(JUN. 16)–UP Diliman (UPD) graduate Kim Robert C. de Leon notched the top spot in the June 2016 Environmental Planning Licensure Examination where 542 out of 1,010 examinees passed. De Leon, who garnered a rating of 83.50 percent, finished with a BA Public Administration degree (magna cum laude) from the National College of Public Administration and Governance. Four other UPD graduates also made it to the top 10 – Maria Teresa S. Alambra (Top 2, 82.60%), Christian R. Buted (Top 3, 82.45%), Abigail P. Sunga…

UP Diliman (UPD) honored 124 retirees – 41 faculty members, 15 Research, Extension and Professional Staff (REPS) and 68 administrative staff at the 2016 Parangal sa mga Retirado at 2015 Gawad Paglilingkod held last May 19 at the GT-Toyota Asian Center Auditorium. “This is the most important event in the Linggo ng Parangal 2016 because we are honoring the frontliners,” UPD Chancellor Michael L. Tan said at the ceremony. “Without them (the…

The Geography Field School (GFS) program of the Department of Geography, College of Social Sciences and Philosophy, and the KaSaMa Teachers Online Community of the National Institute for Science and Mathematics Education Development (NISMED) were the awardees of the first Parangal Para sa Programang Pang-Ektensiyon. Held on May 17 at the Malcolm Auditorium, College of Law, the award is meant to recognize the importance of extension programs in UPD and is conferred to programs with significant contribution to the achievement of the vision/mission of the unit and the University. According to…

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(MAY 25)— UP Diliman (UPD) honored 4,599 University Scholars in the undergraduate and graduate levels and those who distinguished themselves in various fields at the Parangal sa Mag-aaral 2016 at the University Theater on May 18. University Scholars (US) are students who have earned a General Weighted Average (GWA) of not lower than 1.25 in the second semester of Academic Year (AY) 2013-2014 and first semester of AY 2014-2015. The five academic units with the most number of US are the College of Engineering (CoE) with 930 awardees, College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (CSSP/643), Cesar E.A. Virata…

  (From left, seated) OIL-UPD director Dr. Grace C. Ramos, POSCO TJ Park Foundation Managing Director Nak Yun Sung, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Dr. Neil Martial Santillan, Korean Cultural Centre Philippines Director Choong Suk Oh, POSCO-PMPC, Inc. President Hyeng Sik Choi and (from right, standing) POSCO PMPC Inc. General Manager Sung Woo Rim with the POSCO scholars Paolo Raphael A. Piedad, Julie Anne A. Francisco, Dean Nicole S. Atienza, Diego Alberto B. Nepomuceno, Susanna Ruth A. Gruyal, Mark Romeo B. Aquino, Danilo Lorenzo S. Atanacio, Sherilyn…

  (May 18)—May 16 was a night of remembrance and beginnings at the Faculty Center (FC) as UP Diliman held the “Seremonya ng Pag-alaala at Parangal sa Lingkod Komunidad” to open Linggo ng Parangal 2016. The first part of the ceremony commemorated the loss of the FC that was ravaged by a fire in the early morning of April 1, consuming the third and fourth floors of the building and destroying precious research, teaching materials and personal effects of many professors from the College of Arts and Letters (CAL) and College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (CSSP). The first…