It is said that excellence is found not in moments of brilliance but in the accumulation of everyday effort, and this was on full display at the two-part 2024 Parangal at Pagkilala para sa mga Kawani at Retirado ng Unibersidad ng Pilipinas (Parangal at Pagkilala para sa mga Kawani at Retirado). The first part of Parangal at Pagkilala para sa mga Kawani at Retirado was the 2024 Parangal at Pagkilala para sa mga Retirado ng Unibersidad ng Pilipinas (Parangal at Pagkilala sa mga Retirado), held on the morning of June 20 at the Ignacio…

UP President Angelo A. Jimenez presented to the press his administration’s strategic plan for UP, which carried the theme Transformative University in the Service of the Nation. According to a brief the UP System presented, the UP Strategic Plan 2023-2029 “embodies UP’s commitment to contribute to national growth and sustainable development” and is “rooted in the principles of honor, excellence, and service.” (From left) UP Executive Vice President Jose Fernando T. Alcantara, Alampay, Alagao-Flores, Mangahas, Jimenez, Gonzales, Tuazon, Drilon, and UP Vice President…

Three of UP Diliman’s faculty members and two of its administrative staff passed away in June. Armando Lao, former lecturer at the UP Film Institute (UPFI), passed on June 18; Virgilio U. Manzano, PhD, a retired professor of the College of Education (CEd), passed on June 15; Edwin M. Varona, retired professor of the College of Mass Communication (CMC), passed on June 12; Dr. Claro R. Baluis, former director of the UP Health Service (UPHS), passed on June 4; and Orlando S. Natividad, former Campus Maintenance Office (CMO) staff, passed away on June 2.

The UP Integrated School (UPIS) recently held Hakbang 2024, a ceremony where 101 of its students transitioned from elementary to high school, at the UPIS Gymnasium on June 21. Organized by the UPIS Parent-Teacher Association (PTA), Hakbang 2024 featured performances from each of the sections of Batch 2030: Amethyst, Garnet, and Sapphire. Batch 2030 collectively serenades their families and teachers. Photo by Jerald DJ. Caranza, UPDIO

UP Diliman (UPD) once again recognized its international community through the Chancellor’s International Reception 2024 (CIR 2024). A part of the UPD Linggo ng Parangal, the CIR is an event where the chancellor celebrates UPD’s good relations with its international academic partners. Vistan (on stage) addressing the CIR guests. Photo by Jefferson Villacruz, UPDIO In his message, UPD Chancellor Edgardo Carlo L. Vistan II…

Sa katatapos na Gawad Tsanselor 2024, ibinahagi ni UP Diliman (UPD) Tsanselor Edgardo Carlo L. Vistan II na “nawa ang paglagong ating inaasam ay magsilbing hamon at inspirasyon sa atin.” Aniya, ito ay isang hamon “sapagkat kinakailangan nating magpatuloy hangga’t mayroong Pilipinong dumaranas ng hindi patas na pagtrato sa lipunan; isang hamong magpapaalala sa atin na ang paglago ay isang patunay ng presensiya ng buhay, ng pagkilos, ng pag-unlad.” Ang mga pinarangalan sa Gawad Tsanselor 2024 kasama ang Tagapamahalang Komite para sa Linggo…

The Hinilawod Epic Chant Recordings (Hinilawod Recordings) were recently inscribed in the regional registry of the Memory of the World during the 10th Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific (MOWCAP) General Meeting in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Receiving the certificate of inscription were United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Philippine National Commission (PH-UNACOM) Secretary General Ivan Anthony Henares, PhD, and staff member, Aaron Veloso. (From left) Henares and Veloso…

A research, extension, and professional staff from the UP Diliman Institute for Small Scale Industries (ISSI) was picked as one of two Philippine representatives at the recently held Asian Productivity Organization (APO) youth training in Mongolia. Jake A. Villanueva, a university extension specialist from the ISSI Training and Entrepreneurship Education Division, represented the country at the Development of Productivity Practitioners Among the Youth by the APO in cooperation with the Mongolia Productivity Organization from June 10 to 14 in Ulaantabar in Mongolia.

The University administration must place more value on a UP faculty member’s public service as part of his/her academic work. This was the urgent call made by the participants at the two-day 2024 UP Public Service Summit. Held in UP Diliman from May 30 to 31, the summit was organized by the UP Office of the Faculty Regent (OFR), All UP Academic Employees Union, and the Padayon Public Service Office, in partnership with the Office of the President, Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs, and the Office of the Vice President for…

The UP Diliman (UPD) Dancesport Team did the University proud with more than 30 awards at the UP System Oblation Sports – Dance Sport Championship 2024 (UPS Dance Sport Championship 2024), which attracted more than 300 participating entries. The UPD Dancesport Team and their coaches. Photo from Paderes The UPD Dancesport Team consists of student-athletes from the UP Dancesport Society and UP Filipiniana Dance Group. They were coached by Lalaine Rosenda J. Pereña, associate professor at the UPD Department of Physical Education (DPE);…