The UP Fighting Maroons men’s basketball team (UPMBT) improved to gain a 10-1 win–loss record in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 85 men’s basketball tournament. This came after the UPMBT prevailed against the Far Eastern University (FEU) Tamaraws, 73-59, on Nov. 17 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. The […]

Seven UP Diliman (UPD) faculty members were honored with the UP Alumni Association (UPAA) Distinguished Alumni Awards 2022 on Nov. 11, Friday, 6 p.m. at the Ang Bahay ng Alumni. The awardees were Josefino “Chino” J. Toledo, PhD (bachelor of music, 1979); Carlo A. Arcilla, PhD (BS geology, 1981); Arthur Luis P. Florentin (BS statistics, […]

Forensic anthropologist Jerome Bermejo Bailen passed away on Nov. 8. Described as one of the few UP Diliman (UPD) “unforgettable professors,” Bailen specialized in forensics and would often be invited to investigate high-profile cases. One of them was a look into the double murder of former senator Benigno S. Aquino Jr. and Rolando Galman on […]

Helen Estacio Lopez, PhD, esteemed professor of English and comparative literature at the UP Diliman (UPD) Department of English and Comparative Literature (DECL) of the College of Arts and Letters, passed away on Nov. 13. Lopez taught generations of UP students, authored books and articles, including At the Helm of UP Presidential Accents, on the […]

The DOST-UP Sustaining Collaboration in an Advanced Learning Environment (UPSCALE) Innovation Hub was recognized as one of the AsiaStar 10×10 awardees at the 13th Apsara Conference on Nov. 10. The Alibaba Cloud-organized Apsara Conference, which began in 2009, witnesses the development of digital intelligence and technological innovation. UPSCALE was one of the awardees under the […]

Claro Torres Llaguno, PhD, former UP Diliman (UPD) chancellor (1996-1999), passed away on Nov. 9. During his chancellorship, Llaguno, a retired professor at the Institute of Chemistry (IC) of the UPD College of Science (CS), was known to mull over issues or activities needing his decision or approval, especially sensitive or “controversial” ones. It would […]

The UP Fighting Maroons Men’s Basketball Team (UPMBT) now has nine wins. The UPMBT defeated the University of the East (UE) Red Warriors, 83-69, in the second round of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 85 men’s basketball tournament, on Nov. 5, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. The UP […]

UP Diliman (UPD) continues its thrust towards sustainability. Recently, over a ton of recyclable waste, much of it paper and metal, was collected and processed by the UPD Environmental Management Office (DEMO). A few days before the collection date, DEMO, on its Facebook page, asked the UPD constituents and surrounding communities to segregate their recyclables […]

The UP Fighting Maroons Men’s Basketball Team (UPMBT) routed the Adamson University (AdU) Soaring Falcons, 91-70, on Nov. 2, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. This is the second time UP defeated AdU at the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 85 men’s basketball tournament. It was a close battle […]

If, on Oct 12, the 75 score meant they were five points short of winning the game against the National University (NU) Bulldogs, a score of 75 on the 31st gave the UP Fighting Maroons Men’s Basketball Team (UPMBT) a 12-point lead against the Bulldogs’ 63 score at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.  […]