(Dec. 16) — Colorful floats, twinkling lanterns, festive participants and spectacular fireworks: nothing defines Christmas at UP Diliman (UPD) better than the annual Lantern Parade. From its beginnings as a simple homage to an old Christmas tradition to the elegant, colorful, sometimes controversial creations that strut (or sometimes sputter) around the UPD academic oval each Yuletide, the Lantern Parade has evolved into an event that reflects both the people and milieu of its time, depicting the changing social and political landscape of the University and indeed, the country. UP’s Lantern Parade began in 1922,…

(December 10)—Colorful floats, twinkling lanterns, festive participants and spectacular fireworks: nothing defines Christmas at UP Diliman (UPD) better than the annual Lantern Parade. From its beginnings as a simple homage to an old Christmas tradition, to the elegant, colorful, sometimes controversial creations that strut (or sometimes sputter) around the UPD Academic Oval each Yuletide, the Lantern Parade has evolved into an event that reflects both the people and milieu of its time, depicting the changing social and political landscape of the University and indeed, the country. UP’s Lantern Parade began in 1922, inspired by the folk practice of carrying lanterns…

(JUL. 21)—In the morning of Wednesday, Jul. 16, residents of UP Diliman (UPD) woke to howling winds and heavy rains. Typhoon Glenda was barreling  through Metro Manila with winds of up to 185 kilometers per hour. Glenda (international name Rammasun) entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Sunday, June 13. At 2 p.m. of Tuesday, Jul. 15, it had intensified and was quickly approaching Metro Manila. One hour later, UPD Chancellor Michael L. Tan suspended offices. Less than 24 hours later, in the afternoon of Jul….

To respond to the country’s development agendas, higher educational institutions should not just be well-functioning; they must have “very relevant and up-to-date appropriate institutional policies.” This was what former Department of Science and Technology (DOST) secretary William G. Padolina said during his keynote message at the UPSkill: The UPPO Certification Program-Batch 2 (UPSkill) held on July 15 at the UP Diliman Institute of Biology Auditorium. Padolina. Photo by Jerald DJ. Caranza, UPDIO   “It’s not just procurement, it’s recruitment, promotion, access…

ACADEMIC UNITS VENUESchool of Archaeology26 July 20249:00 a.m.Albert HallCollege of Architecture28 July 20242:00 p.m.UP College of Architecture, Bldg. 1College of Arts and Letters27 July 20248:00 a.m.IBG-KAL Theater and Gimenez GalleryAsian Center28 July 20242:00 p.m.GT-Toyota Asian…

A delegation from the UP Diliman (UPD) College of Engineering (COE) just finished the Visayas and Mindanao visits of its series of consultations with other higher education institutions (HEIs) about the shared challenges and opportunities they face in Philippine graduate engineering education. The latest of Exploratory Discussions on Collaborative Effort to Scale Up Graduate Engineering Education Nationwide, a series of consultations with HEIs, was held from June 27 to July 1 and was organized in partnership with UP Cebu. The delegation meets with…

Industry and government experts recently came together and joined students from the UP Diliman (UPD) College of Architecture (CA) to discuss urban design and land-use issues in the Philippines, mainly in and around Metro Manila. Event poster. Photo from the CA Held at the CA Benito Sy Pow Auditorium, the Urban Design Forum 2024 featured presentations from the CA graduate and undergraduate students, followed by…

UP Diliman (UPD) units and personnel were recognized for their quality assurance (QA)-related accomplishments at the recent Kahusayan: Seremonya ng Pagkilala sa Kagalingan sa QA, the culminating activity of the QA Week 2024. UPD Chancellor Edgardo Carlo L. Vistan II lauded the UPD Quality Assurance Office (QAO) for its efforts in bringing together different stakeholder groups “who are all instrumental in promoting and sustaining the culture of quality in the University, especially the heads of units, quality assurance officers, and administrative staff and REPS .”

The UP Diliman (UPD) Marine Science Institute (MSI) recently honored National Scientist Edgardo D. Gomez, its founder and the institute’s prime driving force, by renaming its building as the Edgardo D. Gomez Hall (Gomez Hall) at the celebration of its 50th founding anniversary. Gomez (†). Photo from the UPDIO Archives Three UPD chancellors gave messages on the day the MSI paid tribute to Gomez, who was also one of the few university professors emeriti of the University. UPD…

Rene Abesamis, PhD of the UP Diliman Marine Science Institute (MSI) has been recently conferred with the 2024 Pew Fellows Program in Marine Conservation Award by the Pew Charitable Trusts. Abesamis. Photo from the Australia Global Alumni website Abesamis is currently working on climate-resilient coral reefs in two marine protected areas at the South Negros Marine Key Biodiversity Area. According to the Pew Charitable Trusts website, he “will collaborate with local researchers, train citizen scientists to survey and assess reefs, and…