Here is the second batch of UP Diliman (UPD) alumni who topped the licensure examinations in 2022. The UP Diliman Information Office (UPDIO) sent email questions to these topnotchers to learn their reactions upon learning they topped their exams, the impact of being a topnotcher on their job applications, and their status in their respective industries or sectors. Basa. Photo from Basa’s Facebook account Christian Jimenez Basa. In the October 2022 Metallurgical Engineer Licensure Examination, all UPD…

In a world that puts a premium on flashes of brilliance or moments of triumph, ceremonies that highlight consistent, everyday service are some of the most heartwarming. On June 22, UP Diliman (UPD) celebrated faculty (36), research, extension, and professional staff (REPS, 14), and administrative staff (70) for spending a lifetime serving the university at the 2022 Parangal at Pagkilala sa mga Kawani at Retirado ng Unibersidad ng Pilipinas at the University Theater. The longest-serving retirees were Fernando Laoke and Romeo Manalang of the UPD Campus Maintenance Office, both of whom…

Earliest pieces of evidence of basket and tie manufacturing on stone tools were recently found in Tabon Cave in Palawan by researchers from UP Diliman (UPD) and the National Museum. The pieces of evidence found date back to 39,000 to 33,000 years ago, determined through cutting-edge microscopic analyses.  In correspondences with UPDate Online, Hermine Xhauflair, PhD said the finding shows “that people in Tabon Cave were already processing plant fibers to make baskets and ties 39,000 to 33,000 years ago.”

Sa nakaraang Gawad Tsanselor 2023 (GT 2023), ang pinakatampok na aktibidad sa UP Diliman (UPD) Linggo ng Parangal 2023 (LnP 2023), sinabi ni Tsanselor Edgardo Carlo L. Vistan II na ang salitang tanaw na siyang tema ng LnP 2023 ay nangangahulugan ding pag-asa at tagumpay. Ayon sa Tagapamahalang Komite ng LnP 2023, ang temang Tanaw ay “nakatungtong sa kakayahan ng mga iskolar ng bayan na mahubog ang pananaw at haraya sa bansa at sa sangkatauhan habang patuloy na sinasariwa at hindi isinasantabi ang ating mga karanasan. Sa kulturang Pilipino, ang tanaw ay gamit sa…

Bilang simula ng pagdiriwang ng Linggo ng Parangal 2023, mahigit 9,000 mag-aaral at anim na samahang pangmag-aaral ng UP Diliman (UPD) ang kinilala sa Parangal sa Mag-aaral 2023 noong Hunyo 20 sa Teatro ng Unibersidad. Disenyo ng entablado. Larawang kuha ni Jerald DJ. Caranza, UPDIO Sa pangunguna ng Opisina ng Bise Tsanselor para sa mga Gawaing Pangmag-aaral (Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs / OVCSA), ibinalik sa on-site na paraan ang taunang parangal pagkatapos ng dalawang taong naka-online.

Melisa R. Serrano, PhD envisions the UP Diliman (UPD) School of Labor and Industrial Relations (SOLAIR) as a center of excellence in labor and industrial relations in the Philippines and abroad, a prominent institution that actively promotes democratization and humanization of work, and a highly regarded center for labor education and worker empowerment in the country and in Asia. Serrano. Photo by Jefferson Villacruz, UPDIO Serrano shared this recently with UPDate Online. She is SOLAIR’s ninth dean and will serve for three years.

LnP 2023 omnibus poster. Poster na gawa ni Jacelle Isha B. Bonus, UPDIO Sa pagdiriwang ng Linggo ng Parangal 2023 (LnP 2023) sa UP Diliman (UPD), kikilalanin at bibigyang-pugay ang mga pararangalang kasapi ng komunidad ng UPD. Ito ay gaganapin mula Hunyo 20 hanggang 23 sa Teatro ng Unibersidad. Ang taunang parangal ay pagkilala sa mga guro, mananaliksik, kawani, mag-aaral, programang pang-ekstensiyon, at organisasyong pangmag-aaral na naghatid ng karangalan, nagpamalas ng kahusayan, at naghandog…

Lawyer, administrator, educator, and former dean of the UP Diliman (UPD) School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) Vyva Victoria Aguirre passed away on June 12. A woman ahead of her time, Aguirre embodied a distinctive and invaluable set of knowledge and competencies integral to the complex societies of today with four degrees under her belt–a Bachelor of Laws, a Master of Laws, a master’s degree in library science, and a bachelor’s degree in foreign service. Aguirre. Photo from Santos’…

UP Diliman (UPD) Chancellor Edgardo Carlo L. Vistan II recently attended an international conference in support of the Phnom Penh Declaration on the International Code for the Protection of Tourists (Code). According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) website, the Code is the first “legal instrument designed to create internationally recognized standards for the protection of tourists at the international level.” (From left) Resurreccion, De La Santa, Vistan, UNWTO Secretary General Zurab Pololikashvili, Ramos-Tumanan, and Harry Hwang, director…

For the first time in three years, the UP Diliman (UPD) College of Architecture (CA) celebrated its annual college week in person with the launch of Haraya 2023 on June 13 at the CA Building 1. Scheduled were exhibits, workshops, and student awards culminating in a graduate research colloquium. A view of the second-floor exhibit. Photo by Jefferson Villacruz, UPDIO At the opening, the CA Building 1 was packed with faculty, staff, and students. Both of its floors were filled…