Crisandro Allen Rogel Lazo of the University of the Philippines Manila topped the October 2025 Chemists Computer-Based Licensure Examination with a rating of 94.35%. Results were released by the Professional Regulation Commission Oct. 22. UP Diliman’s Carl Brandon Yap Ong and Angelo Robert Banzon Calaguas placed second and fifth, respectively: Ong with 93.65% and Calaguas […]
As the University of the Philippines (UP) marked its 117th founding anniversary on Wednesday, June 18, UP President Angelo Jimenez reaffirmed the national university’s commitment to advancing human rights and reforms in the Philippine justice system with the launch of the National Forensics Institute (NFI) at UP Manila. “[The NFI will be] a center […]
Iskolar ng Bayan from the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman clinched the top three ranks in the April 2025 Electronic Engineers Licensure Examinations, based on results released by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC). Nathaniel P. Dimaunahan ranked first with a rating of 92.30%, followed by Zylm M. Sabater in second with a rating of […]
Several other UP campuses also make Top 100 The University of the Philippines Diliman (UP Diliman) led all Philippine universities in the latest EduRank report released March 2, 2025, ranking No. 1 in the country, No. 366 in Asia and No. 1,348 worldwide. Several other constituent units (CUs) in the UP System also landed […]
The University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman website is ranked first in the country in the latest Webometrics Ranking of World Universities, released on Jan. 27, 2025. Globally, the UPD website ranked 938th. Aside from UPD, the UP System website ranked third in the country, while UP Manila placed seventh in the Philippines. Globally, […]
The University of the Philippines (UP) and Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HKPolyU) partnered for a vision screening project held on Jan. 8 at Krus na Ligas Elementary School, Quezon City (QC). This initiative provided vision screening and eye health education while also providing 200 pairs of eyeglasses for free to students with identified vision […]
A team of researchers from the University of the Philippines (UP) Manila recently unveiled the E-Tox Point of Care Testing (POCT) device that aims to address gaps in toxicology testing in the country. This device comes in two models: E-Tox-NPS, designed to detect New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) such as ketamine, synthetic cannabinoids, and synthetic cathinones; […]
The sun shone on UP Manila’s (UPM) graduating class on July 26, as they trooped to the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City for the 115th Commencement Exercises. The morning was a bright spot in a region still reeling from days of downpour from Typhoon Carina. Government had placed many parts of the […]
Typhoon Carina (international name: Gaemi) has had a severe impact on the country, including several campuses of the University of the Philippines (UP). Thousands of staff, students, and faculty members within UP’s constituent universities have been forced to cope with flooding, landslides, and infrastructure damage caused by the torrential monsoon rains. The situation has necessitated […]
Three Diploma in Midwifery (DM) graduates from the UP Manila School of Health Sciences (UPM-SHS) were among the top ten passers of the April 2024 Licensure Examination for Midwives, as announced by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) on May 6. Samantha May Aglit Torcuan, who belongs to DM Batch 11 of UPM-SHS Baler, Aurora, […]
The UP College of Medicine (then known as the Philippine Medical School) opens. It predates the opening of the University proper by 3 years.
