The Silungang Molave (SiM) wishes to thank everyone who heeded the call for donations in cash and in kind for the benefit of the patients who occupy and will occupy the isolation facility in UP Diliman (UPD). SiM is still open to donations in kind. Donations in cash however, will only be accepted until Apr. 30, Friday, to give way and support other fund drives of the administration. Cash donations accepted until Apr. 30 may be sent via bank transfer to: Philippine National Bank (PNB) – U.P. Campus Branch Accounts: Account Name: U.P. Foundation, Inc. Branch…

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation’s Transformative Leadership Institute (RMTLI) – A NextGen Leadership Program The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation through its Transformative Leadership Institute (RMTLI), is launching a dream project: A NextGen Leadership Program to provide mentorship opportunities for budding young leaders, 18 to 25 years old. This online leadership program, which will run this June 14 -25, 2021, seeks to harness their creative energies, and be able to use their leadership skills to take on the challenges of the times.

Each year, the University of the Philippines Alumni Association (UPAA) gives recognition to alumni achievers, as follows: The UPAA Most Distinguished Alumna/Alumnus Award may be given to an alumnus/alumna who, in addition to qualifying for a UPAA Distinguished Alumni Award, also satisfies the criteria for the Most Distinguished Alumna/Alumnus Award described below The UPAA Lifetime Distinguished Achievement Awards are given to senior alumni who have achieved professional distinction and demonstrated meritorious service throughout their career. The UPAA Distinguished Alumni Awards are conferred on alumni who have demonstrated exceptional achievements and outstanding contributions in their chosen field of endeavor. The…

Para sa Isyu 2021, tumatanggap na ang DGR ng mga artikulo sa wikang Filipino at Ingles. Bukas ito sa anumang artikulong pangkababaihan at pangkasarian mula sa iba’t ibang disiplina, at larangan tulad ng pagtuturo, pananaliksik, gawaing ekstensyon at administratibo. Bukas din ito sa mga…

Students from the College of Fine Arts (CFA) “re-drew” history by recreating illustrations of pre-Hispanic Filipinos from The Boxer Codex, imbuing the images with their own modern perspective as part of “The Boxer Codex Reimagined,” a project for “Engkwentro,” the UP Diliman Arts and Culture Festival 2021. Exhibited on Apr. 26 in an online gallery, “The Boxer Codex Reimagined” currently features Kharla’s Cagayan Woman” by Kharla Nicole Bitas (BFA Painting), “Elizabeth’s Visayan (Royal) Couple” by Elizabeth Fausto (AA Visual Communication), “Aleks’ Tagalog (Common) Women” by Aleks…

It is with deep sadness that we inform you that Dr. Vicente D. Mariano, retired member of the NCPAG faculty, passed away today, April 27, 2021, due to COVID-19. Dr. Mariano or VicMar served the College for 39 years. He joined NCPAG in 1973 as a research associate at the Local Government Center and started teaching full time as a member of the faculty in 1999 until his retirement in 2012 with the rank of Associate Professor. Mariano taught research courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels and was one of the pioneers…

The Office of the Chancellor (OC) in Quezon Hall is now open to receive documents from UP Diliman units. The Office will only receive documents since only one staff a day is on duty, following strict work arrangements and health protocols. The rest of the OC staff is on a Work From Home arrangement, thus processing will be done remotely and communications will be through email. For follow up of electronic (soft copy) documents, please email chancellor.updiliman@up.edu.ph. Meanwhile, for follow up of hard copy documents, please call 8981-500 local 2619. The OC is open from…

The UP Diliman (UPD) COVID-19 Task Force (TF) recently created a handy online guide to help those scheduled for COVID-19 vaccination to prepare for their scheduled day at the Bakunahan sa Diliman in the College of Human Kinetics (CHK) gymnasium. Bakunahan sa Diliman is a project of UPD and the Quezon City local government to open a vaccination site at the CHK gymnasium for registered and confirmed UPD personnel and select Barangay UP Campus residents. In the past few months, the TF conducted several rounds of vaccination pre-registration and confirmation…

(APR. 26) — UPSCALE (UP Sustaining Collaboration in an Advanced Learning Environment) Innovation Hub emerged as the grand champion in the first PH Startup Incubator Awards held on Apr. 23 via Zoom and streamed live on YouTube. UPSCALE earned the highest overall score among the 11 Technology Business Incubators (TBIs) in the final assessment and excelled throughout the program based on growth, innovation and impact. The team also won the “Best Incubator for Governance & Operations” Award for its outstanding progress in developing and implementing its organizational structure, operational system and organization-wide…