Of the 80 faculty members appointed as UP Artists under the UP Arts Productivity System (APS), 60 are from UP Diliman (UPD). According to the UP Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs website, the APS “is aimed at encouraging outstanding productivity in the creative arts or in arts scholarship for national development. Deserving artists and arts scholars in the faculty and research staff will be conferred the title ‘UP Artist’ with a monetary award, the UP Arts Productivity Award.” Artists conferred with the title UP Artist I will receive…

An “important contribution to Philippine linguistics and language studies,” was how Maria Kristina S. Gallego, PhD, chair of the UP Diliman (UPD) Department of Linguistics (DLing) described the book Translation Studies in the Philippines: Navigating a Multilingual Archipelago (Translation Studies in the Philippines) at its launch. The book. Photo by Jacelle Isha B. Bonus, UPDIO “The book is a big contribution to the fields of linguistics and language studies in that it puts into the center stage the Philippines as a…

The UP Diliman (UPD) School of Labor and Industrial Relations (SOLAIR) recently conducted a job fair titled Soar UP at SOLAIR Job Fair: Elevating Future Talents. Participating companies at the job fair were Alorica Teleservices Inc., Excellent Home Décor, ilaw atbp., InteLogix Philippines, Marstech Unlimited Solutions & Technology Inc., Pru Life UK, Samgyup Salamat, The Sven Group, Toyota Financial Services, and World of Fun (KT Wonderland). Job-seekers at the SOLAIR job fair. Photo by Jerald DJ. Caranza, UPDIO According to…

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UP Diliman (UPD) performed excellently in the May 2024 Chemical Engineers Licensure Examination, with a 100% passing rate. All 28 examinees from the UPD Department of Chemical Engineering passed, with four of them landing in the top 10. This also put the University at the number-one spot in the list of top-performing schools. To qualify as a top-performing school, an institution must have 10 or more examinees with at least an 80% passing rate. Leading the UPD passers was Andrei Abiog, ranking third with an 85.50% rating. He was…

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…

Candidates for the UP Diliman (UPD) University Student Council (USC) put themselves on the hot seat in UPFront: The official Miting de Avance and USC Elections Forum of UPD (UPFront 2024). All 14 official USC candidates were present for the event, composed of the 13 independents and councilor candidate Jael Gonzales who is running under the banner of UP Alyansa ng mga Mag-aaral para sa Panlipunang Katwiran at Kaunlaran. The candidates sit down for the Fast Talk segment. Photo by Jacelle Isha Bonus, UPDIO

Winners of the tournaments at the Sports Festival of the UP Diliman (UPD) Office of Student Housing (OSH) were awarded certificates, trophies, and cash prizes at the OSH Night 2024. According to OSH Officer-in-Charge Marielle Antoinette H. Zosa, the OSH Sports Festival “is a wellness activity for residents of UPD dormitories, para po makapagpahinga sila sa mga academic activities nila by engaging in physical activities.” Dorm residents gather at the Yakal Residence Hall Covered Court for OSH Night 2024. Photo by Jacelle Isha B….

The UP Men’s Football Team (UPMFT) won the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 86 men’s football tournament championship. The team defeated Far Eastern University (FEU), 1-0, in their final match on May 16 at the Rizal Memorial Stadium. The UPMFT. Photo from the UAAP Media Team The last time the UPMFT won the championship of the UAAP men’s football tournament was in Season 80…