University of the Philippines President Angelo Jimenez hosted a reception for the new officers of the UP Alumni Association, Aug. 28 at the Executive House, UP Diliman. Artist Luis Enano Yee Jr., monikered Junyee, also belatedly received his 2026 UPAA Presidential Merit Award for Service during the event. It was originally scheduled to be presented […]
Category: President’s Corner
“The modern university today no longer has the monopoly of the learning function.” University of the Philippines President Angelo Jimenez said this during the Malaysian Qualifications Agency Presidents’ Forum (Universities), themed, Leading Quality Assurance for a Future-Ready and Integrated ASEAN Higher Education, and held Aug. 12 at the Sama-Sama Hotel Kuala Lumpur International […]
Leaders of the Nurunutan Yang Tagbanua Calamian Tong Calawit may Quezon Indigenous peoples organization in Palawan, led by Chairman Roy Dabuit, met with University of the Philippines officials, headed by President Angelo Jimenez, Aug. 4 at the Executive House, UP Diliman. Jimenez visited their community in March, when he was speaker for the […]
University of the Philippines President Angelo Jimenez hosted a reception at the Executive House, UP Diliman, for the University of Reading delegation, following the Climate and Sustainability Forum at Balaw Kalinaw, Aug. 5. Titled, From Climate Prediction to Climate Resilience: Research, Capacity Development and Resilient Infrastructure in the Philippines, the forum was organized […]
“The oceans are full of plastic because the oceans cannot vote.” University of the Philippines President Angelo Jimenez told the second batch of Lawod fellows of the Kalalawdan Fellowship Program during their courtesy visit, Aug. 3 at the Executive House, UP Diliman. “For science to really make an impact, we have to […]
Sealing the deal with ink and a handshake. UP President Angelo Jimenez and Dinagat Islands Governor Nilo Demerey Jr. (second and third from left, respectively) hold up signed copies of the MOU in this group photo with UP Los Baños Chancellor Jose Camacho Jr. (leftmost) and Dinagat Islands Provincial Planning and Development Office Head Jorge […]
Tell truthful and courageous stories; be the voice for the voiceless in Philippine society. These were the messages of University of the Philippines President Angelo Jimenez and guest speaker, Jose Marie “Vice Ganda” Viceral, to the UP Diliman College of Media and Communication Class of 2026, in recognition rites held July 5 at […]
The University of the Philippines joins the scientific community in mourning the brutal killing of American marine biologist Dr. Kent Carpenter, who was shot dead by persons who forcibly entered his home in Sibulan, Negros Oriental on July 12. Dr. Carpenter has been an invaluable expert resource and supporter of the UP Marine Science Institute […]
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the Republic of the Philippines Nader Nabil Zaki paid a courtesy visit to University of the Philippines President Angelo Jimenez, June 29 at the Executive House, UP Diliman. Facilitated by UPD Institute of Islamic Studies Dean Julkipli Wadi, the visit became an […]
The University of the Philippines categorically denies reports of home demolitions at Pook Malantic in Barangay UP Campus, UP Diliman on July 8, 2026. No demolition was ordered. Megawide Construction, the contractor of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD), intended to fence the perimeter of the area for on-site transition […]











