(FEB. 2)—Dr. Jose Dalisay Jr. served as a Pacific Leadership Fellow with the Center for Emerging and Pacific Economies at the School of International Relations and Pacific Studies of the University of California, San Diego from January 20 to 30. Dalisay is a Professor 12 with the Department of English and Comparative Literature (DECL) at the College of Arts and Letters and an Artist III in UP Diliman. The PLF is a position usually reserved for senior government officials and business executives from the Asia-Pacific region, and Dalisay is the first fellow to…

  By Albino C. Gamba Jr., image by Jefferson Villacruz (JAN. 7)—The Senate of the Philippines honored Dr. Alonzo A. Gabriel of the UPD College of Home Economics (CHE) on Dec 15 for being one of the 2014 Junior Chamber International (JCI) Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World (TOYP). Gabriel was recognized under the category academic leadership and/or accomplishment. Senate Resolution No. 875, introduced by Senator Manuel M. Lapid, states “Dr. Gabriel helps micro and small scale industry stakeholders who do not have the ability to conduct their…

Text and images by Benito V. Sanvictores Jr. (November-December)—When you thought every information you need is in the web, think again. The Microforms Section of the University of the Philippines (UP) Main Library contains information “you will not find online,” Grace Tabiendo, Media Services Head, said. With a collection of 12,975 reels of microfilms…

Dr. Abdulmari Asia Imao January 14, 1936 – December 16, 2014 Wake at the Loyola Memorial Park Marikina (Main Chapel) December 17 to 20, 2014 Necrological Tribute at the Cultural Center Of The Philippines 8:00 AM , Sunday December 21, 2014 Tanghalan Nicanor Abelardo, (CCP Main Theatre) State Funeral and Honors immediately follows at the Libingan ng mga Bayani Dr. Abdulmari Asia Imao, beloved brother, father, and grandfather, a creative soul of the…

University Ampitheater Quezon Hall, UP Diliman 4 pm to 9:00 pm The most-awaited Lantern Parade which draws about 30,000 participants and spectators from in and outside the campus is the culmination of the Christmas festivities in UP Diliman. UP officials with participating colleges, offices and organization will parade their lanterns around the academic oval and will gather in a program at the Ampitheater. Celebrities, who are also UP students, Ms. Rich Asuncion and Mr. Martin del Rosario will serve as master and mistress of ceremony. Announcement…

By Anna Regidor, image by Leonardo Reyes (DEC. 12)—Three girls stand at the edge of the Sunken Garden wearing paper hats and singing their hearts out to the melody of Taylor Swift’s “Shake If Off,” but instead of following the song’s lyrics, the three are singing about how to prepare for earthquakes. The video is “Shake Shake Shake,” one of several videos screened at the Engineering Theater at Melchor Hall on Dec. 2 made…

By Haidee C. Pineda (DEC. 11)— Out of 23 entries, the UP Dance Company’s (UPDC) piece “Layag” emerged as the grand prize winner of the 2014 Sayaw Pinoy: The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) National Dance Competition (Sayaw Pinoy) for the contemporary dance category. The UPDC took home a trophy and a P70,000 cash prize. Held on Dec.7 at the St. Louis University, Baguio City, Sayaw Pinoy was organized by the…

  By Albino C. Gamba Jr. (Dec. 11)—The second issue of Science Diliman Volume 26, No. 2 (2014) is now online. Science Diliman is a Philippine Journal of Pure and Applied Science. The current issue features four articles and two communications. The first article “Transitive Perfect Colorings of 2-Uniform Tilings” was co-authored by Rene Felix and Lawrence A. Clarin. According to its abstract, the article presents “a method to determine the nontrivial colorings of perfect and transitive 2-uniform tilings.” The second article entitled “Effect of Ingredient Loading on Surface…

By Albino C. Gamba Jr., image by Leonardo A. Reyes (DEC. 9)—The creation of Research Laboratories (RLs) is the top priority for Dr. Dennis S. Mapa, dean of the School of Statistics (SS). Mapa said RLs are enhanced study groups with specific objectives and outputs, headed by one or two senior faculty members with a number of junior faculty members with the same research interest as associates. “What we have…

By Mariamme D. Jadloc (DEC. 5)—It was a welcome though unexpected turnout as close to 400 UP personnel took part in the “Seminar on the Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act 9184, Including Updates and Latest Issuances” on Dec. 1-2 at the NISMED (National Institute for Science and Mathematics Education Development) Auditorium. Faculty, REPS and administrative staff from UP Diliman (UPD), UP Los Baños, UP Manila, UP System and UP Open University were at the seminar to learn more about RA 9184 or the “Government Procurement Reform Act” that is…