In appreciation of their contribution as learning service providers (LSPs) to the various learning and development programs organized by the UP Diliman (UPD) Human Resource Development Office (HRDO), some 90 individuals and 50 units and organizations were honored at the Shaping UP’s Future: 2024 Learning and Development Recognition Day (Shaping UP) and Inspiring Excellence, Empowering Service: 2025 University-Marketing Campaign (Inspiring Service). Shaping UP and Inspiring Service participants. Photo by Jefferson Villacruz, UP Diliman Information Office

The Philippine Review of Economics (PRE) Volume LXI, No. 2 is now available online. The latest issue has seven articles. The articles were presentations in a roundtable discussion on industrial policy on Oct. 17-18, 2024, and then revised for publication. Each article was followed by comments from the discussants on the said roundtable discussion. Image from SE website. The articles in this special issue are Philippine Industrial Policy? Why Not? by Manuel F. Montes; Industrial Policy and Complexity…

Jose Carlo G. de Pano, PhD, an associate professor of speech communication, is UP Diliman’s (UPD) new vice chancellor for student affairs. The immediate past director of the UPD Information Office (UPDIO), he was appointed as vice chancellor last Jan. 1. de Pano. Photo by Jefferson Villacruz, UP Diliman Information Office A faculty member of the UPD Department of Speech Communication and Theatre Arts since 2008, de Pano brings with him a wealth of administrative experience. He served at the Office…

More than 200 constituents of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HK PolyU) and over 80 constituents of UP Diliman (UPD) and UP Manila (UPM) attended the UP-hosted Langkápan: UP x HK PolyU (Langkápan) on Jan. 4 at the David M. Consunji Theater of the UPD Institute of Civil Engineering. Langkápan 2025 participants. Photo by Benito V. Sanvictores Jr., UP Diliman Information Office In 2023, the two universities signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on service-learning initiatives. Langkápan is the first formal gathering…

From former UP Diliman chancellor Fidel R. Nemenzo: We announce the passing of Dr. Francisco “Dodong” Nemenzo on December 19, 2024. Born in Cebu City on February 9, 1935, Dodong lived a life rich in thought, action, and impact. He was 89 years old. Dodong Nemenzo was a distinguished political scientist and Marxist scholar, known for his fearless views on Philippine society, politics, and international affairs. As the 18th President of the University of the Philippines, he left an indelible mark on the institution. He modernized the university and spearheaded initiatives…

“Pagnilayan natin ang lahat ng ating dapat pasalamatan. Let us be grateful for all the blessings for us individually, for our families, for our colleges, our community. And let us use the learnings, the experience, to gain new fervor, na masikhay nating salubungin ang bagong taon so we can achieve greater things in 2025,” pahayag ni UP Diliman (UPD) Tsanselor Edgardo Carlo L. Vistan II sa kanyang mensahe sa UPD Paligsahan at Parada ng mga Parol 2024 (Lantern Parade 2024). Vistan kasama ang kanyang pamilya at…

UPD 2024 Year-End Program omnibus poster. Poster na gawa ni Jacelle Isha B. Bonus, UP Diliman Information Office (UP Diliman Information Office)—Tatlong malalaking aktibidad ang gaganapin sa UP Diliman (UPD) sa pagdiriwang ng Year-End Program 2024 na may temang Nilay at Sikhay. Binigyang-diin ng tema ngayong taon ang pananatili ng UPD na nakatindig at matatag sa kabila ng mga pagsubok at patuloy na pagharap nito sa mga hamon bilang isang akademikong institusyon at komunidad. Ngayong taon, ipagbubunyi ng UPD ang mga…

The University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) men’s basketball championship title is back in UP Diliman (UPD). The UP Fighting Maroons Men’s Basketball Team (UPMBT) dethroned the De La Salle University (DLSU) Green Archers, 66-62, in a thrilling game three of their finals series on Dec. 15 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. The UPMBT. Photo by Jefferson Villacruz, UP Diliman Information Office It was a game of run and counter-runs in the first half of the game,…

Makalipas ang mahigit walong buwang pag-aaral, itinanghal ng mga lumahok sa programang pang-ekstensiyon na Gitara at Awit (GA) 7 at 7.5 ang kanilang mga talento sa pagtatapos ng kanilang klase. Halos 40 kawani ng UP Baguio, UP Diliman (UPD), at UP Mindanao ang tumugtog at umawit sa Gitara at Awit: Pangwakas na Aktibidad. Itinanghal nila ang lokal at banyagang awit, mga awiting bayan, at mga awiting Pamasko. Mga nagtapos sa GA 7 at 7.5 kasama ang kanilang mga guro. Larawang kuha ni Jerald DJ….

Six books written, co-written, and/or edited by UP Diliman (UPD) faculty members were recognized at the 42nd National Book Awards (NBA) by the National Book Development Board (NBDB) and the Manila Critics Circle (MCC). The 42nd NBA cover page. Image from the NBDB Facebook page Three of the books won in the Literary Division while the other three were awarded in the Non-Literary Division. The book Bata, Hiwaga, Bansa: Pamana ni Rene O. Villanueva sa Panitikang Pambata edited…