By Mariamme D. Jadloc (JUN. 24)—Two of the six National Artists declared by the Office of the President of the Republic of the Philippines on Jun. 20, are from the UP Diliman College of Music (CM): Dr. Ramon P. Santos and Dr. Francisco F. Feliciano. UP university professor emeritus Santos belongs to the new and experimental […]

By Mariamme D. Jadloc, images by Leonardo A. Reyes (JUN. 23)—A dance concert and a special flag retreat on Jun. 20 at the Oblation Plaza wrapped-up the 3-day celebration of UP’s 106th birthday in UP Diliman (UPD). “Alay Sayaw!” promptly started by 5 p.m. where an estimated 500 people watched the free concert organized by the […]

By Anna Regidor (JUN. 20)—The UP Diliman (UPD) community is one with the family of former UPD Chancellor Ernesto G. Tabujara, who passed away this morning at the Philippine Heart Center in Quezon City. He was 85. In an interview with UPDate, his lawyer son Ernesto Tabujara Jr. said his father died at 7 a.m. this […]

(JUN. 20)—All 24 UPD graduates who took the latest Architect Licensure Examinations passed, making UP Diliman one of only two schools who got a 100% passing rate. According to results posted by the PRC, all 24 examinees, consisting of 23 first timers and one repeater, successfully hurdled the examinations that were held in June 13 […]

By Anna Regidor (JUN. 20)—The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) has recognized four UPD professors as the outstanding professional of the year in their respective fields. Dr. Carlos A. Arcilla of the National Institute of Geological Sciences, Dr. Raquel B. Florendo of the College of Home Economics, Dr. Florentino C. Sumera of the Institute of Chemistry  and […]

By Mariamme D. Jadloc, images by Jefferson Villacruz. (JUN. 19)—Music filled the Balay Tsanselor in the morning of Independence Day as the Voices of Aloha of the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa (UH-Mānoa) paid the Chancellor a visit as part of a tour of the Philippines from Jun. 8 to 17.  UP Diliman was the fourth […]

By Anna Regidor, images by Leonardo A. Reyes (JUN. 18)—The 7:15 a.m. call time and the early morning sun did not deter an estimated 1,000 faculty, staff, upd varsity teams and students who came to Quezon Hall and walked, cheered and grooved to celebrate UP’s 106th Foundation Day. The festivities began with a warm-up activity led […]

 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 […]