Photo by Kevin Roque, UPS-MCO. From instructor to outstanding professor, from building laboratories to helping found the nation’s space agency, Dr. Joel Joseph Marciano Jr. is back at the University of the Philippines to guide research and innovation. His journey is a story of personal dedication and loyalty to his institution. In every stage, one […]
“I was already set on early retirement. I took a week to decide.” Dr. Leo De Paz Cubillan narrated how he became UP’s new Vice President for Academic Affairs (VPAA). That week was one of contemplation for the ophthalmologist who wanted to see things more clearly. After studying how he could contribute to UP, […]
On April 29, the University of the Philippines Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs (UP OVPAA) issued Memorandum No. 2022-09B, “Grading Policy Related to Remote Teaching and Learning Implemented for the Second Semester/Trimester, Third Trimester AY 2021-2022, and Midyear 2022”. What remains enforced: the no-fail policy, no grade of 4 or 5, […]
The UP College of Medicine (then known as the Philippine Medical School) opens. It predates the opening of the University proper by 3 years.
