Dina C. Magnaye, PhD, a professor at the UP Diliman School of Urban and Regional Planning (SURP), formally took her oath of office as SURP’s ninth dean on April 8 at the B.V. Cariño Multi-purpose Hall. Magnaye, who succeeded Hussein S. Lidasan, PhD, was appointed on Feb. 24 at the 1368th meeting of the UP […]

The University of the Philippines College of Law (LAW) excelled in the recently concluded bar examinations (Bar) 2020-2021 with a remarkable passing rate of 72.28 percent. The bar was administered on Feb. 4 and 6 in 31 testing centers in 22 local government units, where 8,241 of the 11,402 takers passed. Four of the 14 […]

The UP Diliman (UPD) Office for Initiatives in Culture and the Arts (OICA) presents a virtual tour of the UPD Academic Oval featuring some of Rick Rocamora’s photographs for the “Dark Memories: Remembering the Victim-Survivors of Martial Law” photo-documentary exhibit. The video footage was taken by Merselle Montes of Bulwagan ng Dangal. The exhibit may […]

The UP Fighting Maroons continued its winning streak by edging out the Far Eastern University (FEU) Tamaraws, 73-70, in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 84 men’s basketball tournament on April 19 at the Mall of Asia Arena. Ricci Rivero, who made four triples in the game, led the Fighting Maroons with […]

Irineo Odoy, known as the pioneer of UP Diliman’s (UPD) iconic Ikot jeepney route, passed away at 5 p.m. of April 12. He was 99.

The UP Fighting Maroons opened the second round with a win against the National University (NU) Bulldogs, 84-76, in the UAAP (University Athletic Association of the Philippines) Season 84 men’s basketball tournament on April 12 at the Mall of Asia Arena. Rookie Carl Tamayo had a breakout game, leading UP with 21 points, 10 rebounds, […]

Michaelangelo Guevara, an administrative assistant at the UP Diliman Budget Office (UPDBO), passed away on April 4.  Guevara started working at UPDBO on Jan. 16, 2001. In his more than 20 years of service, his officemates remember him with fondness. “Si Mike ay maasikaso sa aming mga katrabaho niya rito sa office. Masayahin din siyang […]

At the recent international virtual conference, “Counter-Mapping the City,” that the UP Diliman (UPD) Department of Geography (DGeog) organized, a participatory three-dimensional mapping (P3DM) of Quezon City (QC) barangays was presented by geography professor Emmanuel Garcia. In his presentation “P3DM in the City,” Garcia found that P3DM facilitates dialogues among community stakeholders. However, he pointed […]

The UP Fighting Maroons ended the first round of the UAAP (University Athletic Association of the Philippines) Season 84 men’s basketball tournament with a breathtaking win, 83-76, against the Far Eastern University (FEU) Tamaraws on April 9 at the Mall of Asia Arena. The team’s win over FEU came only a couple of days after […]