The University of the Philippines congratulates its alumna, Dr. Beverly Lorraine Ho, on her appointment as the new president and chief executive officer of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation. She was sworn into office, Aug. 11 at the Malacañang Palace. Ho brings her decades of experience and expertise in public health and […]
UPRI Executive Director Alfredo Mahar Francisco Lagmay (2nd from left) presents a token symbolizing the official turnover of the DengueR dashboard to Quezon City Vice Mayor Gian Carlo Sotto (3rd from left), as Dr. Darwin Bandoy (leftmost) and Dr. Rolando Cruz (rightmost) look on. Photo by Misael Bacani, UPS-MCO. The University of the Philippines Resilience […]
UP President Angelo Jimenez encourages the Oblation Scholars to not just study hard but to ask difficult questions. Photo by Jun Madrid, UPS-MCO. “With your abilities, I have little doubt that many universities would have welcomed you with scholarships and attractive offers. Yet you chose UP. Why?” University of the Philippines President Angelo Jimenez […]
The Gawad Pangulo trophy, designed by UP Diliman College of Fine Arts Dean Abdulmari “Toym” Imao Jr., symbolizes the university’s core values of honor, excellence, and service to the nation. Photo by Misael Bacani, UPS-MCO. The Gawad Pangulo 2026 — the highlight of the University of the Philippines’ founding anniversary celebrations — honored 32 university-linked […]
The University of the Philippines continues to be the country’s leading university in the latest global rankings released by analytics firm Quacquarelli Symonds. In the QS World University Rankings 2027 published June 18, UP placed #=402 among 1,504 universities from all over the world, posting an overall score of 38. The methodology of the QS […]
The UP graduates who ranked first in their respective licensure exams get a special prize from the university. Photo by Jun Madrid, UPS-MCO. The University of the Philippines celebrated its 265 graduates who were among the topnotchers in last year’s Philippine licensure examinations. The annual Pagkilala sa mga Natatanging Alumni na Nagkamit ng Pinakamatataas na […]
UP Diliman Institute of Civil Engineering Professor Eric Tingatinga inspects a collapsed restaurant’s building at General Santos City, June 11. Photo from UP Resilience Institute. Following the destructive magnitude 7.8 earthquake that affected more than 720,000 residents in Mindanao, June 8, the University of the Philippines deployed a team of scientists and engineers to conduct […]
Key administrators, faculty members, and academic leaders from all constituent universities of the UP System gathered at the UP Diliman Institute of Biology auditorium for the UP System General Education Conference 2026. Photo by Misael Bacani, UPS-MCO. The University of the Philippines Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs organized the UP System General […]
The University of the Philippines is proud to have five of its scientists and faculty named among this year’s Asian Scientist 100. Joining the ranks of Asia’s most outstanding scientists are: Dr. Mary Donnabelle Balela and Dr. Aurelio de los Reyes V from UP Diliman; National Scientist Romulo Davide and Marcela Navasero from […]
The University of the Philippines has officially opened Buwan ng Unibersidad, June 2. This monthlong celebration of its founding anniversary is an extension of what used to be a weeklong series of activities. UP distributed the program of festivities throughout the month to accommodate a broader range of UP System-level initiatives planned for this period. […]