(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 […]

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(JUL. 1) —Wet grounds, rain-soaked-but-still-radiant-as-ever sunflowers and moist grasses and soil welcomed some 5,000 graduates who were conferred their respective degrees, together with their parents, guardians, guests, faculty and staff, at UP Diliman’s (UPD) 108th General Commencement Exercises at the University Amphitheater on Jun. 30. At 5 a.m., it was still drizzling. The graduates came […]

(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 […]

(MAY 30)—The Humanities Diliman January to June 2019 issue (HD Vol. 16 No. 1) featuring six articles and a book review is now available online. Prof. Patrick F. Campos, PhD, HD’s editor-in-chief, said the latest issue emphasized on the concept of paglulugar (place-ing) which has “grown in importance in various approaches to cultural, literary, performance […]

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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. 26)—UP Diliman recognized the exemplary accomplishments of thirteen individuals, three programs and one organization in the Gawad Tsanselor 2019 in ceremonies at the Institute of Biology Auditorium on Jun. 21. Of the individual awardees were five professors, four Research, Extension and Professional Staff (REPS), one administrative staff and three students. Three faculty members were […]