(AUG. 13)—Rachel Angela Penuliar Ferrer, a graduate from the UP Diliman College of Engineering Department of Mining, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (DMMME) topped the nationwide August 2019 Mining Engineer Licensure Examinations held on Aug. 8 with a 91.20 percent rating. Two other UPD DMMME graduates made it to the Top 10. Gian Carlo Masagca Seblos placed second (90.50%) while Francisco Carpio Raymundo placed fifth (89.85%). The three were among the 35 UPD examinees who passed on their first try, giving the University a 100-percent passing rate and making it one of the…

(AUG. 8)—UP Diliman (UPD) welcomed more than 2,000 freshmen, graduate students and transferees at the University Welcome Assembly (UWA) held from Jul. 30 to 31 at the UP Film Center. UWA, formerly known as the Freshmen Welcome Assembly, is a yearly tradition organized by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs (OVCSA) to introduce freshmen (freshies), graduate students and transferees to administration officials and treat them to a showcase of best performances from UPD’s homegrown talents. According to…

(AUG. 8) – The Philippines’ foremost World War II historian and 2-time UP Diliman Gawad Tsanselor Natatanging Guro recipient Prof. Ricardo Trota Jose, PhD, is among this year’s Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos (Teacher Award). The Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos is the most prestigious career-service award in the academe, military and police sectors that recognizes a Filipino’s “service above and beyond the call of duty.” Jose is Professor 12 at the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy Department of History where he has been a faculty for 37 years. His many researches…

(AUG. 7)—Prof. Ferdinand G. Manegdeg is the UP College of Engineering’s 19th dean. Manegdeg’s appointment was approved at the Board of Regents’ 1346th Meeting on Jul. 31. He is set to replace incumbent dean Dr. Rizalinda De Leon and will serve from Sept. 1 to Aug. 31, 2022. He is a Professor of the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Manegdeg earned his BS Mechanical Engineering from UP in 1979 and his Master of Science from the University of Leeds, United Kingdom, in 1981. He was awarded the Arthur Smithells Prize and the Best Student in…

(AUG. 6)— Prof. Giovanni A. Tapang, PhD is the new dean of the UPD College of Science (CS). Tapang, appointed by the UP Board of Regents on July 31 at its 1346st meeting, will serve until July 30, 2022. Tapang is Professor 3 at the National Institute of Physics (NIP). His research interests are in sensors, optics and signal processing, and networks and information. He earned his BS, MS and PhD in Physics from UPD in 1996, 1999 and 2002, respectively. He was a Research Visitor at the Computational and Nonlinear Quantum…

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(AUG. 5)—National Artist for Music Raymundo “Ryan” Cipriano P. Cayabyab is one of the five recipients of the 2019 Ramon Magsaysay Awards (RMA). Named after the Philippine’s 7th president, the Ramon Magsaysay Awards (RMA) was established in 1957. It is considered as Asia’s premier prize and highest honor celebrating the “greatness of spirit and transformative leadership in Asia” equivalent to the Nobel Peace Prize. According to the RMA Foundation website, the award has been bestowed to over 300 “outstanding men, women and organizations whose selfless service has…

Feb. 24 & 25, 2020 Venue:   University of the Philippines Diliman,  Quezon City The deadline for abstracts and proposals for panels is on  August 31, 2019. More details  could be accessed at  the 10th Asia ILERA website:   https://asiailera2020.org 10th Asia ILERA Feb2020 Poster PDF

(AUG. 1)—A 2017 study by UP professors confirmed the presence of fine particulate pollutants from East Asia in the cold air coming into the country during the northeast monsoon (Hanging Amihan). The New York State Department of Health defines fine particulate matter refers as “tiny particles or droplets in the air that are two and one half microns or less in width.” Exposure can cause short-term effects such as eye, nose, throat and lung irritation, coughing, sneezing, runny nose and shortness of breath. The study was by professors Gerry Bagtasa, PhD…

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