Two journalists, an arts community advocate, a development communicator,an education innovator, and a producer-writerof hit television shows are this year’s six outstanding alumni of the University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication (UPCMC) who will receive the coveted Glory award.
COVID-19 poses a danger not just to a person’s lungs but to the intestinal tract as well. The UP webinar series “STOP COVID DEATHS: VIRTUAL GRAND ROUNDS” will focus on one such case this Friday, Sept. 11, at 12:00 n.n.
Bago ang pagbubukas ng klase ngayong linggo, ating balikan ang mensahe ni Pangulong Danilo L. Concepcion para sa ating mga nagsipagtapos na Iskolar ng Bayan ngayong taon.
The UP-PhilHealth “STOP COVID DEATHS“ webinar series takes participants on the very first online virtual grand rounds, focusing on “The Doctor as Patient: The Journey of Dr. Rody Sy”.
The UP Center for Integrative and Development Studies‘ Program on Social and Political Change and the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance present a new discussion paper titled “Constitutional Performance Assessment in the Time of a Pandemic: The 1987 Constitution and the Philippines’ COVID-19 Response.”
For the last twenty-five years, the University of the Philippines Mindanao has made it its mission to mold learners into leaders. And every year, it is with great pride that we send off our graduates in their sablay during the commencement exercises so they can find their place in the world guided by “Honor and Excellence.”
The good news: quarantine measures have managed to decrease local transmission and flatten the curve in Western Visayas. The bad news: a surge in imported cases in the region has led to testing backlogs and strained quarantine facilities. Given this, UP Visayas researchers and ThinkWell Philippines recommend more preparations for local transmission outbreaks in the LGUs, maintenance of minimum public health standards, and a review of the repatriation protocols in terms of testing, tracing and treatment.
The surge in COVID-19 cases in the country point to a very significant community transmission in the country, especially in the NCR and Cebu City. Because of this, the UP-OCTA research team cautions against prematurely downgrading the quarantine status in high-risk areas, as well as increase testing, boost aggressive contact tracing, improve treatment and establish more quarantine and other isolation facilities.
How successful have Philippine cities been in terms of winning the fight against COVID-19? The UP COVID-19 Pandemic Response team has launched the “CITY vs COVID” feature in the endcov.ph dashboard to provide information on how cities are recovering from COVID-19 based on available data.
The University of the Philippines has issued an open call for entries to the PAG-AALAY webXHIBITION & FESTIVAL, an online video festival that will showcase stories of everyday Filipino heroes. The festival welcomes entries from all, amateur or professional, Filipino filmmakers, multimedia creators, and artists whose works capture stories of resilience, inner strength, and humanity of Filipinos.
The theme for this year’s festival is “Pag-aalay sa Panahon ng Pandemya”. The Festival will accept video entries that honor, remember, and immortalize Filipinos whose stories of selfless acts amid the COVID-19 pandemic reflect our values of heroism (bayanihan) and selfless offering or oblation (pag-aalay).
