Fourteen undergraduate history majors at UP Diliman (UPD) made history themselves by presenting their research at Defying Gravity, the first colloquium for undergraduate history majors. In a correspondence with UPDate Online, Ma. Mercedes G. Planta, PhD, professor at the UPD Department of History (DHist) and the colloquium organizer, explained that the event was a platform for the undergraduate senior history majors to “present their original to a formal, scholarly audience.” Planta. Photo by Sabine Pilar Gochuico, UP Diliman Information Office

A UP Diliman (UPD) alumnus emerged as the top examinee of the February 2025 Master Plumbers Licensure Examination. The University had 12 successful examinees, with four in the top 10. Rowill Christian Rempillo led the successful examinees with an 87.10% rating. The other Top 10 placers from UPD are Marian Chloe Espina (fifth place, 85.5%), Rafaella Leonida (sixth place, 85.30%), and Jeremie Gabrielle Gregorio (10th place, 84.80%). Rempillo. Photo from Rempillo’s Facebook account Rempillo graduated in 2023…

The Philippine Review of Economics (PRE) Volume LXI, No. 2 is now available online. The latest issue has seven articles. The articles were presentations in a roundtable discussion on industrial policy on Oct. 17-18, 2024, and then revised for publication. Each article was followed by comments from the discussants on the said roundtable discussion. Image from SE website. The articles in this special issue are Philippine Industrial Policy? Why Not? by Manuel F. Montes; Industrial Policy and Complexity…

All UP Diliman (UPD) College of Education (CEd) examinees of the September 2024 Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers (LEPT)-elementary level passed, with two occupying the first and 10th highest place of passers. Tamondong. Image from the Quezon City Science High School Facebook page Alyssa Jeanne C. Tamondong was one of the first placers at the LEPT-elementary level with a 94.00% passing rate, while Jasmin Marie M. Pioquinto was one of the 10th placers with a 92.20% passing rate.

The UP Diliman College of Mass Communication (CMC) Department of Communication Research (DCRes) successfully hosted the 8th National Communication Research Conference (NCRC) with the theme Blueprints and Imprints: The UN Sustainable Development Goals in Communication and Media Research at the De La Salle University (DLSU) Manila from Nov. 22 to 23. This year’s NCRC was the first time it was held onsite again since the pandemic. Over 600 participants from more than 70 institutions across the country attended the event, aligning with the conference’s mission of providing an avenue for Filipino scholars of various…

The UP Foundation, Inc. (UPFI) and the Co Family recently signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) formally establishing the Rosalinda Gan Ne Choa Scholarship Grant. This scholarship is intended for UP Diliman (UPD) students enrolled in an undergraduate degree under the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics strand, and not yet a beneficiary of another private scholarship. Jimenez (leftmost) handing over the Certificate of Appreciation to Co. Photo by Jefferson Villacruz, UP Diliman Information Office  “On behalf of my siblings and the…

UP Diliman (UPD) excelled in the October and November 2024 Mining Engineers Licensure Examination, landing squarely on the top spot among the top-performing schools with a 100% passing rate and four examinees entering the top 10. The DMMME building. Photo by Jefferson Villacruz, UP Diliman Information Office Leading the 25 passers are Keith Jeremy Miguel, Aloysius Barbarona, Tiarra Ciayen Aguas, and Iñaki Xavier Maglipon. Miguel ranked third with an 89% rating, Barbarona ranked seventh with an 87.3% rating, Aguas ranked ninth with…

All 50 examinees from UP Diliman (UPD) passed the November 2024 Geologist Licensure Examinations (GLE), giving the University a 100% passing rate and making it the lone top-performing school for this round of examinations. Leandro Ceasar A. Cediño, the first summa cum laude graduate of the UPD National Institute of Geological Sciences (NIGS), topped the examinations with a 90.50 rating. Cediño. Photo from NIGS Five other successful examinees from NIGS who made it to the top 10 were:…

Graduates from the UP Diliman College of Home Economics (CHE) Department of Food Science and Nutrition (DFSN) dominated the November 2024 Nutritionist-Dietitians Licensure Examination (NDLE), achieving a 100% passing rate, with examinees landing in all but one of the top 10 rankings. CHE building. Photo by Jefferson Villacruz, UPDIO All 36 examinees from the DFSN passed the examination, putting UPD at the number one slot among the top-performing schools. This distinction is shared with three other institutions, including UP Los Baños.

The UP Diliman (UPD) Cesar E.A. Virata School of Business (VSB) has once again brought honor to the University by winning the gold prize at the Wing Lung Bank International Institute for Business Development (IIBD) International Case Competition 2024. This prestigious recognition was achieved by a team of student representatives from VSB, highlighting their exceptional presentation skills and innovative solutions in a competitive international arena. (From left) Lorena, Uy, Rapal, Cregencia, and Magana. Photo from the VSB website Awarded the prize were four…