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…

(MAY 29)—The UP College of Music (CMu) launched two books about Philippine music and culture on May 25 at the lobby of CMu’s new library, the Maceda Hall. Published by the UP Press, the books, “Philippine Modernities: Music, Performing Arts, and Language, 1880 to 1941” edited by Dr. Jose S. Buenconsejo, former CMu dean, and “Saysay Himig: A Sourcebook On Philippine Music History, 1880-1914” edited by Prof. Arwin Q. Tan, CMu Extension Program coordinator, were products of the College’s Emerging Interdisciplinary Research (EIDR) project.   Tan said Philippine Modernities is about a particular…

(MAY 25)—UP Diliman (UPD) alumni landed in the top 2 posts of the recently concluded Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET-Elementary Level).   John Michael T. dela Paz topped the LET-Elementary Level with a rating of 88.80.  Following closely is Mary Angeline L. Cabal with 88.60.  Dela Paz graduated in 2010 with a Bachelor of Education major in Teaching in the Early Grades (K-2) degree, magna cum laude from the College of Education.  Meanwhile, Cabal graduated in 2017 with a Bachelor of Science in Family, Life and Child Development degree…

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(MAY 24)—A new facility for weather forecasting at the UPD College of Science, Institute of Environmental Science and Meteorology (IESM) was inaugurated on Mar 23. The Synoptic Laboratory serves as a laboratory room for meteorology, oceanography and climate graduate courses like Meteorology 203 – Methods of Analytical Meteorology and Oceanography, Meteorology 212 – Climate Monitoring and Prediction, Meteorology 222 – Satellite Meteorology and Meteorology 234 – Numerical Weather Prediction. The Laboratory also provides access to weather-related data by combining analyzed weather observations like soundings, satellite images, radar images and numerical parameters with…

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(May 24) — Johanne Jazmin Tan Jabines, a 20-year-old third year BS Business Administration and Accountancy student from the UP Dilliman Virata School of Business (VSB), won the 38th International Public Speaking Competition (IPSC) held May 18. The IPSC is the largest public speaking competition in the world established by the English-Speaking Union (ESU) in 1980. According to the ESU website, it now reaches over 600,000 young people in more than 50 countries “showcasing the highest standard of public speaking, while giving delegates an opportunity to meet…

(MAY 23) — A 2-way celebration with the opening of the Linggo ng Parangal 2018 and feting UPD’s international community through the Chancellor’s International Reception was held on May 7, 6.p.m. at the Quezon Hall Lobby. This was described by UPD Chancellor Michael Tan as a “time to honor people in UP and partners.”  In his speech, Tan thanked the attending diplomats whose countries have academic and/or cultural partnerships with UPD. He acknowledged the contribution of international affiliates to the growth of the UPD student. “Their motivation will not be…