Landbank renewed its support for the Lingap Iskolar Program by signing a memorandum of agreement with the University of the Philippines Monday, Sept. 14. UP President Angelo Jimenez and Landbank President and Chief Executive Officer Lynette Ortiz led the signing of the MOA at the Executive House in UP Diliman. UP Office of […]
Recipients of the 2026 UP Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Awards in Human Capital Development and in Good Governance take a photo with this year’s UPAA Most Distinguished Alumnus, Jorge Araneta (seated, second from left), along with UP President Angelo Jimenez (seated, leftmost), and UPAA President and Alumni Regent Robert Lester Aranton (seated, third from left). […]
Atty. Herminio Bagro III, secretary of the UPAA (leftmost), moderates the panel discussion as 2026 Distinguished Alumni Awardees (starting second from left) Neil Aldrin Mallari, Dr. Raymundo Lo, Dr. Ericson Dela Cruz, and Associate Justice Jaime Fortunato Caringal share their experiences and insights about serving the nation with excellence and with moral integrity. Photo by […]
Looking back and beyond. Experts gathered to reflect on the historic journey of Diwata-1 and shared insights on the future of space science and technology in the Philippines. Diwata-1, the Philippines’ first microsatellite launched into space more than a decade ago, was developed by engineers and scientists from the University of the Philippines, Tohoku University, […]
Quezon City, Philippines — Veteran journalist and media advocate Melinda Quintos De Jesus has been named the 2026 recipient of the University of the Philippines Gawad Plaridel, the UP College of Mass Communication announced July 20. De Jesus is the founder of the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) and is widely […]
The University of the Philippines congratulates Dr. Jose Brittanio “Brix” Pujalte Jr. — orthopedic surgeon, educator, and public servant — for his appointment as secretary of the Department of Health. An alumnus of the UP Diliman College of Arts and Letters and the UP Manila College of Medicine, where he then became a faculty […]
The University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies held its second free non-scalpel vasectomy services initiative, July 7. The activity was conducted in coordination with DKT Philippines, an affiliate of DKT International named after D.K. (Deep) Tyagi, former assistant commissioner of family planning in India. The DKT Philippines website […]
Honor Society of the Philippines Trustee Carlito Amalla leads the Manobo invocation. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UPS-MCO. “Integrity. Excellence. Service.” These are the virtues that the newly inducted members of the Honor Society of the Philippines vowed to uphold upon their introduction to the society. A new batch of UP scholars […]
Hymns of patriotism, resistance, and struggle for freedom echoed through the University Theater as the University of the Philippines Symphony Orchestra joined the celebration of UP’s 118th founding year and the 128th anniversary of Philippine Independence. Handog sa Unibersidad ng Bayan was held June 19 at UP Diliman. Accompanying the Orkestra ng Bayan […]
Twenty-six graduates of the University of the Philippines heeded the call of the Oblation, taking on the challenge of serving as Gurong Pahinungód volunteers. A send-off and pinning ceremony for Batch 17 volunteers was held June 5 at the Student Union Building, UP Diliman, where each volunteer was conferred with the Pahinungód pin, […]