Prof. Ma. Joy V. Abrenica, PhD is the new dean of the UP Diliman (UPD) School of Economics (SE). Her appointment was approved by the UP Board of Regents at its special meeting on Aug. 20.  The ninth SE dean, Abrenica will serve until 2024. She succeeded Prof. Orville Solon, PhD. As dean, she envisions four […]

In celebration of its centennial anniversary, the UP Diliman College of Home Economics calls for contributions to their commemorative recipe book. For more details, visit https://bit.ly/This-is-HE-at-100, or scan the QR code below. Deadline for submission: March 1, 2022

Filipinos’ perceptions on quality of life amid the pandemic were the focus of discussion in the webinar “Kumustahin ang Bayan,” launched on Aug. 6. “Kumustahin ang Bayan,” the first in the webinar series “#PILIpiLUNAS 2022: Pagbangon at Pagsulong sa Magandang Buhay at Bukas,” (#PILIpiLUNAS 2022) had experts answering the question: “What issues will matter most […]

After a monthslong search, the UP Diliman (UPD) Asian Center (AC) now has a new dean: Prof. Henelito A. Sevilla Jr., PhD. Sevilla, who succeeded Prof. Joefe B. Santarita, PhD (2015-2018, 2018-2021) as dean, was appointed by the Board of Regents at its special meeting on Aug. 20. As AC dean, Sevilla will serve as […]

Writer, poet, playwright, and former humanities professor Virginia Reyes Moreno passed away on Aug. 14. She was 98. Known to her peers as “the high priestess” and “the empress dowager of Philippine poetry,” Moreno was a faculty member of the then UP College of Arts and Sciences in the late 1950s.  In 1959, she co-founded […]

Former UP President Jose V. Abueva, PhD, passed away on Aug. 18. He was 93. Abueva, professor emeritus of political science and public administration at the UP National College of Public Administration and Governance (NCPAG), was UP’s 16th President (1987 to 1993). He concurrently served as UPD chancellor from 1990 to 1991. He was the […]

The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) recently entered into a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with UP Diliman (UPD) to bring science and technology innovations to the Philippine maritime industry. The MOA signing ceremony was held on Aug. 17 via Zoom and streamed live on DOST-PCIEERD’s (Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Industry Energy and Emerging […]

The UP Diliman Data Protection Office (DPO) on Thursday, Aug. 12, advised the UPD community against uploading photos of their COVID-19 vaccination cards on social media, saying the information could be used for nefarious purposes. In an email sent to the UPD Information Office, the DPO said sharing the good news is understandable, “but we […]

  The UP Diliman (UPD) Ugnayan ng Pahinungod recently published and made available online “UPD Ugnayan ng Pahinungod Volunteer Handbook” and “UPD Ugnayan ng Pahinungod Psychosocial Support Program (PSP) Handbook.” In her letter to the university deans, directors, and heads of units, UPD Ugnayan ng Pahinungod Director Jocelyn T. Caragay said the Volunteer Handbook “contains […]