Sa pagtatapos ng Buwan ng Wika 2024 sa UP Diliman (UPD), ipinaalala ni Jayson D. Petras, PhD, direktor ng Sentro ng Wikang Filipino-UPD (SWF-UPD) ang isa sa mga misyon ng Unibersidad kaugnay ng wikang Filipino. Ang bumubuo ng SWF-UPD. Larawang kuha ni Jefferson Villacruz, UP Diliman Opisina ng Impormasyon “Sa taong ito, dinadala nating tema ang Sulong: Wikang Filipino sa Malaya at Mapagpalayang Akademya at Bayan bilang paggunita sa ika-35 anibersaryo ng Patakarang Pangwika ng UP o UP Palisi sa Wika. Pagpapaalala ito sa…

Extension work is one of the mandates of UP under Republic Act 9500, otherwise known as the UP Charter of 2008. To celebrate the various extension endeavors of UP Diliman (UPD) personnel, the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Development Office of Extension and Coordination (OEC) held Saliksik Diwa on Sept. 25 at the UPD Institute of Civil Engineering (ICE) David M. Consunji Theater. Attendees of the Saliksik Diwa. Photo by Jefferson Villacruz, UP Diliman Information Office Saliksik Diwa…

The UP Fighting Maroons Men’s Basketball Team (UPMBT) overcame a bad start and eventually cruised past the Adamson University (AdU) Soaring Falcons, 69-57, in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) men’s basketball tournament on Sept. 28 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. The UPMBT. Photo from the UAAP Media Team The UPMBT had a miserable first quarter, shooting only three out 16 from the field. They were down by 17 points at the end of the first 10 minutes….

UP Diliman (UPD) welcomed its freshies in a grand manner with the University Welcome Assembly (UWA) at the UP Theater. Freshies greet some of UPD’s emotional support animals outside the UP Theater entrance. Photo by Jefferson Villacruz, UP Diliman Information Office The 2,000-seat UP Theater Main Hall was packed to the rafters with excited freshies, transferees, and exchange students from foreign institutions. The highlight of the afternoon was the two-part “bardagulan” as the deans of the various academic…

All 34 examinees from UP Diliman (UPD) passed the September 2024 Licensure Examination for Social Workers, giving the University a 100% passing rate. Seven of them also ranked among the passers who landed in the 10 highest places. UPD College of Social Work and Community Development building. Photo by Jerald DJ. Caranza, UP Diliman Information Office Leading the licensure examination passers from UPD who garnered high scores is Jane Nicole S. Aurelia who ranked fourth with a score of 86.40%. She is followed…

It’s another double-double win for the UP Fighting Maroons in Season 87 of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) basketball tournament. The UP Women’s Basketball Team (UPWBT) slips past the Far Eastern University (FEU) Lady Tamaraws, 82-77, while the UP Men’s Basketball Team (UPMBT) had wire-to-wire victory against the FEU Tamaraws, 69-58. Both games were played on Sept. 22 at the Mall of Asia (MOA) Arena. UPMBT now has a 4-0 win-loss record and is at the top of the team standings, while the UPWBT has a 2-2 record.

“Sa ating pag-aalaala sa mapapait na naranasan ng ating bansa, maging hamon sana sa atin na huwag limutin ang pakikibaka ng ating mga kababayan upang mabawi ang ating demokrasya, ang ating kalayaan.” This was the call to the public UP Diliman (UPD) Chancellor Edgardo Carlo L. Vistan II made during the University’s dedication of the site of the Freedom Memorial Museum (Museum) on Sept. 20, a day before the 52nd anniversary of the declaration of Martial Law (ML). Vistan delivers his message…

Saliksikhay, a month-long festival that celebrates the vibrant research, creative, and extension environment of the UP Diliman (UPD) community, opened on Sept. 19 at the UPD National Institute for Science and Mathematics Education Development auditorium. Organized by the UPD Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Development (OVCRD) Research Dissemination Office (RDO), this year’s Saliksikhay is titled Saliksikhay: Diliman Research, Innovation, Development, and Extension Festival 2024 (Saliksikhay 2024). Presenters, organizers, and attendees of the…