(FEB. 2)—Dr. Jose Dalisay Jr. served as a Pacific Leadership Fellow with the Center for Emerging and Pacific Economies at the School of International Relations and Pacific Studies of the University of California, San Diego from January 20 to 30. Dalisay is a Professor 12 with the Department of English and Comparative Literature (DECL) at […]

  By Albino C. Gamba Jr., image by Jefferson Villacruz (JAN. 7)—The Senate of the Philippines honored Dr. Alonzo A. Gabriel of the UPD College of Home Economics (CHE) on Dec 15 for being one of the 2014 Junior Chamber International (JCI) Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World (TOYP). Gabriel was recognized under the […]

Text and images by Benito V. Sanvictores Jr. (November-December)—When you thought every information you need is in the web, think again. The Microforms Section of the University of the Philippines (UP) Main Library contains information “you will not find online,” Grace Tabiendo, Media Services Head, said. With a collection of 12,975 reels of microfilms (MCF) […]

By Chi A. Ibay, image by Jefferson Villacruz (November-December)—On Nov. 9, a post in a social network site on the killing of a bird in the UP Diliman (UPD) campus went viral. To recap, a Nov. 10 article at GMA News online reported that Amado Bajarias and his wife, Lu-Ann Fuentes, witnessed how the bird—a […]

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 […]