(JUL. 9) — Professor of Mathematics since 2000, Polly W. Sy, PhD is now Professor Emeritus in Mathematics at the Institute of Mathematics of the UP Diliman (UPD) College of Science (CS). Sy mentored many known UP faculty members including former UPD Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Lorna I. Paredes, former UP Assistant Vice President […]

(JUL. 9) ̶ Prof. Emmanuel S. de Dios, PhD is Oscar M. Lopez Sterling Professor of Law and Economics, University of the Philippines School of Economics (UPSE) since June 2008 and Coordinator of the Institute to Study Inequality and Poverty (ISIP) of the Philippine Center for Economic Development (PCED) since November 2010. De Dios started […]

(JUL. 3) – Professors Jose Y. Dalisay, PhD (College of Arts and Letters Department of English and Comparative Literature/CALDECL), Emmanuel S. De Dios, PhD (School of Economics/SE) and Polly W. Sy, PhD (College of Science Institute of Mathematics/CSIM) are the University’s latest professors emeriti together with four other retired faculty from University of the Philippines […]

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(MAY 30) — UP Diliman Professor Emeritus of Sociology Randolf S. David won the grand prize of this year’s Fukuoka Prize. David is the first Filipino to receive the grand prize of the Fukuoka Prize. Past Filipino Fukuoka Prize recipients were National Artist for Architecture Leandro V. Locsin (Arts and Culture Prize, 1992), National Artist […]

(JUN. 28)—UP Diliman (UPD) formally granted the Benguet Federation of Small Scale Miners, Inc. (BFSSMI); Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte; Jose Panganiban, Camarines Norte; and Nabunturan, Compostela Valley a royalty-free and non-commercial license of an environment-friendly technology developed by the Department of Mining, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering of the College of Engineering. The technology called […]

(JUN. 28)—The University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) will graduate some 5,000 students led by 54 summa cum laude at the University’s 108th General Commencement Exercises on June 30, 7 a.m. at the University Amphitheater. Summa cum laude.  Summa cum laude, a Latin phrase meaning “with the greatest honors,” is the university’s highest academic distinction for […]

(JUN. 25) — Five 2018 National Artists from UP Diliman (UPD) were hailed as “Mga Bulwagan ng Dangal” in this year’s “Seremonya ng Pagbubukas” on Jun. 21 at the University Theater. The ceremony is the opening event of Linggo ng Parangal 2019. This year’s theme, “Bulwagan ng dangal” is a line from the University hymn […]

(JUN. 13)—The National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) Philippines recognized UPD scientists/researchers for their outstanding contributions in the advancement of the country’s science and technology. Prof. Benito Pacheco, PhD of the Institute of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering and Prof. Marie Antonette Junio-Meñez, PhD of The Marine Science Institute (MSI) were conferred the title […]

(JUN. 3) —Prof. Mitzi Marie Aguilar-Reyes, former director of the University Food Service (UFS), is UP College of Fine Arts’ (UPCFA) new dean effective Apr. 29.  The UP Board of Regents approved Aguilar-Reyes’s appointment at its 1344th meeting on Apr. 29 and will serve as dean until Apr. 28, 2022. Aguilar-Reyes earned both her Bachelor […]