(DEC. 1)—Holiday celebrations is now official in Diliman with Pag-iilaw 2017, the annual ceremony where all the Christmas lights on campus are lit up for the first time followed by a mini-concert. This year the theme is “Paaralan, Palaruan” inspired by “Homo Ludens: A Study of the Play Element in Culture,” a book written in […]

(NOV. 21)-The UP Diliman (UPD) Office of the Chancellor announces the 2017 year-end program with the theme “UP Diliman: Paaralan, Palaruan.” This year’s theme is inspired by “Homo Ludens: A Study of the Play Element in Culture,” a book written in 1938 by Dutch historian and philosopher Johan Huizinga, who used the term “homo ludens” […]

It is with deep sadness that we are informing everyone the passing of a well-loved faculty of the UP School of Economics, Prof. Ruperto “Ruping” P. Alonzo, who died yesterday, 7 November 2017. read more…  

(OCT.23)—The University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) faculty, staff and students celebrated life in a series of activities held at the UP Sunken Garden, Academic Oval and Main Library, Sept. 27 in “Celebrate Life @ UPD.” The event sought to veer away from the concept of suicide prevention towards a proactive perspective, highlighting the positive […]

Pahayag ng Konseho ng Unibersidad ng Unibersidad ng Pilipinas, Diliman Bilang mga miyembro ng kaguruan ng Unibersidad ng Pilipinas, ang pambansang Unibersidad, itinataguyod namin ang pananaig ng batas, ang paggalang sa mga karapatang pantao na nakapaloob sa Konstitusyon ng Pilipinas—higit lalo, ang karapatan sa buhay at kalayaan, wastong pamamalakad ng batas, karapatan laban sa arbitraryong […]

(AUG. 22)—Physics professor and former UP Diliman chancellor Dr. Roger D. Posadas passed away on Aug. 20. Posadas was Chancellor of UP Diliman from 1993 to 1996.  During his term, he organized the Technology Management Center (TMC);  the Center for Environmental Research, Education and Services; the Archaeological Studies Program and the Materials Science and Engineering […]

(AUG. 22) —Dr. Lilia F. Realubit, retired professor from the College of Arts and Letters Department of English and Comparative Literature (DECL), passed away on Aug. 17. She was 86. Realubit served at UP Diliman (UPD) as faculty for more than three decades. She taught English, Bicol literature, folklore and Philippine Studies both in the […]

UP Diliman (UPD) held a necrological service to honor its fifth chancellor, Dr. Roger D. Posadas, on Aug. 24 at the Loyola Memorial Chapel along Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City. Paying their last respects were former colleagues in the academe, friends and former students. Among those who spoke were UP President Danilo L. Concepcion, former UP […]

The UP Diliman (UPD) Housing Office will implement a new policy on Jan. 1, 2018 requiring all retiring employees occupying UPD housing units to file a one-time request of extension before they can be allowed to stay. Approved in 2016, it also states that the extension will only last six months, after which the occupant […]

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