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Genomics in the time of COVID-19
Screenshot from the Philippine Genome Center’s virtual conference, “OnePGC”, held on December 10. Watch the replay here. COVID-19 is a wake-up call not only for Filipinos in general, but for everyone...
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UP honors the passing of a beloved storyteller and National Artist
National Artist Amelia Lapeña-Bonifacio I join the University of the Philippines community and the country in mourning the passing of yet another of our country’s greats: National Artist for Theater...
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UP Chapel celebrates milestones at the turn of the New Year
The repainted exterior dome of the UP Chapel showing its original color. Photo from DMCI Homes. The Parish Church of the Holy Sacrifice, the circular structure with the unique dome within the...
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UP launches online portal for first-year applicants for AY 2021-2022
Applicants for first-year admission at the University of the Philippines (UP) for Academic Year (AY) 2021-2022 can now access the online portal upadmissionsonline.up.edu.ph to submit their...
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UPAA resets deadline for nominations to the 2020 Distinguished Alumni Awards
Image from the UPAA Secretariat’s Facebook page In view of COVID-19 protocols, the University of the Philippines Alumni Association (UPAA) is extending the deadline for nominations to the 2020 UPAA...
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UP experts to answer questions on COVID-19 mutations and variants
Leading public health experts from the University of the Philippines will be answering questions about the latest COVID-19 threat in the webinar, “Are You Afraid of the COVID-19 Mutations and...
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UPLB biology professor Aimee Lynn Barrion-Dupo is new UP Faculty Regent
Dr. Aimee Lynn Barrion-Dupo of the UP Los Baños Institute of Biological Sciences is the new Faculty Regent for 2021-2022, as proclaimed by the UP Board of Regents. Dr. Barrion-Dupo garnered the most...
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Free webinars for UP employees
The University of the Philippines Office of the Vice President for Development – Information Technology Development Center (OVPD-ITDC) is offering another set of free webinars for UP staff. These...
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Prizes up for short videos on heroism and hope in time of pandemic
The University of the Philippines is launching an online festival of short videos on the theme “Pag-aalay sa Panahon ng Pandemya” or everyday heroism and hope in a time of COVID-19, and calling on...
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The semester that was, the semester ahead: UP reports on academic roadmap for...
The COVID-19 pandemic that broke out in March last year sent schools scrambling to deliver education amid the threat of disease and the ensuing protocols to ensure public health and safety. While some...
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“Protect academic freedom”–UP President Danilo L. Concepcion responds to...
19 January 2021 Secretary Delfin N. Lorenzana Department of National Defense Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City Dear Secretary Lorenzana, I am acknowledging receipt of your letter of 15 January 2021...
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Where are we in COVID-19 vaccination?
Less than a year after COVID-19 spread across the globe, vaccines for emergency use against the disease have been rolled out in some countries. The urgency to inoculate drove the development of...
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STATEMENT FROM DR. JOSE V. ABUEVA (former President of the University of the...
Former Philippine President Fidel V. Ramos and I had great respect for each other and for the institutions we represented. We had a deep understanding between us about the inalienable rights to...
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Co begins term as 38th UP Student Regent
New UP Student Regent Renee Louise Co. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UPMPRO. Renee Louise Co, a University of the Philippines College of Law student, took her oath of office as the 38th Student Regent (SR)...
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UP protests against threat to academic freedom
Members of the UP community, notably the youth sector, stand in front of Quezon Hall in UP Diliman to protest the unilateral termination of the UP-DND Accord by DND Sec. Lorenzana. Photo by Celeste...
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UP President Danilo L. Concepcion responds to AFP allegations of...
We in the University of the Philippines take exception to recent claims made by the Armed Forces of the Philippines that some UP colleges, units and offices have knowingly condoned their alleged...
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UP responds to DND Sec. Lorenzana’s latest pronouncement on UP-DND dialogue
We in the University of the Philippines are pleased to hear that Department of National Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has decided to engage in a dialogue with us. All that we request is an...
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UP issues clarification on recent CRS-AFP social media post
A recent post has been going around social media emanating from the Civil Relations Service AFP Facebook account. This post features Michael Eric Castillo, which the post identifies as a professor of...
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“Are the COVID-19 Vaccines Safe?”
While the development and deployment of new vaccines for the management of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, offer protection primarily for health frontliners and...
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UP boosts library capabilities for RTL
Gonzalez Hall, or the UP Main Library in the Diliman campus. Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO. UP students, faculty, and researchers will soon have more library resources at their disposal. The...
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