(MAY 26) — Fourteen UP Diliman (UPD) students received the Pohang Iron and Steel Company TJ Park Foundation (POSCO-TJF) scholarship for Academic Year (AY) 2016-2017 at the Hall of Wisdom of the Asian/GT Toyota Asian Cultural Center on May 24. Yearly, POSCO grants scholarships to 15 qualified students through its POSCO Asia Fellowship program. Scholars receive monetary support of $700…

(MAY 4) — UP Diliman’s (UPD) best and the brightest University Scholars (US) in the undergraduate and graduate level and those who distinguished themselves in various fields were recognized at the Parangal sa Mag-aaral 2017 in a ceremony held at the University Theater on Apr. 27. The Office of the University Registrar shows that in the first semester of Academic Year (AY) 2016-2017, UPD had a student population of 25, 782. University Scholars (US) are students who have earned a General Weighted Average (GWA) of not lower than 1.25 in the second semester…

  (APR. 21)—UP Diliman’s long standing tradition of honor and excellence takes center stage in Linggo ng Parangal, a week-long festivity to recognize the outstanding performance of its faculty, Research and Extension Professional Staff (REPS), students, staff and the community. The festivities, slated from April 24 to 28, carry the theme “Banyuhay”—based on “bagong anyo ng buhay” (metamorphosis). Sir Anril P. Tiatco, chair of the festivities’ Committee on Publications, Promotions and Documentation, explains the theme as: “The process of change through dynamic connections, in conjunction with adaptation,…

(APR. 10) — Benjie Allen D. Aquino, Alyansa ng mga Mag-aaral para sa Panlipunang Katwiran at Kaunlaran (ALYANSA) standard bearer, was elected chairperson of the UPD University Student Council (USC) defeating Student Alliance for the Advancement of Democratic Rights in UP (STAND UP) standard bearer Ben Galil R. Te in an election held on Apr. 6. Aquino garnered a total of 4, 143 votes while Te earned 2,540 votes. Aquino, a student from Virata School of Business (VSB), succeeds former USC chair and STAND UP member Christian Bryle Leano. This year, Nagkakaisang Iskolar para…

(APR. 10) — Benjie Allen D. Aquino, Alyansa ng mga Mag-aaral para sa Panlipunang Katwiran at Kaunlaran (ALYANSA) standard bearer, was elected chairperson of the UPD University Student Council (USC) defeating Student Alliance for the Advancement of Democratic Rights in UP (STAND UP) standard bearer Ben Galil R. Te in an election held on Apr. 6. Aquino garnered a total of 4, 143 votes while Te earned 2,540 votes. Aquino, a student from Virata School of Business (VSB), succeeds former USC chair and STAND UP member Christian Bryle Leano. This year, Nagkakaisang Iskolar para…

Prof. Armin Sarthou Jr. was affirmed as the 8th dean on Mar. 9 of the UP College of Architecture (UPCA) at the UPCA Auditorium as witnessed by the unit’s faculty, student and employees. After an opening performance of UDD’s (formerly Up Dharma Down) “Tadhana” by UPCA students Adelijoy Manuel and Kirstela Pangilinan and an introduction by Cathy Saldaña-Siegel of the UPCA Alumni Foundation, Inc. The short but meaningful affirmation ceremony was officiated by UPD Chancellor Michael L. Tan. Among those present were Sarthou’s…

UP Diliman’s (UPD) celebration of the National Arts Month kicked off on Feb. 1 with the unveiling of Sansinukob, an installation art exhibit, at the UP Lagoon, UP Amphitheater and College of Mass Communication (CMC) Hill. The exhibit featured art works created by UPD visual artists Leo Abaya, Anton del Castillo, Rita Gudiño, Gerry Leonardo, Leeroy New, Junyee and Reg Yuson depicting Philippine stories on the origin of the “sansinukob” (universe). It was a glimpse of the ethno-astrology and ancient cosmology of Philippine cultures. According to professors Sir Anril P. Tiatco and Jem R. Javier, Sansinukob exhibit’s project leaders, each layer of…

  UPD School of Statistics (SS) Prof. Francisco N. delos Reyes research won the grand prize in the faculty division of the SAS paper competition held during the Annual SAS Philippines Academic Analytics Conference on Feb. 9 at the One Esplanade Events Place, Pasay City. According to delos Reyes, his paper Copula-Based Segmentation of Land-Cover Types in Satellite Image Radiometric Multispectral Pixel Data, “is useful in inferring with high confidence a pixel’s representation of a specific land cover in the absence of ground-truth data. Through the copula-trained classifier, the multivariate distribution of multi-band reflectance…

Dr. Edieser D. Dela Santa was formally affirmed as the 7th Dean of the UP Asian Institute of Tourism (AIT) on Feb. 8 at the Isabelo delos Reyes Auditorium of the School of Labor and Industrial Relations (SOLAIR). Dela Santa was appointed to the deanship effective Nov. 24, 2016 during the 1322nd meeting of the UP Board of Regents (BOR). He succeeds Dean Miguela M. Mena. Programs. In his message, Dela Santa shared his vision of a…

  Dr. Ronahlee A. Asuncion was formally installed as the eighth dean of the School of Labor and Industrial Relations (SOLAIR) at affirmation rites on Dec. 16 at the School’s Isabelo delos Reyes Auditirium. Popularly known as George, Asuncion is the third woman to head the school.  She comes after Associate Justice Flerida Ruth Romero, who was director when the school was known as Asian Labor Education Center director (1962-1963), and Dean Marie E. Aganon (1992-1995).  Asuncion’s expertise…