The first week of September not only brought torrential rain, but heartbreaking tears as well, to UP Diliman (UPD). Heralding the passing of Patricio B. Lazaro, PhD, of the UPD Department of Speech Communication and Theatre Arts (DSCTA) on Sept. 7 was a huge blow to the UPD community, all the more to the DSCTA. […]

August turned out to be not only physically turbulent for UP Diliman (UPD), but emotionally as well. Many colleagues have passed these days. Barely five days ago, another well-loved member of the community sadly went ahead to the great beyond—Reginald Dominic R. Cruz, of the UPD Department of European Languages (DEL). Days after celebrating his […]

Early this August, UP Diliman (UPD) was deeply saddened by the news of the passing of faculty member Louella Barra Orillaza, PhD. Known at the UPD Department of Psychology (UPDDP) as a person who radiated “joy and care in her teaching and service,” Orillaza passed away on Aug. 7. The UPDDP chair from 2021 to […]

The UP Diliman (UPD) community bid farewell to one of its faculty members, Corazon Generoso Iñigo, who passed away on Aug. 5. Iñigo, fondly called Ma’am Cora by colleagues and mentees, was a professor at the UPD College of Human Kinetics (CHK) where she served from 1973 to 1996 and the artistic director of the […]

UP Diliman (UPD) mourns the passing of professor emeritus and former College of Science (CS) dean Jose Maria “Joey” P. Balmaceda, PhD on July 16. Balmaceda began teaching in 1981 at the then Department of Mathematics (DM), now Institute of Mathematics (IM). From instructor, he rose to the position of professor 12, and eventually appointed […]

The hot, humid weather didn’t deter the 300,000 celebrants who paraded to UP Diliman (UPD) on June 27 as they danced, sang, and shouted for joy during LoveLab4n Pride PH Festival (LoveLab4n), one of the country’s largest Pride celebrations. As early as 9 a.m. people were already waiting for the programs to begin simultaneously at […]

“Ang motto ko po sa buhay ay ang maging masaya at mapasaya ang iba,” tugon ni Rhea A. Zacarias, isa sa mga security guard sa Kompleks ng Teatro ng Unibersidad (UP Theater Complex / UPTC). Mahalaga sa kanya na maging masaya upang makaya ang mga pagsubok sa buhay. Nakakatulong din ang pagiging masaya “upang makaraos […]

The UP Diliman (UPD) community mourns the passing of Ma. Delia Arellano-Monares, PhD of the College of Social Work and Community Development (CSWCD) on June 18. Arellano-Monares was an associate professor at the CSWCD where she served from 1995 to 2004. She also chaired the Department of Women and Development Studies. According to a CSWCD […]

The UP Diliman (UPD) College of Engineering (COE) augmented its transportation facilities with the official turnover of a 20-seater refurbished bus during the college’s 116th founding anniversary. The bus was a donation by the EMC2 Fraternity. The bus was about to be disposed by the College of Human Kinetics but was rescued by the fraternity. […]

The UP Diliman (UPD) community mourns the passing of one of its faculty members, Ma. Linnea V. Tanchuling, DSD, on June 19. Tanchuling, lovingly called Ma’am Ging by peers and friends, was an associate professor in the UPD Department of Community Development (DCD). In her more than 30 years of service to the University as […]