(FEB. 8) – Prof. Hussein Sinsuat Lidasan is the new dean of The School of Urban and Regional Planning (The SURP). His 3-year appointment was approved at the 1341st Board of Regents meeting on Feb. 4. The eighth dean of The SURP, Lidasan will serve from Feb. 4 until Feb 3. 2022. He succeeded Prof. Mario R. Delos Reyes. In his vision-mission paper, Lidasan primarily aims to review the unit’s programs to make them more attuned to development planning and make them research-driven, more inter- and multi-disciplinary, on par with planning…

(FEB. 8) – Prof. Hussein Sinsuat Lidasan is the new dean of The School of Urban and Regional Planning (The SURP). His 3-year appointment was approved at the 1341st Board of Regents meeting on Feb. 4. The eighth dean of The SURP, Lidasan will serve from Feb. 4 until Feb 3. 2022. He succeeded Prof. Mario R. Delos Reyes. In his vision-mission paper, Lidasan primarily aims to review the unit’s programs to make them more attuned to development planning and make them research-driven, more inter- and multi-disciplinary, on par with planning…

POLICY To exercise and safeguard academic freedom and uphold your right to quality education, the University of the Philippines needs to process your personal and sensitive personal information—that is, information that identifies you as an individual. UP is committed to comply with the Philippine Data Privacy Act of 2012 (DPA) http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2012/08/15/republic-act-no-10173/ in order to protect your right to data privacy. This notice explains in general terms the purpose and legal basis for the processing of the typical or usual examples of personal and sensitive personal information that UP collects from…

(DEC. 17)—The smell of wet grounds, trees, leaves and freshly cut grasses after the rain; the sound of laughter and chatter; the sight of selfie and groufie everywhere; singing and dancing, and Christmas songs playing nonstop echoed the festive mood of the UP Diliman (UPD) Lantern Parade this year.  Students, faculty, staff, residents and spectators assembled at the Oblation Plaza and Academic Oval as early as 4 p.m. on Dec. 14 to participate and witness the parade of…

(NOV. 6)—Books published in 2017 by UP Diliman (UPD) professors Jose S. Buenconsejo, PhD, Luna Sicat-Cleto, PhD, Cristina Pantoja-Hidalgo, PhD and Ma. Mercedes G. Planta, PhD won in three categories of the 37th National Book Awards (NBA). The award is given yearly by the National Book Development Board (NBDB) and Manila Critics Circle (MCC) to the best books written, designed and published in the country. According to NBDB, the winners, except for Publisher of the Year, received a cash prize of P15,000. “Philippine Modernities: Music, Performing Arts, and Language, 1880 to 1941” edited by Buenconsejo and published…

    (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 list of the seven newly declared National Artists are: Francisco Mañosa (Architecture) and Ramon Muzones (Literature).   According to the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), the Order of National Artists is “the highest national recognition given…

(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 say that providing a part-time plantilla position for a psychiatrist is an initiative to integrate mental health as a basic service provided by the UHS.” Taking such role, Nadera will be rendering…

(AUG. 10)— More than 2,000 freshmen and graduate students received a grand welcome from the UP Diliman (UPD) officials and college deans at the University Welcome Assembly (UWA) on Aug. 7 at the University Theater. UWA, formerly known as the Freshmen Welcome Assembly, is a yearly tradition organized by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs (OVCSA) to introduce freshmen (freshies) to administration officials and treat them to a showcase of best performances from UPD’s homegrown talents.  This year, new graduate students were also invited to the…

(JUNE 26) Seven alumni of the University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) landed in the top 10 of the June 2018 Environmental Planner Licensure Examination (EnPLE). Amillah S. Rodil notched the top spot with a grade of 83.05 percent. She was followed by Alvin F. Veron (82.00%), Rio C. Yonson (3rd, 81.55%) and Ace G. Ligsay (4th, 81.40%). The other UPD alumni who made it to top 10 were Maja Cielo H. Jose (6th, 81.25%), Gemeniano B. Crisante Jr. (7th, 81.15%) and Weslene Irish Uy (8th, 80.95%). The other topnotchers…

(JUNE 27)—Sunflowers, sunshine and cloudy skies greeted the 4,612 graduates who received their respective degrees at UP Diliman’s 107th General Commencement Exercises at the University Amphitheater on June 24.  Wearing their sablay, the academic garb of the University, the graduates, along with their families and friends, arrived as early as 5:30 a.m. and converged at the Oblation Plaza for the rites. While waiting, some took the opportunity to take pictures with the Oblation while others took a selfie or groufie with the sunflowers that bravely survived the occasional heavy rains…