The UP Fighting Maroons continued its winning streak by edging out the Far Eastern University (FEU) Tamaraws, 73-70, in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 84 men’s basketball tournament on April 19 at the Mall of Asia Arena. Rivero. Photo from the UAAP Media Bureau Ricci Rivero, who made four triples in the game, led the Fighting Maroons with 19 points, five rebounds, and two assists. Rivero’s performance earned him the best player of the game award. Carl Tamayo contributed 14 points,…

Irineo Odoy, known as the pioneer of UP Diliman’s (UPD) iconic Ikot jeepney route, passed away at 5 p.m. of April 12. He was 99. According to his grandson, Gerardo Lopez, Odoy succumbed to pneumonia. Odoy. Screenshot of the 2018 Image from the Mobility PH YouTube channel Fondly known to his family as “Lolo Neong,” Odoy was a bus driver before moving to UPD in 1949. He started the Ikot route using a large jeepney he called “Dagul.”

Mayroong naitalang isang aktibong kaso ng COVID-19 sa UP Diliman at Barangay UP Campus ngayong Abril 13 batay sa stat report na gawa ng Special Committee ng UP Diliman COVID-19 Task Force. Ipinapaalala sa lahat na sundin pa rin ang mga pangkalusugang protokol tulad ng pagsusuot ng face mask, paghuhugas ng mga kamay, at pagpapanatili ng physical distancing, lalo na sa pag-obserba ng Mahal na Araw. Sa mga hindi pa nababakunahan at sa mga maaari nang tumanggap ng booster shot laban sa COVID-19, makipag-ugnayan…

The UP Fighting Maroons opened the second round with a win against the National University (NU) Bulldogs, 84-76, in the UAAP (University Athletic Association of the Philippines) Season 84 men’s basketball tournament on April 12 at the Mall of Asia Arena. Tamayo. Photo from the UAAP Media Bureau Rookie Carl Tamayo had a breakout game, leading UP with 21 points, 10 rebounds, three steals, three blocks, and two assists. The Fighting Maroons swept the Bulldogs this season and stretched their winning streak to seven.

Michaelangelo Guevara, an administrative assistant at the UP Diliman Budget Office (UPDBO), passed away on April 4.  Guevara. Photo from the UPDBO Guevara started working at UPDBO on Jan. 16, 2001. In his more than 20 years of service, his officemates remember him with fondness. “Si Mike ay maasikaso sa aming mga katrabaho niya rito sa office. Masayahin din siyang tao at laging nakangiti. Mahilig bumati sa mga kasamahan lalo na kapag uuwi na siya.  Magpapaalam…

At the recent international virtual conference, “Counter-Mapping the City,” that the UP Diliman (UPD) Department of Geography (DGeog) organized, a participatory three-dimensional mapping (P3DM) of Quezon City (QC) barangays was presented by geography professor Emmanuel Garcia. In his presentation “P3DM in the City,” Garcia found that P3DM facilitates dialogues among community stakeholders. However, he pointed out that the community needs to recognize P3DM’s potential and realize its role in reducing disaster risks for it to be truly useful. The P3DM of QC barangays was part of the DGeog’s first urban P3DM…

The UP Fighting Maroons ended the first round of the UAAP (University Athletic Association of the Philippines) Season 84 men’s basketball tournament with a breathtaking win, 83-76, against the Far Eastern University (FEU) Tamaraws on April 9 at the Mall of Asia Arena. The team’s win over FEU came only a couple of days after UP beat the De La Salle University (DLSU) Green Archers to a thrilling-win, 61-59, on April 7. Prior to the Thursday game, both UP and DLSU had an identical 4-1 win-loss record.

Ngayong Abril 7, walang naitalang aktibong kaso ng COVID-19 sa UP Diliman at Barangay UP Campus batay sa stat report na gawa ng Special Committee ng UP Diliman COVID-19 Task Force. Hinihikayat pa rin ang lahat na sumunod sa mga pangkalusugang protokol tulad ng pagsusuot ng face mask, paghuhugas ng mga kamay, at pagpapanatili ng physical distancing. Sa mga hindi pa nababakunahan at sa mga maaari nang tumanggap ng booster shot laban sa COVID-19, makipag-ugnayan sa lokal na pamahalaan hinggil sa…

Two faculty members of the UP Diliman College of Home Economics (CHE) Department of Hotel, Restaurant, and Institution Management (DHRIM) were elected to the Board of Directors of the Council of Hotel and Restaurant Educators of the Philippines (COHREP). In a post on the DHRIM Facebook page on March 28, CHE Dean Shirley V. Guevarra and Prof. Raymund Gerard I. Guerrero were named as vice president and auditor, respectively. Guevarra. Image from the DHRIM Facebook…

A program that aims to preserve UP Diliman’s (UPD) green environment was recently launched as part of UPD’s celebration of the month of April as Environmental Sustainability Month (ESM). The Office of the Chancellor, through the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, launched the Environmental Sustainability Grants Program (ESGP), calling for project proposals related to UPD’s environmental sustainability. Lagoon. Photo by Jefferson Villacruz, UPDIO According to the call for proposals, the ESGP will provide seed funding of not…