UP Diliman (UPD) marked a milestone in its mental health support infrastructure with the launch of the UPD Mental Health and Psychosocial Support network (MHPSS) on Oct. 10 at the Vinzons Hall lobby. The MHPSS is a network of persons, units, and organizations within UPD committed to provide mental health and psychosocial support services for […]

The UP Fighting Maroons Women’s Basketball Team (UPWBT) and Men’s Basketball Team (UPMBT) chalked up another double-win, this time against the University of Santo Tomas (UST) Growling Tigers in Season 86 of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) basketball tournament. The UPWBT squeaked past the Growling Tigresses in overtime, 73-69, while the UPMBT […]

To kick off Mental Health Awareness Month, a green space for relaxation called the UP Sanctuary was launched at the UP Lagoon in front of the Faculty Center on Oct. 6. The UP Sanctuary is the brainchild of UP Portia Sorority (PS), a student organization based at the UP College of Law, and the UP […]

The Center for Local and Regional Governance (CLRG) of the UP Diliman (UPD) National College of Public Administration and Governance (NCPAG) recently held a forum that centered on efforts to assist the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) firm up its governance structure. Held on Oct. 11 at the NCPAG assembly hall, the forum […]

At the launch of his fifth book, National Artist for Music Ramon P. Santos said the term music that the country inherited from the West “cannot fully define the wealth of sound expressions in the world that we live in.” “In fact, after 65 years of study in this field, I have come to realize […]

The UP Fighting Maroons Men’s Basketball Team (UPMBT) and Women’s Basketball Team (UPWBT) notched their fourth consecutive win by defeating the Far Eastern University (FEU) Tamaraws in Season 86 of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) basketball tournament. The UPMBT scored a breathtaking win in an overtime, 80-76, against the FEU Men’s Tamaraws […]

All 14 examinees from the Department of Mining, Metallurgical, and Materials Engineering (DMMME) of the UP Diliman (UPD) College of Engineering passed the October 2023 Metallurgical Engineers Licensure Examination, making UPD the only university with a 100% passing rate. Furthermore, six of the examinees landed in the top eight. The 14 successful examinees were led […]

To kick off its 40th anniversary celebration, the UP Diliman (UPD) College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (CSSP) paraded around the Academic Oval in the morning of Oct. 9. In a correspondence with UPDate Online, the CSSP said the activity “will serve as an opportunity to gather and unite CSSP faculty, staff, and students to […]

Raymund Gerard I. Guerrero, an assistant professor at the UP Diliman (UPD) College of Home Economics (CHE), has been named the new Philippine representative to Asia Pacific Tourism Association (APTA). According to their website, APTA is “an internationally acclaimed association in the field of tourism and hospitality” and is one of the largest tourism-hospitality associations […]