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Pagtatanggol sa Kalayaang Akademiko Sinusuportahan ng University Council ng Unibersidad ng Pilipinas Diliman (UPD UC) ang mga pahayag ng UPD School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS), UPD Office of the Chancellor Executive Staff (OCES), at UP System-wide University Library Council na tumututol sa pagtatanggal ng mga libro sa mga aklatan ng tatlong higher education institutions (HEIs). Sa kaniyang Nobyembre 2 na pahayag, sinabi ni J. Prospero De Vera III, Tagapangulo ng Commission on Higher Education (CHED), na diumano’y “ehersisyo sa kalayaang akademiko (in the exercise of academic freedom)” ang desisyon ng Kalinga State University, Isabela State University, at Aklan State…

In Defense of Academic Freedom The University Council of the University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD UC) supports the recent statements of the UPD School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS), UPD Office of the Chancellor Executive Staff (OCES), and UP System-wide University Library Council in denouncing the removal of books in the libraries of three higher education institutions (HEIs). In his statement on November 2, Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chair J. Prospero De Vera III said that the decision of Kalinga State University, Isabela State University, and Aklan State University to remove these books is “in the exercise of…

We, Professors Emeriti at the University of the Philippines, express our strongest support for the University Council of UP Diliman in its protest against the recent memorandum issued by the Commission on Higher Education in the Cordillera Administrative Region urging libraries in that region to remove “subversive” books and materials from their collections. Far from being of tangential concern to us in UP, this memorandum is an assault on academic freedom in all Philippine universities, as it sets the stage for further and possibly even more repressive measures in schools across the country. Any threat to academic freedom in any…

The UP Diliman University Council upholds the recent statements of UP School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS), UPD Office of the Chancellor Executive Staff (OCES), and the UP System-wide University Library Council regarding the recent removal of allegedly subversive books from libraries of higher education institutions (HEIs) namely the Kalinga State University, Isabela State University, and Aklan State University. The removal of books based on ideological criteria is anathema to academic freedom and undermines the role of academic institutions as repositories of thought. This sets a dangerous precedent and a move towards the censorship of our universities. We are appalled…

All five UP Diliman (UPD) examinees in the October 2021 Nutritionist-Dietitian Licensure Examination passed, with two entering the top five. Mark Anthony Arlante whose 90.15 percent rating and Samantha Roque’s 89.95 percent rating landed them in third and fourth place, respectively. Joining them are Denise Claire Baltazar, Klaris Andrea Agcaoili, and Jose Raphael Sanchez. According to the Professional Regulation Commission, 305 out of 528 passed the examination given by the Board of Nutrition…

The Digital Public Pulse (DPP) project was launched on Oct. 27 via Zoom by the Philippine Media Monitoring Laboratory (PMM), a consortium of communication researchers, political scientists, and data scientists mostly from UP Diliman (UPD) and based at the UPD College of Mass Communication (CMC) Department of Communication Research (CommRes). The DPP project is an interdisciplinary study “investigating the networks of actors, issues, and practices related to the 2022 national elections.” DPP will look at public conversations on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube (the…

Image from the Technical Working Group on Biodiversity Management The UP Diliman Office of the Chancellor, through the Technical Working Group on Biodiversity Management in UP Diliman (TWGBM UPD), will virtually launch the “Biodiversity Management Handbook” tomorrow, October 26, at 1 p.m. The event will be livestreamed on YouTube (https://bit.ly/BuhayIlangsaUPD). The launching dubbed as “Buhay Ilang sa UPD: Launch of the ‘Biodiversity Management Handbook’” will feature a roundtable discussion by TWGBM UPD members on selected campus biodiversity…

    Statement of the UPD University Council on Senate Bills 2094, 1156, and 1840