Starting November, the newest addition to the Pasig River Ferry Service (PRFS) will run on clean energy, as UP Diliman (UPD) launched the M/B (motor/banca) Dalaray, the first locally designed and fabricated battery-electric ferry in the Philippines. The M/B Dalaray is a catamaran equipped with two 50-kilowatt electric motors and can carry up to 40 […]

The annual Speak UP workshop for kids, tweens, and teens, organized by the UP Diliman Department of Speech Communication and Theatre Arts (DSCTA) recently concluded for this year. Holden Kenneth Alcazaren, assistant professor at the DSCTA, shared that the DSCTA managed 12 Speak UP classes this year. “This workshop aims to develop participants’ confidence and […]

First year landscape architecture (L Arch) students took on the challenge of coming out with conceptual designs for an inclusive park for the Philippine Association of University Women-UP Chapter (PAUW-UP). It took the L Arch students less than six weeks to respond to the request for conceptual designs for their inclusive park project. Five conceptual […]

More than 120 social entrepreneurs, representatives from cooperatives and non-government organizations, academics and researchers, and representatives from both the government and private sector participated in the National Social Entrepreneurship Conference (NSEC) 2025. With the theme Scaling Challenge: Advances of Social Enterprise in Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Development, the event explored how social enterprises can accelerate […]

UP Diliman (UPD), through the School of Labor and Industrial Relations (SOLAIR), signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) for capacity building and leadership development in public service. The MOA aims to develop and strengthen the policy and management decision-making of DOLE’s supervisors, middle managers, and executives through […]

More than 200 constituents of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HK PolyU) and over 80 constituents of UP Diliman (UPD) and UP Manila (UPM) attended the UP-hosted Langkápan: UP x HK PolyU (Langkápan) on Jan. 4 at the David M. Consunji Theater of the UPD Institute of Civil Engineering. In 2023, the two universities signed […]

Makalipas ang mahigit walong buwang pag-aaral, itinanghal ng mga lumahok sa programang pang-ekstensiyon na Gitara at Awit (GA) 7 at 7.5 ang kanilang mga talento sa pagtatapos ng kanilang klase. Halos 40 kawani ng UP Baguio, UP Diliman (UPD), at UP Mindanao ang tumugtog at umawit sa Gitara at Awit: Pangwakas na Aktibidad. Itinanghal nila […]

UP Diliman (UPD) College of Music (CMu) conducted a lecture-concert on Polish music on Nov. 21 and a lecture-workshop-concert on harp on Nov. 22 at the CMu Mini Hall. “We look forward to collaborations like this; international collaboration of music-making, learning, and of course, most importantly, friendship,” said CMu Dean Ma. Patricia B. Silvestre in […]

Three UP Diliman (UPD) units organized and conducted successful extension work these past two months to assist various sectors. The College of Music (CMu) launched MusikaGulay as part of its 108th anniversary celebration; the UPD Gender Office (UPDGO) conducted a discussion on breast cancer; and the National Service Training Program Diliman (NSTP Diliman) held its […]

Extension work is one of the mandates of UP under Republic Act 9500, otherwise known as the UP Charter of 2008. To celebrate the various extension endeavors of UP Diliman (UPD) personnel, the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Development Office of Extension and Coordination (OEC) held Saliksik Diwa on Sept. 25 at […]