The U.P. College of Mass Communication (UP CMC) is still accepting nominations for the annual U.P. GAWAD PLARIDEL which recognizes Filipino media practitioners who have excelled in any of the media (print, radio, film, television, and new media) and have performed with the highest level of professional integrity in the interest of public service. For […]

Art for Alice Guillermo: Ma’am Alice is a person who has affected, inspired and touched her friends, colleagues, artists, and students’ lives. She has dedicated her life as a professor of the University of the Philippines. As a committed art critic, educator, art historian and a cultural, she has significantly contributed to the flourishing of […]

The 2018 Excellence in Communication Award was conferred by the Philippines Communication Society (PCS) to media educator, film studies scholar and communication innovation advocate UP Professor Emeritus for Film and former Chancellor of the University of the Philippines Open University Dr. Grace Javier Alfonso. The awarding ceremony with Dr. Alfonso’s keynote speech was the highlight of the Media […]

(APR. 17) — More than 65,000 houses and buildings were mapped by 16 schools from five local government units with assistance from the UP Diliman Department of Geography of the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (CSSP-Geog) and UP NOAH Center from February to April this year.  The schools belong to five of the eight […]

(APR. 13)—The UP Board of Regents (BOR), at its 1334th meeting on Apr. 6, appointed 16 new faculty members as Professors Emeriti, nine of whom are from UP Diliman (UPD).  The nine from UPD are Drs. Apolonio Chua of the College of Arts and Letters (CAL), Maria Cecilia Gastardo-Conaco of the College of Social Sciences […]

UP recognized the hard work and exceptional research productivity of its faculty members by appointing 71 of them as UP Scientists of various ranks under the Scientific Productivity System (SPS) in ceremonies at the Ang Bahay ng Alumni on Mar. 21. The scientists were appointed for the period 2017 to 2019. Of the total appointees, […]

(11 Apr.)—A delegation from Hokkaido University (HU) in Japan and officials of the University of the Philippines formally opened the HU nook at UP Diliman (UPD) on Mar. 6. Located at the ground floor of the Diliman Interactive Learning Center, the nook is the first facility of its kind set up by an international university […]

(MARCH 15)— A registered nurse and a music teacher received the first ever Flora Zarco Rivera Gender and Development Award (FZR-GAD) in a ceremony held at the UP College of Music (CMu) Abelardo Hall Auditorium on Mar. 12. The GAD awardees are Grace G. Santos, a registered nurse at the UP Health Service (UPHS), and […]

Dr. Michael L. Tan Chancellor, UP Diliman March 9, 2018 There was a fire yesterday at the UP Shopping Center (SC) that started around 7 am, with the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) declaring fire out at 8:54 am. Thanks to the quick responses of the BFP, and UP Diliman’s security, maintenance and various service offices, there […]

“No one deserves this honor. Subalit sa harap ninyong lahat, sa ngalan ng tradisyon ng aking pamilya at ng Kolehiyo, tinatanggap ko po ito. I accept knowing that the work will not be tiring or difficult but passionate and joyous. I am certain of this because CSWCD has always and will always serve the people.” […]