In October 2013, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Bohol, killing 28 people and destroying some of the country’s oldest and most iconic churches, including the Church of San Pedro Apostol in Bohol and the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño in Cebu. While no one could have predicted, much less prevented the earthquake, the incident highlighted the need to strengthen disaster risk reduction plans for heritage sites, including analyzing the risks they…

August 15, 2016 — The Journalism Department of the College of Mass Communication, University of the Philippines, is once again calling for applicants for its flagship Graciano Lopez Jaena Community Journalism Workshop. The 20th workshop will be held from November 6 to 11, 2016 at the UP College of Mass Communication, Diliman, Quezon City, with the theme, “Science Journalism: Contextualizing Science Reporting for Philippine Communities.”  Resource speakers from UP’s science community will enrich the fellows’ knowledge on the various areas of the science beat while the journalism faculty of UP will introduce them to the new tools and techniques of…

UP Community Food Sale

The UP College of Home Economics (CHE) inaugurated the newly renovated CHE Gusali 2 Building and held the groundbreaking ceremonies of the CHE Complex Phase 1 on Jun. 9 at the CHE grounds. The complex composed of the CHE Museum and the Department of Family Life and Child Development (FLCD) building, with the Child Development Center (CDC), is a response to better serve the needs of CHE constituents, UP community and other stakeholders. The CHE Gusali 2, a 2-storey building, underwent renovation from November 2015…

Good morning! With the sunflowers still abloom and the rain on hold until we finish the commencement exercises, I can say that the morning has broken, together with our hopes and gladness. Congratulations to the UP Diliman Class of 2016! I’am sure most of you woke up very early today, while others failed to catch some sleep because of excitement. Never mind, we know the trials you went through and this is your shining moment! We feel your joy and optimism. And we share your pride in your success. You are yet…

Applications for fellowships for the 19th Lopez Jaena Community Journalism Workshop on July 27-29, 2016 are now open. Organized by the University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication (UP CMC) since 1985, this year’s workshop will focus on “Reporting Disasters.” Resource persons in the workshop include disaster and climate change experts from the academe, government and nongovernmental organizations and senior journalists led by Sen. and UPCMC alumna Loren Legarda, who was recognized as a “Global Champion for Resilience” at the Paris UN Climate Conference in December 2015. This year’s workshop…

The latest issue of “Social Science Diliman,” (SSD/Vol. 12, No. 1) is now available online. Edited by Dr. Ma. Mercedes G. Planta, issue has three articles, historical notes, two book reviews and two essays of tribute to the Faculty Center. In her notes, Planta says SSD has brought together “works on education, language and history.”  She explains that even if the issue appears to be broadly themed, the works are actually held together by the “commitment to pursue new paradigms and new ways of looking at both…

(JUL. 4)—The latest issue of the official internationally-refereed journal of UP Diliman in the Arts and Letters cluster has six articles, namely: “Ang Talaban  ng Pangingibabaw at Pagtutol sa Pangingibabaw sa Manga Tagobilin sa Manga Dalaga ni Antonio Maria Claret (Dominance and Defiance in Antonio Maria Claret’s Manga Tagobilin sa Manga Dalaga) by Pauline Mari Hernando; “Kuwentong Buhay ng Isang Pambansa-Demokratikong Rebolusyonaryong Bakla sa Rehiyon ng Katimugang Mindanao (A Life Story of a Gay National-Democratic Revolutionary in Southern Mindanao Region)” by Rowell D. Madula; “Binukot at Nabukot: From…

The sunflowers along the University Avenue have begun to bloom, and while taking pictures of the resplendent flowers is allowed, damaging, stepping on and especially picking them is strictly prohibited. This was the warning issued by the UPD Administration today via their Facebook page, saying that violators of this rule will be held accountable by the University. In 2014, an incident where a group of young women were found to be uprooting the sunflowers went viral, prompting reactions from the public and constituents.