The UP Diliman Marine Science Institute (MSI) and its partner institutions introduced the 20 new Lawod fellows during the launch of the Kalalawdan Fellowship Program Batch 2. Kalalawdanis a Waray word for the ocean or sea, derived from lawod which refers to the deep sea or open ocean. According to the MSI, the Lawod fellows […]

A two-day international conference on environmental humanities was recently organized by the UP Diliman (UPD) Department of History (DHist) together with the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) Department of History, and the National University of Singapore (NUS) Department of History. According to the conference organizers, Environmental Humanities in the Philippines and Southeast Asia (Environmental Humanities) […]

A group of students from the University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) College of Engineering Electrical and Electronics Engineering Institute (EEEI) designed an electric-powered propulsion system for the bangka, the country’s traditional rural fishing boats. Their project, Electrification of Boats for Small-Scale Rural Fishing, was conducted by students Marissa Munar and Sheryl Diokno, along with […]

Kanlungan at Kasarinlan: An Arts and Science Exhibit on the West Philippine Sea (Kanlungan at Kasarinlan), recently opened at the UP Diliman (UPD) Marine Science Institute (MSI) Marine Biodiversity Resources and Information System (MBRIS) building. The exhibit showcased the West Philippine Sea’s (WPS) rich marine biodiversity, the fight of every Filipino for its sovereign rights, […]

UP Diliman (UPD), through the UPD Asian Institute of Tourism (AIT), signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Mindanao State University Tawi-Tawi College of Technology and Oceanography (MSU-TCTO) to formalize its partnership in promoting academic cooperation, interface of marine studies, and tourism development in Tawi-Tawi. Signed by UPD Chancellor Edgardo Carlo L. Vistan II […]

Rene Abesamis, PhD of the UP Diliman Marine Science Institute (MSI) has been recently conferred with the 2024 Pew Fellows Program in Marine Conservation Award by the Pew Charitable Trusts. Abesamis is currently working on climate-resilient coral reefs in two marine protected areas at the South Negros Marine Key Biodiversity Area. According to the Pew […]