Lawyer, administrator, educator, and former dean of the UP Diliman (UPD) School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) Vyva Victoria Aguirre passed away on June 12. A woman ahead of her time, Aguirre embodied a distinctive and invaluable set of knowledge and competencies integral to the complex societies of today with four degrees under her belt–a Bachelor of Laws, a Master of Laws, a master’s degree in library science, and a bachelor’s degree in foreign service. Aguirre. Photo from Santos’…

UP Diliman (UPD) Chancellor Edgardo Carlo L. Vistan II recently attended an international conference in support of the Phnom Penh Declaration on the International Code for the Protection of Tourists (Code). According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) website, the Code is the first “legal instrument designed to create internationally recognized standards for the protection of tourists at the international level.” (From left) Resurreccion, De La Santa, Vistan, UNWTO Secretary General Zurab Pololikashvili, Ramos-Tumanan, and Harry Hwang, director…

For the first time in three years, the UP Diliman (UPD) College of Architecture (CA) celebrated its annual college week in person with the launch of Haraya 2023 on June 13 at the CA Building 1. Scheduled were exhibits, workshops, and student awards culminating in a graduate research colloquium. A view of the second-floor exhibit. Photo by Jefferson Villacruz, UPDIO At the opening, the CA Building 1 was packed with faculty, staff, and students. Both of its floors were filled…

The book Organizing in the Transformative Social Work Practice: Philippine Context (Organizing) was hailed as a life-changing work by the whole UP Diliman (UPD) College of Social Work and Community Development (CSWCD). For author Gil “Jake” I. Espenido, it is a book largely inspired by living and working with the masses. The book. Photo by Jefferson Villacruz, UPDIO “Ang may-akda ay iyong masang inaapi. Ang ginawa ko na lang ay balikan ang mga nangyari, ang mga karanasan na…

Sama-sama nating balikan ang ilang mga naging kaganapan sa seremonya ng “Pasasalamat at Pagsalubong: Inagurasyon ni Tsanselor Edgardo Carlo L. Vistan II.”Ito ay ginanap noong Hunyo 5 sa UP Diliman Oblation Plaza.

Examinees from the UP Diliman (UPD) College of Architecture (CA) emerged triumphant in the June 2023 Licensure Examination for Architects, with all 50 of them passing and UPD ranking first among top-performing schools for this round. The CA. Photo from the CA website UPD is one of only four institutions that garnered a 100 percent passing rate, and the only one of them that is on the list of top-performing schools. To qualify as a top-performing school, an institution…

UP Diliman (UPD) honored and shed a light on the plight of refugees worldwide with the Philippines’ first ever refugee film festival. In celebration of World Refugee Day on June 20, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees Philippines office (UNHCR) will hold the Philippines’ Refugee Film Festival with the theme, Hope Away From Home. (From left) Sevilla, Valdeavilla-Gallardo, Araullo, Luna, and Dongeto. Photo by Jefferson Villacruz, UPDIO According to the UNHCR, six films “featuring the extraordinary stories of the forcibly…

A UP Diliman (UPD) College of Education (CEd) graduate was among the topnotchers in the March 2023 Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers (LEPT). Mikaela Andrea Bonador was among the six individuals who topped the elementary level of the examination with a 92.2 percent rating. Also included in the top 10 is Mikaela Isabel Almalvez, who ranked eighth with a 90.8 percent rating. Bonador. Photo from Bonador’s Facebook account Together they lead the seven examinees who passed the…

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…

The National Academy of Science and Technology-Philippines (NAST-Philippines) recently recognized four faculty members and a REPS (research, extension, and professional staff) from the UP Diliman (UPD) College of Science (CS) for their outstanding contributions to the advancement of the country’s science and technology. Of the five UPD scientists, two were named academician, two were awarded as outstanding young scientists (OYS), and one won the 2023 NAST-Philippines Talent Search for Young Scientists (NTSYS) grand prize. Jacinto. Photo from Jacinto