(JAN. 25) — Thirty-four social enterprise leaders and cooperatives officers from Central Luzon recently completed the UP Diliman Extension Program in Pampanga’s (UPDEPP) 8-day pilot course for social entrepreneurs.  The participants represent over 20,000 individual members of Central Luzon’s livelihood groups and cooperatives.   The participants trained under the UPDEPP course Entrepreneurial Leadership for Social Enterprise Competitiveness (ELSEC).  The ELSEC is part of the Social Entrepreneurship and Financial…

(JAN. 24)— Science Diliman Volume 30, No. 2 (2018) is now online. The current issue has four articles and a short communication. “Survival and Growth of Re-attached Storm-generated Coral Fragments Post Super-typhoon Haiyan (a.k.a. Yolanda)” by Jonathan A. Anticamara and Barron Cedric A. Tan discusses the re-attachment of 43 species of coral fragments to sturdy natural substrates in three sites in Eastern Samar damaged by super typhoon Haiyan. Results indicated that re-attachment of damaged corals greatly helps in the coral reef rehabilitation.   “Short-term Assessment of Phytoplankton Composition…

(JAN. 23) — The latest copy of Social Science Diliman (SSD), is now available online.   Inside the July-December 2018 issue are five articles that tackle health issues in the Asia-Pacific region in the 20th and 21st centuries.  The issue also has two book reviews: Aitor Anduaga’s “Cyclones and earthquakes: The Jesuits, prediction, trade, and Spanish dominion in Cuba and the Philippines, 1850-1898,” and Vivek Neelakantan’s “Science, public health and nation-building in Soekarnoera Indonesia.” The articles featured on this issue are “Devoted to caring for their…

(JAN. 23) — The latest copy of Social Science Diliman (SSD), is now available online.   Inside the July-December 2018 issue are five articles that tackle health issues in the Asia-Pacific region in the 20th and 21st centuries.  The issue also has two book reviews: Aitor Anduaga’s “Cyclones and earthquakes: The Jesuits, prediction, trade, and Spanish dominion in Cuba and the Philippines, 1850-1898,” and Vivek Neelakantan’s “Science, public health and nation-building in Soekarnoera Indonesia.” The articles featured on this issue are “Devoted to caring for their…

(Jan.22)—The UP Institute of Environmental Science and Meteorology (IESM) is still a World Meteorological Organization-Regional Training Centre (WMO-RTC) after its reconfirmation on Dec. 19. IESM was first recognized as WMO-RTC in 2010. WMO is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with 192 member states and territories. It is the “UN system’s authoritative voice on the state and behavior of the Earth’s atmosphere, its interaction with the land and oceans, the weather and climate it produces and the resulting distribution of water resources.” The external review for the reconfirmation was conducted at the…

The Office of Counseling and Guidance (OCG) announced that all guidance counselors will be reporting to different satellite offices at the Palma Hall CAL Pavilion in February. Vinzons Hall will be under renovation starting February and all offices in the building will be relocated including the OCG.

To further improve our service to the UPD community and its various publics, UPDIO has re- conceptualized our community newspaper for a more interesting look and content. It is now reformatted into a magazine and renamed “UPDate.”     To view the inside pages click on the photo.  

(DEC. 17)—The smell of wet grounds, trees, leaves and freshly cut grasses after the rain; the sound of laughter and chatter; the sight of selfie and groufie everywhere; singing and dancing, and Christmas songs playing nonstop echoed the festive mood of the UP Diliman (UPD) Lantern Parade this year.  Students, faculty, staff, residents and spectators assembled at the Oblation Plaza and Academic Oval as early as 4 p.m. on Dec. 14 to participate and witness the parade of…

The newly-established University of the Philippines Symphony Orchestra (UPSO) successfully held its inaugural concert “Ang Unang Pasko ng UP Symphony Orchestra” on Dec. 13, 6 p.m. at the University Amphitheater. Under the baton of College of Music (CMu) Prof. Josefino “Chino” Toledo, the 65-member UPSO performed both classical and contemporary orchestral works for Christmas, including works of National Artists for Music Lucio San Pedro (1913-2002) and Ryan Cayabyab.  The orchestra consists of alumni, faculty members, staff and students from varied constituent UP universities. The concert. UPSO opened the night with “Festive Overture in…

This Christmas, UP Diliman pays homage to its graduates, academics and personnel pursuing scholarly and advocacy works in the country in the festivities “Paglaot, Pagdaong.” The Christmas theme also celebrates the forthcoming 70th anniversary of the transfer of the Oblation from the UP Manila campus to its new home in Diliman. Opening the season is Pag-iilaw at 6 p.m. on Nov. 29, the traditional ceremony staged in front of Oblation Plaza where the Christmas lights on campus are switched on for the first time. The ceremony features performances from homegrown talents Louise Anne…