The University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons races today, May 4, to the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 84 men’s basketball tournament semifinals after clipping the Blue Eagles’ wings and putting Ateneo de Manila University’s (ADMU) winning streak to an abrupt end on May 1 with an edge-of-your-seat score of 84-83. […]
Author: Celeste Ann Castillo Llaneta
The University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons has notched eight wins and two losses following the matches against Far Eastern University (FEU) on April 19 (73-70), and against Adamson University (AdU) on April 21, with the latter cutting UP’s winning streak short at 58-66. The UP Fighting Maroons will be squaring off against De […]
The University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons continue their winning streak, notching four more wins over National University’s Bulldogs, 80-70, on March 31; the University of the East’s Red Warriors, 81-66, on April 2; Adamson University’s Soaring Falcons, 73-71, on April 5; and the De La Salle University Green Archers, 61-59, on April 7. […]
The first two of five batches of COVID-19 test kits from the Apl.de.Ap Foundation International (ADAFI), the UP Alumni Association of San Francisco, Inc. (UPAASF), and UP alumnus and entrepreneur Yobie Benjamin have arrived at the University. The Grammy-winning artist Apl.de.Ap, founding member of the hip hop group Black Eyed Peas, and chairman of […]
Renowned Filipino historian and academician, former Chair of the Department of History, University of the Philippines, and former Chair of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, Dr. Samuel Kong Tan, passed away on January 6 at 88. He leaves behind a legacy of scholarly works, books, and writings exploring the History of the Philippines, […]
A “Filipino luminary in the field of international law,” “a pillar of the Philippines’ international legal academy,” and “one of the best Supreme Court justices we, unfortunately, did not have,” not to mention “one of the staunchest legal defenders of our country’s territorial sovereignty.” These are only some of the accolades from colleagues, former students, […]
For the unions safeguarding the well-being of the University of the Philippines’ faculty, research, extension and professional staff (REPS), and administrative staff, the year 2021 ends with wins and milestones for the concerned sectors of the University. Grant of CNA Incentive The two unions—the All UP Academic Employees Union (AUPAEU) and the All UP Workers […]
A UP MBB graduate made waves in the research world in Sweden when she won second prize in the Forskar Grand Prix in Stockholm with her presentation on “Tackling Malaria by Looking at the Biology of Parasites.”
Several UP alumni were among the 2020 and 2021 Search for the Outstanding Government Workers winners, an annual search administered by the Philippine Civil Service Commission’s (CSC) Honor Awards Program. The honorees received their awards on November 15 via the Radio Television Malacanang’s Facebook page and YouTube channel and the Civil Service Commission’s Facebook page […]
The University of the Philippines (UP) Board of Regents is urging members of the House of Representatives to declare as null and void the reconsideration of the approval on third reading of House Bill No. 10171, which would institutionalize the 1989 UP-Department of National Defense (UP-DND) Accord by amending Republic Act No. 9500 or the […]