Ang College of Science Oval (CS Oval) ay ibubukas na sa mga residente ng Barangay UP Campus. Ang “pagbubukas” ng CS Oval ay dalawang linggong trial. Ang pagbubukas ng CS Oval ay nangangahulugan na ang mga residente ay puwede nang gumawa ng kanilang de-stressing activities o ehersisyo (paglalakad, jogging, pagtakbo, yoga, stretching, at tai-chi lamang) mula Agosto 25, 2020 (Martes) sa paligid ng CS Oval at mga kalapit na pampublikong lugar. Subalit ang mga gusali ay mananatiling sarado sa publiko. Ang mga panggrupong aktibidad na may hanggang 10 katao lamang ay papayagan tulad ng yoga, stretching at tai-chi. …

(AUG. 20) — A donation drive was recently launched for UP students struggling to cope with remote learning during this COVID-19 pandemic. In solidarity with the education sector, the UP Pre-Medical Society (UPPMS) launched “SULONG: Donations for Education” (SULONG) last Jul. 15. The UP College of Science student organization UPPMS in their Facebook page post said the campaign aims to enable UP students in dire need of devices and a stable internet connection “for online learning and other alternative learning experience.” UPPMS also aims to help the children of street vendors in…

(AUG. 20)—The campaign #TulongIsko to help UP Diliman (UPD) students transition to UP’s proposed remote learning is still accepting donations! Launched on Jul. 26, the #TulongIsko donation drive aims to aid underprivileged UPD students in transitioning to the proposed remote learning for the UP System. It is a project of the Rise for Education Alliance-UP Diliman (R4E-UPD), a student organization established in 2014 as part of the nationwide and multi-sectoral alliance Rise for Education Alliance.  The project was organized in coordination with the Office of the Vice…

(AUG. 18)—Silungang Molave (SiM), a new Community Isolation Unit for UP Diliman (UPD), held a soft launch on Aug. 15, 9 a.m. at the Molave Residence Hall . The newly-renovated Molave Residence Hall is in an acceptable distance from the various communities inside UPD, including Barangay UP Campus. To ensure public safety, the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Community Affairs diverted vehicular traffic away from the section of Magsaysay Avenue infront of SiM so that only authorized persons will have to pass there.

Minamahal na mga Kasapi ng Komunidad ng UP Diliman,   Noong ika-15 ng Agosto 2020 ay opisyal nang binuksan ang Silungang Molave (SiM), ang isolation facility (pasilidad pang-isolate) na magseserbisyo sa ating komunidad. Sa ngayon, ang SiM ay may 39 na kama  ̶ 20 kama ang nakatalaga para sa mga may kaso ng COVID-19 na hindi malala at 19 na kama para sa mga na-expose at naghihintay ng resulta ng kanilang pagsusuri. Padadamihin natin ang bilang ng mga kama kung kinakailangan. Uunahing maserbisyuhan ang mga nasasakupan ng UP at ang mga residente ng ating Barangay. Ang pagbubukas ng SiM ay bahagi ng…

(AUG. 14)— Maureen Castillo Pagaduan, a former professor at the UP College of Social Work and Community Development (CSWCD), passed away on Aug. 11 after a two-year struggle with pancreatic cancer. She was 67. A professor and later, chairperson at the Department of Community Development (DCD), she handled both undergraduate and graduate courses. She was also coordinator of CSWCD’s Office of the Continuing Education, now Research and Extension for Development Office where she also served as director. In the 1990s, Pagaduan was among the pioneers of…

(AUG. 13)—In an unprecedented event, the Research, Extension and Professional Staff (REPS) from UP Diliman (UPD) will hold their general assembly via ZOOM on Aug. 28, 1 p.m. The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Development (OVCRD) recently announced the upcoming general assembly and enjoined the REPS to register at bit.ly/REPSGeneralAssembly. For inquiries, email the OVCRD at ovcrd@up.edu.ph. UPD’s latest count show the university has 462 REPS.  

(AUG. 13)—Emails at this time are very important, even a necessity. At UP, incoming freshmen are required to have a UP email address (@up.edu.ph) which they will use for official businesses within and outside the University. And some concerns they might have about their UP email, especially now that classes are drawing near, were recently addressed by Gabay Isko. “We know that a lot of the students are excited and somewhat confused on how to request their very own university mail. The more that you read, the more things you will know,” Gabay Isko stated in its…

(AUG. 11)—The student organization UP Alyansa ng mga Mag-aaral para sa Panlipunang Katwiran at Kaunlaran (UP ALYANSA), in partnership with the Samahan ng UP Maninindas (UP Maninindas), launched their fundraising project, “Project ALMUSAL: ALay na MUnti bilang pasaSALamat sa UP Maninindas” (Project ALMUSAL), on Aug. 10. Project ALMUSAL is a freshman-initiated project under UP ALYANSA’s 3-week leadership program, “Bida Isko 2020” which aims to raise funds to help the UP maninindas from the 64 kiosks of the UPD campus who were gravely affected by the pandemic. In addition, Julia Castillo, Project…

(AUG. 7) — The sudden shift to the “new normal” due to the COVID-19 pandemic saw the University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) conferring academic degrees on 3,789 graduates at its first virtual commencement exercises on Sunday, Jul. 26. The full commencement program was streamed live to the public at 7 in the morning and may be viewed at https://upd.edu.ph/livestream-2020/. Observing the health and safety protocols set of the COVID-19 Inter-Agency Task Force, the University limited the attendance to the ceremony strictly to key participants. Although the graduates were not physically present…