For this year’s UP Day of Remembrance, Professor Emeritus Jose Y. Dalisay and former Secretary of Social Welfare and Development Judy M. Taguiwalo share why the commemoration is important for the university and the country. In 2018, the University of the Philippines declared September 21 a Day of Remembrance, a commemoration that recalls the university’s […]
Back when she was a student, Dr. Pierangeli Vital, head of the UP Natural Sciences Research Institute’s Biological Research and Services Laboratory and a Gawad Pangulo for Natatanging REPS, always wanted to go to Korea. So, when the opportunity to pursue a sandwich PhD program at the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology arose, mentors, […]
Since championing solar power research in the 1990s, Professor and Associate Dean for Public Engagement Rowaldo Del Mundo of the Electrical and Electronics Engineering Institute, University of the Philippines Diliman has pursued a twofold mission: helping secure reliable electricity for the country while finding ways to make power more affordable for ordinary Filipinos as head […]
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 into Waray, Gracio’s regional language. Gracio studied creative writing at the University of the Philippines Diliman. Among his awards are: SEA Write Award, 2015; Gawad Pio Valenzuela Awardee for Literature, 2006; Makata ng Taon, Komisyon […]
The idea started as a joke. Before starting his academic career at the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) School of Technology, chemical engineer Ramer Bautista was working at a waste treatment facility. At the time, hospitals across the country were already grappling with the serious — and very expensive — problem of how to […]
Honey has long been prized for its sweetness and healing properties. Some varieties, such as New Zealand’s famous Manuka honey, are valued for their unique chemistry — earning reputations as “superfoods” and commanding prices of thousands of pesos per bottle. But one day, while browsing honey at a local market, University of the Philippines […]
Welcoming a new child into the world is both exciting and challenging for parents. Early childhood, after all, is the most crucial formative stage in a child’s growth. From the moment an infant is born until a child reaches five, the human brain rapidly develops more than any other time in life. Every interaction […]
For nearly 25 years, DNA researchers at the University of the Philippines have pursued a sustained but urgent goal: to develop a reliable kit that can help sexual assault survivors — living or deceased — find justice. The idea first took shape in 2003, when University Research Associate Frederick Delfin began designing a local […]
It was a typical day at a cigar factory in 19th-century Philippines. The pounding against wooden tables echoed through the halls of the tabacalera. Inside were women, seated on the floor, in front of low tables. On one hand, a sheet of tobacco leaf; on the other, a rock. The cigarreras spent their day beating […]
Is it possible to build and develop a sustainable urban community within Metro Manila? For the University of the Philippines, an answer lies in a 24-hectare lot deep within the heart of Diliman in Quezon City, where a model sustainable community is envisioned to rise. The Sustainable Development Goals Urban Farm and Wellness Park […]