The UP Fighting Maroons Men’s Basketball Team (UPMBT) is back in the Finals. This came after the UP Fighting Maroons defeated the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) Blue Eagles, 57-46, in their semifinals match at the Season 86 of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) men’s basketball tournament on Nov. 25 at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum. Diouf. Photo from the UAAP Media Team Malick Diouf, who was named best player of the game, powered the UP Fighting Maroons with…

Sa isang payak na pagtitipon, binigyang-pugay ng UP Diliman (UPD) Kolehiyo ng Sining Biswal (College of Fine Arts / CFA) ang yumao nitong dekana, si Virginia “Ginny” Bonoan-Dandan, PhD. Pumanaw si Dandan noong Nobyembre 9. May pamagat na Gunita: Buhay at Sining ni Dean Ginny Dandan, nagsama-sama sa CFA Arts and Design West Hall ang pamilya ni Dandan, mga naging kapwa guro, kasamahan, at mag-aaral niya sa CFA, pati na ang ilang mga kaibigan sa UPD, upang alalahanin ang mga karanasan nila kasama si Dandan. Naging dekana si Dandan ng CFA mula noong 2001…

The UP Diliman Supply and Property Management Office (SPMO) has just been chosen to be one of three winners of the Government Best Practices Recognition 2023 (GBPR 2023) for their entry Development of the Property Accountability Records and Disposal System Portal and QR Code / Mobility Scanner for Inventory of Property Plant and Equipment and Semi-Expendable Properties. SPMO’s GBPR 2023 certificate, awarded via Zoom. Screenshot of the awarding ceremony

The UP Fighting Maroons Women’s Basketball Team (UPWBT) thwarted the late rally of the University of Santo Tomas (UST) Growling Tigresses in overtime, 88-80, in the Season 86 of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) women’s basketball tournament semifinals on Nov. 22 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Onoh. Photo from the UAAP Media Team The UPWBT was down by 20 points, 25-45, in the late part of the second quarter. However, Kaye Pesquera, Favour Onoh, and Rhea…

After almost five years, the project labeled only as “Remains Collection and Identification” will now be able to resume its activities. In May 2018, then UP Diliman (UPD) chancellor Michael L. Tan initiated the project of collecting and identifying human bones from the National Museum which are believed to be that of Japanese soldiers of World War II. The project is a partnership between the Philippines through the UPD and the Japanese government through its Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (MHLW). The project intended to assist the Japanese government in their efforts to…

A two-day international conference on communication research was hosted by the Department of Communication Research (DCommRes) of the UP Diliman (UPD) College of Mass Communication (CMC) from Nov. 17 to 18 at the UP Film Institute Film Center. Communication Research International Conference 2023 (CRIC 2023), with the theme MediAgenda: The Mediatization of Communication in Asia, is DCommRes’ first CRIC to be held fully in-person and on-site post pandemic. The CRIC 2023 participants. Photo by Jefferson…

The UP Fighting Maroons Men’s Basketball Team (UPMBT) routed the National University (NU) Bulldogs, 79-57, in Season 86 of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) men’s basketball tournament on Nov. 19 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. The UP Fighting Maroons are now at the top of the team standings in the elimination round with a 12-2 record. The team also clinched the twice-to-beat advantage in the final four. Lopez…

“Procurement is at the heart of public service. This is according to a study by Asian Development Bank (ADB). Without procurement, there is no real public service, only promises or lip service,” said Alexander L. Lacson at the annual UP Procurement Office (UPPO) Procurement Conference. Event poster. Image from the UP Procurement Facebook page The keynote speaker of the 2023 Procurement Conference with the theme UP LIPAD: Linking Inspired Procurement and Digitalization, Lacson is a lawyer, author, and former senatorial candidate.

Of the 48 examinees from the UP Diliman (UPD) National Institute of Geological Sciences (NIGS) that passed the November 2023 Geologists Licensure Examination, 10 placed in the 10 highest spots of successful examinees. Formaran. Photo from Formaran’s Facebook account Leading them is Jerome G. Formaran, a magna cum laude graduate of BS (geology) with an 84.70% rating. He is followed by Paolo L. Realengo (2nd, 83.80%), Twinkle C. Kang (3rd, 83%), Gerard Vann Vincent T. Gomez (4th, 82.80%),…

The UP Fighting Maroons Men’s Basketball Team (UPMBT) and Women’s Basketball Team (UPWBT) notched up another double win to strengthen their bid for a twice-to-beat-advantage in the final four of the Season 86 of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) basketball tournament. Briones. Photo from the UAAP Media Team The UPMBT outclassed the University of Santo Tomas (UST) Growling Tigers, 86-61, at the Mall of Asia (MOA) Arena in Pasay City, while the UPWBT dominated the University of the East (UE)…