Text and image by Benito V. Sanvictores  Jr. (July-August)—He works in a discreet area in the third floor of the University Library at UP Diliman (UPD). His old, dependable desk is set amidst the sea of books and other printed materials stacked side by side and on top of each other on the book shelves, […]

By Haidee C. Pineda, image by Leonardo A. Reyes (July-August)—“We’re not broken, just bent.” This phrase from the song “Just Give Me A Reason” by Pink, a popular American singer, was the inspiration behind Japhet Mari “JM” Cabling’s winning choreographed dance piece “Bent.” JM is a College of Music dance major and UP Dance Company […]

By Benito V. Sanvictores Jr. (July-August)—Eight months after the onslaught of typhoon Yolanda (international name: Haiyan) in November 2013, a performing group at UP Diliman continues rehabilitation efforts in a very unique way. Teatrong Mulat, together with several local and i n t e r n a t i o n a l p a […]

By Kevin Brandon E. Saure (July-August)—Theirs is a difficult dribbling of balls and ballpens. Given the pressures of representing UP in the University A t h l e t i c A s s o c i a t i o n of the Philippines (UAAP) basketball competition, how do the Fighting Maroons’ cagers go […]

  By Anna Regidor  (July-August)—Advertising is big business. A 30-second commercial on television can cost as much as P250,000 if aired during primetime (8-11 p.m.). The higher a show’s ratings are, the more expensive its advertising slots are and the more revenue it generates for the network. AGB Nielsen is the Philippines’ largest market research […]

By Albino C. Gamba Jr. (OCT. 3)—Ralph John O. Ugalino, BS Chemistry 2014 summa cum laude, topped the September 2014 Chemist Licensure Examination with a rate of 92.75 percent. Ugalino is joined in the top 10 by another UPD alumnus, Mark Justine R. Zapanta (3rd place, 88.75%). According to the Professional Regulation Commission, 421 out of […]

By Albino C. Gamba Jr. (July-August)—How safe is your buko water? Buko beverages are prepared manually, making them vulnerable to contamination of pathogens or disease-causing microorganisms, says Dr. Alonzo A. Gabriel, an associate professor at the Department of Food Science and Nutrition of the UP College of Home Economics. “The highly manual nature of the […]

By Haidee C. Pineda, images by Leonardo A. Reyes (OCT. 2)— The UP Women’s Badminton Team (UP Lady Shuttlers) was the champion in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 77 Badminton competition held at the Rizal Memorial Badminton Hall last Sept. 10. The last time the team won the championship was in […]

By Kevin Brandon E. Saure (July-August)—The curtain opens. The lights fade in. A good show is on the roll. Such is a familiar scene at Palma Hall’s Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero Theater, home of Dulaang Unibersidad ng Pilipinas (DUP). Conceived in 1976 by Professor Emeritus Antonio Mabesa, DUP was intended as a production arm of the […]

By Mariamme D. Jadloc, images by Leonardo A. Reyes and Kevin Brandon E. Saure (July-August)—A new personality test reveals that people with the “bahala na” attitude have “high emotional instability and are not used to planning their tasks and activities.” In addition, “init ng ulo” or anger hostility “borders between high emotional instability and concern […]