(SEPT. 30)   ̶ The UP College of Social Work and Community Development (CSWCD) recently launched the online version of the “Philippine Journal of Social Development (PJSD) Volume 12 2019”. “This issue is special because this is the first journal produced by CSWCD’s Doctor of Social Development (DSD) Program which is also celebrating its 10th anniversary,” […]

(SEPT. 27) ̶ Former UP School of Labor and Industrial Relations (SOLAIR) Dean Prof. Jose C. Gatchalian, PhD, passed away on Sept. 20, according to a Sept. 21 post of SOLAIR on its Facebook page. Gatchalian started his teaching career in SOLAIR in 1965 and became a dean in 1982 until 1988. He retired from […]

(SEPT. 18)—UP Diliman (UPD) ranked first among the top performing schools in the September 2019 Librarian Licensure Examination as the graduates of the School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) placed in five of the top 10 spots. All 36 examinees from UPD passed on their first try, making the University the only top-performing school […]

(SEPT. 16) – The UP Diliman Institute of Biology (UPD-IB) in a statement on Sept. 11 called for a halt in the release of invasive species. Last August, the National Integrated Fisheries Technology Development Center-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (NIFTDC-BFAR) and officials of Barangay Old Balara in Quezon City released some 6,000 mosquitofish and […]

(SEPT. 13)—The Philippines can now build its own satellites with the University Laboratory for Small Satellites and Space Engineering Systems Building or (ULYS3ES) at the College of Engineering (COE) Electrical and Electronics Engineering Institute compound along Velasquez Street. ULYS3ES is a pioneering academic hub for research, development and instruction innovations in Philippine space technology. It […]

(SEPT. 9)—UP Diliman ranked first among the top performing schools (those who fielded 25 or more examinees and with at least 85% passing percentage) in the August 2019 Registered Electrical Engineer Licensure Examination, with all 33 of its examinees passing on their first try. This gives the University a University a 100 percent passing rate, […]

(SEPT. 5) — The UP Diliman College of Education (UPD-CEd) witnessed yet another iteration of Prof. Jerome T. Buenviaje, PhD with his affirmation as the 16th CEd dean last Aug. 30 at the Benitez Theater. The Affirmation Rites is a tradition started by UPD Chancellor Michael L. Tan to present an incoming dean to his […]

(SEPT. 3) ̶ All 20 examinees of the UP College of Social Work and Community Development (CSWCD) passed the August 2019 Board Licensure Examination for Social Work (BLESW), making it the top performing school besting 123 schools. CSWCD alumna Christine Marie V. Dela Cruz notched the 4th place with a grade of 82.40 percent. The […]

(SEPT. 2)—Prof. Mitzi Marie Aguilar-Reyes was affirmed as the 15th College of Fine Arts (CFA) dean by UP Diliman Chancellor Michael L. Tan in a ceremony held on Aug. 29 at the CFA Arts and Design West Hall. At the affirmation rites, Aguilar-Reyes talked about the spirit of “Bayanihan,” a Filipino custom where people from […]

(AGOSTO 27)—Kinilala ng Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (KWF) si Prop. Galileo S. Zafra, PhD bilang isa sa apat na hinirang na bagong Kampeon ng Wika sa “Pammadayaw: Araw ng Gawad 2019” na ginanap ngayong Agosto 27 sa Sentrong Pangkultura ng Filipinas (CCP), Lungsod Pasay. Ayon sa KWF, ang Gawad Kampeon ng Wika (GKW) ay taunang […]