(OCT. 3)—Prof. Jerwin F. Agpaoa of the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (CSSP) is the new Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs effective Oct. 1 succeeding Dr. Neil Martial R. Santillan who resigned earlier due to health reasons. Agpaoa is an assistant professor at the Department of Philosophy. He earned both his BA Philosophy (2006, […]

Marks important milestones in UPD connectivity

UPD Institute of Biology director Dr. Ernelea P. Cao is this year’s recipient of the Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Teacher Award. Cao, together with four elementary, four secondary school teachers, and a professor from the higher education level, were conferred with the award on Sept. 5 at the Metrobank Plaza Auditorium in Makati, in celebration of […]

The Department of Linguistics (DL) of the UP Diliman (UPD) College of Social Sciences and Philosophy celebrated the life and work of Ernesto Constantino, avid folklorist and a pioneering figure in Philippine linguistics last Aug. 25 with “Paglingon,” a lecture series held at the Bulwagan ng Dangal. Constantino served the university for 36 years beginning […]

  A team of faculty members, engineers and musicians from UP Diliman combined art, engineering and science to create a quality classical guitar for Juan Dela Cruz and which may hopefully revive the declining industry of guitar-making in the Philippines. Gitara ni Juan (GnJ) project. The UP College of Music (CMu), in collaboration with the […]

  Six researchers from UP Diliman were among the 12 Filipinos honored as world-class by The Philippines Promising Star Awards 2016 of Thomson Reuters on Jul. 26. Honored were Clarissa C. David (College of Mass Communication) and Armand Salvador Mijares (Archaelogical Studies Program) for Social Science; Joseph M. Pasia (College of Science/CS) for Computer Science; […]

Seven performing arts groups were conferred the honorific title of “Official Student Performing Arts Groups of UP Diliman (UPD)” as 49 students were awarded scholarships at the launch of UPD HASPAG (UP Diliman Honorific Award for Student Performing Arts Group) and the revitalization of the UPD Performing Arts Scholarship Program (PASP), Aug. 26 at the […]

  The National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) Philippines recognized five UPD professors for their outstanding contributions to science and technology in the country. Dr. Alfredo Mahar A. Lagmay of the National Institute of Geological Sciences (NIGS) was conferred the title Academician for his researches in natural hazards and disasters. The title Academician is […]

UP Diliman has 1,291 Latin honors

Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales called on the graduates of the UP College of Law (CL) to give hope to people “when all hope is lost” and not turn the law into an instrument of oppression at the latter’s recognition rites on Jun. 27 at the UP Theater. The Ombudsman, who received an honorary doctor of […]