From mountains and rivers to city life, three volunteer teachers carry the lessons of service long after their Gurong Pahinungód stint. Eyo Olaya, Marvin Fresno, and Jann Alexis Lappas spent nearly a year walking forests of towering bamboos, crossing small rivers, and traversing a hanging bridge riddled with holes to bring education to the remote […]
How UP-created models improve watershed monitoring in an age of failed flood control programs One thing made obvious by the recent flood control-related controversy was how all that wasted money could have protected people from water-related perils. While the Philippines is no doubt blessed with bountiful water resources, poor management can turn these assets into […]
In 2016, Rodrigo Duterte rose to the presidency with a promise to end crime and illegal drugs. And so for the past six years that followed, his Administration waged a bloody “war on drugs” despite local protests and international scrutiny. Today, the former President stands behind bars, the first Philippine president to face an international […]
In a university situated at the foot of Mt. Makiling, changes are happening in a foreign language class — a language traditionally considered gendered. Daryl Pasion, assistant professor of language and culture at the University of the Philippines Los Baños, recalled one instance in his Elementary Spanish class. In one of their skits, students portrayed […]
To this day there are many things we don’t know about how modern humans first reached and populated the Philippines. The latest scientific knowledge proposes that around 4,200 to 4,000 years before present, Austronesian-speaking people traveled south from Taiwan and eventually occupied the archipelago, most of Island Southeast Asia and beyond. What we do know […]
It was early morning after Christmas in 2004 when a magnitude 9.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. Waves up to 30 feet (9 meters) tall ripped through the Indian Ocean, causing massive devastation in their wake. In Thailand, the ensuing tsunami created what many call the largest disaster victim identification in […]
A graduate from UP Cebu Class of 2024 raises a banner that reads “Trans Rights are Human Rights” as they join the traditional lightning rally during the 85th commencement exercises on July 5, 2024. Photo by Kevin Roque, UP MPRO. It is every student’s dream to hear their name called during graduation. For Iskolar ng […]
Artwork by Tricia Mabale, UP MPRO UP scientists are growing wild seaweed on land to reclaim lost diversity In the UP Marine Science Institute’s (MSI) 5-hectare Bolinao Marine Laboratory, Pangasinan, a peculiar type of gardening is currently being done. Here, rows of aquariums and huge concrete channels called raceways are pumped daily with filtered seawater […]
Who gets to fish in municipal waters—and who gets left behind? This Philippine Environment Month, we spotlight the growing backlash to a recent Supreme Court ruling that opens municipal waters—the first 15 kilometers from shore, long reserved for small-scale fishers—to large commercial operations. Advocates warn the decision threatens marine ecosystems, undermines local governance, and puts […]
Some of the most popular fermented products in the Philippines are fish sauce (“patis”) and fish paste (“bagoong”). However, these products are typically high in salt content, which makes them unappealing to people who have or are predisposed to illnesses like hypertension, kidney stones, and some cancers. To address this, researchers from the University of […]
The UP College of Medicine (then known as the Philippine Medical School) opens. It predates the opening of the University proper by 3 years.
