Writer, poet, playwright, and former humanities professor Virginia Reyes Moreno passed away on Aug. 14. She was 98. Known to her peers as “the high priestess” and “the empress dowager of Philippine poetry,” Moreno was a faculty member of the then UP College of Arts and Sciences in the late 1950s.  In 1959, she co-founded the UP Department of Humanities, now the UP Department of Art Studies. As chairperson of the now defunct UP President’s Council on the Arts, Moreno founded the UP Film…

Former UP President Jose V. Abueva, PhD, passed away on Aug. 18. He was 93. Abueva, professor emeritus of political science and public administration at the UP National College of Public Administration and Governance (NCPAG), was UP’s 16th President (1987 to 1993). He concurrently served as UPD chancellor from 1990 to 1991. He was the founder and the first president of Kalayaan College, Quezon City. Abueva introduced the socialized tuition and financial assistance program (STFAP) in 1987 and institutionalized a Filipino language policy within the university. He…

Ngayong Agosto 19, mayroong 74 na aktibong kaso ng COVID-19 sa UP Diliman at Barangay UP Campus. Ang mga purok o komunidad sa UP Campus kung nasaan ang mga aktibong kaso ay nasa mapang kasama sa stat report na gawa ng Special Committee ng UP Diliman COVID-19 Task Force. Ang bilang ng aktibong kaso ngayong linggo ay higit na mataas kumpara sa 45 aktibong kaso noong nakaraang linggo. Pinapayuhan ang lahat na doblehin ang pag-iingat para sa ating kaligtasan at upang maibaba rin ang bilang…

The UP Diliman Data Protection Office (DPO) on Thursday, Aug. 12, advised the UPD community against uploading photos of their COVID-19 vaccination cards on social media, saying the information could be used for nefarious purposes. In an email sent to the UPD Information Office, the DPO said sharing the good news is understandable, “but we may be inadvertently sharing personal and sensitive personal information.” Personal and sensitive personal information that may be contained in the card such as email addresses and Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (Philhealth) numbers can be used to gain access to social media and financial accounts, while forgers…

Mayroong 45 aktibong kaso ng COVID-19 sa UP Diliman at Barangay UP Campus ngayong Agosto 12. Ang mga purok o komunidad sa UP Campus kung nasaan ang mga aktibong kaso ay nasa mapang kasama sa stat report na gawa ng Special Committee ng UP Diliman COVID-19 Task Force. Mahigpit na ipinapaalala sa lahat na dobleng pag-iingat ang kinakailangan upang maibaba ang bilang ng mga aktibong kaso sa ating komunidad. Ang laban kontra COVID-19 ay hindi pa tapos. Malaking panganib ang dulot nito sa ating kalusugan. Para…

  The UP Diliman (UPD) Ugnayan ng Pahinungod recently published and made available online “UPD Ugnayan ng Pahinungod Volunteer Handbook” and “UPD Ugnayan ng Pahinungod Psychosocial Support Program (PSP) Handbook.” In her letter to the university deans, directors, and heads of units, UPD Ugnayan ng Pahinungod Director Jocelyn T. Caragay said the Volunteer Handbook “contains information about volunteerism, the history of Pahinungod, its programs, how these are implemented as well as the requisites and forms…

The UP CHK-QC COVID-19 Vaccination Site needs volunteers. Sign up at bit.ly/tutulongako. See photo below for more details.

Mahalagang Pabatid: Muling binubuksan ang pagpapatala para sa personnel ng UP Diliman at UP System (na nasa Diliman), anuman ang employment status, kasama na ang mga security guard at utility worker, para sa pagpapabakuna laban sa COVID-19. Ito ay para lamang sa mga HINDI PA NABABAKUNAHAN. Upang makakuha ng slot, MAGPAREHISTRO AGAD SA: https://shorturl.at/psBFS Para sa buong detalye, basahin ang impormasyong nasa ibabang larawan.  

The Office of the University Registrar released the latest adjusted Academic Calendar for AY 2021-2022, listing important dates for the first and second semesters as well as major holidays. For the first semester, registration is from Sept. 13-15, while classes begin on Sept. 17. The mid-semester arrives on Oct. 30. Final examinations are from Jan. 10-18, 2022. The second semester will run from February to May 2022 with registration from Jan. 31 to Feb. 3. Classes begin on Feb. 7, the mid-semester arrives on April 1, and classes end on May 25. Final examinations run from May 28 to Jun. 4, both Saturdays….

College of Music (CMu) student Ryle Nicole Q. Custodio wins the top prize in the inaugural Composition Competition of the 2021 Busan Choral Festival & Competition (BCFC). According to a July 20 news posted in the BCFC website, Custodio’s winning piece “Tagu-Taguan” for Soprano-Alto-Tenor-Bass (SATB) a capella bested 54 other works from 28 countries for the 17th BCFC. “The Busan Choral Composition Competition seeks to engage with aspiring young composers and to encourage the creation and performance of new works written for the choral music…