The Search Committee for the Deanship of UP Diliman School of Economics (SE) announces the nominees for SE’s Dean: MA. JOY V. ABRENICA, PhD Curriculum Vitae: https://tinyurl.com/AbrenicaCVitae Vision Paper:

The Search Committee for the Deanship of the College of Arts and Letters UP Diliman announces the nominee for CAL Dean: 𝗝𝗶𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗲𝗹 𝗖. 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗹, 𝗣𝗵𝗗 Professor, Departamento ng Filipino at Panitikan ng Pilipinas Award-winning writer and storyteller Kindly note that there will be a public forum on 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟭4. Details to follow. Please check out the following documents from Prof Naval: 1. Curriculum vitae: http://bit.ly/jcnavalCV 2. Vision paper, “BUKAL ang/sa Paglilingkod (Ang aking ‘Kuwento’ para sa kolehiyo): http://bit.ly/jcnavalVMG

Memorandum No. NGY 21-49 Work Arrangements during the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ), as Extended PDF      

(APR. 4)—Former Asian Center (AC) Dean Mario Ignacio Miclat, PhD, passed away on Apr. 3. He was 71. Known fondly as Doc Mic, Miclat was an acclaimed writer, poet, China studies expert, translator and Philippine Studies professor. He won numerous awards and had been honored with lifetime achievement awards, including the 2013 Gaward Pambansang Alagad ni Balagtas for fiction in English and Filipino from UMPIL (Unyon ng mga Manunulat sa Pilipinas), and 2006 Patnubay ng Sining at Kalinangan of the City of Manila. For his body of works, Miclat won the 1988 Gawad…

Memorandum-No. NGY 21-45: Work Arrangements during the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) from 29 March 2021 to 04 April 2021 PDF          

To UP Users: Please be informed that there have been reports of phishing attempts from an email address posing as “Admin-ICT- University of the Philippines.” The email will indicate that you need to provide your personal details to prevent your account from being deactivated. Please be advised that said email is NOT being sent by the UP System ICT Support, nor any of UP’s ICT units. Please DO NOT respond to this email, and please do not send your personal information. Kindly delete the email immediately. Moreover, please be wary of emails, SMS, or phone calls asking you to provide any of…

(March 19)—In celebration of International Women’s Month, the UP Diliman (UPD) College of Science (CS) chose to highlight their women scientists who made big strides in their fields and how they advanced scientific research. In focus now is Prof. Betchaida D. Payot, PhD of the National Institute of Geological Sciences (NIGS). Payot has carved a name in the male-dominated field of Geology and is recognized for her expertise in the operation of the only electron probe micro-analyzer in the Philippines…

(MAR. 18)—Following the online circulation of the letter from the Philippine National Police (PNP) requesting the Calbayog Regional Trial Court for a “list of lawyers who represents the Communist Terrorist Group (CTG) personalities,” a letter was filed yesterday by a group of lawyers and Court officers, earnestly appealing to the Supreme Court (SC) to urgently intervene motu proprio, by protecting the officers of the Court, ensuring the independence of the Judiciary, upholding the role of lawyers in the administration of justice and the defense of the rule of law.  The letter appeal was initiated by faculty members of the…

The UP Diliman Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs released the UP Center for Women’s and Gender Studies Guidelines on Affirming Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming (TGNC) Students’ Names, Pronouns, and Titles.   According to Memorandum No. OVCAA-MTTP 21-029, the TGNC guidelines are “in keeping with Chancellor Fidel Nemenzo’s vision of an inclusive, diverse, and public service-oriented UP”. The memo also states that a transgender-affirmative academic information system and a system-wide university anti-discrimination code are…