Rita Badilla Gudiño added another feather to her cap. Gudiño is an associate professor of industrial design at the Department of Visual Communication of the UP Diliman College of Fine Arts (CFA) and a ceramic artist. She was recently invited to participate at the 57th National Council on Education for Ceramic Arts (NCECA). She is […]

A documentary film on the importance of mangrove in the ecosystem was recently screened at the UP Diliman (UPD) Institute of Biology Auditorium. Bakawan is a 45-minute documentary that tackles the significance of mangroves to the coastal ecosystem, the reason for the decline of mangrove forest in the Philippines, the persisting threats to mangroves, and […]

The Department of History (DHist) of the UP Diliman (UPD) College of Social Sciences and Philosophy held a virtual film screening of the Maguindanawon film The Restless Heron (TRH / Su Di Makapangintelen a Talik) as the latest installment of SineKas, the department’s film screening activity. Previously, SineKas presented HONOR: The Legacy of Jose Abad […]

Edgardo Carlo L. Vistan II is UP Diliman’s (UPD) new chancellor. An assistant professor at the UPD College of Law (LAW), Vistan was appointed as the UPD’s 12th chancellor by the UP Board of Regents (BOR) at its 1379th meeting on April 3. He succeeded Fidel R. Nemenzo, DSc. His appointment was announced by UP […]

A UP Diliman (UPD) unit and a professor of geology from UPD were recently honored by the National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP) with an outstanding institution award and an achievement award at the recent NRCP scientific conference and general assembly. The Department of Speech Communication and Theatre Arts (DSCTA) of the UPD College […]

The University Job Fair (UJF) finally returned to provide job opportunities and work-related guidance to college students within and outside of UP Diliman (UPD), from March 20 to 24, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Student Union Building (SUB). Previously put on hold due to the pandemic, Conquering Boundaries: University Job Fair 2023 offered […]

UP Diliman (UPD) faculty continue to make their mark on their respective fields as two professors were cited by the Italian embassy for their work in interior design and architecture. Raquel B. Florendo, PhD, a professor of interior design at the UPD College of Home Economics, and Gerard Rey A. Lico, PhD, a professor of […]

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 […]

After accrediting UP Diliman (UPD) as a PRIME-HRM Maturity Level II (ML II) government agency in September 2021, the CSC visited UPD on March 16 this year to personally hand over and award the University’s certificate to Ma. Theresa T. Payongayong, PhD, UPD’s officer-in-charge, at the Office of the Chancellor (OC). According to the CSC […]

For her exceptional contributions to genomics research in the Philippines, Cynthia P. Saloma, PhD, was recently honored with the 2022 Presidential Lingkod ng Bayan (PLB) of the Civil Service Commission (CSC). According to the CSC, the PLB award is given to an individual or a group composed of five members for exceptional or extraordinary contributions […]