(JUNE 26) Seven alumni of the University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) landed in the top 10 of the June 2018 Environmental Planner Licensure Examination (EnPLE). Amillah S. Rodil notched the top spot with a grade of 83.05 percent. She was followed by Alvin F. Veron (82.00%), Rio C. Yonson (3rd, 81.55%) and Ace G. Ligsay (4th, 81.40%). The other UPD alumni who made it to top 10 were Maja Cielo H. Jose (6th, 81.25%), Gemeniano B. Crisante Jr. (7th, 81.15%) and Weslene Irish Uy (8th, 80.95%). The other topnotchers…

THE University of the Philippines (UP) College of Mass Communication has named Jessica Soho as the recipient of the UP Gawad Plaridel 2018—Outstanding Journalist Category. Ms. Soho, a veteran broadcast journalist, is cited for her pioneering work in broadcast investigative journalism and for her insightful and courageous coverage of Philippine and world news.  She holds the distinction of being the most awarded broadcast journalist in Philippine history with two hundred fifty-three (253) local awards and thirty-two (32) international awards to date. She is the first Filipina recipient of the highly…

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…

(JUNE 27)—Sunflowers, sunshine and cloudy skies greeted the 4,612 graduates who received their respective degrees at UP Diliman’s 107th General Commencement Exercises at the University Amphitheater on June 24.  Wearing their sablay, the academic garb of the University, the graduates, along with their families and friends, arrived as early as 5:30 a.m. and converged at the Oblation Plaza for the rites. While waiting, some took the opportunity to take pictures with the Oblation while others took a selfie or groufie with the sunflowers that bravely survived the occasional heavy rains…

Commencement Address University of the Philippines, 24 June 2018   President Danilo Concepcion, Chancellor Michael Tan, Dr. Prospero de Vera III, CHED OIC and Chairman of the UP Board of Regents, esteemed members of the Board of Regents, members of the faculty and university administration, our happy graduates and their proud parents, students, alumni, fellow workers in government, members of the diplomatic corps, honored guests, friends, ladies and gentlemen: Thank you, first of all, for this tremendous honor you have bestowed upon me, which I accept in all humility. In 1981, as…

Prof. Adelaida V. Mayo, PhD of the Department of Clothing, Textile and Interior Design, College of Home Economics (CHE) was admitted to the Philippine Institute of Interior Designers (PIID) College of Fellows on May 26.  A PIID College Fellow is the highest honor PIID grants to its member “in recognition of his/her valuable contribution to the advancement of the profession of Interior Design which brings honor and prestige to the organization and the Filipino people.” As PIID Fellow, one is expected to serve as mentor and uphold honor and excellence…

(JUN. 21)— The University of the Philippines (UP) will confer an honorary Doctor of Laws degree on Senator Loren Regina Bautista Legarda at UP Diliman’s 107th General Commencement Exercises on June 24, 7 a.m. at the University Amphitheater. On her third term as a senator, Legarda is currently the chairperson of the senate committees on Finance, Climate Change and Foreign Relations. Legarda was a senator in six Congresses of the Philippines with the first in the 11th Congress (1998-2001), followed by the 12th (2001-2004), 14th (2007-2010), 15th (2010-2013), 16th (2013-2016) and the…

(JUN. 21)—Twenty-nine summa cum laude will lead the candidates for graduation at UP Diliman’s 107th General Commencement Exercises on June 24, 7 a.m. at the University Amphiteater. Senator Loren B. Legarda will also be conferred an honorary Doctor of Laws degree at the ceremony. The honorary Doctor of Laws degree is the University’s highest rank and honor and is awarded to public servants and lawyers who have contributed to international understanding, leadership and the rule of law. A Latin phrase meaning “with the greatest honors,” the summa cum laude is the…

Program Meet the Summa Commencement Speaker Commencement Speech The Chancellor’s Opening Remarks Message of the Class Representative Recognition Rites Traffic Advisory

The leading media and communication journal in the Philippines is now indexed in Elsevier’s Scopus, as well as in Clarivate Analytics’ (formerly Thomson Reuters’) Web of Science and the ASEAN Citation Index. Plaridel: A Philippine Journal of Communication, Media, and Society is indexed in Scopus beginning with its 2018 volume. Plaridel articles can now be searched in one of the biggest databases of peer reviewed journals. This development is in line with Plaridel’s goal of becoming a significant venue for publication of original communication and media research in Asia. Earlier in 2016, Plaridel was also counted as…