(SEPT. 8)—The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), in partnership with the Office of Senator Loren Legarda, announced the selection of Patrick Flores’ curatorial proposal titled Tie A String Around the World as the official Philippine participation at the 56th Venice Art Biennale 2015. The esteemed […]

Ni Haidee C. Pineda, mga kuha ni Kevin Brandon E. Saure (SET. 4)— Kaalinsabay sa kanilang ika-40 taon ng Kongreso ng Unyon ng mga Manunulat sa Pilipinas (UMPIL) ay ginawaran ng Gawad Pambansang Alagad ni Balagtas (GPAB) para sa Katha sa Filipino si Dr. Eulalio R. Guieb III—isang makata, manunulat at propesor sa UP Diliman […]

  By Anna Regidor(SEP. 2)—UPD passes with flying colors as all 23 examinees from the College of Engineering passed the August 2014 Mining Engineer Licensure Examination, with seven examinees entering the top ten.Results released by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) show that Prince Joseph Erneszer Arbado Javier topped the exams with a rate of 89.60 […]

By Haidee C. Pineda, images by Leonardo A. Reyes (SEPT. 1)— She was petite with dark skin tone and very humble but, she was the brightest star that afternoon. Veteran actress Nora Cabaltera Villamayor, more popularly known as Nora Aunor, arrived at the UP Film Institute Cine Adarna on Aug. 27 dressed in a pristine […]

(SEPT. 1)—UP Diliman Chancellor Michael L. Tan’s article “Child rights and WCST” published in his column “Pinoy Kasi” is this year’s Outstanding Published Column Article on Youth and Education in a Nationally Circulated Publication as recognized by The Lasallian Scholarum Awards (TLSA). Tan’s article on minors’ rights and webcam child sex tourism published last Jan. […]

(AUG. 26)—The UP Diliman College of Mass Communication (CMC) has chosen 19 print, broadcast and online journalists and journalism educators and seven students as fellows in the 18th Graciano Lopez Jaena Journalism Workshop. This year’s workshop focuses on corruption in media and governance. It will be held at the CMC Plaridel Hall at UP Diliman, […]

(AUG. 20)—Nora Aunor is the 10th recipient of the UP Gawad Plaridel, the highest award given by the University of the Philippines to an outstanding media practitioner. In the case of Aunor, she is cited for her excellence in film and television. Prior to the UP Gawad Plaridel, Aunor has already been the lifetime achievement […]

(AUG. 20) — The University of the Philippines celebrates the sesquicentennial or 150th year of revolutionary hero Apolinario Mabini and politician, writer and labor activist Isabelo Delos Reyes through a conference to be held in September at the Faculty Center Claro M. Recto Hall. Noted scholars and writers Resil Mojares (University of San Carlos), Ramon […]

By Haidee C. Pineda, image by Leonardo A. Reyes (AUG. 14)— Fifteen UPD students were awarded scholarships by the Pohang Iron and Steel Company TJ Park Foundation (POSCO-TJPF) through its POSCO Asia Fellowship program last Aug.12 at the Hall of Wisdom of the Asian Center/GT Toyota Asian Cultural Center. POSCO scholars receive a monetary support […]

By Haidee C. Pineda (AUG. 13)—Dr. Herminia Corazon M. Alfonso, UP College of Mass Communication (CMC) professor, passed away on Aug. 11. She was 85. Alfonso joined the then Institute of Mass Communication in 1965 as a faculty member, and served as Acting Institute Secretary from 1967 to 1969.  The institute was elevated to college […]