On June 16, Batanes was chosen as the new addition to the International Network of Sustainable Tourism Observatories (INSTO) of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)—the first INSTO member in the Philippines, and thus, a milestone for the country. According to the UNWTO website accessed on July 12, INSTO is a network of tourism […]

Earliest pieces of evidence of basket and tie manufacturing on stone tools were recently found in Tabon Cave in Palawan by researchers from UP Diliman (UPD) and the National Museum. In the paper The Invisible Plant Technology of Prehistoric Southeast Asia, the researchers reported “the discovery of a use-wear pattern characteristic of thinning plant fibers […]

Humanities Diliman (Vol. 20, No. 1) is now available online. In her note, editor Ruth Jordana L. Pison, PhD, wrote, “This issue features studies addressing a range of cultural practices and textualizations that require different methodological stances and critical tools for reading.” The journal’s January to June 2023 issue contains seven articles written by scholars […]

New UP Diliman (UPD) School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) dean, Rhea Rowena U. Apolinario, is the woman with the plan as she leads the SLIS at an important point in the school’s history: coming out of the pandemic and preparing to move to its new permanent home. Apolinario laid out her plans in […]

This July and August, the UP Diliman (UPD) Office of the Chancellor will host The Listening Biennial 2023 (TLB 2023) with the theme Listening to/as Connection. The event that is co-sponsored by the UPD College of Fine Arts (CFA), UPD College of Mass Communication (CMC), Goethe-Institut Philippines, and Japan Foundation Manila, was launched on July […]

The UP Diliman (UPD) Data Protection Office (DPO) recently shared an infographic on responsible use of social media while on vacation. The DPO reminded students to think twice before sharing personal information such as photos of their passport, boarding passes, and other travel details. The infographic was made public on July 3. Examples of personal […]

The UP Diliman (UPD) National Service Training Program (NSTP) signed an agreement with the Philippine National Volunteer Service Coordinating Agency (PNVSCA), formalizing and expanding ongoing partnerships between the two. NSTP Director Dennis F. Quilala said the NSTP has long been working with the PNVSCA in promoting volunteerism in the University. Many of their Sikhay Lingkod […]

Officials of Partido State University (ParSU) paid UP Diliman (UPD) a visit and met with UPD officials led by Chancellor Edgardo Carlo L. Vistan II to talk about possible academic, research, and extension collaborations of the two universities. The collaborations aim to boost ParSU’s program offerings, introduce research and extension program innovations that would promote […]