(AUG. 22)—August in the Philippines is Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa or National Language Month.  What most do not know is August in the country is also History Month. August is Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa, as declared by Proklamasyon Blg. 1041, s. 1997 (Proclamation No. 1041, s. 1997) and signed on July 15, 1997 by former Philippine President Fidel V. Ramos.  The Proclamation extended the observance of Linggo ng Wika from Aug. 13 to 19, to the whole month. Meanwhile, on Feb. 16, 2012, former Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III…

(AUG. 17)—The national language evolves and develops based on existing languages in the Philippines.  This was part of the conclusion of Francisco Rosario Jr.’s research which he presented at the annual Linguistics Faculty Research Colloquium, Aug. 17, 1 to 4 p.m. at the Palma Hall 207.   Rosario, who presented “The role of language transfer in language variation and change: The case of Pangasinan & Filipino” said innovations in the language result in linguistic variation.  “Indigenization of the Filipino basically the Filipino spoken by Pangasinan speakers deviates from the…

(AUG. 10)— More than 2,000 freshmen and graduate students received a grand welcome from the UP Diliman (UPD) officials and college deans at the University Welcome Assembly (UWA) on Aug. 7 at the University Theater. 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) to administration officials and treat them to a showcase of best performances from UPD’s homegrown talents.  This year, new graduate students were also invited to the…

UP Vargas Museum, The Japan Foundation, Manila, and Philippine Contemporary Art Network (PCAN) announce a call for applications for a Curatorial Workshop in October 2018. The program is aimed at enhancing expertise in curating contemporary art and related platforms. Selected participants are required to present an exhibition/art project proposal at the workshop and three participants will be asked to organize an exhibition/art project in 2019 at the Vargas Museum. Please submit the duly accomplished application form and the required documents to The Japan Foundation, Manila via e-mail (svelasco@jfmo.org.ph) on or before August 19, 2018. Details and application form can…

(AUG. 3)—UP National Institute of Physics (NIP) professor Maricor N. Soriano, PhD, received the 2018 Outstanding R&D Awards for the Emerging Technology Category from Department of Science and Technology’s Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD). The award is open to all research and development (R&D) projects undertaken for the last three years by Filipino scientists, researchers and engineers from universities and colleges, R&D institutions, and private industries under DOST-PCIEERD’s sectoral concerns clustered into four categories: Industrial Technology, Energy, Utilities and Systems, Emerging Technology, and Special Concerns. Soriano…

With the mad, mad rush to apply for the next UPCAT (UP College Admissions Test), I thought I may as well explain the mysteries of UP and terms like “campuses,” “CUs,” and “UP System.” From its establishment with a small campus in Ermita (and a building in Quiapo) in 1908, UP has grown through the years to the point where the late senator Edgardo Angara, who also served as UP president, spearheaded the setting up of a UP System. Patterned after American universities like the University of California, UP is composed of constituent…

National Institute of Geological Sciences (NIGS) professor Carla B. Dimalanta, D.Sc., received the 2018 Outstanding Research and Development for Basic Research or the Eduardo A. Quisumbing Medal from the National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST)-Philippines. The Eduardo Quisumbing Medal Award recognizes an individual or group who has made outstanding contributions through research in the mathematical, physical or life sciences. She received a trophy and a medallion during the opening ceremonies of NAST Week celebration on Jul 17 at the World Trade Center in Pasay City. Dimalanta was acknowledged for the project “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…

The UP Asian Center and the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in the Philippines, will be holding a batik-making workshop on 8 August 2018, 8 am–3 pm and a wayang-making workshop* on 15 August 2018, 8 am–3 pm. Both workshops are free and will be held at the UP Asian Center, Quezon City. Free materials will be provided. APPLICATION GUIDELINES And REQUIREMENTS Each workshop will have ten (10) participants. To give chance to others, individuals can only apply for—and take part in—one workshop. To apply, Fill out this…

(JUL. 25)—Delegates from the College of Music (CM) participated in the 2018 China-ASEAN Music Festival from May 29 to June 4 in Nanning, Guangxi, China. The delegation, comprised of performing groups UP Tugtugang Musika Asyatika (UP Tugma), Padayon Rondalla and the UP Dance Company (UPDC) and professors and staff of the College “went to the festival eager to learn, perform and interact with other artists and scholars from different countries,” the CM report noted. UP Tugma was the first group to perform. At the opening ceremonies on May 29, the group, together…