(OCTOBER 24)—Five of the seven National Artists declared by the Office of the President of the Republic of the Philippines on Oct. 23 are UP alumni: Lauro “Larry” Zarate Alcala Sr. (Visual Arts), Amelia Lapeña Bonifacio (Theater), Raymundo “Ryan” Cipriano Pujante Cayabyab (Music), Kidlat Tahimik (Cinema) and Resil B. Mojares (Literature). Completing the […]

(OCT. 17) — Dr. Dinah Palmera P. Nadera, mid-August this year, became the University Health Service’s (UHS’s) first resident psychiatrist. The first resident psychiatrist Prior to Nadera, the UHS has had psychiatric consultants. However, it is only recently that a resident psychiatrist has been hired. She said of hiring a resident psychiatrist, “We could safely […]

(OCT. 17)—Matagal bago binigyang pansin  ang Mental Health (MH) sa Pilipinas, ayon sa porum na First Things First: Unpacking the Mental Health Law na ginanap sa Malcolm Hall Theater noong Oktubre 9. Sinabi ni Dr. Violeta Bautista, isang clinical psychologist at direktor ng UP Psychosocial Service o PsycServ, na ang Pilipinas ang pinakahuli sa Timog […]

Join us as we explore the different modalities of learning about and experiencing wellness and wholeness, by listening to fora on mental health, touching base with evocative images of emotional health and wellbeing through art exhibits, examining emotional issues and practicing life-giving skills in workshops, and celebrating life and wellbeing through songs, dances, sharing, playing and […]

(OCT. 3)— After two groundbreaking ceremonies, the Epsilon Chi Center (ECC) at the Molave Residence Hall was finally inaugurated on Oct. 2.  A legacy project of the Epsilon Chi Fraternity, Inc. (ECFI) to the university, the ECC will serve as a health, fitness and sports facility for the UP Diliman (UPD) faculty, staff and students.  The […]

BODIES, SCIENCE, AND PHILIPPINE SOCIETY UP Diliman Science, Technology, and Society Month 2018 After the success of the Festival of Culture and the Arts 2018: Kat(hawan: Bodies, Society, Culture, UP DIliman (UPD) continues the identification of the Philippine body as an important device in knowledge production with Bodies, Science, and Philippine Society or the celebration of the first UPD Science, Technology, and Society (STS) Month. This time, the Philippine […]

(SEPT. 27)—Students and staff paraded around the Academic Oval in the morning of Sept. 26 in “Celebrate Life 2018,” a yearly event organized by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs (OVCSA) through the Office of Counseling and Guidance (OCG).   Now on its 8th year, the event commemorates “those beset with mental […]

UP President Danilo L. Concepcion has written Philippine National Police chief Oscar D. Albayalde to express his concern over the reported visit of three uniformed and armed PNP officers to UP Diliman last Wednesday, September 12. Read more…  

(SEPT. 4)— Multi-awarded broadcast journalist Maria Jessica A. Soho added another feather in her cap after being awarded the 2018 UP Gawad Plaridel. The Gawad Plaridel, named after the Philippine hero Marcelo H. del Pilar’s nom de plume, is the CMC’s distinction for Filipino media practitioners who excelled in any of the media (print, radio, film […]