By Albino C. Gamba Jr.,  image by Jefferson Villacruz (JUN. 13)—Dr. Windell L. Rivera, director of the UP Natural Sciences Research Institute, bagged the 2014 Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Research and Publication (REPUBLICA) National Awards for the natural sciences and agriculture category. The CHED REPUBLICA Award is given biennially “to recognize and reward outstanding […]

By Haidee C. Pineda, image by Leonardo A. Reyes (JUN. 10)— UP will be at The Fort next year. “By next year, the UP Professional Schools will make its presence felt at The Fort! This should not only excite us, but also make us proud,” says UP President Alfredo E. Pascual last May 28 at […]

By Mariamme D. Jadloc (JUN. 9)—Supreme Court of the Philippines (SC) Associate Justice Teresita J. Leonardo-de Castro was elected president of the International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ) on May 5.  She was sworn into office on May 9 in an IAWJ event in Arusha, Tanzania, succeeding Justice Eusebia Nicholas Munuo of the Court of […]

By Haidee C. Pineda, images by Dr. Eloisa May P. Hernandez (JUN. 6)—The UP Dance Ensemble (UPDE) won two gold medals and a bronze at the 2014 Philippine National Games Cheerleading Championships (PNGCC) on May 25 at the Makati Coliseum. The PNGCC is an annual competition organized by the Philippine Olympic Committee and the Philippine […]

  By Mariamme D. Jadloc (JUN. 6)—This year’s first issue of “Social Science Diliman” (January-June 2014) is now online. Eight entries can be found in the January-June 2014 issue comprising five articles, two reviews and an appreciation piece by Carolyn I. Sobritchea on Professor Emeritus F. Landa Jocano.  The current issue is edited by Eulalio R. […]

By Albino C. Gamba Jr. (JUN. 5)—Dr. Lisa Grace S. Bersales, a professor at the UPD School of Statistics, was appointed by President Benigno Aquino III as the first National Statistician to head the newly-created Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). She assumed her post on Apr. 29. The PSA, created through Republic Act 10625, serves as […]

(JUN. 2)—“Science Diliman: A Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences (Science Diliman)”  (“Science Diliman”) Volume 26, Number 1 issue is now available. One of the official journals of the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Development, “Science Diliman” is a Category A-2 journal declared by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED).  As earlier […]

By Mariamme D. Jadloc (MAY 20)—The late eminent anthropologist, scholar and UP rofessor Emeritus F. Landa Jocano will receive the Dangal ng Haraya, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts’ (NCCA) highest honor, on May 22 at the NCCA Building in Manila. Jocano, who passed away last Oct. 27, is recognized for his contributions […]

By Mariamme D. Jadloc (MAY 15)—It was a 100 percent passing rate for the UP School of Library and Information Studies (UPSLIS) graduates who took the Librarian Licensure Examinations (LLE) last April 23 and 24, with three ranking among the top 10 LLE passers. UPSLIS’ Gideon E. Cascolan Jr. placed second in the overall ranking […]

By Mariamme D. Jadloc, image by Leonardo A. Reyes (MAY 14)—Prof. Raquel B. Florendo is the recipient of the Professional Regulation Committee’s (PRC) Outstanding Professional of the Year Award in the field of Interior Design. An associate professor of Interior Design of the UPD College of Home Economics’ Department of Clothing, Textile and Interior Design, […]