The University of the Philippines complies with the conditions of good governance as set by National Budget Circular 542 issued by the Department of Budget of Management. Available below are the information required of the university under the circular. I. Mandate, Function, List of Officials, and Contact Information A. Mandate and Functions Section 3 of the UP Charter of 2008 (Republic Act 9500) states that: As the national university, a public and secular institution of higher learning,…

  The UP Women’s Volleyball Team defeated the Far Eastern University Lady Tamaraws in a thrilling 5-set game to sweep the best of three final series of the 2018 Premier Volleyball League Collegiate Conference. For full story, click the links below: Inquirer.net: https://sports.inquirer.net/319350/up-lady-tamaraws-win-first-major-volleyball-title-in-36-years-sweep-feu-lady-tamaraws-in-pvl-finals https://sports.inquirer.net/319366/pvl-isa-molde-leads-up-historic-volleyball-title-bags-finals-mvp Fox Sports Philippines: https://www.foxsports.ph/volleyball/pvl/908129/pvl-up-ends-three-decade-long-championship-streak/ Philippine Star: https://www.philstar.com/sports/2018/09/13/1851100/lady-maroons-end-long-spell-claim-pvl-title ABS-CBN Sports: https://sports.abs-cbn.com/pvl/news/2018/09/12/pvl-finals-atin-atin-new-up-ikot-46843 Rappler: https://www.rappler.com/sports/by-sport/volleyball/211835-pvl-up-lady-maroons-capture-historic-volleyball-crown Tiebreaker Times: https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/comeback-7-13-part-plan-says-godfrey-okumu/127329

(SEPT. 10)—The University of the Philippines (UP) Men’s Basketball Team started Season 81 of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) in spectacular fashion, downing the University of the East (UE) Red Warriors, 87-58, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. UP started off with guns blazing, going on a 10-0 run, also stifling the UE offense until the Red Warriors were finally able to buy a basket courtesy of main man Alvin Pasaol at the 6:04 mark. Both teams went neck and neck in the…

  (SEPT. 10)— A star-studded University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 81 opened on Sept. 8 at the Mall of Asia Arena, featuring two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors; Minzy, former member of the popular South Korean pop group 2NE1, and local actor-singer James Reid, among others. Hosted by the National University (NU), this season has the theme “It All Begins Here.” “In Season 80, we celebrated greatness, but striving for greatness never really ends. It all begins here as we enter a new decade in…

  (SEPT 4)–The Confucius Institute at the University of the Philippines Diliman (CI-UPD) will offer the Chinese Mandarin for Managers Course at the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) and its 120 local business chambers and industry associations around the Philippines. The cooperation between PCCI and CI-UPD was formalized with both parties signing a memorandum of agreement on Aug. 28…

Prof. Carla B. Dimalanta, D.Sc., Professor 10 at the National Institute of Geological Sciences, is one of the 10 recipients of this year’s Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos Award.  A program of the Metrobank Foundation Inc. (MBFI), the Outstanding Filipinos Award is a career-service exemplar in the academe, the military and the police force. The award recognizes the awardee’s services rendered above and beyond the call of duty.  As the country’s only female Exploration Geophysicist with a Doctoral Degree, “Dimalanta’s 25-year service delves in researches that provide answers to…

(SEPT. 4)— Multi-awarded broadcast journalist Maria Jessica A. Soho added another feather in her cap after being awarded the 2018 UP Gawad Plaridel. The Gawad Plaridel, named after the Philippine hero Marcelo H. del Pilar’s nom de plume, is the CMC’s distinction for Filipino media practitioners who excelled in any of the media (print, radio, film and television) and have performed with the highest level of professional integrity in the interest of public service. The UP College of Mass Communication (CMC) conferred the award to Soho in the Outstanding Journalist Category at the…

Ugnayan Unibersidad ng Pilipinas Diliman(Ugnayan) is a publication of the UP Diliman Information Office under the Office of the Chancellor, UP Diliman. Its editorial office is located at 2/F University Theater (Villamor Hall), Osmeña Avenue, UP Diliman, Quezon City, with telephone numbers 981-8500 loc. 3982/3983, email address upd.ugnayan@gmail.com. Ugnayan accepts announcements of activities and call for papers of UPD academic and administrative units and student organizations. Text should not exceed 400 words and must contain the title of the event, venue, date and time of the activity, contact information of the organizing…

(AUG. 30) – Scholars of Philippine languages and dialects may now publish their researches on “The Archive,” a peer-reviewed journal devoted to the county’s languages and dialects. Published by the Department of Linguistics of the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (CSSP-DL) the journal was launched on Aug. 25 at the Palma Hall.  Prof. Farah C. Cunanan, chair of CSSP-DL, said most often, linguists and researchers of Philippine languages and dialects find it hard to publish in social sciences or humanities journals, because the editorial boards consider their researches as “off…

(AUG. 24) — Are collectors in the Philippines still allowed to own rare and unique pieces?  Yes, according to the paper “Ceramics make strange bedfellows: The contributions of the Oriental Ceramics Society of the Philippines to Philippine Archaeology.”  The research by archaeologist and UP Archaeological Studies Program (ASP) faculty Prof. Grace L. Barretto-Tesoro, PhD, cleared the misconception and fears of collectors over the matter.   “There seems to be a misconception…