nagsimulang maglingkod sa UP bilang instruktor mula Hun. 1, 1972 hanggang May. 31, 1973 at lumipat sa Ateneo […]

(DEC. 11) — An early morning visit before the forum by Secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), and a scheduled meeting with Department of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III in the afternoon after the forum, were just two of the positive feedbacks sparked by the study “Ageing […]

(DEC. 9)—Prof. Shirley Guevarra, PhD, of the Department of Hotel, Restaurant and Institution Management (HRIM) was appointed as the 14th dean of the College of Home Economics (CHE) effective Nov. 28. The UP Board of Regents approved Guevarra’s appointment at its 1349th meeting on Nov. 28. She will serve until Nov. 27, 2022. Guevarra earned […]

(DEC. 9)—Among the 70 UP Artists from UP Diliman (UPD) who were awarded last Nov. 29 at the Asian Institute of Tourism Auditorium, the College of Arts and Letters (CAL) had the most number with 25. CAL is followed by the College of Music (CMU, 15), College of Fine Arts (CFA, 15), College of Mass […]

(NOV. 29) — The Philippines supplies more than a quarter of the highly globalized labour market for seafarers. This was mentioned in the study of Prof. Maragtas S.V. Amante, PhD, of the UP School of Labor and Industrial Relations, “Philippine Seafarers in the Rough Seas of the Global Labour Market.” (https://www.psap-parola.org/resources/research/philippine-seafarers-in-the-rough-seas-of-the-global-labour-market/) The recently held international […]

(NOV 28)—UP Diliman was the top performing school in the November 2019 Chemical Engineer Licensure Examinations with five of the College of Engineering Department of Chemical Engineering’s (COE-DCE) graduates making it to the top 10. All 119 COE-DCE graduates passed on their first try, giving UPD a 100 percent passing rate and making it number […]

Women in the Philippines have longer lives compared to men: average age of older Filipino women is 70 while for men, 68 years. They also outnumber the men in old age. Six in 10 of Filipinos aged 60 and over are women. These are some of the findings of the nationwide survey the “2018 Longitudinal […]

(NOV. 21)— One of the most significant characteristics of Asian expressive traditions is the concept of integration, National Artist for Music Ramon P. Santos said. Santos was the closing keynote speaker at the “Rhetoric of Creative Partnership: Conversations on Cross-cultural Exchanges” (Rhetoric), a gathering of performing artists from different countries in Asia on Nov. 15. […]

(NOV. 25)—Artistic collaboration is a bit like a storm. Unpredictable, with flashes of blinding inspiration followed by the rolling thunder of applause. And it often leaves those caught in it transformed. This was Japanese playwright Kentaro Matsui’s experience as he talked about several collaborations with other Asian artists during his opening keynote speech at the […]