The World’s Mangroves 2000-2020, the 2023 report of the United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), used the Mangrove Vegetation Index (MVI) developed by UP Diliman (UPD) researchers as its mapping methodology. The report is about global and regional estimates of the area covered by mangrove forests, including area changes between 2000 and 2020. The MVI is a new index developed to map mangroves to help preserve coastal ecosystems. This was developed by Alvin Baloloy together with Ariel C. Blanco, DEng, Raymund Rhommel C. Sta. Ana, and Kazuo Nadaoka, researchers…

The main advice Leonardo C. Rosete gave at his legacy lecture was “Pursue your interest/s with passion.” Through his lecture, DOI’s Industrial Design Brief Quest for the Industrial Design Path, Rosete shared his life, experiences, and insights regarding industrial design (ID) that began during his student days at the UP Diliman (UPD) College of Fine Arts (CFA) as a visual communication major. Rosete. Photo by Jefferson Villacruz, UPDIO       The former CFA dean said, “Kung napipilitan ka lang , hindi rin magwo-work….

UP through the UP Diliman (UPD) College of Law (LAW) emerged as the overall winner at the 16th Price Media Law Moot Court Competition. The LAW team is composed of Trishia Gail G. Fernandez (team captain), Bryan Thomas D. Santamaria (assisting team captain), Jasmin Althea A. Siscar, Esabelle Gillian G. Catameo, Ma. Beynouna Meg T. Arbo, and Celine Mae D. Dael. Their coach was Michael Tiu Jr., an assistant professor at LAW, the head of the International Criminal Law Program of the Institute of International Legal Studies of LAW, and the head of the…

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…

In a world that puts a premium on flashes of brilliance or moments of triumph, ceremonies that highlight consistent, everyday service are some of the most heartwarming. On June 22, UP Diliman (UPD) celebrated faculty (36), research, extension, and professional staff (REPS, 14), and administrative staff (70) for spending a lifetime serving the university at the 2022 Parangal at Pagkilala sa mga Kawani at Retirado ng Unibersidad ng Pilipinas at the University Theater. The longest-serving retirees were Fernando Laoke and Romeo Manalang of the UPD Campus Maintenance Office, both of whom…

The rise of artificial intelligence and its perceived takeover of several industries and professions have provoked uncertainty among workers, specifically engineers. Jacob Richard Anthony (Coby) Santos Lim spoke about this at the 2023 Master’s Commencement Ceremony of the College of Engineering of the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley). Lim. Screenshot of the commencement ceremony of the UC Berkeley College of Engineering YouTube channel Lim, who graduated with a Master of Engineering in Civil and Environmental Engineering…

Over 130 ongoing and/or completed research from all seven UP Diliman (UPD) College of Engineering (COE) departments were presented to the public and stakeholders at the 2023 COE Professorial Chair Colloquium with the theme, Engineering Research and Development Towards the Sustainable Development Goals. Professorial chairs are grants awarded to faculty members by individuals or organizations and serve as incentives for the recipients to further excel in teaching and research. According to the organizers, the colloquium aims to “disseminate research outputs of our faculty to a wider audience, solicit inputs and feedback…

Thirteen distinguished UP Diliman (UPD) faculty were conferred the title Professor Emeritus by the UP Board of Regents at its 1376th meeting on Nov. 25. Five faculty came from the social sciences and law cluster (SS&L); the arts and letters cluster (A&L) and the science and technology cluster (S&T) each had three faculty members conferred the title; while the management and economics cluster (M&E) had two. The UPD College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (CSSP) had the most number of new professors emeriti with three, followed by the UPD College of…

With the country’s re-emergence from the pandemic brought by COVID-19, it would be wise to focus on the role of human capital in digital transformation within the electronics industry itself, since the success of the electronics industry is crucial to economic recovery. Nemenzo. Photo from SEIPI UP Diliman (UPD) Chancellor Fidel R. Nemenzo raised this point in his plenary speech Human Capital, Digital Transformation, and Sustainable Development, at the 17th Philippine Semiconductor and Electronics Convention and Exhibition (PSECE). “The industry is…

The DOST-UP Sustaining Collaboration in an Advanced Learning Environment (UPSCALE) Innovation Hub was recognized as one of the AsiaStar 10×10 awardees at the 13th Apsara Conference on Nov. 10. AsiaStar 10×10 trophy. Photo from UPSCALE The Alibaba Cloud-organized Apsara Conference, which began in 2009, witnesses the development of digital intelligence and technological innovation. UPSCALE was one of the awardees under the Launchpads category. The category represents educational institutions and incubators that provide safe environments to nurture the next great startups…