The strategies to implement a multilingual education (MLE) were central in the presentation of Dina Joanna S. Ocampo, PhD at the UP Diliman (UPD) Department of Linguistics symposium Multilingual Education: An Essential Strategy for Transforming Education, in celebration of International Mother Language Day 2024. A professor at the UPD College of Education whose expertise is literacy difficulties, Ocampo said language is essential in advocating for peace. Ocampo. Photo by Jefferson Villacruz, UPDIO

Various study abroad opportunities were presented to UP Diliman (UPD) students, faculty, and staff as the Office for International Linkages Diliman (OIL-D) opened the 2024 UPD Study Abroad Fair. The fair, with the theme LAYAG: Humayo at Matuto sa Ibang Ibayo (Set Out and Learn Overseas), was launched on Feb. 27 at the UPD School of Statistics (STAT) lobby and lecture hall. Students check the various booths at the fair. Photo by Jerald DJ. Caranza, UPDIO

UP Diliman (UPD) and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority–National Capital Region (TESDA-NCR) signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) that aims to assist in the conduct of the UPD Human Resource Development Office (HRDO) Skills Training and Enhancement Program for UP Employees (STEP-UP). (From left) Manlolo, Yap, Gonzales, Pacia, Vistan, Ferrer, Pascual, Sanvictores, and Lectura. Photo by Jefferson Villacruz, UPDIO HRDO Director Arthur A. Gonzales III explained that the STEP-UP “is designed to equip participants with the necessary knowledge and skills that will…

The UP Diliman (UPD) College of Social Work and Community Development (CSWCD) opened its college week on Feb. 26 with a double celebration. The three-hour ceremony celebrated the 35th year of the Department of Women and Development Studies (DWDS) and the 15th year of the Doctor of Social Development (DSD) program. (From left) Gacad, Ofreneo, Torres, Rubin, and Barrameda. Photo by Jerald DJ. Caranza, UPDIO The opening featured live panel discussions and video messages offering retrospectives and perspectives on the history…

To prepare itself for earthquakes, the UP Diliman (UPD) College of Mass Communication (CMC) held an unannounced earthquake drill simultaneously held at Plaridel Hall, Media Center, and Cine Adarna (UPFI Film Center) last Feb. 15. CMC students doing the drop, cover, and hold. Photo from Tamayo (Top and bottom) CMC staff members practice casualty care procedures during…

Every species has one common ancestor, while having varying resilience types and levels in dealing with changes. This was tackled by Cecilia Conaco, PhD, at her lecture Stress and Sensitivity: What “Simple” Animals Can Teach Us About Coping With Change on Feb. 19 at the UP Diliman Marine Science Institute (MSI) Audiovisual Room. Conaco. Photo by Daphne H. De Ramos, UPDIO Intern Conaco is a…

The UP Men’s Football Team (UPMFT) opened its campaign in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 86 men’s football tournament with a 2-1 win against the University of Santo Tomas (UST) on Feb. 18 at the UP Diliman (UPD) Football Field. (From left) Basconcilio and Bation. Photo from UAAP Media Team UST started aggressively as they scored their first goal in just 16 minutes…

Rosie Godwino Sula, Tboli expert of intangible and tangible cultural heritage, said she intends to pass on what she has learned to future generations so that they will have an understanding of indigenous knowledge or katutubong kaalaman. Sula. Photo by Jerald DJ. Caranza, UPDIO Sula imparted this at the lecture-workshop Keheton Kenhulung Tboli: Weaving Indigenous Tboli Arts, Culture, and Tourism (Keheton Kenhulung Tboli) where she was the…

Belen D. Calingacion, PhD, one of the country’s experts in oral interpretation (OI) and UP Diliman’s (UPD) very own, fittingly opened the 65th anniversary celebration of the UPD Department of Speech Communication and Theatre Arts (DSCTA) with her retirement lecture on Feb. 12, at the Teatro Hermogenes Ylagan in Pavilion 3 of Palma Hall. Calingacion. Photo by Jerald DJ. Caranza, UPDIO DSCTA Chair Oscar T. Serquiña Jr….

UP Diliman (UPD) through the UPD Gender Office (DGO) held the UPrising: UPD Community Mural and One Billion Rising 2024 on Feb. 14 at Benton Hall. According to a post on the DGO’s Facebook page, the event was “in solidarity with the global One Billion Rising movement” as “UPD unites to raise awareness and demand an end to gender-based violence.” The DGO further wrote, “Together, let’s paint a future without oppression.” Attendees participate in the…