Ipinababatid ng UP Diliman Office of the Vice Chancellor for Community Affairs na ang Bakunahan sa Diliman ay ililipat sa UP Health Service (UPHS) mula sa College of Human Kinetics Gym sa mga susunod na linggo. Ang iskedyul naman ng pagbibigay ng booster dose na Moderna vaccine para sa lahat ng kawani ng UPD (regular, kontraktwal, o agency hired), faculty, estudyante, dependents, at barangay residents ay simula ngayong Disyembre 20 hanggang bukas, Disyembre 21, 7:00 n.u- 6:00 n.g. sa UPHS. Basahin ang poster para sa iba pang detalye.

UP Diliman once again has something to be proud of.  After receiving the Development Academy of the Philippines’ (DAP) Government Best Practice Recognition (GBPR) through the Supply and Property Management Office – Common-use Supplies and Equipment Portal (SPMO-CSE Portal) last year, the university was awarded the GBPR again, for the best practices of its UPD COVID-19 Task Force (UPDTF). The UPD COVID-19 Task Force. Photo by Jefferson Villacruz of the UP Diliman Information Office The UPDTF is one of six agencies awarded…

The UP Diliman Office of the Chancellor reminds everyone that the guidelines for suspension of remote learning activities based on storm signals (https://bit.ly/StormSignalsGuidelines) apply to areas affected by Typhoon Odette.

Sama-sama nating tunghayan ang webinar na “Silungang Molave: Bahaginan ng mga Karanasan at Aral” ngayong Biyernes, Disyembre 17, 9:00 n.u. Mapapanood din ito ng live sa opisyal na YouTube channel (https://youtu.be/Uwuc22ktNjY) ng UP Diliman.

Walang naitalang aktibong kaso ng COVID-19 sa UP Diliman at Barangay UP Campus ngayong Disyembre 16 batay sa stat report na gawa ng Special Committee ng UP Diliman COVID-19 Task Force. Upang mapanatiling ligtas ang ating komunidad sa banta ng COVID-19, huwag kalilimutan ang kahalagahan ng pagsunod sa mga pangkalusugang protokol lalo na sa pagdiriwang ng Kapaskuhan ngayong Disyembre. Patuloy ding makipag-ugnayan sa inyong lokal na pamahalaan hinggil sa pagpapabakuna bilang dagdag na proteksyon laban sa COVID-19.

Professor Emeritus of philosophy Armando F. Bonifacio passed away on Dec. 10. He was 93. Bonifacio. Photo from the Bonifacio family Born on Oct. 20, 1928, Bonifacio was described in the 2014 UP Diliman General Education Conference Proceedings (https://oat.upd.edu.ph/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Proceedings-of-the-2014-UP-Diliman-GE-Conference.compressed.pdf) as one of the “eminent UP faculty in the mid-20th century.” His works “Reflections on the Problem of General Education for the University of the Philippines” and “Some Further Comments on the General Education Program” were among those reviewed…

Muli nating tunghayan ang panayam kay Prop. Abdulmari “Toym” de Leon Imao, Jr. ng UP Kolehiyo ng Sining Biswal tungkol sa kahulugan ng kanyang nilikhang instalasyon na pinamagatang “Sambabaylaan” para sa Pag-iilaw sa UP Diliman 2021. Ayon kay Imao, ang “Sambabaylaan” ay hango sa mga salitang “Sambayanan” (nation), “Babaylan” (shaman), at “Laan” (consecrate- ilaan, gawing banal, magtalaga, benditahan, konsagrahin). Kaugnay ng salitang “Sambayanan,” aniya, ang taunang pag-iilaw ay “isang porma ng komentaryo at pagpuna sa mga nangyayari sa ating kapaligiran at sa ating bansa.” Ang “Babaylan” naman ay bahagi ng pre-kolonyal…

Quezon Hall lights up for Christmas. Photo by Jefferson Villacruz of the UP Diliman Information Office Solemnity prefaced Pag-iilaw 2021, as the event on Dec. 3, 5:30 p.m. at Quezon Hall took time to remember the faculty, staff, and research, extension, and professional staff (REPS) who passed away during the pandemic. The annual ceremony of UP Diliman heralding the start of Christmas festivities on campus was livestreamed simultaneously on UPD’s official YouTube channel and Facebook page. The broadcast began with a pre-program video…

Jose. Photo from the National Research Council of the Philippines website Retired UP Diliman professor Vivencio R. Jose passed away on Dec. 6 in Gapan, Nueva Ecija. Jose served as the founding director of UP’s PhD Philippine studies program, reorganized later as UPD’s Tri-College PhD Philippine studies program. He served as chair of the UPD Department of English and Comparative Literature (1986-1988), dean of the UPD College of Arts and Letters (1988-1991), and secretary of the University and the UP Board of Regents (August…