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 […]

It was another double win for UP. After defeating the University of the East Red Warriors, the UP Fighting Maroons Men’s Basketball Team (UPMBT) and Women’s Basketball Team (UPWBT) repeated the feat, this time against the National University (NU) Bulldogs in Season 86 of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) basketball tournament. Both […]

The UP Streetdance Club (UPSDC) has once again brought pride not only to the University but to the whole country. The UPSDC, one of UP Diliman’s (UPD) official performing groups, captured the gold at the Hip Hop Division of the 2023 International Cheer Union World Cup (ICU World Cup Seoul 2023) held from Oct. 6 […]

The UP Fighting Maroons Men’s Basketball Team (UPMBT) scored its second straight win in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 86 men’s basketball tournament after defeating the University of the East (UE) Red Warriors, 84-69, on Oct. 4 at the Mall of Asia (MOA) Arena. Displaying good ball distribution and good defense, […]

The UP Diliman College of Home Economics (CHE) launched a commemorative e-recipe book on Sept. 25 at the CHE complex as one of the activities commemorating CHE’s 62nd founding anniversary. Tara, Igma Ta! Kaon Ran! contains 100 recipes divided into five chapters: CDC Snacks!, Padayon ND Recipes, What’s in Your Kitchen Recipes, Tearoom, and Contributed […]

The UP Fighting Maroons Men’s Basketball Team (UPMBT) opened its campaign in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 86 men’s basketball tournament with a decisive win against the Adamson University (Adu) Soaring Falcon, 68-51, on Oct. 1 at the Mall of Asia (MOA) Arena. Both teams started slow. However, the UP Fighting […]

The University sent off its athletes for the upcoming Season 86 of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines at the UP Pep Rally 2023 (Pep Rally) on Sept. 26 at the UP Theater. This year’s Pep Rally, with the theme Alab, showcased UP varsity teams’ talents through song and dance numbers.   UP Diliman […]

The World’s Mangroves 2000-2020, the 2023 report of the United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), used the Mangrove Vegetation Index (MVI) developed by UP Diliman (UPD) researchers as its mapping methodology. The report is about global and regional estimates of the area covered by mangrove forests, including area changes between 2000 and 2020. […]