Atty. Angelo A. Jimenez, the incoming President of the University of the Philippines (UP), took his oath of office at the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on February 7. CHED Chairperson J. Prospero de Vera III, who also chairs the UP Board of Regents, administered the oath. A former UP regent, Atty. Jimenez begins […]
Author: Arlyn VCD Palisoc Romualdo
The University of the Philippines (UP) and the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) reinforced its long-standing partnership with the signing of a memorandum of partnership and cooperation in extension and research on February 3 at UP Los Baños (UPLB). Signatories were UP President Danilo Concepcion and Caro Salces, PCC Officer-in-Charge Executive Director. UPLB […]
Thirty-eight awardees of alumni and friends of the University of the Philippines (UP) are set to receive the 2nd Gawad Oblation on the afternoon of January 17, 2023, at Ang Bahay ng Alumni, UP Diliman. The University President gives the award to UP’s alumni and supporters who have rendered “extraordinary service with or in […]
Lawyer and former University of the Philippines (UP) Alumni Regent Gladys SJ. Tiongco has returned to the UP Board of Regents (BOR) following her November 14 appointment by President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. UP President Danilo L. Concepcion administered her oath of office on November 25. Tiongco replaced UP Los Baños alumnus Francis C. Laurel. The […]
The University of the Philippines (UP) has updated its guidelines for campus activities in the first semester of the Academic Year (AY) 2022-2023, following the August 29 press conference by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). In the press conference, CHED declared that unvaccinated students, faculty, and staff might return to campus for work and […]
Twenty-two alumni of the University of the Philippines (UP) won in all three categories of the recently announced 7th National Children’s Book Awards. The Philippine Board on Books for Young People (PBBY) honors are given by the National Book Development Board every other year. According to the PBBY, the awards recognize “the best books published […]
The magnitude 7.0 earthquake rocked Luzon on July 27 and had devastating effects, especially in the province of Abra, where the quake’s epicenter was located. The University of the Philippines (UP) immediately sprang into action. It has deployed its experts and has begun securing the immediate release of its quick response funds, mobilizing University organizations […]
The National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) feted seven UP alumni among this year’s 11 Outstanding Young Scientists of 2022. The awarding ceremony was held on July 14, during the Academy’s 44th Annual Scientific Meeting.
UP President Concepcion and other UP officials attended the IABC awards ceremony in New York to accept the 2022 Gold Quill Award of Merit for UP’s “Stop COVID Deaths” webinar series.
The University of the Philippines (UP) has come a long way since its establishment in 1908. It emerged from the ravages of World War II, fought through political upheavals, braved new frontiers of technology, and soldiered on in this current pandemic. Throughout its history, it has been guided by its traditions of honor, excellence, and […]