Pararangalan ng Unyon ng mga Manunulat sa Pilipinas (UMPIL) sina Prop. Patrick D. Flores, PhD at Prop. Lily Rose R. Tope, PhD, kapwa ng Kolehiyo ng Arte at Literatura para sa kanilang ambag sa larang ng panitikan at wika sa Pilipinas. Si Flores ay gagawaran ng Gawad Pambansang Alagad ni Balagtas Kritisismong Pansining sa Ingles bilang pagkilala sa kontribusyon niya sa mundo ng pag-aaral ng sining. Samantalang si Tope ay gagawaran ng Gawad Paz Marquez Benitez bilang pagkilala sa kontribusyon niya sa panitikang Ingles sa Pilipinas. Sila, kasama ng anim pang indibidwal at isang samahan ay pormal na pararangalan sa Araw…

#DunongJournal is an open-access journal of peer-reviewed research produced primarily by students of UP Diliman and secondarily by faculty with research related to student affairs and welfare. It aims to publish the best of emergent and interdisciplinary student research in UP Diliman and to introduce young researchers to the editorial process toward cultivating an ethical culture of critique. Qualified members of the UP Diliman community may submit papers until 15 May 2021 at https://bit.ly/OVCSADunongBin. Email dunongjournal.upd@up.edu.ph for any questions/concerns. For complete details, visit http://ovcsa.upd.edu.ph/dunongcallforpapers/. Stay safe, mga Iskolar ng Bayan!

Beginning Mar. 29 (Monday) until April 4,2021 (Sunday), all public spaces in UP Diliman (e.g. the whole Academic Oval, College of Human Kinetics, PAUW-UP Child Study Center, National Science Complex, bike routes) will be closed to the public. This is in compliance with the announcement of Malacañang placing NCR, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal under Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ). Campus residents are allowed to do outdoor exercises within their respective areas/purok. Residents are reminded to always observe safety protocols such as wearing of face masks and physical distancing of at least two meters. Thank you…

Following the announcement of Malacañang placing NCR, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal under Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ), all UP Diliman offices and units shall operate on a Work From Home (WFH) arrangement on 29-31 March 2021, except for offices performing essential functions such as the CMO, DAO, DBO, DCO, DEMO, OC, OUR, PSSO, UFS, UHS, UPCC, and UPDP. These offices shall operate on a lean skeleton workforce with precautionary health measures in place. Security and utility personnel shall also strictly follow health and safety protocols when they report for work. Please stay safe.

(MAR. 25)—Former Linguistics professor and Commissioner of the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF) Ernesto H. Cubar passed away on Mar. 24 due to a lingering illness.  He was 91. Cubar was among the first KWF commissioners appointed when it was established in 1991.  He served as KWF Commissioner until his retirement from government service. He served as the Associate Dean of the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy from 1983 to 1989 and was Chair of the Department of Linguistics in the 1970s. Cubar together with wife Nelly, authored “Writing Filipino Grammar: Traditions &…

Mayroong 42 na aktibong kaso ng COVID-19 sa UP Diliman at Barangay UP Campus ngayong Marso 25. 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. Ibayong pag-iingat ang kinakailangan upang maibaba ang bilang ng mga aktibong kaso. Ang laban kontra sa COVID-19 at sa ibang variants nito ay hindi pa tapos. Hinihikayat ang lahat na huwag nating ibababa ang ating mga depensa sa lahat ng…

(MAR. 25)—Prof. Aldrin P. Lee, PhD, of the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (CSSP) Department of Linguistics (Lingg) was elected as the President of the Linguistics Society of the Philippines (LSP), the premiere linguistics organization in the country. An associate professor at Lingg specializing in Korean Linguistics, Lee was elected on Mar. 13 by the LSP Board of Directors at its meeting held right after the LSP International Conference 2021, via Zoom. As President, he will preside over all meetings of the general assembly and the Board of Directors. He…

(March 24)―The UPD College of Science celebrates its women scientists as part of commemorating International Women’s Month. In focus now is Prof. Daisy May C. Santos, PhD of the Institute of Biology (IB). Assistant Professor, member of IB Microbiology and Cell Biology Group, and biologist.  She teaches Fundamentals of Cell and Molecular Biology, and Fundamentals of Biology. Her specialization and research interests are on plant genetics, molecular biology, and coffee genetics and metabolomics. Santos has published in national and international peer-reviewed journals, and has presented numerous scientific papers both in local and international conferences. Santos…

(MAR. 24)—Prof. Deo Florence L. Onda, PhD of the UP Marine Science Institute successfully completed the submersible dive to the Emden Deep, which is 10,540 meters below sea surface.  Emden Deep is the deepest part of the Philippine Trench. A Filipino scientist reached depths greater than the Mt. Everest’s summit, which stands at 8,849 meters above sea level. Indeed, a truly proud moment for the Philippines. “I hope that the Filipino people will be able to share in my experience the Emden Deep. I want them to appreciate and understand that this unstudied…

Muling inaanyayahan ang lahat na magpadala ng mga nominasyon para sa 2021 Gawad Tsanselor para sa Natatanging Kawani at Galing UPD Honor Awards. Ang deadline ay pinalawig hanggang sa Lunes, Abril 5, 2021. Ang mga forms at alituntunin para sa nominasyon para sa bawat kategorya ay maaaring ma-access sa bit.ly/GalingUPD2021. Para sa mga katanungan at karagdagang impormasyon, maaaring makipag-ugnayan sa PRAISE Secretariat sa pamamagitan ng email: praise_ovca.upd@up.edu.ph