For her exceptional contributions to genomics research in the Philippines, Cynthia P. Saloma, PhD, was recently honored with the 2022 Presidential Lingkod ng Bayan (PLB) of the Civil Service Commission (CSC). According to the CSC, the PLB award is given to an individual or a group composed of five members for exceptional or extraordinary contributions resulting from an idea or performance that had nationwide impact on public interest, security, and patrimony. Saloma. Photo from the PGC website Saloma who is a…

Book cover. Image from the UC Press website For his Urban Ecologies on the Edge: Making Manila’s Resource Frontier, Kristian Karlo C. Saguin, PhD, received the 2022 AAG (American Association of Geographers) Meridian Book Award for Outstanding Scholarly Work in Geography. According to the AAG website, the AAG Meridian Book Award for Outstanding Scholarly Work in Geography is one of the annual AAG book awards given to “a book that makes an unusually important contribution to advancing the…

For the seventh time, a group of senior interior design (ID) students from the UP Diliman (UPD) College of Home Economics (CHE) Department of Clothing, Textiles, and Interior Design (DCTID) helped renovate and revitalize the interiors of a center for street children in Quezon City as part of a special projects class. The BS (interior design / BSID) Class of 2023 are 29 student-designers composed of Johncis Quiambao, Daphne Quelapio, Ally Antonio, Mabea Malana, Glenn Cultura, Frances Dandan, Crystal Babst, Lee Villarama, Rain Alqaseer-Del Rosario, Yuki Añonuevo, Joh Carreon, Ja-ne Calinawan, Nikkei Castillo, Nikki…

The UP Fighting Maroons barged into the winning column in Season 85 of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) women’s volleyball tournament by defeating the University of the East (UE) Lady Warriors on March 6 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. The UP Fighting Maroons had a slow start as UE took the opening set 22-25. However, they were able to defeat the UE Lady Warriors in the succeeding sets. Bertolano (left) and Ytang (right). Photo from the UAAP…

UP Diliman (UPD) has three new deans: Kristoffer B. Berse, PhD of the UPD National College of Public Administration and Governance (NCPAG); Luis Maria T. Bo-ot, PhD of the UPD College of Architecture (CA); and Melisa R. Serrano, PhD of the UPD School of Labor and Industrial Relations (SOLAIR). Meanwhile, Shirley V. Guevarra, PhD will be serving her second term as UPD College of Home Economics (CHE) dean. Their appointments were approved by the UP Board of Regents at its 1378th meeting on Feb. 23. The 16th dean of NCPAG, Berse is an associate…

More than 600 students signed up, with many more walking in, for the study abroad fair LAYAG: Lumipad at Mamayagpag sa Ibayong Dagat (LAYAG), the first in-person study abroad fair of the Office of International Linkages Diliman (OILD) since 2019. “Things were very uncertain for several semesters, but finally we are here and no one is more excited than our office in welcoming you all to today’s opening and week-long event,” said Carlene Perpetua Pilar-Arceo, PhD. Arceo is the director of OILD. Meanwhile, UP Diliman (UPD) Chancellor Fidel…

Over 150 online and some 200 on-site participants attended three UP Diliman (UPD) College of Mass Communication (CMC) hyflex research talks that sought to “immerse students in the richness of academic life,” according to CMC Dean Fernando dlC. Paragas. “The CMC focused last semester on the safe and secure return of students to the classroom,” Paragas said. “This semester, our goal is to foster holistic learning through extracurricular activities such as research colloquia and cultural events,” he added. The participants of the colloquium on…

The Search Committee for the UP Diliman Chancellor is pleased to announce the following nominees: Edgardo Carlo L. Vistan II, Ll.B., LL.M.CV and Vision Paper Edgardo Carlo L. Vistan II, Ll.B., LL.M.CV and Vision Paper Edgardo Carlo L. Vistan II, Ll.B., LL.M.CV and Vision Paper

“Gusto ko pong magpasalamat sa patuloy na pagsuporta ng inyong fraternity sa ating pamantasan na alam kong magiging kapaki-pakinabang, hindi lamang sa pamantasan kundi pati na rin sa bayan.” This was the remark of UP Diliman (UPD) Chancellor Fidel R. Nemenzo at the recent signing of the memorandum of agreement (MOA) between UPD and the UP Gamma Sigma Pi Fraternity Alumni Association, Inc. (UP-GSPFAAI) for the establishment of the UP-GSPFAAI scholarship program. The UP-GSPFAAI is a non-stock, non-profit organization that promotes students’ welfare and quality education, among others.

Six months into her first term, Lenore Polotan-Dela Cruz, was finally affirmed the 13th dean of the UP Diliman (UPD) College of Social Work and Community Development (CSWCD) at the opening salvo of the CSWCD college week, the first face-to-face meeting in over two years. Polotan-Dela Cruz. Photo by Jefferson Villacruz, UPDIO Carrying the theme Pagtatanghal ng Husay at Pusong CSWCD, the celebrations began with College Secretary Paul Edward N. Muego, DSD recounting the progress the college made even during the…