At the recent back-to-back recognition ceremonies of the UP Diliman College of Mass Communication (CMC) for the classes of 2020 and 2021, CMC dean Fernando Paragas reminded the alumni to constantly recognize the Filipino people’s efforts in making them their scholars. According to him, the alumni can do so by being true in pursuing honor and excellence. Paragas lauded the students for their tenacity in completing their degrees, and also recognized the support of their families and loved ones. He also commended the faculty and staff for surmounting the challenges of the pandemic.

Graduates from UP Diliman (UPD) performed excellently in the August and September 2022 Mining Engineer Licensure Examinations, posting the only 100 percent passing rate among the top-performing schools and securing all but one of the top 10 spots. DMMME. Photo from the UPDIO All 34 examinees from the Department of Mining, Metallurgical, and Materials Engineering (DMMME) of the UPD College of Engineering passed the examinations, making it the top-performing school.

Mayroong 17 aktibong kaso ng COVID-19 sa UP Diliman at Barangay UP Campus ngayong Setyembre 29 batay sa stat report na gawa ng Special Committee ng UP Diliman COVID-19 Task Force. Ipinapaalala sa lahat na sumunod sa mga pangkalusugang protokol upang maging protektado laban sa COVID-19. Sa mga hindi pa nababakunahan at sa mga maaari nang tumanggap ng mga booster shot laban sa COVID-19, makipag-ugnayan sa lokal na pamahalaan hinggil sa iskedyul ng pagbabakuna.

All 19 examinees from the UP Diliman (UPD) College of Social Work and Community Development (CSWCD) passed the September 2022 Social Worker Licensure Examination (SWLE), making UPD a top-performing school, a rank it shares with seven other institutions of higher learning. CSWCD. Photo from the UPDIO According to the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC), a top-performing school for the SWLE must have 10 or more examinees and with at least 80 percent passing rate.

A project celebrating the life and work of the late artist, social realist, and former dean of the UP Diliman (UPD) College of Fine Arts (CFA) Leonilo Ortega Doloricon was launched on Sept. 15 at the UP Fine Arts Gallery at the CFA compound along Jacinto Street. Ito-Tapang. Photo by Jefferson Villacruz, UPDIO The Kamao ang Hugis ng Puso: Neil Doloricon Retrospective is a two-part project which aims to memorialize and popularize Doloricon’s work “whose compelling portrayals of the working-class Filipinos…

Science Diliman Volume 34, No. 1 is now online. The latest issue contains three articles and a short communication. Latest issue of Science Diliman. Image from the Science Diliman website The articles are Phylogenetic Placement of the Philippine Cockatoo Cacatua haematuropygia (P.L.S. Muller 1776) based on the Mitochondrial Genome by Gerard Clinton L. Que, Peter Widmann, Indira Dayang L. Widmann, and Ian Kendrich C. Fontanilla; Chalcone Derivatives with Cyclooxygenase Inhibiting Activity by Gian Carlo V. Tambage and…

The research of UP Diliman School of Urban and Regional Planning (SURP) has bested five other studies and earned the top prize in the professional category at the 4th Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI) Academic Symposium. SURP trophy from the CMCI Academic Symposium. Photo from SURP The research Spatial Analysis of Local Competitiveness: Relationship of Economic Dynamism of Cities and Municipalities in Regional Metropolitan Areas revealed that spatial correlation exists in the economic dynamism indices of neighboring cities within a…

All 12 examinees from the UP Diliman (UPD) School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) passed the September 2022 Librarian Licensure Examination (LLE). The SLIS emerged as the top-performing school with a 100 percent passing rate. Alfonso. Photo from Alfonso Marzo Meco Alfonso nabbed the top notch with his 88.2 percent rating. Joining him in the top 10 were August Emmanuel Florese (2nd place, 87.75%), Paul Martin Jequinto (3rd place, 87.65%), John Arjude Gerona (4th place, 87.60%), Beatrice Bernardin Tan…

Ngayong Setyembre 22, mayroong 11 aktibong kaso ng COVID-19 sa UP Diliman at Barangay UP Campus batay sa stat report na gawa ng Special Committee ng UP Diliman COVID-19 Task Force. Hinihikayat pa rin ang lahat na sundin ang mga pangkalusugang protokol upang maging protektado laban sa COVID-19. Sa mga hindi pa nababakunahan at sa mga maaari nang tumanggap ng mga booster shot laban sa COVID-19, makipag-ugnayan sa lokal na pamahalaan hinggil sa iskedyul ng pagbabakuna.