(JUL. 30) — On Jul. 20, at 3 p.m., the UP Department of Sociology posted on its Facebook page the passing of Professor Emeritus Ofelia Regala-Angangco, “beloved mentor to many generations of sociologists, social scientists and educators and former UP College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) dean.” Diliman Preparatory School also posted at its Facebook page the passing of Angangco on Jul. 19.  The noted sociologist and Founding President of the Philippine Studies Association Inc. (1984) was DPS’ Chairman Emeritus. Angangco was the 11th CAS dean serving from 1981 to…

(JUL. 26)–Experts perceive Pres. Rodrigo Duterte’s administration “as a rupture in Philippine politics,” said Imelda Deinla, Australian National University (ANU) Philippines Project director, and his administration, “an important history marker in the survival of Asia’s oldest and most puzzling democracy.” Deinla with co-editor Björn Dressel said the book, “From Aquino II to Duterte (2010-2018): Change, Continuity–and Rupture,” looks at how different Duterte’s program of change is from the past governments (particularly from former president Benigno Simeon Aquino III’s term) and the shift in regime orientation and policy preferences from Aquino to…

(JUL. 26)—UP Nating Mahal, DZUP’s drama-talk radio program, bagged the Best Special Program (Radio) award at the recently concluded 27th KBP Golden Dove Awards, July 23. Hosted by Dr. Elizabeth L. Enriquez of the UP Department of Broadcast Communication, UP Nating Mahal features moving stories from and about the UP community, and its ties to Philippine society. The two-hour special featured Enriquez’s paper on the history of radio, titled “Iginiit na Himig sa Himpapawid: Musikang Filipino…

(JUL. 26)–The UP Men’s Basketball Team (UPMBT) completed a 5-game sweep to capture the 2019 Buddha’s Light International Association (BLIA) Cup’s title in Kaohsiung Arena in Taiwan on Jul. 21. UPMBT won over Taiwan’s Chien Hsin University of Science and Technology in the finals, 97-93, behind the heroics of Kobe Paras and Jun Manzo in the end game. Paras, who scored 37 points, clinched the tournament’s Most Valuable Player. The Fighting Maroons also defeated the National Taiwan Sports University (76-61), Huaquiao University (87-72) and the National Kaohsiung Normal University (97-67) in the tournament’s…

(JULY 19)— Science Diliman Volume 31, No. 1 (2019), an internationally refereed semi annual journal of pure and applied science, is now online. The latest issue has four articles and a short communication. “Benthic Microinvertebrates of the University of the Philippines Diliman Campus Waterways and their Variation Across Land Use in an Urban and Academic Landscape” by Francis S. Magbanua, John Calude Renan B. Salluta, Danielle Dominique D. Deborde and Maria Brenda M. Hernandez assessed the overall condition of the waterways in UPD based on the benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages. The study…

(JULY 19)— Science Diliman Volume 31, No. 1 (2019), an internationally refereed semi annual journal of pure and applied science, is now online. The latest issue has four articles and a short communication. “Benthic Microinvertebrates of the University of the Philippines Diliman Campus Waterways and their Variation Across Land Use in an Urban and Academic Landscape” by Francis S. Magbanua, John Calude Renan B. Salluta, Danielle Dominique D. Deborde and Maria Brenda M. Hernandez assessed the overall condition of the waterways in UPD based on the benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages. The study revealed…

NCGS 2019 serves as a venue for geographers, scholars and other practitioners to discuss a range of topics that are not only cutting-edge in the field of Geography but are also relevant to addressing the many social and environmental issues we face in an increasingly interconnected world. In NCGS 2019, we seek various and novel ways of tracing spatialities and entanglements, undertaking academic interventions and productive conversations using diverse theoretical and practical approaches. The NCGS 2019 serves as a node for conversation among geographers and scholars whose research attend to the processes, practices, discourses and materialities that set…

(JUL. 10)—Gearing up for college life at UP Diliman (UPD), more than 2,000 incoming freshmen (freshies) participated in the Freshmen Orientation Program (FOP) 2019 held at the School of Statistics (STAT) Auditorium from Jul. 2 to Jul 6.  The FOP was organized by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs (OVCSA), in cooperation with the University Student Council (USC), to help prepare the freshies for their campus life and orient them on various student services of the University.  This year, a total of 2,170 freshies from 18 degree…

(JUL. 9) ̶ Prof. Emmanuel S. de Dios, PhD is Oscar M. Lopez Sterling Professor of Law and Economics, University of the Philippines School of Economics (UPSE) since June 2008 and Coordinator of the Institute to Study Inequality and Poverty (ISIP) of the Philippine Center for Economic Development (PCED) since November 2010. De Dios started as an Instructor at UPSE in 1980. From there, he held several positions in UPSE: Assistant Professor (1985-1988), Associate Professor (1989-1995), Amado V. Hernandez Professor of Economics (1995-2008), Director for Fellowships and…

Official Statement of the UP Marine Science Institute on the West Philippine Sea PDF   Also, here are the links to our website and FB page should you need it: Website: http://www.msi.upd.edu.ph/ FB page: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=700383063717336&id=418406311915014&__tn__=K-R