802 unopposed local bets in areas with 6.8-M voters
The ideal situation in any election is that two or more candidates fight for a seat, and they earn the votes through the merit of their platform, their track record, and their stand on issues. In many...
View ArticleUP to host Forensic Science Symposium 2016
The UP Diliman Institute of Biology (UPD-IB) first offered Biology 397 Forensic Biology Seminar Series as a graduate course in November 2012. The course covered fundamental topics in forensic sciences...
View ArticlePinoy physicists find way to slow down light by ‘twisting’ it
Two Filipino physicists have just found a way to slow light down without touching it, by making it “twist” as it moves through space. The discovery has potential practical applications in...
View ArticleFive from UP faculty named to Duterte cabinet
President Rodrigo Duterte’s Cabinet when he starts his term of office on June 30, 2016 will include five experts from the University of the Philippines faculty. Included in the list of future Cabinet...
View ArticleDutch Strategic Alliances NGO Summit held at UP Diliman
NGO Summit participants pose for a group photo. The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Philippines and the UP College of Law, in cooperation with Kaisa – Nagkakaisang Iskolar para sa...
View ArticleDiwata-1 Successfully Captures Images in Initial Testing Phase
The Philippines’ first microsatellite, DIWATA-1, was successfully released into orbit from the Japanese Experiment Module ‘Kibo’ on the International Space Station at 20:44 (JST) on April 27, 2016. The...
View ArticleUP holds forum on PHL maritime disputes and foreign policy
UP Professor Aileen S.P. Baviera presents her research “Domestic Stakeholders in Philippine Maritime Disputes: Impact and Influence on Foreign Policy” at the GT-Toyota Asian Center Auditorium, UP...
View ArticleUP Press launches 14 new titles in Paglulunsad
A photo of the titles launched at the Paglulunsad 2016. Photo by Jun Madrid. “Our launching this afternoon is therefore a celebration not only of the mental and lifetime labor that each book embodies,...
View ArticleSocialized Tuition System schedule for application, release of results and...
Please take note of the following schedules for login, tuition discount application, and appeal activities for all undergraduate students under the Socialized Tuition (ST) System in AY 2016 – 2017:...
View ArticlePhilippine Cities Need to be Learning and Resilient
UP Assistant Vice President for Public Affairs, Assistant Professor Ranjit Rye and UP Vice President for Public Affairs, Professor Prospero De Vera at the University of Glasgow, Scotland. In an era of...
View ArticleUP CHE inaugurates new infrastructure, website
UP President Alfredo Pascual leading the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new CHE facility. Photo by Bong Arboleda. The University of the Philippines College of Home Economics (UP CHE) celebrated new...
View ArticleUP Welcomes Evidence-Based Approach (EBA) Fieldwork Participants to the...
From left: Dean Caragay from CSWCD, Dean Aguiling-Dalisay from CSSP, and Dean Matias of the College of Engineering pose while emcee, Mr. Pepito Dizon looks on. Photo by Andre Encarnacion. The...
View ArticlePH and Taiwan strengthen academic ties with UP visit
President Pascual (left) joins the presidents of Shu-Te University, National Kaohsiung Normal University, National Sun Yat-sen University, and National Pingtung University of Science and Technology at...
View ArticleUP Salutes Distinguished Alumni
UP President Alfredo E. Pascual and UPAA President Ramon Maronilla pose with UPAA Distinguished Alumni Awardees from different disciplines. Photo by Jun Madrid. The University of the Philippines (UP),...
View ArticleQS ranks UP no. 1 in Phl, no. 70 in Asia
The Oblation at Quezon Hall, UP Diliman, Quezon City, draped in a Sablay. Photo by Jun Madrid. UP retained its 70th place in the 2016 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) University Rankings: Asia, making the...
View ArticlePadayon UP Award for Excellence in Public Service launched
The Office of the UP Vice President for Public Affairs has made a call for nominations to the first Padayon UP Award for Excellence in Public Service, with the theme “Galing UP, Lingkod Bayan,” which...
View Article474 graduate from UPB
The shifting of the UP Sablay from right to left symbolizes the official conferment of titles by the UP President upon the graduates. (Photo by Misael Bacani) UP Baguio (UPB) conferred degrees and...
View ArticleThe University of the Philippines Visayas honors the Class of 2016 in 37th...
“Mabuhay ang pag-asa ng bayan” : The UP Visayas graduating Class of 2016 sings “UP Naming Mahal.” Photo by Bong Arboleda The University of the Philippines Visayas 37th Commencement Exercises presented...
View ArticleUP Alumni Celebrate “Never Ending Success and Achievements”
UPAA Ruby Jubilarians inspire love of country with their performance (photo by Bong Arboleda) The University of the Philippines (UP) celebrated the return of its beloved ‘sons and daughters’ on June...
View ArticleComing soon: UP campus in Vista City
Signing of the Memorandum of Agreement. From left: UP Vice President for Academic Affairs Gisela P. Concepcion, UP Vice President for Development Elvira Zamora, UP President Alfredo Pascual, Vista Land...
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