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 […]

Elizabeth L. Enriquez, PhD, professor emeritus of broadcasting at the UP Diliman (UPD) College of Mass Communication (CMC) and an authority in Philippine broadcasting, recently completed several lecture engagements and media events participation in four European universities and one cultural institution this October. She was a guest at institutions in Germany (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin’s Institute […]

The UP Fighting Maroons Women’s Basketball Team (UPWBT) and Men’s Basketball Team (UPMBT) ended October with another double win in Season 86 of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) basketball tournament. The UPWBT defeated the Adamson University (AdU) Lady Falcons, 57-45, on Oct. 28 at the Adu Gym, while the UPMBT edged out […]

At his investiture, UP Diliman (UPD) Chancellor Edgardo Carlo L. Vistan II outlined UPD’s direction in the next three years. Under his stewardship, Vistan said the University will focus on three strategic directions: (1) mainstreaming of a culture of honor and excellence, (2) pursuing sustainable development more aggressively, and (3) developing the campus as a […]

The UP Diliman (UPD) Office of Community Relations (OCR) held the second part of its Pelikomunidad Film Series (Pelikomunidad) with a screening of National Artist for Film Lino Brocka’s Bayan Ko: Kapit sa Patalim (Bayan Ko) at the UP Film Institute Film Center Videotheque on Oct. 23. Co-presented with the All UP Academic Employees Union […]

The UP Fighting Maroons Men’s Basketball Team (UPMBT) has returned to its winning ways. The UPMBT dominated the Adamson University (AdU) Soaring Falcons, 77-51, in Season 86 of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) men’s basketball tournament on Oct. 25 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. They started slow and […]

UP Diliman (UPD) through the Department of Speech Communication and Theatre Arts (DSCTA) of the UPD College of Arts and Letters (CAL) just signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the University of the Arts Singapore (UAS) through its LASALLE College of the Arts (LASALLE). According to its website, the UAS is Singapore’s first arts […]

The UP Diliman (UPD) Asian Institute of Tourism (AIT) and the Department of Hotel, Restaurant, and Institution Management (HRIM) of the UPD College of Home Economics jointly organized the Philippine Research Conference on Tourism and Hospitality 2023 (PRCTH 2023) held from Oct. 23 to 24 at the AIT Lounge. PRCTH 2023 carried the theme Reimagining […]

Dominador R. Castañeda was said to be a teacher who paints and inspires. This was how Robert Paulino, PhD, a professor at the Department of Art Studies of the UP Diliman (UPD) College of Arts and Letters, described Castañeda, the former director (1955-1962) of the UP School of Fine Arts (SFA). Interest in Castañeda recently […]