(JAN 15)—An online helpdesk for applicants to UP admission who have questions or may be having difficulty with the admission process was launched on Jan. 12. Student organization UP ALYANSA (Alyansa ng mga Mag-aaral para sa PanlipunangKatwiran at Kaunlaran) launched UP Admissions 2021 Helpdesk, a major ad hoc project “for student empowerment and the promotion of quality and accessible basic student services for all students of the UP System.” An initiative under ALYANSA’s GabayIsko, the helpdesk launched with two major projects, the UP Admissions 2021 Survey and the Undergraduate Program Primer. The UP Admissions…

Ngayong Enero 14 ay mayroong 40 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. Ibayong pag-iingat pa rin ang kinakailangan upang maibaba ang bilang ng mga aktibong kaso. Tandaan natin na hindi pa rin tapos ang laban kontra sa COVID-19. Mahigpit pa ring sundin ang mga pangkalusugang protokol – magsuot…

(JAN. 12)—Have you heard of AADO? It’s a new office in UP Diliman (UPD). It stands for Academic Assessment and Development Office. And, they’re in need of office staff! The AADO was created with the approval of the UP Board of Regents (BOR) at its 1352nd meeting on Jul. 30, 2020.  And it is mandated to ensure the achievement of the objectives of the University’s AADS (Academic Assessment and Development System) and strengthen UPD’s quality assurance (QA) measures. The AADS is defined at the…

Following Memorandum No. FRN-20-083 of the Office of the Chancellor regarding Mass Testing for SARS-COV-2, the UP Theater Complex Office will be on a Work-From-Home (WFH) schedule for 14 days beginning tomorrow, Monday, January 11, 2021. The UP Theater Complex will still be in operation with limited capacity off-site. We may be reached through our official email address uptheater.upd@up.edu.ph for requests or inquiries. UP Theater Complex will resume its on-site operations on Monday, January 25, 2021, 8 AM at the University Theater Building. Thank you very much for your understanding and cooperation. Stay safe everyone.

Dear Members of the University Health Service and the UP Community:   As part of the search process for the next UP Health Service (UHS) Director, a series of community activities will be held from January 11 to 19, 2021.  In line with this, the Search Committee is inviting the UP community to an online public forum on Monday, 11 January 2021, from 9:00 A.M to 11:15 A.M. via Zoom: Please click the link below to join the webinar:

Ngayong Enero 7, mayroon na lamang 6 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. Patuloy ang pagbaba ng mga aktibong kaso dahil sa ating pagtutulungan. Ngayong Enero, tandaan natin na hindi pa rin tapos ang laban kontra sa COVID-19. Kailangan ang patuloy na pag-iingat dahil hindi pa rin po…

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) is offering the newly approved Master of Research and Development & Management (MR&DM) program in the First Semester of AY 2021-2022. Applications for admission are now being accepted.  For inquiries or questions about the online program, visit https://fmds.upou.edu.ph/academics/post-bac/master-of- research-and-development-management/ or message us at http://facebook.com/UPOUDRDM/. The MR&DM is a 36-unit fully online graduate program designed to develop knowledge and skills in effective leadership of government and private R&D organizations and research funding institutions. The UP Board of Regents (BOR) approved the MR&DM program proposal at its 1356th BOR Meeting held on 26 November…

Due to the large demand for information, a second session of the meeting with UPD Staff UPD Staff on “Know More About UPD’s Mass Testing”  will be held on Wednesday, January 6, at  9 AM. Please find the Zoom details below. The program will cover the following: 1. Welcome remarks (Chancellor Fidel Nemenzo) 2. Why mass test now and the new virus strain (Dr Edsel Ayes, UP Philippine Genome Center) 3. General guidelines on mass testing (Dr Jesusa Catabui, Director, University Health Service) 4. Data privacy issues (Atty. Regine Estillore, UPD Data Privacy Officer) 5. Case Investigation Form & Contact Tracing (Dr Aliza…

The UP National Service Reserve Corps (NSRC) composed of graduates of the Civic Welfare Training Service and Literacy Training Service components of the National Service Training Program (NSTP) will conduct a webinar series this January 2021. The webinar series: “UNLAD: Para Kanino? Talakayan ukol sa pagbubuo ng mga proyektong pang-kaunlaran” aims to develop broader perspective on community engagements and help student reservists understand the importance of translating short-term projects for the communities into sustainable initiatives. Through these webinar series, reservists are expected to obtain critical mindset in examining issues and motivate them to act in solidarity with the…

The UP Asian Center, in cooperation with the National Quincentennial Committee, the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, and the UP Diliman Office of the Initiatives for Culture and the Arts, welcomes abstracts for an international conference, “Sabang: Early Southeast Asian-European Intercultural Encounters,” which will be held on 18–20 March 2021 via Zoom. ABOUT THE CONFERENCE This three-day webinar conference aims to discuss the varied cultural legacies of the European-Asian encounter. “Sabang” (meaning juncture of bodies of water in Visayan and several other Philippine languages) encapsulates the meeting of…