(DEC. 5)—The Pag-iilaw sa Pasko 2019 was only the beginning of the night’s festivities. The College of Human Kinetics held a street party at the Washington SyCip Garden of Native Trees behind the Carillon Plaza. The community celebration “Pailaw/Pasasalamat” was organized in honor of the UP varsity teams who participated in the first semester, especially […]

(DEC. 5)—It was a night of music and lights last Nov. 29 as UP Diliman (UPD) Pag-iilaw sa Pasko 2019, the annual ceremony where all the Christmas lights on campus are lit up for the first time, was held at the UP Carillon Plaza. The UP College of Music Student Ensemble (UPCMSE) composed of a […]

(DEC. 5) — The Christmas lights were switched on but the party just started. After the annual Pag-iilaw held on Nov. 29 at the UP Carillon Plaza, local bands We Got and Moonstar88 wowed the UP Diliman (UPD) community with a concert at the UP Washington Sycip Garden of Native Trees. The bands performed original […]

(Dec. 4) — Deadline for nominations to the 2020 Gawad Tsanselor has been extended to Dec. 16. Originally set on Dec. 2, Monday, the deadline for submission of nominations for the different 2020 Gawad Tsanselor categories has been moved to Dec. 16, Monday. According to the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs memorandum […]

(DEC. 2)— National Scientist and University Professor Emeritus Edgardo D. Gomez, passed away on Sunday night, Dec. 1. He was 81. Gomez was conferred the rank of National Scientist in 2014 “for his outstanding contributions to science particularly his research on marine ecosystems which became the bases for management of and the conservation programs for […]

Prof. Jonathan C. Malicsi, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Linguistics passed away yesterday, Dec. 1. He was 72 years old.

Women in the Philippines have longer lives compared to men: average age of older Filipino women is 70 while for men, 68 years. They also outnumber the men in old age. Six in 10 of Filipinos aged 60 and over are women. These are some of the findings of the nationwide survey the “2018 Longitudinal […]

On 14 November 2019, Thursday, Dr. Imee Su Martinez, Office of International Linkages Diliman (OIL Diliman) Director welcomed 71 frontline service staff of the University of the Philippines to the first Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Seminar (PDEIS). Martinez recognized the attendees, comprised mostly of administrative staff, as the “spine of the University” and provided an overview […]

Here are the top passers of the November 2019 Geologist Licensure Examinations in UPD.

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