(AUG. 24) — Are collectors in the Philippines still allowed to own rare and unique pieces?  Yes, according to the paper “Ceramics make strange bedfellows: The contributions of the Oriental Ceramics Society of the Philippines to Philippine Archaeology.”  The research by archaeologist and UP Archaeological Studies Program (ASP) faculty Prof. Grace L. Barretto-Tesoro, PhD, cleared […]

(May 10)— “Humanities Diliman: January to June 2018 issue” (HD Vol. 15 No. 1) is now available online. The latest issue of UP Diliman’s (UPD) official internationally-refereed journal in the Arts and Humanities has six articles and one book review.  The articles are: “Luwa: Entanglement in the Origin, Form, and Meaning of Balayan’s Oral Tradition” […]

(May 9)— Science Diliman Volume 30, No. 1 (2018) is now online. Science Diliman, a Philippine Journal of Pure and Applied Science, is an awardee of the Journal Incubation Grant of the Commission on Higher Education.  The current issue features four articles and one short communication.  The first article “Low Complexity Physical Layer Security Scheme […]

(NOV.7)— The July to December 2017 issue of “Humanities Diliman” (HD Vol.14 No. 2) has a new editor-in-chief (EIC) and is now available online. At the helm of the journal’s latest issue is Prof. Patrick F. Campos, Assistant Professor at the UP Film Institute and UP College of Mass Communication Office of Research and Publication’s current […]

(AUG. 22)—Older Filipinos are generally not materially well-off, not well-educated and about half consider themselves to be of average health, but have poor use of health services.  They also believe that it would be best living by themselves.  Older people are aged 60 and above. These were some of the findings of the research “Aging […]

(AUG. 8) — A recent study on Filipino women who use contraceptives showed that in the past 10 years, one in every three women relied more on traditional contraceptive methods rhythm and withdrawal than modern methods. The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Working Paper “Ten Years of Traditional Contraceptive Method Use in the Philippines: Continuity […]

A study on the views on aging of Filipina migrants to New Zealand found that some older women have more relaxed beauty standards and still consider themselves successful in their lives. The research “Erasing/Embracing the marks of aging: Alternative discourses around beauty among Filipina migrants” by Michelle G. Ong and Virginia Braun revealed that there […]

(MAY 5)—The Philippine Microsat Program (PHL-Microsat) celebrated the first anniversary of Diwata-1’s launch into space last Apr. 27 with a showcase of space technologies. This includes a live demonstration of the Philippine Earth Data Resource Observation (PEDRO) facility housed at the DOST-Advanced Science and Technology Institute (ASTI). Called Pinoy Showcase of Space Technologies (PSST), the […]

MAR. 30—“Utang natin sa mga ilustradong Filipino ang pagtitipon at pagsusuri ng mga elemento na bumubuo ng ating kaalamang bayan,” ani Dr. Ma. Luisa T. Camagay, kilalang historyador at Professor Emeritus ng Kasaysayan sa UP Diliman Tinalakay ni Camagay sa kanyang pananaliksik, “Kaalamang Bayan: Balon ng Kaalaman ng mga Ilustradong Filipino,” ang interes sa kaalamang […]

(MAR. 27)—The January to June 2017 issue of Humanities Diliman (HD Vol. 14, No. 1) is now available online. The UP Diliman’s (UPD) official internationally-refereed journal in the Arts and Humanities has four articles and two exhibition reviews. The articles are:  “The Celebritization of Pope Francis during His Five-Day Visit to the Philippines” by Gerry […]