Raquel B. Florendo, PhD, an interior design professor at the UP Diliman (UPD) College of Home Economics (CHE) has been elected as the new president of the Council of Interior Design Educators (CIDE) in July 2022. A registered professional interior designer since 1994, Florendo is currently a member of the Commission on Higher Education-National Capital Region’s (CHED-NCR) quality assessment team in the area of architecture, fine arts and interior design, the Professional Regulation Commission’s (PRC) Board of Interior Design for Continuing Professional Education/Development, and the Philippine Institute of Interior Designers (PIID).

The 111th General Commencement Exercises of UP Diliman (UPD) saw the return of face-to-face attendance after two years of virtual commencement exercises since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020. Students were allowed to attend the ceremony in person, strictly observing health and safety protocols. Only key participants and essential staff were allowed to attend with the graduates and their guests (only one guest per graduate). The theme for the 2022 ceremony was Dásig, a Cebuano word of various nuances, most commonly of liveliness and cheer but also more profoundly of…

The UP Diliman Cesar E.A. Virata School of Business is accepting research papers for the upcoming issue of its peer-reviewed journal, the Philippine Management Review (PMR), Volume 30, 2023. Submit manuscripts to the PMR editor, Erik Paolo S. Capistrano, PhD (escapistrano@up.edu.ph), and furnish a copy to the editorial assistant, Zike F. Baoy (zikebaoy@gmail.com) until January 15, 2023. See photos for details. Know more about PMR at https://pmr.upd.edu.ph/index.php/pmr.

Labang Isko: Higit sa Hindi PagsukoNi Giland Marie A. Lim, BA Broadcast Communication, summa cum laude 2022Mensahe ng Kinatawan ng UP Diliman Class of 2022 Lim Guest of Honor and commencement speaker Dr. Caroline S. Hau―whom we thank for her inspiring message, Chairperson of the Board of Regents, Dr. J. Prospero E. De Vera III, members of the Board of Regents, Honorable President Danilo L. Concepcion, UP Diliman Chancellor, Dr. Fidel R. Nemenzo, vice chancellors, directors, deans, other university officials, faculty members,…

UPD holds 1st F2F grad…   UPD holds 1st F2F grad… Program Meet the Summa Commencement Speech The Chancellor’s Opening Remarks Message of the Class Representative Recognition Rites Traffic Advisory Photos   UPD holds 1st F2F grad…

The UP Diliman Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (OVCAA) and Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Development (OVCRD) released a PDF copy of the “UP Primer for Online Conference.” The document is available on the OVCAA (https://ovcaa.upd.edu.ph/information/up-primer-for-online-conference/) and OVCRD (https://ovcrd.upd.edu.ph/news/events/22/up-primer-for-online-conference) websites.

UP Diliman (UPD) is the only top-performing school in the July 2022 Interior Designer Licensure Examination, with four examinees landing in the top 10. To qualify as a top-performing school, an institution must have 10 or more examinees and have at least 80 percent passing rate. Cayanan. Photo from Cayanan’s Facebook account Ventigan. Photo from Ventigan’s Facebook account Fielding 28 examinees from the UP College of…

UP Diliman (UPD) as everyone’s safe space.  It is the intention of UPD to be an inclusive, diverse, nurturing, and safe space that respects the human rights of all its constituents, especially its students.  As such, the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (OVCAA) issued a directive that recognizes the inclusion of and affirms transgender and gender non-conforming (TGNC) students. Memorandum No. OVCAA-MTTP 21-029 recommends the UP Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) guidelines on affirming TGNC students’ names, pronouns, and titles. 

Ngayong Hulyo 28, mayroong 15 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. Mariing ipinapaalala sa lahat na pangalagaan ang ating mga sarili at patuloy na sundin ang mga pangunahing pangkalusugang protokol tulad ng pagsusuot ng face mask, paghuhugas ng mga kamay, at pagpapanatili ng physical distancing. Sa mga hindi pa nababakunahan at sa mga maaari nang tumanggap ng booster shot laban sa COVID-19, makipag-ugnayan lamang…