The second issue of “Ugnayan” 2021 is now available online.

The issue contains stories about the people who consider UP Diliman their home. There is also a write-up on “The Biodiversity Management Handbook.”

To read the articles, click the titles below.

In living color — life in UP
Bino C. Gamba

For veterinarian Rachel R. Azul, her life on the UP Diliman campus was always a vivid and vibrant adventure.

Saksi sa pakikibaka at pag-angat
Benito V. Sanvictores Jr.

Ayon kay Clodualdo “Buboy” E. Cabrera, ang pagiging parte ng UPD ay isang kapita-pitagang kabanata ng kaniyang buhay.

“Wanners,” a pioneering community
Benito V. Sanvictores Jr.

They arrived on the sprawling UPD campus when the acacias were but the width of a human arm.

Traditions from the past: growing up on campus in the ’70s
Bino C. Gamba

The UP exodus from Manila to Diliman brought not only learning and knowledge but also families who would call UPD their home, among them were the Tenmatays, Laura T. David’s family.

Down Valenzuela Street, there lived Kiko
Mariamme D. Jadloc

Francis Carlo “Kiko” B. Diaz has always been familiar with UPD’s vast, verdant grounds as he has lived on the campus since he was a newborn baby. He recalls seeing the whole Valenzuela Street morph into a playground full of kids at play.

UPD and the Nemenzos
Bino C. Gamba

The Nemenzos of UP are scholars, educators, and administrators in the University.

Tagapagtanggol ng kalikasan
Mariamme D. Jadloc

Sino ba sa UPD ang hindi nakakikilala kay Fidel R. Nemenzo? Ang kaniyang malasakit para sa kalikasan ng UPD ay bunsod na rin ng kaniyang pagkilala rito bilang kaniyang tahanan.

Memories of an idyllic childhood
Anna E. Regidor

Eduardo Francisco has lived in Area 17 for 41 years. He described it as a tight-knit community.

Living in and leaving UP
Anna E. Regidor

Eduardo Santos and his family were one of the first UP employees to settle in Area 17 and have seen UPD’s ebb and flow.

A walk down memory lane
Bino C. Gamba

Romeo A. Sebastian fondly remembers how it was living in Village A, selling turon near the UP Theater, and building lifelong friendships with “mga batang UP.”

The Biodiversity Management Handbook
Mariamme D. Jadloc

The handbook contains information on UPD’s environmental condition and discusses the three principles that the University must uphold as it manages its biodiversity.