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Mabuhay ang pag-asa ng bayan! Paglingkuran ang sambayanan!

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Honor, Excellence and Service to the Nation: UP in the Past 118 Years

Over the past 118 years, the University of the Philippines has proven itself worthy of the title of the country’s national university. Surviving world wars, colonial occupations, civil rights struggles and cultural upheavals, economic downturns and upsurges, UP has played a role in shaping the nation’s political and social consciousness, and ultimately helping to define the national identity.

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UP Towards Sustainability

The University of the Philippines integrates sustainability into all aspects of its mission — academic excellence, public service, and research and innovation — aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These goals guide our initiatives in promoting health, inclusive education, gender equity, sustainable and people-centered communities, decisive climate action, and partnerships that advance the common good.

Know more about UP's efforts in sustainability

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Scaling intentionality: How a UP engineer’s robotic hand for stroke patients now helps satellites point

Control is one of the central principles underlying any feat of engineering. By harnessing and controlling the laws of nature, engineers not only shape the world to their will, they ensure that the products of their imagination behave predictably and for the greater good. That beautiful idea certainly motivated Micah Angelo Bacani, an alumnus of the Electrical and Electronics Engineering Institute, University of the Philippines Diliman.

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Can AI save our country’s water?

In the face of worsening floods and failing water systems, researchers from the University of the Philippines Institute of Environmental Science and Meteorology are turning to artificial intelligence for answers. By teaching machines to understand our rivers and wetlands, UP scientists hope to help government agencies make smarter, data-driven decisions that protect both people and the planet.

Know more about how AI is used to test solutions for water supply

Making A Difference

A UP microbiologist found antibiotic resistance genes in Laguna Lake. Now what?

Power to the people: How UP is rewiring itself for cheaper, cleaner electricity

Since championing solar power research in the 1990s, Professor and Associate Dean for Public Engagement Rowaldo Del Mundo of the...

Ang paglalakbay ng Munting Prinsipe sa mundo ni Gracio

English summary: “The Little Prince’s journey through Gracio’s world,” encapsulates Jerry Gracio’s translation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s classic children’s story...

A UP microbiologist found antibiotic resistance genes in Laguna Lake. Now what?

Back when she was a student, Dr. Pierangeli Vital, head of the UP Natural Sciences Research Institute’s Biological Research and...

Power to the people: How UP is rewiring itself for cheaper, cleaner electricity

Since championing solar power research in the 1990s, Professor and Associate Dean for Public Engagement Rowaldo Del Mundo of the...

Ang paglalakbay ng Munting Prinsipe sa mundo ni Gracio

English summary: “The Little Prince’s journey through Gracio’s world,” encapsulates Jerry Gracio’s translation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s classic children’s story...

SanData 2026 presents research and dashboard vs. dengue

UP recognizes 2026 Oblation Scholars

UP President Angelo Jimenez encourages the Oblation Scholars to not just study hard but to ask difficult questions. Photo by...

32 receive 2026 Gawad Pangulo

The Gawad Pangulo trophy, designed by UP Diliman College of Fine Arts Dean Abdulmari “Toym” Imao Jr., symbolizes the university’s...

SanData 2026 presents research and dashboard vs. dengue

UPRI Executive Director Alfredo Mahar Francisco Lagmay (2nd from left) presents a token symbolizing the official turnover of the DengueR...

UP recognizes 2026 Oblation Scholars

UP President Angelo Jimenez encourages the Oblation Scholars to not just study hard but to ask difficult questions. Photo by...

32 receive 2026 Gawad Pangulo

The Gawad Pangulo trophy, designed by UP Diliman College of Fine Arts Dean Abdulmari “Toym” Imao Jr., symbolizes the university’s...

Aug

From Novel to Film: three film adaptations of Jose Rizal’s...

Explore literature and cinema as intertwined forms with a lecture by Professor Emeritus Nicanor G. Tiongson as UPFI Film...

Aug

UP Symphony Orchestra Concert Series: Continuum

𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗥𝗦! 🗓️ The UP Symphony Orchestra’s 8th Year Concert Series opens soon! Join the #OrkestraNgBayan as...

Oct

UP Symphony Orchestra Concert Series: Heroic Symphony

𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗥𝗦! 🗓️ The UP Symphony Orchestra’s 8th Year Concert Series opens soon! Join the #OrkestraNgBayan as...

Dec

UP Open University Graduation 2026

The University of the Philippines Open University will hold its commencement exercises for this year on December 5, 2026,...

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President's Corner

University of the Philippines President Angelo Jimenez hosted a reception at the Executive House, ...

“The oceans are full of plastic because the oceans cannot vote.” University of ...

Sealing the deal with ink and a handshake. UP President Angelo Jimenez and Dinagat Islands ...

UP Offices

Associate Professor Rowaldo “Wali” Del Mundo of the Electrical and Electronics Engineering Institute, College ...

“One small donation can help write someone else’s success story.” – UP System Ugnayan ng ...

Professor Tiffany Adelaine Tan, a faculty member of the University of the Philippines Cebu ...

Community

Quezon City, Philippines — Veteran journalist and media advocate Melinda Quintos De Jesus has ...

The University of the Philippines congratulates Dr. Jose Brittanio “Brix” Pujalte Jr. — orthopedic ...

The University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies held its second ...

Making A Difference

A UP microbiologist found antibiotic resistance genes in Laguna Lake. Now what?

Power to the people: How UP is rewiring itself for cheaper, cleaner electricity

Ang paglalakbay ng Munting Prinsipe sa mundo ni Gracio

A UP microbiologist found antibiotic resistance genes in Laguna Lake. Now what?

Power to the people: How UP is rewiring itself for cheaper, cleaner electricity

Ang paglalakbay ng Munting Prinsipe sa mundo ni Gracio

News

SanData 2026 presents research and dashboard vs. dengue

UP recognizes 2026 Oblation Scholars

32 receive 2026 Gawad Pangulo

SanData 2026 presents research and dashboard vs. dengue

UP recognizes 2026 Oblation Scholars

32 receive 2026 Gawad Pangulo

Events

From Novel to Film: three film adaptations of Jose Rizal’s...

UP Symphony Orchestra Concert Series: Continuum

UP Symphony Orchestra Concert Series: Heroic Symphony

UP Open University Graduation 2026

Voices

President's Corner

UP Offices

Community

President's Corner

UP president welcomes UoR delegation

Lawod fellows meet with UP president

Dinagat Islands gov’t seeks UP assistance, signs MOU

UP Offices

UP prof, solar power expert is new VP for Development

UP System Pahinungód pencil donation drive on year 2

UP Cebu prof is new VP for Administration

Community

Melinda Quintos De Jesus is Gawad Plaridel 2026 awardee

UP alumnus is new DOH Secretary

UPCWGS, DKT Philippines continue free vasectomy services

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