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https://up.edu.ph/up-stanford-university-link-up-for-law-programs/ | UP, Stanford University link up for Law programs – University of the Philippines | UP, Stanford University link up for Law programs UP, Stanford University link up for Law programs June 20, 2018 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office Representatives signing the MOU (L-R): UP Law BGC Program External Executive Director Diane A. Desierto, WSD Handa Center for Human Rights and International Justice at Stanford University Executive Director Prof. David J. Cohen, Ph.D., UP President Danilo L. Concepcion, UP College of Law Dean Fides Cordero-Tan (Photo by Pedro Malicdem Jr., UP College of Law) The University of the Philippines College of Law and the WSD Handa Center for Human Rights and International Justice at Stanford University signed a memorandum of understanding on June 11. With a track record of active in-country and regional engagement in academic and professional teaching, as well as institutional collaboration on the justice sector and human rights, the WSD Handa Center is entering into this long-term strategic partnership and collaboration with the University. UP-Stanford University law education collaboration led by WSD Handa Center for Human Rights and International Justice at Stanford University Executive Director Prof. David J. Cohen, Ph.D. and UP President Danilo L. Concepcion (Photo by Pedro Malicdem Jr., UP College of Law) The memorandum specifies: “UP College of Law will engage in long-term cooperation on programmatic, project, and academic activities with the WSD Handa Center in regard to ASEAN research, policies, training, teaching, and future extension programs for ASEAN institutions.” This collaboration placed UP College of Law as the Southeast Asian partner and the WSD Handa Center as the North American partner. “UP College of Law will become an important regional leader in legal education in ASEAN,” as stated in the memorandum. Representatives of the two institutions who signed the memorandum of understanding were: UP President Danilo L. Concepcion, UP College of Law Dean Fides Cordero-Tan, UP Law BGC Program External Executive Director Diane A. Desierto, and the WSD Handa Center for Human Rights and International Justice at Stanford University Executive Director Prof. David J. Cohen, Ph.D. L-R: Edgardo Carlo Vistan II, UP College of Law Professor Ryan Oliva, UP Law BGC Program External Executive Director Diane A. Desierto, WSD Handa Center for Human Rights and International Justice at Stanford University Executive Director Prof. David J. Cohen, Ph.D., UP President Danilo L. Concepcion, UP College of Law Dean Fides Cordero-Tan, and Visiting Professor Jose Manuel de Torres Perez from the University of Malaga in Spain. (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO) Also present during the signing were Edgardo Carlo Vistan II, UP College of Law Professor Ryan Oliva and Visiting Professor Jose Manuel de Torres Perez from the University of Malaga in Spain. (Stephanie S. Cabigao, UP MPRO) |
https://up.edu.ph/up-recognizes-the-largest-number-of-up-scientists-in-its-history/ | UP recognizes the largest number of UP Scientists in its history – University of the Philippines | UP recognizes the largest number of UP Scientists in its history UP recognizes the largest number of UP Scientists in its history March 26, 2018 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office UP Scientists take to the stage at the Ang Bahay ng Alumni. (Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO) “As scientists, you are all responsible for the innovations that uplift our people’s lives, as well as for the growth of global knowledge,” UP Executive Vice President Teodoro J. Herbosa said. He added, “I also believe that UP scientists are the best exponents of a manner of thinking sorely needed today – one that elevates evidence over opinion, values clarity over obfuscation, and that is committed to the truth above all else.” It was this insight that opened the awarding ceremony of the UP Scientific Productivity System (SPS) 2017-2019 at the Ang Bahay ng Alumni on March 21, 2018. Since 2005, the SPS has encouraged and rewarded the productivity of UP scientists by giving monetary and institutional support to a select crop of qualified researchers. UP Vice President for Academic Affairs Cynthia Rose Bautista congratulates UP Scientists for their world-class and impactful research. (Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO) The productivity of scientists is evaluated based on publications in reputable scholarly journals and books, peer-reviewed technological outputs, as well as professional and scientific standing in the international community. Awardees are conferred the official title of ‘UP Scientist’, which they hold for three years, as well as a monetary prize whose amount depends on whether one is in the first, second or third Scientist rank. The rank of UP Scientist can subsequently be renewed or upgraded depending on the grantee’s productivity. Regular, full time faculty, research faculty and researchers (REPS) from UP who meet the necessary qualifications are all eligible. UP Scientist III awardees from UPLB pose with EVP Herbosa, Chancellor Sanchez and VP Bautista. (Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO) According to UP Vice President for Academic Affairs Cynthia Rose Bautista, the current batch of awardees is historic in being the largest number compared to their predecessors. The 2017-2019 batch featured 36 new appointees from across the UP System, together with 35 retained or promoted researchers. UP Los Baños had the greatest number of representatives, with 22 qualifiers for the rank of Scientist I, three for Scientist II, and nine for Scientist III. Kelly Peralejo from the UP College of Music performed during the event intermission. (Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO) At the ceremonies, Herbosa and Bautista were joined by the chancellors of UP’s different constituent universities (CUs) in individually recognizing each awardee, including UP Visayas Chancellor Ricardo Babaran, who was himself named Scientist I. Bautista said that the historic number of awardees in this year’s ceremony was evidence of UP’s growing influence as a node of high quality research “that changes the way society sees its and its problems, and the way they can be solved.” UP’s improved research performance was also recently reflected in its improved rank in the Times Higher Education (THE) Asia University Ranking, where it rose to 156th place, due in large part to the recent rise in citations of papers written by UP scholars. UP Executive Vice President Teodoro J. Herbosa addresses the awardees on behalf of UP President Danilo Concepcion. (Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO) The awarding ceremony was also a prelude, Bautista said, to a planned celebration that the University was planning to hold in June together with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) to celebrate the contributions of UP scientists to the nation. (Andre DP Encarnacion, UP MPRO) To learn more about the Scientific Productivity System, visit: http://ovpaa.up.edu.ph/up-scientific-productivity-system-2/ |
https://up.edu.ph/up-cmc-journalism-department-inaugurates-new-news-lab-classroom/ | UP CMC Journalism department inaugurates new news lab, classroom – University of the Philippines | UP CMC Journalism department inaugurates new news lab, classroom UP CMC Journalism department inaugurates new news lab, classroom May 15, 2018 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office Jane Llanes, head of the San Miguel Corporation Media Relations and UP Diliman Chancellor Michael L. Tan. lead the ribon-cutting (Photo courtesy of UP CMC) A new news laboratory and classroom of the UP Journalism Department of the College of Mass Communication were inaugurated on May 7. These new facilities were an endowment from business tycoon Ramon S. Ang. Leading the ribbon-cutting were Jane Llanes, head of the San Miguel Corporation Media Relations and UP Diliman Chancellor Michael L. Tan. According to Llanes, the personal donation of Mr. Ang is part of his continued support for higher education. (Photo courtesy of UP CMC) “The Php2-million donation was solicited by the UP Journalism Department to sustain its laboratory, which had 12-year old computers that could no longer accommodate new programs in Print and Web design and Data Journalism. The Laboratory (room M209) received an overhaul with: the latest All-in-One computers with bundled software; a Smart TV; an environment-friendly inverter air-conditioning; a new projector and screen; and, new tables and chairs. The Laboratory is currently used for several courses, including J117 Online Journalism, J121 The Newsroom, J122 Publications Design and J116 Data Journalism,” according to UP CMC. Among other improvements are the upgrading of room M207 into a seminar room with a set of multimedia equipment, such as a Smart TV, an LCD projector and a projector screen also to be used for Journalism master classes by other CMC departments. (Stephanie S. Cabigao, UP MPRO) |
https://up.edu.ph/up-id-to-get-an-upgrade/ | UP ID to get an upgrade – University of the Philippines | UP ID to get an upgrade UP ID to get an upgrade June 21, 2019 | Written by Arlyn VCD Palisoc Romualdo UP students and employees are about to say goodbye to the barcoded UP ID as the new and improved radio frequency identification (RFID)/near-field communication (NFC) UP cards will be rolled out soon. UP President Danilo Concepcion (second from left) and PayMaya Founder and CEO Orlando Vea (third from left) show the mock-ups of the new UP ID for employees and students. Joining them are UP Vice President for Planning and Finance Joselito Florendo (leftmost) and PayMaya Managing Director and COO Paolo Azzola (rightmost). (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) The University has signed a memorandum of agreement with PayMaya on June 20 for the creation and deployment of the cards as well as the accompanying facilities needed for the use of the new UP ID. According to UP President Danilo Concepcion, the project was first envisioned as a meal card for students on scholarship programs with food allowance. He said he asked IT experts in UP how the University can employ a system similar to some establishments where money is loaded onto a card and the card is used to buy food and beverages. “And they told me PayMaya has that system. PayMaya was, coincidentally, also looking at UP as a potential partner for the deployment of its services.” From a meal card, the project evolved into the “powered up” UP ID, where students can receive their allowances and stipends, and pay for dormitory and other school fees, among others. Top photo: UP President Danilo Concepcion (second from left) and PayMaya Founder and CEO Orlando Vea (third from left) sign the memorandum of agreement on behalf of their respective institutions. Signing as witnesses are UP Vice President for Planning and Finance Joselito Florendo (leftmost) and PayMaya Managing Director and COO Paolo Azzola (rightmost). Bottom photo: The customary handshake of the top executives to show a sealed partnership (Photos by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) PayMaya Founder and CEO Orlando Vea emphasized that the partnership with UP plays a big part in an even broader initiative toward digital financial inclusion in the country. “There is a confluence of objectives,” he said, of PayMaya’s undertakings and the goal of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas that at least “20% of all commercial transactions are digital by 2020.” The RFID/NFC UP ID will primarily be used for internal University transactions such as those in libraries, offices, and cafeterias. It will also be used for access and timekeeping. UP President Danilo Concepcion and PayMaya Founder and CEO Orlando Vea hold up the mock-ups of the new UP ID, showing the front (Concepcion) and back (Vea) portions. With them are, from left, UP Vice President for Legal Affairs Hector Danny Uy; PLDT Enterprise Senior Relationship Manager Jojo Alonzo; PayMaya Enterprise Head Tisha Quinitio; PLDT Assistant Vice President and Public Sector Head of PLDT Alpha Joy Hilao; PLDT Enterprise Senior Relationship Manager Rossana Lim; UP Vice President for Planning and Finance Joselito Florendo; PayMaya Managing Director and COO Paolo Azzola; PLDT Senior Vice President and Group Controller, and Smart Communications CFO Chaye Cabal-Revilla; PLDT Smart Vice President for Finance Marisa Conde ; PayMaya Associate Director and Head of Integrated Marketing Group Heidi Anne Garayblas; PayMaya Enterprise Manager Cris Tagle; UP Information Technology Development Center (UP ITDC) Director Paulo Noel Paje; UP ITDC Deputy Director and Assistant Professor of Computer Science Rommel Feria; UP Assistant Vice President for Administration Ariel Betan; and UP Deputy General Counsel for Corporate Affairs Eunice Saño. (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) Students and employees across the UP System will have the option to avail of PayMaya’s financial services that are external to the University. However, these have to be activated by the users as the new UP IDs to be issued are inactive for these services. These additional external financial services by PayMaya are not endorsed by UP nor required by UP of its constituents. Should the UP ID owners decide to enable these services, provided that the cards are valid and active, theirs will be a private and personal agreement with PayMaya. The deployment of the new UP ID is expected to begin in August of this year. |
https://up.edu.ph/the-psychology-of-decent-wages/ | The psychology of decent wages – University of the Philippines | The psychology of decent wages The psychology of decent wages November 12, 2018 | Written by Andre DP Encarnacion An evening transaction at Bheng’s Sari-Sari Store, Barangay Pansol, Quezon City. (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) What does it mean to be able to live a “decent life”? Is it getting paid a certain salary? Does money even sufficiently capture its meaning? These are just some of the questions that have continually run through the mind of Jose Antonio “Ton” Clemente recently. Since his PhD training at the University of Macau, Clemente has become a firm believer that psychologists like him could play a role in solving issues like social inequality in the country. And as a freshly minted PhD in 2017, he decided that he would focus his energies on seeing if he could work towards realizing that possibility. But can Social Psychology, as he believes, really offer something positive to the social justice conversation beyond what tried-and-tested factors like wages and prices provide? This 2018, with help from his friends, Clemente seems to be zeroing in on his answer. As the only UP-based author in a soon-to-be-released study, he and his colleagues have found that the freedom people have to pursue goals that they value, given a certain income level, can have significant effects on their overall well-being. Experts like Clemente call these beliefs “perceived capabilities,” and they could soon redefine how we understand concepts like ‘fair pay’ in our country in the years to come. A dismal topic With its ungarnished view of the human factors underlying social inequality, even Clemente admits that the Social Psychology of Social Class was one topic even he hesitated to tackle. “I was very much a showbiz person,” admits Clemente, who was better known for his work on values and interpersonal relationships. “Early on, I was not very comfortable with topics that were sad or bleak, because these topics make you have to face reality.” Dr. Jose Antonio Clemente in the office. (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) Apprenticing abroad under Prof. Allan Bernardo for his PhD, however, Clemente felt he could hide no longer. Being part of a laboratory that dealt with the psychology of social inequality eventually opened him up to new ideas and new goals. After exposure to critical texts in the field as well as to the plight of Filipino migrants in Macau, Clemente ultimately decided to bring this relevant approach back home. “I just got older, and it was time to face more difficult conversations.” And it was back home where Clemente got introduced to his current approach and his present co-authors. At the 2017 summer school of the Asian Association for Social Psychology, Clemente joined Ateneo’s Mendiola Teng-Calleja and Ma. Ligaya Menguito to study under the humanitarian work psychologist, Stuart Carr, and find how “capabilities” could be used to understand social phenomena like wages. But what exactly are capabilities? Clemente describes capabilities as the freedom of individuals to pursue goals that they value. These goals can be tangible or intangible (e.g. a nice house, good social relationships). Thus, pursuing them involves a balance of personal agency and freedom from social constraints. As psychologists, the trio naturally studied a person’s subjective perception of his/her capabilities and how these might predict performance, depending on monthly income. “We argue that this emphasizes the value of interpretations,” Clemente says. “The government can define the poverty line or the middle class at a certain income level. But as an individual, you still have your own perspective on it—maybe I don’t personally feel that poor or wealthy despite my category. And that’s the subjective element we want to put forward, that the way a person sees these material things is crucial in predicting outcomes.” Magandang Buhay To determine what Filipinos actually value in life, Clemente and his group utilized dimensions from a study in 2000 by UP psychologist Lynna Marie SyCip and her colleagues that directly asked people that question. Using a combination of focus groups and a nationwide survey, SyCip identified 11 indicators of magandang buhay or “the good life” according to Filipinos. These ranged from physical health to being able to practice one’s religion and spiritual life. Eleven domains of magandang-buhay: ‘The eleven domains of Magandang Buhay. (Infographic by Peter Drapeza, UP MPRO) Clemente’s group used these indicators to find the discrepancy between what people valued and their perceived attainability. They asked 500 middle- and lower-income Filipinos to rate the importance of each “good life’”indicator; then they subtracted from these scores separate ratings of how achievable participants thought these domains were, given their present incomes. These resulting differences resulted in what they called “capability gaps.” For this study, the group wanted to see if capability gaps could predict so-called organizational citizenship behaviors (OCBs), or prosocial actions at work that go beyond contracted tasks. These behaviors, they thought, could be viewed as both wellness and job performance indicators. And as the group predicted, the less monthly income participants received and the greater the gap was between what they found important and their ability to pursue them, the less prosocial behaviors they tended to display at work. What did surprise Clemente, however, were other findings that made less intuitive sense. While middle- income Filipinos performed more OCBs in general than their lower income counterparts, the group found stranger results in the domains of: a) housing, b) social relationships, and c) religion. Specifically, when the housing gap grew large (i.e. people were less confident of attaining good housing when they rated it as important), the group found that lower-income participants began to perform significantly less OCBs than middle income participants. Curiously, this trend reversed in the domains of social relationships and religion. For the latter two, when capability gaps grew larger, the more prosocial acts were performed by lower income participants compared to middle income ones. While even Clemente thinks his explanations of these are tentative, he goes out on a limb nonetheless: “I think this emphasizes the importance of housing, and how some people might really be struggling to get a house of their own or to pay rent. Also, if social relationships or religion are important to me and I can’t achieve them, I devote extra effort in the workplace. Because that’s where the gaps created in my relationships due to my income are filled. That’s where I will nurture relationships,” he continues. These, he says, run counter to the more middle-class tendency to keep professional and personal domains relatively distinct. Thriving Having modeled how Psychology can leave its mark on the wage discussion, he and the group, together with graduate student Donald Jay Bertulfo, are preparing to release a paper in 2019 which utilizes capabilities and the magandang buhay framework to calculate a living wage that, at P885 per day, independently approximates the figures pegged by the IBON Foundation and other concerned groups. A busy day for a street sweeper in Katipunan, Quezon City. (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) “It’s an economic concept,” Clemente says of the living wage, “But we are also arguing that it is important psychologically.” While other approaches primarily center on one’s ability to afford enough food for subsistence, he believes Social Psychology can help shift the discussion from merely eating and surviving to leading a decent life, which is the essence of a living wage. “It is not just about buying food. Because what if food is not as important as religion, or knowledge, or social relationships? What we are saying is that it is an accumulation,” he argues. Is the group asking too much? Clemente certainly doesn’t think so. “The amount isn’t a lot, but people would feel that they are living a decent life. And isn’t that an achievement? They’re not just surviving but thriving.” |
https://up.edu.ph/how-do-you-make-a-carillon-sing/ | How Do You Make a Carillon Sing? – University of the Philippines | How Do You Make a Carillon Sing? How Do You Make a Carillon Sing? January 10, 2019 | Written by Andre DP Encarnacion There is a structure in the University of the Philippines whose music has survived some of the most tumultuous years of the 20th century. No symbol other than the Oblation captures the timelessness of the UP alumni’s loyalty to both country and alma mater. Moreover, it is the only structure in the University with an unofficial Twitter account that religiously echoes its real time activities online. Iskos and iskas are likely to have realized at this point that the structure in question is none other than the Andres Bonifacio Central Carillon Tower or, simply, the UP Carillon. The 130-foot tall brainchild of National Artist Juan Nakpil has been the Diliman campus’ official time-keeper and music player since 1952. It served as the eyes of student activists during the First Quarter Storm of the 1970s and witnessed UP’s transformation into the country’s only national university in 2008. The UP Carillon (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) Despite its iconic sound, very few people have any understanding of how the Carillon actually plays its music. While the notes of L’Internationale proudly rang out during Karl Marx’s 200th birth anniversary and a somber rendition of “Bayan Ko” marked the May 2018 ouster of former Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, the mechanisms and individuals behind the music have remained obscure. Are humans or machines to thank for the gift of music that punctuated these events? According to Henriette Baes and David Israel of the University Theater Complex, the process involves a little bit of both. Ever since the UP Alumni Association (UPAA) turned over the Carillon to UP Diliman in 2010, the task of operating, recording for, and maintaining the Carillon has been taken over by technical assistants like them. Through their work, human musicality and improvisation are married with computers to compose and time the tunes that we now know so well. Henriette Baes with the clavier used by trained carillonneurs to play their music. (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO) A quick internet search of carillon-playing reveals clips of skilled carillonneurs striking the long, baton-like keys of a clavier with closed fists in order to play the solemn carillon music in old European cities. And, indeed, Baes says that this was initially how UP’s own Carillon was played. Masters like Adrian Antonisse, Jr., Eva Gonzales and Wesley Tubuyoyong once graced the landings of the Carillon to make its bells sing. With the refurbishment and modernization of the Carillon in 2008, however, Dutch bell-makers Royal Bellfounders Petit & Fritsen included a computer together with the structure’s 36 new bells that allowed users to easily pre-record tunes via keyboard and automate their playing over weeks, even months. “You have two methods of control,” Baes said. “You have manual control and you have a Midi keyboard.” Indeed, walking into the tower, the control mechanism with its LCD display and array of buttons are more reminiscent of science fiction movies than classical music. From the Carillon’s main menu, one has the choice to either play a melody already saved in the system (each melody has an associated ID number) or to play one manually. Choosing the ‘manual play’ option, someone familiar with the Carillon’s bells can choose to play a tune in real time. To the right of the control panel’s LCD display are numerical keys and LED lights that are connected and correspond to specific bells. Pushing each key will play a bell by either swinging or pealing (striking with hammers). Technicians like Israel, who typically scales the tower’s spiral staircase for this task, can play an impromptu melody or test each bell and its components in this manner. For more technical pieces, like the aforementioned “Bayan Ko”, however, the Theater Complex team is typically assisted by volunteers from the UP College of Music. These volunteers transpose the notes of each melody into a format appropriate to the Carillon’s 36 bells that are playable by a special Midi keyboard. Baes explained that each key in this keyboard can be programmed to associate with specific notes/bells, which in turn form the basic elements of each composition. Then, with assistance, these players can begin the meticulous process of recording the tune for posterity. David Israel opening the electrical enclosure responsible for the Carillon’s hourly magic. (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO) “These things are programmed,” Israel said. “So, for example, somebody requests ‘Bayan Ko’. Our player will usually practice it first on the keyboard before we save it onto the computer. That’s until he gets it completely and everything is in tune. And only then do we record, because once recorded you can’t make edits to it. You have to start over.” The careful process of transposition and recording is essential given the Carillon’s condition. According to Baes, volunteer players must transpose their requested tunes to make allowances not only for the uniqueness of the instrument, but also for bells that have been damaged and degraded by nature. “During the last assessment, it was found that there were three bells that can’t be used. Two have wiring problems. That was in November of last year, so the bells are not in good condition.” The Carillon’s exposure to the elements has, indeed, left it with not only shorted-out wiring and damaged solenoids, but also broken windows and chipped paint. The UP Theater Complex’s Henriette Baes and David Israel atop the Carillon tower (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO) Both Baes and Israel hope that the bells of the Carillon that mark every hour remind members of the UP community to care for this UP icon. “For one,” Baes said, “because its architect is a National Artist. But also because of its rich history, that UP has to maintain it.” “Not only members of our community but prospective students, tourists and alumni who have long graduated come here just for that structure. They all really want to hear the Carillon play.” |
https://up.edu.ph/uplb-chemistry-fair-goes-green/ | UPLB chemistry fair goes green – University of the Philippines | UPLB chemistry fair goes green UPLB chemistry fair goes green January 25, 2019 | Written by Andre DP Encarnacion ‘The guest speakers at Kapnayan 2019; Ariel Pineda (center) and Meden Peneyra (left) of SGS Philippines, and NEDA Regional Director Luis Banua (right) lead the ribbon cutting of the event’s exhibit. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO. A sizeable group of high school students from across the nation visited the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) when experts representing both academe and industry pitched the advantages of pursuing a career in Chemistry at the week-long fair, Kapnayan 2019. Kapnayan is a triennial event organized by the UPLB Chemical Society (ChemSoc), that aims to spread awareness about chemistry and its allied sciences through activities based on the year’s theme, and to inspire future scientists to be catalysts for change through the study of Chemistry. This year’s Kapnayan had the theme, “Sustainable Development Through Advancement in Green Chemistry and Renewable Energy Technology”. Opening ceremonies were held on January 14, 2019 at UPLB’s NCAS Auditorium. In line with this year’s theme and the global call for more sustainable approaches to national development, the UPLB ChemSoc invited three speakers from government and the private sector to talk about current opportunities in pursuing the areas stated in the theme, as well as their importance to the country’s national development. ‘NEDA Regional Director for Calabarzon Luis Banua begins his talk. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO. First to speak was National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Calabarzon Regional Director Luis Banua. In his message to the students, Banua grounded the importance of studying green chemistry and renewable energy in “Ambisyon Natin 2040”, the long-term economic and social vision of the Philippines, which was signed into existence by President Rodrigo Duterte in 2016. In this vision, Banua said that the government envisions the development of a resilient society and a competitive economy, both of which will be made possible by advancing science and technology and innovation. Banua mentioned what he thought were the two key strategies to bring this vision about: 1) putting the proper infrastructure–minds, institutions and certifications–in place for green chemistry and sustainable energy to be productive; and, 2) being informed of the need to pursue sustainable energy solutions in a country reliant on cheaper energy sources like coal for development. ‘Graphics from previous Kapnayan fairs and other UPLB ChemSoc activities were on display at the exhibit. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO’ In addition to implementing policy mechanisms in laws like the Renewable Energy Act of 2008, Banua said that these plans will hinge on the development of quality scientists and research, which he hoped the secondary school students who attended the fair would consider pursuing. Highlighting these in Kapnayan, he added, “is a way to make known the vast opportunities we have towards researches and studies that are supported by local and international development forecasts.”Moreover, he said that with more than 60% of Luzon’s energy coming from Calabarzon, students in the region can play a major role in securing the country’s future through the pursuit of sustainable energy solutions. Opportunities were also the focus of talks of two invited speakers and Chemistry graduates from Societe Generale de Surveillance (SGS) Philippines. Using SGS as an example, SGS Philippines Managing Director Ariel Pineda and Laboratory Operations Manager Meden Peneyra talked about industry opportunities for students who choose to focus on sustainable energy and green chemistry. UPLB Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Portia Lapitan (right, in orange) greets the invited speakers on behalf of the University SGS, according to Miranda, is the “largest inspection, verification, testing and certification company globally”. By working for a company like SGS, he continued, trained chemists can be a part of a company that serves as an independent third-party tester and certifier that creates trust in business by vetting organizations and products through benchmarks like ISO standards. Peneyra, on the other hand, detailed the specific tests and techniques that the multi-laboratory at SGS uses to verify the safety and quality of the products it inspects. From garments to food products and cosmetics, Peneyra gave a rundown of how applications of chemistry can ensure quality and safety at every stage of the consumption chain. ‘SGS Philippines Laboratory Operations Manager Meden Peneyra. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO According to UPLB Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Portia Lapitan, who gave the opening remarks, exposing the nation’s students to opportunities in pursuing sustainable energy and green chemistry is important not only to inspire them but also to highlight “how much we continue to consume and how much our environment continues to suffer because of it”. “Thus it is our hope,” she said, “that apart from enjoying the activities lined up in this year’s Kapnayan, you (the students) will also be inspired to take part in sound and sustainable solutions that can help in the promotion of responsible production and consumption, as well as develop innovative technologies that help reduce our waste and create more efficient and cleaner energy sources.” These opening talks were immediately followed by a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Kapnayan exhibits at UPLB’s Physical Sciences Annex Lobby. Kapnayan 2019 also featured activities like poster making and essay writing contests, career orientation seminars, nature and educational trips and the National Chemistry Quiz contests for its participants. ‘Invited secondary school students at Kapnayan 2019 sign up for the week-long fair. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO ‘Speaker Luis Banua (third from left) poses with officials and organizers of Kapnayan 2019. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO |
https://up.edu.ph/the-south-remembers/ | The South remembers – University of the Philippines | The South remembers The South remembers July 28, 2017 | Written by Andre DP Encarnacion UP alumna Gloryrose Dy-Metilla and her friends are on a mission to give indigenous Mindanao architecture its rightful place in the public eye. “It’s dying,” said Gloryrose Dy-Metilla. A deep sense of urgency ran through the voice of the professional architect and UP alumna, as if she were referring to a friend about to be taken before his time. Her subject, however, was no single person but a time-honored way of being and doing. Dy-Metilla observed how traditional Mindanao architecture and design were beginning to disappear, even within tribal communities themselves. That fact was not lost on her co-founders at the Swito Corporation (swito: a Bisaya term that means “wise guy”—a Davao-based social innovation hub where Dy-Metilla joins her sister Glorypearl Dy and fellow alumni Marben Jan Picar and Angely Chi as Chief of Design and Innovation. Gloryrose Dy-Metilla, founding partner of Switocorp, Inc. and founding architect of Swito Designs (Photo by Swito Designs, Inc., http://switodesigns.com) It all began when Gloryrose and her colleagues began holding digital storytelling workshops among Midnanao’s different ethnolinguistic groups. The group had been collecting interesting, personal narratives from members of their far-flung villages for a few years when the architect in Gloryrose could not help but ask: “Where are all the traditional houses?” As it turned out, in spite of the otherwise strong pride of place among residents that they observed, many of the island’s indigenous peoples were slowly moving away from their own traditional architecture. This, as Gloryrose saw it, was part of a much bigger problem—the lack of a general consciousness of even the existence of diverse indigenous designs all over the country. “We mostly just know about our bahay na bato and our bahay kubo,” said Gloryrose, who only gained a full-fledged appreciation for that diversity herself as an Architecture student in UP Mindanao. “I think the reason why it’s dying is that it was never really promoted anywhere. People never really got to know about it”. Pooling together their brains and resources in 2013, Gloryrose Dy-Metilla and her colleagues decided to do something to change that. Empowering communities That decision led to the establishment of Switodesigns, Inc., a multidisciplinary design studio based in Davao City that seeks to promote traditional architecture, Mindanaoan cultural identity, and participatory practices in design. To its founders, the roots of the company in the act of storytelling is self-evident. What they hope to do is to provide the “tangible structures” that house the lived experiences that the people of Mindanao seek to share. One major aspect of the work is helping indigenous communities to remember and restore their own communities. The process begins with the team visiting and holding workshops in a specific location. To take a recent example, the Switodesigns team led by Gloryrose and principal architect Henna Dazo gathered community members of the Ata-Manobo tribe in Davao to engage in a process of “remembering” and a joint re-creation in miniature of the tribe’s designs. This process is essential, Gloryrose said, because many of the peoples they visit have no tribal community to speak of at all due to armed conflict or natural disasters. The process, they say, guides both community members and Switodesigns to construct tribal villages in the communities’ ancestral domains. Through the process of remembering, Dy-Metilla considers both process and product to be of indigenous ownership. “We are just here to facilitate the remembrance of what they had almost forgotten.” In the case of the Ata, the centerpiece project of the cooperation is the building of their Panuluanan, or “school of living traditions.” The school is where members of the Ata community engage in “cultural remembering”. It is where an indigenous craft expert in disciplines, like weaving or dance, can impart their knowledge to younger generations. The construction of this and other structures in the cultural village are completely IP-led, with labor and building materials provided by community members themselves. The second aspect of Switodesigns’ mission involves spreading awareness of Mindanao’s traditional architecture through their clients and projects. “We suggest indigenous designs to our local clients, because we don’t just want to help communities without educating the clients themselves,” Gloryrose said. “We want them to appreciate that this is from Mindanao, and that we are promoters and advocates of Mindanao.” Swito Designs, Inc. is dedicated to bring the virtues of peace, unity and interaction among cultures through their projects and workshops. (Photo by Swito Designs, Inc., http://switodesigns.com) The greenest ever Recently, the use of indigenous designs and elements has been catching on among the company’s non-IP clientele—a fact that pleasantly surprises Dy-Metilla herself. “We found that people really want to know about and want to have these kinds of structures.” “When we talk to people, they ask us: why is it that when we go to Thailand, we get to see Thailand [architecture] immediately? When we go to Cambodia, we see Cambodia. Why can’t we have this in Mindanao?” One practical reason for the rising popularity of Switodesigns’ structures is the innate suitability of indigenous designs to Philippine climate and geography. “It’s the greenest we can ever have,” Dy-Metilla remarked proudly. The ridged bamboo and rattan roofs of the Maranao torogan, for instance, offers the kind of cool air flow closely associated with “tropical designs” currently in vogue. Indigenous designs also offer not only comfort but the potential to save lives. The exceptionally long eaves generally found in indigenous roofs and the awning windows protect residents from the ravages of the winds and rains. Moreover, structures like the torogan are very earthquake- and flood-resistant. “We all know they said the Japanese introduced the [earthquake-resistance] concept to us,” she said. “But it was already being used by the Maranaos.” Gloryrose and her colleagues believe that more than any single element, the innate empathy that pervades and inspires indigenous designs makes them a true source of Philippine pride on the world stage. “Empathy for self, empathy for nature, and empathy for the people around you. If you can make a framework for what Mindanao architecture is, it includes all of these.” 3D puzzles Even with a string of recent successes, Gloryrose and her friends from Switocorp are not resting on their laurels. Just last year, the group launched Balay Balay 3D Architecture, their newest initiative to promote Mindanao design. Inspired by Dy-Metilla’s passion to spread the appreciation of Mindanao’s indigenous structures among adults, the group is hoping to do the same with children by crafting 3D puzzles modeled after native houses and other traditional spaces. “What can represent our country as a structure?” asked Marben Jan Picar, one of Switocorp’s co-founders. Shaken by the fact that they could find no other structure besides the nipa hut that most fit the bill for most people, the group launched the project with the aim to make Mindanao architecture as ingrained in the consciousness of Filipino children as Legos and yoyos. Each of Balay Balay’s puzzles goes through a long process of validation before being made. Consultations are done with indigenous peoples, academics, and NGOs before the month-long process of carving and painting begins. Their work has caught the eye not only of children and their families who view their works, but also of indigenous peoples who are struck with nostalgia when they see the pieces. Gloryrose recalls a number of Maranao visitors from Lanao who saw their torogan model and said that they would work to rehabilitate their own, which had become dilapidated over the years. “People who visit our exhibits would say, ‘That’s where we used to play, in-between the torogan posts. And that was like 20 or so years ago’.” Balay Balay 3D Puzzle of the Maranao Torogan. (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO) Whether it involves reigniting the spark of nationalism in their fellow Mindanaoans or helping young Filipinos gain insight into their rich and complex heritage, Gloryrose Dy-Metilla hopes that their efforts open the door for more people to appreciate Mindanao and the rest of the country better. “I think for us Filipinos,” she explained, “we are instilled early on with the idea that everything foreign is good. We yearn for that green card, for our family members to finally get to the US, and things like that. They just don’t know enough about our culture. And if there aren’t enough people who will show them, how will they find out?” |
https://up.edu.ph/from-placards-to-memes/ | From Placards to Memes – University of the Philippines | From Placards to Memes From Placards to Memes December 12, 2017 | Written by Fred Dabu The Diliman Commune. Photo from The University of the Philippines: A University for Filipinos, edited by Gloria D. Feliciano (1984) The University of the Philippines, the country’s national university, is known globally as a university system that fosters the ideals of academic excellence, freedom and human rights, nationalism and development, and progressive thinking, hence its campuses, especially the UP Diliman and Manila campuses, are also famous for being centers of student activism and dissent. UP students hold a demonstration against the Manila Times in one of the first protests in UP. Photo from The University of the Philippines: A University for Filipinos (Feliciano, 1984) The culture of activism in UP that we recognize today has largely been shaped by the student and people’s movements that challenged the prevailing social order and culminated in historical events from the 1960s to the present. Younger generations of scholars have taken the helm and are carrying on with the “fight for a better world,” bringing with them the valuable lessons of the past and learning from existing social realities and the people’s ongoing struggles. How it began The earliest protests in UP happened between 1915-1920, when students petitioned university officials and held demonstrations during the term of UP’s first Filipino President Ignacio Villamor. They involved the wrongful arrest of an instructor during the celebration of the first University Day, extended scholarships, and most loudly then, the “unwarranted press attack” on Villamor. From the UP campus along Padre Faura, students and faculty marched toward the Manila Times office in Sta. Cruz, Manila to condemn the newspaper’s editorial and to defend UP’s Villamor. The issue of tuition hikes first surfaced during the term of President Rafael Palma (1923-1933). Student leaders welcome the first year students of UP Diliman during the Freshie Welcome Assembly on August 7 at the University Theater (Villamor Hall) in UP Diliman, Quezon City. (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO) The first UP administrations up to the 1970s are credited for institutionalizing academic freedom and excellence, student leadership, service, and patriotism, core principles of present-day activism. Palma “encouraged discussions on social and political issues confronting the country.” Jorge Bocobo “promoted patriotism and love of culture in the university. He also promoted values such as discipline, duty and sacrifice, values which he believed were essential for nation-building.” A bastion of nationalism Social contradictions transformed UP “into a bastion of intense nationalism” in the 1950s to 1970s. According to Jose Maria Sison (AB English, 1959), “student activists originating from the UP stirred up the masses of youth and working people to conduct concerted protest actions, shaking the entire country in the entire 1960s, from the demonstration of 5,000 UP student demonstrators… to the First Quarter Storm of 1970 which rocked the national capital region with almost weekly marches and rallies of 50,000 to 100,000 people against the Marcos regime.” Sison should know; he founded a new Communist Party in 1968. The UP Diliman Gender Office doing a groufie for One Billion Rising in February and March 2017 (photo from the UPDGO Facebook page) Rally against tyranny at PNU-Taft, Sept. 21, 2017 (Photo from UP MPRO) Crises and the radicalization of youth in the 1960s to 1970s gave birth to organizations such as the Kabataang Makabayan. Rising prices of basic commodities, worsening poverty of peasants and exploitation of workers, and corruption and abuses reported during those years fueled militancy and social upheavals. The most dramatic examples of student militancy engaged in by UP students during this period were the massive protests of the First Quarter Storm, including the barricading of the UP Diliman campus against police assaults during the Diliman Commune of February 1971. Students light candles to campaign for justice for Kristel Tejada (Photo from UP MPRO), 2013 Indignation rally at the UP Diliman Oblation plaza calling for justice for the victims of the Marcos dictatorship and Martial Law era, Nov. 8, 2016 (Photo from UP MPRO) From radical organizations came the thousands of youth who would become progressive leaders of aboveground organizations, on one hand, and revolutionaries of underground organizations on the other, both aiming to defeat fascism and, soon after, with President Ferdinand Marcos’ declaration of martial law in September 1972, the overthrow of the dictatorship. According to Dr. Carol Pagaduan-Araullo, former vice chairperson of the UP Student Council, “Activists took very seriously the revolutionary imperative of bringing about the downfall of the oppressive status quo… student activists were at the forefront of breaking the “tyranny of silence” by scribbling defiant slogans on blackboards and walls, smuggling manifestoes, holding secret discussions and conducting lightning rallies.” During martial law, “subversive” organizations were banned, along with the student councils, publications, and organizations that were closed down or tightly watched by the State. Despite the repression, students persevered in fighting for what they believed in, linking up with workers and farmers for social change. UP Baguio’s Class of 2016 conduct the traditional lightning rally during the commencement exercises on 23 June 2016 at the Baguio Convention Center (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) UP Visayas Tacloban College 40th Commencement Exercises, June 27, 2016 at the Arts and Sciences grounds (Photo from https://www.upv.edu.ph/index.php/news/281-upvtc-holds-40th-commencement-exercises) Meanwhile, the Philippine Collegian and the “mosquito press” continued to publish critical analyses and alternative news and views that the dominant media failed to propagate. Student alliances also succeeded in reviving student councils and publications, and persisted in community service and organizing. Fraternities such as Alpha Phi Omega also defied the dictatorship. To raise political awareness, APO staged its first Oblation Run in 1977 “to promote “Hubad na Bayani,” a play which exposed Marcos’ myths and denounced the atrocities committed under martial rule. This year, APO is staging the Oblation Run in UP Diliman to call for an end to wars and to extrajudicial killings. Evolving with the times After the People Power Revolt at EDSA in 1986, activism in UP continued to address the fundamental ills of Philippine society. The forms of protest and the culture of militancy evolved to adjust to the new challenges and opportunities created by the age of the Internet and the cellular phone, moving from placards to memes. UP campuses have continued to be centers of activism, evidenced by lightning rallies during commencement exercises; public forums, alternative classes, sit-in demonstrations, room-to-room campaigns, and indoor rallies, among others. Students have also mastered the use of publications and other forms of media; creative and provocative visual campaign materials such as posters, stickers, leaflets, ribbons, effigies; online activism with the use of hashtags, selfies, wefies, videos, profile photos, and websites; community organizing, and many others. Lightning rally at the UP Mindanao 19th Commencement Exercises on June 28, 2016 (Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO) Rally during commencement exercises at UPLB (Photo from the UPLB Perspective) For Renato Reyes, Jr., a student leader in UP Diliman during the 1990s and currently the secretary general of the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan), activism in UP “is something to be proud of,” convinced that “collective action” is the most effective means to make an impact on society. All UP Academic Employees Union national president and UP Manila College of Arts and Sciences professor Carl Marc Ramota adds that important issues are brought up to policymakers through protest actions. These issues have included tuition and other fee hikes, worsening poverty and human rights issues, election scandals, corruption, and the higher education budget. As a student in UP Manila, Ramota recalls participating in the protest actions leading to EDSA II. “Activism comes with the realization of one’s role and place in society, that one does not just cater to individual interests, whims or wants and that one’s individual existence serves a higher purpose or calling,” explains Ramota. “UP provides venues by which one can explore, be interested in, and experiment on quite a number of ideas. One must always remind oneself about what activism is for. For whom does one do these things?” For the Isko, activism is not only a time-honored tradition but an important part of the UP way of life. ——————- Email the author at upforum@up.edu.ph. |
https://up.edu.ph/a-broken-chain-of-love/ | A Broken Chain of Love – University of the Philippines | A Broken Chain of Love A Broken Chain of Love December 12, 2017 | Written by Arlyn VCD Palisoc Romualdo The cadena de amor vine lives on in the Diliman campus. (Photo by Butch Dalisay, UPVPPA) For 34 years, it was a highly anticipated UP event, promoted and covered by national newspapers and magazines. It was the Cadena de Amor festival, a grand parade that met the sunset with its three festival queens and university seniors in their white gowns who carried and passed on a vine of cadena de amor—the floral signature of Diliman—to juniors in pink. According to historical notes at the UP Diliman (UPD) Archives, it was a rite of passage in which women seniors handed over the “responsibility of upholding the virtues, ideals, and traditions of the University” to their younger counterparts. A clipping from the Philippines Free Press in 1954 Ideals and ideas It began in 1934, when UP President Jorge Bocobo had just taken over the university leadership. Dean of Women Ursula Clemente initiated the event “upon instructions” from him. An unattributed 1955 article in the archives titled “Cadena De Amor: Pink and White” reports that Bocobo “broached to Mrs. Clemente the idea of a ritual befitting the classic architectural background of the old UP buildings in Padre Faura.” Clemente and Prof. Melquiades Gamboa then came up with Cadena de Amor, and the UP Woman’s Club (UPWC) took charge of the festival. A clipping from an April 1959 issue of the Manila Times According to The University Experience, the festival was inspired by the annual Daisy Chain of Vassar College, New York, USA, in which a group of sophomore women chosen by a committee of seniors “carry a 150-foot chain of daisies and laurel” during commencement day. They wore white dresses and served “as a flower-lined corridor to guide the graduates to the ceremony.” Vassar history says daisies traditionally decorated the college’s old chapel for Class Day, the day before graduation where seniors meet as Vassar students for the last time. In the 1958 Cadena de Amor souvenir program, Clemente’s message states that “The three principal characters of the Festival as well as the Chain of the Cadena de Amor are symbolic of what the University of the Philippines stands for in respect to the Filipino woman.” The chain of pink flowers stands for the “continuous flow of ideas and ideals of [UP] through the students, all designed for the service of country, mankind, and God.” “The first festival was held with the stately columns of the old Padre Faura halls for background. On the old campus the Seniors in white left the university compound at Isaac Peral, breaking into two lines. One line went down Taft Avenue, and the other passed through Nebraska Street. The lines would finally meet at the University Quadrangle… [and] the Juniors would then join them from Padre Faura,” wrote the noted fictionist and essayist SV Epistola, then a graduating student, in the Philippine Collegian in 1953. a photo by Max Orate published in the 1963 issue of the Manila Times Tradition and evolution Though incomplete, the Cadena de Amor files at the UPD Archives still manage to tell the story of this once-celebrated UP event and its development through the years. In 1936, the Philippine Collegian reported that “for the first time in the history of the University of the Philippines,” the Cadena de Amor would be held as part of commencement week. Since then, the festival was held as an event that closed the academic year. When UP transferred from its Manila campus to Diliman in 1949, the first Cadena de Amor in the new campus was held at the Sunken Garden, according to the UPD Catalogue. Later on, it was held around the Quezon Hall complex—the Amphitheater and the quadrangle or Oblation Plaza. Based on available copies of the souvenir programs, earlier ceremonies had six parts in the main program: “The Tendrils,” the concert of the UP ROTC Band; “The Verdant Leaves,” the processional; “The Petals,” where “UP Beloved” was sung, the meaning of the festival was narrated, Annie Ramos’ poem “Cadena de Amor” was recited, “The Song of Maria Clara” was sung, a message to the elder sisters was delivered, and the elder sisters then responded; “The Loops and Links,” the passing of the cadena de amor chain; “The Vine,” the closing remarks by the UP Woman’s Club president and singing of the club hymn; and “The Clusters,” the recessional. The festival also had a “Rigodon de Honor” and a ball. Over the years, festival elements changed. “Auld Lang Syne” was specified as the song during the passing of the chain. “The Tendrils” was no longer used. “UP Beloved” and “The Song of Maria Clara” disappeared. Festival muses had bigger roles in the ceremony. “Rigodon de Honor” became “Grand March,” then was no longer in the program. Ramos’ poem was replaced with “Cadena de Amor Festival” by Trinidad Tarrosa (later, Tarrosa-Subido). The “Ball” became the “Graduation Ball,” later the “Pink and White Ball” was no longer mentioned in the souvenir program. The Cadena de Amor featured three festival queens: Filipinas, Alma Mater, and Maria Clara (later, Lakambini). They were academic achievers, members of various student organizations, recipients of scholarships, and participants in social and civic activities. Clemente described them in 1958 as follows: Filipinas symbolizes the “noble role that the Filipino woman plays in national and international affairs;” Alma Mater, “learning and wisdom, for the continuous quest for truth, beauty, and goodness;” and Maria Clara, “the continued preservation of the pristine moral values of Filipino womanhood.” Filipinas and Alma Mater were seniors or members of the graduating class while Maria Clara or Lakambini came from a lower batch. A list of festival queens in the archived files show that the last Maria Clara title was given in 1960 and the title changed to Lakambini the following year. The end of the chain Little did anyone know that March 9, 1968 would be the last afternoon of the Cadena de Amor. Even with Adelaida Mapua-Lim’s scathing piece in the Philippine Collegian four days later, no one thought the festival would end. In “Where is the Amor?” she writes, “One just has to hand it to the Euthenics teachers, doesn’t one? To hold graduation over our heads like the beheader’s axe. So it was that the four hundred strode into the bullring a bewildered, submissive herd hanging on for dear life to a lifeless snake that was supposed to represent a chain of love.” On the 27th of February 1969, a tiny box at the bottom of the Philippine Collegian’s front page signaled the beginning of the festival’s demise. “The traditional Cadena de Amor has been cancelled due to lack of funds.” UP in the late 1960s was strongly defined by student activism. Frivolity and pageantry were criticized. It was all about social relevance and support for the masses. It was in this environment that the UPWC, organizer of the Cadena de Amor, decided to conduct a survey in 1969 to know what UP coeds thought about it. Preliminary findings in 1970 showed 53 percent of respondents thought the club was useful and 44.65 percent voted for continuing the Cadena de Amor. It was no longer fit to be revived, however. Students had gradually lost interest in social events like the Cadena de Amor because their attention was now on the upheavals in Philippine society. The UPWC itself had changed its name to Samahan ng Kababaihan sa Unibersidad ng Pilipinas (SKUP), and along with it, the direction of the group and what it stood for. The souvenir program of the last Cadena de Amor on 09 March 1968 In 1971, announcing the discontinuation of its other activities that had become tradition, SKUP President Marilyn Reyes said in a Philippine Collegian piece that “The SKUP can no longer waste time looking for outstanding products of our colonial education now that the nation is in such a deplorable state.” Not a few Diliman oldtimers, however, still look back on this floral chain with wistful affection, back to their own lost youth. ——————– Email the author at upforum@up.edu.ph. |
https://up.edu.ph/dc-up-sports-complex-marker-unveiled/ | DC-UP Sports Complex marker unveiled – University of the Philippines | DC-UP Sports Complex marker unveiled DC-UP Sports Complex marker unveiled January 28, 2019 | Written by Rene A. Estremera A close-up view of the newly installed marker of the Davao City-University of the Philippines Sports Complex. Photo by Rene A. Estremera, UP Mindanao. “The Sports Complex is the testimony of the partnership of the University of the Philippines and the City Government of Davao in nurturing the athletes of Mindanao and the Country.” These are the words on the marker that was unveiled at the Davao City-University of the Philippines Sports Complex on 26 January 2019. The unveiling of the marker was done by UP President Danilo Concepcion, Davao City Assistant City Administrator for Operations Atty. Lawrence Bantiding on behalf of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, Davao City 3rd District Congressman Alberto Ungab, former congressman Isidro Ungab, and UP Mindanao Chancellor Sylvia Concepcion. Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, in her message read by Atty. Bantiding, said that “the marker serves the purpose so all may be informed that the project to further sports development in the City is a result of the coming together of the government and the academe.” Davao City 3rd District Congressman Alberto Ungab, in his remarks, introduced Davao City and its 3rd District, in particular, for the benefit of the visitors. Former congressman Isidro Ungab declared that he was “the happiest person in the gathering” for having seen the sports complex project from its beginnings in 1995 up to the present, whereof he narrated the highlights. President Danilo Concepcion, for his part, said he considered himself “the most fortunate person in the gathering” for having the benefits of the efforts of the former congressman for UP “fall like the rain” during his own term. Chancellor Concepcion, in her welcome remarks, introduced the UP officials present and thanked the Department of Public Works and Highways, Philippine Sports Commission, Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor, and the UP Mindanao Campus Planning and Development Office. The Unveiling of the DC-UP Sports Complex Marker was attended by (left-right) UP VP for Planning and Finance Joselito Florendo, UP Manila Chancellor Carmencita Padilla, UP VP for Administration Nestor Yunque, UP Mindanao Dean Larry Digal (behind), UP Los Baños Chancellor Fernando Sanchez Jr., UP Visayas Chancellor Ricardo Babaran (behind), Congressman Alberto Ungab, Asst. City Administrator Atty. Lawrence Bantiding, Hon. Isidro Ungab, UP President Danilo L. Concepcion, UP Mindanao Chancellor Sylvia Concepcion, Francisco “Bobby” Ramos, UP EVP Teodoro Herbosa, UP VP for Development Elvira Zamora, UP Open University Chancellor Melinda Bandalaria. Photo by Rene A. Estremera, UP Mindanao. Among the guests who attended from UP were Regent Angelo Jimenez, Regent Analiza Fulvadora, Executive Vice-President Teodoro Herbosa, VP for Administration Nestor Yunque, VP for Development Elvira Zamora, VP for Planning and Finance Joselito Florendo, UP Manila Chancellor Carmencita Padilla, UP Open University Chancellor Melinda Bandalaria, UP Visayas Chancellor Ricardo Babaran, UP Los Baños Chancellor Fernando Sanchez, Jr., and Padayon Director Jeanette Yasol-Naval representing VP for Public Affairs Elena Pernia. |
https://up.edu.ph/up-mindanao-graduates-achieve-100-passing-in-the-architecture-board-exams/ | UP Mindanao graduates achieve 100% passing in the architecture board exams – University of the Philippines | UP Mindanao graduates achieve 100% passing in the architecture board exams UP Mindanao graduates achieve 100% passing in the architecture board exams July 9, 2019 | Written by Rene Estremera BS Architecture graduates of the University of the Philippines (UP) Mindanao bested the national passing rate in the June 2019 Architect Licensure Examination when they achieved a 100% passing rate once again. This was revealed after the Professional Regulation Commission released the results of the exam where 2,104 passed among the 3,172 takers or equivalent to a 66% national passing rate. The newly licensed architects from UP Mindanao are Ar. Dax Raymond S. Aznar, Ar. Fayanna P. Cerillo, Ar. John Christien G. Dacalos, Ar. Charisse Alexia S. Dinopol, Ar. Abegail Imee R. Enriquez, Ar. Reyl B. Espirituoso, Ar. Eiries Von B. Estilloso, Ar. Mercy B. Gomez, Ar. Kim O. Laguitao, Ar. Christine C. Laniba, Ar. Jomarie Viel R. Maglunob, Ar. Kate C. Patayon, Ar. Sherwin O. Puntas, and Ar. Ceino Rey U. Quimintan. The UP Mindanao Architecture program has been able to maintain its 100% passing record for a number of years and has produced eight passers to the top ten rankings. Apart from the board exam reviews undertaken outside of the university, students of the program also take mock exams or the architecture instructional exam. The undergraduate thesis topics in the architecture program include housing studies, materials development, and heritage and indigenous architecture, all of which contribute to UP Mindanao’s built environment research. Public service through participation in industry fairs further hone the students’ abilities. After earning their licenses and proceeding to professional practice, a number of the architects have also pursued careers as faculty members in various architecture schools in Mindanao. Some have taken higher studies in the UP Mindanao Diploma/Master of Arts in Urban and Regional Planning to better serve the needs of various sectors in the region, particularly in the practice of environment and natural resources, public works, transportation, and estate planning. Graduates from this program have also earned licenses as professional environmental planners, which further extend their scope of service to development in Mindanao. |
https://up.edu.ph/off-the-press-the-up-forum-april-june-2018-vol-19-no-2-issue-is-now-available-online/ | OFF THE PRESS: The UP Forum April-June 2018 Vol. 19 No. 2 issue is now available online – University of the Philippines | OFF THE PRESS: The UP Forum April-June 2018 Vol. 19 No. 2 issue is now available online OFF THE PRESS: The UP Forum April-June 2018 Vol. 19 No. 2 issue is now available online July 19, 2018 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office The UP Forum April-June 2018 Vol. 19 No. 2 issue is now available online. It features nine articles on UP’s sports programs, facilities, and legacies. It also includes a roundtable discussion–from UP’s most memorable PE classes to UP’s stake in the UAAP. Click the cover photo to start browsing : Click HERE to download a PDF copy of the issue. |
https://up.edu.ph/eight-senate-bets-bare-plans-in-up-held-forum/ | Eight senate bets bare plans in UP-held forum – University of the Philippines | Eight senate bets bare plans in UP-held forum Eight senate bets bare plans in UP-held forum December 5, 2018 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office The eight senatorial candidates are introduced at the University Theater. (Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO) Eight candidates for the Philippine Senate and their supporters trooped to the University Theater in UP Diliman on the afternoon of December 2, 2018 to participate in The Filipino Votes, a senatorial forum jointly organized by UP and CNN Philippines. The forum was an opportunity for candidates to bare their plans and positions on current hot button issues five months ahead of the 2019 midterm elections. The candidates who attended the event were: Magdalo Para sa Pilipino’s Gary Alejano; Bam Aquino of the Liberal Party; Ronald ‘Bato’ dela Rosa of PDP-Laban; Chel Diokno of the Liberal Party; JV Ejercito of the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC); Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino’s Juan Ponce Enrile; Independent candidate Serge Osmeña; and, PDP-Laban’s Francis Tolentino. The format of The Filipino Votes had candidates answering questions gathered from social media and the event’s live audience. No rebuttals were allowed, and each candidate was generally allowed a minute and a half to respond. Each one could also take one minute more to answer questions directly addressed to him. During the commercial break, candidates were asked to state their positions on certain issues by raising ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ signs supplied by the organizers. Candidates used ‘yes’ and ‘no’ signs to signify their attitudes on nationally important issues. (Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO) A broad range of questions was asked during the 90-minute forum, ranging from the candidates’ ideas on how to address rising prices across the country, to their opinions on solving the nation’s drug problem. “What our present and prospective senators will do to address these concerns is of great interest to all of us,” said UP Vice President for Public Affairs Jose Dalisay, Jr. in his opening message, “for more than academic reasons.” He added that co-hosting the forum with CNN Philippines was UP’s contribution to creating a more informed electorate that will choose politicians on the basis of performance and character, rather than on personalities. Apart from sporadic heckling, especially when the issues of re-imposing the death penalty and martial law were brought up, the forum generally permitted the candidates to expand on their priority goals should they be elected into office next year. Ronald ‘Bato’ dela Rosa clarifies his stance on the death penalty as Bam Aquino listens. (Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO) When asked about the first bills they intend to file, the attending candidates covered a broad range of priority areas. Ejercito, for instance, called for more legislation to push for infrastructure development and transport modernization. Diokno called attention to the weaknesses in and the need to revise the country’s Witness Protection Act. dela Rosa, in turn, insisted upon the necessity of restoring the death penalty for drug traffickers,a position that incurred strong reactions from the live audience. Aquino said he intends to supplement the recently passed ‘free tuition’ law with legislation to ensure that graduates get matching jobs appropriate to their education. Enrile touched on a number of issues he hoped lawmaking could improve, from slow telecommunication speeds to high taxes. Alejano proposed the formation of a Department of Maritime and Oceanic Affairs to streamline the strategic initiatives of the country with respect to its marine resources and territories. Osmeña cited the need to improve the country’s ailing coconut industry, which he says has been hobbled by low productivity due to aging trees, among other causes. Lastly, Tolentino proposed a Department of Water Resources Management to address a water crisis that he predicts will hit the country in 2025. (Andre DP Encarnacion, UP MPRO) |
https://up.edu.ph/tigresses-walk-on-lady-maroons/ | Tigresses walk on Lady Maroons – University of the Philippines | Tigresses walk on Lady Maroons Tigresses walk on Lady Maroons September 7, 2019 | Written by Jo. Florendo B. Lontoc The UP Women’s Basketball Team with Head Coach Paul Ramos during a last-minute huddle in the final moments of the game. At extreme right, partly hidden, is Assistant Coach Asi Taulava. Photo by Jo. Lontoc, UP MPRO It was a blatant 103-48 win for the UST Growling Tigresses over the UP Lady Fighting Maroons on September 7, 2019 at Smart Araneta, in their first round match in UAAP Season 82 Women’s Basketball. The Tigresses controlled each quarter, scoring 26, 22, 28, and 27, over UP’s 17, 13, 8, and 10, the former padding their lead to 55 in the final quarter. Lulu Ordovera successfully fending off UST’s Grace Irebu and maintaining ball possession. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO But the Lady Maroons gave a fight. UP made the first point, courtesy of rookie Ash Taulava. But it was rookie Rei Sanchez who clocked in the longest along with Mika de Leon, scoring 11 and 10 points, and making 11 and 6 boards, respectively. Sanchez made two successful shots from six attempts outside the perimeter, while De Leon was successful in one of two. Jona Lebico chipped in another 10 points, making 100 percent of her four free throws. Jona Lebico is still a high-scorer. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO Pat Pesquera, with her five rebounds, was second to Sanchez in securing the ball back for the team in the opponent’s territory, followed by Lulu Urdoveza. Pat Pesquera directs the ball. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO But the Maroons’ effort was no match to the Tigresses, led by last season’s MVP Grace Irebu, who scored 23 points, getting nine goals out of 14 attempts. UST’s dominance forced 35 turnovers from UP, keeping theirs at a minimum 16. Rei Sanchez makes a jump shot from the perimeter line. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO The UP Fighting Lady Maroons is under new coaches, Paul John Ramos and Philippine Basketball Association’s Asi Taulava. New Lady Fighting Maroons coach, Paul Ramos. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO SCORES UST 103: Irebu 23, Reynalyn Ferrer 20, Jeorge Panti 15, Lon Rivera 12, Aly Gonzales 11, Ruby Portillo 8, Eka Soriano 3, Kikay Gandalla 3, Josa Casiano 2, Shen Callangan 2 UP 48: Sanchez 11, De Leon 10, Lebico 10, Ordoveza 7, Pesquera 4, Erica Gusilatar 2, Taulava 2, Kat Hidalgo 2 Mika de Leon sets a 7/14 record on her free throws. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO Ash Taulava makes the first goal of the game. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO |
https://up.edu.ph/gritty-maroons-fall-to-ateneo-in-game-1/ | Gritty Maroons Fall to Ateneo in Game 1 – University of the Philippines | Gritty Maroons Fall to Ateneo in Game 1 Gritty Maroons Fall to Ateneo in Game 1 December 3, 2018 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office (Photo courtesy of UP Men’s Basketball Team Facebook page) The UP Fighting Maroons kept it close for most of Game 1 of Season 81, UAAP Men’s Basketball Finals, but eventually fell to the defending champions, the Ateneo Blue Eagles, 79-88, at the Mall of Asia Arena. Inspired by spirited play from their bench, specifically from Season 80 Rookie of the Year Juan Gomez de Liaño and Diego Dario, the Maroons wiped out a 12-point Ateneo lead to trail by only one at halftime, 38-39. The team was also buoyed up by streaky shooting from guard Jun Manzo, who registered a team-high 19 points on 8 of 11, shooting from the field. These heroics, however, were not enough for the Maroons to survive a clutch performance from Ateneo’s Matt Nieto, who scorched the Maroons with 27 points, including four 3 pointers. A steal by Nieto on Manzo, with under 50 seconds remaining in regulation, all but sealed the victory for the Blue Eagles. Ateneo ace Thirdy Ravena capped the victory with a near-triple double, registering 21 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists for the defending champions. It was nearly a more heartbreaking outing for the Maroons, as Season 81 MVP Bright Akhuetie exited the game with an apparent knee injury, with more than 6 minutes left in the 3rd quarter, after a physical battle for position with Ateneo’s Ange Kouame. Akhuetie would return to the bench with ice on his knee in the 4th quarter, eventually checking back into the game with 7:04 remaining. Fresh from his clutch performance against the Adamson Soaring Falcons, UP stalwart Paul Desiderio struggled to put his imprint on the game, finishing with 5 points and 5 fouls. While compensating with his rebounding and facilitation for the Maroons, Desiderio’s foul on Raffy Verano inside the game’s final minute would be his evening’s last – a final blow punctuating a difficult final five minutes for the team, which struggled to mount a significant offense within that span. The Fighting Maroons, who are returning to the Men’s Basketball Finals for the first time in 32 years, have their backs against the wall, and must win Game 2 to keep their championship hopes alive. Game 2 will be on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at 3:30 PM. (Andre DP. Encarnacion, UP MPRO) |
https://up.edu.ph/online-applications-for-free-tuition-and-other-financial-assistance-programs-starts-today/ | Online applications for free tuition and other financial assistance programs starts today – University of the Philippines | Online applications for free tuition and other financial assistance programs starts today Online applications for free tuition and other financial assistance programs starts today June 29, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office Important announcement from the Office of Student Financial Assistance Online applications for free tuition and other financial assistance programs will start today at 1:00 PM via https://sfaonline.up.edu.ph For more information on financial assistance offered by UP, contact the SFA Helpdesk in your campus: UP Baguio Office of the Director for Student Affairs Head of Student Affairs Unit: Dr. Erlinda C. Palaganas (Director) Student Financial Assistance Officer: Ms. Grace R. Tovera (Office of Scholarships & Financial Assistance) Telephone Number: (+6374) 446.5230 Email: sts.baguio@up.edu.ph UP Cebu Office of Student Affairs Head of Student Affairs Unit: Prof. Ellen Grace M. Funesto (Coordinator) Student Financial Assistance Officer: Ms. Annie A. Manzano (Scholarship Affairs & Guidance) Telephone Number: (6332) 232.8185 local 115 Email: sts.cebu@up.edu.ph UP Diliman (Quezon City) Office of the Vice-Chancellor for Student Affairs Head of Student Affairs Unit: Prof. Jerwin F. Agpaoa (Vice-Chancellor for Student Affairs) Student Financial Assistance Officers: – Prof. Niel Kenneth F. Jamandre (Officer-in-Charge, Office of Scholarships & Student Services) – Ms. Jocelyn N. Aberin (STFAP Section: ST System, SAGA, Student Loans) – Mr. Aristeo E. Dacanay (Scholarships Section: UP & Donor-Funded Scholarship Programs) Telephone Numbers: (632) 981.8500 local 4504, 4505, 4506 Email: sts.diliman@up.edu.ph; osss@upd.edu.ph UP Diliman (Pampanga) UP Extension Program in Pampanga Head of Student Affairs Unit: Mr. Arnulf Roan M. Pita (Coordinator – UP Extension Program in Pampanga) Telephone Number: (6345) 599.6037 Email: upepp@up.edu.ph UP Los Baños Office of Student Affairs Head of Student Affairs Unit: Dr. Nina M. Cadiz (Director) Student Financial Assistance Officer: Ms. Jenette Lory P. Tamayo (Scholarships & Financial Assistance Division) Telephone Number: (6349)536.3209 Email: sts.losbanos@up.edu.ph UP Manila Office of Student Affairs Head of Student Affairs Unit: Dr. Tristan Nathaniel Ramos (Director) Student Financial Assistance Officer: Ms. Elena M. Venturina (Scholarships & Financial Assistance Program) Telephone Number: (632)526.2274 Email: sts.manila@up.edu.ph UP Mindanao Office of Student Affairs Head of Student Affairs Unit: Mr. Remegio P. Domingo, Jr. (Director) Student Financial Assistance Officer: Ms. Analiza S. Fulvadora (Scholarships & Financial Assistance Division) Telephone Number: (6382)293.1353 Email: sts.mindanao@up.edu.ph UP Open University Office of the Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs Head of Student Affairs Unit: Dr. Melinda F. Lumanta (Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs) Student Financial Assistance Officer: Prof. Linglingay P. Mcdermott (Assistant to the Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs: Student Affairs) Telephone Number: (6349) 536.6001 to 6006 local 301, 420, 810 Email: scholarships@upou.edu.ph UP Visayas (Iloilo & Miagao) Office of Student Affairs Head of Student Affairs Unit: Prof. Ruben M. Gamala (Director) Student Financial Assistance Officer: Ms. Marites E. Geonanga (Scholarships & Financial Assistance Division in Miagao & Iloilo City) Telephone Number: (6333) 513.7019 Email: sts.visayas@up.edu.ph UP Visayas (Tacloban) Head of Student Affairs Unit: Prof. Richard V. Cagara (Coordinator – UP Tacloban) Student Financial Assistance Officer: Ms. Luz A. Sevilla (Scholarships & Financial Assistance Section in Tacloban) Telephone Number: (6353)832.3045 Email: osa.tac.upvisayas@up.edu.ph |
https://up.edu.ph/video-tutorial-for-sfa-online-application/ | Video Tutorial for SFA Online Application – University of the Philippines | Video Tutorial for SFA Online Application Video Tutorial for SFA Online Application July 12, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office The UP Information Technology Development Center and the UP Office for Student Financial Assistance has produced a video guide for SFA Online application. For more details and to apply, please log on to https://sfaonline.up.edu.ph/. You may view the video here: |
https://up.edu.ph/up-college-of-nursing-to-host-webinar-launch-leadership-course/ | UP College of Nursing to host webinar, launch leadership course – University of the Philippines | UP College of Nursing to host webinar, launch leadership course UP College of Nursing to host webinar, launch leadership course May 7, 2021 | Written by Fred Dabu Nurses in the public health setting are performing leadership, management and supervision roles. Nurses may also perform additional tasks such as community organizing and take on the roles of public health officers. To provide valuable information on “Leadership in Public Health Nursing”, the University of the Philippines College of Nursing (UPCN), the country’s premiere nursing school, will be conducting a webinar on May 12, 10 a.m. to 12 noon, with Hon. Cora A. Añonuevo, former member of the PR-Board of Nursing, as resource person. This webinar will be held via Zoom and livestreamed on the UPCN Facebook page. The NurseLEAD project, a leadership course for advanced practice in public health nursing, will also be launched at this online event. NurseLEAD, a 3-year project, is a certificate course that aims to “help improve the quality of care through a competent frontline health workforce, contributing to strengthening primary and community-based health systems”. This is made possible in partnership with the Johnson & Johnson Foundation. Reactors for the webinar will be: Mary Ruth Sanchez-Politico, Chief of the Planning and Standards Division of the Department of Health-Health Human Resource and Development Bureau; Elnora Duque of the Nurses’ Initiatives for Change; and, Melbert Reyes, President of the Philippine Nurses Association. Interested participants may register here to receive the Zoom meeting credentials. |
https://up.edu.ph/taiwan-network-of-universities-visits-up/ | Taiwan network of universities visits UP – University of the Philippines | Taiwan network of universities visits UP Taiwan network of universities visits UP July 14, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office Representatives of nine universities in Taiwan visited the University of the Philippines on July 4, 2017 as part of the Southern Taiwan Universities Network (STUN) delegation exploring academic cooperation with Philippine counterparts. Professor Emeritus Grace Alfonso of the UP Open University and Deputy Director Aaron Joseph Villaraza of the UP Office of International Linkages welcome heads of the Southern Taiwan Universities Network delegation: President Jhing-Fa Wang of Tajen University and University Chair Professor Eing-Ming Wu of Shu-Te, at Quezon Hall, UP Diliman on July 4, 2017. (Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO) The STUN members’ visit to UP coincided with their meeting with the Philippine Association of State Universities and Colleges (PASUC). Present during the visit to UP were faculty members and officials of Shu-Te University (STU), I Shou University, Kaohsiung Medical University, National Kaohsiung Marine University, National Kaohsiung University of Applied Science, National University of Kaohsiung, Taiwan Shoufu University, and Tungfang Design University; and, President Jhing-Fa Wang of Tajen University. The delegation was headed by STU Chair Professor Eing-Ming Wu, assisted by Jerry Cheng-An Chuang of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in the Philippines. Also present were staff members of Edu-Connect Southeast Asia Association. UP was represented by President Danilo Concepcion,Vice President Joselito Florendo, UP Diliman Chancellor Michael Tan, UP Open University Chancellor Melinda Bandalaria, and Deputy Director Aaron Joseph Villaraza of the Office of International Linkages. Also present were: former UP System officials Alfredo Pascual, Gisela Concepcion, and Rhodora Azanza; Professor Emeritus Grace Alfonso of UP Open University and TVUP; Prof. Maria Fe Villamejor-Mendoza of UP Diliman; Prof. Tammy dela Rosa of UP Manila,; and, Prof. Decibel Faustino-Eslava of UP Los Baños. The Southern Taiwan Universities Network academic visit to UP on July 4, 2017. (Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO) After exchanging gifts in the Board of Regents Room, the group brainstormed on areas for collaboration. These included faculty and student exchange to enable English teaching of courses and English proficiency in the STUN. Philippine universities can in turn take advantage of the STUN’s strength in science, technology, and engineering. Alfonso talked about the joint offering of courses, combining distance and face-to-face modes. The Philippines, according to Pascual, is a potential big market of young people for training by STUN for a new industrial revolution. The training of the latter’s teachers could also be a focus of academic cooperation, he added. Since last year, UP officials and faculty members, in batches, were invited to Taiwan. They signed a memorandum of academic cooperation (MAC) with STUN’s key contact university, STU; as well as a joint declaration for academic networking with STU and three other STUN member universities. UP Diliman Chancellor Michael Tan exchanges business cards with National University of Kaohsiung environmental engineer Hsing-Lung Lien, in a huddle with Tajen University President Jhing-Fa Wang and Shu-Te University Chair Professor Eing-Ming Wu at the Board of Regents Room, Quezon Hall, UP Diliman, July 4, 2017. (Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO) Signed in April 2016, the MAC provides for the establishment of an academic matchmaking platform to integrate resources of the alliance of universities in southern Taiwan and that of Philippine state universities and colleges. Wu said during the academic visit that the parties would like cooperation based on the sharing of higher education resources and the narrowing of the skills gap necessary to pursue a new industrial revolution in the region. President Concepcion and Vice President Florendo expressed the administration’s commitment to “build upon the legacy” of the former UP administration and STUN, which began the strong of ties and cooperation between them. Past and present UP presidents, Alfredo Pascual and Danilo Concepcion, respectively, welcome the Southern Taiwan Universities Network delegates for an academic visit to UP in the Board of Regents Room, Quezon Hall, UP Diliman, July 4, 2017. Concepcion assures them of the continuation of the Pascual legacy of cooperation with the Taiwanese. (Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO) According to Villaraza, 67 UP professors have held exploratory meetings with southern Taiwan universities under this agreement of cooperation. In the school year 2016-2017, 200 UP fellows visited Taiwan, more than 20 of whom were students and 10, faculty members who decided to pursue PhD degrees in Kaohsiung, said Wu. The partnership between UP and STU was further concretized by the offering beginning this year of an STU course, Master of Arts in Applied Arts and Design, in UP Cebu. (Jo. Florendo B. Lontoc, UP MPRO) |
https://up.edu.ph/5-up-alumni-among-7-new-national-artists/ | 5 UP alumni among 7 new National Artists – University of the Philippines | 5 UP alumni among 7 new National Artists 5 UP alumni among 7 new National Artists October 25, 2018 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office Five alumni of the University of the Philippines have been named National Artists for 2018, achieving the highest honors given to practitioners in the arts and culture. They join 17 other UP alumni on whom the award has been conferred since it was established in 1972, four of whom are still living: Virgilio Almario (Literature, 2003), Bienvenido Lumbera (Literature, 2006), Benedicto “BenCab” Reyes Cabrera (Visual Arts, 2006), and Ramon Santos (Music, 2014). The new members of the Order of National Artists coming from UP are Lauro Zarate “Larry” Alcala (Fine Arts, UPD CFA, BFA 1950); Raymundo Cipriano Pujante “Ryan” Cayabyab (Music, UPD CMusic, BM 1983); Eric Oteyza “Kidlat Tahimik” de Guia (Film, UPD CLA, AB 1963); Amelia Lirag “Amel” Lapeña-Bonifacio (Theater, UPD CLA, AB 1953); and Resil B. Mojares (Literature, UPD CAS, PhD 1979). Also named National Artists were Ramon L. Muzones (Literature, FEU/CPU LlB1952, d. 1992) and Francisco T. Mañosa (Architecture, UST, BS 1953). A well-loved cartoonist A native of Daraga, Albay, the well-loved cartoonist, publisher, and UP Fine Arts professor was known for his comics Siopawman, A Slice of Life, Mang Ambo, and Kalabog en Bosyo. His first work appeared in the weekly magazine Liwayway and his unique Taglish style of communicating eventually found its way to commercial campaign advertisements for products ranging from milk to gasoline to t-shirts and even cans of beer. His skill in the art of illustration and cartooning paved the way for the creation of the UP College of Fine Arts’ Visual Communication Department, which he chaired in the late 1970s. He saw that cartoons played a pivotal role in education and values formation. His 50-year career generated over “500 characters, 20 comic strips, six movies, two murals, and over 15,000 published pages,” according to his official website. His art illustrated the “snippets of the Filipino way of life” and “captured the idiosyncrasies of the Filipino psyche” which he preserved through humor for generations to come. He served as art director, editorial cartoonist, illustrator, and consultant for various publications, TV shows, and movies. He also headed art associations and received awards from UP Alumni Association, the Mayor of the City of Manila, mass media organizations, and government agencies. He died in 2002. A Pinoy pop icon After finishing his degree in Music, this icon of Pinoy pop better known as “Mr. C” taught music composition and music theory for almost twenty years at the UP College of Music. He went on to direct the San Miguel Foundation for the Performing Arts after being the only Asian to win in the Onassis International Cultural Competition in Greece in 2001. His body of work includes modern and popular music spanning theater musicals, choral pieces, commercial recordings, film and television musical scores, short symphonic works, and full-length ballets. His most popular hits include Kay Ganda ng Ating Musika, Nais Ko, Mamang Kutsero, Iduyan Mo, Paraisong Parisukat, and Da Coconut Nut. Ryan’s legacy started with founding the Ryan Cayabyab Singers, a group of seven singers in the 1990s. This continued with the establishment of the Philpop Music Fest Foundation, Inc. which hosts and the famous music festival recognizing amateur musical talent and songwriting. Ryan Cayabyab has garnered countless awards from the Cultural Center of the Philippines, Awit Awards, UP Alumni Association, and the Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Philippines. He runs the Music School of Ryan Cayabyab with his wife Emmy. From economist to filmmaker The Baguio-born filmmaker first stumbled upon a 16mm Bolex in Germany while working as an economist in France, holding an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He introduced another Filipino film legend, Lino Brocka, to small-stake investors while the latter was working on Tinimbang Ka Ngunit Kulang (1974). While his contemporaries Lino Brocka, Ishmael Bernal, and Mike de Leon were establishing themselves back home in mainstream cinema, Kidlat Tahimik debuted Perfumed Nightmare (1977), featuring a cab driver with his namesake chasing “progress” in the US and Europe and leaving his hometown behind. The film won three prizes at the Berlin Film Festival. What followed were three more award-winning films: Memories of Overdevelopment (1980), Who Invented the Yoyo? (1981), and Turumba (1983). He resettled in Baguio with his family after the production of these films. Why Is Yellow the Middle of the Rainbow (shot in 1983, finished in 1994) responded to the environment of political violence and exhibited Kidlat’s “kapa-kapa” and “Bathala na” style of filmmaking. His film Balikbayan #1 (2015) was the completed version of his 1980 film which won the Calgari Prize at the Berlin Film Festival. Pioneer of children’s theater Known to many as Tita Amel, Lapeña-Bonifacio is a celebrated Filipina author, educator, and puppeteer. She specialized in Japanese traditional theater, Southeast Asian traditional theater, as well as international children’s theater where she utilized Japanese Bunraku and Indonesian wayang (shadow puppets) to depict Asian folklore and Filipino mythology and make them appeal to her young audience. She later founded Teatrong Mulat ng Pilipinas which housed her award-winning plays while on a Fulbright Grant for MA in Theatre. The Teatrong Mulat performed locally on tour and abroad in Japan, Russia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia. The theater also featured themes surrounding religion and history, whose shows were instrumental to easing children’s trauma following the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo in the early 1990s. The 100-seater theater in UP Village next to the UP Diliman campus was repurposed and reopened in 2006 as the Amelia Lapeña-Bonifacio Teatro Papet Museo and is currently managed by Tita Amel’s daughter Amihan Bonifacio-Ramolete and her grandchildren. She is a University Professor at UP, and is an adviser on the board of the UP Institute of Creative Writing, which she headed back when it was still the UP Creative Writing Center. A scholar of the first order A scholar of the first order, Dr. Resil Mojares’ work in literary criticism, local and national history, urban and rural history, and political biography has earned him National Book Awards from the Manila Critics Circle. The writer, critic, and cultural researcher also received recognition from the Free Press and Carlos Palanca Awards, the UP Creative Writing Center, as well as Ford, Toyota, and Rockefeller Foundations, the Fulbright Program, and the Social Science Research Council in New York. He was also awarded the Grant Goodman Prize for History from the Association of Asian Studies and the Fok Ying Tung Southeast Asia Prize. After teaching stints as a Visiting Professor at the University of Wisconsin, University of Hawaii, University of Michigan, Kyoto University, University of California, Los Angeles, and the National University of Singapore, Dr. Mojares taught literature and history at the University of San Carlos in Cebu as Professor Emeritus. At USC, he was director of the Cebuano Studies Center and the San Carlos Publications. Today he serves as General Editor for the biographies of the Ramon Magsaysay awardees. |
https://up.edu.ph/uplb-daae-starts-its-centennial-celebration-with-art-exhibit/ | UPLB DAAE starts its centennial celebration with art exhibit – University of the Philippines | UPLB DAAE starts its centennial celebration with art exhibit UPLB DAAE starts its centennial celebration with art exhibit September 11, 2019 | Written by Fred Dabu “August Rush: The Stunning Life in Agriculture” exhibit at the DL Umali Hall, University of the Philippines Los Baños, August 13-30, 2019. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. The opening of the art exhibit, “August Rush: The Stunning Life in Agriculture,” on August 13 at the DL Umali Hall, University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) in Laguna signaled the start of the centennial celebration of the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics (DAAE) of the UPLB College of Economics and Management (CEM). The exhibit, cosponsored by the UPLB Office for Initiatives in Culture and the Arts (OICA), featured diverse artworks portraying farm life and provided the audience “a glimpse of how spectacular the agriculture sector is.” “We’ve been feeding the minds of agricultural economists for over a hundred years. Now, we want to feed not only the minds but also the heart and soul; that’s why we are starting our centennial celebration with this art exhibit,” said Dr. Antonio Jesus Quilloy, chair of DAAE. DAAE chair Antonio Jesus Quilloy introduces the participating artists present during the opening ceremony. (L-R) Quilloy, Jowee Aguinaldo, Karla Sajona-Sta. Cruz, Aaron Sta. Cruz, Bing Famoso Tac-an, Glenn Blanco, and Gem Blanco. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. “August Rush” showcased exemplary artworks by Quilloy and fellow artists, Jowee Aguinaldo, Karla Sajona-Sta. Cruz, Aaron Sta. Cruz, Bing Famoso Tac-an, Glenn Blanco, Gem Blanco, Deo Blanco, and Sarah Cuenco, depicting life in agriculture through various mediums, styles, and techniques. “Despite the downward trajectory of its economic performance in the Philippines and the Asian Region, the sector maintains its economic and social significance—being the main livelihood in the countryside; a major supplier of food and raw materials in both rural and urban societies; and an important ally in natural resource conservation,” Prof. Jaymee Cabangbang said at the opening ceremony. “The sector, despite the changing times, remains a wellspring of inspiration for Filipino artists,” she added. Harmonya, UPLB’s string ensemble. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. “It is important that we recognize how agriculture shapes both economic and social developments. Such an appreciation provides insights on how past decisions and circumstances have led to current conditions and serves as a guide to the possible directions that the said sector can take in the future,” Dr. Portia G. Lapitan, UPLB Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, said. “Magsama-sama tayo para itaguyod ang agrikultura,” she added. Karla Sajona-Sta. Cruz expressed gratitude and related the elements of art to agriculture. “We now have a greater sense of appreciation of the things that are grown and being consumed. We also have gratitude to the farmers, the traders, the scientists, the policy makers, and other agriculture stakeholders. I hope this exhibit will make an imprint in our collective memory, that we should not take things for granted. Rather, we should learn how to appreciate agriculture beyond its traditional functions, as art embodies the life of agriculture,” she said. OICA Director Jerry Yapo, and CEM Associate Dean Arlene Gutierrez also delivered welcome messages. Special numbers were performed by a CEM alumna, Ms. Melanie Cortez, and the string ensemble, Harmonya, at the event. The exhibit ran until August 31. The DAAE will also be hosting an international conference and a grand alumni homecoming in October as part of its centennial celebrations. |
https://up.edu.ph/scholars-discuss-common-home-and-happiness-for-asia/ | Scholars discuss common home and happiness for Asia – University of the Philippines | Scholars discuss common home and happiness for Asia Scholars discuss common home and happiness for Asia February 10, 2020 | Written by Jo. Florendo B. Lontoc Atsumi International Foundation Executive Director Itsuko Atsumi hands Ambassador Jose Laurel V, conference keynote speaker, a sculpture as a token of appreciation. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO Hundreds of scholars from the Philippines and abroad presented papers on “Sustainable Shared Growth: Our Common Home and Happiness” at the 5th Asia Future Conference, hosted by UP Los Baños (UPLB) through the College of Public Affairs and Development (CPAf), from January 9 to 13, 2020 at the Bellevue Hotel, Alabang, Muntinlupa and the UPLB campus in Laguna. The conference is organized every two years by the Sekiguchi Global Research Association, a division of the charitable Atsumi International Foundation (AIF) of Japan. It is held in different countries. The association is composed of non-Japanese researchers from all over the world who have conducted advanced studies in Japanese graduate institutions. The conference aims to give these foundation scholars a venue to discuss the future of Asia. Asia Future Conference Chair Yasushi Akashi makes an “opening declaration”. Looking on are Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koji Haneda, keynote speaker Jose Laurel V (hidden), UP President Danilo Concepcion, and UP Los Baños Chancellor Fernando Sanchez. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO “We are convening this time in the Philippines, which recent years have shown remarkable economic and other developments,” Conference Chair Yasushi Akashi, council member of AIF, said during his opening declaration. “We intend to focus on the question of the wealth gap, which is increasingly manifest as a global issue of major importance,” he added. Leading the program were Philippine Ambassador to Japan Jose Castillo Laurel V, who delivered the keynote speech, “Achieving Sustainable Development Goals in the Age of Social Media”; and, discussing the theme from various perspectives, the panel of: Dean Rolando Bello, Dr. Ferdinand Maquito and Dr. Josefina Dizon of CPAf; Dean Jose Camacho Jr. of the UPLB Graduate School; Arch. Michael Tomeldan of the UP Diliman College of Architecture; and, Dr. Peter Lee U of the University of Asia and the Pacific School of Economics. Seated at Table 1 are Student Regent John Isaac Punzalan talking with UP Los Baños Chancellor Fernando Sanchez, and Secretary of the University Roberto Lara talking with Regent Francis Laurel. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO According to Maquito, the first AISF scholar from the Philippines, sustainable shared growth translates to three goals of efficiency, equity, and environmental friendliness. Common happiness would refer to “all our aspirations to lead fulfilled lives”. The panel discussion was followed by paper presentations by 300 scholars in several roundtable and parallel sessions on a range of topics, from technology, resource and risk management to a dialogue of national histories, cultures, and religion; from literature and education to public governance; and, from empowering social groups to health and peace of mind. Dr. Ferdinand Maquito of the UP Los Baños College of Public Affairs and Development, an Atsumi International Foundation scholar, introduces the Asia Future Conference to a group of journalists. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO The 20 best papers included studies on: the social media usage of mothers and the health of toddlers; urbanization and its effects on human living; liveable underground space design; cognitive empathy and relationship repair; localized climate financing; low-carbon residential energy system; prevalence of child maltreatment; teaching for wisdom; instability of piles in liquefiable ground; and, plastic characterization for easier recycling. During the opening program, the conference participants were welcomed by UPLB Chancellor Fernando Sanchez. Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koji Haneda and UP President Danilo Concepcion gave congratulatory remarks. Atsumi International Foundation (AIF) Managing Director Junko Imanishi introduces the foundation to a group of journalists. Looking on are AIF Council Member and Asia Future Conference Chair Yasushi Akashi and UP Los Baños College of Public Affairs and Development Dean Rolando Bello. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO “There is still much to be done in our country,” Concepcion said. “UP is grateful for institutions like the AIF that have been unceasing in their faithful efforts to provide opportunities for international exchange.” Since 2004, AIF has held 27 seminars in the Philippines on the theme of shared growth. The AFC, the biggest program of the AIF, was attended by the AIF Executive Director Itsuko Atsumi and Managing Director Junko Imanishi, wife and daughter, respectively, of the late Takeo Atsumi, who was the president of the Kajima Construction Corporation of Japan, after whom the foundation was established. UP President Danilo Concepcion thanks the Atsumi International Foundation (AIF) for its unceasing efforts at promoting sustainable and shared growth among people and countries. Looking on are AIF Executive Director Itsuko Atsumi, Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koji Haneda, and Philippine Ambassador to Japan and Asia Future Conference keynote speaker Jose Laurel V. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO |
https://up.edu.ph/call-for-applications-science-journalism-workshop-for-public-high-school-journalists-and-school-paper-advisers/ | CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Science Journalism Workshop for Public High School Journalists and School Paper Advisers – University of the Philippines | CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Science Journalism Workshop for Public High School Journalists and School Paper Advisers CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Science Journalism Workshop for Public High School Journalists and School Paper Advisers June 18, 2019 | Posted by UP Media and Public Relations Office REMINDERS: • The workshop is limited to applicants from public secondary schools in the National Capital Region (NCR) • Slots are limited to one (1) science campus journalist and (1) adviser per school. We will only accept two (2) publications per city/municipality on a first come, first served basis • The training will be for both science campus journalists and campus paper advisers. Advisers are required to accompany the students on the actual workshop • Deadline for applications is on 21 June 2019 This project organized by Communicating Science and Technology Research and Development at the University of the Philippines (CoST UP), aims to promote science journalism and help enhance the science and technology writing skills of campus journalists. The one-day training will include lectures on the fundamentals of Science Journalism, critical issues, data visualization, and actual engagement with UP scientists and innovators. Workshop fellows will receive training kits, food, and certificates. Applicant Qualifications: 1. Must be enrolled (A.Y. 2019-2020) in a public secondary school in NCR 2. Must be a current science news editor/reporter or editor-in-chief of their school publication 3. Must be endorsed and accompanied by their respective school paper adviser on the actual workshop Submit your applications at http://bit.ly/UPSciJournTraining. Only applications submitted on the portal will be processed. Should you have inquiries, please email gddelarmente@up.edu.ph or jfloristo@up.edu.ph. |
https://up.edu.ph/up-mindanao-graduates-first-summa-cum-laude-holds-investiture-rites-for-fifth-chancellor/ | UP Mindanao graduates first summa cum laude, holds investiture rites for fifth chancellor – University of the Philippines | UP Mindanao graduates first summa cum laude, holds investiture rites for fifth chancellor UP Mindanao graduates first summa cum laude, holds investiture rites for fifth chancellor July 9, 2019 | Written by Jo. Florendo B. Lontoc Newly-installed chancellor of UP Mindanao, Dr. Larry N. Digal, addresses the constituent university’s graduating class of 2019. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO. UP Mindanao had its first summa cum laude graduate and held the investiture rites for its fifth chancellor, Agricultural Economics Professor Larry N. Digal, during the constituent university’s 22nd commencement exercises on June 21, 2019 in Davao City. Food Technology major, Pete Maverick Nicole Estudillo, was the first student of the campus to qualify for the top honor after earning a cumulative Weighted Average Grade of 1.1971. She was also the valedictorian of her batch. BS Food Technology graduate Pete Maverick Nicole Estudillo, UP Mindanao’s first summa cum laude graduate, delivers her valedictory address. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO. Digal was the commencement speaker. Before the conferment of degrees, he was vested as UP Mindanao Chancellor in rites administered by UP Regent Angelo Jimenez. Estudillo and Digal both alluded to God and the UP core values of honor and excellence in their speeches. : The University Mace is handed over to UP Mindanao’s new chancellor, Dr. Larry N. Digal, by UP Regent Angelo Jimenez. Helping administer the investiture rights are UP Mindanao Registrar John Bengan and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Nilo Oponda. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO. Estudillo first praised her batchmates. “Hindi mo hinayaang diktahan ka ng iyong kalagayan. Bagkus, nagawa mong lampasan ang hamon na ipinukol sa ‘yo. [You did not allow circumstances to dictate upon you. Instead, you were able to surmount the challenge thrown at you.]” “Kaya ka narito, [That’s why you’re here]” she said. She paid homage to “lakas at diskarte ng babae,” having been raised by what she described as a “nagsasariling ina.” Growing up asthmatic, she learned to value each day. “There’s something miraculous each day if you’re willing to see.” UP Executive Vice President Teodoro Herbosa congratulates Pete Maverick Nicole Estudillo as she receives her medal and diploma. Accompanying her onstage is her mother. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO. Estudillo thanked UP for having taught students to measure success in terms of helping others, and God for unconditional and boundless love. “Ang paglilingkod sa Kaniya ay paglilingkod sa bayan [Serving God is serving others],” she stressed. “Kaisa tayo sa mithiing-bayan, magkakaiba man ang pamamaraan [We are one in serving the country, although in different ways],” she said. “Some of us here may be silent, but we are not blind. . . . There’s an Oble in each of us,” Estudillo added before engaging the class to individually declare themselves as the beginning of change starting that day. UP Mindanao’s 5th Chancellor Larry N. Digal reads his oath, assisted by the constituent university registrar, John Bengan. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO. Digal, raised in Davao and a father of three, is a BS Agriculture cum laude graduate of UP Los Baños. He earned his postgraduate degrees at Purdue University in Indiana, USA and at the University of Sydney. Before joining UP Mindanao in 2001 and rising to the deanship of its School of Management, he taught at the Ateneo de Davao University and the University of Sydney. He has held executive posts in the Mindanao Business Council, JS Gaisano Inc., and the Department of Trade and Industry Region XI. UP Mindanao Chancellor Larry N. Digal confers with an office assistant before the commencement and investiture ceremonies. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO. He spoke of the importance of dreams, “Having a simple dream [to teach in UP] has led me to where I am now.” He spoke of the “power of timing” or being in the right place at the right time. “God prepared me so that UP Mindanao [will] be the place for me to share my talents and to be surrounded by my family and those who are important to me.” Digal then spoke of his dream of UP Mindanao contributing to the development of Mindanao, “with the University bringing the best of the world to Mindanao and the best of Mindanao to the rest of the world.” UP Mindanao Chancellor Larry Digal delivers this year’s commencement speech for the constituent university. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO. He said that the University will focus on sustainable agri- and bio-systems, Mindanao arts and culture, and world-class sports development. Digal and Estudillo served as inspiration for the 353 candidates who were receiving their degrees, 16 of whom graduated magna cum laude, and 79, cum laude, from UP Mindanao’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences, College of Science and Mathematics, and School of Management. The UP Mindanao candidates for graduation are conferred their degrees and awarded their titles, do the traditional shifting of the Sablay. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO. UP Mindanao, established in 1995 through an act of Congress, is UP’s sixth of eight constituent universities. Friends and relatives of the graduates monitor the commencement exercises on a video wall installed at the steps of the UP Mindanao administration building. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO. UP Mindanao candidates for graduation sing the National Anthem. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO. UP Executive Vice President Teodoro Herbosa and UP Mindanao Chancellor Larry Digal confer the degrees upon and award the titles to the constituent university’s graduating class of 2019. The new graduates sing the University Hymn. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO. The new graduates, with their diplomas, congratulate one another. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO. |
https://up.edu.ph/fishing-industry-leader-shares-success-story-with-upv-graduates/ | Fishing industry leader shares success story with UPV graduates – University of the Philippines | Fishing industry leader shares success story with UPV graduates Fishing industry leader shares success story with UPV graduates July 9, 2019 | Written by Jo. Florendo B. Lontoc Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. shares lessons learned from the success of Frabelle Fishing Corporation. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO Candidates for graduation from the Iloilo City and Miagao town campuses of UP Visayas had a glimpse of their possible future in the person of fishing industry leader, Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr., who spoke before them during the constituent university’s 40th commencement exercises on June 27, 2019 in the UP Visayas Miagao campus. Laurel is the president of Frabelle Fishing Corporation, a 100-percent Filipino-owned company which, according to him, has emerged as one of the top three fishing companies in the world from the last 20 years, and which has grown to a fleet of 150 fishing vessels from just two old ones purchased with borrowed money in the sixties. UP Visayas Chancellor Ricardo Babaran introduces the commencement speaker. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO UP Visayas is a center of fisheries and marine sciences education, research, and extension in the country. Laurel presented his corporation as an example of how these disciplines combined with knowledge in management and technology, which all happen to be pursued and delivered in the four colleges and one school of UP Visayas, could make an international success story out of a Philippine corporation that started humbly enough. “I hope to make you realize that there is a future in fisheries and mariculture industry,” Laurel stressed. Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. delivers the commencement speech in front of Philippine higher education and University officials, and UP Visayas faculty members; and before the UP Visayas graduating class of 2019, their families, and friends. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO “[With] the colleges [and school] that compose UP Visayas, [and] the seafood industry, I believe we can do much more if we all work together as one,” Laurel said, speaking before around 825 candidates for graduation from the Iloilo Province campuses of UP Visayas. “Our country’s fisheries is a resilient, renewable resource but which is currently in an alarming situation, but if managed properly and sustainably, with a strong political will, can benefit many Filipinos for many generations to come,” he added. BS Fisheries graduate Amethyl Mardin Pernito, magna cum laude, delivers the valedictory address. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO The valedictorian of the graduating class was Amethyl Mardin Pernito, one of 14 magna cum laude graduates from UP Visayas. There were 175 cum laude graduates. They led around 1,100 UP Visayas candidates for graduation, including those from the UP Visayas Tacloban College, who graduated in a separate ceremony on June 20, 2019. “We will never cease to learn and seek knowledge, and continue to take part in helping find solutions to our country’s problem, not to be hindrances but rather to be catalysts of change for the betterment of society,” Pernito, a graduate of the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, said. The UP Visayas graduates of 2019 pledge their loyalty to the University. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO “As UP graduates, we are expected to contribute to our nation’s development, but we are also expected to safeguard our resources in the process. . . and our patrimony,” she added. “Let us resolve to be among the passionate builders of our nation.” “Maraming salamat, UP. Handa na kaming maging iskolar para sa bayan” [Thank you very much, UP. We are now ready to become scholars serving the nation], Pernito concluded. The UP Visayas graduates of 2019 sing the University Hymn. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO UP Visayas graduates students with degrees in fisheries, communication and media studies, political science, history, literature, psychology, sociology, community development, mathematics, sciences, economics, accountancy, management, marketing, food technology and chemical engineering. University and constituent university officials, with UP Visayas commencement speaker Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr., before marching to the UP Visayas Miagao Campus Covered Court for the commencement exercises. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO Its colleges and school are located in Iloilo City and Miagao town in Iloilo Province, and in Tacloban City, with Miagao being the site of the main campus where the central administration offices are located. The constituent university aims to contribute to the development of the Visayas through instruction, research, and extension programs. Two UP Visayas candidates for graduation rush to the pre-march formation outside the graduation venue. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO The UP Visayas candidates for graduation make their way to the ceremony. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO The entrance of the Philippine and University colors at the UP Visayas 40th commencement exercises. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO The families, relatives, and close friends of the UP Visayas candidates for graduation in their reserved seats at one end of the Miagao campus covered court. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO The UP Visayas class valedictorian of 2019 and other graduates show off their diplomas. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO UP Visayas BS Biology graduate Gabrielle Thea Ramos is interviewed by media. Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO |
https://up.edu.ph/groot-to-uplb-class-of-2019-ph-developing-nations-need-you/ | Groot to UPLB Class of 2019: PH, developing nations need you – University of the Philippines | Groot to UPLB Class of 2019: PH, developing nations need you Groot to UPLB Class of 2019: PH, developing nations need you July 12, 2019 | Written by Fred Dabu University of the Philippines Los Baños graduates applaud upon the official conferment of their respective titles and degrees by UP President Danilo L. Concepcion. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. Thousands of Iskolar ng Bayan and their loved ones converged at the DL Umali Freedom Park of the University of the Philippines Los Baños for the UPLB’s 47th Commencement Exercises on the afternoon of June 22, 2019. The event marked the University’s conferment of degrees to its 2,419 graduates for this year and the conferment of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, on Dr. Simon N. Groot. Groot, recipient of the 2019 World Food Prize award and the honorary chairman and founder of the East-West Seed Group, was recognized by UP for his outstanding contributions to Philippine agriculture and for helping improve the income of farmers through the development of high quality vegetables using modern plant technologies. University of the Philippines President Danilo L. Concepcion officiates the conferment of the honorary degree Doctor of Laws on Dr. Simon N. Groot. He is assisted by the members of the UP Board of Regents and UPLB Chancellor Fernando C. Sanchez, Jr. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. Dr. Simon N. Groot (center), his daughter Maaike, the University of the Philippines Board of Regents, and UPLB Chancellor Fernando C. Sanchez, Jr. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. In his commencement speech, Groot told the graduates, “This country and many others in tropical Asia and Africa need you.” He said that nation building, like agricultural development, “needs a variety of skills leading to combining ability.” He explained that this is possible through “recombining several highly desirable characteristics,” an important process “not only in plants but also in people, organizations, and cultures.” He also talked about the importance of promoting nutritious diets and an interest in amateur vegetable farming, especially for children. Dr. Simon N. Groot, 2019 World Food Prize laureate, honorary chairman and founder of the East-West Seed Group, and the guest speaker at the UPLB’s 47th Commencement Exercises, imparts life-lessons and inspiration for the Class of 2019. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. By drawing lessons from his decades-long experience in developing vegetable farming, helping small farming communities, and promoting vegetable nutrition, Groot encouraged the graduates to “combine the right kinds of knowledge about crops and markets”, learn by doing, have passion for farmers, and become innovators. Groot was born in The Netherlands, took up business economics, and became a pioneer in the seed industry. (For more information on the World Food Prize and Dr. Groot, please access https://www.worldfoodprize.org/en/laureates/2019_groot/). UP President Danilo L. Concepcion, members of the UP Board of Regents, and UPLB Chancellor Fernando C. Sanchez, Jr., officiated at the ceremonies. UPLB, renowned for its leadership in the fields of agriculture, forestry, and allied academic programs, produced one summa cum laude, 22 magna cum laude, and 201 cum laude graduates this year. At the ceremonies, 2,048 received their Bachelor’s degree; 285, their Master’s degree; 73, their doctorate; and, 13, their Certificate in Forestry. The traditional lightning rally staged by graduating activists at the end of the program also highlighted issues of national significance, such as political repression and the West Philippine Sea. |
https://up.edu.ph/upd-grad-centers-on-theme-of-tahanan/ | UPD grad centers on theme of ‘tahanan’ – University of the Philippines | UPD grad centers on theme of ‘tahanan’ UPD grad centers on theme of ‘tahanan’ July 12, 2019 | Written by Arlyn VCD Palisoc Romualdo The Oblation dons the Sablay to celebrate the UP Diliman Class of 2019. (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) Tahanan. Home. That was the theme of the UP Diliman (UPD) Commencement Exercises held on June 30 at the University Amphitheater. Scenes before the UP Diliman graduation ceremony, clockwise from top: the stage, graduating students clad in raincoats, lining up to enter the University Amphitheater, and the venue quickly filling up (Top and middle right photos by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO, and bottom and middle left photos by Arlyn VCD P. Romualdo, UP MPRO) Home is where you feel love and care, where you rest and get nourishment, where you are listened to, and where you dream and create. In times of turmoil, home is a place of refuge and renewal. This was how National Artist for Theater and University Professor Emeritus Amelia Lapeña-Bonifacio described it in her commencement address. And she considered UP her “second home.” Her affinity with the University began when she entered as an English major in 1948. National Artist for Theater and University Professor Emeritus Amelia Lapeña-Bonifacio is UP Diliman’s commencement speaker this year. (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) Lapeña-Bonifacio gave the UPD Class of 2019 three pieces of advice: ambition is important but it needs to be balanced by reality; failing is not the end of the world; it just means there was something lacking in what we did so we should persist until we succeed; and, serve with honor and excellence without asking for anything in return. The graduating class and college marshals listen to the commencement address under the cover of umbrellas in the University Amphitheater. (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) As with the commencement speaker, BA Philosophy summa cum laude graduate Joshua Emmanuel Ramos, who spoke on behalf of the graduating class, said that the capacity to love is rooted in the home. In UP, this capacity is strengthened when academic life is coupled with empathy and unity with the masses. As an example, he cited the many UP graduates who have turned their backs on lucrative careers to serve as teachers of Lumad children. Joshua Emmanuel Ramos, BA Philosophy summa cum laude, delivers a message on behalf of the UP Diliman Class of 2019. (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) Ramos, who graduated with a weighted average grade of 1.096, added that home is where inquiring minds are first developed; and, in the University, the inquiring mind is further encouraged and nurtured. When he is asked why people from UP always question the government that funds their education as though they are attacking their own parents, Ramos said he remembers how his father was at home. “He never told me to not answer. What he would always say is to not answer rudely. Which means as long as there is respect, there is nothing wrong with answering, reasoning out, or asking.” At the end of his speech, Ramos told his fellow graduates, “Just as UP became our home and refuge, may we also be the refuge for those who long for freedom from their oppressive realities.” The lightning rally toward the end of the UP Diliman graduation ceremony takes center stage (top photo) and the open space in front of the University Amphitheater (bottom photos). (Photos by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) Apart from Ramos, there were 53 other summa cum laude graduates. They are: Jaron Nicolas Uy, BS Chemical Engineering, 1.019 Reine Jiana Reynoso, BS Electronics and Communications Engineering, 1.027 Samantha Amante, BS Business Administration, 1.071 Jamie Christine Lim, BS Mathematics, 1.073 Sethric Andre Mesoza, BS Mathematics, 1.078 Lea Andrei San Juan, Bachelor of Sports Science, 1.088 Bianca Isadora Germar, BA Anthropology, 1.089 Mariel Santos, BS Psychology, 1.110 Joshua Miguel Danac, BS Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, 1.113 A member of the UP Rayadillo, the Honor Guard Battalion, faces the Sablay-draped Oblation as he stands at attention in the Quezon Hall Lobby. (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) Anna Michaella Dela Cruz, Bachelor of Sports Science, 1.116 Jody Kirsten Uy, Bachelor of Secondary Education, 1.118 Helli-Mar Trilles, BS Civil Engineering, 1.122 Jasper Jamir, BS Electronics and Communications Engineering, 1.127 Raphaelle Joshua Traballo, BS Business Administration, 1.130 Aleeza Dana Sy, BS Industrial Engineering, 1.131 Raphael Don Tantan, BS Business Administration and Accountancy, 1.133 “We take pride today in the 54 summa cum laudes, the highest in UP’s history,” says UP Diliman Chancellor Michael Tan in his opening remarks. (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) Jerielle Malonzo, BS Mathematics, 1.134 Xaika Nadine Saldivar, BA Broadcast Communication, 1.135 Christian Fitzedward Tan, BS Economics, 1.142 Stanley Brian Sayson, BS Civil Engineering, 1.146 Ciana Lim, BS Computer Science, 1.154 Eloise Misa, BS Mathematics, 1.155 Ara Isobel Mercado, Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting), 1.156 Former College of Education Dean Marie Therese Bustos interprets the program in sign language—a first in the UP Diliman Commencement Exercises. (Photo by Abraham Arboleda, UP MPRO Weand Ybañez, BS Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, 1.158 Erika Antonette Enriquez, BS Mathematics, 1.161 Isabella Mae Tan, Bachelor of Fine Arts (Industrial Design), 1.163 Wilbert Jacob Julio, BS Chemical Engineering, 1.165 Carlos Emmanuel Garcia, BS Mechanical Engineering, 1.166 Maru Feriel Del Carmen, BS Chemical Engineering, 1.167 Anderson Kirk Nigel Tan, BS Psychology, 1.168 The singing of the Philippine National Anthem starts off the UP Diliman graduation rites. (Photo by Misael Bacani) Joseph Neos Cruz, BS Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, 1.168 Timothy Jason Simeon, BS Civil Engineering, 1.169 Ranier Biglang-awa, Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting), 1.173 Mikaela Maria Gomez, BS Business Administration, 1.180 Samantha Yzavelle Ceniza, BS Economics, 1.181 Jiwan Tai, BS Economics, 1.183 Ferdinand John Briones, BS Computer Engineering, 1.185 The graduating students from the College of Arts and Letters (left photo) and the College of Law (right photo) celebrated LGBTQ Pride by flashing rainbow-colored umbrellas and souvenir programs, respectively, as their academic units were called. The UP Diliman Commencement Exercises were held on the last day of LGBTQ Pride Month. (Left photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO and right photo by Abraham Arboleda, UP MPRO) Karlo de Leon, BS Physics, 1.186 Charmaine Regina Yu, Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Communication), 1.187 Sam Ezrael dela Cruz, BS Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, 1.187 Reina Nette Daguio, BS Civil Engineering, 1.188 Arvy Daniel Ngo, BS Electronics and Communications Engineering, 1.188 Lian Mae Tabien, BS Statistics, 1.190 Francis Zac dela Cruz, BS Computer Science, 1.191 UP President Danilo Concepcion (left photo) administers the Oath of Loyalty to the University to the UP Diliman Class of 2019 (right photo). (Photos by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) Kwen Kwen Cabalag, BA Philosophy, 1.193 Exequiel Kim Isaac Salvador, BS Mathematics, 1.193 Edrea Faustina Choa, BS Business Administration, 1.193 Emilio Paul Nogales, BS Chemical Engineering, 1.194 Aaron Cris Vega, Bachelor of Sports Science, 1.195 John Anthony Kho, BS Chemical Engineering, 1.196 Carissa Andrea Lim, BS Business Administration, 1.196 Dana Sison, BA European Languages, 1.197 Francesca Sy, BS Civil Engineering, 1.199 At last! The Class of 2019 celebrates after the shifting the UP Sablay from the right shoulder to the left—a symbolic act of shifting from being a graduating student to finally being a graduate. (Top photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO, bottom photo by Abraham Arboleda, UP MPRO) The UPD Class of 2019 also had 437 magna cum laude and 1,173 cum laude graduates. Of the 5,049 graduating class, 3,980 earned baccalaureate degrees while 1,069 received graduate degrees. |
https://up.edu.ph/up-manila-grads-encouraged-to-stand-up-for-truth-justice-human-rights/ | UP Manila grads encouraged to stand up for truth, justice, human rights – University of the Philippines | UP Manila grads encouraged to stand up for truth, justice, human rights UP Manila grads encouraged to stand up for truth, justice, human rights July 12, 2019 | Written by Fred Dabu Atty. Theodore O. Te, a professorial lecturer at the UP College of Law and a Legal Education specialist at the UP Law Center, delivers his message for the graduates of UP Manila at the 110th Commencement Exercises of the constituent university on June 26, 2019 at the Plenary Hall of the Philippine International Convention Center. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. The University of the Philippines Manila, the nation’s Health Sciences Center, held its 110th Commencement Exercises at the Philippine International Convention Center, Pasay City, on June 26, 2019. At the ceremonies, titles and degrees were conferred on a total of 1,134 graduates. 949 received their Bachelor’s degrees; 233, their Master’s degrees; and, 10, their doctorate. Batch 2019 has one graduated summa cum laude, 33, magna cum laude, and 207, cum laude; they come from UP Manila’s nine degree-granting units: the College of Allied Medical Professions (CAMP); the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS); the College of Dentistry (CD); the College of Medicine (CM); the College of Nursing (CN); the College of Pharmacy (CP) the College of Public Health (CPH); the National Teacher Training Center for the Health Professions (NTTC-HP); and, the School of Health Sciences (SHS). Atty. Theodore O. Te, a professorial lecturer at the UP College of Law and a Legal Education specialist at the UP Law Center, delivered the commencement address at UP Manila’s graduation rites this year. Te is a prominent human rights lawyer and a former spokesperson and chief of the Public Information Office of the Supreme Court. Atty. Theodore O. Te, a professorial lecturer at the UP College of Law and a Legal Education specialist at the UP Law Center, delivers his message to the graduates of UP Manila at the 110th Commencement Exercises of the constituent university on June 26, 2019 at the Plenary Hall of the Philippine International Convention Center. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. Iskolar para sa Bayan In his message, Te urged the graduates to stand up for truth, justice, and human rights amidst “a war that is being waged on many fronts and in many forms.” He explained that every Iskolar ng Bayan must “remember always who we are” as scholars who “come from the people” and who are expected to “always put the people first.” “Be good people. . . as Iskolar ng Bayan, Iskolar para sa Bayan,” Te advised. He also gave several examples on how UP graduates can help others, as innovators and leaders. “Find ways to help. . . . Be a counterculture,” added Te. Graduates of 2019 listen to Atty. Theodore O. Te’s commencement speech. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. “Insist on what is true, what is just, and what is right. Do that through our scholarly research; through the use of science to find the truth; through multi-disciplinary engagements that allow us to see beyond where we find ourselves now,” Te advised. Te also expressed confidence that UP has adequately trained its graduates “to be courageous and to be good.” He said further, “More than just allowing mastery of our respective fields, we must strive to inculcate not only knowledge but also to develop character—the conviction of what is good, right and just; to be able to do the right thing, and to resist compromising one’s ideals and values. This requires courage, perseverance, and fortitude; it also requires the strength to persist through challenges and struggles, and to choose what is right even when it is difficult, even when you stand alone and everyone else is against you.” UP Manila Chancellor Carmencita D. Padilla , presents the plaque of appreciation and token to Atty. Theodore O. Te, the commencement speaker. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. Iskolar ng Bayan, ngayon ay lumalaban Georgina B. Gato, BA Political Science, summa cum laude, delivered her valedictory address on behalf of the graduating class after each of the graduates and recipients of awards were called on stage. Dozens from the Class of 2019 rushed to the front of the Plenary Hall, unfurling streamers and placards for the lightning rally as a response to the challenges presented by Te and Gato. After the graduates were inducted into the UP Alumni Association and the UP Manila Alumni Association, the SDE (same-day edit) video of the commencement exercises was played, showing the highlights of the event. Graduates of UP Manila pose for a wacky shot. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. Read the commencement address of Atty. Te here. Watch the highlights from UP Manila’s YouTube channel. Officials and faculty members of the University of the Philippines Manila. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. Members of the University of the Philippines Board of Regents, UP System administration, and UP Manila Chancellor Carmencita D. Padilla pose with Atty. Theodore O. Te (center), the commencement speaker for the 110th Commencement Exercises of UP Manila. Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO. |
https://up.edu.ph/up-taiwanese-universities-faculty-meet-for-academic-cooperation/ | UP, Taiwanese universities’ faculty meet for academic cooperation – University of the Philippines | UP, Taiwanese universities’ faculty meet for academic cooperation UP, Taiwanese universities’ faculty meet for academic cooperation December 7, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO Top officials and faculty members from the University of the Philippines (UP) and the Taiwan Strategic Alliance for Colleges of Education and Humanity / National Taiwan University System (TSA-CEH/NTUS) held an academic collaborative meeting and workshop on November 20, 2017 in UP Diliman, Quezon City. Photo by Bong Arboleda The event was highlighted by the signing of a memorandum on academic cooperation between UP and TSA-CEH, and by a series of discussions on possible joint activities and international exchanges among participating higher education institutions. Photo by Bong Arboleda Representatives from UP, NTUS, National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU), National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (NTUST), National Tsing Hua University (NTHU), National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), and National Cheng Chi University (NCCU) attended the activities held at Quezon Hall, Palma Hall, and the Microtel by Wyndham – UP Technohub in UP Diliman, Quezon City. (Fred Dabu, UP MPRO) Click here for more photos of the event. |
https://up.edu.ph/istorya-ng-pag-asa-calls-for-film-entries-2/ | Istorya ng Pag-asa calls for film entries – University of the Philippines | Istorya ng Pag-asa calls for film entries Istorya ng Pag-asa calls for film entries February 6, 2019 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office Are you interested in making films? Do you have a true and inspiring story you want to share? Join the Istorya ng Pag-asa Film Festival 2019! Istorya ng Pag-asa (INP) is a traveling photo gallery featuring extraordinary stories of ordinary Filipinos. Through words and portraits, this project aims to inspire, empower and be a source of hope for all. It was an offshoot of Araw ng Pagbasa, Araw ng Pag-asa, an annual reading advocacy program that began in Quezon City. Officially adopted in November 2016, Istorya ng Pag-asa is an initiative of the Office of the Vice President aiming to direct social conversations away from animosity and toward positivity by spreading stories of hope. Istorya ng Pag-asa continues to grow and expand its reach to all corners of the country, with the support of partners and stakeholders from Cebu, Cagayan de Oro, Quezon City, Naga, Baguio, Palawan and Dumaguete. Click here to view the mechanics, application form and FAQs. Accepting submissions only until March 25, 2019. |
https://up.edu.ph/call-for-applications-2021-ajinomoto-postgraduate-scholarship-grant/ | Call for applications: 2021 Ajinomoto Postgraduate Scholarship Grant – University of the Philippines | Call for applications: 2021 Ajinomoto Postgraduate Scholarship Grant Call for applications: 2021 Ajinomoto Postgraduate Scholarship Grant January 24, 2020 | Posted by UP Media and Public Relations Office Ajinomoto is inviting interested applicants from the Philippines to apply for the 2021 Ajinomoto Postgraduate Scholarship Grant. The Ajinomoto Postgraduate Scholarship Grants aims to help deserving Filipino students who require financial assistance to pursue higher education in the field of sciences. This gives a full scholarship in a master’s course at specified graduate schools in designated universities in Japan. This grant can be applied to specified graduate schools at the University of Tokyo, Kyoto University, Nagoya University, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Ochanomizu University, Waseda University and Kagawa Nutrition University. Further details of the scholarship can be accessed through this link: https://www.ajinomoto.com.ph/whats-new-archive/2021-ajinomoto-postgraduate-scholarship-grant/ |
https://up.edu.ph/che-museum-and-child-development-buildings-inaugurated/ | CHE Museum and Child Development buildings inaugurated – University of the Philippines | CHE Museum and Child Development buildings inaugurated CHE Museum and Child Development buildings inaugurated December 13, 2018 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office The facades of the newly inaugurated CHE Museum building and Child Development Center complex. (Photos by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) Three years after its inclusion in the UP budget proposal, the College of Home Economics’ (CHE) infrastructure development project, beginning with the College Museum and the Child Development Center buildings, was inaugurated on December 12, 2018. The inauguration was led by UP President Danilo Concepcion, UP Diliman Chancellor Michael Tan, and CHE Dean Aurorita Roldan, with former UP President Alfredo Pascual and former CHE deans and faculty members as guests of honor. They toured around the facilities of the CHE Museum, which include the costume museum; and of the new CDC building, which include observation classrooms, playgrounds, and an auditorium. Aside from the costume museum, the CHE Museum will house museums for traditional Philippine attire, home implements, toys, and other home artifacts. The CDC is the laboratory school of the CHE’s Family Life and Child Development Department, which educates children from three months to 5 ½ years old. Part of the CHE’s collection of ternos on display in the costume museum. (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) The CDC open-air playground highlighted by a slide said to be the work of Napoleon Abueva and a wading pool. (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) Two of the CDC observation classrooms, especially designed for infants (top photo) and older pre-schoolers (bottom photo). (Photos by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) “I know this is a work in progress that we will support in whatever way we can, as part of the larger vision to be a center of Home Economics,” said Tan in the inauguration program. “Many of our problems are rooted in the destruction of what we used to teach at home.” He added that Home Economics “. . . is an appreciation of what we have. That is where we shape our Filipino-ness and where we have our inculturation.” Chancellor Michael Tan and President Danilo Concepcion deliver messages. (Photos by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) Concepcion wanted the name of the College “tweaked” to reflect the many disciplines in the College and to get recognized alongside their international counterparts. He assured the College of more support from him, so that it can lead the country in terms of its expertise and expand the coverage of courses to include emerging industries. He called upon the initiative of the College to contribute to the country’s food security by discovering new food sources and processes. He also spoke about extension programs to make courses such as culinary arts and hospitality management more accessible in the Philippines. (Jo. Lontoc, UP MPRO) Works of children wards hang just outside the classrooms. (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) |
https://up.edu.ph/updgo-holds-forum-on-confronting-ejks/ | UPDGO holds forum on confronting EJKs – University of the Philippines | UPDGO holds forum on confronting EJKs UPDGO holds forum on confronting EJKs September 27, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office The UP Diliman Gender Office (UPDGO) conducted a forum about extrajudicial killings (EJKs) in urban and rural communities on September 20 at the UPDGO Seminar Room, Benton Hall, UP Diliman, Quezon City. “Nanay, Tatay, gusto kong tinapay, Nanay, Tatay, gusto kong MABUHAY” served as a venue for dialogue and psychosocial guidance for participants from Barangay UP Campus and Sitio Sandugo (Kampuhansa UP Diliman). Facilitating the forum were: UPDGO’s Guidance Counselor and (OASH) Extension Specialist Prescilla Tulipat; Legal Consultant, Atty. Alnie Foja; Gender and Development Specialist, Cindy Cruz-Cabrera; and, Coordinator, Prof. Nancy Kimuell-Gabriel, in cooperation with the Bai Indigenous Women’s Network and the Barangay UP Campus Family Community Healing Center. The participants expressed feelings of hurt, fear and anger over the killings of children, even as they also discussed community actions to address these issues. A candle lighting ceremony and call to action capped the day’s activities. A candle lighting ceremony and call to action capped the day’s activities. (Photo by Fred Dabu, UP MPRO) Fight for ancestral lands and safer communities “How can we keep our communities safe? Do we still feel safe if the police and military are the ones committing or condoning the killings?” These were among the questions raised during the discussions, as the participants shared their own experiences in the context of the Martial Law era that began 45 years ago under the Marcos dictatorship, the Duterte administration’s drug war, and the Martial Law situation in Mindanao at present. Forum participants said there have been at least 13 recorded deaths in Barangay UP Campus attributed to the drug war. Meanwhile, women tribal leaders narrated how government and paramilitary groups have been committing violence on their communities since the Marcos era. Bai Aida Seisa, a Bagobo leader from the Paquibato district, Davao City, recounted how she survived two massacres, the first in 1983 and then recently in 2015. She said on these separate incidents, her father, Amado Sandunan, a Bagobo leader who fought logging operations in their ancestral lands, and other villagers, were killed by paramilitary and government troops, because they were fighting for their natural resources-rich yutang kabilin, their ancestral lands. Bai Aida Seisa, a Bagobo leader from the Paquibato district, Davao City (Photo by Fred Dabu, UP MPRO) Michelle Campos, Lumad youth leader, narrated their plight after her father, Lumad leader Dionel Campos, grandfather, Datu Juvello Sinzo, and school director, Emerito Samarca were killed by paramilitary troops in Lianga, Surigao del Sur in September 2015. Bai Kakay Tolentino, a Dumagat and the national coordinator of BAI, said indigenous peoples are fighting for survival and defending their ancestral lands from corporations and militarization because land is their source of life. She said they have also learned to fight for their lives, united as a tribe, as a community, and as members of broader alliances with common goals. BAI members arrived with the delegates of the Lakbayan ng Pambansang Minorya 2017 on August 31 for the three weeks-long Kampuhansa UP Diliman along C.P. Garcia Avenue. During the candle lighting ceremony, the forum speakers and participants called for solidarity, healing, justice, and for an end to the killings, as they pledged to join protest actions against violence and creeping tyranny. (Fred Dabu, UP MPRO) |
https://up.edu.ph/upd-launches-sayaw-ng-paghihimagsik-on-international-womens-day-2019/ | UPD launches “Sayaw ng Paghihimagsik” on International Women’s Day 2019 – University of the Philippines | UPD launches “Sayaw ng Paghihimagsik” on International Women’s Day 2019 UPD launches “Sayaw ng Paghihimagsik” on International Women’s Day 2019 March 11, 2019 | Written by Fred Dabu Members of the UP Diliman community dance the “Sayaw ng Paghihimagsik” and “One Billion Rising” as their expressions of unity and protest. Photo by Jun Madrid, UPMPRO. The University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) faculty, staff, students, and residents of Barangay UP Campus gathered at Quezon Hall on March 8 for a festive and militant multisectoral program in celebration of International Women’s Day 2019. The event featured the public launching of “Sayaw ng Paghihimagsik”, one of the UPD community’s contributions to the annual “One Billion Rising” (OBR) global campaign and the local series of activities in March, Women’s Month. Photo by Jun Madrid, UPMPRO. With the theme “Laban U.P.! Laban sa Misogyny! Nagkakaisang UP laban sa lahat ng anyo ng karahasan at pang-aapi sa kababaihan. Pagyurak ay wakasan, irespeto ang kababaihan! Kababaihan, ipaglaban ang bayan! Bayan, ipaglaban ang kababaihan!” formulated by the UPD Gender and Development (GAD) Focal Point System, members of organizations spearheaded by the UPD Gender Office (UPDGO) participated in the “Sayaw ng Paghihimagsik” and OBR dance as their expression of protest against all forms of violence against women. Among them were: the University Student Council, Gabriela Youth, Lumad and Bakwit Schools, All UP Workers Alliance, Concerned Artists of the Philippines, Congress of Teachers/Educators for Nationalism and Democracy (CONTEND), the University Library, and the UPD Human Resources Development Office (HRDO). Staff from the University Health Service, Barangay UP Campus Golden Lolas, TUBAW Music Collective, The General Strike, and Pasada also rendered their respective cultural performances during the event. UP Executive Vice President Teodoro J. Herbosa reads UP President Danilo L. Concepcion’s solidarity message for the event. Photo by Jun Madrid, UPMPRO. Solidarity messages were delivered by UP Executive Vice President Teodoro J. Herbosa, representing UP President Danilo L. Concepcion, UPDGO coordinator, Dr. Nancy Kimuell-Gabriel, and representatives of participating organizations. They said that campuses and communities should be safe and enabling environments for all. They also called for unity in the fight to end all forms of violence against women and children, oppression, and misogyny (hatred of or contempt for women), and reiterated that these have no place in the University and in society. The Barangay UP Campus Golden Lolas performing a Filipino folk dance. Photo by Jun Madrid, UPMPRO. After the program in Diliman, Quezon City, a contingent then proceeded to the City of Manila to join the bigger protest programs held on Mendiola Bridge and at Liwasang Bonifacio. The Women’s Month series of activities in UPD included gender sensitivity seminars, exhibits, livelihood trainings, services for health and wellness, and forums. Poster from the UP Diliman Gender Office. The lyrics and music of “Sayaw ng Paghihimagsik” may be downloaded from the Facebook page of the Concerned Artists of the Philippines. |
https://up.edu.ph/a-statement-by-the-president-on-recent-issues-involving-fraternities/ | A Statement by the President on Recent Issues Involving Fraternities – University of the Philippines | A Statement by the President on Recent Issues Involving Fraternities A Statement by the President on Recent Issues Involving Fraternities November 23, 2018 | Written by President Danilo L. Concepcion Recent incidents within the University of the Philippines have drawn renewed attention to the roles and actuations of fraternities on our campuses—in particular, a brawl involving members of two fraternities, and even more disturbingly, a series of offensive posts on social media attributed to the Upsilon Sigma Phi. Let me speak first as the President of this University. Whatever the source of these reported posts may be, the language and the behavior they contain are reprehensible and totally unacceptable in our community. Such flagrant misogyny has no place in a university dedicated to the highest ideals and the practice of gender equality and human rights. That practice is best tested in our private utterances and actions, and the attitudes displayed in these published posts demonstrate how much more we need to do to reform medieval mindsets within the university at all levels. Let me now speak as an Upsilonian. It personally pains me for my fraternity, which is celebrating its Centennial, to have been associated with these posts. They do not represent what we have stood for all these years, as they bring us back to the darkness rather than the light. But my pain cannot be compared to that of those maligned by the posts, and I assure the University community that I will do all I can, both as President and as a fellow of the fraternity, to root out this problem and to instill or reaffirm a culture of respect, tolerance, and decency within Upsilon and our entire fraternity system. Let me be absolutely clear about this: I will not protect any fraternity brother who may be found culpable of these kinds of offensive acts. I call on my fellow Upsilon alumni to support me in this position, so we can bring the fraternity forward into a new and more progressive century. The long-held excuse that “Boys will be boys” can no longer hold. We will not tolerate misogyny, sexual harassment, and bullying or any form of violence against women and other groups in this University, and any such offenses will be dealt with to the full extent of our judicial and administrative remedies. Accordingly, I have instructed UP Diliman Chancellor Michael Tan to expedite the investigation into the recent brawl on campus reportedly involving members of the Upsilon Sigma Phi and Alpha Phi Beta fraternities to identify the participants, establish liabilities, and file the appropriate cases against the offenders. I am also directing all Chancellors to require all new and renewing student organizations for their members to undergo gender sensitivity training before accreditation or renewal is granted, and to intensify security on their campuses to ensure a peaceful and secure environment for students, faculty, staff, and residents. To anyone who may feel personally threatened or aggrieved by these recent incidents, I am offering the protection and assistance of my office in seeing to it that your case is attended to, that your safety and security are assured, and that justice is served. May these challenges become an opportunity for all of us to work together for a safer, fairer, and more convivial University environment. DANILO L. CONCEPCION President 23 November 2018 |
https://up.edu.ph/danilo-concepcion-steps-in-as-21st-up-president/ | Danilo Concepcion steps in as 21st UP president – University of the Philippines | Danilo Concepcion steps in as 21st UP president Danilo Concepcion steps in as 21st UP president February 10, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office The University of the Philippines (UP) welcomed its 21st president, UP Diliman College of Law Dean Danilo Concepcion, on February 10 in a ceremonial turnover of the university leadership at Quezon Hall, UP Diliman. He will serve a term of six years. “Today, I will pass on, with both pride and humility, the mantle of leadership to my successor, whose outstanding qualifications give me confidence that the future of UP is in good hands,” said outgoing UP President Alfredo Pascual in his valedictory address. “I call on our faculty, students, staff, and alumni to help our new president stay the course as he takes his turn in putting a few more stones in the building of our great edifice—that is our UP beloved.” In his acceptance speech, Concepcion highlighted compassion as an integral value in moving the university forward. “Marapat siguro na ating isaalang-alang na mas titingkad ang taglay nitong bisa kung ang dangal at husay ay kakambal ng pagmamalasakit. Kinakailangan nating itong isapuso at isadiwa sapagkat ito ang magiging pangunahin nating takaran upang matagumpay nating maiukit ang dibuho ng ating hinaharap. Sa susunod na anim na taon na ating pagsasamahan, malasakit ang magbibigay bigkis at buhay sa lahat ng ating layunin, sa lahat ng ating mga kilos, at sa lahat ng ating mga galaw.” (“We should consider that the meaning and value of honor and excellence is further deepened when it is coupled with compassion. We should keep it in our hearts and minds as this will be the foundation upon which we can successfully carve out our plans for the future. In the next six years that we will be together, compassion will unite and give life to all our objectives and all our actions.”) Prior to the UP presidency, Concepcion was the executive director of the UP Bonifacio Global City campus. He also served as Vice President for Legal Affairs in the administration of his predecessor, Alfredo Pascual. From 2000-2002, he was president of De La Salle Araneta University. Concepcion earned his Master of Laws degree from the University of London in 1986 as a Chevening Scholar of the United Kingdom government. He graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree, cum laude, from UP Diliman in 1983. In 1979, he finished his Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering degree, summa cum laude, in De La Salle Araneta University. He also topped the licensure examination for agricultural engineers that year. The new UP president’s platform is the redefinition of UP’s culture, enhancing the time-honored traditions of honor and excellence to include compassion—a virtue he considers as “UP’s moral core as the national university.” To “engender compassion in [UP’s] culture,” Concepcion has enumerated five key points in his vision paper: the academic thrust should reflect its concern for the welfare of its primary constituency—the nation, the admission and financial aid system should respond to the needs of all deserving students; efficient and effective services must be delivered to UP’s constituency within the campuses and meaningful support extended to all its personnel; as UP’s contribution to prudent management of public resources, creative ways must be conceived to boost its income without abandoning the campaign for increased government subsidy; and UP should contribute to national development. |
https://up.edu.ph/up-president-danilo-l-concepcion-names-executive-team/ | UP President Danilo L. Concepcion names Executive Team – University of the Philippines | UP President Danilo L. Concepcion names Executive Team UP President Danilo L. Concepcion names Executive Team February 10, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office Newly-installed UP President Danilo Concepcion has introduced the members of his executive team in his acceptance speech during the ceremonial turnover of the university leadership on February 10 at Quezon Hall, UP Diliman. Oath-taking of the Vice Presidents and the Secretary of the University took place at the Office of the President right after the ceremony. The 21st UP President has reappointed three officials from the previous administration to continue serving as part of his executive team. They are Vice President for Planning and Finance Joselito Florendo, who is from the UP Diliman Cesar EA Virata School of Business-Department of Accounting and Finance; Vice President for Development Elvira Zamora, also from the same School, but from the Department of Business Administration; and Vice President for Legal Affairs Hector Danny Uy, from the UP Diliman College of Law. The Executive Vice President post will be occupied by Dr. Teodoro Herbosa, former undersecretary of the Department of Health, 3rd Vice President of the UP Alumni Association, and professor at the UP Manila College of Medicine. Vice President for Academic Affairs is Dr. Cynthia Rose Bautista, former commissioner of the Commission on Higher Education and professor at the UP Diliman College of Social Sciences and Philosophy-Department of Sociology. Dr. Nestor Yunque, professor at the UP Visayas College of Arts and Sciences-Division of Biological Sciences and former UP Visayas Vice Chancellor for Administration, has been appointed by Concepcion as the Vice President for Administration. Vice President for Public Affairs (VPPA) is Dr. Jose Dalisay Jr., a professor at the UP Diliman College of Arts and Letters-Department of English and Comparative Literature who previously held the VPPA position under the administration of former UP President Francisco Nemenzo. Atty. Roberto Lara, a 1987 graduate of the UP Diliman College of Law who is engaged in private practice, has been appointed as the Secretary of the University and of the Board of Regents. Prior to assuming the presidency, Concepcion was the executive director of the UP Bonifacio Global City campus. He also served as Vice President for Legal Affairs in the administration of his predecessor, Alfredo Pascual. From 2000-2002, he was president of De La Salle Araneta University. UP President Danilo Concepcion (leftmost) administers the oaths of office of his executive team. From left to right: Executive Vice President Teodoro Herbosa, Vice President for Planning and Finance Joselito Florendo, Vice President for Administration Nestor Yunque, Vice President for Development Elvira Zamora, Vice President for Public Affairs Jose Dalisay Jr., Vice President for Legal Affairs Hector Danny Uy, and Secretary of the University and of the Board of Regents Roberto Lara. Vice President for Academic Affairs Cynthia Rose Bautista was unable to attend. Photo by Misael Bacani, UPSIO. Concepcion earned his Master of Laws degree from the University of London in 1986 as a Chevening Scholar of the United Kingdom government. He graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree, cum laude, from UP Diliman in 1983. In 1979, he finished his Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering degree, summa cum laude, in De La Salle Araneta University. He also topped the licensure examination for agricultural engineers that year. The new UP president’s platform is the redefinition of UP’s culture, enhancing the time-honored traditions of honor and excellence to include compassion—a virtue he considers as “UP’s moral core as the national university.” To “engender compassion in [UP’s] culture,” Concepcion has enumerated five key points in his vision paper: the academic thrust should reflect its concern for the welfare of its primary constituency—the nation, the admission and financial aid system should respond to the needs of all deserving students; efficient and effective services must be delivered to UP’s constituency within the campuses and meaningful support extended to all its personnel; as UP’s contribution to prudent management of public resources, creative ways must be conceived to boost its income without abandoning the campaign for increased government subsidy; and UP should contribute to national development. He will serve a term of six years. From left to right: Vice President for Legal Affairs Hector Danny Uy, Vice President for Administration Nestor Yunque, Vice President for Planning and Finance Joselito Florendo, Executive Vice President Teodoro Herbosa, UP President Danilo Concepcion, Vice President for Development Elvira Zamora, Vice President for Public Affairs Jose Dalisay Jr., and Secretary of the University and of the Board of Regents Roberto Lara. Vice President for Academic Affairs Cynthia Rose Bautista was unable to attend. Photo by Misael Bacani, UPSIO. |
https://up.edu.ph/pascual-reports-accomplishments-thanks-up/ | Pascual reports accomplishments, thanks UP – University of the Philippines | Pascual reports accomplishments, thanks UP Pascual reports accomplishments, thanks UP February 21, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office UP outgoing president, Alfredo Pascual, gave markers of his administration’s accomplishment and expressed his thanks to the UP community, his executive staff in particular, at the 5th President’s Toast on February 9, 2017, the eve of handing over the UP presidency to his successor. The event, which opened the Institute of Biology, UP Diliman to the UP community–saw student protesters, as well as chancellors giving thanks on behalf of their constituent universities through their gift of a Toym Imao sculpture. Representatives of UP sectors delivered testimonials to the outgoing UP president. Pascual cited the administration’s two-pronged strategic plan aimed at academic and operational excellences to achieve a “one UP”. Enabling the administration’s successful implementation of this plan was its campaign for state funding, which saw the UP budget increase almost three-fold, from P5.4 billion in 2011 to P15.1 billion in 2016, mostly in the form of allocations for maintenance and other operating expenses (MOOE), and capital outlay, which amounted to P9 billion in a span of five years, according to the outgoing President. Pascual’s presentation began with achievements in pursuing academic excellence. UP outgoing President Alfredo Pascual expresses gratitude to each of his executive staff through citations. Photo by Misael Bacani, UPSIO. These included enhancing access to UP by poorer segments of society through the online UPCAT application and the free online UPCAT review. Those passing the UPCAT were given better motivation to enroll and chances of staying in UP through a liberalized loan system and a streamlined Socialized Tuition System, including increased stipends, scholarships, and compensation for student assistants. The roster of faculty was strengthened through increased incentives for the Balik-PhD program, sufficient grants to travel and pursue postgraduate courses abroad, multi-campus offering of doctoral programs, establishment of the One UP Professorial Chairs, and merit promotions. Research activity flourished through huge investments in research and facilities. The banner projects included buildings and equipment for the Philippine Genome Center and the National Institutes of Health. Several research projects that had great impact nationally such as Project NOAH/DREAM-LIDAR resulted from the Enhanced Interdisciplinary Research Program. Internationalization was jump-started with the shift in the academic calendar, international linkage programs such as MOVE UP and COOPERATE programs, and cross-border partnerships. These resulted in an influx of international professors, experts, and students, and active participation in an international network of universities. Programs were also benchmarked internationally, and open education was strengthened. In terms of public service, Pascual reported on UP’s first integrated approach to disaster response and to voter information, technical assistance to other higher educational institutions, and the launch of a Resilience Institute and a public service television, TVUP. UP’s expansion in several industrial zones and growth areas also concretized its efforts at reaching target publics actively involved in economic development. A major leap in operational excellence, meant to facilitate academic excellence, was the rolling out of eUP, an integrated operations and information system for all of UP. This included providing greater internet bandwidth and future-proofing of the fiber optic network. The Pascual administration was also the first to create system-wide guidelines for environment-friendly operations, building and landscaping design, and land use. Pascual expressed gratitude to each member of his executive staff through citations. The program was also a chance for various UP sectors to deliver testimonials to the outgoing president. The event organizer, the UP outgoing vice president for Public Affairs, Dr. Edna Estifania Co, spoke of Pascual’s “deep concern” to improve the lot of employees, faculty, and students. Atty. Reynaldo Laserna, alumni representative, mentioned Pascual’s name along the “great” UP Alumni Association presidents who eventually became presidents of the University. Regent Alexis Mejia, staff representative, enumerated the various staff benefits received during Pascual’s term. Kevin Mark Gomez, student representative, spoke of the international exchange program of the administration which made possible his studies abroad. Dr. Agnes Rola, faculty representative, said the administration “leveled UP to become a socially-relevant university.” UP Diliman Chancellor Michael Tan, representing the chancellors, gave brief testimonials he solicited from each chancellor. UP outgoing Vice President for Academic Affairs Gisela Concepcion, representing UP System officials, made the Gawad Pangulo choral competition an example of administration programs that cut across the system and sectors and generated goodwill and creativity. Commission on Higher Education Chair and UP Board of Regents Chair Patricia Licuanan thanked UP for helping CHED perform its role to lead the higher education sector. Tenor Ramon Acoymo of the UP College of Music delivered a spiel and rendered his versions of “Can’t Help Falling in Love” and “Moonriver” in honor of Pascual. Delivering a final word, Pascual repeated his trademark “Padayon UP” which harks on his vision of a great university: UP able to lead the country to prosperity in the globalized world. Pascual earlier said his acceptance of the nomination to the UP presidency was motivated by his love for his alma mater, responsible for his career advancement and the development of the youth, which now includes his grandchildren. (Jo. Florendo B. Lontoc, UP MPRO) For more photos of the event, please click through the album here. |
https://up.edu.ph/upou-graduates-348/ | UPOU graduates 348 – University of the Philippines | UPOU graduates 348 UPOU graduates 348 October 9, 2018 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office The UP Open University Class of 2018 listens to the commencement speaker, Dr. J. Prospero de Vera III, Officer-in-Charge of the Commission on Higher Education. (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) “As graduates of the national university, we have the duty to give back.” Commission on Higher Education Officer-in-Charge J. Prospero de Vera III reminded the 348-strong UP Open University (UPOU) Class of 2018 on September 29 at the UPOU Headquarters in Los Baños, Laguna. Commission on Higher Education Officer-in-Charge J. Prospero de Vera III addresses the graduating class of UPOU. (Photos by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) He also highlighted the unique experiences of UPOU students not only as distance learners that mainly employed technology in their education but also as learners who ardently pursued education despite the obstacles that prevented them from going to traditional universities, such as physical challenges, or personal or professional obligations. Master of Development Communication graduate Joanne Gerio delivers a message on behalf of the graduates. (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) Joanne Gerio, a Master of Development Communication graduate and an overseas Filipino worker who delivered the valedictory address, pointed out how “fortunate we are now to live in a world where learning is not only confined within the four walls of the classroom.” Echoing de Vera, she hoped that her fellow graduates will use their UPOU education to harness the potentials of digital technologies and lifelong learning in serving humanity. Gerio added: “Achievements and awards do not make us winners; [rather,] they represent our attitudes toward learning and constantly challenging ourselves in this technology-fueled world.” Of the 348 UPOU graduates, 50 received their undergraduate degrees while 298 earned their graduate degrees. (Arlyn VCD Palisoc Romualdo, UP MPRO) Scenes prior to the graduation ceremony (Photos by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) Officials of the UP Open University pose for the traditional photo in front of the Oblation on graduation day. (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) UP officials in the processional: from left, Assistant VP for Public Affairs Jose Wendell Capili, Executive VP Teodoro Herbosa, UP Mindanao Chancellor Sylvia Concepcion, Student Regent Ivy Taroma, Faculty Regent Patricia Arinto, Regent Angelo Jimenez, UPOU University Registrar Aurora Lacaste, UPOU Chancellor Melinda Bandalaria (hidden), Secretary of the University and of the Board of Regents Roberto Lara, and UP President Danilo Concepcion; at the end (hidden) is commencement speaker, CHED OIC J. Prospero de Vera III (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) Members of the graduating class in the processional (Photos by Arlyn VCD Palisoc Romualdo, UP MPRO) UP President Danilo Concepcion confers the degrees and titles upon the graduates. (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) The graduates receive their diplomas from UP President Danilo Concepcion, who also leads the hooding of PhD graduates. (Photos by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO; except for middle row left which is by Arlyn VCD Palisoc Romualdo, UP MPRO) UP President Danilo Concepcion leads the graduates in pledging loyalty to the University. (Photos by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) UP Alumni Association (UPAA) 1st Vice President Luis Rey Velasco, representing UPAA President Reynaldo Laserna, administers the alumni oath. (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) The UPOU Class of 2018 sings “UP Naming Mahal.” (Photo by Arlyn VCD Palisoc Romualdo, UP MPRO) Fireworks signal the end of the commencement exercises. (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) The end of the ceremony allows the graduates to take photos with family, friends, and professors. (Photos by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) |
https://up.edu.ph/public-lecture-on-change-continuity-in-chinas-foreign-policy/ | UP CIDS conducts Public Lecture on “Change and Continuity in China’s Foreign Policy” – University of the Philippines | UP CIDS conducts Public Lecture on “Change and Continuity in China’s Foreign Policy” UP CIDS conducts Public Lecture on “Change and Continuity in China’s Foreign Policy” September 20, 2018 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office The Strategic Studies Program (SSP) of the University of the Philippines’ Center for Integrative and Development Studies (UP CIDS), in partnership with the UP Diliman Department of Political Science, will hold a lecture, “Change and Continuity in China’s Foreign Policy”, on Wednesday, 10 October 2018 from 1:30 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. at the UP CIDS Conference Hall, Lower Ground Floor, Ang Bahay ng Alumni, Diliman, Quezon City. The event will present the findings of the studies conducted by SSP Research Fellows and Assistant Professors, Dr. Meiting Li and Raisa E. Lumampao, on the emerging trends in China’s foreign policy and its implications for Korea. The lecture is free and open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis. To pre-register, please visit https://bit.ly/2NeOVMR or https://cids.up.edu.ph/change-and-continuity-in-chinas-foreign-policy/ to learn more about this event. |
https://up.edu.ph/kabuluhan-ng-kwentong-bayan-sa-ibat-ibang-disiplina-tinalakay-sa-sampaksaan/ | Kabuluhan ng ‘k’wentong bayan’ sa iba’t ibang disiplina tinalakay sa “Sampaksaan” – University of the Philippines | Kabuluhan ng ‘k’wentong bayan’ sa iba’t ibang disiplina tinalakay sa “Sampaksaan” Kabuluhan ng ‘k’wentong bayan’ sa iba’t ibang disiplina tinalakay sa “Sampaksaan” March 9, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office Nagtipon ang mga dalubhasa, guro, iskolar, at mga estudyante sa Panitikang Pilipino mula sa Samar, Leyte, Cebu, Benguet at iba’t ibang rehiyon sa bansa sa kumperensiyang pinamagatang “Sampaksaan sa K’wentong Bayan.” Ang kumperensiya ay ginanap noong Pebrero 23 sa UP National Institute for Science and Mathematics Education Development (UP NISMED) Auditorium bilang bahagi ng pagdiriwang ng UP Diliman Month 2017. “Nilalayon ng ‘Sampaksaan’ na mailahad ang kasaysayan at kabuluhan ng mga k’wentong bayan at kaugnayan ng mga ito sa pagbuo ng pambansang kamalayan. Dagdag pa rito, layunin din nito ang (1) maging lunan ng talastasan para sa mga iskolar, mag-aaral, guro at mananaliksik ng mga k’wentong bayan at kaalamang bayan; (2) marinig ang mga pinakabagong pananaliksik hinggil sa mga k’wentong bayan bilang isang lehitimong larangan; at (3) makabuo ng network ng mga iskolar para sa posibleng kolaborasyon,” ayon kina Propesor Sir Anril P. Tiatco at Propesor Jem R. Javier, mga pinuno ng proyekto ng UP Diliman Month 2017, mula sa Opisina ng Inisyatiba para sa Kultura at ng mga Sining. “Ang mga k’wentong bayan ay mga naratibong pasalita na nagpasalin-salin sa maraming henerasyon. Naririnig ang mga ito sa mga pangkomunidad na seremonya at ritwal at sa pang-araw-araw na huntahan at kuwentuhan ng mga mamayan. Madalas ang mga k’wentong bayan ang nagpapaliwanag ng iba’t ibang aspekto ng tradisyon, mga kalakaran at pati na rin kasaysayan. Ang mga k’wentong bayan ay itinuturing ding masining na pamamaraan ng pakikipagtalastasan sa mga kasapi ng pamayanan maging sa tagalabas,” dagdag pa nila. Para naman kay Tsanselor Michael L. Tan ng UP Diliman, “ang k’wentong bayan (folklore studies) ay may mahalagang papel sa pagbubuo ng pambansang identidad lalo sa kinakaharap ngayon ng ibayong pag-unlad ng teknolohiya na nakakapagpawala ng mga orihinal na konteksto ng mga tradisyunal na sining at konteksto halimbawa sa mga k’wentong bayan.” “Mahalaga ang k’wentong bayan lalo sa truth-telling lalo na sa panahon ng tinatawag na post-truth na may malaking epekto sa ating pagbuo ng ating bansa, at ng ating mga sarili,” dagdag pa ni Tan. Si Propesor Felipe M. de Leon, Jr., Dating Tagapangulo ng Pambansang Komisyon para sa Kultura at mga Sining, at Propesor ng Aralin ng Sining sa Kolehiyo ng Arte at Literatura, ang pagbigay ng susing pananalita para sa kumperenisya. May tatlong plenaryo ang kumperensiya na nagtalakay sa iba’t ibang disiplina at ang kaugnayan at mahalagang papel ng k’wentong bayan sa mga ito. Ang unang plenaryo ay nakatutok sa kahalagahan ng paglikom o dokumentasyon ng mga datos ng mga k’wentong bayan mula sa iba’t ibang panig ng bansa. Ang mga panauhing tagapgasalita sa plenaryong ito ay sina Prop. Ma. Luisa T. Camagay, Ph.D. para sa “Kaalamang Bayan: Balon ng Kaalaman ng mga Ilustradong Pilipino”; Prop. Flora Elena R. Mirano, Ph.D. para sa “Isang Lakaran sa Larangan ng Kaalamang Bayan”; at si Prop. Percival F. Almoro, Ph.D. para sa “Agham at mga K’wentong Bayan.” Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO. Ang ikalawang plenaryo ay nakatuon sa patuloy na pagsuri, at sa pagkakataong magrebisa ng kurikulum sa mga asignaturang tumatalakay sa kasayasayan at lipunang Pilipino, at ang mapaunlad ang ating kaalamang bayan. Sina Prop. Maria Bernadette L. Abrera, Ph.D. sa presentasyong “K’wentong Bayan at Kaalamang Bayan sa K-12” at Prop. Lorina Y. Calingasan, M.A.T. para sa “Ang Lugar ng Kaalamang Bayan sa K-12 Kurikulum” ang mga nagpaunlak bilang mga panauhing tagapagsalita. Ang pokus ng ikatlong plenaryo ay hinggil sa talakayang “Kulturang Popular at Kaalamang Bayan” na tinalakay ang kahalagahan ng makabagong teknolohiya sa makabagong panahon at ang ugnayan nito sa tradisyong k’wentong bayan, at ang papel ng teknolohiya upang maipaabot o maipakalat sa nakararami ang kaalamang bayan. “Refletions on the History of MMFF, the Decline of Bakbakan and Folklore” ni Prop. Patrick F. Campos, MA at “Tabi-tabi Folkloradyo!”: Saysay, Salaysay at Salapungan” ni Melecio C. Fabros III, MA ang mga naging tagapagsalita at presentasyon sa bahaging ito. Para kay Pangulong Danilo Concepcion, “napakahalaga ng mga gawaing tulad nito upang mapagyaman at maisulong ang ating pambansang kamalayan bilang mga Pilipinong nakapaloob sa ika-21 siglo, ngunit may mababalikang milenyo ng pagkatha, pagkwento, at pagdalumat sa mga hibla ng imahinasyon na bumubuklod sa atin bilang mga Pilipino. Madalas tayong makarinig ng mga panawagan para sa pambansang pagkakaisa mula sa ating mga pinuno. Subalit ang tunay na pagkakaisa ay hindi lamang usaping pulitikal kundi isang proyekto ng imahinasyon, isang pagsasarebulto ng bayan mula sa mayaman at pinagsamang putik ng iba’t ibang rehiyon at pangkulturang komunidad,” aniya sa isang mensaheng ipinaabot ni Bise Presidente para sa Gawaing Pang-madla Jose Dalisay, Jr. Sa pagsasara ng programa, ipinaabot ni Dekana at Punong Tagapangasiwa ng Sampaksaan Grace H. Aguiling-Dalisay, Ph.D. ang kaniyang mensahe, “Ibinabalik tayo sa kahalagahan ng ‘folklore’ at kuwentuhan at makinig sa pagsasalaysay ng ating mga sarili na siyang nakapagbubuo ng mga kuwentong bayan.” (Stephanie S. Cabigao, UP MPRO) |
https://up.edu.ph/up-presidents-investiture-set-for-sept-20/ | UP President’s investiture set for Sept. 20 – University of the Philippines | UP President’s investiture set for Sept. 20 UP President’s investiture set for Sept. 20 September 13, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office UP President’s investiture set for Sept. 20 Atty. Danilo Lardizabal Concepción will be formally installed as the 21st president of the University of the Philippines on September 20, 5:00 pm, at the University Theater, UP Diliman. Commission on Higher Education Chairperson Patricia Licuanan, who also heads the UP Board of Regents, will preside over the investiture rites. As part of the ceremony, she will hand over the symbols of the presidency such as the mace and medallion to Atty. Concepcion. In his speech, Concepción is expected to expound on his vision for the University, explaining the strategic plan that will guide the duration of his six-year administration. In his vision paper for the presidency, he sought the redefinition of UP’s culture, enhancing its time-honored traditions of honor and excellence to include compassion—a virtue he considers as “UP’s moral core as the national university.” Prior to assuming the presidency on February 10 this year, he was the executive director of the UP Bonifacio Global City campus. He also served as Vice President for Legal Affairs in the administration of his predecessor, Alfredo Pascual. From 2000 to 2002, he was president of De La Salle Araneta University. He has also been serving as the Dean of the UP College of Law since 2011. Born in 1958, Concepción earned his Master of Laws degree from the University of London in 1986 as a Chevening Scholar. He graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree, cum laude, from UP Diliman in 1983. In 1979, he received his Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering degree, summa cum laude, from De La Salle Araneta University. He was elected to the position in November 2016 by the 11-member Board of Regents, UP’s highest governing body. UP’s presidents have traditionally held their investiture several months after taking office. |
https://up.edu.ph/invitation-to-the-investiture-of-the-21st-up-president/ | Invitation to the Investiture of the 21st UP President – University of the Philippines | Invitation to the Investiture of the 21st UP President Invitation to the Investiture of the 21st UP President September 15, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office The UP community is invited to attend the Investiture of the 21st President of the University of the Philippines, Atty. Danilo Lardizabal Concepción, on September 20, 5:00PM at the University Theater. Faculty members who are attending the Investiture are requested to wear their sablay or academic gown, and to be seated at the venue by 4:30PM. A livestream link will also be accessible via http://livestream.up.edu.ph. You may view the Memorandum No. TJH 2017-35 issued by Executive Vice President Teodoro J. Herbosa here. |
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https://up.edu.ph/up-responds-to-red-tagging-and-claims-of-communist-recruitment/ | UP responds to red-tagging and claims of communist recruitment – University of the Philippines | UP responds to red-tagging and claims of communist recruitment UP responds to red-tagging and claims of communist recruitment November 19, 2020 | Written by UP Office of the Vice President for Public Affairs The University of the Philippines is an educational institution. The University’s core mission is knowledge and innovation creation, production, and dissemination, using various approaches of knowledge transfer. UP does not recruit for the communists as this is not its mission. The University of the Philippines has played a critical role in training the professionals, high-level specialists, scientists and researchers who are needed by the country to generate new knowledge in support of development needs and goals. With its critical mass of experts in a comprehensive range of disciplines, UP has contributed much in terms of research and technologies. During the past months of the pandemic alone, UP mobilized its multidisciplinary research expertise to address multiple COVID-19-related imperatives. For instance, it had more than 200 projects focusing on the molecular biology and clinical features of the virus; clinical trials on and evaluation of treatment (e.g., convalescent plasma); infection control measures; development of a COVID-19 testing kit; projections on the state of transmissions based on LGU data, and municipal/city density mapping of current active cases; engineering solutions (e.g., prototype adult ventilators, disinfectants and decontamination through different means); the development of apps (e.g., apps for more efficient case-finding and monitoring, job risk calculators for the workplace); and analysis of the pandemic’s socio-economic impacts (e.g., effects on the supply chain), among many others. UP is present as well in all branches of government. In the executive branch, 15 members of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s cabinet graduated from UP. Several of them were/are still in our faculty, such as Secretaries Herminio “Harry” Roque Jr., Bernadette Romulo-Puyat, Leonor “Liling” Magtolis-Briones, Fortunato “Boy” dela Peña, CHEd Commissioner J. Prospero “Popoy” de Vera III, Wendel Avisado, and Joel Joseph Marciano, Jr. The University of the Philippines values academic freedom—the freedom to think, to speak, to study, to teach, and even the freedom to disagree. UP encourages critical thinking which, at times, may manifest as an attitude of dissidence and anti-authoritarianism. UP cannot be said to be anti-government because its mandate is clear: UP is the national university. Its community of scholars is dedicated to the nation’s quest for development. And so, UP will continue to lead as a public service university by providing service to the nation including scholarly and technical assistance to the government, the private sector, and civil society. The University of the Philippines continues to serve the country and humanity in a myriad of ways, and its faculty, students, staff and alumni, who represent the country’s best and brightest, continue to uphold its principles of honor and excellence in the service of the Filipino people. —Office of the Vice President for Public Affairs, University of the Philippines |
https://up.edu.ph/bienvenido-o-juliano-ph-d-outstanding-filipino-scientist-on-organic-chemistry-81/ | Bienvenido O. Juliano, Ph.D., Outstanding Filipino Scientist in Organic Chemistry, 81 – University of the Philippines | Bienvenido O. Juliano, Ph.D., Outstanding Filipino Scientist in Organic Chemistry, 81 Bienvenido O. Juliano, Ph.D., Outstanding Filipino Scientist in Organic Chemistry, 81 February 26, 2018 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office National Scientist Bienvenido O. Juliano, known Filipino expert in Organic Chemistry, joined our Creator on February 21, 2018. The National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines (NAST, PHL), joins the science community in mourning the demise of National Scientist (NS) Juliano. NS Juliano was known for his outstanding contributions to the chemistry and technology of rice and rice food products, which rationalizes breeding strategies for rice grain quality all throughout the world; his extensive and primary research works on rice starch and its constituents; and for his enviable capacity to train many scientists from the national rice programs of many countries and other segments of the academe. His important research activities in collaboration with scientists in related disciplines had produced socio-economic impact amongst the rice-eating countries of the world. Spanning 32 years working as a chemist, NS Juliano worked for the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), an independent, nonprofit rice research and training organization and Asia’s largest nonprofit agricultural research center from 1961 to 1993 as in charge of grain quality research, where he contributed much to the basic knowledge in differences between varieties of grain quality of rice. He demonstrated that the amylose (a linear polymer made up of D-glucose units) content of starch determines the quality of milled rice in Asia. In addition, he also delved into the nutritional quality of rice and formulated an innovative and improved methods for grain quality evaluation. He was author and co-author of more than 370 scientific papers on rice chemistry and quality and technology and rice in human nutrition and compiled essential data on world rice. He edited and contributed to several chapters of the 2nd edition of the American Association of Cereal Chemists (AACC) monograph “Rice Chemistry and Technology” in 1985, wrote “Rice in Human Nutrition” for FAO in 1993, and “Rice Chemistry and Quality” for PhilRice in 2003. He was an M.S. and Ph.D. theses adviser to several scholars, fellows and research assistants, a number of postdoctoral fellows and visiting scientists who did research in his laboratory. He also produced competent IRRI laboratory trained chemists from national rice breeding programs of many countries. Considered a world authority on rice grain quality, NS Juliano has been recipient of many awards and citations, including the Ten Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) Award in Science in 1964, the Jose P. Rizal Pro Patria Award for Rice Chemistry in 1976, the Japanese Society of Starch Science Medal of Merit in 1982, the Thomas B. Osborne Medal Award from the AACC in 1988, the National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP) National Researcher Award in Physical Sciences in 1993, and the ASEAN Outstanding Scientist and Technologists Award in 1998, among others. In 2004, he was included in the Institute of Scientific Information Highly Cited Researchers. He is in the Editorial Board of Journal of Cereal Science and Food Reviews International. Recognizing his important researches done at IRRI and in collaborative studies with scientists in related disciplines, he was elected Member of NAST in 1979 and eventually National Scientist in 2000. NS Juliano completed his undergraduate degree in B.S. Agriculture from the University of the Philippines Los Baños magna cum laude (1955). He finished his M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry at the Ohio State University in 1958 and 1959, respectively. He was the youngest Ph.D. graduate of the said university at the age of 22. His research activities and collaborative initiatives with other scientists in the field provided an in depth physicochemical analysis of rice grain quality being requisite to the improvement of rice grain productivity. The augmented grain quality led to an increase national welfare by raising the value of rice to either consumers or producers leading to expanded market, improved quality of products, and development of new rice products. Improved quality and shelf-life of selected rice food products has also added market value particularly for export into targeted markets, thus allowing more efficient competition in the world market. Upon retirement, he was senior consultant at the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), Los Baños, a rice research institute headquartered in the country, which plays a key role in building and sustaining a competitive rice economy through research into farming systems, technology, and policy-making, since his voluntary retirement from IRRI in June 1993. Necrological services will be held on February 24, 2018 at 10:00 AM in St. Therese of the Child Jesus Chapel, Los Baños, Laguna. This story was first published on uplb.edu.ph, “Bienvenido O. Juliano, Ph.D., Outstanding Filipino Scientist on Organic Chemistry, 81.” |
https://up.edu.ph/4th-katipunan-conference/ | 4th Katipunan Conference – University of the Philippines | 4th Katipunan Conference 4th Katipunan Conference August 7, 2019 | Posted by UP Media and Public Relations Office The Strategic Studies Program (SSP) of the UP Center for Integrative and Development Studies (UP CIDS) invites everyone to the 4th Katipunan Conference happening on 15 and 16 August 2019, 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM, at the National Institute of Physics Auditorium, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City. This year’s Katipunan Conference carries the theme “The Philippine Strategic Outlook 2020: Strategic Transformations and Responses in the Asia Pacific” and aims to serve as a platform for discussing current and emerging strategic issues that impact Philippine foreign policy. The conference will feature panels on maritime security, conflict and security in the Philippines, political-economic development in Southeast Asia, development of military industries in developing nations, and development of science and technology. The lecture is free and open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis. To pre-register, please visit bit.ly/2RT2HE9. For more information, email ssp.cids@up.edu.ph. |
https://up.edu.ph/empowering-local-governance-in-the-philippines-policy-studies-for-the-national-capital-region/ | Empowering Local Governance in the Philippines: Policy Studies for the National Capital Region – University of the Philippines | Empowering Local Governance in the Philippines: Policy Studies for the National Capital Region Empowering Local Governance in the Philippines: Policy Studies for the National Capital Region October 24, 2019 | Posted by UP Media and Public Relations Office The Program on Social and Political Change (PSPC) of the UP Center for Integrative and Development Studies (UP CIDS), together with the UP CIDS Program on Alternative Development (AltDev), invites everyone to Empowering Local Governance in the Philippines: Policy Studies for the National Capital Region, a public forum happening on 8 November 2019 (Friday), 9:00 AM–3:00 PM, at the UP CIDS Conference Hall, Lower Ground Floor, Ang Bahay ng Alumni, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City. This forum draws from the research conducted by the UP CIDS and the Department of the Interior and Local Government–National Capital Region (DILG–NCR) showing that there are many opportunities to strengthen and empower local government units (LGUs), especially in the National Capital Region. The papers featured in this forum tackle environmental governance, devolution of health and education services to LGUs, issues on water services in Metro Manila, local insurance, local fiscal governance, urban land use, and socialized housing. Speakers PANEL ONE Solid Waste Management, Environmental Governance, and Sustainable Development: Prospects for the National Capital Region Maria Lourdes G. Rebullida, DPA Professorial Lecturer, UP Department of Political Science The State of Health, Delivery of Health Services, and Equity of Access in Metro Manila: Successes, Challenges, and Possible Ways Forward Maria Ela L. Atienza, Ph.D. Professor, UP Department of Political Science and Co-convenor, UP CIDS Program on Social and Political Change Urban Dimensions of Floodings and Holistic Flood Risk Management: Case of Pasig-Marikina River Basin in Metro Manila Guillermo Q. Tabios III, Ph.D. Professor, Institute of Civil Engineering, UP College of Engineering Alternative Water Sources for Metro Manila for Water Security and Resilience Guillermo Q. Tabios III, Ph.D. Professor, Institute of Civil Engineering, UP College of Engineering Reclaiming Public Services: Giving Back Ownership and Control of Water Services to the Public Sector Eduardo C. Tadem, Ph.D. Convenor, UP CIDS Program on Alternative Development PANEL TWO Charting a Strategy on Local Insurance: Risk Transfer Mechanism Dennis G. dela Torre Research Fellow, Center for Local and Regional Governance, UP National College of Public Administration and Governance Does Fiscal Decentralization Benefit the Margins? Examining the Uneasy Relationship Between Transfers and Local Fiscal Governance Rogelio Alicor L. Panao, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, UP Department of Political Science Urban Farming and Urban Land Use Dilemmas in Metro Manila Kristian Karlo C. Saguin, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, UP Department of Geography Ensuring the Affordability of Socialized Housing: Towards Livable and Sustainable Homes for the Filipino Poor Chester C. Arcilla, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Social Sciences, UP Manila Basic Education and Federalism: Implications and Options for the National Capital Region Elvin Ivan Uy Director for Operations, Philippine Business for Social Progress Register The lecture is free and open to the public, but seats are very limited. You may email pspc.cids@up.edu.ph for more information. |
https://up.edu.ph/constitutional-performance-assessment-in-the-time-of-a-pandemic-the-1987-constitution-and-the-philippines-covid-19-response/ | Constitutional Performance Assessment in the Time of a Pandemic: The 1987 Constitution and the Philippines’ COVID-19 Response – University of the Philippines | Constitutional Performance Assessment in the Time of a Pandemic: The 1987 Constitution and the Philippines’ COVID-19 Response Constitutional Performance Assessment in the Time of a Pandemic: The 1987 Constitution and the Philippines’ COVID-19 Response July 28, 2020 | Posted by UP Media and Public Relations Office The UP Center for Integrative and Development Studies‘ Program on Social and Political Change and the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance present a new discussion paper titled “Constitutional Performance Assessment in the Time of a Pandemic: The 1987 Constitution and the Philippines’ COVID-19 Response.” Building off the “Constitutional Performance Assessment of the 1987 Philippine Constitution” project, this paper examines key constitutional issues to watch out for as the Philippines responds to COVID-19, including electoral institutions, legislative–executive relations, judiciary, accountability institutions, local governments, rights, security, economy and labor, and citizenship and equality. Read and download the publication for free at bit.ly/3hxQKzg. |
https://up.edu.ph/mindanao-fractured-promises-continuing-challenges-2/ | Mindanao: Fractured Promises, Continuing Challenges – University of the Philippines | Mindanao: Fractured Promises, Continuing Challenges Mindanao: Fractured Promises, Continuing Challenges August 24, 2020 | Posted by UP Media and Public Relations Office ONLINE FORUM SERIES Mindanao: Fractured Promises, Continuing Challenges August 26 and September 2, 2020 • 1:00 to 3:00 PM • via Zoom and Facebook Live The University of the Philippines Center for Integrative and Development Studies (UP CIDS) is resuming the forum series “Mindanao: Fractured Promises, Continuing Challenges” online via Zoom and Facebook Live. The second installment of the forum series will be held on August 26, 2020 (Wednesday), while the third forum will happen on September 2, 2020 (Wednesday). Both forums are scheduled from 1:00 to 3:00 PM. About the Forum Series The forum series aims to harness the research of the various UP CIDS programs conducting policy-oriented studies to examine some of the issues and concerns that define the Mindanao conundrum and arrive at recommendations addressed to the country’s decision-makers and other stakeholders. The presentations will tackle political, historical, and cultural issues with specific focus on the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Presentations and Speakers Forum 2 August 26, 2020 (Wednesday) 1:00 to 3:00 PM Moderator: Darwin J. Absari (UP Institute of Islamic Studies) Sustainability Concerns of the Madrasah Education Program: Basis for Philippines Islamic and Madrasah Education Policy Review Arlyne C. Marasigan, Ph.D. (Director, Graduate Research Office, Philippine Normal University–Manila) Alternative Delivery Modes of Education in the BARMM Marie Therese Bustos, Ph.D. (Convenor, UP CIDS Assessment, Curriculum, and Technology Research Program) COVID-19 and Armed Conflict: Exacerbating Precarity and Marginalization in the BARMM Rufa Cagoco-Guiam (Retired Professor, Mindanao State University–General Santos City) Forum 3 September 2, 2020 (Wednesday) 1:00 to 3:00 PM Moderator: Aaron Abel T. Mallari (UP CIDS Decolonial Studies Program) Bangsamoro during the Transition Period: What Went Before and What is Happening Now? MP Atty. Maisara Dandamun-Latiph (Member of Parliament, Bangsamoro Transition Authority) Moral Governance Framework for BARMM Nassef Manabilang Adiong, Ph.D. (Project Leader, UP CIDS Decolonial Studies Program) Prospects and Challenges of Philippine Muslim History Darwin J. Absari (Assistant Professor, UP Institute of Islamic Studies) Islamic Finance in Mindanao: Issues and Prospects Yassen Ala (Co-founder, Youth Peace Hub and Philippine Collaboration for Inclusive Economies) Download the full concept note and schedule of the forums at https://cids.up.edu.ph/wp-content/uploads/UP-CIDS-Online-Mindanao-Forum-Abstracts-as-of-17-August-2020.pdf. Registration The forum is free and open to the public, but pre-registration via bit.ly/MindanaoForum2 (for the August 26 forum) and bit.ly/MindanaoForum3 (for the September 2 forum) is required. Inquiries For inquiries, kindly contact Ms. Liza Villanueva (Administrative Officer, UP CIDS Assessment, Curriculum, and Technology Research Program) at l.villanueva@actrc.org. |
https://up.edu.ph/ups-5th-katipunan-conference-to-focus-on-covid-19-and-the-strategic-environment/ | UP’s 5th Katipunan Conference to focus on COVID-19 and the strategic environment – University of the Philippines | UP’s 5th Katipunan Conference to focus on COVID-19 and the strategic environment UP’s 5th Katipunan Conference to focus on COVID-19 and the strategic environment September 25, 2020 | Posted by UP Media and Public Relations Office To what extent has the pandemic altered the strategic environment in the Asia Pacific? Learn more about the Emerging Trends in the Regional Environment at the time of COVID 19 in the first installment of the 5th Katipunan Conference on Tuesday, October 6 from 10:00-11:45 AM via Zoom. Interested participants may pre-register at http://bit.ly/5thKatipunan for access to this free lecture. Organized by the Strategic Studies Program of the UP Center for Integrative and Development Studies (UP CIDS), this four-part lecture series carries the theme “COVID 19 and the Strategic Environment: Change and Continuity” and looks into the transformations that have taken place and how these impact on Philippine strategic interests and on the regional security architecture since the onset of the global pandemic. The Katipunan Webinar Series will also feature discussions on norms and international law in ASEAN (October 12); conflict and security (October 19); and scan of the future developments in the region (October 26). Participants may also pre-register for these lectures via http://bit.ly/5thKatipunan. Now on its 5th year, the Katipunan Conference serves as a platform for discussing current and emerging issues that impact Philippine foreign policy and the region. It undertakes a strategic scan of the international environment from multiple perspectives to produce practical and informed policy opinions and decision-making aids for various stakeholders. For more information, please direct your inquires to ssp.cids@up.edu.ph or visit www.cids.up.edu.ph. |
https://up.edu.ph/invitation-to-the-challenges-of-constitution-building-the-fiji-and-taiwan-experience-forum/ | Invitation to “The Challenges of Constitution Building: The Fiji and Taiwan Experience” forum – University of the Philippines | Invitation to “The Challenges of Constitution Building: The Fiji and Taiwan Experience” forum Invitation to “The Challenges of Constitution Building: The Fiji and Taiwan Experience” forum October 4, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office The UP Department of Political Science, International IDEA, Constitution Transformation Network, and the UP-Center for Integrative and Development Studies Social and Political Change Program invite you to a forum entitled “The Challenges of Constitution Building: The Fiji and Taiwan Experience” on Thursday, October 5, 2017, from 8:30 am to 10:00 am at the UP-CIDS Conference Room located at the Lower Ground Floor of Ang Bahay ng Alumni at UP Diliman. Dr. Naidu Vijay from the University of South Pacific, Fiji and Dr. Wen Chen Chang from the National Taiwan University will be giving lectures on the subject. |
https://up.edu.ph/dimalanta-receives-2018-metrobank-outstanding-filipinos-award/ | Dimalanta receives 2018 Metrobank Outstanding Filipinos Award – University of the Philippines | Dimalanta receives 2018 Metrobank Outstanding Filipinos Award Dimalanta receives 2018 Metrobank Outstanding Filipinos Award September 7, 2018 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office (Photo taken from: https://www.facebook.com/mbfi.outstandingfilipinos/photos/dr-carla-b-dimalantadilimans-first-female-geophysics-expertas-the-only-female-ex/280099259071066/) Prof. Carla B. Dimalanta, D.Sc., Professor 10 at the National Institute of Geological Sciences, is one of the 10 recipients of this year’s Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos Award. A program of the Metrobank Foundation Inc. (MBFI), the Outstanding Filipinos Award is a career-service exemplar in the academe, the military and the police force. The award recognizes the awardee’s services rendered above and beyond the call of duty. As the country’s only female Exploration Geophysicist with a Doctoral Degree, “Dimalanta’s 25-year service delves in researches that provide answers to geoscientific problems in the Philippines, such as assessment of landslide hazards, investigating gold mineralization and identifying sources of groundwater for coastal communities.” “I want to be remembered as someone who embodies the different roles a teacher has to play in today’s world: a mentor who shapes students’ minds and shares her knowledge to her colleagues; a researcher who contributes to the generation of new knowledge; and a public servant who uses geophysics as a tool empower communities and help solve pressing societal problems,” said Dimalanta. The MBFI announced the winners on August 10 in a press conference in Quezon City. Dimalanta, together with three other educators, three military officers and three police officers will receive the award on Sept. 7 at the Metrobank Plaza Auditorium in Makati City, in celebration of Metrobank’s 56th anniversary. She and his co-awardees will receive a trophy, a medallion and a cash prize. This is the second year MBFI put the three component search programs (outstanding teachers, outstanding soldiers and outstanding policemen) into one award. Currently Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs of the UP System, Dimalanta earned her Doctoral of Science degree in Earth and Planetary Sciences from the University of Tokyo, Japan in 2001. For her significant contributions in the field of geology, Dimalanta has been recognized with the following awards: the National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST)- Philippines Outstanding Young Scientist in 2003; UPD 2010 Gawad Chanselor Para sa Natatanging Guro; UP Scientist I (2006-2008 and 2009-2011); UP Scientist III (2012-2014 and 2015-2017); One UP Professorial Chair Award (Outstanding Research and Public Service) 2016-2018; and the 2018 NAST-Philippines Outstanding Research and Development for Basic Research or the Eduardo A. Quisumbing Medal Award. (This article was first published here: https://upd.edu.ph/2018-metrobank-foundation-outstanding-filipino-awardee/) |
https://up.edu.ph/seven-up-alumni-shortlisted-for-the-2019-metrobank-foundation-outstanding-filipinos/ | Seven UP alumni shortlisted for the 2019 Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos – University of the Philippines | Seven UP alumni shortlisted for the 2019 Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos Seven UP alumni shortlisted for the 2019 Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos July 18, 2019 | Written by Celeste Ann Castillo Llaneta Image from the homepage of the Metrobank Foundation http://www.mbfoundation.org.ph/outstanding-filipinos/about-the-program/ Seven UP alumni are among the recently announced 18 finalists of the 2019 Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos. Five are among the finalists for the teacher award, and two, the police officers competition. These finalists will move onto the final selection process on July 26 and 27 at the Metrobank Plaza, Makati City. Among the finalists for the teacher awards are: a UP Visayas College of Arts and Science graduate, Dr. Dorothy S. Tarol of the Special Education-Integrated School for Exceptional Children (Iloilo City); a UP Los Baños College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology graduate, Amando Perfecto dlC. Molin of South Hill School, Inc. (Los Baños, Laguna); a UP Diliman College of Education graduate, Dr. Cristina B. Cristobal of the Philippine Science High School Main Campus; Dr. Eva Maria C. Cutiongco-de la Paz of the UP Manila National Institutes of Health; and, Dr. Ricardo T. Jose of the UP Diliman Department of History. Finalists for the police officers competition include: Police Captain Dexter D. Panganiban of the Viga Municipal Police Station, Catanduanes Police Provincial Office (Viga, Catanduanes), who is a UPLB Development Communication graduate; and, Police Lieutenant Colonel Oliver S. Tanseco of the Operations Management Division, Highway Patrol Group, Camp Crame (Quezon City), who earned his postgraduate degrees from the UP Diliman National College of Public Administration and Governance and the College of Mass Communication. Guided by the theme of “Beyond Excellence”, the Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos are recognized for rendering service above and beyond their call of duty. Their accomplishments must have inspired and influenced their peers as well as the people in their respective communities. Their works must have transformed a community with a lasting positive impact on people and the country. From these finalists, 10 Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos will be chosen, to include four teachers and three police officers. They will each receive a cash prize of P1 million, a gold medallion and a trophy during Metrobank’s 57th anniversary celebration in September. |
https://up.edu.ph/ca-associate-justice-and-up-alumna-rosmari-carandang-appointed-to-the-supreme-court/ | CA Associate Justice and UP alumna Rosmari Carandang appointed to the Supreme Court – University of the Philippines | CA Associate Justice and UP alumna Rosmari Carandang appointed to the Supreme Court CA Associate Justice and UP alumna Rosmari Carandang appointed to the Supreme Court November 29, 2018 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office UP alumna and CA Associate Justice Rosmari Carandang is the latest Supreme Court associate justice. (Photo taken from The Supreme Court of the Philippines, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Z89HErlMwA) A UP alumna was recently appointed the newest justice of the Supreme Court, bringing the number of UP alumni currently sitting as justices in the highest court in the land to four. Court of Appeals (CA) Associate Justice Rosmari Carandang was appointed as the Supreme Court’s newest magistrate by President Rodrigo Duterte on November 26, although her appointment was confirmed on November 28. After being shortlisted as potential SC justice at least five times before, Carandang takes the seat vacated by Chief Justice Teresita De Castro (BAPolSci, ‘68cl; LLB’72) after she officially retired on October 10. Carandang obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and her Bachelor of Laws degree from UP in 1971 and 1975, respectively. She graduated cum laude from the UP College of Law and was class salutatorian. She took the Bar that same year, and finished in ninth place with an average of 84.95 percent. She is also one of the founders of the Tau Gamma Sigma Sorority. Carandang worked as technical assistant in the Commission on Audit in 1976. She then went into private practice and joined the private sector as legal assistant at the Aguiluz Law Office, legal counsel of Filinvest Development Corporation, and corporate secretary and legal counsel of Filinvest Land, Inc. She also worked for a time with the Perpetual Savings Bank and the National Home Mortgage Finance Corp. She was appointed presiding judge of the Manila court in 1994, where she served for nine years until she was appointed to the appellate court in March 2003 by then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Aside from working in the judiciary, Carandang also taught law at the Philippine Christian University and the Manuel L. Quezon School of Law. Carandang has stated her opinions on major issues decided on by the Supreme Court in her past interviews with the Judicial and Bar Council. She said that Congress should have convened to decide on martial law in Mindanao, and that granting bail to former senator Juan Ponce Enrile is not provided for in the Rules of Court. She also disagreed with the burial of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. at the Libingan ng mga Bayani “on moral grounds,” adding however that there was no law against it. She was also in support of the passage of the Reproductive Health law. The 66-year-old Carandang, who hails from Taal, Batangas, will retire in January 2022. (Celeste Llaneta, UP MPRO) |
https://up.edu.ph/up-alumnus-is-new-supreme-court-chief-justice/ | UP alumnus is new Supreme Court Chief Justice – University of the Philippines | UP alumnus is new Supreme Court Chief Justice UP alumnus is new Supreme Court Chief Justice December 3, 2018 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office (Photo from the Philippine Supreme Court website, http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/aboutsc/justices/cj-bersamin.php) Supreme Court Associate Justice and UP alumnus Lucas Bersamin has been chosen as the new Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Bersamin’s appointment as top magistrate by President Rodrigo Duterte was confirmed on November 28. He replaces Teresita Leonardo De Castro who retired on October 8. Bersamin earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science in 1968 from the then College of Arts and Sciences of UP Diliman. He finished law at the University of the East in 1973, and placed ninth in the Bar examinations that same year. He is a fellow at the Commonwealth Judicial Education Institute in Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada. He entered private practice in 1974, becoming a partner in the Purugganan, Lizardo and Bersamin Law Office. In 1986, he was appointed by then President Corazon Aquino as judge on the Quezon City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 96 at the age of 37, making him the youngest RTC judge in Metro Manila. He became an associate justice on the Court of Appeals in 2003. In 2009, then President Macapagal-Arroyo appointed Bersamin as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. He has been a member of the judiciary for more than 30 years. Bersamin was awarded the Best Decision in Civil Law and Best Decision in Criminal Law awards in 2000 during the Judicial Excellence Awards (JEA), and the Chief Justice Jose Abad Santos Award for Judicial Excellence (Outstanding RTC Judge) in the 2002 JEA. In 2006, he was one of UE’s 60 Most Outstanding Alumni Awardees during UE’s Diamond Jubilee Awards. Hailing from a political clan from Bangued, Abra, Bersamin is the brother of former governor Eustaquio Bersamin and Abra Rep. Luis Bersamin, Jr., who was fatally shot in Quezon City in 2006. His decisions in recent Supreme Court cases include dismissing plunder charges against President Arroyo and allowing the burial of President Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani and granting the Duterte administration’s quo warranto petition to remove then Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. Bersamin, who is 69 years old this year, retires in October 2019. |
https://up.edu.ph/up-visayas-to-formally-unveil-restored-main-building/ | UP Visayas to formally unveil restored Main Building – University of the Philippines | UP Visayas to formally unveil restored Main Building UP Visayas to formally unveil restored Main Building August 14, 2019 | Written by Ms. Anna Razel Ramirez UP Visayas will formally unveil the newly-restored UPV Main Building after the turn-over ceremony from the National Historical Commission on Friday, August 16, 2019 at the Iloilo City campus. NHCP Chairman Rene Escalante and Exec. Director Ludovico D. Badoy will lead the turn-over rites. Sen. Franklin M. Drilon, Deputy Speaker Loren B. Legarda and UP Pres. Danilo Concepcion will be joining the turn-over together with other local officials. It was in February 28, 1929 when Dona Juliana Melliza formally donated 10,000 square meters of her lot to the Municipal Government of Iloilo to be the location of a dreamt “massive and splendid municipal hall for Iloilo.” On the same year, Municipal Councilor Evelio Zaldivar suggested the presentation of the plan to the Bureau of Public Works (BPW) in Manila for assessment and review, which was unanimously approved by the Municipal Board. The projected cost of building construction was P90,000. Engineer Aquino received the grant loan amounting to P50,000.00 on January 20 to February 1931 from the director of the BPW in Manila to start the building construction. BPW Consulting Architect Juan Arellano designed a very formal, one level structure with neat row of arched windows which started in 1935. The main entrance dividing the horizontal plane in two equal parts echoed the arches of the windows and is flanked on either side by austere looking composite pilasters. It was capped with interesting cupola or dome. He devised the facade to look more grandiose and interesting by letting his Italian friend, Francesco Riccardo Monti, sculpt two seated bronze male statues representing the abstract concepts of Law and Order on either side of the entrance and a bas-relief of four figures above the arched opening. The design of the building is a composite of neo-classical and revivalist influences though Art Deco and nativist elements are predominating in its interior. The centerpiece of the building are the Court Room and the Session Hall, also known as Lozano Hall, which was named as such in honor of Cresenciano M. Lozano, a Guimarasnon law-maker who authored House Bill 2368 granting Iloilo a status of a chartered city in 1937. The Iloilo City Hall was inaugurated amid much fanfare and celebration. It was a double celebration during Christmas season in 1936 as the inauguration of the presidencia or the House of the People and the elevation of the municipality of Iloilo into a chartered city by December 19-31, 1936 also took place. It was in 1945 when Mayor Fernando Lopez and the Iloilo City Council passed Resolution 485 appealing for a Junior College of the University of the Philippines be established in Iloilo (December 18). On February 21, 1946, the city council reiterated to the UP Board of Regents its request for the establishment of UP Junior College in Iloilo. The city council unanimously approved Resolution 461 formally donating the pre-war city hall and its site of 10.8 hectares for the exclusive use of UP Iloilo College (April 8). The University of the Philippines Iloilo College (UPIC) was formally opened with Dr. Tomas Fonacier as the first Dean on July 1, 1947. A Restoration grant of P54M was allotted by NHCP in 2017 for the rehabilitation and adaptive re-use of the UPV Main Building through the facilitation of the Sen. Franklin Drilon and Sen. Loren B. Legarda. (With sources from Dr. Randy Madrid, CWVS) This was originally published on the UP Visayas website at UP Visayas to formally unveil restored Main Building. |
https://up.edu.ph/in-photos-the-newly-restored-upv-main-building/ | IN PHOTOS: the newly-restored UPV Main Building – University of the Philippines | IN PHOTOS: the newly-restored UPV Main Building IN PHOTOS: the newly-restored UPV Main Building August 29, 2019 | Written by Arlyn VCD Palisoc Romualdo The restored Main Building in the UP Visayas Iloilo City campus (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) The result of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines’ (NHCP) P44-million two-year restoration of the UP Visayas (UPV) Main Building in its Iloilo City campus was finally unveiled on August 16. The ceremonial cutting of the ribbon at the building’s main entrance: from left, UPV Vice Chancellor for Planning and Development Martin Genodepa, UPV Chancellor Ricardo Babaran, Senator Franklin Drilon, UP President Danilo Concepcion, NHCP Chairman Rene Escalante, and JS Lim Construction and Trading General Manager Joselito Lim (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) The undertaking was prompted by UPV’s proposal for rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of the structure that was named a National Historical Landmark by the NHCP in 2009. The restoration was not limited to the design and the materials used. It also ensured the structural integrity of the building. A central feature of the Main Building is this hall that directly faces the main entrance. It was originally the courtroom when the building was still the Iloilo Municipal Building during construction, then later became the Iloilo City Hall upon inauguration. The left photo, taken on 14 August 2017, shows the space as an art gallery with a mezzanine. The right photo, taken on 15 August 2019, shows the hall as it was originally designed. Old wood that matched the original flooring were bought from old houses, according to NHCP Chairman Rene Escalante. (Photos by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) Before (top, taken 14 August 2017) and after (bottom, taken 15 August 2019) photos of the restoration of the Main Building’s façade. The paint was removed from the bronze sculptures and bas relief at the entrance. (Photos by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) Before (left, taken 14 August 2017) and after (right, taken 15 August 2019) photos of Lozano Hall, the Session Hall. It was named in honor of Cresenciano M. Lozano, the legislator from Guimaras who authored House Bill 2368 which elevated the status of Iloilo from a municipality to a chartered city in 1937. The left photo shows its use as a library two years ago. The chandeliers in Lozano Hall were the only originals left, so the restoration entailed the recreation of the chandeliers to be put in the former courtroom and in the hall across Lozano. (Photos by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) The yet unnamed hall across Lozano: the left photo is from before the restoration two years ago (14 August 2017), and the right photo shows “Aggregation,” the exhibit mounted in celebration of the Main Building’s turnover from NHCP to UPV, as well as the recreated chandeliers copied from the originals in Lozano Hall. (Photos by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) One of the two courtyards in the Main Building shows the change from concrete to the original landscaped garden with a pond at the center. The top photo, where Prof. Martin Genodepa gives a tour of the Main Building, was taken on 14 August 2017 and the bottom photo was taken on 15 August 2019. (Photos by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) The west entrance of the Main Building (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) The back of the Main Building (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) Senator Franklin Drilon (leftmost), an alumnus of the UP High School in Iloilo and UP Diliman, reminisces about his classes at this particular room in the Main Building, to the amusement of the UP and NHCP officials. (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) Congresswoman Loren Legarda visits the exhibit, “Aggregation.” (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) Senate Minority Floor Leader Franklin Drilon and former Senator, now Deputy House Speaker, Loren Legarda—acknowledged by UPV as having been instrumental in the approval and implementation of the restoration—graced the event. From left: Senator Franklin Drilon highlights the importance of preserving cultural heritage; Antique Congresswoman Loren Legarda talks about the preservation of cultural and environmental treasures in her province; and UP President Danilo Concepcion emphasizes the necessity of restoring and maintaining heritage structures for future generations to appreciate and enjoy. (Photos by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) From left: UPV Vice Chancellor for Planning and Development Martin Genodepa formally opens the program and briefly discusses the project; NHCP Chairman Rene Escalante talks about how the restoration was carried out; and UPV Chancellor Ricardo Babaran accepts the restored Main Building on behalf of the University. (Photos by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) The certificate of transfer and acceptance of the restored UPV Main Building was signed by NHCP Chairman Rene Escalante and UPV Chancellor Ricardo Babaran, with UPV Vice Chancellor for Planning and Development Martin Genodepa as signing witness. From left: JS Lim Construction and Trading General Manager Joselito Lim and UPV Vice Chancellor for Planning and Development Martin Genodepa with Senator Franklin Drilon, NHCP Chairman Rene Escalante, UPV Chancellor Ricardo Babaran, and UP President Danilo Concepcion who are holding up the signed certificate of transfer and acceptance of the restored UPV Main Building. (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) The UPV community and its guests pose for a photo outside the newly-restored Main Building. (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) To learn more about the Main Building, read the pre-restoration feature, “From Historical Landmark to Cultural Hub,” as well as “History of the UPV Main Building.” |
https://up.edu.ph/18th-philippine-spanish-friendship-day-conference-oct-15-16/ | 18th Philippine-Spanish Friendship Day Conference, Oct 15-16 – University of the Philippines | 18th Philippine-Spanish Friendship Day Conference, Oct 15-16 18th Philippine-Spanish Friendship Day Conference, Oct 15-16 October 12, 2020 | Posted by UP Media and Public Relations Office THE CONFERENCE The year 2021 marks the 500th year of Ferdinand Magellan’s arrival in the Philippines. This event is significant not only because it was our first direct contact with a people who subsequently colonized us, but more importantly, it ushered in a new period in our history. This period was characterized by dramatic changes in the political, economic, and socio-cultural life of the Philippines. But although Spanish colonialism was the primary stimulus that brought about such changes, the reactions of the Filipinos themselves, ranging from flight and fugitivism to outright resistance, and deliberate participation and accommodation, must also be emphasized. Hispanization, therefore, as John Leddy Phelan (1959) argues, was a product of the colonizing efforts of the Spanish conquistadores, officials and religious missionaries, and the Filipinos’ involvement in this process. To commemorate this historic event, the Philippine-Spanish Friendship Day Conference 2020 aims to gather scholars to present new researches that reexamine the “hispanization” of the Philippines from the sixteenth to the late eighteenth century. Phil-Span 2020 intends to provide a forum for academic papers which interrogate the multi-faceted hispanization process viewed from different perspectives and by utilizing diverse theorical lenses and unexplored primary materials. Through these papers, the conference will probe three specific processes. First, it will analyze the colonial impositions introduced and maintained by the Spaniards, highlighting their motivations and their consequences. Second, it will examine the myriad forms of negotiation and even conflicts that occurred between the Spaniards and Filipinos that shaped Philippine colonial society. Finally, it will explore the diverse transitions and transformations in the Philippines as a result of hispanization. FORMAT AND PARTICIPATION The Philippine-Spanish Friendship Day Conference 2020 will be held online via the National Quincentennial Commission of the Philippines (NQC) portal. The conference is free of charge but only a limited number of participants will be accommodated via the portal’s webinar. Interested individuals must follow these steps: (1) register in the NQC portal: https://bit.ly/2FZCBOg; then, (2) sign up for the conference by clicking “take this lecture” on the Phil-Span 2020 page: https://bit.ly/3i4Cj5R. The conference will also be live streamed on the UP Department of History’s and NQC’s Facebook pages. For inquiries, email the Secretariat: philspan.upd@up.edu.ph. |
https://up.edu.ph/up-dpwh-ink-moa-for-infra-devt/ | UP, DPWH ink MOA for infra dev’t – University of the Philippines | UP, DPWH ink MOA for infra dev’t UP, DPWH ink MOA for infra dev’t September 11, 2018 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar (left) and UP President Danilo Concepcion sign the memorandum of agreement between both institutions. (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) UP and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) are teaming up for infrastructure development across the University System through a memorandum of agreement signed on September 6. This capacity-sharing initiative, according to UP President Danilo Concepcion, signifies the University’s trust in the technical and professional expertise of DPWH, the national agency mandated to undertake infrastructure projects for the government. DPWH Secretary Mark Villar, meanwhile, expressed confidence that the Department will meet the expectations of UP. From left to right: District Engineer Ramon Devanadera of Quezon City 2nd District, DPWH Undersecretary for Planning and Public-Private Partnership Maria Catalina Cabral, DPWH Secretary Mark Villar, UP President Danilo Concepcion, UP VP for Development Elvira Zamora, UP VP for Planning and Finance Joselito Florendo, and UP EVP Teodoro Herbosa (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) The agreement includes road improvements in UP Visayas, rehabilitation of the UP Cebu Undergraduate Studies Building, and renovation of UP Diliman (UPD) structures, such as the main library, the University Health Service, the gym, and Kamia, Molave, and Yakal Residence Halls. The partnership also involves the construction of the following: the Faculty Center, Multipurpose Hall, Resilience Institute, faculty and staff housing, public restrooms, and water impounding lagoons in the UPD campus; the Agronomy, Soils, and Horticulture Building, and a dorm for graduate students in UP Los Baños; the Neuroscience Institute in UP Manila; the UP Open University Multimedia Production Building; the UP Mindanao student dormitory; and the first phase of the Puerto Galera Biodiversity and Environmental Research and Outreach Center. “Through cooperation and collaboration, these projects will be completed with better outcome,” Concepcion said. (Arlyn VCD Palisoc Romualdo, UP MPRO) |
https://up.edu.ph/construction-of-the-up-student-union-building-starts/ | Construction of the UP Student Union Building starts – University of the Philippines | Construction of the UP Student Union Building starts Construction of the UP Student Union Building starts October 24, 2018 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office UP Diliman Chancellor Michael L. Tan (Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO) On October 20, 2018, the University of the Philippines (UP) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), led by UP President Danilo L. Concepcion and DPWH Secretary Mark A. Villar, held the groundbreaking ceremony for the UP Student Union Building to be constructed at the back of Vinzons Hall and facing Katipunan Avenue in UP Diliman, Quezon City. Designed to have a total floor area of 7,800 square meters, the proposed seven (7) storey building will serve as the new home of the University Student Council, the Philippine Collegian, the Office of Student Activities, the University Food Service, various student organizations, shops, and other facilities conducive for students’ activities. The 200-million peso project will be implemented by the DPWH’s Quezon City 2nd District Engineering Office, with its Phase 1 expected to be completed by December 15, 2019. UPD Chancellor Michael L. Tan welcomed officials and guests. He said that he had many happy memories of the old building, with a bookstore and some shops they frequented as students several decades ago, and being a center of students’ activities even at night. He added that maybe UP can still retain some of the old “heritage” materials to be used again in the new building. Concepcion envisioned the area to have a bank or ATM machines, a bookstore, restaurants, offices for the students, and a kitchen and a mess hall to be built on the second floor. UP President Danilo L. Concepcion, UPD Chancellor Michael L. Tan, UP Student Regent Ivy Joy P. Taroma, and representatives of student organizations. (Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO) UP President Danilo L. Concepcion. (Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO) Villar, whose parents Manny and Cynthia were UP graduates, said he also supports UP’s initiatives. He added that the DPWH has many ongoing projects with UP, not only in the Diliman campus, as part of the “Build, Build, Build” program of the Duterte administration. These, he said, boost UP’s very progressive and unique character, in line with UP’s mandate. DPWH Secretary Mark A. Villar (Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO) UP and DPWH officials look at the building’s blueprint. (Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO) Groundbreaking and laying of the time capsule (Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO) With Concepcion, Villar, and Tan, the groundbreaking ceremony was witnessed by representatives of student organizations, faculty, and other UP System officials: Student Regent Ivy Joy P. Taroma; Staff Regent Liza S. Fulvadora; Regent Angelo A. Jimenez; Regent Frederick I. Farolan; Executive Vice President Teodoro J. Herbosa; VP for Administration Nestor G. Yunque; VP for Development Elvira A. Zamora; VP for Public Affairs Jose Y. Dalisay Jr.; Assistant VP for Public Affairs Jose Wendell P. Capili; UP Visayas Chancellor Ricardo P. Babaran; and Philippine Association of University Women (PAUW-UP) President Gabriela Roldan Concepcion. (Fred Dabu, UP MPRO) (Photo by Jun Madrid, UP MPRO) |
https://up.edu.ph/vinzons-hall-to-be-renovated/ | Vinzons Hall to be renovated – University of the Philippines | Vinzons Hall to be renovated Vinzons Hall to be renovated February 11, 2019 | Written by Arlyn VCD Palisoc Romualdo Architect’s perspective of the Vinzons Hall renovation (From the Office of the Vice President for Development) Sixty-one years after it was inaugurated, Wenceslao Q. Vinzons Hall—UP Diliman’s student center—is set to undergo the first phase of its renovation. The P100-million project was launched on February 11 and is expected to be completed in 2020. UP President Danilo Concepcion (left) and DPWH Secretary Mark Villar unveil the marker of the first phase of Vinzons Hall’s renovation. With them are, from far left, UP Diliman Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Jerwin Agpaoa, UP Vice President for Public Affairs Elena Pernia, UP Vice President for Development Elvira Zamora, DPWH-NCR Regional Director Ador Canlas, and District Engineer Ramon Devanadera of the DPWH Quezon City 2nd District Engineering Office. (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) Vinzons Hall was constructed to provide a space for students, their activities and organizations, as well as for services dedicated to them. The idea for this student center was conceived and proposed by the Student Council to the University administration in 1956. Construction began in 1957 and the building was finished in 1958. Originally called the Student Union building, it was renamed after Vinzons shortly after its completion. Vinzons was a prominent student leader at the University who would later become governor of Camarines Norte, a guerilla leader, and World War II hero. UP Diliman Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Jerwin Agpaoa (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) In his message, UP Diliman Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Jerwin Agpaoa, representing Chancellor Michael Tan, said of the project: “Never have we enjoyed this much support for our student spaces.” He was also referring to the ongoing construction of the Student Union building behind Vinzons Hall. UP President Danilo Concepcion (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) UP President Danilo Concepcion, meanwhile, emphasized that it is the University administration’s duty to ensure that the campuses remain conducive to the holistic development of UP students. DPWH Secretary Mark Villar (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar, whose agency is UP’s partner in the initiative, assured the delivery of efficient and quality service in the implementation of the project because “UP deserves to have quality infrastructure.” He also reported that the construction of the Student Union building, which broke ground in October last year, was already at 15 percent completion. According to the Office of the Vice President for Development, the renovation “ensures structural integrity, general safety, and efficient use of space for its occupants.” It includes electrical, plumbing, and security systems repairs and upgrades. Along with the Student Union building, the newly-renovated Vinzons Hall is expected “to meet the increasingly complex needs of its ever-growing student clientele” and enhance UP’s capability to provide student-related services. It will house units under the UP Diliman Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs: the Office of Student Activities, the Student Disciplinary Council, the Office of Scholarship and Student Services, and the Office of Counseling and Guidance. |
https://up.edu.ph/upv-iloilo-city-breaks-ground-for-university-avenue/ | UPV Iloilo City breaks ground for University Avenue – University of the Philippines | UPV Iloilo City breaks ground for University Avenue UPV Iloilo City breaks ground for University Avenue September 23, 2019 | Written by Arlyn VCD Palisoc Romualdo Perspectives of the University Avenue that is being constructed in the Iloilo City campus of UP Visayas (Images from UPV Vice Chancellor for Planning and Development Martin Genodepa) UP Visayas (UPV) held a simple groundbreaking ceremony for the University Avenue in its Iloilo City campus on August 16, following the turnover and blessing of the newly-restored Main Building. The University Avenue is part of the campus’ re-orientation of its academic core zone. The cost of the whole project is estimated at P21 million. From left: UP Vice President for Adminstration Nestor Yunque, UP President Danilo Concepcion, Congresswoman Loren Legarda, Senator Franklin Drilon, UPV Chancellor Ricardo Babaran, and UPV Vice Chancellor for Planning and Development Martin Genodepa in the ceremonial groundbreaking for the Iloilo City campus’ University Avenue (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) The Iloilo City campus is bordered by General Luna St. in the north, Delgado St. in the south, Ybiernas St. in the east, and Infante St. in the west. Except for Delgado St., the gates along the other streets provide access to the campus. The Oblation monument is currently in front of the Graduate and Continuing Education Building facing General Luna St. and the Infante Flyover. The new campus orientation entails the transfer of the Oblation, to be positioned facing Delgado St., which will be the campus’ main access point. The Oblation in the UPV Iloilo City campus (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) The Oblation in the UPV Iloilo City campus (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) View from outside: The gate along Delgado St. has not been used for many years, but it will soon be UPV Iloilo City campus’ main gate. (Screen grab from Google Maps) View from the inside: Somewhere behind the tractors on the left side of the photo is the gate along Delgado St. (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) The plan harmonizes UPV Iloilo City’s layout with other UP campuses, where the Oblation figures prominently upon entry, with a significant building as backdrop. In the case of the Iloilo City campus, that structure of importance is the Main Building, which was the original focal point of the area when it was still the Iloilo City Hall. A perspective showing the placement of the Oblation monument in front of the UPV Main Building (Image from UPV Vice Chancellor for Planning and Development Martin Genodepa) |
https://up.edu.ph/countries-share-experiences-for-constitution-building/ | Countries share experiences for constitution building – University of the Philippines | Countries share experiences for constitution building Countries share experiences for constitution building October 6, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office Practitioners and scholars of constitution building from across Asia and the Pacific converged in UP on October 3 and 4, 2017 to share experiences in a forum with the theme “From Big Bang to Incrementalism: Choices and Challenges in Constitution Building”. The forum, hosted by the UP Diliman Department of Political Science (DPS) and the UP Center for Integrative and Development Studies’ Social and Political Change Program, was the second Melbourne Forum on Constitution Building in Asia and the Pacific, which is co-organized by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) and the Constitution Transformation Network (ConTransNet) of Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne. UP Department of Political Science Chair Maria Ela Atienza welcomes the participants of the second Melbourne Forum on Constitution Building in Asia and the Pacific held October 3 and 4, 2017 at the Center for Integrative and Development Studies, UP Diliman, Quezon City. Looking on are Melbourne Law School Laureate Professor Emeritus Cheryl Saunders, International IDEA Regional Program Director Leena Rikkila Tamang, and Philippines resource person Benedicto Bacani. (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO) “Big bang” and “incrementalism” represent two ends of a spectrum of options in constitution building. The forum aims “to enhance understanding of decisions around the magnitude of constitutional change so as to better understand constitution building generally and to inform decisions made by others in the future”. Forum participants came from and talked about experiences in the Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, Fiji, Chile, Argentina, Iraq, Pakistan, Kyrgyztan, Maldives, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Taiwan, Mongolia, and South Korea. There was also a talk on the role of the UN in constitution building. The delegation from International IDEA was headed by its Asia and the Pacific Regional Program director, Leena Rikkila Tamang; and that from Melbourne Law School, by Laureate Professor Emeritus Cheryl Saunders. Together with DPS Chair Maria Ela Atienza, they chaired the sessions on making a new constitution, amending existing constitutions, moving between a presidential and parliamentary system, moving between a federal and unitary state, and deferring controversial issues. The participants of the second Melbourne Forum on Constitution Building in Asia and the Pacific at Bahay ng Alumni steps, UP Diliman, Quezon City, October 3, 2017. (Photo by Bong Arboleda, UP MPRO) UP Political Science Professor Miriam Coronel Ferrer, chairperson of the of the Philippine Government Peace Panel in talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, cited lessons from the discussions applicable to the Philippines. According to Coronel, the arrival of “constitutional moment” in the country is hampered by mistrust of leadership, the question of process, and faulty arguments, among others. Earlier, Philippine resource person, Benedicto Bacani Jr. of the Institute for Autonomy and Governance, cited weak institutions and political parties as factors working against constitutional reforms. (Jo Lontoc, UP MPRO) |
https://up.edu.ph/the-cocosilk-road-to-beauty/ | The cocosilk road to beauty – University of the Philippines | The cocosilk road to beauty The cocosilk road to beauty July 28, 2017 | Written by Celeste Ann Castillo Llaneta Who doesn’t dream of having clear, beautiful, young-looking skin? And who better to crack the beauty code than the country’s premier national research and development institution? At the UP Los Baños National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (UPLB-BIOTECH), where traditional and modern biotechnologies combine to make innovative products and processes, the secret to beauty comes down to three letters: VCO or 100% pure virgin coconut oil. Beauty in oil Virgin coconut oil, which is one of UPLB-BIOTECH’s top products, is the key ingredient in Cocosilk, a line of handmade, specialty herbal soaps and body scrubs developed at the UPLB-BIOTECH’s Enzyme Research Laboratory by Fides Z. Tambalo, a University researcher and project leader. In an article for the Philippine Star, Tambalo described the Cocosilk line as “made from 100% premium virgin coconut oil certified free from heat and chemical treatments.” “We were doing the extraction of virgin coconut oil, and we were thinking of what other high value product we could make from the VCO that we made,” Tambalo said in an interview. “Through our studies, we got an idea—why don’t we do a 100% VCO soap?” Many VCO-based beauty soaps and scrubs are currently hot on the market because of virgin coconut oil’s properties. According to the website Organic Facts, coconut oil is predominantly composed of saturated fatty acids. Among its chief chemical constituents are vitamin E, an anti-oxidant that promotes silky-soft hair and healthy, glowing, younger looking skin. It is well known to have medicinal properties and antimicrobial and antifungal agents, as well as antioxidant and anti-aging properties. It also has moisture-retaining capacity, which makes it ideal to use for dry, cracking skin. The problem however with some of these commercial soaps is that they may not contain as much pure virgin coconut oil as they claim on their labels. Moreover, the extraction and processing methods used may reduce the moisturizing ability of those soaps. “If you use some of these commercial soaps, you’ll notice that they leave your skin dry, because sometimes the glycerin is taken out, which is then converted into moisturizer or shampoo or conditioner,” said Fides. The UPLB-BIOTECH, however, uses traditional methods of extraction and processing. This leaves the beauty-enhancing qualities of their VCO completely intact, and are even further enriched with vitamins A, C and E and additives. But the superior quality of the VCO used in the Cocosilk soaps and scrubs is not their only draw. Heaven’s salad bar There are at present 20 Cocosilk soap variants, each one containing a unique herb or ingredient—acapulco, carrot, guava, tomato, malunggay, citrus, tamarind, gotu-kola, oatmeal, coffee, chocolate, albumin, fresh milk, jasmine, lavender, malic, rose, mango and citronella. There are also variants of body scrubs designed to exfoliate, whiten and nourish the skin, including cinnamon, lemon, sunflower, strawberry, and cucumber-melon. Photos from UPLB National Institute of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology (BIOTECH) website, https://biotech.uplb.edu.ph/en/products/specialty-soaps-body-scrubs-aromatherapy-oils-and-malunggay-tea-leaves It is no accident that the variants sound like heaven’s salad bar. “We looked at what’s trending now all over the world, and it’s bringing your food into your personal care,” said Tambalo. “Whatever it is we eat, for instance tomatoes—that will be the active ingredient in our personal care.” Aside from the properties of VCO, each herb or ingredient adds special properties to the soaps and scrubs. Acapulco leaves, for instance, contain the antifungal chrysophanic acid, and so the Cocosilk soap variant with acapulco is excellent for fungal skin infections and insect bites. The Cocosilk guava variant contains guava leaf extract, which is known for its antiseptic and astringent properties, and is ideal as intimate wash. Aside from being a top source of vitamins A and C, tomatoes are rich in lycopene, an antioxidant ten times more effective than Vitamin E. Daily use of the malunggay soap, also rich in Vitamins A and C, will promote younger, whiter skin. Soap with citrus rinds and calamansi extract is effective for bleaching freckles and for treating acne. Coffee soap, now popular among beauty lines, is an effective exfoliant and deodorizer. And albumin, or egg white, contains proteins that smoothen and tighten skin, making wrinkles and lines less visible. (More information on each variant is available on the UPLB-BIOTECH’s website, https://biotech.uplb.edu.ph/en/products/specialty-soaps-body-scrubs-aromatherapy-oils-and-malunggay-tea-leaves). The properties of the ingredients in Cocosilk soaps have been known to us since time immemorial. Indeed, knowledge of them stems from Filipino folk wisdom. “When I was young, I was very amazed with all these things,” Fides revealed. “You know how it is with us Filipinos—our albularyos, our lolos and lolas, our mothers and fathers. They used whatever they could find in their surroundings.” She decided to bring science into play, conducting research to test the accuracy of these folk remedies as well as the potency of these herbs and ingredients in doing what they were purported to do. She had the herbs tested by high school and elementary school students, and evaluated the efficacy of their anti-microbial or antioxidant properties. She also read up on Philippine folklore, then experimented by putting these herbs into soaps. The conclusion? Our elders were definitely on to something. In fact, in some cases, our own indigenous products outperform the expensive concoctions from abroad. Tambalo has seen this during the testing and verification services they do at the lab. “Some companies would ask me to test the efficacy of other natural products that come from other countries, and I would see what their actual properties are versus what they claim to do.” With that, she poses a question to Filipino formulators: “I strongly believe that our biodiversity in the Philippines is incredibly rich. Why look for ingredients outside the country when we have so much here?” Photo from BIOTECH Enzyme Laboratory Team Beauty in the eye of the entrepreneur Fides Tambalo continues to experiment with nature’s bounty and formulate new soaps, scrubs, and even teas and aromatherapy oils. The result is a lineup of Cocosilk variants that can rival any other in the beauty product industry. “That’s something I’m proud of. We could find acapulco or guava soap being produced or sold in the market, but if you do some comparisons. . . . Of course, we’ve been doing this for research, so we can really tell if the soap is well made or not.” However, she does not really wish to see the Cocosilk specialty soaps become part of a huge, established commercial line. Instead, her dream for UPLB-BIOTECH’s uniquely processed beauty soaps is, in a way, even bigger than that. “I would like the University to explore the commercial value of these soaps,” she said. “So it would be very interesting to have somebody take a serious look at this and make a go of it, to convert this into a business.” So far, the Cocosilk specialty soaps can only be ordered online from the UPLB-BIOTECH. But the Institute welcomes any potential entrepreneurs wishing to go into business with a line of products that are scientifically proven, completely natural, and uniquely Filipino. “There are so many young entrepreneurs I wish would look into things like this, because I think this is one of the easiest things to sell, and you don’t need to invest a large amount of money.” In fact, UP student-entrepreneurs would make the ideal partner for Fides. “It’s something I have been wishing for, and it’s something that’s stopping me from engaging big companies, because I can see that this is something affordable that can be adopted by a very simple startup. Or it could even be run by two or three serious students who want to be entrepreneurs, especially since young people now are very good at selling online. I’ll be happy if I can just see some UP students succeed with this as a business.” As Tambalo and UPLB-BIOTECH have proven, science plus tradition equals beauty. But science plus tradition plus a committed entrepreneurial spirit makes beautiful dreams come true. |
https://up.edu.ph/up-toyota-team-up-for-biodiversity/ | UP, Toyota team up for biodiversity – University of the Philippines | UP, Toyota team up for biodiversity UP, Toyota team up for biodiversity February 13, 2020 | Written by Arlyn VCD Palisoc Romualdo UP and Toyota Motor Philippines Foundation, Inc. (TMPF) seal their memorandum of understanding with a handshake by their respective leaders, TMPF President David Go (third from left) and UP President Danilo Concepcion (fourth from left). With them are, from left, TMPF Assistant Vice President and Operations Manager Ronald Gaspar, TMP First Vice President and Environment Director Jose Maria Aligada, UP Vice President for Development Elvira Zamora, and Dr. Aletta Yñiguez of the UP Diliman Marine Science Institute, committee chair of the UP Puerto Galera Project. (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) The University signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Toyota Motor Philippines Foundation, Inc. (TMPF) on January 24 at the Toyota Special Economic Zone in Santa Rosa, Laguna for the development of the Puerto Galera Biodiversity and Environmental Research Outreach Center in Occidental Mindoro. TMPF donated to UP a check in the amount of PhP630,000 immediately after the signing ceremony. Dr. Aletta Yñiguez gives a background on the UP Puerto Galera Biodiversity and Environmental Research Outreach Center in Occidental Mindoro. (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) In a presentation by Dr. Aletta Yñiguez, the committee chair of the project, she said that the Center was envisioned to be a “world-class research and outreach facility showcasing the Philippines’ remarkable biodiversity.” The Center aims to enable “transdisciplinary and synergistic collaboration between experts across UP campuses as well as local and foreign researchers and practitioners.” TMPF President David Go reveals that the partnership for Puerto Galera is only one of Toyota’s many partnerships with the University. (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) TMPF President David Go, in his welcome remarks, revealed that the Foundation’s partnership with UP was in line with the Toyota Environmental Challenge 2050, particularly on the “establishment of a future society that is in harmony with nature.” He further stated that Toyota “would like to share our business practices and facilities with UP as extension of [its] laboratories.” UP President Danilo Concepcion says climate change and human activity continue to make a dent on the environment’s health. (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) In his message, UP President Danilo Concepcion said that the earliest record of the University’s research interest in Puerto Galera dated back to 1912, during the term of UP’s first president, Murray Bartlett. Puerto Galera was designated by UNESCO as a biosphere reserve in 1977 and with TMPF’s support, Concepcion added that “UP can help ensure the biosphere reserve’s continued health.” |
https://up.edu.ph/ups-very-own-orchestra-holds-debut-christmas-concert/ | UP’s very own orchestra holds debut Christmas concert – University of the Philippines | UP’s very own orchestra holds debut Christmas concert UP’s very own orchestra holds debut Christmas concert December 18, 2018 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office The newly-formed UP Symphony Orchestra is introduced to the world. (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) A symphonic orchestra that UP can finally call its own made its debut on the evening of December 13, 2018 in a concert, Unang Pasko. The newly established UP Symphony Orchestra (UPSO) joined other acclaimed musical groups from the UP College of Music at the University Amphitheatre in playing holiday classics for the UP community for free. Proudly identifying itself as the “Sixty-Five Strong”, clearly inspired by the “Sixteen Strong” nickname of the UP Men’s Basketball Team, the UPSO is under the direction of Prof. Josefino “Chino” Toledo of the College of Music. Its members consist of 24 alumni, 34 students, six faculty members and one staff member of the University. These musicians underwent a rigorous audition process to earn their slots. They come from three different constituent universities of UP¬–Diliman, Manila and Los Baños. The UPSO wasted no time in proving itself, playing Dmitri Shostakovich’s Festive Overture in A Major, Op. 96 as their first piece. This was followed by a series of festive medleys of popular Christmas tunes, certain to put the audience in the mood for the holidays. First of these medleys was the Glorious Sounds of Christmas, arranged by American composer Dwight Gustafson. It included excerpts from popular classics like Joy to the World, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Away in a Manger, and Angels We Have Heard on High. The ConChords were one of a number of other acclaimed musical acts that performed that evening. (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) After their rendition of Leroy Anderson’s Bugler’s Holiday, the UPSO welcomed the first of many distinguished guest performers, the ConChords. The singing group, with the UPSO, performed a Toledo-arranged medley of romantic songs, including: Pasko Na, Sinta Ko; I’ll Be Home for Christmas; and, Merry Christmas, Darling. Later, the UPSO also accompanied the award-winning UP Dance Company in an interpretation of dances from Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s popular ballet, The Nutcracker. In perhaps the most rousing performance of the evening, the UPSO, together with members of three UP-based choral groups,the UP Concert Chorus, the UP Los Baños Choral Ensemble and the UP Manila Chorale, interpreted Filipino holiday classics. These included National Artist Lucio San Pedro’s Simbang Gabi, and National Artist Ryan Cayabyab’s arrangement of songs, Namamasko, Mano Po, Ninong, and Pasko! Pasko!. Maestro Josefino “Chino” Toledo directs the UPSO’s string section. (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) The formation of the UPSO is one of the latest and greatest in UP’s bid to create a vibrant performing arts culture in the University. It was formally approved by the UP Board of Regents during its 1337th meeting on August 30, 2018, which established its status as UP’s official system-wide orchestra, funded by the UP System and hosted by the UP College of Music. Not only will the UPSO serve as a training ground for UP’s emerging musicians and conductors, but it also as UP’s representative on the national and global musical stage. A second concert is being planned for February, with the UPSO aiming to mount at least six concerts per year. (Andre dP Encarnacion, UP MPRO) The UP Symphony Orchestra in action. (Photo by Misael Bacani, UP MPRO) |
https://up.edu.ph/up-celebrates-buwan-ng-wika-with-the-restaging-of-putri-anak-isang-bagong-komedya/ | UP celebrates Buwan ng Wika with the restaging of Putri Anak, Isang Bagong Komedya – University of the Philippines | UP celebrates Buwan ng Wika with the restaging of Putri Anak, Isang Bagong Komedya UP celebrates Buwan ng Wika with the restaging of Putri Anak, Isang Bagong Komedya August 16, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office The UP Center for International Studies (UPCIS), UP College of Music (UPCMu) and Sentro ng Wikang Filipino celebrate Buwan ng Wika with the restaging of Putri Anak, Isang Bagong Komedya on August 23-25 at 3p.m. and 7p.m. at the GT-Toyota Asian Center Auditorium inside the UP Diliman campus. The theater production, a collaboration between the UPCIS and the UPCMu to mark the latter’s centennial this year, premiered at the Cultural Center of the Philippines in April and signals the birth of this new Komedya. It is also UPCIS’ and UPCMu’s contribution to the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the ASEAN for it features common themes in celestial maiden narratives among Southeast Asian as well as Japanese, Indian and Chinese cultures as it banners a message of peace and reconciliation. UP Optics CCP Performance (Photo from UP CIS) Largely based on the Maguindanao celestial maiden narrative of the Philippines, Putri Anak, Isang Bagong Komedya tells the story of Putri Anak, a celestial maiden who came down to earth to bathe in a stream with her six sisters. She is stranded on earth when she loses her wings. The play then unfolds as a fictional story of two warring clans led by their leaders, Rajah Sulaymon and Sultan Magnaye, who are caught in a love triangle with Putri Anak. This rivalry is aggravated by centuries-old territorial conflict between their clans. However, an impending disaster makes them realize that only by uniting their forces could they successfully ward off a common enemy. The play is written by Enrique Villasis and Juan Ekis following the dodecasyllabic verse of the traditional Komedya. Its music, without losing the European-Asian touch in the traditional Komedya, veers towards a more Southeast Asian sound. Dr. Verne de la Peña, a musicology professor at the UPCMu, composed the music with Mary Katherine J. Trangco, UPCMu faculty as musical director. Woven into the conventions of the Komedya ng San Dionisio of Parañaque are performance elements from Filipino, Japanese and Southeast Asian performance traditions. This bagong komedya is directed by Dr. Jina Umali, an Asian Theater scholar of UPCIS. Her co-directors Angela Baguilat, UPCMu dance faculty who studied India’s Bharata Natyam and Jeremy de la Cruz, UPLB theater professor who studied Indonesia’s Tari Java (Javanese court dance) created the choreography with movement inspiration mainly taken from the aforementioned Asian dance forms. Other movement inspirations were taken from Japan’s Kabuki and the martial arts sagayan, arnis, and pencak silat. Bryan Viray, UP Theater professor, and Grace Jaramillo of the Komedya ng San Dionisio, provided the dramaturgy. Mark Legaspi designed the set with Darwin Desoacido as costume designer. Michael Que restages the play. Joining the artistic staff in the restaging are costume designer Gino Gonzales who creates the costume of the character Putri Anak, Jethro Joaquin, UP Theater lecturer who designs the sound and Joseph G. Matheu who is both technical director and lighting designer. UP Optics CCP Performance (Photo from UP CIS) The production features performances of UP Tugtugang Musika Asyatika (UP TUGMA) and the UP Dance Company. Elizabeth Garcia Arce, a UPCMu student plays the title role while Alexander Dagalea and Jude Matthew Servilla reprise their roles as Rajah Sulaymon and Sultan Magnaye, respectively. The production is sponsored by the Office of the UP President and the Office of the UP Vice Presid ent for Academic Affairs, U.P. Diliman Office of the Chancellor, UP Diliman Office for Initiatives in Culture and the Arts, and the Japan Foundation Manila. Regular ticket price is Php500.00. UP Students can avail of a special discounted rate of Php 300.00 while non-UP students, senior citizens, persons with disabilities, government employees and military personnel can avail of a 20% discount. For ticket inquiries, please call the UP Center for International Studies at 981-8500 loc. 2460 or 426-75-73 and look for Ms. Iyah Lafuente. |
https://up.edu.ph/up-symphonic-band-takes-the-abelardo-hall-concert-series-stage/ | UP Symphonic Band takes the Abelardo Hall Concert Series stage – University of the Philippines | UP Symphonic Band takes the Abelardo Hall Concert Series stage UP Symphonic Band takes the Abelardo Hall Concert Series stage October 9, 2018 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office For Season 2’s third pitch of the Abelardo Hall Concert Series, the UP College of Music and the UP College of Music Alumni Association, in cooperation with the Office of the Chancellor thru the Office for Initiatives in Culture and the Arts, proudly present: “Symphonicity” featuring the UP Symphonic Band. Under the baton of Asst. Professor Rodney D.S. Ambat, the eighty-piece band garnered the Best Performing Group Award when they performed original compositions of Asian Composers of new music in Symphonic Band Category at the 33rd Asian Composers League International Festival and Conference in 2015. In what promises to be another riveting production on 26 October 2018 (7PM), the performance pieces of the UP Symphonic Band, recipient of UP’s Honorific Award for Student Performing Arts Group (HASPAG, 2016), will be artistically depicted, visually enhanced and skillfully projected by the UP College of Fine Arts, Department of Visual Communication’s Chairperson Marc J. San Valentin, Associate Professor Mitzi Marie Aguilar- Reyes, Annie Dennise P. Lumbao, and Melvin S. Calingo. The Abelardo Hall Concert Series, now on its second Season, envisions the Abelardo Hall Auditorium as a center of culture not just for the university, but for the larger community. The Season comprises of monthly concerts that showcase the diversity of talents that are or have been part of the UP College of Music. The intended lineup is a mix of genres and styles that is truly the mark of UP. Admission tickets are priced at P500 and P250 with special discounts for students (50%), the elderly (20%), and people with disabilities (20%). For ticket reservations, please contact Faye Manuzon at 926 0026 or 981 8500 loc. 2629 or via email at abelardohall.music@gmail.com. |
https://up.edu.ph/abelardo-hall-concert-series-closes-season-2-with-up-concert-chorus-baihana/ | Abelardo Hall Concert Series closes Season 2 with UP Concert Chorus, Baihana – University of the Philippines | Abelardo Hall Concert Series closes Season 2 with UP Concert Chorus, Baihana Abelardo Hall Concert Series closes Season 2 with UP Concert Chorus, Baihana November 19, 2018 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office For the Abelardo Hall Concert Series Season 2’s fourth and final offering, the UP College of Music and the UP College of Music Alumni Association, Inc., in cooperation with the Office of the Chancellor thru the Office for Initiatives in Culture and the Arts, proudly present: “Ang Pag-ibig Naghahari” featuring the UP Concert Chorus and Baihana. Since its establishment in May 2008, Baihana has been garnering awards such as the “Best Jazz Band” at the Boy Katindig Songwriting Competition (2012) and the “Best Performance By A New Group” at the 26th Aliw Awards (2013). Backed up by the dashing Debonair District, Anna Graham, Krina Cayabyab and Mel Torre enjoy executing playful arrangements of vocal harmonies, as the all-female vocal trio simply dive into any kind of music genre. Pioneers of ChoreoCapella or Choreographed A Capella in the Philippines, the UP Concert Chorus, simply known as Korus, ranked “Number 1 in the World” for Folk Choral Performance at the 2012 Festival Internacional de Cantonigros in Spain. Under the leadership of versatile mezzo-soprano Associate Professor Janet Sabas- Aracama, Korus has been in various international tours and choral competitions and has won numerous festival awards including the Grand Prix at the 6th International Krakow Choir Festival in Poland. Admission tickets are priced at P500 and P250 with special discounts for students (50%), the elderly (20%), and people with disabilities (20%). For ticket reservations, please contact Ms. Faye Manuzon at 926 0026 or 981 8500 loc. 2629 or via email at abelardohall.music@gmail.com. Show starts promptly at 7PM. |
https://up.edu.ph/gma-news-onlines-scitech-editor-receives-fulbright-scholarship-to-mit/ | GMA News Online’s SciTech editor receives Fulbright scholarship to MIT – University of the Philippines | GMA News Online’s SciTech editor receives Fulbright scholarship to MIT GMA News Online’s SciTech editor receives Fulbright scholarship to MIT June 2, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office GMA News Online’s Science and Technology editor Timothy James Dimacali has been officially admitted to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Graduate Program in Science Writing as a Fulbright scholar. “The application process was pretty straightforward: I was asked what I wanted to do and where I wanted to go. My response was just as frank: I wore my geek heart on my sleeve! I told them that I love science and I want to pursue science communications,” Dimacali said.m Wee School of Communication and Information in Singapore in October 2016. He added, “I honestly didn’t think I would get in, because my grades and test scores, though decent, weren’t particularly stellar. All I really had to show for myself was my passion for science and love of the written word.” Dimacali received assistance from the Philippine American Education Foundation (PAEF), the Institute of International Education (IIE), and a few generous benefactors who wish to remain anonymous. The help is not unwarranted, as Dimacali’s accomplishments are an assurance that he is committed to excellence in his work. Dimacali, a graduate of Creative Writing from the University of the Philippines, joined GMA News Online in 2009 and has been in charge of the Science and Technology section since 2010. He is a recipient of the Department of Science and Technology’s Gawad Scriba Award for Science Communicatiors and an alumnus of Asia Journalism Fellowship, the Netherlands Fellowship Program, CERN School Philippines, the Silliman University National Writers Workshop, and the Iligan National Writers Workshop. With the launch of the space program and the exciting discoveries of new species in recent years, Dimacali expressed his enthusiasm in telling more stories from the new frontiers that the country is exploring. He hopes to use what he learns from the graduate program to help build on the science classes and courses in his alma mater. “My commitment to the Fulbright program means coming back to the Philippines to help develop our still-nascent science communications field,” he shared. The MIT Graduate Program in Science Writing is one of the most eminent science communications courses in the world, with fewer than 10 students accepted per year. It counts among its faculty physicist and novelist Alan Lightman, author of the best-selling book “Einstein’s Dreams.” (Aya Tantiangco/BM, GMA News) |
https://up.edu.ph/up-madrigal-singers-concert-set-on-april-27-28/ | UP Madrigal Singers concert set on April 27-28 – University of the Philippines | UP Madrigal Singers concert set on April 27-28 UP Madrigal Singers concert set on April 27-28 April 19, 2018 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office This month, the Abelardo Concert Series 2018 Season 1 is proud to present the choral group that holds the distinction of being the first choir in the world to win the formidable European Grand Prix for choral singing twice. Watch the nation’s premier choral group perform in their home turf in “Quintessence: Celebrating 5 Decades of the UP Madrigal Singers” on April 27 (7PM) and April 28 (3PM and 7PM). For ticket reservations, please contact Faye Manuzon at (02) 926-0026 or (02) 981-8500 local 2629 or via email at abelardohall.music@gmail.com. |
https://up.edu.ph/the-student-in-the-boardroom/ | The student in the boardroom – University of the Philippines | The student in the boardroom The student in the boardroom September 4, 2017 | Written by J. Mikhail Solitario On her first Board of Regents (BOR) meeting, Student Regent Ma. Shari Niña G. Oliquino admitted her overwhelming anxiety. UP President Danilo Concepcion turned to her and asked her for a few words. Commission on Higher Education Chairperson Patricia Licuanan then prompted her to discuss a student issue. Shari took the chance to inquire about the tuition collection policy of the University. This helped her realize that while she now had the task to put student issues on the table, it was not an impossible task after all. In the past, according to Shari, only a student observer was allowed inside meetings of the Board of Regents, the highest policy-making body of the University. The student observer could raise student concerns during discussions but he or she had no voting power. Eventually, the Katipunan ng mga Sangguniang Mag-aaral sa UP campaigned for genuine student representation with voting power in the BOR, to participate more directly in crafting policies affecting students. Today, the Student Regent represents the biggest constituency in the entire UP system. (The BOR also includes a Faculty and a Staff Regent.) Oliquino believes that the Office of the Student Regent is crucial in light of the signing of Republic Act 10931 or the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act, which grants free tuition and other subsidies to qualified undergraduate students in state universities and colleges. She sees obstacles remaining for students of law and medicine, as well as those struggling academically. She asserts that education is a right to be enjoyed by all regardless of socioeconomic status, and hopes for the support of all UP students from Baguio to Mindanao, knowing she can’t possibly succeed in her advocacy alone. SR Oliquino takes her oath before members of the Board of Regents- University President Danilo Concepcion and CHED Chairperson Patricia Licuanan. (Photo from SR Ma. Shari Niña G. Oliquino) Accepting the challenge Asked what made her decide to accept her nomination as Student Regent from UP Mindanao, her response was short: “I didn’t even think twice about it.” Graduating with honors with a degree in Broadcast Communication from the College of Mass Communication in Diliman, she could have taken a break from being a student leader from her grade school days in the UP Integrated School (UPIS). But in the midst of an intensifying campaign for free education, she couldn’t refuse the call. “I wasn’t going to do it for myself, and serving my fellow students had become my passion, so why not?” she added. Shari considers former Student Regent and human rights lawyer Krissy Consti as her model. Shari admires Krissy’s boldness in staging mobilizations all by herself even before other students had assembled in the Palma Hall lobby. Conti was also instrumental in the recent release of Maricon Montajes, a Film student and political prisoner. While her dreams of being a lawyer like Conti remain intact, Shari also recognizes former Student Regents as mentors in addressing multiple and sometimes simultaneous concerns from eight constituent units in the University. During the selection of this year’s Student Regent at the UP Visayas Miag-ao campus through the General Assembly of Student Councils (GASC), Oliquino presented her vision for forging unity among students in sustaining campaigns. As she went around the System, she saw more specific problems, such as huts being used as men’s dormitories in UPV Tacloban. She also stressed the need to preserve UP’s public character by ensuring that idle assets are used for academic and research purposes. She called for unity with other members of the UP community, such as the manininda (vendors) and ordinary employees, recalling an exchange during the GASC where a representative of UPV’s College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences drew attention to the concerns of fisherfolk. What’s work like for the Student Regent? After scheduling and prior to leading student summits for Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao spread across September and October, Oliquino takes care of requests for interviews, especially on free education. She also meets with student councils regularly, apart from the monthly BOR meetings. Starting young Oliquino traces her roots in student-leadership to her formative years in UPIS. She characterized UPIS education as “progressive,” where they were taught societal issues such as the disparity between the country’s natural resources and levels of poverty. She vividly remembers an Araling Panlipunan class where her teacher drew a can of gasoline with wings and strings tied to basic goods attached to the can. At a young age, she was exposed to issues that had to be discussed within the University. She served as president of the Grade 3-6 and Grade 7-10 councils. She used what she learned in her History classes as joined UP campus politics, moving from classroom to classroom and consulting student organizations about projects, events, and services. SR Oliquino joins a USC mobilization in her days as an undergraduate student leader. (Photo from SR Ma. Shari Niña G. Oliquino) When she entered UP, Oliquino held key leadership positions in her organizations such as the UP Broadcasters’ Guild and UP Beta Sigma Ladies Corps. As early as her freshman year, she was asked to run for the University Student Council (USC), but she declined. After a year, she ran twice for the same position and won, ranking fourth among 12 councilors. She eventually headed the USC Committee on Students’ Rights and Welfare. The major difference, according to her, was that party lines are drawn more sharply in university politics than in UPIS politics. Holding the position of Student Regent is a different challenge as the SR should be a unifying, rather than dividing, force among students, and is expected to be more more inclusive and more consultative. A bigger challenge lies the dynamics between the SR and members of the BOR who are mostly administrators, legislators, and Malacañang appointees. Moving forward Looking back on what her term has accomplished so far, Shari considers the signing of the free education law a leap forward and the fruit of years of student activism from campaigning in the streets to lobbying. However, she warns that the movement must not rest for the fight is far from over until all mechanisms to make students pay cease to exist. She is currently enrolled in the Master in Community Development program in the College of Social Work and Community Development, believing it to be the best program for her to be able to integrate with communities. “If we want genuine social change, we need to fight alongside other sectors.” In eventually pursuing law studies, she aspires to become a people’s lawyer who will expose and oppose the system by freeing political prisoners, upholding human rights, and strengthening the mass movement. She envisions her legacy to be the actualization of free tuition after decades of struggle. At the same time, she wants to be remembered as an approachable and accessible Student Regent. “I never want to be too far from my constituents!” |
https://up.edu.ph/up-institute-of-civil-engineering-celebrates-its-110th-year-with-upceat110/ | UP Institute of Civil Engineering celebrates its 110th year with #UPCEat110 – University of the Philippines | UP Institute of Civil Engineering celebrates its 110th year with #UPCEat110 UP Institute of Civil Engineering celebrates its 110th year with #UPCEat110 June 30, 2020 | Written by Celeste Ann Castillo Llaneta The UP Institute of Civil Engineering (UP ICE) in Diliman is celebrating the 110th anniversary of the establishment of the UP Civil Engineering Program this June-July 2020 with a series of activities around the theme, “Reimagining the Future: Leveraging 110 Years of UP Civil Engineering”. Activities held in June included the launching of the #ReminisCE: Kwentong UP CE Photo Contest on June 3, and the book launch of Water Resources Systems of the Philippines: Modeling Studies by Dr. Guillermo Q. Tabios III on June 26. The UP ICE Status Report 2020 was also published and launched last June 13. The report aims to showcase the evolution of UP ICE through the years, and reaffirm the Institute’s commitment to continue serving the nation by delivering excellent instruction, research, and extension services in civil engineering, even in the face of an unprecedented global pandemic. You may watch the video here. Part of the celebration of the 110th anniversary of the UP Civil Engineering Program is also the hosting of the UP ICE webinar series, which covers timely and relevant topics in Civil Engineering. The webinars are scheduled on June 26 and the Fridays of July 2020, starting from 3:00PM. A limited number of attendees may be accommodated in Zoom, while others may watch via the live streaming on UP ICE Facebook page. Pre-registration links will be posted regularly on UP ICE social media accounts. Visit the Facebook page of UP ICE for more details on the anniversary celebration activities, using the hashtag #UPCEat110. |
https://up.edu.ph/upcat-advisory-as-of-july-30-2018/ | UPCAT advisory as of July 30, 2018 – University of the Philippines | UPCAT advisory as of July 30, 2018 UPCAT advisory as of July 30, 2018 July 30, 2018 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office The deadline for submission of the application forms of students from Metro Manila private high schools was July 27 and was extended to today, July 30, 2018. All applications submitted today—physically or by courier (timestamped today)—will be accepted as within the deadline. Everyone remaining in line today will be accommodated. To serve the high volume of applicants, lines have been segmented and dropboxes with someone receiving the forms are available at the Office of Admissions. UPCAT applicants are estimated to have risen to 167,000 this year from 103,000 last year, largely because of the free-tuition policy. As stated on the UPCAT website (upcat.up.edu.ph) applications may be submitted to the Office of Admissions either in person OR through the authorized school representative, OR by courier. Applications sent via courier will not be considered late if posted by courier today. Applicants are urged to utilize courier services to avoid having to line up and to decongest the receiving area. The deadline for submission for Metro Manila public schools remains August 3 and regional private and public schools August 10. Dropboxes will also be made available on those dates. For today all those in line can either submit through a dropbox or line up for permits. Instructions may be found on https://upcat.up.edu.ph/htmls/aboutupcat.html. The public is advised to avoid “fake news” sites and social media accounts supposedly devoted to the UPCAT, some even bearing the UP logo. Official announcements about the UPCAT and the admission procedure are announced only through the following channels: UPCAT website upcat.up.edu.ph UPCAT-UP System Facebook page facebook.com/UPSystemOfficeOfAdmissions UP System website up.edu.ph UP System Facebook page facebook.com/upsystem UP System Twitter page twitter.com/upsystem |
https://up.edu.ph/upcat-advisory-as-of-september-20-2018/ | UPCAT Advisory as of September 20, 2018 – University of the Philippines | UPCAT Advisory as of September 20, 2018 UPCAT Advisory as of September 20, 2018 September 20, 2018 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office This is to inform the public that as of today, 20 September 2018, the new UPCAT schedule has not yet been finalized by the UP Office of Admissions. Please disregard the posts on new testing dates that have circulated online. The University is currently checking on the condition of UPCAT testing centers throughout the country in the wake of Typhoon Ompong. UP’s paramount concern at this time is the welfare of examinees and test administrators. UP is working to ensure the safe and efficient administration of the UPCAT. The official announcement on the new UPCAT schedule shall come only from the UP Office of Admissions. Please be guided accordingly. |
https://up.edu.ph/upcat-2019-results-now-available-online/ | UPCAT 2019 results now available online – University of the Philippines | UPCAT 2019 results now available online UPCAT 2019 results now available online April 1, 2019 | Posted by UP Media and Public Relations Office The UPCAT 2019 results are now ready for online viewing. Please go to the UPCAT main website upcat.up.edu.ph. For applicants who received an offer of admissions, please indicate your confirmation of acceptance of the offer of admissions through the ONLINE ACCEPTANCE link in the instructions provided when you viewed your results. The deadline for confirmation is on 14 APRIL 2019. |
https://up.edu.ph/dios-ti-agngina-president-alfredo-e-pascual-up-baguio/ | “Dios ti Agngina, President Alfredo E. Pascual”—UP Baguio – University of the Philippines | “Dios ti Agngina, President Alfredo E. Pascual”—UP Baguio “Dios ti Agngina, President Alfredo E. Pascual”—UP Baguio February 13, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office UP Baguio (UPB) held a tribute program for UP President Alfredo Pascual on January 31, more than a week before he steps down from the University leadership. A video showing members of the UPB community thanking Pascual for supporting various projects and promoting initiatives that benefitted them was presented at the program. Pascual was also given a wooden sculpture with a citation and traditional woven fabric from the Cordilleras. In his opening message, UPB Chancellor Raymundo Rovillos expressed gratitude to Pascual for increasing allocations and facilitating the growth and development of the constituent university—through needed infrastructure, student mobility programs, incentives for research and creative work, faculty grants for graduate and post-graduate education, staff development programs, among others. Pascual, on the other hand, shared a presentation he had previously made to the UP Board of Regents. It highlighted his administration’s accomplishments in accordance with the UP Strategic Plan 2011-2017, as guided by the provisions of the UP Charter of 2008 or Republic Act No. 9500. He said that his administration not only continued and built upon the initiatives of his predecessors, it also instituted and implemented new initiatives that aimed to propel the University forward. Among the achievements he mentioned were the increased budget appropriations for UP from the national government, which he credited to successful discussions with alumni and key officials in the executive and legislative branches of the government. President Pascual delivering his report on his administration’s accomplishments to the members of the UP Baguio community. Photo by Misael Bacani, UPSIO. He also pointed out the intensified support for research and creative work, particularly those that were interdisciplinary in nature. He likewise talked of internationalization efforts and how these have increased student mobility, opportunities for visiting foreign professors and Filipino experts with PhDs from abroad, participation in and organization of international conferences, as well as how such efforts have strengthened linkages with other institutions. Pascual pointed to the construction and perspectives of sports facilities in different campuses, aspart of meeting his sports development objective. Academic and research infrastructure across the UP System was also part of his presentation. He said that green architecture, design, and engineering were given emphasis in these construction projects as part of his Green UP initiative. All infrastructure projects are in accordance with guidelines and policies in the UP System-wide Master Development Plan, which his administration had also formulated. As regards public service, Pascual talked of various disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) activities, the pioneering DRRM handbook soon to be released, and the Gawad Pangulo: Award for Excellence in Public Service, for which the ceremony was held just the day before at UP Diliman. UPB’s tribute program was held after the inauguration of Museo Kordilerya, where Pascual was the guest of honor. (Arlyn VCD Palisoc Romualdo, UP MPRO) For more photos of the event, please click through the album here. |
https://up.edu.ph/from-final-endings-to-new-beginnings/ | From final endings to new beginnings – University of the Philippines | From final endings to new beginnings From final endings to new beginnings January 8, 2018 | Written by Celeste Ann Castillo Llaneta “Old age is not for sissies.” This quote, attributed to American actress Bette Davis, seems particularly apt in our society. In a country with a population where people 65 and older make up only 4 percent, our elderly face issues that are not for the faint of heart, such as poverty, abuse and neglect, sickness and disability, and loneliness and alienation from society. Add to that existential and metaphysical concerns that come with old age—questions about death, the meaning of life, and the vast unknown beyond it. It’s enough to make any youngster glance up from their smartphones in bewilderment, or if they happen to be old enough to have experienced a life crisis, to reach for a shot of gin. But for the elderly, there is no escaping these questions. “The aging years are as important as that of infancy or of childhood years,” writes UP Baguio assistant professor of psychology Prof. Maria Ana B. Diaz in her paper, “Expressing Religiosity in Old Age,” which she presented at the Growing Up, Growing Old: Times and Seasons 2nd Global Conference held in Prague, Czech Republic, in May 2016. Photo by Norbert Kaiser, taken 2006-12-27 (Source: Wikicommons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nollendorf_D%C3%A4mmerung_(01)_2006-12-27.jpg) “Unlike children who look forward to being adolescents, who in turn project how their life will be as adults, and with the latter anticipating how life will be in old age, the elderly have no clear prediction of what it will be after old age or after life.” Being confronted with the prospect of dying is often at best uncomfortable and at worst frightening. “The loss of loved ones, failing health, and narrowing of the social network all lead to feelings of uncertainty,” Diaz continues. However, when facing the ultimate unknown, the elderly have a source of solace to turn to: religion and spirituality. Diaz notes in her paper that studies have shown a strong link between faith, spirituality and health in the elderly, and that the anxiety experienced by the elderly dissipates when they have faith in a spiritual being to hold on to and to give them a sense of contentment and positive well-being. In fact, according to Diaz, it has been found that “spirituality and religious participation are highly correlated with positive successful aging, as much as diet, exercise, mental stimulation, self-efficacy, and social connectedness.” For her paper, she focused on the experiences of several elderly members of the indigenous people from the Mountain Province, ages 60 to 73, with regard to religion and spirituality and how these help them cope with the difficult questions of aging. They made for unique subjects because they had two religions/spiritual traditions to call upon, having been both baptized into Christianity (Roman Catholic or Anglican) but also still adhering to their own traditional beliefs as indigenous people. Diaz also distinguished between spirituality, or the search for significance and for a personal relationship between an individual and God or a supernatural being, and religiosity, which is adherence to certain doctrines and prescribed patterns of behavior. By and large, the elderly indigenous people (IPs) drew comfort from observing the religious practices of Christianity, resulting in “magaan ang loob” (i.e. a feeling of peace and lightness). These practices included attending Sunday services in a church or structure; providing assistance and prayer services to others; and, prayer. Prayer also helps ease the “death anxiety” that comes with the experience of major life losses as one grows older, such as illness and the loss of a spouse or friends. “Older adults who have strong religious faith are more likely to feel good about themselves, to find more meaning in their life, and to cope with life’s adversities better,” writes Diaz. Photo by J. Samuel Burner, taken 10 March 2006 (Source: Wikicommons via http://www.flickr.com/photos/lobsterstew/110692504/) Aside from Christian practices, the elderly IPs Diaz studied drew comfort from their indigenous traditions and pagan beliefs, which they continue to hold as equally important. “The individual develops a Christian faith that governs his thought and behavior,” Diaz writes in her paper, “but the individual belongs to a group that has strongly established customs and traditions that define their identity.” Adhering to their group’s goal of practicing and transmitting the indigenous tradition “gives them a sense of uniqueness, an identity that separates them from the rest,” Diaz explains. But for the elderly IPs, the fact that Christianity and their indigenous beliefs have never been integrated, that one has never completely supplanted the other, gives them a wealth of resources to draw upon, especially when it comes to resolving the hard questions, such as one’s destination in the afterlife. According to Christian belief, one merits heaven if one has lived a virtuous life, and hell if one has not. But life is rarely rendered in convenient black and white, but rather in complex shades of gray. Of her elderly IP subjects, Diaz says: “They ask themselves, where am I going? This means there is fear and uncertainty. So I think for majority of the case studies, yes, there is a fear of death.” However, the IPs have a different concept of death, one that does not necessarily end with harsh judgments and sentences. They also value their elderly differently. In contrast to Westernized, mainstream societies that hold much store in productivity and the ability to work, the IPs value wisdom and experience, and hence accord a high status and level of respect to their elders. The older you are, the more valuable you are to the community. Terraced rice fields carved from the sides of mountains, done by indigenous Filipino communities over the last hundreds of years. Photo is a cultural heritage property in the Philippines with ID PH-15-0010. (Photo by Spiff2005, taken April 30, 2006. Source: Wikicommons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Ifugao_Rice_Terraces.JPG) From her interviews with the elderly, Diaz has gleaned some insights on how to prepare for one’s twilight years. One of her case studies, a retiree from UP, said that it is vitally important to be financially prepared for retirement. “Like it or not, aging brings with it a whole host of health problems so you have to prepare for it,” Diaz says. “You have to save money, invest money, so you’ll have something to draw from when you need to go to a doctor or buy medicine or hire a nurse.” The other important thing to prepare for is to make sure your social relationships with family and friends are sound, because burning too many bridges and building too few can lead to loneliness and isolation in your later years. Clearly, the sooner one begins to prepare for the senior years, the better. To do this, Diaz offers an important tool that can and should be used at any stage in life—the life review. As a tool, the life review crosses from religiosity to spirituality, and bridges emotional, mental, psychological, and spiritual health. It is the act of asking yourself the hard questions, hopefully before life itself forces you to, like “Who are you? What is the purpose and meaning of your life? Where have you succeeded and failed? What regrets do you have? What makes you happy? And how can you turn your life around now to make your death, whether it happens 50 years or a year from now, a peaceful one?” Do a life review as early and as often as you can, Diaz advises. “You can’t postpone it until you’re already old. You shouldn’t cram for this, as if it were the finals in college.” Old age and death are not pleasant subjects. Nor are regret and wasted time. But confronting old age, regret, and death with courage and clarity can lead to the wisdom of the ages. Even better, it can lead to new beginnings, no matter at which stage in your life. |
https://up.edu.ph/teaching-in-mother-tongues/ | Teaching in mother tongues – University of the Philippines | Teaching in mother tongues Teaching in mother tongues February 6, 2018 | Written by Celeste Ann Castillo Llaneta Mural at the UP Baguio College of Arts and Communication In 2009, the Department of Education (DepEd) recognized the benefits of teaching children using their mother tongue or first language. Local and international research has found that children learn to speak, read, and write more quickly in their first language, and can pick up a second and third language more easily if taught in their first language. In the same way, they acquire other academic competencies more quickly, particularly in science and math. Through Department Order 94, DepEd instituted Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE), with the following major languages as languages of instruction in 2012-2013: Tagalog, Kapampangan, Pangasinense, Iloko, Bikol, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Waray, Tausug, Maguindanaoan, Maranao, Chabacano, Ivatan, Sambal, Akianon, Kinaray-a, Yakan, and Sinurigaonon. Aside from their mother tongues or first languages, the children are taught English and Filipino as subjects focusing on oral fluency, starting in the first grade. From the fourth grade onward, Filipino and English are introduced as languages of instruction. A dizzying variety However, given the dizzying variety of languages in the country—over 170 languages spoken by various ethno-linguistic groups, with almost 50 of these spoken by various groups in northern Philippines alone—it’s not unusual for a teacher to find herself handling a first-grade class in a public school consisting of children from different linguistic backgrounds. This poses a challenge for the teachers: how do they make sure the students learn when they are not all equally competent in the language of instruction? In her 2016 paper, “A Multilingual, Multicultural and Multidisciplinary Approach to MTBMLE: A Model for Northern Philippines”, Dr. Elizabeth Calinawagan, a professor of Filipino and Dean of the College of Arts and Communication, UP Baguio, gives three possible classroom scenarios a teacher may face. Dr. Elizabeth A. Calinawagan, professor of Filipino and Dean of the College of Arts and Communication, UP Baguio In the first scenario, a school may have a strong community language as its mother tongue and the majority of its students communicating in this language. According to Calinawagan, this scenario is more common in rural areas. In her paper, she recommends that the teacher use a monolingual teaching-learning process, “Basic education [here] should be in the mother tongue. Then you’ll just be transferring knowledge through a lingua franca, and then English.” In the second scenario, there are more students whose mother tongue is the regional lingua franca—for instance, Ilokano in northern Luzon—and the other students use their own community/indigenous languages as their mother tongue. This scenario is more common in densely populated cities such as Baguio City. “In one classroom in a public elementary school, the students could have different mother tongues—Maranao, Kankanay, Pangasinan, Ilokano. This could be problematic. The DepEd chose Iloko [as the language of instruction], but teachers encounter difficulties because not all the students speak Iloko. Some are more fluent in Filipino, especially in urban centers.” A bridge to learning Calinawagan recommends that, in this case, the teacher use the regional lingua franca as the medium of instruction, but allot a special time to the speakers of other languages, using the regional lingua franca as a bridge to learning in other languages. The teacher would have to consult with the students and their parents to find out what language the child speaks at home, and to seek the cooperation of the parents in translating lessons into and creating learning materials in the child’s mother tongue. Second-graders in the Cabambangan (Poblacion), Bacolor, Pampanga Elementary School Barangay Cabambangan (Poblacion), Bacolor, Pampanga. Photo by Judgefloro, taken 23 February 2015 (Photo from Wikicommons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jf9633Cabambangan_Bacolor_Elementary_School_fvf_25.JPG) In the third scenario, there could be a strong regional lingua franca, but the students’ linguistic profiles show that they are more competent in languages of wider communication such as English and Filipino. This is more common in private schools, where students are sometimes pressured by the school administration, teachers, and parents to use these languages. Calinawagan recalled a study conducted in San Carlos, Pangasinan, in which parents were asked why they spoke to their children in Tagalog at home instead of their mother tongue. “They said it was so the children would find it easier to integrate at school, so they are taught bilingually, English and Tagalog, at home.” In this last scenario, Calinawagan suggests in her paper that lessons “may be learned in Filipino or English, but the version in the community language/s should still be used as a springboard for linguistic and cultural lessons embodied in that language.” She adds that there should be strong community advocacy to make sure that residents of a community are knowledgeable in their language. School children in the Barangays Balete, Tarlac City. Photo by Judgefloro, taken 2 July 2015 (Photo from Wikicommons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:01415ajfSchool_children_Philippines_Tarlacfvf_05.jpg) “There is still an initiative from the private schools to teach the language of the community. There should be a subject taught in the mother tongue from which we can draw cultural knowledge. Because for instance in the Ilocos, our culture isn’t Tagalog or English. Where else would we draw our cultural experience?” The tireless soldiers In all these scenarios, the teachers, especially first-grade teachers, are the tireless soldiers at the frontlines, displaying heroic levels of creativity, resourcefulness and determination not just in teaching, but in making reading and learning materials, doing advocacy work and community mobilization, and even developing a working orthography of local languages. In a certain locality, the teachers made “big books” by handwriting stories on sheets of manila paper, stories in the students’ mother tongues, together with drawings to provide visual aids, of which they then made photocopies. As mentioned, many teachers in Northern Luzon are already multilingual. In many localities, they have already collected and generated learning materials in the different mother tongues. According to Calinawagan, the next level of training these teachers need is in using linguistic comparative methods toward multilingual acquisition. They must now translate the available materials in the mother tongue into the lingua franca for multilingual pedagogy, and so generate multilingual vocabularies, dictionaries, and grammars for use in their classrooms. Moreover, the teachers must be trained in the techniques of linguistic and cultural analysis. Through the continuing in-service training provided by the DepEd in partnership with MLE specialists, these teachers can be effectively trained in these methods. Foggy view of Tuba, Benguet Town Proper. Photo by Ramon FVelasquez, taken 29 November 2013 (Photo from Wikicommons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tuba,Benguetjf0090_07.JPG) “The success of the MTB-MLE in the Philippines truly depends on the ingenuity and innovativeness of teachers in their pedagogy as well as their commitment to the program,” Calinawagan says. And from her observations of these teachers in the field, commitment will not be in short supply, especially once the students who are products of the MTB-MLE program grow older and begin to show the results of their mother-tongue learning. The country can then look forward to a generation of Filipinos who are multilingual but remain deeply rooted in their unique cultures. |
https://up.edu.ph/upaa-resets-deadline-for-nominations-to-the-2020-distinguished-alumni-awards/ | UPAA resets deadline for nominations to the 2020 Distinguished Alumni Awards – University of the Philippines | UPAA resets deadline for nominations to the 2020 Distinguished Alumni Awards UPAA resets deadline for nominations to the 2020 Distinguished Alumni Awards January 11, 2021 | Posted by UP Media and Public Relations Office 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 Distinguished Alumni Awards to Tuesday, February 16, 2021. This was announced by UPAA President and Alumni Regent Reynaldo C. Laserna. The awarding ceremonies will be held during the 2021 UP General Alumni Homecoming, to be set on a more propitious date that will be published sometime before the event. The awards are conferred on UP alumni who have demonstrated, in their respective chosen fields of endeavor, exceptional achievements and outstanding contributions that bring about substantial benefits to society and distinct honor to the University. Recognition will also be given to families with at least three successive generations of UP alumni. Nomination forms are available at the UPAA, Room 211, Ang Bahay ng Alumni, Magsaysay Avenue, UP Diliman Campus, Quezon City. For more information, please contact the UPAA Secretariat at (8)920-6868/71/75; (0917)837-2098; or email to upaa.awards@gmail.com. For more information, please contact: Mr. Romeo S.A. Carlos UPAA Executive Director Contact nos.: (8)920-6868/71/75; (0917)837-2098 Email: upaa.awards@gmail.com |
https://up.edu.ph/dr-teodoro-herbosa-resigns-as-ups-executive-vice-president/ | Dr. Teodoro Herbosa resigns as UP’s Executive Vice President – University of the Philippines | Dr. Teodoro Herbosa resigns as UP’s Executive Vice President Dr. Teodoro Herbosa resigns as UP’s Executive Vice President April 25, 2021 | Posted by UP Media and Public Relations Office Dr. Teodoro J. Herbosa has tendered his resignation as Executive Vice President of the University of the Philippines (UP) System, effectively immediately, due to “personal reasons”. UP President Danilo L. Concepcion has accepted his resignation, expressing his regret from the fact that Herbosa had served the University with great dedication. “In your service as Executive Vice President, you have shown how vital this position can be to the governance of the University,” President Concepcion writes in his letter accepting Herbosa’s resignation. President Concepcion, however, noted that “it is imperative that there be consistency and harmony in our relationship as administrators, as well as in our public pronouncements, given that we both represent the larger University community, its spirit, and its interests.” Dr. Herbosa served as Executive Vice President of UP since the start of President Concepcion’s administration in 2017. |
https://up.edu.ph/up-in-top-three-of-global-health-case-competition/ | UP in top three of global health case competition – University of the Philippines | UP in top three of global health case competition UP in top three of global health case competition August 6, 2021 | Written by Jo. Florendo B. Lontoc The UP Mediasina Team consisting of six UP medical students. Screenshot from the UP Mediasina’s proposal video for Project Dinig submitted to the 2021 Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) Global Health Case Competition. UP Mediasina, a team of six UP medical students, is in the top three of the 2021 Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) Global Health Case Competition for its Project Dinig, alongside teams from Nanyang Technological University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong. The real-world challenge presented to students was to make a proposal for “technology-driven solutions to the COVID-19 infodemic”. According to the organizers, “This challenge focuses on addressing the massive amount of misinformation that has quickly spread throughout the world during the COVID-19 pandemic, with dramatic negative personal and societal consequences.” Screenshot from the UP Mediasina’s proposal video for Project Dinig. In a letter to UP, APRU Global Health Program Director Mellissa Withers says 121 teams from 37 universities participated in the challenge, which has a US$1,000 prize. Through a 10-minute video, Team Mediasina proposed the creation of a task force in the Health Promotion Bureau of the Department of Health to counter misinformation. Its tasks include: “digital and community monitoring” of misinformation and infodemic response; and, either “debunking” or “pre-bunking” false information, depending on a data stratification, with the help of an inter-sectoral network. It aims to formulate a “health information-handling algorithm”, the team added. Screenshot from the UP Mediasina’s proposal video for Project Dinig. The top three videos were chosen by an international panel of 30 judges. The wining team will be announced on November 18. Final scores will include the judges’ scores combined with the votes from the participants of the APRU Global Health Conference 2021. Team Mediasina is composed of Kariza Pamela Abu, Anna Michaella de la Cruz, Joseph Rem de la Cruz, Robyn Gayle Dychiao, Stefanie Anne Francisco, and Leonard Thomas Lim. |
https://up.edu.ph/scientists-explain-sars-cov-2-mutations-genomics-in-latest-webinar/ | Scientists explain SARS-CoV-2 mutations, genomics in latest webinar – University of the Philippines | Scientists explain SARS-CoV-2 mutations, genomics in latest webinar Scientists explain SARS-CoV-2 mutations, genomics in latest webinar July 30, 2020 | Written by Fred Dabu Screenshot from the webinar “Genetic Sequencing Research: Mutation of SARS-Cov-2 (Implications for Clinical Management and Vaccine Development)” aired on July 17, with replay available on the TVUP YouTube channel. Reports on mutations of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, mainly on D614G which affects the spike protein on the virus’ surface, have led the public to ask whether these changes make the virus that causes the COVID-19 disease more infectious, lethal, or on the other hand, benign and less transmissible. As the official count went beyond 61,000 (as of July 16) confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Philippines, more participants are joining the community of health educators, learners and practitioners following the UP Webinar Series “STOP COVID DEATHS: Clinical Management Updates”. Dr. Cynthia P. Saloma, Executive Director of the UP Philippine Genome Center and Professor of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology at UP Diliman, talked about “Genetic Sequencing Research: Mutation of SARS-Cov-2 (Implications for Clinical Management and Vaccine Development)” during the 13th episode of the webinar series held on July 17. This episode is now accessible on the YouTube channel of TVUP. This webinar had 1,500 registered participants, the highest number for the series. Available information shows that globally, there are multiple mutations, and not just three, the resource speaker explained in the webinar. According to Dr. Saloma, even the Philippine isolates have genetic sequences that are unique. “Our analysis shows that they are benign. At this point in time, the data suggest that they are harmless mutations. The information is important for us to track the source of infection and transmissibility,” she explained. She added that more research needs to be done to help scientists and policymakers understand how these mutations affect existing health interventions and efforts leading to the development of vaccines. Screenshot from the webinar “Genetic Sequencing Research: Mutation of SARS-Cov-2 (Implications for Clinical Management and Vaccine Development)” aired on July 17, with replay available on the TVUP YouTube channel. Dr. Saloma’s webinar presentation revolved around the importance of genomic information, how genomics and genome sequencing of the virus can inform decision-making, testing and management of the disease, and what steps should be taken in the future. She showed the sequence variants in isolates or samples collected here in the Philippines from March to July to determine SARS-Cov-2 circulating viruses and come up with transmission analysis. She explained that virus mutations can have implications on vaccine design, testing, and treatment. Saloma said “China’s release of the SARS-Cov-2 data in January allowed many institutions around the world to develop tests, diagnose the virus, and for vaccine developers to design vaccines based on sequence alone, and for structural modeling studies. . . . Worldwide, we have a publicly available shared database wherein researchers from all over the world can deposit their sequences.” Screenshot from the webinar “Genetic Sequencing Research: Mutation of SARS-Cov-2 (Implications for Clinical Management and Vaccine Development)” aired on July 17, with replay available on the TVUP YouTube channel. “With whole genome sequencing, we can track sequence variations, and disprove conspiracy theories that say the SARS-Cov-2 is a bioweapon. The data in the field suggest that it wasn’t developed as a bioweapon and that it evolved naturally,” Saloma explained. “It is important for epidemiologists to study the random mutations in the SARS-Cov-2 genetic code to inform containment measures, to analyze the similarities between the different viruses, and to allow scientists to build a genetic tree,” she added. Saloma went on to discuss how technology helps researchers understand virus spread. “We can organize samples in the tree according to the date they were taken. This helps us visualize how the virus spread over time. Geographical movement is interpreted based on the location of the samples. It is important that we have very good record-keeping and contact tracing. It helps us analyze how the transmissions take place,” she said. Screenshot from the webinar “Genetic Sequencing Research: Mutation of SARS-Cov-2 (Implications for Clinical Management and Vaccine Development)” aired on July 17, with replay available on the TVUP YouTube channel. Saloma shared valuable information yet to be published. “The data presented are part of the results of the field validation study of the GenAmplify nCov RT-PCR detection kit of Dr. Raul Destura, with the study funded by PCHRD DOST, and the project leader was Dr. Marissa Alejandria,” she said. “Majority of the analysis was done during the month of April, with samples collected during the last week of March (about 380 cases). Within this period, the number of cases grew from 2,311 (April 1) to 8,488 (April 30),” added Saloma. Screenshot from the webinar “Genetic Sequencing Research: Mutation of SARS-Cov-2 (Implications for Clinical Management and Vaccine Development)” aired on July 17, with replay available on the TVUP YouTube channel. Saloma further said that “numerous mutations have already been identified across the viral genome of SARS-CoV-2 from different countries. . . . Many of the variations that we observed in the six Philippine isolates are not really alarming. These should not cause alarm. We are still tracking the mutations happening in the country.” Included in Saloma’s discussion were updates on major COVID-19 vaccine development programs around the world. Screenshot from the webinar “Genetic Sequencing Research: Mutation of SARS-Cov-2 (Implications for Clinical Management and Vaccine Development)” aired on July 17, with replay available on the TVUP YouTube channel. Screenshot from the webinar “Genetic Sequencing Research: Mutation of SARS-Cov-2 (Implications for Clinical Management and Vaccine Development)” aired on July 17, with replay available on the TVUP YouTube channel. To verify information on the source of the virus variants circulating in the Philippines, Saloma discussed how “Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) data can help shed light on cases of community infections, traceability of the virus, and travel history of patients, among others. It can also be used to track worldwide SARS-CoV-2 sequence variations, and mutations of the virus through time with phylodynamic analysis.” “So far, SARS-CoV-2 viruses circulating in the Philippines seem not to vary that much with the Original Wuhan Isolate,” Saloma said. She discussed a hypothesis formed from the Nextstrain global dataset and subsampling tree showing the path of transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the Philippines that was from China to India until it reached the country. She added, however, an Asia-focused subsampling tree showed the transmission route to be from China to Japan to India to the Philippines. She said that this variation was due to the time of collection and focus of the samples. These hypotheses were related to the phylogenetic tree showing the Philippine samples clustered in B, C, and D. In cluster B, the samples shown as coming from Japan came from Filipino and Indian seafarers on the Diamond Princess cruise ship and were taken in late February. In cluster C & D, they were shown as coming from Shanghai, China in mid-February. “Based on this tree, we can say that the samples we had in March came from the transmissions from the Diamond Princess cruise ship” that was boarded at Yokohama, Japan and not from India, Saloma said. “For the community transmission (samples from PGH, dated March 22-28), possibly there was transmission from the seafarers to the community. Based on the clustering of samples, we hypothesize that there are at least two sources of the viral transmission in the country: China (mainly from Shanghai) and Japan (from the Diamond Princess). This is only a small proportion of the transmission, we need to sequence more samples, particularly the earlier cases, if possible, to provide us a comprehensive picture of the geographic spread of the SARS-CoV-2 in the country,” Saloma clarified. Saloma concluded her presentation by highlighting the need for advancing: genomic epidemiological monitoring of COVID-19 in the Philippines; biosurveillance of SARS-CoV-2 infections in the country to track mutations and aid in developing vaccines; and, the creation of the Philippine virome database, as these will greatly help Filipinos to understand transmission of the virus, assist in designing therapies and vaccines, track the virus, and prepare for future pandemics. Guest speakers for this episode included: Dr. Grace Javier Alfonso, Executive Director of TVUP and UP Professor Emeritus, and Dr. Eva Maria Cutiongco de la Paz, Executive Director of UP-NIH and Director of the Health Program of the Philippine Genome Center, who both shared their appreciation to the growing community of scholars and practitioners who are participating in the webinar series. Hosted by Dr. Raymond Francis R. Sarmiento, Director of the UP-NIH National Telehealth Center, and Dr. Susan Pineda Mercado, Special Envoy of the President for Global Health Initiatives, this webinar series is organized by the University of the Philippines in partnership with the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) and the UP Manila NIH National Telehealth Center. The series aims to share the best available knowledge and practices to more people in order to help improve the Filipino people’s understanding and management of COVID patients and other aspects of the health crisis in general. The UP-PhilHealth webinar series will take on a new twist this coming Friday, July 31, 12:00 n.n, with the “STOP COVID DEATHS: VIRTUAL GRAND ROUNDS”, the very first online medicine grand rounds in the Philippines. The 15th installment in the UP “STOP COVID DEATHS” webinar series will focus on “Doctor as Patient: The Journey of Dr. Rody Sy”, Professor Emeritus of the UP College of Medicine and a National Academy of Science and Technology Academician. Register here: bit.ly/StopCOVIDDeathsWebinar15. |
https://up.edu.ph/ups-virtual-grand-rounds-webinar-series-takes-on-the-case-of-a-covid-negative-mother-with-a-covid-positive-baby/ | UP’s virtual grand rounds webinar series takes on the case of a COVID-negative mother with a COVID-positive baby – University of the Philippines | UP’s virtual grand rounds webinar series takes on the case of a COVID-negative mother with a COVID-positive baby UP’s virtual grand rounds webinar series takes on the case of a COVID-negative mother with a COVID-positive baby August 5, 2020 | Posted by UP Media and Public Relations Office Grand rounds are a time-honored tradition in medical education and in-patient care wherein the medical problems, research findings and treatment of a particular patient are presented and discussed with an audience of doctors, residents and medical students. On July 31, the University of the Philippines, in partnership with the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) and the UP Manila NIH National Telehealth Center, held the very first online medical grand rounds in the country in its continuing webinar series, “STOP COVID DEATHS: VIRTUAL GRAND ROUNDS”, now on its 16th installment. The second online medical grand rounds to be held on August 7, 2020, 12:00 nn will focus on a particular case of a first-time mother who has a congenital heart defect, and is thus a high-risk patient, who develops COVID-19-like symptoms and delivers her baby too soon. The virtual grand rounds will focus on her struggles to seek adequate medical care and how health workers handled her case, which can serve as a guide for other frontliners in coping with the harsh realities of death during a pandemic. This is especially a concern in a country which had an unacceptably high maternal mortality rate even before the pandemic. Dr. Hannah Sombilla, Infectious Disease Division Fellow of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the UP College of Medicine and UP Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH), will be the main presentor. Reactors will be: Dr. Sybil Bravo, Division Chief of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Infectious Disease Clinical Associate Professor, UP College of Medicine and UP-PGH; Dr. Lourdes Ignacio, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Psychiatry, UP College of Medicine and UP-PGH; and, Dr. Marimel Pacatipunan, member of the COVID Management Team and Associate Professor at the Department of Pediatrics, UP College of Medicine and UP PGH. The UP webinar series “STOP COVID DEATHS: VIRTUAL GRAND ROUNDS”, which is held every Friday, is being undertaken in cooperation with the UP College of Medicine and the UP-PGH. All medical frontliners and healthcare workers are invited to watch the webinar and be informed, so that together we can win the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Register at bit.ly/StopCOVIDDeathsWebinar16. The webinar will also be streamed live on August 7 on TVUP’s YouTube channel. |
https://up.edu.ph/up-pgh-shares-lessons-learned-as-a-covid-referral-hospital-in-first-ever-virtual-national-town-hall-meeting-for-hospitals/ | UP PGH shares lessons learned as a COVID-referral hospital in first ever virtual national town hall meeting for hospitals – University of the Philippines | UP PGH shares lessons learned as a COVID-referral hospital in first ever virtual national town hall meeting for hospitals UP PGH shares lessons learned as a COVID-referral hospital in first ever virtual national town hall meeting for hospitals August 18, 2020 | Written by Celeste Ann Castillo Llaneta The University of the Philippines’ and the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation’s (PhilHealth) webinar series, “STOP COVID DEATHS”, once again breaks new ground with the firstever virtual national town hall meeting for hospitals in the Philippines. The special edition of the ongoing UP webinar series, which will focus on “Keeping Our Health Care Workers Safe: The PGH Experience”, will be held on Friday, August 21, at 12:00nn.Dr. Gerardo D. Legaspi, Director of the UP Philippine General Hospital (UP PGH), will be the main speaker, while Dr. Francisco T. Duque III, Secretary of the Department of Health (DOH), will be the guest speaker. Reactors are Dr. Vincent M. Balanag, Jr., Executive Director of the Lung Center of the Philippines, and Dr. Alfonso Victorino H. Famaran, Jr., Director of the Dr. Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital. With the numbers of COVID-19 cases and hospital admissions surging over the past few weeks, healthcare workers in hospitals run a high risk of getting infected. Recently, a few hospitals in the National Capital Region had to close due to infections among healthcare workers, pointing to the need for urgent action and measures to protect them. In April 2020, the UP PGH, the Philippine Lung Center and the Jose Nicanor Rodriguez Medical Center were designated COVID-19 referral hospitals and were tasked to provide care to patients in severe and critical condition. These three hospitals began developing their own infection control protocols to keep their staff safe. And now, six months into the pandemic, the UP PGH has produced a summary of lessons learned on efforts to prevent COVID-19 transmission in the hospital setting.A rich source of information for other health care facilities, this will be shared during this virtual national town hall meeting for hospitals. The UP webinar series, “STOP COVID DEATHS” is also organized in cooperation with the UP Manila NIH National Telehealth Center, the UP Manila College of Medicine and the UP PGH. Register here to join this event: bit.ly/StopCOVIDDeathsWebinar18. |
https://up.edu.ph/a-newborn-with-blue-lips/ | A Newborn with Blue Lips – University of the Philippines | A Newborn with Blue Lips A Newborn with Blue Lips August 27, 2020 | Written by Fred Dabu The next episode of the UP Webinar Series, “STOP COVID DEATHS: VIRTUAL GRAND ROUNDS”, to be held on August 28, from 12 noon to 2p.m., will focus on how pediatricians and other health care professionals respond to emergency cases involving pregnant women and newborns during the COVID-19 crisis. Access to routine prenatal care became more difficult these past six months due to stricter health protocols, limited movement under the community quarantine, lack of funds for transportation, and inability of health facilities to cater to non-COVID cases. The pandemic also increased the risk factors for both mother and child, especially since congenital problems, the third leading cause of infant death, might go undetected. Before COVID-19, the mother and the unborn child’s conditions could easily be monitored and congenital problems even addressed at birth. This webinar episode will examine a case of a newborn baby who was rushed to the hospital after having severe respiratory distress at home, manifesting bluish-purple lips and gasping for breath. The infant had a serious congenital problem that was unnoticed at birth in a lying-in facility. Resource speakers are: Dr. Maria Consuelo Lopez-Apeles, Pediatric Surgery Fellow at the UP-Philippine General Hospital; Dr. Antonio Catangui, Chief of the UP-PGH Division of Pediatric Surgery; and, Dr. Anna Ong Lim, Section Chief of the Pediatric Infectious Disease, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, and President of the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society of the Philippines. This Webinar Series, “STOP COVID DEATHS: VIRTUAL GRAND ROUNDS”, the very first Online Medicine Grand Rounds in the Philippines, is hosted by the University of the Philippines, in partnership with the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) and the UP Manila National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Telehealth Center, and in cooperation with the UP Manila College of Medicine and the UP Philippine General Hospital. Registration slots are limited, so sign up NOW at bit.ly/StopCOVIDDeathsWebinar19. Videos of the previous webinars can also be viewed and shared via the YouTube page of TVUP. |
https://up.edu.ph/up-webinar-to-focus-on-case-of-a-child-battling-covid-19-and-cancer/ | UP webinar to focus on case of a child battling COVID-19 and cancer – University of the Philippines | UP webinar to focus on case of a child battling COVID-19 and cancer UP webinar to focus on case of a child battling COVID-19 and cancer September 3, 2020 | Posted by UP Media and Public Relations Office Close to 3,000 new cases of cancer in children are reported every year, and an estimated half of these cases are leukemia. Children with leukemia are immunocompromised and prone to infections, putting them at even greater risk of contracting severe COVID-19. The 20th installment of the UP webinar series “STOP COVID DEATHS: VIRTUAL GRAND ROUNDS” will focus on the case of a three-year-old boy with acute lymphocytic leukemia, who was admitted to the hospital due to severe respiratory distress. When the patient’s condition did not approve even after various antibiotics were given, the medical team suspected COVID-19 and decided to put him on plasma convalescent therapy. The upcoming webinar in the UP webinar series will dive deep into this case, with Dr. Sally Jane G. Aro, consultant in Infectious Disease and Tropical Diseases at the UP Philippine General Hospital’s (UP-PGH) Department of Pediatrics as presenter. Dr. Patricia A. Alcasabas, Chief of the Division of Hematology and Oncology, UP-PGH Department of Pediatrics, will be the discussant. Reactors will be Dr. Mary Ann Castor, Chief of the Division of Allergy and Immunology, UP-PGH Department of Pediatrics, and Mr. Howie Severino, journalist and COVID-19 survivor. The UP webinar series “STOP COVID DEATHS: VIRTUAL GRAND ROUNDS”, the country’s first online medical grand rounds, is organized by the University of the Philippines in partnership with the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) and the UP Manila NIH Telehealth Center, in cooperation with the UP Manila College of Medicine and the UP-PGH. The next “STOP COVID DEATHS: VIRTUAL GRAND ROUNDS”webinar, “Will Plasma Convalescent Therapy Save a 3-year old Boy with COVID-19?”, will be held on September 4, 2020, Friday, at 12nn. Register here: bit.ly/StopCOVIDDeathsWebinar20. |
https://up.edu.ph/davao-city-mayor-sara-duterte-carpio-inaugurates-training-gym-inspects-sports-complex/ | Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio inaugurates Training Gym, inspects Sports Complex – University of the Philippines | Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio inaugurates Training Gym, inspects Sports Complex Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio inaugurates Training Gym, inspects Sports Complex December 6, 2017 | Written by UP Media and Public Relations Office The UP-Mindanao Human Kinetics Building and Training Gym located in the Davao City-UP Sports Complex in Mintal, Davao City Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio visited the UP-Mindanao campus on December 5 to lead a ceremonial ribbon-cutting and unveiling of the building plaque for the newly-completed UP-Mindanao Human Kinetics Building and Training Gym. AT THE UP-MINDANAO TRAINING GYM ribbon-cutting ceremony are (front, left-to-right) UP-Mindanao Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs Nilo Oponda, Dept. of Public Works and Highways-XI Regional Director Allan Borromeo, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, former congressman Isidro Ungab, and UP-Mindanao Vice-Chancellor for Administration Antonio Obsioma. Witnessing the ceremony from behind is Barangay Bago Oshiro chairperson Christopher Lapayag. The City Mayor lent her presence to the ceremony in the course of an inspection tour of the on-going construction works in the Davao City-UP Sports Complex in Mintal, Davao City. A view of the Football and Track and Field Stadium and Field under-going construction The Gym, the Football and Track and Field Stadium that is being constructed, and the upcoming Aquatics Center for swim competition events are the first projects to be implemented in the Sports Complex. A road network is in various phases of construction to connect the facilities and provide access to and from the national roads. THE UP-MINDANAO TRAINING GYM building marker is unveiled by Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio (beside marker) on December 5 in the company of former congressman Isidro Ungab and officials of the University of the Philippines-Mindanao, Dept. of Public Works and Highways, and Dept. of Education, to announce the first sports facility to be completed in the Davao City-UP Sports Complex in Mintal, Davao City The Sports Complex is the realization of a plan for Davao City to host international-standard sports events. The facilities are funded by the General Appropriation Acts of 2015 and 2016 and the Dept. of Public Works and Highways Local Infra Programs. (Rene A. Estremera, UP Mindanao) |
https://up.edu.ph/up-webinar-to-tackle-teenage-pregnancies-at-the-height-of-covid-19/ | UP webinar to tackle teenage pregnancies at the height of COVID-19 – University of the Philippines | UP webinar to tackle teenage pregnancies at the height of COVID-19 UP webinar to tackle teenage pregnancies at the height of COVID-19 August 12, 2021 | Posted by UP Media and Public Relations Office The University of the Philippines (UP), in partnership with UP Manila NIH National Telehealth Center, and in cooperation with UP Philippine General Hospital, would like to invite you to join the fight against COVID-19. Join us this Friday, August 13, 2021, from 12nn to 2pm, for another special topic episode of the “Stop COVID Deaths” webinar series. Co-sponsored by the Philippine Obstetric and Gynecologic Society (POGS), the episode titled “Children Bearing Children during the COVID-19 Pandemic” will discuss everything we need to know about teenage pregnancy in the Philippines after more than a year into the pandemic. Are pregnant teens able to access good prenatal and antenatal care during a pandemic? What are the risks to pregnant teens who develop COVID-19? What are the risks of low birth weight and maternal death? How do teen-age girls cope with pregnancy in a time of economic hardship? All this and more will be answered by the panelists: Dr. Juan Perez, Undersecretary and Executive Director of the Commission on Population and Development; Dr. Emma Llanto, Chief of the Division of Pediatric Adolescent Medicine at UP-PGH; Dr. Josefina Natividad, former Director at the UP Population Institute; and Honorable Maria Ofelia O. Alcantara, Mayor of the Municipality of Tolosa, Leyte. There will also be a question and answer portion, to be led by Dr. Imelda Paz Carbajal from POGS and Dr. Ma. Socorro Bernardino, former President of the Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology Society of the Philippines. Dr. Benjamin Cuenca, President of POGS, will open the event and Usec. Jose Miguel R. Dela Rosa for NEDA’s Corporate Affairs will officially close it. Join us as we learn how we can play a role in preventing teen-age pregnancies and repeat teen pregnancies, and provide care and support appropriate to girls at risk during this pandemic. Register at bit.ly/StopCOVIDDeathsWebinar65. |
https://up.edu.ph/up-students-can-now-apply-for-learning-assistance-in-3rd-round-of-slas-online-applications/ | UP students can now apply for learning assistance in 3rd round of SLAS Online applications – University of the Philippines | UP students can now apply for learning assistance in 3rd round of SLAS Online applications UP students can now apply for learning assistance in 3rd round of SLAS Online applications October 21, 2020 | Posted by UP Media and Public Relations Office To apply online and for more information, visit slasonline.up.edu.ph. The University of the Philippines has announced that students in need of learning assistance in AY 2020-2021 may now send in their applications to the Student Learning Assistance System (SLAS) Online’s third application round starting on October 22, 2020. Details of the third round of applications for learning assistance under the SLAS are as follows: Learning Assistance Application Period: October 22–28, 2020 Release of Results: October 29, 2020 Submission of Appeals: October 29–31, 2020 This was announced in a memorandum from the UP System Office of Student Financial Assistance, dated October 19. The memorandum also states that undergraduate students, including Juris Doctor and Doctor of Medicine students who were not able to submit their forms in the previous round may do so during this period. Moreover, students whose requests for extended availment of Free Tuition and Other School Fees under RA 10931 or the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act are also encouraged to apply for learning assistance during this period. Students applying for assistance through the SLAS Online must use their individual UP email (@up.edu.ph). Students may apply directly for financial support and learning assistance at slasonline.up.ed.ph. The University developed the SLAS to expand support for financially challenged students and expedite the processing support for academic activities. The SLAS is an expansion of the Student Financial Assistance Online (SFA Online), which was designed in 2014 to accept applications for tuition subsidies and allowances. For AY 2020-2021, the SLAS Online supports applications for the Learning Assistance for Remote Learning program, which aims to support the remote learning needs of UP students, especially those from low-income households, through monthly Internet connectivity subsidy and gadgets; the Grants-in-Aid Program (GIAP), which aims to reduce the cost paid by students during enrollment based on the paying capacity of the student’s household ; the Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES), a financial assistance program managed by the Unified Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education (UniFAST); the Kaagapay sa Pag-aaral ng Iskolar ng Bayan Program, which is mobilizing the private sector to donate computing devices for students applying for learning assistance; and, the Donor-funded Scholarship Programs, which are financial assistance programs funded by private individuals and other organizations. |
https://up.edu.ph/slas-online-opens-6th-round-of-applications-for-up-students/ | SLAS Online opens 6th round of applications for UP students – University of the Philippines | SLAS Online opens 6th round of applications for UP students SLAS Online opens 6th round of applications for UP students February 16, 2021 | Posted by UP Media and Public Relations Office To apply online and for more information, visit slasonline.up.edu.ph. To accommodate UP students in need of learning assistance in AY 2020-2021, the SLAS Online has opened its 6th round of applications for financial assistance beginning 15 February 2021. Undergraduate students, including Juris Doctor and Doctor of Medicine students, may file their applications during this period. Use your respective UP mail (@up.edu.ph) and apply via slasonline.up.edu.ph. Learning Assistance Applications Deadline: 15-18 February 2021 Release of Results: 19 February 2021 Submission of Appeals: 19-22 February 2021 |
https://up.edu.ph/slas-online-opens-7th-round-of-applications-for-up-students/ | SLAS Online opens 7th round of applications for UP students – University of the Philippines | SLAS Online opens 7th round of applications for UP students SLAS Online opens 7th round of applications for UP students March 25, 2021 | Posted by UP Media and Public Relations Office To apply online and for more information, visit slasonline.up.edu.ph. To accommodate UP students in need of learning assistance in AY 2020-2021, the SLAS Online will accept applications beginning 25 March 2021 Learning Assistance Application Deadline: March 25-27, 2021 Release of Results: March 28, 2021 Submission of Appeals: March 28-30, 2021 |
https://up.edu.ph/up-holds-2nd-webinar-series-on-online-resources-for-up-students/ | UP holds 2nd webinar series on online resources for UP students – University of the Philippines | UP holds 2nd webinar series on online resources for UP students UP holds 2nd webinar series on online resources for UP students March 12, 2021 | Posted by UP Media and Public Relations Office This March, the University Library Diliman’s Information Services and Instruction Section is conducting the second “Discovering Connections, Connecting Discoveries” webinar series, featuring new online resources available for the constituents of the University of the Philippines (UP) System. The previous webinars, which were held last February, were aimed at UP faculty and staff. This time, the new series of webinars, which will be held via Zoom teleconferencing from March 18 to 26, 2021, is aimed at UP students. The schedule of the new webinars, with their respective registration links, is as follows: Mar. 18, Thursday, 10:00 AM – Exploring Gateways to Online Resources and Academic Integrity **popular** https://up-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcsduCtrjIsGNLPlEf4loyKs210LiaBedHp Mar. 19, Friday, 10:00 AM – Discovering a Treasure Trove of Local and International Resources https://up-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZArfuqurD0qGNEiTFRUHPbeHmzbGZ65tidV Mar. 22, Monday, 10:00 AM – Visual Learning and Teaching with Audiovisual Databases https://up-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwud-ivpjgtHNWyonE2wFJ8spMH139fabYw Mar. 23, Tuesday, 10:00 AM – Getting to Know Reference and Multidisciplinary Resources **popular** https://up-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMucOqqrT4vH9X5khVG1f5lvyMWb_39YSfq Mar. 24, Wednesday, 10:00 AM – Strengthening Your Research in Arts & Humanities https://up-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAkf-ispjwpE9FCSBmS1hRSBUQbpY_cvXJY Mar. 25, Thursday, 10:00 AM – Empowering Knowledge with Elsevier Tools **popular** https://up-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwvcOiuqzwtGdB7UyFLxIsdoKTol2v8Xl4X Mar. 26, Friday, 9:00 AM – Smart Searching Tips https://up-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIpdeCqqT0rHte3X9GSy2Sn01xnwMBErPdM Mar. 26, Friday, 10:30 AM – The Do’s and Don’ts of Referencing and Citation **popular** https://up-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUucu2vrjMtHtDsTHWmEJ9DyV1G6-P6Q9Km Webinars marked as **popular** are the sessions that received the most positive feedback among UP students. Students are highly encouraged to attend all the webinars to gain more knowledge about the resources on remote learning available to them, but if they are only able to attend a few, then the webinars marked **popular** are to be given priority. The webinars also tackle some frequently asked questions such as inquiries about remote access, reference and citation, and how to use EBSCO and ScienceDirect databases. Download the webinar schedule here. Click the photo to download. |
https://up.edu.ph/new-homes-for-sports-and-wellness/ | New Homes for Sports and Wellness – University of the Philippines | New Homes for Sports and Wellness New Homes for Sports and Wellness July 25, 2017 | Written by Stephanie Cabigao Be it on the lines, on the lanes, at the nets, on the courts, on the fields or on the floor, UP’s athletes have made history and a name in sports. While they may be struggling today to recover lost luster in some areas, the University’s Maroons were not named “Fighting” for nothing. New blood, new coaches, and new management with a new game plan will make that happen. After all, UP is a university like no other. Its charter puts sports squarely in the context of “training and learning in leadership, responsible citizenship, and the development of democratic values, institutions and practice through academic and non-academic programs, including sports, and the enhancement of nationalism and national identity.” But to meet these lofty goals, the University needs to provide its athletes—and anyone else interested in health and wellness—with the proper facilities for training and competition. And true to its mission, UP has not been remiss in making this possible. And while UP Diliman, being the largest constituent university, often hogs the headlines—its new sports complex will soon boast a new football field, football stadium, and track oval—encouraging initiatives in sports and wellness have been arising elsewhere across the System. Mindanao’s “Mecca of Sports” One of these bright new spots can be found in UP Mindanao, which has worked closely with the City Government of Davao to put up a sports complex aimed at serving as “a unifying venue to showcase the common and distinctive social, cultural, indigenous heritage and identity of the people of Mindanao through the development of sports and human kinetics.” Construction of the Multi-Purpose Building (Football Stadium Phase (Photo by DPWH XI) According to Cherrylyn F. De Leon-Cabrera of UP Mindanao, the idea for the DC-UP Sports Complex began in 1998 with the creation of the Mayor Elias B. Lopez Sports Foundation, Inc. (MELSF) to oversee the planning and management of a sports complex inside the UPM campus as well as the administration and sustainability of the city’s sports programs. But things really took off only in 2013 when then Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte revived the plan for a sports complex in Davao, spurring meetings between the city government and UP. In April 2015, the Davao City Council authorized Mayor Duterte to sign an MOU with UP, and in July, the BOR authorized President Alfredo E. Pascual to do the same for UP. The MOU was then signed on August 6, 2015. Under the MOU, UP Mindanao will provide a 20-hectare site for the complex, while the City of Davao will provide and develop the infrastructure facilities at par with international standards. This so-called “Mecca of Sports” draws on many inspirations: the Canberra Stadium in Australia; the Yankee Stadium in New York, USA; and Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain. Its Human Kinetics Center looks back on the Australian Institute of Sports, the National Institute of Sports in India, and the Institute of Sports of the Heidelberg University in Germany. According to its site development plan, the DC-UP Sports Complex envision a sports venue that will have a training gym; a football stadium; a football field; a track oval; an aquatics center; a sports arena/coliseum; a medical center and athletes’ dormitory; open and public areas for hiking, skateboarding, among others; a multi-level public transportation terminal and parking areas; as well as a tree-road network. Panoramic-aerial view of the on-going construction of the DC-UP Sports Complex (Photo by DPWH XI) Working closely with the University’s Office of the Vice President for Development, the construction of the following facilities is underway: Training gym.The basket-like structure is taken from the handy container that the indigenous people of Mindanao use for food and goods. This functions as a sun-shade to the building, with its façade and windows in triangular shapes symbolizing the IP’s dominant symbol. Concreting/Improvement of the UP Mindanao-Manambulan Road. The P50-million construction of a two-lane road along the upper perimeter of the sports complex is ongoing, being handled by the 2nd District Engineer’s Office (2DEO). Multi-Purpose Building (Football Stadium Phase 1).The football stadium is being constructed in phases based on the available budget allotment for this site. Its initial budget of P50 million will build a 1,300-seater facility, which will house two locker rooms with bath and comfort rooms for the playing teams; office spaces for the FIFA as well as the local organizing committee (LCO); medical and doping rooms; a VIP room; a sports commentators’ room; public restrooms; and viewing areas especially made for PWDs and the like. Multi-Purpose Building (Football Stadium Phase 2). Another P50-million endowment from the 2016 Local Infrastructure Program (LIP) of the DPWH XI-2DEO has enabled the Multi-Purpose Building (Football Stadium Phase 2) to be constructed, and it will extend Phase 1’s seating capacity by around 2,000. This will also house the “mixed zone” area, where it will hold the meet-and-greet between spectators and athletes, as well as provide a media holding area. Sports Complex. The Sports Complex Building will host international football matches. Its civil works as well as its track oval is now being laid out for the installation of a FIFA-certified artificial turf including an IAAF-accredited synthetic track oval. The Aquatics Center in Davao City draws its design from indigenous themes. Construction of the P150-million sports complex—P70 million for the football field and track oval, and P80 million for the Aquatics Center Phase 1—is expected to begin within 2017. Upon completion, the Aquatics Center is expected to have a 25 x 10m warm-up/warm-down pool that can be converted into a children’s pool and a 20-foot deep diving pool. Its design is inspired by the cultural and economic significance of water in Mindanao, taking the form of the Badjaos’ sama dilaut (tribal houseboat) and employing the patterns of t’nalak and bwengkel (crocodile). UP Mindanao and the Davao City Local Government expect this “Mecca of Sports” to be completed by 2018. Wellness in Manila As the University’s leading institution in the field of medicine and public health, UP Manila’s promotion of sports and wellness among its constituents comes as no surprise. Building perspective of the UPM Sports and Wellness Center (Photo by Joy J. Deanon, UP Manila Office of the Chancellor) To create an active and holistic healthy environment, UP Manila has installed regular programs of pocket sports activities and social exercises, as well as regular physical education classes for its students and other constituents. It’s been limited, however, by a small and outdated two-storey Sports Sciences and Wellness Center (SSWC) formerly occupied by the Environment Management Bureau. Otherwise, physical exercises and group activities are held in tiny pockets or halls on campus, or outside the campus. Faced with this challenge, then Chancellor Marita V. Reyes and then Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Marilou G. Nicolas envisioned a sports and wellness gymnasium in 2000. It wasn’t until 2015 when the money for this gymnasium came through. Headed by Chancellor Carmencita D. Padilla, the construction of a sports and wellness facility amounting to P45 million began. Expected to be completed this year, the three-storey SWC is UP Manila’s first fully integrated gym that will serve the needs of the Department of Physical Education as well as being the sports venue of the UP Manila community. Its ground floor, with a 4-meter floor-to-ceiling clearance, will have subdivisions for indoor sports activities like dancing, badminton, arnis, and weightlifting. The second floor will be reserved for classrooms, while the top floor will have the basketball court and volleyball court. Shower rooms will be provided. The Department of PE will also have its faculty rooms onsite. Progress on construction as of May 16, 2017 (Photo by Joy J. Deanon, UP Manila Office of the Chancellor) Email the author at upforum@up.edu.ph. |
https://up.edu.ph/slas-online-accepting-applications-this-june-for-move-up-applicants-in-need-of-learning-assistance/ | SLAS Online accepting applications this June for MOVE UP applicants in need of learning assistance – University of the Philippines | SLAS Online accepting applications this June for MOVE UP applicants in need of learning assistance SLAS Online accepting applications this June for MOVE UP applicants in need of learning assistance June 9, 2021 | Posted by UP Media and Public Relations Office To apply online and for more information, visit slasonline.up.edu.ph. The SLAS Online will accept applications beginning 9 June 2021 for Mobility for Vigor and Excellence – University of the Philippine (MOVE UP) applicants only. Learning Assistance Application Deadline: June 9-13, 2021 Release of Results: June 14, 2021 Submission of Appeals: June 14-16, 2021 |
https://up.edu.ph/osfa-to-accept-learning-assistance-applications-on-august-21/ | OSFA to accept learning assistance applications on August 21 – University of the Philippines | OSFA to accept learning assistance applications on August 21 OSFA to accept learning assistance applications on August 21 August 23, 2021 | Posted by UP Media and Public Relations Office The Office of Student Financial Assistance has announced the opening of applications for learning assistance in Academic Year 2021-2022. The Student Learning Assistance System Online will accept applications from bonafide students of the University. These include undergraduate students, including those enrolled in law and medicine. Applicants must also have UP mail accounts. For more information on the application process, please click this link: https://slasonline.up.edu.ph/#application For questions and clarifications on the requirements and the application process, please contact the Student Financial Assistance Helpdesk in your campus. UP Diliman Office of the Vice-Chancellor for Student Affairs Telephone Numbers: (+632) 8981.8500 local 4504, 4505, 4506 Email: sts.diliman@up.edu.ph; osg.upd@up.edu.ph UP Diliman-Pampanga Telephone Number:(045) 499-9970/ (+6345) 599.6037 Email: epp.upd@up.edu.ph; armas.eppo@up.edu.ph UP Los Baños Office of Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Telephone Number: (+6349) 536.3209; 63 9992272816 Email: sts.losbanos@up.edu.ph; learningassistance_osg.uplb@up.edu.ph UP Manila Office of Student Affairs Telephone Number: 8814-1250 / 8814-1251 Email: sts.manila@up.edu.ph UP Visayas – Iloilo & Miagao Office of Student Affairs Telephone Number: (+6333) 513.7019; 337-6582 Email: sts.visayas@up.edu.ph UP Visayas – Tacloban Telephone Number: (+6353) 832.3045 Email: osa.tac.upvisayas@up.edu.ph UP Baguio Office of the Director for Student Affairs Telephone Number: (+6374) 446.5230 Email: osfa.upbaguio@up.edu.ph UP Mindanao Office of Student Affairs Telephone Number: (+6382) 293.1353 or or 09189184934 (Smart) Email: osa.upmindanao@up.edu.ph UP Cebu Office of Student Affairs Telephone Number: (+6332) 232.8185 local 115 Email: sts.cebu@up.edu.ph UP Open University Office of Student Affairs Telephone Number: (+6349) 536.6001 to 6006 local 344 Email: scholarships@upou.edu.ph |
https://up.edu.ph/flourish-in-the-rubbish/ | Flourish in the rubbish – University of the Philippines | Flourish in the rubbish Flourish in the rubbish July 28, 2017 | Written by Stephanie Cabigao Waste management has been a great challenge, especially in highly populated cities around the world. Nations have been creative now more than ever in formulating and implementing environmental initiatives, policies, as well as programs on waste disposal and management. The Philippines has Republic Act 9003 also known as the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, which enforces solid waste management and compliance with the 50 percent waste-reduction target. The University of the Philippines, as the country’s national university, is mandated to lead and benchmark new strategic programs which contribute to sustainable environmental development. UP thus established Green UP, which “aims to contribute policy options across the system, including green building standards, energy audits, replacement of equipment to improve energy efficiency, water and solid waste management, monitoring of building maintenance standards, environmental management and other strategic initiatives in relation to climate change, disaster risk reduction and sustainability.” The UP Diliman Task Force on Solid Waste Management (UPD-TFSWM) had earlier been created through Administrative Order No. 99-25 issued by former UP Diliman Chancellor Claro T. Llaguno on July 21, 1999 in fulfillment of RA 9003. Its main objective was to provide the entire UP Diliman community with an alternative means of effective solid waste management, as garbage generation on campus continues to be a serious problem to contend with, according to Engr. Kristian July R. Yap, the head of the UPD-TFSWM. Today, the UPD-TFSWM is a comprehensive and dynamic hub that has developed from a waste management site into an integrated model urban farm, research laboratory, and educational facility. The UP Diliman Task Force on Solid Waste Management (UPD-TFSWM) from waste management site into an integrated model urban farm, research laboratory, and educational facility. (Photo from UPD-TFSWM) 200 kilos a day The UPD-TFSWM is focused mainly on municipal solid wastes, namely biodegradables (food and yard wastes) and recyclables. It does not handle hazardous wastes. It has implemented “integrated waste management operations” which involve a daily collection of about 200 kilos of food waste from UP housing areas within the campus, excluding dormitories. Also, a drop-in system for food wastes from campus canteens and restaurants collects about 90-100 kilos of food waste per day, according to Anna Lyn F. Yumul, UPD-TFSWM administrative staff member. In November 2015, The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) donated the DOST-ITDI Bioreactor, a 500-kilogram capacity machine, which processes both yard and food waste into organic compost. UPD-TFSWM conducts a 24/7 processing and production of compost, and provides machine maintenance yearly. “UPD-TFSWM conducts daily processing of food wastes from campus residential areas, University canteens as well as restaurants, as well as processing of yard waste collected by the Campus Maintenance Office (CMO) and Brgy. UP Campus, then turning them into compost through conventional and bioreactor-facilitated curing using inoculants and microbes,” Anna Lyn confirmed. UPD-TFSWM implements integrated waste management operations (Photo from UPD-TFSWM) Pinakbet and tinola on the ground Aside from operation and maintenance, UPD-TFSWM is also developing its materials recovery facility into an organic vegetable garden by utilizing its compost products and scientific farming methods. “The facility makes use of its compost product for its organic farming and production of vegetables such as okra, gabi, ampalaya, kalabasa, kamote tops, pechay, lettuce, as well as basil, oregano, dill, and mint herbs depending on the season,” Anna Lyn said. In the garden, herbs along with various ornamentals are grown in sub-irrigated planters, which are makeshift plant pots from recycled plastic soda bottles. Meanwhile, fruit and vegetables, such as pineapple, yam, pandan and dragon fruit, grow in soil plots. Vegetable patches can also be found. One is called “pinakbet patch”, which combines the growing of amplaya and kalabasa; and another is the “tinola patch”, that cultivates native sili together with papaya. Pairing these plants together is based on the organic farming method of combining complementary plants that protect each other from their respective pests, according to Yumul. Organic insecticides, such as ginger and chilli pepper, are also used. Vermiculture is another feature of the facility. “This is a nutritious compost that we are introducing to our consumers and into our farming production,” Yap said. “We have expanded its scope to increase production, at the same giving us an additional source of income,” he added. Recently, the team has also started its poultry raising and production with a newly procured incubator facility. It began selling fresh organic eggs from native chickens, as well as from a particular breed called “Cobra,” to campus staff and residents, also walk-ins from outside the campus. Research UPD-TFSWM is currently hosting two research projects in two greenhouses. One is a vetiver research project by a graduate student, an explorative study on the absorption of heavy metals contained in water. Another involves two groups of undergraduate chemical engineering students, one focused on the improvement of compost production, and the other on ways of turning waste into energy through the production of biogas from waste. Public service initiatives The facility also conducts training seminars on solid waste management for campus building administrators and maintenance staff, and helps set up composting areas in academic buildings and dormitories, among other public service initiatives. The UPD-TFSWM has received awards for its work, among them the Gawad Chancellor Award (2004); the model MRF of the Presidential Commission on Global Warming and Climate Change (2009); and, from the Junior International Philippines, The Outstanding Farmer Award (TOFARM) under the Agricultural Initiatives category (2012). Under Yap’s term which ends in 2019, he envisions the UPD-TFSWM to become “a facility that would improve and promote waste segregation, which is a lingering problem especially in academic buildings. Each building should have its own composting facility so that they can later produce their own compost, and making their own gardens, because that is one way of promoting sustainability. Environmental ordinances and laws cannot be enforced if there is lack of awareness and education,” Yap added. Operated and maintained by 20 workers and 3 admin staff (all are non-UP contractual), excluding the Task Force Head. (Photo from UPD-TFSWM) Engr. Yap also aims to expand the trainings offered by the unit in the other regions, and to improve the marketing of products to restaurants and in-house college canteens, such as the Tea Room and the University Food Service. “Right now, we are monitoring and expanding the production of our produce to ensure the consistency and sustainability of our supply. We plan to have a collaboration with our campus canteens and restaurants to supply them with fruits and vegetables,” he explained. Among other things, he looks forward to the improvement of the sales and collection of their products, which will benefit their workers, as well as more research partnerships with students, scholars, and other parties. |
https://up.edu.ph/turning-farmers-into-scientists/ | Turning Farmers into Scientists – University of the Philippines | Turning Farmers into Scientists Turning Farmers into Scientists May 4, 2018 | Written by Stephanie Cabigao A mother, a farmer, a scientist and a businesswoman is what Maria Lina Raposa is today. Lina’s place is in the fields as farming has been her life and source of living in a one hectare farm in the agricultural area of Brgy. Maltana, Tampakan, South Cotabato. While farming along with her husband, she is on to greater discoveries as she learns about new farming technologies and experiments. She has also found her passion in processing sweet delicacies by growing her own ingredients—and adding business into the equation. Moving from being a homemaker to a household name in Tampakan, Lina owes much of her achievement from a formula that she learned back in 2013. “KKAA,” which stands for Kogi (hard work), Kusog (strength), Antos (sacrifice) and Ampo (prayer), is what Lina took to heart after earning her place as a member of the pioneering batch of the Farmer-Scientist Training Program (FSTP) in Tampakan, South Cotabato that year. Maria Lina Raposa, farmer-scientist from Tampakan, South Cotabato. (Photo courtesy of Augustus Franco Jamias, FSTP Development Communicator) Sowing knowledge, harvesting farmer-scientists “Lacking in scientific farming technology, the farmers only produce low yields for their families. Thus, they remain poor and hungry and peace and order is a perennial problem. This was basically the situation in Cebu, where we started our extension work in 1994,” the Cebuano scientist and FSTP project leader Romulo Davide says. Dr. Davide is a Professor Emeritus at UP Los Baños and a Ramon Magsaysay awardee for his work with farmers. “In response and to address the poverty of poor farmers, especially those in the upland mountainous communities, I conceived a program that was specifically designed to liberate the poor farmers from the bondage of poverty and hunger based on the assumption that farming is business. The farmers will not only grow corn but also staple crops like sweet potato, cassava, vegetables, fruit crops and other crops of commercial value and integrate them with backyard animal production,” according to Dr. Davide. He further explains that “FSTP is based on the premise that farmers are smart individuals who by themselves can become scientists who implement and design experiments to arrive at useful conclusions with the guidance of scientists.” In the FSTP program, farmers have to go through three phases, namely: Phase I: farmers do research with the scientists in the field and also learn values for love of God, country and people. They design and conduct experiments that include land preparation, varietal and fertilizer trials, intercropping, among others, which is the initial and technical part of FSTP for the farmers to become farmer-scientists.” Members of Mansalay Corn-based Farmer-Scientists Association (MCFSA) able to learn and apply low-cost, effective, and environmentally-safe pest management, as well as adopt different organic farming techniques. (Photo courtesy of Augustus Franco Jamias, FSTP Development Communicator) In Phase II, farmers adopt the scientific methods and technologies learned in Phase I into their own farms, such as the use of new high-yielding varieties of corn, sweet potato and vegetables, correct use and application of fertilizer, correct preparation and care of soil. Phase III requires them to teach untrained fellow farmers in their barangay as volunteer technicians and extension workers. Thus Phases I and II cover the R&D aspect of the program while Phase III takes care of the extension portion. Lina’s is just one of the many success stories. Since 2011, Oriental Mindoro has been in the good hands of its indigenous people-turned-farmer-scientists especially in the vast lands of the municipality of Mansalay. Shortly after, in 2012, the Mansalay Corn-based Farmer-Scientists Association (MCFSA) was formed and registered. Today, its 70 active members have been able to learn and apply low-cost, effective, and environmentally-safe pest management, as well as adopt different organic farming techniques. The association is also being supported by both government and non-government agencies for its various scientific-agricultural projects such as the weaving of their locally-grown leafy plant called anabu, which is backed by the Department of Science and Technology-IVB, Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority, and their local government. Meanwhile in the fourth-class municipality of San Andres, Quezon, just as the same year as MCFSA was formed, the San Andres Corn Farmer-Scientists’ Association (SACFSA) was established. Its membership has grown over the years reaching to about 105 members who are all part of SACFSA’s cooperative agribusiness ventures today. Aside from SACFSA’s funding support of PHP 3.7 million from various government agencies, it has established its own charcoal briquetting center, corn mill, and building equipment for coco sugar production funded by the Department of Science and Technology. Also, SACFSA takes pride of its women farmer-scientist members of the association who are now venturing into corn coffee business. With the many achievements and continuing development of SACFSA, it has been recognized by the Philippine Maize Federation (PhilMaize) in 2015 as “one of the promising farmers’ associations advancing the corn industry in the country.” Photo courtesy of Augustus Franco Jamias, FSTP Development Communicator From farm to fish The impact of the FSTP program include the technical empowerment of poor farmers, especially in upland communities for socio-economic progress; the improvement of corn, vegetable and livestock production through introduction of high-yielding corn varieties and improved livestock; a reduction in farmers’ cost of production by more than 50 percent through introduction of newly developed microbial and organic fertilizers like BIO-N, chicken manure, and vermi-compost; and an improvement in the farmers’ annual income especially in corn production from zero before the training to PHP 125,000 or more after the training. The FSTP program is now looking to expand into the Philippines’ vast waters with FishSTP. Very much like how FSTP started out, the Fishermen-Scientists Research Development and Extension Training Program (FishSTP) for Sustainable Development in Fisheries was launched in 2017 right in the heart of FSTP’s origins in Argao, Cebu. Its project leader, Dr. Davide, takes pride in its being a first in the country. He says that it will be the same as the FSTP training program only that it will focus on the scientific methods of aquaculture and sea farming. He is hopeful that it will carry on just like FSTP is doing today. Dr. Davide gives much importance to farmers as he said that they are our real heroes who cultivate our land and feed us. Thus, it is only right to bring dignity to their work by empowering them through “direct contact with agricultural scientists and experts to improve their living conditions beyond the poverty level.” |
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