Key officials of the Philippine government and members of the diplomatic corps (seated) pose for a group photo with the policymakers, academics, and researchers from all over Southeast Asia, Korea, and Australia. Photo by Jun Madrid, UPS-MCO. To strengthen state capacity for policy development and implementation as a pivotal catalyst for national development within Southeast […]

The University of the Philippines proudly congratulates the UP alumni, faculty, and long-time friends of the UP community who are among the country’s 10 new National Artists by virtue of Presidential Proclamation No. 1414, honored for their outstanding contributions to Philippine arts and letters. National Artist for Literature Nicanor Tiongson From writing “Manong,” a book […]

    “Somebody next to you could become a leader of this country.”   University of the Philippines President Angelo Jimenez said this to the new students of UP Diliman during the annual University Welcome Assembly, Sept. 7 at the University Theater.    “You will be leaders, whether you like it or not, so you […]

  The University of the Philippines, through the UP Open University, awarded certificates to more than a hundred persons deprived of liberty who participated in or completed the Workforce Development for PDLs Program in a culmination ceremony, Aug. 14 at the Medium Security Camp, New Bilibid Prison Reservation, Muntinlupa City.   The program was implemented […]

Gender and development officers from local governments in the National Capital Region are about to receive training courtesy of UP-CIFAL Philippines, to further capacitate them for pursuing Sustainable Development Goal No. 5. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UPS-MCO. The University of the Philippines-Centre International de Formation des Autorités et Leaders opened the three-day training seminar, Oh, […]

Awardees of the University of the Philippines Arts Productivity System Batch 2023-2026 enter Atencio-Libunao Hall. Photo by Misael Bacani, UPS-MCO. “We simply just have to promote the arts and humanities as a matter of national salvation.”    University of the Philippines President Angelo Jimenez appealed to the new cohort of UP Artists in an event […]

  The University of the Philippines Resilience Institute is eyeing the continued implementation and expansion of the Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards or NOAH with its ₱1 billion allocation recently released by the Department of Budget and Management.   In a press briefing Aug. 27, UPRI Executive Director Alfredo Mahar Francisco Lagmay presented the priority […]

    As he takes on a new role in public health leadership, the University of the Philippines congratulates its alumnus, Dr. Edwin Mercado, on his appointment as the new secretary of the Department of Health. With extensive experience in health care operations, health financing, and universal health care, Mercado brings a wealth of knowledge […]