(Seated, from left) UP Alumni Regent and UP Alumni Association President Robert Lester Aranton, former EDCOM 2 co-chairperson and former Regent Mark Go, EDCOM 2 Advisory Council member and former UP VP for Academic Affairs Maria Cynthia Rose Bautista, Professional Regulation Commission Chairperson Charito Zamora, DepEd Secretary Juan Edgardo Angara, UP President Angelo Jimenez, CHED […]
DepEd Secretary Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara (left) and UP President Angelo Jimenez exchange smiles as they present to the public signed copies of the MOU. Photo by Kevin Roque, UPS-MCO. In pursuit of a safer, more disaster-resilient learning environment, the University of the Philippines signed a memorandum of understanding with the Department of Education Jan. […]
Finally, electricity! On June 16, Datu Saldong Domino Elementary School — an off-grid school in Sitio Tagpangi, Barangay Simbalan, Buenavista, Agusan del Norte — said goodbye to teaching, learning, and working in dimly lit rooms, and said hello to technologies that relied on electricity, including connectivity. It is the first public school to benefit […]
Menstrual justice advocates and public health experts underscored the urgent need to address period poverty in the country, in a May 8 forum hosted by the University of the Philippines Centre International de Formation des Autorités et Leaders (UP-CIFAL). “Bridging the Gender Health Gap: A Forum on Addressing Period Poverty in the Philippines,” […]
The UP Alumni Association’s upcoming “e-Kapihan ng Bayan sa UP” will tackle the urgent topic facing the youth and Philippine society today—COVID-19 and its impact on education. Join the discussion via Zoom on October 27, 2020 at 10:00 AM (Manila Time).
The UP College of Medicine (then known as the Philippine Medical School) opens. It predates the opening of the University proper by 3 years.
