By Haidee C. Pineda, images by Leonardo Reyes   (DEC. 23)— Rain may have drenched the campus grounds on the afternoon of Dec. 15 but this did not dampen the festive atmosphere of this year’s most anticipated Christmas tradition in UP Diliman—the 2014 Lantern Parade. With a theme “Pasundayag Diliman: Pag-uugat at Pagyabong,” the Lantern […]

By Mariamme D. Jadloc (DEC. 17)—Some 400 UP Diliman (UPD) personnel representing 23 offices took part in the orientation workshop on Training on Effective Quality Management System (TEQMS) early this month at the Office of the University Registrar Conference Room. Organized by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Administration through the Human Resources Development […]

Dr. Abdulmari Asia Imao January 14, 1936 – December 16, 2014 Wake at the Loyola Memorial Park Marikina (Main Chapel) December 17 to 20, 2014 Necrological Tribute at the Cultural Center Of The Philippines 8:00 AM , Sunday December 21, 2014 Tanghalan Nicanor Abelardo, (CCP Main Theatre) State Funeral and Honors immediately follows at the […]

University Ampitheater Quezon Hall, UP Diliman 4 pm to 9:00 pm The most-awaited Lantern Parade which draws about 30,000 participants and spectators from in and outside the campus is the culmination of the Christmas festivities in UP Diliman. UP officials with participating colleges, offices and organization will parade their lanterns around the academic oval and […]

DEC. 12)—Five articles and two reviews are featured on the latest issue of “Humanities Diliman” now available online. The articles are “Reclaiming the Universal: Postcolonial Readings of Selected Anglophone Poems by Filipino Poets” by J. Neil C. Garcia, “Ang Dumaracol ng mga Kalamianen Tagbanua ng Hilagang Palawan: Isang Paglalahad” ni Eulalio R. Guieb III, “Reproduction […]

By Anna Regidor, image by Leonardo Reyes (DEC. 12)—Three girls stand at the edge of the Sunken Garden wearing paper hats and singing their hearts out to the melody of Taylor Swift’s “Shake If Off,” but instead of following the song’s lyrics, the three are singing about how to prepare for earthquakes. The video is […]

By Haidee C. Pineda (DEC. 11)— Out of 23 entries, the UP Dance Company’s (UPDC) piece “Layag” emerged as the grand prize winner of the 2014 Sayaw Pinoy: The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) National Dance Competition (Sayaw Pinoy) for the contemporary dance category. The UPDC took home a trophy and a […]

  By Albino C. Gamba Jr. (Dec. 11)—The second issue of Science Diliman Volume 26, No. 2 (2014) is now online. Science Diliman is a Philippine Journal of Pure and Applied Science. The current issue features four articles and two communications. The first article “Transitive Perfect Colorings of 2-Uniform Tilings” was co-authored by Rene Felix […]

(December 10)—Colorful floats, twinkling lanterns, festive participants and spectacular fireworks: nothing defines Christmas at UP Diliman (UPD) better than the annual Lantern Parade. From its beginnings as a simple homage to an old Christmas tradition, to the elegant, colorful, sometimes controversial creations that strut (or sometimes sputter) around the UPD Academic Oval each Yuletide, the […]

By Albino C. Gamba Jr., image by Leonardo A. Reyes (DEC. 9)—The creation of Research Laboratories (RLs) is the top priority for Dr. Dennis S. Mapa, dean of the School of Statistics (SS). Mapa said RLs are enhanced study groups with specific objectives and outputs, headed by one or two senior faculty members with a […]