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 .”

UP Diliman (UPD) bids farewell to former faculty members Emmanuel E. Buendia, DPA and Cris Vertido who recently passed away. Buendia, a former professorial lecturer at the UPD National College of Public Administration and Governance, passed away on March 29. Buendia. Image from the NCPAG Facebook page According to an email the NCPAG Publications Office sent to UPDate Online, Buendia was a professorial lecturer…

One hundred forty-five days after her appointment, Rhea Rowena U. Apolinario had her oath-taking on Nov. 20 at the UP Diliman (UPD) School of Labor and Industrial Relations auditorium. Apolinario is the 11th dean of the UPD School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) whose appointment was approved by the UP Board of Regents at its 1382nd meeting on June 29. Apolinario. Photo by Jefferson Villacruz, UPDIO

Of the 48 examinees from the UP Diliman (UPD) National Institute of Geological Sciences (NIGS) that passed the November 2023 Geologists Licensure Examination, 10 placed in the 10 highest spots of successful examinees. Formaran. Photo from Formaran’s Facebook account Leading them is Jerome G. Formaran, a magna cum laude graduate of BS (geology) with an 84.70% rating. He is followed by Paolo L. Realengo (2nd, 83.80%), Twinkle C. Kang (3rd, 83%), Gerard Vann Vincent T. Gomez (4th, 82.80%),…

Graduates from UP Diliman (UPD) performed excellently in the October 2023 Geodetic Engineers Licensure Examination, ranking first among the top-performing schools (having the only 100% passing rate). Melchor Hall (UPD College of Engineering building). Photo by Jerald DJ. Caranza, UPDIO To qualify as a top-performing school, an institution must have fielded 10 or more examinees and achieved at least 80% passing rate. All the…

UP Diliman (UPD) bids farewell to three faculty members who passed away in recent months: Bartolome S. Carale of the UP College of Law, Florenda S. Gabriel, PhD of the UPD College of Home Economics (CHE) Department of Home Economics Education (DHEEd), and Lisa Lourdes Juliano-Redoble of the CHE Department of Family Life and Child Development (DFLCD). Carale. Photo from the UP College of Law Facebook page Carale passed away on Aug. 5 while Gabriel, on Aug. 14. Almost a…

New UP Diliman (UPD) School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) dean, Rhea Rowena U. Apolinario, is the woman with the plan as she leads the SLIS at an important point in the school’s history: coming out of the pandemic and preparing to move to its new permanent home. Apolinario. Image from the SLIS Facebook page Apolinario laid out her plans in her threefold vision, termed Equip. Engage. Excel. She plans to improve the technical capabilities of the SLIS administrative…

Here is the second batch of UP Diliman (UPD) alumni who topped the licensure examinations in 2022. The UP Diliman Information Office (UPDIO) sent email questions to these topnotchers to learn their reactions upon learning they topped their exams, the impact of being a topnotcher on their job applications, and their status in their respective industries or sectors. Basa. Photo from Basa’s Facebook account Christian Jimenez Basa. In the October 2022 Metallurgical Engineer Licensure Examination, all UPD…

A UP Diliman (UPD) College of Education (CEd) graduate was among the topnotchers in the March 2023 Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers (LEPT). Mikaela Andrea Bonador was among the six individuals who topped the elementary level of the examination with a 92.2 percent rating. Also included in the top 10 is Mikaela Isabel Almalvez, who ranked eighth with a 90.8 percent rating. Bonador. Photo from Bonador’s Facebook account Together they lead the seven examinees who passed the…

UP Diliman (UPD) graduates topped most of the licensure examinations in 2022, becoming a new source of inspiration for the University. The UPD Information Office (UPDIO) conducted an online interview with the topnotchers to know their reactions about topping their exams, the impact of their ranking on their job applications, and their current status in their respective industries or sectors. Alfonso. Photo from Alfonso Marzo Meco Bagayaua Alfonso. Alfonso topped the September 2022 Librarian Licensure Examination with…