Policy makers, diplomats, law enforcers, and media personalities, were but a few of the participants at the launch of the Philippine Drug Policy and Law Reform Summit that the UP College of Law (UP Law) hosted. “Today, we are launching not just an event, but a collective journey towards promoting the health, lives, and well-being of all,” said event host Raymond Marvic C. Baguilat, a lecturer at the UP Law and the UP Law Center Institute of Human Rights (IHR). Event participants. Photo…

The UP Diliman (UPD) Marine Science Institute (MSI) recently honored National Scientist Edgardo D. Gomez, its founder and the institute’s prime driving force, by renaming its building as the Edgardo D. Gomez Hall (Gomez Hall) at the celebration of its 50th founding anniversary. Gomez (†). Photo from the UPDIO Archives Three UPD chancellors gave messages on the day the MSI paid tribute to Gomez, who was also one of the few university professors emeriti of the University. UPD…

The UP College of Law (UP Law) has brought pride to the University as it took the world champion title at the 2024 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition held on April 6 in Washington, DC. According to a post on the college’s Facebook page, “This remarkable victory comes nearly three decades after their last triumph in the same competition, reaffirming UP Law’s unparalleled excellence in the global stage.” The UP Law Jessup Team at the Jessup…

To further enhance teaching and have a more inclusive classroom environment, the UP Diliman (UPD) Office for the Advancement of Teaching (OAT) invites UPD faculty members to the seminar Helping SWANs Take Flight on April 15 and 22, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Bocobo Hall. Organized in cooperation with the Special Education Cluster faculty of the UPD College of Education, the event will focus on teaching and supporting students with additional needs (SWANs). Screenshot…

The UP Diliman (UPD) National College of Public Administration and Governance (NCPAG) launched a fellowship program to honor the late Philippine President Fidel V. Ramos (FVR). The NCPAG stated that the fellowship program UP NCPAG-Fidel V. Ramos LEAD4R Fellowship Program on Advanced Governance and Leadership for Public Service (LEAD4R Fellowship Program), is a “10-month non-degree executive course designed for established and emerging leaders from the government, civil society, and private sector. It aims to equip participants with results-oriented leadership tools, holistic and critical thinking skills, a collaborative mindset for problem solving, and a bibingka…

In a simple ceremony held at the UP Board of Regents’ Room, UP Diliman (UPD) renewed its partnership with the Fluor Daniel, Inc.-Philippines (FDIP) for another five years. The FDIP is part of the multinational engineering and construction firm FLUOR Corporation. Under the MOA, FDIP “is a corporation engaged in the business of engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction (EPFC), maintenance, and project management across a broad range of industries, whose corporate initiatives, among others, are to uplift social, cultural, and economic growth of the communities in which it is holding business.”

The UP Diliman (UPD) Office of Counseling and Guidance (OCG) said they are expecting some 2,000 UPD students and job seekers at this year’s edition of the University Job Fair (UJF), which carries the theme, Soar Ahead. The UJF featured over 40 exhibitors from the Philippine industries of real estate, telecommunications, banking, software, food, transportation, finance, energy, and applied behavior analysis services. Organized by the OCG for the UPD Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs (OVCSA) and in partnership with the University Student Council, college councils, and student organizations…