The UP Women’s Volleyball Team defeated the Far Eastern University Lady Tamaraws in a thrilling 5-set game to sweep the best of three final series of the 2018 Premier Volleyball League Collegiate Conference. For full story, click the links below: Inquirer.net: https://sports.inquirer.net/319350/up-lady-tamaraws-win-first-major-volleyball-title-in-36-years-sweep-feu-lady-tamaraws-in-pvl-finals https://sports.inquirer.net/319366/pvl-isa-molde-leads-up-historic-volleyball-title-bags-finals-mvp Fox Sports Philippines: https://www.foxsports.ph/volleyball/pvl/908129/pvl-up-ends-three-decade-long-championship-streak/ Philippine Star: https://www.philstar.com/sports/2018/09/13/1851100/lady-maroons-end-long-spell-claim-pvl-title ABS-CBN Sports: https://sports.abs-cbn.com/pvl/news/2018/09/12/pvl-finals-atin-atin-new-up-ikot-46843 Rappler: https://www.rappler.com/sports/by-sport/volleyball/211835-pvl-up-lady-maroons-capture-historic-volleyball-crown […]

(SEPT. 10)—The University of the Philippines (UP) Men’s Basketball Team started Season 81 of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) in spectacular fashion, downing the University of the East (UE) Red Warriors, 87-58, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. UP started off with guns blazing, going on a 10-0 run, […]

  (SEPT. 10)— A star-studded University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 81 opened on Sept. 8 at the Mall of Asia Arena, featuring two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors; Minzy, former member of the popular South Korean pop group 2NE1, and local actor-singer James Reid, among others. […]

(AUG. 10)— More than 2,000 freshmen and graduate students received a grand welcome from the UP Diliman (UPD) officials and college deans at the University Welcome Assembly (UWA) on Aug. 7 at the University Theater. UWA, formerly known as the Freshmen Welcome Assembly, is a yearly tradition organized by the Office of the Vice Chancellor […]

(JUNE 26) Seven alumni of the University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) landed in the top 10 of the June 2018 Environmental Planner Licensure Examination (EnPLE). Amillah S. Rodil notched the top spot with a grade of 83.05 percent. She was followed by Alvin F. Veron (82.00%), Rio C. Yonson (3rd, 81.55%) and Ace G. […]

(JUNE 27)—Sunflowers, sunshine and cloudy skies greeted the 4,612 graduates who received their respective degrees at UP Diliman’s 107th General Commencement Exercises at the University Amphitheater on June 24.  Wearing their sablay, the academic garb of the University, the graduates, along with their families and friends, arrived as early as 5:30 a.m. and converged at […]

Commencement Address University of the Philippines, 24 June 2018   President Danilo Concepcion, Chancellor Michael Tan, Dr. Prospero de Vera III, CHED OIC and Chairman of the UP Board of Regents, esteemed members of the Board of Regents, members of the faculty and university administration, our happy graduates and their proud parents, students, alumni, fellow […]

(JUN. 21)—Twenty-nine summa cum laude will lead the candidates for graduation at UP Diliman’s 107th General Commencement Exercises on June 24, 7 a.m. at the University Amphiteater. Senator Loren B. Legarda will also be conferred an honorary Doctor of Laws degree at the ceremony. The honorary Doctor of Laws degree is the University’s highest rank […]

(MAY 25)—UP Diliman (UPD) alumni landed in the top 2 posts of the recently concluded Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET-Elementary Level).   John Michael T. dela Paz topped the LET-Elementary Level with a rating of 88.80.  Following closely is Mary Angeline L. Cabal with 88.60.  Dela Paz graduated in 2010 with a Bachelor of Education […]

(May 24) — Johanne Jazmin Tan Jabines, a 20-year-old third year BS Business Administration and Accountancy student from the UP Dilliman Virata School of Business (VSB), won the 38th International Public Speaking Competition (IPSC) held May 18. The IPSC is the largest public speaking competition in the world established by the English-Speaking Union (ESU) in […]