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, telefax 924-1881/924-1882, 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…

Michael L. Tan October 3, 2016 I am confirming that the Board of Regents decided, at a special meeting on October 1, to disqualify me and three other senior citizen candidates from the UP presidential race. I intentionally filed my candidacy papers last September 23 to challenge the age requirement of having to complete the 6 year presidency before the age of 70.  I will turn 70 in September 2022, and the term of the incoming president will end February 2023. While I still feel this age requirement is discriminatory and perhaps even illegal, I will not take further action, and urge…

(OCT. 3)—Prof. Jerwin F. Agpaoa of the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (CSSP) is the new Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs effective Oct. 1 succeeding Dr. Neil Martial R. Santillan who resigned earlier due to health reasons. Agpaoa is an assistant professor at the Department of Philosophy. He earned both his BA Philosophy (2006, magna cum laude) and MA Philosophy (2011) from the CSSP. Prior to his appointment as vice chancellor, he served as coordinator of the CSSP Office of Student Affairs from Sept. 1,2013 to Sept. 30, 2016. He…

  The Consortium for Southeast Asian Studies in Asia (SEASIA), of which the UP Asian Center is a member, will be holding the 2nd Southeast Asian Studies in Asia Conference (SEASIA 2017) from 16 to 17 December 2017 in Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. The deadline of paper and panel proposals is on 5 October 2016. Conference Topics With the theme, Unity in Diversity: Transgressive Southeast Asia, SEASIA 2017 welcomes panel and individual presentations on the following subthemes:    Reconceptualizing Region in…

(SEPT. 23)—Life at UP Diliman can be overwhelming for most faculty, staff and students. To help the UP community appreciate the value and beauty of life, the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs (OVCSA) through the Office of Counseling and Guidance (OCG), in partnership with the University Health Service (UHS), DZUP 1602 and Gold’s Gym, organized a forum called “Celebrate Life @ UP Diliman” (2nd Forum on Life: Flourishing in the UP Campus) held on Sept. 21. Held at the School of Labor and…

(SEPT. 24)—The University Computer Center (UCC), the office that connects UP Diliman to the World Wide Web celebrated its 50th anniversary last Sept. 15 at the Executive House. The UCC was established on Sept. 15, 1966—19 years before UP Diliman was formally established—to provide high-speed computer services for the use of the University faculty, administration and studentry in academic research, administration and instruction. It became operational in April 1968 with Prof. José Maria de Castro as its first director. The Center, now headed by Dr. Manuel C. Ramos, currently has 17 employees divided…

On the occasion of the Duterte administration’s completion of its first 60 days in office, we, the members of the University of the Philippines Diliman University Council, express our grave concern over certain policies and practices adopted by President Rodrigo Duterte and his administration, particularly with regard to his war on drugs, human rights, and his peace and order strategies. We wish to emphasize that we find a good number of his key initiatives laudable and deserving of the public’s support. These include his pro-poor policy statements, his promise to put Filipino interests first in our foreign relations, his moves…

We, the members of the University of the Philippines Diliman University Council, condemn in the strongest terms the recent bombing and killing of innocent civilians in Davao, and sympathize and condole with those who have lost family and friends in that tragedy. We wish a speedy recovery for all those injured, and a quick return to normalcy in Davao. As we seek swift justice for these victims, we urge utmost respect for human rights and civil liberties, particularly under the state of national emergency declared by President Rodrigo Duterte. In these trying times, the UP community stands in solidarity with the…

UPD Institute of Biology director Dr. Ernelea P. Cao is this year’s recipient of the Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Teacher Award. Cao, together with four elementary, four secondary school teachers, and a professor from the higher education level, were conferred with the award on Sept. 5 at the Metrobank Plaza Auditorium in Makati, in celebration of the National Teachers Month and Metrobank’s 54th anniversary. Cao and the other awardees received a trophy, a medallion and a cash prize. The winners, in special ceremonies, were also presented to the Philippine president 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, telefax 924-1881/924-1882, 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…