“As the three components—katawan, utak, puso—converge in a deeply meaningful synthesis in the new normality that we continue, at present, to navigate, it is inevitable that ginhawa is attained. Ginhawa is associated with the word hininga, or breath, the life force itself which produces physical, mental, and emotional comfort attained through sound and idea.” This […]

One hundred forty-five days after her appointment, Rhea Rowena U. Apolinario had her oath-taking on Nov. 20 at the UP Diliman (UPD) School of Labor and Industrial Relations auditorium. Apolinario is the 11th dean of the UPD School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) whose appointment was approved by the UP Board of Regents at […]

Ruth R. Lusterio-Rico, PhD is the new dean of the UP Diliman (UPD) College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (CSSP). A professor of political science, Lusterio-Rico was among the UP officials whose ad interim appointments were confirmed by the UP Board of Regents at its 1384th meeting last Oct. 26. Her appointment as dean was […]

New UP Diliman (UPD) School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) dean, Rhea Rowena U. Apolinario, is the woman with the plan as she leads the SLIS at an important point in the school’s history: coming out of the pandemic and preparing to move to its new permanent home. Apolinario laid out her plans in […]

Melisa R. Serrano, PhD envisions the UP Diliman (UPD) School of Labor and Industrial Relations (SOLAIR) as a center of excellence in labor and industrial relations in the Philippines and abroad, a prominent institution that actively promotes democratization and humanization of work, and a highly regarded center for labor education and worker empowerment in the […]

Former UP Diliman (UPD) College of Mass Communication (CMC) Dean Luis V. Teodoro passed away on Mar. 13. He was an educator, veteran journalist, writer, press freedom advocate, editor, and official of various media organizations.  Media practitioners, university colleagues, and co-advocates for press freedom paid him tribute and posted their messages and memories of Teodoro […]

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 […]

“Isang karangalan ang maglingkod bilang dekano. Nais ko pong iparating sa lahat na narito po ako kasama ang buong AIT, mga kaguruan at mga kawani. Handa po kaming tumulong, magserbisyo ng tapat at ganap, may puso, may utak. Handang magserbisyo ng makatao para sa turismo.” This was Giovanni Francis A. Legaspi’s promise as he was […]